Fire and Police Report From Shelby and La Crosse Court Records
Fire units responded to a flooded oil burner and chimney fire at the William Smith residence in Shelby causing roof damage. La Crosse County court records show numerous defendants facing forgery theft assault speeding illegal passing and other charges with fines and jail terms, plus probation and restitution orders for several named defendants.
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William Smith
R. J. Stoddard
Marjorie Childers
S. 15Th St
Wisconsin
Taycheedah
Edward Smith Parker
Earl Dobbs
Bainbridge
Karen G. Krueger
Badger St
Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare
Norman Wolden
Westby
Maurice G. Wakefield
Minneapolis
Minn
Couny
Jan G. Sires
New Albin
Iowa
Harold H. Hemker
la Crosse
Ward McKenzie
Loomis St
Walter C. Kuebler
Brownsville
Harold K. Kolmorgen
Prairie du Sac
Leonard W. Delaney
N. 2Nd Ave
Onalaska
Othar L. Berger
Camp McCoy
Byron L. Ostrong
Weston St
Craig Taylor
Rhinelander
Duane M. Pettis
Riverbank
Calif
Annette M. Menke
Markesan
Thomas D. Richert
S. 16Th St
Gerald R. Miller
S. Oak St
la Crescent
James Beranek
St. James
Lonnie J. Godfrey Jr
James R. Erickson
Bangor
James M. Alexander
Sparta
Marriage Licenses In Wisconsin Area
List of couples from La Crosse Tomah Onalaska West Salem La Crosse Coon Valley and Baraboo area planning marriages Aug Sept dates with spouses from Racine Bangor La Crosse Tomah Baraboo Camp McCoy showing bride and groom names and residences and ceremony locations in Holmen La Crosse Onalaska Tomah Coon Valley and Baraboo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Stollmark
R. J. Onalaska
Gladys I. Stremcha
Holmen
William R. Fisher
Racine
Jeanette Knutson
Bangor
West Salem
John N. Scott
la Crescent St
Patsy Ann Lee
S. 26Th St
la Crosse
Larry D. Noyes
Tomah
Linda K. Wedde
Avon St
William E. Urbanek Jr
Box
Onalaska
Marlis A. Schlicht
S. 16Th St
Coon Valley
Lorin E. Lewis
Mary J. Lenox
Sparta
Wis
Milton L. Zellmer
Janette L. Kimpton
Elizabeth Sr
David F. Whereatt
Camp McCoy
Vivian M. Hohn
Baraboo
Local Rummage Sales Share This Weekend
Multiple rummage events listed across La Crosse region with dates August 28 29 various times and venues. Items include clothing for all ages household goods gifts appliances and toys. Locations include 2016 Prospect St 421 No 11th 2422 Jackson 2524 Sunrise Dr 1301 Shorewood Dr 1430 Winnebago 2128 Park Ave and 2803 Leonard.
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Prospect St
Jackson
A. H. Lidenberg
Charlotte Kohlhaus
Phoenix
Ariz
la Crosse
Robert Dunn
State St
Schmidty’s
State Road
Sunrise Drive
Leonard
Shorewood Drive
Park Avenue
Tri State Deaths Chronicle Local Obituaries
Edwin E Konze 73 of Sparta Wisconsin died August 26 in a Sparta hospital. Survived by widow Caroline four daughters and four sons plus siblings and grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday Robert Page Funeral Home Sparta burial Cataract Cemetery. Death due to heart attack. James Ward found the body. Memorials to Baptist Church not listed.
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Sparta
Wis
Edwin E. Konze
Caroline
Ross
Bernice) Huber
Donald
Lorraine) Ghent
Melrose
Lauren
Juanita) Jenkins
David
Joan) Abbott
Lambert
Mindoro
Eugene
Lavern
Cataract
Edwin Jr
Janesville
Mrs Ellen Martin 90 Soldier Grove native dies
Mrs Ellen Martin 90 of Soldiers Grove died Tuesday evening at a local nursing home. Services set for Friday at 2 p.m. in the Chitwood Funeral Home Elder Phillip Davenport officiating with burial at Sugar Grove. Her husband Eugene Martin preceded her in death. She leaves a daughter Alta Joholski a son Hugh a brother Melvin Hugh of Tacoma and a sister Ocey Wilcox Davenport plus three grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Soldiers Grove
Wrs
Ellen Martin
Chitwood Funeral Home
Phillip Davenport
Sugar Grove
Martin
Ellen Pugh
Crawford County
Eugene Martin
Roy
Alta) Joholski
Hugh
Merrillan
Melvin Hugh
Tacoma
Wash
Ocey Wilcox
Davenport
Iowa
Obituary notices for Carrie Sime and Edward Spangler Jr.
Carrie Sime 78 of Soldiers Grove died Aug 28 at a Viroqua home for the aged after a broken hip left her bed ridden since June. Services tentatively set for 2 p.m. Sat at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Burial North Kickapoo Cemetery. Chitwood Funeral Home in charge. Survived by sister Clara Winger of Viroqua. Edward Spangler Jr. 28 of Black River Falls died Aug 25 at the Boston VA hospital. Survived by widow Marilyn, two daughters Christine and Marie, parents, three brothers, seven sisters. Service Monday at the Methodist Church. Burial Riverside Cemetery. Langlois-Galston Funeral Home assisting. Austin J. Riley 66, Lycurgus area farmer.
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Soldiers Grove
Wis
Carrie Sime
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
North Kickapoo
Chitwood
Sime
Andrew Johnson
Eric Sime
Readstown
Viroqua
Clara Winger
Black River Falls
Wrs
Edward Spangler Jr
Edward Spangler Sr
Boston, Mass
Marilyn
Christine
Marie
Charles
Steven
Vernon
Edith Flowerette
Loretta Charneski
Joyce Haugstad
Helen Rue
Donna
Betty Ann
Janice Spangler
Methodist Church
L. Keith Hanley
Riverside Cemetery
Langlois-Galston
Obituary for Mrs. Frank Jennings of Caledonia at 75
Mrs. Esther Davy Jennings 75 of Caledonia died Aug 26 after a long illness. Born Jan 28, 1888 in Brownsville, she was the widow of Frank Jennings. Survived by two sons Francis Caledonia and Joseph Blair Wis. two brothers Thomas and John Davy. two sisters Mary Tessin Caledonia and Margaret Forer La Crosse. three grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at Steffen Funeral Home and 9:30 a.m. at St. John's Catholic Church with Rev. Thomas Adamson officiating. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday. Rosary at 8.
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James Ward
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Waukon
John McDonald
Mt. Olivet
Bakke-Hanson Funeral Home
Mr. Riley
Allamakee County
Thomas Riley
Loretta Haas
Nebraska
Lycurgus
Riley
Leonard Hanson
Leo
Ogallate
Neb
George Ward
Patrick Ward
Robert White
Fresno
Calif
Bitzen
Minn
Ella Frieberg
Eitzen
Ruth Frieberg
George
Clayton
Albert
Melvin Groupman
Missouri
Potter-Haugen Funeral Home
Caledonia
Frank Jennings
Esther Davy
Brownsville
John Davy
Francis
Joseph
Blair
Wis
Thomas
John
Mary Tessin
Margaret Forer
la Crosse
Steffen
St. John’s Catholic Church
Thomas Adamson
Calvary Cemetery
Boy raise funds for Kennedy Library with rabbits
Patrick Ryan six years old in St Petersburg. He advertised seven pet rabbits for sale at 1.25 each to raise money for the John F Kennedy Memorial Library at Harvard. His mother placed the ad after learning rabbits showed math skill by Pat. Proceeds go to the library.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
John F. Kennedy Memorial Library
Patrick Ryan
Harvard University
Pat
Tom Ryan
Kennedy Library
Retiring M Sgt Elmer J Blackburn Says Hello Goodbye
At Fort Knox Kentucky M Sergeant Elmer J Blackburn retires after 23 years of service. His son Elmer Jr leaves for basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina on the same day marking a family military milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Knox, Ky
Elmer J. Blackburn
Elmer Jr
Ft. Jackson, S.C
Water flea described as tiny freshwater shellfish
A water flea is clarified as not an insect but a small freshwater shellfish about one tenth of an inch long.
Longo Succeeds Togliatti as Italian Communist Leader
Luigi Longo, 64, formally succeeds the late Palmiro Togliatti as secretary general of the Italian Communist Party. The party elected Longo at a closed meeting the morning after Togliatti's funeral, continuing his longtime role as deputy since World War II.
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Rome
Luigi Longo
Palmiro Togliatti
Communist Party
Longo
Togliatti
Three Die in South Dakota Auto Crash Near Holmquist
A crash on U.S. 12 near Holmquist, South Dakota killed three people including Janie Bruns 17 and Lee Doring 17 and Mrs. Frederick Whitte 47. Eight others were injured, with two in critical condition. The Whitte vehicle collided with a Doring car after sideswiping near Holmquist. The Whitte family was en route to Princeton Minnesota, while moving possessions.
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Webster
Holmquist Corner
Whitte
Doring
Whittes
Princeton
Minn
Holmquist
South Dakota
Worker Feared Dead In Falk Accident
Milwaukee AP reports a Falk Corp accident trapped six workers in Shop N. 4. One man was trapped and believed dead as firefighters freed five others who were injured and taken to area hospitals. Cause not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Falk Corp
Falk
92 year old woman donates for police shotguns
Lottie Shepherd aged 92 donated 1700 to the Oklahoma City Police Department after learning the force was short on funds and needed 25 shotguns. She said the growing city requires better protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Lottie Shepherd
Librarian’s Claim Debated Over U.S. Copyright Copies
A statement contends the Library of Congress does not hold a copy for every copyrighted U.S. book. Experts note the scope of LOC collections and gaps in archival coverage, with librarians discussing challenges in cataloging and deposition requirements.
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Library of Congress
U.S
Luck Youth Dies In Auto Crash Near Chetek
Clinton D. Diede 23 of Luck Wis died in a one car crash near Chetek while returning from a Bible camp week end. He was buried Aug 20 in Luck and survived by his parents Mr and Mrs William Diede and one sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton D. Diede
Luck
Wis
la Crosse
Diede
William Diede
All
Richard Klos 84 dies at home in West Salem area
Richard Klos aged 84 of 2117 State Street died at his home on Wednesday August 26. He leaves widow Sophia, sister Anna Klos of West Salem and brother Nick of St. Joseph Ridge. He belonged to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Holy Name Society. Services Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Blaschke Funeral Home and 9 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church. Interment in Catholic Cemetery. Visitation Friday 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. with rosary at 7:30 p.m.
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Richard Klos
State St
Sophia
Anna Klos
West Salem
Nick
St. Joseph Ridge
Holy Name Society of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
South Side
Blaschke
Blessed Sacrament Church
Thomas O'Shaughnessy
Bank Robbery Attempt Ends With Bandit Escape
In Boston, a Suffolk-Franklin Bank teller Robert Mathias was handed a note demanding cash and threatening violence. The teller cried robbery, the bandit fled after the alarm was not raised, and no one was harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Robert Mathias
Suffolk-Franklin Bank
Park Square
Mathias
The Limits of Intimacy in September Reader's Digest
A thoughtful piece argues confession of infidelity to a spouse may be selfish or immature and questions the right to transfer pain to a partner. The September issue promotes a strong case for silence and reflects on honesty versus self-protection.
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Reader’s Digest
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Blace Ave
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