Aid Boost Opponents Concede Defeat
Washington opponents of foreign aid boosted by Senate leaders maneuver to restore funds face a setback as the Senate Appropriations Committee approves 3.518 billion in foreign aid, restoring 440 million of 597.2 million cut by the House. Senator Dworshak vows to block increases. Lyndon Johnson and William Knowland back the panel’s rise, though totals remain below the President’s request.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Henry Dworshak
Idaho
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
William F. Knowland
California
Dworshak
Congress
Knowland
Father of American Golf John G Reid laid out Yonkers course
John G Reid nicknamed the Father of American Golf settled in Yonkers after leaving Bootland in the 1820s and designed a course that neighbors played.
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John G. Reid
Yonkers, N.Y
Bootland
Births in Wisconsin and Iowa Hospitals Report New Babies
Multiple births announced across Wisconsin and nearby Iowa hospitals. Daughters and sons born to families in La Crosse Arcadia Black River Falls Viroqua and Waukon with dates ranging July 29 to Aug 4 and parents named alongside addresses and middle names.
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Richard Woychik
Arcadia
Urban Pronschinske
Fountain City
Russell Severson
Virginia Lisowski
Black River Falls
Wis
Krohn
Wayne LaVern
Carroll Dahl
Hixton
Darlene Ellingson
Peter Wayne
Vernon Olson
Pigeon Falls
Carolyn Gabriel
Debra Kay
Franklin Bolte
Taylor
Karen Finn
Paul Duane
Peter Hoffman
Jane Johnson
Viroqua
Richard Campbell
Soldiers Grove
Mary Maybee
Ernest Hanson
Waterloo
Iowa
Gloria Mason
Carlton Starkey
R 2
Ferryville
Jeannine Kappaus
Thomas Olson
Gays Mills
Pauline Guist
Charles Ostrem
Catherine Hanson
Clayton Aarness
Westby
Gerda Bagstad
Marriage Licenses Noted With Misspellings Highlighted
In Monday's Tribune a misspelled name appears for Carl F. Oelfke of Boyne City Michigan. Oelfke and Mary Ann Wuttke of 1111 S. 10th St. plan to marry August 9 in La Crosse. Cleo Nelson of Northfield and James Falder of Hixton wed August 9. Raymond R. Sonday and Louise E. Schowalter, both of Sparta, also listed.
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Tribune
Carl F. Oelfke
Boya City
Mich
Oelfke
Mary Ann Wuttke
S. 10Th St
la Crosse
Black River Falls
Wis
Cleo Nelson
Northfield
James Falder
Hixton
Sparta, Wis
Raymond R. Sonday and
Louise E. Schowalter
Sparta
Seek Whereabouts of Ex Local Woman
City police ask Milwaukee officials to help locate Jennie Rueh formerly of the area. Her father died in 1939 in Milwaukee and her probate sheet listed her as about 30. Anyone with information should contact the city detective bureau.
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Milwaukee
Jennie Rueh
City Detective Bureau
Illinois park stamp plan funds state parks
Illinois conservation officials explained a $2 park stamp system used to finance 31 major parks, with an auto stamp and 10 cent per car and per person fees. The plan has raised $136,000 so far this year as part of about $2.5 million annual park spending.
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Eagle River
Illinois
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Illinois’ Consevation Advisory Board
Eagle Waters
Wisconsin Commission
Glen Palmer
Palmer
Wisconsin
Iowa County Death Toll Reaches 435 for Year
The Associated Press reports a Platteville second hand store operator Kenneth Hudson, 47, died when his panel truck left a county trunk road near Rewey Wisconsin. The year’s highway toll stands at 435, down from 476 on the same date last year. Hudson was alone in the vehicle.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Kenneth Hudson
Platteville
Rewey
Recruit Graduates From Great Lakes Training
Robert K. Atkinson and Gaylord J. Anderson both of La Crosse Wisconsin are slated to graduate from recruit training at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes Illinois on August 9 according to Navy notices.
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Great Lakes
Ill
Robert K. Atkinson
Robert V. Atkinson
Gaylord J. Anderson
Florence M. Anderson
Pine St
la Crosse
Wis
Naval Training Center
Wisconsin lawmaker cries foul over trolling and franchise loss
Assemblyman Marvin Dillman of Lac du Flambeau claims undue influence by outboard motor manufacturers after he lost a dealer franchise for a motor brand following his opposition to trolling in all Wisconsin waters. A compromise allows trolling on five lakes while hearings continue on statewide registration and regulation.
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Rhinelander
Wisconsin
Marvin Dillman
R-Lac du Flambeau
Dillman
Assembly Conservation Committee
Legislative Coun
Vincent Zellinger
R-Phillips
Zellinger
Tri State Deaths Headline from Hillsboro and Whitehall
Edward F. Shields 74, farmer of Hillsboro, dies in Richland Center hospital. Mrs. Olive Mahlum 76, Whitehall, dies in hospital. Evelina Brown 86, formerly of Whitehall, dies in Eau Claire hospital. De Vere Huttenhow 62, Trempealeau tavern keeper, dies in La Crosse hospital. Funeral details listed for each with burial locations and survivors named.
Otto H. Kasten 67 Dies. Rites Friday in La Crosse
Otto H. Kasten of 1517 S eighth street died Wednesday morning at a local hospital. Born December 2 1890 in Caledonia Minnesota he was a World War I veteran and worked at La Crosse Rubber Mills. Survived by wife Lillian four daughters Beverly Menken Evelyn Cravens Shirley and Gloria Roellig and four brothers. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at Sletten McKee Funeral Home with Rev Robert Smith officiating burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday 7 to 9 pm.
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Whitehall
Wis
Albert Mahlum
Whitehall Hospital
Chapel of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
O. G. Birkeland
Lincoln Cemetery
Johnson Funeral Home
Carsten
Thelma) Linnerud
Mahlums
Gustav Thompson
Thief River Falls
Minn
Sarah
Chris
Gabriel Thompson
Trempealeau
de Vere Huttenhow
la Crosse
Smith Mortuary
Galesville
Trempealeau Cemetery
Otto H. Kasten
S. 8Th St
Caledonia
Brothers
Sletten- McKee
Robert Smith
Oak Grove Cemetery
Obituary: Francis L. Erickson 45 of La Crosse dies at home
Francis L. Erickson known as Lucky, age 45, of 1626 Redfield Street dies at his home Monday evening. He leaves wife Mary, sons Raymond and Richard, daughter Elaine, daughter in law Nancy McCune, mother Gertrude Erickson, and sister Gladys Yanzer. Funeral Thursday at 10 from Schumacher Funeral Home with burial in Catholic Cemetery. He worked at Ritz Bar, became co owner in 1946, and belonged to Legion Post 52 Eagles 1254 and La Crosse Elks 300.
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Francis L
Lucky) Erickson
Redfield St
Mary
Raymond
Richard Erickson
la Crosse
Elaine Erickson
Nancy
John) McCune
Milwaukee
Gertrude Erickson
Harold
Gladys) Yanzer
R. 1. la Crosse
Schumacher Funeral Home
Winnebago Sts
Erickson
Ritz
Sam Francis
Roy L. Wingers
American Legion
Order of Eagles
la Crosse Elks Lodge
Mrs Edmund Harget Former Gwendolyn Smith Dies in California
Mrs Edmund Harget formerly Gwendolyn Smith of La Crosse died suddenly at her Monterey California home on Tuesday night from a heart attack. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Edmund Harget
Gwendolyn Smith
la Crosse
Monterey
Calif
Plan Father Son Weekend At Camp Bradfield
Registration cards are available for the second father son weekend at Camp Bradfield on Aug 16 17. Open to any father and son with YMCA membership not required. Activities include meals swimming canoeing hiking and relaxation. The June weekend hosted 86 participants. For information contact the YMCA or call 2 5060.
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Camp Bradfield
YMCA
Lock-O-Matic Shield Demonstration in La Crosse
Hoffmanns Surgical Appliance Co presents a free demonstration of the Lock-O-Matic shield in the Hotel La Crosse, Tuesday Aug 12 from 10 am to 3 pm. Hoffmann notes 30 years and over 20,000 fitted cases, urging current ruptureds to seek improved, noninvasive support and cautions about neglect causing weakness and pain.
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H. L. Hoffmann
Minneapolis
Chicago
Shields
la Crosse
Hotel la Crosse
Hoffmann
Cabinet of Lebanon Resignation Standoff With Chamoun
Prime Minister Sami Solh’s cabinet has handed its resignation to President Camille Chamoun who refuses to accept until a new caretaker government is ready. Adel Osseiran is a likely interim premier as factions debate the cabinet’s makeup before Fuad Shehab’s Sept 24 takeover. The National Front pushes for Chamoun’s immediate resignation while the capital remains largely calm after Shehab’s election.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Sami Solh
Camille Chamoun
Chamoun
Fuad Shehab
Adel Osseiran
Osseiran
Shehab
National Front
Records from La Crosse County Court
A list of county court actions includes Joseph P. Dolan 56 pleading guilty to forgery bound over to Circuit Court on a $2500 bond. George Eastling selling liquor to minors pleads innocent with trial set Aug 18. Walter C. Crook forfeits $20 on unregistered vehicle charge. multiple drivers cited for speeding, drunk driving, driving after suspension, reckless or improper passing with varying fines and jail considerations. several cases continued or bond statuses noted including minors and license suspensions.
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Joseph P. Dolan
YMCA
Dolan
George Eastling
Trocadero Nite Club
N. 3Rd St
Walter C. Crook
Sparta
Mt. Calvary
Sam Greenberg
West Salem
George N. Pratt
Neenah
Arthur E. Haugland
Weston St
Linda L. Larson
Janesville
Kenneth Summer
Wilson St
Onalaska
Gerald Carpenter
Mississippi St
Jerry L. Swartz
R. 1
Coon Valley
Swartz
Clayton H. Brenengan
Liberty St
Eugene W. Young
James ©. Winter
State St
Gary M. Schams
N. Losey Blvd
Wayne J. Rudie
S. Main St
Westby
Thomas L. Nedland
Local Residents Taken By Hospital After Incidents
On Aug 5 and Aug 6 readers reported several injuries and illnesses. Dorothy Zielke 36 of 1819 S 16th St was hospitalized for illness. David Snyder 12 and John Snyder 4 of 502 Caledonia St were injured in a bike car collision at Avon and Island and admitted to Lutheran Hospital. Ellen Nikol a 34 of 1518 Market St was hospitalized from Northern Engraving and Mfg Co for illness.
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Dorothy) Zielke
S. 16Th St
Lutheran Hospital
David Snyder
Caledonia St
John Snyder
Avon and
Island Streets
Ellen Nekola
Market St
Northern Engraving and Mfg Co
Koran Test in High School Bible Reading Case
Ellery F. Schempp 18 read the Koran in a suburban high school while classmates did Bible recitations. He argues the state Bible reading law violates the U S Constitution. Schempp says he bought an Islam Koran in junior year and was allowed to read it at his desk, but in senior year was told to listen to Bible recitations.
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Philadelphia
Ellery F. Schempp
U.S
Schempp
Bids invited for addition to Medary School building
Wisconsin advertisement calls for sealed bids by August 11 1958 for general plumbing heating electrical contracts on an addition to the Medary School La Crosse County. Plans and specs available for ten dollar deposit refundable for bona fide bidders. Pre qualification required for bids over ten thousand dollars.
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Town of
Medary
la Crosse County
Wisconsin
School Board of School District No. 4
G. M. Snodgrass
Batavian Bank
la Crosse
Arcadia Girl Injured in Night Accident Near Bridge
Miss Louise Kotlarzy of Arcadia sustained a neck bone fracture in a one vehicle crash that left Ralph Feuling 30, also Arcadia, and two others injured. The car rolled after leaving the road near the three mile bridge north of Arcadia at 1 30 a m Monday. Mrs Ralph Feuling 22 and Robert Feuling 18 were taken to St Josephs Hospital Arcadia with minor injuries. Robert was released the same night and Mrs Feuling discharged Monday morning.
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Whitehall
Wis
Louise Kotlarzy
Ralph Feuling
Robert Feuling
Arcadia
Kotarz
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Feuling
Robert
Final Photo Meet Set At Black River Courthouse
The final 4 H club photography project meeting will be held at the courthouse Wednesday at 8 p m Members should bring their entries for judging The session will teach matting mounting for fair exhibits and completing the photography record book.
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Black River
Black River Falls
Wis
Smith appoints Cravillion to Dodge County schools post
MADISON AP George E. Watson state superintendent announced the appointment of Ira Cravillion of Juneau to succeed Leo J. Loughlin who resigned as Dodge County superintendent. Cravillion, a former Dodge County superintendent, left school work in 1953 to go into business. Loughlin resigned to resume studies at the University of Wisconsin.
Girl of 13 Drowns at Lake Wazeecha in Wisconsin
Marjorie Lee Lundberg aged 13 drowned Tuesday in Lake Wazeecha at South Wood County Park Wood. She was with a group of friends when the accident occurred and her body was later recovered.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Marjorie Lee Lundberg
Lake Wazeecha
Southwood County Park
Wood
Carl Lundberg
Route 1
Bancroft
Marjorie
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