Seek Citizen Aid In Mental Illness Drive
Nationwide push to mobilize a citizens army against mental illness will place field service staff in Wisconsin and 32 other states this fall. The National Association for Mental Health received a $50,000 grant from Smith, Kline and French Laboratories to fund the effort.
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Wisconsin
Citizens’ Army
National Assn
Smith, Kline and French Laboratories
Philadelphia
la Crosse
Wisconsin Assn. For Mental Health
Richard P. Swigart
National Assn. For
Walter W. Argow
Wisconsin Association
Madison
City Highway Aid Increased By 87 000 For La Crosse
City engineer Zenno A. Gorder says La Crosse will gain about 87 000 dollars in 1956 from state road aid due to a 2 percent gasoline tax increase. The Wisconsin League of Municipalities and state highway commission estimates place the total as 673 dollars per mile for 127.85 miles of city roads affected.
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la Crosse
Zenno A. Gorder
Wisconsin League of Municipalities
State Highway Commission
Gorder
Gasoline Spill Cleanup After Bridge Collision In La Crosse
La Crosse fire department crews flushed spilled gasoline and cleared debris from a two car crash on the Causeway near the La Crosse River bridge. The incident occurred around 12 23 a m with trucks responding at 12 30 a m.
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la Crosse
la Crosse River
Partnership Basics in Wisconsin Bar Guidance
The Wisconsin Bar Association explains when a business venture forms a partnership or other association. A partnership exists when two or more share profits and losses with equal control, even without a formal agreement, carrying mutual liability and easy dissolution by a partner.
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Wisconsin
Council Audit and Purchase Committee Meeting Planned
The Council Audit and Purchase Committee will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Council Chambers to review audit specifications procedures and the cost of future audits. Aldermen have been notified. Discussion includes state auditing the city’s books. current auditing is by local auditors.
Leads County Cop On Fast Long Chase
Max B. Longmire paid a 50 dollar fine and 5 dollar costs in County Court for reckless driving after being clocked at 80 mph on CTHM near midnight. Patrolman George Ruud reported he couldn’t catch him at 100 mph on Hwy 14 earlier, and the judge warned of possible license suspension for a year.
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Max B. Longmire
R. 1
George Ruud
Longmire
Hwy
Two Onalaska Youths Fined for Gasoline Theft
Two rural Onalaska youths Ronald Bechen aged 17 and Jerry Salomonsen aged 16 were fined 40 dollars each or 30 days in County Jail after stealing gasoline from a Darling Rendering Works truck in Meadary. They were caught by the manager during siphoning and later admitted the theft following sheriff's bloodhound evidence.
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Onalaska
Darling Rendering
Medary
Ronald Bechen
Jerry Salomonsen
Darling
Robert Scullin
Bedhen
Salomonsen
Five Hurt In City Vehicle Crash At Causeway Near River Bridge
At 12 23 a m Monday five persons were injured in a two car collision near the La Crosse River Bridge on the Causeway. Pomeroy suffered head cuts and a knee injury while Dorothy Schiessl a passenger had a minor nose injury. Marjorie Foehser cut a finger Richard Marshall bruised a leg and Mrs Morrison escaped with a stiff neck. Damage to Marshall s car totaled 300. The accident followed a stalled Marshall vehicle that rolled toward a service station as the Checker Cab approached from behind. La Crosse marked 615 days without a traffic fatality as of midnight August 28.
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la Crosse River
Manley G. Pomeroy
N. 8Th St
Dorothy Schiessl
Maidosa St
Marjorie Foehser
Ferry St
Richard W. Marshall
Sth
Ave. S
Eldon Erickson
Viroqua
Richard Morrison
Marshall
la Crosse River Bridge
Pomeroy
la Crosse
Innocent Plea Entered in Cleveland Area Beer Case
In Canton Ohio county court Carl Sigenthaler pleaded innocent to contributing to the delinquency of six city teenagers by providing beer. He recalled buying two six packs and heading to Milwaukee Road yards, then waking to find his beer and wallet missing.
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Canton
Ohio
Carl Sigenthaler
Samuel Ellis
Donald Myron
James Aylesworth
Sharon Dayton
Jean Strasser
David Wang
Milwaukee Road
Three Youths Admit Series Of Burglaries
Three teenage city boys confessed to police detectives that they committed a series of burglaries. A 15 year old and two 13 year olds admitted stealing from Trinity Lutheran Church and Gamble's store. Loot included a half-filled gallon of altar wine and various goods totaling about 202 dollars. All suspects are in probation custody.
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Vern Weber
Trinity Lutheran Church
Charles and
Sill Streets
Weber
Bernard Sauer
Gamble
Eau Claire Quartet to Sing at Riverside Park Bandshell
The La Crosse and Eau Claire SPEBSQSA chapters present a free evening program of barbershop quartet and choral numbers at the Riverside Park bandshell Tuesday night. The Eau Claire chorus placed second in the Land O Lakes District chorus contest earlier this summer.
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la Crosse
Eau Claire
Spebsqsa
Riverside Park
Probation Set For Wilson Weber On Vagrancy Plea
Wilson Weber of 81912 Rose Street received a six month suspended sentence in County Court on a vagrancy charge. Judge Roy V. Ahistrom placed him on probation to the State Department of Public Welfare and ordered him to stay out of taverns refrain from intoxicants avoid unnecessary job absences and use wages to support himself and family.
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Wilson Weber
Rose St
State Department of Public Welfare
Roy V. Ahistrom
Weber
Holiday on Ice Matinee Hosts Local Orphanage Guests
Children from La Crosse Children's Home and St. Michael's Orphanage will attend the Holiday on Ice matinee as guests at the auditorium. They will be transported free by La Crosse Transit Co. and the concessionaire will provide treats, said Auditorium Board Chairman August Grams.
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la Crosse
City Plan Commission to Meet Monday in City Hall
The City Plan Commission will hold a regular monthly session at 4 p.m. Monday in the mayor's office at City Hall. The group reviews a proposed ordinance to shrink required subdivision area for corner slots and discusses preliminary plans for a new fire station on Monitor Street.
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City Plan Commission
Commission
Monitor Street
Trial Date Set For Bad Check Charge In Holmen Case
County Court Judge Roy V Ahlstrom scheduled La Verne Pralle to stand trial at 2 p.m. on September 12 on a charge of issuing a worthless $25 check August 9 on the Bank of Holmen with intent to defraud the Onalaska City Service. Bond was set at $1,000.
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Roy
Ahlstrom
la Verne Pralle
10Th St
Pralle
Bank of
Holmen
Onalaska
Dr Gundersen Named Ex Officio Member Of Sears Roebuck Board
Dr Gundersen of La Crosse was named an ex officio member of the Sears Roebuck Foundation medical advisory board, a 16 member panel. Theodore V Houser announced the affiliation noting the board helps develop medical programs and administer grants. Gundersen co founded the Gundersen Clinic and serves as chair of the American Medical Association board of trustees.
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Chicago
Gunnar Gundersen
la Crosse
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Iton
Gundersen
Theodore V. Houser
Sears
Houser
Sears- Roebuck Foundation
Police Recapture Two Teenage Runaways in City
City police Friday apprehended two teenage girls aged 14 and 15 who had run away from Minneapolis homes. The youths were returned to their parents who arrived to take them home.
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City Police
Minneapolis
Driver Fined on Three Court Counts
Kenneth A Tyson 26 of 2616 Travis St paid 90 dollars in County Court Monday after a traffic incident on Losey boulevard. Patrolman Garbers said Tyson sped away and ran into an alley, returning only after his wife asked. Judge Ahistrom fined 50 for driving after license revocation, 25 for reckless driving and 15 for improper license plates.
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Kenneth A Tyson
Travis St
Heribert E. Garbers
Losey Boulevard
Tyson
Travis
Garbers
Roy V. Ahistrom
City Boy Hurt By Automobile In La Crosse Intersection
A nine year old La Crosse boy was struck by a panel truck and taken to a city hospital in a police patrol car with minor injuries. The incident occurred at the intersection of 4th and Mississippi streets as Duane Schmitz crossed 16th Street. The Hilton Pharmacy truck, driven by Robert Stonedahl, 18, of 1226 Market, was northbound when the boy darted into the path, leaving the driver unable to avoid impact. Stonedahl had reported a prior license suspension and irregular plates linked to Merlin J. Bailey, and testified about license issues at the arrest time.
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la Crosse
4Th and
Mississippi
Duane Schmitz
Mississippi St
Hilton Pharmacy
Robert
Stonedahl
Tyson
Merlin J. Bailey
Hilton
16Th Street
Duane
16Th
Forecast of Pleasant Two Day Weather Ahead
The forecast calls for fair and pleasant weather in La Crosse for Tuesday and Wednesday as Canadian air moves in ending August heat. Monday mid morning was 74 with highs near the middle 80s and a low around 65 tonight.
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la Crosse
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Missouri
South Dakota
Lone Rock
LaCrosse
Black River Falls
Yuma
Ariz
Big Piney
Wyo
Man Reports Lost Wallet in Morton Grove
Thomas W. Mitchell of 7906 Lotus Ave Morton Grove Illinois reported losing a brown wallet here on Friday. It contained no money but held valuable papers according to the police report.
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Thomas W. Mitchell
Lotus Ave
Morton Grove
Ill
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River Land
Rhythm Masters
ORCH
All Trips
Newport News, Va
Shipbuilding and Drydock Copier
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Unifax
Badger Bar
Lable
Dam
Tribune
Raymond F. Tesch
Chanute Air Force Base
Air Force
Ruud
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Onalaska Youths
City Quartet
Danny Schmidt
Oregon Coast
Una
Idaho
Washington, D.C
Dr. Gundersen
Fifth Avenue
Caledonia ST
Ato Unsie Company
Neon Supply
E Business
South Third Street
Melbo
Rose la Crosse
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