Macon man gives away Yoshino cherry trees to neighbors
William Fickling Sr 73 says his hobby is sharing Yoshino cherry trees with the public. For 25 years he has spread trees from his farm near Macon, giving away more than 5 000 to 6 000 trees in three years. He grows them from cuttings after importing from Japan. The yearly cherry tree dig draws over 1 000 visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon, Ga
William Fickling Sr
Fickling
Japan
Arthur Childree
Wisconsin Highway Death Toll Near 886 Mark in 1976
A Wausaukee man, Joseph Judge, 61, died Tuesday from injuries after a collision with a semi trailer north of Manitowoc on Wisconsin 180. The state traffic fatality toll reached 886 for 1976, down from 888 on the same date last year.
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Wisconsin
Joseph Judge
Wausaukee
Manitowoc
Whitehall Woman Faces Hearing Over Statements in Child Death
Debra L. Christianson, charged with homicide by reckless conduct in the 10 day old Jamie death, will have a Goodchild Miranda hearing at 2 p.m. Wednesday to determine if her statements were voluntary. Police allege she heated bath water after the infant cried.
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Whitehall
Wis
Debra L. Christianson
Jamie
Obituaries from La Crosse area list several deaths
Viola Hass 82 of 609 S 4th St died Dec 5 in her home. Lela Alderman 68 of Westby died Dec 5 in a Westby nursing home. Tillman Husmoen 57 of Ettrick died Dec 5 at home from a heart attack. Joseph C. Wurzel 82 formerly of 1803 S 19th St died Dec 6 in a La Crosse hospital. John L. Johnson 87 formerly of La Crosse died Dec 7 in St Paul. Services and burial set for multiple cases with local churches and funeral homes.
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Viola C. Hass
S. 4Th St
la Crosse
Lucas Bott
John
Mina) Hengstl
Clarence Herlitzka
Lee Maxey
Chicago
Ill
Willis
Harold Bott
Joseph Bott
Ettrick
Schumacher Funeral Home
J.L. Mattes
Oak Grove Cemetery
Westby
Wis
Lela Alderman
Clinton
Vernon County
Marvin Perkins
Paul Roscoe Alderman
Suvivors
LeRoy
Barbara) Schmitz
Sparta
Keith Perkins
Myron
Harley Perkins
Sugar Grove United Methodist Church
Ed Andrews
B.J. Talledge
Vosseteig Funeral Home
Tillman H. Husmoen
Tillman Husmoen
R. 1
First Lutheran Church
Blair
Joseph C. Wurzel
S. 19Th St
John L. Johnson
ST. Paul
Minn
Sletten-McKee-Hanson Funeral Home
Holdup Suspect Ordered Into Court In Winona
A preliminary hearing for 18 year old John E. Water of Winona on armed robbery attempted murder and reckless use of a firearm charges is continued to 9 a m Friday at St Francis Hospital. He allegedly robbed Sacia IGA Holmen Water was captured at the store by Allen Hinrichs and James Kryzewski who testified as Hinrichs was shot in the foot and abdomen during the scuffle. Hinrichs remained in fair condition at St Francis today.
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Winona, Minn
St. Francis Hospital
John E. Water
Winona
Sacia
IGA
Holmen Water
Allen Hinrichs
James Kryzewski
Hinrichs
St. Francis
Kryzewski
Unidentified Body Buried Near Sparta Wisconsin
The body of an unidentified man found Thanksgiving Day in marshland near Tomah was buried Monday in a Sparta-area cemetery by order of Monroe County Coroner Gary Winningham. The State Crime Laboratory confirmed the remains were male and had lay undiscovered for about six to seven years, uncovered in a wet area accessible this year due to drought.
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Sparta
Wis
Tomah
Monroe County
Gary Winningham
State Crime Laboratory
State Newsman Dies
Declan E. Degs Whelan 83 longtime Eau Claire Leader Telegram editor died in his sleep at an Eau Claire hotel where he lived. He served 50 years in the press, twice led the Wisconsin AP Association, and was active in civic groups. Survived by two sons Declan and Clarence. Funeral Thursday at St James Catholic Church.
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Gale
Theodore
Hannah Hasmeen
Clayown Dahl
Galesville
Ettrick
Gary
Ardell
Thelma) Johnson
Donald
Lorraine) Loken
Blair
Allen
Leona) Melvin
West Salem
Linda Hasmeen
Wanda
Josephine Miller
Hokah
Minn
Joseph
Margaret) Murphy
Butternut
Frank
la Crescent
Schumacher Funeral Home
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
James Falconer
Oak Grove Cemetery
Rosary
EAU Claire
Wis
Declan E
Degs" Whelan
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
Whelan
Wisconsin Associated Press Association
Declan W
Clarence J
Onalaska
St. James Catholic Church
Milwaukee Road bids to force BN takeover
Milwaukee Road filed with the ICC to require Burlington Northern to take over the railroad. BN opposes the plan. The filing includes testimony and exhibits and argues the takeover would preserve the Milwaukee Road and strengthen competition. opponents say it would reduce competition. An ICC judge had previously rejected a request for BN to supply economics evidence.
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Milwaukee Road
ST. Paul, Minn
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Burlington Northern
St. Paul
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Asmahan Hamade
Khalil Hamade
Detroit House of Corrections
Asmahan
Detroit
William Cherry Tree
The
Associated Press
Jcpenney
la Crosse Tribune
Mt. la Crosse
Mrs. Lela Alderman
Andrew
Anna Wurzel
Badger Corrugating Co
Charles Hanson
Hanson
West Ave
Dial
Ah Jooz
Toa
Jon the
Mitt
Roger Johnson
Ellendale
Johnson
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