County urged to back blue chip industries plan
Walter Damon of Wisconsin’s industrial development department urged La Crosse County officials to form a county corporation to finance large new plants. The device would lower borrowing costs via tax free county loans or bonds, with the goal of attracting major manufacturers to Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome R. Rosso
la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse County
Walter Damon
State Industrial Development Department
Damon
Wisconsin
County Corporation
Ir County Corporation
la Crosse
State Department
South
Stage
Keith Kuehn
Ray Sunder
County Board Finance Committee
Jerome Klos
Clinton Seaquist
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
City Council May Review Pummel Creek Bridge Route
County road work near State Road School alters access and may shift land ownership between the school district and county. The La Crosse Board of Education backed a study of the route while seeking clarity on land ownership and future easements. Shelby officials blamed county highway planning for the bridge removal and pledged restoration with lengthening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pummel Creek
State Road
Common Council
City Plan Commission
la Crosse Board of Education
James Bannen
Trane
Ward Avenue
Hagen Road
Carl H. Matthusen
Ray Sander
William Sauer
Jess Hutzler
Matthusen
Hoglund
Henry C. Schwandt
Sunder
Sauer
Bannen
Board of Education
Shelby Police Department
Wedgewood Terrace
Robert Frederick
Shelby
Highway Department
City to Seek Two More Appraisals On Parking Lot
City and housing authority officials request two additional appraisals of the unmetered lot at 6th and Division after a $29,400 city appraisal and a $14,700 authority appraisal. The 91 unit elderly housing project remains planned, with the full Council meeting looming to decide next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Civic Center
Deal
Huber
Common Council
Council
John K. Flanagan
Harry Huber
The
Housing Authority Board
Pleads Innocent Motorist in Fatal Accident Case
Charles H. Lehman, 18, of La Crescent pleaded innocent in La Crosse County Court to leaving the scene of a fatal crash and had the case moved to Circuit Court for trial. Bonnie R. Hahn, 18, also of La Crescent, died in the March 20 collision on Highway 14 near the Holiday Inn where Lehman was driving and Hahn was a passenger.
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la Crescent
la Crosse County
Circuit Court
Charles H. Lehman
Highway 14
Holiday Inn
Bonnie R. Hahn
Crescent
Lehman
Taverns May Stay Open Election Day
La Crosse Common Council Committee of the Whole approved legislation to let taverns remain open on election days with no discussion. The measure needs reaffirmation by the full council Thursday before taking effect. Aldermen also asked committee to refine teenage bar controls and to have John K. Flanagan redraft a downtown beer only zone proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Common Council Committee
John K. Flanagan
LCU Funds Approved for 16 Tennis Courts at Madison Campus
La Crosse State University receives 77,860 dollars from the State Building Commission to build 16 tennis courts plus three bounding boards and fencing. The approval follows earlier loss of five courts for a new heating plant, with facilities to serve physical education classes intramurals recreation and interscholastic events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison — la Crosse State University
State Building Commission
YMCA-YWCA Building Fund Drive Report Meeting
The first progress report meeting for the $1.25 million YMCA-YWCA building fund campaign will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Kenneth V. Dahl, drive chairman, asks volunteers to bring completed assignments or ensure reports are with their team captains. Additional meetings will occur about weekly until the campaign ends June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ymca-Ywca Building Fund
Kenneth V. Dahl
Drive
YWCA
Fourth of July Event Chairmen Named
Eugene Fry and Morris Reynolds are named general chairmen of a three day 4th of July celebration sponsored by the American Legion. The theme is patriotism with the slogan Have an old fashioned 4th in an All America city. The program runs from Saturday July 2 through Monday night July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Fry
Morris Reynolds
American Legion
All America Days Open With Free City Dance
All America City recognition days begin at 8 30 p m Friday with a free street dance on Fifth Avenue from Main to Jay Streets Five musical groups perform while service clubs led by David Nudd arrange parking clearances and blockades Nudd notes WLCX will provide emcees and gear Linden Lindy Shannon Bud Beranek contributed to the lineup with groups including Coleman Cavaliers La Crosse State L Bar X Exiles Quill s and Tran quills Local drink and snack vendors will operate as cleanup crews and police monitor the event
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All America
Fifth Avenue
Main
Jay Streets
David Nudd
Nudd
Syl Leibl
Jay
King Streets
Main Streets
Coleman Cavaliers
L-Bar-X
la Crosse State University
Exiles
Tranquills
Lindy Shannon
Felix
Bud) Beranek
WLCX
Optimists
Zonta, Exchange
Lions Clubs I and II
Rotary
Coulee Region Kiwanians
Kiwanis of la Crosse
Circle K
University Kiwanis
Workshops For Nurses Scheduled In La Crosse Area
Three nursing workshops will be offered Wednesday through Friday at Coleman Vocational School for registered nurses licensed practical nurses and nurse assistants. Nancy Fitzpatrick of La Crosse Lutheran Hospital coordinates the event presented by the American Rehabilitation Foundation Kenny Institute and sponsored by Coleman Practical Nursing Program and Lutheran and St. Francis Hospitals. Karen Swenson will lecture demonstrate nursing techniques for chronically ill and disabled patients and for safe patient handling and transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Coleman Vocational School
Nancy Fitzpatrick
la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
American Rehabilitation Foundation
Kenny Institute
Minneapolis
Minn
Coleman Practical Nursing
Lutheran
St. Francis
Karen Swenson
Foundation
La Crosse State University Joins All America City tribute
La Crosse State University plans a week of activities to honor La Crosse's All America City selection. university leaders will present a city certificate to Mayor Warren Loveland and a commendation from the State College Board of Regents. They will lead a May 21 parade with the LCU Marching Chiefs and host concerts and events in the Student Union including a dance exhibit by the L-B-X dancers and symphonic band and choir performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Civil Service
Wisconsin ‘State University — la Crosse
LCU
Samuel Gates
Keith Swanson
Clarence Ferrier
James Smart
Campus Controls Council
Viggo B. Rasmusen
Rasmusen
Bernadine Kunkel
University Singers
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
WLCX
Campus Radio Committee
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State Medical Society
Health Mobile
Mary E. Sawyer
Robert McMahon
Charles H. Crownhart
Madison
Tribune
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
Internal Revenue
Edwin L. Morgan
M. L. Hoglund
Harry A. Schroeder
Pammel Creek
New Trane Co
Stanley W. .Peterson
Business Men's Assurance
Life Group
Dial
Linker Hotel
Lynne Tower
Harold Hassmann
Appleton
Wis
WKBH
Minnesota Twins
N.Y
Danny
Hillview Greenhouse
N. 24Th
Schumacher
Ray J. Schumacher
Roy Tichenor
Don Kish, Jr
LA Crosse, Wis
ALL America City
Virgil Wohlwend
Goodwin Wells
Robert Sieber
Lacrosse
Robert Anderson
Ervin Baudhuin
William Baum Lloyd Caspersen
Merlin Eggen
Ara Fish Anthony Gartner
Harley Gullickson
Mont Horswill
Loren Johnson
Arnold Knutson
William Leisgang
Richard Meir
Alvin Nienast
A, Robert Peterson
Jack Ray
Paul Richling
Stuart Sletten
James Sokolik Lovell Stevens
Gene Strittmater
Lloyd Tryggestad
Ralph Zielke
William Hilbert
Morris Lattimore
M.I.C
John Perlich
SO. 7Th ST
Lacrosse, Wis
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York, N.Y
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