Westby Area Farmer Dies Under Tractor
Selmer Haugen, 64, of rural Westby Wisconsin was killed when the tractor he was riding tipped over a bank and pinned him in a roadside ditch. The accident occurred about noon on his farm along a cutoff road between Highways 14 and 27. Artas Leum, a passing motorist, found him and notified the Vernon County sheriff's office at 12 09 p.m. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Bethany Lutheran Church Esora with burial in the church cemetery. Survived by widow Nora Lee three sons Archie Blaine and Roland four daughters Lorraine Stella Charlotte and Darlene 18 grandchildren two brothers Emil and Adolph and two sisters Mrs Clarence Clement and Mrs Julia Dahlman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
Selmer Haugen
Vernon County
Sheriff’s Office
Bethany Lutheran Church
Esorea
Anderson
Haugen
Nora Lee
Archie
Madison
Blaine
Roland
Minneapolis
Sigurd
Lorraine) Everson
Albert
Stella) Hohfeld
Chaseburg
Lester
Charlotte) Kirkeeng
Rockland
Darlene
la Crosse
Emil
Adolph
Floods devastate Montana towns and trigger state emergency
Floods continued from the previous page inundated August a, Choteau, Browning and Dupuyer with dam breaks creating 30 foot flood walls. Col. McKinney opened a rescue center in Helena after Gov. Manning declared a state emergency while Gov. Babcock attended a governors conference in Cleveland. Chateau residents fled to shelters as Great Falls houses housed about 1000 evacuees and typhoid vaccine was sent to cities with polluted drinking water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Choteau
Browning
Dupuyer
East Glacier
Col. McKinney
Helena
Dave Manning
Tim Babcock
Cleveland
Chateau
Great Falls
Stock Quotations and Commodities Report
Shearson, Hammill & Co quotes on the New York Stock Exchange list July Wheat at 145 percent and July Soybeans at 24874, Sept Eggs at 33.05, July Corn at 123.00. The report shows commodity prices across grains and eggs with percentage and dollar figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Winona and South St. Paul Livestock Market Prices
Quotations from Winona Minnesota and South St. Paul Minnesota report cattle hogs and poultry prices as of noon today. Hogs top butcher prices 14.85 to 15.25 with sows 13.00 to 13.25. Cattle all classes steady with Hi-Choice cattle 19.25 and top fed Holsteins 15.75. Calves and vealers steady with dealers paying 20.00 to 26.00 for good to prime. Chicago live poultry prices unchanged Roasters 24-26 cents per lb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell & Farrell, Inc
Ailen, Inc
Anchor Coupling
Central
Clark Oil
First Bank
Gateway Tran Co
Godfrey
Hamilton
McQuay Inc
Guar
Ins
Nekoosa
No Plastics
Pyroil Co
Rap Industries
Rockwell
Royal Dutch N.Y
Swank, Inc
Warner Elec
Western Power Wis. Power & L
Tausche Bonds
Mutual Funds
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & Howard Bal. Fund
Eaton & Howard Stock Fund
Fidelity Fund
Inc Investors
Mass. Inv
Mass
Nat
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Swift & Company
Winona
Minn
EAL
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Chicago
Mrs Olga Johnson dies in Missouri. services set
Jury Cor Mrs Clarence R Johnson 56 of West Salem dies in Branson Missouri Sunday June 7. Services in Our Savior's Lutheran West Salem Friday at 2 p.m. Rev W A Ekeren officiating. She born March 18 1908 in Barre Mills daughter of Henry W Meyer and Mary Selbrede Meyer. Survived by husband Clarence one son David Jo mother and two sisters all of West Salem. Friends may call at Jo stad Funeral Home West Salem Thursday evening and at church Friday from noon until service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence R
Olga) Johnson
West Salem
Branson
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
W. A. Ekeren
Johnson
Barre Mills
Henry W
Mary (Selbrede) Meyer
Clarence
David Jo
Mary Meyer
Art
Martha) Berg
Clifford
Clara) Schroeder
Jostad
House
Senate
Morton
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Police and Fire Reports Highlight City Incidents
Police and ambulance activity on June 8 and 9 include Richard Knudson 26 taken to St Francis Hospital after a 12:13 a.m. incident on Avon St. Fern Simon son moved from Lutheran Hospital to Hillview Home on June 8 at 2 p.m. Ed Olson of West Salem Hotel sent to St Francis Hospital at 7:17 p.m. A La Crosse car fire in the 1300 block of King Street caused significant damage to motor and wiring. Grass fires reported on Avon Street 200 block and Monitor Street 626 rear on June 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon St
Richard Knudson
St. Francis Hospital
Fern Simonson
Lutheran Hospital
Hillview
Ed Olson
West Salem
King Street
E. W. Robbins
la Crescent
Avon Street
Monitor St
Mentholatum M.P.O. promotes longer lasting relief for hemorrhoids
Doctors report excellent results in a clinical series of 30 patients with Mentho latum M.P.O. showing rapid relief and prolonged action. The preparation combines benzocaine and ephedrine sulfate for quick anesthetic and vasoconstriction plus hexachlorophene to curb bacteria and itching. Mentholatum M.P.O. is sold over the counter at drug counters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.P.O
Birth notices flood La Crosse area with multiple baptisms
La Crosse area hospitals report a string of births from June 3 to June 7 including daughters to Schrabeck and Pfingston, twin boys to Nichols, a son to Urban, and daughters to Mouchka and Lennartz, with several more births listed for Onalaska and nearby towns. Names, addresses, and parent details accompany each entry alongside hospital locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verlan D. Urban
Box
Onalaska
Joyce Moe
Gerald F. Pfingston
Bainbridge St
Bonnie Johnenn
Death notices from Sparta and Trempealeau Wis
Alfred E. Johnson aged 87 of Sparta died Sunday June 7 at his daughter's home in Rockland. Funeral Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial in Moon Cemetery Cashton. Survivors include widow Anna Jensen and ten grandchildren plus great grandchildren. William K. Towner aged 89 of Trempealeau died Tuesday June 9 in a La Crosse hospital. Services Thursday at Trempealeau Federated Church with burial in Trempealeau Cemetery. Masonic rites at graveside. He is survived by two sons and numerous grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Rose
Lawrence
Mabel) Rose
Hagar St
John
Kenosha
Robert
Lakewood
Calif
James
Phyllis) Lemke
Melbourne
Fla
Virgil
Alice)Jecesty
la Crosse
William
Corinne) Craig
Cheboyigan
Mich
Guilford (Jeanette) Thorsen
Nelson Funeral
Bernard Hamilton
Oak Grove Cemetery
Friends m
Sparta
Wis
Alfred E. Johnson
Vadis Richardson
Rockland
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Moon
Cashton
Lanham Mortuary
Ermina) Hamilton
Glenview, Ill
Trempealeau
William K. Towner
la Crosse Hospital
John Towner
Lorinda Robinson
Carey
Albert
Band To Open Season With Park Concert
The La Crosse Concert Band starts its 34th season with a Riverside Park concert on Wednesday at 8 p.m. D Rus sell Wartinbee is re-elected conductor, Irving W. Peshak president and manager, Merritt E. Wagner secretary-treasurer, with Marvin Quinn Carl Rocert Kenneth Bye Roy Townsend on the board. John Bentz solos on saxophone with vocal solos by Carol Cook and Gary Volz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Riverside Park
D. Russell Wartinbee
Wartinbee
Irving W. Peshak
Merritt E. Wagner
Marvin Quinn
Carl Rocert
Kenneth Bye
Roy Townsend
John Bentz
Carol Cook
Gary Volz
Central High School
Rosey
Greig
Gershwin
Ertl
Herbert
McBride
Stolen Carpenter Toolbox From Home Vehicle
Robert W. Koby reported a toolbox containing carpenter equipment valued at 150 dollars stolen from his car parked at the rear of his home on Cliffview Terrace. Police were notified Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Koby
Cliffview Terrace
Child Shoots Dad In Spank Threat
In Los Angeles a baker Leonard Thierry 32 shot with a pistol after threats to spank his children. His wife Mary 26 had left him. The children Theressah 7 Gary 5 and Glen 4 refused to shoot, Glen firing at his father. Police placed the kids with Mary as Thierry was taken to General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Leonard Thierry
Thierry
Theresah
Gary
iHe
Glen
Baker
General Hospital
Mary
Nixon Seeks Unity as Goldwater Looms in GOP Fight
Nixon joined Republican governors for breakfast and said Goldwater may win the nomination but would need a united platform. Governors urged liberal plank, while Eisenhower urged states to back a constitutional amendment giving the president power to veto items in spending bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldwater
Eisenhower
Romney
John Anderson Jr
Kansas
Rockefeller
New York
Ohio
Illinois
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Michigan
California
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Hughes
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Detroit
Sen. Goldwater
States
Bridge scores cap East West and North South divisions at YWCA
Francis Carter and Lora Green led East West with 99 points while Ella Hajgen and Ruth Nankevil topped North South with 98 at the YWCA Friday. Other top pairs included Mr and Mrs Arthur Holmes 97 and Thomas Moller with Donald Betz 87 percent in East West, and Holmes 87 with Merle Hill and James Gongo 86 in North South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Carter
Lora Green
Ella Hajgen
Ruth Nankevil
YWCA
Arthur Holmes
Thomas Moller
Donald Betz
Merle Hill
James Gongo
Woman Hurt As Car Dives Into Ditch Near Holland
A La Crosse woman, Una F. Smith, 25, of 108 N. 9th St., sustained arm and leg injuries when her car veered off McHugh Road in the Town of Holland, fell into a ditch, and was taken to Lutheran Hospital. She said the vehicle pulled to the right about 6 30 p.m., possibly due to a flat tire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
McHugh Road
Holland
Una F. Smith
N. 9Th St
Lutheran Hospital
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Vernon County
The Vernon County list includes John D. Sink and Claire K. Huschka of Vi roqua, Robert A. Hauser and Ione Rude of Westby, Robert J. Blair of Viroqua and Lynne Enerson of Janesville, Marlow P. Running of Westby and Helen McCormick of Coon Valley, James D. Fladhammer of De Soto and Verna Woodward of Ferryville, Lynn E. McClaren of Avoca and Vera Lawrence of La Farge, plus David Ystenes of Blair and Linda Halverson of Taylor with Joe Brauner Jr. of Black River Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Sink
Pennsylvania
Claire K. Huschka
Viroqua
Robert A. Hauser
Cashton
Ione Rude
Westby
Robert J. Blair
Lynne Enerson
Janesville
Marlow P. Running
Helen McCormick
Coon Valley
James D. Fladhammer
de Soto
Verna Woodward
Ferryville
Lynn E. McClaren
Avoca
Land
Vera Lawrence
la Farge
David Ystenes
Blair
Linda Halverson
Taylor
Joe Brauner Jr
Black River
Food and coupling clues hint at wedding notices
Catherine Diehn and Hix marry June 6. Jan Lee Finch and David Gunderson plan June 13 in Merrillan and Janesville. Shirley Blencoe and Mary Glander set June 13 at Black River Falls. Timothy Olson and Elgie Sieg wed June 13 in Osseo. Patricia Gilbertson plans June 13 in Merril. Gary Knutson and Cary Arndt announce June 20 at Hixton and Corita Tishhammer in Northfield.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Allis-Chalmers
American Motors
Amer
Tel & Tel
Avco
Brunswick
Chrysler
Columbia Gas
Consolidated Foods
Curtiss Wright
DuPont
Eastman Kodak
Financial Fed
Ford
Fruehauf
Gamble Skogmo
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Motors
General Telephone
Great Northern Ry
Gulf Oil
Greyhound
Central Ind
Int Harvester
Interstate Power
Ee Ae Laughlin
Lockh
Mack
Magnavox
Minin
Monsanto Chemical
Northern Pacific
States Power
Northwest Banc
Olin Mathieson
Pepsi-Cola
Phillips Pete
RCA Republic Steel
Rexall Drug
Reynolds Metals of
Royal Dutch Spar
Ind
NSG D. Searle
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Socony
Sperry Rand 16
Ltd. Oil of Ind
Ltd. Oil of NJ
Studebaker
Sunray Mid-Cent Swift
Texaco
Trane Co
Union Oil
U.S. Rubber
U.S. Steel
Western Air Lines
Westinghouse
Elec
White Motors
Zenit
Boston Capital
la Crosse Cooler
Wallace Press
Epko Shoe
Dow Jones
Winona Livestock Market
Clarence R. Johnson
Anna Kuster
Fritz Schaldach
Travis St
Sletten- McKee Funeral Home
Michelle Kay
Joseph Schrabeck
N. 2Nd St
Bernice Welper
William C. Stover
Market St
Vicki Jo Brandau
Tina
UMS
WY Avan Ee Menene Arene
Stephen K. Meyers
Green
Bay St
Patricia McKlvaine
Donald A. Winger
Brookshire Place
Norma Jean Gillette
John W. Cross
S. 131
Mary Jane Lombardi
Leonard R. Nichols
Sand Lake Road
Phyllis J. Bortz
Donald R. Mouchka
S. 21St St
Muriel J. Johnson
Panama
Roberto
Ti-Leon J. Demorest
Arias
Crescent
Mary Ann
Hickey
Margot Fonteyn
Bath
England
Harmodio Arias
Antonio Gonzalez Revilla
Richard H. Kehr
First Ave
Janice A. Cejakia
Ardell C. Torud
R. 1
Whitehall
Patricia Kjos
Frank D. Hafner
S. 13Th St
Judith A. Petersen
James T. Lennartz
Valerie V
Alfredo Jimenez
Panamenista Party
U.N
Aquilino Boyd
Boyd
Escolastico Calvo
Margot
Rudolf Nureyev
Dame Margot
Europe
Reynaldo Medina
Jimenez
Medina
National Assembly
Assembly
Tri-County Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Huff
Independence
Glen Julson
Richard Blang
Lowell Glodosky
Adrian Waldera
Diane Gardner
Minneapolis, Minn
University of Minnesota
David Madland
Juanita Lash
San Diego
Grossmont Hospital
Barbara Anne
Larry Michaels
East Lake Drive
Jean Langer
Madison, Wis
Michaels
Lexington
William Jaekel
Kingston Road
Marilyn Seipel
Durand
Jaekel
Lof la Crosse
Seattle
Wash
Ft. Lawton Hospital
Patrick
Robert Mahoney
94Th Place
N.E
Bothell
Sue
Tompkins
Rochester, N.Y
Mahoney
Alfred Johnson
William Towner
Jahrl
Panella
Blue Tango
Dad
George Romney
William W. Scranton
Nelson A. Rockefeller
San Francisco
Malcolm Lomas
THE
Thos. D. Murphy CO
Red Oak
Iowa
Viroqua, Wis
Black River Falls, Wis
Assam
Samuel
African
Arments
Father
Geraint’s
Saintes
Hilton
Newport
Curysier
Chrysler Theatre
Nbc-Tv
Eversole- Rogers, Inc
Black River Falls
GEO. Waughtal Motor Sales
Cashton, Wis
New Albin, Iowa
West Salem, Wis
Wilton, Wis
Pischke Motors
South Leonard
Thurow Motor Sales
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