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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1968
Page
9
Mrs E P Hartl told La Crosse Study Club members at a Monday meeting that the laser beam is an extraordinary coherent light with potential for a billion dollar industry. She said sources claim it can be brighter than a billion suns and energy comparable to Niagara Falls squeezed through a squirt gun.
Mary Louise Kendhammer and Thomas A. Ristow wed at Saint Joseph the Workman Cathedral with Rev. Joseph Sullivan officiating. The couple plans to reside in Genoa where Ristow is training as a steam fitter apprentice.
Margaret Lynne Overmeyer and Karl Norman Kirchner were married by Rev. J Thomas Bennanzar at 1 30 p m May 9 in Donald Overmeyer’s Steamboat Springs Colorado home. The bride is the daughter of Harold and Mrs Overmeyer of Greystone Colorado and the groom is the son of Robert and Mrs Kirchner of Cashton. They will reside in Alexandria Virginia where the groom will be stationed with the Air Force.
Members of Navy Mothers Clubs of America 318 plan tag days Friday and Saturday with proceeds funding local welfare and veterans hospitals at Tomah and Great Lakes. At the last meeting they voted to send 100 to Blue Jacket Haven in Oakland California 100 to the Service Man's Center in Philadelphia and 150 for local welfare.
Blair Wisconsin Blair Music Needlecraft and Culture Club wrapped its 42nd season with a golden age party at First Lutheran Church. Over 25 golden agers and guests enjoyed a program and refreshments. Mrs Howard Turk welcomed attendees and Mrs R E Anderson introduced The Bridal Walk. Two tap numbers were performed and bridal gowns spanning 1886 to 1967 were modeled.
Mrs. Carl Nordhagen of Trempealeau County Home outlined the value of music therapy in treating mental illness at the Twentieth Century Club breakfast in First Presbyterian Church. She noted most patients improve with nondrug therapies and cited a program titled The Least of One of These performed by home residents.
Happiness is Being Well Groomed will headline the St Francis Hospital Women's Auxiliary luncheon at 1 p.m. Monday in the Holiday Room of the Holiday Inn. Jeannette Nelson of Jeannette's Shop will present day and evening makeup and care tips, followed by a local girl scholarship presentation. Reservations with Mrs Sanford C Goltz at 2010.
Viola United Methodist Church women sponsor a mother daughter potluck at 6 p.m. Monday in the church. Mrs. Archie Knudsen of Virqua will speak and show slides from a trip to the Holy Land.
A fragment notes Hagen Road and Mrs Hobart Lovett of 1030 Birchview Drive with a deadline by Saturday. It references a historical figure George Bryan Brummell known for English men’s fashion in past years.
Hillview Home will hold an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday with tours by auxiliary members. A new beauty shop and staffed clothing room offer residents services and purchases. Crafts by residents will also be on sale as the event is sponsored by residents auxiliaries trustees and staff.
Norma Bulman daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald F Bulman Waukon wed Gerhard Gartner son of Mr and Mrs Wilhelm Gartner Schwetzingen Germany at First Presbyterian Church Waukon The ceremony was conducted by Rev William J Tjaden and followed by a church reception They plan to live in Mannheim Germany where Gartner is a diplomatic engineer.
Lutheran women from the area will join 250 churches for the third triennial convention of the Southern Wisconsin District of the American Lutheran Church Women in Madison on May 22. The event runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dane County Fairgrounds youth building with sessions led by Mrs. Ange Humble and Mrs. Edith Hintz. Rev. Nelson W. Trout will speak as the new counseling evangelist for inner city and neighborhood church concerns. An offering supports the L.I.F.E. challenge and church schools.
Winners of the Creative Writing Contest will be announced Friday at a literary tea in the Main Library. Entries will be on view from 1 to 5 p.m. Public attendance is invited. Coffee will be served and a discussion on forming a new writers group will begin at 3 p.m.
A 1 p.m. May 11 luncheon at Club 14 honored sorority mothers from Alpha Gamma and Xi Up Silon Beta Sigma Phi. Mrs. Douglas June spoke for the mothers. Mrs. William Kempster presided. Mrs. William Ewing gave grace. A yellow rose went to the oldest mother, Mrs. August Korthauer, while Mrs. Hare and Mrs. Houser were the youngest, and Mrs. Larson had the most children. Mrs. Allan Bybee presented a gold rose pin and earrings to Mrs. June. the Chaplains Children presented a musical program.
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