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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1963
Page
10
Obituaries recount deaths of Theodore F Forbush Mabel area Melvin Amdahl and Amon H Strait from Wisconsin Minnesota, noting services dates locations churches and survivors including spouses children and siblings.
Court records list speeding fines and related offenses in Prairie du Chien and nearby towns with amounts ranging from 18 to 103 dollars. Names include Charles A. Weir Allan Linder Steven Treiber Robert Schane Harvey Wagner Gary Drallmeier Gary Olson George R. Lyga Verdell Helstad LeRoy Peterson Ernest Odell Dahl Bruce A Schell Larry E Nelson and Cora Murphy noted in ambulance transfer.
Marvin Sinn aged 24 from St Paul was released on $200 bail on charges of overload and leaving the scene after his 60,000 pound truck with 600 cases of eggs toppled a canal bridge at Hatfield on County Highway K. The bridge, owned by Northern States Power Co., collapsed under the weight. Sinn says he did not know the bridge had collapsed and was not in Hatfield. an eye witness identified his tractor and trailer. A trial date will be set.
John Gordon 93 decided to stop driving after police said he ran a red light struck a parked car and another vehicle then drove the wrong way on a one way street. He cited aging and received light fines totaling 25 dollars in traffic court.
Houston Minnesota hosts a Saturday dance sponsored by Arneb Sheldon Post 423. Dell's orchestra will provide the music for the August 31 event.
New York police hunted a sadist as the slayer of two career women found slain in their East Side apartment. Janice Wylie 21 and Emily Hoffert 22 were discovered bound with torn sheets. both stabbed repeatedly. Wylie, a Newsweek researcher, had received obscene calls. Hoffert was expected witness. Father Max Wylie noted crank calls. The crime has no clear motive or suspect.
Hillsboro Wisconsin hosts a professional rodeo September first and second as one of about 500 annual Rodeo Cowboys Association events. Bronco riding calf roping steer wrestling and bull riding highlight the program with a $1000 purse. Livestock is supplied by Bob Barnes Cherokee Iowa. Finals occur in December. About 225 drones and bulls contribute each season.
Sidney Lewis Sather 38 formerly of La Crosse died August 28 in Minneapolis Minnesota survived by sister Doris Tietze and brother Donald La Crosse parents preceded in death services Saturday at 10 a m Neilson Morris Funeral Home Minneapolis burial 3 30 p m Woodlawn Cemetery La Crosse Clara Vehrenkamp 79 of 344 S 22nd St died in a local hospital Funeral arrangements to be announced Wayne Clott 33 of 302 N 7th St died August 29 in a local hospital born September 18 1929 survived by widow Esther three daughters Linda Vicki Kimie Renee one son Robert two sisters burial Saturday 10 30 a m Dickinson Funeral Home Rev Lloyd Lambert officiating burial Oak Grove Cemetery call Friday evening
The list shows couples from Wisconsin and Minnesota planning weddings in early September. Names include Thomas Nicoski and Mary Eisenbart in Burlington, Richard Johansen and Janice Rosen in La Crosse, Jerome Starling and Carol Galligan in La Crosse, Frank Hafner and Judith Petersen in La Crosse, LaVern Johnson and Dawn Lund in La Crosse, and Harvey Matlak and Janice Hoefke in Farmington.
Probate court in La Crosse County Wisconsin schedules a hearing on September 17, 1963 for the estate of Ludwig Scheck to approve the executor’s account determine debts and heirs settle inheritance tax and assign the residue while terminating any joint tenancy or life estate if present. Everett J. Hoch represents the estate in La Crosse at 411 Exchange Building with Judge Eugene A. Toepel presiding.
Birth announcements from St. Francis, Memorial, General, and local hospitals list newborns across Wisconsin and Iowa. Daughters and sons are noted for families including Walden, Fuller, Bonney, Olson, Berns, Fisher, Steele, Treangen, with locations Caledonia Mabel Garnaville Garnav ille and Mary L. Sherer.
Sparta Wisconsin Gordon B Westland 44 of Conrath sustained multiple rib fractures and a fractured collarbone when a basement wall collapsed at St Marys Hospital Thursday afternoon He works for Nels Johnson Construction Co of Winona building a new hospital addition His condition is listed as satisfactory Raymond Jandt 47 of Sparta suffered a possible leg fracture after a heavy aluminum piece fell at the Decomet Co Plant early Thursday
Local notices list Rudy's A W serving bratwurst and sauerkraut sandwiches and dining specials. Office supply stores advertise price cuts and a free Collegiate pen with a $1.50 purchase. Swartz Office Supply is promoted alongside the only self service laundrette in La Crosse offering a soaking cycle. The Thomas Annett Piano Studio plans a September 8 reopen and contact numbers are given. Several rummage sales across La Crosse and nearby towns feature clothes, furniture, and household items. Barbecued ribs and Flavor Crisp chicken are advertised at The Dodge House. Marilyn Manning Clarkin and daughter visit relatives in Wisconsin from Venice California.
A dense classified page advertises dinner and breakfast cooks at State College cafeteria with hours 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and a professional baker position. It also lists temporary cleaning workers, waitresses, kitchen help, and general office typists with locations in La Crosse Wisconsin and Beloit. Industry roles include dairy farm hands and delivery work for students. Also included are real estate listings for homes and rentals around La Crosse area.
Classified column lists miscellaneous sale items and trade offers with brief notices. Reads like a rapid fire section of miscellaneous wants and needs.
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