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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1957
Page
2
Vacation Bible school at Trinity Lutheran Church draws 320 pupils with 225 perfect attendances. Kindergarten through eighth grade pupils will participate in 9 and 10:30 a.m. services. the boys choir sings at 7:30 a.m. All grades provide special music and prayers, with second and fifth grades contributing vocal and Creed recitals.
The Manitowoc National Air Spectacular sponsored by the Lions Club moves to July 27 28 after an earlier June date. The two day event features armed forces aircraft from the Air Force Navy Army Marines Coast Guard and National Guard plus Civil Air Patrol and reserve units with jet demos and Nike missiles. Gov Vernon Thomson and state officials will attend the Sunday jet maneuvers with other dignitaries.
Clarence Michener reports green hip boots stolen from an unlocked pickup in the Trane Co parking lot on 16th Street. Police log two hubcap thefts with individual losses including a $15 hubcap and a car behind WKBH studios missing four hubcaps valued at $50.
Anti-man unit based at Camp McCoy and drawn from La Crosse men earned the battalion prize after the artillery firing contest on June 20. The Hollywood Section includes S J C Leo Outcelt and driver Ervin Janisch along with Sergeants and privates such as Richard Hutzenbuehler C Waldo Pitz Virgil Richards Rueben Walters Douglas Stein Ronald Frederickson Jack Grimes Francis Thill James Kvien and others.
In Sturgeon Bay Cherry growers blame unfavor able spring weather for a 1957 Wisconsin red cherry crop estimate of 24 million pounds. Spokesmen say only up six million from 1956 but down sixteen million from 1955.
Two city youths aged 16 and 17 were caught siphoning gasoline from a truck at the Logan High School construction project. Police Officer Edward Haniff confronted them, they admitted the theft, and after detective questioning the boys were surrendered to the Welfare Department.
A 15 year old city boy was picked up by city police for stealing 18 bottles of soda from a Kist Pop truck parked at 7th and La Crosse. He was turned over to the welfare department.
The House moved toward a compromise on selling surplus U S foods to allied nations amid a debate over a five million dollar Polish aid deal. Edna Kelly pressed Congress to decide friendly nations, risking jeopardizing Poland aid and Eisenhower’s satellite independence pledge.
Laymen of First Congregational Church will join a retreat at Camp Decorah near Losey Boulevard and Main Street. The weekend features Christian relaxation recreation and fellowship beginning Saturday at 2 PM with registration and ending Sunday noon after dinner and devotions.
Friday two bicycle-car crashes injured children in La Crosse. Eight year old Mariene Knutson sustained a chin cut and fractured upper jaw after her bike struck a car on Main near 6th Street around 3 50 p m. Adolf Strandberg 61 opened a car door and was hit as his bike collided with the door. Danny Schrader seven was cut on the head when his bike hit a car at 14th Street and Ferry Street. he was taken to a local clinic.
Faith Lutheran La Crosse will send two representatives to the 29th South Wisconsin District convention at Concordia College Milwaukee June 24 to 28. Rev Donald Vetter, since December 1956 from Trinity Houston, Milwaukee native and Concordia graduate, will attend. layman Robert Vaningan, Sunday school staff, active since joining last summer, will also attend. Faith Lutheran is negotiating for property and plans a future church building. services are held at Strand Theater West Avenue and Jackson Street.
Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church announces its summer schedule taking effect next Sunday June 23 Worship services at 8 30 a m with kiddie keep for under threes Sunday school for ages three through five Regular Sunday school for grades one through ten at 9 30 a m New members received on Sunday June 16 are Allan Wold and family Robert Johnson and family Clarence Fontish Jr.
The Senior League of the English Lutheran Church schedules a picnic for Sunday June 23 at Veterans Memorial Park. Members meet at Luther House at 3 30 p m with transportation to the park. Events include volleyball softball and tennis. Four members will attend the National Luther League convention in Lawrenceburg Kansas in August: Ted Neubauer Karen Raddell Ann Miller and Jackie Hoelzer.
Local churches list service times: Adventist at Seventh Day and King 9 30 a m Sabbath worship 11 a m. United Pentecostal 324 N 9th 10 a m Sunday school 10 45 worship 7 45 revival Thursday prayer 8 p m. First 16th and Ferry 9 45 Sunday school 10 45 worship 7 45 revival 10 30 revival time over WKTV Tuesday ladies prayer 1 15 p m Wednesday CA service 7 30 p m Thursday service.
A dense digest of church calendars lists Mass times, confessions, and services for numerous Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish congregations in Onalaska and surrounding locales. It includes St. Wenceslaus St Stanislaus, St Patrick’s, St James, Cathedral of St Joseph and many others with regular weekday and Sunday Masses, confessions, and special devotions.
The United General Synod of the United Church of Christ meets June 25 at Music Hall Cleveland. Delegations from Northern Synod include Mrs. E. D. Hawke of Brownsville Minn. The ceremony includes a cross Bible chalice and paten symbols and a formal union declaration. La Crosse churches joining are First Congregational and St John’s Evangelical and Reformed.
The National Council of Churches plans six summer ashrams starting June 30 guiding 1 400 participants through Bible study prayer and discussions. Each retreat groups 50 ministers 50 lay members and 50 youths with Revivals led by young theology students to spur new church missions. Billy Graham described Bowery conditions and urged care for the addicted as his Madison Square Garden crusade neared capacity with 18 000 in attendance and 21 097 total decisions for Christ after 486 new converts.
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church announces a Sunday school and church picnic at Coon Valley Park on Sunday June 23. Outdoor services start at 11 a.m. Rev Norman A Nelson will speak on Gods First Things. Potluck dinner follows with drinks and ice cream provided.
A Christian Science service sermon topics readers include Jesus calming the storm from Matthew 8 23 27 and readings from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures noting the law of Spirit versus matter. The Golden Text is John 1 1 3 stating all things were made by the Word.
In Quincy two thieves smashed into a downtown drug store stealing 122.5 dollars from the cash register as a tear gas bomb exploded when they forced open a safe. A bystander witnessed the crime and reported the incident to police.
The Women s Missionary Federation of Olivet Lutheran Church hosts a combined WMF family and choir picnic on Tuesday June 25 at 6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park. Attendees should bring table service sandwiches and a covered dish. Ice cream and beverages provided. Contact WMF officers choir director or Mrs Edna Nelson for transportation.
Southwest Indiana District Superintendent Dr Leo C Davis will be the special speaker at the 10 am service at the Church of the Nazarene West Ave near Jackson St Sunday June 23 He will be joined by Rev and Mrs Donald Gibson who will provide music for the service Gibson is the newly appointed Wisconsin District superintendent and has previously led Milwaukee First Church and taught at Olivet Nazarene College.
Janice Beecher of 1022 State St will join more than 1,800 Presbyterian young people at the National Youth Assembly at Grinnell College Iowa from June 26 to July 3. Delegates from across the United States and several overseas nations will discuss spiritual needs devotional life and social life.
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