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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1969

Page

20

Liquor Tax Sought to Restore Wisconsin Welfare Programs

Madison RP The Joint Finance Committee recommends using liquor taxes to rebuild AFDC aided welfare programs cut in September. The panel also debated an open housing bill and a cultural arts bill, neither gaining approval. A plan by State Rep Kenneth Merkel would fund AFDC with a five cent liquor tax increase, lifting aid to families with dependent children and raising benefits for child wan amdan aaa 2 eenesld hanwa.

Madison Kenneth Merkel

Wisconsin arts bill sparks Picasso debate in state senate

In a heated committee session the Wisconsin Arts Foundation and Council faced a proposal to recognize it as the official state art agency. Senator James Swan criticized the measure as a potential step toward government intrusion on culture. Proponents, led by Oscar Louik, argued funding and federal aid implications, while the committee recommended various education and funding bills for the 1971 legislature including school transport, Milwaukee projects, veterinary medicine study, and watershed planning bonding.

Pablo Picasso Wisconsin Arts Foundation and Council James Swan Walworth County Picasso Merkel Oscar Louik Edgerton Milwaukee Coordinating Council For Higher Education Soil and Water Conservation Board

Answer to Previous Puzzle 3 Deficient in 1

The prompt presents a cryptic crossword clue set. Deficient in 1 and 24 wnt, 25 Not suitable 2 ae fellow 26 Egyptian river Bib. clues imply wordplay. The exact solution requires parsing the puzzle grid and cross clues to produce the intended entries. The provided fragment cannot yield a full, coherent answer without the full puzzle context.

Man fined for pistol in bar incident in La Crosse

Loren H. Tipler, 36, of 1403 Johnson St., was found guilty of disorderly conduct in County Court after pulling a pistol from his pocket while paying for a beer at Surf Bar in downtown La Crosse. He was fined 25 dollars plus 22.40 in costs and the pistol was confiscated. Police and witnesses testified before Judge Leonard F. Roraff and Assistant District Attorney Merwin Mellor.

la Crosse Leonard F. Roraff Edith Pins Loren H. Tipler Johnson St Tipler Laurence Clark N. 4Th St Asst. Dist. Atty

Deaths in Wisconsin area families reported in brief

Thorwald Engebretson 87 of Black River Falls died Dec 18 in the Jackson Home For The Retired. Services 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Squaw Creek Lutheran Church. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by widow Alma, two sons Alvin and Philip, daughter Alice, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. George Kutcher 76 of Sparta died Dec 18 in a local hospital. Services 1:30 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, burial with military rites in Zion Lutheran Cemetery Blair. Surviving: widow, son Robert, three grandchildren, sister Mrs. Minnie Blue. Additional notices list other family names and locations with minor details.

Black River Falls Wis Thorwald Engebretson Jackson Squaw Creek Lutheran Church Robert Salveson Jackson County Squaw Creek Alma Alvin Philip Alice Engebretson Rochester, Minn Sparta George Kutcher Trinity Lutheran Church Gerald Kort Zion Lutheran Cemetery Blair Kirchoff Bernice Madland Ettrick Woolen VFW American Legion Knights of Pythias Lutheran Men’s Brotherhood Robert New Lisbon Minnie Blue Whitehall St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Gary Flatgard Smith-Nelson Funeral Home George Glee) Hetherington N. 22Nd St Rochester Patch Grove Grandview Hospital Grandview Hospital Guild la Crosse Study Club Eastern Star of Bloomington Letter Carriers Auxiliary John Nell) Schoenberger Freeport Ill Gretchen Miller Manistee Mich George H. Jr Tim St. Paul Oak Grove Cemetery Stella Girling Gikling 22Nd St Eau Claire Lever King Vernon Bangor Wally Beverly) Schwellenbach Beloit William Margo) Heald Westchester Bernie Our Savior’s Lutheran Dorcal Society Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Roland Schwandt Forest Hill Cemetery Fossum Funeral Home la Crosse

Death notices from Wilton and nearby towns detailed losses

Obituaries from Wilton Wisconsin list Edith Pins 63 dying in Sparta after a long illness with husband Bernard and children among survivors. Mary Steinhoff 77 died in Tomah hospital with a large family, funeral in Wilton. Elma Doms 83 died in Kendall after long illness with son Cecil and daughter and grandchildren. Gunner Kletseth 93 of Spring Grove died in local hospital with church burial. La Crosse notices include Glee Hetherington 62 dietitian at Grandview Hospital, Jessie Poehling 83 with extensive family, Stella Girling 70 with son and daughters, Beulah Elliott correction of obituary. Clarence Nelson 64 of Rockland died by suicide. funeral arrangements pending.

Beulah Elliott Grandview Place Ft. Lauderdale Fla

Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa five day forecast notes

Partly cloudy and colder Friday night with Saturday partly sunny and little temperature change for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Temperatures over the five day period are 3 to 7 degrees below normal with light precipitation around one tenth of an inch in snow Tuesday. Sunrise Saturday 7 35 am Sunset 4 29 pm. Record highs lows noted from 1923 and 1884 with degree days total 2284.

Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa le Crosse

City of La Crosse Seeks Bids for Civic Center Island Park Work

The City of La Crosse via the Board of Public Works invites sealed proposals by January 6 1970 for general construction work including plumbing and electrical. Bids must include organizational certificates and bond 5 to 10 percent. Prequalification required. project to start after award and finish by June 1 1970.

City of la Crosse Board of Public Works Council City Hall Wisconsin City of la Crosse Civic Center Island Park Hackner, Schroeder, Roslansky and Associates, Inc Rivoli Sherman Stelpfing Warren Loveland Bernard Mullenbach Bob Schroeder John Flanagan

Local classified ads list services and jobs available

A reader’s page shows varied offers including crafts prices for roses and scrolls, babies shoe preservation, late hours at Pizza Hut, custom garments and medical supports, dishwasher ad, photography, rental equipment, wedding wardrobe, record shop promotion, party rentals, carper rap covers, makeup studio, dental assistant, hostess cashier, cook, hair stylist trainees, waitstaff, and Pizza Hut hiring. Each line provides contact numbers for inquiries.

Pizza Hut Spencer B. MacPherson Helfrich & CO West Ave Mary Patros Coulee Records Schneider Jay Reet Carl Viviane Woodard Tribune le Crosse

Petition for will admission and heirship in Petricek estate

Wisconsin La Crosse County Probate Court sets January 13 1970 hearing to admit the December 7 1962 will of Louis A Petricek to probate and determine heirship. Heirs of Joseph Petricek named Maybelle and George Petricek, addresses unknown.

Copeland Avenue la Crosse Wisconsin Ronald M. Sigi James McHugh la Crosse County la Crosse County Court Diane M. Gentzkow City of County of la Crosse State of Arneson Bere & Dovlon Ltd Hoeschler Ss ‘la Crosse Louis A. Petricek Joseph Petricek Maybelle Petricek George Petricek Eugene A. Toepel Leonard R. Chojnacki Rivoli Bidg Floyd H. Mossholder Arneson, Berg

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