Cadet Cliff Natvig to be Graduated at West Point
Cadet Cliff Natvig of Decorah Iowa will graduate from the U S Military Academy at West Point on June 5 and be commissioned as a second lieutenant. His family and friends note his family ties and Army service among others in the community.
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Cliff Natvig
Decorah
Iowa
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Mas
Lear Cosgrove
Natvig
Nancy
Linda
Ole Cosgrove
Hillsboro
Yakota Air Base Center
Tokyo
Japan
Cosg
Ft. Sill
Okla
Army
Ft. Carson
Colo
Ft. Campbell
Korea
Tomah Seniors Plan Eastern Trip to Washington DC
Tomah High School seniors will leave May 30 for a Washington trip returning June 5. They will visit Arlington National Cemetery to wreath the Unknown Soldier grave, with Patricia Hanson Elizabeth Vandervort and Mark Riebau among the students. A New York City sightseeing tour is also on the itinerary.
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Tomah
Wis
Tomah High School
Washington, D.C
Arlington National Cemetery
Patricia Hanson
Elizabeth Vandervort
Mark Riebau
New York City
Trempealeau County Easter Seal totals announced
Whitehall Wisconsin report shows Trempealeau County Easter Seal Society treasurer Edith Bartlett says county seal sales totaling 1655.61 have been realized. Communities listed include Arcadia Blair Caledonia Dodge Eleva Ettrick Galesville Independence Osseo Pigeon Falls Strum and Whitehall with varied amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Edith Bartlett
Galesville
Trempealeau County
Easter Seal Society
Trempealeau
Arcadia
Blair
Caledonia
Dodge
Eleva
Ettrick
Independence
Osseo
Pigeon Falls
Strum
Cemetery Group Elect Officers
Mendolph John Blair was re elected president of the Trump Coulee Cemetery Association in Taylor Wisconsin Others named as officers include Sedwin Halvorson secretary treasurer Edwin Dahie Chester Christian son and Bennie Halvorson trustees
Luther College Graduation Set for June 2 in Decorah
Luther College will hold baccalaureate at 10 30 a m and commencement at 3 p m on Nystad Field. More than 260 seniors will receive bachelor of arts degrees as Bert Cross 3M president addresses the graduates. Reverend I B Sorensen will preach at the baccalaureate service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Iowa
Bert & Cross
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Luther College
I. B. Soresen
American Lutheran Church
Parade to Start Memorial Day at Whitehall
Whitehall Wisconsin hosts a Memorial Day program led by Rev Lyn don Viel of the Whitehall Methodist Church. The 9 30 a m parade forms at city hall and marches to Lincoln Cemetery for the program with invocations, remarks, roll call, poppy placement, Gettysburg Address recitation, and a high school band performance.
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Whitehall
Wis
Lyndon Viel
Whitehall Methodist Church
City Hall
Lincoln Cemetery
Donald Thiesen
St. John's Catholic Church
Irvin Mallum
Legion Post
Tracy Rice
Ray Shanklin
Bruce Auserau
Sheridan Johnson
Remodeled Allamakee County Home Underway in Waukon
Work has begun on renovating the interior of the Allamakee County Home in Wauk on Iowa. The north porch is converted into a recreation room for patients and wall cupboards for craft materials are being installed. A 17 foot kitchen annex will be added, with Mr and Mrs W A Moritz serving as supervisors.
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Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee County
W. A. Moritz
Galesville Masons Dedicate New Temple Saturday
Galesville Masons will dedicate their new temple with ceremonies at 8 15 p.m. on Saturday June 1 open house 2 to 5 p.m. for the public Grand Lodge Wisconsin officers including Burton F Fulmer will conduct escorted by Knights Templar of La Crosse Decorah Lodge 177 formed January 3 1870 Trempealeau County s second lodge First Trempealeau Lodge 117 founded June 1859 History notes prominent past officers and current Worthy Master Jens Vosseteig leads a 86 member body
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Galesville Masonic Temple
Galesville
Wis
Grand Lodge of Wisconsin
Burton F. Fulmer
Knights Templar of la Crosse
Order of Eastern Star
Tomah Chamber Honors Four Area Military and Government Leaders
The Greater Tomah Chamber of Commerce honored four area leaders at a reception for personnel from Camp McCoy Volk Field Camp Williams and the Tomah Veterans Hospital. Recipients included Col Havilland A N Connolly Col Everett Roberts Col Melvin P Wang and Dr Aaron Mason who is leaving for a new post at the Lexington Kentucky Veterans Hospital. Col Connolly is new Camp McCoy commander and Dr Mason departs after one year.
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Tomah
Wis
Tomah Chamber of Commerce
Camp McCoy
Volk Field
Camp Williams
Tomah Veterans Hospital
J. B. Bell
Havilland A. N. Connolly
Aaron Mason
Everett Roberts
Yolk Field
Melvin P. Wang
Col. Connolly
Mason
Veterans Hospital
Lexington
Tomah Hospital
Allamakee School Buys Bus Chassis
WAUKON IOWA The Allamakee Community School District accepted a $12 605 90 bid by Burg Implement Co for five school bus chassis They will be one 60 passenger one 54 one 48 and two 36 passenger buses fitted with bodies for 16 780 bringing total cost to 29 385
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Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee
Burg Implement Co
Retired Army Officer Named Chief Director of Medicine
Maj. Gen. Joseph H. McNinch, retired Army Medical Corps, named chief director of medicine at Tomah Veterans Hospital. He will assume duties June 1 and comes from the American Hospital Association as director of research. Born Indianapolis Oct 5 1904, he holds BA from Ohio State 1930 and MPH from Johns Hopkins 1951. He retires from Army Medical Corps 1962 and succeeds William S. Middleton who retired Feb 28 1963.
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Tomah
Wis
Joseph H. McNinch
Army Medical Corps
Tomah Veterans Hospital
American Hospital Association
U.S. Army
Europe
McNinch
Indianapolis
Ind
Ohio State University
John Hopkins University
American College of Surgeons
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
American Public Health Association
American Association For the Advancement of Science
American College of Preventive Medicine
The
Medical Library Association
Gen. McNinch
William S. Middleton
Veterans Administration Service
St Patrick's High School Graduation Set for June 2
Twenty seven seniors will graduate June 2 at St Patrick's High School WAUKON Iowa with Bernard Kennedy former Prairie du Chien superintendent as guest speaker. Mass opens program at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday May 29 in the school gymnasium.
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Sharon Housner
Hillsboro High School
Kenneth Schroeder
Ernest Housner
Yuba
Bernard Schroeder
Necedah High School
Richard Schultz
Richard Baumeart
Waukon
Iowa
St. Patrick’s High School
Bernard Kennedy
Prairie du Chien
Connie Blake
Betty Ann Blake
Betty Burke
Colleen Byrnes
Janice Waldron
Sharon Sue Sweeney
Eileen Schulte
Patsy Peyton
Carole Olson
Mary Ann Mettile
Rita Byrnes
Mary Cronis
Mary Curtin
Ann Drew
Joan’ ‘Hammel
Shirley Hammel
Leola Liddiard
Diane Kilpatrick
Connie Irons
Marie Howes
Kenneth Bakewell
John Kurt
Patrick Mahoney
Michael Spinner
Philip Stone
Harold Welch
Richard Zahn
Cars Boom Ahead as Roads Expand Postwar
Since World War II state highway departments built over 163000 miles of new roads while automakers produced so many cars that it would require more than 264000 miles of highway to park them bumper to bumper.
Six new teachers hired at Waukon High School
Six new teachers have been hired for Waukon High School in Iowa. The new staff include Stanley Bark junior high science David Bielenberg social studies Norbert Duffy vocational agriculture William Hulen social studies and athletics Karen Martinson English and Della Trontvet librarian. Vacancies remain in vocational homemaking assistant guidance social studies and English 11 and 12.
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Waukon
Iowa
Waukon High School
Stanley Bark
David Bielenberg
Norbert Duffy
William Hulen
Karen Martinson
Della Trontvet
Memorial Day Services Planned Across Sparta Cemeteries
Memorial Day observances coordinated by the American Legion and VFW post 2112 will be held at Mt Hope Patrick Street Leon and Wood lawn Cemeteries. Col. Robert McCoy will lead the 8 a.m. service with Rev H Raymond Voss and the Sparta barbershop chorus providing music. A parade forms at 10:30 a.m. with Col. McCoy as marshal and ends at Woodlawn Cemetery for an 11 a.m. program led by Rev. A E Frederick. Fire salutes by the National Guard and VFW accompany the honors. Frequency.
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Sparta
Wis
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ronald McGaughy
Legion
Eugene Rapp
VFW
Gilbert Yeske
Arden Garner
Gerald Hoard
Thomas Gomez
Edwin Babcock
Max Sayner
Mt.Hope Cemetery
Robert McCoy
Don Radde
Sparta Barbershoppers
H. Raymond Voss
Congregational Church
Frank Bricks
St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery
Leon
Courthouse Square
Col. McCoy
Camp McCoy
National Guard
Sparta High School
Woodlawn Cemetery
A. E. Frederick
West Salem Girl Chosen for UW Institute 1963 64
Mary Lou Wicking of West Salem has been selected as one of 30 participants in the University of Wisconsin counseling and guidance institute for 1963-64. She is a Stout State College alumna and has taught home economics at New Richmond Junior High since 1961. The program, funded by the National Defense Education Act, pays participants tuition and salary and offers graduate credits.
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West Salem
Wis
Mary Lou Wicking
George Weiking
University of Wisconsin Counseling and Guidance Institute
Stout State College
New Richmond
Kendall Legion Plans Memorial Day Observance
The American Legion will sponsor Kendall Wisconsin’s Memorial Day program with a 1 15 p m parade from Glendale Park led by the Royall High School band. The ceremony at Glendale Cemetery features remarks by the Legion commander a reading by Lee Wyttenbach and an address by Edward G Schultz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall
Wis
American Legion
Glendale Park
Legion and Auxiliary
Royall High School
Glendale Cemetery
Legion
Lee Wyttenbach
Edward G. Schultz
Karen Bunk
C. L. O'Bierne
Schultz
Fond du Lac High School
BAF Pool Set to Open in Early June
Weather permitting the municipal pool at Black River Falls will open in the first week of June. Supervisor Thomas Meek heads a staff that includes Gerald Schunke John Reichert Shirley Hagen and Shirley Melichar.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Thomas Meek
Gerald Schunke
John Reichert
Shirley Hagen
Shirley Melichar
Black River School District Announces Junior High Staff
Three teachers accepted contracts for Black River Falls Junior High for next term. William Chambers will teach orchestra and band, moving from Gran iton High School where he has served since 1958. Dennis Nichols, a Sparta native set to graduate from La Crosse State College, will teach science alongside Andrew Slater who also takes over junior high boys PE. Lee Paul from Bangor will teach social studies and coach junior high basketball. Nichols is the district’s first junior high trained teacher, with other posts still open for Latin, home economics, and senior high girls physical education.
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Black River Falls
Wis
M. C. Schmallenberger
William Chambers
Graniton High School
Platteville State College
Dennis Nichols
Sparta
la Crosse State College
Andrew Slater
Nichols
Lee Paul
Bangor
Paul
Cancer fund drive totals $206 in Viola
The Viola cancer fund drive collected $206. Mrs. Chester Good raised $48.30 in Vernon County while Bert Looker gathered $158 in Richland County.
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Viola
Wis
Chester Good
Vernon
Bert Looker
Richland
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