Parcel Post Weight Limits To Be Raised
The parcel post weight limit will rise from 30 to 40 pounds for shipments between first class offices starting July 1. The change applies to larger post offices within parcel post districts three through eight in a 150 mile area. Maximum size remains 72 inches combined length and width, with revisions planned for 1970. Other area offices include Onalaska Sparta Tomah Viroqua and Black River Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Harold Ristow
Ristow
Onalaska
Sparta
Tomah
Viroqua
Black River Falls
Tri State Deaths Notice Highlights Local Obituaries
William A Hafner 66 Hokah Minn died in La Crosse hospital June 28 survived by wife Emma two sons Gerald and Wayne four daughters Joann Lorraine Helen and Diane one brother John and five sisters and two grandchildren. Services set at Schumacher Funeral Home St Peters Hokah with burial Mt Calvary. Adolph Olson 81 Westby died June 26 in Viroqua hospital survived by widow Josephine a son Roger Olson a daughter Gladys Paul five grandchildren four great grandchildren two brothers and two sisters. Funeral details through Westby-Coon Prairie Lutheran Church and Anderson Chapel. Adolph Nissalke 69 Houston Minn died June 27 in local hospital funeral arrangements to be announced by Nelson Funeral Home La Crescent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Hafner
Hokah
Minn
la Crosse
Emma
Gerald
R. 2
la Crescent
Wayne
Joann Hafner
Lorraine Hafner
Helen Hafner
Minneapolis
John
Diane) Randall
St. Paul
Westby
Wis
G. Adolph Olson
Jefferson
Vernon County
Otto Olson
Josephine Lordahl
Roger W. Olson
Robert
Gladys) Paul
Viroqua
Carl
Spring Valley
Herman
Adolph Nissalke
Houston
Nelson
Circuit Court
Batavian National Bank
Kenneth R
Ruth Young
Hopkins, Minn
Grandview Hospital
Whitehall
Mark C. Sletteland
R. J. Blair
Ronald C. Odegard
Mondovi
Sidney J. Peterson
Gregory J. Krumholz
Fountain City
Larry D. Haralson
Eric S. Baken
Pigeon Falls
Lyle T. Carothers
Marlin E. Miner
Blooming Prairie
Norman J. Aylesworth
Caledonia St
Randy S. Hermundson
Elena
Gerald D. Solfest
Eau Claire
David B. Kutt
Arcadia
Delores E. Nelson
Independence
Carl W. Holmquist
James A. Frei
Blair
David E. Anderson
Osseo
Dale G. Tollefson
Gary L. Olson
Ettrick
Martin Sather
William P. Englesby
Thomas M. Erickson
Gary A. Anderson
Stanley W. Davidson
R. 3
Terry R. Uhl
Trempealeau
Robert G. Smart
Elk River
Falls
Janet G. Higley
Gary Evenson
Jessie Briggs
Elmer E. Chisholm
St. Petersburg
Fla
T. W. Chisholm
Grayson, Ky
First Presbyterian Church
Frank Goodlake
Oak Grove Cemetery
Dickinson Jackson Street
Rueben
Harriet) Herring
Madison St
Potosi
Thomas
Glenn
Lucille) Bjorkman
Ernest
Elizabeth) ‘Colburn
Roy Hutchinson
Rex Hutchinson
Grace Lutheran’ Church
Gerhard Albrecht
Oak Grove
Sletten- McKee
Police Ambulance and Court Actions in La Crosse County
Police and ambulance logs for June 27 28 show discharges between Lakeview and St Francis hospitals and La Crosse Clinic for illnesses and injuries. Court items include divorces speeding and drunk driving cases with various fines and judgments against individuals and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wernor Graff
Lakeview Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
Geral
Buchner
Zeisler
Judy Garland Final Farewell Draws Crowds in New York
In New York a crowd of hundreds lingered after Judy Garland’s casket left the Frank E. Campbell chapel. Mourners included James Mason Ray Bolger Harold Arlen Lauren Bacall Johnny Mercer and Betty Camden. The service at Marylebone Church preceded a move to Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale New York where the crypt was sealed. Garland’s children Liza Minnelli and her ex husbands attended along with Sid Luft and Mickey Deans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Judy Garland
Frank E. Campbell
Judy
James Mason
London
Ma‘son
Ray Bolger
Scarecrow
Miss Garland
Dorothy
Harold Arlen
Lauren Bacall
Johnny Mercer
Freddie Bartholomew
Otto Preminger
Betty Camden
Adolph Green
John V. Lindsay
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
Liza Minnelli
Lorna
Joseph
Luft
Sid Luft
Mickey Deans
Peter A. Delaney
Marylebone Church
Deans
Truman Golden Anniversary Fifty Years Side By Side
Independence Kansas a presidential couple marked their golden anniversary quietly at home Harry S Truman now 85 and Bess 84 have shared a life from childhood friendship to marriage in 1919 Their years together include public service and private devotion with family memories from Independence and Trinity Church highlighted by portraits from their early days and Truman’s enduring praise of his wife as the mainspring of the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Kansas City
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Harry S. Truman
Trumans
Truman
White House
First Presbyterian Church
Harry
Elizabeth Wallace
Wallace
Wallaceplace
Gates
Bess
George P. Gates
Wallaces
Suburban
Grand
Trinity Episcopal Church
Margaret
Clifton Daniel
Mary Jane Truman
Battery D
Local Obituaries and Memorials from La Crosse
Obituaries note the June 27 passings of H Thurston Owens 90 of New Haven Conn former La Crosse utility executive and Elmer E Chisholm 65 of St Petersburg Fla former La Crosse resident and WWII veteran. Cecelia M Neuens 78 of 502 Rose St., and Rueben Herring 54 of 1806 Madison St. are also mourned with funeral details and callers invited for services.
Deaf Mute Makes First Solo Flight
Ron Haberman a deaf mute from Wichita Kansas soloed after 19 hours of instruction using flash cards He is among about 20 deaf mutes in the United States certified as private pilots The instructor said he took longer than most due to his handicap but he can fly well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Ron ‘Haberman
Federal Aviation Administration
Haberman
United States
Power hookup OK'd for hydro plant in Wisconsin River
The Wisconsin Power and Light Co. and the Wisconsin Public Service Corp. received approval from the State Public Service Commission to link their electric systems at the Peterwell hydro plant on the Wisconsin River, with connection scheduled for June in Juneau and Adams counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Wisconsin Public Service Corp
State Public Service Commission
Peterwell
Wisconsin River
Juneau
Adams Counties
Sparta Board Approves 1969 70 Budget Increases
Sparta Wisconsin board of education approves a 2 052 156 dollar budget for 1969 70 up 176 283 from last year with tax rise 1 25 to 1 5 mills and voters to decide in July. Superintendent George Shiroda notes many planned improvements were cut including tennis courts a new fence bleachers and audio-visual television. Principal James De Gracie resigns to teach English with 10500 dollars and 13500 dollars as principal and seven vacancies exist. Girls dress standards restricted to four inches above the knee and bus contract with Jelco under negotiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Sparta Board of Education
George Shiroda
Shiroda
James de Gracie
de Gracie
Lawrence Lawson
Roger Kramer
Don Rowlands
Gordon Frederick
Larry Falls
Christine Bartlett
Jelco Bus Co
Milwaukee Man Seeks Name Change from Marion to Mario
28 year old Marion Martin Darin petitions Circuit Court to legally drop one letter from his first name and be known as Mario He says teasing and derision about his given name, plus unwanted calls and female product ads, have hindered business relations and fueled the change request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Circuit Court
Marion Martin Darin
Mario
Marion
Darin
Tomah Council Approves Annexation and Pl Jazzed Growth
Tomah Common Council moved to annex land north of I-94 and east to the Milwaukee Road, extending city limits to include the USEMCO Plant and planned industrial park. City Attorney to prepare court papers. council also updated housing funds, land sales, and lot size requirements for residential construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Common Council
Milwaukee Road
Town Line Road
Usemco
Bloyer
Forward Tomah Development Corp
Lawrence Clark
Housing and Urban Development Authority
Victor Bloyer
N. Glendale Avenue
Keith Keene
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Butts Park
C. E. Bean
Francis Schmidt
Housing Authority
Carl Buriis
Earl Gatzke
Lloyd Cremer
Dick Raschick
Dave Spies
Don Peth
Herbert Paul
Bernard Berry
Public Works
Lake Tomah
Keene
Planning Commission
Trempealeau OKs Annex To Hospital
Trempealeau County Board in special session approved a 800000 addition to Trempealeau County Hospital to relieve overcrowding and meet federal standards. Carl Schubert and Associates designed a Y shaped expansion extending 100 feet south and west with two isolation rooms and medical dental and administrative facilities. Financing includes 350000 county funds and 500000 borrowing from Trempealeau and Jackson Counties banks at five percent interest with annual notes maturing Aug 1 over ten years. initial payment 75000 with 25000 interest and 2500 annual decreases, final 52500 in 1979.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Board
Trempealeau County Hospital
Carl Schubert and Associates
la Crosse
Trempealeau
Jackson
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Gladys Brevik
S. 10Th St
Tribune
Edward M. Huebner
Ruth E. Thompson
Archie Amundson
Ervin Eckert
Manchester
Lawrence Leisgang
Galesville
Donald C. Mullen
Winona
Milford Grizzlybear
Holmen
Adolph J. Sosalla
Gordon O. Lee
Chatfield
Robert C. Loughan
George St
Don Jenkins
Main St
Westby Co-Op Credit Union
Marcella Williams
Norwalk
Lester Williams
Harry and Bess Truman
By Don Reeder
Joseph Noland
Wallace House
France
H. Thurston Owens
New Haven
Conn
Owens
Philo M. Gelatt
Mr. Gelatt
National Gauge and Equipment Co
Gelatt
Charles
Northern Engraving Co
San Diego
New York City
Cecelia M. Neuens
Cecelia
M. Neuens
Rose St
St. John’s Catholic Church
Bernard Quint
Wanderers Rest
Nelson Funeral Home
Patience Hyde Lodge 21
Mrs. Rueben
Harriet
Sparta School Board
Albertus Anderson
Warren Isbell
Buzz
Edwin E
Buzz) Aldrin Jr
Barbara Eden
Cocoa Beach
Aldrin
Miss Eden
Jeannie
Trempealeau OK
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