Johnsons to host Dubuque in La Crosse Classic doubleheader
Johnsons Doughboy Flyers of the La Crosse Classic softball league host a Saturday doubleheader at Powell Park starting 7 p.m. against Lange Insurance Co of Dubuque Iowa, 1962 Hawk eye state champions. Dubuque features pitchers Roger Bakken and George Peterson with Peterson a recent no hitter thrower. Other stars include Hoch Heath Matz Colbert while Johnsons fields Garves Halaska Mayoras or Bud Smith Wingers Czechowicz Dammon Pangier.
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Johnson's Doughboy Flyers
Powell Park
Lange Insurance Co
Dubuque
Iowa
Hawkeye
Roger Bakken
Seattle
Wash
George Peterson
Peterson
Bakken
Wartburg Seminary
Jim Hoch
Dennis Heath
Ronnie Matz
Ed Colbert
Johnson
Ken Garves
Bob Halaska
Dick Mayoras
Bud Smith
Len Wingers
Ron Czechowicz
Bob Dammon
Jim Pangier
Dave Br
Isbell Delivers One-Hit Victory For De Soto
In Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin, Bob Isbell tossed a one hitter as De Soto defeated Soldiers Grove 4 to 1 to claim the WIAA District championship. Isbell carried a no-hitter into the seventh before an error and Bill Thorne’s single broke it up. Reliever Mike Young tossed shutout innings after entering in the first.
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Soldiers Grove
Wis
Bob Isbell
de Soto
Isbell
Grove
Bill Thortne
Mike Young
Grove Ue
Oea Isbell
Noha
Sharp
Young
Davidson
Westby Wins District Title 10-0 Over Brookwood
Roger Thorsen pitched a two hit shutout with 10 strikeouts to lead Westby past Brookwood 10-0 for the district tournament championship. Ekern and McCormick contributed two hits and a double for the Norsemen as Brookwood managed two runs.
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Westby
Wis
Roger Thorsen
Brookwood
Thorsen
Ekern
McCormick
Norsemen
Platteville Fire Claims Third Victim
Mrs. Mary Jose, 78, died in a hospital Wednesday from burns suffered in a blaze that destroyed a two story rooming house in Platteville last Sunday. The fire claimed two other victims, Harry Whitfield, 87, and Carl Masbruch, 67, with losses estimated at 15000 dollars. The cause was not determined.
Whitehall Man Loses License in Drunk Driving Case
Whitehall Cornell Hagen pleaded no contest before Judge A L Twelme in County Court. Hagen of Whitehall was fined 100 dollars plus 3 dollars costs or 30 days in jail. His driver's license was revoked for one year by Traffic Patrolman Maurice Scow.
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Whitehall
Wis
Cornell Hagen
A. L. Twelme
Maurice Scow
Hagen
Pushers and Hornets Triumph in Trane League Tilt
The Pencil Pushers beat the Orioles 8 3 at Lueth while the Hornets defeated Old Grandads 11 5 at Trane South in Trane Co Plant League games Thursday. Polich Orioles Churchill Pushers Stenslin Chapman and Ror aff Hornets homered.
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Orioles
Lueth
Hornets
Old Grandads
Trane South
Trane Co
Polich
Churchill
Stenslin
Chapman
Roraff
Today in History highlights rail, river, and space milestones
On this date Morse transmitted What hath God Wrought from Washington to Baltimore in 1844. Manhattan Island bought for 24 dollars in 1626. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad opened its first passenger line in 1830. The Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883. The Bismarck sank Hood in 1941. Truman threatened to strike in 1946. Ralph Kiner hit his 300th in 1954. Tunisia mobilized in 1956. Malcolm Carpenter completed a three orbit flight in 1962.
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Samuel F. B. Morse
Washington
Baltimore
Supreme Court Room
Morse
Peter Minuit
Manhattan Island
New York City
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brooklyn Bridge
Bismarck
Hood
Truman
Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
New York Giants
Tunisia
U.S
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Earth
Earthquake Shakes Bay Area South of Palo Alto
A sharp quake centered on the San Andreas Fault south of Palo Alto rattled homes and buildings across the Bay Area on Wednesday. No damage reported. UC seismologist Dr. Don Tocher noted the 3.41 p.m. event lasted four minutes on the Berkeley Seismograph.
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San Francisco
San Andreas
Palo Alto
San Francisco Bay Region
Don Tocher
University of California
Berkeley
Local Businesses Advertise Services and Events Around Town
Community notices list Watkins Quality Products beauty salons hospitals hospitals junior auxiliary fundraising chicken dinner May 25 carry outs and dine in options VFW auxiliary card party rummage sales and lawn party at La Crosse Home for Children Village Grill closure May 26 to June 2 with various shop hours and offers across multiple establishments.
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la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
Henninger
Teresan Alumnae
Concordia Hall
V.F.W
Universal Photo Service
State Street
Aletta's
la Crosse
Ferry
Danny's House of Music
Village Grill
Minnesota Ends 32 Year Ban on Yellow Oleo
Minnesota will allow yellow colored oleomargarine to be sold from July 1 for the first time in 32 years after Gov. Karl Rolvaag signed a law de lifting the ban. The bill is expected to raise about 2.5 million dollars yearly from a 10 cent per pound tax and ends a tax on uncolored oleo.
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St, Paul
Retail Grocers Association
Minnesota
Wilson
Langrehr and Barckley deaths in Sparta Wisconsin
Vera A Langrehr 49 of Sparta dies after a long illness. Survived by husband William and six grandchildren with services at Lanham's Mortuary. Arthur J Barckley 80 of Sparta dies. funeral at Shamrock Union Church officiated by Rev Bruce Willett with burial at Melrose Cemetery.
Obituaries from Wisconsin towns include O Rourke and Meyer
Daniel O Rourke 76 retired Elroy farmer died Thursday in a Sun Prairie nursing home. Services Saturday 10 30 a m at St Patrick s Church Elroy with burial at St Patrick s Cemetery. Survivors include two sons two daughters two brothers and four sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Friends may call at Zenner and Haire Funeral Home Elroy after 1 p m Friday with Rosary at 8 p m. George Wadepfuhl 84 died Friday in a Sparta hospital. WIlton Frank Meyer 84 died May 24 in a Sparta hospital. Services Sunday at Wilton Methodist Church with burial Hillside Cemetery. Calling hours at Ferries Funeral Home after 2 p m Saturday. Meyer born Jan 25 1879 Town of Ridgeville Monroe County son of Christian Meyer and Minnie Smith. He married Mildred Smith Sept 24 1902. They farmed near Wilton before moving to town 24 years ago. He is survived by his widow and a son Arlie of Scarboro.
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Elroy
Wis
Daniel O'Rourke
Elroy Farmer
Sun Prairie
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Bernard Schrebier
St. Patrick's Cemetery
James
Des Moines
Iowa
Robert
Madison
Floyd
Ardell) Morgan
Hustisford
Earl
Margaret) Wopat
John
British Columbia
Joe
Edward Staska
Milwaukee
Joseph Walker
Sullivan
Pat Shield
Hillsboro
Nell
Zenner and Haire
Wilton
Frank Meyer
Sparta
Wilton Methodist Church
Carl Berry
Hillside Cemetery
Ferries Funeral
Mr. Meyer
Ridgeville
Monroe County
Christian Meyer
Mildred Smith
Birth Announcements from Blair Madison and Battle Creek
May 22 births include a son to Mr. and Mrs. Chester D. Holte Blair listed by Marlene Tranberg and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Roubik 2416 Main St Janice Catherine Jahnke. May 23 a son to Dr. and Mrs. Glen Meyer 721 Orchard St Madison listed by Shirley Swanson formerly of La Crosse. Michael Porter Battle Creek and Helen Knutson formerly of Ettrick noted.
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Chester D. Holte
Blair
Marlene Tranberg
William J. Roubik
Main St
Janice Catherine Jahnke
Madison
Wis
Glen Meyer
Orchard St
Shirley Swanson
la Crosse
Battle Creek
Mich
Michael Porter
Helen Knutson
Ettrick
Lawyer Who Defended American Reds Dies
New York lawyer Harry Sacher aged 60 who defended 11 American Communists in Smith Act trials and helped organize the Transport Workers Union died Wednesday. He served six months in 1952 for contempt of court. the Supreme Court later ruled his conduct showed excessive zeal for his clients.
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NEW York
Harry Sacher
Transport Workers Union
Supreme Court
Kennedy backs school discipline but opposes corporal punishment
President Kennedy says sparing the rod at school is right while favoring very strong home discipline. He indicated opposition to any DC school corporal punishment bill and suggested a veto, though White House aides declined comment.
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Washington
Kennedy
District of Columbia
Pierre Salinger
White House
Obituary notices outline Curtis and relatives in Wisconsin
Ontario Wis Harry Martin Curtis 79 of Ontario died Thursday May 23 in a Jefferson hospital after a long illness He was a retired Ontario area farmer He is survived by two sons Marvin of Beloit and James of Jefferson one daughter Mrs Violet LaRonge of Madison one brother Carl in California and two great grandchildren Services will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday in the Ontario Baptist Church with Rev Warren Zinn officiating Burial will be in the new Ontario Cemetery Friends may call at the Smith Nelson Funeral Home in Ontario after 2 p m Saturday
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Sparta
Wis
Vera A. Langrehr
William Langrehr
Barney
Irvin
Norman
Sacrament
Calif
Russell
Verna) Seacamp
Lowes Park
Annette
Phyllis
Kristine
Wilson Albert
Beloit
Charles Walworth
Warrens
Langrehr
Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints
Lanham
Gary O’brien
la Crosse
Farmers Valley Cemetery
Ontario
Harry Martin Curtis
Jefferson, Wis
Curtis
Marvin
James
Jefferson
Violet LaRonge
Madison
Carl
California
Ontario Baptist Church
Warren Zinn
New Ontario
Smith-Nelson Funeral Home
Spencer Sparta man Leon Farmer dies at 87
Leon Farmer 87 of Sparta Wisconsin died early Friday in a Sparta hospital. Formerly of Rockford Illinois he was father of Emerson Farmer of Sparta. Services Monday at Berbee-Woods Funeral Home Rockford with burial in Winnebago Cemetery Illinois. Robert Page Funeral Home directs local arrangements.
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Sparta
Wis
Leon Farmer
Farmer
Rockford, Ill
Emerson Farmer
Berpee-Woods
Rockford
Winnebago Cemetery
Illinois City
Robert Page
Diocese Sues Bleacher Firms For Damages
The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse files a U S District Court suit in Madison seeking damages from gymnasium bleacher firms convicted of anti trust violations. It claims Wisconsin Catholic high schools paid for non competitive bleachers in 1954 55 56 and names defendants including Brunswick Balke Collender Co and Safway Steel Products.
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Madison
la Crosse
U.S District Court
Wisconsin Rapids
Stevens Point
Wausau
Brunswick-Balke Collender Co
Chicago
Wayne Iron Works
Wayne, Pa
Universal Bleacher Co
Champaign, Ill
Fred ‘Medart Manufacturing Co
St. ‘Louis
Consolidated Foundries and Manufacturing Corp
Safway Steel Products, Inc
Milwaukee
Berliana Corp
Death Notices for Riley Bailey Betty Dolbier and Randolph Eddy
Riley Bailey, 77, Beloit carpenter, died in a local hospital Thursday night. Survived by daughter Mrs. Burl Ames and six sons, three daughters, 72 grandchildren, and 47 great grandchildren. Services Sunday at Pleasant Ridge Church Soldiers Grove. Betty Dolbier, 53, 403 Caledonia St. La Crosse, died Thursday after illness. Survived by son John, mother Mrs. Bertha Stewart, brother Gerald. Services Sunday 2:30 p.m. Fossum Funeral Home Onalaska. Randolph Eddy, 46, 1427 Ferry St., died Friday morning in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements announced later by Dickinson Funeral Home.
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Riley Bailey
Beloit
Bailey
Burl Ames
Farnam St
Richland County
Ruby Ames
Stanley
Geneva) Powell
la Crosse
Milton (Gynith) Gander
Soldiers Grove
Fred
Edith) Scoville
California
Ivan
Freda) Clark
Janesville
Leslie
Richland Center
Rollie
Blue River
Mer Jal
William
Arnold
Robert
Roland
Indiana
Lawson
Irvin
Madison
Elmer
Viroqua
Earl
Annie) Dull
Pleasant Ridge
Chitwood
Betty Dolbier
Caledonia St
Roscoe
John
Onalaska
Bertha Stewart
Gerald
Fossum Funeral Home
Paul Roe
Ino Onalaska Cemetery
Randolph Eddy
Ferry St
Dickinson Funeral Home
Winona Man Sentenced for Interstate Auto Theft
Harold R. Cleveland, 37, of Winona, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 30 months for interstate transportation of a stolen car. The car, owned by a Kansas City agency, was brought to St. Paul. Cleveland was arrested in Albert Lea last November. Fresh flowers decorate buses and public lavatories in Japan.
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St, Paul
Harold R. Cleveland
Winona
U.S
Kansas City
St. Paul
Albert Lea
Drummond Faces Retrial On Spying Charge
U S Navy yeoman Nelson C Drummond will be retried June 3 on charges of stealing secret documents from Newport R I and selling them to Soviet agents He remains under 100000 bail after a hung jury in a prior trial The jury had 11 voting guilty on the espionage count and one holdout race was not a factor to the lone juror The case involves conspiracy to transmit national defense documents to Soviet agents and carries potential life and death penalties
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New York
U.S. Navy
Nelson C. Drummond
Newport
R.L
Naval Station
Drummond
Edward L. Watkins
Race
Edward Weinfeld
Prairie du Chien Tabs Dick Hollerud as Coach
Dick Hollerud a Luther College graduate is named new football coach and assistant basketball and track coach at Prairie du Chien High School in Wisconsin. He previously coached Postville Iowa to a two year record of 142 including the 1962 Northwestern Iowa Conference championship.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Dick Hollerud
Luther College
Prairie du Chien High School
Hollerud
Postville
Iowa
Northwestern Iowa
Road Work In Region Now In Full Swing
Monroe County highway projects expand in Oakdale and along Highway 16 from Luckshaw Flats to Jackson Pass, about 4.5 miles west of Tomah. Mathy Construction Co. handles 1-9 program grading with upcoming hot mix asphalt. County crews and Purdy plan student help during summer.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Oakdale
Highway 16
Luckshaw Flats
Jackson Pass
Tomah
Mathy Construction Co
la Crosse
Norwalk
Wilton
Greenfield
Indian Creek Church
Wilington
Kendall
Glendale
Purdy
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Blank Brookwood
Kortbein
Holtomp
Wallace
Degenhardt
Henley
Admiral's
Marquardt Heating & Appliance CO
South Third St
J. R. Williams
Platteville
Bangor
West Salem
Ed Olson
Mindoro Hill
Malcolm J. Johnson
la Crosse County
The
Associated Press
Watkins
Call
Hollywood
Division St
Hollywood Beauty Salon
Division
Dial
Ruud's Drug Store
West Ave
Jackson Dial
Minn
Wisconsin
East
Rolvaag
Duane Wilson
National Association of Manufacturers
Vera Langrehr
Arthur Barckley
Arthur J Barckley
Shamrock Union Church
Bruce Willett
Melrose
Barckley
Carrie Wright
Daniel O’rourke
George Wadepfuhl
Lacrosse Lutheran Hospital
D.S.T
LA Crescent
Birch Street
Pine Creek
D. J. Quillin Realty CO
Harry Curtis
Scandinavia
Norway
Sweden
Japan
New Prairie Grid
Floyd Purdy
Angelo
Adrian
Wellington
South Lanes
Wisconsin Physicians Service
the State Medical
Simplified Claims Service
E. Lakeside
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