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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1961

Page

3

Local Drivers Hit With Fines In County Court Docket

A long list of defendants from Wisconsin and nearby states faced fines for drunken behavior and traffic violations. Names include Joseph A. Stroeh, Wayne Brown, Arden Carder, and many others charged with drunk and disorderly, speeding, and related offenses. Some cases involved driving without licenses, red light violations, and reckless or inattentive driving.

Joseph A. Stroeh Park Ave Gene Barryhille Oklahoma Wayne Brown de Soto Arden Carder Joliett Camp McCoy Bob L. Fenoglio Arcadia Kan John R. Miller Sylvester W.va Armand W. Eggen Caledonia St Gerald L. Fehlberg Raymond Gallegos Pueblo Colo John F. Hastings Genoa Wayne J. Miller Minneapolis Harriet Peterson Lloyd T. Russell 7Th St Walter J. Schieche Donald Uglow Waterloo Towa Robert J. Weiland Travis St Robert L. Crossett Markle Road Richard M. Heiser Johnson St Kenneth D. Hoff Charles St Steven H. Holthaus Oak St Quentin D. Kagel St. Cloud St Robert T. Knight Gillette St James E. Kroll Joseph Martino N. Bainbridge St Richard R. Stinson S. 20Th St Theodore Taylor Hagar Gary R. Thrun S. 6Th St Wesley D. Cousineau Rochester Minn Loren E. Erickson Cottonwood Raymond Wy. Harnish Onalaska Phyllis M. King St. Andrew St Ellen A. Bettin Ronald C. Bryant Shorewood Drive Harry L. Canfield Ferry St Jerry F. Conway S. 17Th St Richard J. Erdman Manitowoc Arthur J. Fogel Barstow Calif Quentin L. Goehring Underwood N.C Eliphalet R. Gordon Phyllis M. Joern 5Th Ave. S James S. Kampschroer Mississippi St Duane A. Lambrecht Kenesaw, Neb Joyce E. Rahnenfuehrer R. 2 Michael J. Ritter S. 14Th St Bobby E. Robson N. 9Th St Robert M. Schmitz S. 28Th St Mrs Lorraine Setzer Valley Rd Vernon D. Smith Peru Iowa William A. Stelter S. 10Th St Robert C. Stingl Badger St Gertrude V. Wittenberg Zephyr Circle Richard L. Wolfe Jr Prospect St John Wunder Milwaukee Robert Yealon

Eleanor Roosevelt Addresses UN at Racine Dedication

Eleanor Roosevelt spoke on the United Nations before about 1,600 at Memorial Hall in Racine sponsored by the Johnson Foundation. Pickets from both sides gathered outside but she entered by a rear door and invited them inside to park their signs, calling the UN the greatest machine for peace and noting its economic and humanitarian roles.

Racine Eleanor Roosevelt United Nations Memorial Hall Johnson Foundation

Ikeda Voices Trade Benefits Amid U S Protectionism

Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda told a Waldorf luncheon that trade with Japan greatly benefits the American economy. He warned U S unions and industries pushing import limits threaten stability and cited Tokyo's export controls on 50 goods including textiles, tuna, plywood, and transistor radios.

New York Hayato Ikeda Japan Ikeda

Ex Spartan Killed In Fall At Janesville

Lindahl Dox lrud 49 formerly of Sparta died from a fall at a sister’s home in Janesville. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Robert Page Funeral Home in Sparta.

Janesville Sparta Wis Lindahl Doxlrud Robert Page

River Readings and Station Flood Stage Update

Flood stage data for ILA Crosse shows river readings and stations with 24 hour changes. Times for sunrise and sunset listed for Sunday with moon set details.

Moon

Town Cancels Out 2 Of 3 Traffic Charges

Campbell agrees to erase two traffic convictions against Robert Stolpa 32 of 2804 Hamilton Ave following a legal settlement. Stolpa drops circuit court suit against the town and two constables Don Mueller and Ed Rodenkirch. Stop-sign conviction remains upheld.

Campbell la Crosse Robert Stolpa Hamilton Ave Don Mueller Ed Rodenkirch Stolpa Clinton Street Small Claims Court Leonard Chojnacki Mueller Rodenkirch Carl F. Schnick Lincoln Neprud

WSES Extends Hire Now Campaign Beyond Drive

The Wisconsin State Employment Service La Crosse office will continue hiring efforts indefinitely after the close of the Hire Now drive on June 30. Between May 12 and mid-June staff made 332 employer contacts and received 670 openings. Twenty five employers asked for the hire now desk with orders, and Manager N. E. Schulze thanked area employers for their cooperation.

la Crosse Wisconsin State Employment Service WSES N. E. Schulze

Judge Stone Sets Local Petit Jury Session in La Crosse

Federal Judge Patrick Stone of Wausau tentatively schedules a petit jury session in La Crosse for September or October. Postmaster George M. Hetherington reported Thursday. The last full jury convening in La Crosse federal court was in 1953.

Patrick Stone Wausau la Crosse George M. Hetherington la’ Crosse

Marriage Licenses Granted in Wisconsin Towns

In Sparta Gerald T Schlaver of Sparta and Virginia Lee Star of Burns are to be married July 1. In Whitehall Robert John Cottingham of Chetek and Marie Agnes Klopotek of Arcadia marry June 24. Maynard George Gran and Clarice Marie Torpen, both of rural Osseo, to wed July 1.

Gerald T. Schlaver Sparta Virginia Lee Star Burns la Crosse County Whitehall Wis Robert John Cottingham Chetek Marie Agnes Klopotek Arcadia Maynard George Gran Clarice Marie Torpen Osseo

Tri State Deaths Chronicle Wisconsin Minnesota

Obituary notices for Ida Tande of Alma Center Wisconsin aged 70 died at home. Surviving relatives include six daughters and four sons. Other notices oblige in Caledonia and Prairie du Chien with deaths of Alexander Schleicher Fred Messling and Andrew Peterson. Funeral services planned across multiple towns.

Forsythe Rites Held in Houston Area Cemetery

M A Braaten to officiate at burial in St Peter Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary Monday evening. Forsythe, born Eau Claire Wisconsin August 15 1884, lived in Houston area since age one. He married Ella Rasmussen in 1908 she died in 1935. He farmed near Houston then moved into the city. He was a Lyric Theater projectionist for years. Surviving: daughter Mabel Forsyth of Houston, sons Conrad Keokuk Iowa Myron Rushford Gale Eleva Wisconsin, sister Mrs Stanley Ensrud Winona.

M. A. Braaten St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery Forsythe Ole Forsyth Eau Claire Wis Houston Ella Rasmussen Lyric Theater Mabel Forsyth Conrad Keokuk Iowa Myron Rushford Gale Eleva Stanley Ensrud Winona

Records Roundup From La Crosse Circuit Court Actions

Summary of divorces, custody rulings, and criminal or traffic dispositions recorded in La Crosse Circuit Court. Includes Donald Wilder and Emilio Wilder divorce filings, Sonia Vix custody, Marilyn Gamble custody, S and T Enterprises vehicle issue, criminal sentences for Thomas Belling and Daniel Vinson, James Cooper speeding and jail sentence, GiGi Blevins bond, with local incident notes on injuries to J Boersma and L Ramsey.

Donald V. Wilder Fr. Bliss Tex Emilio S. Wilder Yokohama Japan Sonia (Nicholson) Vix la Crescent Harlan G. Vix S. 4Th St Caledonia Minn Marilyn M. Gamble S. 7Th St Donald D. Gamble Main St Sparta S and T Enterprises Tampa Fla Thomas Belling Losey Blvd Belling Aaron Sanford Daniel Vinson Badger Sr Vinson Sanford James F. Cooper Houston GiGi Blevins S. 3Rd St

Gas leak and fire incidents in La Crosse area

A log from La Crosse records gas pipe leak at a residence on Green Bay Street at 10 22 a m June 23 and a hotel room blaze caused by a cigarette at Ace Hotel on Pearl Street at 2 35 a m June 24. Police and ambulance moved patients and transfers to St Francis Hospital and County Home for care and shelter. Local names include M T Boland and Harlan Frost among others.

M. T. Boland Green Bay St Ace Totten Pearl St St. Francis Hospital Vernon County John Hagen St. Francis County Home Martha Peterson Jennings ‘Perso N. Leonard St West Salem Harlan Frost Winnebago St French Island

Vacant Council Seat May Cause U.N. Battle

The Security Council nonpermanent seat, currently held by Turkey, faces a divisive contest between Communist Romania and pro Western Philippines. A two thirds vote in the General Assembly could deadlock the 99 members, with Romania and the Philippines likely to share the term if no clear winner emerges. Other candidates include Ghana and Guatemala.

United Nations N.Y Security Council Romania Philippines Turkey General Assembly Council Assembly London Britain China France Soviet Russia United States Latin America British Commonwealth Middle East Western Europe Eastern Europe Poland Ukraine Yugoslavia Greece Japan Czechoslovakia Ghana Ceylon Guatemala Ecuador

Buddhism Stirs With New Vigor In A Religion Shift

Buddhist faith, long a quiet giant, grows more active in the United States and Asia. Leaders cite nationalism and Christian influence as factors while Buddhism expands through schools, hospitals, and social programs. The Shin-shu branch shows Christian-like features such as preaching and youth groups.

Far East Wallace C. Merwin National Council of Churches Southeast Asia Olivier Beguin London United Bible Societies Orient Japan China Formosa

Births in Wisconsin local hospitals and notable chloroform use

Birth announcements from St Luke's La Crosse Lutheran and St Francis hospitals list new daughters and sons for families in Racine Mequon La Crosse Onalaska West Salem De Soto Wino na and Sparta with dates June 20 to June 23. The note adds Prof Richard L Howard of Columbus Ohio as first to use chloroform after its discovery in Scotland.

Wilfred A. Schmitt West Salem Leona Stella Ronald R. Kimball S. 28Th St Judith Sofia Robert Ives R. 1 de Soto Vera Hastings LaVerne Bartelson R. 2 Winona Darlene Jenkinson Richard L. Howard Columbus Ohio Scotland

Weather Forecast for Lacrosse and Nearby States

LACROSSE AND VICINITY Mostly fair tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Lows around 54 and highs near 80. Monday partly cloudy and warmer with a low of 60. WISCONSIN Fair and cool tonight, then fair and warmer Sunday. MINNESOTA Partly cloudy tonight through Sunday with a slight warmup. IOWA Generally fair tonight and Sunday with a slowly rising temperature Sunday.

Lacrosse Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

Boy Killed In New York Cart Collision

A head on go cart race on Staten Island Friday night left Anslem Bilotti dead from a broken neck and Richard Scanlon critically injured with a fractured skull and possible internal injuries. The youths, both 15, raced small cars on an abandoned circular road at a former military installation where go karts can reach high speeds.

New York Staten Island J. Bilotti Richard Scanlon

Guard Reorganization Planned for Wisconsin Division

At Camp McCoy Wisconsin Maj. Gen. Herbert A. Smith announced the 32nd National Guard Division will be reorganized into three brigades of infantry battalions, a shift for both regular Army and Guard divisions. The unit will maintain operations with minimal disruption to 76 communities it serves while awaiting the new structure. The division earned top ratings from Army inspectors, with 24 superior and 66 excellent honors across units. New officers from the Wisconsin Military Academy joined, including honor cadet Thomas Posser and award recipients James Chaney and Stuart Ball, as Rep. Melvin Laird urged vigilance against national character decay.

Camp Mccoy Wisconsin 32Nd National Guard Herbert A. Smith Oshkosh Smith National Guard Hisory Wissconsin Military Academy Madison Thomas J. Posser Elkhorn James L. Chaney Milwaukee Stuart L. Ball Schofield

Dr Kenneth F Ducke Die In Local Hospital

Dr. Kenneth F. Ducke aged 52 of 1520 State Street chiropodist died in a local hospital Saturday. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Schumacher Funeral Home.

Kenneth F. Ducke State St Schumacher Funeral Home

William C. Goldsmith Dies at 62 in Madison

William C. Goldsmith 62 of Shore Acres retired letter carrier died Saturday at Veterans Hospital Madison. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Sletten-McKee Funeral Home.

William C. Goldsmith Shore Acres Veterans Hospital Madison Sletten-McKee Funeral Home

Local Wedding Dinners and Anniversaries at Schmidty's

Local notices advertise family style and plate lunch options for wedding dinners or anniversaries. Choices include turkey chicken ham swiss steak roast beef with air conditioned dining. Information available by calling or visiting Schmidty's at 43795.

Schmidty’s

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Council of Deliberation Noah J. Frey Oscar J. Richter C. L. Ringquist C. L. Peterson A. C. Blystad Tribune Police Court Harold R. Branham Camp McCoy Hospital Justice Court Monroe County Peter Garske Wilton Claude Bernier Epping N.H Donald Kinde Woodruff Hollis Parish Eleanor Ila Crosse Stone Thomas Tande Alma Center Thomas Ida) Tande Garden Valley Jackson County Ellsworth Skaar Oliver ‘Smith Merrillan Chester ‘Larson Black River Falls Harold Wold Lawrence Kaas Anaheim Eastlawn Jensen Funeral Home Hixton Alexander Schleicher St.Paul Hospital Steffen St. Peter’s Catholic Church Calvary Cemetery Alfred Frisch Schleicher Gottfried Schleicher Louisa Senn Joseph Boerkohl Vincent St. Paul Mary Bouquet Kate Schleicher Matt Schleicher Fred Messling Prairie DU Chien Prairie du ‘Chien Lake Thornburg Lowell Bartell A. O. Smith Co Prairie du Chien Woolen Harland Waukesha Elsie Heidenwag Lake-Thornburg W. K. Bodamer Emma Pake Rockford, Ill Andrew Peterson Coon Valley Chaseburg Middle Coon Valley Lutheran Church J. O. Paulsrud Westby Gilbertson Peterson Ernest Alton Evelyn) Sveum Anna Norway Earl Beals Money Creek Stockton Beals Oliver Nettie)Simonson Fred Stella) Lind Cass Lake William Bublitz la Cresicent Helmer Forsyth Houston, Minn Helmer C.forsyth The Hill Mortuary Aia Flow Weather Outlook Northern Plains Mississippi Valley Great Lakes Region Los Angeles Chicago New Orleans Miami Circuit Court Rink J. Boersma Onalaska’ Ave Lutheran Hospital Laura Ramsey Cass St St. Ann's Hospital Fire Department My. Floust Market ST U.N. Battle William N. Oatis George W. Cornell Zeker Amitabha Amida Buddha Buddha East Asia Burma Thailand Laos Cambodia Racine, Wis St. Luke’s Hospital Margaret Elizabeth Philip R. Smith Katherine Lichtfeldt Mequon Smith LA Crosse la Crosse Hospital Lynn Hanson Holmen Mar Jorie Larson Jesse J. Boehlke South Court Jeanine Blank St. Mary’s Hospital Virgil Finnegan Tomah Imela C. Thom George M. Uting S. L. St Donna M. Brinker Jafer’s Jafek Newburg Bidg Melvin Laird R-Marshfield Laird Go Kart Recreation Center
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