Crowds Pack 1950 Ringling Brothers Circus Performances
Crowds enjoyed two Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey shows as the troupe dazzled with daredevil acts. Harold Alzana walked a 45 degree wire while Unus balanced on his forefinger and crossed a wire on a bicycle. Mrs Gargantua sat in a glass cage as the big menagerie thrilled audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Gargantua
Harold Alzana
Ringling Brothers
Branum and Bailey
Unus
Alzanas
Harold
Thes
Gargantua
Boy 12 Found After Desert Ordeal Near Tucson
Gary McCarthy, 12, survived 274 hours lost in the southern Arizona desert before being found near a palo verde tree. More than 100 searchers in planes, cars, on foot and horseback located him. he was exhausted but in good condition, his dog still missing. Parents Mr and Mrs Timothy McCarthy were separated from the boy after a dog-led chase near a mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Gary McCarthy
Gary
Timothy McCarthy
Railroad fare structure in Japan explained
The third class fare forms the base for all railway fares in Japan. The second class price is twice the third class rate, while the first class charge is four times the third class fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Respirator Demonstration At St Francis School Of Nursing
The city will display its new respirator with a foldout demonstration at 1 30 p m Wednesday at St Francis school of nursing. The device was donated by La Crosse County Industrial Union Council CIO. Dr Garland Weidner urged physicians nurses and others to attend and learn its use for hospital transport and patient transfer from outlying areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis School of Nursing
la Crosse County Industrial Union Council
CIO
Garland Weidner
Independent Union Signs With IH Co
The United Electrical Workers union says it reached an agreement with International Harvester offering a plant differential adjustment to bring non Chicago workers within five cents an hour of the Chicago scale. Five thousand production and 500 office workers are on strike at Harvester's tractor works in Chicago, with Rock Falls and Louisville plants also curtailed by walkouts. Rock Falls workers have resumed. FE and CIO UAW rejected a four cent hourly wage increase plus semiannual cost of living adjustments offered previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Farm Equipment Council
United Electrical Workers Union
Ind
International Harvester Company
Harvester
Rock Falls
Louisville
CIO
United Auto
Schools Set to Open for 1950 51 Terms Across Districts
The list shows teachers and grades for multiple schools including Ho Chunkra State, Disco State, Drescher, Hatfield, Kenyon, Oak Ridge, Squaw Creek, Town Creek and Shamrock. All districts plan the 1950 51 year to start on Tuesday September 5. In Morristown Tennessee CID textile workers’ strike at American Enka rayon plant ends after violence and arrests prompting National Guard intervention. Anableps fish has dual pupils enabling simultaneous above and below water vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Belyea
Ruth Krueger
Olga Waldum
Gertrude Gilbertson
Ho-Chunkra
Emma Olson
Clara Johnson
Disco
Caroline Olson
Borghild Fosse
Drescher
Anna Nortman
Hatfield
Hazel Field
Irving
Lucille McLyman
Kenyon
Georgia Peterson
Millston
Myrtle Erickson
O’brien
Alma Lind
Oak Ridge
Jennie Haugstad
Papoose Creek
Pearl Bible
Pine Hill
Lina Larson
Spring Creek
Hazel Sampson
Squaw Creek
Etta Peterson
Town Creek
Hulda Churchill
Vaudreuil
Violette Parlow
Wrightsville
Agnes Falk
Shamrock
Grace Schulz
Oak Grove
Selma Gee
Morristown
Tenn
CID
Rayon
American Enka Corporation
America
Daily Records County Court La Crosse cases and fines
La Crosse daily records list multiple court actions including John Slaughter fined 1 dollar for operating a motor vehicle without clearance rights. Several defendants face fines from 5 to 100 dollars for speeding vagrancy and other charges. A July 22 note details damaged property at 1702 Charles street with gasoline in a basement but no damage.
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John Slaughter
Mtd. R
Roger Grangaard
Johnson Street
Henry C. Ruetten
Park Avenue
Earl Briggs, Jr
Winnebago Street
Andrew Hellerud
Palmer Peterson
Viroqua
Richard Spear
Newcomerstown
Ohio
John C. Plocker
Granite Falls
Minn
William Hammer
Green Island
Merrill Oldenburg
Mtd. R. 42
Dorothy Zielke
Ward Avenue
Richard Kessel
Russel Fields
Alice Hutzler Trembleson
la Crosse
Richard Kinnick
Indianapolis
Ind
Walter Melius
St. Joseph's Church
Ole C. Hanson
John Dockendorff
South Ninth Street
Elmer A. Rohr
R. G. Nicholson
Onalaska
Edward Madosh
William Martin
Odanah
Wis
Jerry McCann
Redfield Street
Charles Street
William Ebner
Canadian Rail Workers Strike Paralyzes Nation
More than 124,000 railway workers walked off Tuesday in Canada's first national rail tieup. Emergency services and transport hubs struggled as Ottawa mediation failed to secure a settlement, with food shortages and standstill in mail, freight, and telegraph services nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railways
Toronto
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Ottawa
Neighbors' Fatal Lawn Dispute Ends in Double Tragedy
Bethlehem Pa. William Eck 45 and August Meinberg 47 died within minutes after a quarrel over a boundary lawn. Detective Captain Michael Fox ruled it murder and death by own action with Meinberg shooting Eck then killing himself with a 12 gauge shotgun. The feud dated over a year since Eck cut branches causing debris on Meinberg's yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
William Eck
August Meinberg
Eck
Michael Fox
Meinberg
Fox
Fox Saad
Mickey Rooney Behind On His Alimony
Betty Jane Rose alleges Mickey Rooney is behind on alimony and child support in a petition filed Monday. She claims Rooney violated a court order for $12,500 yearly alimony and $5,000 yearly for their two sons, with the owed amount stated as $3,541.64. Luxembourg marks grand duchess birthday with fireworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mickey Rooney
Betty Jane Rose
Birmingham
Rooney
Missing Holmen Soldier From Korea
Holmen Wisconsin special report reports Pvt William Glenn Scholze missing in action in Korea. Scholze landed July 24 with the 29th infantry regiment of the 24th division and has been missing since July 27. The Scholze family notes his prior service and brothers in World War I and Marine Corps service.
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Holmen
Wis
William Glenn Scholze
Korea
Scholze
Ben Scholze
R. 1
War Department
29Th Infantry
29Th
24Th
Holmen High School
Army
Fort Riley
Kans
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Ryukyus
Okinawa
Pvt
Harold
Europe
Henry Scholze
32Nd Field Artillery
Pacific
Former City Pastor Visits La Crosse With Family
Rev. A. B. Drummond, former pastor of La Crosse First Baptist Church, stopped in town with his wife and two children on a cross country vacation. He led the local church for over ten years before departing in October 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
A. B. Drummond
First Baptist Church
Delavan
Drummond
Reward Your Friends policy to guide labor action in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Federation of Labor will monitor and apply the reward your friends and punish your enemies policy more closely this year. Joseph Keenan urged funds to defeat anti labor lawmakers like Senator Wiley, calling him 100 percent against labor. He accused a coalition of southern Democrats and northern Republicans of blocking social legislation and advocated repeal of Taft Hartley with allied congressional support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Wis
Wisconsin Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Joseph Keenan
Washington
Labor League For Political Education
Wisconsin Federation
Wiley
Keenan
Congress
Collision at intersection of highways 16 and 162
Police report a 3:15 p m Sunday collision at the junction of highway 16 and 162 involving William F. Sprehn of Bangor and Donald Watson of Waukegan IN. Sprehn said his view was blocked by a passenger as he entered from 162 after stopping, causing damage to the Sprehn car’s right front and to Watson’s left doors and left rear fender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Sprehn
Bangor
Donald Watson
Waukegan
Sprehn
Watson
Sally Rand Marries Toledo in Quick Justice of the Peace Ceremony
Sally Rand wed her manager Harry Finkelstein on Monday in a justice of the peace ceremony and plans a Tuesday honeymoon. Rand lists her age as 46 while Finkelstein says 40. They were touring with an outdoor show.
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Toledo
Sally Rand
Harry Finkelstein
Miss Rand
Finkelstein
Wisconsin highway bids opened for 78 miles and three bridges
The Wisconsin highway commission opened bids on 78 miles of highway work and three bridge jobs Tuesday. Low bids on 11 road projects totaled 793 840 dollars and the three bridges 582 445 dollars. The largest project was the Strollers land bridge and overhead road in Wausau with L. G. Arnold Inc of Eau Claire bidding 543 745 dollars. Other bids listed include Cashton Norwalk road bid by A Overgaard 43 329 dollars and Ed ward Kraemer and Sons Plain 84 847 dollars for several segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Wausau
L. G. Arnold, Inc
Eau Claire
Monroe
Cashton-Norwalk
A. Overgaard
Elroy
Buffalo and
Pepin
Misha Mokwa
South County Line
Durald
Edward Kraemer and Sons
Plain
Clark
Merrillan-Neillsville
J. S. Karslyst
Allamakee Soldier Missing In Action
Pvt. Wayne W. Kamp from Allamakee County has been reported missing in action in Korea by the department of defense. He is the son of Mrs. Mildred Kamp of Postville.
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Waukon, In
Allamakee County
Pvt
Wayne W. Kamp
Korea
Department of Defense
Mildred Kamp
Postville
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Lou Jacobs
Corps of Clowns
Ilias
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Sherwin-Williams Paints
Lacrosse
South Sixth Street
Centes
Independent Union
IH Co
Daily Records County Court
Phillip Manske
South Second Street
Robert Wilsey
Onalaska Avenue
Germain Davidson
West Avenue
Arnold Kaiser
Ettrick
Luxembourg
Pitzner
George Street
Eugene
Marine Corps
AFL
Bureau
Allamakee
Rice - Olsen
DIAL
Studebaker
Cameron Motor Company
State Street
W.L.A.D
Studebaker Trucks
Studebaker Truck
Baker Truck Engines
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