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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1950

Page

6

UN chief warns on emergency power and Korea risk

Secretary General Lie declares an emergency lie could override 14 day notice rules and call a 59 nation assembly. discussions of a special session arise if the Security Council is vetoed by the Soviet bloc. He notes uncertainty in Korea war outcomes and urges statesmanship to resume negotiations.

Soviet Union Security Council Jakob A. Malik Lie Assembly Flushing Meadows New York City Korea United Nations

Plane Crash Climax as Explosions Level Fire Units

A plane crash near the base triggered a sequence of explosions blasting seven fire trucks and sending a blast wave 30 miles away. Air force crews arrived within minutes as firefighters, including Corporal Ronald Knudslien, recounted being knocked back and injured by debris and shock.

Air Force Ronald Knudslien Preston Minn Knudslien

Death notice from Minnesota with church services

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p m at the English Lutheran church with Rev Harold N Stoffel officiating Burial will follow in Oak Grove cemetery Friends may call Sletten McKee south side chapel Tuesday 7 to 9 p m and at the church Wednesday from 12 noon to 2 p m The deceased left seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren

Minn English Lutheran Church Harold N. Stoffel Oak Grove Cemetery Sletten-McKee South Side

Saudi Merchants Shift Buying From Germany to West Germany

Saudi Arabian merchants increasingly purchase goods from Western Germany replacing former American manufacturers. The shift signals changing supplier ties and regional trade realignments affecting import patterns and market access for coal, machinery, and consumer products.

Western Germany

PSC Grants Part Of Phone Rate Increase

The Wisconsin Public Service Commission approved part of a proposed rate hike for Wisconsin Telephone and Commonwealth. Wisconsin Telephone gains about 12 percent on intrastate tolls with taxes rising to 5.35 percent return on toll investment. Commonwealth's annual increase supports a 5.97 percent return. rates adjust by exchange, with variances by community.

Wisconsin Telephone Wealth Telephone Company Commonwealth Wisconsin Commission Wisconsin Municipalities Defense Committee

Paraguay Alcohol Corp Workers To Get Wage Hikes

Government order requires Paraguay Alcohol Corp workers to receive wage increases of 25 to 40 percent, as reported from Asuncion.

Paraguay Alcohol Corp Asuncion

Winona Livestock Market Report South St Paul

South St Paul Minnesota cattle and hog prices listed by weight with steady to weak trends on several classes. Good steers yearlings and vealers show price ranges. hogs lighter weights weaker, sows and barrows steady to higher, feeders lower by market day.

South ST. Paul Minn USDA Swift Ee Ae Chicago Livestock Chicago

Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report

USDA live poultry prices show unsettled trading with receipts totaling 25 loads and modest price shifts. Butter holds firm with two day receipts totaling 931 226. wholesale quotes for grades AA 60.73 and 89C 56.25. freight cars 90B 58.25. Begs ease as two day receipts noted and standard checks listed.

Chicago USDA

Five Inmates Still At Large From Florida Hospital

Eight inmates escaped the state hospital in Chattahoochee at 2:30 a.m. Sunday. One was recaptured Sunday and another Monday in Albany Georgia. J. T. West identified. Charles P. James found asleep northwest of the hospital. Five remain at large, some in a station wagon, all considered dangerous.

Chattahoochee Fla State Hospital Albany J. T. West Charles P. James

Stolen 1948 Oldsmobile Reported Near Trane Co Plant

R. H. Pearse of 204 South 26th street reported a blue 1948 Oldsmobile four door sedan missing from a Cameron avenue parking spot near the Trane Co. No. 1 plant between 9:00 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. Sunday. License plate 5-39.

R. H. Pearse South 26Th Street Trane Co. No Cameron Avenue

Italian girl seeks husband in America receives 1500 replies

An Italian girl who wrote to an Atlanta newspaper expressing a wish to find a husband in the United States collected about 1,500 replies within six weeks. The story highlights cross Atlantic social searches and immigrant matchmaking efforts.

Atlanta America

Chicago Grain and Soybean Prices Mixed on Friday

Chicago grain futures show Sept Open 2.24% high 2.25 low 2.23 close 2.24 with Dec and March moves. CORN Sept Open 1.51% high 1.52 low 1.50 close 1.52. Soybeans Nov Open 2.50 high 2.50 low 2.45 close 2.49. Potatoes and livestock markets also listed with price ranges and arrivals.

Chicago

Ice Varieties At Fair To Open Daily Shows At 2:30 And 8

The fair features four prizes per class and a grande ice show titled Voorhees Freckles Ice Varieties previously seen at Chicago's Railroad Fair. Daily performances at 2 30 and 8 p m parade in front of the grand stand on a 40 by 60 foot rink with advance reserved seats on sale via the secretary s office. William T Collins shows arrive on Monday to set up on the midway as the carnival offers 12 rides and 10 shows.

Chicago Frisch William T. Collins la Crosse

Child Found Safe After Six Hour Woodland Wander

Sheriff Traffic Officer Floyd Potter and John Beffa used a boat in the search. At about 4 p.m. a La Crosse couple heard the child call Daddy several times then Mama. They found her in the woods near shore scratched by briars with insect bites but unharmed and not crying during her long ordeal.

Floyd Potter John Beffa de Soto la Crosse Leonard Brinkman Adams Brinkmans

Conservation Official Dies In Iowa At Spirit Lake

Otto Koch 69 state supervisor for rough fish removal died after a brief illness at Spirit Lake Iowa. He served the Iowa conservation commission since 1934 and was an authority on rough fish and game fish propagation. Survived by wife Irene two daughters two sons two sisters one brother and five grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 10 am Immaculate Conception Church burial in Gethsemane cemetery.

Lansing Otto Koch Iowa Satan Te Spirit Lake Koch Iowa Conservation Commission Henry Koch New Albin Irene Homne la Crosse Ferryville Wis Geraldine Ayers Montebello Calif Marjorie Koch Los Angeles Robert Donald W. S. Allen Brockway Mont Bertha Yackley Chicago William Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Conrad Schallau Gethsemane Cemetery

Clyde Lower Dies After 31 Years with Bank of Ontario

Clyde M. Lower 66 of Ontario Wisconsin died Sunday in a La Crosse hospital after retiring from banking in 1947 due to ill health He served as cashier and president at times and spent his life in Ontario He married Emma Wunsch in 1912 and operated a garage then farmed before joining banking He is survived by his wife five sons and one daughter Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Ontario Wis Clyde M. Lower Bank of Ontario la Crosse Lower Emma Wunsch Barking George Marguerite) Hanson Downieville Calif Elwood Tacoma Wash John Anchorage Alaska Gordon Gerald Carroll

Two Youths Arrested on Vandalism and Assault Charges

A 15 year old and a 17 year old were brought to county court Monday on charges of vandalism at the municipal swimming pool and assault and battery on the pool attendant. Rodney Larson reported noises in the locker room after noon Sunday and said the youths tore soap containers from walls, one turned the shower on him and struck him with a sharp object, requiring three stitches. They were turned over to juvenile authorities.

Rodney Larson

Spain Sells Large Mercury Volumes After 1950 Price Reductions

Report notes Spain is selling substantial mercury stocks due to price reductions in 1950. Officials indicate government and industry sources anticipate continued liquidation to adjust market balances.

Spain

Draftees Called in La Crosse Group Roll Call

In a federal court room the La Crosse draft board 33 led by H K Holley Jr called the roll for a group as eight were absent and two locals overslept. Mrs Dolores Schultz reported the city quota filled at 100 percent with transfers from outside the area. The group later returned to La Crosse after supper in Red Wing Minnesota.

Delores Schultz Federal Court Room H. K. Holley, Jr Charles Loveland Theodore Lunde Draft Board No Irwin J. Albrecht Woodstreet Holley National Guard Reserves Selective Service

Bombing Campaign In Korea Intensifies As U S Bombs Pyongyang

U S B 29s plaster Pyongyang and Wonsan with 540 tons of bombs in a major early strike. The 25th division and marine brigade push about 3000 yards on a broad front amid heavy resistance and high enemy casualties, according to the eighth army.

United States Pyongyang Wonsan U. S. Eighth Army Marine U. S Eighth Army Korea

Patriotic Groups Protest Ouster of County Old Soldiers Room

Seven Civil War and Spanish American War groups pressed the county board to stop using the Old Soldiers room for office space in the courthouse. W. C. Christopherson led the discussion with the buildings and grounds panel and local officials.

GAR Court House Christopherson W. C. Christopherson Joseph P. Riese Frank Check George Herrmann John S. Coleman Esther Domke Wilson Colwell Relief Corps William McKinley Relief Corps Robert Hughes Sons of Union George H. Dalton National Daughters Grand Army of the Republic M. C. Casberg United Spanish War Veterans USV Service Star Legion Board of Supervisors

Reds Launch Fresh Offensives Near Pusan and Yechon

North Korean forces forced allocations to expose to Fifth Air Force as they countered the UN advance. Artillery halted American armor at a bottleneck while the Reds aimed at Pu san. In the north a new drive south of Yechon escalates heavy fighting as the UN offensive pushes into two North Korean divisions near Kogan, 35 miles west of Pusan.

Fifth Air Force Pusan United Nations Yechon Eighth Army Kogan U. S

Israeli eateries hit by ration protest strikes

Thousands of Israelis faced hunger or ate simple sandwiches as strikes over new ration restrictions spread to restaurants and cafes in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem

22 Die In Wisconsin In Weekend Crashes

The Associated Press reports Wisconsin weekend crashes caused at least 22 deaths, including a Polk County family of four. Julius Hanson 24 and wife Marie 26 and children David two and Laura seven months died when their car collided with a milk truck near Oakland while en route to relatives.

Wisconsin Julius Hanson Marie David Laura Oakland Polk County

New York Rainmaker Claims Some Rain Making Success

Dr. Wallace E. Howell a New York professor who runs cloud seeding said he has made rain in his experiments begun last March He cautioned that the rain may be minimal and that he is reviewing data to determine if any clouds were diverted from natural rainfall.

New York Wallace E. Howell Howell Harvard University

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