Scout-O-Rama Schedules Two Shows and Exhibits in City
Scout-O-Rama details two stage show times at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Field with 71 scout booths and displays open from 2 p.m. Saturday. Units from the nine county Gateway Area Council present booths, exhibits, and live wildlife while awards recognize proficient standard or participating booths. Rufus Dimmick of Black River Falls chairs judging as a U S Army Signal Corps display arrives from Camp McCoy and a 65 foot Wisconsin Conservation Commission display is set up.
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Gateway Area Council
California
U.S. Army Signal Corps
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Smokie the Bear
Rufus Dimmick
Black River Falls
Drum and Bugle Corps
la Crosse Elks’ Lodge 300
Caledonia
Minn
Galesville
Westby
Spring Grove
Whitehall
la Farge
Hokah
Trempealeau
Gilmanton
Sparta
Hillsboro
Viroqua
West Salem
Coon Valley
la Crescent
Mauston
Merrillan
Prairie du Chien
Holmen
Blair
Onalaska
Tomah
Mondovi
Indian Village
la Crosse
71 Scout units host Scout-O-Rama at Memorial Field
Seventy one Gateway Area Scout units display wares and conduct activities at Memorial Field Inter-State Fairgrounds in conjunction with two stage shows at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Scouts from La Crosse area units, plus sponsor groups such as Girl Scouts Wisconsin Conservation Commission and YMCA, participate under general chairman John T. Sleik Jr. and district executive James J. Block.
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Memorial Field of
Inter-State Fairgrounds
Girl Scouts of America
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
YWCA
Civil Air Patrol
4-H Club
YMCA
la Crosse City
Eighteen Twenty-Two Graduates at St John’s Catholic School
Twenty-two eighth graders completed the school year at St. John's Catholic School. Names listed include Frank Alberts Madonna Behm William Culver Glen Comeau Mike Hart Judith Huber Norma John Robert Halaska Joseph Lanzel Lorna Lee Larkin James Luehne Sally McMahon Francis Merfeld Carol Merfeld Lawrence Merfeld Marylin Olsen Mike Oswoski Ann Soller Joseph Schwabenbauer Beverly Tuma Germaine Montgomery James Zeimentz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Catholic School
Frank Alberts
Madonna Behm
William Culver
Glen Comeau
Mike Hart
Judith Huber
Norma John
Robert Halaska
Joseph Lanzel
Lorna Lee Larkin
James Luehne
Sally McMahon
Francis Merfeld
Carol Merfeld
Lawrence Merfeld
Marylin Olsen
Mike Oswoski
Ann Soller
Joseph Schwabenbauer
Beverly Tuma
Germaine Montgomery
James Zeimentz
City Woman Missing After Wednesday Night Absence
Phyllis J. O'Leary, 25, of 609 North Oith Street, was reported missing by her husband. She did not report to work Thursday and was last seen Wednesday night with another couple. Police seek information on her whereabouts.
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Phyllis J. O'Leary
N.oith St
Bogus Check Passer Caught At Burlington
A man accused of passing 1500 dollars in worthless checks was scheduled for arraignment in Burlington Wisconsin. Frank Schultz 36 of Columbus admitted writing 80 worthless checks in four months across multiple Wisconsin towns and in Illinois. He previously served time for check forgery and faces further investigation by La Crosse police.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Burlington
Wis
Frank Schultz
Columbus
la Crosse
Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Ripon
Sheboygan
Port Washington
Menomonee Falls
Monroe
Sauk City
Janesville
Watertown
Hartford
Waukesha
Mukwonago
Whitewater
Lake Geneva
Milwaukee
Racine
McHenry
Elgin
Schultz
Waupun State Prison
George Long
City Finds Two Wells Unsafe After May Tests
Acting Health Officer Edward F. Peters reports two of twelve May samples from Wells No. 8 and No. 9 were unsafe leading to their removal. All 57 May distribution samples tested safe, and in-house lab analysis saved a week versus Madison results. Chlorination shown to provide protection as distribution water remained safe.
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Edward F. Peters
Peters
Madison
Man reports lost billfold in theater or bus
Mervin Wilson of Viroqua reported to police that he lost a brown leather billfold containing $6 and papers either at the 5th Avenue Theater or on an eastbound 16th Street bus.
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Mervin Wilson
Viroqua Thurs
5Th Avenue
16Th Street
Wheel From City Truck Damages Car in La Crosse
Four automobiles were damaged in three La Crosse area accidents on Thursday. A dump truck wheel left the vehicle near Onalaska Avenue injuring Ernest Howard’s car, then two cars on Vine and 3rd streets and a third on South 3rd Street sustained damage when a truck veered toward the curb. No injuries were reported.
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Onalaska Avenue
Sylvan Paulson
Caledonia
Ernest Howard
Onalaska Ave
3Rd
Vine Streets
Walter Henry Schnechoeper
S.tith St
Vine Street
Theodore Jansen
la Crescent
Minn
3Rd Street
Schneckoeper
Jansen
South 3Rd Street
Eran J. Slanek
Hillsboro
Henry Werner
R. J. Stoddard
Slanek
Werner
Award Viner City Contract For Water Main Work
Harry G. Viner Jr. of La Crosse was awarded a city contract worth 10 667 40 for water main construction at four locations including Gillette Oaks to Rublee Powell from St Andrew south 190 feet Island from Charles to Kane and Maple from West Avenue west 440 feet. George J. McKoskey of La Crosse bid 11 831 40 and the engineer's estimate stood at 10 975.
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Harry G. Viner Jr
la Crosse
Gillette
Oaks
Rublee Street
Powell
St. Andrew Street
Island Street
Charles
Kane
Maple Street
West Avenue
George J. McKoskey
Raithen Open House for Silver Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs B V Raithen of 625 North 23rd Street host open houses on Sunday June 13 from 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm in observance of their silver wedding anniversary. No invitations have been sent.
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B. V. Raithen
23Rd St
Increase Bus Fares In City Under Order
The Public Service Commission in Madison approves a permanent fare increase for La Crosse Transit Co. Adults pay 15 cents per ride or four tokens for 50 cents due to lower year to date revenues. Children 3 to 18 pay 10 cents or 12 tokens for $1 and student fare remains 10 cents with no tokens.
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la Crosse
Public Service Commission
Madison
la Crosse Transit Co
Wayland Academy to Hold 99th Commencement
Wayland Academy Beaver Dam Wisconsin will hold its 99th commencement exercises on Monday June 14 at 10 a.m. Elizabeth Ridout is a member of the graduating class. Parents are Dr and Mrs George B Ridout 547 Losey Blvd N. She participated in Rouland hockey drama copy editor of the Wayland Post YWCA honor roll water ballet youth group Toastmasters forensics Ski Club Riding Club and Drama Club.
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Wayland Academy
Beaver Dam
Wis
Elizabeth Ridout
George B Ridout
Losey Blvd
Wayland
Wayland Post
YWCA
Two Hurt In City Ambulance Runs
Police ambulances rush to two emergency calls sending John Andrew Murphy 79 of 627 Vine Street to a city hospital at 2 10 a m after a hemorrhage and Mrs Weslie Johnson of 2006 Avon Street to a hospital at 12 18 a m for an unknown illness.
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John Andrew Murphy
Vine St
Weslie Johnson
Avon St
Girl Scouts Invited to Boy Scout oRama Activities
Girl Scouts of La Crosse are invited by the Boy Scouts to participate in the Scout oRama on Saturday. Troop 6 from Trinity Lutheran Church will demonstrate Campocraft from 2 to 4 PM, with several patrols present. Additional booths feature sit-upons, puppets, and hot dish pad crafts by Troops 21 51 and 11, with badge work on display.
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Girl Scouts of
la Crosse
Boy Scouts
Trinity Lutheran ‘Church
Robert Harden
Campocraft
Patty Hendrickson
Kathy Lowry
Susan Stark
Jane Compton
Susan Schmuck
Gail Wardwell
Mary Munson
Mary Swords
Colleen West
Washington Brownies
George Ellis
Carl Wang
Mary Jo Welch
Margaret Mike
Kathryn Garner
Gloria Ross
Linda Wang
Judy Erickson
Marlene Price
Jane Ellis
Carl McDonald
Brownie Troop 51
Harry Spence School
iGirls
Judy Carlson
Susan Olson
Carole McDonald
Lewis Bailly
Asbury Methodist Church
Melvin Butzman
Judy Sotta
Gail Johnston
Janice Butzman
Lynell Bailly
Robert Coe
Dazed Youth Recalls Abduction By Two Men Near Alpine Inn
A 15 year old La Crosse youth claimed two men forced him into a car near Myrick Park then released him dazed near Alpine Inn on Grandad Bluff. Deputy Linhart found him at 10 p.m. and he was kept for observation but released Thursday. Authorities planned further questioning.
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la Crosse
Alpine Inn
Grandad Bluff
Sheriff's Department
Larry Linhart
Alpine
Linhart
Robert Scullin
A. M
Joe) Josephson
June Heat Drives Regional Weather Talk In Late Spring
Warm and humid conditions dominated the Upper Midwest and Plains as a high pressure system kept cool air from Canada away. Temperatures near and above 90 degrees were forecast for La Crosse and other stations with spotty thunderstorms expected tonight, and similar heat continuing through the weekend.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
la Crosse
Rochester
Minn
Dakotas
Minnesota
New Gland
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Mississippi Valley
Plain
Hill City
Kan
Land Presidio
Tex
Police receive new alcometer for field testing
The La Crosse Police Department announced Chief George C. Long that an $845 automatic alcometer, ordered in January, has arrived and is now in use to test alcoholic content in a person's system.
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la Crosse
George C. Long
Janu
Car Window Broken On 6th Street Near Vocational School
Shirley McCoy reported a broken car window to police on Thursday she found the glass shattered on the 6th street side of Vocational School. A rock was likely the breakage cause.
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Shirley McCoy
Avon St
6Th Street
Vocational School
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Scout-O-Rama
Memorial Field
Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps
Gateway Area
Indiana Village
St. John's
Benson
Zenon Opticians
Fifth Avenue South
Washburn School For the
Clyde Martin
Nida Tamzin Saunders
Martin
Viner City
Raithen
North LA Crosse
Campbell Cemete
Ale
Dazed Youth
Myrick Park
Coulee
Great Lakes
Alcometer
Sentinel TV
Stark Radio Supply
Cerise Dinner Club
32Nd St
Bond
la Crow
Bourbon
Phillips & Sons Distributing Corp
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