Navy Honor Given Central High Graduate
Gerald W. Patschall, a 1954 Central High School graduate and former football and baseball athlete, received a Navy commendation for his actions during a fire on an LST after a June 1955 explosion at Gibbs Shipyard Jacksonville. He returned to the stricken ship 15 minutes after the blast, helped fight the 14 hour blaze amid fumes and risk of capsizing, and was praised for tenacity, fortitude and devotion to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central High School
Navy
Gerald W. Patschall
Ireman
Hugo Patschall
S. 14Th St
Central
Gibbs’ Shipyard
Jacksonville
Fla
Patschall
Patschull
Small Claims Court Triples Cases in August
Judge John Bosshard reports 187 cases started in August with over 30000 dollars in claims. The court handles claims up to 1000 dollars but a 1955 act allows higher limits, offsetting potential Circuit Court costs. About 40 cases would have gone to Circuit Court, costing roughly 5000 dollars in fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Claims Court
John Bosshard
Bosshard
Walter Kohler
Hatfield Idyll Marks Lake Arbutus Recreation Area Dedication
More than 300 people gathered at Lake Arbutus Hatfield to dedicate a new recreation area jointly managed by Jackson and Clark counties. The park honors late conservation warden Mark Russell who died in the line of duty on May 21 1955. Circuit Judge Bruce Beilfuss led ceremonies beside the Russell monument near the bathhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatfield
Wis
Lake Arbutus
Jackson and
Clark
Mark Russell
Russell
New Bathhouse
Bruce Beilfuss
Minnesota State Fair Sets Attendance Records
The Minnesota Fair drew 88 377 visitors on a special children's day and increased the three day total to over 309 000. Attendance surpassed last year by 8 881 as the fair runs through Labor Day with youngsters flocking to grounds for youth events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minnesota
Jail Sentence Deferred For Defendant In Neglect Case
Clement Hegel was sentenced to one year in the County Jail with commitment suspended for two weeks after pleading guilty to neglect of minor children. He is placed on probation to Minnette Sprain as his two children ages seven and five, cared for temporarily at the La Crosse Home for Children. A similar charge against Mrs Lillian Hegel was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement Hegel
Hegel
Chhildren
Minnette Sprain
Miss Sprain
la Crosse
Lillian Hegel
Four Officers Bag Pistol Meet Honors in Appleton
Four city police officers earned top spots at the Wisconsin Police Protective Assn pistol meet in Appleton. Ray Lichtie won first in class D rapid fire, William Black took second in class E individual, and Lichtie Baker Black and James Jacobson were runners up in the class E team event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Police Protective Assn
Appleton
Ray Lichtie
William Black
Lichtie
Richard Baker
Black
James Jacobson
Three County Court Cases Adjourned to Later Dates
Three cases set for Monday afternoon in County Court were adjourned to later dates. A forgery charge against Mark J P Ramun of Youngstown Ohio was set for Thursday afternoon. Francis Knight with no address listed had his vagrancy case moved to Wednesday afternoon. Frederick P Eckert of 14 S 11th St had his drunk and disorderly and resisting arrest charges rescheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark J P. Ramun
Youngstown
Ohio
Francis Knight
Frederick P. Eckert
S. 11Th St
Innocent Plea for Mile Koula in Non Support Case
Mile Koula of 627 S 6th St pleaded innocent in County Court to a charge of non support of four children aged 16 13 8 and 4. Preliminary hearing set for 2 p m Sept 12. Koula allowed to sign his loan fixed at 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mile Koula
S. 6Th St
Monjday
Koula
Eileen
Mother Charged With Murder Over Drowned Newborn Baby
Milwaukee Wisconsin. Evangeline Schnyder charged with first degree murder in the drowning of her newborn girl and disposal on a housing project rubbish pile. She waived preliminary hearing and is bound over to Municipal Court on $15 000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Evangeline Schnyder
John Decker
Crank Begins 10-Year Term For Shooting Wife
In Durham North Carolina Robert Floyd Crank 32 started a decade in prison after pleading no contest to assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill for shooting his wife Isabel Hartman Crank paralyzing her. A Duke University doctor warned she cannot live more than five years, and no further charges can be brought unless she dies within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N.C
Robert Floyd Crank
Crank
North Carolina
Duke University
Superior Court
C. W. Hall
Isabel Hartman Crank
Probation Granted for Break In at Craig's Feed Mill
William A. La Bonne aged 20 from Winona received a one to three year suspended sentence at Green Bay Reformatory after pleading guilty to breaking and entering Craig's Feed Mill Holmen. Judge Lincoln Neprud placed him on three years probation to the State Department of Public Welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. la Bonne
Winona
Green Bay Reformatory
Craig
Holmen
Lincoln Neprud
la Bonne
State Department of Public Welfare
Glasses and billfold reported missing in La Crosse
City police were notified of two losses in La Crosse. Henry Wannecke reported a dark shell rimmed glasses loss on Windsor between Liberty and Caledonian streets. Edwin A. Miller reported a brown leather billfold with $6 and papers missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Henry Wannecke
Avon St
Windsor
Liberty
Caledonian
Edwin A. Miller
Hanover, Jr
Good Contract Practices For Avoiding Disputes
A Wisconsin Bar Association note argues clear written terms reduce disputes and improve relations. It urges detailing each party’s duties, timing, location, payment terms, and price, and warns not to sign unless willing to be bound by all written terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Bar Assa
XYZ Company
Death of Otto Reetz at 75 in Madison Area
Otto Reetz, 75, of 517 Copeland Ave., died Monday at a Madison hospital after a long illness. Survived by wife Alma, a brother Henry of Tomah, sisters Emma Wilde of Tomah and Minnie Pasch of New Lisbon, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the funeral home 933 Rose St. Rev. Walter Gutzke officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Reetz
Copeland Ave
Madison Hospital
Alma
Henry
Tomah
Emma Wilde
Minnie Pasch
New Lisbon
Rose St
Walter Gutzke
Oak Grove Cemetery
Obituaries of Mary Sauerbier and Nessler in Wisconsin notices
Mary Sauerbier 58 Genoa Wis died in hospital Monday survived by son Henry Sauerbier Genoa two brothers George Hutzler Genoa and Joseph Hutzler Gulf Beach Fla husband Henry died June 5 1955. Funeral Thursday 830 am at home Genoa 9 am St Charles Church Requiem High Mass burial in church cemetery Rosary 8 pm Wednesday. Joseph Allan Carrier 29 days son of Willis and Mrs Carrier Prospect St died in local hospital Monday survived by parents Lyndon Lonnie at home maternal grandparents Klinski Caledonia Minn paternal grandparents Leslie Carrier La Crosse burial at Woodlawn Cemetery Dickinson Funeral Home. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm at Dickinson Funeral Home Caledonia St Rev Walter Gutzke officiating. Burial Woodlawn. Friends may call Dickinson Funeral Home this evening. Earl W Nessler died at Veterans Hospital early Monday funeral Thursday 2 pm at Caledonia St chapel Rev Richard Truitt officiating burial Oak Grove Cemetery survivors include sisters Etta Betsinger La Crosse Della West St Paul Minn and brother Alfred R Nessler La Crosse World War I veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sauerbier
Genoa
Wis
Henry Sauerbier
George Hutzler
Joseph Hutzler
Gulf Beach
Fla
Henry
St. Charles Catholic Church
Nicholas ‘Kreibich
Joseph Allan Carrier
Willis Carrier
Prospect St
Lyndon
Lonnie
Louis Klinski
Caledonia
Minn
Leslie Carrier
la Crosse
Dickinson Funeral
Caledonia St
Walter Gutzke
Woodlawn
Dickinson
Earl W. Nessler
Veterans Hospital
Richard Truitt
Oak Grove Cemetery
Etta Betsinger
Della West
St. Paul
Alfred R. Nessler
Weather breaks heat wave in Coulee Region as cool air moves in
After record high temperatures the Coulee Region saw a dramatic cool down. A. D. Sanial noted 29 days above average in two months with 15 in August and 14 in July. Winds shifted from southwest to northwest bringing dry Canadian air. highs fell from 101 to 67 by evening. Overnight lows near 58 with 65 at the airport by midmorning. Wisconsin’s coolest spots reached 47 at Park Falls Phillips Spooner while Fraser posted 22. California readings hit 111 in Thermal and El Centro as summer persisted elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coulee
A. D. Sanial
Mississippi Valley
Sanial
Wisconsin
Park Falls
Phillips
Spooner
Fraser
Thermal
E! Centro
Calif
Summer
Auto Crash Injures Out-of-State Driver in City
A 21-year-old man from Chester SC suffered minor injuries in a two car crash at Rose and Hagar. Donald F. Plucker was eastbound on Hagar and charged with failing to stop at a stop sign. Damage totaled 450 dollars. McCann’s front end 250 and Plucker’s right side 200. The city marked its 616th consecutive day without a traffic fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose and
Hagar
Donald F. Plucker
Chancellor, S.C
Plucker
Hagar Street
James Emery McCann
Mtd. R
French Island
Rose Street
Marriage Licenses Issued in La Crosse and Surrounding Areas
La Crosse couples Gordon Searle and Elizabeth Schwertel plan a Sept 3 ceremony in La Crosse. Roger Novak and Caroline Pretasky also wed Sept 3 in La Crosse. Hazen Ames and Wilhelmina Kudlas to marry in Galesville. Eugene Burrow and Betty Van Dunk to wed in La Crosse. Wilfred Hart and Eileen Mergen, Tomah. Edward Zirk and Betty Meacham, Wilton. Donald Wegener and Eleanore Wood, Sparta. William Gesell and Fave Thompson wed Aug 28. Richard Baker Merrill and Jo Ann Modahl of Galesville set Sept 10 ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon C. Searle
25Th St
Elizabeth J. Schwertel
Ferry St
la Crosse
Roger Novak
S. 14Th St
Caroline Pretasky
Hazen Ames
Galesville
Wilhelmina Kudlas
Sumner St
Eugene N. Burrow
Holmen
Betty van Dunk
St. Paul
Wilfred Hart
Eileen Mergen
Tomah
Edward A. Zirk
Glendale
Betty Jean Meacham
Wilton
Donald A. Wegener
Lake Bluff
Iowa
Eleanore Carol Wood
Sparta
Whitehall
Wis
William Walter Gesell
Jo Ann Thompson
Winona
Richard Baker Merrill
Bronxville
N.Y
Jo Ann Modahl
Window Peeper Chased From 1600 Block Jackson Street
A window peeper was spotted Monday at a residence in the 1600 block on Jackson Street. The resident saw the intruder peering inside and fled as family members ran outside to pursue him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Street
Parking space survey shows unused stalls near new auditorium
A survey north of the new auditorium found 16 empty parking stalls despite near capacity for the second performance. Mayor Knutston cited curb and gutter work that limited street parking. Condemnation proceedings began for two remaining properties to add parking. The council seeks appraisals and talks to buy land on the Post Office block northeast corner for more lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo G. Knutston
Council
Pleads Guilty To Negligent Homicide In Monroe
Kenneth Troxell 20 of Monroe pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and was bound over to Circuit Court by Judge Marshall L. Peterson on $500 bond. He faces charges over the May 19 death of James Kenneth Thompson 19, also of Monroe, a passenger in Troxell’s car which veered off a road west of Evansville and overturned. A coroner's jury at an inquest last week recommended the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Kenneth Troxell
Marshall L. Peterson
James Kenneth Thompson
Troxell
Evansville
Fire causes slight damage to mattress in city home
A cigarette started a mattress fire at the C. Ocegley residence 1712 Charles St at 3:23 p.m. Monday causing slight damage. City firemen were also called at 4:21 p.m. Monday for a rubbish fire in the alley behind the O. E. Landsvert residence 1534 Park Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DPD
C. Ocegley
Charles St
O. E. Landsvert
Park Ave
Beloit Man Dismissed On Wheelchair Theft Charge
A May 26 1953 charge of stealing a wheelchair filed against Robert Harman of Beloit was dismissed in County Court on the district attorney’s motion. Harman faced counts of being the bailee of Hoeschler’s wheelchair and fraudulently taking and converting it to his own use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Harman
Beloit
Harman
Jake Hoeschler
Madewell Chair Co Honored for Safety Record
Chicago report notes Madewell Chair Co of Sheboygan Wisconsin was honored by the National Association of Furniture Manufacturers for an outstanding safety record. It marked a second consecutive year of the award for the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Madewell Chair Co
Sheboygan, Wis
National Assn. of Furniture Manufacturers
Madewell
Vandalism Reported at Eisse Woodwork Co Building
Officials of Eisse Woodwork Co at 1400 Rose Street reported to police Monday that vandals had broken a number of windows on the west side of the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisse Woodwork Co
Rose St
84th Division Band To Play Concert Here
The 84th Infantry Division Band of the US Army Reserve will perform a concert at Riverside Park on Wednesday at 8 p.m. The Milwaukee unit, at Camp McCoy for annual training, features Maj. Martin A. Fahl as adviser and Lt. Donald F. Mohr as director. Brig. Gen. Edward Carmichael will speak mid program. selections include Wings of Victory, Orpheus Overture, and Battle Hymn of the Republic, with a glee club number and solos by Sergeant and Corporal performers. The band will also give a show at Tomah Veterans Administration Hospital and for post dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
84Th Infantry Division
United States Army Reserve
Riverside Park
84Th Band
Milwaukee
Camp McCoy
Martin A. Fahl
USAR
McCoy
84Th
Donald F. Mohr
Edward Carmichael
Hudson
Ventre
Offenbach
Anderson
Hamel
William Hoffman
Gordon Bennett
Richard Anschuets
von Weber
Morrissey
Daniel Ferrari
Palange
George Gershwin
Bennett
Yoder
84Th Division
Clyde Russell
Glee Club
Wisconsin
Finn
Eldon Hepner
Ringwald
Ades
Cpl
Gerald Nutting
Sgt. Russell
Veterans Administration Hospital
Tomah
Scout Staff Holds Session At Decorah
Gateway Area Council Boy Scouts of America commissioners gathered at Camp Decorah on Sunday August 28 to plan the 1955 56 program. Attendees reviewed council organization advancement procedures and roundtable planning for five districts with events including the Paul Bunyan Timber Rally and a Mystery Rendezvous. The Explorer planning conference and Scouters training course were scheduled for September and October at Camp Decorah and Camp Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gateway Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
Camp Decorah
John Sleik
Arthur Jordan
Commissioners
Commissions
Carrol Weigel
Russell Sands
Council
Paul Bunyan
Camp Williams
Bathhouses At Beaches Close For Season
The city bathhouses at Black River and Pettibone Park beaches will close for the season Wednesday night according to recreation director Eugene Fry. River beaches will stay open with guards on duty until weather changes. the municipal pool and bath house will remain open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River
Pettibone Park
Eugene Fry
Fry
Two Defendants Pay Fines for Disorderly Conduct
Two defendants pleaded guilty in County Court Monday to disorderly conduct charges and paid fines and costs. Linn Nichols of Bangor paid 15 dollars plus 9.95 dollars in costs for disorderly conduct at home Monday night. Frank Ames of 1727 North Salem Road paid 25 dollars plus 7.35 dollars in costs and 8 dollars restitution for damages to a wrist watch belonging to West Salem resident Marshall Leonard Mach after resisting eviction at a filling station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy V. Ahistrom
Linn Nichols
Bangor
Frank Ames
N. Salem Rd
West Salem
Marshall Leonard Mach
Ames
Mach
Warrant Reissued for Risberg in Nonsupport Case
Judge Roy V. Ahlstrom re issued a warrant for Phillip Risberg of Shore Line Inn 827 Green Bay St for failure to appear at trial on a nonsupport charge in County Court slated Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Phillip Risberg
Shore Line Inn
Green Bay St
Risberg
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Unifax
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Gilbert Grandval
France
Morocco
Paris
Edgar Faure
Grandval
Billford
Vrother
Joseph A. Carrier
Charleston
S.C
Elmer
Trigger) Burke
Burke
Folly Beach
Boston
New York
Eleanor Waxer
Detroit
Mich
Fort Knox
Washington, D.C
Senate Civil Service
Decorah
Schumacher Cuncial
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