Our Town well done with mostly fun by campus cast
La Crosse Tribune review praises Thornton Wilder's Our Town at Campus School Little Theater. Cast led by Dr Marie Toland features Terry Brown and Patricia Vollmar in Grover's Corners with strong acting and period atmosphere. Final cemetery scene and village life are highlighted for homey authenticity.
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James C. Holmlund
la Crosse Tribune
Thornton Wilder
Our Town
Little Theater
la Crosse State College
Grover’s Corners
N.H
Marie Toland
Wilder
Terry Brown
Emily Webb
Patricia Vollmar
George Gibbs
Terry Morehouse
Grover's Corners
Webb
Gibbs
Dr. Thornton
Congregational Church
Simon Stimpson
Jerry Wolters
Stimpson
Hushbush
Tom Hogan
Prof
Willard
Dr. Gibbs
LSC
City Buffeted By High Wind Rain And Hail
Much of La Crosse endured high winds rain and hail Sunday with airport reports showing .81 inch of rain in 24 hours and outlying areas up to 1.30 inches. Thunderstorms followed at midnight and a high of 51 with a low of 46. Weather data from Wisconsin and Minnesota cities is listed with forecasts of a warmer trend later in the week.
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la Crosse
Mercury
Beloit
Wisconsin
Weather Bureau
Eau Claire
Madison
Viroqua
Avalanche
Sparta
Ontario
Black River Falls
Tomah
Minnesota
Rochester
Hokah
Winona
Harmony
Minneapolis
Park Falls
Wis
Minot
N.C
Superior
Rhinelander
Ashland
Weather Outlook Forecasted Showers Across Days
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms on day and Saturday with precipitation totaling about three quarters of an inch over the three day period. Local residents should plan for wet conditions and possible minor travel impacts.
Foresters To Tour Experimental Forest
Central States Forest Experiment Station Ohio Minnesota Wisconsin Lakes States Forest Experiment Station will meet Wednesday at 8 a.m. in the Federal Building La Crosse to tour the Coulee Experimental Forest. Richard Sartz says the aim is to review knowledge on native oak forest management and consider independent research.
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Central States Forest Experiment Station
Ohio
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Sartz
Two Cut In Car Mishap Involving Five People
A Sunday night crash on the 400 block of N West Ave left two occupants with small head cuts. Dale W Schroeder 19 of Kenosha drove a vehicle that struck a parked car owned by Nancy Hanson 22 of 412 N West Ave. no one was in the parked car. Injured were Dennis Candahl 19 of 604 Mormon Coulee Road and William Eckert 21 of 428 Charles St. Schroeder received a ticket for failure to have his vehicle under control.
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N. West Ave
Dale W. Schroeder
Kenosha
Nancy Hanson
Schroeder
Dennis Candahl
Mormon Coulee Road
William Eckert
Charles St
Merchandising and Selling Classes Planned for Fall
La Crosse merchants back merchandising and selling courses kicking off in September. Arthur F. Jordan, director, announced Duane C. Brickner will teach the sessions, meeting weekly on Thursdays. The program covers selling techniques public relations showcard lettering and other retail training for managers and employees.
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Madison
Wisconsin Schools of Vocational and
la Crosse
Roland Krogstad
Coleman
Robert M. Miller
Montgomery Ward & Co
Samuel F. Fellows
William Doerflinger Co
Tribune
Coleman Vocational Adult Schools
Greater la Crosse
Jordan
Chamber
Pops Concert At College Set
A pops concert will be presented at 8 p.m. Wednesday by the La Crosse State College band and the stage band in the Student Union. Admission is free. The program includes Shostakovich Symphony 5 finale, Hebrides Suite, and Camelot highlights. The 16 piece stage band will perform Brubeck, Basie, and Brown arrangements. Featured musicians include Arlan Wooden, David Flickenger, Edward Davis, Neil Denniston, Gerald Betthauser, and Robert McDermott. Refreshments will be available at the Snack Bar.
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la Crosse State College
Dimitri Shostakovich
Hebrides
Claire Grundman
Arlan Wooden
la Crosse
David Flickenger
Cashton
Edward Davis
Westby
Neil Denniston
Pittsville
Gerald Betthauser
Sparta
Robert McDermott
Franklin
Six Injured In Weekend La Crosse County Traffic Mishaps
Six people sustained minor injuries in three weekend crashes in La Crosse County. A Shelby collision on Highway 14 involved Delbert Lee and Wilmar Borlaug injuring neck head and bumps. A Hamilton intersection crash left Grace Schmoller and Esther Cable with leg lip and hand injuries. A Sunday early incident near Highway 14 left Jack Reutten with leg arm injuries after an abutment impact.
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la Crosse County
Shelby
Delbert Lee
Hokah
Wilmar C. Borlaug
Lawler
Iowa
Borlaug
Pasenger
Carl Borlaug
Hamilton
Phyllis Halverson
Worthington
Minn
Monte Montgomery
Chicago
Montgomery
Grace B. Schmoller
Waukesha
Esther Cable
North Prairie
Jack J. Reutten
Gregory
S.D
Reutten
St. Francis Hospital
Women To Distribute Rail Museum Passes
About 35 La Crosse women including Zonta Club and Jaycettes members will hand out Copeland Park railroad museum passes to public school children at noon Tuesday. A 25 cent donation funds museum expenses. A Burlington steam engine and Milwaukee caboose donated for the park.
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la Crosse
Zonta Club
Jaycettes
Copeland Park
Burlington Railroad
Milwaukee Railroad
Two Youths Found After Drifted Boat Missing
Two youths reported missing Saturday evening after failing to return from a fishing trip from Dresbach. Their boat drifted after the motor quit. Leon LaSeuer notified La Crosse County Sheriff that his son Larry and friend Allen Lee had not returned from the set lines trip.
Fire and medical run log for La Crosse May 12 13
Fire department responding to an overheated oil burner at 820 Jackson Street and smoke in the main lobby of St Francis Hospital with no fire or damage. Police ambulance records list several illness transports from La Crosse County Jail St Francis Hospital Lutheran Hospital County Home and County Infirmary involving named residents and ages.
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St. Francis Hospital
la Crosse County
Helmer Snuggerud
Holmen
East Ave
Paul Knothe
South Ave
Lutheran Hospital
S. 6Th St
Amelia Strasche
St.Francis Hospital
Loretta Noggles
County Home
Elizabeth Skaar
County Infirmary
One Lane Traffic On La Crosse Bridge Week
Traffic will run one way at a time on the interstate bridge over the Mississippi River at La Crosse to remove about 1 inch of deteriorated concrete. Two electric signals will control flow after peak morning traffic, with adjustments possible during peak periods.
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Mississippi River
la Crosse
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Harold L. Fiedler
Fiedler
la Crosse City
la Crescent
Minnesota
Wiesler Construction Co
Appleton
Correction lawyers wives meeting La Crosse County
Correction to the announcement shows the Lawyers' Wives of La Crosse County meeting Tuesday May 21 at the Cerise Club, not Tuesday May 14 as previously stated.
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la Crosse County
Cerise Club
Vandalism Reported At Myrick Shelter
Police investigate vandalism at Myrick Park shelter where two toilet panels and a frost window were broken and beer spilled across tables and floor. City park patrolman Raymond Ebner found youths inside without permits around 10 30 p m Saturday. director Eugene Fry notes Ebner allowed them to stay.
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Myrick Park
Raymond Ebner
City Park
Eugene Fry
Parks and Recreation
Fry
Ebner
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