Wisconsin Assembly approves speed limit raise to 70 mph
The Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill raising interstate speed limits to 70 mph and divided highway limits to 70 by day and 60 at night. Truck speeds on interstates would rise to 55 mph. The measure heads to Governor Nelson for signature amid other actions including UW Board of Regents appointment confirmations and various budget items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
Maurice B. Pasch
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Pasch
Jess Miller
R-Richland Center
Gaylord Nelson
Board of Regents
Welfare Department
Albion
Academy
Guardsmen Survive Nuclear Attack Simulation at Camp McCoy
At Camp McCoy a training exercise for Wisconsin's 32nd National Guard Division created a mushroom cloud of black smoke as 100 gallons of gasoline and 100 pounds of TNT simulated a nuclear attack. The 1st Battle Group, 128th Infantry, led by Col. W. G. Kastner, tested recovery and rapid redeployment to a new site.
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Camp Mccoy
Wisconsin
32Nd National Guard
128Th Infantry
W. G. Kastner
Shell Lake
Locals Visit Guests at Gueltzow Home
Mr and Mrs O C Rediske of Seattle are house guests of Mr and Mrs Oliver Gueltzow at 140 S 9th St. The short note records their hospitality and current city of origin.
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O. C. Rediske
Seattle
Mrs. Oliver Gueltzow
S. ‘9Th St
Deaths in Tri State: Spellmeyer Preuss Clark
Obituaries from Caledonia Elroy and Melrose report Mrs. Har ry Spellmeyer 88 died in Elgin Ill. Robert R. Preuss 72 died in Milwaukee after illness. burial in Elroy. Walter Clark 69 died in Melrose with service at local Methodist Church. Surviving children and relatives listed. funeral arrangements noted.
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Elroy
Wis
Robert R. Preuss
Francis Lauck
Milwaukee
Obituary notices for Melrose residents and Johnnie E Johnson
Two daughters Mrs Forrest Goodenough and Mrs Merlin Hanson, both Melrose, two sisters Mrs Minnie Haugstad Melrose and Mrs Rose Peterson Sparta, two brothers Sidney West Salem and Eugene Cameron and 15 grandchildren. Johnnie E Johnson 70 Holt Township died of heart attack at home. Funeral Monday at Highland Prairie Lutheran Peterson with burial in church cemetery. Johnson born Oct 1 1890 and married Selma Engebretson on July 20 1921. Surviving widow son Glen daughter Mrs Orrin Klungtvedt Rushford and brother Albert Phoenix Ariz.
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Melrose
Wis
Walter Clark
Willett
Melrose Cemetery
Smith Funeral Home
Mr. Clark
Hiram Clark
Farmington
la Crosse County
Elizabeth Syvertson
Clayton
Black River Falls
Spencer
Wausau
Gerald
Fairchild
Forrest
Helen) Goodenough
Merlin
Alyce) Hanson
Minnie Haugstad
Rose Peterson
Sparta
Sidney
West Salem
Eugene
Cameron
Whalen
Minn
Johnnie E. Johnson
Holt Township
Highland Prairie Lutheran Church
Peterson
Johnson Funeral Home
Lanesboro
Johnson
Selma Engebretson
Glen
Orrin Klungtvedt
Rushford
Albert
Phoenix
Ariz
Armond L. Dick Veteran Dies in Fort Harrison Montana
Armond Leo Dick aged 48 died Monday in the Veterans Hospital Fort Harrison after a long illness. He leaves parents Lester and Mrs. Dick of Onalaska widow Adella and three children Alene Rose Michael Ronald Denis Armond, two sisters Mrs. Lyle Johnson and Mrs. Very Bobo, two brothers Irwin W and John N. He was a World War II veteran in the Pacific Theater. A military funeral is planned Saturday in Lewistown Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armond Leo Dick
Veterans Hospital
Fort Harrison
Mont
Lester Dick
Onalaska
Adella
Alene Rose
Michael Ronald
Denis Armond
Lyle
Mary) Johnson
Very
Margaret) Bobo
Milwaukee
Irwin W
Ettrick
John N
Winona
Minn
Lewistown
Funeral services set for two: Kowry and Brudahl deaths
Services announced for Mrs. Michael Kowry of Santa Barbara and John Brudahl of Holmen. Kowry’s services at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. Brudahl, 77, dies while visiting Minneapolis relatives. burial at Halfway Creek Cemetery after a Sunday viewing.
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Sas City
Michael (Harrett) Kowry
Santa Barbara
Calif
William
Milwaukee
Roy
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. L. Lunde
Oak Grove Cemetery
Fossum Funeral Home
Births listed from multiple Wisconsin and Iowa hospitals
A compilation of birth announcements dated June across Grandview, La Crosse, Tomah, Waterloo and Kenosha hospitals. Entries name newborns James Thomas Julie Lynn David James Laurie Lynn Laurie Ann Jay Thomas and show parent and address details.
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James Thomas
Roger Klimek
Caledonia St
Lonelle Marvin
Julie Lynn
James Skaff
Winnebago St
Shirley Mashvak
Laurie Lynn
Donald Jones
Woodard Ave
Tomah
Gloria Morel
Waterloo
Iowa
Laurie Ann
Richard Berry
Lorraine Candahl
la Crosse
Kenosha
Wis
Jay Thomas
John T. Hisel
McKeon Road
Wanda Strong
Marriage Licenses in Wisconsin Towns and Cities
List of upcoming marriages across Sparta La Grange Wilton Tomah La Crosse Whitehall and La Crosse areas with dates in June and July. Couples include Hopinkoh Goodbear Genske Marx O Del Hunt ler Stefferud Nie nast Witt Lankford Solberg Moen Indrebo Keck Schansberg Schini Bearwald Blank Johnson Pfaff Van Dynk Shimanski and others. Many couples have June 17 to June 24 dates and locations in Sparta Tomah La Crosse Holmen Blair Elena Blair.
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Thomas Hopinkoh
la Grange
Aurelia Goodbear
Lyndon Station
Phillip F. Genske
Angelo
Marcella J. Marx
Adrian
Wilston
Robert E. O'Dell
Davenport
Mich
Norma Jeanne Huntler
Sparta
James O. Potter
Scott
June A. Stefferud
Tomah
David L. Tigue
Lana Nienast
Chicago
Ivan E. Witt
Wellington
Shirley Jo Lankford
Manston
Whitehall
Wis
Robert L. Solberg
Osseo
Caryl Elizabeth Moen
Blair
Alfred J. Lewison
Rebecca Ann Indrebo
Strum
Ronald I. Myhres
Bonia Charlotte Fossum
Elena
Jerry R. Keck
Tomahawk
Ruth Claire Schansberg
LA Crosse
James Best
la Crosse St
Shirley A. Riniker
Loomis St
David L. Schini
Main St
Sue Ann Bearwald
Dakota
Minn
James A. Blank
Prospect St
Susan L. Johnson
S. 22Nd St
Thomas L. Pfaff
Mindoro
Ann M. van Dynk
Holmen
James Shimanski
Coulee Drive
Marlene A. Johnson
S. 26Th St
Estate distributions and fines listed in La Crosse notice
Records from La Crosse detail estates of Alfred Raffleson who died Jan 5 with net value 23887.34 and heirs each receiving 5846.83 before taxes, plus tax totals. James D Peterson estate shows net value 2900.12 with multiple relatives each receiving 725.03 and tax total 44.46. Separate fines include multiple individuals charged with drunk or disorderly conduct and related penalties.
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Alfred Raffleson
Marjorie Koopman
West Salem
Wendell
Lyle
Maynard
Bangor
James D. Peterson
la Crosse
Arthur G
Denton St
Clarence R
Helen Paulus
Milwaukee
John A. Kruse
Eau Claire
Fire damages baggage car on Milwaukee Road spur track
A fire in the wall and roof of a baggage car on the Milwaukee Road spur west of the roundhouse caused slight damage. Police report a welding torch may have sparked the blaze. Also noted: Richard Davis, 42, of 118 North Ninth Street, was taken to St Francis Hospital at 2:32 p.m. for illness.
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Milwaukee Road
Roundhouse
Richard Davis
N. 9Th St
St. Francis Hospital
Giant dinosaur and towering ostrich fossils found in Tanganyika
Dr. L S B Leakey at a news conference announced the discovery in Olduvai Gorge of two giant prehistoric skeletons. One nearly complete skeleton is a dinotherium, a forerunner of the elephant from about 500000 years ago, and a 12 foot tall ostrich dating to over 600000 years ago.
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Dar Es-Salaam
Tanganyika
L. S. B. Leakey
Nairobi
Coryndon Museum
Olduvai
Rural Lutherans Set Special Meeting
ETTRICK Wis The Hardies Creek Lutheran Congregation will hold a special meeting after the 9 a m services Sunday June 18 to consider improvements to be made in the church basement.
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Ettrick
Wis
Hardies Creek
Assembly move to liberalize fringe benefits and create county court
The Wisconsin Assembly passed bills liberalizing state fringe benefits by allowing two moving expense payments per year and compensatory time off for holidays on weekends. It also advanced a proposal to create a second branch of the Columbia County court, sent to the Joint Finance Committee for review.
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Madison
Assembly
Senate
Columbia County Court
Joint Finance Committee
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Legislative Action
Oscar Rennebohm
Joe
State Department of Public Welfare
Palmer
Hanson
George St. Dial
Lennox
Mrs
Harry Spellmeyer
Caledonia, Minn
Caledonia
Elgin
St. John’s Lutheran
Daniel
Robert Preuss
Preuss
Omaha
Anna Jensen
Zenner and Haire Funeral Home
Johnnie Johnson
Ervin Beeck SR
Rose St
Mr. Beeck
Ervin
Fred
Ruth) Scharbach
Kan
Ed Hauswirth
NSP
Hauswirths
Wauswirths
Division Street
Northern States Power Company
John Brudahl
Arnold
Esther) May
Minneapolis
Mr. Brudahl
Oswald
Green Bay
Hjalmer
Beaver Dam
Anna
Halfway Creek Lutheran Church
N. A. Berntson
Halfway Creek
Jostad
Grandview Hospital
David James
Gerald Malesytcki
Galesville
Burnetta J. Helstad
William L. Alland
Losey Blvd
Margaret Mary Bissen
Michael Rutz
Gould St
Eileen Skaar
William Gerrard
S. 23Rd St
Nancy Hyde
Phillip W. Schmidt
Betty Hill
Tomah, Wis
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Probate
Kenneth Swartz
Fire Department
Charles
Em- T. Trevallee
Hovolatsiy
de Luxe
Candy Shop
Structo
U.S
Weber
Doerflingers
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