Closing Two Streets Okayed By Council
La Crosse Common Council approved closing part of 2nd Street to aid Allis-Chalmers storage and reduce cross traffic. Part of 15th Street between Farwell and La Crosse Streets was also closed to assist La Crosse University in a dormitory site, with a plan to test open 16th Street conditionally.
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2Nd Street
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
15Th Street
la Crosse State University
la Crosse
Farwell
la Crosse Streets
16Th Street
la Crosse Street
University
Samuel Gates
Machine Shed Fire Destroys Farm Implements near Sparta
At the Ralph Mantzke poultry farm three miles southeast of Sparta a fire destroyed a machine shed and several farm implements. Two tractors a roto tiller a power saw a corn planter poultry feeders and other equipment were lost. Fire Chief Ervin Edwards said the blaze started in the shop around 7 30 am and the magnesium in the power saw flared with water. Insurance partially covered the loss.
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Sparta
Wis
Ralph Mantzke
Emil Mantzke
Ralph
Ervin H. Edwards
Edwards
Marshall Girl Is Killed By Tractor
Susan J. Traut three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs George Traut of rural Marshall was killed Friday when pinned between a tractor and a shed on her father's farm. Dane County Deputy Coroner A E Ferdinland said the girl's uncle Jerry Traut fifteen started the tractor not realizing it was in reverse and backed into the girl crushing her between the machine and the shed.
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Marshall, Wis
Susan J. Traut
George Traut
Marshall
Dane County
A. E. Ferdinland
Jerry Traut
Marriage Licenses for Sparta and Tomah In Wisconsin
Gary L. Everson and Jacquline E. George both of Sparta plan a June 18 wedding in Sparta. Raymond E. Peth of Veterans Hospital Tomah and Lorraine G. Hart of Tomah Town to wed June 18 in Tomah. Historians say Archimedes invented the gear train core to clocks in the 3rd century B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta, Wis
Gary L. Everson
Jacqueline E. George
Sparta
Raymond E. Peth
Veterans’ Hospital
Tomah
Lorraine G. Hart
Archimedes
Wisconsin Legislature Sees Tax and Pay Changes in Session
Wisconsin lawmakers moved on multiple fronts expanding welfare funding with federal match, raising state civil service salaries by about 4.2 million, and approving a 15 dollar per day expense boost for the spring session. They debated oleo tax repeal, considered redefining lottery rules, and eyed branch banking while triggering a grand jury scrutiny shadow. Also set aims to repeal debt limit via referendum and transferred 4400 acres of Bong Base lands to the state conservation department for wildlife and recreation.
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Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Knowles
State Personnel Bureau
Board of Government Operations
Ballyhooed
Assembly
Senate
House
R. V. Anderson
Wisconsin Federation of Women’s Clubs
Grand Jury
Bong Air Force Base
Racine
Kenosha
State Conservation Department
Woman Killed As Car Plunges Off Beloit Bridge
A Beloit car crash killed a woman when the vehicle went through a bridge railing at 2:30 am and sank in the Rock River. Driver Larry Trappe, 30, was rescued. passenger identity withheld pending relatives. Several other Wisconsin wrecks reported: Larry St. Ours, 20, killed near Forest Junction. Norman Myrland, 45, struck in Verona. Joseph Niemer, 71, near Bancroft. Allen Pace, 6, near Lancaster. John Hanson, 40, near Drummond.
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Associated Press
Beloit
Wisconsin
Rock River
Larry Trappe
Janesville
Trappe
Larry St. Ours
Escanaba
Mich
Forest Junction
Calumet County
St. Ours
Brillion Iron Works
Norman Myrland
Rural
Verona
Mount Vernon
Madison
Joseph Niemer
Plainfield
Bancroft
Portage County
Niemer
Allen Pace
Lancaster
Grant
Allen
David
John Hanson
Cable
Ashland
Highway 63
Drummond
Death notices for Mrs. Erma Young and two others
Deaths reported from Champaign and La Crosse list Mrs. Erma Young of Champaign as deceased June 9. Services were planned in Heath Funeral Home. Also noted are William F. Dobrunz of La Crosse who died June 10 with funeral rites at Schumacher and St. Thomas More Church. Frank J. Manning, 85, of La Crosse died June 10 with burial in Catholic Cemetery. he was joined in life by family survivors and a 50 year member of the Eagles.
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Noble Fought
East Ave. S
Champaign
Forrest
Erma) Young
Heath Funeral Home
Frank J. Manning
Ferry St
Virginia
Mary Jane Ellefson
la Crosse
Frank L
Bessie) Brieske
Pasadena
Calif
Robert
Schumacher Funeral Home
Ernest Kaim
Order of Eagles
Aerie
Tri State Deaths in Minnesota Remembered
Two obituaries note the deaths of Ti man Evenson 57 of Spring Grove and Mrs John Stoltz 75 of Caledonia on June 10. Evenson a lifelong mechanic and radio repairman survived by wife Gladys and two grandchildren with services planned at St Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove. Stoltz born Catherine Reinert is survived by husband John a daughter four grandchildren and four great grandchildren with funeral services at Steffen Funeral Home and St Peters Church in Calvary Cemetery.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Timan Evenson
Evenson
Edward Evenson
Gladys Bjergum
Donald
Minneapolis
Ordell
Janice) Anderson
Milwaukee
Sigurd
Arthur Harder
Elmer Ness
la Crosse
Trinity Lutheran Church
Jess W. Thompson
Engell- Roble Funeral Home
Caledonia
John Stoltz
Catherine Reinert
Nicholas Reinert
Willard Huesby
John Hafner
Mrs Clara Stakston 82 dies in La Crosse hospital
Mrs Clara Stakston aged 82 died in a La Crosse hospital on Thursday June 9 Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Westby Coon Prairie Lutheran Church with Rev Bruce Buslaff officiating Burial will follow in Coon Prairie Cemetery Visitation at the church from 10 a.m. Monday Survivors include three daughters Olive Kooper Naomi Hecht and Dolores Helen all of Westby two sisters Rosie Hilde Spokane and Iver Hilde Auburn two brothers Lindahl Larson Dahlton Sask and Carl Redding Calif nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Funeral arrangements are by Anderson Funeral Chapel.
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Westby
Wis
Clara Stakston
la Crosse
Westby-Coon Prairie ‘Lutheran Church
Bruce ‘Buslaff
Coon Prairie
Rasmus Larson
Local Wig Shoppe Closes Leaving All America City
Deena John and Dorothy of La Boutique Wig Shoppe thank patrons as they farewell La Crosse due to Mr Tay lor expansion. Traveling clientele may find them at Dell View Lake Delton or Wagon Wheel Rockton Illinois. The La Boutique will close June 17.
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Deena
John
Dorothy
la Boutique
All America
Weather update for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Wisconsin shows mostly cloudy skies with a warm night ahead and likely thunderstorms. Sunday brings partly cloudy conditions with showers possible northwest and storms east and south. Minnesota sees variable clouds with showers and possible storms tonight and cooler conditions in the west and north Sunday. Iowa reports partial cloud cover with thunderstorms spreading tonight and continuing in the east and south Sunday. Sunrise Sunday is 5 22 a m and sunset 8 48 p m. Record high and low dated June 11 provide historical figures. Degree days total and normal figures listed.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Dairyland Annual Meet Set for Wednesday With RCA Leader Aboard
Dairyland Power Cooperative holds its annual meeting Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Coleman Vocational School auditorium. James Sullivan of the Rural Electrification Administration will speak. Delegates include 500 voting members. reports come from officers and general manager John P. Madgett. Alice Siemens, Miss Wisconsin Rural Electrification, will attend. Dairyland serves 27 member cooperatives and 106000 consumers across Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa and Illinois.
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James Sullivan
The
Rural Electrification Administration
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Coleman Vocational School
John P. Madgett
Alice Siemens
Miss Wisconsin Rural Electrification
Dairyland
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Lawn mower fire reported at Norbert Graw residence
La Crosse incident on June 10 at 4 11 p m involved a lawn mower fire at 1018 Zeisler Street Norbert Graw residence no damage reported to surroundings or injuries noted authorities responded and cleared scene
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Zeisler
Norbert Graw
Dairy Month Drive Links 20 Local Firms in La Crosse
Twenty La Crosse businesses join the June Dairy Month effort featuring milk carton gift certificates hidden in stores. Participating venues include Erickson Sunbeam Bakery Swiss Chateau Major Rexall Drug J C Penney Co Doerflinger's Rowley's Office Equipment Co Brooks Village Store F W Woolworth Co Northern States Power Co Schneider's Home Furnishings Wuensch's Sewing Machine Co Sears Roebuck Newburg's Men's Wear Bodega Lunch Leithold Piano Co Stevenson's Inc Boyer's Furniture Herberger's Desmond's Men's Wear and Lucky Hiring Apparel Six 4 H Club displays planned at participating locations with full score references to Mozart and Don Giovanni in one case.
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la’ Crosse
Wuensch's Sewing Machine Co
Sears Roebuck and Co
Newburg’s Men’s Wear
Bodega Lunch
Leithold Piano Co
Stevenson’s Inc
Boyer’s Furniture
Herberger’s
Desmond’s Men’s Wear
Lucky H
Mozart
J. C. Penney Co
Slinger’s
Two injured in fall at Dresbach 1 90 bridge project
Two workers on Interstate 90 bridge projects in Dresbach Minnesota were carried to La Crosse Lutheran Hospital after falling about 30 feet Friday afternoon. Tillman Mellem 41 of rural Desoto sustained a compound fracture to his left leg and Kenneth Rugg 22 of Sparta had minor bruises. Rugg remained hospitalized Saturday morning. Mellem suffered severe cuts requiring stitches and other injuries. Details were unavailable from Allied Structural Steel Co and Minnesota Highway Department officials. The fall occurred near railroad tracks at the interchange site. The note about Czechoslovakia is unrelated.
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Dresbach
Minn
la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
Tillman Mellem
de ‘Soto
Kenneth Rugg
Sparta
la Crosse City
Rugg
Mellem
Re-Elected At Oakdale Co-Op Meet
Oakdale Rural Electric Cooperative re-elected two directors for three-year terms Robert Hofer of Babcock and Robert Horkan of Reedsburg at its annual meeting. Reports came from the junior boards 1965 and 1966-67 with members Barrett Ludeking DeHaan Lund Dwyer Kelley McGarvey. John Ellingson of Wisconsin Electric Cooperative and Tom Gray of Dairyland Power spoke as about 1,500 attendees gathered in a big top tent on the headquarters grounds.
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Oakdale
Wis
Oakdale Rural Electric Cooperative
Robert Hofer
Babcock
Robert Horkan
Reedsburg
Stephen Barrett
Dale Ludeking
Camp Douglas
Kathy DeHaan
Mary Lund
New Lisbon
Patrick J. Dwyer
Kendall
Michael Kelley
Mauston
Danny McGar
Best Beards Win Awards At Cavalcade
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin honors whisker contestants at the Cavalcade of History program. Winners in nine categories include Don Ritchie full beard Wayne Dyke McGregor Iowa Duane Kramer Eastman Roman Miller Bernard Zimmer Ira Ahrens Arnold Henry Vern Webster Fay Radloff and Joe Cosgriff. The Cavalcade ends Sunday with an antique car parade at 1 30 p.m.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Brothers of the Brush
Don Ritchie
Wayne Dyke
McGregor
Iowa
Duane Kramer
Eastman
Roman Miller
Bernard Zimmer
Ira Ahrens
Arnold Henry
Vern Webster
Fay Radloff
Joe Cosgriff
Cavalcade of History
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Earl Leverich
Anderson
Ent
Mueller Climatrol
Schneider
Ard
Mrs. Forrest Young
William F. Dobrunz
S. 15Th St
Serena
Willard
Warren
Alyce) Easland
Gaylord
Fred
Marlys) Johnson
George
California
St. Thomas More Catholic
Thomas E. Mullen
Winnebago Street
Roy L. Wingers American Legion
Allis Chalmers Mfg. Co
Crawford County
General Hospital
Charles M. Morarend
William Fischer
Fire Department
Czechoslovakia
Co-Op
Bermuda
Eda
DuPont
Jupiter
Holmen Canning CO
Holmen, Wis
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