Gas company files answer in $120000 motel explosion suit
Midwest Bottle Gas Co. of La Crosse filed an answer denying odorization fault in a $120,000 damage suit over a May 14 motel explosion that killed Dr. Jekobs Reiingers and injured his wife. The company says the gas was properly odorized and blames negligence by the Rennigers and incorrect stove use.
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Midwest Bottle Gas Co
3Rd St
Chicago
Jekobs Reiigers
Danny
Zigrida Renigers
The
la Crosse Trust Co
la Crosse
Ixts
Carl F. Schnick
Midwest
Renigers
Jekobs Fenigers
Man reports ladder incident near house on Wood Street
John Bruemmer of 2102 Wood St reports his last Thursday night incident involved a six foot stepladder left against the side of his house.
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John Bruemmer
Wood St
Mercury Dips Below Normal In La Crosse
La Crosse area temperatures ran seven degrees below normal with a Sunday high of 68 and Monday top at 65. Clouds were common as cool air gripped the western Great Lakes region. Forecast called for a cooler night and a Tuesday high near 76 with possible light showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
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la Crosse
The
Mercury
United States Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Iowa
Rocky Mountains
USWB
Eau Claire
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Tennessee
Ohio
Myerstown
Paducah
Evansville
Ind
Gulf States
Ohio Valley
New England
Two PTA Summer Workshops Planned in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin PTA schedules two three day leadership training workshops for July at Stevens Point State College and the University of Wisconsin. Leaders include Ellen Dell Bieler Richard Hetland and George Steinmetz along with district PTA representatives. The program covers home school and community relations program development and leadership skills. Registrations are led by L A Leifer and Howard Thomas. The state PTA opposes two bills MTS and 225A seen as unsafe for children and urges contacts to legislators. District II officers attend, including Alfred Peterson, Leslie Burch, and Kenneth Zuehlke with Robert Tremaine in District III.
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PTA
Stevens Point State College
University of Wisconsin
Ellen Dell Bieler
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Richard Hetland
Bureau of Information and Program Services
George Steinmetz
Parent Education
Wisconsin Congress of Pta
State Congress of Parents and Teachers
Wisconsin
L. A. Leifer
Madison
Howard Thomas
Wisconsin Rapids
Agnes Bodenstein
Alfred Peterson
Hillview Ave
Leslie Burch
Sumner St
la Crosse Council
Jefferson School
Kenneth Zuehlke
Rose St
Robert Tremaine
West Salem
Tornadoes Rise Across U S In First Five Months Of 1957
Tornadoes totaled 624 from January through May 1957, topping the 1955 five month record. More than 100 lives were lost, with January 13 deaths, April 29, and May 20 deaths in the Ruskin Heights Kansas City area. Reports credit expanded storm networks and radar, plus forewarning and public information for the surge. May led with 324 tornadoes, while April set a new record at 236. Texas led with 95, Oklahoma 46, amid broad flooding across Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri. In Kansas City area, warnings allowed many to reach basements. over 50 in one basement and 150 in a church basement.
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United States Weather Bureau
Ruskin Heights
Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisana
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Fourth Degree Knights Invited to Marquette Marker Dedication
Portage Wisconsin hosts a Father Marquette Highway ceremony with a marker unveiling at the Fox River mouth. Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree from La Crosse and other sections gather at 2:30 p.m. for a parade, followed by a 4:30 p.m. unveiling and 7 p.m. dinner at St Marys Church. Andrew J Hoffman leads La Crosse delegation.
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Bishop Schwebach
Knights of Columbus of la
Wisconsin
Father Marquette
Green Bay
Prairie du Chien
Knights of Columbus
KC Club
Portage
St. Mary’s Church
la Crosse
Andrew J. Hoffman
Boy Bitten by Dog on 10th and Badger Streets
A six year old city boy, Gerald C. Davis of 425 North 10th Street, was severely bitten in the left thigh Saturday evening as he passed by the intersection of 10th and Badger streets. He described the dog only as a hunting dog and the injury was a gash requiring treatment.
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10Th
Badger Streets
Gerald C. Davis
10Th St
Four Musicians Pleasing Recital At Washburn School
Sunday evening at Washburn School the La Crosse Music Award Assn sponsored joint winners Douglas Phillips and Bert Philips with soprano Elaine Freybler and pianist Lorrie Pierce. The program mixed modern and classic pieces, highlighted by the Faure Elegy and Debussy Minuet, with strong performances and a note on future funding policy for undergraduate music study.
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Washburn School
la Crosse Music Award Assn
Douglas Phillips
Bert Philips
Elaine Freybler
Lorrie Pierce
Henri Eccles
Bert
Faure
Debussy
Bartok
Bert Philps
Block
Council Holds Meeting On Tuesday Night
The Common Council plans a special 7:35 p.m. Tuesday session to act on six routine items after a 7:30 p.m. regular session. Topics include hiring to fill the late Senator McCarthy’s seat, street and water projects, alley grading, a Red Cloud Park shelter house, and bid advertising for curb and gutter work. Aldermen expect to discuss auditorium board appointments and a Town of Shelby Sanitary Sewer District 1 service request within 10 days.
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Common Council
Milo Knutson
John Marasek
Council
Grounds, Buildings and Utilities Committee
Town of Shelby
Marasek
River Construction Co
Lang Drive
Joseph McCarthy
9Th
Zeisler Streets
Red Cloud Park
Luther High Cornerstone Laid At Onalaska Rally Day
Luther High School on Onalaska held Rally Day with open air service led by Rev. Wayne Schmidt and liturgist Rev. Jonathan Schaller. The cornerstone ceremony at 2 p.m. featured W. R. Trapp and Harold Molzahn. guiding bands and choirs from St. John's Sparta and Barre Mills performed. The school opens September as a ninth grade. planned growth to four years.
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New Luther High School
Onalaska
W. R. Trapp
Harold Molzahn
Luther High School
Luther High
Wayne Schmidt
Jonathan Schaller
Stoddard
Wis
Frank Italiano
St. John’s Lutheran Church Choir
Sparta
Robert Moldenhauer
Arden Stuebs
Bangor
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Barre Mills
Armin Huhn
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