Insolvency Of 3 Firms Totals 3.7 Million
Three Elk County finance firms face insolvency totaling about 3.7 million dollars. About 670 of St Marys residents invested, risking life savings. George Rupprecht and Carl Gerg face fraud charges or bonds, with investigations revealing fraudulent securities tied to 40 people. St Marys Finance Co. seems less severe, possibly halving shareholder value.
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ST. Mary's
Elk County
Clarence J. Arnold
Raymond Rupprecht
A. J. Rupprecht
Raymond
A. J
George
George Rupprecht
Carl J. Gerg
Greg
College Director Harold Barner Dies in Chicago
Harold W. Barner 47 director of the George Williams College Camp at Williams Bay Wisconsin died of a heart ailment while visiting his father in law Everett Wood. Funeral services set for Wednesday. Barner had served on the college faculty since 1946.
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Chicago
Harold W. Barner
George Williams College
Williams Bay
Wis
Barner
Everett Wood
Doerre Hdme Offers Enduring Gift Suggestions
An advertisement lists practical gift ideas including hacksaw level taperule and candy thermometer. The notice promotes Doerre Hdme at 302 Pearl St as a family gift center with a wide assortment of enduring presents.
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Doerre Hdme
Pearl St
Your Family Gift Center
Adv
Christmas On Stamps Topic Of COROS Meeting
COROS La Crosse Chapter II held a Christmas on Stamps program at St Rose Convent. President Mrs Ralph Mattison announced the chapter will have official stationery featuring Fra Angelico's Annunciation design depicting Archangel Gabriel. Guests received candle shaped envelopes with matching letter sheets.
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la Crosse
COROS
St. Rose Convent
Ralph Mattison
St. Gabriel
the Archangel
Fra Angelico
Archangel Gabriel
the Savior
Mattison
Hattie Gehrig
COROS Meeting Preview and Madonna Stamp Exhibit
Mrs. Mattison's collection features the Madonna depicted in varied settings with reproductions of masterworks by Mategna Botti celli Raphael Santi Goya Leonard da Vinci Holbein the Younger Duerer's Madonna and Child with the half pear and Rogier van der Weyden Nursing Madonna. The next COROS meeting will be at Viterbo College on January 9.
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Mattison
Mategna
Botticelli
Raphael Santi
Francesco Goya
Leonard da Vinci
Hans Holbein the Younger
Duerer
Roger van der Weyden
Coros
Viterbo College
Zone Plan Would Keep Downtown Healthy
City planner Peter Martin presented a zoning ordinance to the City Plan Commission aimed at protecting Downtown La Crosse. It would limit commercial zones to listed areas while permitting highway development on several streets and restrict non listed areas to non conforming status. The plan would shift Green Island to open land and keep heavy industrial land in public or commission hands, with copies distributed for study.
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la Crosse
Prosperous
Peter Martin
City Plan Commission
Jackson Plaza
Village
Campbell Road
George Street
Jackson Street
West Avenue
Satin Avenue
3Rd
4Th Streets
Rose Street
Causeway
Monitor Street
Lang Drive-La Crosse
Barron Island
Losey Boulevard
Ward Avenue
Martin
Candeub, Fleissig and Associates
Commission
Common Council
Planning Commission
Cass Street
Green Island
The
Industrial Commission
Jack Frost to Speak at NOMA Meet in Winona
Winona’s Jack Frost of 1962, Robert P. Olson, will address National Office Management Association members at 6 15 p m Thursday in the Holiday Inn. The Christmas meeting features Jack Frost and his Winter Carnival entourage with the Jack Hefti Trio for dancing after a 7 30 p m dinner. The Winter Carnival runs January 12 to 21 with a teenager dance January 12 a square dance January 14 wrestling January 18 parade drum and bugle corps coronation ball and children’s activities Saturday January 20 and a fishing contest and stage show January 21.
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Winona
Jack Frost
Robert P. Olson
National Office Management Association
Holiday Inn
Jack Hefti
Hatchet Wielder Ordered to Undergo Mental Exam
Donald J. Brunette, 44, accused of attacking his wife and three sleeping daughters with a hatchet on November 13 was ordered by Municipal Court Judge Donald Gleason to undergo a 90 day mental examination at Central State Hospital in Waupun. Police said Brunette cut his wrists after the attack and he faces two counts of aggravated assault and one count of reckless conduct regardless of human life.
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Green Bay
Dancers Plan Holiday Promenade Party in Coulee Region
The Promenaders square dancing unit hosts its annual holiday party at 7 30 p m Saturday in Longfellow School gym with Irvin Pasch as caller. A gift exchange and potluck lunch follow at 11 p m. Mr and Mrs Jerry Raffers are added as new members under city recreation and park sponsorship.
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Coulee Region
Longfellow School
Irvin Pasch
Jerry Raffers
Promenaders
Sis
City Recreation and Park Department
La Crosse Two County Court Branches Set After May 1 1962
La Crosse County will gain a second branch of County Court and a new probate framework under the state reorganiza tion act effective Jan 1 1962. Judge Eugene A. Toepel will head Branch 1 and the Branch 2 judge will be elected in April, with Leonard F. Roraff named as a candidate. The change creates a common fund for court expenses to streamline budgets and reduce tax levies.
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la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse County
Wisconsin
Small Claims Court
Eugene A. Toepel
Leonard F. Roraff
Toepel
Carl F. Sehnick
Schnick
Small Claims
Christmas Event and High School Basketball Night in La Crosse
A Christmas concert at Central High School Auditorium and a boys basketball game between Logan and Winona Cotter at Logan gym highlight La Crosse events. The La Crosse County Democratic Party hosts a Christmas dinner at the Eagles Club starting 6 30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Central High School
Logan
la Crosse County
Democratic Party
Eagles Club
Board Authorizes Building Utility Poles on Central Avenue
The La Crosse Board of Appeals approved Joseph Callaway to install three utility poles on Central Avenue in French Island despite poles exceeding the airport approach zone height. The board required lowering or removal if necessary.
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la Crosse
Racine Man Arraigned For Killing Neighbor
Gordon E. Grange, 27, father of four, was arraigned on a first degree murder charge for the fatal Friday night shooting of neighbor John Nagy, 25. He appeared before Court Commissioner Oscar Edwards and the case was continued to December 28 to decide on a preliminary hearing. Grange, held without bond, reportedly admitted shooting Nagy, whom police said he believed was an intruder in his wife’s bedroom last September. Nagy denied the intrusion.
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Racine
Gordon E. Grange
Grange
Oscar Edwards
John Nagy
Nagy
Mrs. Grange
Christmas Mail Surge Hits Peak Across Nation
A La Crosse postal official notes mail delays as the Christmas rush peaks with Madison amid heavy handling. Monday saw 179000 letters processed locally, 434000 total items, while Sunday and Saturday reached 91000 and 432000 pieces respectively. Twenty eight temporary clerks and eight carriers were added to the local Post Office staff.
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la Crosse
Madison
Judgment for Dahl Motors in La Crosse default suit
Dahl Motors La Crosse Inc. obtained a La Crosse Circuit Court default judgment for a used car and $87.94 costs against Clarence Rush, now at an unknown address. Rush allegedly failed to answer within 20 days after a Nov 21 1960 agreement to buy a 1956 Ford for 1144.32, with 822.48 unpaid. The car, valued at 900, is at Lloyd Wolfe's property in Genoa Vernon County, which declined to surrender it.
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Lloyd Wolfe
Genoa
Vernon County
Dahl
Tavern Owner Acquitted Of Lottery Charge
A Campbell tavern owner was acquitted by a La Crosse County Court jury of conducting a lottery. The jury foreman urged leniency noting the defendant had only recently entered the tavern business. The case involved raffling a rifle and testimony from the owner and a friend who helped sell chances.
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Campbell
la Crosse
Dale Waterman
Donald Swartz
French Island
Swartz
Philip G. Arneson
Wisconsin
Russell Johnson
Johnson
Fatal Crash Claims Two In Caledonia Area
Mrs. Lewis Palma Overhaug aged 36 died of third degree burns after a Dec 4 car semi collision near Caledonia. Her husband Lewis Overhaug, 45, was killed in the crash. Surviving are her parents three sons and two daughters. Services set at Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church with burial at the church cemetery. She had worked 11 years at a local hospital.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Lewis
Palma) Overhaug
Rochester
Caledonia
Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church
Edmund Beaver
Engell-Roble
Iver Raven
Lewis Overhaug
Larry
Jeffrey
Gary
Lorraine
Jeanette
Irving
Winona
Mancer
St. Peter
State Law Regulates Car Parking and Stopping Rules
La Crosse County Police Chief Edward Tabbert explains Wisconsin parking rules curbside and on shoulders. Violations carry fines up to 200 dollars or 30 days in jail with penalties increasing for repeated offenses. The guide lists prohibited spots including crosswalks sidewalks fire stations and loading zones with exemptions for disabled plates and certain stops.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Edward Tabbert
Tabbert
Chameleons Loose At Berkeley Post Office
Florida chameleons addressed to Julius Bierbaumer's pet shop broke from a box at the Berkeley post office on Monday sparking chaos. Bierbaumer arrived with a net and helped capture 45 of the reptiles though he said he ordered 100.
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Berkeley
Bierbaumer
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Walnut St
John Isham
State Banking Department
Industrial Finance Co
Industrial Discount Co
Elk Consumer Discount Co
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Wilbur M. Renk
Sun Prairie Farmer
Renk
Philip G. Kuehn
Tribune
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N. Y
North Side
Chamber of Commerce
Noma
Niteroi
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
By Jerome R. Rosso
Sweet Shop
Caledonia St
McCuliech
Dial
Burleigh Randolph
Wendell A. Harker
Platteville
Wisconsin Beverage Tax Division
Harker
Merritt Gibson
S. 7Th St
William Burke
S. 2Nd St
Harlan Crossett
Madison St
James Howard
Frank Daily
Market St
Kenneth Schwinerus
Clarence
Troyanek
S. 3Rd St
Dist. Atty
John Flynn
Flynn
Webcor
President
Stereo Fonograf le Fonografmplifier
Leithold
Main St
LA Crosse Jaycees
Junior Chamber of Commerce
la Crosse, Wisconsin
Greater
Berkeley, Calif
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Gamble Store
Sean
Schumacher
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