Popular music shifts traced by regional hit parade
A radio man surveys changing tastes from past decades to today noting rock and roll persists but fades in dominance. He highlights Kingston Trio Tom Dooley at top, picks of the week, teen tastes, early artists real names, and upcoming films Rio Bravo Mardi Gras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Dooley
John Wayne
Ricky Nelson
Dean Martin
Ricky
Pat Boone
20Th Century Fox
Gary Crosby
Elvis
RCA Victor
Victor
Germany
Local TV record show canceled despite strong 1960s hits
La Crosse listeners face no TV record hop as plans collapse after a four day rehearsal. Radio and stores carry on promoting top weekly tunes including To Know Him Is to Love Him and Tom Dooley. Elvis rumors surface while Ricky Nelson and Kingston Trio vie for next big hit. Local list features Teddy Bears, Bobby Day, Everly Brothers, and Johnny Cash among leading songs.
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Coulee
Tom Dooley
Kingston Trio
Lonesome Town
Ricky Nelson
Johnnie Cash
Conway Twitty
Tommy Edwards
Robin
Bobby Day
Susie Darlin
Robin Luke
Don
la Crosse
Mitch
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Teddy Bears
Dore
Des Moines
Les Paul
Mary Ford
Columbia
Patricia
Susie Darling
Johnny Mathis tops pop scene with three million singles
WKTY’s Phil Bimson notes Johnny Mathis, age 23, has risen with a clean pop image and three million singles sold on hits like Chances Are Its Not for Me to Say and A Certain Smile. Columbia’s George Avakian discovered him two years ago, boosting his tour appeal and club success amid a rising LP count. Billboard top ten features other acts such as the Everly Brothers and the Elegants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Mathis
Columbia Record
George Avakian
Mathis
Billboard
Central Senior Relives Finland Summer Through Exchange
Nancy Edwards a 16 year old Central High School senior spent two months in Finland and one month in Europe under the American Field Service program. She stayed with Finnish families in Tampere and Helsinki and learned to converse in Finnish. She describes Finns as welcoming and notes the sauna and family oriented summers.
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Nancy Edwards
Finland
Judy van Koten
Sue Golba
I la Crosse Tribune
Nancy
Central High School
Europe
American Field Service
N We SS
Lauri Tiitola
Helsinki
Vaarna
United States
Tiitola
Mae Britt Holmberg
Central
W. Downing Edwards
Beauty Briefs on Grooming and Walking Habits
The piece urges daily bathing, weekly hair washing, nail care, deodorant, mouthwash, shaving, fresh lingerie, clean clothes, and alternating shoes. It advises walking from the hip with brisk strides, checks stride by heel height and pace, warns against teetering, and notes back cleanliness for evenings and the beach.
Passes For Wrestling Tickets Available To Students
Only a few students have picked up season passes for wrestling at Mary E Sawyer Auditorium. The passes allow grade and high school students to attend at 25 cents instead of 50 cents. Passes are free, valid all season, and can be picked up Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm at the auditorium manager's office by any student in the city or surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Sawyer
Mgr
Ray Plamadore
Young Moderns column offers teen trends and tips
A compact roundup notes teen style shifts and practical tips from a 1960s column. It highlights fashion futures like the Cube dress, grooming and shopping stats, dating advice, and simple home hacks for teens, with several named places and people.
Tips for Teens by Elinor Williams
Advice column advises that a boy should gift first and a girl should avoid accepting clothing gifts from a boyfriend. Suggests gifts like cards, small accessories, or cosmetics if worn, and invites to a group or intimate gathering. Editor invites readers to write with personal problems for Elinor Williams to answer.
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Elinor
Ans
Miss Williams
Elinor Williams
la Crosse Tribune
La Crescent Bowlers Join Junior Congress
In La Crescent Minnesota teenage bowlers joined the American Junior Bowling Congress and elected officers Sharon Severson as president Jeanne Miner as vice president Juanita Lash as secretary treasurer. The group will be known as Kar roll's Junior League. Top scores last week include Kathy Czarnetske 383 Sharon Severson 364 Pat Mc Grath 306 and Vicki Dawes 297. Kathy Czarnetske also had the high game at 143.
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LA Crescent
Minn
American Junior Bowling Congress
Sharon Severson
Jeanne Miner
Juanita Lash
Karroll
Kathy Czarnetske
Pat McGrath
Vicki Dawes
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Sleeperville
King
Harold Jenkins
Phil Spector
Big Bopper
Chantilly Lace
Texas
Jape Richardson
Luke
Honolulu
Herr Schmitt
Onalaska High
Stoddard
Teenarena
Gibson
New
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Shannon
Moore
Duane Moore
Wisconsin
Georgia Gibbs
Jimmy Clanton
Kee
Everly Brothers
Bobby Darin
Johnny Cash
Love
Nel Blu di Pinto di Blu
Domenico Modugno
WKTY
Phil Bimson
MGM
Coasters
Stonecrushers
Blobs
Little Anthony
The
Imperials
Tender
Bimson
T. Edwards
Volare
D. Modugno
Central Senior
Pentti Vaarna
Tampere
U.S
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Brussels
Belgium
New York
Tizzy
By Kate Osann
Herbie
Gertrude
Beauty
Pony Boy
Logan High School
Logan High
Logan
Rangers
Red Raiders
Swanson Field
Young Moderns
Colege
Aonan
Kettering, Ohio
Helen McDaniel
Fairmont High School
Junior Congress
YWCA
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