Two Accident Settlements Authorized by La Crosse County Court
Judge Leon ard F. Roraff approved settlements for minors from two traffic crashes. One involves the death of Robert L. Olson and his widow Vera with $30,000 from Hartford Accident for the Olson children and related costs. The other awards Marjorie Meier $4,250 from Hardware Dealers Mutual for injuries from a Shelby town crash, with $250 to lawyers and the rest for damages.
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la Crosse County
Leonard F. Roraff
Robert L. Olson
Cashton
Bernard J. de Florian
S. 26Th St
Olson
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co
DeFlorian
Hartford
Vera
Kenneth
Karen
Roberta
DeAnn
Vickie
Fort Atkinson
Roroff
Marjorie Meier
1635 Park Ave
Hardware Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Miss Meier
Betty M. Wakeen
S. Losey Blvd
Shelby
Hot Car Fires Plague City Firefighters in La Crosse
La Crosse firemen battled five car fires on Friday at locations across the city. Incidents included a wrecking yard blaze, a damaged car from Market Square, a 914 Clinton Street flame from faulty wiring, a carburetor fire on Loomis Street, and a backseat blaze on King Street caused by a cigarette. The incidents caused extensive upholstery damage and involved owners from Brownsville and Stoddard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Asfoor & Sons
St. Andrew St
Market Square
Glenn Krause
Stoddard
Clinton St
James Cotterwick
Roger Williams
Loomis St
King Street
Irvin Wohlers
Brownsville
Minn
Man Injured In Fall From Scaffolding
A La Crosse man was hospitalized Friday after falling about 15 feet from a billboard scaffold at 1830 Rose Street. Eldon Grimslid, 42, of 1607 Wood Street, was in satisfactory condition with a back injury after being rushed by city police ambulance to St. Francis Hospital around 9 40 a.m. Saturday morning.
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la Crosse
Eldon Grimslid
Wood St
St. Francis Hospital
Rose St
Grimslid
Coulee Region Symphony Seeks 10 More Musicians
The Coulee Region Symphony seeks 10 qualified players for Music Under the Stars. Open instruments include three violins one viola one cello one string bass one drummer one trombone one trumpet and one French horn. Apprentices welcome if not fully qualified. Rehearsals begin Saturdays July 11 with outdoor concert August 1 at Myrick Park.
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Coulee Region
Frank J. Italiano
Italiano
Symphony
Copeland
Tschaikowsky
Mendelssohn
Nicolai
Dvorak
The
New World Symphony
Berlioz
Wisconsin VFW Auxiliary elects officers at 39th convention
Mrs. Vester Goff of Milwaukee was chosen president of the Wisconsin Department VFW Ladies Auxiliary at the 39th annual convention. Elected as vice presidents were Mrs. William Frank of Franklin Creek and Mrs. Joseph Dimpfl of Oshkosh, with Mrs. Duane Meyer of Waukesha as chaplain, Mrs. Ray Mecklenberg of Milwaukee as secretary treasurer, and Mrs. L. G. Morrissey of Madison as conductress. Goff reported a record auxiliary membership of 11,822 on June 13.
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EAU Claire
Vester Goff
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies Auxiliary
William Frank
Francis Creek
Joseph Dimpfl
Oshkosh
Duane Meyer
Waukesha
Ray Mecklenberg
L. G. Morrissey
Madison
Goff
Milwaukee Girl Drowns While Fishing at Camp
Claire Anne Bareta 12 of Milwaukee drowned at Silverbrook Girl Scout Camp near West Bend while fishing with about 30 peers at Lucas Lake. Officials say she bent to retrieve a dropped pole and stepped into the water.
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West Bend
Claire Anne Bareta
Milwaukee
Lucas Lake
Silverbrook
Dam For Taconite Project Okayed
Washington approves bill signed by President Johnson authorizing Eveleth Taconite Co. to build a dam on the St. Louis River in northeastern Minnesota to provide reservoir water for the taconite beneficiation process.
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Washington
St. Louis River
Minnesota
Johnson
Eveleth Taconite Co
Boathouse Burglary Report in La Crosse Riverfront
Police investigated a break in at a Black River boathouse. David A. Gilster reported missing fishing gear valued at about 30 dollars including Zebco 202 reel a green Wondered and a Shakespeare reel with green line.
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David A. Gilster
R. J. Onalaska
la Crosse
Black River
Gilster
Two Teachers Hired at Coleman Vocational School
The Coleman Vocational School Board approved hiring Ralph Herman as drafting and design instructor and Lowell Morton as business education and distributive instructor at its regular meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for September 2.
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Coleman Vocational School Board
Ralph Herman
Lowell Morton
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Tri State Deaths Harold Gerling Kendall Collins
Harold George Gerling 67 died at his home in Charles City Iowa on June 21 burial at Sunnyside Memory Gardens was at Grossmann Hage Funeral Home Charles City Rev R Roland Ritter officiated He moved from New Albin to Charles City in 1938 and worked as Milwaukee Road station agent He born November 9 1897 married Vera Furm an in June 1925 Surviving are his widow one daughter Barbara Warner two brothers and two sisters and two grandchildren Joseph Patrick Collins 95 died June 25 in Hillsboro Hospital Services at St Josephs Catholic Church Kendall at 10 30 a m Monday burial in church cemetery Rosary Sunday at 8 30 p m at Smith Nelson Funeral Home Surviving are his widow Elizabeth six daughters two brothers and one sister 22 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren
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New Albin
Iowa
Harold George Gerling
Charles City
Grossmann - Hage
R. Rolland Ritter
Sunnyside Memory Gardens
Gerling
August Gerling
Milwaukee Road
Vera Furmann
William R
Barbara) Warner
Ramsey
N.J
Howard C. Gerling
la Crosse
Jerome Valentine
Richland Center
Erma Buelow
Dubuque
Kendall
Wis
Joseph Pattrick Collins
Hillsboro
George Nelson
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Smith- Nelson Funeral
Collins
Elizabeth
Galesville
Elizabeth Patterson
North Bend
Presbyterian Church
James Johnson
Smith Mortuary
Patterson
Thomas Langston
Indiana
William Patterson
Lee
Vivian) Wadleigh
Fern Hoyer
New Jersey
Whitehall Man Theo dore Lee Dies After Long Illness
Theo dore Lee 78 of Whitehall died Friday at a local hospital after a long illness. Services set for 1:30 p.m. Monday at Johnson Chapel with Rev. Sven Haukendal officiating. Burial in Farmington Cemetery near Mindoro. Lee born February 9, 1886 in Stevens Point. Survived by son Milo Lee of Madison, seven grandchildren, one brother Oscar Lee of Holmen, five sisters in Mindoro La Crosse Rockford, and his stepdaughter Mae Rasmussen in Whitehall.
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Whitehall
Wis
Theodore Lee
Johnson Chapel
Farmington
Mindoro
Sven Haukendalen
Lee
John T. Lee
Stevenstown
Bessie Christianson
Reuben
Mae) Rasmussen
Milo Lee
Madison
Oscar Lee
Holmen
Arthur Johnson
Norman Olson
Reds Fight Reinstating Action Against Communist Party
The court refused to reconsider the ruling on the Communist Action Party, with the Supreme Court declining review. After over a decade of litigation, the government weighs reindictment or retrying the old indictment. A plan involves enlisting a volunteer to register the party so the government can compel disclosure of records and finances. The party, now under 10,000 members, fights registration to avoid government scrutiny.
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Supreme Court
Subversive Activities Control Board
Soviet Union
Justice Department
Court of Appeals
Iit
Las
Communist Action Group
United States
Obituary notices from Wisconsin deaths and a pelt price note
Two death notices from Trempealeau and Galesville Wisconsin record Elizabeth Patterson age 95 formerly of North Bend and Lawrence B Foss age 69 with service details, burial sites, and surviving relatives. A final line notes late 18th century sea otter pelts bringing up to $2500 each.
Spine Crushed In Farm Mishap At Mindoro Farm
Wilford Mikkelson, 51, of West Salem, fell from a hay wagon on Bill Miller’s Mindoro area farm about 11 a.m. Friday. The wagon passed over him, injuring his spine. He was transported to St. Francis Hospital by La Crosse County Traffic Police ambulance and showed improving condition Saturday morning.
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la Crosse County
Bill Miller
Mindoro
Wilford Mikkelson
West Salem
St. Francis Hospital
Mikkelson
Madison crime rise in first five months of year
Madison police reported a rise in thefts assaults and burglaries through June 1 compared with the same period in 1963. There were 1019 thefts up 95, 33 assaults up from two, and 149 burglaries up from 125 in the first five months.
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Madison
Wilbur Emery
Police and Fire Commission
Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weekend Weather Outlook
Wisconsin sees fair skies in the south with isolated thunder showers in the north Saturday night. Sunday turns warmer in the north and extreme east. Minnesota stays mostly fair with little change and scattered late day storms north. Iowa remains fair through Saturday and Sunday with minimal temperature shifts. Sunrise Sunday 5 25 am Sunset 8 51 pm. Degree days 0 total 6723 last year 7665 normal 7585.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Ruby says plan to kill Oswald to spare Kennedy widow
Dallas News quotes Jack Ruby saying he deliberately planned to kill Lee Harvey Oswald to spare Mrs Kennedy the anguish of return to Dallas where her husband died. The statements emerged in a 34 hour interview with Chief Justice Earl Warren on June 7.
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Dallas
Tex
Dallas News
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F.) Kennedy
Ruby
Oswald
Kennedy
Earl Warren
Caroline Kennedy
Aewspaper
Police Ambulance Report and County Court Dockets
Records show June 26 at 5 50 p m Carl Thomas of 1913 S 16th St rushed to St Francis Hospital. In La Crosse County Court Lester Lyons 54 Bancroft Iowa faces check forgery and issuing worthless checks with presentence investigation set for July 20 after failing to post 1000 bond and being held. Ann Eustice 18 Milwaukee found guilty of speeding with a 58 50 fine.
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Carl Thomas
S. 16Th St
St. Francis Hospital
Lester L. Lyons
Bancroft
Iowa
Lyons
Ann C. Eustice
Milwaukee
Beer Party Fines For Youths In La Crosse Court
Four La Crosse and French Island youths were fined 50 pounds each and one placed on probation after a June 13 teenage beer party. They were charged with contributing to the delinquency of minors and the party ended with underage girls kept out all night on a Mississippi island. Judge Leonard F. Roraff ordered fines and costs for James Loomis Gary J. Mitchell Charles R. Schwabenbauer and Theodore Revels with Loomis also placed on probation to the Wisconsin Welfare Department for two years.
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la Crosse
French Island
Mississippi
Leonard F. Roraff
James Loomis
Copeland Ave
Gary J. Mitchell
Caroline St
Charles R. Schwabenbauer
St. Cloud St
Theodore Revels
Sperbeck St
Loomis
Wisconsin Welfare Department
Spartan Sentenced For Theater Theft
Spartan resident Donald McKinnon, 22, already serving a three year term for six Sauk County burglaries, was sentenced to two years at Waupun State Prison to run concurrently. He faces Monroe County burglary charges for a $532 theft at the Classic Theater on December 1, 1963, as Chief Gerald Donovan sought transfer. Archie O'Brien, 40, Warrens, charged with support and disorderly conduct, was appointed counsel and given a $200 bond.
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Sparta
Wis
Donald McKinnon
Waupun
Sauk County
Monroe County
Gerald Donovan
Classic Theater
McKinnon
James W. Rice
Archie O
Dulles Warns of Dangers for Civil Rights Volunteers in Mississippi
The CIA chief recommended stronger FBI activity after arrests of three Mississippi men on charges of threatening civil rights workers at Itta Bena. Officials note possible terroristic action linked to the Schwerner Goodman Chaney case as volunteers prepare for a 1000 student summer voter registration effort in the Meridian area.
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Dulles
FBI
Mississippi
Itta Bena
Schwerner
Goodman
Chaney
Meridian
Boy asks neighbor how many fives in five years
In Louisville a four year old proudly declares his age and questions another neighbor. The response notes the other person is five, prompting the boy to ask how many fives are in five years. The joke highlights a simple arithmetic misunderstanding.
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Louisville, Ky
Harry Muldovan
Accidents in La Crosse County Involve Tree Deer Pony
Motorists in La Crosse County were in four crashes Friday night and early Saturday leaving a deer and a pony dead. One passenger hospitalized, others with minor injuries. Victims include Oliver C Grisen and LeRoy Selz with injuries, plus cyclist Gary Jenkins and Larry La Seure.
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la Crosse Country
Oliver Grisen
R. 1
Bangor
St. Francis Hospital
Highway 16
Medary
Oliver C. Grisen
Grisen
LeRoy J. Selz
S. 4Th St
Connie Sikorski
S. 17Th St
St. Francis
Vivian L. Wilkins
West Salem
Washington
Wilkins
Arnold Arentz
Gary D. Jenkins
Hamilton
Jenkins
Larry D. la Seure
Oak Ridge Drive
Lake Shore Drive
John W. Brown
Fire Causes $30,000 Damage in Waterville
A Friday afternoon blaze in Waterville Minnesota, of undetermined origin, gutted the Waterville Oil & Gas Co. service station and the Hrdlicka Service and Supply Co. store. Firefighters worked to prevent spread to nearby downtown buildings. Waterville lies in LeSueur County about 25 miles northeast of Mankato.
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Waterville, Minn
Waterville Oil & Gas Co
Hrdlicka Service and Supply Co
Waterville
Waterville Is
LeSueur County
Mankato
Tornado Struck 99 Years Ago in Viroqua Wisconsin
In Viroqua residents recall the June 28 1865 tornado that killed twenty. Without radios or phones to warn them people hid in cellars and basements and survived. others who did not seek shelter perished. The disaster remains the county’s worst.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroquans
Vernon County
Innocent Plea Entered for Florida Man in Wisconsin Case
William F. Dikeman, 23, of 1629 Badger Street, faces four charges in La Crosse County Court after saying he could not remember the events of the prior night. He is accused of reckless firearm use endangering his wife and mother in law, carrying and using a firearm while drunk, and causing bodily harm to Mrs. Ruud.
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la Crosse County Court
William F. Dikeman
Badger St
Betty
Doris Ruud
Leonard F. Roraff
Dikeman
Burleigh Randolph
Randolph
Sheriff Department
Cyclist Injured in La Crosse Bicycle Collision
Ronald Wright, 7, of 828 Island St., sustained abrasions after his bike crossed from an alley into a car on 1020 St near Andrew St. The car, driven by David L. Nekols, 54, of 2147 Market St., was braking when the collision occurred at about 11 40 a m. A second rider on the rear fender fell away as the bike turned onto the sidewalk.
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la Crosse
Ronald Wright
Island St
Lutheran Hospital
St. ‘Andrew St
David L. Nekols
Market St
St Augustine Adds Men To Police Force
Reinforcements bring total state law officers in St Augustine to 230 as Gov. Bryant tightens control amid racial tensions. Whites gathered for segregation speeches and a street march toward the Negro section was stalled by police dogs. Negro leaders held federal court hearings in Jacksonville over the ban on night marches and police brutality allegations.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Farris Bryant
Jacksonville
St. Augustine’s
Public Beach
City Square
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Lawrence B. Foss
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
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Mina Solberg
Phillip J
Chester
Lucille) Monson
Wisconsin Rapids
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Marian) Kopp
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Jane) Hunter
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Jean) McDonah
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