6 000 Marines Seabees Land In South Viet Nam
AP reports 6000 U S Marines and 3000 Seabees landed on a coast in South Viet Nam to construct a 4000 foot airstrip with no shots fired. total U S service members in country about 45000. Major general Walron describes the landing as the largest amphibious operation in the Far East since Inchon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Viet Nam
Chu Lai
U.S
U.S. Navy
Big da Nang Air Base
Donald Walron
Hamilton
Ohio
Far East
Inchon
Korea
da Nang-Phu Bai-Hue
Jerry Bush
St. Louis
Local notices and rummage sales advertise May events
Community notices list a VFW Auxiliary card party on Saturday May 8 at 8 pm in VFW Club Rooms. Rummage sales run Friday and Saturday with items including baby and children clothes books dishes and furniture at various addresses. Charcoal chicken and baked beans offered with carryouts at St. Pius X Parish on Highway 14 May 8 4 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aletta’s
VFW
Green Bay
Webster
Glendale
South Wedgewood
St. Pius X Parish
Marriage Licenses In Wisconsin Rapids And La Crosse
Marriage licenses issued for May 15 in Wisconsin Rapids and La Crosse for Joseph F. Lathrop Patricia M. Phelan David H. Kromke Valerie M. Held Attila Felspory Margaret A. Sandberg Also includes Batavian National Bank La Crosse Call Report with assets and liabilities totals as of April 26 1965 signed by bank officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Lathrop
S. 2Nd St
la Crescent
Patricia M. Phelan
Market St
Wisconsin Rapids
David H. Kromke
Green Bay St
Valerie M. Held
la Crosse
Attila Felspory
Grand Rapids
Mich
Margaret A. Sandberg
Rochester
Minn
Batavian National Bank of la Crosse
Wisconsin
United States
U.S
Fire and police blotter from La Crosse May incidents
Records show the fire department responding on May 6 to Asfoor and Sons Junkyard at 310 St Andrew St for three car bodies burning. A second call to Grant Wash at Charles and Gillette Streets reports an electric motor burning out. Police ambulance logs on May 6 list 11 year old Michael Latsahw of 722 Gillette St transported to St Francis Hospital for illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asfoor and Sons Junkyard
St. Andrew St
Grant Wash
Charles and Gillette
Michael Latshaw
Gillette St
St. Francis Hospital
Temporary Dump To Be Closed At 7 30 P M Saturday
The Clement Symbek farm dump on Coun ty Highway SS will close at 7 30 P M Saturday while Isle la Plume and Clinton Street dumps reopen Monday. City Sanitarium official cites after hours use and littering by private haulers as reasons for closure and cleanup obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement Symbek
Isle la Plume
Clinton Street
Symbek
Charles T. Trevallee
Advising Against Viet Nam Vet Legion Membership
An American Legion special committee in Indianapolis advised against granting Viet Nam veterans automatic membership. The panel said eligibility by place of service would violate Legion principles and could admit many peacetime veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
American Legion
U.S
Viet Nam
Births La Crosse Wis Grandview Hospital May 5 Sobkowiak Cottrell Johnson Tyrrell Hackbarth
Grandview Hospital in La Crosse Wisconsin reports births on May 5 and May 6. A daughter of Bernard Sobkowiak and wife Onalaska is named Kelly Frances. A son of Rev Stanley W. Cottrell and wife from St Joseph Ridge is expected May 5. A daughter of James D Johnson and wife from North Bend is Sylvia Jean Tyrrell. A son of Arden L Hackbarth and wife from Houston Minnesota is listed as born May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Frances
Bernard Sobkowiak
Onalaska
Jean Weisbecker
Stanley W. Cottrell
St. Joseph Ridge
Ruth Ann Baldwin
James D. Johnson
North Bend
Sylvia Jean Tyrrell
Arden L. Hackbarth
Houston
Minn
Jean Babcock
Deaths Mrs Myrtle Tank and Sister M Hubertine
Services are announced for Mrs Myrtle Tank 68 of 3117 S 23rd Ave who died Thursday May 6 at a local hospital with burial at Mormon Coulee Memorial Park and memorials to Asbury Methodist Church. Also Sister M Hubertine 83 a Franciscan died May 6 in St Francis Hospital born in Germany February 18 1882 she spent last 35 years at St Francis Hospital serving as dietician and seamstress with rosary Friday night and services Saturday at St Rose Convent Chapel at 8 30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Tank
S. 23Rd
Asbury Methodist Church
Deane Irish
Mormon Coulee Memorial Park
Dickinson Jackson Street
M. Hubertine
FSPA
St. Francis Hospital
Germany
America
Glen Haven
Wis
Guttenberg
Iowa
St. Rose Convent
la Crosse
Perpetual Adoration
Father of Five Held in State Bank Holdup
Lawrence Conley thirty, described as a short man with red hair, was charged with the $3,595 holdup of the Community State Bank in Wisconsin Rapids. A police chief said about $7 short of the total was found hidden at a rented home. The gunman, wearing a mask, fled in a stolen car after forcing a teller to fill a sack with cash. Brunner and two others were unharmed. the vault was time-locked. Conley was arrested hours later after matching descriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Rapids
R. J. Exner
Lawrence Conley
Conley
Madison
Exner
Community State Bank
Norbert Brunner
Brunner
Donald Caylor
Stevens Point
Mortality notices for Mark A. Scott and Clyde R. Butterfield Sr
Mark A. Scott 2 son of Gary and Linda Scott of 615 S 8th St died in a local hospital Friday May 7 funeral arrangements by Schu Macher Funeral Home to be announced. Clyde R. Butterfield Sr of La Crosse died in a local hospital Friday morning May 7 survived by his widow four sons six daughters 26 grandchildren eight great grandchildren two brothers and two sisters funeral arrangements by Nelson Funeral Home to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark A. Scott
Gary Scott
S. 8Th St
Schumacher Funeral Home
Clyde R. Butterfield Sr
la Crosse
Lena
Clyde Jr
Charles
William
George
Donald
Arvilla) Wilson
Franklin
Marie) Arentz
Helen Butterfield
Leonard
Louise) ‘Simpson
Panorama City
Calif
Lee
Beverly) Strickland
Saint
Louis
Rose) Fischer
Pensacola, Fla
Earl of
Mrs Florence M Thompson 84 dies in local hospital
Mrs Florence M Thompson 84 wife of Joseph F Thompson of 333 S 7th St died Thursday May 6 in a local hospital. Born in Winnesota on June 13 1880 she leaves husband two daughters Mrs Norman Hall of La Crosse and Mrs George Beyer of Milwaukee a son Ralph N of Cincinnati 11 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Services Monday at 2 pm Sletten McKee Funeral Home with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday 7 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence M. Thompson
Joseph F. Thompson
S. 7Th St
Winneconne
Norman
Josephine) Hall
la Crosse
George
Rhoda) Beyer
Milwaukee
Ralph N
Cincinnati
Ohio
Sletten-McKee
Stefan Guttormsson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Burn Degrees Describe Skin Damage Levels
In first degree burns the skin reddens as with moderate sunburn. Second degree burns form blisters. Third degree burns are deep and serious with tissue destruction.
Richest lead and zinc ore deposits likely near Great Slave Lake
The article notes that the world’s richest deposits of lead and zinc ore may lie on the south shore of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, highlighting potential major mineral wealth for Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Slave Lake
Northwest Territories
Alaska Purchase and seal herd decline to 100000
The 1867 Alaska purchase followed by uncontrolled sealing halved the seal herd from 3 million to about 100000 before conservative measures were enacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alaska
Weather outlook and temps for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa
Five day forecast for Western Wisconsin shows scattered showers and storms Friday night and weekend clearing. Minnesota: thunderstorms southeast and extreme south with cooler trends. Iowa: clear to partly cloudy with possible showers. Sunrise 5 48 a m Saturday Sunset 8 16 p m. record highs and degree days noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
Mrs Adolph Erickson Dies at 59 in Cashton Wisconsin
Mrs. Adolph Erickson 59 of Cashton Wis died Wednesday May 5 Funeral services set for 3 p m Saturday at Portland Lutheran Church Rev Jacob Andreasen officiating with burial in the church cemetery Services were moved from 2 p m to 3 p m due to unknown reasons
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cashton
Wis
Adolph Erickson
Portland Lutheran Church
Jacob Andreasen
Miller, John W. 72, former Waukon resident, dies in Jamestown
John W. Miller age 72 formerly of Waukon died May 5 in a Jamestown North Dakota hospital. Born December 24 1892 in Waukon he moved to Jamestown in 1914 and worked in crop insurance. Survived by widow Alberta Hall a daughter Mrs Louis Alban of Billings Montana a son John of The Dalles Oregon seven grandchildren and two sisters Mrs William Hall of Waukon and Mrs George Calkins of Dickey North Dakota Services and burial were held Friday in Jamestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
John W. Miller
Jamestown
N.D
John Miller
Alberta Hall
Louis Alban
Billings
Mont
John
The
Dalles
Ore
Hillsboro Obituaries Highlight Local Service Details And Family
Clarence Mitchell 78 died May 6 in a Hillsboro hospital with services set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Fick Funeral Home, burial in Mt Vernon Cemetery. He married Julia Walker in 1909 and was a lifelong Hillsboro farmer and school board member. Surviving: Julia, three sons Melvin Harley Norbert, one brother, ten grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Also Mary Resac Sr 78 of Yuba died May 5 in Richland Center hospital with services at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Picha Funeral Home Hillsboro and burial Champion Valley Cemetery. She married James Resac in 1903 and lived in the area. survived by husband four daughters six sons three sisters and two grandchildren. Lloyd Smith 77 of Viroqua died May 6. survivors include two daughters and four sons with service at Jacobson and Vance Funeral Home Saturday. burial Viroqua Cemetery. Easter Island reference noted. Legal notices open bids for La Crosse South High School project with detailed bid categories and deposit requirements. various Wisconsin probate notices issued by La Crosse County Court. WANTED AT ONCE ad for Rawleigh household necessities in La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Wis
Clarence Mitchell
Fick Funeral Home
William R. Schaffer
Mt. Vernon
Julia Walker
Melvin
Harley
Lodi
Norbert
Warrens
Lorenzo
Dubuque
Iowa
James
Mary) Resac
Yuba
Richland Center
Picha
Champion Valley
Mary Resac
la Crosse
James Resac
Robert Preslik
Donald Durkee
John Heimel
Lyndon Station
Bernard Carter
Viola
Frank
Clarence
Yulia
Edward
Portage
Carl
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Rudolph Stanek
Carl Beranek
Robert Black
Chicago
Viroqua
Lloyd Smith
Harry Erickson
Rockford
Ill
Blaine Axlen
Ellsworth
Tomah
Victory
Roger
Donald
Genoa
Gerald
Stratford
Corbett
Prescott, Ariz
Jacobson
Board of Education
la Crosse City District
City Council
State Streets
City of la Crosse Wisconsin
la Crosse South High School
Losey Blvd
Wisconsin
Ebling, Plunkett, Keymar, Reginato and Associates
West Villard Avenue
Milwaukee
5Th
Cass Streets
Wausau
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Eau Claire
F. W. Dodge Corp
Madison
la Crosse City
City of la Crosse
Probate Court Sets Hearing for Martin Hass Estate
In La Crosse County Wisconsin the probate court will hear the estate of Martin Hass Sr deceased on June 15 1965 at the La Crosse Court House The executor seeks allowance of accounts payment of debts heirs of the inheritance tax and residue assignment The judge is Eugene A Toepeil with attorney Florian O Hussa of West Salem Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Wisconsin
la Crosse County Court
Nellie J. Hastings
City of
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Eugene A. Toepel
Ruediger & Jeanis
Nick John Clements
Nicolas Clements
Nick Clements
County of la Crosse
City of la Crosse
Steele, Smyth, Kips & Flynn
Lynne Tower
Main Street
John H. Lorenz
Hubert J. Schleiter
Hoeschier Building
Nickolas Klos
Nick Klos
Nick Kloss
Greenfield
Lynne Tower Building
Alvin O. Marking
Hoeschler
Martin Hass
Eugene A. Toepeil
Florian O. Hussa
West Salem
Also Mentioned on This Page
Throckmorton
Adm. Walron
Fiesco
Dieuna Ke
Robert J. Dollum
Fire Department
Legion Viet Vet
Lacrosse, Wis
Grandview Hospital
M. Hubertine Felder
Clyde R. Butterfield
Tizzy
By Kate Osann
Winona
C.P
Dam
T.W
Dakota
Dam No
Lacrosse
T.W. Lansing
Prairie du Chien
Trempealeau
Dodge
Black
Neillsville
Galesville
W. Salem
Sun
James Resac SR
Easter Island
South Pacific
E. C. Bers
North Shore Drive
Sparta
Lutheran Hospital
14Th
Denton
Main
Jackson
Kane
Walker Dos
Cali
Chihuahua
Lassie
Brigas
General Mills
West Bend
Micro-Matic
Tom
Main St
la Crosse Woolen Mills Co
WMG
1609 Johnson
Ray Violette
Ray L. Revor
Jackson Dial
Tribune
Sterling Character
Parkview Nursery
Tree Service
Jim Strembha
A. F. Scheppmann & Son
Okabena
Lakefield
Staats CO
North 7Th
Union Plasterers
Clarke College Science
Dubuane
van de Steeg
Russell J. Gile
Manke Hardware
Caledonia
William Koch
Lenard Sr
Electrolux
Mississippi St
Ali
Ward Ave
Spencer
Blanche MacPherson
S. 6Th
McLoone Advertising Service
Packer
McLoone Silk Screen Mfg., Inc
Caledonia Street
Douglas Curran
Taylor
Harry Rasmussen
Len’s
State
Carnival
Fairgrounds
Dee’s Gasoline Alley
4Th and
Badger
Ta ¢ Crescent
Rawleigh
Third St. N
Tom Zierke
Tribune — OC
Cal
Vanderzee
Arcadia
la Crosse Street Market
la Crosse St
Beaver
Premier
Dunlop
Robinson
Catskill
Sparkie and Everbearing
S.W
Maple Grove
Hidden Valley Berry Farm
Louis Schild
BEAN
Highway 14
Aivie Lind
Highway 76
Vine Street
Burroughs Corporation
R. L. Noble
McLoone Silk Screen Manufacturing, Inc
Caneer
Electronics Communications
Navy
Air Force
Gression
P. O
AKC
Robert Richards
Kendhammer
William Brown
Donald Miller
Jay ST
Wiccert Bros
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