Ringling Show Scheduled in La Crosse Aug 21
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus to perform 2:15 and 8:15 p m in La Crosse on August 21 before moving to St. Cloud Minnesota. Advertising blitz by billposters and banners spreads across the Coulee Region as Clarkeの Milwaukee railroad press secretary notes the 80th year spectacle featuring the 1950 edition with the Ringling dream procession and a lineup of international acts.
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Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
la Crosse
A. J. Clarke
Milwaukee Railroad
St. Cloud
Minn
Coulee
Clarke
P. Barnum
John Ringling North
John Murray Anderson
Miles White
Henry Sullivan
Seville
Spain
Vienna
Franz Joseph
Luciana
Freidel
Europe
Claude Valois
Cilly Feindt
Reservists Ordered to Report for Extended Duty
Local air reservist S. Sgt. A W Vandrey announces orders for extended active duty. Capt Jack Howland of Onalaska is to report to Barksdale AFB Louisiana and T Sgt Benford Baumgartner of 501 South Fourth Street is to report to Chanute AFB Illinois. Both report August 15.
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Onalaska
A. W. Vandrey
Air Reserve Office
Jack Howland
Barksdale Air Force Base
Benford Baumgartner
501
South Fourth Street
Chanute Air Force Base
I l
Office Hours Announced for La Crosse Recruiting Station
Capt. John F. Kolo announces hours at the La Crosse recruiting station in room 209 federal building. The office operates daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. except Sundays. Telephone contact is 4-2580.
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la Crosse
John F. Kolo
Federal Building
Kidney Germs May Keep You On The Run
Odd fragmented notice suggests kidney germs may force travel or running. The garbled text mentions cystex, doses, and quick help but lacks clear events, dates, or proper entities to confirm a coherent news item.
Bird And Beast Story Reveals People Claiming Expertise
A child’s essay on a bird and a cow under the Badger Farm Bureau News column We View with Alarm shows adults misjudge animals and speak with authority on agriculture. The piece mocks learned pretensions and highlights how limited knowledge leads to confident, wrong conclusions.
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Eitors
Badger Farm Bureau News
Coe
Euse
McCarthy Calls Tydings an Administration Whimpering Lapdog
Sen McCarthy blasted Sen Tydings as the administrations lapdog and vowed a bare knuckle fight to expose Communists. He attacked the State Department and questioned the $90 billion defense outlay while urging removal of Secretary Acheson.
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Milwaukee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senator Tydings
D-Md
Truman
Senate
Tydings
State Department
Havre de Grace
Lodge
Rmass
Hickenlooper
Iowa
GOP
Wisconsin Retail Food Dealers Association
McMahon
D-Conn
South Korea
Acheson
Daily Records Fires La Crosse and Licenses
Incident reports list two fire calls in La Crosse on Aug 6 with flames at a Clark filling station site and a gas leak at 326 North Seventh street. Multiple marriage licenses issued for West Salem and La Crosse area clients with dates in August. court actions include speeding and unregistered vehicle fines, a breaking and entering case bound over, a vagrancy conviction with sentence suspended, and a support violation adjourned for sentencing.
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Daily Records
la Crosse
Causeway Boulevard
Copeland Avenue
Clark
North Seventh Street
William Fagan
Eugene Betzer
Tomah
Toland Overson
State Street
Marvin Page, Jr
Rublee
Kenneth Kroener
Mindoro
Paul Thompson
Detroit
Mich
Howard Druliner
Madison
Local Traffic Citations Reported in Sparta
Lyle Van Kirk of Sparta Rural Route 5 cited for driving without due caution with $5 and costs. Rev Clarence Solberg of Sparta cited for failure to stop at an arterial with $1 and costs. David Brown of 440 North 22nd listed among citations.
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Lyle van Kirk
Sparta
Clarence Solberg
David Brown
Drunken Driving Fines and Licenses Revoked in Court
In police court Arthur Schomberg of 1432 Winneba Go Street was fined 100 dollars and had his driver’s license revoked for one year. George C. Meyer of Camp McCoy was fined 75 dollars and also had his license revoked for one year.
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la Crosse
Arthur Schomberg
Winnebago Street
George C. Meyer
Camp McCoy
Indonesian Dutch Clash in Macassar Raises Tension
In Macassar Indonesian and Dutch soldiers clash as federal troops and Indonesian fighters awaiting discharge from the Dutch army confront each other. Sultan Hamengku Buwono spoke with President Soekarno and Premier Mohammad Hatta about the crisis as communications with the port remain cut and deaths are reported but unconfirmed.
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Jakarta
U.S. S
Sultan Hamengku Buwono
Soekarno
Mohamed Hat
Pastor Sees Nature as God’s Letter in Sermon
Rev. Erwin R. Koch of St. Paul Evangelical Church urged Sunday that nature is God’s long letter and that readers must look beyond the ground to see providence. He cited Jesus reading the world’s visuals for spiritual meaning, and urged seeing suffering and race as part of a larger redemption.
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Erwin R. Koch
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
St. Paul, Minn
Riverside Park
Ne E Philo
Plato
Mother Nature
Satan
God
St. Paul
Jesus
Christ
Mr. Koch
Fourth Polio Case Reported In City
The city records its fourth polio case of the year a six year old boy was admitted to a local hospital last week. Health officer Dr Garland Weidner said the illness is mild and none of the cases so far has been paralytic. He noted diagnosis would have been harder in earlier years without modern diagnostic tools.
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Garland Weidner
Weidner
Bicycles Use Bridge Walk
The north sidewalk lane on the Mississippi river bridge will be reserved for bicycles and pedestrians will use the south sidewalk. Traffic Capt. Lyle Gilbert said the change will start within days after signs are installed to keep bicycles off the roadway described as very dangerous. Interactions urged for public cooperation as the rule takes effect.
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Mississippi River Bridge
Lyle Gilbert
Gilbert
Youth Dies After Crash at Highway Intersection
Wayne McNally 20 of Luana died from injuries after losing control of his car and striking a bluff at the junction of highways 9 and 51, five miles north of Postville. Found by a passerby, he was taken to Postville hospital and died on the operating table. Coroner ruled the death accidental.
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Wallkon
Wayne McNally
Louis McNally
Luana
Postville
McNally
Allamakee County
McN
Roosevelt Seeks Evacuation of California Coastal Cities
James Roosevelt proposes immediate evacuation of 4,000,000 plus Californians from major cities in case of attack. Speaking at the Democratic state convention he criticized Earl Warren for lacking a civilian defense plan and urged mobilization of veterans, Red Cross, doctors, and nurses for emergency service.
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Sacramento
Calif
James Roosevelt
Driver Nabbed As Tires Blow After Wild Milwaukee Chase
Walter L. Miller, 23, of Waukesha, led officers on a high speed chase from Wisconsin Avenue toward Waukesha county. After both rear tires blew, Officer Joseph Frischmann fired to stop the car. Miller was captured near the Milwaukee county line and held at the county jail.
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Milwaukee
Waukesha County
Milwaukee County
Walter L. Miller
Waukesha
Joseph Frischmann
Frischmann Miller
Wisconsin Avenue
Miller
Iann
Frischmann
Mother and Son Struck By Auto on Fourth Street
A mother Elward Starch and her three year old son Larry were injured when a car struck them while crossing Fourth Street at Pearl Street at 8 50 p m Friday. The driver Richard J Gillis 824 Market Street told police the pedestrians began to cross then back up and continued. Starch had an elbow abrasion and Larry a head bump and lip cut. They were taken to a hospital by Gillis. In a separate incident at 5 29 p m Saturday John R Clarkin Jr Dresbach Minnesota and Myron W Peterson 1320 South Fourth Street collided at Sixth and Jackson streets. Clarkin said sun blinded him while he waited for two cars to pass and Peterson car suffered minor damage.
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Fourth Street
Pearl Street
Elward Starch
Ward Avenue
Peterson
Clarkin
Sixth Street
Jackson Street
Camp McCoy Soldier In Critical Condition After Crash
Army soldier Arthur B. Vaughn 26 Easton Pennsylvania suffered critical injuries in a Sunday night motorcycle collision on U S 12 16 near Tomah Wisconsin. Vaughn faces possible amputation of his left leg and had a compound arm fracture. Driver Iver Iverson fled the scene prompting authorities to search the area. Vaughn belonged to Battery A 537th Field Artillery Battalion based at Camp Carson Colorado.
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Tomah
Wis
Camp McCoy
Sparta
Pfe
Arthur B. Vaughn
Easton
Milwaukee
Vaughn
Chris Hendrickson
Nash
Monroe
537Th Field Artillery Battalion
Camp Carson, Colo
Iverson
August
Warrens
Shirley May France Plans Second Channel Swim Standby
Shirley May France, the 17 year old Somerset, Massachusetts girl, sails to Calais with hopes of a second English Channel attempt. Advisors say she will rest Monday afternoon and begin swimming back to England after midnight if the weather holds.
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Dover
Eng
Shirley May
France
England
Somerset
Mass
Calais
Bette Davis To Star in Rossellini Film
Roberto Rossellini announced that Bette Davis has agreed to star in his next movie. The story line is not decided yet and Davis will read the script before final commitment.
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Rome
Roberto Rossellini
Hollywood
Bette Davis
Miss Davis
La Crosse Man John J Smieszck Dies at 62
John J Smieszck 62 of 523 Sumner Street died Sunday morning at a local hospital. Survived by two sisters Mrs Susan Knozosky and Mrs Frank Sieber of La Crosse and one brother Anton Smiesczk of La Crosse. Funeral Wednesday 8 am at Dwyer Funeral Home and 8 30 am at St James Catholic Church officiated by Rev J J Sheridan. Rosary 8 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial in Catholic cemetery.
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John J. Smieszck
Sumner Street
Michael
Susan) Knozosky
Frank Sieber
la Crosse
Anton Smiesczk
Dwyer Funeral Home
St. James Catholic Church
Rev
J. J. Sheridan
Mrs Manley Dies in Local Hospital
Mrs. Robert Manley 61 of 1012 South Ninth Street died Sunday evening in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Also noted is Miss Marie Phillips 77 of 133814 George Street who died Monday morning. Born January 31, 1873 in Des Moines Indiana, she was office secretary for Drs Reay and Reay for 35 years. Survived by sister Mrs Mary Ann Sobek of La Crosse and five nephews. Burial at Hokah cemetery Hokah Minnesota. Funeral Wednesday 2 p m at Bird chapel officiated by Rev Fred W Hyslop. Friends may call Sletten McKee chapel Tuesday 7 to 9 p m.
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Marie Phillips
George Street
Des Moines
On Duty In London John R Finn USN
A dental technician third class, John R Finn, USN, stationed in London at the commander in chief U S naval forces Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, enjoys duty near the British Isles and weekend visits to Oxford Cambridge Stratford upon Avon and Edinburgh as security bond drives continue.
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John R.”.Finn
USN
Denton Street
London
England
U. S. Naval Forces
Atlantic
Mediterranean
British Commonwealth
British Isles
Oxford
Cambridge
Stratford-on-Avon
Edinburgh
Scotland
U. S. Navy
Wisconsin races heat up as Dilweg attacks Wiley
Democratic LaVern Dilweg labeled Senator Wiley as having one of the worst isolationist records in the Senate during a Green Bay speech. Other campaigns highlighted include Leonard Schmitt pressing Kohler over campaign control and spending, while Rudolph Schlabach left his bid for Congress, and Thomas Thompson and Thomas Fairchild addressed Wisconsin voters on party power and labor union strength.
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Associated Press
United States Senate
Alexander Wiley
Senate
LaVern Dilweg
Green Bay
Chippewa Falls
Wood County
Dilweg
Wiley
Pearl Harbor
Sturgeon Bay
Merrill
Leonard Schmitt
Republican Voluntary Committee
Walter J. Kohler, Jr
Schmitt
Kohler
GOP
la Crosse
Rudolph M. Schlabach
Wisconsin
Ompson
Milwaukee
Thomas E. Fairchild
U. S. Senate
New International Union of Electrical Workers of the Cio
Philippines to Send 5000 Troops to Korea
Philippines offered on Monday to deploy a fully trained 5000 man combat infantry regiment to Korea. President Quirino announced the offer to General MacArthur after Congress approved dispatching troops at the country’s expense. He said further volunteers could be trained if needed, but outside money would be required.
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Manila
Philippines
Korea
Quirino
MacArthur
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Robert Overton Cass
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