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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1958

Page

7

Man Injured In Fracas With Police Officer

La Crosse resident Charles E. Berger 22 sustained a head wound requiring six stitches after striking at Officer Jer ry Mosher during arrest for drunk and disorderly conduct. Berger, of 1831 Loomis Street, remained at St. Francis Hospital after admission for treatment and calming.

la Crosse Charles E. Berger Loomis St Berger St. Francis Hospital Flamingo Club N. 3Rd St Jerry Mosher Mosher James Dunham

Services Set For Mrs Peter Flock Norwalk Wis

Funeral services for Mrs Peter Flock 77 were held at St Augustine s Church Norwalk with a Solemn Requiem Mass. The Rev Irvin Udulutch and Rev Edgar Udulutch nephews of the deceased officiated. burial at St Mary s Ridge. She died May 30 after years of ill health. Survived by husband three sons three daughters two brothers two sisters numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mundstock Funeral Home in charge.

Norwalk Wis Peter Flock St. Augustine’s Catholic Church Irvin Udulutch OFM Cap Edgar Udulutch Aloysius Bauman St. Mary's St. Mary’s Ridge Clarence Milwaukee Lawrence la Crosse Leonard Wisconsin Dells Leo Kruk Hildegard Glen Brunner Edith George Cashton Jacob Los Angeles Calif Peter Hanson

Plan Meeting On Fire Equipment Arcadia Wis

Information meeting on purchasing fire fighting equipment for Arcadia city and town is to be held at the Glencoe Town Shop on Monday June 9 at 8 p m. Town chairman Ed Servais urges all taxpayers to attend this important meeting for details and involvement.

Arcadia Wis Glencoe Ed Servais

Vandals Active At 3 Locations

Vandals reportedly extinguished warning flares at a repair project on Avon Street and caused damage at La Crosse Concrete Co at 1725 Gillette Street by removing shields from mixer motors and an oil filter tube breather. Léath and Co furniture at 207 Fifth Avenue South reported rocks used to break two mesh glass windows.

Avon Street la Crosse

Arcadia Plans Eight Summer Band Concerts

Arcadia Wisconsin will host eight summer band concerts starting Saturday June 7 and running each Saturday through July 26. The depotside performances begin at 8 p.m. under band instructor Kenneth Bittner with Thursday rehearsals at 8 p.m. in the high school band room. High school band members alumni and any other instrument players are invited to participate. Attendance prizes will be awarded weekly.

Arcadia Wis Kenneth Bittner

Children Day Set At Fagernes Church

Fagernes Lutheran Church will hold a Children's Day service on Sunday morning June 8 at 9 a.m. Graduating from the high school Bible department are Mary Stutken James Axness and Kenneth Housmoen. The service ends Sunday school for the summer and a free will offering will be collected.

Arcadia Wis Fagernes Lutheran Church Mary Stutken James Axness Kenneth Housmoen

Plan Archery Meet at Coulee Archers near Stevenstown

The Coulee Archers Club hosts a big game shoot Sunday near Stevenstown with prizes for the events on the program. The first event starts at 9 a.m. The club will meet again on July 10.

Coulee Archers Club Stevenstown

Stolen Car Recovered in Riverside Park

City police recovered a car owned by Gerald L. Malm of Fr. Leonard Wood Missouri. The vehicle had been stolen here early Saturday and was abandoned in Riverside Park.

Gerald L. Malm Leonard Wood Riverside Park

Billfold Lost by Richard Brendum in Johnson Street

Richard J Brendum of 938 Johnson Street reports the loss of a brown billfold containing a driving license receipts and identification papers.

Richard J. Brendum Johnson St

Weather Summary for Lacrosse and Upper Midwest

Warmer conditions with showers tonight and Sunday. Low tonight 60, high Sunday 78. Wisconsin sees showers in the north and west Saturday night and Sunday, with cooler air in the northwest and extreme north Sunday. Minnesota reports scattered showers and thunderstorms in the west, south and central regions. Iowa turns warmer with scattered showers or thunderstorms tonight and Sunday.

Lacrosse Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Central Plains Mississippi Valley Michigan

Mississippi River Forecast Warns Crests in La Crosse at 7.3 Feet

River readings show flood stage at multiple stations with varied changes. Forecast from Hastings to Guttenberg indicates dams 3 and 4 rise modestly while dams 5 and 6 hold steady, dam seven up by three tenths, dam eight down three tenths, dam nine steady, and dam ten up four tenths. Galesville expected to reach 6.5 feet by Saturday night, crest in La Crosse at 7.3 feet Sunday night.

Hastings Minn Guttenberg Iowa Galesville la Crosse

Local Woman Secures Used Sewing Machine at Bargain

A Tribune Want Ad helps a local woman buy a good used sewing machine at a notably low price. Read the Want Ads to find bargains and save money on items you need.

Tribune Adv

Senate Passes Compromise On Indian Deadline

The Senate approved by voice vote a bill extending termination of federal supervision over the Menominee Indians in Wisconsin to December 21, 1960. The current law set the deadline at December 31, 1958. The measure funds termination costs through enactment and half thereafter until supervision ends, with praise for Neuberger’s concessions and calls for broader federal support.

Washington Senate Wisconsin House Alexander Wiley R-Wis William Proxmire D - Wis Richard L. Neuberger D-Ore

Macmillan In U S For Parley Speeches

British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan arrived in Washington for meetings with President Eisenhower and speeches at two colleges. He said the trip is informal, aims to visit Indiana, and will include a Sunday speech at DePauw University after a welcome by Secretary Dulles. Heuss had just completed a state visit.

Washington Harold Macmillan London Eisenhower Macmillan National Dulles United States Indiana DePauw University Theodor Heuss West Germany Heuss

Publisher Marks 50th Year With Newspaper

KENOSHA AP Ralph S Kingsley, publisher of the Kenosha Evening News, will observe his 50th anniversary with the newspaper Sunday.

Kenosha Ralph S&s. Kinglsey Kenosha Evening News

Colfax Tornado Wreck Destroys Town and Townwide Damage

From Colfaxs eastern section the town appears wiped out about half its area leveled though much of the central district escapes. Principal Kenneth Poppy estimates school damage at 110000, with roof loss and warped gym floor. National guard and police guard sites as workers from surrounding towns assist.

Colfax Kenneth Poppy Minneapolis St. Paul Milwaukee Eau Claire Tomah Arcadia Mondovi Black River Falls River Falls Turtle Lake Menomonie National Guard Madison Monroe Jackson la Crosse Vernon Gordon Neumann

Two 18 Year Olds Die In Wisconsin Auto Crashes

The state toll for 1958 rose to 278 after two 18 year olds died in separate crashes. Lyle LaBonte, 18, of Superior, was fatally struck while bicycling on Highway 35. Thomas G. Haver, 18, Green Bay, a University of Wisconsin student, died in a head on collision on Highway 12 and 18 near Madison while a passenger in Kenneth S. Carmichael's car. Carmichael, 18, Baraboo, survived with scalp and knee lacerations. Coroner Malloy indicated another-car lane maneuver caused the fatal crash and an investigation was underway.

Associated Press University of Wisconsin Superior Wisconsin Lyle LaBonte Highway Thomas G. Haver Green Bay Madison Haver Kenneth S. Carmichael Baraboo Jones Hall Carmichael Michael Malloy

Death notices for Bernard Anderson and Eva Henderson

Bernard Anderson, 56, of 316 2nd Ave S, Onalaska, died Saturday at home. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Fossum Funeral Home. Eva Henderson, 61, died Thursday at her La Crosse home. services Monday at White's Funeral Home Tomah, Rev. A E Frederick officiating, burial in LaGrange Cemetery. She is survived by two sons James of New York and Donald of California, and daughter Mrs. Duane Lund of Sparta.

Bernard Anderson 2Nd Ave. S Onalaska Fossum Funeral Home Eva Henderson la Crosse White Tomah A. E. Frederick la Grange Henderson James New York Donald California Duane Lund Sparta

Economic Pulse Mixed as Harvesting and Building Rise in June

New York reports suggest a tentative economic uptick in June led by a surge in harvest activity, home building, and highway projects. A 43 percent jump in the winter wheat crop boosts railcar demand across Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma, with over 13,000 cars needed. Job gains lift May employment to over 64 million, yet factory work declines and unemployment edges above five million as students reenter the labor force.

New York National Homes Corp Southwestern Texas Kansas Oklahoma

Hurless Refuses Resignation Over Funds Control

Virgil H. Hurless rejected a Milwaukee Common Council demand to quit as city controller after a committee report alleged he failed to keep adequate records of $12,584 in public funds. The council had unanimously approved the resignation resolution, but Hurless said his conscience found no grounds to resign.

Milwaukee Virgil H. Hurless Harless

Flexible Retirement System Is Advised

MADISON AP Compulsory retirement systems were described as enforced leisure with no means to enjoy it. Dr Norman Ryder of the University of Wisconsin urged flexible retirement ages and proposed raising industry retirement age from 65 to 72 at a luncheon by the Governor's Conference on the Aging.

Jailed For Sailing Into Atom Test Site Protest

Albert Smith Bigelow, 52, former Navy lieutenant commander from Cos Cob Connecticut, and three crewmen were jailed with 60 day sentences for conspiring to sail the 30 foot ketch Golden Rule into the Eniwetok test area despite a federal court injunction.

Honolulu U. S mid-Pacific Albert Smith Bigelow Navy Cos Cob Conn Eniwetok

Teen-ager becomes youngest VP at encyclopedia firm

John Graves, 18, after flunking high school, rose from telemarketing to regional trainer and assistant vice-president at P. F. Collier & Son. Earning 20000 dollars this year, he says the pay beats his father’s three doctorates. He credits self made success and stands by principle while his father urges education.

Louisville John Graves P. F. Collier & Son Corp Graves Encyclopedia Company

Two Injured In Car Cow Crashes

In Waukon Iowa two livestock related crashes occurred. A truck driven by Sam Moe hit a cattle herd on Highway 12 eight miles north of Waukon. Moe was uninjured. Later a collision at highways 13 and 51 involved Art Christianson 18 of Waukon. two passengers from Christianson’s car, Larry Beisker 15 and Jean Hageman 17, were injured with Hageman listed as serious.

Waukon Iowa Sam Moe Ray Bresnahan Moe Art Christianson Christianson James Zoll Larry Beisker Jean Hageman Miss Hageman

Thief Discards Backless Suits in Toledo Alley's Loot

In Toledo Ohio an automobile break in yielded 30 dresses and four suits including backless outfits used by undertakers. The thief discarded the garments in downtown alleys, leaving investigators to recover the unusual loot.

Toledo, Ohio

City Police Log Details Several Theft Reports

City police Friday logged multiple minor thefts including 10 to 15 gallons of gasoline stolen from a River States Oil Co. truck at 615 Sumner St. Other losses cited include four hubcaps from Eversole-Rogers used car lot at 3rd and Ferry, two hubcaps from E. R. Kish at 421 Division St., and mud guards taken from a bicycle at 12th and Pine, reported by Mrs. Arnold Lamb of 507 N. 15th St.

River States Oil Co Sumner St Eversole-Rogers 3Rd Ferry Streets E. R. Kish Division St Arnold Lamb 15Th St 12Th Pine Streets

UAW Probes Shutdowns at Two Chrysler Plants

DETROIT AP The UAW leadership called a meeting of local Chrysler plant officials to discuss enforcing the no strike policy as the union ends a week with no contracts at Chrysler GM and Ford. Chrysler idled 5,400 workers across two plants after two laid off stewards triggered a stoppage.

Detroit United Auto Workers Union Chrysler General Motors Ford Plymouth Oah Chrysle UAW

La Crosse urged to prepare after storm critique

Upland warns La Crosse residents to study Colfax and Upland disaster lessons after a Wednesday storm. He cautions against complacency where lives are at risk and urges checking available facilities, starting now, to be prepared and possibly act as our brother's keepers on a summer night.

la Crosse Colfax Upland

De Gaulle Cabinet Rejects Early French Elections

The cabinet in 1940 decided not to hold elections to fill vacant National Assembly seats before the national referendum on the constitution. About six seats were vacant due to deaths, but the Assembly was on an enforced vacation at De Gaulle's insistence. Special elections now would be untimely.

France National Assembly de Gaulle

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