Gateway Area Rezoning Gets Committee OK
La Crosse officials back a heavy industrial rezoning by Gateway Foods officials after earlier opposition. The Judiciary Committee approved 5 to 0 while the Plan Commission had rejected the proposal citing neighbor objections. Gateway maintains prospects for the land and faces a Monday council review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gateway Foods Inc
la Crosse Common Council
Judiciary Committee
City Plan Commission
Indian Hill
Oak Street
Gateway
D. B. Reinhard
David Nudd
Nudd
Anchor Enterprises
Crown Enterprises
Reuben
Lester Nicolai
Charles Grangaard
Plan Commission
Anchor and Crown
Compromise On Platting Voted Down By City Council
The five percent cash or land platting compromise was rejected 4-1 by the judiciary committee. Aldermen Wardwell opposed while Maney Keller Shoger and Medinger supported the measure aimed at replacing the 200 dollar or 400 dollar per lot requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Common Council Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
Bernard F. Maney
Raymond C. Keller
James F. Shoger
Donald Medinger
Loren C. Wardwell
Children Fairs Draw Big Crowds at La Crosse Interstate Fair
Thursday drew large crowds for chil dren's day with 7172 paid admissions plus free under 12 entries. Stock car racing attracted 1044 to the grandstand. two nights total 2069. 4‑H junior livestock sold well with hog and steer near 50 cents per pound. The junior horse show set a record with 44 entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Joseph Frisch
Fair Board
Two Men Charged With Theft Of Motors To Face Trial
Theodore J. Revels 23 and Richard E. Reins vold 33 of 118 Sperbeck St were bound over to Circuit Court for trial after a La Crosse County Court preliminary hearing. They were released without bond pending arraignment. They face charges of stealing 35 electric motors valued at 180 dollars from Patrol Junk Yard in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Theodore J. Revels
Richard E. Reinsvold
Sperbeck St
Guidance Clinic Expands Staff Under New Administrator
La Crosse County Guidance Clinic operates with a full staff now that Thomas B. Litherland, formerly of Madison, is administrator and chief social worker. He moved to La Crosse with his family in July and previously worked with the University of Wisconsin Hospital. The clinic, open to all county residents, handles adult and child mental health and behavioral problems and has added Dennis Stamberger as staff social worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Thomas B. Litherland
Madison
Eugene Toepel
Litherland
la Crosse
Mississippi St
University of Wisconsin Hospital
University of Illinois
University of Minnesota
Lois
Thomas Alan
2Nd Marine Division
Viet Nam
Karla
Guidance Clinic
Dennis Stamberger
Tribune
LCU Singers Set for Europe Tour Departure
La Crosse State University Singers will depart Monday morning for a European concert tour after airline strike disruptions. British Eagle Ltd will fly a plane and crew to Chicago to pick up the group with refueling in New York before London, then to Luxembourg and Coblenz Germany for their first engagement at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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la Crosse State University Singers
William Estes
British Eagle Ltd. Airlines
Chicago
New York
London
Luxemburg
Coblenz
Germany
Estes
la Crosse
Local Witnesses Attend District Convention in Winnipeg
Robert E. Lee led La Crosse Jehovah's Witnesses from the local Kingdom Hall to a district assembly in Winnipeg July 27 31 with delegates from 36 states seven Canadian provinces and several foreign countries. Attendance on the final day reached 18207 as 227 people were baptized and a new Bible study aid was released by N H Knorr. Local meetings occur three times weekly at Kingdom Hall 418 N 16th St.
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Winnipeg
Man
Robert E. Lee
la Crosse
Sons of God
N. H. Knorr
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
Jehovah’s Witness
Murder Call Turns Out To Be Hoax
Law enforcement in La Crosse County converged on the New Villa Restaurant after a prank call claimed a murder. Police checked the scene, questioned manager Kenneth Proksch, and found nothing amiss as the building was secured and no threat was found.
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la Crosse County
Sheriff Department
la Crosse City
Shelby Police Department
New Villa
Ward Ave
John Stafslien
Stafslien
Kenneth Proksch
S. 25Th St
Drainage Project Contract Awarded in Shelby Town
Pipeline Construction Inc of La Crosse received the contract for the surface drainage project in the Boschert and ZiIke additions of Shelby. Bid was 10 150. Other bids included Harry Viner Construction 13 502 Winona Plumbing 12 026 50 and Carl Frank 10 455 50. Survey work by Davy Engineering of La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pipeline Construction Inc
la Crosse
Boschert and Zielke
Shelby
Shelby Town Hall
Harry Viner
Winona Plumbing Co
Winona
Minn
Carl Frank
Davy Engineering
Review of Chamber Music at Coulee Region Festival
Associate Prof. Truman Hayes praises the seventh annual Coulee Region Festival of Arts chamber music program in the Crystal Room of the Stoddard Hotel. Richard Johnson and the Festival String Quartet perform Vivaldi and duets by James Nassy, with a woodwind quintet and Kohs Night Watch, concluding with Mozart's Dissonant Quartet. The reviewer calls the recital the festival highlight and regrets low attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LSA
Coulee Region
Richard Johnson
First Congregational Church
Festival String Quartet
Birnbaum
Mozart
Prizes Offered for Accordion Solo and Polka Contests at Oktoberfest
Felix Bud Beranek announces dates for the annual accordion solo and polka band contests at Oktoberfest in Mary E Sawyer Auditorium. Contests on Oct 8 include three accordion classes with cash prizes and a five minute limit. Polka band classes with 3 cash prizes and no guitar or piano, spaces for 5 to 16 players, entries due Sept 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Bud Beranek
Fest
Mary E. Sawyer
Beranek
Distilling Process Explained For Rotary Club Event
The La Crosse Rotary Club heard a presentation on the Stitzel Weller distillery process in Louisville Kentucky. James Simonet narrated the session with a film shown by district manager William McCormick and Patrick Sapio of the La Crosse Boys' Club reported on the group's progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Rotary Club
Stitzel Weller
Louisville
James Simonet
William McCormick
Patrick Sapio
la Crosse Boys’ Club
LCU Group Boosts City On Field Trip
A La Crosse State University geography group led by Dr. Margaret Chew travels through Western Canada and Alaska on a five week field trip. They present keys to Anchorage and Valdez for 1965 All America city awards, plant a La Crosse mileage sign at Watson Lake, Yukon, and carry a Tomah sign as part of their tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Chew
la Crosse State University
la Crosse
Anchorage
Alaska
George Byer
Valdez
Richard Carey
Canada
James Nassy
Elissa
Bernard Birnbaum
David Seiler
Anton Reicha
Ronald Klimko
Watson Lake
Yukon Territory
St Francis Hospital offers six pregnancy and baby care classes
St Francis Hospital begins a six session series for expectant parents starting Wednesday August 31 in the Marycrest Auditorium. Classes run Wednesday evenings through October 5 taught by Sister Mary Romelle and cover pregnancy and baby care aspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis Hospital
Marycrest
Hospital
la Crosse City
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Council
Frank Kaufmann
Kaufmann
Commission
20Th
Losey Boulevard
Highway 14
Burlington Railroad
Doerflinger Cottage
Platting
David Secord
Robert Secord
la Crosse St
Wanda Kennedy
Leslie Kennedy
S. 4Th St
Lueth and
Hood Parks
Floyd Jones
Bangor
Houston
Tex
I. M. C. Racing Association
Bob Hammond
Roger Role
Warsaw
RIP. Bros
Citgo Service
RAU Oil and Heating, Inc
LCU
Europe
James Horn
Thomas Sletten
Charles Hanson
Sletten-McKee
West Avenue
Ferry ST
Truman Hayes
Danny
Hillview Greenhouse
Mary Jane
Noah Gordon
Victor Lasky
Mississippi
Readmore
Ith
State Sts
LCU Group
Florshop
Wes Avenue
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