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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1960
Page
10
Born in Hamburg Germany Kaempfert emerged as a versatile instrumentalist playing clarinet saxophone piano and accordion He began with Hans Buchs orchestra on radio in Danzig before the war interrupted his rise.
Shannon reviews the Top 40 Coulee Region list led by Dave Kennedy and the Super Phonics with Wonderland by Night. He promotes upcoming dances at West Salem High School and Mary E Sawyer Auditorium, plus a Kay Kaempfert note and community plans for the holiday season. He recalls a Red Cross Logan High dance and highlights Mexican Hat Dance fun at record hops.
A new Civics Club began at St Johns affiliated with a national group of the Catholic University of America aiming to develop informed responsible citizens. The year’s theme is Your Citizenship Know It Cherish It Live It. The Innocents, a Sun Valley trio, gain local attention with Honest I Do and Gee Whiz.
In a Institute of Student Opinion poll of 11 000 teens 72.1 per cent favor a permanent United Nations Army from multiple nations under UN control. About 13.3 per cent oppose, 14.6 per cent have no opinion. Boys largely back selective service though some want more modern weapons and fewer troops.
A letter writer near twelve contends with a family incident where she teased her father over milk, prompting a blistering reaction. The exchange raises issues of humor, respect, and parental authority in a tense dinner moment.
Eight Logan Senior High School girls received pins and necklaces from the Women's Auxiliary of St. Francis Hospital for 50 hours of volunteer service. The Volunteens wore red and white pinafores and performed tasks unpaid by the hospital, from delivering mail to assisting patients and aiding staff.
Aquinas High School students present The Dawn of Christmas winter concert at 2 30 and 8 p m Sunday in Aquinas Theater with junior and senior choirs freshmen and sophomore glee clubs the Triple Trio the Discords the orchestra and the string quartet The announced tableaux Annunciation Visitation and Nativity feature Kathleen Christenson James Dockendorff Janice Wopat Colleen Ernst and others with angels portrayed by Kathy Wittenberg Karen Jess Mary Ann Roellich Mary Lynn Patros Kathy Weiland and Jane O Neill Music directed by Sister M Teresilda and Sister M Juanice staging by Sister Antolone
A panel of three La Crosse State College seniors majoring in economics answered questions and discussed the United States gold supply at Lincoln Junior High School. The program, arranged by Ruth Strozinsky and Larry Tippery, was hosted by Lincoln ninth grade citizenship students.
Central High School students viewed a school assembly performance of The Nine Lives of Emily. Cast included Sandy Sleik Mrs Reade Nancy Ward Natalie Reade Hal Scheie Mr Reade Julie Mack Laura Kathie Hays Emily George Klody Douglas Everett Rollie Zimmerman Tom Wells.
The calendar lists weekly youth activities at the YWCA and Onalaska schools. Highlights include teen interclub Monday 7 30 p m Band concert Tuesday 8 p m basketball games Friday 8 p m Logan versus Aquinas and Onalaska versus West Salem at respective gyms plus a Saturday 9 a m Christmas movie and Sunday showings of The Dawn of Christmas at Aquinas High School.
Tomah Wisconsin farmer union local to host oyster stew and Christmas party at Farrington's Camp Tuesday December 13 at 8 30 p m Members to bring milk and butter for the stew Gifts will be exchanged
Seventh grade students at Logan Junior High presented three skits under The Golden Age of Greece. The Iliad trojan horse scene featured Kay Larson's horse. Socrates was the focus of the second skit with American students in a Greek school. the third, You Are There, depicted the Olympic games. Melvin Peterson and the stage crew built the scenes with art department scenery.
La Crescent Minnesota 1960 report by county director Frank Wallace shows 152 youths completed the Minnesota Youth Firearms Safety Training Program in Hudson County a 20 percent rise from last year The seven hour course included a field trip and rifle range training aimed at safe gun handling rather than marksmanship Each student passed a written exam and demonstrated safety to earn a hunter safety certificate allowing hunting without a license until age 16 and solo at 14 Names listed include Kathleen Cullen David Wurm Donald Thesing Thomas Schubert John Rusin Edward Rusin Daniel Patterson Michael Ott Allan Meinde and others
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