Two Schools Win In West Salem Contest Meet
West Salem Wisconsin hosted the 35th annual elementary school judging contest with St John’s School taking two team events in dairy and home economics. Individual honors went to multiple students across crop, grain, potatoes and canned goods categories with Russell Schomberg and Cheryle Anderson among top agronomy awardees.
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A Crosse County
West Salem
ST. John’s School
Susan Jones
Bonnie Nuttelman
Russell Schomberg
Agriculture
Chevyl Anderson
Brookside
Tribune
Wis
Russell Wet
Connie Schomberg
Heydon
Cheryl Anderson
Janice Fish
Cheryl
Carlet Schmitz
Kenneth Hemker
Dennis Schilling
Vickie Nuttelman
Blaine Merchlewitz
Steven de- Young
Robert Michaels
Jimmie Olson
Ruth Lueck
David Brown
Grain
Philip Varnum
Kenneth Bahr
Gene Loging
Pleasant Valley. Com
Marilyn Ghelfi
Karen Manke
Linda Schleibe
Patti Sweeney
Rose Hanson
Kathy Gay
Mary Bangsberg
Kathy Hemker
Cheryle Anderson
Debra Stella
Fred Miller
James Tauscher
Carl] Schomberg
Dean Schwier
Kenneth Berg
Linda Wehrenberg
Joanne Miller
Lucy Meyer
Mary Lee Michelson
Kenny Hemker
Craig Walters
Roger Schomberg
Steven DeYoung
Steven Puent
Steven Strittmaier
Billy Garbers
Mary Cox
Della Pettis
Judy Liebl
Doug ‘Brevig
Cathy ‘Johnson
Mike McGuinness
Byron Fennigkoh
Alden Miller
Daniel Walters
Carl Schomberg
West Salem Future Farmers and Future Homemakers
N. N. Rowe
Richard Brehm
Roger Manke
Roger Walter
BRF Girl Takes Second in State Spelling Spelldown
Penny Karman 13 of Black River Falls Junior High placed second in the Wisconsin state spelling bee in Madison. She missed on optrobrious, earning a $25 prize as 72 champions competed from counties and districts. Other attendees included district alternate Mary Sukopp and teachers Anna Hanson and Stella Amborn. Alma Center’s Linda Schroeder finished 38th on harangue.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Penny Karman
Madison
Clarence Karman
Penny
Mary Sukopp
Anna Hanson
Monroe County 4-H Dairy Meets Slated
Monroe County 4-H dairy judging meetings are planned for May 8 16 and 22 to select junior and senior county teams for the district contest on June 24. Guernsey judging May 8 at Roy Jacobs farm. Jersey judging May 22 at Charles Kamrath farm. May 16 at Herbert Giraud farm.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Roy Jacobs
Guernsey
Herbert Giraud
Charles Kamrath
Tomah
Jersey
Giraud
Prairie du Chien Pupils Head to National Safety Assembly
Sixty six members of the local school safety patrol will attend the 27th annual National Assembly of School Safety Patrols in Washington, D C. They travel with six chaperones including Mrs Day Mrs Larson and Police Chief Don Lyons. A school fund drive raised 90286 dollars and each pupil will pay 30 for the trip, the first time Prairie du Chien pupils make the journey.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
National Assembly of
Washington, D.C
Mmes
Howard Day
Helen Larson
Karl Rider
Ruth Ryan
Eunice Lechnir
Don Lyons
Washington
Beef River Phone Firm Rates Upped in Wisconsin
The Beef River Valley Telephone Co. of Osseo Wisconsin wins PSC approval to raise local charges to boost revenue by about 5600 annually. Funds will rebuild lines and support payroll costs. The company serves Osseo Sumner Hale Trempeleau Garfield Carroll areas. General Telephone Co. also competes in Osseo. Beef River reports 272 stations, up 128 in the last year.
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Madison
Wis
Beef River Valley Telephone Co
Osseo
Public Service Commission
Sumner
Hale
Trempealeau County
Garfield
Jackson County
General Telephone Co
Beef River
Scholars to Speak at Area College in Decorah
Three renowned scholars will lecture at Luther College Decorah Iowa during a sympos ium tied to President E D Farwells inauguration The event runs 7 30 p m May 8 9 and 10 in Walders Hall of Science with free tickets from the development office Closed circuit TV will relay the talks to other halls Dr Carl E Braaten Dr Kenneth W Thompson and Dr T R McConnell headline with a panel discussion following each session
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Decorah
Iowa
Luther College
E. D. Farwell
Walders Hall of Science
Carl E. Braaten
Dialog
Rockefeller Foundation
New York City
Kenneth W. Thompson
T. R. McConnell
Center For Study of Higher Education
University of California At Berkeley
Viola Kindergarten Registration Slated for May 10
Viola Wisconsin announces kindergarten registration on Friday May 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Miss Beatrix Larson will register all children turning five on or before December 1, 1963 for the 1963 64 term. Parents must bring the child and birth certificate.
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Viola
Wis
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Beatrix Larson
Centennial rites mark Caledonia First United Presbyterian
Caledonia Minnesota church observes 100 years since 1863 with services May 19 and 20 led by current pastor Rev. John Cedar and guest speakers Rev. Robert L. Kinkade, Rev. Deane Hendricks, Rev. C. S. McKinney, Rev. Thomas B. Tracy. A dinner follows Sunday events. anniversary sermon Monday night by Rev. Robert A. Caine. The church, organized 1863, has had 20 ministers and 90 members today, with recent building and organ upgrades.
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Caledonia
Minn
First United Presbyterian Church
John Cedar
Robert L. Kinkade
la Crosse
Deane E. Hendricks
Warrendale Presbyterian Church of St. Paul
C. S. McKinney
Thomas B. Tracy
Rochester
Joseph Goehring
Claremont
Robert A. Caine
Presbyterian Synod of Minnesota
James Frothingham
Presbyterian Church
Frothingham
Sheldon Jackson
Houston County
First Presbyterian Church of
Hixton-Taylor Legion Plans July 4 Fest
Hixton Wisconsin Legion Post post plans the annual July 4th celebration led by Cmdr Eugene Bue with a steering committee and multiple subcommittees for parade fireworks dugout concessions and entertainment. The event includes a pre parade race and activities at Lake side Pavilion July 3 with names of local volunteers.
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Hixton
Wis
Hixton-Taylor American Legion Post
Cmdr
Eugene Bue Bue
Bue
Ted Johnson
Leonard Peterson
Curtis Stevens
Raymond Olson
Wesley Berg
Gerald Halverson
Guy Hagen
Charles Chenoweth
Archie Bills
Leonard Pederson
Robert L. Olson
William P. Olson
Anold Bue
Ray Linnell
al Waller
Clayton Mahlum
Robert Lindbo
Bill Posting
Walter Everson
Morris Casper
Haldor Jacobson
Eugene Bue
Giles Berg
Linnell Johnson
Elmer Henderson
Morris Johnson
Lee Mortiboy
Art Bills
Waller
Ettrick Opens New Automatic Laundry in Leonard Sheehy Building
ETTRICK Wisconsin The automatic laundry in the rear room of the Leonard Sheehy building formerly the C A Brye store has opened for business. It is operated by Charles Hartmann of Onalaska who also runs an automatic laundry in Onalaska.
Military personnel notes from Across the Nation
Service members in the Midwest and beyond are listed with assignments and recent training. Robert Kolstad serves aboard the USS Borie in the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. Wayne Stenberg completed a Korea tour and visited his Ettrick parents. Theodore Auerbach is with the Air Defense Command at Rockville, Indiana after Canada duty. William Casterton finished a 12 week equipment maintenance course at Fort Belvoir. Gary Larson visits relatives while stationed at Bunker Hill and heads to Amarillo for a six week procurement school. Donald Leivermann completes a 10 week reserve course at Aberdeen Proving Ground. David Melans finishes recruit training in San Diego and will attend engineman school at Great Lakes.
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Robert Kolstad
Helmer Kolstad
Waterville
Iowa
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Sgt
Wayne Stenberg
Korea
Minard Stenberg
Ettrick
Theodore Auerbach
Caesar Auerbach
Bangor
The
Air Defense Command
Rockville AF Station
Indiana
Canada
Donald Leivermann
A. P. Leivermann
Tomah
Tomah Ordnance National Guard
Ordnance Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground
St. Mary's College
Winona
Minn
David Lee Melans
Wilbur Melans
San Diego
Calif
Great Lakes
III
4-H Electricity Club Meetings in Oakdale
Oakdale Wisconsin hosts a series of 4-H project meetings for electricity members in eastern Monroe County. The session at the Oakdale REA building is scheduled for Wednesday May 8 at 8 p.m. The final meeting will follow the same location on Wednesday May 15.
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Oakdale
Wis
Monroe
Oakdale Rea
Rally Day Program for District Schools in Black River Falls
The fourteenth annual Rally Day of Joint No. 2 in Black River Falls Wisconsin will run May 10 from 9 45 a m at the fair grounds. More than 1 800 district children and parents attend with a pageant Americans All featuring diverse groups and a parade led by the junior band.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Fair Grounds
Hochungra
Czechoslovakia
Squaw Creek
Kenyon Valley
Mexico
Irving School
Germany
James Paulley
Gebhardt
Hixton
City
Boy Scouts
New Operators of Taylor Cafe
Taylor Wisconsin Mr and Mrs Russell Chamness are the new operators of the former Matt s Cafe. They moved here from their farm home in Strum and previously ran a restaurant at St Croix Minnesota for several years. They come from Colfax Wisconsin.
Viroqua Bandmaster Attends Wisconsin Convention
Emery Nord ness, bandmaster of Viroqua, attended the Wisconsin Bandmaster's Association spring convention in Janesville last weekend.
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Viroqua
Wis
Emery Nordness
Wisconsin Bandmaster’s Association
Janesville
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Dudley Lathrop
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Jack Tassar
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Vernon Johnston
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Douglas Henry
Platteville
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John Classius
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Benton
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Charles Thompson
Hillsboro
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