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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1958
Page
7
Crestview Homes in La Crescent hosts an open house May 24 25 to showcase the first three Trane residential furnaces in the United States. The event at 4th Street North highlights the Climate Changer line with tours for the public.
City Treasurer Wesley M. Denny announced a delinquent personal property tax total of 40 000 with 82 owners not paying. He noted 1 700 of that is against boats motors and boat houses and warned that unpaid amounts may lead to seizure and sale of boats motors and other personal property to satisfy the city debt.
Eighteen youths of St. Johns Christ American Lutheran Church in Arcadia Wisconsin will be confirmed as communicant members during the Sunday 9:30 a.m. service with special music by the senior choir. Class photos will follow, and a portable blackboard is presented to the church by the class. Confirmands listed include La Von Dascher Judith Eichman JoAnn Fetting Cheyenne Flury Terry Gabriel Judeen Guenther Dennis Jensen Sharon Johnson Richard Krackow John Kube Otto Pape Darlene Reedy Lee Schmitt Gale Thewis Gary Thewis James Thewis Lynn Thompson and Larry Wurbick.
A Bulova transistor radio was stolen from Crescent Jewelers on Main Street around March 21 with a $42.50 value. Fred C. Coldren reported a blue and white Taylor Tot stroller theft valued at $13.95. A Daisy BB pistol was stolen from Adam Kroner Co. on Pearl Street Friday with a $5 value. An attempted entry into a milk machine at Gasoline Alley failed Thursday night, damaging the machine cover.
Albert Klein reports vandals tore the car aerial from his vehicle Friday night while it was parked in front of his home at 512 South Eighth Street.
Wisconsin shows clearing after scattered showers mainly east and south tonight with cooler air and Sunday fairer conditions. Minnesota reports scattered showers and thunderstorms ending this afternoon with fairer and cooler conditions tonight into Sunday. Iowa forecasts partly cloudy skies in the southeast with warmer followed by cooler conditions and scattered thundershowers in the northwest then clearing with Sunday generally fair and cooler.
Little change expected in Mississippi River stage over the next 24 hours. Sunrise Sunday 5 30 a m sunset 8 34 p m moon sets 1 01 a m Sunday heating degree days Friday 12 total for fiscal year 7120.
Obituaries from Taylor Arcadia Sparta Soldiers Grove Ontario and surrounding areas report Oscar Lindbo of Hixton died at 51 after three days in a Black River Falls hospital. Also listed are funeral plans for William M Hanson in Arcadia and multiple services for Mrs. Fred W. Kremmer, Luell a Angell, Mrs. Ray Chitwood, and Mrs Archie Williams with details on birthplaces spouses and survivors.
A mixed forecast includes low temperatures and gusty winds in Billings and Minneapolis, with milder highs in Los Angeles and Miami. Officials caution for showers in Chicago and New York, while Denver and Dallas face dry skies and light breezes.
City police charged LeRoy Torgerud 31 with shooting a 22 caliber gun into a doorway near 2nd and Badger streets and Albert Ellis Jr. 20 with disorderly conduct after a nightclub fight. Torgerud released on 25 bond and Ellis on 15 bond to appear Monday in city court. Authorities say Ellis was initially suspected of firing the gun.
James R. Widmeyer, a Wisconsin senior in metallurgical engineering, was elected to Alpha Sigma Mu, an honorary metallurgical fraternity. The notification from Cleveland cited his splendid scholastic record. Widmeyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Widmeyer, graduated from Central High School in 1954.
Sparta Wisconsin special report Trinity Lutheran Church will hold Pentecost Sunday services at 8 30 and 10 45 a m New members will be accepted and the high school Bible department senior class will graduate at the 10 45 a m service Monday Cub Pack 67 meets at 7 p m trustees meet at 8 p m WMF holds its monthly meeting on Wednesday at 2 p m Hi Age choir practices at 6 30 p m and the senior choir at 7 30 p m
An 18 year old Camp McCoy soldier Martin David Spitman was arrested by City police Thursday night for attempted larceny after trying to take a tire from Floyd Thompson's car at 819 Wall St. He admitted the act and was released Friday on a $50 bond pending a County Court appearance at 10 a.m. Monday.
The fourth class post office at Excelsior in Richland County will discontinue on May 31 as Mrs. Lissie I. Miller retires after 15 years as postmaster. Service will shift to a rural contract station out of Blue River starting June 1 with mail moved by rural carrier.
Chicago physician Dr. Lester Odell was awarded 490000 in a circuit court after a seven woman five man jury found alienation of affection by Dr. Emerson McVey. McVey did not defend. Odell testified McVey frequently visited his wife Elaine and even fathered a child. Odell's wife has filed for divorce on cruelty and desertion, and Odell counters with adultery charges naming McVey.
In Rome Samuel Cardinal Stritch, 70, weakened by a heart muscle and placed under oxygen, prompting prayers for the dying. He previously suffered a stroke and an earlier arm amputation from a blood clot while serving as archbishop of Chicago and serving in Rome as pro prefect of propagation of faith.
President Eisenhower and Khrushchev outline a nascent framework for policing a potential nuclear test suspension. They propose technical experts from both sides, with Swiss approval, to study enforcement needs and prepare scientific conclusions on detecting underground or atmospheric detonations.
George E Schneeberger died suddenly Thursday evening. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Sletten McKee Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Kuether officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday 7 to 9 p.m. Memorials are requested to St John s Evangelical and Reformed Church.
Argentine President Frondizi said four destroyers and three cruisers sighted a high speed submarine on maneuvers in Golfo Neuvo. Depth charges and an oil slick suggested damage or sinking, but the submarine’s identity remained unknown amid regional naval observations and unconfirmed foreign contacts.
An unidentified man showing his home to a prospective buyer was disrupted by a loud Nike missile explosion. The blast caused the buyer to flee to a car as the area shook from the ordnance.
Wisconsin's 1958 traffic deaths rose to 244 after two early fatalities. Joseph Sturgal, 45, of Ashland, was struck while crossing a street. Frank Hayward, 19, of Waukesha County, died when his car hit a parked vehicle on Jewel Crest Drive. Sharon Loeser, 17, of Two Rivers, was killed Friday night when her car went out of control.
Campaign talk centers on Glenn R. Davis as a possible future asset while party leaders discount a current run. Steinle hopes for victory with escorts Davis and Kohler to the platform, as Gov. Thomson touts a personal campaign strategy and three other constitution officers seek party backing.
The Interstate Assn of School Organizations held its semi annual meeting at the Stoddard Hotel with delegates from Minnesota Michigan Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and California meeting Wisconsin to discuss local school control and opposition to federal aid. The two day session opened with panel discussions on opposing centralization and topics including curriculum costs certification and related matters. State and local leaders attended as officers were named with Wisconsin led by Carl Reinhold and California by C O Garshwiler.
In Ithaca New York hundreds of students gathered at the Cayuga Heights home of President Deane W Malott during a torch light rally on campus to protest proposed tighter party rules. The crowd shouted demanded his resignation and threw smoke rocks and eggs breaking windows and splattering him. Authorities weigh stricter off campus party limits including a possible ban to regulate registered male led apartments.
The Memorial A division led by W. Leo Murphy and Carl Iverson reported 35 000 toward a 709 500 goal with in plant solicitations under way in major employers. Memorial B teams totaled 2 123 toward a 145 000 goal as four of sixteen teams could report. The next United Hospital Building Fund report meeting is 4 30 to 5 30 p m Wednesday May 28 at Heileman Hospital ity Room. General Chairman Yerly and leaders urge volunteers to finish assignments and report results at the next meeting.
Thunderstorms moved through La Crosse and nearby areas with .05 inch of rain by mid morning and gusty winds. The storm system also hit Rochester Minneapolis Eau Claire Trempealeau Grantsburg and Superior with heavier totals. clearing and cooler air expected tonight. Sunday forecast for fair skies and 68 degrees. Milwaukee reports frost as May 24 unofficial record warmth 34 degrees.
In Paris Pflimlin signals countermeasures to De Gaulle’s power push proposing new programs and cabinet rules. He warns a deadlocked Parliament could trigger elections or decree powers while bombs explode in Toulouse damaging four group headquarters but injuring none.
A Tribune Want Ad helps a local woman obtain a sewing machine at a great price. The ad promises good used machines at low cost for readers seeking bargains.
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