Numbers To Residences In Shelby Area
Residents and business operators on R.1 La Crosse from Markle road to Ward avenue must obtain house or property numbers. A post office notice says the area will switch to a city delivery schedule Mtd. R.47 with numbers as a prefix to Mormon Coulee Road. About 50 properties affected. occupants urged to display numbers names and addresses. Ernest G. Roesler aided in numbering. later plans call moving mail boxes to one road side to speed delivery, delayed by freezeup.
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la Crosse
Markle Road
Ward Avenue
United States Post Office
Mormon Coulee Road
Ernest G. Roesler
Shelby
City Student Wins Beloit College Prize
Beloit Wis Special Harry Worth 525 S 10th St son of Mr and Mrs H F Worth Jr placed second in the Freshman Turkey Trot on Nov 21 He represented his fraternity in the mile run and is a pledge of Beta Theta Pi His prize was a goose.
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Beloit
Wis
Harry Worth
S. 10Th St
H. F. Worth Sr
Harry
Beta Theta Pi
Beloit College
Presbyterian Church Men Elect Officers
The First Presbyterian Church Men’s Club held year end events with a supper and program. New officers starting Jan 1 are Russell Jensen president, Dr Glen Smith vice president, Roger Leitold secretary, and David Cordry treasurer. Outgoing officers are Alph M Sorenson president, Harry Wiggert vice president, Evan Evenson secretary, and Harold J Gateley treasurer. Program speaker Rev Folke Ferre shared travel photos from Europe.
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First Presbytterian Church
Russell Jensen
Glen Smith
Roger Leithold
David Cordry
Alph
M. Sorenson
Harry Wiggert
Evan Evenson
Harold J. Gateley
Carl Wimberly
Harold Schick
Folke Ferre
Europe
Baby Care Classes Set by City Health Dept
The City Health Department announces a series of parenthood and baby care classes for young parents. The first class is at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday January 10 in Room 312 at the Vocational School. Registration at the Vocational School or by calling 2 6238.
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The
City Health Department
Snowball Breaks Window at Mrs. C Weier Home
Mrs. C Weier of 729 Division Street reported Saturday that a snowball shattered a storm window pane inside her residence. Police are investigating the incident as property damage.
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C. Weier
Division St
Fifield
Unifax
Four Injured In City Auto Crashes
Four persons were injured Saturday in four separate crashes in La Crosse. Peter Berg, 74, was cut after being thrown into a windshield in a 7th Street collision. Albert Oleske, 42, had a head bump with no treatment. Carol Starkey, 3, sustained a mouth injury in a three car crash on West avenue. Jerry Wakefield, 16, injured his right leg when his car hit a fire hydrant. Total 16 accidents with four injuries. city mark: 713rd straight day without a fatality.
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Peter Berg
Viroqua
Vine Street
Albert E. Oleske
N. Sth St
Ellsworth M. Berg
S. 28Th St
Berg
Oleske
7Th Street
Carol Starkey
S. 27Th St
West Avenue
Ferry Street
Walter Thornd
Avon St
Donald C. Starkey
Catherine L. Eversole
Vine St
Starkey
Thornd
Jerry Lee Wakefield
Main St
Badger Street
Forrest Avenue
la Crosse
Thomson Receives YGOP Backing for Governor Run
Several Young Republican leaders in Eau Claire urged Attorney General Vernon Thomson to run for governor. The signatories include Jim Mack Reuben Gartman Harvey Rowe Robert Zemlple Jr Jack Steinhilber Roger Murphy Roseann Biwer William Wiles Charles Sanford and Errol Kindsley. The petition cites Thomson's service to Wisconsin and his being named Mr Republican of Wisconsin.
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Eau Claire
Vernon W. Thomson
Thomson
Jim Mack
la Crosse
Reuben Gart‘man
Harvey Rowe
Sturgeon Bay
Robert Zemlple Jr
Waupaca
Jack Steinhilber
Oshkosh
UGOP
Roger Murphy
Waukesha
Roseann Biwer
William Wiles
Charles T. Sanford
Janesville
Errol Kindsley
Galesville
Wisconsin
Republican
Resigns From Health Board
Mrs. Roland Helen Larkin resigns from the City Board of Health effective December 31. She has served on the board since January 1951 and was secretary since June 1954. The announcement came from Mayor Milo G. Knutson.
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Roland Helen Larkin
S. 4Th St
City Board of Health
Milo G. Knutson
Logan High Addition Plans Discussed By City Board
La Crosse City District Board of Education will discuss plans for a Logan Junior High School addition at Monday’s meeting after action on over 40 agenda items. Earlier, a design by Schubert Sorensen and Associates was reviewed, with an alternate floor plan prepared for consideration.
Holiday Mail Increases At Post Office In City
A surge of Christmas parcels and cards passes through the local post office as Postmaster Oscar F. Paulson warns of early mailing deadlines. Shipments to distant states should go out by Monday, nearby areas by Saturday, with cards following the same schedule. Officials urge secure wrapping, legible complete addresses, return addresses inside and out, reasonable size limits, and proper postage to prevent delays.
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United States Post Office
Oscar F. Paulson
Cold snap grips Wisconsin with subzero readings
The region logged subzero temperatures from Grantsburg to Park Falls while La Crosse faced a cold night with forecasts for a warmer Tuesday. Farther north, Fraser Colorado posted 25 below and Bemidji Minnesota 21 below as winter storms dumped up to 19 inches in the northwest. High pressure and a shifting storm track produced mixed precipitation across the Midwest and Great Lakes.
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United States Weather Bureau
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Grantsburg
Superior
Wausau
Rochester
Minn
Park Falls
Frasier
Colo
Bemidji
Badgerland
USWB
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Couelee
Minnesota
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Northern Plains
Great Lakes
Quebec
Atlantic Seaboard
United States
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South Fourth St
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America
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