Births and Adoptions Across Wisconsin and Minnesota Regions
Birth announcements from Sparta La Crosse Black River Falls Viroqua and Madison plus adoption of Cynthia Marie at Cashton list new daughters and sons with parent addresses and notes. Highlights include Aug 10 12 in Wisconsin and Aug 6 in Minneapolis and Kenosha births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Marie
Thomas Quinn
Minneapolis
Donna Robinson
Ontario
Wis
Quinn
Cashton
Waukegan, Ill
Rickey Dale
Alvin Hopkins
Myrtle Frydenlund
Hearing On Zoning Change In La Crosse Wisconsin
Public hearing set by the Common Council of La Crosse on September 5 1963 to consider a zoning amendment converting described parcels to residential use The City Plan Commission will meet August 29 1963 to review the ordinance. Also bids for Cliffside Park water main project due September 9 1963 with bid bonds and wage requirements stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
City of la Crosse
City of
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Wisconsin
Office of Register of Deeds
Alice A. Dickson
Cliffside Park
C.D.S.T
City Hall
Wis
Builders Exchange
Newburg
Board of Public Works
M. R. Birnbaum
Robert M. Scheible
John K. Flanagan
Milo G. Knutson
C. A. Wahlstrom
Court Records Highlight Local Traffic Citations
A compilation from La Crosse area courts lists multiple traffic and related violations. Names include Paul Basque, Virginia Reuter, and Harold Tomter with fines from 13 to 53 dollars. complaints cover speeding, unlicensed vehicles, improper registration, stop sign violations, and related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul J. Basque
Boscobel
William Howard
New Jersey
Freeman Cheese Factory
Ferryville
Henry Strangstaken
Coon Valley
Aladdin Eid
la Crosse
Joseph M. Russo
Virginia Reuter
Harold L. Tomter
Osseo
Lee G. Andre
Arcadia
Kenneth A. Onsrud
Galesville
Jerome J. Grossman
Frank W. Breidel
Peter J. Kupka
Joseph Lloyd Deniger
Stemma Military Academy
Powhatan
Allen R. Rongholt
Eleva
Wilfred J. Denton
Seneca
John Colliton
Whitehall
Donald M. Dascher
Donald R. Betthauser
Independence
Clifford E. Sveen
R. J. Whitehall
Curtis Manford Amundson
LeRoy D. Greenwood
la Molle
Minn
Eymard Molter
Genevieve Misch
Trempealeau
Emil George
William Adank
R. 1
Tri State Deaths Reflect Wisconsin Communities
Hillsboro: Frank W. Shebeck 64 died August 13 at home after a lifetime farming in Union Township. He served 35 years on the Muncie School Board and is survived by his widow Anna, a daughter, a brother, and two grandchildren. Services Friday at Picha's in Hillsboro. Burial in Champion Valley Cemetery. Prairie du Chien: Fred J. Gates 69 died August 12 after a long illness at a Dubuque hospital. He ran an insurance agency 21 years and was WWI veteran, a Legion and Masonic member. Survived by wife Emma, three daughters, one son, a sister and eight grandchildren plus two great grandchildren. Services Thursday at Prairie du Chien Methodist Church. Melrose: Roy Wollberg 44 died August 14 in Black River Falls hospital. He married Gladys Wegner. a family of six children survived. Services Sunday at Melrose Lutheran Church with burial in Melrose Cemetery. Burial and visitation details listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Wis
Frank W. Shebeck
Union Township
Muncie
Anna Novy
Dale Sandmire
la Farge
August
Prairie DU Chien
Fred J. Gates
Dubuque
Iowa
Gates
American Legion
Masonic Lodge
Emma
Joe
Alfred Taylor
Lancaster
Edwin Baker
Madison
James White
Las Vegas
Nev
Jone
Joe Behlmer
Melrose
Roy Wollberg
Black River Falls
Edward Wollberg
Columbus
Neb
Gladys Wegner
Royce
Royal
Royer
Juleen
Joan
Rooms and Jobs Sought for Vocational Students
A. F. Jordan of the Coleman Vocational and Adult Schools reports many out of town students seek sleeping rooms and furnished apartments for the term beginning September 4. Persons with rooms to rent or part time work for students may contact the school and ask for Mrs. Pinker. Parttime work is sought for students during the year such as household help for room for board or both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Jordan
Coleman Vocational and Adult Schools
Jordan
Pinker
Lynchburg
Moss
George Palmer
Beef Roasts and Fryers Lead Weekend Meat Prices
Beef roasts and chicken fryers top advertised meat cases with lamb cuts also priced attractively. Pork supplies remain light though improving, eggs rise on both coasts, and fresh produce like melons, cantaloupes, peaches, grapes, and corn feature prominently in regional lists.
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Midwest
Improvement Shown In Cohen's Condition
Mickey Cohen shown improvement in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary Hospital after a pipe attack left him with a compound depressed fracture. Warden David Heritage said the 49 year old former racketeer is recovering from the Wednesday assault by Bert Estes McDonald a 35 year old inmate from Saint Stephens South Carolina serving two 10 year terms for assault with intent to murder and forgery. Cohen real name Meyer Harris Cohen was moved to Atlanta in February from Alcatraz and is serving 15 years for tax evasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Mickey Cohen
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary Hospital
David Heritage
Cohen
Bert Estes McDonald
Saint Stephens
S.C
Heritage
Meyer Harris Cohen
Atlanta
California
Alcatraz
Omon
Reverend Charles Dismas Clark Dead at 62 Hoodlum Priest of St Louis
The Rev Charles Dismas Clark a 62 year old Jesuit priest known as the Hoodlum Priest and founder of the Father Dismas Clark Foundation died of a heart attack. He ran Dismas House rehabilitation center in a former school building near downtown St Louis aiding about 2080 ex convicts since 1959. Friends funded the building with 40000 and universities aided his project though he faced controversy over a lawsuit connected to a film about him.
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ST. Louis
Charles Dismas Clark
St Mary’s Hospital
Christ
Dismas
Father Dismas Clark
Father Clark
Motion Picture
St. Louis University
Washington University
Obituaries note multiple deaths and services in Wisconsin
William Martiner Martinek 74 of La Crosse died Aug 13 in Milwaukee after a long illness. Survivors include widow Olga and children Lorraine Le Roy two sisters and a brother. Services Friday in Milwaukee. Jeanette Han son 54 of Waverly Iowa died Aug 14 at home. Survivors husband daughter and siblings. Services Saturday at Pigeon Creek Lutheran Church in Pigeon Falls. Joseph M Mulholland 73 of 429 N 16th St died Aug 14. Survivors include wife Florence four daughters two sons sister and brother and 13 grandchildren. Services Saturday at Sletten-McKee Funeral Home burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Burial details and calling hours included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Martinek
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Olga
Lorraine
le Roy
H. L. Hansen
Clayton Erickson
George
Spencer
Jeanette) Hanson
Waverly
Iowa
Onalaska
Charles
Sandra) Olson
Josephine Sagen
Pigeon Falls
William
Arcadia
John
Mt. Betes
Oliver
Lawrence
Osseo
Pigeon Creek Lutheran Church
E. B. Christopherson
Joseph M. Mulholland
16Th St
Lansing
Florence
Howard
Irene) Staggs
Alberry
Calif
Mary Stout
Suyeo (Marcella) Yoshizumi
Coon Rapids
Minn
Darlene Mulholland
Midineapolis
Darrel
Newport
R. I
James
Lora ‘Deal
Leonard
New Albia
Sletten-McKee
Floyd A. Bratcher
Oak Grove Cemetery
Services for Mrs Bertha Stewart Held in Onalaska
Mrs Bertha Stewart 79 of 410 N 13th St died Tuesday Aug 13. Services set for 3 p m Saturday at Fossum Funeral Home Onalaska with Rev Deane Irish officiating. Burial follows at Onalaska Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Stewart
N. 13Th St
Fossum Funeral Home
Onalaska
Deane Irish
Airborne TV Schools see leadership shifts in Midwest
Dr. B. D. Godbold, longtime head of airborne television instruction for Midwest schools, becomes staff vice president at the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest in Dallas. Dr. Ben A. Bohnhorst is named acting executive vice president of the Midwest Program on Airborne Television Instruction. About 1,200 schools across Indiana to Wisconsin joined last year, with numbers expected to double this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
B. D. Godbold
Midwest
Graduate Research Center of the Southwest
Dallas
Texas
Ben A. Bohnhorst
Godbold
Alabama
Auburn University
Purdue Airport
Marine Corps
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Wisconsin
This Day in History August Fifteenth Through the Years
Highlights include the 1935 Will Rogers and Wiley Post plane crash near Point Barrow Alaska. Also noted are Napoleon Bonaparte's 1769 birth in Corsica and the 1914 Panama Canal opening to shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Point Barrow
Alaska
Napoleon Bonaparte
Corsica
Design Invited For Supersonic Airliner
FAA will invite aerospace firms to propose a design for a US supersonic airliner capable of 2.2 times speed of sound or about 1500 mph. FAA chief Halaby says US plane could be six months behind Concorde but will begin passenger flight tests soon. White House to seek expert financial guidance as costs are estimated between 1 and 2 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Aviation Agency
LA Crosse
Britain
France
FAA
N.E. Halaby
Halaby
U.S
White House
Two Year Limit Placed on National Service Corps
The Senate voted 51 to 34 to cap the Kennedy domestic peace corps plan at two years and cap year two spending at 10 million dollars. Senator Proxmire argued for a review next year while supporters warned the limits would cripple the program and hinder recruitment of volunteers and administrators. Up to 5,000 corpsmen would work on nationwide projects aiding underprivileged and disabled individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Kennedy
National Service Corps
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Congress
Peace Corps
Man Found Injured Under Bushes Identified
In Genoa City, a man found injured under bushes Monday was identified at Burlington Memorial Hospital as Marvin W. Gorham, 43, of Shawano. The hospital reported exposure and a brain injury with the patient semi conscious. Shawano authorities made the identification.
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Burlington
Walworth County
Genoa City
Burlington Memorial Hospital
Marvin W. Gorham
Shawano
Local Marriage Licenses Report From La Crosse Area
A list of couples filed to be married with dates in August and September in La Crosse area towns including La Crosse Sparta Tomah and Viroqua. Names include James L Kruschek Lynette K Becker Vernon L Seitz Sharon M Parker and others with addresses.
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James L. Kruschek
S. West Ave
Lynette K. Becker
Playfield Ave
la Crosse
Vernon L. Seitz
Cashton
Sharon M. Parker
Johnson Sr
Richard J. Drew
Sparta
Garren F. Bennett
Clifton
Daryl D. Schindler
Gwendolyn Ann Stone
Wellington
Eric W. Carlson
Tomah
Betty Ruth Vandervort
la Grange
Vernon H. Bushing
Byron
Marlene J. Helmke
Local sales and rummage events advertised around town
Various ads list 20 percent off remaining stock at Major Confectionery on LaCrosse Street and multiple rummage sales on August 15th and 16th at addresses including 2407 Viné Street 1116 State Street 1415 Mississippi and 503 So 9th. Weekly groceries include eggs 29c a dozen Arcadia fryers 29c per lb and tomatoes 10c per lb with other produce and meats offered.
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LaCrosse Street
George Dialler
al Cuta
Farnam
Dial
Viné St
State Street
Mississippi
Arcadia
la Crosse Street Market
la Crosse St
Prince Edward County Schools to Open After Four Years
Prince Edward County reopens three public schools this fall and forms a private nonprofit system to educate about 1,700 Negro children, while civil rights demonstrators rally outside. Governor Harrison announces a Board of Trustees to run free integrated schools with federal and state backing. only a few white pupils expected to enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmville
Prince Edward County
Federal
S.te
Albertis
Harrison Jr
Board of Trustees
Prince Edward
Harrison
Ord
Viroqua Elders Table Decision On Gas Franchise
The Viroqua Common Council tabled any decision on granting a natural gas franchise citing lack of information. De Lap Oil and Gas Co. representatives urged consideration if a franchise were granted. No PSC report on water rate increases had been received, and potential sewer rate hikes were noted. Airport chair reported 30 planes landed for Farm Progress Days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
R. A. Power
Bernard and
Carl de Lap
de Lap Oil and Gas Co
Public Service Commission
Ald
Power
William Evans
Fatally Injured Boy Waiting For Ball Game
A year old boy, Leslie D. Katz of Emerson, New Jersey, died from brain damage after being struck at Stony Brook Field Club while waiting for a game. Police believe a tiny stone hurled from a nearby rotary mower caused the injury. a busboy found a sharp 4 inch stone near the fall site.
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Hillsdale
N.J
Stonybrook Field Club
Leslie D. Katz
Harold Katz
Emerson
Leslie
Rudolph Pearl
Lesli
Weather record for Lacrosse and vicinity
Variable cloudiness and warmer tonight and Friday. Low tonight 60, mid 80s Friday. Wisconsin fair east, variable west, thundershowers in northwest tonight, warmer with rain in north Friday. Minnesota scattered showers and thunderstorms west tonight and Friday, warmer east and south. Iowa fair and warmer tonight and Friday with variable north and west cloudiness.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sparta, Wis
St. Mary’s Hospital
Charles T. Schauf
N. Court St
Lois Ann Christopherson
David P. Schreier
R. 2
Violet M. Hoffman
Harlan L. Gilbertson
Marion H. Olson
St. Francis Hospital
Herbert E. Rugen
4Th Ave. N
Joyce M. Dougherty
Gary Krause
Tyler St
Sandra Heiser
James R. Peterson
Charles St
Shirley J. A. Talley
Ralph Pedretti
Genoa
Sandra L. Howell
Michael J. Lucey
S. 21St St
Agnes A. de Florian
Krohn Hospital
Robin Lynn
Cyril Palchik
Patricia McDonel
Audrey Ann
Walter Lewis
Marie Decorah
Frank Joseph
Lyle Koehler
Irene Endres
Theodore Wyss
Norbetta Waelti
Viroqua, Wis
Kenneth Williams
Hazel Elaine Ellefson
Roger Berger
Westby
Sonja Marie Lee
Roy Downing
Dorothy Hughes
Don Kerr
Judy Ann Jacobson
Irvin Lebion
Donna Mae Lenser
Carlton von Ruden
Dorothy Hilda Frederick
Donald Cade
Mary Louise Winans
David Quinn
Mary Therese Hammes
Donald Nedland
Grace Evelyn Head
John Willingham
Zona Bell DeLacy
Minneapolis, Minn
Janesville, Wis
David Joseph
Joseph McKee
Union St
Janesville
Betty Squire
McKee
Kenosha
Kathleen Ann
Loyd Skarda
17Th Ave
Darlene Schermerhorn
Skarda
University Hospital
John Tadewald
Dunning St
Judy Hanson
la Vern Steele
S. 26Th St
Kathryn Brandt
Traffic Court
Thorp Finance
Marvin Biihorde
Coon
Valley
Carl E. Yttri
S. 9Th St
Rosemary
Yttri
Whitehall, Wis
Merlin Wilber
Michels
Strum
Kenneth M. Larson
Trempealeau County
Cervansel Toftum
Elmer E. Wilber
Trempealeau County Co-op
County
Dean Torgerson
Andrew Sherry
George Regevik
Larry Egge
Viola
Omar Myers
Bloomington
Larry Helgerson
Readstown
Byron Olson
Soldiers Grove
Frank Shebeck
Fred Gates
The
Associated Press
Charles D. Clark
William Martiner
Mrs
Spencer Hanson
Tizzy
Ea, Inc
John Joseph Hughes
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York
Panama Canal
Assam
India
Arthur Radford
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Omar N. Bradley
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Economic Council
Caucasus
Russia
Andrian Nikolayev
Pavel Popovich
Earth
Larry L. Schweir
Sharon Haefner
Holmen
Barre
George K. Casberg
Waterloo
Palma A. Outcelt
Liberty St
Gerald R. Arenz
N. 23Rd St
Marilyn Lehman
Rose St
Arlan K. Miller
Jackson St
Ellen J. Raabe
Madison St
Black River Falls, Wis
Orville M. Parker
Vernetta Joe Breheim
Merrislan
Michael W. Radke
Janet Lee Casper
Alma Center
Lester E. Koch
Colette Stalsberg
James Willenberg
Victory
Patricia Sprague
Chaseburg
Henrich Herling
Ruth Ericson
Leo J. Verbsky
Yuba
Moniaco Fronk
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal District Court
Appeals Court
Virginia Supreme Court
Gordon Moss
Longwood College
Robert Lee Green
Michigan State University
Green
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
William J. Vanden Heuvel
Robert F. Kennedy
Viroqua Elders
Morigie
Norge
Inioirigie
Marshall
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