Secretary Caryll Stendal Proves Her Efficiency at Camp McCoy
Caryll Stendal, a 24 year old Sparta native, serves as secretary in the 5th Army Area civilian personnel training division at Camp McCoy. She handles office tasks, coordinates training for about 1,500 employees across 13 states, and matches workers with programs at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ft. Gordon, and regional schools. Since starting in September 1969 she has earned praise, a sustained superior performance award, and a $150 bonus.
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George J. Albrecht
5Th Army
Camp McCoy
Caryll Stendal
Sparta
Miss Stendal
Walter Stendal
Sparta High School
Winona Business College
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
WWTI
la Crosse
McCoy Job Corps Center
McLoone Manufacturing Co
Department of the Army
Army Reserve
5Th Army Command
Army
Ft. Benjamin Harri
Albrecht
Taylor High Plans Open House Event in Taylor Wisconsin
Taylor High School in Taylor Wisconsin will host an open house on Wednesday May 12 at 7 15 p m. The event will display student work from art industrial arts home economics and shop classes and feature a style show. The public is invited to attend.
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Taylor
Wis
Taylor High School
New Pigeon Falls Bank To Open By December 1
PIGEON FALLS Wis The new Pigeon Falls State Bank will be ready by Dec 1 1971. It measures 52 by 60 feet and includes a drive in a 24 hour night depository a community room with kitchen and an employees lounge. The building will be air conditioned throughout and carpeted with a new vault door. architectural firm Little and Humieker Wayzata Minn is the designer and C J Woychik Whitehall is the contractor. An open house is planned upon completion. Assets as of April 20 total 5 232 049 up to an all time high. The bank is dedicated as a memorial to former president O B Sletteland who served over 50 years.
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Pigeon Falls
Wis
Hughes to Speak at Luther College Commencement
Senator Harold E. Hughes will deliver Luther College 106th commencement address in Decorah Iowa on May 23 in Luther Fieldhouse. About 450 graduates will receive degrees as the college also awards honorary doctor of civil laws to Hughes, doctor of laws to Roy Carlson and doctor of humane letters to Dr Kent Knutson. Events begin May 22 with regents meeting and Nordic choir concert.
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Decorah
Iowa
Harold E. Hughes
U.S
Luther College
Luther Pres
E. D. Farwell
Luther
Luther Fieldhouse
Hughes
Senate
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Armed Services Committee
Committee On Veterans Affairs
Sen. Hughes
Roy E. Carlson
Kent S. Knutson
American Lutheran Church
Board of Regents
Nordic
Old Blair Firm Gets New Owners
Blair Wisconsin reports Dennis L. Jack and spouse sold their furniture store to Roger and Ruth Herrick effective May 1. The Jos grew from prior ownerships dating back to Milton Frederixon and Charles J. Gibson, with a Frederixon-Jack Furniture Store and a new Herrick’s Home Furnishings, Inc. grand opening planned for early June.
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Milton Frederixon
Charles J. Gibson
Frederixon
Gibson
Roger Herrick
William Schroeder
Herrick’s Home Furnishings, Inc
Blair names committees for year in Wisconsin town
Blair Wisconsin mayor Lyle Indrebo announced committee appointments for the year. Aldermen-elect Glen Ward Art Galstad and Lyle Anderson were sworn in. Anderson became council president. Committee chairs include Nursing home Fuchs Hamilton Galstad and others. Nyen named health officer and planning commission representative. Paul Larson and Gerald Davis noted. Ward and Galstad named council representatives on the fire department.
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Blair
Wis
Lyle Indrebo
Glen Ward
Art Galstad
Lyle Anderson
Ray Nereng
Anderson
Roger Fuchs
Keith Hamilton
Galstad
Fuchs
Ward
Hamilton
Richard Nyen
Nyen
Board of Health
O. M. Schneider
Planning Commission
Paul Larson
Gerald Davis
Alan Robertson
State Assembly
Stark Town Faces Fire Burden On Federal Land
A 5000 acre tract of federal land in Vernon County is tinder dry with tall grasses and pines flanked by the Kickapoo River. Local officials question who pays La Farge’s fire department if a blaze starts on federal land as gov officials and residents seek a funding solution amid a recent grass fire that scorched about 50 acres.
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la Crosse Tribune
LA Farge
Wis
Stark
Vernon County
la Farge Volunteer Fire Department
Federal
Milan Slayback
la Farge Fire Department
Doug Gabrielson
Gabrielson
Junior Reed
Slayback
Lloyd Steinmetz
Stark Town
Willard Lawton
Madison
Lucey
Steinmetz
Weister Creek
Farm Population Declines From 1960 to 1965
The United States farm population fell from 15.6 million in 1960 to 12 million in 1965, dropping from about 9 percent to 6 percent of the total population. This shift reflects broader changes in rural and agricultural demographics.
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United States
Milk price rise offset by higher costs for farmers
Wisconsin economists Truman Graf and Frank Groves report milk prices to farmers rose 34 percent since 1965 but production costs climbed nearly as fast, leaving net income little improved. Government support prices up 27 cents per cwt. U.S. dairy income seen around 6.6 billion this year with higher costs limiting gains.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Truman Graf
Frank Groves
U.S
Graf and Groves
USDA
Slander suit set for trial in Sparta for $85,000
Sparta School Superintendent George Shiroda and his wife Beverly bring a $85,000 defamation action against John D. Rice and Sparta Tomah Broadcasting Co. for WCOW broadcasts Feb 19 20 1970 about football coach disciplinary action. Judge Robert Pfiffner presides.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Eleanor Austin
Sparta School
George Shiroda
Beverly
John D. Rice
Sparta-Tomah Broadcasting Co., Inc
WCOW
Shiroda
Rice
District Music Fest Set At Galesville
GALESVILLE Wis The district music concert festival will be held in Galesville Saturday May 8 featuring 21 bands two orchestras and 30 choirs and glee clubs from 14 area high schools About 2800 students from Arcadia Bangor Blair Cochrane-Fountain City Gale-Ettrick Holmen Independence Melrose Mindoro Onalaska Luther Onalaska Public Taylor Trempealeau West Salem and Whitehall will participate Three concert areas are designated A and B bands and choirs at the high school C and D bands and orchestras in the Lutheran Church and C and D choirs in the Presbyterian Church A parade of participating units will be at 4 00 p m
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Galesville
Wis
Arcadia
Bangor
Blair
Cochrane-Fountain City
Gale-Ettrick
Holmen
Independence
Melrose-Mindoro
Onalaska Luther
Onalaska Public
Taylor, Trempealeau
West Salem
Whitehall
Lutheran Church
Presbyterian Church
Plant life without roots and leaves
A plant can live without roots and leaves. Lichens, for example, have no true roots, stems or leaves.
Waukon High juniors chosen for Hawkeye Boys State
Waukon High School will send Tri-State Briefs representatives Randall Bechtel and Curtis Tangen to Hawkeye Boys State at Camp Dodge near Des Moines in June sponsored by the Waukon Legion Post. May installation includes Jaycees officers Leslie Purdue Jim Bulman John Hansen Anderson Gary Carlson Francis Garrett Dick Sullivan Darrell Stellingwerf and Jin Connor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Randall Bechtel
Curtis Tangen
Waukon High School
Hawkeye Boys State
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Waukon Legion Post
Leslie Purdue
Waukon Jaycees
Jim Bulman
John W. Hansen
George Anderson
Gary Carlson
Francis Garrett
Dick Sullivan
Darrell Stellingwerf
Jin Connor
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Ft. Gordon
Taylor High Plans
Sandy Anderson
Jane Hoeft
Cashton High School
Ronald Hultberg
Jim Ingham
Diana Klinkner
Alyce Stefferud
Barbara Peterson
Clara Jeffords
Leo Einer
Arnie Stefferud
Connie Miller
John Floyd
Sharon Paulson
New Pigeon Falls
Luther Grad
By Lonnie Muller
Wisconsin
Blair High
Kerry Jacobson
Blair High School
Donald Jacobson
Joanne Kelly
Roy Kelly
Kerry
Joanne
Eau Claire State University
Rhce
Fred Tichenor
Tichenor
Sparta Board of Education
Sparta Teachers Association
Robert Pfiffner
Chippewa Falls
Pfiffner
Bay Land Auto and Implement Co
Washburn
Raffers Chevrolet Sales, Inc
Ashland
North Western Railroad
Valley Junction
Edward R. Dicker
Hoff Jr
Ann Grill
Joyce
Robert Bundy
R. J. Mindoro
Larry Henderson
Harry Henderson
American Family Mutual Insurance Co
State Farm Mutual Insurance Co
Sand Creek Road
Christine Small
la Crescent Rd
Richard L. Smith
Owatonna
Waltermath
Byron
SetAt
Tri-State Briefs
Caledonia, Minn
James Plitzuweit
Arthur Plitzuweit
R. 3
Caledonia
Aid Association For Lutherans
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
Mequon
Northwestern Prep
Watertown, Wis
Andrew Driscoll Sr
Jean Waters
So-Lo Parents Club
Carol Hawley
Shirley Selbrede
Joan Lightner
All of
O. J. Ostrong Co
Ettrick
North Beaver Creek
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