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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1964
Page
2
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In Evansville area a fast moving blaze trapped four Pierce brothers Walter 17 Stanley 15 Samuel 12 and Will 8 on a second floor dormitory room. Their parents Walter L. Pierce and wife escaped with other children on the first floor after the fire cut off the stairway and damaged a telephone line.
Marjorie Nelson a 16 year old La Crescent resident appealed a La Crosse Municipal Court finding of guilty for driving without due care. Her license was suspended 60 days after a Thursday trial before Judge Leonard Chojnacki. Nelson says another car forced her into a parked car on May 23 near N 23rd Street.
Livestock market notes show hogs and cattle prices from Swift & Company Winona Minnesota as of noon, with hogs 15.60 to 16.00 and sows 13.25 to 13.50. Cattle ranges include hi choice steers and heifers around 25 higher, top fed Holsteins to 17.25, beef cows to 13.25, and veal steady with top choice at 26.00. Additional USDA, CME and regional quotes from South St. Paul and Chicago cover cattle, hogs, vealers, and grain futures with mixed gains and steady wholesale prices.
Clinical tests report good to excellent results for five of six patients using the new M P O advanced hemorrhoid treatment. The product claims rapid relief with benzocaine and ephedrine sulfate, faster absorption and longer-lasting comfort, plus a germ killer hexachlorophene and a money-back guarantee.
Obituaries list John Lokken of King Wisconsin and several family survivors with services in King. Additional notices include Julia Lee of West Salem, Anna Geiwitz, Emma Rupp of Onalaska, Kathryn Smith of La Crosse, and various relatives, churches, and burial plans across Wisconsin communities.
George Power 25 of Kenosha died after a car left County Trunk F near Hamburg and struck a utility pole. The incident raised Wisconsin highway deaths to 436 for 1964, up from 365 a year earlier. The report also notes USDA live poultry prices in Chicago.
A notice lists Volk Field in Wisconsin and Camp Douglas with a contact phone number 212 981 7778 for inquiries and arrangements. The text suggests a coordination or outreach need related to the sites, without additional context.
List of La Crosse County cases from Daily Records showing defendants charged with drunken driving speeding and disorderly conduct with fines licenses suspended and short jail terms. Includes names ages addresses and penalties across multiple offenses.
Birth notices list several families welcoming new children at hospitals in La Crosse and nearby towns including June 7 daughter to Ensign and Mrs. Galen R Price Jr Portsmouth and June 21 twins to Mr. and Mrs Oliver Smith La Crosse. Fire department and police activity report car fires and mechanical issues on June 22 in La Crosse and Onalaska with addresses and times.
Louis James aged 40 from Ripon was fatally injured at an Oshkosh transportation firm where he worked. He was caught between the cab and frame of a tractor unit during his shift.
New York AP reports a growing revolt against James Hoffa s national car delivery contract plan. Locals from Tarrytown to Baltimore vote on strike after earlier East Coast rejection, fearing loss of local autonomy and fringe benefits. Nine car haulers threaten to halt GM Ford and Chrysler plants, risking overflow at lots.
President Johnson announces changes in South Vietnam with Robert Taylor replacing Henry Lodge as top commander in Saigon. Johnson cites Taylor’s leadership, democracy commitment, and knowledge of Communist subversion as reasons for the appointment while Lodge resigns for personal reasons. The speech also notes ongoing air flights over Laos and a new US Soviet desalination cooperation.
A list of marriage license announcements shows couples from La Crosse, Bangor, West Salem, Onalaska, Rockland, La Crosse, Viroqua, Hillsboro, Cashton and Westby. Dates set for mid to late June. Names include Buroker Clem ents Alberts Fibeger Antony Keily Mealey Emerson Van Riper Groothoff Tyler Chamberlain Wilcox Anderson Gerken Lamplet Sprague Soldenberg Campbell McCoy Miller and Foss.
A Ways and Means Committee delay held up a House vote on Social Security changes including a potential health care program. The plan would raise Social Security payments about 6 percent and increase taxes, but administration plans for aged health care faced opposition. Speculation pointed to a last minute push to include hospital coverage or a similar health measure in the bill.
In Durham New Hampshire a fire at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity near the University of New Hampshire killed two students and left three others unaccounted for. Fire crews found the first body about three hours after the blaze was under control and the second body shortly before noon. Authorities could not identify the victims immediately as they continued to search the ashes.
New York AP The office manager of Burnham and Co a New York Stock Exchange member firm is sought in an embezzlement case that may total seven hundred thousand dollars Jeremiah Moran 61 a longtime employee is wanted for grand larceny Moran last seen leaving the Wall Street office Friday Burnham says its twenty five million dollar insurance policy covers losses
EASTON Conn AP Helen Keller who has been blind and deaf since infancy marks her 84th birthday next Saturday in good health A companion says she rises early and spends the day with her dogs and in her garden weather permitting
H Earl Hunter 34 of La Crescent Minnesota was driving north on 4th Street when his car struck a semi trailer parked against traffic during a Monday night rainstorm. He sustained a lacerated chin and was treated at St Francis Hospital and released. The trailer was operated by Richard F Tice 48 of Milwaukee. Hunter is a farm director at WKTY radio.
La Crosse County Judge Eu gene A. Toepel a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve judge advocate general corps is among 27 reservists at a two week school in Virginia. He is the only Wisconsin student at the JAG school located at the University of Virginia. The course covers international law evidence treaties status of forces and military law. Judge Toepel presides over La Crosse County Court Branch 1.
Police questioned an 18-year-old boy suspected of wrecking the family car and reporting it stolen. If correct, this will be the second false stolen car report in nine days. The car was found in a ditch by Lang Drive near Gorder Road. a guard rail was broken and authorities towed the vehicle after checking the marsh for a body.
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