Livestock Market Report from Swift & Company
As of noon, hogs and cattle markets show steady to strong trends across weights and classes. Hog prices range 12.75 to 16.75 per cwt with fat hogs discounted 20 to 40 cents, while cattle see steers and heifers 25 higher at top ends and varied ranges for calves, cows, and utilities. pork and poultry prices in Chicago and South St. Paul also noted with wholesale adjustments.
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Swift & Company
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Hans Claussen Ettrick Pioneer Dies at 98
Hans F Claussen 98 longtime Ettrick banker and founder died Saturday in Las Cruces New Mexico at his daughter Frieda Kittleson home Services will be held Wednesday at the Ettrick Lutheran Church with burial in the Ettrick Cemetery He was a founder of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Galesville organized the Ettrick State Bank and held multiple local offices He was born December 1 1865 in Heide Germany to Peter Claussen and later moved to the United States He married Anna Olson in 1892 and after her death married Anna Bjelland She is survived by a daughter Frieda Kittleson a son Peter a brother Henry and several grandchildren and great grandchildren
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Ettrick
Wis
Hans F. Claussen
Peter Kittleson
Las Cruces
N.M
Ettrick Lutheran Church
Robert Ward
Galesville Presbyterian Church
Runnestrand Funeral Home
Mr. Claussen
Heide
Germany
Peter Claussen
America
Chicago
Trempealeau County
William Thomas
Frenchville
Claussen
Frenchville School
Gale University
Gilbertson and Myhre
Galesville
Elk Creek
John Gilbertson
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Anna Olson
French Creek Valley
Anna Bjelland
Anna Helstad
Lillehammer
Norway
Peter
Frieda) Kittleson
Phoenix
Ariz
Henry
Norfolk
Ann Landers
Humane Society
Children, Adult Die in Wisconsin Traffic Toll
Two children and a woman died in separate Wisconsin accidents as the state toll rose to 361 for the year. Four-year-old Roberta Warzyn was hit near her Superior home while running toward a playground. Nine-year-old John McQuire died from injuries after a bicycle collision on Highway 51 in Janesville. Arlene Krause, 42, of Owen Withee, died in a crash between a gravel truck and a car at Clark County road intersections.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Roberta Jean Warzyn
Alexander Warzyn
Superior
John McQuire
Charles McQuire
Janesville
Highway 51
Arlene Krause
Owen Withee
Clark County
Rolvaag Objects to Gulf Port Freight Rate Cut
Minnesota Governor Karl F. Rolvaag testified at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing protesting a proposed tariff cut of about 10 cents per hundred pounds on Midwest wheat and flour shipments to Gulf ports. He warned the change would harm Duluth and northeastern Minnesota unless Great Lakes ports receive equal treatment.
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Chicago
Karl F. Rolvaag
Minnesota
Midwest
Gulf
Rolvaag
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Lakes
Duluth
Kennedy meets Brandt in Bonn as NATO ties and European concerns unfold
President Kennedy holds a breakfast talk with Willy Brandt in Bonn amid questions about NATO cooperation and European security. Kennedy also plans talks with Ludwig Erhard and inspects U.S. troops at Hanau before returning.
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Bonn
Frankfurt
Kennedy
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
Socialist Party
Brandt
Adenauer
Ludwig Erhard
Death of Mrs. Alvina Hutchinson at 73 in Sioux City
Mrs. Alvina Hutchinson 73 of 1113 South 13th Street died at home Monday morning June 24 born in Dubuque Iowa September 7 1889 she was survived by her husband Edward and sister Betty Madden of La Crosse services Thursday at 2 p.m. Sletten McKee Funeral Home Rev Kenneth Treuman officiating burial Oak Grove Cemetery friends may call Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvina Hutchinson
13Th St
Dubuque
Iowa
Edward
Ted
Betty Madden
la Crosse
Sletten McKee
Kenneth Treuman
Oak Grove
Fred
Helen) Lintelman
Melrose
John
Catherine) Lemke
Minneapolis
Minn
Earl of
Kellogg
Charles
Norristown
Bernard
Sletten-McKee
Edwin Sheppard
Brush Hollow
Vernon County
Death notices and court citations flood La Crosse items
Mrs. Ceacle Hilleshiem 72 formerly of 1611 Badger St dies in a local hospital. Services Friday at 1 30 p m Sletten McKee Funeral Home burial Brush Hollow Vernon County. A long list of parking fines and jail time follows with names and amounts including Gary Billman Roger Bockenhauer Werlyn Butzler Dale Carlson Carl Clifton Roger Feller Robert Holty May Red Eagle John Pulver Stoddard John Schneeberger Daniel Steele LeRoy Chopiewsky Delbert Barnes Jerry Brown Donald Ferris etc.
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Ceacle Hilleshiem
Badger St
Gary W. Billman
Pearl St
Roger Bockenhauer
Hagar St
Werlyn W. Butzler
Liberty St
Dale Carlson
Rochester
Minn
Carl Clifton
Stillwater
Okla
la Crosse
Roger Feller
Dakota
Robert D. Holty
Caledonia
Harvey C. Johnson
S. 13Th St
John Pulver
S. 8Th St
Stoddard
Red Eagle
Wisconsin Dells
John P. Schaller
West Salem
John A. Schneeberger
Daniel D. Steele
la Crosse St
Donald Ferries
S. West Ave
Lawrence Mikel
Kenosha
Louis A. Hanson
Main St
Vincent T. Riley
Travis St
Wesley Johnson
Norman Wolden
Viroqua
Vernon L. Arentz
Caroline St
Marie
Patricia A. Shay
Wood St
Andrew K. Stangl
George St
Sprint win for Yank in 118-bird Prairie du Chien race
From Prairie du Chien to La Crosse, 118 entries raced Sunday. Yank owned by James Perry took first. second place went to Old Chicago owned by Henry Stinson, with numerous others including Candy Spots and Yankee Boy listed among finishers.
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Prairie du Chien
la Crosse
Yank
James Perry
al Fiet
Ham Bone
Gary Baum
Kids Day at the Ball Park Proclaimed in La Crosse
Mayor Milo G Knutson proclaims Sunday as Kids Day at the Ballpark inviting citizens to watch La Crosse Winnebagos versus Genoa free of charge at 2 15 p m at North Memorial Field The aim is to encourage youth participation in baseball and promote self reliance fitness and sportsmanship.
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Milo G. Knutson
la Crosse
Knutson
Ball Park
Mrs Ralph Taylor Injured in Fall at Home
Mrs Ralph Taylor, aged 66, was injured in a fall at her home and transported to Lutheran Hospital from 402 Cale donia Street. The incident occurred around 12:54 p.m. on June 24.
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Caledonia St
Ralph Taylor
Lutheran Hospital
Seeds and sweetness in cantaloupes debated
A note on how seed quantity affects cantaloupe size and sweetness. It claims that more seeds yield a larger, sweeter melon and suggests a well formed cantaloupe may contain up to 600 seeds.
Records from Viroqua list multiple traffic violations
Edgar Wagner age 44 of La Crescent Minnesota charged with reckless driving and fined 200 dollars. Donald L Olson 19 of Gays Mills cited for non registered vehicle with a 5 dollar fine. Richard P Housner 20 of Yuba cited for stop sign violation with a 15 dollar fine. Jerry Paulsrud 41 of R.1 Westby charged with speeding and fined 20 dollars.
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Edgar Wagner
la Crescent
Minn
Donald L. Olson
Gays Mills
Richard P. Housner
Yuba
Jerry Paulsrud
Westby
First Plasterers Local 257 certificate not earned by Williams
Alfred Golding, business representative, says Leslie J. Williams did not receive the first certificate in the current Operative Plasterers Cement Masons Local 257 training program. Ed Iverson was first. others in apprenticeship include Robert Holte Gordon Hockenberry Paul Molzahn Elton Sackett Leroy Wiemann Jr and William Wolle.
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Leslie J. Williams
Operative Plasterers Cement Masons Local
Alfred Golding
Ed Iverson
Robert Holte
Gordon Hockenberry
Paul Molzahn
Elton Sackett
Leroy Wiemann, Jr
William Wolle
Weather Record For Lacrosse And Vicinity
Continued warmth through Wednesday with scattered thundershowers tonight and a chance of showers Wednesday. Lows tonight 65 to 70 and mid 80s by Wednesday. Wisconsin variable cloudiness scattered thundershowers and cooler in the northwest. Minnesota scattered thundershowers tonight and likely in the northeast, cooler west tonight and Wednesday. Iowa scattered thunderstorms west tonight and east Wednesday. cooler northwest tonight and west and north Wednesday. Sunrise Wednesday 5 24 a.m. Sunset 8 51 p.m. Degree days to date 0. Total 7 665 last year 7 752 normal 7 583.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Gent Critical After Shooting at Oklahoma City Base
Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Gent Jr. remained in critical condition yet responsive after a gunshot wound at Tinker Air Force Base. He is recovering. his wife, 52, was arrested earlier for DUI and related charges, with gunpowder tests inconclusive on both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Thomas J. Gent Jr
32Nd North American Air Defense Command
Gent
Ft. Monroe
Joint Task Force
Tinker Air Force Base
Preliminary Hearing Set For Beckwith Murder Case
A preliminary hearing will be held in Jackson city court on the murder charge against Byron de La Beckwith of Greenwood. The hearing will determine probable cause to hold Beckwith without bond until the July 1 grand jury convenes.
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Jackson, Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Greenwood
Beckwith
Bill Waller
Three Airmen Cleared in Britain Sex Scandal Case
Washington AP report says the Defense Department cleared three U S airmen of any involvement in Britain's sex and security scandal and sent them back to duty in England. Assistant Secretary Arthur Sylvester said the investigation found no security violations.
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Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Britain
England
Arthur Sylvester
Defense
Population Boom at Cape Canaveral Grows Rapidly
Cape Canaveral first opened in 1950 with 850 residents and 15 000 acres. The current workforce reaches 27 000 with 1 500 at twelve down range tracking stations stretching 9 000 miles to South Africa. NASA plans expand land to 140 743 acres. By 1965 during Apollo planning, experts predict 48 000 workers.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
South Africa
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Milwaukee Livestock Market Report Monday Prices
Livestock: cattle mostly steady with steer, heifer, and cow classes varied. Calves steady with high prices for top weights. hogs rising 50 to 75 cents with top boars and sows noted. sheep and lambs steady to weak with prime lambs up to 22 dollars per hundred. Prices shown for No 1 and 2 butchers and weight ranges.
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Milwaukee
Marriage Licenses Reported For La Crosse Area Couples
List of couples from La Crosse area and nearby towns with planned marriages around late June. Names include Torgerud Schnell Lackmaster Halmrast Servais Mutch Moskowitz Hayes Bjork Nelson Deja Bierne Revels Hatfield Hirschfield Kearney Dressler Hornly Evans Gerson Fredrickson Zitzner Beirne Poss.
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David C. Torgerud
S. 19Th St
Jean M. Schnell
S. 30Th St
la Crosse
Gerald R. Lackmaster
S. 21St Place
Kathleen A. Halmrast
Kane St
Charles M. Servais
Ellen M. Mutch
S. 16Th St
Barry J. Moskowitz
Champaign
Ill
Dorothy H. Hayes
King St
Herum P. Bjork
Northfield
Minn
Anna L. Nelson
S. 21St Terrace
Frank Deja
River Falls
Marie Bierne
Genoa
James Revels
Hillsboro
Verta Hatfield
la Farge
Ronald Hirschfield
Readstown
Mary Kearney
Viroqua
Horst Dressler
Watertown
Carolyn Hornly
Robert Evans
Linda Torgerson
Jerry Fredrickson
Betty Zitzner
Whitehall
Wis
History snapshot of key events across years
On this date in 1950 North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel sparking UN condemnation. Virginia ratified the U S Constitution in 1789. Bear Flag War clashes in 1846. Custer’s last stand in 1876. Eisenhower forms European theater in 1942. Burma mopping up in 1945. Ten years ago the Korean War entered its fourth year. Five years ago Lebanon asked UN forces to seal fronts. One year ago US Supreme Court ruled against public school prayer in New York.
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Associated Press
Republic of Korea
United Nations Security Council
Virginia
U.S
John Fremont
George Custer
Little Big Horn
Montana
Dwight Eisenhower
London
Burma
Lebanon
United Nations
United Arab Republic
U.S. Supreme Court
New York State
Area students begin six week UW study in agriculture
Two Wisconsin high school students Gary Jones of Bangor and Dennis Loeffler of La Crosse joined 45 peers at the University of Wisconsin Madison for six weeks of research in the College of Agriculture. Jones works in veterinary biochemistry on bloat. Loeffler in soils studying plant environment. Funded by National Science Foundation grant.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
College of Agriculture
Gary Jones
Bangor
Veterinary Science
Floyd Jones
Dennis Loeffler
la Crosse
National Science Foundation
Man Sentenced For Threatening Officer In Wisconsin
LaVern R. Mickelson a 23 year old of 723 George Street La Crosse was sentenced by Judge Lincoln Neprud for threatening Patrolman Eugene Loeffler with a loaded rifle on February 16. He received a five year term in Green Bay Reformatory suspended to probation for three years and was ordered to report to the Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare.
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la Crosse
Lincoln Neprud
LaVern R. Mickelson
George St
Green Bay Reformatory
Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare
Mickelson
Eugene Loeffler
Loeffler
Four Bankruptcy Hearings Set In Western Wisconsin Court
Four petitions for bankruptcy are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday before Miles C. Riley, a bankruptcy referee for the U S District Court in Western Wisconsin. The hearings at the Federal Building courtroom include Russell N. Hamre, Richard L. Nicholson, Bert F. Trocinski Jr., and James M. Havens with varying liabilities and assets.
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Miles C. Riley
Madison
United States District Court
Wisconsin
Federal Building
Russell N. Hamre
S. 14Th St
Richard L. Nicholson
Eastman
Bert F. Trocinski Jr
Ettrick
James M. Havens
Bangor
Picnic Table Burned on River Island
Jerold Hopkins reports a picnic table on a Mississippi River island north east of Pettibone Park owned by Riverside Boat Club was maliciously burned overnight. He notified the La Crosse County Sheriff Department Monday about the incident.
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Jerold Hopkins
la Crescent St
la Crosse County
Hopkins
Pettibone Park
The
Riverside Boat Club
Ann Landers advice on cats and honesty in therapy
A reader requests guidance about 38 stray cats in a neighbor’s basement and legal humane options. Another letter praises honest airing of feelings in therapy, while readers debate freedom of choice and personal accountability.
Church Members Attend Retreat at Green Lake
Members of First Baptist Church attended the American Baptist Men of Wisconsin retreat at Green Lake for its 28th annual gathering. Attendees included Lloyd Caspersen Rudy Falkenstein Rev Floyd Harbold Walt Reschlein Jerry Wittenberg and Lauritz Wittenberg with Dr Oren H. Baker as one of the retreat leaders. The convention marks a 20th anniversary season at its 1100 acre Green Lake estate with more than 32000 guests expected for conferences workshops and activities.
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First Baptist Church
American Baptist Men of Wisconsin
Green Lake
Lloyd Caspersen
Loomis St
Rudy Falkenstein
Wood St
Floyd Harbold
N. 21St St
Walt Reschlein
Winnebago St
Jerry Wittenberg
Oak Ridge Drive
Lauritz Wittenberg
S. 8Th Ave
Onalaska
Oren H. Baker
Colgate-Rochester Divinity School
American Baptist Convention
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Gale
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Myelle Eaton & Howard Lockheed
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Natl. Invest
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Midwest Stock Exchange
Dial
James C. McCord
Peter G. Hurtgen
Joel Stokke
Richard J. McLoone
Europe
de Gaulle
NATO
Hanau
Alvina J. Hutchinson
Mrs. Ceacle Hilleshiem
LeRoy J. Chopiewsky
Delbert Barnes
Jerry Brown
Camp McCoy
Donald Ferris
Douglas Larson
S. 27Th St
Robert McGregor
Waukesha
Kenneth J. Enberg
Virgil L. Wivelstad
Viroqua, Wis
DR. Fixit
Milwaukee Livestock
Robert J. Beirne, Ettrick
Margaret Mary Poss
CLARK
Buddy
la Crosse Tribune
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
All New
2H.P. Central
North
Seersucker
Barron's
5Th & Main la Crosse, Wis
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