Man May Face Charge Of Impersonation
A 22 year old La Crosse man may be charged with impersonating a police officer after an incident on the North Side Sunday. A woman reported he stopped her car, flashed a light, and asked for her license. He did not wear a uniform, took her license number, and left. He is due in Municipal Court Thursday on an accident charge, with impersonation possible as further investigation continues.
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la Crosse
North Side
R. 1
West Avenue
Jackson Streets
Election Contest Is Assured for La Crosse Ward Seat
Fred B. Frisbie filed as a candidate for 7th Ward alderman in La Crosse. Alois B. Weiland filed earlier. a primary would occur if another candidate enters. The post was vacated by Clayton Burkart in October. Frisbie is an accountant, La Crosse native, active in the Support Your Local Police Committee.
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Fred B. Firsbie
S. 21St St
Alois B. Weiland
S. 20Th St
Clayton Burkart
la Crosse
Frisbie
International Accountants Society of Chicago
Delicious Food
Ward Ave
Puzzle clues meet in a single historical note
A cryptic style list pairs clues with numbers and letters to form a riddle. It combines terms like drum signal and Verdi opera with names and titles, inviting deduction to reveal hidden connections and a final INI reading.
City Man's Death Is Investigated
La Crosse man Roland D. Thorson 24 of 2131 Kane St died after hospitalization. County authorities will conduct a post mortem. coroner Dr. Michael J. Watunga will receive the report, and an inquest decision rests with the coroner and Dist. Atty. Burleigh Randolph. Sheriff Wuest reported the Dec 17 incident began a fight outside the Hideaway Tavern on French Island before Thorson was taken by friends to the hospital.
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la Crosse
Roland D. Thorson
Kane St
Michael J. Watunga
Atty
Burleigh
Randolph
Thorson
Paul
Pip) Wuest
French Island
New Year’s Eve Services in La Farge
La Farge Wisconsin hosts a New Year’s Eve service at 8 p.m. at the Free Methodist Church with a Sparta speaker and special music. Rev and Mrs George Robson invite the public to open house at the Methodist Parsonage 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. and the church will be open for prayer 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. on New Year’s Eve.
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LA Farge
Wis
la Farge Free Methodist Church
Sparta
George Robson
Methodist
la Farge Methodist Church
Escapee Returned From Texas in Iowa Pursuit
WAUKON Iowa Sheriff Theodore Rumph and courthouse custodian Carmen Christianson traveled Tuesday to Dallas Texas to fetch Francis Gelo an Allamakee County Jail escapee. Gelo who fled last fall while serving a six month sentence on traffic charges waived extradition from Texas to Iowa.
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Waukon
Iowa
Theodore Rumph
Carmen Christianson
Dallas
Tex
Allamakee
Francis Gelo
Texas
Milwaukee cattle hogs and sheep market closes weak
Milwaukee AP reports Thursday cattle market weak with good to choice steers 22.00 to 25.00 and heifers 20.50 to 23.50, calves 23.00 to 35.00, hog prices steady with lightweight butchers 27.00 to 27.50 and tops 28.75, sheep and lambs steady with ewes 6.00 to 8.00 and bucks 5.00 to 6.00.
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Milwaukee
Kay's Beauty Salon Changes Name in Directory
Locals report Kay's Beauty Salon of On Alaska is now listed as Carol's Beauty Salon in the updated directory under the same management. Phone 783-2275.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay
Onalaska
Carol
Floods Hit Arizona City Areas
Runoff from heavy rains and melting snow drove hundreds from homes along the Salt River in Phoenix Tempe Scottsdale and Mesa. A boy reportedly drowned when his car was trapped in flood waters. Elsewhere a storm dumped snow in northwestern Minnesota with gusts over 45 mph and poor visibility.
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Associated Press
Salt River
Arizona
Phoenix
Tempe
Scottsdale
Mesa
Minnesota
Highway Department
North Dakota
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Artist Convicted of Tax Evasion at Wisconsin University
Aaron Bohrod, 58, the University of Wisconsin Artist in Residence, was found guilty on a federal income tax evasion count after pleading no contest. He reportedly earned 42,279 in 1959 but reported 16,503, while government figures show at least 36,028 from 29 sales. He was released on 1,000 bond with sentencing not set for 30 days.
Slayton Awarded Distinguished Service Medal at Space Center
Donald K. Slayton, once barred from a 1961 Mercury flight for a mild heart issue, received the Distinguished Service Medal at NASA's Space Center in Houston. The seven Mercury astronauts all now hold the medal, as Slayton remains training director while Walter Schirra earned a second medal.
Collision injures two in city street crash
Walter Johnson 73 and Ralph Hempstead 81 suffered bumps and soreness after a two car crash at 10th and Market Streets. Johnson was taken to Grandview Hospital with a sore shoulder and head bump while Hempstead's car collided with Earl Niesen 69. Martha Niesen 74 refused medical treatment.
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Walter Johnson
Playfield Ave
Grandview Hospital
Ralph
India accuses China of arming Pakistan and forming new army division
New Delhi sources claim Communist China is supplying Pakistan with large quantities of arms and has equipped a new army division with medium artillery. The allegation comes as India cites escalating regional tension and security concerns.
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India
China
New Delhi
Pakistan
Weather Forecast Preview for Selected Cities
Preview of the U S Weather Bureau forecast to 7 00 AM EST last night low second yesterday s high lists Bemidi Frew and cities including Bemidji Boston Chicago Cincinnati Denver Des Moines Duluth Fairbanks Fort Worth Honolulu Helena Kansas City La Crosse Los Angeles Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York Phoenix Rapid City Rochester Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle St Louis Washington Winnipeg with temperatures 56 33 and -7 62 70 18 respectively.
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Bemidi
Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Denver
Des Moines
Duluth
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Honolulu
Helena
Kansas City
Lacrosse
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Phoenix
Rapid City
Rochester
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Washington
Winnipeg
Stock Quotations Dec 31 1965 Noon
Quotation list shows prices for Allis Chalmers American Can American Motors American Enka Amer Tel Tel Anaconda Burlington Chrysler Consolidated Foods Eastman Kodak and others with many entries in US industrials utilities railroads and miscellaneous stocks. Dow Jones averages noted Industrials 968.87 5.18 Railroads 246.93 1.21 Utilities 152.42 .46 Volume 2 040 000. National quotations from NASD as of ~9 am inter dealer.
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Allis-Chalmers
American Can
American Motors
American
Enka
Amer
Tel
Anaconda
Burlington Chrysler
Consolidated Foods
Eastman Kodak
Epko Shoe
Ford General Aniline
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Motors
General Telephone
Grand Union Great Northern Ry
Gulf Oil
Heilerman Brew
NS Illinois Central
Ind
International Harvest
Interstate Power Johnson Service
Jones & Laughlin
Koehring Kresge
Lockheed Minn
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical National Can
Northern Pacific
Northern States Northwest Bancorp
Olin Mathieson
Pepsi-Cola Phillips Pete
RCA
Republic Steel
Rexall Drug
Royal Dutch
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Socony
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Calif
N.J
Swift
Texaco
Trane Co
United Airlines
U.S. Rubber
U.S. Steel
Westinghouse
White Motors
Woolworth
Nas
Zenith
Dow Jones
THE
Marshall CO
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Central Telephone
Clark Oil
First Bank
Fabri-Tek, Inc
Gateway Transp
Births listed across Wisconsin, Iowa and Arizona
Birth notices from December show newborns in La Crosse and La Crescent Wisconsin, Waukon and Waterville Iowa, Bremerhaven Germany, and Phoenix Arizona. Names include Matthew John Gar ret, Lisa Ann Johnston, Jeffrey Scott Hofer, and others with parental and address details.
U S Planed Neutrality Tactics On Viet Nam Issue
The article notes growing U S neutrality discussions for Indochina including Viet Nam Laos and Cambodia. It mentions secret high level visits by Harriman Goldberg Bundy and Pearson with Johnson as well as peace talk hopes via intermediaries and North Viet Nam opposition to U S plans.
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U.S
Indochinese
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
China
Harriman
Goldberg
Johnson
Ottawa
McGeorge Bundy
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
Texas
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
North Viet Nam
Radio Hanoi
New Year’s Eve Party Highlighted on FRIDAY Radio
South St. Paul cattle and hog market results report limited cattle trade with weak slaughter cows and mixed hog prices. Barrows and gilts rose early then steadied. sows and feeders show varying prices across weight classes. Heavier hogs scarce and feeder pig prices noted.
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South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
County Court judgments and police action report
Record of Dec 29 incidents includes Donald Roedel head injury from farm machinery accident near Holmen and transport to St Francis Hospital. County Court La Crosse entries list restitution judgments against multiple defendants for premises and other debts. Speeding and license violations across several towns with fines from $13 to $53 and jail terms for some offenses.
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Donald Roedel
Holmen
St. Francis Hospital
Ernest G. Garvin
Nekoosa
Lloyd R. Pearson
Westmont
Ill
John L. Coffield
Ladysmith
William T. Dalton
Lisle
Jerry H. Berg
Argo Summit
William C. Mitchell
Excelsior
Minn
Walter A. Mathews
Molline
Sylvan A. Larson
Duluth
James C. Shavers
Net Lake
Robert D. Parker
Black River Falls
Oscar Ronningan
Witnesses Describe Attack Details Near Highway 164
Baird stated the suspect was brought back to the scene to reconstruct events. James was found around 6 45 a.m. semiconscious beneath the Highway J1 bridge over Highway 164 with missing shoes and socks bound over his eyes and neck in a reported struggle.
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Baird
James
Marriage Licenses Issued for La Crosse Area Couples
Andrew T. Tsiboukas and Sandra McCann plan a January 4 wedding in La Crosse. Clifford L. Smith and Nina Severson have a pending marriage in West Salem with date not set. Philip A. Dockendorf and Sheila M. Murphy are to wed January 8 in La Crosse.
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Andrew T. Tsiboukas
State St
Sandra McCann
la Crescent St
la Crosse
Clifford L. Smith
West Salem
Nina Severson
Mindoro
Philip A. Dockendorf
S. 5Th Ave
Sheila M. Murphy
S. West Ave
Ridahl Construction wins Little Falls Post Office extension
A $274 800 General Services Administration contract was awarded to Ridahl Construction inc of Minneapolis for extension and modification work on the Little Falls Post Office congressional sources said Wednesday.
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Minneapolis
General Services Administration
Ridahl Construction, Inc
Little Falls
Deaths of Mrs Dora Snyder and others in Midwest region
Mrs Dora R Snyder, 78, longtime Elroy resident, dies at home December 30. Survived by sons Clarence and Earl, daughters Pearl Todd and Mrs William Stull, siblings, 14 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren. Services at Elroy Methodist Church, burial Pine Eden Cemetery. Friends may call Zenner Funeral Home.
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Elroy
Wis
Dora R. Snyder
Clarence
Oconomowoc
Earl
Pearl Todd
Sparta
William Stull
Union Grove
Fred Somrud
Adams
Joseph Kittrick
Ironton
Rena Gillette
Tomahawk
Frank Leatherberry
Iron
Obituaries From Minnesota Wisconsin Death Notices
Milo Rasmus 77 former Mabel resident died of a heart attack in Long Beach California on December 29. He was born March 30 1888 in Ada Minnesota and moved to Mabel before 1951 then to Long Beach. Survived by four daughters nine grandchildren one great grandchild three brothers and four sisters. August Brohmer 87 died December 30 in Sparta Wisconsin. Survived by three sons two daughters one sister one brother and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services set for Monday at St Patrick’s Catholic Church Sparta with burial in Norwalk Cemetery. Rosary Sunday at Kirchoff Funeral Home Sparta.
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Mabel, Minn
Milo Rasmus
Mabel Man
Long Beach
Calif
Ada
Minn
Robert Rasmus
Mabel
Alvina Fardel
Bernard
Eileen) Waaler
Rolf Hendrickson
Clarence
Ione) Haas
Morris
Ill
Ray
Betty) Foltz
Bennie
Decorah
Russell
Ponitince
Mich
Leslie
Lake Steven
Wash
Sparta
Wis
August Brohmer
Tunnel City
Anthony
Albert
Cecelia
Cele) Bemis
la Crosse
Clear Lake
Dena von Ruden
Anne Schrier
Louise Currier
Cashton
Emma Brzazowski
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
F. E. Wallace
Norwalk
Kirchoff
Death notices for Roland Thorson and Donald Roedel
Roland D Thorson of Kane Street died Thursday evening December 30 in a local hospital. He was born April 2 1941 in La Crosse and worked as a glass cutter at Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. Survived by widow Donna Zimmerman daughter Kimberly parents Mr and Mrs Martin Thorson sisters Beverly Miller Donna Niebuhr brothers Robert Kenneth David Blaine and grandmother Anna Nelson. Services Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Donald Roedel 13 of R J Holmen died December 30 in a local hospital born January 12 1952 in La Crosse. Survived by parents three brothers William Mark Jim grandparents Mr and Mrs William Roedel La Crosse and Mr and Mrs Earl Wakefield Newman IJ. Funeral 1 p.m. Sletten McKee Funeral Home burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday 7 9 p.m.
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Cal Lutheran Church
E. J. Zehms
Grand Funeral
Coon Valley
Hass
Harmony
Vernon County
Rudolph Wrobel
Henry Hass
Chaseburg
Charles
la Crosse
Palmer
Loraine) Pederson
Viroqua
Louise Stender
Harry
Ludwig
Lester Wrobel
Paul
Vernon
Emery
Adelite Hendrickson
Madison
Elly Bray
Hillsboro
Louise Jenkins
Rudolph
Mabel, Minn
Highland Lutheran Church
Isabelle Johnson
Tweeten Memorial Hospital
Spring Grove
Emil Martinson
Church
Houston County
Andrew Johnson
Eddie
Mabel
Olaf
Henry
Olaf Ansum
Mengis
Roland D. Thorson
Kane St
la Cresse
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co
Donna Zimmerman
Kimberly
Martin Thorson
Alfred
Beverly) Miller
Minneapolis
Robert
Donna) Niebuhr
Kenneth
David
Blaine
San Diego
Calif
Anna Nelson
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ernest Nelson
Oak Grove
Dickinson Caledonia Street
Donald Roedel
R. J.holmen
Mark
William
Jim
William Roedel
Earl Wakefield
Newman, IJ
Sletten
Mrs Roy W Miller Dies En Route To Hospital
Mrs Roy W Helen E Miller 54 of 2532 S 26th St died en route to a local hospital Thursday Dec 30. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Schumacher Funeral Home.
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Roy W
Helen E.) Miller
S. 26Th St
Schumacher Funeral Home
Dam Operator Henry Dalsasso Retires After 31 Years
Henry Dalsasso head lock and dam operator at Dam 7 Dresbach Minn retires from federal service after 31 years. He began in 1935 with the St Paul District Corps of Engineers as a surveyor helper during Dam 8 Genoa construction and transferred to lock and dam 7 in 1945 as an operator.
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Henry Dalsasso
Dam
Dresbach
Minn
Dalsasso
Winnebago St
St. Paul
Corps of Engineers
Genoa
Service Sunday theme on God in Christian Science churches
Sunday services will explore the nature of Deity with correlated readings from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. The sermon will present the founder's ideas as the basis for the study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
Three La Crosse County supervisors seek re election
Incumbents Ernest W. Craig Frank Hauser and Levi Cavadini filed with County Clerk Esther Domke for re election representing Holmen Holland Bangor districts. Craig seeks the new 23rd District, Cavadini the 30th, with backgrounds on Marine service farming and local government roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Esther Domke
Ernest W. Craig
Holmen
Frank Hauser
Holland
Levi Cavadini
Bangor
Craig
Cavadini
Air Force Jet Crash Kills Two Officers
At Holloman AFB near Alamogordo New Mexico two Air Force officers died in a takeoff crash of a B47 jet. Capt Loren R Brooks Jr 36 of Fairborn Ohio co pilot and Capt James S McIntyre 31 of Dayton Ohio were identified. Brooks is survived by his widow Marlys Kack of Canby Minnesota and three children.
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Dayton, Ohio
Minneapolis
Loren R. Brooks Jr
Air Force
Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo
N.M
Wright - Patterson Afb
Brooks
Fairborn
Ohio
James S. McIntyre
Dayton
Marlys Kack
Canby, Minn
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Bremerhaven
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Waterville
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