Progress in La Crosse Marina development expands
La Crosse Marina Inc. advances with tree cutting, pile driving and fill hauling under co owners Jake Hoeschler and Milton Voll enw eider. Dock construction for 400 boats proceeds with 150 foot ramp and dual docks for docking and gas service, while a 10 acre strip along the highway is cleared for a future commercial area.
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la Crosse Marina Inc
Jake Hoeschler
Hoeschler
Milton Vollenweider
River Front Boat Mart, Inc
Pettibone Park
Corps of Engineers
St. Paul
West Channel
Tribune
Commanders Win VFW State Championship in Wisconsin
The Commanders Drum and Bugle Corps of La Crosse won the senior closed 1959 VFW state championship in Wausau, returning Sunday with the first place trophy after an afternoon parade. Madison Four Lakes Boy Scouts won junior open. The corps, sponsored by G Heileman Brewing Co, will perform in La Crosse July 12 at a bugles and drums festival and attend parades in Tomah and Kenosha en route to Legion state and national events.
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la Crosse
VFW
Wausau
Thomas Rooney
Madison Four Lakes
Tomah
Kenosha
American Legion
Roy Wingers
Minneapolis
Keller Firm Sold to Villeneuve at Pearl Street
G A Keller Printing Co a 71 year old firm at 112 Pearl St will be taken over Wednesday by Ted J Villeneuve manager for 18 years Announcement by owners Marcella Keller and Mrs Merlinde Desmond daughters of G A Keller who died in 1941 The company does letter press and offset printing in a union shop and will keep the same name Villeneuve with the company 22 years Six staff members remain in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Keller Printing Co
Pearl St
Ted J. Villeneuve
Marcella Keller
Merlinde Desmond
G. A. Keller
Villeneuve
Weather forecast for the Coulee Region turns cloudy
Cloudy cool rain expected through Tuesday in the Coulee Region with temperatures dropping to 55 Monday night and reaching the low 70s Tuesday. Sunday saw La Crosse high of 86 and low 60 with June rainfall totaling 2.97 inches, up from 0.59 by June 23.
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Coulee
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Presidio
Tex
Big Piney
Wyo
Two Onalaska Girls Caught Shoplifting
Two 15 year old Onalaska girls were caught shoplifting Saturday afternoon at J C Penney. They carried two large bags and were turned over to the county welfare department after admitting thefts from Penneys Montgomery Ward Kresges and F W Woolworth. A city detective noted prior apprehensions at the same stores and W T Grant Co. Police also detained a 13 year old boy and girl for disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
J. C. Penney Co
County Welfare Department
Penneys
Montgomery Ward and Co
Kresge’s
F. W. Woolworth Co
Tear Gas Bomb Clears Tavern Near Bangor
A tear gas bomb emptied Bob Niesen's Log Cabin at Bangor around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, sheriff says. The device, reportedly tossed from a car carrying three young men, sent gas inside and drove patrons from the tavern. No witness to the throw was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Niesen
Bangor
French Island Man Arrested In Shooting
French Island man Robert A. Sokolik 32 had two shotgun pellets removed from his left leg and foot early Monday at St Francis Hospital. Louis Gilbert 50 was arrested in County Court on a charge of shooting Sokolik and pleaded innocent. he faces trial next Monday. Witnesses heard two shots after sounds like firecrackers while Sokolik sat on a car fender near Tony's Island Sinclair Station. Sokolik said he saw Gilbert with the gun near his home. a car radiator was also damaged. Gilbert was arrested at 3:45 a.m. and booked for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to do bodily harm. he is free without bond pending trial.
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Robert A. Sokolik
S. la Crescent St
St. Francis Hospital
Louis Gilbert
French Island
Sokolik
Sheriff's Department
Tony’s Island
Sinclair Station
West Rd
Gilbert
Richard Hutchenreuter
Robert Howe
Carl Cody
Hutchenreuter
Phil Revels
Jerry Hanson
Ed Rodenkirch
Soko
Cafe and Boathouse Break-Ins Reported in City
A city cafe the B and B Cafe at 4th and Cass Streets was entered over the weekend and a nearby boathouse owned by Robert Hengst at 1220 Market Street was broken into between Thursday and Sunday. Cigarettes may be missing from the cafe and Hengst reports thefts including a fiberglass rod a Langley reel a green tackle box and tools from the boathouse above Ebner's Gravel Pit. He suspects entry through a trap door and notes the boathouse doors were locked.
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4Th
Cass Sts
Robert Hengst
Market St
Hengstl
Langley
Ebner’s
Hengst
Boy Catches Foot In Bicycle Freeing by Bystanders
A 9 year old local boy, James Lockett of 2330 Adams St, had his foot wedged between the frame and a missing pedal while riding Sunday afternoon. Passersby Albert Dawson and Joseph Saresky freed the foot by removing the sprocket. He suffered only a sore foot and no serious injuries per police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lockett
Adams St
Albert Dawson
Losey Blvd. S
Joseph Saresky
Three Named As Vice Presidents Of Trane Co
The Trane Co board named three vice presidents in sales and manufacturing. Dackis and Graham rise in sales, Cantwell becomes La Crosse manufacturing VP, and Simpson Jr. moves to manager of the sales service department. Names, titles, and tentative moves cited, with brief bios and service records for each executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trane Co
D. C. Minard
William C. Dackis
William D. Graham Jr
John D. Cant- Simpsonwell Jr
la Crosse Manufacturing
Vinson R. Simpson Jr
Dackis
Durham
N.C
Duke University
Trane
N. 24Th St
Graham
U.S
A. C. Menke
la Crosse
Greensboro
New York
Boston
Mass
Cornell University
Army Signal Corps
Cantwell
Davenport
Iowa
University of Iowa
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Indiana
Simpson
Horton
Weekend Accidents Injure Three In Slowed Traffic
Three people sustained injuries in two weekend crashes as cars stopped in lanes were struck from behind. Isadore Clements of Coon Valley reported neck pain after a Weston street collision at 3 44 p m Friday with a car driven by Joseph Wurzel of 1803 S 19th St. Wurzel said slick streets caused his skid. Passengers Donald Serverson of Galesville and Edward Gierlych of R J Holmen were hurt when the car they rode in was rear ended near 4th Street at 12 21 a m Saturday. The driver, Lloyd Wagner of Galesville, stopped at a red light, was hit by Marlys Hartung of 2122 Pine St.
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Isadore Clements
Coon Valley
Weston Street
Losey Boulevard
Clements
Joseph Wurzel
S. 19Th St
Wurzel
Donald Serverson
Galesville
Edward Gierlych
R. J. Holmen
N. 4Th Street
Lloyd Wagner
Marlys Marie Hartung
Pine St
Missing waitress Mrs Lawrence Flathammer sought by police
Police search for 37 year old waitress Mrs Lawrence Arlyle Flathammer of 12094 Vine St who has been missing since Friday due to alleged family trouble. She is described as blonde, about five feet tall and 150 pounds.
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Lawrence
Arlyle) Flathammer
Vine St
Local cigar interests oppose Wisconsin cigar tax plan
Assemblyman Leland Mulder heard Saturday that a tax on cigars and tobacco could "kill the industry" affecting Monroe and Vernon County farmers. Irving Levy and George Hagen argued Wisconsin already faces losses and cross-border bootlegging to Minnesota and Iowa, urging no tax. They noted higher taxes would hurt wholesalers with a four to three percent stamp discount and warned the industry already operates at a loss.
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Wisconsin
Monroe
Vernon
la Crosse County
Levy
Gaylord Nelson
Mulder
Hagen
Minnesota
Iowa
Nelson
Paul T. Dunn
Vandalism at North Side Speed Bowl and Franklin School Mailbox
Four amplifiers were torn from the judge's stand at the North Side Speed Bowl over the weekend. Police say the damaged amplifiers had holes possibly from a 22 caliber weapon. Also stolen were 24 feet of copper tubing from the refreshment stand. In a separate case, police reported the Franklin School mailbox cover ripped off.
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North Side
Keinin
Franklin School
City Park Department Spray Schedule Announced
The City Park Department will spray areas from 11 30 a m Monday to 7 30 a m Tuesday The North Side from George street to the east city limits and the South Side from Park drive to Jackson street between East avenue and the east city limits.
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City Park Department
George Street
East City Limits
Park Drive
Jackson Street
East Avenue
Car keys stolen from two Ray Hutson lot cars
Joseph Le Gault manager of Ray Hutson Used Car Lot at 50 Copeland Ave reports two sets of car keys stolen from cars Friday night. The incident highlights theft at the local dealership and involves missing property from inventory. No suspects named, no arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph le Gault
Ray Hutson
Copeland Ave
White Beaver plaque tied to Powell Park history in La Crosse
Residents recall a marble marker showing a white beaver and the name Doctor Frank Powell once embedded near Powell Park at 12th and Jackson. Calls to the Tribune reveal local memory of Powell Park’s changes and debates over names and historic preservation, with questions about restoring the marker’s rightful place.
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King St
Powell Park
West Avenue Playground
Doctor Frank Powell
Buffalo Bill
la Crosse
Tribune
12Th
Jackson Streets
Robert Cassidy
Coulee Ave
Powell’s Park
Jackson
West Ave
12Th and
Powell
Ronald Platz
S. 15Th St
Sunday Tribune
la Crosse Street Park
Minnesota Rural Youth Camp Brings Houston County Members
Rural Youth members from Houston County and across Minnesota gathered at Green Lake for the State Rural Youth Camp held June 26 to 28. Home Agent Edna O. Hanson noted attendees include Bert Dibley and Dale Horn with their wives, and advisers Sidna Hanson Judy Meyer and Garnett Deters.
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Houston County
Minnesota
Green Lake
Edna O. Hanson
Bert Dibley
Dale Horn
Sidna Hanson
Judy Meyer
Garnett Deters
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la Crosse Marina
la Crosse Marina, Inc
Westinghouse
Gar- Westinghouse
Slank- Bratchen Raweregk Inc
Home Appliances
Fourth Street
King and
Cass
Keller
Bassett
Jack Robinson
Kroger
Ter D. McDonalds Insurance
Dial
Stanley McDonald Agency, Inc
Nat‘l Bank Bldg
John D. Cantwell JR
Lloyd Wilsey
Joseph Munster
Munster
DR. Fixit
South Avenue
McCord Jewelers
Fifth Avenue
Harold Schams
Sisson
the Tribune
Myrick Park
Herbert Spencer
Hoeschlers
E. R. Miller
North Park Street
Richland Center
Midway
C. A. Garfield
East
Franklin St
Sparta
J. R. Stahl
St. la Crosse
J. J. Murphy
Cass Street
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