Prairie du Chien eyes clamming revival with new forms
In Prairie du Chien Wisconsin hopes rise to revive the Mississippi River clamming industry with conservation rules and new methods. Tennessee Shell Co buys shells at six dollars per ton while Japanese pearl interests plan a local setup. Locals including descendant rivermen the Lessards adapt to dredging with some still diving for shells as industry hopes grow.
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la Crosse Tribune
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Mississippi River
Tennessee Shell Company
Camden
Tenn
M. V. Sommer
Crawford County
New York City
New York
Pearl Syndicate
Japan
Tennessee Company
John R. Latendresse
Tennessee Shell Co
Sommer
Europe
Tennessee
Lessards
Lester
Ben
Donald
Kenneth
Morris
Ronald
Mississippi
Muscatine
Iowa
J. T. Minnear
Minnear
Coca-Cola bottling plant planned for Vernon Corp area
Plans for a $200000 Coca Cola bottling plant in the Vernon Corp area await approvals from the Wisconsin Industrial Commission and the Department of Resource Development. Jansky of Peter Nelson and Son aims to file permits after Madison reviews. The project includes a 25000 square foot building on a two acre site south of Kertzman Court with sewer service set by the city.
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Vernon Corp
George Janksy
Peter Nelson and Son, Inc
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
Wisconsin Department of Resource Development
Jansky
Madison
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
G. Heilerman Brewing Co., Inc
Coca-Cola
Parkview Addition
Muddy Flats
City Plan Commission
Thomas Gallagher
Kertzman Court
Vernon
Wisconsin State Board of Health
Board of Health
Plan Commission
Council For Sewer Service
Whipkey
28Th
Cass_ Streets
Charles Whipkey
Cass
Avon and
Moore Streets
Thomas Sagear
Moore
Sagear
Bottling Co
Crown Point
Shelby
Animals in Music festival concert delights young audience
James C. Holmund reports the Coulee Region Symphony presented Animals in Music to about 500 children and parents at Coleman Vocational School Auditorium. The La Crosse Branch AAUW supported the event as part of the Coulee Region Festival of Arts.
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la Crosse Tribune
Coulee
la Crosse
Arthur Kreutz
Biloxi
Miss
Kreutz
Rudolph Kreutz
Saint-Saens
Julie Steinken
Linda Deitz
Choral Fantasy Concert Highlights Coulee Region Festival
La Crosse residents perform as vocal and instrumental soloists in the Choral Fantasy Concert at Coleman Vocational Auditorium as part of the Coulee Region Festival of Arts. Soloists include Ruth Hofer Mary Jarenkoski Dr Fred Midelfort Betty Mielke David Slosser with Robert Streetz as featured instrumentalist. The festival runs multiple programs through Aug 16 led by conductor Frank J Italiano and the Coulee Region Symphony.
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la Crosse and Area
Coleman Vocational
Coulee Region
Coulee
Elvin Saterbak
Ruth Hofer
Mary Jarenkoski
Fred Midelfort
Betty Mielke
David Slosser
Robert ‘Streetz
Caledonia, Minn
Coleman Auditorium
Frank J. Italiano
The
Symphony
Kraft
Windsor Forest
R. Vaughn Williams
Mary Javenkoski
Brian Schletel
Brahms
Jagerchor
Weber
Bohrnstedt
Robert Streetz
Victor Herbert
Smetana
Children’s Art Exhibit Grows by 25 Works at Festival
The fifth annual Coulee Region Festival of Arts opened a children’s exhibit on Monday at Coleman Vocational. About 75 works from kindergartners to seventh graders, chosen by La Crosse public and Catholic schools, featured watercolors, mosaics, collages, and thread work.
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Coulee Region
Coleman Vocational School
la Crosse City
Ernest R. Yanke
la Crosse
American Association of University Women
Africa
Three Area Persons At Camp Wawbeek
La Crosse area residents Dorothy Woeffel Toni Culp and Charlotte Muth attend a two week adult camping session at Camp Wawbeek sponsored by the Wisconsin Easter Seal Society. The final sessions serve ages 21 to 45 with activities from overnight trips to a Wisconsin Dells boat outing and a water show.
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la Crosse and Area
Camp
Wawbeek
Wisconsin Easter Seal Society
Dorothy Woeffel
1618 St. Cloud St
Toni Culp
Charlotte Muth
Holmen
National Duroc Queen Jane Schomberg named
Jane Schomberg, 18, of Bangor rural Wisconsin, wins National Duroc Queen at the Duroc Congress in Springfield Illinois. She is a UW Madison student and 9 year 4-H veteran who will compete for National Park Queen at the International Livestock Show in Chicago this November.
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Jane Schomberg
Springfield
Ill
Jane
Elmer Schomberg
Bangor
University of Wisconsin
la Crosse
Chicago
Skeeter Schedule Targets City Area for Spraying
Tuesday night mosquito spraying covers the area from Gorder Road to the south city limits between East Avenue and 10th Street.
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Gorder Road
East Avenue
10Th Street
Autos Recovered After Thefts In Beloit
Police recovered a 1964 car owned by Armour Agricultural Chemical Co. in the 900 block on Winnebago Street Bel mond Illinois. The 1956 car owned by Robert Howard was found under the Mississippi River Bridge approach. A 1963 car owned by Francis Duffy was recovered in the parking lot behind the Masonic Temple.
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Armour Agricultural Chemical Co
Belmond
Ill
St. Francis Hospital
Winnebago St
Robert Howard
Caledonia St
N. 3Rd St
Mississippi River Bridge
Francis Duffy
Deal
Standard
5Th Ave
State St
Masonic Temple
8Th and
Main Sts
Knutson Plans TV Talk Monday Campaign Broadcast
La Crosse Mayor Milo G. Knutson will speak at 8 30 p m Monday on six CBS stations in Wisconsin including WKBT La Crosse. He will discuss property tax relief and the NEA’s role in rising education costs during his second gubernatorial bid telecast originating from WISN TV Milwaukee.
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la Crosse
Milo G. Knutson
CBS
Wisconsin
WKBT
Knutson
Richmond
Warren P. Knowles
National Education Association
Wisn-Tv
Milwaukee
Radio Highlights Baseball Doubleheader Tonight
WKTY airs Braves at Reds in a doubleheader at 5:15 p.m. WLCX offers Vox Pop at 7 p.m. WKBH features Twins versus Red Sox at 7:55 p.m. The schedule covers major league baseball games and listener segments across stations.
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WKTY
Braves
Cincinnati Reds
WLCX
Minnesota Twins
Boston Red Sox
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Herbert
Camp Wawbeek
DIAL
Daniel T. Flaherty
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Franklin Pamperin
Kenneth Niedbalski
17Th Ward
William J. Sauer
Eugene Dally
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Brian Bursack
Bruce
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Sally Sleik
S. 17Th St
Business Men’s Club of
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Skeeter Schedule
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Ray J. Schumacher
Roy Tichenor
Don Kish JR
Westinghouse
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