Tremple's 105th Fair Opens In Gale
GALESVILLE Wis One of the first events of Trempealeau County’s 105th fair Thursday was the horse show and style revue in the grandstand. Whitehall’s Tommy Legue won a blue ribbon in ponies under two, Kathryn Hanson in ponies over two and saddle, and Dan Deeren of Galesville won halter class for colts under two. Eight of 15 entrants won ribbons. Style revue winners from Whitehall were also shown. Harness racing is set for Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Secretary Ted Dusseau noted the field of entries is exceptionally fast.
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Galesville
Wis
Style Revue
Whitehall
Ted Dusseau
Cuban Embassy Seizure Protested by U S Officials
Washington protests to the Castro regime over the seizure of the American Embassy in Havana as a gross violation of international law. No U S plans to seize the Cuban Embassy in Washington. Officials say the protest will be lodged by the Swiss in Havana.
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Washington
United States
Havana
U.S
City Teacher Lois La Fond Dies At 63
Lois La Fond 63 of 1420 Bainbridge St. died Thursday in a local hospital. She was an elementary school teacher in La Crosse for years and former principal of Lower French Island School before teaching at Harry Spence Hamilton Roosevelt and Mrs La Fond Longfellow schools. Survivors include her husband Lawrence and one son, four sisters, and two grandchildren. Services will be 9:30 a.m. Monday at Nelson Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church, burial in French Island Cemetery. Rosary at 8 p.m. Sunday.
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Eugene
Lois) la Fond
Bainbridge St
la Crosse
Lower French Island
Harry Spence
Hamilton, Roosevelt
la Fond Longfellow
Lawrence
Laurelda Emery
Sauk City
Harvey
Valeria) Jostad
Galesville
David
Marion) Richmond
Douglas
Sarah) Mattes
Gilman
Nelson Funeral Home
St. James Catholic Church
Henry Hoerburger
French Island
Rosary
Teen Dance Friday at Central High School
A teen-age dance will be held at Central High School on Friday from 9 to 11 30 p.m. The event will be supervised by recreation department personnel and operated under school youth guidelines.
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Central High School
Recreation Department
U S Nazis To Face Conspiracy Charges
An October grand jury will weigh charges that American Nazi leader George Lincoln Rockwell and two Arlington, Virginia followers conspired to incite racial violence in Emporia. Rockwell Roy James and Donald Willey were certified to the grand jury after a county court hearing following Rockwell’s arrest as he prepared to speak near Town Hall for a counter-march to a civil rights march. The defendants, freed on bond, face possible violence-related conspiracy charges.
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Emporia
Washington
Fund Rais ing Plea For Rail Display Set
A fund raising campaign for a Copeland Park locomotive caboose railroad display will be broadcast Sunday morning by WKBH WLCX WKTY and WKBT TV. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. contributors will be contacted and passes issued for donations of 1 or more. Funds are needed for track site fencing plaques and museum outfitting with the exhibit opening early fall.
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Copeland Park Locomotive Caboose
WKBH
WLCX
WKTY
Wkbt-Tv
Ralph V. Steele
Citizens Steam Locomotive Committee
Hoffman Trailer Sales
Coulee Region
Citizens Band Radio Club
la Crosse
Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Milwaukee Road
China plans to have nuclear weapons soon official says
TOKYO AP A high Chinese official said China will possess nuclear weapons in the not too distant future He was Kuo Mo Jo chairman of the China Peace Committee speaking at a rally in Peking for the 10th anniversary of the Korean armistice Kuo asserted efforts by a few nations to monopolize nuclear weapons will fail He did not offer a timetable or details.
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Tokyo
Kuo Mo-Jo
China Peace Committee
Peking
New China
Kuo Moto
Kuo
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
China
46 Artists Entered Gibson Byrd To Name Winners Of Art Fair
Gibson Byrd of Madison, art professor at the University of Wisconsin, will name winners in seven mediums at the fifth annual Art Fair on the Green. The exhibit runs noon to dusk Saturday and Sunday, open to the public, on State Street side of the campus and moved to the Student Union if weather fails. 46 artists invited from La Crosse area and beyond will exhibit works in oils, watercolor, drawing, prints, ceramics, sculpture and more with juror Byrd selecting prize-winning pieces for purchase. top selections join the La Crosse State College collection.
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Gibson Byrd
Madison
University of Wisconsin
la Crosse
la Crosse State College
Esther A. Ware
Wauwatosa
Edward A. Boerner
Milwaukee
Jack Olds
Max Fernekes
Mineral Point
Joseph F. Hlavacek
Kenosha
George Karn
St. Paul
Minn
Barbara F. Hughes
Ross A. Norris
Mel Kischner
Waukee
Juanita Beck
la Crosse Fine Arts Association
LSC
Wisconsin Tax Bill Tests Legislature Against Odds
Wisconsin lawmakers face the first test votes on a Republican negotiated tax package seen as the only feasible compromise. Gov. Reynolds concedes more sales tax and higher income tax steps while leaders accept some increases. The plan mix includes borrowing, reserve raids, prepayments of taxes, a $2 filing fee, and lower sales tax refunds to localities, aiming for fast passage to avoid public backlash.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison
Wisconsin
Republican Caucus
John W. Reynolds
Reynolds
Legislature J
Senate
Assembly
Theft reports from La Crosse police on two July incidents
La Crosse police logged two theft complaints on Thursday. James McLoone of 211 S 29th St reported a wrist watch valued at 125 dollars a pair of shoes two beach towels a girl’s tennis shoes and a T shirt taken from his back yard around July 4. James Hessel of 1115 Main St reported a tackle box and tackle valued at 35 dollars stolen from his car parked near his home on July 23.
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la Crosse
James McLoone
S. 29Th St
James Hessel
Main St
Camp Decorah Earns 100 Percent Rating in Scout Camp Review
William J. Potter of Chicago led a regional Boy Scouts of America inspection of Camp Decorah in La Crosse County. The 390 acre site, with B. W. Pat Ingli and Samuel Hagerman, achieved a perfect score on 100 questions, though Ingli urged continued improvement.
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Camp Decorah
William J. Potter
Chicago
Boy Scouts of America
la Crosse County
B. W. Pat Ingli
Gateway Area Council
Samuel Hagerman
Ingli
Potter
FBI Official Speaks To Rotary Club Members
James E. McArdle an FBI special agent spoke to Rotary members on the agency operations. During the session president Marvin Schirmacher presented a gold past-president badge to Ross Hunt with visitors and guests from St Paul Sparta Madison Shell Lake noted.
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James E. McArdle
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rotary Club
Marvin Schirmacher
Ross Hunt
William Beckhey
St. Paul
Mike Crosby
T. J. Barcio
Sparta
Richard Staples
Madison
Ellis Axon
Shell Lake
City spraying to cover Park Drive area this weekend
City spraying crews will operate from Park Drive to the south city limits between Losey Boulevard and East Avenue Friday night through Sunday night. Work begins at 9 05 p m Friday and Sunday nights, with no spraying Saturday night.
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Park Drive
Losey Boulevard
East Avenue
Pontoon Boat Dixieland Musicians Set Sunday Route
A group of La Crosse musicians will travel along the Mississippi and Black Rivers from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, playing Dixieland tunes from a pontoon boat. The pontoon will circle a route from the Clinton Street Bridge to Riverside, Houska and Pettibone Parks, ending at the Pier.
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la Crosse
Mississippi
Black Rivers
Clinton Street
Riverside
Houska and Pettibone Parks
Allis Chalmers reports higher six month earnings and sales
Allis Chalmers Mfg Co said for the six months ending June 30 its volume and earnings rose above a year earlier. Net earnings reached 3,071,259 dollars or 32 cents a share, up from 2 cents last year, with sales and other income totaling 272.7 million dollars, up 5.4 million.
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Allis-Chalmers Co
Milwaukee
Allis- Chalmers Mfg. Co
Hawaiian garb pictured at St Andrew Playground contest
Youngsters at St Andrew Playground dressed as Hawaiians for a themed event this week. Judges selected the most authentic costume and the one requiring the most work. A grass skirt, newspaper skirts, and floral decorations were shown, with entries from Jamaica and Hawaii. Ginny Niles won for authenticity and Mary Alice Sherry for the most work.
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St. Andrew Playground
Jamaica
Hawaii
Ginny Niles
Mary Alice Sherry
Radio Schedule Highlights Baseball Games This Weekend
Friday on WKBH at 6 p m Kenne dy report on nuclear test ban treaty then 6 55 p m Twins meet Yankees. WLCX 7 p m Vox Pop. WKTY 7 45 p m Braves meet Reds. Saturday WKBH 12 55 p m baseball. WKTY 1 15 p m baseball. Sunday WKTY 12 45 p m Braves meet Reds in doubleheader with Twins Yankees double head er
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WKBH
Kennedy
Twins
Yankees
WLCX
WKTY
Braves
Reds
5th Army Band Sets Repeat Concert Here
The 5th Army Band will perform a request repeat concert in La Crosse in early August. Parks director Eugene Fry was informed Friday morning. The event is scheduled for 8 30 p m Friday Aug 2 in Riverside Park.
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5Th Army
la Crosse
Eugene Fry
Parks and Recreation
Riverside Park
Street Cave-In Repairs Prompted By Historic Manhole
City street crews replace a man hole at 3rd and Cass Streets after a section of brick street caved in Thursday afternoon. The manhole, built in 1884, lies seven to eight feet from the surface. Officials say construction should not affect traffic or sanitary sewer service.
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3Rd
Cass Streets
Carl Wahlstrom
Wahlstrom
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