Chicago clashes as 21 arrested at civil rights march
About 1 500 whites protested housing discrimination in Chicago while 21 demonstrators were jailed as missiles and rocks were hurled at marchers and police. Dr. King aides led the parade and he planned to address a rally and lead another march Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
King
Providence
R.I
John H Chafee
Death notices from Wisconsin region report two obituaries
William Marx 77 of City Point died Aug 2 in a Madison hospital after four months’ illness. Born in Germany March 25, 1889, he came to City Point in 1929 and worked 39 years for the North Western Railroad, retiring in 1965. Survived by widow Anna. Services Friday 2 p.m. at City Point Congregational Church with burial in City Point Cemetery. Curtis Marvin Bankes 38, formerly of Stoddard, died July 26 in Bellflower California. He worked for Allis-Chalmers in La Crosse, was a World War II veteran, and is survived by two sons, a daughter, his mother, two brothers, and two sisters. Burial and services held in Norwalk July 30.
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Black River Falls
Wis
William Marx
City Point
Madison
Germany
North Western Railroad
Anna
City Point Congregational Church
James Zwerg
Stoddard
Curtis Marvin Bankes
Bellflower
Calif
Bankes
Allis-Chalmers Co
la Crosse
California
Barbara Proksch
Bruce
Randolph
Vickie Lynn
Methodists Urge Bias Withdrawal Across Wisconsin
Madison AP The Wisconsin area Methodist bishop Ralph T. Alton urged his 135 000 members to overcome prejudice against Negroes. He said housing discrimination blocks equal opportunity and called for individuals to act as committees of one to push for integrated neighborhoods and inclusive communities. He doubted legislation alone can solve the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Ralph T. Alton
Alton
William W. Lochen Dies After Short Illness at 79
William W. Lochen 79 of 813 Charles Street died at a local hospital on Wednesday August 3 after a short illness. He is survived by sister in law Henry Klaus of La Crosse and several nieces and nephews. He was a World War I veteran. Friends may call at Blaschke Funeral Home Friday 7 to 9 p.m. Graveside services Saturday 9 a.m. in Catholic Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Lochen
Charles St
Henry Klaus
la Crosse
Magdalene
Lochen
North Side
Blaschke
Rose St
Catholic
William A. Gavin 76 La Crosse rubber mill former dies
William A Gavin, 76, of 2233 Kane Street, died in a La Crosse hospital Wednesday August 3 after a lingering illness. Born February 15 1890 in the Town of Hamilton near Mindoro he worked at La Crosse Rubber Mills. Survived by Agnes two sons William Anoka Minnesota Dwight Olustee Oklahoma two daughters Ina Kaufmann and Viola Pederson both La Crosse 17 grandchildren two sisters and one brother. Funeral 10 a.m. Friday Fossum West Avenue Chapel Evangelist Burdett Wakeman officiating burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday. Also Mrs Clifford Richmond Rockland died August 4 services later Fossum Bangor.
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William A. Gavin
Kane St
la Crosse
Hamilton
Mindoro
la Crosse Rubber Mills
Agnes
William
Anoka
Minn
Dwight
Olustee
Okla
Lawrence
Ina) Kaufmann
Glenn
Viola) Pederson
Ben Olson
Pearl Lewis
James Gavin
Leo
Basil
Fossum West Avenue Chapel
Evangelist Burdett W. Wakeman
Oak Grove Cemetery
Fossum West Avenue
Four youths arrested over grave skull theft in Chicago
Four men under 21 were arrested after police found them drinking beer on a railroad embankment near Mount Greenwood Cemetery. A woman's skull buried in 1921 was missing from an open grave, with evidence including an empty beer bottle and buttons from a man's shirt. They face criminal trespass charges and were released on $200 bond each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mount Greenwood
Seven 1966 Central grads enlist in Marines
Seven La Crosse Central High School graduates enlist in the Marine Corps and train for eight weeks at the San Diego Recruit Depot. The recruits include Richard A. Deml Jr., John F. Dowell, Ronald W. Goodno, Edgar J. Johnson Jr., Ralph J. Kumm, Lonnie D. Manske, and Michael E. Marshall, who enlist for three years.
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la Crosse Central High School
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Richard A. Deml Jr
Richard A. Deml
S. 19Th St
John F. Dowell
Rose Mary Dowell
S. 17Th St
Ronald W. Goodno
Selmer Goodno
Oak Drive
Edgar J. Johnson Jr
Edgar J. Johnson
Mississippi St
Ralph J. Kumm
Bank Drive
Lonnie D. Manske
Louis H. Manske
Jackson St
Michael E. Marshall
Lyle A. Marshall
Shelby St
You at ol only ET 156 12 TABLETS
A brief note notes a tablet item listed as ET 156 12. The fragment mentions the quantity but lacks context or identifiable details about purpose or origin.
Minnesota Oleo Sales Climb After Yellow Margarine Legalized
Oleo margarine sales in Minnesota rise for the fourth year since yellow margarine became legal in 1963. First year sales were 19 million pounds, then 27 million pounds last year. colored oleo taxed 10 cents per pound. Revenue totals: 1.8 million in 1963, 2.4 million in 1964, 2.6 million in 1965. Commissioner Schwandt notes negligible untinted margarine sales and possible bootlegging, with a budget cut in 1965 reducing tax inspectors and a push to restore funding in 1967.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
State Department of Agriculture
Russel G. Schwandt
Albert Lea
Schwandt
Pre Sentence Probe Ordered For Judge Fleming
A pre sentence investigation was ordered for Municipal Judge William J. Fleming of White Bear Lake after he pleaded guilty to failing to file a 1961 federal income tax return. Fleming, 43, faces up to one year in prison and a $10,000 fine for taxes on income of $18,651.39.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
William J. Fleming
White Bear Lake
Fleming
Disorderly Conduct and Traffic Fines in Sparta Court
Sparta Municipal Court records list Michael Stewart and several others fined for disorderly conduct and various traffic offenses including speeding, inattentive driving, and two parking meter violations. A case involving non-support was continued with monthly payments. County Court entries show minors cited for throwing beer cans and serving liquor to minors, plus multiple speeding and driving violations across Wisconsin towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Stewart
Sparta
Wallace Dutton
David L. Passineau
Eldon W. Catlin
Tomah
Charles Dwyer
Kendall
Milo D. Abbott
Ronald Hall
la Crosse
Richard Wood
International Falls
Minn
Judith Quall
Janice Court
Party House
R. 1
Wis
DeVere E. Mosher Jr
Saginaw
Mich
Ralph W. Green
James L. Brownell
Rockland
Michael L. Finnegan
Richard G. McDonald
Norwalk
Nelson E. Kinerk
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ray C. Johnson
Chicago
Ill
Thomas E. Franck
Lisle
Donald W. Smith
Villa Park
Americo M. Micheletti
Springfield
Gould and Talbot, Inc
Streator
Arthur L. Ammerman
Locust St
Dale R. Jensen
Richard R. Manuel
Ole J. Lee
Ferryville
Myra L. Eno
la Farge
Vernon County
la Create Eno
Jeddish H. Price Jr
Crothersville
Adolph C. Erickson
Cashton
Rodney R. Price
Menomonie
Mark A. Ruskel
Onalaska
Robert H. Morris
Hammond
United Buckingham Freight Lines
Spokane
Wash
David A. Hanson
Robert C. Todzy
Oshkosh
Richard A. Meyers
Local Couples Planned to Wed in La Crosse Area
Marriage licenses issued list John Parkyn and Betty Tarnutzer to wed August 13 in La Crosse. Francis Matson Jr. and Elaine Dennis also set for August 13 in La Crosse, with several other couples scheduled to marry in early August in Whitehall Ettrick Blair Arcadia and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Parkyn
South Ave
Betty Tarnutzer
Madison St
la Crosse
Francis J. Matson Jr
S. 15Th St
Elaine J. Dennis
N. 14Th St
Whitehall
Wis
Births in Wisconsin and Iowa Hospitals Report New Arrivals
Birth announcements list newborns from Lutheram and Memorial Hospitals with parents in Stoddard Tay lor Black River Falls Melrose Alma Center and Ankeny Iowa. Notable names include Eric Alan Fossum John Bernard and other infants with parentage and location details.
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Louisiana
Leander Perez Sr
Department of Justice
Plaquemines Parish
Perez
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Curtis Bankes
Clifford Richmond
Fossum Funeral Home
Bangor
Central Grads
St.joseph Hee
Municipal Court
Beverly Rasmussen
Gene F. Kacheroski
Minneapolis
Ruth Ann So ‘Botta
Arcadia
Wilber B. Salzenedel
Sharon Marlene Leas
Ettrick
Lloyd E. Giese
Christine Orla Johnson
Blair
Carlyn H. Blankenhorn
Diane Ruth Nelson
Robert A. Insteness
Independence
Darlene Rae Myren
Strum
Larry Oliver
Carol Oliver
Wis. Memorial Hospital
Fred Allan
Fred Jensen
Taylor
Betty Nandory
William Carlson
Alma Center
Jean Steven
Eric Alan
J. David Fossum
Joanne Harger
David Lloyd
Melrose
Iona Affeldt
Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa Methodist Hospital
John Bernard
Donald Treangen
E. Second St
Ankeny
Iowa
Louise Parker
Schiff Saoes
Fifth and Main Sts
Lenne
Waltz
Batiste
Orion
Shortie
Dacron
Sie
H.P
Penney’s
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