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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1961

Page

16

Minneapolis Campaigns Near Election Day

Minneapolis mayoral race tight as incumbent P K Peterson defends record and challenger Arthur Naftalin pushes traffic and leadership critique. Fifteen candidates vie for 13 City Council seats with turnout expected around 118000 to 125000 voters. Polls open 7 am to 8 pm Tuesday. campaigns include street efforts and plant visit events.

Minneapolis Leonard A. Johnson P. K. Peterson Arthur Naftalin Peterson Orville Freeman Naftalin

Bank Alarms Mistakenly Triggered At Somerset Trust

A Somerset Trust Co. bookkeeper called police in a panic saying a burglary was occurring as the bank near closing time. Police found no robbers. a bank official had forgotten to deactivate the alarm on a vault.

Somerset, Pa Somerset Trust Co

Locals Rummage Sale at Blessed Sacrament and Church of God

Blessed Sacrament School at 24th and King hosts a rummage sale Wednesday June 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bus service offers 20‑minute direct transfers on all lines between Fifth and Main on weekdays. La Crosse Transit Co. also advertises a rummage sale at Church of God 225 West Ave No Tuesday 9 a.m. to noon.

Rummage Sale Blessed Sacrament School 24Th King Wed la Crosse Transit Co Church of God West Ave

Weather overview of cities and temperatures last night

A list of cities with their low and high temperatures from last night and yesterday for many locations including Billings Bismarck Boston Chicago Denver and more. The data shows ranges with highs reaching around the 90s and lows in the 50s to 70s across regions.

Billings Bismarck Boston Chicago Denver Dubuque Duluth Galveston Huron Jacksonville Kansas City Knoxville Lacrosse Madison Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York St. Louis Washington South Pole

Women Stock Buyers Prone To Market Fever

AP analysis notes women investors share male biases but show greater susceptibility to tips from social circles and sentiment toward familiar stocks. Howard F. Wortham of Trainer Wortham & Co. says women still need professional counsel for prudent growth and warns against greed and poor stock choices. He highlights a 1959 shift to serve smaller portfolios and notes the adviser is a bachelor.

New York Howard F. Wortham Trainer, Wortham & Co Wortham

Births in Madison Area Announce Three New Daughters and Son

June 5 a daughter Lucinda Ann to Mr and Mrs Leland R Halberg Eugene after moving from La Crosse. June 7 a daughter Kathryn Ann to Mr and Mrs James E Larson Madison at 925 Haywood Drive with Patricia Scupnowitz formerly of Baraboo. June 9 a son to Mr and Mrs Clary Buchanan Madison at 183 Bluejay Lane with Rose Marie Weissenberger formerly of La Crosse and Buchanan formerly of Lodi.

Lucinda Ann Leland R. Halberg Eugene Halbergs la Crosse Halberg Margaret Willey Sparta Wis Kathryn Ann James E. Larson Haywood Drive Madison Patricia Scupnowitz Baraboo Larson Clary Buchanan Bluejay Lane Rose Marie Weissenberger Buchanan Lodi

Eichmann Trial Foe Calls Memoirs Forgeries and Tapes

Adolf Eichmann's counsel pressed to bar 62 tapes and hundreds of transcript pages from the record arguing Life magazine published material was obtained via a contested 1956 57 interview in Argentina. The court recessed after the windup as Eichmann's defense set to begin next week.

Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann Eichmann Robert Servatius Life Magazine Wil Hen Lassen Argentina Servatius Sassen Gideon Hausner

Girl Drowns In Conservation Pool at Farm Dam

Connie Fuerstenberg seven year old girl drowned Sunday after slipping from a dam into a conservation pond on her Grant County farm. She was playing with other children when she disappeared beneath the water and her body was recovered.

Fennimore (Ap Connie Fuerstenberg Grant County Joseph Fuerstenberg Connie

MacGregor Quie Set For Political Workshop

Republican Reps Clark MacGregor and Albert Quie of Minnesota will join nine congressmen at political workshops during the national Young Republican convention in Minneapolis June 23 24. Sessions cover agriculture campaigning and civil rights with former Vice President Richard Nixon among speakers.

Minneapolis Clark MacGregor Albert Quie Minnesota Richard Nixon

Top Echelon D R Officials Suspect in Trujillo Slaying

In Ciudad Trujillo AP dispatch: Former defense secretary Maj. Gen. Jose Roman Fernandez is linked to Rafael Trujillo's May 30 assassination. Decree naming his successor surfaced June 8, he reportedly confessed to plot involvement. Police captured two alleged assassins. Trujillo’s driver identified a voice. OAS mission visits La Victoria prison to verify prisoner treatment and rights.

Ciudad Trujillo Dominican Republic Rafael Trujillo Jose Roman Fernandez Trujillo

Tri State Deaths Across Wisconsin and Nearby Areas

Obituaries from Wisconsin towns list Harold Olsen Julia Host Anna Raabe Mary Mattson Severin Thorpen Everett Wagner and other residents. The notices detail birth years and places, marriages, survivors, funeral arrangements, and burial sites across Galesville Retreat Tomah Whitehall Alma Center and surrounding communities.

Jealous Hurley Barmaid Kills Boyfriend in Sleep

Sylvia Cole 26, a barmaid and nephew of the Iron County sheriff, shot Ronald Lundgren 25 as he slept at his mother’s home after a night of jealousy. She carried a .38 revolver, faced resistance from Mrs. Lundgren, fired once more, then fled. District Attorney Alex Rainieri said first degree murder charges expected.

Miss Cole Milwaukee Lundgren WR Dist Rainieri Margaret Lundgren Ronald Billy

Voss Rites Planned in Sparta for Allen Rudolph Voss

Allen Rudolph Voss 55 of Sparta R 2 died at home from a heart attack Saturday night. Rev. Virgil Nurton to lead services at Lanham's Mortuary 2 p.m. Wednesday with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery near Cataract. Sparta National Guard to conduct military graveside rites. He leaves wife Marie Greene and foster daughter Sandra Peterson, plus three sisters Esther Williams Florida Julia Durant Niagara Falls NY and Louise. Friends may call Lanham's Tuesday afternoon and evening and Wednesday until service.

Retreat Wis Julia Host Methodist Church Anton Story Walnut Mound M. C. Olson de Soto Peter Jacobus Freeman Joseph Host Horace Lois) West Huber Allan Sparta Allen Rudolph Voss R. 2 Virgil Nurton Lanham Oak Grove Cataract Sparta National Guard Sandra Peterson Esther Williams Florida Julia Durant Niagara Falls N.Y Louise New Jersey

Janet Hagen Crowned Houston County Dairy Queen

Janet Hagen, 20, of Houston, crowned Houston County Dairy Ambassador of Good Will at Caledonia. Attendants Sandra Corey and Marie Ask will enter the regional contest in Austin on June 21. parade drew about 5 000 people. Bouquets Store and Ben Franklin Store won window display honors. 20 stores participated.

Caledonia Minn Janet Hagen Houston Houston County Colleen Butcher Good Will Sandra Corey Robert Corey Marie Ask Roy Ask Austin Janet Spring Grove High School Bouquet’s Ben Franklin Used Merchandise Mart Farm Bureau F. J. Shorter Mabel Creamery Herbert Barge Pine Creek Creamery Hynetta Nelson Houston High

Farm Buildings Destroyed In Houston Area

Lightning sparked a fire on the Dan Frickson farm in Money Creek near Houston destroying a barn a granary and a silo. Neighbor Charles Chapel alerted the family whocalled the Houston fire department but the blaze had already grown. 250 bushels of corn in the granary were lost and total damage was about 8000 dollars with partial insurance coverage.

Houston Minn Dan Frickson R. 2 Money Creek Charles Chapel Frickson Houston Fire Department

Welch Valley School Attached To Sparta

Monroe County school committee votes to dissolve Welch Valley District and attach it to the Sparta District. Effective July 15, the 26 pupil Welch Valley school will operate in the 1961 62 term. A similar meeting will be held at Mound Prairie District near Sparta.

Sparta Wis Monroe County Welch Valley Mound Prairie

Red Arrow unit arrives at Camp McCoy for two week training

The 32nd Infantry Division of the Wisconsin National Guard poured into Camp McCoy Wisconsin as nine thousand troops from 69 communities arrived. They join two earlier Red Arrow units for a full training schedule under Brig. Gen. Herbert A. Smith.

Camp Mccoy Wis Red Arrow 32Nd Infantry Division Wisconsin National Guard 732Nd Ordnance Battalion Tomah W. E. Chase Camp Douglas 32Nd Division Wisconsin 105Th Armor Wausau Sparta Herbert A. Smith Oshkosh National Guard Cairo Royal Dutch Airline KLM Far East Amsterdam Rome Hartford Conn Europe Electric Boat Co Connecticut Prestwick Scotland

Four Drowned In Minnesota Over Weekend

Four people died in Minnesota water accidents over the weekend. Eight year old Lewis Hall of Chicago drowned on Lake Vermilion near Tower Sunday after apparently falling from a resort dock. Ten year old Darcia Helland of Circle Pines drowned at a Forest Lake swimming beach Sunday while wading beyond her depth. Roger Peterson of Wolf Lake drowned Sunday after falling from a fishing boat on Toad Lake as two companions recovered his body. George Bishop of Waterloo Iowa fell from a fishing boat on Lake Ingona near Walker Saturday and disappeared in deep water.

Associated Press Minnesota Lewis Hall Chicago Lake Vermillion Towers James D. Hall Darcia Helland Circle Pines Twin Cities Coon Lake Forest Lake Grant Helland Austin Minn Roger Peterson Wolf Lake Toad Lake Peterson George Bishop Waterloo Iowa Lake Inguadona Walker Bishop

Death of Joseph J. Hansen at Local Hospital

Joseph J. Hansen aged 48 of 2702 Leonard Street died Sunday after a brief illness. Survived by widow Alice two sons Kenneth Janesville Wis Allan Los Angeles Calif six grandchildren two brothers Peter and Bernard La Crosse and six sisters Gertrude Kneifl Bangor Matilda Herman Coon Valley Madeline Running Westby Irene Tooley Margaret Witt La Crosse Delores Mahlum Kearns Utah. Service 8:30 a.m. Wednesday Schumacher Funeral Home and 9 a.m. at St Thomas More Catholic Church burial Catholic Cemetery. Rosary 8 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral notices continue for Marian M Johnson 86 Bethlehem Pa with service at 2 p.m. Tuesday Nelson Funeral Home burial Onalaska Cemetery. Surviving son Russell C Johnson La Crosse.

Joseph J. Hansen Leonard St St. Joseph's Ridge Alice Kenneth Janesville Wis Allan Los Angeles Calif Peter Bernard la Crosse Theodore Gertrude) Kneifl Bangor Otto Matilda) Herman St. Thomas More Catholic Church T. E. Mullen Marian M. Johnson Bethlehem Nelson Funeral Home Lee Holmes Onalaska Nelson Russell C. Johnson Liberty St

Services for Mrs Dorothy Hanson Held at Christ Church

Funeral services for Mrs Dorothy E Hanson who died in Milwaukee will be held at 11 a m Tuesday at Christ Episcopal Church with Rev Kenneth E Trueman officiating. Burial is in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Sletten McKee Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p m Monday.

Alma Center Wis Everett Wagner Black River Falls Jensen Funeral Home Hixton Merlin Sasman Wagner Alma ‘Center August Kenneth St. Paul Donald Air Force Spain LeRoy Lester Staffon Carl Hil Dorothy E. Hanson Milwaukee Christ Episcopal Church Kenneth E. Trueman Oak Grove Cemetery Sletten-McKee

Iowa Man Found Dead In Cruiser

George Dunham a 73 year old Manchester Iowa man who had spent summers on Leech Lake was found dead in his cruiser at Star Marina Walker Minnesota by Stan Olson after friends reported he did not respond when they visited the vessel.

Walker, Minn George Dunham Manchester Iowa Leech Lake Star Stan Olson Marina Dunham

Excavation Begins for Sparta High School Building

Sparta Wisconsin board sets 1 p.m. June 15 for the ground breaking of Sparta High School. W M C Inc of Winona hired to excavate with two earth movers and a caterpillar. Contracts awarded include Fanning Electric 100000, W M C 680000, R Wenzel 70000, R H Lovold 100000. Bus insurance to Mutual Service Co 73277. Approved teacher contracts and salary study among school officials.

Sparta Wis Board of Education Sparta High School W. M. C. Inc Winona Minn Patterson and McDougal St.Charles Fanning Electric Co W.M. C., Inc General Construction R. Wenzel Co Appleton R. H. Lovold Co la Crosse Mutual Service Co. of St. Paul Lou Apple Dale F. Davis Richard Johnson Sybil Hanson Apple Gertrude Buswell Janice Lee Gayle Luebke Michael Sucharski

Sparta Swim Pool Opens For Season

Sparta Wisconsin pool opens for the season with time blocks for grade school students high school students and all ages. Thursday adults only 7 to 9 p.m. directed by Howard Huff with chief lifeguard Hugh Blank and staff Gary Baum bach Peg Riley and John Geier, more to be added.

Sparta Wis Howard Huff Park and Recreation Hugh Blank Gary Baumbach Peg Riley John Geier

Bus Schedule To Beach In La Crescent

LA CRESCENT Minn Bus transportation to Pettibone Beach will start Tuesday on a three day a week basis Buses depart La Crescent Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday at 1 pm and return from the beach at 4 30 pm Pickups in La Crescent at the Village Hall and the La Crescent Public School Supervisors at Pettibone Park Beach request locker facilities use The bus will not transport children when weather conditions are bad.

LA Crescent Minn Pettibone Beach la Crescent Public School Pettibone Park Beach

Used Clothing Drive By VFW in Sparta Wisconsin

The Maj. Gen. R. B. McCoy VFW post 2112 launches a World Clothing week drive June 11 to 17. Local distribution will aid needy families and disaster victims in nearby states with rest shipped by World Clothing Fund Inc. Contributions accepted at Heasty's TV shop June 16 from noon to 8 pm or call 7552 or 597 for pickup.

Sparta Wis R. B. McCoy World Clothing Fund, Inc Appalachian Mountains Frank N. Brown VFW Wisconsin Gilbert Yeske Sparta Vfw Post Heasty North Water Street Fred Schmidt Clarence Heasty Douglas Finn

GOP Chairman Berates JFK Cuban Action

GOP Chairman William E. Miller criticizes President Kennedy for rescinding Eisenhower era plans to aid Cuban freedom fighters with air power. Sen. Hugh Scott and Sen. Joseph S. Clark assign blame, while Clark cites Eisenhower and Nixon knowledge and a treaty violating invasion plan.

GOP Berates JFK Cuban Action Washington William E. Miller Kennedy Miller Scott Eisenhower Nixon California Clark Organization of American States Cuba

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Weather Outlook U.s.weather Bureau Great Lakes Mississippi Valley Seattle San Francisco By Sam Dawson AP Business News Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Lacrosse Floral CO Garden Center Cass Street Batavian National Bank Main St Eugene, Obe Madison, Wis. St. Mary’s Hospital Madison, Wis MacGregor D.R By E. L. Almen Roman la Victoria Harold Olsen Galesville Smith Mortuary V. A. Hintermeyer Pine Cliff Cemetery Mr. Olsen Christian Olsen Whitehall James H Roseanne) Clark Cheraw S.C Olaf Erickson Gays Mills Trygby Ingar Mrs Anna Raabe St. Paul's Lutheran Church Wilton A. J. Eisner Raabe Anna Roeder Treptau Pommerin Germany America August Raabe Ernest Carl Alvina) Glander Henry John Frank Pauline) Bukatz Evansdale Hulda Fromming Mary Mattson Lucille) Madison Blair Harris Emma) Mason Columbus Clarence Joel Arthur Northfield Paul O. B. Johnson Albert Johnson Northfield Lutheran Church David M. Bey Severin Thorpen Whitehall Hospital Hagen Funeral Home Pigeon Falls Mer George Olson Wisconsin Rapids Allen R. Voss Houston Dairy Queen Welch Valley School Egypt McCoy Marian Johnson New Sparta Beach C.P T.W Dakota Lansing C.ps Prairie du Chien Tremp Dodge Black W. Sal Root Hastings Guttenberg Richard M. Nixon
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