Durand Death Case Dismissed as Accidental
The death of 61-year-old Wakefield near Durand Wisconsin was ruled accidental after an autopsy found head and internal injuries. His nephew Louis Wakefield 18 admitted running over him while driving to the home and was charged with failing to stop at the scene. Authorities had suspected foul play before the ruling.
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Durand
Wis
Wakefield
John Bartholomew
Here
Louis Wakefield
Bartholomew
Pepin
Three Latvians Find Homes in La Crosse Protestant Households
Three displaced persons from Latvia arrived in La Crosse and will reside with local Protestant families. Meta Daldovskis and her 13 year old son Arnis will live with Rev. Fred Hyslop at 924 Cass Street where she will work. Luize Karklins will live with Owen Jackson at 1222 Cass Street and work there. The group came through Church World Service and Congregational Christian Service, sponsored by the Jackson and Hyslop families after fleeing Soviet occupation and a stay in the Kempten displacement camp in Germany.
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Latvia
la Crosse
Meta Daldovskis
Arnis
Fred Hyslop
Cass Street
Daldovskis
Hyslop
First Congregational Church
Luize Karklins
Owen Jackson
America
Church World Service
Congregational Christian Service Committee
Jackson
Germany
Kempten
Heir to Milwaukee Fortune Questioned in Drownings
John Beggs McCulloch, 42, of New York, heir to the $52 million Beggs estate, is being questioned in connection with a lake drowning incident at Lac la Belle Wisconsin. A rowboat carrying three people overturned after a powerboat wash. Mrs. McCarthy and Frank Chatfield were rescued. Coroner says McCulloch admits being on the lake near the time but denies knowledge of the circumstances.
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Waukesha
Wis
John Beggs
McCulloch
Milwaukee
Quest
Waukesha County
David Dancey
Dancey
New York
Clarence Vanna
George McCarthy
Madison
Polio Cases Reported in Decorah and Nearby
In Winneshiek county Iowa polio totals rise to six and seven with two Decorah cases treated in Iowa City hospitals Pamela Scholl 42 months and Dean Carlson four are not paralyzed yet. A week old case Mrs Kenneth Howe of Waukon in Rochester Minnesota shows no paralysis and is reported favorable.
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Winneshiek County
Iowa
Iowa City
Pamela Scholl
Henry Scholl
Dean Carlson
Art Carlson
Decorah
Kenneth Howe
A. R. Anderson
Waukon
Rochester, Minn
Truman targets tax loopholes on foundations and life firms
The White House pushes new rules to tax unrelated business income of educational and charitable groups and to close a dividend withholding loophole. Senate panel rejected withholding, aiming to tax investment income and finalize unrelated business rules for universities and hospitals.
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Truman
Senate
Treasury
House
U. S. Korea War Casualty Totals Announced
The Army released casualty figures through Aug 6 for its personnel: 153 killed, 1,590 wounded, 873 missing. More names remain to be released as families are notified, while other services show smaller totals.
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Washington
Far East
Korea
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Army
Jets Raid Seoul Area in Korean War Air Offensive
American F 80 jets attacked rail yards and pontoon bridges in Seoul while strafing anti aircraft positions. The Far East air forces reported heavy Red Korean flak and major B 29 strikes on Pyongyang and Wonsan with hundreds of sorties including 419 from the Fifth Air Force. Marine fighters near Chinju destroyed vehicles and a tank at Pansong.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Han River
Far East Air Forces
MacArthur
Pyongyang
Wonsan
Fifth Air Force
Chinju
Pansong
La Crescent Post Honors Servicemen
The La Crescent American Legion post and its auxiliary will hold a farewell supper on Tuesday August 8 at Carrolls beginning at 7 30 p m in honor of Charles Gavin and Winston Reider the first two members recalled to active service. Auxiliary members and husbands and Legion post members and wives are invited.
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LA Crescent
Minn
American Legion Post
Charles Gavin
Winston Reider
Legion Post
Carroll's
Free Rides Boost Church Attendance in Jacksonville
After two Sundays, Jacksonville ministers report increased attendance at church services due to free bus rides offered by the Jacksonville Coach company. Riders show the driver they are going to or from worship between 8 am and 1 pm, with some ministers noting a growing effect as awareness spreads.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Jacksonville Coach Company
France To Get Two Warships As Aid
Washington reports France will receive two U S warships as aid on August 12 in Philadelphia. The destroyer escorts Samuel F Mills and Riddle, 1240 tons each, served in World War II and will be transferred under foreign military aid.
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France
Washington
U. S
Philadelphia
Samuel F. Mills
Riddle
Books Papers Stolen From Trane Plant Box
Donald Braun an employee of Trane Co. plant No. 1 told police that several engineering reference books and papers were taken from a box near the plant. He placed the items in a box in an alley and returned to find several missing shortly after.
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Donald Braun
R. J
la Crosse
Trane Co
Winona Livestock Prices Across Hogs Cattle Calves Markets
Swift & Company reports mixed livestock quotes for hogs cattle calves and lambs. Hogs steady to weak with various weight bands priced from about 20 to 24 dollars. cattle steer and heifer classes mostly lower with ranges from 21 to 31 dollars, cows and calves listed. Minnesota South St Paul markets show steady beef and veal demand with steady to lower hogs early.
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Chicago
USDA
Bicago Livestock
South ST. Paul
Minn
Air Force Seen Flying Fifty Planes in Northwest to Southeast Sweep
Newsreel reports last week and Monday afternoon sightings of numerous military aircraft. About 20 fighters, likely Navy Corsairs, roared from the northwest toward the southeast. A B 36 heavy bomber followed the same route, with a second B 36 observed last week.
Teen taken to hospital after sudden illness in La Crescent
Robert Roraff age 17 of La Crescent Minnesota was taken by police ambulance to a local hospital at 8 40 am Tuesday after he fell ill.
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Robert Roraff
la Crescent
Minn
Wisconsin Juvenile Court summons on Gray children case
The La Crosse County Juvenile Court issues a summons in the neglect and abandonment petition for Margaret Evelyn Donald Edith Thomas Walter Judith and James Gray. Frank Gray as father must appear with the children at the September 1950 hearing at 8 30 a m in La Crosse Court House.
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Wisconsin
Juvenile Court
la Crosse Country
Margaret Gray
Evelyn Gray
Donald Gray
Edith Gray
Thomas Gray
Walter Gray
Judith Gray
James Gray
Prank Gray
la Crosse County
la Crosse
Frank Gray
R. V. Ahlstrom
Chicago Potatoes Arrivals and Market Summary
Potatoes Arrivals 36 cars on track 161 total U S shipments 342. Supplies light and demand fair with market slightly stronger. Colorado Cobbiers 2 70 Idaho Oregon long whites 4 20 Triumphs 3 15 45 Missouri Cobbiers 2 20 Nebraska Warbas 2 40 Washington long whites 4 00 25.
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
Colorado
Idaho
Venezuela hires Italian experts to repair shrines
In Caracas Venezuela will hire 200 Italian experts to reconstruct historic shrines damaged by last Thursday's earthquakes. The government announced the plan as mild new shocks struck several areas with no casualties or major damage reported.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Local airman completes training. stationed at Barksdale
Pfc. Richard Christ son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Dikeman Route 42 La Crosse completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas and is now at Barksdale Air Force Base Shreveport Louisiana in the 1st Air Police Squadron attending classes to become a full AP He enlisted in April 1950 for four years and is a 1949 Logan High School graduate formerly employed by Weisse Lumber Co.
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Richard Christ
Clifford Dikeman
la Crosse
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
Air Force
Logan High School
Weisse Lumber Co
Degree Candidates From La Crosse Among 272 at Marquette
Two La Crosse students are among 272 degree candidates at Marquette University Milwaukee where the 42nd annual Summer school closed last week Sister Mary Georgiana Blum FSPA St Rose convent candidate for science degree and Petra D Anderson 2027 Cass Street eligible for bachelor of philosophy Also 80 seniors in the college of engineering among Summer degree winners will finish Aug 23 No special Summer commencement exercises planned Candidates may join future graduate programs as they wish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Mary Georgiana Blum
FSPA
St. Rose Convent
Petra D. Anderson
Cass Street
College of Engineering
Alaska Defense Housing Strike Sparks White House Statement
President Truman and Defense Secretary Johnson denounced the Alaska strike by AFL Steamfitters and Plumbers as jeopardizing U S security. They cited defense housing projects in Fairbanks and Anchorage stalled since July 26 over a $2 50 hourly raise plus overtime and living costs.
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Washington
Truman
Johnson
Alaska
United States
White House
AFL
Lightning sets fire at Machine Products Co plant
Lightning struck a false ceiling column at Machine Products Co, 2009 West Avenue South, around 1 12 p m Tuesday causing a fire that engines 3 and 5 truck 3 and squad 1 quickly confined to the space between ceiling and roof. A plant official James McCord said damage estimates were not yet available and Lloyd Tischer, 28, was briefly jolted by the blast.
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The
Machine Products Co
West Avenue South
Lloyd Tischer
Caledonia Street
James McCord
200-Pound Woman Charged With Murder
Lydia Pyka 30, a 200-pound housewife, was charged with murdering her father Andrew Kondos 55 and stepmother Caroline 51. Police say she confessed after two days of questioning, claiming years of ill feeling and self defense during a家庭 dispute before the killings last Thursday. an inquest was set for Aug. 22.
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Chicago
Lydia Pyka
Andrew Kondos
Caroline
Truman warns against broad anti subversion laws
President Truman argues against sweeping security measures he says threaten First Amendment rights. He links rising totalitarianism on both sides to the need for targeted action, criticizing proposals backed by Nixon and Mundt as vague, unnecessary, and dangerous.
Trapezist saves man after belt breaks mid stunt
A Czech trapezist named Robert Rager saved a daring man as a trapeze beneath a plane broke his belt. He landed safely in Innsbruck Austria after the incident left him unable to swing back into the aircraft.
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Robert Rager
Czechoslovakia
Innsbruck
Austria
Barbershoppers Gather In La Crosse Chapter
The Barbershoppers of the La Crosse chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America will meet Tuesday at 8 p m at the VFW club. Lunch will be served.
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la Crosse
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
Barber Shop
America
VFW Club
Florida Governor Warns Sheriffs To Stop Gambling
Florida Governor Warren warns 67 sheriffs and 185 constables to enforce state gambling laws within 30 days or face suspension without a hearing. He cites Kefauver committee scrutiny and notes recent suspensions of Broward and Okaloosa county officers.
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Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
Warren
U. S. Senate
Kefauver Committee
Walter R. Clark
Broward County
H. Lisle Enzor
Okaloosa County
Fox Wilson
O. L. Bengtson
Wisconsin Legion Convention Opens in Green Bay
The 32nd annual Wisconsin American Legion convention starts in Green Bay with early arrivals from the 40 or 8 society. Sessions run Friday and a Sunday parade is expected for 75,000 to 100,000 attendees featuring 52 floats and 54 musical groups. Charles L. Larson chairs opening ceremonies with Admiral J. Cary Jones as speaker and a Sunday officer election to follow between Kenneth Greenquist and Jerome Host.
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Green Bay
Wis
Wisconsin Department of the American Legion
Legion
40 Or 8 Society
Charles L. Larson
Port Washington
J. Cary Jones
Ninth Naval District
Larson
Kenneth Greenquist
Racine
Jerome Host
Milwaukee
Test Color TV Broadcast Reaches 200 Miles to New York
A RCA test color television broadcast was sent Monday from Washington to receivers in the New York area, covering more than 200 miles. The experiment aims to show if regular co-axial cables can handle the new process.
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New York
Washington, D. C
Radio Corporation of America
Communist Forces Face Heavy Losses as Korean Front Advances
Near Taegu the North Koreans push two miles beyond the river line while Allied air strikes target seven red tanks. U S intelligence cites 44 500 North Korean casualties in six weeks. U S Marines lift stranded doughboys as Per shing tanks advance. Naval power expands with five American ships bombarding Tanchon and Inchon port guns near Seoul.
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Taegu
MacArthur
Changnyong
U. S
General Pershing
Korean
Tanchon
38Th Parallel
Inchon
Seoul
Seoul City Site Becomes Tokyo Rose Of Korea War
A Seoul based propagandist dubbed Tokyo Rose began English language broadcasts from the Communist held capital at night. The U S 8th Army reported a 558th military police radio unit picked up the feed as she urged U S airmen to abandon bombing campaigns and return home. Enlisted men quickly nicknamed her.
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U. S. 8Th Army
Korea
Tokyo Rose
Seoul
South Korea
U. S
Local Plugs With Canes Plan La Crosse Goodwill Tour
La Crosse Plugs and city officials will tour towns in Iowa and Minnesota on Saturday August 19 leaving 7 45 a m and returning 9 10 p m. The parade includes police escort plug hats canes and calliope with refreshments for residents. Round trip fare is 8 80 with tickets at local businesses. Men must bring wives or sweethearts or face a penalty.
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Iowa
Minnesota
la Crosse
Goodwill
Milwaukee Road
Plug R. Casey Gregorich
Henry Ahrens
Paul Morris
Milo Knutson
Plugs
Brownie Beck
Mrs. Beck
Serv Ice Club
Gregorich
Houston
Rushford
Lanesboro
Spring Valley
Austin
LeRoy
Minn
Cresco
Calmar
Marquette
Lansing
New Albia
Chamber of Commerce
Casey's Car Sales
Helwig and Morris
S and H
Reading material flown to U S troops in Korea
An acting librarian from the Eighth Army special services reports 9 540 books and 69 090 magazines have been air lifted daily from Japan to division HQs unattached units and evacuation hospitals in Korea in kits of 15 to 20 items each.
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Yokohama
Japan
U. S
Korea
Shirley Welshinger
Eighth Army Special Services Organization
Army shifts on reservist calls amid dependents policy
Washington reports the army is relaxing its priority rule that favors reservists with no dependents. Area commanders now test callups by need, not dependency status, as the service prepares to summon 62 000 reservists in September and October to fill guard, reserve, and regular force needs.
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Washington
Wife Of Capital Times Editor Dies At 47
Mrs. Dewey D. Dunn, 47, wife of the Capital Times’ managing editor, died Monday night after a long illness in Madison Wisconsin. A charter member of the Madison Civic Theater and Theater Guild she belonged to the Madison Women’s Club the Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters and the Gray Ladies of the Red Cross. For years she served as librarian for the Capital Times and is survived by her husband and a brother J W Troy of Waupun. Funeral services will be held.
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Madison
Wis
Dewey D. Dunn
Capital Times
Madison Civic Theater
Madison Theater Guild
Dunn
Madison Women’s Club
Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters
The
Gray Ladies of the Red Cross
J. W. Troy
Waupun
U S Cutter Aids Stricken Norwegian Freighter Belfri
The U S coast guard cutter Dexter is alongside the stricken Norwegian freighter Belfri in rough Atlantic waters. Dexter will escort Belfri to St John’s Newfoundland, about 900 miles away, as ships from three nations respond to the emergency. The Belfri, a former Liberty ship, sent distress Monday night after springing a leak and taking on water while the crew works with wire and cement.
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Halifax
N. S
U. S. Coast Guard
Dexter
Belfri
North Atlantic
St. John’s Nild
U. S
J. H. McRae
Coast Guard
Obituary: Mrs. Robert Manley Die at Local Hospital
Mrs. Robert Manley 61 of 1012 South Ninth Street died Sunday evening at a local hospital. Survived by husband Milford Manley Seattle Washington a son two grandchildren three sisters Marion Stone Virginia Minn Antoinette Wilsey Bernice Harris La Crosse two brothers Max Hamilton Harris Morris Minn. Funeral Thursday 830 am Schumacher Funeral Home Seventh and Winnebago then 9 am St Joseph Cathedral Rt Rev Msgr Peter Pape officiating. Burial St Joseph Cemetery Rushford Minnesota. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday rosary 730 pm. Qa Resd Tribune Want Ads
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Robert Manley
South Ninth Street
Milford Manley
Seattle
Wash
George
Marion) Stone
Virginia
Minn
Lloyd
Antonette) Wilsey
Bernice Harris
la Crosse
Max
Hamilton Harris
Morris, Minn
Fairchild Claims Democrats Ahead in Fulfilling Needs
AP dispatch reports Attorney General Thomas Fairchild, a U S senate hopeful, speaking in Madison argues Democrats are years ahead in meeting people’s needs citing social security legislation. He says Republicans warned of totalitarian, socialistic outcomes 15 years ago, but the program succeeded. A Wilkie for Congress committee launches in Madison backing Horace W. Wilkie for Congress in the second district with county delegations listed. In Two Rivers Leonard Schmitt attacks state workers compensation administration as servile to insurers, criticizing wage adequacy and insurer doctors influence.
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Democratic Party
Thomas Fairchild
U. S. Senate
Madison
Fairchild
Wilkie For Congress
Horace W. Wilkie
Congress
Columbia
Dane
Dodge
Jefferson
Waukesha
Two Rivers
Leonard Schmitt
Merrill
Schmitt
Standard Oil Tops 1950 Wisconsin Fleet Safety Contest
Standard Oil Co. led the 1950 Wisconsin truck and bus fleet safety contest after six months, winning its class in the eighth annual event sponsored by the state motor vehicle department. The survey lists 139 fleets across 20 classifications with 3,490 vehicles. awards go to top records and no accident drivers. Best first-half records were by Winnebago County Highway Commission, Badger Lines, and Green Bay Wausau Lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Co
State Motor Vehicle Department
Winnebago County
AFL Heads Meet CHICAGO executive council opens eight day session
AFL executive council in Chicago opens an eight day meeting to discuss federal controls including housing. Reports from committees cover merger with CIO and AIM back into the AFL fold as efforts continue with the 600000 member organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
CIO
International Association of Machinists
AFL
Aldermen To Meet All Common Council Committees
All committees of the common council will meet at 7 30 p m to discuss agenda items and city business.
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Common Council
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Swift & Co
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Reo Motors
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Marlin
Winona Livestock
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