State College Plans Senior Convocation Monday
The La Crosse State College will host a senior convocation Monday May 23 at 2 30 p m in the main auditorium. Ruth Nixon will play an organ prelude, followed by the faculty procession led by James Mack. Catherine Gavin will deliver the address with introductions by William Laux and gifts presented by Maurice Graff. A class gift planting ceremony concludes with the brass quartet and a campus tea served by Iotari Omegas.
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la Crosse State College
Ruth Nixon
James Mack
la Crosse
Rexford Mitchell
Iotari Omegas Sorority
City Plan Commission Reads Plats for Two Town Additions
The City Plan Commission will meet at 4 30 p m Friday in City Hall mayor's office to consider plats for Greenwald's Coulee Addition in Town of Shelby and Island Park Addition in Town of Campbell.
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City Plan Commission
City Hall
Greenwald
Coulee
Shelby
Island Park
Campbell
Four Fined Total of $160 In Police Court
Four persons were fined a total of 160 dollars Monday in Police Court. Larry J. Barnes 19 Camp McCoy was fined 100 dollars for drunk driving. Thomas Limberg 18 1522 Winnebago St was fined 20 dollars for speeding and failing to have a drivers license. Kenneth Trehus 30 904 Rose St was fined 25 dollars for leaving the scene of an accident. Robert P. Maack 24 320 Island St was fined 15 dollars for drunk and disorderly conduct.
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Larry J. Barnes
Camp McCoy
Thomas Limberg
Winnebago St
Kenneth Trehus
Rose St
Robert P. Maack
Island St
Board Okays Garage for 412 Mississippi St
The City Board of Appeals on Monday night waived rear yard area requirements for Herman Rust and granted permission to build an attached garage at 412 Mississippi St. The permit had been denied by Building Inspector Eu jrgene R. Dally for violating yard area requirements.
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City Board of Appeals
Herman Rust
Mississippi St
Eujrgene R. Dally
Marriage Licenses La Crosse Details
Richard L. Kreibich of 1608 Cass St and Gloria J. Schmidt of 1408 W Ave S to wed in La Crosse May 21. James Brueggeman of R1 Stoddard and Leah Rae Ledman of 421 S 10th St to wed in La Crosse May. Roy Paul Abraham of 1019 S 6th St and Marilyn Lois Mahlum of 1109 S 8th St to wed in the Town of Hamburg May 28.
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Richard L. Kreibich
Cass St
Gloria J. Schmidt
W. Ave. S
la Crosse
James Brueggeman
Stoddard
Leah Rae Ledman
S. 10Th St
Roy Paul Abraham
S. 6Th St
Marilyn Lois Mahlum
S, 8Th St
Hamburg
Griffin Guest At Sheboygan YMCA Dedication
Frank H. Ted Griffin general secretary of the La Crosse YMCA was honor guest and speaker as Sheboygan Wisconsin dedicated its new eight hundred thousand dollar YMCA. He was the first general secretary the Sheboygan YMCA had employed and had previously worked as community boys secretary in Janesville. Other speakers included Gov Walter Kohler National Council of YMCAs official William Grede Donald Verhulst Rev T Parry Jones Henry Braun G L Heyl Rabbi Nathan Barack Carl Kohler and L Jack Sleeper with Alfred Jung also honored for roles in the project.
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Frank H
Ted) Griffin
la Crosse
Sheboygan
Wis
Griffin
Walter J. Kohler
William J. Grede
National Council of Ymcas
Donald H. Verhulst
Carl J. Kohler
Sheboygan Ymca Board of Directors
Heyl
Alfred Jung
L. Jack Sleeper
Sleeper
Glendale
Calif
Eileen Kramer Elected State President of Wisconsin Secretaries Group
Local secretary and civic worker Eileen Kramer was elected state president of the Wisconsin division of the National Secretaries Association International at a three day convention ending Sunday at the Stoddard Hotel. She previously served two years as state treasurer with representatives from Green Bay Milwaukee Racine Marinette and La Crosse attending. The national secretary from Des Moines also attended and Milwaukee will host the 1996 convention.
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Eileen Kramer
Boy Scout
Wisconsin
Assn
International
Badger
la Crosse
Stoddard Hotel
Kramer
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Racine
Marinette
Des Moines
Iowa
2 Car Crash Suits Began In Court Here
In circuit court two civil actions stem from a November 18 1954 collision on County Trunk T near Mindoro. Richard G Witte guardian claims Gartner and Milwaukee Auto Ins Co negligent causing $2500 car damage. Gartner seeks $125 and $10000 for injuries. A separate action involves Witte's father and a counterclaim alleging negligence by the minor. A 15 minute trial addressed a Bangor property dispute over a road easement with $75 claimed for damages.
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Circuit Court
Richard G. Witte
Clayton Gartner
Milwaukee Auto Insurance Co
Enyr
Witte
Gartner
Mindoro
Richard
Young Witte
August Niedfeldt
Bangor
Richard Evans
Niedfeldt
Evans
Observance of Armed Forces Day Planned in La Crosse
Observance of Armed Forces Day planned in La Crosse features an open house at the United States Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center at 2226 Green Bay Street from 1 to 4 pm. Regular recruiting representatives and service members will be on hand to explain displays about the armed forces. Last year drew few visitors. no parade is planned this year.
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Armed Forces
America
la Crosse
United States Naval and
Marine Corps Reserve Training Center
Green Bay St
U.S. Army
Floral Group Meeting At Myrick Park Gun Club
The Men’s Floral Group will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Myrick Park Gun Club to discuss cultivation. Bill Bringe will describe new varieties and demonstrate hybridizing techniques.
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Willl
Myrick Park
Bill Bringe
Second Graders Present Franklin School Music Program
Franklin School hosted a musical program by Mrs. Bessie Rude and Miss Louis Fraser's second graders. Highlights included The Handsome Scarecrow dramatization with songs, dances, baton twirling, piano and accordion pieces, plus group bird songs and seasonal numbers. Frances Freeman narrated the show.
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Franklin School
Bessie Rude
Louis Fraser
Scarecrow
Miss Fraser
Marilyn Eggen
Sandra Jensen
Mary Jane Erickson
Bobby Lunde
Terry Neally
Lois Wartinbee
Sharon Rudel
Mary Bolen
Frances Freeman
Tribune
Franklin
Candace Bush
Mary Sagear
Danny Nelson
Harvester
Ricky Devine
Elaine Heckelbeck
Barbara Bronson
The
Sun
La Crosse Soldier Assigned to Camp Gordon Georgia
Pvt. Daniel R. Becker 18 year old with Aquinas High School background entered service Jan 5 1955 and serves at Camp Gordon Ga with the security liaison agency His parents Mr and Mrs Henry J Becker of Route 1 La Crosse Wisconsin report his address as RA 17421380 Student Co 10 TSESS Camp Gordon Ga He trained at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and Fort Devens Massachusetts.
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Daniel R. Becker
Camp Gordon
Henry J. Becker
R. 1
la Crosse
Aquinas High School
Ft. Leonard Wood
Ft. Devens
Mass
Tsess
Charges Dismissed in La Crosse Disorderly Conduct Case
A La Crosse man faced a disorderly conduct charge that was dismissed in County Court on motion by the complainant and wife Mrs Ralph Jurjens. She testified he slapped her and threw her to the floor Friday night. Judge Roy V Ahlstrom ordered dismissal and court costs of 5.50.
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la Crosse
Ralph Jurjens
Rose Sr
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Jurjens
Forecast Warns Of Cold Dip For La Crosse Area
Cold Canadian air drives temperatures below normal across the region with La Crosse expected to reach 38 at night and near 34 in rural areas. Growers urged to cover cranberry plants while frost forms threaten bogs in Mather and Black River Falls and nearby locales.
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Mather
Black River Falls
la Crosse
A. D. Saniel
United States Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Coulee
Canada
Grand Marais
Minn
Duluth
Minnesota
Traveler Gets Term In Jail
Oklahoma City resident Carl C. Allen started a five day jail sentence after pleading guilty to vagrancy for lacking visible means of support. A deputy arrested him at Rose and Gillette streets after a complaint he was mooching drinks. Allen said he was bound for a Minneapolis railroad job and got off a train here by mistake.
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Oklahoma City
Carl C. Allen
Allen
Rose and
Gillette
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Minneapolis
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Madison
University of Wisconsin Alumni Asia
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Donna Merwin
Aquinas
Marilyn
Stellick
Sandra Langhofer
Dale Kennedy
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Charles Horton
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Joyce Quall
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Henry Schwandt
Becker
Lacrosse, Wis
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Home Mutuals
Oswald H. Johnson
Main Street
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Sheehy Insurance Agency
Holmen
J. P. Johnson Insurance Agency
Walter Ofstedahl Agency
Kendall
Ove Guberud Agency
Linker Bldg
Lawton-Koschnitzke
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Weisensel & Weisensel
Rivoli Building
Necedah
Marland J. Rattunde
Sias
Main St
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Elmer G. Schwier
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