Funeral Directors Honor Sletten With Lifelong Membership
At the 82nd Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association convention in Milwaukee Thomas O Sletten received an honorary life membership one of only two such honors. Sletten joined the association in 1925 promoted the 1930 La Crosse convention served as president 1933 34 corporate secretary 1946 49 and helped organize district associations including the Western Wisconsin District of which he is past president and past secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association
Milwaukee
Thomas O. Sletten
George E. Johnson
Appleton
Sletten
la Crosse
Wisconsin
CPA Review Course At LSC La Crosse Campus
The University of Wisconsin and La Crosse State College offer a CPA review course starting June 13 on the La Crosse campus. Classes run 20 Thursdays from 6 30 to 9 30 p m with Harold DeBaun of the UW Extension Division as instructor. DeBaun became a CPA in 1923 after 25 years in business.
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University of Wisconsin
la Crosse
Contact Points for Complete Information
Complete information can be obtained from R. J. Daley at 914 East Ave S LaCreme or from Thomas Cook UW field representative 401 Extension Building Madison 6 Wis.
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R. J. Daley
East Ave. S
la Creme
Thomas Cook
Madison 6
Wis
NSP Sponsors Driving Exams For NSP Employees In Wisconsin
NSP's La Crosse Division begins company sponsored driver tests for employees who operate NSP vehicles. About 700 of roughly 1,000 Wisconsin employees drive NSP vehicles, with 210 in the La Crosse Division set to be tested. The program, run by the safety department, will visit 46 communities and finish across Wisconsin by July 1. The process includes a safety manual review, written test, and a road exam, leading to an NSP driver permit card.
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A. L. Christensen
NSP
la Crosse
H. E. Kelley
Meters, Service and Safety
Robert Koenig
Northern States Power Company
Wisconsin
Christensen
Safety Department
Quinn Named VP of WinCraft Minnesota Firm
Jimmy Quinn of Winona has been elected vice president in charge of sales at WinCraft Inc. He will recruit new representatives across 24 states. WinCraft moves to a new five story building in Winona and expands capacity. Quinn also owns Quinn's Sport Shop in La Crosse and was featured in Selling Sporting Goods magazine in May 1963.
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Jimmy Quinn
Losey Blvd
WinCraft, Inc
Winona
Minn
WinCraft
Lafayette St
Quinn
la Crosse
Olson to retire as National Oil president after 60 years
Conrad J. Olson 72 will retire June 1 as president of National Oil Co. retaining property ownership. He hands over fuel oil and gasoline to Robert Stellick and Pennzoil Enarco business to Earl Owen at the same site. Stellick and Owen have 17 years with the firm. Olson, a lifelong oil executive since 1912, remains resident at 20200 Wedgewood Drive and plans summers north of Dresbach Dam and winters in Ft. Lauderdale. He has two daughters and 10 grandchildren.
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Conrad J
Connie) Olson
National Oil Company, Inc
South and
West Aves
Olson
Oil Company
Robert C. Stellick
National Oil Co
Pennzoil
Enarco
Earl W. Owen
Petroleum Products Co
Stellick
Owen
National Oil
Wedgewood Drive
Dresbach Dam
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Robert
Marilyn) Eiseman
Roy
Wanda) Buehrle
Standard Oil Co. of
Indiana
Chicago
Samuel Baker Receives 20th Safe Driving Award
Samuel Baker, 46, of 3304 S 28th St, honored with his 20th safe driving award from the American Trucking Association. A Gateway Transportation Company driver, he received a U S Savings Bond and a gold pin this year. Baker operates on a southern Minnesota route.
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Samuel Baker
S. 28Th St
American Trucking Association
Gateway Transportation Company
Baker
U.S
Minnesota
Weekly Advertising News Feature Promotes National Ads
The La Crosse Tribune announces Friday issue promotions tied to National Advertisements. Distributors and dealers are urged to align their promotions with these advertisements for coordinated advertising campaigns.
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la Crosse Tribune
Local ads list new dealers and openings in Wisconsin and New York
The week ahead features franchise announcements for Mercury cars at Millis Ford Garage and a new management at Butch and Faye Tavern in Stoddard. occasion coverage includes the Thunderbird Museum season opener in Black River Falls, MTI marine safety efforts in Mamaroneck, and business moves by Elfman Marine La Crosse, Roth at Bell Discount La Crosse, and Hoffland family acquiring La Crosse Motel.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Millis Ford
Mayo
Richard Mills
End of East West Lull Seen By Rusk At NATO
Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned NATO ministers the current East West lull could end at any time. He cited Berlin Cuba and South Vietnam as danger points while noting NATO members had agreed on a framework for nuclear striking power.
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Washington
Thief breaks into Horn Lake High safe steals 658 dollars
In Horn Lake Mississippi an unidentified thief smashed a safe at Horn Lake High School and made off with 658 dollars. The burglar ignored a sign on the safe that read All money deposit ed in the Hornado bank.
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Horn Lake, Miss
Horn Lake High School
Hornado Bank
Car Plunge Off Bridge Leaves Six Believed Drowned
Four cars plunged from a washed out concrete bridge into the York River at Murdochville Quebec as flood waters eroded a central pillar. Six men were believed drowned while four others were saved when a small European car floated to shore. Provincial police said the 120 foot span collapsed into the river.
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Murdochville
Que
York
Mining Region Activity Seen Near Murdochville
A brief report notes activity between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. Wednesday aimed at trapping men on their way to work at the Gaspe copper mines in Murdochville.
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Gaspe
Murdochville
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Platter
the Oaks
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Alaska
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Conrad
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Mississippi
Helen Hoskins
LSC
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Conrad J. Olson
C.J. Olson
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The
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Evinrude Motors
Ezo Fasteeth
Ford Fruit Belt Preserves
Gerber'’s
Green Colonial, Inc
Gilbey’s Gin
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Jim Beam
Manzan Miller Brewing Co
Minnesota Dragways
Mrs. Clark
North Central Airlines
Reader's Digest
Dr. Scholl
Studebaker
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Volkswagen
Hiram Walker
Brandy Water
On Wisconsin Physicians Service
Marvin L. Peterson
Skelgas la Crosse Inc
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
Lake Arbutus
Stoddard
Lloyd Payne
Payne
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Herman J. Elfman
Elfman Marine, Inc
Marine Testing Institute, Inc
Harold B. Schneider
MTI
Schneider
United States
Jerry Roth
Bell Discount
Kankakee
Ill
Roth
la Crosse Central High School
Marion Bradley
B. Marcus Hoffland
Prairie du Chien
la Crosse Motel
Rusk
State St
Herb
Holdan Sunt
Hoeschler Park Plaza
Ance
Commodor la Crescent, Minn
RFC
Pike
BAR & Cafe
Fudgewiew Inn
ST. Joseph Ridge
HARCO
Roy L. Wingers
Music By the
Duane
George
Joe’s
Tom
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