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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1955
Page
9
The U S Weather Bureau reports pleasant weather for the La Crosse area and Wisconsin over the weekend with fair skies and highs around 87 degrees. Minnesota may see thunderstorms in the northwest while Wisconsin remains mild. statewide readings include 53 to 58 degrees in several cities and 106 in Needles, California.
A two year old girl was struck by a moving car at 2100 block of Jackson Street at 11 30 am Thursday. Lucinda Christianson 2 of 2147 Jackson Street suffered a cut on the right eye bruised forehead. The driver Clifford Olson 48 of 1705 S 8th reported hearing a thud and stopping about 25 feet away. Olson and the child’s father ferried her to a city hospital. A witness said the child darted around a parked car and into the moving vehicle. The city marked its eighth straight day without a traffic fatality at midnight Thursday.
Henry Ringling of Baraboo Wisconsin, a former Wisconsin Republican national committeeman, is reported in good condition at Mayo Clinic after surgery to clear up a jaundice condition. He had a two week hospitalization and planned to return home today following treatment at Wisconsin General Hospital in Madison. He suffered a jaundice attack during the state GOP convention last June, losing party endorsement and resigning the post.
The Coulee Region Men's Garden Club replaces its third Thursday meeting with a Sunday picnic on August 21 at vice president Edward Stry’s Highway 33 residence. Members and families bring their own lunch.
Local dog owners will gather at the French Island Airport Friday evening for a training session. A recent field trial directed by Clarence Nelson listed winners in multiple stakes including Derby Mac and Open entries with owners from La Crosse Decorah and Wi nona.
Williams Construction Co. of La Crosse won a city contract for the second blanket curb and gutter project at 37 229 dollars. George D. Kathan of La Crosse bid 38 660.50. The engineer's estimate was 37 600. Work starts in 20 days and ends by the 1958 construction season. Council approved the curb and gutter work.
Holy Name Society of St. Thomas More Parish sponsors a Sunday Aug 14 picnic at Loechler's La Crescent Minnesota starting 1 p.m. with concessions games booths and refreshments including hot dogs barbecue coffee and hot beverages for all ages.
City Engineer Zenno A. Gorder says the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium contracts are nearly finished. Public address system is 83.5 percent complete according to his report.
William La Bonne, 19, was sentenced to 1 3 years at the Green Bay Reformatory after pleading guilty in Circuit Court to breaking into Craig's Feed Mill in Holmen. Other motions adjourned include cases against Max F. Richards Dar rel Giraud Allen Carr and James Carpenter with pre sentence investigations ordered. A plea of innocent was entered for Thomas O Brien as his case goes to the trial calendar. Ten civil actions were continued and four dismissed.
A council resolution directs the Parking Utility Board to study the possibility of double checking the parking lot at 3rd and Main streets. The measure was referred to committee for study and recommendation.
Vrother Gary Gilles ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Gilles of 2010 Hyde Ave died suddenly Thursday evening in a local hospital Funeral arrangements to be announced later Louis de Vierville Dousman 72 descendant of Prairie du Chien fur trading family died Thursday night in Billings Montana His wife Sarah Easton of La Crosse survives Funeral services set for Saturday in St Patrick Church Billings with burial Monday at Prairie du Chien Surviving children include Frederick Louis Dousman Milwaukee Mary Thurber Charlotte Vermont Judith Shaw Billings and sister Virginia Biglow now in California
In Warren Warsaw Kentucky two Ewbank brothers Robert and Louis shipping a prize winning ewe to Dwight D. Eisenhower. They note Ike has cattle and hogs but no sheep and describe the ewe as purebred with English bloodlines from their FFA project. They hope a neighbor breeder can later mate the ewe for purebred lambs for Ike’s grandchildren.
Otto E. Mueller of La Crescent Minnesota awarded the bid for removing old timber and debris at the municipal dock for 400 dollars. Work to start in 15 days and be finished in 60 days. Mueller reported as the only bidder by the Board of Public Works.
A 45 ton DC6 from Northwest Airlines was stuck in softened asphalt at Missoula County Airport for over a day. A tow truck labored Wednesday night to pull the plane free after it caved through a soft runway spot just before takeoff.
A health department survey of 124 homes in seven blocks found no justification for twice-a-week pickups. Acting health officer Edward F. Peters said costs for extra collection are not warranted and complaints likely stem from hot weather after switching to once-a-week service. Twenty-eight complaints were recorded. 24 residents favored more frequent pickups, while 66 had no complaints.
A monthly day of prayer will begin at 9 p m Friday in the Fatima Chapel of St. Dominic's Monastery 3000 S Ave The event aims at world peace and invites La Crosse residents to join for an hour of prayer through Saturday A holy hour at 8 p m Saturday will end the observance with a sermon by Rev John Lemke a professor at Holy Cross Seminary
Floyd V. Pengra, 52, of 1825 S. 22nd St., was hired by the city Thursday as deputy assessor to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of George C. Freybler. Pengra has lived here 43 years, is a salesman, married, and a former student of Washburn Elementary and Central High Schools. He was born September 19, 1902 in La Crosse and attended an Army instructor's school.
The La Crosse Common Council voted 18 to 0 to sustain Mayor May or Milo G Knutson’s veto of a no parking area on Copeland avenue between 3rd and 4th streets and the La Crosse River Bridge. The mayor said the measure lacked prior study and committee review.
Mayor Milo G Knutson announced reappointments to Common Council standing committees including Administration Audit and purchase Grounds and buildings Highways Judiciary. The La Crosse State College development committee includes Knutson Storck and Swett.
Dr Joseph L Cline 84 weather bureau veteran who forecast the 1900 Galveston storm and sent the last message from the city died after a three month illness in Dallas. He directed rescue work after the hurricane subsided and became famed for warning the outside world.
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin voted to release 375000 dollars for a classroom building and chapel at Northwestern College in Watertown Wisconsin.
City council votes to negotiate for the northeast corner of the Post Office block for a parking lot. The grounds and buildings committee is directed to appraise and pursue purchase, while plans to acquire the full surrounding block remain active.
Everett Woehrmann executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce presented colored slides of La Crosse’s centennial parade to the Rotary Club. He identified each slide and offered brief comments. The sole guest was Stan Block from the University of Minnesota.
Ashland editor John Chapple said he would run as a delegate-at-large in Wisconsin's presidential preferential primary as a Joe McCarthy Republican. He announced after Gov Kohler said he would back Eisenhower as a favorite son if Eisenhower did not announce plans to seek re nomination before April.
Tokyo reports July exports to the United States reached 35.31 million dollars, a new postwar high for trade with the country.
The U S carrier Boxer arrived in Manila today for a two day visit following exercises at sea.
The Common Council voted 13 to 6 to postpone for 30 days its plan to sell public land near Losey Boulevard and Ward Avenue to the Catholic Cemetery Association of La Crosse. The decision sends the matter back to the grounds and buildings committee to appraise both Losey Ward diocese land and cemetery property and to negotiate a price with both groups.
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