Indian Mound Site Becomes Park Area
Sheboygan marks the dedication of 15 acres as Indian Mound Park. The effigy mounds, dating back 1200 years, feature shapes of deer panthers turtle and other figures formed from trees and earth. Archaeologist Kermit Freckmann supervised restoration after a 1956 fund drive raised 15000 to secure the land.
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Sheboygan
S. Ninth St
Panther Ave
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Kermit Freckmann
Mounds
Garden Clubs
Sheboygan Press
A. Matt Werner
Sheboygan Common Council
Conservation and
Service Club
Ten La Crosse County Men Drafted for Army Service
Ten La Crosse County men, far exceeding the June quota, will leave July 6 from Local Board 33 for two years in the Army. Induction at Minneapolis will include 46 registrants examined for possible induction. Three inductees sworn June 9 are Kenneth L. Knutson, 806 Copeland Ave., John K. Alland, Chicago formerly of 1375 Hyde Ave., and Nicholas E. Carter, R. 2, La Crosse.
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la Crosse County
Board 33
Selective Service
Minneapolis
Kenneth L. Knttson
Copeland Ave
John K. Alland
Chicago
Hyde Ave
Nicholas E. Carter
R. 2
la Crosse
Paralyzed Yugoslav Boy to Walk Again
A 6 year old from Tetovo Macedonia Petar Rajtic will return home soon able to walk with crutches and braces following surgery and long rehabilitation at the Kenny Rehabilitation Institute in Minneapolis His journey included polio in Monte 1965 surgery at St Barnabas Hospital and therapy that enabled him to walk unaided for the first time three weeks ago He leaves with a bilingual background and memories of Batman Notre Dame and a Minnesota Twins cap.
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Minneapolis
Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
Petar Rajtic
Tetovo
Macedonia
University of Zagreb
Dragica Milcic
Zagreb
U.S
Petar
Pavle Rajtic
Pula
Yugoslavia
American Rehabilitation Foundation
Notre Dame
Minnesota Twins
Hole At 4th Main May Be Beautified
Mayor Warren Loveland announced from Milwaukee that he met with Ben Marcus about beautifying the vacant 4th and Main Streets corner. He aims to complete the project by July 4 with aid from the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce and the property owner. A three day program is planned for La Crosse July 2 through 4.
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Warren Loveland
Milwaukee
Ben Marcus
Marcus
4Th
Main Streets
Loveland
Linker
Greater la
la Crosse
Five Kenoshans Fined in Gambling Case
Kenosha officials fined five men Wednesday after they were found guilty of aiding and abetting the operation of a commercial gambling establishment. The charges arose from a recent John Doe investigation.
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Kenosha (Ap
Fhe
John
Land Acquisition For Civic Center Area Planned This Fall
The Redevelopment Authority of La Crosse plans property acquisition in the Civic Center area starting this fall pending final federal approval. Owners and occupants will receive relocation help over a 12 month period with a relocation office to assist obtaining moving estimates finding new accommodations and filing cost reimbursement claims. Rights will be published before moving begins. The Common Council approved the Civic Center project.
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Civic Center Area
Charles D Parrott
Parrott
Redevelopment Authority
la Crosse
4Th
7Th Streets
State Streets
Civic Center
Common Council
Fox Sculpts Sound In Memorial Organ Recital
Virgil Fox, praised as the world’s greatest organ virtuoso, headlines a memorial concert for Bishop John P. Treacy and Msgr. Joseph F. Kundinger. He performs Bach, including Prelude and Fugue in E Minor “The Wedge,” and Liszt’s Fantasia and Fugue on Ad Nos, with dramatic, high priestlike delivery and vivid tonal color.
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Msgr
John Paul
Virgil Fox
Fox
Bach
Liszt
Paul
John P. Treacy
Joseph F. Kundinger
Sebastian Bach
Maleingreace
Franz Liszt
Byrnes to Seek Twelfth Term in Congress
Representative John W. Byrnes of Wisconsin announced he will run for a 12th term in Congress. Byrnes currently serves his 11th two year term and is the senior Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee.
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Washington
John W. Byrnes
R - Wis
Congress
Byrnes
House
Ways and Means
District Deputy Named for Knights of Columbus Council Area
Alfred Graf of La Crescent has been appointed District 38 deputy covering La Crescent Winona Caledonia and St Marys College councils. He succeeds Stan Stolpa who became state warden in May. Graf, a former first grand knight of Coupeil 5115 La Crescent formed in 1960, and his wife Jeanette with their three children reside at 427 S 10th St.
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Alfred Graf
la Crescent
Knights of Columbus
Winona
Caledonia
St. Mary’s College
Winona Graf
Stan Stolpa
Graf
Jeanette
S. 10Th St
Tribune
Sociologist Joins La Crosse Family Service Staff
Robert W. Davis of Elm Drive has become a social worker with the La Crosse Family Service Association. A St Marys College graduate, he served in Vietnam with the U.S. Army and has experience assisting soldiers with emotional problems. He is married to Kay Kohner and they have a 20 month old daughter.
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Robert W. Davis
Elm Drive
la Crosse Family Service Association
Fred C. Davis
N. 7Th St
Davis
St. Mary's College
Winona
Aquinas High School
Kay F. Kohner
Cristines Marie
Viet Nam
U.S. Army
Campbell Voters Weigh Village Incorporation and Name
La Crosse County Town of Campbell voters will decide in a July 26 referendum whether to incorporate as a village and what to name it. Ballots may include Campbell or French Island. French Isle is also proposed. If approved, officers will be elected in the fall, with state aid increasing for village streets and no mandatory full-time police or fire departments.
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Campbell
French Island
French Isle
la Crosse
George J. Kastner
Kastner
David Zluticky
John Bosshard
Bosshard
la Crosse County
West Salem
Bangor
Holmen
Rockland
FCC approves station setup on 1320 kilocycles for Superior
The Federal Communications Commission announced C and H Broadcasting Co of St Paul Minnesota has applied for a standard radio station license to operate at 1320 kilocycles with 1 kilowatt power in Superior Wisconsin.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
C.&h. Broadcasting Co
St. Paul Minn
Superior
Wis
Fifth Annual Mississippi River Cruise Embarks From La Crosse
The Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce military affairs committee hosts the Mississippi River cruise on the La Crosse Queen. The 4 p.m. departure from Riverside Park returns at dusk with about 100 attendees including area military officials reserves and retired officers. A picnic supper will be served.
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Greater la Crosse
Republicans File Papers For La Crosse County Election
Three Republicans filed nomination papers with County Clerk Esther Domke for the upcoming election. James McHugh seeks sheriff, D Russell Wartinbee seeks the 1st District assembly seat, and Dr James Murphy runs for coroner. The filing deadline is July 12, with the party primary set for September 13.
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la Crosse
Esther Domke
James McHugh
D. Russell Wartinbee
James Murphy
McHugh
Paul
Pip) Wuest
Wartinbee
Murphy
Michael J. Watunga
Lost billfold reported by Virgil Johnson in La Crosse
A brown leather billfold containing at least 100 dollars and credit cards was lost in La Crosse. Virgil Johnson of Canton Minnesota says the name Allan Johnson was inside the billfold. It disappeared between 12 30 p.m. and 3 30 p.m. near The Spot tavern and Louis Bantle's Restaurant on 2nd and 3rd Streets.
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la Crosse
Virgil Johnson
Canton
Minn
Johnson
Allan Johnson
Spot” Tavern
Louis Bantle
2Nd
3Rd Street
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