Billock Elected Commander of Roy L. Wingers Post 52
Frank E. Billock was elected commander Thursday night of Roy L. Wingers Post 52 American Legion and will be installed with new officers in August. He will assume duties in September, succeeding retiring commander Charles Johnson, with a slate including Poellinger Cotterwick Denny Perkins Schaefer Latterbach Patterson Wiemerslage and Even Riddle. Billock, a 12 year member and World War II Navy veteran, previously served as first vice commander and post athletic officer and sat on the State Legion convention board in La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Billock
Roy L. Wingers
American Legion
Charles Johnson
Robert Poellinger
Edward Cotterwick
Wesley M. Denny
Warren Perkins
Edwin Schaefer
Cy Latterbach
Vernor Patterson
Paul Wiemerslage
Riddle
Billock
la Crosse
Births listed from Wisconsin sections and St Francis Hospital
June births reported across towns including Ettrick Spring Grove La Crosse Hokah Stoddard Onalaska and Rochester with multiple families named. Entries note parents residences and newborns Michelle Kay William Michael Linda Marie Mary Louise and more across Krohn Black River Falls Sparta and Melrose hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michelle Kay
Richard Baker
Tomah
Sharon Roof
William Michael
Garth Messelt
Black River Falls
Maude Larson
Linda Marie
Bruce Harkner
Gertrude Hajek
Mark Merlin
Merlin Olson
Helen Krpata
Records From Circuit Court In La Crosse
Robert Sanderson 18 of 503 5th Ave S pleaded innocent to illegitimacy with trial date not set. Edward W Sauer 31 of 2153 Jackson St charged with forgery. case continued to 9 am June 14. Mrs Harold Ekerdt 53 of 1542 Caledonia St taken to St Francis Hospital ill. Mrs Irene Koelbl 68 of 430 Charles St taken to St Francis Hospital ill. Mrs Marcella Dwyer 41 of 1003 Redbird Ct and Emil Ziegler 56 of 121812 S 15th St taken to St Francis Hospital ill.
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Robert Sanderson
5Th Ave. S
Edward W. Sauer
Jackson St
Harold Ekerdt
Caledonia St
St. Francis Hospital
Irene Koelbl
Charles St
Marcella Dwyer
Redbird Court
Emil Ziegler
S. 15Th St
Chicken-Q and Rummage Sale At Local Church
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church hosts a rummage sale at 21st Weston with chicken barbecue at 4 p.m. on June 10. Items include women's clothing size 12 14 in good condition and miscellaneous goods at 1.00. Sale runs Monday Tuesday Wednesday with 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. hours at 3401 South 28th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Weston
Ninth Grade Scholars Named at Longfellow Award Day
Two Longfellow Junior High ninth graders were omitted from Thursday’s award day list. Wayne Landsverk and Ruth Ellen Reynolds were recipients of ninth grade scholarships and awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow
Wayne Landsverk
Ruth Ellen Reynolds
Seek Missing NSA Clerk Amid Fear of Detection
Washington AP reports police seek NSA clerk William Hyter Covington missing since Monday. FBI silent on search at NSA request. Covington on sick leave after an operation. He last worked May 31 and asked off June 2 for more medical treatment. Covington lived in Laurel Maryland and was seen at a Charles Town West Virginia track and in Arlington Virginia. Last summer two NSA code clerks fled to Moscow. Bernon Mitchell and William Martin allegedly worked as mathematicians for the Soviet government.
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Washington
Hushbush National Security Agency
FBI
William Hyter Covington
Maryland
NSA
Defense Department
Covington
Ft. Meade
Laurel
Charles Town
W. Va
Arlington
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Bernon F. Mitchell
William H. Martin
Flag Week Proclaimed By La Crosse Mayor
Sunday through Saturday will be National Flag Week in La Crosse as Mayor Milo G. Knutson proclaims the period. He says the flag embodies Americans dreams and peace for others, and honors the defense of Fort McHenry in 1814 that inspired the Star Spangled Banner.
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la Crosse
Milo G. Knutson
Fr. McHenry
Building Plan At 5th And Cass Draws Loading Zone Request
Local lawyer R E Nietsch asks the Common Council to create an 8 am to 4 pm loading zone in front of a NW corner 5th and Cass property to accommodate a new commercial building. Existing Red Cross site to be torn down. Other items were sent to committee including a sale of land behind Rice Grocery Co and a potential buyer for the old 13th Ward voting booth site on 3rd Street. Public hearings scheduled July 6 on rezoning near Sanitary Dairy and a swap shop business at 1101 Liberty and 821 Windsor.
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R. E. Nietsch
5Th
Cass Streets
Common Council
The
Red Cross
Carpenter Awarded $504 In Circuit Court Case
La Crosse carpenter Roy L. Walker won 504 in circuit court after a jury sided with him in a dispute over excessive home heating costs. The defendant was Kenosha salesman E T Gascoigne who sold the Electrovector heating unit. Northern States Power Co was later cleared of the suit.
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la Crosse
Roy L. Walker
S. 25Th St
Lincoln Neprudy
Kenosha
E. T. Gascoigne
Walker
New York
Northern States Power Co
Gascoigne
Marriage Licenses Show Couple Pairs Wed in June
A list from Black River Falls and nearby towns records couples set to marry in June with venues and partner names. Entries include Melvin Swanson and Barbara Nelson in La Crosse, Louis Salvedel with Judith Lindow, Robert Hulette with Mary Moore, Wayne Miles with Elizabeth Lempel, Gaylord Olson with Sharon Osegard, Allyn Echart with Phyllis Storandt, Edward Bunde with Mary Fiedler, Keith Betts with Carol Crocker, Ivan Witt with Shirley Lankford, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin H. Swanson
Jackson St
Barbara J. Nelson
Lake Shore Drive
la Crosse
Black River Falls
Wis
Louis Salvedel
Ettrick
Judith Lindow
Robert Hulette
Mary Jean Moore
Cornell
Wayne Miles
Elizabeth J. Lempel
Gaylord E. Olson
Sharon Osegard
Hixton
Allyn Echart
Melrose
Phyllis Storandt
North Bend
Edward Bunde
Millston
Keith W. Betts
Arlington
Carol Marie Crocker
R. J. Cashton
Sparta
Ivan E. Witt
Kendall
Shirley
Lankford
Mauston
Wellington
Grass or Ivy Sparks Daly City Neighborhood Battle
In Daly City Westlake, the Association demands J Klein replace his ivy with grass to align with covenants. Klein, an Ohio electrician, dug up lawn to plant ivy and shrubs, arguing for his right to a private yard. The case goes to Superior Court with Judge Branson to decide if the property must be grass or ivy.
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M. A
Daly City
Calif
J Klein
Westlake
San Francisco
Klein
Toledo
Ohio
Hahn
Sarah
Pittsiburgh
Westlake Subdivisions Improvement Association
Kleins
Branson
Congressmen Take Speed Reading Lessons on Capitol Hill
A group of lawmakers and aides attend a weekly speed reading class in the House Ways and Means Committee room taught by Mrs. Harold G. Carlson. They advance from Hardy Boys to Gershwin and Archie texts, aiming for 1,000 to 2,500 words a minute, with some reaching higher. Rep. Hale Boggs jokes about reading constituents mail, prompting a light confession from the teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond J. Crowley
Washington
Capitol Hill
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Harold G. Carlson
Maurice Nugent
George Gershwin
David Ewen
Archie
Rodney Carlisle
Nugent
George
Ira
Hale Boggs
D-La
Boys State Opens For Wisconsin High School
Ripon AP The 20th annual Badger Boys State workshop in Wisconsin opens with about 830 high school juniors taking part in eight days of model government. Participants form simulated cities and counties and split into Nationalist and Federalist parties to build a government from local to state levels. The governor is sworn in next Thursday by Justice William H. Dieterich. Governor Gaylord Nelson will deliver the inaugural address. The nonpartisan program is run by Legion Executive Secretary Val Ove and staff with help from state and school officials.
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RIPON
Badger
Wisconsin Department of the American Legion
William H. Dieterich
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Gaylord Nelson
Val Ove
the Legion
Lafayette Man Killed in Collision Near Lafayette Minn
Ellis G. Hill a 55 year old Lafayette bachelor carpenter employed by a Winthrop firm died in a two car crash at a county road intersection about a mile east of Lafayette Nicollet County. Eleanor Webster 38 of a nearby farm was injured and taken to New Ulm hospital. The death lifted Minnesota traffic toll to 257 for the year, nine more than last year at this time.
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Lafayette, Minn
Lafayette
Here
Ellis G. Hill
Winthrop
Eleanor Webster
New Ulm Hospital
Miss Webster
Minnesota
Nicollet County
New Ulm
Agency Abandoned by Burlington Railroad in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission has authorized abandonment of agency service by the Burlington Railroad in Fountain City Buffalo County and its replacement with caretaker service. Passenger train service ended in 1958 and express service ended in 1959.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Burlington Railroad
Fountain City
Buffalo County
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Police End Neckwear Policy As Summer Starts
La Crosse police chief George Long announced that neckties will be removed from the official uniform until further notice. The move aligns with a note about summer beginning on the calendar plus the department declaring summer open Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
la Crosse
George Long
Wisconsin Legislators Push To Finish Amid Heat In Late July Goal
Madison Wisconsin legislators fought through a heat wave in late July to complete business. Key actions included Senate passage of a broadened arrest power for state patrols and detaining shoplifters, and a measure on divorces with shared fault. Other actions set retirement extensions, funding for schools from forest taxes, and a parochial school bus study.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Conservation Department
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Joint Finance Committee
Gaylord Nelson
Grace Kelly Visits Ireland as Royal Guest
Prinses Grace of Monaco and Prince Rainier arrive in Dublin as Ireland hosts its first state royal visit in 50 years. The outdoor Berlioz Requiem concert in Croke Park faces unusual expectations and local quips as Irish rail services adjust schedules to ensure an uninterrupted event.
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Colin Frost
Dublin
Ireland
Kelly
Prinses Grace of
Monaco
Prince Rainier
Eamon de Valera
Berlioz
Croke Park
Evening Mail
Rainiers
Gaelic Athletic Association
Irish State Railways
River readings and tides at Isa Crosse D stations
Flood stage readings show 24 hour change at 124.7 with a slight drop of 0.104. Sunrise Sunday is at 3 22 a.m. Sunset at 8 47 p.m. Moonrise today at 4 41 p.m. New moon on June 12 rises at 5 18 a.m. and sets at 8 09 p.m.
Cosmic dust clouds spotted by Orbiting satellites
Two U S satellites Explorer VIII and Vanguard III detected micron size dust particles near the earth in orbit around the sun. NASA says the particles tie to the Leonid meteor stream and could threaten spacecraft with larger contact. shielding plans may be needed for future missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Haugland Washington
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Earth
Wesley M. Alexander
Waitress Wears Pedometer To Log Work Steps
In San Diego waitress Inez Sutton tests a pedometer on her leg to count the steps she takes on the job. Patron Morean E. Howard supplied the device while owner Frank Cappalli expresses concern about workers asking for raises after seeing the data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Inez Sutton
Milwaukee Man Dies Of Explosion Injury
Milwaukee resident John Satrich aged 67 died at a hospital from burns suffered in a gas explosion at his home on Sunday. He died Friday, the AP reported.
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Milwaukee
John Satrich
Amendment to Electrical Code Referred by City Council
An amendment to the electrical code passed May 25 was sent to committee. It would require electricians or electrical contractors to have a permit for wiring or equipment installation. Exclusions for dryer and water heater work would be removed, with repairs to sockets and switches still allowed without a permit. The codification of all city ordinances was approved as of June 8 and will be reconsidered July 13.
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Dallas C. Miller
Richard J. Pittelkow
St. Paul
Emil O. Schultz
Adolph Kessel
Notifier Engineering Inc
Lincoln
Neb
D. and M. Enterprises
Gerald M. Drendel
S. 3Rd St
Ken's Enterprises, Inc
Holiday Inn
Flamingo, Inc
Victor R. Skaff
Lyle A. Sheehan
Veteran pilot convicted in cross state line theft case
Adrian M. Balkcom rented a $24 700 Piper Comanche to practice landings then flew it to Cuba. Judge Kenneth Grubb found Balkcom guilty of transporting a stolen craft across a state line and ordered a presentence investigation. Balkcom denied intent to sell the airplane, which was owned by Midwest Airways, and the plane was seized in Cuba. A psychiatrist cited stress-related flight behavior. Balkcom departed Milwaukee January 3 and was captured in Florida weeks later.
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Milwaukee
Cuba
U.S
Kenneth Grubb
Adrian M. Balkcom
Balkom
Midwest Airways
Balkcom
Florida
Vivian Blaine Sues For Divorce From Universal Chief
Actress Vivian Blaine filed for divorce from Milton R. Rackmil president of Universal Pictures. She charged cruelty in a brief complaint and said a property settlement was signed on June 1. The couple wed in New York City on May 9 1959. Blaine had previous marriage to Manny Frank.
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Los Angeles
Vivian Blaine
Milton R. Rackmil
Universal Pictures
Miss Blaine
Rackmil
New York City
Manny Frank
MLS Annual Meeting Set at Henninger’s Restaurant
Members of the Multiple Listing Service will hold their annual meeting at 8 45 a m Monday in Henninger s Restaurant. Officers will be elected according to MLS president Vern Tooke.
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Henninger’s
Vern Tooke
MLS
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Legion Post
Paul Richard
Richard Bibby
Wilma Yolton
Howard N. Haugstad
Spring Grove
Minn
Janice Gronvold
Richard H. Stamm
R. 2
Nita Coleman
Robert W. Lonkoski
Hokah
Patricia Merlo
Eugene E. Powell
Stoddard
Maralyn Olson
Harold R. Jambois
la Crescent
Magdalene Pedretti
Marvin J. Bardseth
Galesville
Rosemary Davis
Richard K. Bauer
Eileen Uselmann
James L. St. Jacque
Onalaska
Suzanne Decheine
Richard V. Arneson
Mississippi St
Joan Schams
Harold W. Markey
Hyde Ave
Goldie Wells
Cletus H. Bench
Rochester
Katherine Rieber
Donald J. Dolan
Ruth Hansen
Black River Falls, Wis
St. Mary's Hospital
Robert C. Christopherson
R. 1
Mary J. Olsen
Circuit Court
Cass
Association
Man
Ivy
Ick
Rep. Boggs
Joe
St.louis
J. R. Williams
William VM
Bev
Weather Outlook
U.S Weather Bureau
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Huron
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Memphis
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Minneapolis
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Washington South Pole
mid-Atlantic States
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Upper Great Lakes Region
Northern Plains
Wisconsin Exposition Department
West Allis
Nelson
Maurice B. Pasch
Oscar Rennebohm
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Pasch
Grace Kelly
Isa Crosse
Jafer’s
Main St
MLS Annual Meeting
Oe ‘Orne
Jafek
Newburg
Room
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