City recreation music groups showcase successful summer concert
The annual concert at the Vocational school auditorium featured junior string orchestra led by Leigh Elder, the junior recreation band directed by E. M. Saterbak, a newly formed girls chorus, and a swing orchestra. Senior bands conducted by Mrs. Frank Italiano and Baker performed marches and overtures, with organ interludes by Mrs. Raymond Plamadore and praise for La Crosse amateur musicians.
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Leigh Elder
Elder
E. M. Saterbak
Willon
Baker
Senior Recreation
Fill
la Crosse
Raymond Plamadore
Saterbak
U.S. Military Rule Ends in Germany November 15
Berlin reports that the U.S. military government will cease to exist in Germany on November 15. Occupation questions will then be decided by the State Department and high commissioner John J. McCloy. Since 1945, occupation rules have shifted from Eisenhower to McNarney to Clay and toward German self rule.
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Berlin
U. S
Germany
John J. McCloy
State Department
McCloy
Dwight Eisenhower
Joseph T. McNarney
Lucius D. Clay
Clay
Bonn
Deaths in Tri-State area Mrs Delia Cruice 90
Mrs Delia Cruice 90 former resident of Reedsburg Wis died Thursday morning at her daughter Mrs Charles Schulte's home in Norwalk where she had lived eight years She leaves two sons John Richland Center and William Fond du Lac and two daughters Mrs Charles Schulte and Mrs C H Babb Washington D C Grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral set for Saturday 10 am at St Boniface Lime Ridge with Rev Raymond McAleer officiating Burial at church cemetery Body to be moved from Gant Funeral Home Reedsburg to Schulte home Norwalk Friday Rosary Friday 8 pm
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Reedsburg
Wis
Delia Cruice
Charles Schulte
Norwalk
John
Richland Center
William
Fond du Lac
C. H. Babb
Washington, D. C
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Lime Ridge
Raymond McAleer
Gant
Homer
Schulte
Van de Water funeral held in Holmen Wisconsin
Harry J. Van de Water aged 55 died after a brief illness at a La Crosse hospital. Funeral services were at New Amsterdam Presbyterian church with burial in Green Mound cemetery. He was a World War I veteran and member of the Morris Snuggerud American Legion post. He married Agnes Cook in 1931 and leaves two children Arlan and Eileen, his mother Stella, a sister in Bangor, and a brother in Sheboygan.
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Holmen
Wis
Harry J. van de Water
la Crosse
New Amsterdam
Morris Snuggerud
American Legion
New Amsterdam Presbyterian Church
Agnes Cook
Arlan
Eileen
Stella van de Water
Harold Barclay
Bangor
Atty
Henry van de Water
Sheboygan
Death of Hans Hanson in Sparta at Age 62
Hans Hanson 62 veteran employee of Monroe County Hospital died at his Sparta home Wednesday at 3 p m from a heart attack before hospital transport. Born in Denmark June 22 1877 he immigrated to the U S as a child. Survived by wife Ella Hawke a daughter Alma Clair two grandchildren and brother George Hanson. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Sparta
Wis
Hans Hanson
Monroe County Hospital
Hanson
Denmark
America
Cataract
Ella Hawke
Rober
Alma) Clair
Sparia
George Hanson
Kewaskum
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Alderson
Hillsboro Wisconsin funeral services were held for 85 year old Mrs. Sarah Alderson at Hart Funeral Home. The Reverend Isiah Butcher officiated. A second service and burial will be held in Miltonville Kansas. She was born in 1864 in Bradwood Illinois and married Joseph Alderson in 1882. Survivors include four daughters in Kansas and Texas and four sons in Hillsboro Salina Topeka and others. She died Tuesday at her son’s home.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Sarah Alderson
Hart
Slilsboro
Isiah Butcher
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Miltonville
Kans
Alderson
Bradwood
Ill
Joseph Alderson
Joseph
Mary
Vera
Laura
Kansas
Mabel
Dallas
Tex
Thomas
Salina
Harry
Emporia
Ane Alderson
Topeka
KKK Leader Seeks Release From Birmingham Jail
Alabama Ku Klux Klan leader William Morris remained jailed in Birmingham as the state supreme court reviewed a petition for release. The special summer session heard the plea but did not decide, while Morris had already served 32 days on contempt for not turning over a KKK membership list to the Jefferson County grand jury.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Ku Klux Klan
William Morris
Birmingham
State Supreme Court
Morris
KKK
Jefferson County Grand Jury
Widow Beaten to Death In Pittsburgh Area
A 60 year old widow, Mrs. Mary Clancy of Ingram, was beaten to death Wednesday midnight with an iron bar wielded by her son John Clancy. Charles Johnson, Allegheny County detective, said he fled through a third story window and is the subject of an intensive manhunt in the Pittsburgh area.
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Pittsburgh
Charles Johnson
Allegheny County
John Clancy
Mary Clancy
Ingram
Local Development Patented Dehumidifies Room Air
United States Patent Office grants patent 2 477 826 to Clarence L Ringquist of La Crosse for a method and apparatus that dehumidifies outside air before mixing with recirculated room air. A fan draws outside air, a cooling section removes moisture, and a heat exchange coil blends it with recycled air. A room humidor and thermostat regulate moisture and temperature to satisfy room conditions. assigned to The Trane Co La Crosse.
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United States Patent Office
Clarence L. Ringg
South 20Th Street
Ringquist
Quist
Trane Co. la
Bunche To Speak At Wisconsin Phi Beta Kappa Meeting
Dr. Ralph Bunche acting UN mediator for the Palestine commission will speak at the Phi Beta Kappa council meeting in Madison Wisconsin on September 1 He will discuss The Road to Peace The United Nations Way Representatives from over 300 chapters are expected to attend the three day sessions.
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Madison
Wis
Ralph Bunche
United Nations
Palestine Commission
Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity
University of Wisconsin
Bunche
UN Department of Trusteeship
United Nations’ Way
Two Full Moons Reported in March 1934
Historical notes indicate March 1934 featured two full moons. The unusual lunar pattern drew attention from astronomers and the public alike as the month closed.
20000 Indians Freed From Troubled Areas Evacuated
NEW DELHI The government announced that up to mid July 20000 Indians had been evacuated from troubled areas of Burma Eight thousand were destitute and $120000 has been allotted for their repatriation In Burma about 200000 are reported to be in Karen held areas.
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New Delhi
Government of
India
Burma
Race Horses Travel In Conditioned Luxury
A new luxury horse coach is in service on the Malayan Railways. The interior is kept seven degrees cooler than prior coaches, with Chengai wood and a lacquered aluminium roof. Each coach carries 12 horses and has space for 12 attendants.
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Kuala Lumper
Malaya
Illinois Grants Five Day Freight Operation Plan
Springfield Illinois railroads and the railway express agency won permission to cut freight operations to five days a week, effective September 1. Passenger stations remain open while non operating employees move to a 40 hour five day schedule. Wages may rise by about 14 million dollars annually without freight terminals. The commission ordered handling of emergency and seasonal shipping on closed days, with stations likely shutting Saturdays and Sundays.
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Springfield
Illinois
Railway Express Agency
Illinois Commerce Comemission
The
Commerce Commission
Australia Plans 40 Miles Of Tunnel
Canberra reports the government will invite tenders from foreign contractors to drill 40 miles of solid rock tunnels through the Southern Alps. The water diversions will feed the Murray and Murray River tributaries from the Snowy River. Power plants will generate 1,750,000 kilowatts of electricity.
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Canberra
Southern
Alps
Snowy River
Murray
Murrumbidgee
Snowy
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