Obituary notices from Wisconsin and Minnesota deaths
Multiple short obituary notices across Wisconsin and Minnesota report deaths of Robert Phillip Odeen age five in Black River Falls, John E. Buckley former Ramsey County probation official in Caledonia, Mrs. Thomas W. Ford in Lycurgus and De Soto resident John S. Gillespie III in De Soto. Details include funeral plans, burial sites, survivors, and related family notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Thomas W. Ford
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Lycurgus
Father Duffy
Mt. Olivet
Thomas Ford
John Ford
Thomas Fitzgerald
Local Iowa Women Hurt In Automobiles Accidents
Several traffic crashes in local cities injured people and damaged vehicles. Edna Schaller of Onalaska suffered a leg bruise after being struck by a car driven by Earl Reppert on Third Street near Main. she was treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Schaller
Onalaska
Third Street
Main
Earl Reppert
15Th St
Reppert
Downtown Night Parking Ban For Snow Removal
The street department announced a night parking ban after 1 a.m. Saturday in the downtown area to permit snow removal. Affected streets include Front to Seventh and Vine to Cass, inclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front
Seventh
Vine
Cass
Bless New Shrine Blessing at Onalaska Church on Friday
Solemn blessing of the new shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe will occur Friday night at 7 45 at St Patrick's Church Onalaska with several city clergymen aiding Rev Joseph Bach pastor. Dec 12 is the feast day and public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Guadalupe
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Onalaska
Joseph Bach
Trail In Snow Brings Arrest
A 14 year old La Crosse boy admitted breaking into the municipal pool bathhouse through a skylight after footprints led police from the scene to his home. Patrolman Adrian Stellpflug arrested him at 1 26 p m and the youth was released to the probation department. No theft was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Bay
William Bush
Recreation Department
John Murphy
Water Department
Adrian Stellpflug
Local ads mix shopping bargains and personal notices
Local notices advertise carpeting from Roths Flor-Mart and gift cards from Honigs Gift Shop. Rummage sale at 2228 Redfield Street runs all weekend. Mrs Alfred Borchardt recovering from major operation in hospital. Venice blinds offered with 3 day delivery. Piano lessons advertised with low cost contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roth’s Flor-Mart
Universal Photo Service
State St
Alfred Borchardt
Mtd. R
Cameron Ave
Redfield St
Nick Wekseth
Loomis
Sis
Aletta
Honig
Caledonia
Schneider's
Milk Licenses to Expire Under New Grade A Ordinance
City health department milk licenses will expire December 31 under the Grade A milk ordinance. Acting health officer Edward Peters said licenses will be due January 1, and may be renewed any time to avoid a last minute rush. Producers must furnish a tubercular test sheet for their herd. Licenses cover producers selling on the La Crosse market and any establishment selling milk or milk products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Health Department
Edward Peters
la Crosse
Slippery Wisconsin Roads Highlight Friday Weather
Wisconsin highways reported generally very slippery conditions from packed snow with one inch in the south and three to four inches in the central region. La Crosse saw a little over three inches of snowfall and a 24 degree morning as winds NW at 15 mph. Snow flurries were expected later Friday with clearing and colder weather overnight. Saturday would be partly cloudy and warmer with shoppers facing 14 degree temps and weekend buyers at 33 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coulee
Wisconsin
State Highway Commission
la Crosse County
la Crosse
Police Court: La Crosse fines for traffic violations
Daily Records lists multiple La Crosse police court entries including leaving the scene of an accident fined 25 dollars for Francis Geiger of Neenah, and a series of speeding tickets for names and addresses across Onalaska Losey Boulevard and the Causeway with fines ranging from 7.50 to 15 dollars. Drunken driving fined 100 dollars with license revocation for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Geiger
Neenah
Kenneth Berger
Onalaska
Robert Fuller
N. 8Th St
Losey Boulevard
Wayne Lottis
la Crescent
Minn
Causeway
James Malay
Loomis St
William Ray
St. Paul St
Gerald Schwarz
West Avenue
Kenneth Smith
Melvin Tostrud
Vine St
Rose Street
Donald Westland
West Allis
Clarence Witt
Main St
Arnold Anderson
North St
Leon Bailey
Camp McCoy
Oo Nelson
Johnson St
Eugene Overson
21St Terrace
Clarence Nelson
Raymond Maxwell
Copeland Ave
Divorced Gladys Hanson Granted Custody and Settlement
Gladys Hanson was granted a divorce from Ralph Hanson in County Court before Judge A L Twelme at Whitehall. She received custody of five children aged 6 to 18, a 1200 dollar property settlement, one dollar monthly alimony, 75 dollars monthly child support, and household furniture articles. Grounds cited cruel and inhuman treatment. They wed January 24 1934 at Mondovi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Hanson
Ralph Hanson
Eleva
A. L. Twelme
Whitehall
Births in Black River Falls and surrounding areas
Birth notices list numerous newborns from November to December in Black River Falls Merrillan Hixton and surrounding towns. Names include Joan Beth Richard Kim Diane Marie Terryl Anne Rita Madge Sandra Louise Catherine Ann Eric Victor Mark Robert Kathleen Mary David James Nancy Margaret Emily Lieanna Kay Steven John Kathleen Ann and others with parent details and hospital locations such as St Barnabas in Minneapolis Grandview and Lutheran Hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Joan Beth
Minard Smikrud
Ardeth Thompson
Richard Kim
Roy E. Loomis
Merrillan
Wis
Molly Johnson
Diane Marie
Robert Amo
Arland Peterson
Terryl Anne
Eloise Stetzer
Donnie Joel
Erick Motte
Virginia Bates
Jerry Allen
Clare Arneson
Hixton
Edith K. Smith
Kay Lyn
Russell Stetzer
Lillian Brauner
Albert Miller Jr
Travis St
Beverly Ann Sprain
St. Ann’s Hospital
Robert Layne
Layne R. Stilwell
de Soto
Ardis Lorraine Ross
Jeffrey Alan
Roy C. Smithy
South 27Th St
Opal Clara Hayes
Nancy Margaret Emily
Alex Pokrzywinski
Main _ St
Beverly Jane Molzahn
Karen Marie
Jack D. Hill
Hoikah
Louise Jeanette Clements
Steven John
Norbert F. Wolf
Oakland St
Kathleen Jean Mason
Lieanna Kay
Anton H. Lund
Copeland Ave
la Vonne Helen Rohde
Steven William
Harry L. Nolte
Harvey St
Linnette Marie Hirschfield
Christie Jay
Burton P. Richardson
Mtd
la Crosse
Barbara Grace Br
Shirley Dearman
Kathleen Ann
John A. Weber
South Eighth St
Elayne Wrobel
Step Ladder Theft Reported In City Neighborhood
Donald Snider reported a step ladder stolen from the top of his car Thursday night while the vehicle was parked at the rear of his yard at 209% N. 3rd St. The theft occurred in his residential area.
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Donald Snider
N. 3Rd St
Two 17-Year-Olds Face Circuit Court Referrals
Two 17-year-olds charged with breaking and entering property damage and assault with a dangerous weapon appeared before Circuit Judge Lincoln Neprud in La Crosse. Henry Thicke of Bangor pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and property damage and not guilty to assault charges. He was ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation at State Central Hospital. Frank Chandler of Sparta faced charges and his case was adjourned to December 19. Both youths were bound over to Circuit Court. a $1,000 bond remained in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Neprud
la Crosse
Henry Thicke
Bangor
Dist. Atty
John Bosshard
Neptrud
Thicke
State Central Hospital
Waupun
Bosshard
Bangor High School
la Crosse County
Frank Chandler
Sparta
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Chandler
Edward Stokes
Larrry Linhart
Linhart
Oliver Be
Winnebago Prayer Circle Hosts Christmas Party
The Winnebago Prayer Circle of St Johns Evangelical and Reformed Church hosted a Christmas party December 7 in the church social rooms. Special guests included Rev. and Mrs Mitchel Whiterabbit of Black River Falls and Miss Louise Kippenhan missionary to the Winnebagoes. A potluck supper preceded a program directed by Mrs Cloris Lowe featuring multiple musical numbers readings and a film strip When The Littlest Camel Knelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns Evangelical
Cloris Lowe
John Schams
Baby Jesus
Sharon Whiterabbit
Elaine Whiterabbit
Ralph
Barbara
Dexter Thunder
Ronald Whiterabbit
Ralph David Kuether
Janice Steindorf
Car Collision Damages Vehicles on Snowy Highway
On Highway 14 near the Singing Inn during Thursday’s snow storm a two car crash damaged fenders and bumpers. Richard D. Nehls, 21, of 903 Rose St., skidded on snow and struck a parked car owned by Otto M. Olson, R. 1, La Crosse, who had stopped on the highway before entering his driveway. Olson said he stopped to enter his driveway. Nehls tried to go around but skidded and could not avoid the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 14
Singing Inn
Richard D. Nehls
Rose St
Otto M. Olson
R. 1
la Crosse
Olson
Nehls
Stores Open Nights In La Crosse County
City stores will be open until 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday following a Chamber of Commerce announcement. Merchant members voted to stay open until 9 p.m. on December 12 13 19 20 22 and 23.
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la Crosse County
Central High School Junior Ex winners crowned
Wednesday morning's assembly crowned top honors in Central High's Junior Ex program. Four girls Lucy Bradford won top honors with a speech on Joan of Arc, while boys Burton Wethe spoke on Knute Rockne and Joseph Keller on Alfred Nobel. Final judges were Evangeline Malchow Harold Wheelock and Doris Battin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central High School
Central
Darlyne Nyberg
Joan of Arc
Barbara Nelson
Tallulah Bankhead
Marlene Anderegg
Maureen Connelly
Mary Lou Bradford
Douglas MacArthur
Miss Bradford
Burton Wethe
Knute Rockne
Jack Staab
Will Rogers
Dennis Hemingway
Edward Rickenbacher
Joseph Keller
Alfred Nobel
Evangel
Onalaska School Music Department Presents Christmas Vespers
The Onalaska Public Schools music department presents its annual Christmas vespers in the high school gym at 4 15 p m. The program features band selections and choruses performing pieces such as March St Julien White Christmas Joy to the World Silent Night The Christ Child Good King Wenceslaus and A Christmas Anthem with a brass postlude. Faculty and students assist Miss Charlotte Cook and Lloyd Mieden in staging the concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
Wis
Onalaska Public Schools
St. Julien
Ruth Huggett
Hark
The
Herald Angels
Orient
Gwendolyn Fitzsimmons
King Wenceslaus
Charlotte Cook
Lloyd Mieden
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Robert Odeen
Robert Phillip Odeen
Melvin Odeen
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Raymond Huss
Jensen Funeral Home
Odeen
Mildred Duerkop
John E. Buckley
Caledonia, Minn
Caledonian
Ramsey County
Federal Courts
St. Paul
Buckley
Winona
Minnesota Probation and Parole Officer Association
American Association of Social Workers
Pauline
Caledonia High School
Hamline University
John S. Gillespie II
John S. Gillespie III
Rochester
Gillespie
J. C. Gillespie Jr
Coleen
William E. Sieviers
Cpl
Patrick J. Gillespie
Korea
J. C. Gillespie Sr
Knightsf Columbus of
Eagles of Viroqua
Sacred Heart Mission
Chester Wrzaszczak
Sheriff's Department
Crawford County
Ferryville
Mrs
Ralph Cook
Whitehall, Wis
Ole Erickson
Charles City
Cook
Amanda Erickson
Hilman
Melvin Erickson
Louis Sommers
Eugene, Ore
Bennie Nel
Iowa
Edward Dwyer
George St
Liberty Street
St. Andrews Street
Betty Wallace
Green Bay St
Irita Leaf
Ethel Walters
Rossville
Ewing
Postville Hospital
Leona Rush
William Huffman
Hghway
E. A. Smith
Golden Valley
Donald Westlund
State Street
Fourth Street
Westlund
State
Smith
Westland
White Bear
Third St
Bless New Shrine
Hale
Bertha Waters
Elroy
Kendall
Elroy Methodist Church
Elton Watlington
Waters
Lyman
Lyle
Russell
Madison
William Boettschre
Baraboo
Lara Davis
Westchester
Arthur Kaehler
Rose Oldfield
Edith Dollard
L. B. Deedrick
Lansing
Oakdale
Deedrick
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Cedar Falls
Ross Elder
Ness
Black Rivier Falls
Riverside Cemetery
Elder
Roy Stail
Harvey's
Alvin Fredrickson
Nellie Dahl
Blair
the Hygienic Products CO
Daily Records
Police Court
Richard Weiland
S. 22Nd St
Lon Cass Street
13Th
15Th Streets
Melvin Swanson
Jackson St
Shelby
John Simson
Cleveland
Greenfield
Robert Rick
Erwin Jacobson
Coon Valley
Washington
Fire Department
Kane St
Joseph Harder
iSt
Joseph Aspirin
Federal Bakery
Fee Cake
Federal Bakery CO
Neprud
Erickson
Erickson’s Bakery
Fifth Avenue
Pan
Vicei
DIAL
Anderson Bros. Proprietors
Pearl
Happy
Lesse
Veal Hearts
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