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MRS. CORA E. ERICKSON Mrs. Cora E. Erickson, 77, 1812'Kane died at a local hospital Thursday, June 27 She was born in Houston County, Minnesota Dec.

18, 1896. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Arlyn (Ruth Mae) Olsdh of Holmen; one son, Bikes Stolen, Damaged At Spoke Shop A break-in last night or early this, morning at the Spoke Shop, 539 Main netted burglars about four or five bicycles, according to Dean Thiele, owner. He estimated replacement cost and cost for damage repair to bikes and property at abofct $1,000. According to police reports, the break-in was discovered at 4 32 a.m., but no persons were in the vicinity Investigating officers found a hole in the front door glass, but the door was still locked A side doQr was apparently used to gain reports said Thiele said the front door has a security lock on it that must have thvftarted burglars' efforts to enter He said when burglars entered theshop they must have knocked over some bicycles near the side setting off a domino effect.

Mafry Were badly scratched, he said take a lot of labor to get them back shape Thiele said he would have to take a complete inventory to determine exactly how many bicycles were missing. In another theft, Roger Sanderson. 911 Hagar reported to city police that fishing tackle and binoculars, total value of about $105, were taken from his garage The report was made at 7:03 pm. Thursday Hospital Directors Re-Elect President BLACK RIVER FALLS. Wis.

The Black River Memorial Hospital board of directors Wednesday night re-elected Louis Epstein as its president Harmon Galston was elected vice president to succeed Dr. Strandberg. who did not seek re-election The directors re-elected Richard Manuel as secretary and James Dougherty as treasurer New members of the board are Dr Eugene Krohn; Omer Simonson, who was elected June 12 to replace Morris Casper, who resigned and Mrs Pearl Porath. the city council representative Harold Hegland of Onalaska; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lydia Jordie of Onalaska; and one brother, Earl P.

Schauble of Rochester, Minn. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Henry Hegland, and her second husband, Jorgen Erickson, and two sons. Services will be Sunday at 2 m. in Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev.

Ernest Nelson will officiate, and burial will be in the Houston Stone Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the Dickinson Funeral Home in Onalaska Saturday from 4 to 9 m. and at the church Sunday after 1 p.m. MRS. HANNAH KELUSON WAUKON, Iowa Mrs.

Hannah Kellison, 78, Waukon, died Thursday, June 27, in a Waukon hospital. She was bom July 9. 1895, at Roswell, N. to Mr. and Mrs.

Andrew Alquist. She married Oscar Johnson July 22, 1911, and he died in 1957. She married Ben Kellison April 5, 1958 and he died in 1960. She is survived by three daughters. Mrs.

Charles (Evelyn) Anderson and Mrs. Herbert (Helen) Bruns of Waukon, and Mrs. William (Irene) Aldrich Haack of Gathersburg. a son, John Johnson of North Forestville. 17 grandchildren; 26 grandchildren a great-great- grandchild; and two sisters, Mrs.

Esther Hovind of La Crosse and Anna Alquist of Waukon. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Center Baptist Church, rural Lansing, Rev. Ralph Priede officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday at Martin Brothers Funeral Home, Waukon MRS. JERROLD FARNSWORTH COON VALLEY. Wis. Mrs.

Jerrold (Alma) Farnsworth, 75, Coon Valley, died Friday, June 28. in a La Crosse hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday. June 30.

in Coon Valley Lutheran Church, Rev Leland Evenson officiating, and burial will be in the church cemetery Friends may call at the church Sunday from 2 p.m. to the service The Gilbertson-Seland Funeral Home is in charge She was born Nov. 13, 1899. near Esofea to Mr and Mrs. Ole Johnson, and she married Jerrold Farnsworth Jan 29, 1921, at Devils Lake, N.

The couple lived in North Dakota for eight years, moving to Coon Valley in 1929 She is survived by her husband; four daughters, Mrs. Palmer (Lucille) Knutson of Richland. Wash Mrs Leonard (Geraldine) Itri of Seaside Whaley Seeks 2nd Term As Treasurer La Crosse County Treasurer Charles (Chuck) Whaley 52. announced Thursday he is a candidate for re-election for a se-1 cond term on the Republican ticket Whaley said he will file his nomination papers today. I am happy to run on my record for the present he said.

staff has striven constantly to give better service, more and faster information, to anyone who has occasion to use the facilities of our office. When I ran for election in 1972. I promised the electorate that I would do my best to continue the excellent service they had received from my predecessor and that I would concentrate on the investment of temporary surplus funds "The first may be judged by Charles R. Whaley Jr. LOWEST FURNITURE PRICES ARE AT BUDGET FURNITURE "Pay Cash CORNER OF WEST AVE.

SOUTH AVE. the people using our services. In the second, we have succeeded beyond our expections, earning an additional $90,000 in interest from the general fund. This is more than 2 Mi times the total 1973 budget for the entire operation of the county treasurer office. This is not the total amount of interest earned, but the Whaley said.

Whaley has lived in La Crosse the past 23 years, is married to the former Cora Lyhus of La Crosse and has two children, Charles III and Lisa. They live at 469 S. 19th St He is a World War II veteran and member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Eagles, United Commercial Travelers, the Masonic Lodge and Wisconsin County Treasurers, and an honorary member of the International Association of Assessing Officers. Whaley said his total pay from the county in 1973 was his salary of $11,500. Heights.

N.J., and Mrs. Robert (Joyce) Moran of Beloit and Mrs. James (Kathryn) Cox Jr. of Medford, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Ragna Ihle of Coon Valley, Mrs.

Tillie Bye of Devils Lake and Mrs. Helmer Bjornstad of Coon Valley. She was preceded in death by a son, a sister and a brother. AUGUST BARTZ TOMAH, Wis. August Bartz, 86, of Tomah died Wednesday, June 26, in a local nursing home.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in St. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rev. O. W.

Heier officiating, and burial will be in the Angelo Cemetery. Friends were to call at the Ninneman Funeral Home from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday and until 11 a.m. Saturday and at the church after 12:30 p.m. He was born Nov.

29, 1887, in Germany to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bartz He married Florence Van Dyke Aug. 20, 1925, and she died Feb. 6, 1973.

He was a retired Milwaukee Road employe. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Clarence (Carol) Lietz of 1, Wilton; two grandchildren; two brothers. Fritz, living in Germany, and Carl of Billings, and five sisters, Mrs. Elsie Mueller of Wisconsin Rapids, Mrs.

Lydia Bock of Rochester. Mrs. Edna Hensel of Plymouth, Mrs. Helen Stabelfeldt of Milwaukee and Mrs. Ella Brien of Burbank, Calif.

THEODORE HERMANN WHITEHALL, Wis. Theodore Hermann. 78. R. 1, Whitehall, died Wednesday, June 26.

in a local hospital Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Johnson Chapel, Rev E. N. Carlson officiating, and burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery Friends may call after 9 a Saturday at the chapel. He was bom Sept.

5.1895. near Pleasantville to Mr and Mrs. Albert Hermann He Never married and farmed with his brother, Alfred, near Whitehall 40 years. Alfred preceded him in death. Surviving are five brothers.

Walter of Independence, Milan of Blair. Milton of Chippewa Falls. Clifford of Duluth and Raymond of Whitehall. ALBERT STEWART PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis Albert Stewart, 84, Prairie du Chien, was pronounced dead on arrival at a Prairie du Chien Hospital Thursday. June 27, of an apparent heart attack Services will be at 10:30 a m.

Saturday in the Lake-Thornburg Funeral Home, Rev Robert Kuhn officiating Burial will be in the Forest Hills Cemetery at Madison with military rites Friends may call Friday after 5 p.m. at the funeral home, where a Masonic Service will be at 8 p.m. He is survived by his widow, Cora. KATHERINE GASPER BANGOR, Wis. Katherine Gasper, 74, Sparta, formerly of Bangor, died Thursday, June 27.

in a Sparta hospital. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the Fossum Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at St. Catholic Church, both in Bangor Rev.

Delbert Malin will officiate and burial will be in St. Cemetery. Friends may call at the Fossum Funeral Home, Bangor, Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Rosary will be at 8:30 p.m. She is survived by nieces and nephews.

SHADE TREES from Parkview Nursery 7 Milts South on Hwy. 7S8-09A6 AP Wirephoto Ed Gein Dakota Man Hospitalized After Crash DAKOTA, Minn. A 26-year- old Dakota man was listed in serious condition at St. Francis Hospital this morning with possible head injuries following the crash of his pickup truck on Interstate Highway 90 in Dakota. According to Winona County officers, Dwight Kerns was driving the truck which went out of control near the intersection with County Road 12, struck a retaining wall, plunged down a bank and flipped over.

Kerns was taken to the hospital by Tri-State Ambulance Service of La Crosse. La Crosse Tribune, Friday, June 28, 1974-7 Training Becomes I For Onalaska's Co. 1 Gein Plea Denied, Release Not Given WAUTOMA, (AP) Ed Gein said he had recovered his mental in the 17 years since a gruesome tale of grave robberies, murder and mutilations unfolded around the rural Planfield, farmer. But four psychiatrists and the judge who had committed him disagreed Thursday, and Gein, 66, was ordered returned to a state mental hospital. Gein was committed to Central State Hospital in January.

1958 after being found unable to stand trial on charges of murder and armed robbery Authorities had found a headless body, dressed out like a deer, hanging in farm home. They also found death masks made from human heads, skulls, and parts of furniture made from human skin. The revelations brought worldwide attention to Plainfield. Authorities identified the body as that of Mrs. Bernice Worden, and in 1968 Gein was declared fit to stand trial for her shooting death He was convicted of first degree murder, but found ino- cent by reason of insanity an returned to Central State Hospital Psychiatrists testified at that time that Gein admitted a series of grave robberies that begin in 1947 and continued for five years In February.

Gein filed a petition for re-examination, contending he has how fully recovered his mental health and is fully competent and there is no reason why he should remain in the When Gein appeared for Thursday 's hearing he joked with newsmen. He smiled and waved, and told television cameramen. hope you blow a Gein said nothing when asked how he felt, but replied affirmatively when asked if he would travel if set free Then, when a newsman asked whether he could afford to travel, Gein said, think my know several trades. I can do almost he told the court. Asked if he were happy at Central State.

Gein said, doubt that anybody would be happy there. If you want to go somewhere you go. It is human nature to want to go someplace But the psychiatrists told Circuit Judge Robert Gollmar that Gein is schizophrenic, and that hie condition has shown little, if Wedding Fashions HOUSTON. Minn The Valley View Auxiliary will hold a style show of wedding fashions both and for each decade for the past 100 years at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

It will be at the Valley View Nursing Home and will be open to the public. $46.00 fair Lady any. change since 1957. Dr. Lee M.

Roberts, who heads the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said Gein has had mental problems since the death of his mother in 1945. He advised against moving Gein to Winnebago Mental Health Institute beccause of of women Dr. Thomas Malueg of Menasha said, "the capacity to become remained. Under careful conditions Gein would be all right, he said, but could revert to his psychosis under stress. Dr Edward Schubert, superintendent at Central State since 1956, said Gein is paranoic.

If released, "Gein would be a pathetic, confused, out of place individual in society he said. And Schubert and Gollmar both said they feared Gein could be an object of exploitation if released. "The public has not forgotten about this Schubert said. "It continues to be a sensational thing. He would have difficulty coping with that "I know whether it would be dangerous to Mr.

Gein to release Gollmar said. "I don't know whether he would commit suicide or not. I do know it would be horribly frustrating to him. Some people might even try to exhibit The judge said he wished he knew of a way to give Gein some freedom. "I know whether it is technically dangerous, but I do know that the situation would be dangerous to pluck him from Central State Hospital and put him on the Gollmar said.

Summer training for Co. 389th Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve unit based at Onalaska, turned out to be the real thing last week. It was more like real war than training. The company was stationed at the Savanna, 111., Army Depot when a tornado touched down on the depot and the City of Hanover eight miles from the training post at about 6 p.m. During the storm, and moments before the tornado touched down, Hanover officials asked for volunteers from Co.

to locate and bring out 85 Girl Scouts who were camping in the area. About 95 volunteers were quickly mustered and trucks and other equipment dispatched to the Hanover area. Meanwhile, Co. had set up radio contact with the Savanna Army Depot and a command post was set up at the Hanover Fire Station. population is 1,200.

Upon arriving at the fire station, the company learned all the Girl Scouts had been located and were being returned to Hanover. The damage in Hanover was extensive. Many homes and business places were destroyed, as ij: well as the local power facilities, jij Although the fire station was set up as a command post, it, too, was damaged, as all the dows and doors were blown off. Heavy equipment, portable generators and power tools were brought in by the men of Co. jij to give the city emergency power and help in clean-up operations.

ij: The unit remained on the scene until 11 p.m., jij when all streets and roads had been cleared, before it returned to base. Spec. 4, James Cornish, 4082 Terrace Drive, jij suffered torn ligaments in his hand when heiji slipped while entering a fallout shelter behind jij the barracks area. jjj A camper truck belonging to Earl Lovell, 1915 Loomis was badly damaged when a tree fell jjj on it as he was attempting to drive off the base. Cars belonging to Robert Sackmaster of Min- doro and Kenneth Dutton of Sparta were also jij damaged.

ij: A jeep driven by Michael Sacia, 402 S. 9th was turned completely around twice by twister before Sacia was able to control the jeep jjj and run for cover. Two trailer homes outside the main gate were demolished and one of the occupants, a man, jjj was injured and taken to a local hospital. jij Co. commanded by Capt.

Richardiji Hanesworth, Stoddard, is scheduled to return to its Onalaska headquarters Saturday. Viterbo Receives $105,000 Grant A $105,000 grant to Viterbo College has been approved through the federal Office of program to strengthen developing institutions, according to a spokesman in the office of 3rd Dist. Rep. Vernon Thomson, R- Richland Center. Viterbo will operate its program under terms of the grant in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Western Wisconsin Technical Institute.

The grant will provide funds for four national teaching fellowships for the purpose of upgrading academic quality. Book Details Areas In Jackson County BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. A new book, by Polly Brody, describes several points in Jackson County. These include Black River Falls, Castle Mound Park, Glenn, the Indian Mission, the Black River State Forest and the Thunderbird Museum at Hatfield. The author, a resident of Madison most of her life, has traveled extensively throughout the state compiling material for her book.

Court Clerk Jack Frost Running For Third Term La Crosse County Clerk of Courts Jack Frost, 47, Wednesday filed nomination papers as a candidate for reelection to a third term on the Republican Party ticket. Frost has served as clerk of courts since 1970 when he defeated incumbent Carl F. Schnick and two others in the Republican primary and topped a Democratic opponent in the general election to win his first term. He was returned to office in 1972 without opposition. Frost was born in La Crosse and graduated from Central High School.

He was employed as a busdriver for La Crosse Transit Co. prior to his election as clerk of courts. Frost served in the Navy in World War II. He served as city alderman for the 12th Ward from 1963 until 1970 when he resigned. He and his wife, Leonette, and two children, live at 2317 Jackson St.

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