Our Savior's Pastor To Give First Sermons
Rev. Roland L. Schwandt will preach his first sermons at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in La Crosse at the 8 and 9 30 a m services. He comes from Thiensville Wisconsin where he led Grace Lutheran.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1965
Page
2
Rev. Roland L. Schwandt will preach his first sermons at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in La Crosse at the 8 and 9 30 a m services. He comes from Thiensville Wisconsin where he led Grace Lutheran.
Lightning struck the Ed E Bolton barn five miles northwest of Tomah at 12 35 am Saturday destroying the barn and killing two heifers. Neighbor Donald Von Haden woke the Boltons and called Oakdale Fire Department. Lincoln and Tomah fire units aided as heavy rain fell. Earlier, a car at the Tomah Sparta Speedway burned and a transformer on Superior Avenue sparked after a lightning strike. Road crews reported wash onto STH 131 from nearby construction. No serious damage overall.
The two story Walter Goodyear family home 12 miles west of Sauk City on Highway 60 burned early today. Goodyear woke at 2:45 a.m. and all escaped with only possessions lost. cause suspected faulty electrical wiring.
A La Crosse church directory lists Sabbath and Sunday worship times for numerous congregations. Entries include First Beth and Ferry, Baha I, Faith, Temple N Salem, Island Park, St. Josephs Cathedral, Blessed Sacrament, Church of Crucifixion, Holy Trinity, St James, St Patricks Onalaska, St John the Baptist and many more with mass times, Sunday schools, nursery care, prayer meetings and special services.
Roy and Dale Evans Rogers are portrayed as strong faith driven entertainers and philanthropists. Their religious programs support God and humanity while their family life and charity work include thousands of hospital visits and long distance calls. Dale’s books fund charities and awards recognize their service to humanity.
Former La Crosse resident Ralph D. Kuether will be ordained as pastor of St. Pauls United Church of Christ in Edwardsville Illinois on September 5. The ceremony will occur at Emmanuel United Church of Christ in Manchester Michigan with his father Ralph L Kuether presiding. Gustav H Kuether on leave from Honduras mission work will officiate. Kuether, educated in La Crosse and Elmhurst College then Eastern Michigan University, previously served St. Pauls as part time minister starting in 1964. he and wife Penny have son David.
In Lonza Poland a mossy wall around church property becomes a flashpoint in a dispute with the Communist regime over street widening. Priests place a Madonna on the wall, officials demand removal by November 1, and church leaders refuse to sell at the offered price. The case highlights broader tensions over catechism teaching and church influence.
John P. Ducklow of Tomah and Joan M. Phillips of Lincoln to wed August 14 in Tomah. George W. Schuster of Chippewa and Norma J. Anderson of 1620 Winnebago Street to wed August 14 in La Crosse.
Missionary Wallace Kinyon on furlough from Southern Rhodesia will speak at Asbury Methodist Church Sunday at 9 15 a m. After the service a Meet A Time will allow attendees to meet the speaker and his wife. Kinyon is a Madison native and Mrs Kinyon hails from Tomah.
TV Signal Co of 722 Main St asks La Crescent Village Council for approval to extend service across the Mississippi River. A 7 p.m. Monday meeting in Village Hall will consider the application listing six channels plus off air signals, Weatherscan and music service.
The American Legion Post 315 of Stoddard Wisconsin applied for a Class B Fermented Malt Beverage License at 306 Broadway Street. Dated August 2 1965. Martin DeGarmo clerk.
Due to bad weather the Music Under the Stars program moves to 8 30 p m Saturday in Mary E Sawyer Auditorium with special seating for acoustics. The Midwest premiere of The Story of John J Plenty by Joseph Fischer features Julia Steinke narrating and marks a return to public performance since its South Carolina debut. The program also includes Rossini Les Patineurs Ballet Suite and Grieg Song of Norway. The festival continues Tuesday at 8 30 p m in Coleman Auditorium with Gary Glaze performing Great Moments in Music.
Rev. Bloomer Blackburn aged 91, retired Valley Evangelical United Brethren minister, was injured in an auto collision near Rosstown 11 miles northwest of Richland Center. He suffered a broken arm head injury and shock and is in serious condition at Richland Center hospital. Gerald Stillwell of Viroqua, driver of the other car, was hospitalized at Vernon Memorial with injuries not yet determined. Deputies Brown and Cook investigated.
In La Crosse area and Des Moines newborns include Aug 4 to Aug 6 births. Daughters Jennifer Mary and Rachel Ann join families of Briggs and Kuske. Sons to Hemker Churchill Schultz and Tock. Names linked to Dunn Schober Franz Parker Kirby and Finanger.
In Minneapolis AP reports a new educational TV channel may start in November after a federal grant approval. Channel 10 in Appleton will serve a 55 mile radius and carry KTCA Minneapolis Channel 2’s program schedule.
Waukon Iowa Mrs. Leslie Loveland 67 died Aug 6 after a stroke at a Waukon hospital. Services at Bakke Hanson Funeral Home Aug 9 with burial in Oakland Cemetery. Born Winifred Peters Jan 28 1898 in Elgin Illinois. She married Walter Martin then Leslie Loveland survives with sister Rose Hill of Mobile Alabama. Whitehall Wisconsin Mrs John Moen 86 died Aug 5 in a Whitehall hospital. Born Ovidia Johnson in Norway May 19 1879 came to America at 21. Survived by son Joe Portland Oregon and brothers Emil Whitehall and Chris Minocqua. Services Aug 9 at Whitehall Baptist Church. burial Lincoln Cemetery. Cashton Wisconsin Martin A Erickson 88 former Cashton resident died Aug 2 in Victorville California. Funeral Aug 9 Torkelson Chapel Cashton. burial North Coon Prairie Cemetery. Sparta Wisconsin Mrs Marie Louise Augusta Hirsch 91 formerly of Sparta died Aug 6 in West Allis. Services Aug 9 at St Johns Lutheran Church Sparta. burial Woodlawn Cemetery Sparta. Survived by daughter Emma Eirschele Elio Wisconsin, son William Hirsch Milwaukee, and sisters Emma Schuch Martha Palmer a Parkersburg Iowa.
Dr. Ancel Keys of the University of Minnesota received the insignia of commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland. President Urho Kekkonen awarded the honor, presented by Finland’s ambassador Olav Munkki at the ambassador’s home in Washington.
A Racine girl Shirley Williams 15 visiting relatives in Chicago drowned after slipping from rocks along the Lake Michigan shore during a picnic. authorities investigated the accident.
Mrs Frances M Burkart of 2323 Market Street attended the 11th annual church music conference at the University of Wisconsin campus. The event gathered ministers choir directors organists and vocalists from multiple denominations.
Local incidents leave Peter Quist with a severe skull fracture and 10 broken ribs after a ladder fall while shingling a Marshfield home. Tomah area residents recover from brain surgery at University Hospital Madison, including Larry Vinz post skull bone fragment removal and Dessa Alderman who suffered a skull fracture from an axe accident. Sparta lawyers L. J. Goodman and John Krembs are injured in falls, while Glen and Gary Olstad suffer injuries when a car veered off County Trunk U near Norwalk.
Milwaukee County Scout executive Dudley F. Ankefer, 53, died from burns after an explosion at the Wilderness Scout camp near Hardwood Lake on July 3. His son Charles, 16, was treated and released. Ankefer had served as a professional scout executive since 1933 and previously worked as a draftsman and reporter. He survived by his wife, a daughter, and four sons.
Randy Nandory Jr. of Taylor Wisconsin, age 2, was bitten on the chin, leg, and foot by a skunk while playing near his farm. Two older children heard him scream and saw the skunk flee. He was treated at Krohn Clinic in Black River Falls. the dog allegedly disturbed the skunk from a nearby cornfield.
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