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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1955

Page

2

Funds Lost Young Bank Teller Jailed

New York police charge 26 year old William Gerard Gravius with embezzling 46000 dollars from the Jamaica National Bank Hillside Avenue branch. Gravius says the money vanished after he set it aside for deposit and hid it in the vault delaying reporting due to fear. He reportedly funded a personal account with racing winnings.

New York William Gerard Gravius East Hampton Long Island Hillside Avenue Jamaica National Bank Gravius East Meadow N.Y

Finishes High School In 34 Years Goes To College

In Pikeville Kentucky Mrs. Joe Hunt 49 widow of a West Virginia coal miner completed high school after 34 years and eight children. She paused 30 years to marry and raise a family and finished last May. She now begins a four year program at Pikeville Junior College toward a high school teaching certificate.

Pikeville Joe Hunt Hunt Delbarton W. Va Pikeville Junior College

Madison soldier paints generals as going away gifts

William Conn of Madison Indiana orders generals around in a playful tradition at the Ft. Knox armored center. He paints portraits of departing commanding generals and presents them as going-away gifts, a longstanding custom.

Louisville William Conn Madison Ind Ft. Knox

Government probes how federal information is withheld

A House Government Operations subcommittee opened a study to determine what information federal agencies release or withhold from the public press and Congress. The panel issued 80 questions across categories for public access press inquiries and congressional requests amid criticism of a Defense Department directive on “constructive” information.

Washington Congress House Subcommittee Rep Moss D-Calif Dawson Full Government Operations Committee Secretary of Defense Wilson Pentagon Defense Department Department

Workers Must Pay Dues But Not Required to Join GM Union

Indiana court hears GM union shop dispute as attorney for General Motors argues members must pay an initiation fee and $2.50 monthly dues under a three year contract. Vernon Smith and 200 other nonunion GM workers challenge the contract as coercive under state law and the Indiana constitution.

GM Union Indianapolisp General Motors Corp CIO United Auto Work Ers Frederic Anderson Anderson Marion County Superior Court Vernon R. Smith Allison Division General Motors Indianapolis Indiana UAW Smith

Charge Sergeant Gallagher Accused of Causing POW Deaths

Testimony portrays Sgt. James C. Gallagher as a prison camp bully who tossed sick POWs into 40 below weather, causing three deaths in North Korea. Witnesses from Detroit and Waukon reported him favoring Reds and leaving men to die while receiving warm clothing.

New York James C. Gallagher Gallagher North Korea Brooklyn John W. Jones Detroit Donald T. Baxter Waukon Iowa Walter J. Bolinsky Bloomsburg Bolinsky

Lens Grinder Dies at 68 in Williams Bay

Frederick Pearson, 68, longtime head lens grinder at Yerkes Observatory and noted international expert on astronomical optics, collapsed and died Monday while playing golf in Williams Bay.

Williams Bay Frederick Pearson Yerkes Observatory

Suzan Ball Buried In Wedding Dress

Suzan Ball was laid to rest in her wedding dress in Glendale California. More than 1500 mourners viewed her casket at Forest Lawn Memorial Park as Dr Louis H Evans preached praising her courage and resilience after her battle with cancer.

Glendale Calif Suzan Ball Forest Lawn Memorial Park Louis H. Evans Richard Long Dr. Evans Miss Ball

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