Turpak Named New Manager of Ward Store
Robert Turpak becomes manager of the Montgomery Ward and Co. store in La Crosse. The new building will open February 3, 1966 with an auto service center opening September 28. Turpak, born 1929 in Orange New Jersey, came from Detroit and has led stores in Goldsboro and Marietta.
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Turpak
Ward
Robert Turpak
Montgomery Ward and Co
la Crosse
R. N. Miller
Oelwein
Iowa
Detroit
Mich
Goldsboro
N.C
Marietta
Ohio
Pittsburg
Pace
State and
Vine Streets
Montgomery Ward
Old Courthouse Square
E. J. Haaland
Auto Service Center
Donald Hansen
Chamber of Commerce
Merle Martin
WMC Construction Co
Esther Donke
Chamber
Tribune
Steinhoff Promoted to Captain in Navy Reserve
G. Lester Steinhoff of 2205 Sunrise Drive receives promotion to captain in the Navy Reserve. Active since 1947 at the Training Center 2226 Green Bay Street he has led Surface Division 9-211 and served as an instructor at the Naval Reserve Officers School. He is officer in charge of the NROS at the center and will teach counterinsurgency. Steinhoff, an associate professor at La Crosse State University, holds an Iowa State MS and studied at Wisconsin Rutgers and Denver. He and his wife, Doro, reside...
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G. Lester Steinhoff
Sunrise Drive
Navy Reserve
Steinhoff
Naval Reserve
Naval Reserve Training Center
Green Bay St
Naval Reserve Officers School
Armed Forces Staff College
Norfolk
Naval Aviation
Western Pacific
la Crosse State University
Iowa State University
Ames
Iowa
University of Wisconsin
Rutgers
University of Denver
Doro
Family details include Nancy at Wisconsin and Fredric at Central High
The text notes a family with two children: Nancy enrolled at the University of Wisconsin and Fredric a junior at Central High School.
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Thy
Nancy
University of Wisconsin
Fredric
Central High School
Attack Continues North of Border Targets Warehouses and Railcars
Elements of the Independence carried air strikes about 110 miles north of the border hitting a barracks area and a warehouse 80 miles north. Skyhawks damaged railroad cars and barges 65 miles south of Hanoi with rockets. crews reported heavy damage and no enemy planes encountered. Ground fire occurred but all U S planes returned safely. Bomb squads cleaned explosives on a street in Nha Trang after a U S Air Force B57 crash.
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Independence
Hanoi
U.S
Nha Trang
Inmate Slayings at Camp Amid Kitchen Chaos
Mason and Pittman killed camp cooks then fled, leaving inmates to cook until others volunteered to fry fish. A cleaver used in the slayings was found near a camp building. Chavez moved men to work, saw blood, and found Johnson dead. Chavez to infirmary. Mason and Pittman back at reformatory. motive to be questioned.
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Page
Mason
Pittman
St. Cloud Reformatory
Young
Chavez
Reformatory
Carlton County
Oscar Juntunen
Eugene Hanson
Mavis
Johnson
Death notices for Levendoski Layland and Elias at La Crosse area
Irene Levendoski 48 of Stoddard died Friday afternoon in a La Crosse hospital. Survivors include husband, daughter in Stoddard, granddaughter, mother in Stoddard, siblings, and four sisters. Services Monday at St Luke's Lutheran Church with burial in Stoddard Cemetery. Edward M. Layland 72 of 1251 S 17th St. died Friday morning in a local hospital. Survivors include widow Clara, two sons, two daughters, ten grandchildren, and sister in Highland Michigan. Services Monday at Schumacher Funeral Home with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Alma Elias 68 formerly of 1123 S 4th St. died Friday in a local hospital. She had two stepsons in Waukesha and several grandchildren. Services Sunday at the Home with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday evening or Sunday before and after services.
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Albert J
Irene) Levendoski
Stoddard
la Crosse Hospital
Marlys Ghelf
Elizabeth Berra
Glenn Berra
Howard
Brodhead
Louis
Zelma) King
Art
Leona) Duggan
la Crosse
Herbert
Wilma) Barilani
Genoa
Fred
Amber) Levendoski
Chaseburg
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
Jonathan Schaller
Stoddard Cemetery
Schumacher Funeral Home
Winnebago Street
Edward M. Layland
S. 17Th St
Clara M
Lloyd
Holmen
Donald
Samuel
Betty) Potts
Eugene
Doris) Collins
Omaha
Neb
May) Bareis
Highland
Mich
Rolf Olson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Layland
Roy L. Wingers
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Thomas Rooney
the Painters
Alma S. Elias
S. 4Th St
William
Elmer Elias
Waukesha
Charles
Walter Larson
Villa Louis awaits its 500000th visitor this weekend
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin state historical society plans for the half millionth guest at Villa Louis Mansion on the Frontier. Gifts include free admission meals lodging books society membership flowers a Mississippi River boat trip and more. The winner receives Prairie du Chien’s keys to the city and is honored as the year's top guest.
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Prairie DU Cheii
Wis
Villa Louis
State Historical Society
Florence Bittner
Hercules Dousman
Wisconsin
Midwest
Prairie du Chien
Mississippi River
Bailey and Birdie Shine With Audience in La Crosse
Marguerite Lienlokken reports Bailey headlines the Bye Bye Birdie show at the Vocational Auditorium. Desmond canceled to try Broadway, but Bailey drew an adult crowd, delivering strong hams, music, and trombone solos. Cast including Eileen Barnett Charles Rich and Jimmy Damon praised. Randolph Avery produced.
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SRO
Jimmy Damon
Bailey
Birdie
la Crosse
Randolph Avery
Crash Continues After Plane Hits Power Line Near LA Suburbs
Thomas was believed in Chicago while Whitmarsh had filed a flight plan for Buffalo. The crash occurred about 15 miles south of Los Angeles near modest homes. Deputy Erwin Moller called it mass confusion as power was knocked out and the area sealed to residents only.
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Thomas
Chicago
Whitmarsh
Buffalo
N.Y
Los Angeles
Erwin Moller
Lakewood Sheriff's Station
Beating Beatnik Label Sparks Jail Release Question
Reuss and other demonstrators jailed at Jackson were ordered released by a federal judge. A handsome 5 foot 11 inch, 185 pound youth refused to be photographed in jail wearing a T shirt, citing resentment of the beatnik label used for civil rights workers. A photographer offered a clean shirt from his home. Segregationists tag young white college students as beatniks for working with Negroes in the Deep South.
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Jackson
Reuss
South
Summer Storms Shake State clears Sunday
Thunderstorms swept Wisconsin Friday into Saturday with funnel cloud sightings near Milwaukee and Racine. Rain totals varied from .10 to .99 inches across cities including La Crosse Beloit Green Bay Eau Claire Superior Milwaukee and Wausau. Cooler weather and a warming trend were forecast for Sunday as skies slowly cleared.
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la Crosse
Beloit-Rockford
Green Bay
Eau Claire
Superior
Milwaukee
Wausau
Racine
Lake Michigan
Burlington
Motion Day Monday in La Crosse Court Routinely Handles Civil Suits
Hearings in five divorce suits and 12 other civil matters are set before Judge Lincoln Neprud as motion day begins at 9 30 a m Monday in La Crosse Circuit Court. Clerk Carl F Schnick notes the docket.
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Lincoln Neprud
la Crosse
Circuit
Carl F. Schnick
Five Injured In Crash On Highway 16
Five people suffered injuries in a near head on collision on Highway 16 near Veterans Memorial Park around 7 40 p m Friday. The most seriously hurt were Wayne L Asfoor 18 and Rick L Las Point 17 from the same car with head injuries and cuts. Two other passengers Paulette M Burns 16 and Frances K Anderson 16 were treated at St Francis Hospital. The other driver Kenneth C Johnson 21 was treated for cuts and an elbow injury. A second crash left Jerome N Meyer 17 with head injuries after his car struck a parked vehicle near 80 Copeland Ave.
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Highway 16
Veterans Memorial Park
Grandview Hospital
Wayne L. Asfoor
Cass St
Rick L. Las Point
Sparta
Asfoor
Paulette M. Burns
Frances K. Anderson
West Salem
St. Francis Hospital
Kenneth C. Johnson
7Th St
St. Francis
Johnson
Stolen Lawn Chair Report From City Neighborhood
Lee Olson reports a metal lawn chair with a red back and white arms and legs was stolen from his yard on Saturday morning at 1550 La Crosse St. Police were notified.
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Lee Olson
la Crosse St
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