Plan Return Of Island To Government
A private group claiming Hopkins Island near Pettybone Park Wisconsin may lose title to the federal government. La Crosse County records show quitclaim deeds from Dale Waterman to Jerold Hopkins and later to the Riverside Boat Club group, while the state and federal governments dispute ownership and trespass concerns arise as locals report encroachments and evictions.
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Mississippi
la Crosse County
Wisconsin
Pettibone Park
Pier In
Shore Acres
Dist. Atty
John Flynn
Flynn
Riverside Group
la Crosse
Jerold C. Hopkins
Usher Sr
Hopkins
Office of Register of Deeds
Everett Range
Dale G
Eleanor O. Waterman
Register
Waterman
Group of 23
Opening Schedules For City Schools Announced
The City District Board of Education has announced opening schedules for La Crosse schools and the registration hours for kindergarten pupils.
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la Crosse
City District Board of Education
Milwaukee editor Chester Vonier dies at 71 in Los Angeles
Chester Vonier 71 a lifelong newspaper man died Monday in Los Angeles from pneumonia. A Milwaukee native and 1912 Marquette journalism graduate he retired in 1962 after serving as copy editor and picture editor at the Milwaukee Sentinel from 1935 to 1948 and working on papers in Minneapolis Bismarck and San Francisco.
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Milwaukee
Chester Vonier
Middle West
West
Los Angeles
Vonier
Marquette University College of Journalism
Racine Times Call
Milwaukee Sentinel
Minneapolis
Minn
Bismarck
North Dakota
San Francisco
School Reopening Plans For Local High And Junior High
School officials outline opening schedules for Logan Central High and Longfellow Lincoln junior highs. Sept 3 starts with staggered arrivals for grades 7 8 9 10 11 12 and full days resume Sept 4 with fees due at registration.
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Lincoln
Proposed School Budget Ahead of 1963 in La Crosse
The 1964 La Crosse City District Public School budget runs ahead of 1963 by 245,973.11 dollars. William O. Radtke and Joseph Keller presented figures to the board of education Monday night. Further budget discussion is set for Sept 9 and Sept 10. Debt service shows the largest increase with 592,351.96 dollars, including interest on bonds for the new South Side high school. Other changes include increases in auxiliary services and operation, plus smaller shifts in maintenance transportation and capital outlay.
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la Crosse City
Board of Education
William O. Radtke
Joseph Keller
New South Side
Contested Assessments Reduced by City Board of Review
Five contested assessments were reduced at the board of review’s final meeting of the fiscal year. Two assessments were sustained. Items include Bruce Helbling 2332 Ferry St and Dahl Properties 141 S. 6th St with significant reductions and totals. Kircher 1428 Farnam St and Layton 2314 State St sustained with new totals.
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Board of Review
Alice Dickson
Bruce Helbling
Ferry St
Robert J. Peshak
S. 28Th St
Lyle and
Inez Molstad
Seiler Lane
H. P. Kircher
Farnam St
Eileen M. Layton
Galesville
State St
Girl Struck by Car Hospitalized in Wisconsin
Three year old Susan J. Peterson of Green Bay Street Wisconsin was hospitalized after darting into a northbound car on 16th Street near Park Avenue in La Crosse Police said the Veum car from Whittier California struck her and a passenger suffered a nose injury The girl was taken to La Crosse Lutheran Hospital with facial and limb bruises
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Susan J. Peterson
Arland Peterson
Green Bay St
Viola
Wis
16Th Street
Park Avenue
Harland V
Veum
la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
Store Owner Denies Appraising Stolen Stamp
Mrs. R. L. Moore operator of Moore's Book and Stamp Shop 503 Main St says she did not ap praise a stolen stamp valued at 500 by owners. The Tribune reported two boys were apprehended for the theft and feared selling it after an appraisal of 150 at Moore's. She states Moore's made no appraisal or offer to buy and only allowed the boy to use a catalog for ID.
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R. L. Moore
Moore's
Main St
Tribune
New Orleans Man Sentenced in Wisconsin Burglary Case
Dennis W. Fontenot, 32, was sentenced by Judge Leonard F. Roraff in La Crosse County Court for burglary. He broke into Robert Hausner’s home at 818 Charles St. on July 28 and stole a steam iron and a purse, receiving six months in jail after a trial.
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New Orleans
la Crosse County
Dennis W. Fontenot
Leonard F. Roraff
Robert Hausner
Charles Sr
La Crosse Education Committee to Meet
The La Crosse Citizens' Education Committee will convene at 7 30 p m Thursday in Room 2 of Campus School at 16th and State Streets. Agenda includes school attachment, direct election of the board of education, public relations on Logan Junior High veto action, and discussions with the city plan commission architects and City Council. The meeting is open to the public.
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la Crosse
16Th
State Sts
Board of Education
Logan
City Plan Commission
LBJ Turns 55 as Kennedy Hosts Breakfast Cake
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson marked his 55th birthday with a breakfast cake presented during the weekly meeting of Democratic legislative leaders with President Kennedy. House Speaker John W. McCormack described the cake as very fine.
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Washington
Vice
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Rogers Named to Congregational Church Staff in Wisconsin
William H. Rogers, 39, of Ebner's Coulee, will move to Madison to fill a newly created staff post organizing lay life and work for the Wisconsin Conference United Church of Christ. He will oversee stewardship missions publicity and publications across four regional associations serving 29 churches and 107608 Christians.
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William H. Rogers
Ebner’s Coulee
Wisconsin
United Church of Christ
Madison
Clarence F. McCall
Rogers
First Congregational Church of
St. John’s United Church of Christ of
Kennedy's Back Problems Intensify at White House
President Kennedy again reports a bothersome back with no extraordinary treatment needed. White House press secretary Pierre Salinger says there is nothing new beyond ongoing care and cannot specify when the discomfort began though it likely flared last weekend.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Ice Box Raid Tops List Of Thefts
A refrigerator raid at Mrs. Kenneth Crandall s home on Mississippi Street led to the loss of tuna salad wieners meat loaf and bananas between Sunday evening and Tuesday 2 p.m. The floor was unlocked. A license plate 72F disappeared from Newburg Motor Co. and showed up on a car near 7th and Cass Streets. A lawn edger valued at 4 95 was stolen from Lance Greene s garage on King Street. Mrs. Lester King reported clothing and towels taken from a laundry machine at Superior 400 Laundromat during a two hour period ending about 2 a.m. Tuesday leaving her children without clothes.
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Charles, St
Superior 400 Laundromat
Illinois Lawn Experts Ordered Out Of Town
Two Illinois men peddling lawn topdressing were driven out of La Crosse after an elderly couple paid them 132 dollars for peat dirt and seed. Judge Eugene A. Toepel criticized the deal as absurd and police tracked the men to 139 South 10th Street where they had not completed the job. After a conference with local authorities they agreed to return 35 dollars and depart.
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Illinois
la Crosse
Eugene A. Toepel
John Hardimans
S. 14Th St
Toepel
Radio Highlights Tuesday Sports Scores and Pop
Radio highlights list programs on WLCX at 7 p.m. Vox Pop and WKTY at 8 45 p.m. feature baseball coverage Milwaukee Braves versus Houston Colt 45s with game details likely included.
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WLCX
WKTY
Milwaukee Braves
Houston Colt
Remodeling Of Grandstand Is Lagging In Tri State Area
Cement finisher shortage slows Memorial Field grandstand remodeling in La Crosse. North end may be usable by Sept 6 ahead of Central High vs Chippewa Falls grid clash. Completion targeted Sept 3 at $44220 with unsafe concrete removed. Morse Tuckpointing cites 4 of 10–12 needed finishers hired.
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Tri-State
Memorial Field
la Crosse City
Central High School
Chippewa Falls High School
la Crosse
Morse Tuckpointing Co., Inc
Morse
Board, Commission To Meet Wednesday
The La Crosse City School District Board of Education will meet with the City Plan Commission at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the mayor's office at city hall. Supt. John A. Bjorge says the capital improvement program, including the bend issue for the new South Side high school, is on the agenda.
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la Crosse City
City Plan Commission
City Hall
John A. Bjorge
Bend
New South Side
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