Hartley Case Clues Fizzle Out Report
Two tips on Evelyn Hartley’s disappearance fizzled after investigators found the girl vanished on October 24, not 23. Sheriff Scullin and Det Willard Sill led checks including a Whitehall inquiry and a north Holmen search. a suspect youth remained jailed briefly, then released for lack of evidence. The probe continues with A. M. Josephson supervising and detector tests at Central High School completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Hartley
Willard Sill
Robert E. Scullin
Whitehall
Harvey
Ekwr
Scullin
Hater
Leonard Mach
Mark Hewitt
Holmen
Hartley
A. M
Joe) Josephson
Central High School
Morrison Named Sales Manager for WKBH WKBT Stations
Robert Z Morrison Jr was named sales manager for WKBH and WKBT by Howard Dahl president of the companies Morrison formerly worked as an account executive at National Broadcasting Co in New York handling spot sales He has held syndicate program sales positions in San Francisco and Washington D C and was most recently sales manager of KCRI TV Cedar Rapids Iowa His wife and three daughters will join him in August in the East for the summer break
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Z. Morrison Jr
WKBH
WKBT
Howard Dahl
Radio
Morrison
National Broadcasting Co
New York
San Francisco
Washington D.C
University of Pennsylvania
Kcri-Tv
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
East
Local Ads Offer Fast Photo Service and Sales
Locals are urged to bring films to Universal Photo Service at 514 State for one day photo finishing with satisfaction guaranteed or money back. Also listings include Schneider's Carpeting at 415 South Third, Hiroth's Flor Mart low prices and installations, a Rummage Sale at 327 North 9th Friday and Saturday 9 am to 9 pm, C and D Restaurant hours 9 am to 8 pm Sundays, and Aletta's Hat Shop promotional sale on hats.
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Universal Photo Service
Schneider's
South Third
Hiroth
Flor- Mart
North 9Th
Sixty three attend Wisconsin safety patrol congress trip
Ninety three La Crosse safety patrol members will attend the Wisconsin School Safety Patrol Congress in Wisconsin Dells. Officer Leonard Bennett leads the group on a chartered bus from City Hall with breakfast in Mauston and a boat trip on the upper Dells before returning in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safety Patrol
la Crosse
Ith
Wisconsin School Safety Patrol Congress
Wisconsin Dells
Leonard Bennett
Police Department
Traffic Bureau
City Hall
Mauston
The
Dells
Upper Dells
Bennett
American Automobile Association and Safety Division
Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department
Kiwanis Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
United Commercial Travelers
Elks, Cio
Eagles
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Western Wisconsin Retail Food Dealers Assn
Optimists
Shrine
Central Pta Council
Lodge 57 of Knights F of Pythias
la Crosse County Chamber of Commerce
la Crosse Industrial Safety Council
Tavern League of la Crosse
la Crosse Business Men's Club
Judy Quinn
Gary Reger
Earl Jensen
Mary Ann McCoy
James Holt
Robert Fritzvold
Herman Dorschied
Delores Burch
Ronald Kuehl
Bruce Nustad
Dennis Niebuhr
Clarence Netwal
Roxan Fuller
Rosalind Albrechtson
Carolyn Snyder
Linda Zielke
Irit
Two Elroy youths questioned in Kendall burglary
Sparta Wisconsin special report states two Elroy youths are detained in Monroe County jail for questioning about a burglary at the T J Olson store in Kendall. The case centers on suspected involvement in the break in and police probe continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
T. J. Oson
Kendall
Eleven Vehicles Damaged In Six City Collisions
Eleven vehicles were damaged Thursday in six city accidents with no injuries. Notable incidents include a drunken hit and run by Joseph P. Trussoni, 29, of 2805 S. 21st St., and damages across streets 86th, Jay, West, 7th, State, and 3rd. Several drivers cited or charged. totals range from $50 to $250 per vehicle.
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86Th Street
Joseph P. Trussoni
S. 21St St
John Jirsa Jr
S. 6Th St
Jirsa
Trussoni
Jay Street
4Th Street
Lawrence E. Pfaff
Holmen
Jay
Grant W. Collins
Waterville
Iowa
Collins
West Avenue
Cass Street
James C. Thompson
R. J. Onalaska
Willard H. Howard
Denton St
Howard
Thompson
7Th
State Streets
William Hotchkiss
S. 3Rd St
State Street
Larry Godfrey
State
7Th Street
Melvin F. Schomberg
West Salem
Marian E. Madgett
17Th Pl
Robert Lincoln Baker
Schomberg
Madgett
Baker
Pearl Street
William Hauser
Onalaska
3Rd Street
Robert Wheeler
Illinois
Hauser
Thirty Dollars Stolen From Holmen Garage
Approximately $30 in coins and currency was taken in a burglary of the Ford Garage at Holmen Thursday night. Sheriff Robert E. Scullin said the money was taken from a cash box in an unlocked safe and from a cash register. Entry method not yet determined. John Gaarder who runs the garage with his sons reported the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Holmen
Robert E. Scullin
Marriage Licenses Granted in La Crosse and Surrounding Areas
Couples listed in La Crosse and nearby towns plan June weddings. Peter Hafner and Aretas Ebert wed in La Crosse while Roger Langrehr and Florence Juedes marry in Bangor. Irvine Engen and Patricia Burns set a Ona laska ceremony. Sylvester Schaub and Therese Rybarczyk marry in Greenfield. Duane Pfaff and Mary Lou Jones plan a Farmington Mindoro ceremony. Richard Yost and Mary Glotz wed in La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Langrehr
Sparta
Florence Juedes
Shawano
Wis
Bangor
Irvine Merle Engen
Galesville
Patricia Ann Burns
Zeisler St
Onalaska
Sylvester Schaub
Cashton
Therese Margaret Rybarczyk
Greenfield
Duane Pfaff
Mindoro
Mary Lou Jones
Farmington
Richard G. Yost
Park Ave
Mary Lois Glotz
la Crosse
Dr Reay Won't Seek Re election as Coroner
Dr George D Reay coroner of La Crosse County for 11 years announced Friday he will not run again. His term ends December 31 and he cites personal reasons while thanking hospitals medical society law enforcement officials and citizens for their support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Reay
la Crosse County
Walter S. Goodland
Ray Dwyer
Reay
Longfellow Junior High to Present Spring Festival Concert
Longfellow Junior High School music department plans its annual spring festival Monday at 7 p.m. announced by E M Saterbak. The program features over 120 pupils in choir orchestra and band numbers with no admission charge. Contributions will be accepted to buy another bassoon for the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow Junior High School
E. M. Saterbak
Saierbak
Plan Chest Clinic At Vocational School On June 15
City health department announces a one day chest clinic from 8 am to noon and 1 pm to 2 pm on June 15 at Vocational School. Appointments through City Hall. A county clinic follows June 17 at the same site with appointments via the county nurse at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Jury apportions negligence in La Crosse accident case
Madaline Whelan of La Crosse was 60 percent negligent and Roland Groth of Onalaska 40 percent in a civil suit against Lombermen Mutual Casualty and Allstate Insurance. Damages set at 379.28 for Groth and 258.98 for Whelan. Clerk Carl Sehnick announced jurors excused until Monday at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madaline Whelan
la Crosse
Roland Groth
Onalaska
Groth
Lumbermen’ S Mutual Casualty Co
Allstate Insurance Co
Carl F. Sehnick
Milwaukeean Sentenced In Break-In Case
Daniel Glomski of Milwaukee pled no contest to break in charges in La Crosse Sixth Circuit Court. He received a suspended one to five year sentence at Green Bay Reformatory and was placed on probation by Judge Lincoln Neprud. The burglary involved Seil’s Phillips Service Station at West Avenue and Green Bay Street on December 12, 1952. Royal Oscar Lee of Terre Haute pleaded guilty and was sentenced earlier this year.
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Milwaukee
Wis
la Crosse
Green Bay Reformatory
Daniel Glomski
State Department of Public Welfare
Lincoln Neprud
Seil
Phillips
West Avenue
Green Bay Street
Glomski
Royal Oscar Lee
Terre Haute
Ind
New License Renewal Notice Issued For Food Establishments
Acting Health Officer Edward F. Peters announced that all restaurant and meat licenses become due July 1. Licenses should be renewed early to avoid last minute rush, the notice said. All such establishments are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Peters
Club Elects Executives At June 17 Meet
La Crosse Business Men's Club elects officers for the June 17 meeting. Four officers will be chosen including president and treasurer Ed Dohlby continues as acting treasurer after Benjamin Steen's death. A luncheon at Knights of Pythias Hall preceded the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Max Peters
la Crosse Business Men’s Club
Knights of Pythias Hall
Peters
Ed Dohlby
Benjamin Steen
Second Polio Case Reported in City This Year
A small city girl was identified as the second polio case in the city this year. A man was reported to have had polio around January 1, marking the early year’s poliovirus cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Local Weather Outlook Promises Sunny Weekend Ahead
Fridys sunlit morning signals fair weather in the Coulee Region. Dry air moves in with cool Friday night, followed by warmer Saturday and Sunday. Two day rainfall totals near .67 inch, with higher totals around Green Bay Milwaukee and Chippewa Valley noted. Lake Pepin rose with crest expected mid next week, while northern Minnesota may see frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Weather Bureau
Coulee
Madison
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Chippewa
Mississippi River
Lake Pepin
Alma
Prairie du Chien
la Crosse
Hastings
Minn
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Norrmal
Minnesota
Ark Falls
Aims Of Youth Council Charts Three-Point Program
A local Youth Council outlines recreation, city service, and representation as its three aims for the summer. The group, drawn from unit youths through 12th grade, seeks voice in recreation planning and to supplement city programs. Opening May 28 dance at Myrick Park drew about 1,000 students with police aid and high praise from Police Chief George Long for orderly grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrick Park
Charles F. Burch
John J. Satory
Eugene P. Schwartz
Ralph Kuether
Ernest Holberg
George van Aelstyn
Claude Warner
George Long
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U.S. Army
Selective Service Board
Vernon County
Army
John W. Roth
Tribune
Th St
Thomas R. Casperson
Wood St
Eugene ©. Preidel
16Th St
la Crosade
Robert R. Collins
Leonard J. Gronemus
Rockland
Kenneth P. Huber
Donald W. Markos
19Th St
Ronald J. Urbanek
Robert Morrison JR
Nabor Grill
Ninth and
Mississippi Sts
Donna and
Anna Richards
C and D
Aletta’s
Stock Cares
North LA Crosse
North la Crosse and
Campbell Cemetery
Guzman
Badger Street
Pauline Lunke
Michael Lovejoy
Gary Bey
Sharon Schultz
Dianne Lueck
Grace Jacobson
Fileen Hiarris
Anna Matiak
Karol Finch
Mary Ames
Sandra Kremmer
Michael Marshall
Kathleen Oines
Sandra Johnson
Arlen Wooden
Douglas Konop
John LaFleur
Howard LaSarge
Linda Taylor
Robert Norman
George Wright
Lave Knobloch
Delores Pierce
James Carrier
Frank Derken
Pat Kiefner
Harry Gardner
Roger Pralle
Joanne Joles
Vivian Scherz
Donald Neuwerth
Judith Berg
Donna Robinson
Bobby Rice
Nancy Lee
Karne Strassburg
Jeff Klund
Joyce Bonsack
Emily Prijeur
Janice Nunson
Douglas Dale
Lynnette Gjerde
Arthur Halverson
Judith Schultz
Jerry Lunde
Mark Seiler
Linda Needham
Naomi McLeod
John Krebs
Sue Panke
Byron Baily
Paul Stokes
James Guggenbuehl
Donald Smith
Lois Roesler
Barbara Bashaw
Maureen Kelly
Peter Lepsch
Karen Cavadini
Lyle Quillin
Carl Ruegg
John Wettstein
Joel Holley
Betty Gerke
Alfred Gerke
Susan Schubert
Antoinette Delegrave
Patricia Garske
Glenn Comeau
Frank Alberts
Bob Halaska
Robert Davis
Barbara Kerr
Judy Hickey
Elroy
John Gaarder
Peter F. Hafner
7Th St
Aretas Ebert
Main St
la Crosse State College
Wittich Hall
Howard Voss
Frances Riley
Portage
Herbert Jones
Manston
Patricia Gibbons
Sheboygan
Dr. Reay
Longfellow
Milwaukeean
Eastman Co
Lyman Call
Clyde Cooper
Jere
Runge Sletten
Highway 53
Rose and
Clinton Street
Pres. Peters
Ed Coughlin
Lewis Curtis
Kenneth Dahl
Copeland Avenue
Causeway
Mid-City Home Oil Company
Quaker State Motor Oil
Pennstate
Hyvis
Transport Oil CO
Ray Franz
Youth Council
Benson
Zenon Opticians
Fifth Avenue South
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