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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1963
Page
2
Gary Indiana teachers returned to class after a one day strike that led to official recognition of the Gary teachers union as the bargaining agent for Local 4 of the American Federation of Teachers. About 1300 teachers walked out and 42 schools closed before a settlement with the Gary School Board and state labor officials.
Mayor Milo G. Knutson proclaims Shut-Ins Day for Sunday to urge messages of cheer to ill and disabled citizens in homes, hospitals, and sanatoria. He notes disabled veterans in care facilities and calls the community to remember shut in friends and neighbors.
Kenosha AP reports Charles P. Cruthers, 74, former Pleasant Prairie town clerk, convicted Monday of embezzling 7536 dollars from 1959 to 1960. He pleaded no contest before Circuit Judge M. Eugene Baker, with pre sentence investigation ordered and 10000 dollar bond kept. Cruthers served 26 years as clerk before retiring in 1960, returned from California to face charges after an audit followed his successor’s resignation. Civil suits seek return of funds and 3000 dollars from the successor estate.
Maternity store relocates across from Cathedral at 535 Main with weekly specials on stretch slacks and separate skirts. Free maternity panties with purchases over 10 dollars. Henninger's Restaurant at 314 May open until 9 p m on Fridays. Rummage sale hosted by Xi Upsilon Chapel Beta Sigma Phi at Concordia Hall Saturday June 1 from 9 to 12.
Word puzzle from Newspaper Enterprise Association with clues for Across and Down entries. Contains definitions for 42 masculine terms and related crossword hints across family names places and objects.
Commodity notes list July Wheat at 185 July Soybeans at 259s and September Eggs at 34.05.
T G Strehl was re elected chief plug of the La Crosse Plugs at the annual Myrick Park picnic. Officers include Claire Saynor Ben Voss C M Simonson James L Cahill Everett Woehrmann with Leonard Weisensel as nominating chair. Directors list Arnold Weber William Bonadurer George Milne. Initiation of Duane Ring by new member. A bus trip for Oktoberfest area promo and river trip invite discussed. Strehl urged committee re referrals and broader wholesale support.
Ka Kee Ka Keesick a Chippewa medicine man aged 120 after a serious flu bout is now in a Warroad nursing home. Doctors say he cannot live alone and will stay at the rest home though he longs to return to his small white house by the Warroad River.
Wisconsin and Minnesota cattle calves hogs are summarized with steady to mixed price moves. Cattle prices range dairy 17.00-22.50 and steers 20.50-22.50, calves 20.06 and down, hogs 15.00-17.25, sows 11.50-14.50, and boars 10.00-11.50, with receipts listed for cattle calves hogs and sheep.
Raymond L. Jones, 52, of Ona laska, was taken to St Francis Hospital after his car struck a parked 12 ton city park department dump truck on La Crosse Street. Police said Jones had head cuts and possible internal injuries. The car was a total loss and the truck windshield was smashed in the 1 15 p.m. accident near the park department warehouse.
Eight year old Walter Chapiewsky was saved from a 75 foot cliff on Highway 27 two miles south of Sparta. Sheriff Arden Oss and two volunteers descended the face with a rope and pulled both to safety. Traffic Officer Farrell Sousek and Jerry Bohl alerted rescuers as Walter’s playmate Danny Linnehan watched from ground level.
In Caledonia Minnesota, testimony ended in the trial of Fred Long charged with second degree assault after La Crescent man Al Hanson died following an Oct. 26 incident at the Commodore Supper Club. Hanson collapsed and died Nov. 9 after Long allegedly struck him. The jury was to be deliberated after closing arguments.
President Kennedy marks his 46th birthday with a planned evening cruise on the Potomac aboard the Sequoia. Jacqueline Kennedy will host about 25 relatives and friends as they serenade him with Happy Birthday weather permitting. The president, 6 feet tall and 173 pounds, has lost weight through dieting but remains active with swimming walking sailing and daily exercises despite a lingering back problem.
Minnesota will stop issuing courtesy warnings as Memorial Day approaches. State patrol will issue arrest tickets for moving violations and cancel all leaves to launch a saturation campaign with planes to curb holiday crashes. The effort targets a spike in holiday travel and urges local agencies to intensify enforcement.
Wednesday offers Vox Pop at 7 p m with Eu gene Fry director of city parks and recreation. WKTY airs Braves vs Los Angeles at 7 45 p m and Twins vs Washington at 7 55 p m on WKBH. Thursday features Indianapolis Speedway coverage through the day and Memorial Day programs in Rushford Minn. Braves vs Los Angeles baseball returns at 1 15 p m with Krebiozen topic at 8 30 p m on WKBH.
Weather notes show variable cloudiness and cooler Wednesday night with sunny mild conditions on Thursday. Midwest regions Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa report variable cloudiness scattered showers and continued mild to warmer temperatures with a slight Thursday cooling.
La Crescent Minnesota polio clinic series led by Arden Hyldahl of the PTA moves to the school addition lobby Sunday from noon to 430 PM. Dose costs 25 cents per shot with Type II vaccine offered. A makeup clinic is planned for those who missed earlier sessions. attendance surpassed 2600 at the March 24 event and over 3000 at the April 28 session. The clinic welcomes non residents of La Crescent.
A Senate House committee agreed to restore 40 million of the 92 million cut by the House from the Post Office Department budget to ensure mail service. Postmaster General Day warned that Saturday deliveries and new suburb deliveries could halt if cuts persisted. The panel set about 4.5 billion for the Post Office in a 6 billion package for Post Office and Treasury, with Kennedy seeking over 6.1 billion overall.
Cardinal Spellman lauds the girl Janis Babson for a two year battle with leukemia. The story is praised as a triumph by the grace of God and a source of humility and strength for daily life.
Gamble’s Downtown store at 306 Pearl Street donated 1500 to the La Crosse Lutheran Hospital Building Replacement Fund via the P W Skogmo Foundation. E C Hougen, hospital board president, accepted the check as Larry Vaaler, store manager, cited ongoing efforts to replace 73 beds lost in 1961 fire and a 2.9 million building program.
Memphis Norman, 21, of Wiggins, arrested for disturbing the peace after he was beaten and kicked. Benny Oliver, 26, a former policeman, charged with assault and battery in the attack on Norman. Bonnie Moody, 22, and Peralina Lewis, 21, pulled onto the floor. Walter Williams, 22, knocked from his stool by a milk bottle. Prof. John Salter, a white teacher at Tougaloo Southern Christian College for Negroes, struck in the face. Jeering whites poured catsup, mustard, salt, pepper and sugar on demonstrators. The Jackson Clarion-Ledger editorial says whites are united behind Thompson and blames Kennedy administration for such violence.
The Associated Press reports ongoing wet conditions across the eastern half of the United States. Tuesday storms hit the Ohio Valley with wind gusts up to 66 mph in New Castle Indiana and 53 mph in Louisville Kentucky.
A reader recounts hosting relatives with a 50-pound dog at the table and the ensuing family dispute. Ann Landers advises no apology, while another reader seeks guidance on a wife's suspicions and a teenage girl's party concerns. The column notes 1963 Field Enterprises, Inc.
Vatican reports indicate the Pope’s condition includes dangerous bleeding with the growth possibly benign. Blood donations and coagulant aid poured in from Vienna as officials say he remains mentally clear though weak. Cardinal Ciocciognani meets daily as crowds pray outside St Peter’s Basilica.
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