Garden project to begin next week in La Crosse
D. J. Petruccelli of the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce told the Board of Public Works that construction of a sunken garden at 4th and Main Streets will start next week. About $25,000 in labor and materials will be donated to build the garden in the site of the former Linker Building fire.
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4Th
Main Streets
D. J. Petruccelli
Greater
Ben Marcus
Chamber
Petruccelli
Board of Public Works
Hole
4Th and Main
4Th Street
Sherman Stellpflug
Public Works Board
Board of Park Commissioners
Park Board
Common Council
Marcus
Incinerators Proposed to Replace City Dumps in La Crosse
Alderman L Peter Groves urged the City Plan Commission to plan about 650000 over five years for incinerators to replace waterfront dumps. He noted pollution risk during floods and potential state condemnation, with costs lowering since earlier estimates. Groves cited by product byproduct oxidized sand for landfill and road work, and discussed per ton costs, financing via tonnage charges, and future growth coverage.
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la Crosse
City Plan Commission
L. Peter Groves
Jack Reihl
Carl A. Wahlstrom
Reihl
Council
Groves
Nation's Cities
National League of Cities
Irondequoit
N.Y
Carl Feitchinger
Feitchinger
Organ Workshop Set by La Crosse Guild on Saturday
The La Crosse Chapter of the American Guild of Organists sponsors an organ workshop this Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church on 6th and Division Streets. Open to all organists, it is in cooperation with the Coulee Region Festival of Arts and aims to aid church musicians with practical showing, hymn playing, accompanying and repertoire. Registration runs noon to 1 p.m. and music displays will be available.
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la Crosse
American Guild of Organists
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Division Sts
Coulee Region
Seven Purchase Awards for Art Fair at La Crosse State
Seven purchase awards of 100 dollars each fund the eighth annual Art Fair on the Green at La Crosse State University. Judges are Jan Van der Marck and Felice Wender. Forty artists from Wisconsin and Minnesota participate. selections join the university collection. Events run Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. University Arts Association oversees the show in Main Hall if rain.
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la Crosse State University
Eugene Murphy
Wayne Hood
G. Heileman Brewing Co
University Arts Association
LCU
Jan van der Marck
Walker Art Center
Felice Wender
Dayton’s
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dale Kendrick
Lotus Plants Reach Peak Of Beauty
The lotus water lily with bright yellow blooms is at peak season through the weekend. District conservation warden David Hammes says the plant dominates Mississippi River backwaters and sloughs near La Crosse area, with Target Lake south of La Crescent named as a top viewing spot.
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David Hammes
Mississippi River
la Crosse
Hammes
Target Lake
la Crescent
Child Hospital Transfer After Home Electrical Shock
A 12 year old child was stung by an electrical shock at Johnson Coulee Road and transported to St Francis Hospital by County responders on July 29 at 7 30 am. The incident occurred at the home of Carol Rochester.
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Carol Rochester
Johnson Coulee Road
St. Francis Hospital
Oktoberfest Parade to Invite Only Entries in 1966
The 1966 Oktoberfest parade will start at 1 30 p m Saturday Oct 8 with the theme We Like It Here Invitations will be used to select entries from local firms civic organizations and area bands and drum and bugle corps The La Crosse Festivals office has already sent some invitations and others may still apply by writing to Box 1063 La Crosse The parade marshal will be named in September and a name the marshal contest may be held with two free tickets to the 1967 St Paul Winter Carnival The committee includes Jack Frost Spencer Peters David Miller Gene Dubois Arland Tronick and Terry Witzke
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M. D. Kottmer
Minneapolis
Kottmer
la Crosse
la Crosse Festivals Inc
Jack Frost
Spencer Peters
David Miller
Gene Dubois
Arland Tronick
Terry Witzke
Board To Consider Hiring Superintendent
A special La Crosse City District Board of Education meeting is set for Monday at 5 30 p m to consider employment of a new superintendent of schools. Willard Hanson has been acting as superintendent since the death in May of Henry C Schwandt.
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la Crosse City
Assessments for Causeway sewer okayed
La Crosse Common Council approved a frontage foot assessment of 7.10 for the Causeway sanitary sewer project and authorized letting bids for a 42,500 job. Sewer was ordered by the Wisconsin Board of Health due to river pollution from septic tanks.
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la Crosse
Bantam Street
Robert Schelble
Internist Joins Gundersen Clinic and La Crosse Hospital
Dr. Duane W. Taebel, an internist born in Lombard Illinois, joins Gundersen Clinic and La Crosse Lutheran Hospital. He studied at Beloit College and the University of Chicago earning his MD in 1960, later holding multiple Chicago hospital roles and teaching positions. He is a member of two medical societies and lives with his wife Carol Ann and two children at 876 W Janice Court.
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Duane W. Taebel
Gundersen Clinic
la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
Lombard
Ill
Beloit College
University of Chicago
Taebel
American Society of Cytology
Carol Ann
Scott
Heidi Ann
Janice Court
La Crosse Council Grants Three Taverns Licenses
The La Crosse Common Council approved three tavern licenses: Delores M. Zielke at 901 Rose St, Mary T. Wolfe at 1123 S. 3rd St, and John Shimshak who retained a prior license. A retail license was granted to Robert Hurtgen for John's Super Beverage Mart after tax and liquor debt issues. Alderman Otto opposed Zielke’s license over code violations. all licenses face 60 day reviews by the Judiciary Committee.
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la Crosse
Harold Otto
10Th Ward
Council
Ballots Sent to Servicemen in State Primary
La Crosse City Clerk Alice Dickson announced absentee ballots will be mailed to servicemen with military addresses for the September 13 state primary. Residents with relatives in the Armed Services should submit military addresses in writing.
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la Crosse
Alice Dickson
Armed Services
Negroes Attack Police After Community Meeting
A 400 strong crowd of residents in North Amityville New York pelted police with rocks and gasoline bombs after a meeting aimed at improving relations. Police in 330 helmets spent three hours restoring order in the largely Black community near Long Island's south shore.
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North Amityville
N.Y
Long Island
South Shore
New York City
Skeeters Note DDT Spray Planned For City Mosquito Fight
The city will spray with 3,300 gallons of DDT this weekend for mosquitoes after Mayor Loveland directed a switch from Dibrom. Park commissioners approved the change, despite health board concerns about DDT environmental impact. Stelpflug ordered the stock from Standard Oil Co. of Indiana at 8.69 cents a gallon, total $286.77.
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Sherman Stellpflug
Warren Loveland
la Crosse Board of Park Commissioners
Eugene Fry
Park Board
City Board of Health
Loveland
Stelpflug
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Chicago
Standard Oil
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George Sullivan
James Freeman
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