La Crescent approves zone ordinance after lengthy council debate
La Crescent Minnesota village board passed the zoning ordinance after hours of discussion. The plan was prepared by the planning commission led by I D Shadock of Wayzata. Board members and residents raised questions about publication and two thirds vote requirements. The ordinance aims to protect property owners and guide future development. A district map and hearings are planned. Bond payments totaling 143000 for 1961 were noted with 115000 prepaid to save interest. Northern States Power Co. announced water heater and electric heat rate cuts. Liquor licenses were approved for several on and off sales and beer licenses granted to multiple individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Kistler
la Crescent
L. L. Duxbury Jr
Norman Jertson
Planning Commission
Commission
Phillip Utz
la Crescent Coun
Jertson
Winston Reider
Ray Reisdorf
Donald Bateman
Bryce Tracey
Richard Haly
Russel Hayes
Donald Schlicht
Antony Tschumper
Robert Kies
Russell Senn
Northern States Power Co
Winona
Margaret Miller
L. L. de Jarlais
Joseph Strupp
Robert Martin
Miller
de Jarlais
Strupp
Martin
Mark Hill
Arnie Shea
Richard Niebuhr
DiPiazza Term Lifted, Firm Fined
A La Crosse firm, D and M Enterprises operator of Italian Village restaurant, avoids jail as Judge Toepel converts a suspended 30 day sentence to a $50 fine plus costs. The firm has until December 13 to pay. The action follows a prior failure to obtain a Wisconsin Board of Health permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Eugene A. Toepel
Albert DiPiazza
D & M Enterprises
N. 3Rd St
Wisconsin Board of Health
DiPiazza
George Doherty
Toepel
Onalaska Woman Receives Six Months for Theft
An Onalaska woman Jean Moore age 24 was sentenced in La Crosse County Court to six months in Taycheedah State Prison for theft of a saddle and bridle. In Trempealeau County Whitehall she drew a one year term for theft of two ponies. Also linked were fellow defendants Gerry Slimmen and Donald Hole with concurrent or related sentences for the same thefts from the Hammond farm near Galesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
la Crosse
Whitehall
Eugene A. Toepel
la Crosse County
Jean Moore
Taycheedah State Prison
A. L. Twelme
Trempealeau County Court
Toepe
Gerry E. Slimmen
Avon St
Green Bay Reformatory
Slimmen
Donald Hole
John Moore
Waupun
State Welfare Department
Robert Hammond
Galesville
Two Books Warn of Communist Influence on Education
A county library notebook reviews What Ivan Knows That Johnny Doesn't by Arthur S Trace and You Can Trust the Communists by Fred Schwarz. The pieces argue Soviet advance in education, language, and culture, compare curricula, and urge countermeasures to strengthen American schooling and the free world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Soviet Union
Ivan
Johnny
Fred Schwarz
Schwarz
America
Arthur S. Trace
Trace
United States
Jack
Jill
Tolstoy
Jerry the Rabbit
U.S
Free World
The Coming Fury Captures Civil War’s Timeless Strife
Bruce Catton’s new work portrays the Civil War with fresh air and enduring themes of human drama and freedom. The critic notes Catton’s emphasis on people and ideals, keeping the era vivid and relevant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Catton
Four Riverland Scouts Report On Khaki to Cotton Conference
Four delegates from the Riverland Council reported at a noon luncheon in St John’s Evangelical Church after attending the Khaki to Cotton Conference at Green Lake in October. They spoke on leader qualities, women’s roles in politics, and college life, with a panel discussion from La Crosse State College students and a 1918 film on Girl Scouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverland Council
Green Lake
St. John’s Evangelical
Jane Salisbury
Sparta
Rita Molland
Pat Hammer
la Crosse
Ruth Rorabaugh
la Crosse State College
Kenneth Simonson
Neighborhood II
D. H. Hansen
Joyce Muehlberg
Carl Wang
Charles Knapp
Lewis Bailley
Death of La Crosse Athlete David Affeldt After Surgery
La Crosse youth David Gary Affeldt 20 died Monday morning in a local hospital after heart massage revived him from an earlier cardiac stop during remedial knee surgery. He was a Central High School graduate 1959 and a standout in football basketball and track. He was active in the Lettermens Club Order of the Arrow DeMolay and Boy Scouts and later attended Wisconsin and La Crosse State College. Survived by parents two sisters one brother and paternal grandparents services set for Thursday at English Lutheran Church with a DeMolay service Wednesday evening.
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la Crosse
David G. Affeldt
Affeldt
la Crosse Tribune
David Gary Affeldt
Central
Lettermens Club
Order of the Arrow
Decorah Lodge
Boy Scouts
Joseph Miller
de Molay Order
Boy Scout
North Side
University of Wisconsin
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
la Crosse State College
D. H. Affeldt
Barlow St
James
Judy) Brown
Emporia
Kan
Meri Sue
Marshall Man Heads Auto Dealer Group
R E O'Connell Jr of Marshall was elected president of the Minnesota Auto Dealers Association at its annual meeting in Minneapolis. Directors chosen include James Goetz, Vince Miller, Silas Turvesson, Joe Adamson, George Martin and LA Crescent names among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
R.E. O'Connell Jr
Marshall
Minnesota Auto Dealers Association
James Goetz
Wadena
Vince Miller
Rushford
Silas Turvesson
Jackson
Joe Adamson
Rochester
LA Crescent
Minn
George Martin
Virginia
Correction Village
3Rd Street
la Crescent Public School
3Rd Street South
Russel Senn
William Mishler
Antony Tschumper
Norris Johnson
Clarence Vetch
Charles Leskie
Paul Lehrke
Earl Woshart
John Russin
Wayne Lottes
Katherine McCaffrey
La Crosse Coin Club moves meeting venue and auction
The La Crosse Coin Club will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Coulee State Bank instead of Thursday. A public coin auction follows the business session, as announced by president Virgil Peyton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Coin Club
Coulee
Town of Holland Residence Sells in Sheriff's Foreclosure
A Town of Holland home was sold for 2877.68 at a La Crosse sheriff's sale after a foreclosure judgment in circuit court by Clarence Brown and Son against Orville A. Hanson. The bid covered labor, liens, taxes, and prior judgments totaling hundreds of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town of Holland
la Crosse
Clarence
LeRoy Brown
Clarence Brown and Son
Galesville
Orville A. Hanson
Holmen
Hanson
Holland
Lincoln Neprud
Fred O. Strait
Melrose
Leeland
Leeland D. Ekern, R. 2. Sparta, and $392.76 To E. C
Donald Finch
E. C. Finch
San Galesville
Kenneth Welda
Credit Bureau of la Crosse
Stab Victim Sues For Damages In Wife Killing Case
John Waggoner of La Crosse Wisconsin filed a $200000 damage suit in Common Pleas Court accusing Charles R Mulcahy a 46 year old former Green Bay paper company executive of stabbing him last June during the same incident in which Mulcahys wife 41 was killed. Waggoner seeks recovery for hospital bills and lost earnings claiming surgery was needed to save his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Common Pleas Court
John Waggoner
la Crosse
Wis
Charles R. Mulcahy
Mulcahy
Waggoner
Green Bay
Central High Battles Viroqua in Tuesday Radio Highlight
A Tuesday basketball matchup airs at 8 p.m. with Central High school facing Viroqua. The game will be broadcast on WKBH and WKTY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central High
Viroqua
WKBH
WKTY
Five Wisconsin soldiers wed in Fort Lewis ceremony
At Fort Lewis Washington five Wisconsin 32nd Division soldiers married their sweethearts in Roman Catholic ceremonies. Maj. Joseph W. Higgins noted the brides came despite advice to wait. The events featured honor guards, rice showers, and a honeymoon in at least one case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Lewis
Wash
Wisconsin
Joseph W. Higgins
Trophies Awarded in La Crosse Pigeon Show Upset Report
The La Crosse Pigeon Fanciers Club distributed twenty six trophies for top tirds in their annual show. President Carl Hilke Jr. stated trophies recognized excellence across classes and noted first place awards were also given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Pigeon Fanciers Club
la Crosse Tribune
Carl Hilke Jr
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Coon Valley
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Newbury’s Corners
St. Joseph’s Ridge
Sylvester Schaub
S. 23Rd St
Bernard
Portland
Highway 33
Gasper Tantillo
Madison
Tribune
la Crescent Village
Cil
Duxbury
Minnesota
Webcor
Main St
County Library Notebook
Ivan and
David Affeldt
Marshall Man
Fire Department
Frank Watesky
Ferry St
Olie C. Lee
Mississippi St
Lutheran Hospital
Oscar Below
Oshkosh
Robert A. Nelson
Below
Milton J. Mand
Mand
Nelson
UPI
Schumacher Guneral Home
Mt. la Crosse
Ski Shop
Rodney J. Baldwin
Oconto
Carol Bader
Coleman
Canada
132Nd Signal Battalion
Pfe
John F. Andrzekczak
Carol Anne Gelhaar
Milwaukee
Carol
Red Arrow
William Boma
Sylvia Wehrenberg
West Salem
Richard P. Flynn
Chippewa Falls
Joan Andrea Wise
Eau Claire
Paul J. du Charme
Saxon
Sally Ann Pawlak
Ironwood
Mich
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Shoe and Glove CO
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