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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1963

Page

2

Viola farmer Fred Matthes dies at 68 in Richland Center

Fred G. Matthes of Viola 68 longtime farmer live stock buyer died after a brief illness in a Richland Center hospital. He helped run the Viola stock buying station and large beef ranch with his family and served on the Wisconsin Livestock Board rising to president. Matthes also chaired the Viola Village Board and bank board, and was active in the EUB Church. He was born April 20 1895 and survived by two sons two daughters a brother and a sister with 17 grandchildren. Services will be held at the Viola EUB Church with burial in Viola Cemetery.

Viola Wis Fred G. Matthes Richland Center Mr. Matthes James Matthes Dewey Matthes Wisconsin Livestock Board Walter Kohler James Sidney LeRoy Sanford Ed Baker Upper Midwest EUB Wisconsin Eub Brotherhood EUB Church Viola State Bank Richland Center Hospital Forest Mae van Fleet LeRoy Naomi) Sanford Hilda) Baker Art Lucie) Glick Miami Fla Ruth Gore Baton

UW Scholarships Awarded to Twelve Students

University of Wisconsin Student Association distributed twelve $250 scholarships Monday. Recipients included Dennis Dressing Kimberly Koe nig Leandow ski Nepscha Peshek Lie berg Campbell, with awards aimed at equalizing access to Madison campus activities based on ability promise and need.

Madison University of Wisconsin Student Association Dennis L. Dressing Kimberly Neil N. Koenig Wausau Mary J. Leandowski Pound Klawa B. Nepscha Grand Marsh Peter A. Peshek Two Rivers Roland J. Lieberg Oshkosh William J. Campbell Hartford

Attorney Dalton assigned to Milwaukee John Doe cases

Wisconsin Atty. Gen. George Thompson names assistant LeRoy Dalton to work full time with Madison prosecutor Richard Cates in the criminal cases arising from the Milwaukee John Doe hearings.

Madison George Thompson LeRoy Dalton

Death notices for Goetzinger Crowley Bires families

Bernard N Goetzinger 84 of 816 S 9th St died with services at Schumacher Funeral Home and St Wenceslaus Church. Survived by widow Anna M daughter Verona K Goetzinger brother Rev William Goetzinger and sister Anna Waldman. Burial Catholic Cemetery. Serena Crowley 81 Genoa died at St Josephs Hillsboro survived by six sons two sisters and a daughter. James H Bires 63 of 502 N 11th St obituary notes WWI veteran, Railway Express employee since 1917, survived by wife Ellen C two daughters two sisters two brothers and four granddaughters with services at St Pauls Lutheran Church.

Bernard N. Goetzinger S. 9Th St Anna M Verona K. Goetzinger la Crosse William Goetzinger Dunkerton Iowa Joseph I Anna) Wald Wheaton Ill Schumacher Funeral Home St.Wenceslaus Catholic Church Serena Crowley Genoa St. Joseph’s Hospital Hillsboro Floyd St. Joseph Mich Charles Oxnard Calif Clement Racine Edward Plain John Crowley S.J Milwaukee Richard Alma Anabel) Zabolio James H. Bires N. 11Th St D.T St. Paul's Lutheran Church Arthur Feroe Dakota, Minn Sletten- McKee Mr. Bires New Lisbon Railway Express Ellen C Donald Ruth) Kritchman Alice) Weigent Eau Claire Mabel Regalia Harold Grauvogel Wisconsin Rapids Oscar New Richmond

Higher Taxes Seen For Minnesotans

In Minnesota the 1963 Legislature aims for a balanced budget without a general tax hike yet will raise taxes for many. The plan adds a 1 cent per gallon motor fuel tax and a 1 cent per pack cigarette tax. Oleomargarine buyers face about 10 cents a pound tax if a conference committee approves proposals. Property owners will pay more depending on building program size funded by 20 year bonds.

St, Paul Minnesota

Committee Picks Stoughton Wis Site for Atom Smasher

A technical committee endorsed Stoughton Wisconsin as the site for an Atomic Energy Commission atom smasher project costing 120 to 130 million dollars. The Ramsay chaired report to Jerome Wiesner notes seven years for construction and bases the proposal on MURA of Madison. Rep Melvin Laird urged bipartisan Wisconsin support in a Monday statement.

Washington Stoughton Wis Atomic Energy Commission AEC Jerome Wiesner Kennedy Norman Ramsay Harvard University Midwestern Universities Research Association MURA Madison Melvin Laird R-Marshfield Wisconsin

Police and Ambulance Records County and City

A list of charges from May 13 including Caroline Morris transported to St Francis Hospital. Readouts show speeding unregistered vehicle stop sign violations failure to yield traffic and other infractions across La Crosse Mindoro Onalaska Bangor Stoddard Hokah Sparta and West Salem with numerous fines and court dates.

Caroline Morris County St. Francis Hospital James E. Henley Coon Valley Clarence Larson Mindoro Frank R. Nanscawen S. 30Th St Doris Rash Onalaska Lutz Feed Mill James M. Kneifl Bangor Thomas J. Nicoski Farnam St Walter P. Bobst Sparta Wilma A. Hemphill Raymond C. Hanson Stoddard Leon R. Shepard Ferryville Thomas FE. Zimmer Park Ave Ronald P. Faubert Mill St. Sparta Alicia Peterson Hillview Ave Norbert A. Kolb Morton Grove Delbert Lee Hokah James L. Schultz Shorewood Drive Willard G. Bakkestuen S. 19Th St Steven Oestreicher Denton St Roy R. Jerome la Fond Ave James C. Halvorson Alvin J. Pedretti Gerald D. Zeihme 23Rd St William J. Panka Fred L. Pederson West Salem James L. Stenberg Livingston St Roger D. Graham Rose St George Kreuger Archie Sandevick Carl Keppel Arnold H. Hundt Roy Bowman Medary Nite Club James D. Schroeder Russ Hamre Jr Bainbridge St la Vera Sharman Wilfred A. Schmitt la Crosse la Crosse County Cooperative, 608 N. 3Rd St William Schroer

Space Flagship Tour Captivates 30 States At Ocean Beach

Guests and motorists receive hourly updates on the astronaut’s 22 orbits as space fans flock to watch Alan Shepard era stunt. Campers dwindle since the 1961 suborbital flight, while Mercury control crew beds down in the “Mercury Hilton” and Muchea station in Australia serves as an overseas wake up call.

Pagesign Alan B. Shepard Jr Alaska Mercury Control Muchea Australia Cooper

PSC Okays rate hikes for Knapp and Taylor exchanges

The Public Service Commission authorized General Telephone Co. to raise Knapp exchange rates by 1097 dollars annually when extended area service with Menomonie begins, offset by a toll saving of 1788 dollars. A 589 dollar increase at Taylor exchange was approved pending extended area service with Black River Falls, with toll savings of about 9 dollars per year for customers.

Madison Public Service Commission General Telephone Co Knapp Menomonie PSC Taylor Black River Falls

Steiners Owe $500000 In Taxes, IRS Says

Milwaukee AP John L. Pedrick, regional IRS counsel, said the federal tax court ruled Harold G. Steiner and his wife owe about 500000 in taxes penalties and interest for 1945 through 1947. The assessment includes 193600 in tax deficiencies plus 170690 in penalties and interest since 1946. Steiner, who ran a creamery and other firms in Manston, was fined 10000 and given two years probation in 1954. probation was later revoked and he served the remaining sentence in federal prison.

Milwaukee John L. Pedrick Internal Revenue Service Harold G. Steiner Manston Pedrick Steiner U. S Patrick T.stone

Baraboo Nurse Heads Student Nurses Association

Judy Peterson from Baraboo Wisconsin and student nurse at Madison Methodist Hospital school of nursing was elected president of the National Student Nurses Association. The 19 year old was chosen by more than 3 000 delegates at the 10th annual convention.

Atlantic City N.J Judy Peterson The Methodist Hospital Madison Wis National Student Nurses’ Association Miss Peterson Baraboo

Livestock Prices and Birth Notices From Midwest Markets

Quotations from Swift and Company show hog and cattle prices with steady hogs and varying weights, plus calf and veal ranges. The report also lists births at Grandview Hospital and several other records across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and North Dakota with multiple named families and locations.

Reynolds Nominates 3 Crime Lab Members

Gov. John W. Reynolds named three nominees to the State Crime Laboratory Board. Lee H. Arntz of Chippewa Falls and Robert E. Koutnik of Two Rivers would serve four year terms, while Calvin Spice of Appleton fills the unexpired term ending March 1965. The appointments await Senate confirmation.

Michalski Webb Hutchins Arntz Koutnik Spice

Weather Record for Lacrosse and Vicinity

Decreasing cloudiness and cooler tonight. Variable cloudiness and warmer Wednesday with low 70s. Wisconsin partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a chance of showers in the extreme north. Minnesota mostly fair tonight, then increasing cloudiness Wednesday and warmer east and north with scattered showers or storms in the west. Iowa increasing cloudiness tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers in the west and central portions late tonight or Wednesday. Sunrise Wednesday 5 40 am sunset 8 24 pm. Degree days to date 5 total 7491 last year 7670 normal 7403.

Lacrosse Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

River readings show crest forecasts and past floods

The Black River at Galesville is expected to crest at 9.0 feet Thursday morning, below the 12.0 foot flood stage. The Root River at Hokah reportedly crested near 44.0 feet Monday afternoon, while readings across Winona and La Crosse show river activity.

Thurs Winona la Crosse Galesville Hokah Winona Ic Pj Dakota C.P Lansing K.P Pool T.W Pr du Chien Trempealeau Dodge Neillsv

Urban renewal aid eyed to curb urban flight in Wisconsin

An urban renewal staff would provide technical assistance to towns for programs and federal grants. Reynolds warned that without deep involvement in the program Wisconsin communities risk missing a fair share of national tax dollars and losing in the broader fight against urban flight.

Reynolds Washington

Copper Needles Released In Space

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory announced successful release of 400 million copper needle like dipoles from an Air Force satellite for a worldwide radio communication experiment. Radar contact confirmed the ejection from space about 2 000 miles above Earth, but timing was not disclosed.

Lexington Mass Air Force Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory

Atlas Launch Delayed Amid Technical Glitch For Mercury Flight

Engineers retry after a service tower failure delays Wally Cooper's Faith 7 mission set for 8 a.m. Affected by Bermuda radar trouble and a fuel pump fault, the countdown resumes after two hours nine minutes. Cooper and crew prepare as recovery fleets circle the globe and weather remains a risk.

Bermuda Cooper

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