One Man Traffic Safety Campaign A Father Honors Son
Cecil E. Bassett Jr., 27, a physician hopeful to be a heart surgeon, died in a 1964 highway crash near Baton Rouge after falling asleep at the wheel. His father Cecil Bassett Sr. then launched a nationwide letter campaign urging seat belt use and warning buzzers. The effort drew responses from across the country and a government agency sought to reprint the letter.
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Dallas
Tex
Cecil Bassett Sr
Bassett
Cecil E. Bassett Jr
Baton Rouge
United States
Mother
Driving Offenses and Public Notices From La Crosse
A long list of traffic violations across Wisconsin towns including excessive speed, no license, and improper permits. Also noted are police and ambulance actions in La Crosse and surrounding areas, a patient transfer to hospitals, and county court divorce with custody ruling for Shirley Kolhoven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Wall
West Bend
Bert L. Cooper
Janesville
Ronald E. Bard
Spooner
la Verne Douglas Lloyd O. Richardson
Eau Claire
Warren W. McCluskey
Windsor
Cleo Z. Moe
John Rodgers
Silver Bay
Minn
Arnold J. Rudi
Wilton
Earl E. Ludke
Tomah
Ludke
Dixon
Ill
County Court
la Crosse
Shirley Kolhoven
Valley Road
John L. Kolhoven
S. 22Nd St
Newport
Deaths in Wisconsin Count Two Notables
Helge Rustad 86 of Black River Falls died in a local hospital May 25 after a chronic illness. He was born August 13, 1879, farmed near Snow Creek and served as township clerk for many years. Beata Solberg 90 of Northfield died May 25 in a Whitehall nursing home after a long illness. She was born February 4, 1876, in Ettrick, married Olaf Solberg June 1, 1901, and later lived with relatives in Blair and Whitehall nursing homes. Surviving relatives include six nieces and six nephews. Services for Rustad are 2 p.m. Saturday at Evangelical Lutheran Church with burial in Riverside Cemetery. Burial details for Solberg at Upper Pigeon Lutheran Church in Northfield. Friends may call in Pigeon Falls and at the church.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Helge Rustad
Snow Creek
Evangelical Lutheran Church
T. A. Rykken
Riverside Cemetery
Ellen
John
St. Paul
Torgerson Chapel
Northfield
Beata Solberg
Whitehall
Ettrick
Olaf Solberg
Blair
June Dairy Month Committee Meeting Planned in La Crosse
The La Crosse County June Dairy Month committee will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the county extension office conference room to tie up loose ends and finalize plans for the month’s activities. Rob Roy Roberts and N N Rowe, co chairmen, said.
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la Crosse County
Rob Roy Roberts
N. N. Rowe
Milwaukee Road switchmen stage four hour walkout
Milwaukee and Chicago switchmen walked out for four hours claiming the railroad's computer shortchanged their pay. The strike halted yard operations but did not delay mainline trains, ending as next shifts started. No grievances filed publicly. union and railroad officials offered no comments.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Road
Chicago
Muskego Yard
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Roy Love
Love
Gara
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Union
Cleveland
Obituary: Oscar Johnson 77 of 1542 Charles St
Oscar Johnson 77 of 1542 Charles St died Thursday May 26 in a local hospital. Survived by widow Cora two granddaughters Marian Johnson and Sandra Tordoff of La Crosse and two sons Addison and Donald who preceded him in death. Services Saturday 11 a.m. Nelson Funeral Home Rev Ernest N Nelson officiating. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Memorials to Bethany Lutheran Home. There is no visitation Friday. friends may call Saturday from 9 a.m. until service. Former Auto-Lite employee.
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Oscar Johnson
Charles St
Cora
Marian Johnson
Roger
Sandra) Tordoff
la Crosse
Addison
Donald
Nelson Funeral Home
Ernest N. Nelson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Johnson
Auto-Lite
Bethany Lutheran Home
Chi City pairs wed in La Crosse licenses
Terry M. LaFleur of 217 Caldonia Street and JoAnn Brieske of 2700 South 26th Street are to wed June 4 in La Crosse. John L. Andretich Jr. of 14311 Cass Street and Judith Amundson of 930 Cameron Avenue are to wed June 4 in La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry M. LaFleur
Cale ‘Donia
JoAnn Brieske
S. 26Th St
la Crosse
John L. Andretich Jr
Cass St
Judith Amundson
Cameron Ave
Weather snapshot for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Partly cloudy and cooler Friday night with a sunny cool Saturday in Wisconsin Minnesota mostly fair Friday night cooler Saturday Iowa partly cloudy and cooler Friday night Saturday Sunrise 6:28 am Sunset 8:37 pm Record highs and lows listed for May. Five day forecast expects temperatures about five degrees above normal with a cooling trend Saturday and warming later. precipitation around 0.1 inch.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
Liquor License Granted and County Dance Hall Ordinance Repealed
Notices include Lucille P. Gerbig applying for a Combination Class B Beer and Liquor License at 1542 Rose Street and Roger L. Held applying for a similar license at 829 Rose Street. La Crosse County Board repeals the county dance hall ordinance, authorizing township regulation, with publication dates May 27, 31 and June 7, 1966. Probate orders fix claim deadlines for Oswald Thrune and Christian Anderson estates with hearings in August 1966.
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Lucille P. Gerbig
Liberty Street
Rose Street
Alice A. Dickson
la Crosse County
la Crosse
Wisconsin
State of
la Crosse County Court
Oswald Thrune
City of
Eugene A. Toepel
Ruediser & Jeanis
State of Wisconsin
Christian Anderson
County of la Crosse
Steele, Smyth
Weather Outlook Across Major Cities
A brief forecast list covering Bemidji Bismarck Boston Chicago Cincinnati Denver Des Moines Duluth Fairbanks Fort Worth Honolulu Helena Kansas City La Crosse Los Angeles Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York Phoenix Rapid City Rochester Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle St Louis Washington Winnipeg.
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Bemidji Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Denver
Des Moines
Duluth
Fairbanks
Fort Worth Honolulu
Helena Kasas City
Lacrosse
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Phoenix
Rapid City
Rochester
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Washington
Winnipeg
Dry party shift ends for Luci and Pat in Milwaukee
Milwaukee AP reports Luci Baines Johnson and Patrick Nugent will attend a dinner and dance at the Milwaukee Athletic Club with no champagne or alcohol. Host William Feldstein denies plans for a public event, insisting the gathering is private and newsmen will not attend. The couple plans a Washington wedding on August 6 after Luci finishes nursing studies at Georgetown.
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Milwaukee
Lucy Baines Johnson
Patrick Nugent
Milwaukee Athletic Club
William Feldstein
Whitefish
Feldstein
Milwaukee Sentinel
Luci
Pat
Georgetown University School of Nursing
Nugent
Marquette University
Washington
White House
Feldsteins
Joseph Matulenas
Waukegan
Ill
Three Deaths Raise Minnesota Road Toll to 242
A series of traffic accidents in Olmsted and Todd Counties and a St. Paul area incident lifted Minnesota’s 1966 highway toll to 242. Mildred Roeder and Arvilla Wallenberg died in collisions with oncoming trucks, a Maplewood child was killed crossing a street, and several drivers were injured.
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Minnesota
Olmsted
Todd
St. Paul
Mildred E. Roeder
Dover
U.S. 14
St. Charles
John T. Nordstrom
Winona
John Wallenberg
Eagle Bend
U.S. 210
Hewitt
Arvilla Wallenberg
Bertha
Highway Patrol
Paul Biden‘shink
Little Falls
Linda Sue Weiss
Maple,wood
Richard A. Weiss
Anne S. Nelson
Little Canada
Maiden voyage ends early as LARC 49 halts Lake Michigan run
The Army amphibious vessel LARC 49 built in Sturgeon Bay completed only 40 miles of its 1800 mile planned trip to Virginia when a faulty oil pump forced it back to port. The vessel, capable of land and sea travel on 7 foot tires, will retry the voyage once the pump is repaired.
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Sturgeon Bay
Lake Michigan
Virginia
Mayor Wolfe Abandons Grasse Tribune Remap Challenge
St. Louis Park Mayor Kenneth Wolfe abandons plans to take the reapportionment case back to federal court citing time constraints before elections. Atty. Gen. Mattson expects a dismissal motion after a 1964 court order for more equal districts. Gov. Rolvaag signed a reapportionment bill amid prior vetoes and political pressure.
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Minnesota
St. Louis Park
Kenneth Wolfe
Wolfe
Twin Cities
Atty
Robert Mattson
Minneapolis
Karl Rolvaag
Cashton Wisconsin bids invited for curb and gutter work
The Village of Cashton Wisconsin invites sealed bids for 1100 lin feet of concrete curb and gutter with bid opening at 8:00 p.m. June 1 1966 at the village hall. Plans available from the village clerk or James M Allen address in La Crosse. A five percent bid bond and three dollar plan deposit required. board may reject any bid.
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Curb and Gutter
Cashton
Wis
Wisconsin
Village Board
James M. Allen
No. 23Rd St
la Crosse
Order of the Village Board
Carsten Hansen
Janet Perse
Nelson and Dickson Apply for Combination Class B Licenses
Tilford M. Nelson seeks a Combina tion Class B Beer and Liquor License at 901 South 3rd Street and Alice A. Dickson with John R. Shimshak applies for a Combination Class B Beer and Liquor License at 1203 West Avenue South.
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Tilford M. Nelson
Vine Street
South 3Rd Street
Alice A. Dickson
John R. Shimshak
Adams Street
West Avenue South
Notice of liquor license applications in La Crosse
City of La Crosse lists applicants for Class B beer and liquor licenses for the year starting July 1, 1966. The notice names individuals and corporations with proposed outlet locations and residence addresses across La Crosse and surrounding areas, including hotels, clubs, and businesses, with publication dates May 25 26 27 1966.
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la Crosse
Curb and Gutter Plans Open for Sunset Drive Inquiry
Notice to property owners in La Crosse Wisconsin announces that plans specifications and cost estimates for curb and gutter on Sunset Drive east side from Green Bay Street North are available for inspection at City Hall. The Board of Public Works will meet June 6 1966 at 10 AM to hear objections and input. Published May 20 and May 27 1966.
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City of
la Crosse
County of la Crosse
State of
Wisconsin
Eugene A, Toepel
Hale, Skemp
Hanson, Schnurrer & Skemp
State Bank Bidg
Wis
la Crosse County Court
Anna, Hansen
Anna Hansen
la Crosse County
Eugene A. Toepel
State Bank Building
Agnes Newburg
Washington
Bosshard
Sander & Doyle
Hoeschler Building
City Hall
Sunset Drive
Green Bay St
City of la Crosse
Board of Public Works
Sherman Stellpflug
John K. Flanagan
Robert M. Schelble
Carl A. Wahlstrom
Warren Loveland
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