Today in History May 7 1966 highlights
Key events on this date include the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania with 1000+ deaths, Beethoven’s Ninth premiere in 1824, Grant's Vicksburg assault in 1863, and Germany Italy alliance in 1939. Other notes cover 1945 Germany’s surrender, Breslau bomb incident, Katanga seizure order, and a racially tense Alabama trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lusitania
Ulysses S. Grant
Vicksburg
Germany
Italy
Berlin
Rome
United States
Britain
Russia
Reims
France
Ex Trempealeau Nurse Agnes Cantlon Dies in Ettrick
Agnes Cantlon 74 a former Trempealeau County public health nurse died unexpectedly May 7 at her Ettrick home She was born Sept 5 1891 in Arcadia and served as a Red Cross nurse in World War I She married James Cantlon in 1925 and they resided in Ettrick Her survivors include her husband a daughter Mary Saccomano of Chicago a son Maj James Cantlon of Washington D C and eight grandchildren Services at St Bridget's Catholic Church Ettrick will be announced by Runnstrand Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
James Cantlon
Ettrick
Francis
Mary) Saccomano
Chicago, Ill
Maj
Washington, D.C
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
James Ennis
Runnestrand Funeral Home
Former City Man Has Art Exhibit
Richard Pynn, formerly of La Crosse and now an artist at Holden Printing Co. in Minneapolis, will exhibit 20 paintings at Midland National Bank starting Sunday. A Logan High School and Minneapolis Institute of Art alumnus, he once taught art and later worked in advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Pynn
la Crosse
Holden Printing Co
Minneapolis
Midland National Bank
Pynn
Logan High School
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Norris
Charles Pynn
Charles St
Nicollet Avenue
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin osteopathic convention draws 150 doctors
Dr Frederick Thornton from La Crosse attended the Wisconsin Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons convention in Lake Delton. The three day seminar drew more than 150 osteopathic physicians and guests with talks on kidney diseases chronic metabolic disease and bronco-pulmonary condition management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Delton
Wis
Frederick Thornton
S. Salem Road
la Crosse
Wisconsin Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Former City Man Joins AC La Crosse Plant
Walter J. Mears 37 of La Crosse has been named manager of manufacturing engineering at Allis Chalmers La Crosse plant. He will oversee process planning cost estimating tool engineering equipment and facility planning time study standards and plant layout plus maintenance and tool fabrication. Mears formerly led F Hamacheck Machine Co. plant in Kewaunee and worked in industrial engineering at Harnischfeger Milwaukee. He and wife Beverly Brahmer have four children and will move back to La Crosse after the school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Walter J. Mears
Allis- Chalmers
Holy Trinity
Aquinas High School
la Crosse State University
Marquette University
Mears
Allis-Chalmers
F. Hamacheck Machine Co
Kewaunee
Wis
Harnischfeger Corp
Milwaukee
Beverly Brahmer
Melrose
Charles
Thomas
Mary Beth
Michael
Vandals Damage Park Machine Shed in Riverside Park
Vandals broke into a machine shed at La Crosse Riverside Park Friday night. Park caretaker John Rybold found the damaged shed Saturday morning after the door was forced open. Officers reported cabinets tipped, an electric clock broken, three statues damaged, an oil burner tipped, and desk drawers pulled out with contents scattered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Riverside Park
John Rybold
Morse Cancels La Crosse Appearance
Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon canceled his planned talk at La Crosse State University Monday. Officials said Rusk’s Senate testimony would prevent Morse from appearing and an expected rescheduling to next fall was anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Morse
D.ore
la Crosse State University
Sen
Morse
Sec. ‘of State
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Morse
Man Injured When Car Leaves Roadway On Rose Street
Gerald Ball, 21, of 1016 Avon Street, injured a knee when his vehicle left the 300 block of Rose Street and struck a tree after he said he fell asleep. He was treated at Lutheran Hospital and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Ball
Avon St
Rose Street
Lutheran Hospital
Poetry Evening at Vi terbo College in the Round
Vi terbo College offers an eight pm Sunday poetry reading in the college auditorium. Students and group members will read American verse in an informal setting and the public may attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viterbo College
Mail On Time Invitations for Wedding Properly Mailed
The notice urges mailing wedding invitations four weeks before the ceremony and reception to give guests ample planning time.
Kind Elevator Operator Inherits After Woman's Death
Ella Veronica King died at 85 leaving an estimated $300,000 estate. In probate papers Christopher T. Kenny of Teaneck New Jersey, the elevator operator who assisted the elderly woman, received the bulk of the estate valued at more than $250,000. Kenny said he was stunned yet does not expect a major change in his lifestyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Manhattan
Ella Veronica King
Christopher T. Kenny
Teaneck
N.J
Kenny
California Senate faults UC Berkeley under Kerr for Communist ties
Sacramento based Senate committee accuses University of California President Clark Kerr of allowing Berkeley to become a Communist haven and a center for sexual deviation. Kerr rebuts the report calling it distorted and out of context, noting the campus policy against Communist affiliation and disputing current membership claims. The panel brands Berkeley the core base of antiwar activity and cites alleged student sexuality and obscene campus events as evidence of decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
State Senate
University of California
Clark Kerr
UC Berkeley
Senate
Kerr
Berkeley
United States
Four Injured in Three Crashes in La Crosse Area
Police report four people injured in three accidents in the La Crosse region. Joyce Anderson 39 of Galesville and Richard Crandall 30 of Madison Street suffered chest and head injuries respectively after a late Friday collision at 8th and Mississippi. A second La Crosse crash at 10th and Redfield injured Ronald Moriarity 20 and John Nelson 45 with Moriarity treated for a head cut. In the county, Alice Whitewater 32 of Caroline Street sustained a nose cut when her car left the road and struck trees at 203 Goddard Street on French Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
8Th
Mississippi
Joyce Anderson
Galesville
la Crosse Hospital
Richard L. Crandall
Fof
S. 19Th St
10Th
Redfield Streets
Ronald A. Moriarity
George St
John H. Nelson
Hyde Ave
Moriarity
Lutheran Hospital
Gerald E. Baker
S. 9Th St
Alice Whitewater
Caroline St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Virginia
North Third St
Fisherman
The
Fr. Is. Am. Legion Post
Henrys
Hwy
George Jones and the Jones Boys
Marty Robbins
EL Paso
Bobby Bare
Detroit City
Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium
Leithold’s Music
Skip’s
Music City, Inc
Lua
DIAL
Glen’s Bar
Rose ST
Lewiston
George
Sokolik
Dance Land
French Island
Iowa
Playboys
Sen. Dodd
John Chadwick
Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
U.S. District Court
Dodd
Connecticut Democrat
Thomas Dodd
West Germany
Chicago
Julius Klein
Klein
Senate Select Committee On
Senate Ethics Committee
Pearson
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Internal Revenue Service
Anderson
Pizza Villa
Blue Moon Ranch
Plana Party
Ncle’s
Slace
Rose ST. LA Crosse
Rae
Breslau
Poland
Congo
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Lowndes County
Ala
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Con’s Grill
Simonson
U.S
Mississippi River Bridge
Trempealeau County
Man
Haven For
Reds
Town
Wally
Onalaska
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!