Houston County Board Holds Annual Session
Houston County Board of Commissioners elected officers George E. Bissen as chairman and John Goetzinger as vice chairman. Bernard Orr rejoined the board, with holdovers Wiever Evenson and Wieser. Committees named include extension, examining, nurses advisory, board of health, and rest home. Reappointed watershed directors Saylor Wheaton and Leo McCormick. Bounties set for wildlife, funds shifted to incidentals, bids opened for highway fuel, and wage rates approved for federal aid projects. jury lists prepared. Kremer reports on civil defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County Board of Commissioners
George E. Bissen
John Goetzinger
Brownsville
Bernard Orr
Houston
Joe Wieser
la Crescent
Sigurd Evenson
Spring Grove
George Bissen
Bissen
Goetzinger
Evenson
Orr
Board of Health
A. D. Davidson
Wieser
Evergreen Rest Home
Saylor Wheaton
Caledonia Township
Leo McCormick
Mayville Township
Crooked Creek
Highway Department
Hokah
State Department of Highways
State Department
Houston County
Claude Kremer
Kremer
Deaths of Sue Gullotte and August Koschnitzke
Mrs. Joseph Gullotte 44 of West Salem dies in a La Crosse hospital after Friday morning illness born June 7 1919 in Mt Sterning married Dec 31 1942 in Madison to Joseph J Gullotte survived by husband daughter Valerie Black son Michael parents Arthur and Helen Nelson of Viroqua siblings and many relatives services Monday 1 30 p m at Our Savior's Lutheran Church West Salem burial Evergreen Cemetery Viroqua funeral home calling hours Sunday evening and Monday noon to time of services August H Koschnitzke 86 of 106 S 19th St died Saturday morning at Tomah VA Hospital funeral arrangements to be announced by Dickinson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Sue) Gullotte
West Salem
la Crosse
Mt. Sterning
Madison
Joseph J. Gullotte
David
Valerie) Black
Michael
Arthur N. Nelson
Viroqua
Howard C. Nelson
Jacksonville
Tex
Robert
Rosella) Anderson
Alexandria
Maxine) Moore
Joyce Nelson
Sonja Nelson
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Walter Ekeren
Evergreen Cemetery
Jostad Funeral Home
August H. Koschnitzke
S. 19Th St
Tomah Veterans Administration Hospital
Dickinson Funeral Home
Mabel
Minn
Olava Peterson
Preble Township
Fillmore County
John Holland
Joseph Peterson
Lawrence
Orville
Reuben
Tally) Housker
Owen Edith Sayers
Monterey Park
Calif
Mildred Peterson
Los Angeles
Joseph Holland
Lizzie Faltinson
Spring Grove
Scheie Lutheran Church
C. James Narveson
Mengis
Tomah
Wis
Mary Newland
Sparta
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Francis Mulligan
Ninne‘man
Melrose
Edgar Charles Sandberg
Seattle
Wash
Mr. Sandberg
Charles Sandberg
North Bend
Alma R. Milbright
Chester J. Lisota
Archie L. Sandberg
Green Bay
Theo Cunningham
E. D. Cunningham
Thomas Jarrell
Methodist Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Ninneman Funeral Home
Cunningham
Gerald
Virginia) Gentry
Kansas City
James
Margaret) Chitwood
Laurel Bay
S.C
James Cunningham
Mountain View
Earl Greene
Whitehall
Omer Nelson
Theodore Nelson
Irvins Coulee
Dresser Construction Co
Winona
Caledonia
Mary Hoscheit
Steffen
Michael Jennings
Frank
Katherine
Wagsam
Lorraine) Schmitz
Spar
James Jennings
Men’s Garden Club Elects Officers at May Meeting
At the Coulee Region Men’s Garden Club gathering hosted by Joseph Dettinger, officers were elected: President Joseph Dettinger, Vice President William Dettinger, Secretary Treasurer Robert L. Kinkade, Directors Edward Stry and Karl Knutson. The club will cooperate with City Parks Floriculturist Gordon VanAkkeren on wildflower preservation. Reuben Johnson spoke on propagating geraniums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coulee
Tri State Deaths in Minnesota Wisconsin and Caledonia
Obituary notices from Mabel Tomah Melrose and Whitehall list Olava Peterson 85 Mabel. Mary Newland 87 Tomah. Edgar Sandberg 67 Seattle. Theo Cunningham 51 Tomah. Omer Nelson 57 Whitehall. Mary Hoscheit 89 Caledonia with survivors, service details, and burial plans. Includes local death reports and public notices of births Jan 9 10 in Tomah area.
Gale Council Seeks Gas Survey and City Actions
Galeville council petitions Northern States Power Co to survey area for natural gas inclusion. Old pavilion bids planned. city hall use granted for sales courses. clerk salary rises by 30 dollars. City garage paid in full but debt stands at 2600 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Common Council
Northern States Power Co
Evelyn Larson
Eugene Overby
Tomah
Ralph Myrhe
Weather Record For Lacrosse And Vicinity
Mostly cloudy with snow flurries and much colder tonight. Sunday partly cloudy and continued cold with low of minus ten and high near zero. Monday remains cloudy and very cold. Wisconsin sees snow flurries and colder conditions with windy spells. Minnesota reports partial clearing but occasional snow flurries in the east. Iowa notes snow and blowing snow with strong northerly winds tonight and very cold Sunday with diminishing winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
River readings flood stage data for Sunday
Flood stage readings show 24 hour levels with LaCrosse at 12 and 46 for a Sunday update. Shippers forecast advises protecting shipments north and west for 15 to 20 below and south and east for 10 below. Degree days tally to date totals 3,197 with through Jan 12 1962 normal 3,408.
First Aid Class To Start Monday In New Lisbon
The American Red Cross will run a 10 hour first aid course starting Monday at 7 p.m. in room 209 of the junior high building. Margaret Hitchcock will teach the class, held Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. Bus drivers in the New Lisbon system are included, and all interested persons may enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lisbon
Wis
Margaret Hitchcock
Young Farmer of 1962 Is Honored in Waukon
John B. Larkin, 34, was named the outstanding young farmer of 1962 at a Jaycees dinner in St. Paul’s Methodist Church. He farms 280 acres in French Creek Township from a field of 19 nominees. The Jaycees also gave a distinguished service award to seven members of Waukon Industries Inc. board for spurring Gurian Electronics Co. in Waukon.
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Waukon
Iowa
John B. Larkin
Jaycees
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
French Creek
Waukon's Industries, Inc
Gurian Electronics Co
Cuban invasion leader says U S never pledged air cover
Jose A. Perez San Roman, commander of the 2506th Cuban Liberation Brigade, told Atty. Gen. Kennedy no promised U S air support existed for the Bay of Pigs invasion. He said rebels had their own planes and that they were knocked out, and declined further questions on the matter.
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Washington
U.S
Bay of Pigs
Jose A. Perez San Roman
Kennedy
Manuel Penabaz
Perez San Roman
Castro
Power firms study regional electric planning group
Power suppliers from six states met in Minneapolis to discuss forming a permanent organization for integrated regional planning and operation of electric facilities. Representatives from seven rural cooperatives, 12 electric utilities, and the Omaha Public Power District attended, spanning Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin North and South Dakota and Nebraska. Dairyland Power Cooperative of La Crosse and Northern States Power Company of Minneapolis were among those present.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Omaha
Dairyland Power Cooperative
la Crosse
Northern States Power Company
Girl Scout Winter Camping Units Registered at Camp Ehawee
Girl Scout units have registered for winter weekend camping at Bertha C. Shuman Lodge, Camp Ehawee, according to camp chairman Mrs. J. R. Nebel. Listings include Troops 30 La Crosse on Jan 18 19, 75 Onalaska Feb 1 2, 1 La Crosse Feb 8 10, 53 Holmen Feb 15 16, 76 La Crosse Feb 23 24, 167 La Crosse Mar 1 2, 32 La Crosse Mar 8 9, 125 La Crosse Mar 15 16, and 21 La Crosse Mar 22 23. The senior planning board will meet later. lodge use continues April May before tents are up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha C. Shuman
Camp Ehawee
J. R. Nebel
la Crosse
Onalaska
Holmen
11-Year-Old Boy Struck By Car In La Crosse
An 11-year-old La Crosse boy, John Engh, was dragged 18 feet by a car on Caledonia Street at about 3:20 PM. He sustained a broken right arm and broken left pelvis and was admitted to St. Francis Hospital. The driver was Richard Churchill, 18, of 818 Liberty Street, and the police report notes the incident occurred about 100 feet north of Windsor Street while the boy was struck by the car’s right front section.
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la Crosse
John Engh
James Engh
Copeland Ave
St. Francis Hospital
Richard Churchill
Liberty St
Caledonia Street
Windsor Street
Reptile Program Shocks Longfellow students
Mr and Mrs Charles Naidi operators of a reptile farm at Bara boo presented an assembly at Longfellow School. They have given programs at over 1000 schools and appeared on radio and television. The Naidis hunt reptiles across the United States and in England and Europe. Numerous reptiles were shown while facts about poisonous and non poisonous snakes spiders and lizards were explained. Snakes included fox bull red rat hog nosed coach whip Indian python boa constrictor indigo pine timber rattler and diamond back rattler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Naidi
Baraboo
Longfellow School
Officers Installed at Faith Lutheran Church
Rev Robert H Bernhardt and Faith Lutheran Church installed officers for the congregation on Sunday. Leaders named include President Le Roy Bisping Vice President Harold Bartig Recording Secretary Eldon Hertzfeldt Financial Secretary James Perry Treasurer Donald Mahr Trustees Hertzfeldt Curtis Thienes Ed Christenson Elders Mahr Perry Bisping Duane Padden Darrell Robinson Thienes Board of Education Thomas Perry Padden and Herbert Bernhardt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Bernhardt
Faith Lutheran Church
Wedgewood Terrace
le Roy Bisping
Harold Bartig
Eldon Hertzfeldt
James Perry
Donald Mahr
Hertzfeldt
Curtis Thienes
Ed Christenson
Mahr
Perry
Bisping
Duane Padden
Darrell Robinson
Thienes
Board of Education
Thomas Perry
Padden
Herbert Bernhardt
PTA Council Meeting at Washburn School
The Central Council of PTA will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in Washburn School. Ruth Anne Bjerke a psychometrist for the La Crosse Board of Education will show slides and speak on her work as a speech correctionist for city schools.
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Central Council of
PTA
Washburn School
Ruth Anne Bjerke
la Crosse Board of Education
Cardinal Cushing offers to intercede with Castro
Boston archbishop Richard Cardinal Cushing 67 says he will travel to Cuba to intercede for 23 Americans held there if invited by Fidel Castro. He notes he helped raise about 1 million dollars for the prisoners, with 200,000 on hand when contacted by Attorney General Kennedy, and 800,000 from Latin American donors. He adds he would meet Castro if invited and doubts a violent overthrow of Castro by Cubans due to lack of arms.
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Boston
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Richard Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Red China
Fecteau
Peking
Cardinal Cushing
Robert Kennedy
Latin America
World War I Vets To Install Officers at Meeting
La Crosse Barracks 1650 Veterans of World War I will install officers at 7 30 p m Monday in the Eagles Club. New house named commander Gilbertson senior vice commander Magnusson and Evans Steppe Hanson named trustee for three years. The auxiliary meets the same evening at the Eagles Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Barracks
U.S.A., Inc
Eagles Club
William Newhouse
Christ Gilbertson
Bernardt Magnusson
Carleton Evans
Carl Steppe
Herbert Hanson
Board Committee Assignments Listed for 1963
The balance of committee assignments for 1963 were announced Friday by Edwin L. Morgan president of the La Crosse City District Board of Education. The Instructional committee led by Mrs Geneva Ragland includes Burton Cook and E R Lund. The Buildings and Grounds committee chaired by E R Lund lists Walton Nustad Irvin Cooley. The Supplies and Equipment committee chaired by C R Nessius includes Jess Hutzler Cook and Ny stad the holdover member. The Finance committee spans the entire eight member board. Earlier this week Mrs Ragland and Cooley were elected salary committee representatives.
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Edwin L. Morgan
la Crosse City
25-Year Post Office Veteran William Gillette Retires
William Gillette of La Crescent Minnesota a 25 year veteran of the United States Post Office in La Crosse has retired from his parcel post service window. He began June 1 1937 as a substitute mail handler was reassigned as substitute clerk September 16 1939 named a regular clerk June 1 1944 assigned to window service November 17 1956 and served until retirement December 31. Gillette lives at 101 N Oak St La Crescent.
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William Gillette
la Crescent
Minn
United States Post Office
la Crosse
Gillette
N. Oak St
Oldest Who's Who Man Dies at 106
New York AP reports Rev. Dr. Arthur Judson Brown aged 106 died Friday night. He was the oldest living person listed in Who's Who in America, the sole survivor of Andrew Carnegie's original Church Peace Union, and longtime secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions for 34 years.
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New York
Arthur Judson Brown
Andrew Carnegie
Church Peace Union
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Radio Highlights Sunday and Monday Programs
Radio highlights list WKTY slots with talk topics. Sunday at 5 p.m. features All America Wants to Know titled Why Johnny Can't Get a Job. Monday at 11 30 a.m. airs President John Kennedy's State of the Union Message.
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WKTY
All America
Johnny
John Kennedy
Local photo finishing advised at Universal Photo Service
Locals are urged to use Universal Photo Service at 514 State Street for finer film finishing with a satisfaction guaranteed promise or money back. The ad emphasizes service quality and a refund policy to reassure customers seeking reliable photo finishing.
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Universal Photo Service
State Street
Local churches list diverse services and schedules
A compilation of church notices across numerous faiths with Sunday programs, Bible classes, worship times, prayer meetings, and special services. Includes First Assembly of God, Baptist, Lutheran, Catholic, Episcopal, Christ churches, and independent congregations with pastors and locations.
Episcopal Church at CHRIST Ninth and Main
Rev Kenneth E Trueman serves as rector at the Episcopal church located at CHRIST ninth and Main reflecting a historic parish leadership update and steady worship schedule in the downtown area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ—9Th and Main
Kenneth E. Trueman
Localchurch schedules listed for La Crosse area congregations
A reader's digest of Sunday worship times Sunday school classes and service details from multiple churches across Onalaska La Crosse and surrounding areas. Entries include evangelical free Bethany Moody Church Jesus Christ parishes Lutherans and more with service times and meeting notes.
Salvation Army Board Meet Set
The Salvation Army advisory board will meet Wednesday evening at the Army Citadel 223 N. ath St officers to be elected and the annual report presented Capt Harold W Hatfield commanding officer of the Rochester Citadel Corps will speak Hatfield has 16 years as an officer and 11 years as commanding officer of several commands before Rochester He is a World War II veteran and has held leadership roles in local civic and religious groups
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Salvation Army
Army Citadel
N. Ath St
Harold W. Hatfield
Rochester Citadel Corps
Atchison
Winfield
Coffeyville
Arkansas City
Kan
Rochester
Hatfield
St John’s Reform Church Service Schedule
St John’s Reform Church at West Ave and Market lists Rev John Staton as pastor with services at 8 am in the chapel and 10:30 am in the church. Sunday school at 9:15 am including teacher training and an adult class, plus 7 pm zone meetings.
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Hwy
E. H. Pals
Temple Baptist Church
Southside
10Th and
Adams
Leo Hill
Temple
N. Salem Rd
Loomis
Lloyd Mooney
North American Bible
7Th and
Ferry
C. H. Seecamp
Southern Baptist Emmanuel Baptist
Losey Blvd
Denton
Coulee State Bank
James Fox
Blessed Sacrament
Tosey
ST. James
Caletonia St
Henry R Hoerburger
John Lemke
Richard A Wisnewski
Francis A Wavra
ST Patrick’s—Onalaska
Joseph N. Bach
William Jablonski
John the
Avon St
Albert P. Roemer
Thomas Langer
Mother of Perpetual Help
Thomas More
Westor
Thomas £. Mullen
Michael T McKenna
Welbert J. Malin
Wenceslaus
Winnebago
Alfred Hebert
Donald Wilger
Francis V. McCaffrey
James Bailey
First Church OF Christ Scientist
West Ave
King
Bethany
North St
Onalaska Ave
Carl P. Cornelius
MOODY
Campbell Rd
Carroll Anderson
WKTY
Pastor Anderson
Bethel
Livingston and Loomis
Leland Evenson
Our Savior's Lutheran
Cass
Stefan T Guttormsson
R. W. Anderson
Good Shepherd
Birch
South Lanes
OUR Savior's
George Alvilden
Walter O. Larson
ST. Paul's
Arthur M. Ferce
James J. Janke
Trinity—Charles and Stil
Ernest N. Nelson
Joseph E. Lunde
Visitation
David Stewart
Olivet
Bainbridge
Oliver
Solberg
Asbury
Redfield
Dean W. Irish
LA Crescent
Main
Oak &T
Minn
H. I. Munson
Onalaska
4Th Ave
David A. Passet
Methodist Youth Fellowship
ST. Luke's
Caledonia St
Lee H. Holmes
Wesley
Edwin P. Sheppard
Church OF the Nazarene
West Ave. and
Jackson
Burton Artz
N.Y.P.S
West Ave. S
James H. Bell
Robert C. Light
Allan Townsend
UCC
Board of Trustees
Logan
Leonard Beenken
Apostolic Tabernacle
Liberty and Sill
Arthur Mansur
ST John's Reformed
Market
John Staton
Salt Cathedral Carved From Colombian Mountain
Thousands attend Mass in a salt mine cathedral near Bogota, carved from a salt mountain at Zipaquira. The 74 foot arches rise above four naves, with capacity for 8,000, and a 27 foot cross near the high altar. Built 1950 54, the church belongs to the government mine complex.
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Bogota
Colombia
Zipaquira
Okve
Christ
Jose Maria Gonzalez Concha
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Tomah, Wis
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Market St
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Constant Chilicki
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Pars Ave
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Charles Street
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Swanson
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Liberty
Edward Iverson
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Prince OF Peace
St. N
R. F. Holy
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ST Mark’s Evangelical
9Th and Main
Jonathan Schaller
Missouri Synod
Shorewood
Wisconsin Synod Lutheran Hour
Councilmens Conference
Wisconsin Synod Lutheran Churches of
la Crosse Area
D Malchow
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Cameron
Fritz H. Miller
W. Godfrey
Grace Evangelical
Ward Ave
South 26Th
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St. Paul and Avon
Walter E. Gutzke
MT Calvary Evangelical
16Th
Park Ave
Lloyd Lambert
ST Paul's Evangelical
Main St
Sand Lake Rd
Wayne Schmidt
Methodist
Nazarene
N. 8Th
Citadel
Alvin Clark
Sons OF Abraham
Bernard Reichman
Unitarian Fellowship
Unitarian Fellowship OF
YWCA
A. Powell Davies
Coach House
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Salvation Army Board
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Kingdom Hall
News OF Religion
James Dewey
the Gospel
Clinton St
la Crosse, Wis
H. G. Dobson
Chicago, Ill
Moody, Spurgeon, Whitfield
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