Youth Jailed For High Speed Auto Accident
A La Crosse youth, Rodney J. Fogel, 19, was jailed after failing to pay $403 in county court fines for racing on the highway and driving after license revocation. Judge Leonard F. Roraff ordered 90 days on each charge, to be served concurrently under the Huber Act, with license suspended one year. Torkelson, 19, Melrose, faced related speeding charges and received a $138 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Medary
Leonard F. Roraff
Rodney J. Fogel
R. J
Stoddard
Huber
Fogel
Gerald A. Torkelson
R. 1
Melrose
Torkelson
Forrest Bahan
Three Boathouses Robbed on Black River
Three boathouses along the Black River across from the Northern States Power Company plant were entered over the weekend. Victims include Elizabeth Fuchs who reported a pocket tackle box with about 30 fishing plugs missing, Harlan Slinde who said three six packs of beer and a six pack of Pepsi Cola were stolen, and Walter Thornd who reported a medium size green tackle box stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River
Northern States Power Co
French Island
Elizabeth Fuchs
Liberty St
Harlan Slinde
Carr St
Walter Thornd
Caledonia St
La Crosse Flyers Offer Free Mothers Day Flies
The La Crosse Flyers Association plans its 10th annual Mothers Day flight on Sunday May 10 offering free plane rides to all mothers. Ten local planes will be used and registration is from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Viking Aviation office at the municipal airport. Over 100 women rode free in 1963 aged 16 to 96.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Flyers Association
Flyers
C. B. Wiemann
Viking Aviation
Missing Checks And Diamond Ring Stolen In La Crosse Mail Pouch Theft
In La Crosse a mail pouch theft from the Milwaukee Road depot left about 1,000 first class letters and a diamond ring valued at $100 missing. The pouch had been prepared in Chippewa Falls for delivery to New York City and other points, with no local targets. Police and the sheriff were notified. no checks have turned up as of Monday.
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la Crosse
Wayne W. Wilson
Wilson
Milwaukee Road
Isle la Plume
la Crosse County
Wilson May l
New York City
Tennessee
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Chippewa Falls
la Crosse Station
Gas Stop Helps Cut Fire Loss
La Crosse tavern owner L. M. Neary avoided greater damage when he stopped for gas after a euchre night. Fire crews arrived to find the back bar, walls, and ceilings scorched at the Mississippi Inn, with smoke and heat concentrated at a tavern corner.
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la Crosse
L. M
Red) Neary
Green Bay St
Jackson St
Neary
Boat Tips Youths Swim To Safety
Four La Crosse County youths swam to shore Sunday morning after overturning their boat on the Mississippi near Trempealeau. The overturned boat with three lifejackets was traced to Ray Havens of West Salem. Havens said his grandson James Davis and three companions were in the boat. all four were found safe within about 30 minutes.
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la Crosse County
Mississippi
Trempealeau
Harold Kubisiak
Ray G. Havens
E. Garland St
West Salem
Havens
Don Hansen
James Davis
Emil Bridel
Tyler St
Michael Clements
S. 21St St
Steve Froegel
la Crosse
Kubisiak
Thefts Reported At Local Residences And Boat Club
Dr. L M Gorenstein reported a Montgomery Ward skill saw missing from an apartment basement at 503 Cass St valued at 30 to 40 dollars. Alfred Unnasch said a 35 dollar tool box was stolen from his pontoon boat at the La Crosse Boat Club on Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Gorenstein
Montgomery Ward
Cass St
Alfred Unnasch
West Ave. S
la Crosse
Wisconsin High School Music Contest Heads to La Crosse
More than 4000 students from 35 schools across Wisconsin will perform in concert events at La Crosse State College. Organizer David Mewaldt says 38 bands 24 choirs and 16 junior high choruses participate with 36 bands marching in review and a 430 p.m. parade from Burns Park to the reviewing stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse State College
David Mewaldt
LSC
Burns Park
2Nd Street
State
4Th
Main Streets
Mewaldt
WHSMA
La Crosse Wins 1965 Toastmasters Convention Host
Delegates at the District 35 Toastmasters meeting in Waukesha voted to hold the 1965 convention in La Crosse over Stevens Point. The event runs April 30 and May 1, drawing 250 to 450 people from Wisconsin Upper Michigan and Ontario. Paul Marcotte earned a traveling trophy. Dale Smith of Eau Claire won the district contest and will go to the regional in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
la Crosse
Stevens Point
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Ontario
Can
Toastmasters Club
Paul Marcotte
la Crosse Club
Fred Weinecke
Janesville
Dale Smith
Eau Claire
Chicago
Youth given suspended sentence for gin theft in drugstore
A La Crosse youth James F. Severson, 19, of 516 Kane Street, broke a window at Spell's Drug Store and stole a bottle of gin about 1 15 a.m. Sunday. Judge Leonard F. Rorafsen sentenced Severson to six months in County Jail with probation to the Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare for one year and $6.65 court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
James F. Severson
Kane St
Spell
Leonard F. Roraff
Severson
Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare
Cash Box Stolen from Buds Marina in French Island
Gerald McLain an employee at Buds Marina on French Island reported to the La Crosse County Sheriff Sunday that a cash box containing between 25 and 30 dollars was stolen from the shop Saturday night. The box sat in a self service area left open for customers to buy minnows and deposit payment. Placeholder text indicates the box contained more money than usual because McLain forgot to remove cash before closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald McLain
Bud’s Marina
French Island
la Crosse County
Gill Net Order Cleared of Sloughs in Boundary Waters
Wisconsin officials clarified a gill net prohibition on the Mississippi River boundary with Minnesota. Attorney Emil Kaminski said backwaters and sloughs from Prescott to Victory are excluded, relieving fishermen who argued debris and effort in the main channel. Senator Raymond C. Rice will relay the written interpretation to local fishers.
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la Crosse Tribune
Wisconsin-Minnesota
Emil Kaminski
Madison
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Wisconsin- Minnesota
Mississippi River
Lake Pepin
David Hammes
la Crosse
The
Conservation Commission
Prescott
Victory
Bice
Tribune
Kaminski
Bernard Sharp
Epstein’s Fish Market
Maj Solberg Heads County RCA Chapter
Maj Clayton C Solberg of the Air Force Reserve and La Crosse County surveyor was elected president of the La Crosse Chapter Reserve Officers Association. Other officers include Lt Cmdr John R Rusche executive VP and Lt Col Donald E Niemeyer VP for air. The unit plans a May 16 spring dinner dance at the Holiday Inn and a summer boating picnic. Regular meetings are at Schmidty's on Highway 33 each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton C. Solberg
Air Force Reserve
la Crosse
Army
Thomas J. Holstein
Army Reserve
RCA
Holiday Inn
Reserve Officers Chapter
Schmidty’s
Highway 33
Case Against Youth Continued For Week
A La Crosse youth Ronald I. Wagner aged 20 facing charges for taking a car without permission appeared in County Court. His case was continued to May 11 with bond set at 1000 dollars. A second youth, 17, faces action in Juvenile Court with welfare department handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Ronald I. Wagner
N. 8Th St
Don Clarkin
Harold Metschenbacher
Wagner
Leonard F. Roraff
Dist. Atty
John Flynn
County Welfare Department
MD Drive Total Reaches 3510 in La Crosse Area
The 1963 La Crosse muscular dystrophy drive collected 3510 dollars. Four new patients were referred, transportation funded for 15 patients at the Madison Muscular Dystrophy Center, and equipment such as a walker, wheelchair seat, ball bearing feeder, and tripod cane were purchased. Camp Wabeck sent youths, and Lyndon B Johnson replaced Jacqueline Kennedy as national honorary chairman. Counties in the area association include La Crosse Monroe Trempealeau Jackson Juneau Vernon Grant Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Area
Glen Pederson
Carl Haase
Association
Madison
Camp
Wabeck
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jacqueline Kennedy
la Crosse
Monroe
Trempealeau
Jackson
Juneau
Vernon
Grant
Crawford
Boat Stolen From Mooring Behind State Office Building
Richard Servais reports an eight foot boat stolen from its mooring behind the State Office Building. The boat was newly gray outside and varnished inside. No suspects named.
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Richard Servais
S. Losey Blvd
State Office
Special Committee To Study Menominee Indian Woes
Madison reports a state special committee will study the Menominee situation including the county's finances and the status of Menominee Enterprises. Officials want an intensive reappraisal with talks among residents, local leaders, and outside consultants. The 1965 legislature may reassess the county’s separate status amid ongoing economic and social concerns.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Menominee County
George Thompson
Special
Menominee Commission
Menominee
Thompson
U.S
Menominee Enterprises, Inc
Fay Heads La Crescent Legion Post
Hugh Fay was elected commander of Gittens Leidel American Legion Post 595 in La Crescent Minnesota. New officers include William Dumond first vice commander Ray Dickson second vice commander Robert Johnson third commander Henry Stauffer and Robert McLaughlin as service officer. The post reports 6668.16 spent on child welfare last year and notes programs with Junior Legion baseball drum corps Apple Arrows Boy Scouts Boys State and Boys and Girls County. Memorial Day services are planned at Prospect Hill Cemetery at 11 AM DST with color guard and firing squad in seven cemeteries, followed by a hard time dance Saturday May 23 in the clubrooms.
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Junior Legion
Boy Scouts
Boys State
Robert McLaughlin
Edward Olson
Earl Good
William Dumond
Prospect Hill
35 Percent Of Boats In Violation In La Crosse
Coast Guard boarding team inspected 71 boats over two days and found 25 in violation. Most violations were for improper numbers lacking certificates and faulty life saving devices. The team began Friday evening in La Crosse and will continue inspections through Sunday after a two day hiatus in St. Paul.
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la Crosse
Coast Guard
W. M. Twiford
Twiford
St. Paul
Viterbo’s Last Recital Is Set
The final recital of this year’s Fine Art Series will be given by Viterbo music students at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Music Hall. Pianists include Margaret Dahl Spokane Sister M Luceria Lima Peru Patrice Murray Wisconsin Rapids and Sisters M Bernardone Mary Gwen and M Lea. Other performers are Ruth Depheide Carroll violin Carol Roggensack cellist Ruth Burand vocal. The recital is open to the public.
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Viterbo
Margaret Dahl
Spokane
Wash
M. Lucrecia
Lima
Peru
Patrice Murray
Wisconsin Rapids
M. Bernardone
Mary Gwen
M. Lea
la Crosse
Ruth Depheide
Carroll
Iowa
Carol Roggensack
Ruth Burand
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Leo
Janice) Hammes Jr
Sterling, Ill
Milton Larson
Redfield St
Hammes
Bangor
St. Francis Hospital
Peoria
Larson
Robert F. Geiwitz
R. J, Stoddard
Geiwitz
Luminall Paints
Bob
Paint and Supply
Copeland Ave
George J. Kastner
Campbell
London
Taiz
Defense Ministry
Alma Center
Arcadia
Blair
Cashton
Cochrane-Fountain City
de Soto
Gale-Ettrick
Gays Mills
Holmen
la Farge
Mindoro
Norwalk
Luther
Onalaska
Readstown
Soldiers Grove
Sparta
Taylor
First Lutheran
Holy Trinity
Mount Calvary of la Crosse
Joseph Liska
Menaldt
Edfield Odegard
Douglas Phillips
Caldwell Johnson
Edward Hugdahl
Sletten Furniture
Gill
Kenneth G. Brown
Raymond C. Rice
Rice
Maj. Solberg
County
College Education
North
Western Mutual
Cial
James R. Burns
L. Peter Groves Dale Harkness
Leslie Erickson
Ronald Ping
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
211 Exchange
Theater Group
Michael Thompson
Cerise Club
la Crosse Community Theater
Art Institute of Chicago
Thompsons
A. M. G. Moody
G. William Cremer
Wilma Kennedy
John W. Reynolds
State Investment Board
Reynolds
Fay
la Crescent Legion
Flamingos
Bird Bath
Doerre
Pearl St. la Crosse
Sletten-McKee
Seventh and
King Streets
James Horn
Thomas Sletten
Charles Hanson
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