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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1965
Page
9
Dr. Robert J. Havighurst told a La Crosse State audience that teen mischief spans eras. He cited Dutch farmer haystack vandalism by youths who hated a foreigner and sly reading of Peck's Bad Boy, comparing it to modern campus riots and reckless road games by contemporary youths.
Booster buttons for the Fourth of July celebration sponsored by the American Legion are being placed in local shops. A child’s button, under 12, matches the adult design but costs one fourth the price and grants access to all events.
The 389th Engineers from Onalaska completes two weeks of summer training at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. They built a quonset foundation a wood walkway portable latrines and cleared a fire lane. Soldiers from La Crosse Dubuque and Dodgeville will return home after a battalion review.
La Crosse taverns may stay open until 2 a.m. starting Friday as the City Council approved a daylight saving time trial. Mayor Warren Loveland signed the ordinance, published in Friday’s edition, to run this year only with a chance to become permanent if no police issues arise.
Alderman William R. Lemke 51 of La Crosse fourth ward was injured Saturday when a steel bar fell on his head at the Trane Co Plant 4. He suffered a concussion and bruises and was reported improving at St. Francis Hospital Friday morning.
D J Petruccelli general manager of the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce addressed the Thursday noon Rotary Club meeting at the Hotel Stoddard He said his office handles public complaints against city firms 95 percent of which have been cleared and the chamber has helped root out firms using unfair or fraudulent competition He noted a shift from pessimism to optimism and highlighted remodeling projects new storefronts and incoming businesses Five visiting Rotarians and one guest attended the event representing San Antonio Winona East Bakersfield Calif Sun City Calif Rensselaer Ind and St Paul Minn.
La Crosse Boys' Club Inc launches a two week fund drive with 30 solicitors from Kiwanis Rotary Optimist Exchange and other groups. Drive chairman Gary W. Poehling aims to raise 33000 to establish and equip a boys club. Headquarters are at the Batavian National Bank lobby with a report meeting set for July 2.
Eight civil matters, including three divorce suits, will be heard by Judge Lincoln Neprud in La Crosse Circuit Court on motion day starting at 9 30 a.m. Monday. Clerk Carl F. Schnick reported Friday.
The 85 year old Fountain Brewing Co. of Fountain City is bankrupt with liabilities of 94489 and assets of 37777. A creditors hearing is set in La Crosse at 1 45 p m Thursday before U S District Court referee Miles C Riley. The firm shows mortgages of 32355 with no exemptions and says ownership changed hands in 1960. Once producing 20000 barrels yearly and employing 20 people, the brewery now ships about 8000 barrels annually and is liquidating stock.
The county board approved a plan to bill Huber Law inmates $2.50 per day and outside prisoners from city or state agencies at the same rate. Short stays under 12 hours will be charged $1.30. The City of La Crosse is the largest outside user, with funds coming from earnings or municipal treasuries.
La Crosse County Board debated renaming the courthouse to La Crosse County Building arguing descriptiveness vs tradition. A delay was set until the July 15 meeting after supporters and opponents quarreled over naming conventions and historical usage.
The county board approved four appropriations and referred three to committee including 20 000 for Goose Island flood road repairs and 10 000 more needed to finish county park work. Other actions set 3600 for zoning study with Voight Ivers and Associates, 1537.01 for past employee study, 300 bonus for maintenance head Betz, 1800 for buffalo pen at Goose Island, 2814.73 overtime for traffic police with options for compensating time, and raised Great River Road Commission funding from 125 to 250.
The La Crosse Business Men's Club donated $100 to the Senior Citizens Center to aid equipment and a summer employee. La Crosse State University students will run the program during the school year, with Eugene Fry, director of city parks and recreation, speaking about the offering.
The La Crosse County Board rejected a zoning petition to convert land on Highway 53 in Onalaska from agricultural to commercial for a repair shop. Zoning chair Maynard Stratman cited residential unplatted status and many objectors. The vote endorsed platting of two new subdivisions River Hills Addition in Shelby and Krueger Addition in Medary.
The Cavalier Inn at 114 N 5th Ave was burgled late Thursday or early Friday. Intruders broke a glass door with a pipe and opened it but no items were believed missing.
Postmaster General John A Gronouski said about 25 percent of the U S post offices are out dated as a five year program to build 4 500 new facilities at 800 million to 850 million dollars begins. In La Crosse discussions continue on a new federal building with an evaluation period of three to four months. Rep Vernon W Thomson says GSA places high priority on replacing the La Crosse building and a bid to Budget and Public Works is anticipated next year. The tone is that progress is being made and approval may come soon.
Directors of Gateway Transportation Co Inc in La Crosse declared a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents a share on common stock. The dividend was approved at the regular meeting held Thursday and will be paid July 26 to shareholders of record as of July 2.
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