City employees seek universal four week vacation rule
The Common Council debates extending four weeks vacation after 25 years to all city workers, opposing discrimination against Local 180 members. Finance committee proposed only Local 180 get the extra week. Alderman Niedbalski urged broader application. The council sent the issue back to the finance committee. Also, Davy Engineering Co. was hired to plan Erickson Field pool on the South Side.
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Police
Fire Departments
Common Council
Kenneth Niedbalski
Council
Niedbalski
Davy Engineering Co. of
la Crosse
Erickson Field
Asks Hearing For Persons Near Viterbo
The AFL-CIO Council inform s the Common Council that residents likely to be relocated by Viterbo College expansion seek a hearing. Roy E. Smith urges the council hear unan swered problems and assures protection from retaliation by the redevelopment authority. John K. Flanagan reports the authority awaits a signed contract to guarantee cost liability before a survey and planning grant proceeds.
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Afl-Cio Council
Common Council
Viterbo College
Roy E. Smith
Viterbo
Redevelopment Authority
John K. Flanagan
Hicks and Drecktrah to Wed in West Salem
Myron F. Hicks of West Salem and Diane L. Drecktrah of West Salem seek marriage in West Salem on March 23. This public notice lists the applicants and residence.
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Myron F. Hicks
N. Lincoln St
West Salem
Diane L. Drecktrah
N. Youlon St
Houston Purchases Garage For Storage
Houston Minnesota village council approved buying the former Onsgard Garage from Mrs. Winnie Onsgard for 12500 dollars. The structure will store the fire truck and other village vehicles and equipment.
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Houston
Houston, Minn
Onsgard
Winnie Onsgard
Domestic Help Sought for Spring Cleaning and Restaurant Work
N E Schulze of the Wisconsin State Employment Service says spring will boost demand for domestic workers. Experienced women are invited for spring cleaning and general weekly cleaning jobs and for qualified restaurant staff including cooks and waitresses. Contact the office at 508 5th Ave S.
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N. E. Schulze
Wisconsin State Employment Service
Schulze
5Th Ave. S
Local photo finishing at Universal Photo Service
Locals are urged to leave films at Universal Photo Service at 514 State Street with satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Carole Maurer resumes duties at Jafek's Downtown on Wednesday afternoons, Thursday and Saturday all day, with contact via phone 2-4830.
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Universal Photo Service
State Street
Carole Maurer
Jafek’s
Heller to Speak at Photo Meet in Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Photographer J Carleton Heller owner of Ellickson Studio 710 Main St will address the Professional Photographers Association of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg on camera techniques finishing methods and Hellercuts His new production methods speed up work and have sold nationwide The appearance is sponsored by Scheibs Engineering of Burlington Wisconsin Lee Heller and William Halliday of Ellickson’s were honored at the Wisconsin Professional Photographers Association in Milwaukee with six entered photos winning four excellence and two par excellence awards
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J. Carleton Heller
Ellickson Studio
Main St
Professional Photographers Association of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Heller
United States
Pennsylvania
Scheib
Burling ‘Ton
Wis
Tri State Deaths Highlight Wis Region Obituaries
Mark W. Roix 79 of Black River Falls died Friday after a three year bedridden illness from a stroke. Services at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, burial Riverside Cemetery. Survived by widow Gertrude, daughter Mrs. Louis Gardipee, son Eugene, 10 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren. Perry C. Harding 74 of Gays Mills died Thursday in La Crosse hospital. Survived by daughter Ethel, brother Ray. Funeral Sunday at Congregational Church, burial Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs. D. L. Ping born Donna Ronnenberg died March 7 in Riverdale Maryland. survived by husband seven children and father Arthur. Evelyn Plummer 55 of Sparta area died Thursday. services Monday at Melrose Methodist Church, burial Melrose Cemetery. husband Clarence Plummer and six grandchildren among survivors.
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Wis
Mark W. Roix
A. J. Thuecks
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Riverside Cemetery
Torgerson
Roix
Deer Brook
Antigo
Gertrude
Louis Gardipee
Eugene
Green Bay
Gays Mills
Perry C. Harding
la Crosse
Harding
Mt. Sterling
Belias
Ethel
Ray
Congregational Church
Harvey Sherwood
D. O. Long
Fennimore
Evergreen Cemetery
Commersnaes
Ronnenbergs
Houston
Melrose
Evelyn ‘Plummer
Clarence ‘Plummer
Sparta
Melrose Methodist Church
Bruce Willett
Melrose Cemetery
Smith Mortuary
Plummer
Madison Pastor to Speak at Wesley Church Mission
Rev. J. Ellsworth Kalas of First Methodist Church Madison will lead a three day spiritual life mission at Wesley Methodist Church starting Sunday at 7 30 p m with daily topics Lost and Found The Man in the Gap and Another Alderstgate Koffee klatches follow Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at 9 30 a m Hosts announced with street addresses Kalas, born 1923 in Sioux City Iowa, has earned multiple honors and serves on several church and civic boards.
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J. Ellsworth Kalas
First Methodist Church
Madison
Wesley Methodist Church
Alderstgate
Clara M.sayner
Madison St
Trig Nustad
State St
Wyatt W. Newberry
Hoeschler
Mr. Kalas
Wisconsin
Harvard University
Vilas
Frankenburger
Phi Eta ‘Sigma
Delta Sigma ‘Rho
Phi Kappa Phi
Kidder
Trustees
Garrett Institute
Kalas
Conference Board of ‘Missions and Church Extension
Wesley
King
Edwin P. Sheppard
Births reported in Winona La Crosse and La Crescent areas
Birth notices across Winona Hudson La Crosse and nearby towns listing newborns at General Hospital Memorial Hospital and Grandview Hospital. Daughters named Gretchen Maria and Douglas Eric and Jeffery Ronald with parent names and street addresses.
Nickel's Ductility Lets One Pound Make 80 Mile Fine Wire
The statement notes nickel's exceptional ductility, claiming one pound can be drawn into a wire about 80 miles long. It highlights material property without broader context or sources.
Sparta woman Jessie Storandt dies at 68
Mrs. Jessie Storandt aged 68 of Cataract Wisconsin died Friday night at a Sparta hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at St Pauls La Crosse Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cataract with Rev E F Hy Lehmann officiating. Burial arrangements and viewing details are listed at the Robert Page Funeral Home. She leaves two sons Earl and Harold Storandt, ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Sparta
Wis
Jessie Storandt
E. F. Hy Lehmann
St. Paul’s la Crosse
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran
Robert Page
Jesuit lay brother builds Loyola Academy interiors
WILMETTE Ill AP He is James H Burn a former Cincinnati star who chose poverty and vows over football. As a lay brother at Loyola Academy he personally built interior walls wiring plumbing and floors for classrooms chapels and living spaces saving about one million dollars in four years.
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Ill
Loyola Academy
James H. Burn
Cincinnati
Army
Navy
Stanford
Kentucky
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Xavier
Jesuit
Brother Bur
Chicago
Loyola
Society of Jesus
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Bur
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Academy
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Nevitiate
Wilmette School
Ettrick Mission Speaker Named at Living Hope Church
Rev. Norman O Landvik from Milan Minnesota will speak at Living Hope Lutheran Church Ettrick Wisconsin March 17 20 as part of Mondovi Conference preaching teaching mission. He is brother in law of pastor Rev Mark M Ronning and serves in the American Lutheran Church.
Redemption Center on Broad Street Not For Stamps
A bulletin board outside Broad Street Methodist Church in Columbus proclaims a Redemption Center that is not for stamps, signaling a local public notice. The sign reads Wayside Pulpit and hints at a community resource or alternative service.
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Columbus, Ohio
Broad Street Methodist Church
Weather Record for Lacrosse and Vicinity
Cloudy with rain changing to snow and colder tonight. Westerly winds 20 to 30 mph. Sunday colder with light snow showers and high in the upper 20s. Wisconsin rain ends south then light snow north. Iowa and Minnesota reports include cold waves and snow flurries. Time data and degree days provided.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Blair Historical Society to Meet at Blair City Hall
Trempealeau County Historical Society president Leland Cheno announces the next meeting at Blair City Hall at 8 p.m. Monday. All interested persons are invited to attend.
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Blair
Wis
Leland Chenoweth
Trempealeau County Historical Society
Blair City Hall
Missionary Services Begin at St Patrick Ona laska
St Patrick Church Ona laska opens its annual missionary services on Sunday and runs through March 24. Rev Norman Muckerman C S S R pastor of St Alphonsus Chicago leads the mission after ten years in the Amazon Valley and four more as mission procurator for Redemptorist missions. Masses are 6:45 8 10 and 11:15 a m Sundays and 6 and 11:25 a m weekdays with 7:45 p m evening services per Rev Joseph N Bach the pastor.
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St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Onalaska
Norman Muckerman
C.ss.r
St. Alphonsus Church
Chicago
Amazon Valley
Joseph N. Bach
Pioneer Faculty Member Dies At St. Olaf
Dr. Carl August Mellby 94, longtime St. Olaf College professor and pioneer educator, died Friday at his Northfield home after a stroke. He taught 49 years starting in 1901, helped launch the first choral group, and initiated courses in economics sociology and political science. He lived with son Rolf, a campus instructor, and remained active until recently.
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Northfield
Minn
St. Olaf College
Carl August Mellby
Mellby
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Augsburg Seminary
Minneapolis
University of Leipzig
Germany
St. Olaf
F. Melius Christiansen
St. Olaf Choir
Rolf
Time travel twins and space aging puzzling readers
The letter from Sharon Stevens explores if a twin launched in a rocket for 60 years would be younger on return. Experts note calendar age matches but space travel could slow heartbeat and metabolism, potentially making a traveler feel younger while Earthbound twin ages normally.
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Sharon Stevens
Earth
Local churches listed with pastors and service times
A long list of area churches names pastors and weekly schedules. Adventist Seventh Day at 6th and King begins with 9:30 a.m. classes and 11 a.m. worship. First Assembly of God at 16th and Ferry led by Rev. Donald Skaggs with services from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The document catalogues numerous denominations and their worship times, schools, and prayer meetings across the city.
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First Assembly OF God
16Th and
Ferry
Donald K. Skaggs
Religious Services Schedule for Various Congregations
Presbyterian and UCCF worship and church school times listed for West Ave S and NORTH-1718 Logan. Salvation Army at 223 N 8th serves Citadel. Congregation Sons of Abraham Temple at 1820 Main with Saturday service. Unitarian Fellowship at 110 W Ave 8 with speaker Mrs. Alf Gundersen.
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Congregation
Sons OF Abraham Temple
1820
Main
Unitarian Fellowship OF
LA Crosse
YWCA
W. Ave
Alf Gundersen
Coach House
Church Schedule Highlights Local Listings
United Pentecostal Church Apostolic Tabernacle Liberty and Sill lists services with Rev. Arthur Mansur at 10 a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. worship and children's church 8 p.m. evangelistic service Thursday 9 p.m. prayer and Bible study. St John’s Reformed Church West Ave Market led by Rev. John Staton offers 8 a.m. chapel 9:15 a.m. church school 10:30 a.m. worship with nursery care. Wednesday 7 p.m. activities listed.
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Floyd Harbold
Independent
Hwy
E H. Pals
Southside
110Th and
Adams
Leo Hill
Temple
N. Salem Rd
Loomis
Lloyd Mooney
Temple Baptist Bible Institute
North American Bible
Tih and
Ferry
C. H. Seecamp
Southern Baptist Emmanuel Baptist
Losey Blvd
Denton, Coulee
First Church OF Christ
8Th and
Cass
Don Robinson
Charles Street
Church OF Christ
Leonard E. Weldon
First Congregational Church
Melvin L. Frank
David Roberts
Kenneth E. Trueman
Bethany
North St
Onalaska Ave
Bernard Hamilton
MOODY
Campbell Rd
Carroll Anderson
WKTY
Church OF Jesus Christ
Liberty
Edward Iverson
Reorganized
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Christ—George and Sill
OUR Savior's
George Alvilden
Walter QC Larson
ST. Paul’s
West Ave
Arthur M. Feroe
James E. Janke
Trinity
Charles and Sill
Ernest N. Nelson
Joseph E. Lunde
Visitation
David Stewart
5Th Ave
Onalaska
Paul A. Roe
Olivet
5Th Ave. S. Onalaska
Prince OF Peace
1St St. N. la Crescent
Minn
R. F. Holy
ST Mark
8Th and Main
Jonathan Schaller
Missouri Synod
Shorewood
Wedgewood Terrace
Robert H Bernhardt
Wisconsin Synod
Wisconsin Synod Lutheran
Councilmen’s Conference of the
Wisconsin Synod Lutheran Churches of the
la Crosse
Walter Gutzke
First Evangelical
S and
Cameron
Frite H. Miller
W. Godfrey
Grace Evangelical
Ward Ave
S 26Th
G F. Albrecht
Immanuel Evangelical
St Paul and Avon
Walter E. Gutzke
Calvary Evangelical
16Th and
Park Ave
Lloyd Lambert
ST. Paul's
LA Crescent
Oak St
H. I. Munson
4Th Ave. N
David A. Passet
ST Luke's
Caledonia St
Lee H. Holmes
West Ave. S
James H. Bell
Robert C. Light
UCCF
North
Logan
Leonard Beenken
Apostolic Tabernacle
Liberty and Sill
Arthur Mansur
ST. John's Reformed Church
West Ave. and Market
John Staton
Student Choir To Offer Worship Service
The University of Wisconsin Lutheran Student Choir presents a bilingual English Lutheran Church worship service on Sunday March 17 at 9 and 10 30 a m. The 40 member choir directed by Richard Scheerenberger performs The Church Seasons in Music and Symbols with Loyal Allen organ Sue Grundahl piano Marcia Gilbert and Sue Wegge clarinets. Rev Walter Michels native of Austria and counselor to Lutheran students will preach at the 7 45 a m service.
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Cass
Stefan T. Guttormssom
R. W. Anderson
Walter Michels
University of Wisconsin
Luther League
Good Shepherd
Birch
J. L. Mattes
OUR Redeemer
Weston
Norman A. Nelson
University of Wisconsin Lutheran
Lutheran University
Richard Scheerenberger
Loyal Allen
Sue Grundahl
Marcia Gilbert
Sue Wegge
Austria
Election On Agenda At Viroqua PTA Meet
Viroqua Wisconsin PTA plans a March 19 meeting at 8 p m in the junior high school. Guidance counselors Jerry Lines and Howard Olson lead a panel on guidance problems with teachers and parents. 1963 64 officers will be elected with nominees for president and vice president listed along with secretary and treasurer roles.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua Pta
Jerry Lines
Howard Olson
Substance topic set for Sunday Christian Science service
The Sunday service lists Substance as the topic with Bible readings from First Corinthians 2 9 to 10 and a Science and Health passage noting Jesus of Nazareth as the most scientific man who sought spiritual cause beyond material appearances.
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Christian Science Services
Science and Health
Mary Baker Eddy
Jesus of Nazareth
Baikal Seen as World’s Deepest Freshwater Lake
Russia's Lake Baikal is the world's deepest lake at 5,315 feet and Eurasia's largest body of fresh water, highlighting its unique hydrology and scale.
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Russia
Lake Baikal
Eurasia
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