Drama and Debate Workshop Set at La Crosse State College
High school students and advisers attend a drama and debate workshop at La Crosse State College on Thursday October 9 starting at 1 15 p m in Main Hall. Sessions cover debate techniques production editing acting directing and play reading with faculty Carl Wimberly Walter Thoresen Robert Frederick and Marie Toland directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse State College
Maurice Graff
Florence Wing
Carl Wimberly
Walter Thoresen
Edward Richards
Robert Frederick
Dorothy Magnus
Winona
Miss Magnus
Wilder
Marie Toland
Wisconsin High School Forensic Assn
State College
Mary Hebberd
Richards
la Crosse
Winona State Teachers College
Air Force reports four enlistments in early October
The Air Force Recruit ing Office reports four enlistments dated October 2 to October 3. Keith W. Hilts, a Marine Corps veteran, enlisted for four years and will join 834th Air Division at England Air Force Base. The others, Curtis W. Justin and Willard R. Dunlap, are from West Salem. The group ships to Lackland AFB, Texas for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Benson
United States Air Force Recruiting Office
Larry D. Hayden
Helen I. Hayden
de Soto
Curtis W. Justin
Vivian C. Justin
Willard R. A. Dunlap
Rex Dunlap
West Salem
United States Marine Corps
Keith W. Hilts
Milo S. Hilts
Taylor
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Young Hilts
834Th Air Division
England Air Force Base
Tri State Deaths from Wisconsin and Iowa
Ol gert A Halverson of Viroqua 71 died suddenly at his daughter's home. Funeral at Viroqua Lutheran Church with burial in Viroqua Cemetery. Also Mrs John Blake 78 died in La Crosse hospital. Ferdinan Kramer 81 died at local hospital with funeral at St Patrick's Church.
Veteran Koenig of Caledonia Dies in Minneapolis
Frank Koenig age 59 formerly ran a Caledonia restaurant and died Monday at the Veterans Hospital in Minneapolis after a long illness. He served in World War II and was a member of Loveless Eikens American Legion and the Caledonia VFW. Military funeral services will be held.
Funeral services and burials across Minnesota and Wisconsin
Funeral services were held in Mabel and Viroqua for multiple individuals. Albert Bersie died Sept. 30 and was buried in Lakewood Cemetery Minneapolis after services in Minneapolis. Other notices list Mr. Bean in Viroqua and Mrs. Percy Ives in St Croix Falls with burials planned in Hamilton, West Salem and Viroqua Cemeteries.
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Mabel, Minn
Welander-Quist
Minneapolis
Albert Bersie
Mabel
Richard Elvee
Lakewood
Bersie
Sioux Falls
Halver
Julia Bersie
Clara Ramlo
Gertie Heales
Hazel Bersie
Affry
Obituaries: Gerald Connell and William Hunter
Gerald F. Connell age 47 died October at General Hospital Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. Services held St Marys Church McGregor burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Survived by wife daughter Nancy son Richard and other relatives. William Hunter age 52 died October while working with Great Northern Railroad at Glasgow Montana. Survived by wife one son Le Roy and one daughter Jeannine Buchanan Everett and one grandchild.
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Marquette
Iowa
Gerald F. Connell
General Hospital
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Thornburg Funeral Home
McGregor
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Pleasant Grove
Nancy
Richard
Ethel Connell
Elkader
Bill Connell
Waldwick
N.J
Jack Connell
Wilmette
Illinois
Jim McCann
Cedar Falls
Town
Soldiers Grove
William Hunter
Ella Larson
Great Northern Railroad
Glasgow
Mont
Washington
le Roy
Jeannine Buchanan
Everett
Wash
Obituary notices for Speerstra Kiehne Bean from Wisconsin towns
Alvin H. Speerstra 63 of Whitehall died at a local hospital. Funeral services at the Methodist Church with Rev. Marshall Kammerud officiating. Burial in Lincoln Cemetery. Survived by two brothers and two sisters. preceded by four brothers. He was treasurer of the Methodist Church. Edward J. Kiehne 46 of Harmony died after an extended illness in a Harmony hospital. Services at Green Field Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. Survived by wife two daughters, two brothers, one sister. Edson E. Bean 66 of Viroqua died suddenly at home.
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Viroqua
Wis
Crawford County
Lewis Halverson
Halverson
Myron Wakefield
de Soto
Karen Halverson
Carl Toole
Chicago
Klahn
Dennis
la Crosse
Pearl Anderson
Marcus Hammer
Waukegan, Ill
Thomas Swiggum
Soldiers Grove
Albert
Sterling
Percy Ives
St. Croix Falls
Madison Hospital
Viroqua Immanuel Lutheran Church
Peter Nordsletten
Viroqua Cemetery
Jacobson-Vance
Ives
Agnes Fodness
Readstown
Paul
St. Louis Park
Minn
Arthur Molin
Peter Solverson
A. N. Bergquist
Oscar Fodness
Whitehall
Alvin H. Speerstra
Whitehall Farmer
Whitehall Hospital
Methodist Church
Marshall Kammerud
Lincoln Cemetery
Johnson Funeral Home
Brice's Prairie
la Crosse County
Samuel F. Speers
Alice Speerstra
Oscar
Ruth) Stine
Shepherdstown
W.va
Fred
John
Brono
August
Speerstra
Harmony, Minn
Edward J. Kiehne
Harmony
Green Field Lutheran Church
Obed Wold
Church
Peterson Funeral Home
Mr. Kiehne
Bristol Township
Evelyn Christianson
Reuben
Alvin
Percy Steffensrud
Edson E. Bean
Incorrigible Pupils Must Be Removed View
A group of 25 assistant superintendents and secondary education directors from large cities gather in Kansas City to discuss discipline. They agree that truly incorrigible, disruptive students must be removed. Special classes for extreme cases use small groups to rehabilitate and reintegrate once ready. Authorities emphasize physical and psychological testing and counseling to aid troubled students and families.
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Kansas City
Fred Schoenberg
Brooklyn
J. G. Bryan
Bryan
Public meeting on Dresbach interstate highway plans
A public meeting on the proposed interstate and defense highway will be held at Dresbach School at 7:30 p m Tuesday Oct 7. F G Pawlak assistant district engineer will bring a map showing construction limits and affected properties. C A Swanson district engineer and Rep Donald McLeod are expected to attend.
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Dresbach, Minn
Dresbach School
F. G. Pawlak
Beatrice Freeman
Dresbach
C. A. Swanson
Donald McLeod
John Wayne Becomes Grandfather After Birth in Burbank
Actor John Wayne gains a new grandchild when his daughter Maria Antonia Toni La Cava 21 welcomes a 7 pound 6 ounce baby girl named Anita in St Joseph Hospital Burbank California. Anita is La Cava and Donald La Cava’s child. Wayne’s daughter was born to his daughter by his former wife.
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Burbank
Calif
St. Joseph Hospital
John Wayne
Wayne
Maria Antonia
Toni) la Cava
Anita
la Cava
Josephine Saenz Wayne
Donald la Cava
Wisconsin pledges count 7 La Crosse students among 665
Seven La Crosse students join UW campus groups among 665 students pledged to Wisconsin sororities and fraternities. Sorority pledges include Barbara J. Graff, Vavelle Shely, Pene lope J. Wolf and Abby Holley. Fraternity pledges include Alan M. Lockett, Glen M. Gilbertson and Gray W. Molzahn. There are 93 social and professional sororities and fraternities with UW chapters.
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la Crosse
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Barbara J. Graff
Johnson St
Alpha Xi Delta
Vavelle Shely
Farnam St
Penelope J. Wolf
S. 10Th
Chi Omega
Abby Holley
Edgewood Pla
Gamma Phi Beta
Alan M. Lockett
Losey
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Glen M. Gilbertson
Adams St
Beta Theta Pi
Gray W. Molzahn
Ebners Coulee
Chi Phi
Births Across La Crosse Area Hospitals
Several October birth notices list daughters and sons born to families in La Crosse and surrounding towns. Names include Heintz Krause Trailer Court La Crosse. Hengel Losey Boulevard. Braun 4th Street. Gunderson Coon Valley. Meyer New Albin. Mormann La Crescent. Cox Stoddard. Donahue Jackson Street. Poellinger Johnson Street. Schmitz Bangor. Stanles La Crosse Street. Klos Onalaska. Rieple Holmen. Reinhart North 24th Street. Young Lenard Street. Pffisner Lansing. Jeffers Mindoro. Serres Brownsville. LaBrec Bentwaters England. Brandt Cataract. Sussman Waukon. Shoemaker Whitehall. Joveta Lynn Felber Jr.
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Gilman W. Meyer
New Albin
Iowa
Joan Hilbermeier
Gerald Mormann
la Crescent
Margaret Privet
William G. Cox
Stoddard
Carol Isbell
Joel C. Donahue
Jackson St
Louise Giraud
Bernard L. Poellinger
Johnson St
Barbara Wehrenberg
Emil K. Schmitz
Bangor
Veronica Richard
Leroy T. Stanles
la Crosse St
Donna Shuda
Gregory F. Klos
8Th Ave. S
Onalaska
Catherine Novacek
Ray Rieple
Holmen
Bernice Tierney
DeWayne B. Reinhart
N. 24Th St
Marjorie Zager
Robert W. Young
Lenard St
Violet Gollnick
Albert G. Pffisner
Lansing
Wilma Hirth
Quentin W. Jeffers
Mindoro
Olive Sainsbury
Alfred W. Bahr
Coon Valley
Arlene Dwyer
Larry J. Heffner
Galesville
Delorous Deutsch
Thomas N. Serres
Brownsville
Delores Boesen
Darius E. Alderman
Boschert
Irene Anway
Clifford P. Blaha
Ettrick
Elizabeth Thesing
Police Ambulance Record From La Crosse October Incident
La Crosse radio record shows Frank Sieber of 602 Liberty Street was transported to St. Francis Hospital after an incident at 11 34 a.m. on October 6. Officer notes include no age reported.
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Frank Sieber
Liberty St
St. Francis Hospital
Locals Rummage Sale At Y W C A And Church
A rummage sale at the YWCA runs Friday October 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Items include clothing furniture and misc. Another rummage sale is held Saturday October 11 at Christ Episcopal Church located at 8th and Main starting at 8:00 a.m.
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Y.W.C.A
Christ Episcopal Church
Main
Aldermen Approve $1500 Police Department Study
City aldermen tentatively approved a 1500 appropriation to hire experts to study police operations. The vote occurred in a committee-of-the-whole session and awaits ratification in Thursday’s regular council meeting. The mayor explained the reasons for the request during a closed 37 minute session.
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Lynden Gjerde
Webster PTA Plans Program for Coming Year
Webster School PTA officers and chairmen outlined plans for the year, including a first meeting Oct 14 at 7 45 p.m. The theme Your Child and the Three Rs focuses on Reading with William Spears speaking. Nov 12 education week conferences and open house are noted with the second grade mothers.
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Webster School Pta
Ralph Peters
Richard Rick
S. 13Th
PTA
William Spears
la Crosse City
Laurence Coleman
Douglas Phillips
Webster Pta
Peters
Rick
Gordon Grude
Clarence Troyanek
John Mooney
Joan Doescher
Harvey Nedland
Grude
Sparta Youth Struck by Pellets in Hunting Accident
George R. Owens 22 and DeWitt Hilliker 23 hunted near Cataract when Owens stepped into Hilliker's line of fire. Owens suffered flesh wounds to chest, left leg and both arms from stray pellets. He was treated at St Mary's Hospital and is expected to be released. Hilliker, home on Air Force leave from Chanute Field, Illinois.
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Sparta
Wis
George R
Dick) Owens
George Owens
Owens
DeWitt B
Dewey) Hilliker
Lyle Hilliker
Hilliker
St. Mary’s Hospital
Arthur Howe
Air Force
Chanute Field
Ill
Fifteen Wisconsin colleges attend WRA meeting at La Crosse
Fifteen colleges and universities from Wisconsin are represented at the Women’s Recreation Association meeting held at La Crosse State College. Sixty two students and 17 advisers attend the two day session with delegates from Alverno Stout Platteville Whitewater Oshkosh Beloit Lawrence Eau Claire River Falls Carroll Ripon La Crosse and Cardinal Stritch colleges and the UW Madison and Milwaukee campuses. The next meeting will be at River Falls in 1959. Sports days voted include Swimming at Beloit December 6 Volleyball at Eau Claire and Whitewater February 14 Badminton and Tennis at La Crosse March 14 and Basketball at Platteville in spring. Walter Thoresen delivers the principal banquet address onCompetition for Women in Interscholastics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Women’s Recreation Assn
la Crosse State College
Alverno
Stout
Platteville
Whitewater
Oshkosh
Beloit
Lawrence
Eau Claire
River Falls
Carroll
Ripon
la Crosse
Cardinal Stritch
University of Wisconsin At
Walter Thoresen
Obituaries for Lila Schneider and William Groom
Mrs Lila Schneider 36 of 1232 Rose St died in a local hospital after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are announced by Nelson Funeral Home. William Groom Pueblo Colorado will be buried at Catholic Cemetery after a 9 a m service at St James Church. Knights of Columbus member survived by brother George three nephews and three nieces. His wife Lydia McNamara preceded him in death. Funeral home Schumacher at 7th and Winnebago Sts. hosts Rosary 8 p.m. Tuesday. callers use 7th street entrance.
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Lila Schneider
Rose St
Nelson Funeral Home
William Groom
Pueblo
Colo
St. James Catholic Church
Henry Hoerberger
Schumacher Funeral Home
7Th
Winnebago Sts
7Th Street
Groom
George
Lydia McNamara
The
Knights of Coumbus
Hears Overload Cases In Brief Court Session
In Sparta Wisconsin Judge Lincoln Neprud held a brief circuit court session Monday morning admitting stipulations and delays in which trucking firms were charged with operating loads beyond their licensed limits. The Hillside Transit Werner Transportation and Briggs Transportation firms faced the charges. Kyle Kenyon of Tomah was involved. The cases were taken under advisement and a jury was waived.
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Sparta
Wis
Lincoln Neprud
Dist. Atty. W
Briggs Transportation Co
Marquis to Await England Divorce Recognition Decision
The Marquis of Milford Haven must wait at least two weeks for a ruling on whether his Mexican divorce is recognized in England. He seeks English validation so he can marry Eva Bartok. His American ex-wife obtained the decree in Chihuahua, Mexico, on grounds of incompatibility.
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London
Milford Haven
England
Prince Philip
Eva Bartok
Romaine Simpson
Chihuahua
Mexico
Axe Fractures Boy's Finger In Fort Construction
Ettrick Wisconsin eleven year old Ryan Sheehy suffered a severe finger fracture when a blunt ax struck his right middle finger while he held a stake for a fort near the Ettrick dump. A Galesville doctor found the bone splintered and treated with nail removal and stitches.
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Ettrick
Wis
Ryan Sheehy
Leonard Sheehy
Ryan
Galesville
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LSC
la Crosse Tribune
John Blake
Waukon
Mary Kenna
Allamakee County
Robert Kolb
Francis Byrnes
Donald Hegeman
Joseph Mauss
Conrad Mauss
Helen White
Cedar Rapids
Henry Larson
Dorchester
Francis Duff
Decorah
Frances Blake
John Blake Jr
William Blake
Patrick Blake
Thomas Byrnes
Frank Baxter
Elizabeth Delaney
Francis Flynn
Ferdinan Kramer
St. Patrick’s Catholic
Kramer
Frank Koenig
United States
Hiram Ulysses Grant
Simpson
J. R. Williams
Fort Snelling
Fort Snelling National Military Cemetery
Qualy-Elver Memorial
Viroqua Masonic
Hamilton Cemetery
Bean
Fay Smith
Jack
Elvin Pfaff
Herbert Vanderzee
George W. Bean
Fort Worth
Texas
la Crosse Grandview Hospital
Melvin J. Heintz
Krause Trailer Kourt
Marilyn Whitlock
Lutheran Hospital
Phillip R. Hengel
S. Losey Blvd
Nelda Jane Benson
Robert J. Braun
S. 4Th St
Janice Stoeckmann
Merlin G. Gunderson
Alice Starch
St. Ann's Maternity Annex
Clinton, Iowa
Mary Land Hospital
Kathleen Ethel
James Malay
Savanna, Ill
Patricia Halla
Bentwaters Air Base
H. C. LaBrec
Mary K. Blum
Norbert Brandt
Iowa Veteran's Memorial Hospital
Harry Straate
Seth Sussman
Melbourn Evanson
Waterville
Oliver Nuehring
Whitehall, Wis
Basil Olson
James Shoemaker
Tomah, Wis
Memorial Hospital
Joveta Lynn
George J. Felber Jr
Police Dept
Officers of Webster
PTA Plan Program
Mauree Applegate Clack
Europe
Warren Diskerrud
English Lutheran Church
Marquis
Boy
Tribune
Dorothy Temp
Fritz Miller
William Gallagher
Northern Engraving and Manufacturing Company
St. Francis and
St. Ann’s Hospitals
Rudolph Temp
Jerold Hoff
Westby
Russell J. Geiwitz
Mason
Tom
Lacrosse
Lax Woollen Mills Co
P&w
Ray L. Revor
Jackson
Joe's
Osborne Nolop
Glenhaven Drive
27Th Street
State Road
S.T.H. No
Esther M. Domke
Parks Committee
the Parks Committee
Orrin Young
Adolph Stelloh Jas, B. Steenberg
Harry L. Canfield
Maynard Stratman
Billkemper
Donald Barney
Campbell St
Netzer
William Brown
Jim Beranek
A. St Schildman
Huffman Trucking
Wallpaper and Paint CO
B.K
Yanzer Sanitarium
North 7Th Dial
Truck & Car Rentals
Hertz Nationwide
North 6Th
Stauffer
Spencer
Blanche MacPherson
Marvel Foam
A. & C. Johnson Co
Fifth Ave
Doerflinger
Epee
Marsh
Dial
Thompson Yards
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company
G. E. McPheeters
P. O. Box
Mankato
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