County Board OKs Polygraph Purchase and Outside Fees
La Crosse supervisors approved buying a new polygraph for about 800 with trade in. Detective Ray Lichtie operates the lie detector for county and city with outside agency fees set at 25 per person. funds go to the county treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse 4Th Ward
Merritt Gibson
Sheriff's Committee
Sheriff's Department
City of
la Crosse
Ray Lichtie
Lichtie
Gibson
Raymond Nibbe
la Crosse 10Th Ward
Leo Kihm
la Crosse 18Th Ward
Time Marches On Promises Sunday School Rally at Temple Baptist
The Temple Baptist Church on North Salem Road Loomis Street hosts a Time Marches On Sunday school rally and promotion day this Sunday. A basement classroom dedication is planned as the six week Sunday school contest kicks off with Clifford Hendrick and Carolyn Boersma leading roles and Rev. Robert Shifflett inviting nonattenders to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Baptist Church
North Salem Rd
Loomis St
John Terpstra
Carl Schnick
Robert Shifflett
Willard Boersma
Scottish Rite to Confer 15th 16th 17th 18th Degrees Saturday
Officers of Wisconsin Council Princes of Jerusalem of Milwaukee will visit Milwaukee for the 15th degree with Dr Louis Fauerbach of Madison assisting. The 15th and 16th degrees start at 2 p.m. followed by a 6 p.m. dinner. The 17th and 18th degrees will be conferred at 7:30 p.m using revised rituals, announced by Julius Wittenberg and Arthur McBain Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Council
Princes of Jerusalem
Milwaukee
Louis Fauerbach
Madison
Masonic Temple
Arthur McBain Jr
Julius Wittenberg
Warrants Issued for Overtime Parking Ticket Accumulators
City police issue warrants to repeat overtime parking offenders. William L. Alland of 1105 Losey Blvd S paid 15 dollars in police court: ten for one ticket and one dollar for five others. Two more warrants have been served. more warrants will be prepared weekly. People can pay fines to the city treasurer before warrants are issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lichtie
Gibson
la Crosse
State Crime Laboratory
Madison
Crawford County Sheriff’s Office
State Fire Marshall’s Office
Vernon County Sheriff's Office
Sparta Police
William L. Alland
Losey Blvd. S
Police Justice Court
Robert Loeffler
Gideons To Hold 2 Day Boscobel Cabinet Meet
Gideons International Wisconsin Upper Michigan Division will host a state cabinet session and rally in Hoffman House Boscobel Wisconsin Saturday and Sunday marking the 60th anniversary of the group’s meeting in a hotel that sparked its Christian outreach. La Crosse residents Elbert Dissmore and William Ashworth will attend. Dissmore offers the welcome response with toastmaster Oscar Johnson and speaker Wilfred Frykman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideons International
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan
Hoffman House
Boscobel
Wis
la Crosse
Elbert Dissmore
Sisson
William P. Ashworth
Hyde Ave
Wilfred C. Frykman
The
Order
Relief Agency Faces $40,000 Deficit, Board Told
La Crosse County Relief Dept. faces a $40,000 shortfall this year as recession bites. Supervisor Gordon Feinberg says only about $7,000 remains of the $129,000 1958 appropriation as of September, with nine months expanding costs. A deficiency appropriation of $40,000 would cover the last three months, to be drawn from the general fund, as the 1959 tentative budget calls for $169,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Feinberg
Mae Bellevue
Finance Committee
General Fund
Central High School June 1949 class reunion plans
Tentative plans are under way for a reunion of the June 1949 graduating class of Central High School. Those with information about classmates or questions should call 4-7418 or 4-7868.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central High School
Board Adopts Zoning Change for Brice Prairie Lot
The County Board approved a zoning change from residential to agricultural on Brice Prairie Lake Road in Onalaska Town. Edna Mae Massey seeks a dog kennel on the land, per zoning committee chair Glenn Fox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Mae Massey
Brice Prairie Lake Road
Onalaska
Glenn Fox
Medary
Plan Special Halftime Events for Homecoming Game
Kathy Milbee announced several features for the La Crosse State homecoming game against Stout at Memorial Field. The La Crosse State College band directed by David Mewaldt will perform, winning floats parade before the grandstand, and the queen and her court will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Milbee
la Crosse
Stout
Memorial Field
Fea
Tures
la Crosse State College
David Mewaldt
Repeal Debate Over Goose Island Park No-Dogs Rule
The County Board referred the plan to repeal the Goose Island Park no-dogs provision to the rules and parks committees after mixed testimony. Supervisor Walter Affeldt cited complaints from workers and a club letter, while Supervisor Canfield defended wildlife protection and park safety. The vote was 31 to 9 to study the issue further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board
Goose Island Park
Walter Affeldt
la Crosse 7Th Ward
Affeldt
Badger State Sportsmen's Club, Inc
Harry Canfield
la Crosse 13Th Ward
Badger State Sportsmen
Village of Bangor
Maynard Stratman
Parks Committee
Canfield
Onalaska 3Rd Ward
Alvin Peterson
Town of Shelby
Robert Frederick
Russell Aldrich
la Crosse 16Th Ward
la Crosse 17Th Ward
Carl Bruhnke
Goose Island Road
Bruhnke
Frederick
Erick Erickson
la Crosse
Harold Evjen
Pastors Appeal for Community Chest in La Crosse
The Rev. Winslow Wilson of Asbury Methodist Church urges La Crosse residents to support the Community Chest, citing James 2 and the need for concrete aid to the hungry and needy rather than mere words. He frames charity as a test of faith shown through action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Brother of
Jesus
la Crosse
Winslow Wilson
Asbury Methodist Church
Board Votes To Clear Park Pond And Set Riverside Trading Post Plan
The County Board approved herbicide treatment to clear weeds from the trout pond at Veterans Park and endorsed filing a proposal with the city to establish a trading post and museum at Riverside Park. Budget tweaks and committee referrals followed, with personnel salary changes debated for county mental health staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Park
Riverside Park
Vets Park
la Crosse 7Th Ward
Walter Affeldt
Affeldt
Onalaska
Brice Prairie
J. Francis Gleason
la Crosse
Gleason
Carl Johnson
la Crosse 3Rd Ward
Board Rejects Proposed Payments To Districts
The La Crosse County Board voted 30 to 10 against a plan to make payments in lieu of taxes to districts hosting county institutions. Proponent Jerome Klos argued it would compensate districts for county land, while opponents urged tuition payments instead and noted neighboring tax considerations. Several supervisors voiced concerns about affected districts and prior land-use practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse 17Th Ward
Carl Bruhnke
Fox
Bruhnke
West Salem
Jerome Klos
Klos
Town of
Hamilton
Shelby
Onalaska
la Crosse
Bernard Zahn
Institutions Committee
Orrin Young
Art Frederick
J. Francis Gleason
4-H Building Illegal Board Members Told
The county cannot build a 4-H building at the Inter-State Fair grounds near West Salem. Town of Mediary Supervisor Glenn Fox reported to the County Board that a committee met with Inter-State Fair Assn officials and 4-H representatives about county funding of 10 000 dollars, but District Attorney George Thompson ruled the county could not legally donate to the fair association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Salem
Town of
Mediary
Glenn Fox
Agriculture Committee
Fox
Inter-State Fair Assn
4-H
Dist. Atty
George Thompson
Merrill Man Elected First Vice President in Funeral Directors
Arthur E. Taylor of Merrill Wisconsin was elected first vice president of the National Funeral Directors Association at its 77th annual convention in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideons
Cleveland
Arthur E. Taylor
Merrill, Wis
National Funeral Directors Assn
County Board Refers Park Plans and Memorial Request
County Board forwards parkland plans to turn part of the County Home and Infirmary grounds into a park and playground. A memorial for Pfc. Stanley Christianson, killed in Korea and Medal of Honor recipient, is proposed at Veterans Park with a $500 appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parks Committee
County Board
la Crosse City
Park Commissioners
Veterans Park
Pfc
Stanley Christianson
Mindoro
Korea
Lincoln PTA Names Committees for the Year
Robert Moen, president, appointed committees at the Wednesday meeting. Membership chairmen Mr and Mrs James Becker and others. program chaired by Carl Iverson with Henry Schwandi. hospitality by Mrs Edmund Erickson. magazine subscriptions by Mr and Mrs Walton Nystad. publicity by Mrs Virginia Strauss. central council delegates Mrs G Craig and Darrel Larson. Moen aims to better acquaint parents with staff and the PTA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Moen
Lincoln Pta
James Becker
Robert Luxford
R. Gilson
Darrel Larson
Carl Iverson
Henry Schwandi
Edmund Erickson
Walton Nystad
Virginia Strauss
Central Council
G. Craig
Moen
PTA
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Jim Taylor
Robert Munk
Harold Mottram
Tribune
the County
Kenneth Hazelton Jr
Leslie Nelson
John Puschell
Robert Ritchart
Ed Hendrick
Clifford Hendrick
Carolyn Boersma
Puschell
Santa Claus
Gift and China Shop
West Ave
John A. Nicholson
Janesville
Samuel E. Hill
Beloit
Beaver Dam
YMCA
William J. Knights
Wild Rose
Association
Sweet Shop
Caledonia St
United Church of Christ
Mormon Coulee
Hwy
Henry Rebhan
Federation of Republican Women
Myrtle Larsen
15Th Street
Wisconsin
Gov. Thomson
Union Welfare Fund
Onalaska 2Nd Ward
Charles Guenther
Milton Kelsey
Kelsey
Guenther
Institutions
Eear
Sox
Levi Cavadini
Bangor
Clarence Dunnum
Washington
Idius Fonstad
Holland
Frederick, Klos
Campbell
Young
Ray Parmenter
Burns
Fred
Astaire
Jonah Jones
David Ross and His
Barrie Chase
Eversole-Rogers, Inc
South Sixth Street
Merrill
Lincoln
Tri-State Office Supply
Main St
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