Three La Crosse County supervisors seek re election
Merritt Gibson William Ipson and Donald Harman filed for re election to the La Crosse County Board. Election is April 2 with a March 5 primary if needed to trim races to two candidates. Gibson born 1898 in Roberts County is a long time board member and highway committee figure. Ipson since 1963 serves on highway committee and runs Ipsen Awning and related ventures. Harman since 1966 sits on law enforcement zoning and administration committees and practices law in La Crosse with a family home at 3033 S 29th Court.
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la Crosse County
la Crosse
Esther Domke
Merritt Gibson
William Ipson
Donald Harman
Gibson
Roberts County
M.D
Central High School
Northern Engraving Co
Catherine Conley
Cass St
Ipsen
Highway Committee
Ipsen Awning
Mary Jane Gittens
S. 7Th St
Harman
19Th Dist
Joint City County Chamber
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin
Johns, Pappas, Flaherty and Harman
Harm
Barbara
S. 29Th Court
Sentence Suspended In Drug Case For La Crosse Youth
A La Crosse youth received a suspended two year reformatory sentence in circuit court for possession of marijuana. Jan K. Henry 20 of 1104 S 6th St was placed on probation with the Wisconsin Social Services Department for two years after a May arrest for drinking from a liquor bottle in a car and possessing marijuana clad cigarette butts. Henrys lawyer described the incident as a college prank and cooperation with police was cited. Prosecutors noted there was no trafficking and recommended probation. The minimum penalty for possession is two years.
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la Crosse
Circuit
Lincoln Neprud
Green Bay Reformatory
Jan K. Henry
S. 6Th St
Wisconsin Social Services Department
Henry
Peter Berg
Berg
Dist. Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Bitter Cold Death Toll Across Ten States Soars
A brutal cold front chilled the Northeast and spread south and west, causing 37 deaths in 10 states and disrupting daily life from New York to Georgia. Brooklyn tenement fire claims 13 lives as crews battle 1 degree weather.
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Associated Press
Great Plains
Midwest
Brooklyn
Pacific
California
Washington
New England
Teachers Sought By City Schools
La Crosse City District Public Schools seek a full time speech correctionist and a halftime Spanish instructor at the junior high level. Spanish role starts second semester Jan 29. speech pathologist available immediately. Requires Wisconsin certification. Apply to superintendent’s office 432 Cass St La Crosse or call 782-4655 for an appointment.
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la Crosse City
Wisconsin
Superintendent of Schools
Cass St
la Crosse
Clinton High School Destroyed By Fire
Clinton Iowa authorities probe arson after Clinton High School, the town’s only public high school, burned in two separate spots. Fire loss listed at 2 million dollars with fire chief calling it arson. The 47 year old school had another blaze in late December causing about 100 thousand dollars damage to classrooms and an adjacent industrial arts building.
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Clinton
Iowa
Harold W. Nelson
Official On Loans To Visit Courthouse
SBA representative Carl Schmidt will meet area businessmen at the University Extension Office Room 112 Courthouse on Jan 11 and 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appointments available by calling the La Crosse Extension Office for information on SBA management services and loan programs.
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Small Business Administration
SBA
University Extension Office
la Crosse
Gateway Aviation seeks permit to operate as air freight forwarder
Gateway Aviation Co. Inc a Wisconsin corporation and subsidiary of Gateway Transportation Co has filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board for a permit to operate as an air freight forwarder. The role covers shipments from pick up to delivery and coordinates with truck and air freight firms to move loads.
Milwaukee Man Killed In Downtown Crash
Death of a Milwaukee man from injuries today raises Wisconsin 1968 traffic toll to 21. Elmer E. Frank, 5, of Milwaukee died at County General Hospital from injuries suffered January 2 in a collision at a downtown intersection.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Elmer E. Frank
County General Hospital
Author Minister Pierre van Paalsen Dies in New York
Pierre van Paalsen aged 72, a Unitarian minister and former foreign correspondent, died Monday after a long illness in New York. He authored several books and was an early advocate of a Jewish state in Israel.
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NEW York
Pierre van Paalsen
Israel
Trio of Obituaries from Viroqua Area
Ole Swenso 79 of Viroqua died Jan 8 in a local hospital. Services Thursday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church with burial in Liberty Polo Cemetery. Survived by three stepsons. Gena Anderson 83 of Viroqua died Jan 8 in a local hospital. Services Wednesday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church with burial in Viroqua Cemetery. She married William Lewis in 1947. she had two children and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Mengis Funeral Home with burial in Prosper Cemetery.
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Viroqua
Wis
Ole Swenso
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Wesley Anderson
Liberty Polo Cemetery
Beier
Swense
Wallace
Clayton Getter
Theodore Getter
Bellville, Wis
Gena Anderson
James Bjorge
Lime Funeral
Readstown
Soren Lem
Crawford County
Grimholt of
la Crosse
Elroy man Joseph Cooney, 83, dies at home
Elroy Wisconsin Joseph Cooney 83 retired farmer died Monday January 8 at his home. Services set for 10 am Wednesday at St Patrick's Church Elroy with Rev Francis Knopp officiating burial in St Patrick's Cemetery. Calling hours after 4 pm Tuesday at Zenner Funeral Home Elroy. Survived only by brothers Louis and James both of Elroy.
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Elroy
Wis
Joseph Cooney
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Francis Knopp
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Zenner
Cooney
Louis
James
Beltz Albert Beltz Dies at 68 in Hixton Wis
Albert Charles Beltz age 68 of Hixton died Monday January 8 at Black River Falls hospital after a week as patient. Services set for 3 p.m. Wednesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Hixton with Rev. O E Birkeland. burial at Trinity Rest Jensen Funeral Home Hixton. Survived by widow Hazel three daughters Donna Dixie Holly two sons Lucky and David and three sisters Gus Schmalz Effie Humble both Sparta and Mrs Everett Lash er Medford Ore.
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Hixton
Wis
Albert Charles Beltz
Black River Falls
Our Savior’s Lutheran
O. E. Birkeland
Trinity Rest Cemetery
Jensen Funeral Home
Mr. Beltz
Knapp
Jackson County
Monroe County
Sparta
Hazel
Donna
Dixie
Holly
Lucky
David
Gus Schmalz
Effie Humble
Everett Lasher
Medford
Ore
Susie Kopenhafer 88 dies in Hillsboro Wisconsin
Susie Kopenhafer 88 of Hillsboro Wisconsin died Monday January 8 in a New Lisbon nursing home. Services set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Picha's Funeral Home with Rev Calmer Overlien officiating and burial in Mount Vernon. Visitation after 2 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the funeral home. She was born January 28 1879 in Town of Union married Jacob Kopenhafer April 28 1909. The couple farmed in Town of Wonewoc. Jacob died November 24 1958. Surviving are a daughter Mrs Charles Mary of New Lisbon and two grandchildren.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Susie Kopenhafer
New Lisbon
Picha
Calmer Overlien
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Henry Deprez
Union
Jacob Kopenhafer
Wonewoc
Charles Mary
Mabel Woman Hannah Spande 90 Dies in Maryland
Hannah Spande born Hannah Nordness March 12 1877 in Fillmore County died Sunday January 7 in Silver Springs Maryland. Graveside service at Scheie Lutheran Cemetery with Rev N K Estrem officiating. She lived with a daughter Myrtle Spande and is survived by three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. husband Julius Spande died 1945 and a son died in 1934.
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Mabel
Minn
Hannah Spande
Silver Springs
Mengis
Scheie Lutheran Cemetery
N. K. Estrem
Hannah Nordness
Fillmore County
Julius Spande
Tawney
Spande
Myrtle Spande
Blanche Lewis 78 dies at Green Lea Manor Minnesota
Mrs Blanche Lewis 78 of Mabel Minnesota died Saturday January 6 at Green Lea Manor Nursing Home where she had lived two years. Born September 5 1889 in Winneshiek County Iowa she was married to Casper Tomeraasen in June 1909 and had two children Rollin and another.
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Mabel
Minn
Blanche Lewis
Green Lea Manor
Blanche Rollins
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Frank Rollin
Casper Tomeraasen
Rollin of
Edward J. Quinn 78 Cashton Wis dies after long illness
Edward J. Quinn died Sunday evening January 7 after a long illness at a Viroqua hospital. Services will be held January 10 at Sacred Heart Church in Cashton with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery. He was born December 3, 1889 in Clinton Vernon County to John and Mrs. Quinn and married Theresa Bates in 1916. Survivors include his widow three sons David and Paul and Thomas a daughter Ruth Przytarski and 21 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents two sons and one sister.
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Cashton
Wis
Edward J. Quinn
Viroqua
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Bernard Henry
Sacred Heart Ceme
Tery
Torkelson
Clinton
Vernon County
John Quinn
Theresa Bates
Paul
David
Sparta
Thomas
Minneapolis
Daniel
Ruth) Przytarski
Austin, Minn
Mrs Lillian Simpson Dies In Minn Nursing Home
VIROQUA Wisconsin Mrs Lillian Simpson age 85 died Sunday January 7 in a Hastings Minnesota nursing home She was widow of Delbert Simpson Survived by son Clinton Prescott daughter Lela Loucks Minneapolis sister Nancy Waterman Viroqua and two grandchildren two great grandchildren Funeral services Wednesday in Jacobson and Vance Funeral Home Viroqua with Rev Duane Clark burial in Viroqua Cemetery Friends called at the funeral home Tuesday 7 to 9 p m and Wednesday before the service.
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Viroqua
Wis
Lillian Simpson
Hastings
Obituary: Mrs Edna McDonald of Black River Falls Dies
Mrs John Edna McDonald 68 former Black River Falls resident died Sunday in a Hudson hospital She and her husband ran a Black River Falls bakery in the 1940s until 1951 Born Oshkosh May 7 1899 lived in Fond du Lac childhood Married Oct 21 1921 to John B McDonald Survived by husband two daughters Joan St Ores and Bernadene Luebke and three grandchildren Requiem Mass Jan 3 at St Patrick s Hudson burial in St Patrick s Cemetery Hudson
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Black River Falls
Wis
John
Edna) McDonald
Hudson, Wis
Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
John B. McDonald
Raymond
Joan) St. Ores
Kenneth
Bernadene) Luebke
Hudson
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Hokah Woman 85 Dies. Funeral Friday in Hokah
Mrs. Herman Guenther a life long Hokah resident died Monday in a La Crosse hospital at 85. Services are Friday at St. Peter's Church Hokah with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Rosary 8 p.m. Thursday Fossoff Funeral Home La Crosse. Born February 4 1882 to Carl and Bladel, she ran a Hokah hotel before marrying Herman Guenther who died in August 1966. Survived by son Francis of St Paul and daughter Mrs William Holdmann of Milwaukee nine grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Preceded by husband three brothers and three daughters.
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Hokah
Minn
Herman
Josephine) Guenther
la Crosse
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Peter Colman
Calvary Cemetery
Fossum Funeral
West Avenue
Vietnam gunships report clash with guerrillas near Tam Ky
Patrol choppers along the central coast west of Tam Ky spotted 15 peasants with baskets. As they passed, the men dropped baskets pulled rifles and fired. The pilots say they returned and killed all the guerrillas.
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Tam Ky
Zoning Hearing Debates Industrial Park Near Rural Homes
The zoning discussion centers on an industrial park proposal near Brice Prairie with residents John Syverson opposing due to local family life disruption. Supporters argue park amenities and cheap land attract industry funding site improvements. County and town officials emphasize consultation and potential expressway access, with a county zoning committee voting to recommend rezoning to the County Board for Jan. 18.
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Brice Prairie
John Syverson
Skover
John Thomas
Hauser
Campbell Town
Henry Rebhan
Zoning Committee
Maynard Stratman
Radio Highlights Tuesday Schedule
Radio highlights list show times and guests for WLCX WCOW WKTY. William Rice of the Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union appears as guest on This Week on Campus and Vox Pop. Basketball games Royall vs Sparta and Wisconsin vs Purdue are noted along with Aquinas against Logan.
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WLCX
William Rice
The
Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union
Wcow-Fm
Sparta
Royall
Wisconsin
Purdue
WKTY
Aquinas
Logan
Dorm housing expansion eyed for university system
Dorms of Neenah chair notes intensive review by a legislative group led by Assemblyman Bert Lewison and the CCHE. Conservative projections show system enrollments rising to about 12 000 by fall 1969 and 17 000 by 1970. Oshkosh would add 620 beds the largest project, with other campuses adding hundreds of beds financed by federal loans repaid from student rents over 20 to 30 years.
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Neenah
Bert Lewison
Vernon County
CCHE
Regents
River Falls
Oshkosh
Eau Claire
Platteville
Stevens Point
Stout
Menomonie
Superior
Whitewater
Man Found In Lake Died From Exposure
Madison AP Dane County Coroner Clyde Chamberlain said Joseph Chicilo Jr. 25 of Glenwood City died of exposure after his body was found frozen in the ice of Lake Mendota. Autopsy showed no foul play. He had been a mental patient at Mendota State Hospital until he went missing Oct 15. Children spotted the body while walking on the ice.
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Madison
Dane County
Clyde Chamberlain
Joseph Chicilo Jr
Lake Mendota
Chamberlain
Glenwood City
Mendota State Hospital
Dobbs Divorce Granted After Cruel Treatment
Earl I. Dobbs 49 of 530 La Crosse Street Onalaska divorces Evelyn Coty Dobbs 48 of 1729 Kane Street Onalaska on cruel and inhuman treatment. Married July 25 1938 in Richland Center. Custody of one minor child awarded to the mother.
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la Crosse
Earl I. Dobbs
la Crosse St
Onalaska
Evelyn (Coty) Dobbs
Kane St
Richland Center
Soldier Receives Posthumous Viet Medal for Ledegar
Posthumous Vietnamese Military Merit Medal awarded Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Ledegar of 1311 East Ave. S. for their son Pfc. Russell O. Ledegar who died March 16, 1967 in South Vietnam from friendly grenade effects. Burial is at Mormon Coulee Memorial Park Cemetery. Ledegar served with Battery B, 1st Battalion 30th Artillery after going overseas in February 1966. He was reported missing in action before being declared dead.
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Russell B. Ledegar
East Ave. S
Pfc
Russell O. Ledegar
Ledegar
South Vietnam
Mormon Coulee Memorial Park
Republic of Vietnam
Ordeen J. Flom
la Crosse
30Th Artillery
Two Girls Implicated In Check Forgery Case
Two juvenile girls aged 15 and 16 were apprehended Monday in a December check forgery scheme. They cashed four checks totaling 30 dollars at North Side bars, tied to stolen check blanks by 18-year-old Joanne Butterfield. Butterfield faces forgery sentencing January 22.
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North Side
Joanne Butterfield
Winnebago St
Lois
Miss Butterfield
David Steele
Caledonia St
Green Bay Reformatory
Daniel
Park Land Tract Funds Allocated for Kenosha County Beach
The Outdoor Recreation Advisory Council approved 66 000 in land and water conservation funds to cover half of a park land purchase on Silver Lake in Kenosha County. The county already owns a 17 acre beach along the lake with a 1700 foot long by 150 foot wide strip. The new tract is about one third wooded and lies behind the existing beach. Park superintendent Richard Lindl expects about 75 000 to be spent in five years to develop the park.
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Madison
Outdoor Recreation Advisory Council
Silver Lake
Kenosha County
Richard Lindl
Dog poisoned arouse La Crosse report
Donald VanDerschaal of 412 Caledonia St reported to La Crosse police that his dog was poisoned with arsenic. The animal, found in its pen with frothing at the mouth, was taken to a local animal hospital where doctors confirmed the poisoning.
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Donald VanDerschaal
Caledonia St
la Crosse
Grain price quotes from Chicago market report
AP Chicago grain report shows Wheat No 2 hard at 1.53 and No 2 soft red at 1.47. Corn No 2 yellow 1.14 and No 3 yellow 1.10. Oats No 2 heavy white 0.79 to 0.87. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.66 and Soybean oil 8.55.
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Chicago Grain
Chicago
Cattle and Poultry Prices Steady to Higher in Midwest Markets
South St Paul reports cattle and calves around 6 000 and 1 500 with slaughter steers and heifers weak to 25 lower and cows weak to 25 lower while wealers and calves stay steady. Feeder stock scarce and hogs show strength with barrows and gilts up to 25. Chicago poultry prices list live roosters 24 27 and White Rock fryers at 21 23.
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South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Chicago Poultry Chicago
Kasperak Heart Transplant Patient Improves but Remains Critical
Stanford doctors report Mike Kasperak, 54, awake and alert with improved liver and kidney functions after a heart transplant. He faces ongoing risks from prior liver disease and kidney failure, with breathing support needed and internal bleeding resolved.
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William C. Harrison
Associated Press
Stanford
Calif
Mike Kasperak
Kasperak
Norman E. Shumway
Stanford Medical School
Monoxide Blamed In Deaths Of Eight Family Members
In Decorah Iowa eight members of the Edwin Monroe family died from carbon monoxide poisoning. A faulty gas space heater was blamed by Winneshiek County medical examiner Dr James Bullard. Autopsy on one member Larry Monroe 12 was performed in La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Decorah
Iowa
Edwin Monroe
Winneshiek County
James Bullard
Bullard
Ossian
St. Francis Hospital
la Crosse
Paul Dietz
Larry Monroe
Multiple City Calls Reported Heating and Fire Incidents
A sequence of calls from La Crosse and county areas on January 6 to 9 details clogs faults and hazards. Incidents include a faulty bathroom faucet, flooded oil burner, chimney fire check, lint burning from a smoking dryer, water pipe burst flooding a home, and a dog bite sending a woman to hospital. Emergency transfers list several hospitalizations and ambulance on scene.
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Russell Abbot
George St
Susan Rohde
Avon St
George Stuber
Adams St
Gar Ammerman
N. 23Rd St
Schwartz Office Supply
N. 6Th St
Potatoes Trade Data From Chicago AP Report
A Chicago AP summary notes USDA figures on potato shipments and prices. Idaho russets sold at 4.10 per unit while Minnesota North Dakota round reds brought 2.60 to 2.65, with total U.S. shipments listed and market trends briefly referenced.
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Chicago
USDA
U.S
Reds
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Butter and Livestock Quotes
Quotations from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Winona station list butter grades AA A and rf with prices, eggs by grade, and hogs cattle and veal markets. Hog prices rise 25 cents while cattle and veal hold steady with ranges for Hi-Choice to Utility.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
Winona Livestock Swift & Company
Winona
Minn
Hi-Choice & Prime
Stock Quotations January 9 1968 Noon Quotations
Allied Stores to Woolworth names and prices listed with many firms showing bid and ask figures. Dow Jones indices cited with industrials at 914.88 up 5.96 and NYSE volume 3 720 000. Commodities include wheat soybeans eggs corn with regional bids and asks noted.
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Allied Stores
Allis-Chalmers
American Can
American Motors
Amer. Tel. & Tel
Anaconda
Anchor Coupling
Burlington
Chrysler
Consolidated Foods
DuPont
Eastman Kodak
Electronic Specialty
Epko Shoe
Ryder Systems
Scott Paper
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Calif
Ind
Swift
Texaco
Trane Co
U.S. Steel
Universal Oil
Westinghouse
Sec
White Motors
Woolworth
Dow Jones
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Russell
South ST. Paul Livestock
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Prospect St
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Elmer Anderson
Gund Home
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New York Stock Exchange
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mfg
Howell Instrum
Lincoln Nat. Life
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa
Rockwell
Royal Dutch NY
Rust Craft
Wallace Business
Warner Elec. Br
Werner Trans
Western Power
Wis. Power & L
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