Wisconsin Delegation Faces Mississippi Alabama Seat Battle
The Wisconsin delegation to the Democratic convention prepared to hear the credentials dispute over Mississippi and Alabama seating. Governor Reynolds urged a quick caucus to discuss strategy, with 46 Wisconsin votes on roll call. The party aims to balance civil rights loyalties against traditional Southern sympathies amid Wallace’s primary impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune
Madison
Atlantic City
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Alabama
John Reynolds
Mississippi Freedom Party
Johnson
George Wallace
Reynolds
Police Officer and City Man to Face Municipal Court Trial
A La Crosse policeman Jerry L. Mosher and city resident Donald Kabat will be tried in Municipal Court Thursday over disorderly conduct stemming from a June 21 fracas on a Mississippi River sandbar. The outcome will determine guilt or innocence for both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Jerry L. Mosher
Donald Kabat
S. 13Th St
Mississippi River
William Sauer
Sauer
Mosher
Kabat
George Long
Long
Police Apprehend Three Teen Shoplifters in La Crosse
Three teenagers were picked up by La Crosse police Sunday afternoon for shoplifting at Bell Discount Department Store 322 Causeway Blvd. Two boys aged 13 and 14 were caught stealing clothing and a 16 year old took phonograph records. Police said the youths will be turned over to the County Welfare Department for possible juvenile court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Bell Discount Department Store
Causeway Blvd
County Welfare Department
Johnson confident of a big November victory plan
President Lyndon Johnson expresses confidence he will win big in November and will campaign vigorously in all 50 states with his family. Delegates arrive for the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City as polls show Johnson leading Goldwater, shaping debate over southern support and a potential running mate choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune
Washington Bureau
Atlantic City
N.J
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
White House
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Gallup
Goldwater
South
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Lady Bird
Lynda Bird
Luci Baines
Richard Nixon
Six Injured In Four County Crashes Sunday
Six people were injured in four La Crosse County crashes over the weekend. A 1963 sports coupe driven by David E. Haniff, 20, of 1718 South 21st Street, slid into a ditch on County MM after losing control. Haniff, with a head bump, Duane Scanlon, 16, of Brownsville, sprained ankle, and Brian J. Harm, 25, of 2703 Hass Street, suffered head and nose abrasions. all were treated and released. A 1:31 a.m. crash on Easter Road left Janet Bentzen, 19, and James R. Strait, 20, with minor injuries. both treated at Grandview Hospital and released. John Slaback, 79, of La Crosse, fractured right wrist and small cut after slipping foot from brake onto accelerator near Gillette Road. he was treated and released. A three-car crash at Highway 16 and old Highway 16 caused neck injuries to Shirley Meir, 31, who was treated and released. Richard A. Meir, skid, and Harold L. Sylbrandt, 23, were involved in the pileup during heavy rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
David E. Haniff
S.21st St
Highway 14
St. Francis Hospital
Haniff
Duane Scan‘lon
Brownsville
Minn
Brian J.harm
Hass St
Janet Bentzen
S. 20Th St
James R. Strait
Hoeschler
Easter Road
Shelby
Strait
Miss Bentzen
Grandview Hospital
John Slaback
Highway 16
Gillette Road
Slaback
Old Highway 16
Shirley Meir
R. 1
Lutheran Hospital
Richard A. Meir
Kenneth J. Fawcett
Rochester
Harold L. Sylbrandt
Rush City
Meir
West Salem Schools Begin 1964 65 Year With Adjusted Bus Runs
West Salem Area Schools start the 1964 65 year on Wednesday August 26 with bus routes modified for opening. Classes meet at 8 20 a m and kindergarten runs at 8 20 a m and 12 50 p m. No mass meeting this year. lunch rules and driver policies explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Salem
Wis
Permit Issued For Logan Jr. Addition
A building permit authorizing a $239 258 addition to Logan Junior High School was issued Monday by the La Crosse Inspection Department. H P Martell and Sons 523 Liberty St was awarded the general contract on August 13 by the Common Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Junior High School
la Crosse
H. P. Martell and Sons
Liberty St
Common Council
Skeeter Schedule Sprays Parks and Outlying Areas
The city will spray Skeeter Schedule Parks and surrounding areas Monday night for the ninth time this season beginning at 9 p.m. Patrols will coordinate with residents as the spray reaches the area.
Mrs Reynolds to Campaign as Wisconsin Governor’s Wife
Mrs John Reynolds plans a formal campaign tour as First Lady of Wisconsin with personal appearances and speeches marking a new style for gubernatorial spouses. The piece notes rising senate terms, a disqualified candidate for Sen Jerris Leonard, and political tensions over state debt and civil rights outreach in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune
Madison
Wisconsin
John W. Reynolds
State Senate
Jerris Leonard
Bayside
Republican Policy Committee
Walter Hollander
Fond du Lac County
Martin J. Schreiber
Milwaukee
Democrat
Capitol
Assemblyman Alfonsi
State College
Thompson backs audit of expenses by state official
Wisconsin Attorney General George Thompson said he would welcome a review of his personal expense vouchers by State Auditor J. Jay Kelcher amid allegations of trips and mileage. Republican candidate Bronson La Follette had urged the audit, while other state figures campaigned in Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
George Thompson
J. Jay Kelcher
Thompson
Madison
Keliher
Bronson la Follette
la Follette
Kenosha
Frinzi
State Department of Youth
Two Rivers
Typhoon Kathy Lashes Japan After Fatal Landslides
Typhoon Kathy weakened while moving inland through Japan after striking Kyushu on Sunday. Police reported nine deaths and five people missing due to landslides caused by the storm on the southern island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Kyushu
NFO Picketing Halts Two Bangor Livestock Truck Deliveries
National Farmers Organization members picketed Bangor and West Salem livestock venues Monday to deter unloads, turning back two trucks while asserting operations in Monroe County and four action posts across the area. Local sheriff notes no aid requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Bangor
Everett Bergemann
la Crosse County
Paul
Pip) Wuest
Wuest
West Salem
NFC
Monroe County
Grayson Brooks
Sparta
Tracy’s Tavern
Leon
Verdeen Richgruber
Cataract
Ed Marten
Ed Graf
Clifton
Tomah
Tomah High School
Graf
Tshombe Seeks Young Whites As Recruits
Premier Moise Tshombe’s Congo government starts a drive in Salisbury to enlist young whites to fight Communist backed Congolese rebels. Selected fitness applicants are flown to the Congo to reinforce regular army units at salaries up to 280 dollars a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Southern Rhodesia
Moise Tshombe
Congo
Tshombe
Katanga
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
D-Calif
Washington
National
American Airlines
Franklin D
Albany
Chicago
UPI
James Bartest
Democratic National Platform
Freedom
Robert Kastenmeier
Elizabeth Hawkes
Washburn
Pennsylvania
David Lawrence
Gaylord Nelson
State Democratic Party
National Democratic Organization
Atlantic
Los Angeles
Herman Jessen
Eagle River
Jessen
United States
Fish Creek
Middlewest
Door County
Jim Wimmer
Europe
Wimmer
Humphrey
LBJ
Mort Fischel
Fischel
James R. Burns
L. Peter Grovesdale Harkness
Ron Ping
Richard Erickson
Leslie C. Erickson C
Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
U.S
Salem Buses
Brookside
Walker
Sunnymede
Pleasant Valley
Barre Mills
Oakhurst
Hillview
Young Convention
David B. Marth
Wausau
Che la Crosse Tribune
Logan Jr
Skeeter Schedule
Mrs. Reynolds
By John Wyngaard
William C. Hansen
Stevens Point
State University
State Assembly
Senate
Tory
State Building Commission
Democratic Organization
Milwaukee County
Everett Dirksen
Wilbur Renk
U.S. Senate
Waukesha
Renk
James Horn
Thomas Sletten
Charles Hanson
Sletten-McKee
Seventh and
King Streets
Central Wisconsin
Jerry Randall
West Salem Guernsey Pavilion
Jim Holberg
Tire Sale
Cities Service
Holberg’s
8Th and
Jackson Sts
RAY Distributors
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!