School Bus Safety Meeting Advances Passenger Protection
About 100 drivers and officials from La Crosse Monroe Vernon and Crawford counties gathered at Central High School to hear state experts on pupil transportation. Key points urged careful driver selection clear policies pupil training patrols and stricter enforcement of stop laws before the new school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Monroe
Vernon
Crawford Counties
Central High School
Wisconsin
Merlin Peterson
State Motor Vehicle Department
Theodore A. Sorenson
Department of Public Instruction
Peterson
Weimaraner Club Holds Water Qualifying Test
The Tri State Weimaraner Club held a summer water qualifying and retriever rating test at the La Crosse Airport with judges Bill Gillster and Hank Stinson. Nelson's Dok-A-Lane led the day earning an R D rating. several dogs qualified for the National Weimaraner Championship and N R D ratings were awarded to two dogs. The event concluded with a Powder Puff Derby resulting in a seven way tie among women handlers. A rating test is scheduled for August 24 starting with shooting dog tests at 6 am and retriever tests at 10 am. the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weimaraner Club
la Crosse
Bill Gillster
Hank Stinson
Nelson
Clarence Nelson
United States
Melanier
Louis Brown
Silver Prince
Lyle Barclay
Donald Thomas
Tall Pete
Penelope
Len Schermerhorn
Laughing Girl
Milton Oppermann
Donald Thomack
Kilbuck
David Zluticky
Vernauch
Larkado
Vern Halmrast
N.R.D
Joe
Herb Heske
Everett Dodd
Maltby
Bakkums Win Archery Club Title Shoot
The Blackhawk Bowhunters crowned champions at the Seven Elms range. Russ Bak kum led the men in the champion class with Mae Bak kum winning the women’s title. Other winners included Bob Draeger Jr in the men’s expert division and Skip Candahl in the bowmen’s division.
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Blackhawk
Seven Elms Range
Russ Bakum
Mae Bakkum
Bob Draeger Jr
Jim Weiss
Skip Candahl
Birdie Stark
Cathy Helrude
Fran Snyder
Elwood Phelps
Jim Bosshard
Gene Stark
Cliff Halderson Jr
Four Youths Enlist In Navy From Wisconsin Towns
Harold H. Hoesley of 1217 Vine Street Roger Merlyn Bates of 108 South 24th Street James Earl Crusan of Lynxville and Gary Lee Link of Genoa joined the U S Navy August 11 in Milwaukee. Crusan Bates and Link entered under the high school graduate program for four years and will attend a Navy trade school. Hoesley enlisted under minority rules and will be discharged a day before his 21st birthday. All four begin recruit training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois.
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Harold H. Hoesley
Irene H. Hoesley
Vine St
Roger Merlyn Bates
Merlyn W. Bates
S. 24Th St
James Earl Crusan
E. J. Crusan
Lynxville
Gary Lee Link
Verne L. Link
Genoa
U.S. Navy
Milwaukee
County Treasurer Reports State Tax Payment To County
County Treasurer Marvin Johnson announced receipt of an $82,335.56 check from Wisconsin as part of the county’s share of state income taxes. The balance will arrive in smaller checks later, with the 1958 county share estimated at about $230,000 and now looking slightly higher.
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Marvin Johnson
Wisconsin
Johnson
City Mosquito Control Spraying Route Details
The mist sprayer will cover Park Drive to Main Street between East Avenue and Losey Boulevard in the Tuesday program. From 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Wednesday, the thermal foggers will operate from Edgewood Place to Ward Avenue between Losey Boulevard and the east city limits.
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Park Drive
Main Street
East Avenue
Losey Boulevard
City Park Department
Edgewood Place
Ward Avenue
East City
Shannon Promoted to Savanna District Car Foreman
Henry F. Shannon, former car foreman for the Milwaukee Road in La Crosse, is named district general car foreman in charge of the Savanna District. He left La Crosse in April 1957 to become assistant district general car foreman in Milwaukee. Mrs. Shannon, formerly Marie Halaska of La Crosse, and the couple now reside at 39 Third St. Savanna Ill.
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Henry F. Shannon
Milwaukee Road
la Crosse
Savanna
Shannon
Milwaukee
Marie Halaska
Third St
Savanna, Ill
Prowler Reported on East Avenue South. Area Checked
City police scoured the 1200 block area on East avenue south early Tuesday for a prowler but found no one. No injuries or further details were reported.
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East Avenue
Cord Across Main Street Triggers Close Call
Wilbur Wheeler driving toward Grandview Hospital at 12 01 a m Tuesday struck a heavy cord stretched across the 2000 block of Main Street tied between two parked autos. The cord snapped the aerial on one car and Wheeler, an anesthetist on call, said the sudden strike almost caused an accident.
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Wilbur Wheeler
Glen Haven Rd
Grandview Hospital
Main St
Wheeler
Two Wisconsin men confess to a robbery that never occurred
Donaldsonville Louisiana sheriff says Francis Pyykola and Godfrey Meyer admitted to stealing a Mississippi River ferryboat and to an Onalaska filling station robbery of 135 dollars, but La Crosse County officials report no such robbery or suspect named Meyer exists. The last local station raid was May 1957. a July 29 unarmed hold up yielded 670 dollars.
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Wisconsin
Louisiana
Onalaska
Donaldsonville
Percy Hebert
Francis Pyykola
Park Falls
Godfrey Meyer
la Crosse
Hebert
E. W. Voss
Edward D. Buchner
Sheriff's Department
Voss
Pep’s
S. 2Nd St
Associated Press
Pyykola
Meyer
Rasmusen To Speak To Businessmen
W B Rasmusen of La Crosse State College will address the La Crosse Businessmen's Club on The Problems of Outer Space. The meeting is set for 12 15 p m Thursday at Knights of Pythias Hall Clinton and Avon Streets with Wes Denny chairing arrangements.
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W. B. Rasmusen
la Crosse State College
Outer
la Crosse Businessmen’s Club
Knights of Pythias Hall
Clinton and Avon Sts
Rasmusen
Wes Denny
Dog License crackdown targets over 600 owners in city
City lists more than 600 dog owners without licenses. Ten days remain to buy licenses or dogs may be impounded. All dogs three months old and older must be licensed. licenses available at the city treasurer’s office.
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Wesley M. Denny
Men Renting Boat Monday Are Missing
Two men who rented a 14 foot green and white boat from the French Island Bait Shop Monday morning were reported missing Tuesday. Steve Hauser said his wife rented the boat at 10 am and the men have not returned. No details on the men or boat were available noon Tuesday. The men were reported to be about six feet tall. One wore a khaki shirt and pants. the other had sandy hair and a T shirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Island
Steve Hauser
Sheriff's Office
Tractors Operated By Youths At Cargill Coal Yard
Youths reportedly operated tractors in the yards of Cargill Coal Co at 403 N Front St over several nights. One tractor was found across railroad tracks from the office and about five gallons of gasoline were used.
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Cargill Coal Co
Front St
Librarian Attends Book Conference in Chicago
Gertrude R. Thurow of the La Crosse Public Library attends the 19th annual McClurg Book Conference at the Hotel Sheraton in Chicago. The two day event features publishers and authors Willy Ley Anne Emery Mari Sandoz and Harold Keith with talks on space exploration and juvenile literature.
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la Crosse
Gertrude R. Thurow
McClurg
Chicago
Hotel Sheraton
Willy Ley
Mars
Ley
Wernher von Braun
Anne Emery
Pat
Mari Sandoz
Marissa
Harold Keith
Watie
Sure Way to Reach Prospective Tenants and Buyers
Classified Ads section promises effective reach to prospective tenants workers and buyers. Brief note hints at a service or listing line 2 8040 for contact or placement details. The terse fragment emphasizes a sales pitch rather than a full notice.
Question Trip At Gopher City About Burglary
Three Faribault men were questioned by U S Scullin Schafer and Granville Smith after Faribault police arrested them for a burglary at the Eagles Club. They were linked to safecracking gear found in their car and a $500 theater safe loss in Gopher City.
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Faribault
Minn
North Star Drive-In
Robert Scullin
Harry Schafer
Granville Smith
Eagles Club
Appeal Board Acts On Five Cases Monday
The City Board of Appeals acted on five cases Monday night. Leonard R. Chojnacki for Trane Local 21 won permission to build a porch at 2219 East Ave S. Mr and Mrs Jerry Larkin were allowed to construct a building at 901 Liberty St. Delmar and Violet Schmeckoeper had side yard and rear yard waivers for an addition at 1813 Kane St. Alder C. and Ruth Hogan received yard waivers to alter a garage at 1011 S 17th St. The board upheld a fee set by the building inspector for a Lutheran Hospital addition after WMC Winona Construction Co challenged it.
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City Board of Appeals
Leonard R. Chojnacki
Trane Local 21
East Ave
Jerry Larkin
Liberty St
Delmar
Violet Schmeckoeper
Kane St
Alder C
Ruth Hogan
S. 17Th St
WMC
Winona, Construction Company
Recordings Link World via Voicependence Club in Va
Noel Virginia report on Charles E. Owen Jr and his wife who run the Voicependence Club in Hanover County. The group spans 44 states and 40 foreign countries using tape exchanges for chit chat music and stories. About 1,200 members, many visually impaired, swap thousands of tapes and publish a quarterly magazine.
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Noel
Charles E. Owen Jr
Pine Woods
Hanover County
Owen
State Highway Department
Scotland
New York
Melva
the Voicependent
State Highway Program Proceeds On Schedule In Wisconsin
Wisconsin state highway department reports arterial system upgrades are on schedule in the first three year cycle. Expenditures total about 74 million dollars for roughly 2 200 miles of major inter regional trunk roads, above the initial budget. Major encumbrances include 13 million on Highway 41 and 21 million on Highway 141 among others.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
State Highway Department
Wisconsin
Northwest
Red Cross Sets Rules For Messages To Lebanon Troops
The Red Cross outlines handling of critical family messages for U S Marines in Lebanon. Deaths serious illness and emergencies are sent by military cable or radio. less critical notes go by airmail via Beirut. Four Red Cross field directors join Marine forces to manage these messages.
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United States
Lebanon
la Crosse County
American National Red Cross
Cass St
Middle East
Red Cross
Beirut
Alfred M. Gruenther
ANRC
Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Frankfurt
Germany
Lampshades Recovered After Sheriff's Office Report
James Erickson reported losing a box of lampshades while moving from Bangor to La Crosse. The box was recovered by William Stark of Sparta after being reported Monday.
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William Stark
Sparta
James Erickson
S. 21St St
Sheriff's Office
Bangor
la Crosse
Condition Of Crash Victims Improves After Aug 11 Collision
Multiple vehicle crash on the Coon Valley Hill on Highway 14 near Ridgewood New Jersey left many injured on Aug 11. John E. Voss and his son Robert face hospital care with skull fracture and fractures. Mrs Voss released to home care. Otto Voss to Madison for arm fracture. Carol Voss and David Schomberg victims also treated. Richard Hookie was killed. others uninjured.
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Coon Valley Hill
Highway 14
John E. Voss
Vernon Memorial Hospital
Viroqua
Robert
Robert Starr
Vernon County
Carol Voss
Otto Voss
Madison
Starr
Vosses
Ridgewood
N.J
Madison Hospital
David Schomberg
Durand
la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
William Skryha
Chicago
Richard Hookie
Lake Preston
S.D
George Schick
Winona
Child Struck After Dash Onto Caledonia Street
A 3 year old child suffered a broken leg and head and body bruises after darting from between parked cars into Caledonia Street at 7 31 p m. David Klimpen of 1004 Caledonia was taken to Grand View Hospital by police ambulance. Driver Alvin G Kolbo 24 of 129 S 9th St. was involved. A woman witness said she warned the boy to stop running. James Hall ?
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Caledonia Street
David Klimpen
Caledonia St
Grandview Hospital
Alvin G. Kolbo
S. 9Th St
James Hall
Johnson St
Omer T. Christianson
S. 31St St
10Th Street
Manasha man seeks missing tent arms from Petti bone Park
A. J. Becker of 353 Grandview Ave Menasha asks police if anyone found his camping tent arms left Sunday in Petti bone Park.
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A. J. Becker
Grandview Ave
Menasha
Pettibone Park
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Barbara Gunderson
Bertha Adkins
Eisenhower
U.S. Civil Service
Health, Education and Welfare
Unifax
Hazel Leicht
A. F. Jordan
la Crosse City
Bakkums
Navy
Prowler
Mississippi
Bnt
Leon Abadie
Trip
Oma
Kamome
U.S. Marine Corps
Iwakuni Station
Honshu
Gopher City
Appeal Board
Ius
Schumacher
Zwirem
Electrolux
Omoen Hoema
10Th and
Mississippi Sts
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