18 Girl Scouts Open Season At Camp Ehawee
The first session at Camp Ehawee Riverland Girl Scout Camp opened Sunday with 78 girls and a staff of 18 led by director Mrs. J R Nebel. Pre camp training preceded the session and staff details include unit leaders, waterfront directors, program director Barbara DuCharme, and camp staff from La Crosse and nearby communities. Camp coverage spans La Crosse area and southern Wisconsin towns with campers from 15 communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehawee
Camp Ehawee
Riverland
J. R. Nebel
Nebel
C. B. Wethe
Elizabeth Jacobson
Ely
Minn
Donna Slosser
Arkansaw
Sharon
Frank Bassett
R. J. Holmen
Sue Delaney
Mineral Point
Jane Crosby
Cheryl Thingvold
la Crosse
Barbara DuCharme
Peshtigo
Lincoln Junior High
Greta Erlandson
Onalaska
Rosemarie Hofacker
Durand
Tom Stroeh
Thelma Volz
R.N
Hilda Stellick
Hokah
Leona Vehrenkamp
Bangor
Joan Bartlett
Jane Ellis
Elroy
Westby
Holmen
Sparta
Viroqua
Galesville
Tomah
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin Rapids
Whitehall
Re-Election of Church Leader Shapes La Crosse Council
Rev. Robert C. Light was re-elected president of the La Crosse Area Council of Churches. New and returning officers include Mrs. Glenwood A. Kramer secretary and Ian MacAulay treasurer, with a slate of vice presidents, directors, and ministers chosen by member churches and the La Crosse Ministerial Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Light
First Presbyterian Church
la Crosse Area
First Baptist Church
Robert Kuechmann
First Congregational
Donald Neumann
First Baptist
Ross Hunt
George Snodgrass
Christ Episcopal Church
Howard Nestingen
Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church
Robert Voight
Christ Episcopal
Paul Haas
Richard Hawkins
Testimonial Dinner Honors Gavin in Minnesota
About 150 attend a testimonial dinner in the Commodore Club at LA Crescent Minnesota for Charles Gavin who completed a year as commander of the 1st District Amer ican Legion Dept of Minnesota. Department Commander Donald Miller praises Legion programs and veteran care while auxiliary leaders present gifts and honors to Gavin and other local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
James Hermes
1St District
Gavin
Hermes
James Farrell
Stuart Clark
Ray Reisdorf
Robert Boehm
Catholic Veterans Set for Wisconsin CWV Meeting in Oshkosh
Jerome P Malin La Crosse state commander will attend the first CWV Wisconsin Department quarterly board meeting Sunday in Oshkosh. Traveling with him are Francis Potracke state medical officer Clyde Myers state corresponding adjutant John Stokes Jr state officer of the day Justin B Hall state Tomah VAVS representative Harold E Lee past state commander Rev Thomas E Langer state chaplain Mrs Imelda Stokes state auxiliary trustee and Marlin Skaar first vice commander Bishop McGavick Post 421.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome P. Malin
la Crosse
Catholic War Veterans
Wisconsin Department of Cwv
Oshkosh
Francis Potaracke
Clyde Myers
John Stokes Jr
Justin B. Hall
Tomah Vavs
Harold E. Lee
Thomas E. Langer
Imelda Stokes
Marlin Skaar
Bishop McGavick
Kime Joins University of Oregon Health Education Staff
Robert E. Kime, a 1954 La Crosse State graduate from Racine, joins the University of Oregon School of Health and Physical Education as assistant professor of health education starting in the fall. He holds a Ph.D. from Ohio State and previously coached and taught in Waterloo High School and at La Crosse State College. The Kime family resides in La Crosse at 2019 Winnebago Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Kime
Racine
la Crosse State College
University of Oregon
Eugene
Ore
Kime
la Crosse State
la Crosse
Ohio State
Waterloo High School
Kimes
Joan Nelson
Winnebago St
Radio Highlights Tuesday Night Baseball Broadcasts
WLCX airs Vox Pop at 7 p.m. The Milwaukee Braves face Houston at 7:45 p.m. on WKTY. WKBH carries Minnesota Twins versus Detroit Tigers at 7:55 p.m.
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WLCX
WKTY
Milwaukee Braves
Houston
WKBH
Minnesota Twins
Detroit Tigers
Commercial Floats Sought For Parade in La Crosse
Donald Tanke chair of La Crosse Fourth of July says no entry fee for commercial floats. Four corps and five bands entered, total units 60. Parade starts at 3 p.m with assembly at 11th and Main Streets.
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Donald Tanke
la Crosse
Two 16 year olds Detained After Car Theft Incident
Two 16 year olds who took a car owned by the mother of one and left home about noon Monday were found later the same day in Columbus by police there. The youths left La Crosse with a full tank of gasoline and $3. The matter has been turned over to La Crosse County juvenile authorities.
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Columbus
la Crosse
la Crosse County
La Crescent Council Approves Police Study Funding
La Crescent Minnesota mayor outlines countywide police protection plans and council agrees to proceed pending cost and procedure details. Insurance review for village coverage underway and a new blanket policy planned. July 1 council meeting set for swimming project discussion. Street improvements to begin in July.
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LA Crescent
Minn
la Crescent Village
William Mishler
Mishler
D. J. Quillin
Hearing Set By PSC On Application For Waterway Enlargement
Progressive Tool and Die Co seeks a waterway enlargement on its Black River property to enable seepage if a municipal sewage connection is unavailable. A PSC public hearing is scheduled for July 25 at 9 p.m. in the County Courthouse after the June 13 filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Tool and Die Co
George St
Black River
Commission
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Trane Rises In Fortune Ranking Among U.S. Firms
Trane Company climbed 37 places in Fortune magazine’s 1962 list of the 500 largest U.S. industrial corporations, with 1962 sales of $117.5 million and a net profit of $8.34 million, while overall industrial sales reached $229.1 billion. Case reported a 1962 loss of $928,376 after losses in 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trane Company
Fortune Magazine
United States
U.S
Trane
Fortune
Fortune Reports
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing of
St. Paul
General Mills
Minneapolis
Allis-Chalmers
West Allis
J. I. Case
Racine
Maytag
Newton
Iowa
Briggs and Stratton
Milwaukee
Consolidated Paper of
Wisconsin Rapids
American Motors
Detroit
Mich
Kimberly- Clark
Neenah
Case
Schuster Elected Secretary Treasurer of Health Association
Paul Schuster a district school health consultant based at the State Office Building in La Crosse was elected secretary treasurer of the Wisconsin Public Health Association at its annual Madison meeting. He served on the programs committee and headed the exhibits group with nine displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Schuster
la Crosse
Wisconsin Public Health Association
Schuster
Madison
Robert Kime
la Crosse State College Health and
Eugene Hensel
la Crosse Camera Club
Milwaukee City Health Department
Former Attorney Pleads Innocent To Tax Charges
Robert M. Bair 52 of Middleton former Dane County Court register of probate pleaded innocent to three of five counts of aiding in the preparation of fraudulent income tax returns in U S District Court. A hearing on the remaining charges was set for July 1 before Judge Kenneth P Grubb. Bair once practiced in Fall Creek Eau Claire County but has surrendered his license. Indictment filed June 4 alleges he acted without taxpayers knowledge and kept the difference between client receipts and taxes paid to the IRS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Robert M. Bair
Middleton
Dane County Court
U.S. District Court
Kenneth P. Grubb
Bair
Fall Creek
Eau Claire County
Internal Revenue Service
Byers Family Embraces Adopted Children Amid Challenges
Lehen says the Byers family welcomes difficult adoptions as several children adjust, with one child awaiting adoption and another reluctant to leave the fireside. The Byerses host multiple youngsters including Richard of Palo Alto and Margie Paleta and Sharon Every, both of whose connections are noted.
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Byerses
Lehen
Byers
Richard
Palo Alto
Calif
Louis
Margie) Paleta
Gerald
Sharon) Every
la Crosse
Mississippi
Stoddard Couple Earn Foster Parents' Week Praise
R J Stoddard and Albert Byers of Berg en town Vernon County are honored during Foster Parents Week. The Byers have cared for eleven foster children since 1949 with a mix of long and short stays, some adopted, others returning for visits. They exemplify patience tolerance and affection while supporting youths from diverse backgrounds through school activities church and family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune
Albert G. Byers
R. J. Stoddard
Byers
Mississippi River
Vernon County
Bergen
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Joseph D. Lehnen
Division of Children and Youth
Wisconsin Department of Public, Welfare
Attorney Set To Rely On 10 Witnesses
Ramsey County Grand Jury considered indicting T Eugene Thompson for first degree murder in the March 6 slaying of Carol Thompson. Prosecutor William Randall planned to use 10 witnesses, including James Traynor, an insurance salesman tied to over a million dollars in accident insurance on the victim. Other defendants Norman Mastman and Dick W C Anderson face murder indictments. Sheldon Morris is an accessory. All four are jailed on 100000 bonds. Thompson bond effort failed.
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Thompson
Norman Mastman
Dick W.C. Anderson
Anderson
Sheldon Morris
St. Paul
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la Crosse Floral Co
Tribune
R. C. Light
Church Council
Robert Light
Stanley W. Peterson
Oregon U
Robert E, Kime
Cargill
la Crescent Council
PSC
Wrobel
Jay
Junior
James
Holmlund
Lehnen
Trane Co
Margaret Linder
William
Janice) Horschak
Nehumacher Gneral Home
Crosse Criburne
Janice Kapanke
Hyde St
11Th
Market Streets
Boyer
York County
Hutch
Main St
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