Heart Group Demonstrates School Health Program
Central High School hosts a Wisconsin Heart Association presentation as part of the La Crosse County school health education plan. Demonstrations, films, and a heart chart per pupil illustrate the circulatory system and heart function.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central High School
Wisconsin Heart Assn
the Heart Association
la Crosse County
Wallace Alcorn
Onalaska High School
West Salem High School
Community Chest
la Crosse
Heart Association
Rotary Sees Pictures Of Alaskan Hunt
The La Crosse Rotary Club showcased a 30 minute Alaskan hunting trip by I H Pertzsch using colored slides during the Thursday meeting. The narration by Rollin Buchanan highlighted a 1953 hunt for sheep and caribou amid rainy, overcast conditions with views of valleys peaks and wilds. Pertzsch shot a grizzly that stands as Alaska Territory's present all time record and both he and Buchanan earned trophies. Donald O'Brien and Charles Morgan received Rotary buttons after remarks by Rev Robert Winter. President Strehl urged attendance next Thursday to hear Ed Flynn, with guests Ted Walton and R W McCormack present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Pertzsch
Territory
Alaska
Buchanan
Wilds
Donald O'Brien
Charles Morgan
Robert Winter
Theodore Strehl
Ed Flynn
Ted Walton
Kenosha
R. W. McCormack
Watertown
N.Y
Local Firm Wins Contract for City Curb and Gutter Work
Williams Construction Co. of La Crosse won a $58,084 contract for the initial 1955 curb and gutter project. Kathan bid $63,108.75 and Mathy $67,805.50. Engineer's estimate was $61,225. Work to start in 5 days and finish by September 15.
TV Antenna Cable Plan Presented to La Crosse Council
A resolution seeks council approval for La Crosse Television Cable Corp to install a master antenna and coaxial cable system in the city. The Wisconsin firm would use poles owned by La Crosse Telephone and Northern States Power, attach amplifiers and guy wires as needed, and dig up streets with permits. Public hearing is set for June 6 after referral to committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
la Crosse Television Cable Corp
Wisconsin Corporation
la Crosse Telephone Corp
Northern States Power ‘Co
Emil O. Schultz
City Awards Grading Contract to La Crosse Firm
The city awarded a 5479.64 contract to A. F. Schams Construction Co. of La Crosse for grading streets and alleys in 10 locations across Dubuque area blocks. Competing bids came from Harland Domke and Kammel Excavating Co., with start in 15 days and completion in 45 calendar days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Schams Construction Co
la Crosse
Bennett Street
16Th
Caledonia
North
Livingston
Rose
Copeland
Wall
Windsor
Hayes
Palace
Dubrak
Onalaska Avenue
Gohres
Liberty Street
Moore
Liberty
Loomis Street
Prospect Street
Nineteenth Street
Farwell
East Avenue
19Th Street
Harland Domke
Kammel+ Excavating Co
Weekend Weather Forecast Promises Fair Warm Days
The forecast calls for generally fair weather for Friday night and Saturday with a low around 50 and a high near 78. Sunday should stay fair to partly cloudy and warm with a morning low near 54 and afternoon high about 80. Temperatures rose across the Midwest with La Crosse at 75, while towns like Fraser Colorado and Blythe California showed wide extremes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
United States Weather Bureau
la Crosse
Midwest
Dubuque
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Ohio Valley
Kentucky
Grantsburg
Badgerland
Fraser
Colo
Blythe
Calif
Yuma
Ariz
Thirteen year old held after church break in and theft attempt
A 13 year old and a 14 year old accomplice broke into Holy Trinity Catholic Church on a Saturday night. The youths climbed to the balcony, removed a window screen and tried to steal an offering box. The pastor interrupted the crime and the 13 year old confessed. The second boy, visiting from Wind Lake, Milwaukee suburb, has returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
13Th and Park
Eek
Msgr
V. J. Plecity
Willard Sill
Vern Weber
Weber
Wind Lake
Milwaukee
Plan Lecture On Christian Science Here
Henry Allen Nichols of Los Angeles a renowned Christian Science lecturer will speak in La Crosse on May 17. The theme is Christianity's effect on mankind and healing today. He is a member of the Mother Church Board of Lectureship and WWII wartime minister. The talk at the Vocational School Auditorium begins 8 15 p m with free admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Allen Nichols
Los Angeles
Calif
la Crosse
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Nichols
Christian Science Board
Boston
Mass
Christian Science
6Th
Pine Sts
Logan Girls Tumble For Small Top Revue Spotlight
The Topsy Turvey Tumblers from Logan High School will showcase tumbling skills by 14 performers in the Small Top Revue at Logan gymnasium on Saturday May 14 at 8 p.m. The program features a circus patterned opening, two sections visiting various countries and a final tumbling display. Participants include Barbara Wilder Trudy Hauser Mary Martin Carolyn Henthorn Pat Ames Joan Bughee Linda Taylor Margaret Schultz Nancy Schultz Diane Hogden Cozette Eastman Margaret Fairbanks Verdelle Radde LaVon Pierce. Flora Anyong advises. Tickets available at the door.
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Logan High School
Topsy Turvey Tumblers
Logan Gymnasium
Barbara Wilder
Trudy Hauser
Mary Martin
Carolyn Henthorne
Pat Ames
Joan Bughee
Linda Taylor
Margaret Schultz
Nancy Schultz
Diane Hogden
Cozette Eastman
Margaret Fairbanks
Verdelle Radde
LaVon Pierce
Fined 15 Dollars For Collision With Fire Engine
Clarence O. Rogstad 57 of 421 Winnebago St was ticketed March 13 for failure to yield to a fire engine. He collided with Engine 1 driven by Ernest Domine at 3rd and Jay streets. Three parked cars were struck as the engine swerved to avoid him. Rogstad paid the $15 fine in Police Justice Court after delays for his attorney to study the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnebago St
Police Justice Court
Rogstad
Ernest Domine
3Rd
Jay Streets
Domine
Nelson Given Viaduct Contract in La Crosse
The city awarded Peter Nelson and Son Inc of La Crosse a 2103 contract for Rose Street Viaduct safety work. The project includes central pier warning lights extended safety islands and a 75 foot singing pavement strip. Crosse bid 2592. work to start in 25 days and finish in 21 calendar days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Nelson and Son, Inc
la Crosse
Rose Street
Williams Construction Co
City Urges Dog Licensing By May 20
Chief George C. Long announced that all dogs in the city must be licensed by May 20 or face pickup by police. Owners will be charged and taken into court if noncompliant.
83 Per Cent Of Auditorium Work Finished
City Engineer Zenno A. Gorder reports 83 percent completion on the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium contract held by Peter Nelson and Son of La Crosse with Gruden Brothers at 89 percent on mechanical work. Other projects show mixed progress across the city including traffic signals, storm sewers, and paving.
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Mary E. Sawyer
Zenno A. Gorder
Peter Nelson and Son
la Crosse
Gruden Brothers
Gorder
Civil Defense
Cass Street
Sth Avenue
Black River
Johnson
22Nd
Jackson Streets
Losey
Thompson Street
Sunrise Coulee
Liberty
Avon Streets
North Side
City Hall
Losey Boulevard
Rose
St. James
Hagard Streets
Annexation Plan Delayed Eleven Days in Shelby
A legal technicality delays final adoption of the annexation ordinance for the Shelby area to La Crosse by 11 days. The hold stems from failing to publish the required notice four times with week gaps before approval. City share for sewer and water projects is estimated at 47 925 dollars. The area lies near the east bluff in the 14th Ward and 90 days must pass after final passage before legal attachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
la Crosse
Common Council
Zennon A. Gorder
14Th Ward
City council votes residence rule for city employees
The Common Council defeated proposals to let city workers live outside city limits but within the county. A roll call turned 13 to 8 against re-referral of the employee residence proposal. Officials cited limited building lots and high housing costs as key factors.
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Common Council
Levi W. Swett
Swett
Enom Ft
Water samples from city system declared safe
The City Health Department reported all water samples from the distribution system and wells tested in April were free of impurities. Fifty eight distribution samples and ten well samples proved safe, marking a first in a long period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Health Department
City Dock Rate Study Defeated by Council Vote
A bid to appoint a committee to study municipal dock rates failed 15 to 6 in the common council. The vote put the onus on existing rates as satisfactory, with officials debating current charges of five cents per ton for coal and proposed increases for loading, unloading, and in dock storage. City Attorney ruled the utilities committee had no authority to study rates, and the measure was placed on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Emil
Schultz
C. J. Lang
Fred E. Steele
Public Utilities Committee
New Police Officer Vernon K. Lubinski Joins La Crosse Force
Vernon K. Lubinski age 24 of 522 Kane St joins the La Crosse department as a new officer. Born in La Crosse he attended local schools, is married with one child and formerly worked as a welder at The Trane Co. He will work the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift per the chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon K. Lubinski
Kane St
la Crosse
George C. Long
Lubinski
Long
Trane Co
City Council Finishes Busy Session With Mostly Noncontroversial Votes
The Common Council wrapped a lengthy session with harmony and little conflict. They rezoned Monitor Street area for a Sam Wakeen motel and referred several other rezoning bids to committee, approved curb and gutter work, and authorized a city tape recorder for meetings.
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Monitor Street
Rose
Caledonia
Palace
Taylor Streets
Rose Street
Livingston
Moore Streets
YWCA
Main Street
West Avenue
Greenwald
Town of
Shelby
Island
Campbell
Copeland Avenue
Bantam
Carr Streets
15Th
Horton Street
South Avenue
Schuh Addition
Jay
St. Andrew, Hagar, George and
Kane Streets
Cameron Avenue
7Th Street
Ed J. Quillin
West Ave
Emma Morrison
Liberty St
Hagar St
Ways and Means Committee
5Th 16Th
Cass
Division Streets
Lobby Costs Reported for Early 1955 Legislative Session
MADISON reports lobbying expenditures for the first four months of the 1955 session total $22,301 as required by state law. The secretary of state's office released the figures today, noting lobbyists must report amounts spent.
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Madison
Secretary of State
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S. 6Th St
Bill Poehling
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Rotary
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Hager St
Ewe
Vic's” Barber Shop
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Flora Anyong
Nelson
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Milo Knutson
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Chicago
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Alderman Swett
William C. Brown
L. R. Gibson
William C. Gorder
Edward Hilbert
Harold Hilbert
Frank Kaufmann
John Marasek
James MccKillip
H. J. Sechleiter
Walter S&s. Selbo
Curtis J. Storck
Alderman C. H. Bloedorn
L. K. Gjerde
Otis R. Lingenfelter
Edwin C. Markle
Sheldon H. Nerby
Donald R. Terpstra
Grant Thrune
James McKillip
Emil QO. Schultz
Walter S. Selbo
C. H. Bloedorn
L. RK. Gibson
H. J. Schleiter
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