Derleth Urges Daily Writing At Wisconsin Librarians Meet
August Derleth, Wisconsin writer, spoke to 225 student librarians at West Salem High School urging daily writing and community interpretation. He noted ongoing projects including Wisconsin Saga volumes and a Sauk City Prairie du Sac focus, with several new works in progress.
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West Salem
Wis
Wisconsin
August Derleth
Student Librarians Association of
Western Wisconsin
West Salem High School
Sauk City
Prairie du Sac
Wisconsin River Valley
Thoreau
Derleth
Worlds of Tomorrow
Capital Times
West Salem Library Club
Patricia Ulrich
Susan Hare
Katherine Schroeder
Cashton
Donna Johnson
Westby
Barbara Bullen
Melrose
Ann Drecktrah
Cashton Club
Jacqueline Thompson
Blair
Kathryn Schroeder
Linda Jenkins
Gary Althoff
Bangor
Linda Sommerville
Sparta Pastor Honored as Resignation Follows Fifteen Year Span
Rev. Mr. Skindrud of Trinity Lutheran Church in Sparta and his family were feted at an appreciation day. A purse was given by the church council, and tributes praised growth from 680 to 1,205 members and a budget rise to 31,607. Dr. Rodger Jordahl spoke. Vernon Rood hosted. Miss Blanche Huff recounted the church’s history. Miss Ollie Swanson offered a poem. Trinity Women hosted a dinner.
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Sparta
Wis
M. Skindrud
Trinity Lutheran Church
Skindrud
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Milwaukee
Rodger Jordahl
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Iowa
Ollie Swanson
Trinity Church
Viola Boy Scout Unit Reorganized
Viola Wis. reorganizes its Boy Scout unit with Joe Potter as scoutmaster. John Young and Charles Godenaur serve as assistants. Troop committee co chairs are Marvin Buros and Harry Bowell. committee men are Rev Clyde Cross, Jim Banker, Jim Matthes and Ed Baker. Parish of Viola Methodist and EUB churches sponsors unit.
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Viola, Wis
Viola
Joe Potter
John Young
Charles Godenaur
Marvin Buros
Harry Bowell
Clyde Cross
Jim Banker
Jim Matthes
Ed Baker
EUB
Special Education PTO Plans Meet at Blair School
Trempealeau County Parent Teacher Organization for Special Education opens its 1965-66 year with a meeting at Blair School at 8 p.m. on Monday October 25 Wayne Allemany of Whitehall serves as president and invites parents and others interested in special education to attend.
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Jerris Leonard
Milwaukee
Ralph Osborne Jr
Sparta
Monroe County
Republican Women’s Organization
Marti Mogenson
Tomah
Young Republicans
Sen
Leonard
Blair
Wis
Trempealeau County
Parent-Teacher Organization For
Blair School
Wayne Allemany
Whitehall
Gale Ettrick classes organize student elections and officers
Gale Ettrick high school held elections across classes and clubs. Officers include seniors Tom Nichols president and Jim Mahoney vice president with others named for secretary and treasurer roles. Student council members and club leaders span Rosalind Folowski Dean Olson Kathy Elstad and Betty Byom Mary Stellflue Eva Patten.
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Galesville
Wis
Gale-Ettrick High School
Tom Nichols
Jim Mahoney
Carolyn Boersma
Stephen Grover
Duane Byom
Gary Nelson
Janette Johnson
David Remus
Tom Twesme
Dave Brandtner
Dave Kaste
Joe Knepper
Gary Oines
Lyell Montgomery
Roxanne Casey
Mary Hanson
Rosalind Folowski
Dean Olson
Kathy Elstad
Betty Byom
Mary Stellflue
Eva Patten
Girls Athletic Association
Carolyn Boers
Larry Peterson
Mary F. Johnson
Gail Olson
Lettermen’s Association
Steve Grover
Ted Twelme
FFA
Byron Anderson
FHA
Diane Lebakken
Lorna Lebakken
Sheryl Sagear
Community Chest Captains Named in Whitehall Drive
Whitehall Wisconsin.Mr and Mrs Hensel Nelson named James Hughes Mrs Arnold Olson and Mrs Goodwin Anderson as ward captains and Roy Harnisch to canvass the business district for the 1965 Community Chest drive The goal is 3000 dollars to aid 12 organizations Kickoff night is Monday Oct 25 from 6 to 9 p m.
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Whitehall
Wis
Hensel Nelson
James Hughes
Arnold Olson
Goodwin Anderson
Roy Harnisch
Comply Or Else Order For Reedsburg And Kendall
Wisconsin attorney general Bronson La Follette set a 20 day deadline for Reedsburg and Kendall to propose plans to fulfill long standing sewage treatment orders from 1952 and 1941. He warned failure to comply could trigger court action as facilities remain overloaded and pollution persists in the Baraboo River system. Theodore Wisniewski of the State Committee on Water Pollution highlighted the matter.
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Reedsburg
la Follette
Kendall
Baraboo
Theodore F. Wisniewski
State Committee On Water Pollution
Spring Grove Student Earns National Merit Honor
Spring Grove Minn Rolf Hanson son of Rev and Mrs Rolf Hanson receives a letter of commendation for high performance on the National Merit Scholarship qualifying test. He is among 38 000 top two percent students nationwide who will finish high school in 1966.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Rolf Hanson
Named Chairman of Fund Drive in La Crosse County
C. G. Ranger of West Salem is appointed chairman of the 1966 Wisconsin Heart Association campaign for La Crosse County. He will lead the drive in communities outside La Crosse city. Ranger previously chaired the 1965 drive which raised a county record of $1,154.
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West Salem
Wis
C. G. Ranger
Wisconsin Heart Association
la Crosse County
Ranger
la Crosse
Rural Carrier Jobs Open at Holmen Post Office
Holmen Wisconsin authorities announce an exam for rural carrier positions at the Holmen Post Office. Applications accepted until Tuesday November 9 with a written test required. Applicants must reside within the delivery area for one year and be at least 18 by the closing date. no maximum age, though those over 70 are considered only for temporary one year terms. Submit forms to the U.S. Civil Service Commission in Washington by the closing date.
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Holmen
Wis
Holmen Post Office
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Washington, D.C
Blair High School Cheer Team Roster for Fall
Blair High School lists cheerleaders Theona Nereng Marcia Blaske Jacqueline Thompson Gerda Engebretson and Faye Lee for fall season with Miss Nancy Bell as adviser and physical education instructor.
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Blair, Wis
Theona Nereng
Marcia Blaske
Jacqueline Thompson
Gerda Engebretson
Faye Lee
Blair High School
Nancy Bell
Spring Grove Cub Scouts Advance in Cub Pack Meeting
In Spring Grove Minnesota three boys were promoted to the Boy Scout troop and three earned the Webelos Badge at a Cub Pack meeting. Recipients include Charles Olson Ricky Ongard and Roger Benson for Boy Scout ranks.
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Spring Grove, Minn
Spring Grove
Charles Olson
Ricky Onsgard
Roger Benson
Rocket To Be Launched At Homecoming
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. PRAIRIE DU CHIEN Wrs. Richard Mardauss 16 son of Mr and Mrs George Mardauss has built a two stage rocket for the first time to be launched at half time during Campion High School homecoming football game Saturday Oct 23. Martin Sara a Campion sophomore assists. The two stage rocket uses nine pound thrust engines two seconds each stage. Altitude about 2500 feet speed 400 mph at apogee nose cone deploys parachute. Mardauss has built model planes for four years and his police officer father supports his hobbies.
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Richard Mardauss
Martin Sawa
Mardauss
Sawa
Campion High School
Prairie DU Chien
Wrs
George Mardauss
Prairie du Chien High School
Martin Sara
Zenon Sara
Campion
Evangelical Services At Waukon Church
Evangelical services at 1st Baptist Church Waukon Iowa run October 17 to 22 with Rev. G C Doughty of New Ulm Minnesota as guest speaker. Services daily at 11 a m and 8 p m. The annual harvest festival is scheduled for Sunday October 24.
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Waukon
Iowa
1St Baptist Church
G. C. Doughty
New Ulm
Minn
Houston County Plans Land Use Study With Federal Aid
In Caledonia Minnesota a planning commission met to discuss subdivision rules and zoning as part of a county land use study funded by federal aid under public law 701. The $20 100 project covers economic base trends, population, highways, facilities and resources with two thirds funded federally and $6 700 county share. Final approval requires public hearings and county boards.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County Board of Commissioners
Houston County Planning Commission
Meeting to set Trempealeau conservation needs
WHITEHALL Wis Peter Beiri Trempealeau County agent will run a public meeting at the courthouse in Whitehall starting at 9 a m Thursday. The session will choose practices from the state program to shape Trempealeau County conservation needs for 1966 with state and federal agencies advising.
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Whitehall
Wis
Peter Beiri
Trempealeau County
Allamakee Stone House One Of Last Landmarks
WAUKON Iowa historic Alberta House on the Hartey farm in Union City is the oldest stone building in Allamakee County built 1856 by E T Albert as a roadside inn. It withstood 1862 Indian raids near the Iowa River and later passed to John Gilchrist and Joseph Hartley before management by Hartley descendants.
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Allamakee
Iowa
Union City
Lansing
Minnesota
Albert
Charles Hartley
F E. T. Albert
Ohio
Tribune
Waukon
Allamakee County
Charles
Albert Hartey
E. T. Albert
Alberta
Points
Tiful View
Iowa River
New Ulm
Minn
Mississippi River
John Gilchrist
Joseph Hartley
Annual Glasgow Fair Highlights Community Weekend
More than 150 people attended the Glasgow Hardies Creek Fair in Ettrick Wisconsin a yearly event run by the Glasgow Hardies Creek Community Club led by president Mrs Dewey Baardseth. Exhibits included farm and garden items in the school building with 100 plus exhibitors. students presented work under Mrs Robert Bell with Mrs Paul Link directing music. Evening programs featured Lloyd Scarseth recalling Mackinac Island experiences and Melrose High School sextette vocal numbers. Prizes came from local businessmen in Galesville Ettrick and North Bend.
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Ettrick
Wis
Glasgow-Hardies Creek
Bell
Paul Link
Lloyd Scarseth
Mackinac Island
Melrose High School
Hollis Bibby
Vilas Suttie
Galesville
North Bend
Firemen Offer To Clean Chimneys
Merrillan Wis The Merrillan Fire Department was summoned to the Mrs Kathy Mergener home on Hayden Street late Saturday evening to extinguish a chimney fire Very little damage was reported The fire department reminds residents they will clean any village chimney for 1.
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Merrillan
Wis
Kathy Mergener
Hayden Street
Save with enjoyment buy a home and enjoy equity
A dialogue promotes buying a home with a down payment and regular payments as forced savings. The couple, Jimmy and his wife, consider using their funds to own a home and enjoy living in it while building equity and saving money in the process.
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Jimmy
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