Legion May Hit McCarthy Acts
GREEN BAY Wis Public censure of Sen McCarthy R Wis if his charges of communism in government proved false was urged Friday in a resolution for the state American Legion convention The measure placed in the resolutions committee by Marinette county council calls for a non political non partisan investigation by Legionnaires with no office in the Legion If proven true steps to remove named individuals may follow If proven false the national Legion should publicly censure McCarthy and take further action. The convention opened with 1800 delegates under State Cmdr Charles L Larson Stage Night Of Fun featured the 40 ou 8 society parade and elects Mrs Herman Stearn Milwaukee as le chapeau with officers named.
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Green Bay
Wis
Sen
McCarthy
Legion
National Department of the Legion
Wisconsin
Evansville Post
Charles L. Larson
Port Washington
Masters’ Auxiliary
Herman Stearn
Milwaukee
le Chapeau
William Killeen
Oshkosh
le Demi-Chapeau
Emma Troger
la Crosse
le Demi-Chapeau Deuxieme
Mae Wieseke
L’archiviste
Henry de Berge
Kenosha
L’aumonier
Raymond Koehler
la Concierge
Ernest Gagnon
la Secretairre-Cassaire
Apparitions and Planned Gathering Draw Large Crowd
Necedah residents and officials anticipate a public committee will manage 50 000 to 100 000 people Tuesday despite Bishop Treacy's remarks. Mrs Van Hoof reports multiple visions since last November with the Virgin promising returns on August 15 and October 7. The Catholic Church cites Fatima as a past approved apparition.
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Treacy
Swan
van Hoof
Fatima
Portugal
Winona Livestock Market and Chicago Grains Report
The Winona market shows hogs steady with varied weights, cattle and calves mixed with steers and heifers steady to higher, and dry fed segments priced up to 29.50 for good to choice. Chicago cash grain lists No. 1 yellow corn around 1.56-1.56% with soybeans near 2.41-2.52, while livestock bids in Chicago show higher quotes for choice hogs and steady beef cattle ranges.
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Swift & Company
E.m
South ST. Paul
Minn
USDA
Chicago
S. March
Chicago Cash Grain
Chicago Livestock
Navy studies show private fleet shrinks as war cargo needs loom
The article notes deep sea shipyards shrink from a wartime peak of 100 to five in operation, while the private and government fleets total 3,700 vessels with 40 million deadweight tons and 600,000 troop capacity. It cites a $20 million program to reactivate 134 ships and restore idle yards amid the Korean crisis, plus shifts in manpower and port mechanization.
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Navy
Bureau of the Budget
Military Sea Transportation Service
Panama
Honduras
Liberia
Congress
United States
Jackson
Adams
Hayes
Rainy day dampens fair plans at La Crosse carnival
Fairgoers, including home for children, were kept away from the La Crosse carnival by rain. 4-H judging wrapped Thursday night while calf placements were underway Friday. The Saturday horse pulling contest opens at 8:30 a.m. led by Floyd Jones with entrants up to 150 miles away. Butter entries fill the north refrigerator. dairy judges say La Crosse tops many fairs in butter and cheese quality.
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Collins
the Fair Association
Chamber of Commerce and
la Crosse Transit Co
Arthur Collentine
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Badger Street Gate
Floyd Jones
The
Fair Association
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
la Crosse
La Crosse County Court Audits Multiple Fines And Violations
Daily records show William Guenther forfeited a $10 speeding fine. Hensel Morris pled guilty to intoxication on a public highway with $5 costs. Frank Butts faces $100 and costs or 60 days for drunken driving. Lyle Van Kirk split fines for speeding and driving without caution. Multiple speeding fines listed on the Causeway and City streets. Donald Nedland fined $150 with license revoked for one year. Minor fines for running arterial sign and no license. Fires reported at Market Street locations with minor damage.
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la Crosse
William Guenther
Farwell Street
Guenther
Hensel Morris
Camp McCoy
Frank Butts
Cheneyville
Butts
Wisconsin
Lyle van Kirk
Sparta
Russel Moan
Harvey Street
Causeway
Dwight Gavin
Kane Street
West Avenue
Floyd Volk
King Street
Donald Hebert
Minneapolis
Minn
Rose Street
William Walter
Winona
Jackson Street
Karlton Keppel
Thomas Baldwin, Jr
Gordon Kiesling
South Second Street
Erhardt Oertel
la Crosse Street
Donald Nedland
South Fourth Street
Arthur Finley
Market Street
Nathan DeLap
Victory
Wis
Elmer Lau
William Ferries
Avon Street
Weather Record Forecast for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Weather update notes mostly fair but unseasonably cool in Wisconsin tonight and Saturday. Minnesota sees partly cloudy to cloudy skies with possible showers or thundershowers in the southwest. Iowa remains mostly cloudy and cool with occasional showers or thundershowers in the extreme west this afternoon and tonight through Saturday.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Sanaa
Weather Summary From Hastings to Guttenberg Iowa
Forecast indicates stationary river levels this weekend across Hastings to Guttenberg with minimal stream flow changes. High pressure clears skies across Wisconsin Minnesota bringing unusually cool conditions. Park Falls hit 38 and Green Bay 43 record low. Temperatures 5 to 10 degrees below average with heavy rains in southern Wisconsin and along the Mississippi north to St. Paul.
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Canada
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Park Palls
Green Bay
Wis
Mississippi River
Moline
St. Paul
Ohio Valley
Lake Erie
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Kansas
Southwest
California
Las Veels
Texas
Presidio
Sault Ste. Marie
Mountain Climbing Youths Reported Missing on Mt Whitney
Lone Pine California two 17 year old New York boys Christopher Reynolds and Steven Wasserman were reported missing after setting out Sunday to climb the east face of Mt Whitney the highest peak in the United States they were due back by Tuesday according to authorities
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Lone Pine
Calif
New York
Mt. Whitney
United States
Christopher Reynolds
Steven Wasserman
Mrs Desmond 86 Dies After Long Illness in La Crosse
Mrs. Michael Desmond age 86 of 2315 Main street died Friday morning in a local hospital after an illness of several years. Born January 21 1864 in Randolph Wisconsin she lived most of life in La Crosse. Husband preceded her in death. Survived by son John 2514 Main street and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are in complete.
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Michael Desmond
Main Street
Desmond
Randolph
Wis
la Crosse
John
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for La Crosse Area
Frank Bremberger and Carol Tikal plan marriage in La Crosse on Aug 19. Richard Fredrickson and Norma Kopp wed in La Crosse. George Guenther and Marilyn Adams to marry in Onalaska on Aug 19. Clarence Beissel and Virginia Greener wed in La Crosse on Aug 14. Robert Starch and Gloria Fortun to wed in Coon Valley Aug 16. George Marr and Alice Johnson to marry in La Crosse Aug 26.
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Frank Bremberger
Butler
Wis
Carol Tikal
South 14Th Street
la Crosse
Richard Fredrickson
Park Drive
Norma Kopp
North Ninth Street
George Guenther
Onalaska
Marilyn Adams
Clarence Harold Beissel
South 19Th Street
Virginia Greener
St. Andrew Street
Robert Starch
Coon Valley
Gloria Fortun
George R. Marr. Martville
N. Y
Alice —~ Johnson
Kane Street
Sawmills and Gristmills Pioneered Utah Industry
Sawmills and gristmills formed Utah’s earliest industrial operations, driving early settlement and development as the state’s initial machinery-based endeavors.
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Utah
Deaths: Ralph E. Hamilton Ettrick and Galesville
Ralph Edwin Hamilton 64 of Ettrick died at home Thursday after a long illness. Funeral Sunday at Runne Strand chapel Ettrick 1 15 p m and Galesville Presbyterian 2 p m with Rev George Strum officiating. Burial Pine Cliff Cemetery. Survived by wife Marie Schietty four children four grandchildren and a step brother Olds. Son Arthur hospitalised from Trempealeau county fair accident.
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Thomas Cuyler Hamilton
Mantorville
Minn
Marie Schietty
Ettrick Township
Hamilton
Ettrick
Lawrence
Horace Knight
Galeville
Arthur
John Kosharek
Culver City
Calif
Olds
Caledonia
Runnestrand Chapel
la Crosse
Trempealeau County Fair
Funeral services for John Malphy in Ontario Wisconsin
John Malphy 92 died Wednesday at his home near Ontario Wisconsin Rosary will be at reg farm home Friday 8 30 p m Mass is at St Mary s Ridge Catholic church Saturday at 9 30 a m with Rev Sylvester Frye officiating Burial will be in St Mary s cemetery He would have been 93 on August 14 Survived by two daughters Katherine Teal and Ann Boldon both of Hillsboro and four sons Howard Bernard Ray and John of Cashton Victory and Hillsboro respectively
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Ontario
Wis
St. Mary's Ridge Catholic
John Malphy
Sylvester Frye
St. Mary's Cemetery
Reg Farm
Malphy
Francis
Katherine) Teal
Ray
Ann) Boldon
Hillsboro
Howard
Bernard
Victory
John
Thailand Builds Seedlac and Shellac Industry Postwar
Thailand develops a lucrative seedlac and shellac industry since the war. Officials promote expansion, citing economic gains and potential exports through domestic processing facilities and regional trade links.
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Thailand
Contempt Citations Won Against 54 Witnesses in House Vote
The House voted contempt of congress against 54 witnesses who refused to answer questions before the unAmerican Activities Committee. Total citations in two days reach 56. Citations go to the Justice Department for court action. Bart and Matles are named among those cited, with support from other Pittsburgh officials.
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Washington
House
Contempt of Congress
unAmerican Activities Committee
Justice Department
Philip Bart
Communist
Daily Worker
Marcantonio
American-Labor-Ny
Bart
James Matles
United Electrical Workers
CIO
Communist Party
Carnival Worker Held After Theft In Local Hotel Room
Leonard D. Turner a 40 year old carnival worker from Jackson Tennessee pleaded innocent in county court to breaking and entering at night. Bond set at 1000 dollars preliminary hearing scheduled for August 16. Police say Turner was arrested after a hotel room theft of 200 dollars cash car keys a pen and pencil and cigarettes were found on him. He claimed the goods came from a man who asked him to hold them until Friday morning when they would meet.
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Leonard D. Turner
Jackson
Tenn
Turner
Herman Hans
la Crosse
Milner
Adrian Stellplug
Pearl Street
Marriages Planned in La Crosse Area This August and September
Individuals from Wisconsin towns including Rockland Sparta Green Lake and Winona coordinate marriage plans in La Crosse area. Couples listed include La Crosse ceremony dates August 12 19 26 and September 2 with locations at 2102 Winneba Go Street 825 South 22nd Street 1903 West Avenue South and 1540 Caledonia Street among others.
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George Rachel
Winnebago Street
Carol Bruha
Rose Street
la Crosse
Rex David Ritchie
Green Lake
Wis
Virginia Devine
South 22Nd Street
James Dale Lepsch
West Avenue South
LaVenne Nieber
Frank Binder
Kenosha
Rowena Bigsbee
Caledonia Street
Aloise H. Wolfe
Winona
Blanche Evelyn Ehmke
A . Bakalars
South 14Th Street
Mary Quinn
Johnson Street
Charme Bridge Repair Nears Reopening on STH 35
Prairie du Chien Wis Special report says the Charme bridge on STH 35 between Lynxville and Prairie du Chien, undermined by heavy rains, has been repaired but remaining highway work is needed before reopening. Detours route STH 35 via Mt Sterling on STH 27. Total $5800 of $22500 repairs funds allocated for Charme bridge. Other flood affected routes include STH 35 60 131 179 and US 61 funded by special funds. not affecting general maintenance allocations for Crawford county.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Lynxville
Frank O. Bird
Mt. Sterling
State Highway Commission
Charme
Crawford County
Hoosier Driver In City Crash Near Firestone Store
An Indiana man Harley A. Firestone from Elkhart crashed near the Firestone Store at 620 Main Street at 10 55 a m Thursday after a local vehicle ran a stop sign. His wife sustained elbow abrasions and declined medical aid. Total damage: about 150 dollars to the Firestone car and 100 dollars to the other vehicle driven by Donald E Huggett of Onalaska. A separate incident reports a parked car damaged in the A and P lot on South Sixth Street by an unknown driver, with 20 dollars damage.
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Indiana
Firestone
Main Street
Harley A. Firestone
Elkhart
Ind
Seventh Street
Donald E. Huggett
Onalaska
Huggett
Replay Set Scheduled After Dark Tennis Match
Leo Kenney defeated Dick McLoone 7 5 2 6 6 3 in the second round but the final set was played in near dark. The match will be replayed Saturday after noon with the winner facing Jim Scheel in the semifinals.
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Leo Kenney
Dick McLoone
Bill Baker
Kenney
Baker
Jim Scheel
Israel Faces Soap Shortage From Material Delays
A report cites a soap shortage in Israel earlier this year due to a lack of raw materials. In the United States on January 1, 1954 there were 24 635 head of milk cows and two year old heifers.
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Israel
U. S
Board Sees Small Share of Steel Used for Rearmament
A munitions board official says the military's steel use will be about five to six percent of U S production under a new rearmament plan, allowing hardware needs for planes ships tanks and guns without crippling civilian economy. Current military demand is about four percent and can be drawn from existing production and nonessential items while Korea war needs rise. The board also notes stockpiles of strategic materials have been built up and will not be tapped for immediate war. 71 stockpiled items include tin tungsten copper manganese chrome asbestos mica talc rubber oils and drugs.
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United States
Great Lakes
Alaska
Military Air Transport Service
Congress
Washington
Munitions Board
Truman
Auto Forced Off Highway Damages Vehicle
An unidentified car crowded Monroe Johnson's auto off Highway 14 at 2 am Friday. Johnson, 18, of Coon Valley, escaped injury after his car struck forms for paving. Police report damage to the right front tire and rear wheels.
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Highway 14
Monroe Johnson
Coon Valley
Johnson
Tax plan outlined as lawmakers near election jitters
Finance Chairman George and Senator Millikin predict committee approval of a $3 billion increase in individual taxes, with a $5 billion total bill controversial without an excess profits amendment. Proposals include raising withholding to 18 percent and taxing one quarter of 195 income, while exemptions and income splitting remain unchanged.
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Finance
George
Dga
Congress
Millikin
R-Cole
Truman
Treasury
Night battles near Pohang amid Korean War clashes
American and North Korean forces clash along the Pohang front as darkness forces a night battle. Lt. Gen. Walker and Maj. Gen. Partridge observe from a light plane while American air and ground units attack Reds on night sorties. North Korean troops press across the Naktong river as UN forces push a counter-offensive near Chinju and Taegu.
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Air Force
Hal Boyle
Walton H. Walker
U. S. 8Th Army
Earle Partridge
Fifth Air Force
Pohang Field
Pohang
Eighth Army
Chinju
U. S. 35Th
8Th Army
35Th
Naktong River
Taegu
Rar
Births St Ann’s Aug 6 to Lyman and Johnson
Birth notices list numerous newborns with dates from Aug 6 to Aug 11 at St Ann’s and other addresses. Entries name parents, towns like Houston Dakota De Soto West Salem and Onalaska, with guardians and occasional nurse or commentator initials.
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Lou Gregory
Lyman T. Johnson
Houston
Minn
Audrey Rank
Harriet Lucille
Roy E. Swett
Dakota
Joseph John
Joseph Robertson
de Soto
Wis
Mary Ellen Jambois
Michael James
Ernest S. Tessier
West Salem
Rebecca Susan
Thomas W. Kohlwey
Harvest Street
Onalaska
Kathy Lee
George Haugen
Clinton Street
William Fridrick, Jr
William F. Weiss
Caledonia Street
Violet Severson
St. Francis School of Nursing
Raymond Ordell
Halvor Halvarson
Peterson
Emma Eide
Francis W. Loughan
George Street
David Ardale
Ardale J. Skaar
Liberty Street
Virginia Freismuth
James David
Kenneth I. Thompson
South Third Street
Marion McClanathan
James A. Dolan
Market Street
Elizabeth Freisinger
Albert Raymond
Winston B. Reider
la Crescent
Mary Hengel
Mark
Robert E. Koerner
Fifth Avenue South
Marie Ludwig
Council mulls equipment upgrade for aldermen and audience
A proposed resolution seeks bids to furnish two items including new desks and a loud speaker system for the council chamber. The audience would gain hearing aid through the system while aldermen seek improved desks. A suggestion for a long semi circular desk addresses seating. A revised anti fireworks ordinance, aligned with state law, also gains committee support at police request.
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Council
Virgil Arneson
Army invites older officers for active duty tests
The Army announced age limits for second lieutenants first lieutenants and captains across combat and service branches. Officers over age may be ordered to active duty and all selected will report to the nearest army post for physical tests. If fit, 21 days to close private affairs. testing targets Sept 22 and Sept 29.
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Adjutant General
Chemical
Ordnance
Quartermaster
Finance
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