Pope John XXIII Improves. Surgery Not Planned
Vatican officials report continued improvement in Pope John XXIII who remains affected by a stomach disorder likely an ulcer and severe anemia. Doctors say the prostate condition is noncancerous and no operation is anticipated. He has been confined to his apartment since Tuesday with visits by surgeon Antonio Gasbarrini highlighting ongoing care.
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Vatican City
Vatican
John XXIII
Antonio Gasbarrini
Gasbarrini
Bologna
John
Apostolic Palace
Tomah Youth Sentenced for Theft Ties to Break-ins
Lyle Carey an 18 year old from Tomah pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods and was sentenced to two years at Green Bay Reformatory by Judge Lambert Hansen. He was linked to two 12 year old youths and a string of thefts including a compressor and motor from the Tomah Cooperative Elevator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Lyle Carey
Tomah
Green Bay
James Brush
la Crosse
Wales Reception Center
Tomah School Proposals Rise At Public Meeting
Tomah Wisconsin board members and local citizens debated new plans to address crowded schools after the failed 2.5 million bond referendum. Mayor E J McKean proposed starting with a 500 thousand bond to fund a phased elementary expansion including a new building on acreage near Glen Bailey and an overpass over Hollister Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah Area
Citizens ‘Committee
Nnew
Tomah
E. J. McKean
Glen Bailey
Oak Grove Cemetery
McKean
Miller
Packard Street
Board of Education
Lester Gorden
Dan Gooden
Ohn Rose
Connie Rice
Ted Olson
John Gruman
Births La Crosse Area November Babies Born at St Francis
St Francis Hospital reports multiple births in late November. Mary Ann Hess and Doris Skert are daughters of George L Rogers and Michael T Markos respectively. Additional newborns include a daughter to Jerome Blaschke, a son to Milton Wilde, and a son to Richard M Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Rogers
West Salem
Mary Ann Hess
Leo F. Mashak
Bangor
Doris Skert
Michael T. Markos
S. 29Th St
Audrey L. Olson
Jerome A. Blaschke
Denton St
Elizabeth L. Meckel
Ralph C. Brown
Caledonia St
Gladys M. Kaiser
Milton G. Wilde
Lansing
Iowa
Kaneek K. Kehr
Richard M. Smith
Johnson St
Mary A. Krismer
Richard F. Skaff
1St St
la Crescent
Minn
Ann L. Smaby
Sentenced for Telephone Theft in Minnesota Case
Ernest De Cloux also known as Larry Bell was sentenced in district court to an indefinite term in Stillwater State Prison for second degree larceny the theft of a telephone from a booth near La Crescent Everett Dayton and John Dayton pleaded guilty to the same charge A pre sentence investigation was ordered Judge Arnold W Hatfield presided
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Ernest de Cloux
Stillwater State Prison
la Crescent
de Cloux
Larry Bell
Everett Dayton
John Dayton
Arnold W. Hatfield
Weather highs and lows for multiple cities
Last night low and yesterday high listed for Billings through Washington. City figures include 33 to 60 for lows and highs range 25 to 62 across 18 locations with varied urban readings.
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Billings
Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Dubuque
Duluth
Galveston
Huron
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Knoxville
Lacrosse
Los Angeles
Madison
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
St. Louis
Washington
New Bond Issue Proposal Aimed for 1963 Voters
After additional review the plan is to present a bond issue proposal to voters in 1963. The timeline hinges on completing studies and securing approvals before the year ends.
Mrs Grant to Speak to Unitarian Group in La Crosse
Mrs Dorothy Grant chairs the Midwestern Unitarian- Universalist Conference fellowship and will speak at the 10 30 a m meeting of the La Crosse Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at the YWCA. She will discuss A New Approach to Religious Education with church school parents and the education committee. The second in a series on Unitarianism led by Dr Fred DeWit was postponed to December 9 at 8 p m in the YWCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Grant
Unitarian-Univerisalist Conference
Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of
la Crosse
YWCA
Grant
Midwestern
Paul Schuster
Mormon Coulee Road
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Prairie States Fellowship Committee
MUUC
Fred deWit
Unitarian Fellowship OF
W. Ave. S
Church School
Coach House
Sam Olson To Observe 94th Birthday At Taylor Wis
Taylor Wisconsin resident Sam Olson marks his 94th birthday on Monday born December 3 1868 in Shutley Coulee. He learned carpentry from his father and still carpenters and woodworks runs a shop he opened in the early 1930s and lives alone in a self built house beside his workshop. He has never married and enjoys occasional short trips.
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Taylor
Wis
Sam Olson
Shutley Coulee
Here
Olson
John Sanden dies after long illness in Chicago
John QO Sanden 66 a former Mabel resident died Friday in Chicago after a long illness. Services set for 2 p m Monday at Highland Lutheran Church Mabel burial in church cemetery Rev William T Hexom to officiate He was born July 14 1896 near Mabel to Ole and Mrs Sanden Survivors include a brother Oscar Mabel and a sister Mrs C V Metcalf Mabel Mengis Funeral Home of Mabel is in charge of arrangements
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Mabel, Minn
Highland Lutheran Church
John QO. Sanden
Mabel
Chicago
William T. Hexom
Church Cemetery
Ole Sanden
Gateway Transportation Co
Oscar
C. V. Metcalf
Mengis
Obituary notices for Bertha Dunwald and Hubert Wadleigh
Bertha Dunwald 85 formerly of Ontario died Friday at her granddaughter’s home in Norwalk Wisconsin. Services Sunday at Ferries Funeral Home Norwalk with burial at Home Cemetery Brush Creek. She was born April 9 1877 and married Henry Dunwald May 7 1902. survived by son Le Roy and six grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Hubert Shorty Wadleigh 66 died Friday after a long illness in Hillsboro Wisconsin. Services Monday at Hart Fick Funeral Home with burial Mt Vernon Cemetery. He was born near Reedsburg and married Martha Gates August 1 1915. survived by wife Martha daughter Loretta son Lauren and a stepbrother Howard Denning. Beaver Dam.
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Norwalk
Wis
Bertha Dunwald
Ontario
Lowell Mason
Ferries Funeral
John Clark
Home
Brush Creek
Dunwald
Frank Kerman
Jefferson
Monroe County
Henry Dunwald
LeRoy Dunwald
Hillsboro
Hubert
Shorty) Wadleigh
W. R. Schaefer
Hart- Fick
Mt Vernon
Wadleigh
Reedsburg
Martha Gates
River readings show flood stage at LaCrosse and forecast
Flood stage at LaCrosse recorded 9 with 24 hour change of .10. Sunrise Sunday at 7 20 a m sunset 4 28 p m moon set 9 44 p m. Degree days to date total 1432 last year 1479 normal 1584 Shippers forecast project over 32 in all directions
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Osborne
BEN Franklin
Weather record for Lacrosse region and neighbors
Partly cloudy tonight and mostly cloudy Sunday with mild temperatures. Wisconsin forecasts fair southeast and variable clouds with little change in temperature. Minnesota and Iowa expect cloudiness and mild weather with possible rain in the southeast Iowa area tonight and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Japan Baptists plan Billy Graham crusade in 147 cities
The Baptist Convention of Japan and American missionaries announce a nationwide effort to recruit 600 Southern Baptists and split lay workers into four man teams to evangelize 147 Japanese cities. They stress the movement is Japanese in origin and emphasize church state separation.
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Tokyo
Billy Graham
Southern
California
Bob Pearce
Japan
Pearce
Shuichi Matsumura
New Life Movement
Local Churches and Mission News Across Several Cities
A listing of multiple area churches with service times and pastors followed by a report on an evangelical missionary tour led by Graham arriving in Tokyo March 29. The Japan campaign includes five cities, cost estimated at 300000 dollars, and church contributions from Japanese congregations.
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Graham
Tokyo
Manila
Hong Kong
Formosa
Hokkaido
Kyushu
Coleman D. Clark
Japan Baptist Convention
Texas Baptist Convention
Local Holiday Offers and Church Notices This Week
Local ads list holiday specials at Berna Deans Beauty Salon and Henninger's Dairy Bar, plus a Dorcas bazaar at Our Savior's Lutheran Church on December 5 1962. A long church directory follows with mass times novenas baptisms and services across La Crosse area parishes and faith groups.
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Berna Dean’s
State Road
Henninger’s
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Sixth
Division Streets
Tvo
Paul Mezera
Smith Valley
Schultz
Pines
Universal ‘Photo Service
State Street
State ‘Road
Carrie
Pat
Herman
Ann Scanlon
Hillcrest
Jafek
Alyce
Special Meeting Notice for Elroy Co operative Dairy Co
Elroy Wisconsin members are called to a special meeting Monday December 3 at 8 p m in the Elroy Legion hall. The session will adopt a by law to comply with the 1962 Federal Revenue Act and the act will be explained at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elroy
Wis
Elroy Cooperative Dairy Co
Elroy Legion Hall
Scouting Training Program Set in Prairie du Chien
An adult Scouting training program will be held at 1 30 p m Sunday December 2 at St Gabriel s old auditorium in Prairie du Chien Wis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
St. Gabriel's Old
Organ Dedication Set For Sunday At Bible Baptist Church
Memorial contributions funded a new two manual organ to be dedicated at 7 30 p m Sunday at Bible Baptist Church 7th and Ferry Streets in memory of Elizabeth Langhofer Roxanne Whitney Nellie G Peterson and Mr and Mrs Christian Wallen and Mr and Mrs William Newton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferry
C. H. Seecamp
Southern Baptist Emmanuel Baptist
Losey Blvd
Denton, Coulee State Bank
James Fox
Bible Baptist Church
7Th and
Ferry Sts
Elizabeth Langhofer
Roxanne Whitney
Nellie G. Peterson
Christian Wallen
William Newton
Rev Juhkentaal to Speak to Lutheran Men
Pastor Julius Juhkentaal of Peace Lutheran Belmont Wis will address the Federation of Lutheran Men at a 6 30 p m dinner hosted by English Lutheran Church at Stoffel Hall He is an Estonian deported to Russia in 1941 and escaped in 1942 Reservations can be made through member churches participating English St Pauls Our Saviors Our Redeemer Trinity Bethel Olive Onalaska First Prince of Peace La Crescent and Holmen Lutheran
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Livingston and Loomis
Leland Evenson
Cass
Steffan T. Guttormsson
R W. Anderson
Good Shepherd
Birch
J. L. Mattes
South Lanes
OUR Redeemer
21St Pl
Weston
Norman A. Nelson
OUR’ Savior's
George Alvilden
Walter O. Larson
ST Paul's
West Ave
Arthur M. Ferce
James J. Janke
Trinity—Charles and Sill
Ernest N. Nelson
Joseph E. Lunke
Visitation
J. David Steward
116Th Ave
Church of Lutheran Confession
ST. Mark’s Evangelical
9Th and Main
Onalaska
Jonathan Schaller
Julius Juhkentaal
Peace Lutheran Church
Belmont
Wis
Federation of Lutheran Men
English Lutheran Church
Stoffel Hall
Juhkentaal
Russia
Richard A. Meir
St. Paul’s
Our Savior’s
Trinity
Olivet
Lutheran Clothing Appeal Sets Record
The Lutheran World Relief clothing appeal during Thanksgiving week set a new record with 38,700 pounds collected. A La Crosse railroad boxcar received gifts from 62 Lutheran churches, surpassing last year’s 32,400 pounds. LWR distributes the clothing to the world’s needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran World Relief
Federation of Lutheran Men
la Crosse
Richard A. Meir
LWR
Fifty- Five Join St Pauls Lutheran Church
Forty five new members will join the St Pauls Lutheran Church congregation at the 10 30 am Sunday service. Rev Arthur M Feroe lists many new members including Laddie Bolstad Gary Cynthia Forsythe Julie Olga Groth Verne Hanan Gary Larry Aaron Hanson Laurey George Kerckhove Michael Donald Larsen Terri Patti Donna John Lefsrud Michael Daniel LaVern Luther Burton Nelson Morrell Peterson Herbert Root Eric Richard Clifford Running O R Worman Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
West Ave
Division St
Arthur M. Feroe
Laddie Bolstad
Gary
Cynthia
Thomas G. Forsythe
Julie
Olga Groth
Verne Hanan
Larry
Aaron Hanson
Laurey
George Kerckhove
Michael
Donald P. Larsen
Terri
Patti
Donna
John Lefsrud
John
Robert
Carol
Faith
John Leifer
Daniel
LaVern Luther
Burton Nelson
Morrell Peterson
Herbert Root
Eric
Richard
Clifford Running
O. R. Worman
Douglas
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Pope John
Meet
Tomah, Wis
E. L. Buechner
State Department of Public Instruction
Donn Haugen
Wisiconsin Rapids
St. Francis Hospital
Grandview Hospital
Jeffery Martin
Martin Gora
Kane St
Dianne Lueck
LaVerne Stegen
Stoddard
Darlene Krause
Searre
San
Trew York
Weather Outlook
Mississippi Valley
Carolina Coast
Florida
Norwegian Radio Service
Jacob Andreasen
Viroqua
Andreasen
American Lutheran Church
Norway
John Sanden
Hubert Wadleigh
Adventist
John Holstein
Assembly of God
First Assembly OF God
Donald Skaggs
Main
Floyd Harbold
Hwy
E. H. Pals
Southside
10Th and
Adams
Leo Hill
Temple
Salem Rd
Loomis
Lloyd Mooney
Temple Baptist Bible Institute
T. Joseph’s Cathedral
Joseph Kundinger
Constant Chilicki
James J. Falconer
Joseph R. Sullivan
James Biechler
United Church of Christ
Blessed Sacrament
King St. Rt
Thomas BE. O'Shaughnessy
Henry Lee
Joseph Miller
Mother of Perpetual Help
Oly Trinity
13Th St
Pars Ave
Msgr
V. J. Plecity
Joseph Keating
Leonard Stashek
Newman
Anthony Wagener
Edward Bertz
Dally
ST James
Calefonia St
Henry R. Hoerburger
John Lemke
Richard A Wisnewski
Francis A Wavra
ST Patrick’s—Onalaska
Joseph N. Bach
William Jablonski
ST John the Baptist
Avon St
Albert P. Roemer
Thomas Langer
Thomas More
Weston Sts
Thomas E. Mullen
Michael T McKenna
Delbert J. Malin
ST Wencesi
Aus
Winnebago Sts
Alfred Hebert
Donald Wilger
ST. Pius
Francis V. McCaffrey
James Bailey
Christian Science
First Church OF Christ Scientist
West Ave, & King
Church of Christ
First Church OF Christ
8Th
Don Robinson
Homestead
USA
WKBT
Charles Street Church
Episcopal
Kenneth E. Trueman
Evangelical Free
Bethany
North St
Onalaska Ave
Carl P. Cornelius
Moody- 2122
Campbell Rd
Carroll Anderson
Evangelical and Reformed
Jehovah's Witnesses
Kingdom Hall
N. 16Th
N. Ilth
Harold M. Yanzer
Church OF Jesus Christ
Liberty
Edward Iverson
Reorganized
Church OF Jesus: Christ—George and Sill
Zion's Workers
Lutheran
Missouri Synod
Shorewood
Wedgewood Terrace
Robert H. Bernhardt
Wisconsin Synod Lutheran Hour
Councilmen’s Conference of the
Wisconsin Synod Lutheran Churches of
la Crosse Area
WKTY
First Evangelical
Cameron
Fritz H. Miller
W. Godfrey
Grace Evangelical
G. F. Albrecht
Immanuel Evangelical
St. Paul and Avon
Walter E. Gutzke
MT. Calvary Evangelical
Park Ave
Lloyd Lambert
ST. Paul's Evangelical
Sand Lake Rd
Wayne Schmidt
Methodist
Asbury
Redfield
Deane W. Irish
Oak St. la Crescent
Commission Missions Sunday
Dr. Irish
Inalaska
4Th Ave
David A. Passet
ST. Luke’s
Lee H. Holmes
Wesley
King
Edwin P. Sheppard
Wesley Foundation
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Nazarene
Church OF the Nazarene
Jackson
Burton Artz
West Ave. S
James A. Bell
Robert C. Light
Dr Bell
Ucc.f
Salvation Army
N. 8Th
Citadel
Alvin Clark
Congregation
Sons OF Abraham—Temple
Bernard Reichman
Melvin L Frank
David Roberts
ST. John's Reformed Church
Unitarian Fellowship
United Pentecostal Church
Apostolic Tabernacle
Liberty and Sill
Arthur Mansur
Elroy Co-Op
Lutheran Clothing Appeal
St. Pius X
Seminary
Packer
Common Council
City of la Crosse
Council Chamber
Alice Dickson
Park Department
Recreation Department
Vocational School
Swanson Field Improvement
Badger
Green Island Land
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