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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1955
Page
9
Coulee Kennel Club organizes a family picnic and regular meeting Monday at Myrick Park shelterhouse. Dog owners bring a dish, sandwiches, and utensils while members provide coffee ice cream and sodas. Dr. Kenneth Johnson, veterinary graduate, speaks on canine diseases and zoonoses with a Q&A to follow. Public invited, no charge.
Attractive boards in La Crosse business places inform the public about Social Security benefits and qualification rules. Displays travel among firms such as Batavian National Bank Doerflinger s First Federal Savings Sears Roebuck Hoeschier Realty and more. An exhibit will soon appear at First National Bank.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Lloyd G Lampert of Houston at Grandview Hospital on August 18. The infant joins the Lampert family and marks a new arrival in Houston.
Defendants in drunkenness forgery and nonsupport cases plead innocent in County Court. Dennis McGregor facing drunk and unable to care for himself charges. trial set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday after Saturday arrest. Leo La Fleur 35 sought for preliminary on $41.40 forgery. bond $1,000. Albert Ellis guilty of nonsupport has preliminary set for 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Francis A Campbell 45 of Madison faces circuit court Tuesday on stealing a domesticated Guernsey bull owned by Carl Miller of Dallas Barron County. Campbell admitted taking the animal, which was later brought to South St. Paul stockyards. Campbell waived preliminary hearing and is held on $1000 bond. Sheriff's notes link to recent cattle thefts in multiple counties. Campbell previously served time for second degree murder in 1944.
Hot weather boosts sales at the State Department of Agriculture milk stand at the Wisconsin state fair. By Sunday afternoon officials requested more milk from Milwaukee dairies after 400 gallons were consumed since noon, while Saturday night saw a record 930 gallons used. Last year on opening day, 527 gallons were consumed.
A Wisconsin man may face a two million dollar suit after a misdemeanor charge of possessing untaxed cigarettes in Arkansas. Joseph Pfeiffer was arrested near Newport with 170 cases of cigarettes. bond was set at 2500 dollars. The state could seek 25 dollars per untaxed carton, totaling about 2.225 million if pursued.
Camp McCoy public information office reports 1700 Wisconsin 84th Infantry Division reserve soldiers will receive gamma globulin anti polio shots early this week as a precaution. No polio cases found among troops and civilian communities near Camp McCoy are told not to worry. The program should finish by Tuesday.
West Bend Wisconsin farmer and agricultural agent E W Skalis key 61 served 19 years in Washington County died Sunday in a West Bend hospital admitted last Tuesday Funeral services are set for Barton Wisconsin Wednesday with burial at Waterloo Wisconsin
A Wisconsin Bar Association warning explains that endorsers of checks bear liability if the check bounces. The piece recounts two incidents where Hank and Rex Fenders unknowingly accepted forged or worthless checks. It stresses the rule that endorsers can be pursued for payment and advises verifying endorsers and their funds.
List of speeding and traffic fines from La Crosse area cases. Individuals include Dale Bistodeau Minneapolis speeding 25 dollars Robert E. Hanson 3139 S 26th St speeding 15 dollars Vernon D Granum Holmen speeding 15 dollars Gary J. Larkin 209 Copeland Ave going through a stop sign 10 dollars Kenneth L. MecQuillen 615 Jackson St driving after license suspension 50 and going through a stop sign 10 dollars Rev Thomas Dempsey 1824 Weston St speeding 20 dollars Charles V. Timm Star R West Salem nonregistration 1 fine 5 costs and 2 statutory fee.
The Hiawatha Valley Assn. maintains four highway diversion signs on Highways 14 35 and 61 south of La Crosse to guide tourists through the region. The signs read Stay on U.S. 61 Hiawatha Valley Upper Mississippi River Scenic Drive 100 Miles of Riverside Highway, with additional signs on U S 12 near Tomah and on Highways 10 and 52 near Anoka.
An electronics feature for the show uses a Cyclosonic audio control console designed for ice productions. Weighing 1,000 pounds its two tape systems amplifiers and microphones allow live and taped music to synchronize and be recorded. James Rowe hosts with the orchestra leader guiding the performance from Aug 27 to Sept 1 in La Crosse.
A city man, Myrl e Burdette aged 34 of 1918 Prospect St, was injured at 10 49 p m Sunday after being struck by a car on North 3rd street. Howard W Clow 45 of Green Island drove the vehicle. Burdette suffered a chin cut and was taken to a hospital by police.
Police report a 1948 gray and black Pontiac coupe stolen in Winona between 4 30 and 6 55 p m Sunday. License plate is Minnesota AL 1133. The theft was reported to city authorities.
During Mattoon Illinois centennial celebration wooden nickels about the size of a half dollar were valued at five cents when presented to local banks.
County authorities search for a link between robberies of railroad section workers near the Olympia Hotel in La Crosse and the death of Stanley Grubb in Stoddard. Bloodhounds traced Grubb’s trail to a Sports View Inn parking lot suggesting he left in a car. Investigators aim to fuse the cases and pursue the robbery area for answers.
Jene A Bendel and M Virginia Gates are to marry in La Crosse on Sept 16. Lynn E Schneyer and Shirley R Bright to wed Sept 3. Robert Roth and Sally A Grosskopf to wed Aug 27 in La Crosse. Richard Schelbe and Erika Schuetze to wed Aug 27 in La Crosse.
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