La Crosse Chamber Plans United for Progress Membership Drive
La Crosse County Chamber of Commerce schedules a 5 pm meeting at the Crystal Ballroom Hotel Stoddard to outline a six week membership drive led by treasurer James O. Ash and featuring Herbert Buck from Earl J. Smith and Associates. The campaign aims to build community pride and expand the 600 member base with roundtables and group meetings.
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la Crosse United For Progress
la Crosse County
Bernard L. Decherne
James O. Ash
Chamber
Herbert Buck
Billings
Mont
Earl J. Smith and Associates
Chicago
Buck
Decheine
Decherne
la Crosse
Chamber of Commerce
Four Children and One Adult Hurt in La Crosse County Crashes
An adult and four children were injured in Saturday crashes in La Crosse County. Hugo Rentz, 46, suffered broken ribs after his car hit a bridge abutment and overturned on CTH 1 near Bangor. A second crash on CTHB near Upper French Island School involved Richard Charles and Lois Clark, injuring four children including Timothy Charles and Lane and Barry Clark.
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la Crosse
Hugo H. Rentz
Rockland
Bangor
Hwy. 16
Rentz
Richard E. Charles
Lois D. Clark
Campbell
Upper French Island
Timothy Charles
Richie
Lane Clark
Barry Clark
Edgerton Attorney Roang Announces Congress Bid
Sverre Roang an Edgerton attorney declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 1st District congressional race. He announced the move amid party activity and local political interest.
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Edgerton
Sverre Roang
Waiting Room Pulpits Dedicated Here Sunday
Mrs. M Gates helped launch the first Waiting Room Pulpit in La Crosse at Milwaukee Road station. The second unit was installed at La Crosse Municipal Airport with gifts from Loyal Wisconsin church groups. The Travelers Spiritual Aid Foundation sponsors the project and a Dollar Shower for Recovery Advance fund seeks $8 000.
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Milwaukee Road
Frank E. Daley
Gustave Edwin Anderson
Bernard Kruse
Joseph B. Head
Ralph Kuether
la Crosse Municipal
Tribune
M. Gates
Grandview Hospital
la Crosse Municipal Airport
Travelers Spiritual Aid Foundation
Avon St
Chicago
Gladys
Houston
Minn
Kruse
Grandview
Gates
Foundation
Robert Hannan
North Presbyterian Church
Edwin Jarvis
Salvation Army
Anderson
Minneapolis
Milo G. Knutson
Mr. Head
Airport
Adult Christian Fellowship of the Methodist Church
Loyal
Clark County
Charles J. Swanson
Lee Holmes
Caledonia Street Methodist Church
the Loyal Church
Swanson
Elsie Swanson
Stephenson
Two Scholarship Winners Announced at Northwestern Medill
EVANSTON Ill AP John P Giovanni of Neenah Wisconsin and Joan M Powers of Milwaukee both 17 were named Saturday among 13 Robert R Mee Cormick scholarships to the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
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Evanston, Ill
John P. Giovanni
Neenah, Wis
Joan M. Powers
Milwaukee
Robert R. Mee-Cormick
Medill School of Journalism
Northwestern University
Bloodmobile Visit Seeks Catholic Sisters and Walk-Ins
Blood program activities begin at 1 p.m. Monday at St. Francis School of Nursing with about 100 Catholic sisters registered. Mrs. R. B. Horschak urges local residents to walk in without registering to meet the quota. The Badger Regional Bloodmobile operates 1–6 p.m. Monday, 1–6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, and 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Thursday at 615 S. 10th St.
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St. Francis School of Nursing
R. B. Horschak
Red Cross
S. 10Th St
Badger
Law Officials Friends To Pay Brooks Tribute
Plans for a 7 o'clock dinner at the Stoddard Hotel honor George Brooks known for his bloodhound work in La Crosse and beyond. FBI agent Al Manson will give the principal address. Judge Bosshard will MC. Msgr. O Sheughnessy to speak. Obrecht Sisters to provide music. Eagles plaque to be presented. remarks from Mayor Knutson, Chief Long, Sheriff Voss, and Under Sheriff Scullin. Tickets available via the sheriff or police department.
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Stoddard
George Brooks
la Crosse
FBI
al Manson
Madison
Wisconsin
Manson
Brooks
John Bosshard
T. E. O’sheughnessy
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Obrecht Sisters
Paul Morris
Order of Eagles
Milo Knutson
George Long
E. W. Voss
Robert Scullin
Break Show Case Losses Reported Across City
George Riesing reported youths broke two pieces of show case glass valued at 16 stored in a garage at 447 S 19th St. John Wilman said the aerial was broken off his car at 3rd and King streets. Jules Kriese reported an aerial broken off his car parked in front of his house on Market St.
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George Riesing
South Ave
S$ 19Th St
John Wilman
East Ave. S
3Rd
King Streets
Jules Kriese
Market St
Light Rainfall Taps Coulee Region With Tornado Warnings
Light rainfall of .27 inches at Dresbach Dam 7 and smaller amounts at Dam 6 Trempealeau Dam 8 Genoa La Crosse reported .12 by US Weather Bureau. Tornado warnings and funnel sightings reported Sunday afternoon across northwest Wisconsin with debris seen near St Croix County and funnel near River Falls.
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Dam
Dresbach
Minn
Trempealeau
Genoa
United States Weather Bureau
la Crosse
USWB
Wisconsin
Chicago
Minneapolis
Wausau
St. Croix
River Falls
Hudson
Colfax
Baldwin
Chippewa Falls
Shell Lake
Spencer
Iowa
Alma
Parks Falls
Hibbing
Rochester
Ten Little Pigs Shine at Poznan Trade Fair
Ten little pigs drew crowds at the U S exhibit during the Poznan Trade Fair in Poland outdrawing the Soviet pavilion's Sputniks at times. The event highlighted the pigs as the star attraction among visitors.
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Poznan
Poland
U.S
Union Strike At Gateway Grocery Enters Third Week
Union Teamsters Local 199 strikes Gateway Grocery Co in its third week with no settlement in sight. The Wisconsin Teamster notes wages start at $1.69 with overtime after eight hours and a 54 hour week, plus vacation, health and holidays. The union seeks a three year deal with reduced hours to four weekly, extended vacations, higher health and welfare pay, and wage increases to $2.02 by year three with a night premium. The company offers overtime after ten hours, a 42 hour week, $1.90 by year three, and limits vacations. negotiations and conciliation sessions have occurred.
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Teamsters Local
Gateway Grocery Co
Wisconsin Teamster
Mrs Caroline Moore Visits Country Friends
Mrs. Caroline Moore of 820 Main Street is spending several days in the country visiting friends and relatives.
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Caroline Moore
Main St
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United For Progress
Sweet
Imemade
Caledonia ST
Roang
Lacrosse
Pial
Acers
Ingy Odo Bereng
Schneider Heating
Keith Knudson
Delamater Equipment Co
Don von Wald
George ST
Palmer Hanson
T &E
David Dale
Onalaska
Hoeschlers
Dairyland Power Co
Eugene Toepel
George
Voss
Scullin
Sheriff's Office
Police Department
General Electric
Freezer
D, Louis Finland
Mel
Arthur Murray
Coulee
Nelson
Nelson Funeral Home
Caledonia Street
Amm
Vaan
LaCrosses
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