City and County Delay Decision on 1959 Road Aid Requests
A La Crosse city and County Board Finance Committee meeting postponed action on a $200,550 county aid road funds request for 1959 to allow joint review of all 1959 road aid asks from city town and village units. The group discussed budget cuts and equalized funding approaches while weighing Losey boulevard and annexed area streets projects and potential shared engineering options.
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City of
Burns
Knutson
Finance Committee
Harold Evjen
Kelsey
Klos
la Crosse 17Th Ward
Carl Bruhnke
Losey Boulevard
Flanagan
Parmenter
Conserva
Circuit Courts
Registers of Deeds
Weekend forecast brings warmer, partly cloudy conditions
The La Crosse area will see a weekend with fair to partly cloudy skies as two freezes ease. Friday highs near 68 with a low around 48, and a Saturday peak about 72, with mild weather prevailing into Sunday.
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la Crosse
United States Weather Bureau
Luther High Auxiliary Holds November Meeting in Sparta
The Luther High School Auxiliary met at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sparta with 82 women present. Rev Winkle led a scripture reading, Esther Gardner read a life of Dr Martin Luther, and Luther High Principal Rev Schmidt reported 46 pupils enrolled. An addition with a classroom and science lab was planned. Trading stamps were requested to fund band uniforms. A Christmas tea was proposed for the December meeting. Next meeting slated for Luther High School Onalaska on Nov 6 hosted by Grace Lutheran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther High School
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Sparta
Winkle
St. John’s Church
Esther Gardner
Martin Luther
St. John’s Lutheran School
Schmidt
Luther High
Luther High Band
Onalaska
Grace Lutheran Church
Examiner Rules Out Northern Natural Gas Co
A Federal Power Commission examiner ruled Northern Natural Gas Co of Omaha should not supply natural gas to new areas in Wisconsin and Minnesota where Midwestern Gas Transmission Co seeks permission. Northern could serve existing customers and 134 noncompetitive communities in Iowa Minnesota South Dakota and Nebraska. The ruling awaits commission review and oral arguments on the Midwestern case were postponed to Oct 14.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Northern Natural Gas Co
Omaha
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co
Houston
Francis L. Hall
Northern
Midwestern
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Hall
Consolidated Midwestern Natural Gas
Worker Dies 2 Hurt In Gas Main Explosion Milwaukee
In Milwaukee, a gas main blast at a busy intersection killed Karl Hansen 52 of Menomonee Falls and injured Ebert Crye 53 and John Pomi nek 48. Eyewitnesses said Hansen and Crye severed the line and were dragged from the trench as flames rose 50 to 60 feet.
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Milwaukee
Karl Hansen
Menomonee Falls
G.E.T. Construction Co
Milwaukee County General Hospital
Ebert Crye
John Pomianek
Hansen
Crye
AMC Builds Record Number Of Vehicles
AMC reports a record 174545 motor vehicles built in its fiscal year ending Tuesday, up from 86468 the prior year. September output reached 19141, beating May’s 18999 record, with 8939 cars produced in September 1957.
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AMC
Detroit
American Motors Corp
Happiest Moment Women Name Joyful Moments at Lunch
At Britain’s Women of the Year lunch, Lady Attlee cites marriage, Beryl Grey values giving and receiving, while Joyce Grenfell humorously says her happiest moment is shedding her girdle at day’s end. The remarks mix romance, artistry, and light humor.
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London
Britain
Lady Attlee
Beryl Grey
Joyce Grenfell
Two City Hunters Fined For Wood Ducks
Two urban duck hunters became the first in 1958 to pay fines for possessing wood ducks. Robert Mueller of 916 South 6th Street and John Medinger of 714 Cass Street were fined $10 plus costs by County Judge Eugene A. Toepel after wardens detected the birds. Medinger initially pleaded innocent but then agreed to the birds being examined and changed his plea.
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Eugene A. Toepel
Robert Mueller
S. 6Th St
John Medinger
Cass St
Toepel
Medinger
I Like My Tribune Route Says Young Carrier
Warren Hinds, 14, ninth grade at Longfellow Junior High, La Crosse, serves Tribune route No. 129 since March 16, 1957. He says the job gives him pleasure, teaches respect for others property, helps buy clothes, and builds a savings toward his future college education.
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Warren Hinds
Longfellow Junior High School
la Crosse
Woodrow Hinds
Johnson Street
la Crosse Tribune
Tribune
Gopher City Officers Arrest Man for Rochester Case
Arthur Joseph Gile, 33, of Rochester Minnesota, was arrested here by city police and handed to Rochester authorities to face charges of criminal negligence in a highway death from August 1957. His wife Marie Gile, about 50, from Rochester, was not charged.
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Arthur Joseph Gile
Rochester
Minn
Gile
Marie Gile
Illinois
Red Wing
Wisconsin Student Teaching Group Holds 10th Annual Conference
The Wisconsin Association for Student Teaching opened its 10th annual conference on October 3 in Mayville with Sister M Theodine FSPA of Viterbo College presiding as vice president and president elect. Attendees included reps from 22 county teachers colleges 11 state colleges and universities and 17 private colleges and universities. Viterbo has been a member since 1954.
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Wisconsin Assn. For
Mayville
M. Theodine
FSPA
Viterbo College
Wisconsin
Hubcaps Stolen From Car on Loomis Street
B Osborne of 2427 Loomis Street reported two hubcaps were stolen from his car Sunday in a police report.
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B. Osborne
Loomis St
License Transferred to Central States Broadcasting Co
The Communications Commission authorized the assignment of the WSHE license in Sheboygan Wisconsin to Central States Broadcasting Co for 80000 dollars Central States is linked to WMAM TV Marinette Wisconsin WBEV Beaver Dam Wisconsin WRRR Rockford Illinois and KCLN Clinton Iowa
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Washington
the Communications Commission
WSHE
Sheboygan
Wis
Central States Broadcasting Co
Central States
Wmam-Tv
Marinette
WBEV
Beaver Dam
WRRR
Rockford
Ill
KCLN
Clinton
Iowa
Mine Blast Kills 36 at Podvis Coal Mine Belgrade
Belgrade reports a mine blast at Podvis coal mine near the Bulgarian border. At least 36 miners died and 20 more were missing as 188 were trapped at 2000 feet deep. 132 were rescued.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Podvis
Enrolled Students in LSC Extension Drama Class
Thirty seven students attend La Crosse State College extension class on Saturdays studying modern drama for technique and human relations. Emerson Walling teaches. list includes Muriel Kahl Blair Gladys Mack Camp Douglas Winifred Mahlum Ettrick Olene Munson Ferryville Molly Lacia Holmen Elnora Zimmerhahl Dorothy L Duff Mavis Lintelmann Edna Spohn Vivian Erickson Betty Raatz Freda Marshall LaFarge Myrtle Syverson Mauston Nilda Torkelson Dale Borreson Melrose Margery D Clark New Lisbon Laura Johnson North Bend Della Kornbein Norwalk Bernice A Riley Onalaska Myrtle Peterson Wilma Tucker Taylor Helen Relyea Mildred Casper Marjorie Smith Pearl Ferries Betty Jones Maleda Ross Anabel Poss Casey Koocal Tomah Viva L Harris Viroqua Beulah Godd Yuba Ruby Wiemerslage Catherine Sauer Elsie Gewitz Hokah Rose R Zoll Phyllis Hyde Gladys Ryan New Albin Iowa.
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Muriel Kahl
Blair
Gladys Mack
Camp Douglas
Winifred Mahlum
Ettrick
Olene Munson
Ferryville
Molly G. Lacia
Holmen
Elnora Zimmerhahl
Dorothy L. Duff
Mavis Lintelmann
Edna Spohn
Vivian Erickson
Betty Raatz
la Crosse
Freda Marshall
la Farge
Myrtle Syverson
Mauston
Nilda Torkelson
Dale Borreson
Melrose
Margery D. Clark
New Lisbon
Laura Johnson
North Bend
Della Kornbein
Norwalk
Bernice A. Riley
Onalaska
Myrtle Peterson
Wilma Tucker
Spartaneet
Helen Relyea
Mildred Casper
Taylor
Marjorie Smith
Pearl Ferries
Betty Jones
Maleda Ross
Anabel Poss
Casey Koocal
Tomah
Viva L. Harris
Viroqua
Beaulah Godd
Yuba
Ruby Wiemerslage
Eitzen
Minn
Catherine Sauer
Elsie Gewitz
Hokah
Rose R. Zoll
Phyllis Hyde
Gladys Ryan
New Albin
Iowa
Clapp and Reuss to Speak at La Crosse Caucus
Democratic 3rd District candidates Norman Clapp and Henry Reuss will address a La Crosse caucus Sunday at 2 p.m. in the county headquarters. The meeting, at 211 N 3rd St, is described as the major district event of the 1958 campaign by Chairman Charles Dahl of Viroqua.
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Henry Reuss
Milwaukee
Norman Clapp
U.S
la Crosse
la Crosse County
3Rd St
Democratic
Charles Dahl
Viroqua
Fargo Man Father Found by Whitehall Sheriff
The father of ill North Dakota man Free man Matson, Fargo, was located by the Whitehall sheriff's department after authorities sought public help. No further details were provided.
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North Dakota
Whitehall Sheriff's Department
Freeman Matson
Fargo
Sought Lodging In Jail Turns Riot Leads To 90 Day Sentence
Robert E. MacGregor a 27 year old resident of 525 North 7th Street visited the County Jail Monday intoxicated asking to be held overnight. He started a small riot in a cell setting a trash can on fire. An inmate tried to smother the blaze burning a blanket. The incident led to a court appearance Thursday where he was sentenced to 30 days for drunken and disorderly conduct and 60 days for destruction of county property to be served concurrently.
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Robert E. MacGregor
N. 7Th St
MacGregor
Eugene A. Toepel
Kiwanis Club Thanks Public for Peanut Sale Success
The Kiwanis Club of La Crosse thanks residents and local businesses for supporting the annual peanut sale. One thousand pounds were sold last Friday with two teams Reds and Blues in friendly rivalry, yielding a net $1,133.73 for underprivileged children programs and a $2,000 pledge to the Y camp at Camp Bradfield toward a new $10,000 mess hall.
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The
Kiwanis Club of
la Crosse
Kiwanis
Reds
Blues
Camp Bradfield
Sergeant Arrives Home From Indonesia After Two-Year Tour
Sergeant Clifford C. Johnson arrives in Holmen Wisconsin after a two year tour on the U S military attaché staff in Indonesia. Johnson, a career Army sergeant at 18 years service, previously served in Paris Panama Indochina and will take a fur lough before any new assignment.
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Holmen
Wis
Clifford C. Johnson
Inga Johnson
Indonesia
U.S
Johnson
Paris
Panama
Indochina
Logan High Pupils Hold Pep Assembly
Logan High School held a Wednesday pep assembly in the gym. The band, directed by Loyd Mieden, opened with Mr Touchdown. Barbara Jenks led the crowd and senior cheerleaders Barbara Jenks Diana Grupp Marilyn Otto Linda Taylor Faye Severson Nancy Jenks joined in.
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Logan High School
Mr. Touchdown
Loyd Mieden
Walter Ranis
Barbara Jenks
Diana Grupp
Marilyn Otto
Linda Taylor
Faye Severson
Nancy Jenks
Marsh Haugen
Osseo Youth Injured In Rear End Crash
A rural Osseo youth Bernard W. Brasda 20 was injured when his car rear ended a truck driven by William E. Owen 25 on Highway 16 near its intersection with Highway 157. Brasda was ticketed for driving too fast for conditions and later paid a $25 fine plus $6.75 costs in County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osseo
Bernard W. Brasda
William E. Owen
Neillsville
Brasda
Mass for hunters at Blessed Sacrament Church
A hunters mass will be held at 4 a.m. Sunday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church 130 Losey Blvd S If attendance warrants the Mass will be continued throughout the hunting season says Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas E. O'Shaughnessy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Losey Blvd. S
Thomas E. O'Shaughnessy
Man Loses Auto License Plate In Local Report
Robert Johnston of 1404 Winnebago Street reports the loss of his auto license plate L 69130 in a local notice. The incident is documented with no further details about replacement or investigation.
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Robert Johnston
Winnebago St
Organizational Rites Held By Local Church
The South Side Baptist Church at 1913 S 13th Pt held an organizational service on Wednesday Oct 1 at the YMCA building. Rev Lee Hill delivered a charge and Rev Robert Shifflett and Rev Charles Warder served as visiting pastors. Twenty charter members signed the church roll and Rev Hill was called as pastor. Members then gathered at the pastor’s home for refreshments.
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South Side Baptist Church
S. 13Th Pt
YMCA
7Th
Main Sts
Baptist Bible Fellowship
Springfield
Lee Hill
Robert Shifflett
Temple Baptist Church of
Temple Baptist Church of la Crosse and the Rev. Charles Warder
Tomah Baptist Church
Thomas Widner
Widner
Mr. Hill
World Series Program For Rotary Here
Rotary club meeting led by president Robert Munk hours set aside for the World Series game two telecast. Members resumed work late afternoon while Braves fans cheered through the big first inning. Visitors included William Raudebusch of Sparta Glenn Morton from Minneapolis and Daryl Spaan of Ontario Wisconsin.
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Robert Munk
Rotary
Milwaukee Braves
Yankee
Braves
William Raudebusch
Sparta
Glenn Morton
Minneapolis
Daryl Spaan
Ontario
Wis
La Crosse Youth Detained for Bus Flare Thefts
A 15 year old La Crosse boy was arrested at 7 13 a m Friday for stealing three warning flare signal fuses from a Western Stages bus. He will report to the police department juvenile bureau Saturday.
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la Crosse
Western Stages
Police Department Juvenile Bureau
SEEKS BIDS ON POLES FOR POST OFFICE FLAGS
The federal General Services Administration seeks bids for installing flagpoles at Antigo and Rhinelander post offices. Specifications are at the mayor's office, City Hall. Bids open Oct. 17.
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Federal
General Services Addings Service
Antigo
Rhinelander
City Hall
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Oceania
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Zenno Gorder
Carl Wahlstrom
M. R. Birnbaum
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West Salem
Mather Cranberry
Black River Falls
Cranmoor
Wisconsin Rapids
Nation
Pennsylvania
Maine
Fraser
Colo
Mississippi Valley
Examiner
Gopher City
LSC
la Crosse State College
Emerson Walling
Clapp
Reuss
Teachers
Mary E. Sawyer
Western Wisconsin Education Assn
Tom Wright
Chaseburg
Harriet McGarry
Round Prairie School
Elaine Olstad
Lyons Valley School
Kiwanis Club
la Crosse Federation of Republican Women
Myrtle Larsen
15Th Street
Logan High
Boy
Santa Claus
Gift and China Shop
West Ave
RCA Victor
Living Color
Main St
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