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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1966
Page
3
Maine born John Roderick, AP foreign correspondent for 21 years, returns after seven years away. He laments the plain doughnut and rich cream topping that defined a bygone American breakfast as he reflects on his homecoming observations.
A nostalgic meditation contrasts Maine lobsters and plain doughnuts with modern donuts and calories. The narrator notes postwar affluence in the United States and sharp urban renewal changes from Boston to New York, urging a return to simplicity through the plain doughnut. He observes Japan's contrast of wealth and slums, and laments conformity and mediocrity in American life today.
The term Anatolia is used to denote the entire region of Asiatic Turkey, encompassing its geographic and political scope. This designation appears in contemporary and historical writings to distinguish the Asian part of Turkey from its European side.
Services for Mrs. Della Rochester age 73 of Pettibone Island are set for Saturday June 18 at 2 30 p m at Sletten McKee Funeral Home with Rev Wayne Grover presiding and burial in Dresbach Minnesota A wake is scheduled Friday 7 to 9 p m Friends may call at the funeral home. Rochester survived by son Norman R of Vancouver Washington sister Hazel Harmening of Millard three grandchildren and four great grandchildren and four sisters Lillian Gagermeier Frances Seaton Gael Jones and Eleanor Carpenter Funeral services for another line of the obituary begin Monday at 10 a m at Schumacher Funeral Home and 10 30 a m at St Thomas More Church with burial in Catholic Cemetery Rosary at 7 30 p m Sunday at Winnebago Street Chapel Services mention Mr Lepsch ownership note continues beyond the shown text.
R Sylvester Skaff of 937 Division St died Thursday morning June 16 at Madison Veterans Hospital. Survivors include widow Frances M two sons Steven and Kelly daughter Laura four brothers Ernest San Marcos Budare and Victor La Crosse Andrew Minneapolis and four sisters Abbigal Mildred Taylor Kitch en of Alexandria Va. He preceded in death by parents and two siblings. Funeral 8:30 a.m. Monday Schumacher Funeral Home and 9 a.m. Cathedral of St Joseph the Workman with burial Catholic Cemetery. Rosary at 8 p.m. Sunday. He was a World War II veteran and member of Roy L Wingers American Legion Post 52.
Wenzel Vennie Lepsch long time La Crosse resident died in a local hospital on Thursday evening June 16 at age 63. Survived by his wife Belle two grandchildren and a son James of La Crosse and a brother George of La Crosse. He lived at 2111 Travis Street.
Birth announcements from Lutheran Hospital Tomah and Tomah Memorial Hospital list several newborns including Shayne Erin and Tracy Ann with parental names and addresses. Obituaries report Clarence Hoppe Loren Bluske Roy Skoglund Alfred Bartovick and others with service details. Mindoro records an adoption Julie Ann Mikkelson.
William O. Hanson 57 of 1371 Shorewood Drive died from a self inflicted gunshot in his home. Authorities found a jammed .32 caliber pistol, suggesting accidental discharge while not held. No inquest planned. Hanson managed manufacturing shop operations for Allis Chalmers in La Crosse. Survived by Mildred his wife, three sons Donald William Jr and a Greenwood Wis son, three daughters Beverly Baker La Crosse, Janice Stoltz La Crosse, Nancy Yandt La Crosse, and 13 grandchildren. Services set at Faith Baptist Church with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Memorial gifts to church fund.
A family picnic from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday is planned at Oehler's Cave by members of Pius X Catholic Church. Barbecue chicken and hot dogs are on the menu. Games and refreshments are planned. It is open to the public.
Jonathan J. Greenwood Jr. of West Allis and Judy Schwan Beck of 150 S 28th St. to be married July 2 in La Crosse. Samuel Scheible of 1217 East Ave S and Judith A. O’Brien of 628 S 4th St. to be married June 25 in La Crosse. Clinton L. Seaquist of 401 N 26th Place and Elizabeth Varco of 614 N 22nd St. to be married June 18 in La Crosse.
Gov. Knowles asks the attorney general to file a brief in a Washington lawsuit by American State Bank of Kenosha to stop Kenosha National Bank from opening a branch. Wisconsin law bans branch banking, while the Comptroller argues national banks may branch. If Kenosha Bank wins, all 110 national banks in the state could branch, impacting 480 state-chartered banks.
A report notes delivery on Friday June 17 1966 with subsequent delivery on June 18 related to RFD. The item references a specific date and location but lacks further context or names.
Edith Davis 838 mother of Lt. Gen. Leighton I. Davis of Andrews AFB dies at a Sparta nursing home. Services set for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Robert Page Funeral Home. burial in Dawson County Cemetery at Glendive. Survived by three sons, a daughter, a sister, 12 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
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