Leonard E. Jones Memorial Campsite Dedication Planned
A new Gateway Area Council tent site at Camp Decorah will be dedicated at 7 p m Tuesday honoring Leonard E Jones, Holmen scoutmaster 1963 1970 who died after a Midwest Gas plant explosion His widow Orlene notes the troop produced many Eagle Scouts and he was active in local organizations The dedication plaque cites his service and the camp accommodates 32 boys with complete equipment funded by Mrs Jones and local groups
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Camp Decorah
Gateway Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
Holmen
Leonard E. Jones
Midwest Gas Co
Conoco
Jones
Tru Gas, Inc
Holmen American Legion
Holmen Lions Club
Holmen Rod and Gun Club
Lions Club
Red and Gun Club
Big Brother
Freezer Shortage Rumors Boost Local Sales Panic
La Crosse appliance dealers report soaring freezer demand amid meat shortage rumors and a price freeze looming in September. John Strauss of Wettstein says sales up 45 percent year over year and orders vanish fast, while John Kroll of Jack Robinson TV notes near distributor shortages. Sears and Waaler’s Gambles also report rapid freezer sales as customers stock up fearing price rises.
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la Crosse
John Strauss
Wetts
Strauss
John Kroll
Jack Robinson TV and Appliances. Inc
Kroll
Robert Lyon
Sears
Freezers in Short Supply Spark Frantic Demand
Earlier only a few showed interest but now many customers ask about freezers. Delivery has slowed at Molldren’s store and orders are expected to remain delayed. Midwest Gas Co reports rationing and limited shipments of certain models while sales at Kmart show steady activity but few purchases.
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Molldren
Kmart
State Road
Heileman Plant Manager Alan Hann Resigns
Alan L. Hann 2129 King St resigns as plant manager and Wisconsin operations vice president at G Heileman Brewing Co. Russell Cleary says the committee accepted the resignation after Hann submitted it Tuesday. Hann, who joined in 1970, had been overseeing La Crosse operations and was not fired.
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Alan L. Hann
King St
Wisconsin
G. Heileman Brewing Co
Russell Cleary
Heileman
Hann
Cleary
Heileman’s
Little Switzerland Brewing Co
Huntington
W.va
la Crosse
Sheboygan
Dale Conrad
United Brewery Workers of America
Brewing Company
Blue Stars Stage Goodbye Show Before 19 Day East Swing
The First Federal Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps perform a revised goodbye show at Memorial Field at 7 p.m. before a 19 day eastern tour that aims to return to La Crosse as 1973 national champions. They finished third in the Mississippi Rhapsody behind Santa Clara Vanguard and the Troopers. director David Kampschroer notes minor program corrections.
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Federal Blue Stars
la Crosse
Memorial Field
Blue Stars
Santa Clara
Calif
Vanguard
Troopers
Casper
Wyo
David Kampschroer
Kampschroer
Burlington Railroad
State Street
Belleville
Tfl
Collinsville
Ill
Lexington
South Huntington
N Y
Washington, D.C
New York City
Boston
Drum Corps International
DCT
Lowell
Mass
Hershey
Beaver Falls
Whitewater
Kingsmen
Anaheim
The
DCI
Whiteater
Milwaukee
La Crosse Area School Budget Meeting Opens Tuesday
The La Crosse Area Public School District Board of Education meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. with Supt. Eugene Balts and Finance Officer James Wais to compare expenditures, discuss the lunch program and state finances, in a philosophical budget-session. Balts expects no final allocations that day.
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Larosse Area
Balts
la Crosse
Wall of Vacated La Crosse Seed Co Building Collapses
The west half of the north wall of the vacated La Crosse Seed Co building on North 2nd Street collapsed Monday morning. The La Crosse Redevelopment Authority, razing the site for Harborview Plaza, has hired wrecking contractor Harry Viner to make it safer after executive director Charles Parrott warned the northwest corner near the chimney was in danger of further collapse.
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la Crosse Seed Co
North 2Nd Street
la Crosse
Parrott
Youth Receives Beef Calf At Barre Mills Picnic
Bryan Mikshowsky of R1 La Crosse received a beef calf from La Crosse County and City Tavern League at a Barre Mills picnic. Andrew Steenberg of Steenberg's Polled Hereford Farm raised the calf. Youth will not receive the calf until February and will raise it to market weight to compete at the La Crosse Interstate Fair for a potential grand champion bonus.
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Bryan Mikshowsky
R. 1
la Crosse
FFA
Tribune
Ten City Property Owners Protesting Assessments
Gundersen Clinic and Second Madison Corp along with eight other property owners have filed for hearings before La Crosse Board of Review to contest May 1 1972 and 1973 assessments. The board features five citizens including Morris Olson Cloyce Campbell David Bap tie James Bagnell and Elizabeth Lund with hearings open to eligible homeowners such as Gregory Reget La Verne Stankey George Sauer Carl Koch Robert Briggs Leonard Affeldt Mitchell Klody and Lyle Molstad.
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Gundersen Clinic
Kmart
Second Madison Corp
New York City
la Crosse Board of Review
Common Council
Adolf Gundersen Medical Foundation
Madison Corp
Losey Boulevard
State Road
Board of Review
Gregory Reget
Jackson St
la Verne Stankey
Redfield
George Sauer
Carl Koch
Robert Briggs
Loomis St
Leonard Affeldt
Mitchell Klody
Green Bay St
Lyle Molstad
Séiler Lane
UW L interns meet in mayor's office to compare notes
Four University of Wisconsin La Crosse interns gathered Monday in Mayor W Peter Gilbertson's office to share experiences. The group included Lionel Jadoo from Guyana interning at Lutheran Hospital, Steve Valley interning at the Upper Mississippi Regional Planning Commission, Jacquelyn Hauser from Onalaska interning in the mayor's office, and Karin Olson Schofield interning with the Wisconsin State Employment Service. The program awards political science majors college credit for unpaid on the job training in political or related offices.
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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
W Peter Gilbertson
Lionel Jadoo
State St
Guyana
South America
Lutheran Hospital
Steve Valley
S. 31St St
Misssissippi Regional Planning Commission
Jacquelyn Hauser
Onalaska
Karin Olson
la Crosse St
Schofield
Wisconsin State Employment Service
UWL
Tribune Photo
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Lyon
Waaler's Gambles
Pearl St
Alvin Moldren
N. 3Rd St
Bob Roh
Alan Hann
la Crosse Circuit Court
Clinic
John Ko Flanagan
Morris K
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