Man Facing Deportation Moves From BAF Farm
Felix Bendler a 24 year old Jackson County farm worker who faced deportation over an old narcotics conviction has moved to La Crosse with his wife. He previously worked as a hired man on the Odeen farm and planned to seek work in shoe repair or at UW La Crosse while his wife aims to gain employment there. The case drew national attention after a 1970s pardon and subsequent deportation proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Felix Bendler
Jackson County
la Crosse
Bruce Odeen
Bendler
Vivian
Odeen
Winona
Minn
Cybele
Jesus Christ
Enrollment Drop Of 721 Told In La Crosse District
The La Crosse Area Public School District reports a four year enrollment decline from 9,894 in 1969 to 9,173 in 1973. Balts cites unemployment as a factor with large drops at Hogan Hamilton and Spence. Erickson gains 284 in its first year, Webster and Elm Grove closed, kindergarten enrollment rises due to new age rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Area
la Crosse
Hogan
Hamilton
Harry Spence
Spence
Washburn
Erickson School
St. Pius X
Washington
Valley View
Central High
Logan High
Lincoln
Logan Junior
Longfellow
Emerson
Franklin
Hintgen
Jefferson
Roosevelt
Smith Valley
Pleasant Valley
State Road
Summit
Erickson
Webster
Elm Grove
Holmen Firm Wins Onalaska Sewer and Water Contract
The Attke Co of Holmen won the Onalaska Common Council bid for sewer and water main extensions at 58 905 02. Competing bids came from Frank Construction Winona 61 815 and Winona Plumbing 78 734 90. The project covers city wide work including connections to a nursing home under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
Wis
Attke Co
Holmen
Police Department
Eversole’s
la Crosse
Ray Hutson Chevrolet Inc
Ralph Cox
Main St
Cox
Raymond Brothers
Transit Study Action Delayed in La Crosse Council
The La Crosse Common Council committee discussed but made no recommendation on taking over the La Crosse Transit Co. The plan centers on city ownership with 80 percent federal funding. costs and debt service figures require finalization before November action and January grant filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Common Council Building, Highways and Utilities Committee
la Crosse Transit Co
Wilbur Smith and Associates
Columbia
S.C
Ferdinand Sontag
Council
Sontag
Ronald Bracegirdle
Onalaska
la Crosse Area
Board of Public Works
Buildings, Highways and Utilities Committee
Lady Cybele Speaks At UW La Crosse Witchcraft Talk
Lady Cybele a self described witch addressed about 300 at UW La Crosse Cartwright Center hall speaking on wicca origins and beliefs. She defended witchcraft as a prolife religion avoiding Satanism and noted historical witch trials, modern factions, and harmony seeking magic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cybele
la Crosse
Cartwright Center
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
UWL
Logan High Homecoming Events Lead to Queen Crowning
Logan High School holds homecoming activities with court members Jeryl Wittenberg Rhonda Barney Vicki Howard Rose Ann Harbaugh Janet Jorgenson Peggy Erickson Mary Hogden and Sandy Melby. A parade to Swanson Field precedes the football game vs Menomonie, followed by a school gym dance from 10 p.m. to midnight and the queen's crowing at 11 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan High School
Jeryl Wittenberg
Rhonda Barney
Vicki Howard
Rose Ann Harbaugh
Janet Jorgenson
Peggy Erickson
Mary Hogden
Sandy Melby
Swanson Field
Menomonie
Tribune
Kiwanian Honored for Boys Club Efforts in La Crosse
Kiwanis members praised George C. Nixon for sparking La Crosse Boys Club formation and for starting a club in Tallahassee. Nixon received a medallion for outstanding service as fellow Kiwanians cited his broader national impact in Boys Clubs. The La Crosse club took shape after 1964 with a 14 member steering committee and space in the Auto-Lite building. In Madison, Dr. Vivian Munson of La Crosse was confirmed to the Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Nixon
la Crosse
George Nixon
Eugene Sullivan
Chicago
Sullivan
Kiwanis Club
Nixon
National Boys’ Club Board
S. Losey Blvd
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Robert Nichols
Midwest
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Aquinas High
Steven Noffke
West Avenue
Cass Street
Baf Farm
Green Bay Reformatory
Fox Lake
Patrick Lucey
Martin Schreiber
Odeon
U. S
Germany
Bendlers
The
Civil Liberties Union
Congress
la Crosse Tribune
Eugene Balts
Utilities Committee
Booster Club
Onalaska Park
Oak Street
6Th Avenue North
Locust Street
Aaron Hanson
Onalaska Board of Education
Marian Mieden
Hickory St
Dean Dickinson
Dickinson Funeral Homes
Main
5Th Streets
City Hall
Bracegirdle
Isle la Plume
Church
Satan
Lady Cybele
Madison
Logan High Court
Kiwanian
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