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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1961
Page
9
Fifth grade at Joyner School Raleigh N C receives a 20 volume World Book Encyclopedia for excellent letters and questions sent to Uncle Ray. Pupils from fourth through 12th grades are acknowledged.
A reader asks about how surnames like Longfellow Fairhair Shakespeare and Catchhare originated from nicknames. The article traces how tallness hair color and traits became family names and mentions extinct surnames such as Handshaker Iron purse and Cheese and Bread.
Editor George Cornell notes a Christmas narrative set in heaven about the incarnation. The piece contrasts cosmic grandeur with a Bethlehem stable, describing angels, shepherds, and Magi as heavenly witnesses to God becoming flesh and dwelling among humanity.
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds a $4,350 settlement for Mabel Rogalla after her $20,000 auto accident suit. Rogalla argued the deal was invalid for not cashing drafts or signing releases, but the court noted she affirmed authorization in court and warned reopening settled cases would cause chaos.
Cardinal Elia Dalla Costa, 89, archbishop of Florence, died Friday in Rome after influenza complications worsened by heart and circulatory issues. He became a cardinal in 1933 by Pope Pius XI.
New Ulm Minnesota community led a broad fund drive for the Lester Scholl family after a fire destroyed their farm home. The fund reached 3142 in the bank plus clothing and goods with support from local banks churches and Twin Cities groups. Rodney 15 Rosemary 10 and Lester 6 survived while Scholl parents and Vicky 9 died in the blaze.
Gerald L. Sale and Norman F. Gagne waived preliminary trial and were bound over for trial on armed robbery and car theft charges. Each faces bond at six thousand dollars. Police linked them to robberies in Eau Claire and Milwaukee and to a car theft near Black River Falls. Salo is an escapee from Jackson State Prison with Gagne released last month.
The First Assembly of God will present its annual Christmas program at 9 30 a m Sunday Danny Callum will offer greetings Jewel Sumner is the scripture reader The Cherub Choir Sue Ellen Kastenschmidt and a group of tiny carolers will perform Away in a Manger Other participants include Craig Hatke Bruce Nuttall Alan Walker Danny Hulett Dean Marshall Argile Bjorge Randy Rahmen fuehrer Roger Benson Darlene Gilbertson Carole Skaggs is pianist Rose Bozart organist and Judy Wieman is program director.
The Agriculture Department estimates Wisconsin's 1961 fall pig crop at 1,787,000 head, down 111,000 from 1960. Nationally the fall crop rose 4 percent from 1961, as the fall crop supplies the spring and summer slaughter.
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