Wisconsin Fish Season Opens With Low Inland Water
Wisconsin anglers face low water on inland waters as the fishing season begins this Saturday. The season covers bass walleye sauger muskellunge northern pike and trout with specific daily bag limits and double possession limits. Camp McCoy opens at noon with special permits available at the provost marshal building and a creel census to track catch.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Highway 64
St. Louis
St. Croix
Wisconsin - Michigan
Camp McCoy
Jury Favors Plaintiff In Tractor Accident verdict
A La Crosse Circuit Court jury awarded 60 percent fault to two defendants in the death of 16 year old Merlin Mahlum in a tractor accident. If approved, the estate gets 60 percent of 1153 funeral expenses and 5000 for loss of companionship. Merlin worked on Barnes farm rented from Fonstad and died when the tractor tipped. The jury assigned Merlin 40 percent fault.
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la Crosse
Elmer Mahlum
R. J. Holmen
Merlin
Idius Fonstad
Fred Barnes
John Rice
Sparta
Barnes
Fonstad
Carl F. Schnick
Runaway Youths Who Stole Boat Nabbed
Three youths who ran from St Michael’s Home stole a boat owned by Gregory A. Ashland of 2120 S. 16th St and abandoned it at Main Street. La Crosse city police arrested one youth and County Patrolman Lee Wolff took the other two on Highway 16 Thursday afternoon.
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St. Michael’s
la Crosse City
Gregory A. Ashland
S. 16Th St
Main Street
Lee Wolff
Highway 16
Divorce suits set hearings in La Crosse Court
Two divorce suits will be among 18 civil matters before Judge Lincoln Neprud at 9 a.m. Monday in La Crosse Circuit Court, as reported by Clerk of Court Carl F. Schnick Friday.
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Lincoln Neprud
la Crosse Circuit Court
Carl F. Schnick
Hail and Gusty Winds Ripple Through Coulee Region
Hail and gusty winds were reported across the Coulee Region during Thursday thundershowers. Hail stones measured up to three-quarters of an inch. strongest winds reached 38 mph with gusts to 48 mph. Several buildings and trees suffered minor damage, with weather forecasts predicting cooler conditions and near normal temperatures into the weekend.
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Coulee
la Crosse County
la Crosse
Bureau
Western Union
3Rd
Main Sts
State St
22Nd St
2Nd
Market Streets
la Crescent
Minn
Sparta
Norbert Miller
Spencer Crocker
Leon Valley
Warrens
Valley Junction
Monroe County
Dubuque
Iowa
Cascade
Methodists Establish Demonstration Aid Fund in Pittsburgh
The Methodist General Assembly approved a relief fund for members who join racial demonstrations and face hardship. Ministers and laymen may receive aid, with collections at Sunday services and local drives to support those who witness to a racially inclusive church.
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Pittsburgh
General Assembly
Indian medicine man KaKeeKaKee Sic to mark 120th birthday
Warroad Minnesota honors KaKeeKaKee Sic Chippewa elder believed aged 120 with a proclaimed birthday May 14. City officials cite legend and hospital records while neighbors recall his long life and ties to Chief Osh Wash. An open house at the rest home marks National Hospital Week.
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Warroad
Minn
Ka- KeeKaKee Sic
al Scheuneman
Warroad Hospital
KaKeeKaKee
Osh Wash
Lakeview Park
Erick Starren
John
KaKeeKaKee Sic
Little Thunder
Scheuneman
National Hospital
St Francis Hospital Hosts Open House for National Hospital Week
A 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday open house at St Francis Hospital commemorates National Hospital Week May 10 16. The event features guided tours movies and displays of services facilities and equipment plus booths for five education programs nursing anesthesia medical technology X ray technology and medical records science.
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St. Francis Hospital
National Hospital
Bond Granted After Gun Making Charge for Pulver
Benjamin Pulver of 1912 Far nam Street was freed on a $5,000 bond after a federal charge accusing him of manufacturing and selling a machine gun without taxes. He faces a preliminary hearing in about two weeks with possible penalties up to $2,000 and five years per count.
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Benjamin Pulver
Farnam St
Pulver
U.S. Court
James J. Bannen
U.S. Treasury ‘Department
Robert Friebert
U.S
Friebert
Trane Co
Electrical Tape Blamed For Trane Fire
Investigators ruled the Wednesday morning Trane Co fire was caused by electrical tape worn through from friction due to high winds. The tape served as a thawing device in gutters behind Plant 4 at East Avenue and Horton Street. Fire officials completed their inquiry Friday morning and described flames engulfing wallboard in the Quonset building for about an hour.
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Trane Co
East Avenue
Horton Street
Fred D. Genz
Robert Rathburn
Robert Brenner
Frank Roberts
Genz
la Crosse Tribune
Transient Arrested With Mixer and Radio by Police
Police apprehended a 53 year old transient from St Paul carrying a hand mixer and a transistor radio. He was booked for larceny despite no reports of stolen items. He previously pled guilty in County Court to shoplifting and served 30 days with two year stay out of La Crosse County.
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St. Paul
la Crosse County
Boy bitten by dog reported in Shelby incident
Howard Young of 4182 Apple Orchard Lane told Shelby police that his 13 year old son John was bitten by a dog near the Highway 33 Hagen Road intersection. Police traced the dog to Dr. James C. Fox of 1131 Cedar Road who was told to keep the animal confined and under 10 day observation.
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Howard Young
Apple Orchard Lane
Shelby Police Department
John
Highway 33
Hagen Road
Shelby
Richard Bednar
James C. Fox
Cedar Road
Jamesson Re-Elected DAV Chief at La Crosse Conference
Albert E. Jamesson was re elected 7th district commander of the Disabled American Veterans at a La Crosse conference. Mrs. Jamesson was elected district auxiliary commander. The meeting endorsed bills to expand Veterans Affairs Hospital beds for nursing care and to create a Court of Appeals for BOA decisions, with other measures on ratings, educational aid, allowances, and GI insurance. Attendees included Ray La Belle, John Richling, Bail Lee, and Leonard Drescher.
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Albert E. Jamesson
Disabled American Veterans
la Crosse
Jamesson
Auxiliary
Congress
Veterans Administration
Court of Appeals
Board of Veteran Appeals
DAV
G.I. Insurance
Ray la Belle
Green Bay
John Richling
Milwaukee
Bail Lee
Elk Mound
Leonard Drescher
Eau Claire
Nuclear Reactor Safety Topic At Badger State Meeting
Public understanding is key for acceptance of nuclear reactors as power sources. Speakers from AFL CIO, AEC, and Dairyland discussed the Genoa LA Crosse Boiling Water Reactor, safety regulations, and construction plans with dates and costs for the 1965 66 project and a 35 year reactor life.
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Badger Meet
la Crosse Tribune
Joseph F. Phillips
Chicago
Phillips
Aflcio
Atomic Energy and Resource Development
Badger State
Coulee
Enrico F. Conti
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Howard L. Nestingen
la Crosse
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Dairyland
Genoa
Conti
Nestingen
Alma
Lee Region
Council unit backs 2 a.m. tavern closing in La Crosse
The La Crosse Common Council Judiciary Committee recommended moving tavern closing to 2 a.m. This follows yearly attempts since Wisconsin allowed 2 a.m. closings during daylight saving time. The 3-2 vote favored passage with Niedbalski Shoger Frost for. Lee Lemke against. The measure advances to the Council Committee of the Whole and then the full Council for votes.
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la Crosse
Common Council
Judiciary Committee
Wisconsin
Peter Groves
Kenneth Niedbalski
James Shoger
Jack Frost
Harold Lee
William Lemke
Riverside Park Traffic Pattern Change Favored
Riverside Park traffic is favored to return to its original counter clockwise flow after a Council Judiciary Committee vote. The plan would reverse a clockwise pattern adopted to showcase an Indian statue, with engineers suggesting corner cuts to ease exit turns and reduce summer congestion.
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Riverside Park
Common Council
Council Judiciary Committee
Park Department
Robert Loeffler
Kumm and Jordan Attend Vocational Education Sessions
Roy E. Kumm of G Heileman Brewing Co and Arthur Jordan of Coleman Vocational and Adult School spoke at a two day Wisconsin Association for Vocational and Adult Education convention in Green Bay. The section panel tackled major problems in today's programs as more than 1 000 teachers and administrators attended. Wisconsin's 64 vocational technical schools held meetings Thursday in conjunction with the association.
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Roy E. Kumm
G. Heileman Brewing Co
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Wisconsin Association For Vocational and Adult Education
Arthur Jordan
Coleman Vocational and
Association
Foreign Students Address Rotarians At Noon Meeting
Two foreign students spoke at the Thursday noon Rotary Club from the Stoddard Hotel. Liv Stabell of Brumunddal Norway described life at La Crosse State College and her impressions of Wisconsin. Hans Jagan of Hanover Germany compared life in Wisconsin with his home region as he attends Central High School. Ralph Steele reported on the recent district conference. Rotarian Stan Stolpa and guests Victor Pfeiffer and John Ellenbecker were also present.
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Rotary Club
Stoddard
Liv Stabell
Brumunddal
Norway
Wisconsin
la Crosse State College
Miss Stabell
la Crosse
Hans Jagan
Hanover
Germany
Central High School
Jagan
Ralph Steele
Stan Stolpa
Winona
Victor Pfeiffer
Milwaukee
John Ellenbecker
Permit Denial Blocks Forest Home Dodge Franchise
Madison AP reports the Forest Home Dodge Inc. application to sell Dodge cars and trucks in Milwaukee was refused by James L. Karns, state motor vehicle commissioner. The denial cites adequate representation from the three existing local Dodge dealers.
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Denise Olson
Sara Halverson
American Broadcasting Co
ABC
Conservation Department
Methodists
Tom
Lake of the Woods
Morris Taylor
Minnesota
Canada
Tom Thunder
John Thunder
National Aaa Patrol Assembly
Arlington National Cemetery
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Beth Kirschbraun
West Allis
Ona Queram
Prairie du Chien
Karen Kay Steffen
Wausau
David Klinkner
Madison
Gary Seal
Racine
Billy Winn
Plymouth
UPI
Bannen
Nathan Heffernan
Treasury
John Ennis
Ennis
Scotts
Quality Lumber & Coal CO
Claude Deck
Summit School
la Crosse Education Association
University of Wisconsin
Borghild Olson
Jefferson School
Beatrice Burch
Lincoln Junior High
R. B. Tremain
Coleman Vocational School
Wonigs
Main St
Honig’s
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Committee On
AEC
Allis Chalmers
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Caledonia St
Council
Loeffler
Dodge
M. E. Ripplinger
Katherine D.R
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