Redevelopment Board Plans Study on City Renewal Program
La Crosse Redevelopment Authority votes to submit a council report detailing costs and scope of a community renewal program. The plan would map blighted areas, set project priorities, and estimate a 50 000 cost shared by city and federal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Redevelopment Authority
Common Council
Authority
Viterbo College
Minneapolis
Minn
John K. Flanagan
la Crosse
Flanagan
Lakewood
Ohio
Candeub, Fleissig and Associates
Roy Kumm
City
Viterbo
Federal Urban Renewal Administration
Urban Renewal Administration
URA
Receptions To Mark Start Of Convair Flights
The Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce announces public and private receptions marking North Central Airlines start of Convair 340 and 440 service from La Crosse on April 1. Convair Super Northliner replaces DC3 on Flights 466 and 469, with seven daily operations and based in Minneapolis.
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la Crosse
North Central Airlines
Greater la Crosse
Wendell McEldowney
West Salem
Everett Goli
North Central
Eugene Kaener
Minneapolis
Eau Claire
Winona
Madison
Milwaukee
Chicago
Convair
Man Pleads Guilty To Charge Of Forgery
A La Crosse man, John Koel, 37, of 224 N Seventh Street, pleaded guilty in La Crosse County Court to forging his employer Lawrence Graham's name on a $39.63 check and cashing it. Judge Leonard F. Roraff continued the case until 10:30 a.m. April 15 for presentence investigation. Koel remains free on the $1,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
la Crosse County
John Koel
N. 7Th St
Koel
Lawrence Graham
Graham
Leonard F. Roraff
Buildarama Opens Show With 54 Exhibits
The fourth annual Buildarama home furnishings and building materials show opened in Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium with 54 exhibitors. Sponsored by the La Crosse Builders Exchange, the event runs 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, drawing about 5,000 attendees on opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Sawyer
Tribune
Edward M. Huebner
Mary E.pliances
Sawyer Auditorium
la Crosse Builders Exchange
Marcella Molzahn
Yates Named VP of Dwarf Tree Group
Gordon Yates of Fruit Acres Inc La Crescent Minn elected vice president for a two year term at the American Dwarf Tree Association conference in Hartford Mich March 12 13. Over 450 growers extension workers and university staff from 19 states and Canada attended. Yates a longtime director since 1958 is regarded as a top expert on size controlling rootstocks.
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LA Crescent
Minn
Gordon Yates
Fruit Acres, Inc
American Dwarf Tree Association
Hartford
Mich
United States
States
Canada
Yates
Association
Robert Carlsen
Board Officials Tour Trane Plant in La Crosse Visit
The La Crosse County Board and other officials toured Trane Co. facilities including research and testing laboratories engineering buildings and the technical center. They visited Plant 4 where refrigeration and air handling equipment is made and saw water chilling machines a wind tunnel and a climate chamber reaching from 65 degrees below zero to 2700 above zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County Board
Trane Co
County approves low bid for painting and highway gear
County buys a park wagon and 55,870 worth highway equipment while awarding a painting contract to Theodore Mathison for 688 to paint parts of a building. The vote 32 to 7 favored the low bid despite objections that Mathison is nonlocal. Other bids ranged up to 1,636. The purchase also covers dump trucks plows graders and tractors from multiple vendors with several bids rejected for not meeting specs.
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la Crosse
Park Department
Theodore Mathison
Carl Bruhnke
la Crosse 17Th Ward
Mathison
Galesville
Ray Hutson
Chevrolet
West Salem
Pischke Motors
Arthur C. Herman
Curly
Pengra Bros
Gmcs
Curly’s
Chevrole
Anderson- Thomas
Nagle-Hart
Herman
Allis-Chalmers
Hammes
Dahl Motors
Pengra
GMC
International
Dahl
Ford
Little Falls
Falls
Miller
Bradford & Risberg
Baker-Flinks
Droft Tractor
Wausaus
Bark River
Campbell Seeks Federal Aid for Island Sewer Plan
Campbell plans a half million dollar federal aid request to build sewer service for French Island residents south of Hinckley Road and Callaway Addition. Total project costs cited at one million with funding from area redevelopment programs. If approved, a town meeting would set local shares via front foot assessments and household charges, with possible connection to La Crosse system or a separate disposal plant.
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Campbell
French Island
Hinckley Road
Callaway Addition
Henry Rebhan
Rebhan
State Board of Health
State Board
la Crosse
Callaway
Local businessmen form museum committee in La Crosse
George M. Snodgrass presides Southside Businessmen Association meeting at Bantle's Restaurant naming a three person committee to plan a public historical museum in La Crosse. Bernard Zahn of Service Sheet Metal Co. is chairman with Jack Jansky of Peter Nelson & Sons and Gerald Welch of Welch Motel as members. Joseph K. Kidder will assist with historical writing and a follow up meeting is set in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Snodgrass
Southside Businessmen’s Association
Bantle’s
la Crosse
Bernard Zahn
Service Sheet Metal Co
Jack J. Jansky
Peter Nelson & Sons
Gerald Welch
Welch Motel
Joseph K. Kidder
County board rejects county home workers raise vote 21 to 18
A proposed contract giving $5 monthly raises to full time and $2.50 to part time county home and infirmary workers was rejected 21 to 18. Critics warned raises would unsettle pay differentials and fringe benefits, while supporters argued fairness to unionized staff.
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la Crosse County
Carl Bruhnke
la Crosse 17Th Ward
Jerome Klos
West Salem
State Bureau of Personnel
Klos
Charles Guenther
Onalaska 2Nd Ward
Bruhnke
Highway l
Park
Goose Island expansion authorized by board
La Crosse County Board moved to attach Vernon County's southern third of Goose Island to La Crosse County. Affected area would join the county park now occupying La Crosse's share, pending legislative action and Vernon County cooperation. The move requires a federal lease and cooperation with the Vernon County Board.
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la Crosse
la Crosse County
Loveland Gets Backing From Two La Crosse Papers
Warren Loveland, candidate for mayor, applauds endorsements from The La Crosse Tribune and the La Crosse Union Herald labor publication. He pledges progressive, constructive city leadership and thanks supporters as April 2 election nears. Formal coffee hour for Loveland and wife Barbara set Friday 7 to 9 30 p.m. at Loveland for Leadership HQ on 4th and State Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Loveland
la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse Union Herald
Loveland
Barbara
van de Steeg
4Th and
State Sts
Tachistoscope Demonstration At Local Junior High
M G Pelton Logan Junior High principal demonstrated the tachistoscope and a controlled reading machine to La Crosse Business Men's Club members. He noted usage across Central Harry Spence Logan and Jefferson schools with 13 weeks slated this year. Pelton reported improved reading speed and comprehension with the devices, citing a student gain of 100 words a minute.
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la Crosse
M. G. Peliton
Logan
Pelton
Central
Harry Spence
Jefferson
Park island project seeks federal aid for Goose Island Park upgrades
La Crosse County Board approved a federal aid application for a $40,000 Goose Island Park improvement. Planned features include a beach, bath house, camping, parking, and toilets south of the current concession. Federal and county funding would be split. County official noted Kiwanis funds could help fund a fenced pool near the beach.
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Goose Island Park
la Crosse
A. J. Francour
Kiwanis
Francour
Beauty and the Beast play sells out at AAUW event
The American Association of University Women reports the 1 p.m. Saturday performance in the Vocational Auditorium is sold out but tickets remain for 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. shows. The sellout announcement came early Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauty and the Beast
American Association of University Women
AAUW
Vocational
Braves at Reds on radio Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
WKTY highlights include a baseball broadcast Saturday at 12 30 p m featuring the Braves visiting the Cincinnati Reds. The program previews the matchup and key players.
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Braves
Cinc. Reds
New Silage Corn Outstanding H S 50 Gains Wisconsin
A new silage corn variety Honey Sweet 50 introduced to Wisconsin farmers two years ago is rapidly expanding. It yields about one third more tons per acre than ordinary corn and five acres meet the same silage need as seven or eight. Milk production and butter-fat tests reportedly rise with H S 50, though seed suppliers claim equal performance to other silage corn. Pride Company of Glen Haven distributes seeds and details.
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Wisconsin
Pride Company, Inc
Glen Haven
Nev
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Kumm
Robert Cerny
Cerney Associates, Inc
Cerny
la Crosse Authority
Dwarf Tree Group
Trane
Melvin Franklin
Farnam & Robinson
Milton Fox
Oscar Hanson
Ray Guenther
M. E. Huber
Arthur Nibbelink
St. Joseph
Massey-Ferguson
Leon
Massey - Fergusons
Fords
John Deeres
Paynter
Huber Warco
L. W. Adams
Galion
U.S
Businessmen Name Museum Committee
John McConaughey
7Th Ward
Jaran Rundahl
Greenfield
Rundahl
Bruhnke and McConaughey
Omro Aiken
Robert Carroll
j\Levi Cavadini
Town of Bangor
C. E. Christopher
Robert Connors
Robert Frederick
Town of
Shelby
Charles Fredrickson
Merritt Gibson
Francis Gleason
Wilbert Ipsen
Leo Kihm
Arthur McBain
Louis Nelson
Raymond Nibbe
Harry Olson
Melvin Olson
Marquardt Heating and Appliance CO
South Third St
Goose Island
Universal Photo
Universal Photo Service
State St
Park UK
Park Committee
Henry Rehban
la Crosse Farm Service
Onalaska
Herbert Krause
Mindoro
Henry Peterson Rockland
William Gronemus
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