Even Liars Club Can't Top This Fish Story
A Vermont style fish tale from Burlington entries details a two pound catfish trapped in a hollow stump and looping in circles after being freed, with witnesses including William Shely and Dr. Gundersen. Sailors on French Island aided the retrieval, while a parallel tale notes a 10 gallon can catfish at Stoddard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liars Club
Burlington
William H. Shely
Farnam St
Thorolf E. Gundersen
la Crosse
Carl A. Lindblow
19Th St
Johnny Aldrich
Russell E. Aldrich
Madison St
Shely
Dr. Gundersen
Harry L. Canfield
Ferry St
Canfield
Stoddard
Newman Club Executive Board Sets 1959-60 Theme
Fall operations report from the Newman Club Federation North Central Province shows Faith Parents Education and Gods Grace as the year’s theme. Edward Pronschinske of River Falls State College chaired the meeting at Eau Claire State College Newman Center. He appointed committees and announced hosting duties for Leadership Weekend, regional conventions, and publicity roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall Claire
Wis
Newman Club Federation
North Central Province
Eau Claire State College
Newman Center
God's Grace
Edward Pronschinske
River Falls State College
Pronschinske
Ronald Davis
Platteville State
Robert Pliska
la Crosse State
Pliska
Stevens Point State
Michigan Tech
Houghton
University of Wisconsin At Milwaukee
Stout State
Menomonie
Barbershoppers Plan Old Timers Night in La Crosse
La Crosse Barbershoppers SPEBSQSA announce Old Timers Night Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Swing's Oehler's Cave Park with current and prospective members invited. The chorus also plans to entertain patients at La Crosse County Home West Salem on July 7 and Oak Forest Sanatorium Onalaska on July 21, following a singing for Villa St. Joseph sisters on June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Spebsqsa
Swing
Oehler
Cave Park
la Crosse County
West Salem
Oak Forest
Onalaska
Villa St. Joseph
St. Joseph's Ridge
Two Children Bitten In Two Separate Dog Bites
A boxer dog awakening from sleep bit Dawn Severson seven at 604 North Ninth Street as a girl tried to pet him. Harold J. Doerre’s dog, tied in his yard at 408 North Ninth Street, bit Beverly Barta four at 127 South Twenty second Street after she paused to pet a black cocker spaniel owned by H A Gregory at 142 South Twenty third Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawn Severson
N. 9Th St
Harold J. Doerre
Beverly Barta
S. 22Nd St
H. A. Gregory
S. 23Rd St
Don’t Overdo Auto Trip Chief’s Advice
County Highway Police Chief Edward Tabbert urges caution for summer vacation trips. He warns drivers not to exceed safe daily distances and to stop if tired. he emphasizes avoiding any driving while sleepy and planning rest to prevent fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Tabbert
World War I Veterans Plan 1960 La Crosse Convention
Wisconsin WWI veterans conclude Fond du Lac meeting naming La Crosse as 1960 convention city. Commander Raymond Fawcett notes La Crosse Barracks 1650’s size and early invites influenced vote. Over 125 delegates attended with officers elected including Donald Vander Cook as commander and Jack Macco senior vice commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond du Lac
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Jack Macco
Green Bay
H. F. Klosterman
Platteville
Marlin H. Bradway
Milwaukee
Jay Boone
Robert Bauman
Charles Ayers
Toepel to Speak at UW Institute in Madison
La Crosse County Juvenile Judge Eugene A. Toepel will lecture at the University of Wisconsin Madison on delinquency control for law enforcement officers. Sessions run 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. and 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. covering juvenile court roles and its relation to police and welfare services. Judge Toepel serves as county, juvenile, and probate judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Eugene A. Toepel
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Toepel
Juvenile Court
County Welfare Agen
Council Sends Complaint Back To Committee
The Common Council sent back to committee a complaint from eight property owners on 27th street about sewer flow, asking City Atty. Flanagan to advise on legal aspects. They also moved numerous public works items for 1960 curb and gutter projects, including streets on 29th, 26th, 28th, Blackhawk place, Seiler lane, Cliffwood Lane, Nancy court, and East avenue, plus plans for Myrick Park pumping station access. The council directed assessments for 28th street curb and gutter and considered bids for water mains on 27th street and storm sewers on 21st place and Lang drive, with traffic safety curb and gutter recommendations for four intersections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
27Th Street
John Flanagan
Council
City Plan Commission
29Th Street
Bliss Road
Cass Street
26Th Street
Main
Cass Streets
28Th Street
Jackson
Farnam
Blackhawk Place
28Th
Seiler Lane
Seiler
Cliffwood Lane
Farnam Street
Cliffwood Heights
Nancy Court
East Avenue
la Crosse Street
Myrick Park
Board of Public Works
Main and
Robert Loeffler
William Amundson
George Long
4Th and
Cass
4Th Street
West Avenue
Adams Street
Liberty and
Windsor Streets
Windsor Street
St. James Street
No. 2
Long
32Nd Street
E. Fairchild
Glendale Avenues
Cottage Grove Street
21St Place
Chase Street
Lang Drive
First Presbyterian Church Elects Three to Official Boards
A Sunday special meeting followed morning worship to fill vacancies on the church boards. Paul Conway and Mrs. Paul Conway resigned from the trustees and deaconesses boards, Stuart Brokaw resigned from the deacons, and Gordon Hassell Llewellyn Lien and Mrs Oscar Berg were nominated for trustees deacons and deaconesses respectively. The vote was unanimous and installation scheduled in a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Paul Conway
Board of Trustees
Horace Crews
Gordon Hassell
Llewellyn Lien
Board of Deacons
Oscar Berg
James Bell
Spraying Announced for East Avenue Area
City Park Department says spraying will operate from East Avenue to the Mississippi River between King La Crosse and Zeisler streets. The schedule runs from 11:30 p.m. Tuesday to 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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East Avenue
Mississippi River
King, la Crosse
Zeisler Streets
Three Injured In City Auto Accidents
A collision at Pettibone Park injured Maurice Nagle of La Crescent and caused front end damage to Elmer Deschner after a sudden stop by Nagle led to a following car crash. In a second incident Bernice Kerr and Edward Peters suffered cuts when Kerr’s car backed into Scott’s vehicle and Peters was knocked down while attempting to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Nagle
la Crescent
Minn
la Crosse
Pettibone Park
Nagle
Elmer H. Deschner
Kerr
Albert G. Scott
Denton St
Peters
Robert Gaumer Enlists in Air Force Airborne Training
Robert A Gaumer son of Mrs Leona C Gaumer 3204 S 27th St enlisted June 15 for three years in the airborne forces after graduating Central High School in 1959 He is now in basic training and was a member of the Rhythm Kings a high school music group. He will receive leave after basic training before airborne instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Gaumer
Leona C. Gaumer
S. 27Th St
United States Army
Gaumer
Central High School
He Gaumer
Rhythm Kings
Coulee
Happy Go Lucky Club Picnic Set for Thursday
The Happy Go Lucky Club will hold a picnic Thursday in Myrick Park starting at 6 p.m. The next meeting is July 3, also in the park. Twenty one members attended the last gathering, with Adele Rice listed as a guest among the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Go Lucky
Myrick Park
Harry Novak
Runge Sletten
Karen Remen
Beverly Pavlotos
Ruth Hopkins
Esther Knutson
Cyril Berg
Leslie Forss
Jim Michener
Lanny Heggy
Sylvester Stokes
Jack Roddle
Joyce Jenkerson
Darlene Fossum
Donald Willey
Malcolm Gaarder
Helen Pitz
Joyce Jacobs
John Swancutt
David Moe
Toni Culp
Adele Rice
IGY Scientist To Speak At State College
Peter Schoeck world traveler and mountaineer will give an illustrated lecture at La Crosse State College Thursday at 10 am. He is an instructor at the University of Minnesota and recently completed an 11 month Antarctic IGY duty as chief glaciologist at Little America. He narrowly escaped a fall into an ice crevasse and filmed much of life in darkness. He will discuss life at the South Pole and summarize IGY science for lay readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Schoeck
la Crosse State College
University of Minnesota
Schoeck
Antarctica
Little America
Ross Ice Shelf
New Zealand
United States
Germany
German Naval Academy
Institute of Technology At
Karlsruhe
Europe
Antarctic
South Pole
Safety Unit To Honor Auto-Lite at La Crosse outing
The Electric Auto-Lite Co. earns 15 years of participation honors from the La Crosse Industrial Safety Council at the annual outdoor outing aboard two large boats and a small one from La Crosse Boat Club. Auto-Lite officials Harold J. Padesky Oscar Wallschlager John Jiracek Chester Christen son and Ernie Yost will accept on behalf of the company. Wallschlager previously chaired the safety council. The event includes a river trip to the Ed and Fran Duffy cottage near Stoddard, with dinner at 7 p.m. and a 9 p.m. bus return option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Auto-Lite Co
la Crosse
la Crosse Transit Co
Final Personal Property Tax Notices Mailed
Final notices go out as eight days remain to file blanks before July 1. Chief assessor Arthur G Rogge notes about 400 business and professional operators, 250 rooming house operators, and 150 to 200 boat or motor owners have yet to report. Assessments use May 1 status and require inventory, equipment, furniture, fixtures, furnishings, and boat property details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur G. Rogge
Rogge
Radio Stolen From North Side Laundromat
Curt Harold reports a small white finished radio was stolen Sunday evening from the North Side Laundromat at Caledonia and St. James streets. He gave police his address at 2124 Travis Street and said he did not know the radio’s brand or model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laundromat
Caledonia
St. James
Curt Harold
Travis St
Battery Stolen From Old Truck At Onalaska Residence
Mrs L Rochester of Fruit Acres Route 1 Onalaska reported to the sheriff that a battery was stolen from an old truck at her residence on the weekend.
Population age shift seen in La Crosse census
Census in nine months will recount La Crosse demographics with detailed questions on age sex race and income. Projections show 11 percent of residents over 65 and a higher median age, with expected growth to about 52,000 by 1960 and per capita income rising above 1783 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
la Crosse
United States
East North Central States
Waves To Hold Florida Reunion 17th Anniversary Event
The Waves organization marks its 17th anniversary with a Florida reunion July 24 to 26 in Jacksonville at the Robert Meter Hotel. Invitations go to Waves and former Waves, reserve members, Yeomen, Navy nurses, ex-Spars and women Marines. About 2,000 registrations are expected. information via Navy Recruiting Branch in La Crosse or National Waves Reunion Committee, Box 665, Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAVES
United States Navy
Jacksonville
Fla
Robert Meter Hotel
Navy
Federal Ridg
la Crosse
National Waves Reunion Committee
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Queen Elizabeth
Aluminum Company of Canada
Arvida
Que
David H. Ferguson
Prince Philip
Unifax
Newman Club Executive Board
McCord Jewelers
Fifth Avenue
Jack Robinson
Kroger
UW Institute
P.m
Cy. Judge
M. Berg
Robert Gaumer
Air Force
Happy Go Lucky Club
Creke
South Avenue
State College
Frank French
Boat Transportation Company
Jim Lonkoski
Jack Gerken
Douglas Schober
Frederick Fiers
French
Wesley Denny
Ed Kendhammer
Arthur Craig
Camp McCoy
32Nd Infantry Division
Nehumacher Puneral
Hlome
Florida
Continental
China
By Raymond Loewy
Goldcrest
Emerald
Girt & China Shop
West Ave
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