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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1958
Page
15
165 persons attended the annual La Crosse County Child Guidance Clinic meeting. Speakers explained needs, community value, and call for broader staffing including a social worker and psychologist to assist teachers and parents.
A cottage near Crook's Nite Club in Sparta owned by Mr and Mrs William Tronick burned Tuesday. Fire started near a chimney and space heater. interior and furnishings were destroyed. Loss partly covered by 5000 in insurance.
City aldermen resume 7 p.m. Wednesday work sessions on the tentative 1958 municipal budget. Proposals likely to be considered include budgets for the Vocational and Adult School public library and park department.
The city health department informs all grade A milk producers on the La Crosse market that the board of health mandates biannual tuberculosis testing for all herds including young stock. All herds tested in 1956 must be re tested in 1958 and test sheets must be submitted before 1959 licenses can be obtained.
The La Crosse Barbershop chorus competes Saturday in the Land O Lakes District chorus contest in Wausau. Class A finalists include Minneapolis and Appleton. winner advances to the national SPEBSQSA convention in Chicago. Quartets from the district also compete the same day.
Flight 466 of North Central Airlines circling above La Crosse Municipal Airport for 65 minutes due to dense ground fog. The plane landed at 10 03 a.m. after an 8 58 a.m. scheduled arrival, the longest holding at La Crosse since 1955.
Mary H. Hebberd of La Crosse State College will chair a Wisconsin Education Assn section on human rights at the Milwaukee Vocational School during the annual convention. About 60 sessions address grade specific and staff topics as 17,000 teachers attend November 6 to 8 with national speakers Lyman Ginger Mike Wallace Raymond Seeger Walter Sullivan Frank Clement and Josephine Wetzler. Gilbert Anderson presides over the 105th WEA year as the organization totals 28,000 members.
The first assembly of the fall term Circuit Court jurors has been postponed to 9 a.m. Monday, according to Clerk of Court Carl F. Schnick. Jurors were originally set to meet Wednesday morning.
Beginning at midnight Wednesday parking will be prohibited on Vine from 7th to West, Pine from 7th to West, and Badger from 7th to West to allow the city to clean leaves and rubbish. Police urge cooperation of residents in the area.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church at Sixth and King will host an all day meeting Thursday for the Southwestern Dorcas Federation. Attending churches include Hylandale Sparta Tomah Black River Falls Richland Center and Reedsburg. Elder A W Bauer will lead with talks from Mrs E E Kidder and Mrs Frederick Thornton on civil defense trained at Battle Creek. A disaster mobile unit will be on display and a Red Cross representative will discuss church Red Cross coordination. Officers will be elected.
The Rev Arthur M Feroe of St Pauls Lutheran Church urges Christians to show spiritual maturity by giving to the Community Chest. He quotes Let him who is greatest among you be your servant, linking generosity to strengthening the community’s moral and spiritual fiber.
The College Players opened with William Inge’s Bus Stop at the Campus School Little Theater. a large first night crowd praised the sprightly, smooth production directed by Dr Marie Toland. Perry Walters as the naive cowboy and Jeanann Gibson as Cherie led a strong ensemble including Jim Gutzke Ann Donaldson Ken Kavanaugh and Judy Weber. The show repeats will run Wednesday and Thursday evenings with clever programs adding to the performance.
Three people were injured in two separate crashes Tuesday night and Wednesday. Richard C. Miller, 23, of 820 Cass St., cut his chin after misjudging a turn on Division Street and damaging property at 524 Division St. He was charged with drunk driving. A second collision at Highway 53 north of Palace Street left Richard Dean Lehrke, 17, and John Carlos Gooding, 58, with leg and head injuries. Lehrke was charged with failing to have a driving license.
Gov Vernon Thomson approved a 303200 improvement program for Winnebago County Airport near Oshkosh including a new control tower runway extension parking facilities and taxiway. State Aeronautics Commission also approved. Federal share 151600 county share 122400 state share 29200. Facilities costing about 250000 were completed earlier this year.
The Coulee Region Promenaders invite all square dancers to a Halloween masquerade at Longfellow auditorium on Saturday night. Vernon Thompson of Onalaska leads the event assisted by Ruth and John Nutt, Norman and Phillip Piazza, plus Peggy and John Clarkson. Witch doctor Irwin Pasch will chant the calls.
Rear Admiral E P Forrester will visit La Crosse for two public appearances on Wednesday November 5. He will address civic clubs at a noon luncheon and then present awards at an 8 15 p m auditorium ceremony highlighting La Crosse and Winona naval reserve units. The event includes a cocktail party and dinner under the La Crosse Navy Advisory Council.
Mrs. Stanton T. Smith of Lexington Kentucky told police on Tuesday that two hubcaps were stolen from her car parked in front of 1027 Hayes Street. A third hubcap was damaged in an attempted removal.
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