Local Man Elected By State ACT Grand Council Officers named
Kermit Rudrud of La Crosse was elected a member of the grand executive board at the annual convention of the United Commercial Travelers Grand Council of Wisconsin held in Appleton on June 7 8 and 9. Installation services were held Saturday morning with Mrs Audrod and sons in attendance.
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Kermit Rudrud
la Crosse
Rand
United Commercial ‘Travelers Grand Council of
John Scherer
Appleton
Harry Keseler
Marshfield
Wiliam Baxter
Pewaukee
Grand
Charles Ayer
Fond du Lac
Lee Watts
Madison
William Taylor
Green Bay
Tony Yaworski
Superior
Grand Page
Harold Peterson
Janesville
Grand Sentinel
J. J. Prokop
George Egge
Sparta
Leo McCarty
Manitowoc
Missing West Salem Boys Sought by Police
Two teenage boys were reported missing from their West Salem homes since midnight Saturday. Identified are John Gerry Hanson, 16, and Kenneth Peterson, 16. Police urge any information to help locate the two youths.
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John Gerry Hanson
Kenneth Peterson
West Salem
Two Reformatory Inmates Recaptured
Tennessee authorities report the recapture of two inmates who escaped June 3 from the Wisconsin State Reformatory. Marvin Jackson of Stevens Point and Roger Drury of Green Bay were found in an auto missing from Tomahawk Wisconsin. They were jailed in Memphis on federal charges for transporting a stolen vehicle across state lines.
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Green Bay
Rehabilitation Group Plans Annual Meet
The 10th annual conference of the Assn. for Physical and Mental Rehabilitation will be held in Augusta Georgia the week of June 25. Frank S. Deyoe, association president, says a full week of scientific lectures panel discussions and educational programs are planned. Attending La Crosse members include Louis Fishbune Herbert Paul Peter R Brasse and William Hallett. Phil Davis of Augusta is conference chairman.
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The
Assn
Augusta
Frank S. Deyoe
la Crosse
Louis Fishbune
Heribert Paul
Peter R. Brasse
William Hallett
Phil Davis
Association
UCT Meets and Hears Reports Before Summer Vacation
United Commercial Travelers held its last regular meeting before summer break. Delegates reported on the Appleton Grand Council convention with Forrest Russell Artis Wege Carlin Dahler Park Butterfield and Kermit Rudrud attending. Fifty year pins were mailed to William F. Thomas Walter L. Zust and Peter Yerly. Booster Day was set for December 8 and the annual picnic is planned for Sunday June 24 at Veterans Memorial Park with special entertainment arranged for children by Don Stolfuss Jack Jansky Clyde Gray and Roland Puent. A planning board session followed and a lunch was served by the auxiliary.
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United Commercial Travelers
Appleton
Grand Council of America
United Commercial Travlers of America
Forrest Russell
Artis Wege
Carlin Dahler
Park Butterfield
Kermit Rudrud
Albert Field
William F. Thomas
Prairie du Chien
Walter L. Zust
Oconomowoc
Peter Yerly
la Crosse
Veterans Memorial Park
Don Stolfuss
Jack Jansky
Clyde Gray
Roland Puent
Boathouse Under Bridge Burglarized. Loot Missing
A Sunday afternoon to evening burglary at a boathouse under the Mississippi River Bridge yielded cash and valuables worth about 375 dollars. The thief or thieves ransacked cars and left seven party valuables, but some items were recovered or untouched. police continue to investigate.
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Mississippi River
Edward Low
S. Lt. St
Yacht Club
Pat Smith
S. 25Th St
Evelyn Burdick
Milton
Gunter Gerske
West Ave. S
John Jenks
S. 8Th St
Phillip Bartz
R. 2
Death notices list Laura Lee and others in area obituaries
Death toll includes Laura Lee 74 of Onalaska born 1881. Funeral at Fossum Funeral Home Wednesday 2 pm with burial in Onalaska Cemetery. Also notices for Mrs Edward Koula 44 dying suddenly at home with funeral arrangements. August Beng Gollnick 75 dying after lingering illness with services at Hellswig Morris Funeral Chapel and Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Peter
Laura) Lee
Ona Slaska
Halfway
Holmen
Carl
Leona) Mehis
Chippewa Falls
Alton
Onalaska
Freida Sandbo
John Minikus
Benson, Minn
Henry Hanson
Albert
Oliver Anderson
Fossum Funeral Home
Leon Holm
Fossum Home
Edward Koula
South Ave
Gerald Koula
U.S. Army
Japan
Thomas Koula
Wilton
Wis
Harold
Shirley) Johnson
Robert
Ellen) Klimpen
Marilyn Koula
la Crosse
Joanne Koula
Melrose
Alex Gardner
Raymond Gardner
Marion
Iowa
Percy Wagner
Forrest Kurtz
Denver
Colo
Schumacher Funeral Home
Winnebago Sts
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Louis Paquette
Beng Gollnick
5Th Ave. S
Arthur
R. 2
Minnie Moorhouse
Hattie Hauser
Hellswig-Morris
Tery
Body Recovered From Gile Flowage Near Hurley
The body of Joseph Matusewick a 39 year old Montreal resident was recovered Saturday from the Gile Flowage where he disappeared the prior weekend authorities said.
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Hurley
Joseph Matusewick
Montreal
Swantz Leaves Lutheran School for Martin Luther College
Ralph E. Swantz resigns after fifteen years at First Evangelical Lutheran School La Crosse to join Dr Martin Luther College New Ulm Minnesota staff. He served as teacher and principal, led science math and industrial arts, and directed choirs while preparing to enroll at the University of Minnesota. Swantz will teach ninth grade general science, biology and physics and is married to Georgianna Wolf with five children.
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Tribune
First Evangelical Lutheran School
West Ave. S
Ralph E. Swantz
Paula
Ronald Papenfuss
Swantz
Dr. Martin Luther College
New Ulm
Minn
University of Minnesota
First Evangelical Lutheran
First Evangelical Lueian School
Hendricks
Johnson and Hutchinson
Edhier
Georgianna Wolf
Winsted, Minn
Stephen
Nadren
Ralph James
Timothy
Glasses Stolen From Open Convertible Police Report
Joseph Miller of 110 17th Place reported the theft of a pair of dark brown rimmed glasses and a glass case from his open convertible. Pauline Abel of 1803 King Street reported the loss of a 1956 Wisconsin license plate J61 210.
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Joseph Miller
Pauline Abel
King St
Wisconsin
First Class Finishes At Junior High
The First Evangelical Lutheran School marked a milestone as its first junior high class graduated. Rev. Ruben Kettenacker delivered the sermon and Elmer Hansen presented diplomas. The ninth grade class of 1956 included Judith Berg, Frederick Brinkman, Harvey Fischer, Barbara Grosskopf and others after a Chicago field trip featuring Adler Planetarium and Navy Market sights. The school traces to 1859 with a 1958 building. ninth grade added in 1955 to form the junior high.
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First Evangelical Lutherian School
Ruben Kettenacker
Dakota, Minn
Elmer Hansen
Judith Berg
Frederick Brinkman
Harvey Fischer
Barbara Grosskopf
Kay Keenan
William Morrison
Kenneth Niedfeldt
David Oertel
Ronald Papenfuss
Arnis Peters
Vivian Scherz
Anna Marie Slinders
Gary Stelzig
Paula Swantz
Frank Tetzlaff
Beverfly Werner
Kenneth Witt
Sylvia Wolfe
Thomas Woodard
Carla Wrobel
Sharon Wrobel
Chicago
Adler Planetarium
Museum of Science and Industry
Maxwell Street Market
Merchandise Mart
Chicago Board of Trade
Chinatown
Brookfield Park Zoo
First Evangelical Lutheran School
5Th Avenue
Cass Street
B'nai B'rith Officers To Be Installed In La Crosse
New La Crosse B'nai B'rith Lodge 1093 officers to serve until June 1957 include President David Levenstein Vice President Hy Kaplan and Secretary Treasurer Jack Multz who was re elected. Multz now treasurer of the Minnesota Wisconsin Council signaling a regional office for a La Crosse member. Louis Elein to conduct ceremonies amid Neuman lauded for leadership and Levenstein's succession.
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la Crosse B'nai B'rith Lodge
Main St
David Levenstein
Hy Kaplan
Jack Multz
Multz
Levenstein
David Neuman
Louis Elein
Neuman
Minnesota-Wisconsin
Council of B’nai B'rith
Rochester
Minn
la Crosse Lodge
Heatwave to Persist Across Wisconsin and Upper Midwest
Warm weather continues with La Crosse posting a 94 degree high and 79 degree mean for the 24 hour period, the hottest so far this season. Wisconsin reports 13 to 21 degrees above normal with spotty rainfall and highs near 92 to 96 in several cities. Meteorologists attribute the heat to a high pressure mass over the Great Plains, with cooler Pacific Northwest air expected to move in later in the week.
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United States Weather Bureau
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Wausau
Wisconsin
Madison
Beloit
Lone Rock
Blythe
Cali
USWB
LaCrosse
A. D. Sanial
Winona
Minn
Dam
Genoa
Hokah
Black River Falls
Shell Lake Cranberry
Grand Meadow
Sanal
Great Plains
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountains
Montana
Ex Professor Sauerhering dies at 90 in Beaver Dam
Rudolph L. Sauerhering a retired language professor died Sunday at Beaver Dam hospital after a three week illness. He taught at Oshkosh State College Purdue University the University of New Hampshire and other colleges. He was a bachelor and is survived by a sister Hertha and a brother Richard both living in different states.
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Mayville
Rudolph L. Sauerhering
Beaver Dam
Sauerhering
Oshkosh State College
Purdue University
University of New Hampshire
Hertha
Richard
Los Angeles
Boy Bitten by Dog Near Bar on La Crosse Street
A six year old City boy, Daniel Butterfield of 715 North 9th Street, was bitten in the back Saturday while playing near Howie's Bar at 1209 La Crosse Street. The dog belonged to Howard Schultz. The child received treatment at a local hospital.
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West Avenue
la Crosse Streets
Daniel Butterfield
9Th St
Howard Schultz
Howie’s
la Crosse St
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Our Savior
S. Gerhard Monson
Christian Science
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C. S. of
Shreveport
Louisiana
Mother Church
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UCT
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Robinsdale Ave
Peter Lee
August Gollnick
A&c Johnson
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Wisconsin Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary
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Norman R. Ackermann
Oshkosh
Robert J. Polanski
West Allis
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Elk Mound
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Weer
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Timm
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