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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1949
Page
1
U S officials raise a protest over Moscow jamming claims tied to a deer season policy. The Tribune Madison Bureau reports the proposal won approval after review.
In Washington Secretary Acheson said the meeting was a courtesy exchange with Soviet Premier Stalin. Kirk raised two issues in U S Soviet relations the jamming of American radio broadcasts and prolonged lend lease talks.
The sixth annual city county picnic sponsored by the La Crosse County Chamber of Commerce will attract thousands to Veterans Memorial Park Thursday at noon. Organizers report reservations pour in and expect turnout to rival last year’s 3000 plus attendees.
The board of review heard a request to cancel tax assessments for American Legion, Knights of Columbus, Veterans of Foreign Wars, CIO and AFL local chapters. They argue club rooms used for member services and profits reinvested in the building may be exempt, citing a 1910 Green Bay decision. Assessors say taxes apply as clubs provide food and drink to members and the public, pending fact determination.
Smugglers Cove Calif reports Otis Barton, diving with the benthoscope, descends to 4500 feet to set a new deep sea dive record surpassing 3028 feet. He films alien life while narrating luminous creatures, lantern fish, and a giant jellyfish as spiraling shrimp batter the window.
In La Crosse and vicinity, expect fair skies and a cooler night with a low around 62. Thursday brings continued fair and pleasant weather with a daytime high in the 70s, though current readings show around 72.
The area received scattered showers Tuesday night with heavy amounts in some places. Sparta 1.59 inches, Reedsburg 1.66, Wisconsin Rapids 2.40, Muscoda 2.38, Dubuque 1.01, Prairie du Chien 0.06 to 1.0s. Forecast calls for fair cooler weather Wednesday night and Thursday with highs near 84 and lows around 62 to 67.
Atlanta police say taxi driver Hugh Gravitt, 28, faces murder charges after striking Margaret Mitchell on Peachtree Street. Mitchell died five days later at Grady Memorial Hospital from massive brain injuries. Gravitt is held without bond pending grand jury action.
Five witnesses testified in the first session of the preliminary hearing for Oscar Olson of La Crosse charged with intent to murder his wife Betty. The hearing before Judge Roy V. Ahlstrom resumes Wednesday at 2 p m as more evidence is presented.
Polio claimed 21 year old La Verne La Fleur of Holmen and 10 year old Richard Taylor of 1209 South Fourth Street, Sparta area, in the Coulee Region. New cases include Janice Engh and Stephen Peterson as officials report totals rising to 79. Monroe County reaches 25. Wisconsin Child Center at Sparta imposes strict isolation and schedule shifts to prevent spread amid an outbreak.
Mary B. Ervin vice president at large of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union told the executive committee that female alcoholics and habitual drinkers in the United States have risen to about 800000, with a growth rate near 120000 a year.
Representative Gardner Withrow of La Crosse will speak at both AFL and CIO picnics in La Crosse on Labor Day. He is noted by Tribune Washington Bureau as addressing the gatherings.
Redwood City California hearing records dog sounds from a kennel as evidence in a suit by two couples seeking an injunction against the kennel near their auto court. Judge A R Cotton orders the kennel to silence the dogs or move.
The Census Bureau reports 982 000 state government workers in April with a $197 million monthly payroll. Compared to a year earlier, employment rose 61 percent or 56 000, while payroll grew 15 percent, driven by average pay climbing from 185 to 200 dollars per month. Schools and colleges dominate staffing and payroll, with highways and hospitals contributing significant shares. eight states account for nearly half of payrolls and employees.
George Haberman won a major victory as delegates rejected a proposal that would curb public endorsements by WSFL officers. The 319 to 105 defeat kept the union free to endorse candidates without convention backing, despite administration calls to delay and refer.
Hawaii longshoremen and seven stevedoring firms opened fresh talks to end the 109 day CIO dock strike. Gov. Stainback arranged the meeting, with sessions focusing on starting negotiations from scratch and addressing recent court actions and dock seizure disputes.
Tighe Woods announces a budget cut will allow decontrol of one third of rent controlled areas. Lists are being prepared in Washington and will be announced in about a week. Decontrol becomes effective on announcement. about 1000 counties remain under rent control with ceilings lifted in one third.
Calais France reports the Channel is impossible to swim in a straight line. Emile Ranson says a swimmer covers about 40 miles due to cold currents and tides. Shirley May France, 17, plans to attempt Dover after a ferry trip, with start at midnight if forecast holds.
Senator Mundt denounces Maj. Gen. Vaughan as a finagling pressure figure in a five percenter inquiry. He urged perjury indictments for John Maragon amid testimony about payments and possible government favors. The exchange drew a rebuke from Sen. Hoey as the investigation continues.
A Kansas farmer reports a sharp decline in Bessie's milk production. Investigation finds an ambitious pig beating the farmer to the draw in the barn. Mrs Angeline Tucker at 713 Badger St sold Baby Buggy five dollars Play Pen five dollars Jumping Swing fifty cents from the ads.
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