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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1956

Page

5

Three Central High faculty and secretary to leave in June

Three Central High School faculty members and office secretary Darlene Nyberg will depart this June. Pauline Buxton plans to teach swimming at the YWCA in Honolulu then pursue a master's at Texas State College for Women. Winifred Loomis will join Stout College after summer study. George Garland leaves after teaching world history and coaching debate. Nyberg, to be married in July, has served as school secretary and office supervisor.

Central High School Darlyne Nybérg Pauline M. Buxton Honolulu YWCA Texas State College For Women Denton Central Dolphins Buxton Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa Ywca’s Chisholm Minn Minnesota la Crosse North Side Red Cross Central High George Garland Garland University of Minnesota Edgerton Senior High National Archives Washington D. C Darlene Nyberg Henry Kienahs Miss Nyberg

Eight-Year Army Hitch Nears Close for Sgt Johnson

La Crosse native Donald F. Johnson 25 completes eight years in the regular army this week and heads to Fort Sheridan Ill for final processing toward separation from service. Johnson joined USAR July 7 1953 and served in England Florida Chicago and Camp McCoy. He plans to join a USAR unit in La Crosse with wife Sally and daughter Peggy Lee at 212 Market Street.

United States Army la Crosse United States Army Reserve Donald F. Johnson USAR Ft. Sheridan Ill Sgt. Johnson England Aviation Engineers Florida 5Th Army Chicago Camp McCoy Sally Peggy Lee

Allamakee Youths Confess Break-In

Two Allamakee County youths Sherman Dundee 18 of Waukon and Neil White 19 of Luana pleaded guilty to breaking into a Franklin Township rural school. They returned a radio phonograph jigsaw and clock. Judge T H Goheen sentenced them to one year in the Allamakee County Jail with the last six months on probation reporting to Sheriff William Huffman.

Waukon Iowa Allamakee County Franklin Township Sherman Dundee Neil White Luana T. H. Goheen Decorah Aliamakee

La Crosse Tribune Postal Record Notation

The La Crosse Tribune is noted as second class matter dated June 24 1904 at La Crosse Wisconsin post office under the 1879 Congress act.

la Crosse Wis

La Crosse Tribune Publisher and Staff Contact Info

Editorial and advertising departments shown for The La Crosse Tribune with city and state editors. Publication office located at La Crosse Wisconsin. delivery and mail subscription rates listed for various regions and durations.

Death notices for Ole Miller of Blair Wisconsin

Ole Miller 80 died Saturday morning in a Whitehall hospital. Born in Norway January 1 1876 he came to the United States as a child and spent life in Blair with his sister Mattie Olson. He never married and is survived by nieces and nephews. Funeral services 3 p.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church with Rev E E Olson officiating. burial in the church cemetery.

Blair Wis Ole Miller Whitehall Mr. Miller Norway Halvor Miller United States Mattie Olson Miller

Funeral notices for Waldemar Bielski and Lily Anderson

Funeral services are set for Waldemar C. Bielski 78 at Hesper Friends Church with burial in Hesper Cemetery. He was born Oct 30 1877 in Portage County Wis and married Minnie Street of Hesper in 1926. Survived by wife four stepsons a stepdaughter a brother and a sister. Also mourned is Lily Anderson 80 of near Waterville who died May 29. Services at Martin Funeral Home Waukon then Waterville Lutheran Church with burial in Church Cemetery. Born in Norway she moved to the area in childhood and is survived by four sisters and brothers.

Mabel Minn Waldemar C. Bielski Hesper Hesper Friends Church Naomi Ojison Mr. Bielski Portage County Wis S. Bielski South Dakota Minnie Street Guilford Street New Providence Iowa Merrill Street Golden Colo Granville Leroy Harold Byers Rochester Richard Bielski Sioux Falls S.D Mrs. iGlen Alice) Bowers Waukon Lily Anderson Ler Farm Waterville Martin Funeral Waterville Lutheran Church Church Miss Anderson Frank Anderson Norway Leonard David H. Frederickson Plummer, Minn Edith Anderson San Francisco Calif Effie Chicago

Death Notices for Frank Marquardt and Anna Banasik

Word reaches Mrs. George Stellick of La Crescent on the death of Frank Marquardt formerly of La Crosse in St. Joseph Michigan. Survived by wife, daughter Jane Schaller, son Roger in Benton Harbor, a brother in California, sisters in Dunkirk. Funeral services in Michigan. Anna Banasik, 78, of 1227 Fredfield Street, dies after short illness. Survived by two sons Al of Amarillo and Bernard of La Crosse, sisters Clara Farley and Rose Laur and Mayme Daley, brother Edward Kukolsky, five grandchildren. Husband died in 1952. Services Monday at 8:30 a.m. Blaschke Funeral Home, 9 a.m. Holy Cross Church, burial Catholic Cemetery. Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. calls after 3 p.m. Sunday.

George Stellick la Crescent St. Joseph Mich Frank Marquardt la Crosse Marquardt Jane Schaller Roger Benton Harbor California Dunkirk N.Y Michigan Anna) Banasik Fredfield St Amarillo Tex Bernard William Clara) Farley Art Rose) Laur Milwaukee John Mayme) Daley Edward Kukolsky Blaschke Holy Cross Church Nicholas Beschta

Safe Driving Training Demanded In High Schools

A new pamphlet issued by Allstate Insurance urges public demand for more driver training in high schools. It notes untrained youths have twice as many accidents and one in four fatal crashes involves a young driver, while only a third of schools offer driver education.

Allstate Insurance Co Allstate Sears, Roebuck Co 5Th Ave. S N. 3Rd St Milwaukee

Local Florist and Cemetery Vase Services Advertised

La Crosse Monument Co at 1414 La Crosse Street offers concrete and pottery cemetery vases. My Florist at 1109 Market provides complete floral wedding service and announces new store hours from June 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dial 2-6125 and 4-5248 respectively.

la Crosse

Births reported from multiple Wisconsin area hospitals

St Ann s Hospital May 30 son to Marion A Turner 908 Sill St. and Gale L Graham West Salem May 31 son to Melvin J Gentzow Jr 153442 Rose St. Dorchester ties Robert W Schroeder Mabel Weber May 31 daughter to Eugene L Pickering Bangor June 1 son to Lawrence W Semlar West Salem Verner Byon Onalaska May 31 son to George Kirn 202 S 8th St Nancy Mott Teusel La Crosse May 31 daughter Jayne LElien to Melford Johnson 501 Green St Onalaska Margaret Pierce Grandview Hospital Frank Sagear West Ave S Betty Lou Sundway St Mary s Hospital Sparta Wis Myron Q Vinz Hustler Newport Naval Hospital Newport RI June 2 daughter Kathleen Paula to Knute Temte Middletown R I and Mrs Temte formerly of La Crosse Carol Cox Onaalaska

St. Ann's Hospital Marion A. Turner Sill St Vivian Olson Gale L. Graham West Salem Lois Langarade Melvin J. Gentzow Jr Rose St Diane Kolowrat Robert W. Schroeder Dorchester Mabel Weber Eugene L. Pickering Bangor Barbara Johnson Lawrence W. Semlar Dolores Young Lutheran Hospital Lyle Quall 6Th St Onalaska Verner Byon George Kirn S. 8Th St Nancy Mott Teusel la Crosse Hospital Jayne Lelien Melford Johnson Green St Margaret Pierce Grandview Hospital Franklin Sagear West Ave. S Betty Lou Sundway Kathleen Paula Knute Temte Middletown R.I Temte la Crosse Carol Cox Onaalaska

Youngsters Warned Not To Swim In Slough

La Crosse County Sheriff Robert Scullin warned youths not to swim in Running Slough behind St. Michael's Home near La Crosse's south city limits. He cited deep dredged holes and trespass on private property as hazards that could lead to injuries.

la Crosse County Robert’ Scullin St. Michael’s la Crosse Scullin

Gymkhana By Coulee Riders Club At Sand Lake Coulee

Games on horses sponsored by the Coulee Region Riders Club will be held on the club grounds in Sand Lake Coulee beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday. The public is invited free of charge. A trail ride starts at Rich Hauser's farm at 10 a.m. and ends at the club grounds where dinner will be served by the club members.

Coulee Region Sand Lake Coulee Rich Hauser

VA Decentralizes Death Claim Work Across Regions

The Veterans Administration will move new death claim processing from St. Paul and Philadelphia district offices to 42 regional offices in 34 states and DC. Milwaukee will handle St. Paul claims starting June 11, 1956, with emphasis on local service for widows and children and potential cost savings. Running awards and inactive cases stay in their current districts.

Veterans Administration Philadelphia St. Paul States District of Columbia Milwaukee St. Paul, Minn Ingvar M. Holter la Crosse VA Wisconsin Holter Denver

Weekend Weather Prospects Include Possible Sunday Showers

The weatherman foresees a chance of showers Sunday with a stray thunder shower possible in the afternoon or evening. Skies stay fair and warmer tonight with a low around 52. Sunday may bring partly cloudy skies and a high near 84, slightly above seasonal averages. Monday looks cooler but clear. Local lows include Green Bay at 33, cranberry bogs colder, and frosts reported at Cranmoor 2, Black River Falls 28, Mather 28, Shell Lake 30.

la Crosse United States Weather Bureau USWB Green Bay Cranberry Cranmoor Wisconsin Rapids Black River Mather Shell Lake

Thief Given Suspended Jail Term in Wisconsin Case

Clifford C. Wieman age 33 of 2929 S 21st St was sentenced to one to seven years in the Wisconsin State Reformatory on unarmed assault and theft but the term was suspended and he was placed on probation to the State Department of Public Welfare. He pleaded guilty to the unarmed robbery of Vicks Motel on Highway 14 January 14. Kermit A Kersey a Camp McCoy soldier was ordered sent to Waupun State Prison for mental exam under the state sexual deviate law for allegedly having sexual relations with a 15 year old La Crosse girl. A third case on Friday was not completed. James W Slippery Jim Collins of 1415 Jackson St charged with forgery and larceny escaped from the sheriff's office just before the afternoon session.

Clifford C. Wieman S. 21St St Wisconsin State Reformatory Green Bay Lincoln Neprud Wieman State Department of Public Welfare Vick’s Highway 14 Kermit A. Kersey Camp McCoy Custer Waupun State Prison Kersey la Crosse James W Slippery Jim) Collins Jackson St

Guards Unit Dines In City En Route To Camp McCoy

Forty seven members of Battery A 147th Field Artillery Battalion from Howard South Carolina ate at a downtown restaurant around 11 a.m. Saturday while en route to Camp McCoy. A request for eating arrangements was made to the La Crosse County Chamber of Commerce. About 450 guardsmen from Mitchell North Dakota are scheduled for a 6 p.m. dinner Saturday at First Presbyterian Church and St Paul Lutheran Church before continuing to McCoy.

Battery A 147Th Field Artillery Batalion Howard S.C Camp McCoy la Crosse County

Ex Cataract Woman 93 Dies in Madison

Mrs. Helen Heineck aged 93 died Friday in a Madison hospital. A former Cataract resident she had lived in Madison for 20 years. She left a husband William who died in 1930 and is survived by two sons Harrison La Crosse and Clarence Cataract and four daughters Lily Huff Randolph Susan Jackson Madison Laura Tucker and Lot tie Johnson Madison plus 17 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Services 2 p m at Lanham's Mortuary Sparta with Rev A E Frederick officiating burial Cataract Cemetery. Friends may call Lanham's Sunday 7 to 9 p m.

Sparta Wis Helen Heineck Madison Heineck Cataract la Crosse County William Heineck Harrison la Crosse Clarence Lily Huff Randolph Susan Jackson Laura Tucker Lottie Johnson Lanham’s Lanham

Prairie du Chien Police Court Fines and Bonds

Daily Records from Prairie du Chien list multiple defaulters and fines including Richard Read 31 Mineral Point forfeiting 16.20 for speeding. Kenneth Frye 20 Elkader Iowa same bond for speeding. a 17-year-old from Soldiers Grove fined 15 and costs for a charge in County Court. Dan Carrier 19 Guttenberg forfeited 16.20 on disorderly conduct. Arnold Simonson 34 Mondovi fined 25 for drunk on the highway. and others with speeding, fishing without license, unlawful behavior, and license suspensions across several local addresses and camps.

Richard Read Mineral Point Kenneth Frye Elkader Iowa Soldiers Grove Dan Carrier Guttenberg Arnold Simonson Mondovi

Bice Delivers Address at Wausau Vocational Graduation

State Senator Raymond C. Bice delivered the commencement address Friday for graduates of the Wausau School of Vocational and Adult Education. He was accompanied to Wausau by Mrs. Bice.

Raymond C. Bice Wausau

Mental Health First Aid Stations Aim to Cut Illness Toll

La Crosse County chapter urges creation of thousands of mental health first aid stations and information service centers nationwide to treat less severe disorders early. Officials say a lack of staff and equipment leaves many patients in hospitals years, with thousands suffering needlessly.

la Crosse William E. Jones la Crosse County Hew

Weather Outlook for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa

Wisconsin shows fair conditions in the southeast and partly cloudy skies in the northwest with a warmer night. Sunday brings partly cloudy skies and scattered showers or thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon or evening with warmer conditions in the east and southeast followed by cooler air in the northwest. Minnesota features increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures in the west and north with widely scattered showers in the far northwest by evening and generally fair and warmer in the southeast. tonight and Sunday bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with widely scattered showers or thunderstorms. Iowa is partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon through Sunday with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the northwest tonight and in the west and north Sunday.

Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

River Readings Forecast for Hastings to Guttenberg

River forecast notes minor changes upstream but gate cuts at Dams 8 to 10 will raise tailwater falls by 5 to 0.8 foot in the stretch. La Crosse stage about 0.2 foot lower by Sunday morning. Sunrise Sunday 4 24 a.m. Sunset Sunday 7 42 p.m.

Hastings Guttenberg la Crosse

Molotov in Line for Presidium and Power Shifts

The report shows Molotov retaining his post as deputy chairman and possibly becoming chairman of the Presidium. Shepilov gains influence as an alternate Central Committee presidium member and his Belgrade mission signals planning to regain Yugoslavia. He is also linked to arranging Soviet arms sales to Egypt.

Molotov Klementi Y. Voroshilov Supreme Soviet Stalin Shepilov Presidium Communist Central Committee Belgrade Yugoslavia Egypt

Miss YGOP Kay Thomas to Feature in Arcadia Centennial Parade

Trempealeau County and Arcadia Junior Republicans announce Miss Kay Thomas of Galesville as Miss YGOP for the Arcadia centennial parade. Her attendants Janet Thomas and Virginia Johnson, Gale-Ettrick High students, join her. Parade begins at 2 30 p m.

Galesville Wis Ygop Trempealeau County Kay. Thomas Arcadia Young Re ‘Publican Club Janet Thomas Kay Virginia Johnson Gale-Ettrick High School Thomas Sisters William Thomas Virginia Carl Johnson

Slippery Jim Collins Still At Large After Escape

James William Collins, a 55 year old penitentiary parolee, escaped from the sheriff’s office Friday afternoon and remained at large Saturday. City police and sheriffs deputies continued an intensive search with no sign of him, after he previously escaped and was recaptured hours later. He had pleaded guilty to larceny and forgery and was awaiting sentencing in Circuit Court.

Jim” Collins Sheriff's Department James William Collins Jackson St Collins Jim

Mystery Cleared Up Graduation Gift To Blue Earth

A Blue Earth High School graduate will receive a $5 graduation gift after the misaddressed card was solved. Temporary Postmaster Henry J. Ahrens reported the card from Mr and Mrs R L Brownlee 503 S 22nd St was intended for John Simser Blue Earth. A Brownlee family member had hurried the mail without an address.

Blue Earth Minn Henry J. Ahrens R. L. Brownlee S. 22Nd St John Simser la Crosse Tribune

Marriage Licenses La Crosse: Numerous May June unions listed

La Crosse area marriage licenses show multiple couples from La Crosse, Holmen, Stoddard, Onalaska, Tomah, Sparta and surrounding towns to wed in June. Names include Gerald Thomas Clark, Shirley Lawrence, Rudolph Strasser Jr, Delores Becker, Robert A. Stone, Carol Jean Koch, Willis L. Clark, Jean Kish, Harlan J. Wills, Marlene Joyce Methum, Archie Nintemann, Elizabeth Jean Richards, Annon Rolf Jore, Marilyn Ellenor Allmaras, James Harvey Spangler, Donna Marie Schroeder, Kenneth Arlen Kofta, Elinor Thompson, Robert John Schmitt, Marjorie Ann Gasper, Gary LeRoy Redsten, Mare gearet Ione Cram, Harold Walton, Hazel Wade Walton, Marvin Lawrence Hart, Shirley LeAnn Linder, Donald Lawrence Zinke, Norma Jean Chard, Kenneth Felker, Barbara Ruth Heyer, Ronald R. Clay, Geraldine A. Howes, Tilford A. Bagstad, Eleanor Ann Everson, Donald C. Fleck, Dolores Ann Ebert, Karl Lloyd Stayton, Barbara Ann Schuirmann, John Ray Helt, Ruth Geraldine Howes, Sanford H. Gretebeck, Lois C. Dickman, Dale R. Borreson, Ann H. Beckler. The ceremonies are slated for towns including La Crosse, Greenfield, Holmen, Middle Ridge, Viroqua, Onalaska, Stoddard, and Tomah.

Gerald Thomas Clark Avon St Shirley Lawrence Bainbridge St la Crosse Rudolph Strasser Jr Stoddard Delores Becker J la Crosse Greenfield Robert A. Stone Springfield Ohio Carol Jean Koch Holmen Willis L. Clark Jean M. Kish Shelby Harlan J. Wills W. Ave. S Marlene Joyce Methum E. Broadway Viroqua Archie Nintemann la Crescent Minn Elizabeth Jean Richards S. 4Th St Annon Rolf Jore Houston Marilyn Ellenor Allmaras Onalaska Ave James Harvey Spangler Mtd Donna Marie Schroeder Kenneth Arlen Kofta Wood St Sparta Wis Marvin Lawrence Hart Shirley LeAnn Linder Tomah Donald Lawrence Zinke Lisbon Norma Jean Chard Glendale Kenneth Felker Oakdale Barbara Ruth Heyer Ronald R. Clay Lincoln Geraldine A. Howes Tilford A. Bagstad Portland Eleanor Ann Everson Bantegor Donald C. Fleck Wells Dolores Ann Ebert Karl Lloyd Stayton Barbara Ann Schuirmann Homestead John Ray Helt Belton Ruth Geraldine Howes Sanford H. Gretebeck Lois C. Dickman Norwalk Dale R. Borreson Irving Ann H. Beckler

County Worker Hurt in Fall from Tank Car

Sparta Wisconsin special report Ray Nauman of Monroe County EMS fell from an oil tank car Thursday suffering leg and hip injuries. He was admitted to a Sparta hospital for treatment.

Sparta Wis Ray Nauman Monroe County

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