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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1955

Page

3

United States seeks UN study on atomic radiation effects

The United States proposes a UN study on how atomic radiation affects human health. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. delivered the memo to Dag Hammarskjold urging the 60 nation Assembly agenda item for the September session, citing data from the United States Britain Russia and Japanese Bikini victims. The letter says properly conducted tests do not threaten world populations.

United: Nations United States U. N Britain Russia Bikini Dag Hammarckjold U.S Henry Cabot Lodge Jr U. N. Assembly Lodge San Francisco Assembly U. S Washington

Ponder How To Make Menominee Reservation Part Of Wisconsin

Madison officials study integrating the Menominee reservation into state and local government. Seven state departments and a Legislative Council committee agreed to outline steps for school districts and governance as federal supervision ends January 1, 1959. The council will draft 1957 legislature proposals.

Madison Wisconsin Legislative Council Shawano Oconto

Milwaukee Father Denied Bid to Bring Son From Hong Kong

In Milwaukee Federal District Court Judge Kenneth Grubb denied Lee Q. Pon’s petition for his 20 year old son Lee You Fee to enter the United States from Hong Kong. Pon argued war and financial hardship delayed filing but Grubb ruled proper application missed before the son turned 16 and could have been filed at the Hong Kong consulate between 1946 and 1951.

Milwaukee Federal District Court Hong Kong Lee Q. Pon Lee You Fee Kenneth Grubb Pon United States China Grubb Fee

You Weren't Really Speeding Youre Right

Boston police may err on speed readings, says Robert S Kretschmar of the AAA Massachusetts. He notes more than half of newer cars showed slow speedometers when checked and urges yearly checks as odometer accuracy drifts after 15 000 to 18 000 miles.

AAA Boston Robert S., Kretschmar American Automobile Assn Massachusetts Kretschmar

Crippled Pair Marry in Wheelchairs at Las Vegas Chapel

Carl Dean Jensen and Gracie Wilson, both partially paralyzed, married in Las Vegas after obtaining a marriage license in their auto because they could not enter the county clerk’s office. They plan to move to Long Beach and pursue art careers.

Las Vegas Nev Carl Dean Jensen Gracie Wilson Veterans Administration Hospital Wee Kirk O' the Heather John Mendoza Long Beach Calif Jensen Ogden Utah Springfield

Start Probe Into Unpaid Federal Jobs

Assistant Attorney General Stanley N. Barnes announced a new Antitrust Division probe into unpaid government jobs held by businessmen. He tied the disclosure to a House subcommittee session amid a related shakeup in an Interior Department advisory group on foreign oil supplies.

Washington Stanley N. Barnes House Interior Department Barnes Philip Young Civil Service Commission Eisenhower W. W White Defense Department Petroleum Logistics Division Esso Export Corp Sen. Neely D-Wva White Secretary of Dulles Franz von Schilling Caltex Oil Products Co Caltex Group Standard Oil of California The Texas Co

Clay cars pass token picket at Kohler plant in Sheboygan

Twelve more clay loaded freight cars moved from Sheboygan rail yards to the Kohler Co. plant as Local 833 UAW CIO continues a 16 month strike. No incidents occurred amid orderly picketing across two crossings while two ships unload in Montreal and charges of secondary boycott are filed with the NLRB in Chicago.

Kohler Plant Sheboygan Sheboeygan Kohler Co CIO United Auto Workers North Western Railroad Montreal Milwaukee Papermakers Importing Co Easton Hammill and Gillespie New York City National Labor Relations Board Chicago Local Uaw-Cio Wisconsin Cio Council Wisconsin State Federation of Labor

Tri State Deaths in Seneca and Mindoro

Adri an S Anderson 43 died July 25 after an accident in Seneca Wis. Funeral July 28 at Utica Lutheran Church with Rev J A O Lien and others, burial in adjoining cemetery. Survived by two sons and two sisters. Lydia Craig 85 died at home in Mindoro Wis. Survived by five sons and a daughter, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral services at home and Burr Oak Lutheran Church with burial in church cemetery.

Seneca, Wis Adrian S. Anderson Utica Lutheran Church J. A. O. Lien N. C. Renslo Hans Finstad Mr. Anderson Seneca High School Arlen Roland Jacob Vedvick John Hijella Ona Mindoro Wis Lydia Craig Oswald Cudahy Ernest el ‘Win William Henry Catherine) Schil’habel War Lens Will Tenner Theodore Schultz Fred Schleifer Burr Oak Lutheran Church M. A. Zimmerman

Agnes Buchholtz 67 Dies in Melrose Wisconsin

Agnes FE Buchholtz 67 died Wednesday at Misenko Nursing Home Black River Falls born Sept 3 1887 on Buchholtz farm South Beaver Creek daughter of Julius and Mary Brinker Buchholtz twin sisters Mabel Olson Ettrick Lillie Fillner Melrose three brothers Henry Eddie and Lester Buchholtz all Ettrick Blair died in Melrose funeral Saturday 2 p m Melrose Methodist Church Rev A E Attwood burial South Beaver Creek Cemetery friends may call Smith Funeral Chapel Friday 7 to 9 p m

Melrose Wis Agnes FE. Buchholtz Misenko Black River Falls Buchholtz Beaver Creek Julius Mary Brinker Buchholtz Mabel Olson Ettrick Lillie Fillner Henry Eddie Buchholtz Lester Blair Melrose Methodist Church A. E.attwood South Smith Funeral

Infant son of Olinger family funeral in Freeburg

Funeral services were held Monday at St. Nicholas Catholic Church Freeburg for the infant son of Mrs. Jean Olinger and the late Andrew Olinger. Rev J J Donahue officiated and burial followed in St. Nicholas Cemetery. Survived by mother three brothers Tommy Robert and John two sisters Nancy and Patricia and grandparents Mr and Mrs John Olinger Freeburg and Mr and Mrs Frank rale New York City.

Caledonia, Minn Jean Olinger Andrew Olinger St. Nicholas Catholic Church Freeburg J. J. Donahue St. Nicholas Cemetery Tommy Robert John Nancy Patricia John Olinger Frank Rale New York City

Absentee Ballot Mix-Up In Kentucky Governor Race

In Lexington Kentucky Pfc Robert L Clay stationed in Korea cannot vote for his father in the Republican primary. He received a Democratic absentee ballot by clerical mistake. The elder Clay seeks the GOP nomination and says his son was not registered by party affiliation after turning 21.

Lexington Robert L. Clay Korea Clay Hugh Buckley

Newark man charged with shoplifting ham faces fine

Munroe Artis, 64, of Columbus, appeared before Municipal Judge Harvey J. Alexander in Newark yesterday on a shoplifting charge over 75 cents worth of ham. The judge fined him 10 dollars and urged him to leave town. Artis professed intent to catch the first freight out tonight, insisting he would ride in a boxcar rather than the rods.

Newark Ohio Columbus Munroe Artis Harvey J. Alexander Artis Alexander

La Crosse Tribune Publisher and staff noting details

The La Crosse Tribune lists its post date, staff roles, and department heads within a standard editorial masthead. It also provides circulation hours and varied subscription rates for home delivery and mail within defined radii from La Crosse.

W. T. Burgess R. L. Bangsberg J. EB. Lienlokken Alfred W. Rice Leeward Lee Howard Colvin E. Teachout Geneva Aev Mgr Luther Wilkins Ed Keefe E. L. Burgess la Crosse Tribune 4Th Cass Streets la Crosse Wis the Tribune i|Lee Newspaper Group Associated Press Tribune Sunday Tribune

Court Told POW Lectured For Captors

A court-martial witness testified Sgt. James C. Gallagher lectured POWs on pro Communist topics while held by Chinese Reds. Other witnesses described parties with pro Communist prisoners and Gallagher’s pro Red articles at the camp. Some inmates who refused repatriation later went to Red China.

New York James C. Gallagher Gallagher Vernon W. Clark Brooks Maine Pvt Harold Davis Brooklyn Davis George E. Walker Jr Saint Albans Walker U.S

Postal clerk's odd exchange over a $5 certificate

A Omaha postal clerk, Joe Weber, recalls a woman who cashed a $5 savings certificate by using a borrowed dime to cover the one cent fee for holding the certificate a month. She then paid back the loan with the same dime and received a $5 bill in change.

Omaha Joe Weber Weber

Birthday of MAX LIEBMAN The Showman Behind NBC Color Era

MAX LIEBMAN, born August 5 1902 in Vienna, became a major television and stage producer and entrepreneur. He guided Broadway stars such as Danny Kaye Sid Caesar Imogene Coca Betty Garrett and Jules Munshin and produced Show of Shows before his color TV career.

Max Liebman Vienna Austria U.S Nbc-Tv Broadway Danny Kaye Sid Caesar Imogene Coca Betty Garrrett Jules Munshin

Industry Briefs Highlight June Gas Shipments Increase

Gas fired heater shipments reached a June record as the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Assn reported a new peak for the first half of the year. Singer Sewing Machine Co. announces John W. Cull as vice president and director after the death of Jacob Bauer. Park & Tilford Distillers adds John E. Daly as assistant comptroller and Irwin M. Levin as director of costs and budgets. Eagle Picher Co. president T Spencer Shore elected a director of Federated Department Stores, joining boards at Cluett Peabody, Kroger, Rockwell, and Cincinnati Gas & Electric.

New York John W. Cull Singer Sewing Machine Co Milton C. Lightner Cull Jacob P. Bauer Singer Indianapolis Park & Tilford Distillers Corp John E. Daly Irwin M. Levin John E. Bergman Daly Levin T. Spencer Shore Eagle‘Picher Co Cincinnati Ohio Federated Department Stores Fred Lazarus Jr Federated Shore Cluett, Peabody & Co the Kroger Co Rockwell Springs& Axle Co the Central Trust Co Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co

Drunk Driving Bond Forfeit Leads to License Suspension

Ray Mason aged 34 of 600 King Street Sr. forfeited a $100 bond in Police Justice Court Thursday and had his driver license suspended for one year after being arrested for drunken driving at 4th and Cass on July 15.

Ray Mason King Sr Justice ‘Court 4Th Cass

Governor Alexander faces political storm in Virgin Islands

In the Virgin Islands Archipelago Governor Archie Alexander, 67, the first Republican appointee since 1931, faces protests led by Earle Ottley demanding his resignation. Opponents accuse him of favoritism and waste under a federal act, while he blames the act for self government and notes local support among some commissioners.

Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie Archie Alexander Islands Eisenhower Des Moines St. Thomas Alexander Earle B. Ottley the Home Journal Llman J. Ottley CIO Norman Cheiquist Jose Hernandez Public Safety Washington

Fumes Send 65 to Hospital at Burbank Plant

An alcohol fumes incident at the Advance Relay and Electric Co plant in Burbank sent 65 workers to area hospitals. Twenty six remain hospitalized after treatment. officials say fumes released during transfer of industrial alcohol from a large container to smaller ones.

Burbank Calif Advance Relay and Electric Co

Talbott successor names surface as rumors spread

Two new potential successors to Harold F. Talbott surfaced in Washington reports. The Kansas City Star cited David S. Ingalls as likely to be named before Eisenhower's Colorado vacation. the Rocky Mountain News floated former Colorado Governor Dan Thornton as a possibility. Ingalls, 45, is related to the late Sen. Robert Taft and previously oversaw Navy aeronautics.

Washington Harold F. Talbott Air Force Kansas City Star David S. Ingalls Eisenhower Colorado Rocky Mountain News Denver Dan Thornton Talbott Ingalls Robert A. Taft Ohio Taft

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