Southerner Employed by Concessionaire Sought for $2850 Theft
Statewide alert issued for Joseph E. Smith 35 Meriden Miss as suspect in wallet theft from Harold Bender at the Inter-State Fair. Wallet held $450 cash and $2400 in bank drafts. missing along with Smith from Bender’s car after he left to use the rest room. Smith connected to Fargo address and alias O'Brien with items and papers in the wallet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Smith
Meriden
Miss
la Crosse County
Harold Bender
Owen
Bender
Smith
Fargo
O’brien
Altered Auto License Plates Cost Youth $72
A French Island youth, Darrell P. Greeno, 19, paid $72 in Onalaska Police Justice Court after being stopped for driving with altered license plates. He painted a 5 to look like a 9 on a 1955 plate and faced charges of falsification and operating an unregistered vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
Motschenbacher
Greeno
Charles Roddle
Greene
City Spraying Schedule Reports Night Operations
Spraying operations against insects are scheduled from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. tonight. The Zeisler to Main streets area between 6th Street and West Avenue will be sprayed. A thermal sprayer will operate the same hours from Tyler Street to Ward Avenue between East Avenue and Losey Boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeisler
Main Streets
6Th Street
West Avenue
City Park Department
Tyler Street
Ward Avenue
East Avenue
Losey Boulevard
Four La Crosse Students Register At Wisconsin UW Madison
Four La Crosse youths Da vid Ellis Jerry J Gschwind Franklin T Paudler and Kenneth Schomburg visited the University of Wisconsin campus to register for studies starting in September under the universitys advance registration orientation program now in its fourth week The program helps students and families transition to campus life with housing placement tests and meetings with faculty and student leaders registration continues through late August with classes beginning September 15 and orientation resuming on September 10
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
la Crosse
University of Wisconsin
Paul Trump
David Ellis
George Ellis
Jerry J. Gschwind
Ozzie Gschwind
A. Tucker
Rose St
Franklin T. Paudler
Frank Paudler
Losey Blvd. S
Kenneth Schomburg
Willis Schomburg
Liberty St
Car window hit by BB at the fairgrounds
Leonard Loomis reports a shot hole in his car window at the fairgrounds likely caused by a BB. Etta Frommelt says a row of tomatoes was pulled from her garden Saturday night on Charles Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Loomis
Gould St
Fairgrounds
Etta Frommelt
Charles St
Army Office Reports 10 Enlistments
Ten enlistments in the past ten days were reported by the United States Army Recruiting Station with five sworn in Tuesday under the buddy program. Enlistees include Thomas M. De Keyrel and Kent R. McManamy for the Air Defense Command, John F. Yahnke, George R. Brown, Lyle E. Bahr, Eugene E. Schmidt, and Arnold J. Hobbs for engineers or related fields, plus Dwaine W. Anderson, James E. Gronier, and Ronald P. Dejno in other branches. All are in training at Ft. Carson, Colorado for three-year terms. Local recruiters visit Alma, Whitehall, Black River Falls, Viroqua, and Caledonia, Minnesota weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
S. J.C
John W. Johnson
Thomas M. de Keyrel
Maurice A. de Keyrel
Onalaska
Kent R. McManamy
Alice L. Glass
Readstown
Arnold J. Hobbs
Fred A. Hobbs
Cochrane
Engineers
Dwaine W. Anderson
Reuben H. Anderson
Stoddard
Ordnance Corps
James E. Gronier
Malbert S. Gronier
Mondovi
Corps of Military Police
Ronald P. Dejno
Francis Dejno
Independence
Ft. Carson
Colo
Alma
Whitehall
Black River Falls
Viroqua
Caledonia
Minn
Missionary Speakers At Temple Baptist Church
Rev Robert Shifflett announces Frank and Mrs Cole will speak at 8 p m Monday through Friday at Temple Baptist Church 2541 Loomis St Their talks cover Little Things That Get Missionaries Down Japan s Three Chances How Liberals Have Reacted to Our Literature Missionaries Made or Born and What Is a Call Each evening features the Cole family in Japanese kimono for the Monday program
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cole
Japan
Rescuers Free 19 From Stalled Elevator at Doerflinger's Store
City firemen rescued 19 people Saturday afternoon from a stalled elevator between floors at Doerflinger's Store the 4th and Main streets location. The operation took 10 to 15 minutes with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doerflinger’s
4Th
Main Streets
Ruth Tucker
Prospect St
Norman Hendrickson
Onalaska Ave
James Lambert
Rolling Meadows
Ill
Alois Linski
Milwaukee
Stella Thomas
Sare Czarniak
Kathy Lambert
Edward and
John Wilmes
Carpentersville
John Wilmes Sr
Victoria
Doris
Thomas Spinner
New Albin
Iowa
June Pottratt
New Albia
Arlene Heck
Ontario
Calif
Conrad Burr
S. 13Th St
Bernard Kneifl
State St
William Heck
N. 12Th St
Heat wave lingers with 90 degree highs across region
The local weather forecast warns of a third day with 90 plus temperatures described as a minor heat wave by meteorologist Carl G. Peterson. Monday reached 90, with a forecasted 92 Tuesday, and scattered thunderstorms bringing varied rainfall totals across communities including Harmony and Eau Claire. A Milwaukee thunderstorm caused injuries and property damage, including a golfer struck by lightning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl G. Peterson
United States Weather Bureau
USWB
Northnortheast
la Crosse
Madison
Needles
Calif
Lansing
Iowa
Dam
Genoa
Harmony
Minn
Black River Falls
du Bay
Phillips
Eau Claire
St. Cloud
Milwaukee
Howard Gardner
Two Injured Sunday In Auto Crashes
Two people were injured Sunday in separate motor vehicle crashes. Earl Montgomery, 26, Plainview Minnesota, and Myra Montgomery 23 were involved when their car struck the Clinton Street Bridge. Betty Jo Gilbert 4 Joliet Illinois was bumped on the head when her car was struck by a semi-trailer on La Crosse near 17th street. Betty L Dow 30 and Joel Dow 6 of Mindoro were hurt when their car collided with Guile Huber 50 of Onalaska on Highway 162 near Highway 71. Huber was ticketed for leaving the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Herbert Montgomery
Plainview
Minn
Myra Jean Montgomery
Clinton Street Bridge
Betty Jo Gilbert
Joliet
Ill
Nora P. Gilbert
William A. Edwards
New Lisbon
Wis
la Crosse
17Th Street
Lutheran Hospital
Hwy
Betty L. Dow
R. J. Mindoro
Joel Dow
Guile S. Huber
2Nd St
Onalaska
Huber
Doherty Named to Fifth Army Judge Advocate School
George T. Doherty major in the Army reserve has been appointed to the faculty of the Fifth Army Judge Advocate School at Fort Sheridan Illinois during August 10 24. He will instruct a company officers course in military law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Doherty
Army Reserve
Fifth Army Judge Advocate School
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Doherty
Child Bitten By Dog In Local Incident
A five year old boy, Richard Bright of 2744 George Street, was bitten on the left cheek by a dog owned by Charles Luce of 2745 Prospect Street. He was treated at St Francis Hospital after police transported him. the dog was reportedly tied at the time of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bright
George St
Charles Luce
Prospect St
St. Francis Hospital
Youth Involved In Larceny Case Faces Pre sentence Review
County Judge Eugene A. Toepel ordered a pre sentence investigation for Robert D. H. Boardman after he pleaded guilty to hiding larceny evidence. Boardman, 18, was arrested for stealing 60 cartons of cigarettes from a Milwaukee Road platform and cited for drunken driving and following too closely. Four juveniles were arrested in connection with the theft and destruction of a dredging outfit. most stolen goods were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene A. Toepel
Robert D. H. Boardman
Avon St
Boardman
Milwaukee Road
Onalaska
Harold Metschenbacher
Charles Roddle
County Court
Toepel
State Dept. of Public Welfare
Farm Hand Cut by Broken Glass at Local Sporting Goods Store
Olson's Sporting Goods, 218 S. 3rd St., reported a window smashed at 11:43 p.m. Saturday injuring LeRoy Lloyd Stalsberg, 31, of Westby who required 25 stitches. Police say he was pushed through the window and found washing blood in a tavern restroom. He was booked for drunkenness and property destruction and released on a $10 bond with $15 posted for possible damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olson’s Sporting Goods
S. 3Rd St
LeRoy Lloyd Stalsberg
Westby
St. Francis Hospital
Stalsberg
Itinerant worker jailed for trespass on Burlington Railroad property
Fred Miller, 63, without a fixed address, was jailed for 60 days on trespass on Burlington Railroad property. He also faced a concealed weapon charge for carrying a 41 caliber Colt pistol, which the judge ordered confiscated and sent to the State Crime Laboratory for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Eugene A. Toepel
Fred Miller
Miller
State Crime Laboratory
Final Evening Band Concert To Be Tuesday
The last summer concert by the La Crosse Concert Band moves to Tuesday in Riverside Park to avoid clash with Wednesday’s recreation program. Featured soloists include Ronald Gerald of Onalaska Marion Allen Kenneth Stor and William Shogren with pieces ranging from Bugler's Holiday to Dixieland favorites. The program, funded by Recording Industries Trust Funds via La Crosse Musicians Assn Local 201 AFM, includes solo and brass features and a mix of popular selections from the band library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Park
la Crosse
Recreation Department
Ronald Gerald
Onalaska
Marion Allen
Kenneth Storandt
William Shogren
Park Department
Recording Industries Trust
la Crosse Musicians Assn
A.F. of M
One 90 Degree Day In July At La Crosse Airport
The July report from Local Climatological Data shows only one day with 90F+ temperatures, July 1, with August tally at five. The average temperature was 70.5F, precipitation 2.98 inches, and the Mississippi River at Mt. Vernon street averaged 5.3 feet. Carl G. Peterson filed the La Crosse details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
National Weather Record Center
Asheville
N.C
USWB
la Crosse Municipal Airport
Mississippi
Mt. Vernon Street
Carl G. Peterson
la Crosse Station
Theft report from Riverside Park and dam area
Burton Dahlke reports a stolen Indian blanket and two dolls from his car Sunday night near Riverside Park tracks while a second theft involved Charles Newworth reporting a 15 foot Pioneer aluminum boat with oars and anchor stolen from below the dam on Sunday.
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Burton Dahlke
Eas Ave. St
Riverside Park
Charles Newworth
Dresbach
Minn
Gibson earns Red Cross small craft course certificate
Miss Jeanann Gibson daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilson A Gibson of 1801 Cass Street completed a 10 day Red Cross small craft course at Indian Mound Reservation near Oconomowoc. The program taught canoe boats and sailing craft handling with emphasis on accident prevention and will be shared through La Crosse County Red Cross programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oconomowoc
American National Red Cross
Jeanann Gibson
Wilson A. Gibson
Cass St
Indian Mound Reservation
la Crosse County
The
Red Cross
Two 15YearOlds Picked Up For Drinking Alcohol
City police arrested two 15 year old boys in La Crosse early Sunday at 3 a.m. for consuming intoxicating beverages. The youths are in the custody of the Police Department Youth Aid Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
la Crosse
Police Department
Youth Aid Bureau
Rich Lady Buys Happiness With Silver Teaset Tale
A wealthy woman visits tenants to collect rent and shares tea from a gleaming silver teapot in a shabby home. The tale claims a silver tea service can delight guests and suggests Crescent Jewelers at 429 Main St La Crosse Wis offers such sets with easy terms as wedding or anniversary gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent Jewelers
Main St
la Crosse
Wis
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Austin
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Wisconsin
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North Park Street
Richland Center
Midway
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C. A. Garfield
Franklin St
Sparta
St. la Crosse
J. J. Murphy
Cass Street
Army School
Keith Glennan
Case Institute of Technology
Cleveland
Eisenhower
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Enk
Goldman
Paris
Conrad Magidsohn
Damm
Grose
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Walters
Dad
Jackson Plaza
By E. R
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