U S Spelldown 2 Girls Tie As Spelling Champions
Sandra Owen of Navarre Ohio and Dana Bennett of Denver Colorado tied for the 30th annual national spelling bee crown after 37 rounds beating 65 finalists. Each won 1000 cash plus a trophy and a 100 weekend trip to New York.
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Washington
Sandra Owen
Navarre
Ohio
Dana Bennett
Denver
Colo
Sandra
Dana
New York
Richard D. Peters
Union funds tied to diamond ring gift and recruitment work
Kennedy testified Mrs Lower used union money to buy a diamond ring for Cross but gave it to Joe Erringer. She and Kennedy refused to answer questions about union meetings and charges. Nelson said $900 to $1,100 of $1,500 labeled for organization paid for Lower’s work finding about 50 potential recruits at the Van De Kamp bakery in Los Angeles.
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Cross
Joe Erringer
Lower
van de Kamp
Los Angeles
Luther League Rally Planned at St. Peter’s Prairie du Chien
A Luther League rally of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Prairie du Chien is set for Sunday June 9. Registration for the southwest Wisconsin convention opens at 2 p.m. Represented towns include La Crosse Bagley Lancaster Platteville Darlington Cuba City Belmont Burton and Prairie du Chien.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Bagley
Lancaster
Platteville
Darlington
Cuba City
Belmont
Burton
Sunday School Picnic Planned
Freeman Sunday school members plan a picnic dinner after services on Sunday June 9 in De Soto Wisconsin.
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DE Soto, Wis
The
Freeman Sunday School
Endorsement debate stirs Wisconsin GOP convention
Wisconsin Republicans debated whether to endorse a single candidate for the U.S. Senate at the convention to replace the late Joseph McCarthy. The executive committee favored no endorsement while a faction pressed rules suspension or a simple majority. the decision rests with the convention parliamentarian. State chair Philip Kuehn noted the issue in a crowded, formal session as plans moved toward afternoon voting.
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Philip Kuehn
Milwaukee
Rules Committee
Robert G. Moretz
Shawano
GOP Assembly
Kuehn
U.S
Joseph McCarthy
Wiliam Grede
Claude Jasper
Grede
Jasper
Cloudy Cool Weather Persists In La Crosse Area
Cloudy cool conditions lingered in the La Crosse area Saturday as a southward moving system extended into the Ohio Valley and central plains. The National Weather Bureau station logged 55 degrees. nationwide low was 25 at Mt. Washington New Hampshire. Local facility recorded 0.04 inches of precipitation in the 24 hour period ending 6 am Saturday with a slight warming and chance of a few showers expected Sunday.
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la Crosse
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Central Plains
United States Weather Bureau
Mt. Washington
N.H
Kansas
Texas
Illinois
Indiana
Powers Accordion Studio Picnic Slated at Wyalusing Park
Prairie du Chien Wis Special The Powers Accordion Studio will hold its annual studio picnic at Wyalusing State Park on Sunday June 9 There will be a continuous program of music invited throughout the day The public is welcome to attend.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Powers Accordion Studio
Wyalusing State Park
First wedding anniversary observed after car crash
Elkader Iowa couple John and Jacquelyn Scherf marked their first wedding anniversary at Prairie du Chien General Hospital four days after their infant daughter Jacquelyn was killed in a two car collision four miles west of Garnav ille Memorial Day May 30. The truck driver died in the crash and both parents were severely injured with a crushed foot and knee for the father and a broken ankle for the mother. They remain hospitalized.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Elkader
Iowa
Prairie du Chien General Hospital
John
Jacquelyn Scherf
Garnaville
Jacquelyn
Tri State Deaths Report Two Local Veterans
John Vernon Clune 69 died in a Minneapolis hospital after prior hospitalization at Black River Falls. Navy veteran served 1918 19, buried at Ft Snelling Cemetery. Embret Anderson 76 died May 30 in Gull Lake Saskatchewan after a long illness, born in Solar Norway 1878, homesteaded near Gull Lake Canada, unmarried with Norweigan siblings surviving.
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Merrillan
Wis
John Vernon Clune
Minneapolis
Black River Falls
Veteran’s Hospital
Ft. Snelling
Mr. Clune
Altoona
John Clune
U.S. Navy
Clara Koehler
Milwaukee
Beverly Hills
Calif
Jackson County
Dudley Brockwell
Ettrick
Embret Anderson
Gull Lake
Sask
Can
Mr. Anderson
Vaaler Parish
Solar
Norway
Erick
North Beaver Creek
Anderson
United States
Eau Claire
Canada
Blair
Anna Olseth
Oscar Holterkjolen
Ingeborg Rongl
Peter Rivenes
Pilot lands B36 after rudder falls mid flight
Air Force investigates why a 20 foot rudder tore off the B36 bomber carrying 27 crew near Travis Air Force Base. Captain Albert D. McKinnon of Brewer Maine steered with elevators and engine speed, completed two hours of practice approaches, then landed safely at 5 52 p.m. The missing rudder was later found near the abandoned Stockton airport.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Albert D. McKinnon
Brewer
Maine
McKinnon
Stockton
Wisconsin GOP Women Urged to Back Strong Candidates
In Madison a Wisconsin Republican meeting urged women members to support capable candidates and party unity. Speakers included state party leaders and Rep. Donald Tewes who pressed backing of current leaders and the party record. Attendees noted included Mrs. Marion Fox and several wives of officials.
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GOP
Wisconsin
Kuehn
Thomson
Michigan
Williams
Donald Tewes
Waukesha
Marion Fox
Madison
GOP Sidelights at 1957 Wisconsin Republican Convention
Hundreds of delegates gathered in La Crosse for the 1957 State Republican convention with coffee lines and group songs. Officials, lawmakers, and county leaders filled seats and registrars worked under Mary Hebberd’s registration table while sheriffs served as sergeants at arms. Pending county endorsement results were not yet polled by 11 a.m.
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Alvin Mickelson
E. W. Voss
Carl F. Schnick
Vernon County
Morris Moon
Monroe
Harry C. Johnson
Mary Hebberd
la Crosse
West
Helen Hanson
Jerome Klos
Augustana Lutherans Debate Foreign Policy at Omaha Convention
The Augustana Lutheran Church plans to oppose U S foreign policy as unworthy of a Christian nation and push a policy centered on building trust mutual aid and cultural exchange. The 500000 member church meets June 17 to 23 in Omaha with Rev Dr Oscar A Benson presiding as five Immanuel Deaconess Institute graduates are to be consecrated.
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Omaha
Augustana Lutheran Church
Commission On Morals and Social Problems
Lutheran Church
Oscar A. Benson
Minneapolis
Immanuel Deaconess Institute
Deaconesses Named in Ashland Obituary Note
Lois Katherine Johnson of Ashland Wisconsin is identified among deaconesses referenced in the obituary notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Katherine Johnson
Ashland
Wis
Two Children Bitten by Dogs in Local Incidents
Pattie Page aged five of 817 S Mth St was bitten on the forearm by a small dog she tried to pet though no skin break occurred Alan Abrams three and a half of 2425 Hoeschler Dr was bitten on the left leg by a dog owned by Richard Ollof of 2501 27th St at a playground on Hoeschler Dr and Glendale Ave British officials in Nyasaland say hippos help keep lands and streams clear of reeds and vegetation.
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Pattie Page
S. Mth St
Alan Abrams
Hoeschler Dr
Richard Ollof
27Th St
Hoeschler Drive
Glendale Avenue
Two Vehicle Crashes Injure Four on Friday
Four persons were injured in two separate accidents Friday. Sandra Staples age 2 from 1823 S 20th St suffered facial bruises and a leg wound after being struck by a car backing from a garage. On the Mississippi River Bridge Gordon Thorson of rural Decorah Iowa hit Corlis Robinson Jr of La Crescent injuring his neck while Elsie Thorson and Gordon Thorson sustained minor injuries. All treated at local hospitals and planned to see their own doctors.
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Sandra Staples
S. 20Th St
Wilbert Mix
Gordon Dean Thorson
Decorah
Iowa
Corlis W. Robinson Jr
la Crescent
Mississippi River
Robinson
Elsie Thorson
Rural Decorah
Dean Thorson
Rural
Wisconsin Budget Showcases Tax Austerity and Growth
Thomson told delegates Wisconsin can meet growing needs without raising income taxes for two years. He cited $47 million initially proposed, savings from state tax revisions, and legislative actions to strengthen industry, highways, and conservation while keeping the budget within taxpayers’ means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Great Lakes
Weather Summary for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Regions
Weather record notes partly cloudy conditions in Wisconsin with cooler air north and warmer areas south. Minnesota shows cloudiness in the south and brighter skies north with scattered showers and warmer NW, cooling again Sunday. Iowa reports mainly cloudy skies with light rain or showers central and south and scattered storms in the far south tonight and Sunday.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices Briefly
Mrs Samuel E Grant dies in Sparta at daughter Ethel Johnsons home. Former Pauline Schwedler resided at 1526 State St La Crosse. Dahl Funeral Home handling arrangements. Edward A Meier 56 of Bangor dies of heart attack. Survived by wife Kathryn Davis two sons Robert and Shirley. Funeral Monday 2 PM First Presbyterian Church burial Fairview Cemetery. Infant daughter of A G Mahlum Holmen dies. graveside service in Oak Grove Cemetery. Donald K Olson 46 of 2109 George St. dies after long illness. Survived by wife Evelyn two sons David Dale sister Madeline brother Arthur. Dickinson Funeral Home to announce arrangements.
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Samuel E. Grant
C. Edward
Ethel) Johnson
Sparta
Edward A. Meier
Bangor
Bangor Independent
Richard Cerretti
First Presbyterian Church
Fairview
Fossum
Mr. Meier
Kathryn Davis
Robert of
Shirley
la Crosse
Walter Meier
A. G. Mahlum
Holmen
William Bellings
Onalaska
Julia Mahlum
William Schmidt
Oak Grove Cemetery
John H. Lau
Dickinson Funeral Home
Donald K. Olson
George St
Fountain
Minn
Evelyn
David
Dale
Madeline
Rochester
Arthur
Hokah
Margretta Vollenweider Dies at 45 at Brookside Home
Mrs Margretta A Vollenweider 45 wife of Milton Vollenweider 4012 Brookside Lane died suddenly Friday evening at her home Funeral arrangements will be announced later
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Margretta A. Vollenweider
Milton Vollenweider
Brookside Lane
Arrest Solves Five Year Old Local Check Case
City police arrested Clifford E. Sparling 62 of Milwaukee for cashing two local fraudulent checks totaling 20 dollars. Detectives say he admitted cashing a 6.75 dollar no account check in April 1952 and is wanted in St Paul and Milwaukee. He has served sentences in three state prisons. He will be charged in County Court Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’konski
House Armed Services Committee
Clifford E. Sparling
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Sparling
Winona Livestock Market Report by Swift Company
Swift & Company reports Winona livestock quotations with morning KWNO radio updates. Hog prices fall 25 cents plant delivered. hogs by weight ranges list 160 to 360 pounds with varying bids. Cattle steadies with steers and yearlings, heifers, bulls, and calves priced by grade and weight. lamb market steady with grades from good to prime.
Eisenhower praise and McCarthy tribute from Wisconsin rally
The speaker lauded Barry Goldwater faithful and tireless, praising Joe McCarthy as selfless and essential to American safety and Republican credibility. He credited Eisenhower’s broad support in Wisconsin and argued the party’s gains stem from the American people and a free enterprise constitutional framework. He urged separating principles from personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe McCarthy
Republican Party
Dwight Eisenhower
Police Await Reports In Slaying Case
City police seek FBI and CID reports on the 15 days old slaying of 20 year old service station attendant Edward D Buchner. Detectives review Camp McCoy findings with army investigators while privately sourced tips are welcomed under confidentiality.
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Edward D. Buchner
Federal Bureau of Inv@tigation
FBI
Criminal Investigation Division
CID
Camp McCoy
Army Post
Vern Weber
Bernard Sauer
Army
George C. Long
Buchner
WSCS To Install Officers Sunday
The Women's Society of Christian Service at the Blooomington Methodist Church will install officers at the 10 30 a m service Sunday June. Leaders include Mrs Clive Brown president and Mrs Adolph Jeidy vice president plus Mrs Richard Morrissey secretary and Mrs Nelson Greenfield treasurer. Bagley junior group lineup lists Mrs Lee Marshall president and others in key roles.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Women's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Blooomington
Clive Brown
Adolph Jeidy
Richard Morrissey
Nelson Greenfield
Bagley
Lee Marshall
Clinton Champion
Zeno Steffen
Lewis Harville
Ray Koecke
William Harris
Two 14-year-olds confess to car thefts. both cars recovered
One of two 14 year old boys arrested by police Thursday for a car theft admits stealing another vehicle last week. Both cars have been recovered.
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Luther League
POLE
Tromms
Prestic
North LA Crosse
Copeland Avenue
Moretz
Stoddard
Hoebreck
Seph McCarthy
McCarthy
Assembly
Gardner R. Withrow
Withrow
Panama Canal
House Public Works Committee
Eisenhower
Alvin E. O’konski
Mark
John V. Clune
R. M. Schlabach
State Board of Tax Appeals
la Crosse County
Robert Johns
Paul Hartwig
Don Terpstra
Hubert Schleiter
Terpstra
Gerald Peterson
Esther Domke
Register of Deeds
Everette Runge
Milo Knutson
Nyasaland
Africa
Mahlum
Margretta Vollenweider
Winona
Swift & Company
Meath
Dan Lutz
Goldwater
Joe
People of
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Joseph Nastasi
Chicago
Nastasi
Reardon
Mobil
Rose
Car Streets
WSCS
Hallingr. Minn
Guttenberg
Mississippi
Wirene
Wnee
Dam
Dakota
Lansing
Danny
Lumber & Coal CO
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