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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1955

Page

8

Magsaysay Seeks to Unseat Foe Claro Recto in Manila Clash

President Ramon Magsaysay aims to oust senator and foreign policy critic Claro M. Recto in the November elections. The feud centers on U S policy in Asia and Recto's nationalist stance, with party control and provincial support as key factors.

Manila Ramon Magsaysay Claro M. Recto Recto Nacionalista Party Magsaysay United States Philippines Asia Leon Guerrero London Magsayeay Rec U.S Formosa Congress South Viet Nam Nacionalista

Police Court Entries From La Crosse Dated Actions

Daily Records reports multiple La Crosse police court actions with several defendants forfeiting bonds for speeding and stop sign violations. Names include Eugene Allers George Berger Gerald Clark Vernon Eschelweck Eugene Herlitzke Reuben Nicolai Norbert Nuttleman and Ruth Strange. Also notes incidents of fire damage at 1706 Gillette Street and a lockout aid at 220 17th Place.

Eugene T. Allers St. Paul George Berger Hood St Gerald Clark Avon St Vernon Eschelweck East Ave Eugene Herlitzke Coon Valley Reuben Nicolai Stoddard Norbert Nuttleman R. J Westsalem Ruth Strange Pine St

Man Charged Over Car Taken From Sheriff's Garage

David Nichols of Sparta appeared before Judge Lambert Hansen on charges of taking a car from Sheriff Harry C. Johnson’s impounded vehicle lot during a divorce dispute. Disposition postponed until the divorce is granted and a final settlement is reached. John Bailey of Adams Friendship remains jailed in Monroe County for contempt for being $1000 in arrears in alimony to his wife and two children and for neglecting his family while drawing a $197 monthly pension.

David Nichols Sparta Lambert Hansen Harry C. Johnson Johnson Hansen John Bailey Adams Friendship Monroe County Bailey

Picketed Soviet Farm Delegation Heads to Springfield

About 30 demonstrators surrounded eight members of the Soviet farm delegation as they left Chicago's Conrad Hilton Hotel. The pickets shouted in Russian and English denouncing the visitors while police kept watch. The Russians, unfazed, proceeded to taxis and a chartered flight to Springfield to meet Gov. Stratton at the state fair.

Chicago United States Springfield Conrad Hilton Esthenia Lithuania Ukraine Baltic Illinois William G. Stratton Woodstock

Tri State Deaths in Caledonia and Surrounding Cities

Obituary notices report Ralph Sheehan 69 of Caledonia died in Lake City after an extended illness. Survived by wife, daughter Sarah Freese, son Ray, siblings and four brothers. Also funeral arrangements for George Walters 66 formerly of Black River Falls who died in Guam. James Gavin 70 former Hanover Township resident buried in Whitehall Montana.

Caledonia, Minn Ralph Sheehan Caledonia Lake City Ian Daniel Sheehan Chicago McCormick and Potter Funeral Homes J. J. Vollmer E. B. Wise Fredolph Beloit Wis Wallace Floyd Leslie Jerry Watsonville Calif

Bicycle-Riding Teens Steal Purse and Watch on Lake Shore

Four bicycle riding youths abducted a woman's purse and wrist watch on Lake Shore Drive. A police squad pursued the suspects but they escaped in traffic. The victims, Mrs. Geraldine Woodlief and Mrs. Martha Davis, reported $43 and a wrist watch stolen while a passing officer later fined a motorist for liquor offenses. District Judge Frank Gregorski presided as the driver was fined.

Chicago Geraldine Woodlief Marshall Field and Co Martha Davis Lake Shore Drive Milwaukee Woodlief Frank Gregorski Benjamin O’quinnworth

Car Recovered After Stolen From Lansing

The stolen car taken last week from Edwin Cooper in Lansing was found in Pipestone Minnesota on Wednesday. Sheriff William Huffman of Waukon reported the recovery.

Waukon Wis Edwin Cooper Lansing Pipestone Minn William Huffman

Weather forecast hints cooler northwestern U S. Connie drenches New England

The Weather Bureau predicts a drop in temperature in the northwest tonight while most of the nation will see little change. Hurricane Connie will bring heavy rains across most of New England with clearing skies and lighter winds to the south. Last night lows and yesterday’s highs are noted.

United States Connie New England Northwest Canada Unifax

Livestock Market Report Chicago USDA Prices

Chicago market notes salable hogs 200 barrows and gilts over 190 pounds up 50, under 190 up 1.00 to 1.50. sows steady. Cattle: 200 head with steers steady to 50 lower on primes, 25-50 higher on choice. heifers 25-50 lower. cows weak to 50 lower. bulls steady. Prime steers 1,220 pounds at 25.25. other prime 1,050-1,300 pound steers 24.25-24.75. most choice and prime steers 21.75-24.00. prime 1,350-1,575 pound steers 22.25-23.50. High choice yearlings to 23.25. most good 19.00-21.00. mixed good and choice 21.25-22.50. Lots of mixed choice and prime heifers 1,050 pounds down 21.75-22.75. bulk good to high choice heifers 18.50-21.50. utility to low good heifers unevenly 12.00-18.00. Utility and commercial cows closed 10.50-13.00. canners and cutters 8.50-11.25. bulk utility and commercial bulls 14.00-15.50. few ahead choice and prime dealers 24.00. bulk good and choice 19.00-23.00.

Chicago USDA

Births Reported At Multiple Wisconsin Hospitals

A series of birth notices from La Crosse and surrounding towns list newborns and parents at St. Ann’s, Krohn Clinic, St. Mary’s Hospital, and other facilities in Galesville Blooming Prairie West Salem Sparta Wilton Onalaska Alma Center Black River Falls Rockland and Ban gor with dates August 4 to August 12 and parents named, including Mason Schaffer Sobkowiak Beckman Lloyd Call and others.

Lloyd C. Schaffer Blooming Prairie Minn Agnes Reynolds Robert J. Sobkowiak Bangor Patricia Schmitt Harry H. Dadsek la Moille Elizabeth Jones Robert W. Baldwin 6Th St Suzann Meyers Sidney Kirkeng Rockland Maryl Manke Fred J. Hagen Wood St Ramona Hall George W. Hall 7Th St Shirley Linberg Patrick B. McDonald Division St Jeanette Beckman James V. Cram Galesville Virginia Shumway Baldwin E. Lloyd W. Franklin West Salem Florence Rusch Edwin Orin Edward Chamberlain Black River Falls Loretta Hale David Call Alma Center Wis Eunice Hanson Herbert Faulkner Rosg Preston St. Mary's Hospital Sparta

Attacks On Labor Reflected In Eisenhower Admin

Wisconsin congressman Rep. Eugene McCarthy told union leaders at the University of Wisconsin that national anti labor rhetoric is echoed locally and could shape the 1956 election, accusing the administration of tacit encouragement of such attacks.

Madison Wisconsin Eugene J. McCarthy D-Minn Institute For Workers University of Wisconsin McCarthy

Watertown Reports First Polio Case Of Year

Watertown records its first polio case of the season a 14 year old girl diagnosed with poliomyelitis and taken to Waupun Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Watertown Waupun Memorial Hospital

Connie Hovers Off Mid-Atlantic Coast With Diminishing Winds

Storm Connie brushes Virginia coast with up to 75 mph winds and record rain in Richmond 8.79 inches in 24 hours. Norfolk and Baltimore bureaus track path while Diane to the east affected by Fujiwhara effect, easing threats to land.

Connie Ocean City Atlantic Washington Boston Block Island R.I Eastport Maine Maryland Delaware Thormal New Jersey Long Island Virginia North Carolina Richmond Hampton Roads Chesapeake Bay Forrestal Navy Newport News Carolinas Diane U.S Palm Beach Fla Bermuda Gordon Dunn Miami Weather Bureau

Former Credit Union Official Receives Five-Year Probation

MILWAUKEE A 43-year-old former credit union officer prominent in suburban Cudahy affairs was placed on five years probation after embezzlement charges. Marion Oleszak, ex member of the suburban school board, originally faced 5 to 20 years at Waupun before a stayed sentence and probation was imposed by Municipal Judge Herbert J. Steffes.

Milwaukee Cudahy Marion Oleszak Waupun Herbert J. Steffes

Three Injured In Highway 44 Crash Near Spring Grove

A Friday 7:15 p.m. collision on Highway 44 one mile west of Spring Grove left three people injured and two cars wrecked. Gerald Storlie and his wife from Mabel were taken to a La Crosse hospital with injuries described as satisfactory. Carl Fossum of Riceford was taken to a Spring Grove hospital with unspecified injuries. The crash remains under investigation by Houston County Sheriff Beryl Kerrigan, deputy Byron Whitehouse, and Minnesota Highway Patrol.

Spring Grove Minn Mabel Gerhardt Storlie la Crosse Storlie Carl Fossum Riceford Beryl Kerrigan Houston County Byron Whitehouse Minnesota Highway Patrol

Marvel tugboat voyage ends after failed inspections

The Marvel 183 gross ton coastal freighter, a familiar 1891 bay workhorse with a postwar tourist turn, was ordered to quit by Capt. A W Kabernagel until inspection. Owners appealed to Coast Guard headquarters but the vessel fell short of the 700 ton threshold. The search for four missing crew continued through a stormy night with air support and relentless rain.

A. W. Kabernagel Baltimore Coast Guard Washington Marvel Mechling Gary Ind J. A. Knust Fairfax Annapolis

Local Advertisements Highlight Carpeting Photo Supplies and Treats

Roth's Fier Mart promises low prices and quality carpeting with installation. The Sweet Shop advertises homemade ice cream at 75 cents a pint. Universal Photo in La Crosse sells cameras flash bulbs and film at 514 State Street.

Roth's Fier- Mart Universal Photo State la Crosse Wis

Minnesota jobs rise to 870 931 in July report

Minnesota nonfarm employment reached 870 931 last month, up 10 000 from June and 13 000 from July 1954. The figure trails the July 1953 peak by 18 000, per Commissioner Frank T. Starkey of the employment security department.

ST. Paul Minnesota Frank T. Starkey

Chicago Man Arrested In Fraudulent Check Case

Chicago police arrested Paul H. Sheridan 50 of Chicago on a New York Burns Detective Agency wanted circular for alleged fraudulent check activity. Sheridan registered at a local hotel under the circular name and provided inconsistent claims of being a doctor or a successful article writer. Local charges are not filed while awaiting agency instructions.

Paul H. Sheridan Chicago Ill Sheridan Burns Detective Agency New York William Boma

Armed Band Seizes Guns at British Army Depot

A raid on a British Army ammunition depot near Arborfield by armed men, identified as IRA members, seized guns and ammo. Police arrested two men in a nearby truck with a quantity of firearms. The raid marks a major breach at a large Britain ammunition dump.

Reading England Irish Republican Army Ireland Arborfield Britain

Death of Vrother William C. Dahlke at 75

William C. Dahlke 75 of 1411 S 10th St formerly of Chaseburg Wis died Friday in a local hospital. Born in Germany February 26 1880 he is survived by his wife Mary son Albert Dahlke four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. His parents two daughters and five sisters preceded him in death. Funeral set Monday at 2 p.m. at First Lutheran Church with Rev J Schaller officiating burial in Chaseburg Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation Sunday 7 9 p.m. Sletten McKee Chapel.

Black River Falls Wis George Walters Guam Methodist Church Wayne Grover Riverside Cemetery Langlois-Galston San Francisco Calif Walters Jule Walters Madison N. M Josephine) Bernd Edson S.D Julius Racine William C. Dahlke S. 10Th St Chaseburg Germany Mary Albert Dahlke First Lutheran Church J. Schaller Lutheran Church Sletten-McKee

Man With Malted Milks Involved in Car Tampering

In Louisville Kentucky Raymond F E Snell age 21 was jailed on three counts including tampering with a motor vehicle carrying concealed a deadly weapon and destroying public property Detectives Nethery and Delk pursued a suspect who fled their cruiser trapping malted milk remains on the front seat and a duplicate set of keys was later found Snell denied the tampering claim.

Louisville Raymond FE Snell Paul Nethery Elmus Delk Nethery

Red China Calls Arnold Torture Story Propaganda

The People's Daily in Peiping branded Col. John Knox Arnold's account of torture by Chinese authorities as vicious propaganda. Arnold, 42, of Silver Spring Maryland, one of 11 airmen released August 4 at the Hong Kong border, spoke at a Tokyo press conference describing beatings and forced standing in pain-inflicting restraints. He headed home to Montgomery Alabama after leaving Travis AFB.

Travis Afb California Montgomery Ala Arnold

Woman 101 Reflects on Single Life and Men

Miss Mary Kelly of Albany aged 101 says she has no regrets about staying single. She notes men are fine in their own way but not essential and offers a wry, independent view of romance.

Albany N.Y Mary Kelly

Three Virginia Cities Fight For Lee Stamp

A dispute over the first day issuance of a Robert E. Lee memorial stamp pits Alexandria Norfolk and Lexington. Alexandria argues Lee’s hometown should issue first, while Lexington cites Lee’s Lee University presidency and burial there, and Norfolk hosts the American Philatelic Society convention drawing the 21 September起 event.

Virginia Lee Stamp Alexandria Robert E. Lee Post Office Norfolk Frank E. Mann Washington Lee Mann Burr P. Harrison D-Va Lexington Harrison Washington and Lee University American Philatelic Society Post Office Department R. F. Willard Jesse G. Johnson Convention of

World Briefs United Austria gains control of assets after Soviet handover

In Vienna Soviet Russia returns German assets including Zistersdorf oil fields 28 refineries and 319 factories and 234000 acres of farmland to Austria signaling economic sovereignty. In Geneva U S and Red Chinese envoys fail to agree on repatriation of Americans. in Scotland the battleship King George towed aground. in London Britain urges Russia to publish armed forces figures. in Patna police fire on rioting students killing four.

Vienna Soviet Russia Austria Zistersdorf Geneva U.S China New Delhi Johnson India United States Roseneath Point Scotland Britain Gare Loch London Soviet Union British Foreign Office Bombay Patna Punjab National Bank Bihar

Body Of Man Found Beaten To Death Identified

The body found Friday near the Red River in Grand Forks North Dakota is identified as James Johnston from Gordon Wisconsin. Johnston in his early 20s died from a skull fracture after being beaten at a river camp site. Police say three companions are being questioned and a fourth man is being sought.

Grand Forks N.D Red River James Johnston Gordon Wis Johnston D. M. Scramstad

Warn Of Danger In X-Raying Women Of Child-Bearing Age

Geneva reports warn that pelvic X rays in women of child bearing age could injure an unborn baby if pregnancy is unsuspected. AEC researchers L B Russell and W L Russell urge restricting X-ray use to two weeks after menstruation, citing organ formation weeks two through seven.

Geneva U.S. Atomic ‘Energy Commission AEC

Low-Grade Potatoes To Be Kept Off Market Initiative

Growers from 22 states voted to curb the market with a surplus of one million bushels by removing low grade and undersized potatoes from sale. The plan aims to boost immediate and long term sales with a committee to craft a national program and coordinate with the Agriculture Department for adoption at the National Potato Council meeting in Chicago on November 28 and 29.

Chicago U.S W. B. Whitley National Potato Council Whitely Department of Agriculture

Minnesota Airman Freed By Reds Reunites With Family

Sgt. Howard Brown returned after 20 years as a Chinese Red prisoner and embraced his parents and fiancee at the St Paul Minneapolis airport. About 1,000 well wishers watched as the trio held each other for two minutes in a moment of high emotion.

ST. Paul, Minn Howard Brown St. Paul-Minneapolis

Weather Record U8 Department of Commerce Wisconsin Minnesota

Mostly fair conditions with little temperature change tonight and Sunday. Iowa: Generally fair tonight and Sunday with a slight warmup on Sunday and in the western portion tonight.

Weather Record Department OF Commerce Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

River Forecast From Hastings to Guttenberg

Mississippi River will continue falling slowly through the district below each dam for several days and lower pools will gradually buildup. Sunrise Sunday at 6 07 am and sunset noted as Bundey Febi PM.

Hastings Guttenberg

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