Graduates at Viterbo Hear Fr. Reilly
Fr. Cyril Reilly addressed 20 Viterbo College graduates on May 29, urging maturity as a lifelong pursuit rooted in truth and love. He cited Christ as the model and urged active Catholic action, prayer, and liturgical participation, with a reception afterward.
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Viterbo
Fr. Reilly
Cyril Reilly
Viterbo College
John P. Treacy
la Crosse
Maria Angelorvim
Father Reilly
Loras College
Christ
Holy Fathers
Charity, Incorporated
St. Rose Promenade
Burglar Breaks, Steals $50 From Home on 314 S 7th St
A weekend break in at the Jerry Curran residence 314 South 7th Street yielded $50 in change from a kitchen jug after entry via a broken front door window. No suspect information is provided.
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Jerry Curran
S. 7Th St
General Tax Cut Unlikely Now Says Byrnes
Rep John W Byrnes of Wisconsin says no general tax cut is likely this session unless the economy worsens. The Ways and Means Committee backed a 12 month extension of corporate and excise taxes and the House will take up the measure this week. He cites debt and inflation concerns and notes little public pressure for income tax reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John W. Byrnes
R-Wis
Byrnes
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Eisenhower
Senate
Fire reports from La Crosse list two incidents
May 31 at 9 42 p m an overheated water heater at the home of Mrs Jesse Higbee 212 S 21st Pt. caused damage. June 1 at 1 10 a m a damaged chair cushion burned in a hotel room due to cigarette smoke by Pfc K J McTigue Camp McCoy. Total damage 80 dollars.
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Jesse Higbee
Hotel Stoddard
Pfc
K. J. McTigue
Camp McCoy
Stolen Used Boat Vanishes From Elfman Marine Lot
A used boat valued at 100 dollars was reported stolen Saturday night from the rear of Elfman Marine Inc at 58 Copeland Ave. The 12 foot Thompson Take Along craft was yellow and green with a plastic coated canvas hull and featured an Indian head on one side and the words Little Crow on the other and Thunder Head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elfman Marine Inc
Copeland Ave
Little Crow
FastEeth Powder Improves Comfort for Loose Dentures
An improved powder, FASTEETH, is sprinkled on upper and lower plates to hold them firmer and reduce discomfort. It remains non acidic and does not sour the mouth, eliminating odor breath and gummy taste. Available at drug counters everywhere.
Chicago Produce Mixed Butter Eggs Prices Steady
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter prices remain steady with receipts at 2,044,000 pounds and wholesale bids for grades AA to C listed. Eggs show easy demand with 23,400 cases received and wholesale bids unchanged to lower. better grade A whites lead, with dirties and checks also noted.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Poultry Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago poultry market notes USDA receipts of 63,000 pounds on Thursday. Wholesale buying prices unchanged with old roosters 1.00 to 1.18 per pound, capon under 4 pounds 26 to 27 cents, capon over 4 pounds 27 to 28 cents.
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Chicago Poultry
Chicago
USDA
Outstanding UW J-School graduates honored at Wisconsin
James G. Wieghart of Niles Michigan received the Sigma Delta Chi award as UW journalism school's outstanding male graduate in 1958. Other honorees include Jane A. Jackson Shirley Edwards Sonya Rudzinski and William Thiesenhusen. Peg McCormick won Theta Sigma Phi scholarship. Janice Penman and Ralph Winter received E. B. Morrison scholarships. Professor Ernest A. Sharpe of Texas won a $250 Hirsch duPont scholarship to study at Wisconsin.
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E. B. Morrison
Janice A. Penman
Hudson
Ralph E. Winter
Catawba
Winter
Ernest A. Sharpe
University of Texas Journalism
Joseph C. Hirsch
Alfred I. duPont
Sharpe
Wisconsin
Two 17-Year-Olds Caught Damaging City Meter
At 10 15 p m Saturday two 17 year olds were seen bending and shaking a downtown parking meter. One youth, a soldier from Camp McCoy, is in MP custody. The local teen will report to the police department juvenile bureau.
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Camp McCoy
Police Department Juvenile Bureau
Propeller theft report from Ebner's boat near gravel pit
Joseph Ebner reported to the sheriff's department Monday that a propeller was stolen from his outboard motor. He said the motor was locked to his boat kept near the gravel pit.
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Joseph Ebner
Sheriff's Department
Ebner
Livestock and produce quotations from Swift & Company market report
Market report from Swift & Company with KWNO quotes at 8:45 and 11:15 a.m. covering hogs cattle calves lambs and regional Chicago prices. Details include steady hog and cattle markets with price ranges for dry fed steers heifers cows bulls and bulls, plus potato prices and track sales data.
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Bologna
Chicago
LSC Summer Sessions Open June 16
La Crosse State College announces its summer session calendar with registration on Monday June 16 and classes starting the next day. The undergraduate session ends July 24 25 with a July 4 holiday closing. The eight week graduate session runs to August 8 with exams on the final two days. An extension course in driver education runs June 2 13 led by instructor E W Vickroy.
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la Crosse State College
E. W. Vickroy
History Society Auxiliary To Visit Watertown
The Women’s Auxiliary of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin plans its 8th annual pilgrimage to Watertown on Thursday June 5. Mrs. Robert Liners will give a historical reading on Mrs. Margarethe Meyer Schurz at a noon luncheon, with Octagon House and kindergarten tours from 10 am onward. Co chairs are Mrs Edward C Jones and Miss Gladys Mollart. the auxiliary is open to society members or husbands’ members.
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Watertown
America
Women’s Auxiliary
State Historical Society of
Wisconsin
Robert Liners
Margarethe Meyer Schurz
Watertown Country Club
Liners
Edward C. Jones
Fort Atkinson
Gladys Mollart
Women's Auxiliary
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Raymond J. Koltes
Madison
Hurless Silent on Oyster Order and Possible Resignation
Milwaukee City Controller Virgil Hurless declined to discuss a special inquiry board report. The panel urged Hurless to surrender his office immediately, and warned the Common Council to remove him if he refuses. He was unavailable when the report was released.
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Milwaukee
Virgil H. Hurless
Board of Inquiry
Hurless
Common Council
Harless
Deaths Notice From Shawano Highway Crash
Continued from page one. A woman died Friday when the car driven by her husband collided with an oncoming vehicle on Highway 29 one mile west of Shawano. She was ejected from the car.
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Highway 29
Shawano
Local Marriage Licenses Published for June Items
Orville J. Helgerson of 950 Cass Street and Marie A. Wetterlin of 3019 South 25th Street plan to wed June 6 in La Crosse. Norman Von Haden of R. 2 Norwalk and Dorothy Hutzenbuehler of 709 South 4th Street wed June 7 in La Crosse. Conrad A. Christianson of R. 4 Viroqua and Mary Lou Johnson of 110 North Sixth Street wed June 28 in Viroqua. James Leis of R. 3 Cashton and Rose Mary Schomers of 1016 Vine Street wed June 14 in La Crosse.
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Orville J. Helgerson
Cass St
Marie A. Wetterlin
S. 25Th St
la Crosse
Norman von Haden
Norwalk
Dorothy Hutzenbuehler
S. 4Th St
Conrad A. Christianson
Viroqua
Mary Lou Johnson
N. Sth.St
James Leis
Cashton
Rose Mary Schomers
Vine St
Window shattered on car and vandalism at Mig Co building
Sunday report says Elmer Kros of 1203 South 6th Street found a shattered car window with three holes and beer bottle fragments inside. Vandals also broke three windows at the Aircraft Parts Mig Company building located at Oak and Rubee streets.
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Elmer Kros
S. 6Th St
Aircraft Parts
Mig. Co
Oak and Rublee Streets
Hillsboro City Council President Emery Setzer Dies At 52
Emery J. Setzer, 52, Hillsboro implement dealer and president of the Hillsboro City Council, died Saturday afternoon in a Hillsboro hospital. Funeral services are set for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hillsboro First Congregational Church with Rev. J. Paul Tatter officiating and burial in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation is Monday at Hart Funeral Home. He was born in Greenwood Township and moved to Hillsboro six years ago. He married Wynona Totten in 1928. Surviving are his wife, two sons Donald and Roger, five grandchildren, mother Belle Setzer, and two sisters, Mrs. George Durkee and Mrs. Lucinda Chitwood.
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Hillsboro, Wis
Emery J. Setzer
Hillsboro
Hillsboro First Congregational Church
J. Paul Tatter
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Hart Funeral Home
Greenwood Township
Wynona Totten
Greenwood
Donald
Roger
Belle Setzer
George Durkee
Elroy
Lucinda Chitwood
Janesville
UAW Benefits Cause Tension in Auto Talks
Worker relocation costs for GM Ford plants spark wage inflation fears. Reuther rejects price tag with GM and Ford estimating labor cost increases beyond 70 cents per hour. Bugas accuses UAW of moonshot demands amid recession while talks shift to neutral sites and resume dates.
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Reuther
Ford
John S. Bugas
Bugas
UAW
Chrysler-Uaw
Sheldahl Honored At Michigan Tech
Stephen A. Sheldahl was among honorees at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology Honors Convocation held May 27. He earned class honors for placing in the top 10 percent of the freshman class as part of a ceremony recognizing more than 200 students for scholastic and military achievements, alongside faculty and alumni awards and major scholarship announcements.
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Houghton, Mich
Stephen A. Sheldahl
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Sheldahl
Kenneth R. Sheldahl
Farnam St
la Crosse
La Crosse Police Arrest 15 Year Old in Bicycle Theft
City police caught a 15 year old La Crosse boy Sunday morning after a resident whose bike was stolen spotted him riding it. The youth confessed and is in the custody of the Juvenile Bureau of the police department.
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la Crosse
Police Department Juvenile Bureau
Weather Outlook From Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a chance of showers in northwest areas. Warmer conditions in the northwest and extreme north tonight and Tuesday. Minnesota sees considerable cloudiness with light showers and possible thunder storms tonight and Tuesday. Shippers should protect perishables within 150 miles of La Crosse with minimum temperatures above freezing through 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Lak Superior
Iowa
la Crosse
Funeral services for Roy N. Quinn in Michigan
Roy N. Quinn former State Highway Patrol inspector and La Crosse State College assistant coach died in Mt. Clemens Michigan. He coached at La Crosse high schools and college teams, played multiple sports, and began his career in Kewaunee Clintonville and Sioux City before joining the patrol in 1934. He leaves a wife Hulda Seiler and two daughters in Mt. Clemens.
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Roy N. Quinn
la Crosse State College
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Heebbard
Quinn
la Crosse
Superior
France
Superior City
Superior State College
Mr. Quinn
Kewaunee
Wis
Clintonville
Sioux City
la Crosse State
State Highway Patrol
Illinois State Line
St. Croix County
Sauk City
Trempealeau
Hulda Seiler
Maurine
Barbara
Obituary notices for Hodous Seidel Lang from La Crosse area
Mrs Caroline Hodous aged 75 of 1225 Jackson St La Crosse Wis died in a local hospital Saturday. She is survived by son Lester Hodous daughter Ida Olson five grandchildren two great grandchildren and siblings. Funeral set for Tuesday at Schumacher Funeral Home with burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Also death notices for Wendelin Seidel and Bert Lang with services details and obituaries.
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Caroline
Carrie) Hodous
Jackson S.t
Stoddard
Wis
Lester F. Hodous
R. G
Ida) Olson
la Crosse
Louis Hecht
Matilda Lamprich
la Cross
Proxmire Blames GOP Southern Democrats for Unemployment Gap
Sen William Proxmire says the combination of Republicans and southern Democrats blocks unemployment benefits reform. He notes that twenty years ago benefits averaged 60 percent of wages, now they cover just over one third, narrowing the Roosevelt era cushion. Democratic attorney general hopefuls Seraphim and Reynolds press urban renewal and public access, while Rep Withrow seeks another term on a platform of efficiency in government.
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Associated Press
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Christ T. Seraphim
Milwaukee
Stevens Point
Seraphim
Wisconsin
Thomson
Madison
John W. Reynolds Jr
Green Bay
Reynolds
Wisconsin Lakes
Gardner Withrow
la Crosse
House of Representatives
Presley on Furlough From Ft Hood Home Again
Pvt Elvis Presley 23 year old rock star on two week furlough from Ft Hood Texas visited his $100000 Memphis area home. He wore sharp shooter medals for rifle and pistol marksman ship and greeted fans at the gate after arriving by Cadillac.
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Memphis
Elvis Presley
Reveille
Ft. Hood
Tex
Germany
Presley
Local man Funeral Services Set at Hellwig Morris Chapel
A local man dies after a lingering illness and is survived by one nephew. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Hellwig Morris Funeral Chapel with Rev Winslow Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. The chapel will be open Tuesday afternoon and evening.
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Wendelin Seidel
5Th Ave. S
Heldwig-Morris
H. N. Stoffel
Woodlawn
Christine C Schroeder Rites Set At St Peter's Chaseburg
Christine C. Schroeder 74 of 143 S 7th St died Sunday in a local hospital. Born Vernon County December 12 1883 she leaves daughter Emma Dahlke La Crosse sisters Lena Runge Viroqua Augusta Schoennager La Crosse brother Herman Schlicht Chaseburg six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm at St Peter's Lutheran Chaseburg Rev M Hanke officiating burial in church cemetery. Viewing Sletten McKee Funeral Home Tuesday 7 to 9 pm.
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Christine C. Schroeder
S. 7Th St
Vernon County
Arthur
Emma) Dahlke
la Crosse
Lena Runge
Viroqua
Augusta Schoennager
Herman Schlicht
Chaseburg
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
River Readings Forecast Hastings to Guttenberg
Mississippi River forecast shows rises of 0.2 to 0.4 feet at all tailwaters in the next 24 hours. Sunrise Tuesday is 5 24 a.m. and sunset 8 42 p.m. Moon rises at 10 22 p.m. Tuesday. Heating degree days for Sunday total 7, with fiscal year total at 7141.
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Hastings
Minn
Guttenberg
Iowa
Teamster Local Pickets Gateway Grocery Firm
Warehousemen members of Teamsters Local 199 picketed Gateway Grocery Co at 106 S Front St Monday morning. Leo J Bruha general manager and Leonard R Chojnacki attorney said the union contract expired May 31 and no agreement had been reached during negotiations.
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Teamsters Local 199
Gateway Grocery Co
S. Front St
Leo J. Bruha
Gateway
Leonard R. Chojnacki
Teamsters
Judgment Filed In Circuit Court Against Wegeners
The Gates Rubber Co. Sales Division obtained a default judgment of 699.02 in circuit court against Lyle K. Wegener and Irene M. Wegener doing business as Wegener's Texaco Station. The claim covered goods delivered Oct 5 to Nov 30 1956 totaling 604.79 with 42.83 interest and 42.40 costs. judgment issued after failure to answer within the legal period.
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Denver Rubber Supply Company
Carl F. Schnick
la Crosse
Gates Rubber Co
Lyle K
Irene M. Wegener
1St St
Wegener
Texaco
South Ave
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Jcooler
United Press
Coprigatow LA
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By Shearson, Hammill & CO
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National Can
Bell & Farrell, Inc
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States Power
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Nat Tool
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Clark O&r Com
Rexall Drug
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Royal Dutch
Jefferson Elec
Chrisler
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Columbia Gas
Sinclair Oil
Koehring Co
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Edison
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Cent'l Motors
Oly Sperry Rand
Safway Steel
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Gt Northern Ry
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UW J-School
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Swift & Company
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Santa Monica, Calif
LSC
History Society Auxiliary
U.A.W
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Arenz
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Bert I, Lang
Bert I. Lang
R. 1
Proxmire
Vee
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Dakota
T.W
Lansing
Poo
Prairie du Chien
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Dodge
Black
Galesville
W. Salem
Root
Houston
Aine
Cuna Mutual
Credit Union Insurance Company
Chapter OF Credit Unions
la Crosse Street
Teamster
Gateway Grocery Firm
Mueller Climatrol
Schneider
Third St
Mueller
Standorf Heating Service
Flom & Forsyth
Houston, Minn
Joseph Fritsch
Sparta
Clarence’s Plumbing & Heating
la Crescent
George Poehling
Bangor
Central Hardware CO
Tomah
Schulze Heating CO
Caledonia
Smith Heating CO
Eau Claire
Johnson Hardware
Homstad and Sampson Lumber CO
Black River Falls
Peterson Hardware CO
Ettrick
Strange Plumbing & Heating
Kastner
Manston, Wis
W. E. Walters
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