Santa letter shows child’s unselfish Christmas spirit
Editor notes recount Scott Anderson, 7, of Loomis Street, writing two Santa letters. The first draft asks for toys to cheer everyone. the final letter, with correct spelling, expresses unselfish spirit. Letters were sent to The La Crosse Tribune and forwarded to the North Pole.
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Scott Anderson
Loomis St
St. Patrick’s School
Santa Claus
la Crosse Tribune
P.S
North Pole
Wisconsin Supreme Court Dismisses Ebner Ready-Mix Injunction Appeal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court dismissed La Crescent Ready Mix Inc.’s appeal seeking to uphold an injunction blocking Jerome L. Ebner from the ready-mix business in the La Crosse area. Ebner’s injunction remains in effect until April 1, 1969, with $100 awarded to the plaintiff for costs plus a small additional amount.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court
la Crosse
la Crescent
Jerome L. Ebner
S. 4Th St
Ebner Construction Co
Mormon Coulee Road
Eugene A. Toppel
Ebner
la Crescent Ready Mix Inc
Main St
Toepel
Supreme Court
Basket of Food Stolen From Car in Shelby
Eugene Griesel, Shelby liquor store operator, reported his planned gift basket worth 35 dollars stolen from his car between 7 and 7 50 p m Wednesday. The 18 inch wicker basket held fruits meat cheese seafood and cigars and was left outside the Shelby Liquor Store he runs.
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Shelby
Eugene Griesel
la Crosse County
Shelby Liquor Store
Griesel
Marriage Licenses in Sparta Wisconsin
William K. Zimmerman of Sparta and Sarah L. Weldon of La Crosse to marry December 28 in Sparta. Robert M. Johnson of New Berlin and Avon Ann Vieth of Sparta to marry in Sparta December 25.
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William K. Zimmerman
Sparta
Sarah L. Weldon
Main St
la Crosse
Robert M. Johnson
New Berlin
Avon Ann Vieth
Ice rinks delayed by warm temps in La Crosse
Weatherman forecast above freezing on Tuesday and Wednesday halts La Crosse Recreation Department plans to open ice skating rinks by Christmas Day. Lagoon ice lies at 1 inch with edge water. officials warn skaters to stay off thin ice. Crews await frost to flood rinks and prevent water liven soaking away.
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la Crosse
Recreation Department
Eugene Fry
Fry
Aaron Sanford
Offices Close Early For Christmas And New Year
The La Crosse offices of the Wisconsin State Employment Service and Unemployment Compensation Division will close at 11 45 a m on Friday December 24 and December 31 for the Christmas and New Year holidays.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin State Employment! Iservice and Unemployment| Compensation Division
The
Industrial Commission
Six La Crosse men named to Greater Chamber board
Ten La Crosse men named to the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce board. Six elected to three year terms and four appointed by Chamber President Robert D. Smyth to one year terms. Recipients include Daniel Flaherty Matt Heimerman Bruce Hines Ray Hutson Richard Morse and Willard Tanke with details on their jobs addresses and family counts.
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la Crosse
Greater la Crosse
Tanner Consecrated as Bishop in Washington Ceremony
The La Crosse brother of Mrs. John Murphy was consecrated bishop Tuesday at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D C. Archbishop Vagnozzi and Archbishops Cousins O Boyle assisted with Alter delivering the sermon. The new bishop will remain general secretary of the National Catholic Welfare Conference.
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la Crosse
Washington
Marquette University
St. Francis Seminary
Milwaukee
Tanner
St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral
Freking
Employment Drop Below Normal in La Crosse County
The Wisconsin State Employment Service reports that mid-January nonfarm employment in La Crosse County will be about 500 fewer workers than mid-November, a smaller drop than typical for the season. November employment reached 25,700 with 1,350 unemployed, and 819 job openings were on file.
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la Crosse County
Wisconsin State Employment Service
WSES
City OKs Airport Jobs List in Wisconsin Plan
The Federal Aviation Administration backs a 13.8 million dollar Wisconsin airport construction program including La Crosse. La Crosse Airport Manager Theron Clark expects details in about three weeks as the FAA moves to widen taxiways and expand the apron between the Admin building and Gateway Transportation hangar. The list includes new airports at Beaver Dam Menominee Stevens Point Mosinee and Platteville along with numerous enlargements and improvements across many Wisconsin cities and bases.
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Washington
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Federal Aviation Agency
Theron Clark
Aviation Board
Gateway Transportation Co
Beaver Dam
Menomonie
Stevens Point
Mosinee
Civil Aeoonautics Board
Marshfield
Wausau
Wisconsin Rapids
Platteville
Antigo
Arbor Vitae
Ashland
Civil Aeronautics Board
Black River Falls
Boscobel
Burlington
Cassville
Cedarburg
Clintonville
Cornell
Crivitz
Cumberland
Eagle River
East Troy
Eau Claire
Elkhorn
Fond du Lac
Fort Atkinson
Green Bay
Hales Corners
Hartford
Janesville
Kenosha
Lake Delton
Land O’lakes
la Pointe
Madison
Morey
Truax Field
Manitowoc
Merrill
Milwaukee
Mitchell Field
Timmerman
Monroe
New Holstein
Oconto
Oshkosh
Palmyra
Phillips
Portage
Reedsburg
Rhinelander
Rice Lake
River Falls
Sextonville
Shawano
Sheboygan
Solon Springs
Sparta
Superior
Bong
Tomah
Viroqua
Watertown
Waukesha
Waupun
West Bend
Man Lies Helpless 6 Hours After Crash
A 26-year-old La Crosse man Edward G. Sciborski was found six hours after a Highway 14 crash near the Wilfred F. Roesler farm. He suffered a fractured spine and head cuts and was reported in critical condition at St. Francis Hospital. Sciborski said he was upright only briefly after the collision and remained on his back through the night as cars passed. Weather dipped to 23 degrees as rescuers aided him and transported him to hospital.
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la Crosse
Highway 14
St. Francis Hospital
Edward G
Jerry) Sciborski
Weston St
Sciborski
Edward Sciborski
la Crosse County
Weather Bureau
Grants
Grant
Roesler
Pennies Stolen From Market Recovered in La Crosse
A bag of pennies stolen from Boulevard IGA Food at 921 Losey Blvd S, La Crosse, was found by Robert Tomsche of Spring Valley, Minn. He said two bags were discovered near the Mississippi River bridge approaches, one tied and the other opened with pennies scattered. The bag bore Boulevard in red ink.
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Boulevard Iga Food
Losey Blvd. S
la Crosse
Robert Tomsche
Spring Valley
Minn
Mississippi River Bridge
Boulevard
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SuanTe Claus
Wis
John Raatz
John
Hoeschler Realty Co
N. 4Th St
Weatherman
Flaherty
Johns, Pappas and
Central High School
S. 24Th St
Cobleigh
S. Losey Blvd
Briggs Transportation Co
la Crosse State University
Holstein
la Crosse County Title Co
University of Wisconsin
S. 16Th St
Kaplan
Readmore Book Store
Grandad Terrace
Maher
Grandview Hospital
Morse
Tanke
Heimerman
Msgr
Paul F. Tanner
Washington, D.C
UPI
Msor. Tanner
Sunset Inn
Hi Hopes
Stoffel Court
Shirley Severson
R. J, Holmen
Margaret Leach
Cameron Ave
Francis Matt Jr
S. 7Th St
Tribune
First Federal Savings and Loan Association OF
LA Crosse Sixth and State Streets
Honig’s
North Chipmunk Coulee
Wilfred F. Roesler
Pontifical
Schiff
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