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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1965
Page
2
Evan Lowrey of La Crosse city schools spoke to the State Road PTA on Education of the Exceptional Child. He noted La Crosse’s early programs for the deaf in 1887 and two 1922 advances a speech correction program and an opportunity school for the retarded.
Last night lows and yesterday highs are listed for multiple cities including Bemidji Bismarck Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Duluth Fairbanks Fort Worth Honolulu Helena Kansas City Los Angeles Madison Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York Phoenix Rapid City Rochester Salt Lake City San Diego Seattle St Louis Washington Winnipeg with a weather outlook.
William Kindt 88 died Monday in a Tomah hospital. Services Thursday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Survives widow Ida one grandchild and two great grandchildren. Anna Stahnke 96 died Sunday at her Tomah home. Services Wednesday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church with burial in Jacksonville Cemetery. Survives daughter Anna Sommerfeld four sons Henry Art Ernst Emil, four grandchildren nine great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
The chamber debates a right of first refusal for Festivals Inc. to buy back the festival stake, facing concerns over future value and price limits. Festivals Inc. will pay 15 000 annually for five years, starting Dec 31, 1966, with no payments if an act of God prevents the festival.
Gates praised for total commitment as he accepted the La Crosse University leadership post. He noted school city cooperation and promised to keep the city informed of plans. Gates, a former B29 commander and Colorado State College alumnus, will start Feb 1 and is already a father of two.
Harry W. Due sterhoeft of Westfield pleads not guilty in Milwaukee federal court to an indictment charging fraudulently claiming 59364 in federal tax refunds for gasoline used in farming. No trial date set. La Crosse notices list nuptials for Edward A. Horn Sr. and Evelyn M. Roesner on December 14 and Lyall D. Schroeder with Corinne L. Kreibich on December 18.
Obituaries report deaths of Mrs. Alfred Mattson 72 in Milwaukee Mrs. Annie Erickson Mattson later Marr Alton Mattson and others from Merrillan Melrose Tomah Black River Falls Hillsboro Chaseburg Norman Larson and local residents. Separately US Republican coordinating committee urges quarantine on North Vietnam and Britain weighs Christmas ceasefire proposal amid Vietnam War talks intentions.
The wreckage of a downed chopper was blown up by Viet Cong after rescue. The 101st Airborne found a large camp complex 35 miles northwest of Saigon, while the 1st Infantry Division uncovered two camps 15 miles north of Saigon with one bombed site containing a dead Viet Cong with a submachine gun. U S raids on North Vietnam were cancelled due to heavy rain.
National quotations from NASD as of about 9 am show inter dealer prices. Marshall Co. and Clark Oil listed with figures like 36 437 and Royal Dutch 41 First Bank Std. 381 381.
NEW LISBON Ole T Olson 88 died Sunday in a Tomah hospital. Services 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bethany Lutheran Church with burial in Plymouth Cemetery. Surviving widow Violet Conant, one brother Halver, two sisters, and other relatives listed. NECEDAH Elizabeth Mary Hardiman 71 died Sunday at home. Funeral Thursday at First Methodist Church with burial in Bayview Cemetery. Surviving husband Harvey and several relatives. MELROSE Elsie Stetzer 65 died Sunday in La Crosse hospital. Funeral Wednesday at Melrose Lutheran Church with burial in Melrose Cemetery. Surviving husband Leonard and children listed.
A 67 year old Racine man, Fred Siepler, faces a first degree murder charge in the death of his brother in law Antonio W. Mankiewicze 44 after a November 11 tavern argument left Mankiewicze wounded and later dying from shotgun wounds. Bond set at $10000.
Milwaukee judge overturns Gateway Transportation overloading conviction citing long-uninspected scales. Circuit Judge F Ryan Duffy Jr dismisses two counts after earlier conviction by County Judge John E Krueger, following appeal by the La Crosse firm.
An eagle struck power lines near Ely Nevada causing outages in Ely McGill East Ely and Ruth for up to an hour. The eagle was killed in the incident.
Larry Shramner and Alfred Knorr narrowly lead 71 percent to 71 over Betty Sartz and David Nelson for top honors in the Duplicate Bridge Club Friday night. Frances Carter with Marie Fleis and Joan Squier with Clair Wille tie for third at 70 percent. Mr and Mrs Stanley Raskin at 69 percent.
Hollywood AP reports John D. Lee Jr. a 67 year old character actor known as Calhoun on Amos n Andy died Sunday from post surgical blood clot complications. He had a 50 year career beginning in vaudeville as a song and dance man.
Milwaukee AP reports mixed livestock activity with cattle steady to higher on good to choice steers and heifers while calves rise, hogs easing slightly with light sows and heavies moving lower, and sheep and lambs steady at varying grades. Prices span 10.50 to 34.00 across cattle calves hogs and lambs with several helper ranges for each class.
USDA price listing shows cattle and hogs at South St. Paul with 5,500 calves and 1,700 slaughter steers. Slaughter steers 26.50. heifers 26.00. cows 14.00-15.00. bulls 18.00-19.00. vealers and feeders 21.00-30.00. Hog valuations include barrows and gilts 28.25-28.75 and sows 23.75-24.50. feeder pigs 24.50-25.50.
Swift and Company in Winona Minnesota reports cattle hog and veal prices as of noon with hours 8 to 4 weekdays no Friday market. Hogs higher with top 190 to 220 pound butchers 27.25 and sow prices 22.25 to 23.25. cattle steady to strong with prime 24.00 to 25.50 and utility cows 12.00 to 13.75. veal top 28.00 and commercial 13.00 to 17.00. Livestock arriving after closing will be weighed and priced next morning.
The Wisconsin Health Department mobile survey unit will visit Fireside on Highway 16 from 9 to 11 30 a.m. Thursday and French Island from 9 a.m. to noon and 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday. It will stop at St Joseph Ridge Villa Thursday afternoon and St Joseph Ridge School Friday. free chest X rays blood pressure and diabetes screening will be offered to visitors.
At Red Cliff Wisconsin a VISTA field support officer moved to withdraw two young women from the Chippewa reservation amid fears of violence after local leaders challenged the program. Tribal leaders ordered Judy Rothman and Jill Hunt removed, though a referendum could override the decision. the plan is to reassign them to another site in Washington.
Madison Wisconsin Lt Col Leslie B Harding district engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers cautioned that major floods are unlikely next spring unless heavy winter snows followed by rapid breakup and ice on ground occur along with heavy rainfall. He noted snow melt rate rainfall and ground conditions will decide flood risk and warned a major flood would require all factors to align.
William E. Hardy, 61, of Gannet Hotel, pleaded guilty to check forgery in La Crosse County Court. Judge Leonard F. Roraff sentenced Hardy to 18 months in Waupun State Prison, noting his 29 years in prison across multiple offenses since 1923.
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