Tribute Honors Judge Roy V. Ahlstrom At Memorial Service
La Crosse attorneys gather for a memorial service opening the spring term as they eulogize Judge Roy V. Ahlstrom. The longtime county judge died of a heart attack last February and was praised for reforms, efficiency, and his 26 years on the bench.
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Roy V. Ahlstrom
Ahlstrom
Quincy H. Hale
Hale
Cameron L. Baldwin
Arthur T. Holmes
Otto M. Schlabach
Fred E. Steele
United States
U.S
Wisconsin
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Ahstrom
Wisconsin Board of County Judges
Ahistrom
la Crosse County
Eugene Toepel
Assembly
Small Claims
John Bosshard
E. F. K. Gansen
L. M. Englehard
Lincoln Neprud
Soil Bank Funds Questioned Amid 1956 Farm Aid Controversy
Staff investigators found soil bank payments were dished out before the 1956 elections to offset falling Midwest farm income with about 169 million dollars going to the corn belt. Officials said the soil bank law was dumped on them late in 1956 and largely failed to reduce production that year.
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Midwest Farm Belt
Soil Bank
McLain
Howard J. Doggett
Soil Bank Division
Commodity Stabilization Service
Beck and Teamsters Leaders Face Senate Rackets Probe
Beck, indicted for federal income tax evasion, was summoned for Senate questioning on Wednesday before Sen McClellan. He admits using 300000 to 400000 in Teamsters funds, calling it an interest free loan and says he repaid it. He invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to discuss details with investigators. A Sunday strategy meeting with the Executive Board pledged to resist any attempt to break up the union.
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D-Ark
Winona Livestock Market Report Summary
Swift and Company feedline notes morning quotations for Hogs Cattle Calves and Lambs at Winona with buying hours 8 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday and 8 am to noon Saturday. Hog prices steady with various weight bands. cattle and calves show a steady to weak trend. Chicago and South St. Paul quotes included for comparison. overall market activity described as steady to weak with select price ranges.
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Minn
USDA
Early Wales
Chicago Potato Market Report Improves Slightly
USDA notes potatoes arriving in 117 cars on track 252 with total U S shipments Friday 449 Saturday 403 Sunday 34. Supplies are light and demand moderate as market edges higher. Idaho Russets 3 65 Minnesota North Dakota Red River Valley Pontiacs 1 80 2 00 new arrivals 63 track 38 California long whites 4 10 Florida round reds 1 80.
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USDA
U.S
Idaho
Vets Prefer Professions in VA Vocational Survey
A Veterans Administration survey of 1,255 disabled Wisconsin Korean War veterans in vocational rehabilitation shows 38 percent chose professional or semi professional careers. Teachers lead with 87, engineers 85, accountants 64, doctors and clergy few, plus 33 percent in skilled trades and 16 percent in varied occupations.
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Veterans Administration
Wisconsin
Leftists Win Three Elections In Syria
In Damascus pro-Egyptian leftists captured three parliamentary by-elections as government forces lost a fourth local race. The 142 member Parliament previously held all three seats by right wingers jailed on charges of toppling President Shukri Kuwatly. Voter turnout was light and charges of political foul play arose.
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Father Kills Baby With Butcher Knife
Chicago police report a 38 year old man Cuthbert Coy of Berkeley suburb killed his two month old son David with a butcher knife after the infant would not stop crying.
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David
Marriage Licenses Issued in La Crosse Area
Donald G. Miller of Route 2 and Eli nore J. Thiele of 2625 South Ave are to be married May 14 in La Crosse. James P. Grenisen of 307 S. 24th St and Rita J. Skemp of 204 S. 26th St are to be married June 1 in La Crosse.
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Donald G. Miller
Elinore J. Thiele
South Ave
la Crosse
James P. Grenisen
S. 24Th St
Rita J. Skemp
S. 26Th St
Tracing a Seattle Man’s Hidden Past
James John Kelly, about 25, was found unconscious in a Seattle railroad boxcar in Sept 1955. He bears initials J J K on his watch and J K on his tattooed forearm and married Patricia in Oct last year amid rumors of a prior wife and children.
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Teenager held after attempt to burn imperial palace
A teen who previously delivered liquor to the imperial palace tried to set the palace afire in Tokyo two months ago. The storage building burned but the imperial residence was spared. Police kept the case quiet until now. The boy, jailed, said he hoped to imitate a palace fire seen in a film.
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River readings forecast drop in tail water levels
From Hastings Minnesota to Guttenberg Iowa gate operations will cause tail water levels at dams 2 through 10 to fall about .3 feet. Officials cite extremely dry ground conditions increasing evaporation and water loss.
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Hastings
Minn
Guttenberg
Iowa
Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weather Forecast Summary
Fair with little temperature change tonight and Tuesday in Wisconsin. Minnesota sees fair conditions through Tuesday with warmer southward on Tuesday. Iowa reports fair and warmer through Tuesday. Shipper's Forecast all points expect temperatures of 40 or above.
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Department OF Commerce
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
McCarthy Funeral Attended By Nixon and Senate Leaders
The funeral Mass for Senator McCarthy drew attendance from Vice President Nixon, House and Senate leaders, and many lawmakers. McCarthy’s allies and foes sent flowers, and planes carried family to Wisconsin for burial after a Washington service.
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Daily Records Fire Updates and Addresses
May 4 incidents include a locked resident at 711 Market Street, an overheated oil burner at 1241 Clinton Street, and two grass fires at 5th and South avenues. The report ends with an additional grass fire entry.
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Market St
Andor Lokken
Clinton St
5Th
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Boy Bitten by Rabid Bat Sparks Wisconsin Rabies Test
In Janesville an 11 year old boy was bitten by a rabid bat. State lab head Dr William Stovall said two owls and a snake from the area will be tested for rabies. The boy receives inoculations as officials note Wisconsin sees rabies but this bat case is reportedly the first in state.
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State Laboratory of Hygiene
Janesville
William Stoval
Robert Shuman Jr
Stovall
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Officials Attend Governor's Funeral
Attorney Peter G. Pappas of La Crosse joins Gov Thom son’s group for the funeral. Attendees include national committeewomen and men from Madison Oshkosh Menomonie and other cities. Marine Corps League will be represented by Wisconsin commander and senior vice commander with a national HQ delegate Merton C Lowe from Baton Rouge Louisiana.
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Robert L. Pierce
Menomonie
W. W. Fox
Madison
Claude
Jasper
J. P. Bigley
Viroqua
Robert Murray
Oshkosh
Byron Ising
Robert Haynes
Sheboygan
Carl Strum
Manawa
Henry Jones
Marshfield
Vincent Mercurio
Milwaukee
Marine Corps League
Wisconsin
Robert Peterson
George L. Trewyn
Marinette
Merton C. Lowe
Baton Rouge
Man Admits Starting Fire at Atlas Plywood Plant
Rhinelander police said a 47 year old man admitted starting a fire Friday night in the Atlas Plywood Corp basement soon after he was fired. Damage was about $2000. fire sprinklers helped limit the blaze as night workers were present. The suspect, jailed, said he sought revenge on a foreman who had fired him.
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Ellis Young
Atlas Plywood Corp
James Hamilton
Hamilton
Ellis
Withdraw Fund Plea For OSI Agency
The Commerce Department has withdrawn its plea for money to sustain the Office of Strategic Information next year. The House eliminated the entire 105 100 dollar OSI budget for the coming fiscal year. Rep Fascell called OSI an abortive effort to censor non security information.
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Office of Strategic Information
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D-Fla
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OSI
Pulitzer Prizes To Be Announced At Columbia U
Winners of the 1957 Pulitzer Prizes will be announced today at Columbia University. Awards cover journalism fiction drama history biography poetry and musical composition. A record 761 journalism entries were received, 43 more than last year.
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Columbia University
Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New York World
Swedish Princess Margaretha Denies Briton Engagement
Royal household confirmed Robin Douglas-Home proposed to Princess Margaretha but the family rejected the match. King Gustaf disapproved citing Douglas-Home’s circumstances. Margaretha, 22, has no royal consent requirement under Swedish law and is not in the line of succession.
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Douglas - Home
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London Sunday Express
the Express
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Carl Reinhold- von Essen
Sybilla
Douglas
von Essen
Karl Gustaf
Douglas-Home
McCarthy’s 1952 bid and Senate backlash
The piece notes McCarthy sought a Republican Senate majority in 1952 and clashed with Cabinet members ambassadors and generals. He used sharp insults and faced condemnation in 1954 by a largely hostile Senate while retaining notable popular support among some who admired him despite the period.
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McCarthy
Joe
Birth Announcement for Ontario Couple's Son
Ontario California May 5 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Obert Foss. Betty Gobis of Le Crosse is noted as a contact.
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Obert Foss
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City Student Has Role In UW Play
Bruce Markgraf son of Mr and Mrs L V Markgraf 129 N Mth St La Crosse will appear in the Wisconsin Players production Elizabeth the Queen at the Wisconsin Union Theater UW Madison May 14 18 The play about Elizabeth and Essex by Maxwell Anderson ends the 1956-57 season directed by Prof Ordean Ness UW speech department
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Bruce Markgraf
L. V. Markgraf
N. Mth St
la Crosse
Wisconsin Players
Elizabeth
Essex
Maxwell Anderson
Ordean Ness
UW Speech Department
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