Former $6 Pastor Elden Chitwood Dies in Janesville
The Rev Elden Chitwood 56 a former Soldiers Grove resident and area minister died at his Janesville home after serving Christian Church there for a year He was born June 22 1891 and survived by his wife Lucina Setzer a son Paul a daughter Mrs John Camper four brothers four sisters and one grandchild Funeral services were set for Overton Funeral Home Janesville and Sugar Grove Church of Christ with burial at Sugar Grove cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
Elden Chitwood
Soldiers Grove
Christian Church
Church of Christ
Sugar Grove
Mont Rose
Colo
Rock Rapids
Iowa
Carson
Chitwood
Ripon County
Johm Chitwood
Soldier Grove
Lucina Setzer
Viroqua
Paul
John Camper
Raymond
Elwood
Beloit
Olin
Bear
Ruth) Wanless
Richland Center
Archie
Gladys) Smith
Reedsburg
Joseph
Mabel) Gardner
Boscobel
Avis) Wangen
Westby
Births Roundup From Wisconsin Hospitals Listings
La Crosse Grandview Hospital reports births including a May 27 son to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C Oliver and a May 26 daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Frank. Other births occur at Lutheran Hospital Black River Falls Krohn Hospital St Josephs Milwaukee Northwestern Minneapolis Memorial Neillsville listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene C. Oliver
Marilyn Anderson
Lawrence Frank
R. J. Holmen
Margaret Ruth Baker
Harold Jorgenson
Prospect St
Joan Shirley Kenyon
Robert B. Marck
Sisson
Jean Thiege
Black River Falls, Wis
Frederick Ronald
Merlin Siegel
Black River Falls
Ellen Gee
Jeffrey Dean
Donald Jacobson
Hixton
Twila Duxbury
Carmen Marie
Norman Mayer
Humbird
Donna Hyrry
Milwaukee
Wis
Timothy Rock
Ronald Rahnenfuehrer
N. 125Th St
la Crosse
Rahnenfuehrer
Joyce Tyson
Minneapolis
Minn
Roger T. Hefty
Hefty
Nancy Jane Walters
Neillsville
Glen Randall
Richard Bathke
Laurine Hancock
Local shops list and rummage sale notices in La Crosse area
Economy Wallpaper Co. moves to La Crosse Hotel Building and advertises savings. Pink Poodle Yarn Shop posts summer hours for June and July 10 to 6 weekdays and 10 to 1 Saturdays. Rummage sales run May 30-31 at 931 Jackson and this week only at 2127 Losey with clothing dishes furniture and miscellaneous. Memorial Day dinner at Engstad’s Cafe on Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economy Wallpaper Co
la Crosse Hotel
Jackson
Losey
Engstad
Onalaska
Cubs To Conduct Paper Collection On French Island
Cub Scouts of Summit School Pack 15 will run a paper drive around French Island on Saturday June 21. They will also collect rags and scrap iron if available. Residents are asked to bundle papers and magazines for pickup by the Scout truck. North Side residents may call 2 8875 with their addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scouts
Summit
French Island
North Side
Alaskan brown bears compensate for poor sight with keen paw hearing
Alaskan brown bears rely on their powerful paws and acute sense of smell to detect danger and locate prey, compensating for limited vision. Their sensory adaptations help them navigate and hunt in dense forests and along coastal regions despite eyesight challenges.
Pirot Weather Outlook Shows Variations At Night
The report notes lower temperatures in Pirot last night, with the lowest readings and a rise to the second position in the nightly center forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirot
Deaths Susie C Gollnick 79 La Crosse resident
Susie C Gollnick 79 of 407 Caledonia Street died in a local hospital Thursday morning born August 7 1878 in Richland County Wisconsin survived by two sons Orlin and Albert both of La Crosse one daughter Lois of La Crosse eight grandchildren two brothers J B Wildermuth Denver CO and H S Wildermuth Hermiston OR Funeral services set for Saturday at 9 30 a m at Schumacher Funeral Home 7th and Winnebago with Elder Frank Fitzsimons officiating Burial in Catholic Cemetery Friends may call Friday evening 7 to 9 at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie C. Gollnick
Caledonia St
Richland County
Wis
Orlin
Albert Gollnick
la Crosse
Lois Gollnick
J. B. Wildermuth
Denver
Colo
H. S. Wildermuth
Hermiston
Ore
Schumacher Funeral Home
7Th and
Winnebago Sts
Frank Fitzsimons
Latter Day Saints Church
Unknown WWII and Korean Unknown Soldiers to be buried with 21 gun salute
The unidentified World War II and Korean servicemen will be buried beside the World War I Unknown Soldier at Arlington. Jets will fly overhead and the 21 gun salute will mark the joint service procession from the Capitol to the cemetery as Eisenhower delivers a brief address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Arlington National Cemetery
Air Force
Joint Service
Memorial Bridge
Capitol
Eisenhower
Harding
State's Traffic Toll At 257 As 2 Die
The Wisconsin highway death toll for the year rose to 257 after Donald E Thedews 33 Wisconsin Rapids died from injuries received April 25 when his car left a highway. Albert Dewey 61 Two Rivers died in a Manitowoc hospital from a head on crash last Sunday. his wife Rose 60 was killed in that collision on Highway 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Rapids
Wisconsin
Donald E. Thedews
Veterans Hospital
Wood
Albert Dewey
Two Rivers
Manitowoc
Rose
Winona Livestock Quotations From Swift & Company
Swift & Company provides cattle hog and lamb price quotes for Winona and South St. Paul markets. Hog and cattle prices range across weight classes with steady to higher demand, noting specific weights and price bands for barrows gilts sows fattening bulls and veal. Includes market times and the note that arrivals after closing are priced the next morning.
Chicago price report shows hogs cows and grain mixed
Hog prices steady to weak across weight classes with 190 to 290 lb butchers and 235 to 260 lb offerings. Cattle and calves reported with mixed quotes for slaughter steers heifers and cows. Butter and eggs show steady to slightly weaker wholesale prices. corn and soybeans quoted with No 2 yellow and futures ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Chicago Poultry Receipts Steady as Prices Unchanged
Chicago poultry market reports Wednesday receipts of 75 000 pounds with wholesale buying prices remaining unchanged. Old roosters ranged from 15 to 18 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
JP Ubda
Joyce and Promnitz Deaths Reported in Tri-State Area
William Patrick Joyce 67 of Harpers Ferry died of a heart attack at the Joyce brothers farm north of town. He was born January 15, 1991, and survived by three brothers and three sisters. Otto Promnitz 76 of Waukon died at home. born in Germany October 8, 1882, he emigrated to the United States as a baby and leaves a wife Clara and three brothers. Funeral services for Joyce and Promnitz are set Friday in Harpers Ferry and Waukon respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers Ferry
Iowa
William Patrick Joyce
Joyce Brothers
Joyce
Joseph
Arizona
Patrick Joyce
John
Canton
Ohio
James
Tony
Wis
George Alyward
Emmetsburg
Theresa
Ann
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Rev. W. Leonard
Wexford Cemetery
Waukon
Otto Promnitz
Trangott Promnitz
Germany
United States
Allamakee County
Clara Dravis
Max
Lansing
Leo
Henry
Marriages listed for Wisconsin couples in 1950s notice
La Crosse and surrounding areas list proposed marriage licenses with couples and planned wedding dates. Names include Arthur Muenzenberger and Irene Frederick in Cashton, Jan Bartelt and Barbara Harrington in Eau Claire, and Donald Erickson with Ina Brown in Vernon County, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Muenzenberger
Irene Frederick
Cashton
Jan D. Bartelt
N. 15Th PL
Barbara Harringto
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Charles A. Miller
Galesville
Judith Ellyn Retzlaff
Wood St
Donald E. Erickson
Portland
Ina May Brown
Clinton
Vernon County
Lambert J. Hemmersbach
Jefferson
Mary I. Antony
Burns
la Crosse County
Allan H. Rusch
Chili
Phyllis E. Davis
Sparta
John A. Donskey
Wells
Marilyn J. Wegner
Train derailment blocks Cedar Grove tracks in Wisconsin
Twenty seven cars of a Chicago and North Western freight derailed north of Cedar Grove, damaging nearly a half mile of track. One car carried 1000 cases of brandy amid the wreck. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheboygan
Chicago & North Western Road
Cedar Grove
Pioneer Iowa Woman Of Waukon Dies
Mrs. Thomas Hall a longtime Allamakee County resident died in a Waukon hospital. Born Catherine Donovan on July 16 1866 she would have turned 93 had she lived to that birthday. She married Thomas Hall in 1895 and later ran a maternity hospital in Waukon. Survived by son Donald in Texas two grandsons and six great grandchildren. Funeral at St Patrick s Church Waukon with burial in Mt Olivet Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Thomas Hall
Allamakee County
Hall
Catherine Donovan
Daniel Donovan
Makee Township
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
P. A. Walsh
Donald
Houston
Tex
Chicago
James Hall
South Bend
Ind
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
John McDonald
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
France crisis widens as De Gaulle urged to form government
France faced political paralysis as De Gaulle was urged to become premier with Socialist support but faced opposition from the Socialist majority and Communist calls for strikes. Coty pressed De Gaulle to meet Assembly leaders while the army crisis loomed if Algeria. De Gaulle hinted at taking exceptional power to bypass parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
de Gaulle
Socialist Party
Algeria
Paris
Algiers
Coty
Colombey-les-deux-Eglises
Pierre Pflimlin
Andre le Troquer
National Assembly
Gaston Monnerville
Senate
Tire and radio theft reported in local area
William Fries of 632 Kane St. reported a 7:60 by 15 Allstate white side wall tire stolen from his car last Thursday while parked on Cass between West Avenue and 11th Street. A used tire with a hole was left behind. Gamble's North Side Store at 1232 Caledonia St. reports a $59.95 General Electric transistor radio in a leather case stolen Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fries
Kane St
Cass
West Avenue
11Th Street
Gamble
North Side
Caledonia St
Blair's Oldest Resident Dies at 97 in Blair
Blair’s oldest resident Mrs Christian Larson 97 died at home in Blair Wisconsin She was born Stina Anderson in Varmland Sweden December 28 1860 She emigrated to America at age 20 and lived on a Blair farm before moving to Blair in 1918 Funeral services will be held at First Lutheran Church with burial at Pagernes Cemetery Survivors include two daughters Ida and Alma Lundgaard a son Carl two grandchildren and three great grandchildren One daughter Minnie Stuve died in September
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Blair
Wis
Christian Larson
Ida Larson
Stina Anderson
Varmland
Sweden
Norway
America
Arcadia Township
Larson
First Lutheran Church
K. M. Arberg
Pagernes
Frederickson
Ida
Hans
Alma) Lundgaard
Minneapolis
Carl
Selmer
Minnie) Stuve
Two Residents Hurt In Mishaps
Two local residents were injured here Wednesday in accidents. Miss Nettie Killian aged 83 of 1129 Vine Street suffered a possible hip fracture in a fall at her home and was taken to St. Francis Hospital by police ambulance. Joseph Dawson aged 48 of 1912 George Street suffered a possible right ankle fracture after slipping from a truck running board at the city airport shop and was taken to St. Francis Hospital by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Killian
Vine St
St. Francis Hospital
Joseph Dawson
George St
Municipal Airport
Truck Being Towed Breaks Loose Hits Freight Train Near Homer
A tow truck broke free east of Homer and swerved into a moving Milwaukee Road freight train on U S Highway 61. One train car derailed but no injuries were reported. Driver Gerald Hemker of Pine Island said the safety chain failed. deputies Elroy Balk and Henry Papenfus investigated in Winona County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Minn
Gerald Hemker
R. 1
Pine Island
Hemker
U.S
NEA Finds No Infringement At Superior State College
A National Education Association committee found no real evidence of academic rights infringement at Superior Wisconsin State College. It urged overhaul of complaint handling while noting blame shared by college administration and dismissed associate professor George Ball. The report discusses salary fights for Edgar Van Briggs and J W McKee and a public hearing debate that preceded Ball’s discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Education Assn
Superior
Wis
State College
NEA
George Ball
Ball
Edgar van Briggs
J. W. McKee
Briggs
McKee
Board of Regents of State Colleges
Iowa
Dane County Circuit Court
van Briggs
Citizen's Committee For
Jim Dan Hill
It Was One of Those Days Fishing Trip Goes Awry
Mr and Mrs Bo England and Mr and Mrs Maxwell Stone embarked on a camping fishing trip to Lake Brownwood Texas. In the first 28 miles they ruined a tire and near their fishing spot the trailer detached and sank the boat. They recovered the boat hours later and faced a string of misfortunes including a rainstorm and pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Tex
Bo England
Maxwell Stone
Lake Brownwood
England
Brownwood
Motorists Gassing Up For Holiday
Millions of motorists fill their tanks for the first long weekend of 1958 as Memorial Day marks the start of summer travel. Rates rise at motels and resorts while shops clear winter stock. The National Safety Council forecasts heavy driving from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday with an estimated 350 deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
Church Leaders Pay Tribute To Cardinal Stritch
In St Ignatius in Rome three thousand clergy and laity attended the funeral for Samuel Cardinal Stritch the 70 year old archbishop of Chicago who died after a stroke. His body departed for Chicago tonight for burial. Eugene Cardinal Tisserant gave absolution for the pope. Bishop Martin O Connor of Scranton led the service. Cardinal Stritch lay in a black and gold coffin surrounded by 100 candles. He had recently been named prefect of a congregation taking over duties from Cardinal Fumasoni Biondi who was ill.
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Rome
St. Ignatius
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Chicago
United States
Eugene Cardinal Tisserant
College of Cardinals
Pius XII
Martin O’connor
Scranton
Cardinal Stritch
Fumasoni Biondi
Suit Settled Out Of Court In Down Town Fall Case
Evelyn Torgerson sued Pioneer Labor Hall Assn for injuries from a fall on Sept. 9, 1955 in a downtown La Crosse building. The case was settled out of court with the association agreeing to pay 620 dollars to settle all claims. Circuit Judge Lincoln Neprud dismissed the suit Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Lincoln Neprud
Evelyn Torgerson
Pioneer Labor Hall Assn
S. 5Th Ave
Carl F. Schnick
Labor Hall
Choice to Join Red Union or Lose Job
LaRue Berfield a Sinnema honing Pennsylvania sheet metal worker told the Senate Internal Security subcommittee he faces choosing between joining the United Electric Workers Union now certified as bargaining agent at Sylvania Electric in Emporium and risking discharge. He cites loyalty oaths and fear of Communist influence, noting his roles in local defense groups and school district directorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
LaRue I. Berfield
Sinnemahoning
Senate
Internal Security
Berfield
United Electric Workers Union
Sylvania Electric Products Co
Emporium
Ceil Defense Organization
Sylvania
Unknown Soldier Rested After Capitol Funeral
The scene recalls a Capitol funeral as President Harding and Mrs. Harding bid farewell to the Unknown Soldier. Marines play, gold emblems are placed, a Medal of Honor is laid, taps sounds, and guns salute while the dying notes promise rest for the fallen.
Prowler Reported on South 6th Street
A local resident told police Wednesday that a prowler has been operating at a residence in the 300 block of South 6th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South 6Th Street
John Bouquet of Caledonia Dies at 85 in Minnesota
John P. Bouquet, 85, longtime Caledonia resident and local businessman, died after a three week illness in Wabasha. Funeral services set for Steffen Funeral Home and St. Peter s Catholic Church with burial in Calvary. He was survived by four daughters, four sons, a sister, and 23 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia, Minn
John P. Bouquet
Caledonia
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Wabasha
Steffen
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Alfred Frisch
E. A. Ryzske
John Gengler
Litomys
Minn
Calvary Cemetery
Bouquet
Mary Hampe
Theilman
Caledonia State Bank
Knights of Columbus
Catholic Order of Foresters
Holy Name Society of
St. Peter's Church
T. R. (Theodora) Griebdler
Windom
C. G
Anita) Ochsner
Raymond
Bertha) Ziegler
Milwaukee
Evelyn
Otto
Minneapolis
Victor
Lake City
Bertram
Wilfred
Ft. Snelling
Celia Bouquet
GM UAW Bargaining War Echoes Across Auto Giants
UAW urged to stay alert as GM sets hard terms and a potential strike and Ford Chrysler may follow if no agreement by Sunday. Reuther withholds strike amid high car inventories while IUE and GM clash over mediation and wage demands. NLRB dismisses elections for skilled trades, easing some bargaining tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Chrysler
Reuther
UAW
International Union of Electrical Workers
IEU
James B. Carey
IUE
Louis G. Seaton
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
No Motion Day Set for Memorial Day in Circuit Court
Clerk of Court Carl F. Schnick announced there will be no motion day in Circuit Court on Memorial Day. The next motion day is scheduled for Friday, June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl F. Schnick
Weather Record for Lacrosse and Vicinity and Nearby States
Possible showers or thunderstorms tonight and Friday with warmer highs. In Wisconsin scattered southern showers tonight, cooler conditions spreading south and Saturday. Minnesota expects showers or thunderstorms in the south and central today and Friday with cooler northern areas. Iowa sees widely scattered storms in the west and central tonight and northwest Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Central
Plains States
Unifax
Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Overton Funeral Home
Alva Beeman
Chitwood Funeral Home
Grandview Hospital
Lutheran Hospital
Krohn Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
Northwestern Hospital
Cubs
Weather Outlook
Eowa Wagner
BosTon
Bismarck
Denver Dubuque
Duluth
Galveston
Huron
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Knoxville
Los Angeles
Madison
Memphis
Miami
New Orleans
New York
Louisa
United Press
Korea
Congress
The
Associated Press
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones
Allis-Chalmers
Kennecott
Amn
Can
Marshall Field
NS Utilities
Hailton
Armour
Penn
RR Pa
Ashland Oil
Pepsi-Cola
Phillips Petch L. & P
Beth, Steel
Nat. Tool
Budd Mig
Republic Steel
Clark O&r Com
Caterpillar Trae
Rexall Drug
Nekoosa
Royal Dutch
Jefferson Elec
Cities Bervice
Bears Roebuck
Piggly Wiggly
Columbia Gas
la Sinclair O1
Koehring Co
Cornwith, Edison
Boconyahs Racine Hyd
Cent
Gen Foods
United Aircraft
Northw
Banecen Motors
U.S. Rubber
Trane Co
Gen’ Tel
UB. Bieel
Cretty Oil
W. Elec & Mig Pirst Bank St
Goodrich
Western Union
Wis Pub. Serv
Winona
Swift & Company
Bologna
South ST. Paul Livestock
South ST. Paul, Minn
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Grain
William Joyce
Zion Reformed Church of
W. E. Odenbach
Oakland Cemetery
Mrs
Chris Larson
NEA Committee
Yn Ff
Red
Prowler Reported
John Bouquet
C.P
Dam
T.W
Dakota
W. Salem
Root
Frida
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