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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1964
Page
7
Davy Engineering Co submitted plans for a $184 700 swimming pool to La Crosse boards. The wedge shaped pool would hold 546, with a 170 person wading pool. A concrete block bathhouse with brick veneer and flat roof included. A joint meeting with the Park Commissioners and City Council was urged before May 7 to compare designs and quotes.
Five people were injured in a late Thursday head-on crash at 7th and Main. Max Park, 20, from Camp McCoy and Riverton Utah, was hospitalized with a concussion chest injuries and facial cuts in satisfactory condition. Asselin 20 of 1423 Bainbridge St was treated at St Francis Hospital for chest and knee injuries and said he turned left from 7th onto Main. Gerald Farrell 23 and Lindell Gibbs 20 both from Camp McCoy were treated for bruised legs and released.
Fourth grade students from the Campus School travel by bus at 8 a.m. to Pepin for a Wisconsin Junior Historical Society regional convention. The program at 10 a.m. includes sessions by other chapters, a Lake Pepin historic tour with Fort St. Antoine and Stockholm Bluff stops, plus a visit to Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birthplace. Accompanied by teacher Pauline Abel, they present an essay on Hixon House by Ellen Fish and a Wisconsin crossword project.
United Power Association members were told the Stanton Missouri River site will start construction in August or September. The 15 000 kilowatt plant will serve North Dakota customers of Northern States Power Co and Otter Tail Power Co with equal electricity share to UPA Minnesota members. The $39.6 million Rural Electrification Administration loan funds the project expanding low cost power to central and extreme northern Minnesota. President Jacob Nordberg spoke at the UPA meeting.
Gateway Products Corp of La Crosse signed a contract with Peter Nelson & Son to build a concrete block structure on Oak Street in West Salem. The building is to be completed by July 10. Gateway Products, led by Charles D. Gelatt, employs about 100 people and also operates Microcard Corp on Oak Street.
Jurors for the fall term of La Crosse Circuit Court report at 9 a.m. Wednesday for a civil case before an outside judge. The suit, Elmer Mahlum et al vs Idius Fonstad and Fred Barnes, arises from the death of 16 year old Merlin Mahlum on August 16 1961 while operating a tractor for the defendants in Holland town.
Paul Schaffhausen, general manager of the La Crosse division, discussed the firm’s 80 year history from label maker in St Paul to packaging, with the La Crosse plant producing packages and printing. He said the local branch was created to serve the area and will expand with demand. A Rotary dinner dance is set for May 23 at the Country Club.
The Minnesota Wisconsin Council of B n ai B r ith will hold its spring convention at the Holiday Inn Saturday and Sunday with business meetings and speakers including Mayor Milo G Knutson and Max J Levinsohn. About 150 to 200 delegates will elect officers and nominate representatives to the Tel Aviv supreme lodge convention in 1965.
Fire heavily damaged the Pine Creek Store on Pine Creek Road near La Crescent. The first floor grocery space suffered extensive damage while smoke affected the second floor family apartment. Insurance covered the building. contents were not insured. The fire likely started from defective wiring near a meat cooler and was reported by Mrs. Huerkamp who smelled smoke and alerted the La Crescent volunteers. The Huerkamp family anticipated returning to their apartment the next day.
A La Crosse County resident summoned for spring term jury duty unsuccessfully tried to decline. Sheriff Wuest sent the letter to Clerk Schnick who informed the juror by phone that jury summons is not a request. He was told to appear at 9 a m May 20 for the circuit court panel.
B'nai B'rith marks its 120th anniversary as the first national service group in the U S with a Hebrew name meaning Sons of the Covenant The Wisconsin Minnesota Council convention in La Crosse will feature a special commemoration Among national groups only the Masons and Odd Fellows are older The organization with nearly 500 000 members in 3 000 lodges and chapters traces disaster relief to 1868 Baltimore flood and notes Red Cross founded 13 years later The text also mentions opening a Jewish community center.
Adrian Fuchs, a longtime La Crosse Tribune employee, retires Friday after 49 years with the paper. He began as an apprentice in 1915 and has been night foreman for 14 years. He plans hunting, fishing, gardening, travel with wife Elfi, carpentry, and visiting two sons and grandchildren.
Four La Crosse State College members attended the Association of College Unions conference at Indiana University. Donald Strand was named Region 8 representative for recreational activities covering Northern Illinois Wisconsin Northern Michigan and parts of Canada.
La Crosse's April weather ranged from cool to warm and dry to wet with windy spells. The average was 48.5 degrees, highs reached 87 on April 16, lows sank to 22 on April 4, and 2.37 inches of rain were recorded. Strong winds on April 13 14 caused heavy damage, with gusts up to 81 mph and a trace of snow on several days.
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission will hold a rehearing at 9 a.m. May 12 in the Courthouse on Progressive Tool and Die Co. request to widen a canal on La Crosse and Onalaska city limits. The prior petition was dismissed March 24 due to authority limits over the Black River waterway. Owner I E Wittenberg and partners plan a residential development with canal access to boats, noting the project spans La Crosse and Onalaska.
Gov Karl Rolvaag became honorary chairman of Keep Minnesota Green at a ceremony in St Paul. At the request of 4 H club members Carol Perkins and Paul Johnson the governor signed a no burning pledge promising careful use of outside fires.
City permits show La Crosse April construction at 505 925 dollars powered by 16 new homes totaling 194 300 and 50 005 for remodels. Commercial work includes Holiday Inn addition 64 units and a 23 900 drive in facilities for Batavian National Bank totaling about 243 000 of 253 625. Industrial work includes Swanson's Heavy Movers project.
The La Crosse County unit of the American Cancer Society reported $11,063.45 raised toward a $13,880 goal for the current crusade. Volunteers will check in Tuesday and Thursday in room 217 at Coleman Vocational School from 1 to 4 PM for contributions or pickup arrangements.
Seattle judge halted proceedings as Monroe B. Miles Sr. faced charges of attempted larceny of a duck and resisting arrest. The owner could not be identified, leading the judge to pose whether a wild animal can be stolen and to ask for briefs on the ownership question.
The Republican Congressional Committee newsletter urges Americans to send pennies to President Johnson to keep the White House lights on at night. It claims the lights out program is a phony economy and unnecessary.
James Eide age 20 of 2138 Johnson Street sustained a puncture wound to the stomach Thursday afternoon at Gateway Products located at 2nd and Main Streets. He received treatment at St. Francis Hospital and was released.
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