Aquinas High wins at Minnesota High School Debate Tourney
Aquinas High School debaters secured first place in the varsity division with a 9-1 record led by Mary Ellen Gallagher Paul Hardiman Gregory Faas and Michael Fox. Novice winners were James Birnbaum Steven Solberg Ronald Dammon and Bruce Ball with identical 9-1 marks. Individual speaking honors went to Faas Dammon Birnbaum and Solberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aquinas
University of Minnesota
Mary Ellen Gallagher
Paul Hardiman
Gregory Faas
Michael Fox
James Birnbaum
Steven Solberg
Ronald Dammon
Bruce Ball
Faas
Dammon
Birnbaum
Solberg
Menomonie
Nancy Bicha
Richard Johnson
James Finn
John Emmons
Minnesota
High Bidder Purchases Two La Crosse County Tax Lands
La Crosse County tax sale nets two parcels to top bidders. William H. Kammel pays 1005 dollars for the Joseph Neuwerth property on Kammel Road Shelby. Earl Register pays 259 dollars for a 60 by 120 foot Mindoro lot Haakon Bangsberg. Additional bids noted. two plats approved for new residential tracts Youngdale Terrace First Addition Campbell and Mayfair Addition Medary.
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la Crosse County
la Crosse
Mindoro
George Bruhn
Town of
Farmington
Youngdale Terrace
Campbell
Youngdale Avenue
Kime Street
Lancaster Road
Mayfair
Medary
Court Acres
Four LSC students win Radford Scholarships for 1963 64
La Crosse State College announces Radford Co scholarships for four students James Miller Ken ya Philip Muller Africa Donald O Keefe Baraboo Peter Warner Appleton. The Radford Co funds plants in La Crosse Oshkosh and Duluth Minn plus other scholarships to Oshkosh State College Oshkosh High School University of Minnesota Duluth and Michigan College of Mining and Technology. Allocation of funds is at the schools discretion.
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la Crosse
Houghton, Mich
La Crosse school board approves 3.9 million budget
The La Crosse City District Board of Education approved a 3,899,354.04 dollar budget for 1964 after a 40,000 dollar reduction from the Common Council. Cuts covered general control, instruction, operation, maintenance, transportation and capital outlay with raises planned for clerical custodial staff nurses matrons and two bus drivers starting January 1 plus new teachers’ salary schedules effective July 1 1964.
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la Crosse City
Irvin Cooley Jr
Cooley
No Quarters For Sheriff In New Jail
La Crosse County Board approves a resolution barring sheriff quarters in the new courthouse section. Supervisor Leo Kihm proposes raising Huber Act prisoner board from 1.40 to 2.50 per day to align with other counties while noting the sheriff and family previously lived in jail quarters. The plan aims to inform candidates before next month’s campaign.
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la Crosse
Leo Kihm
Kihm
Huber Act
la Crosse County
River level decline described as normal this time of year
The Mississippi River level here was described Friday as usual for this period. La Crosse read 4.4 feet as the river drops about one tenth of a foot every few days. An official at Lock and Dam 7 Dresbach said winter conditions slow flow causing the drop.
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Mississippi River
la Crosse
Mississippi
Lock and Dam
Dresbach
Sailing Club seeks approval to build pavilion at French Island
The La Crosse County Board considers a plan by the Sailing Club to erect a 30 by 20 foot wooden pavilion with a railing at French Island Point and relocate two boat ramps to a wind protected channel. The club would restrict use to members on busy days and weekends, open to the public otherwise, with a public hearing scheduled for Thursday.
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Crosse Sailing Club
French Island Point
Club
French Island
Park Committee
Bell Island
John McConaughey
la Crosse 7Th Ward
McConaughey
Sailing Club
Army Corps of Engineers
Harold Evjen
la Crosse
Harry Schroeder
Russell Aldrich
Unemployment Rises in La Crosse County to 6.2 Percent
Wisconsin State Employment Service reports 780 more jobless, lifting La Crosse County unemployment to 6.2 percent in mid November. Manufacturing cutbacks drive the rise as total employed falls to 28,200 with shifts expected through January amid broader declines in durable and nondurable goods and construction.
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Wisconsin State Employment Service District
la Crosse County
WSES
la Crosse
WSEL
Cancellations Of Letters Drop At Post Office
La Crosse post office reports 30 000 fewer letter cancellations on Thursday than Wednesday. Outgoing parcel mail fell noticeably while trains ran up to six hours late due to freezing weather. Local mail pressure eased with patron cooperation. no peak is expected this season.
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la Crosse
Most Rinks Open For Skating In City This Week
All La Crosse skating rinks except Louth and St Andrew will be open 6 30 to 9 p m Friday. Daily hours 12 30 to 5 p m and 6 30 to 9 p m during holidays. Lagoon closed for unsafe ice. Most rinks closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and New Year s Eve and Day. Fry says schedule to be announced early next week.
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la Crosse
Louth
St. Andrew
Eugene Fry
Parks and Recreation
Fry
New Program Set Pig Club Joins Chamber in La Crosse
The La Crosse Pig Club and the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce rural affairs committee affiliate to promote purebred swine in the county. The club retains control while Chamber staff aids publicity and office support. 1964 launches a new program awarding 10 registered bred gifts to top 7th and 8th graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Pig Club
Greater
Pig Club
la Crosse
Counterfeit Silver Dollars Passed Here in La Crosse
Police report counterfeit silver dollars circulated Thursday in La Crosse at F. W. Woolworth Co. and several other downtown stores. A phony coin was detected, and the chamber of commerce used its relay system to warn merchants within an hour. The coins resemble real dollars but are heavier and shinier with blurred lettering. The suspect is described as a man 5'7 to 5'8, about 40, wearing a red checkered shirt and hat. The federal treasury will be notified.
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Illinois
Caterpillar Tractor Co
la Crosse
WSES
Chicago
George M. Hetherington
F. W. Woolworth Co
Main St
Spurgeon’s
S. 4Th St
McLellan
Oxford Bar
Pearl St
Greater la Crosse
D. J. Petruccelli
Federal Treasury Office
Milwaukee
Santa Helpers Seek Volunteers for La Crosse Santas
The La Crosse Santa Claus Goodfellowship Club seeks volunteers to sack and pack candy and gifts starting at 2 p m Sunday for Christmas Eve visits to La Crosse French Island and Onalaska. Call 4 5063 2 3320 4 1275 or 2 4015 for reservations and details.
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Santa
la Crosse
Santa Claus Goodfellowship Club
Seemann Lumber & Coal Co
Gillette St
French Island
Onalaska
Santa Claus
Goodies
Santa Claus Goodfellowship Club, Inc
Bernard Duggan
Shrine Club Christmas Party for Shriners Children
The La Crosse Shrine Club hosted a Christmas party at the Masonic Temple for area children treated in Shriners Hospitals. Paul Wendling MC. Kenneth Buck, James Schlabach, Dennis and Larry Seekamp, Judy Van Thomme performed. Santa Claus distributed gifts. Central High School swing choir provided music. Jim Bunting also entertained. 1964 officers elected: Alvin S. Mikelson president, Marvin L. Peterson VP, Eugene C. Oliver secretary, Ross E. Hunt treasurer, Donald D. Dickinson director.
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la Crosse
Central High School
Henry Aronson
Jim Bunting
Galesville
Santa Claus
Arthur Mickelson
Shriners and Jobs
la Crosse Shrine Club
Alvin S. Mikelson
Marvin L. Peterson
Eugene C. Oliver
Ross E. Hunt
Donald D. Dickinson
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LSC
Radford
Walton Nystad
Burton Cook
Geneva Ragland
Sletten Furniture
Caledonia St
Police Ambulance
Robert Christopherson
Bangor
St. Francis Hospital
Edwin Peterson
Hillview
Grandview Hospital
Marion, Ill
Salem Bakery
West Salem, Wis
Prinz
Gamble
Pearl
DAIRY
Westby
Wis
M. E. Ripplinger
Roger Rose
Rip
Roger
Letide
Cities Service
RIP. Bros. Cities Service
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