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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1948

Page

2

Bishop Treacy Blesses St Thomas More Parish Church School

The Most Rev. John P. Treacy blessed the new St Thomas More church school in La Crosse offering the Eucharist in the building for the first time. He praised Pastor Rev. Joseph Wagner and Benedictine sisters joining Franciscan nuns, noting near 4,000 pupils across Catholic schools and urging strong religious education for future generations. The ceremony featured a pontifical mass, a Catholic War Veterans color guard, open house, and a reception with Benedictines.

Glien Christ St. Thomas More Catholic 20Th Weston Streets John P. Treacy Joseph Wagner la Crosse St. Thomas More Benedictines Barlow Street Magr Peter Pape St. Joseph's Cathedral A. N Pigo Leslie Kessler James Temp Thoms Sin- Ninger Gerald Seubert Geraled Poelingey Holy Trinity Hace St. Raye Giadioli Clacones Hock Mmes Levey Bentzen Lester Guggenscuehl Carl Krueger Herbert Lukas Peter Moret Beverly Zanter John Zahn Rober Jonni Gadur St. Joan of Arc Society

Old remedy halts two year hiccup plague in Calif

A 6 year old retired building contractor in Pasadena reportedly ends nearly two years of hiccups after trying a glass-water bending method urged by Joseph Wollert of Los Angeles. After consulting about 60 doctors, Theodore L. Syvertson achieved a complete cessation midway through the second glass and has not hiccuped since.

Pasadewa Calif Theodore L. Syvertson Joseph Wollert Los Angeles

Holy Name Officers Named and St Thomas More Sketch Shown

Mrs. Albert Ender presides with Mrs. Bernard Hummel as vice president and other Holy Name society officers listed. Parishioners receive sketches of St Thomas More detailing his learning culture courtesy and saintly martyrdom born in London 1478 died 1535. More refused Henry VIII on church matters choosing sacrifice and loyalty to God and the Catholic Church.

Albert Ender Bernard Hummel Milton Schlicht Anton Kessler Holy Name Society Ralph Lance Lester Guggenbuehl Clarence Clements Leo Heilman Thomas More Ufe Londo Henry England Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn St. Peter St. Thomas More Leutenant

Crash Kills 4 Top Oregon GOP Leaders

A private plane plunged into a lake near Klamath Falls killing four Oregon Republican leaders including State Rep. Earle Johnson of Corvallis senate nominee Wil liam Fluhrer and House nominee H Evans of Waldport. Rep. John Snellstrom of Eugene remained missing as divers searched the water. coroner testimony cited a sharp banking turn at low altitude before the crash.

Klamath Falls Obe Oregon Earle Johnson Corvallis William WH. Fluhrer Mayford Senate H. H. Evans Waidport House John Snellstrom Eugene George Adler

Berlin tensions rise as German advance, arrests, and photographer seized

Reports from Berlin describe a tense forenoon near Potsdamer Platz with Soviet troops patrolling the American and Russian sectors. A German officer and a Russian soldier confronted a photographer on Koethener street as two Americans released from the American Soviet borders were noted. Stumm’s headquarters stated Erdmann’s release was not ordered by Markgraf or a military government. British envoys awaited Molotov talks while concerns grew over boundary disclosures and the kafuffle in the ruined American sector.

Markgraf Johannes Stumm Erdmann Potsdamer Platz Koethener Street Stumia Germany Sherman Turner Council Bluffs Iowa Royland Myers Brooklyn Headen Heavon Berlin Russia V. M. Molotov

World council born to unite churches across borders

Officials from 148 churches gather to form a permanent instrument of fellowship and cooperation on a worldwide scale. Rev Dr Samuel Cavert hails the move as a step toward a religious community without borders. John Foster Dulles, a lay Presbyterian delegate and adviser to Thomas Dewey, is slated to address the assembly tomorrow.

Inuuiuweu Holland Samuel McCrea Cavert Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America World Council Oxford Edixburgh Utrecht Committee of 14 John Foster Dulles Presbyterian Church Tomas E. Dewey

Milwaukee Polio Toll Rises With Two More Deaths

Milwaukee reports two additional polio deaths over the weekend, bringing the year’s toll to 14 in the city and 21 among non residents. Five new cases add to a total of 73 Milwaukee cases and 21 non residents, with victims aged 12 and 13.

Milwaukee Burbar Ee Wath

County Court Daily Records entries and pleas

In La Croan Tony Cetlone and Weat La Croase pleaded PMNs to charges of disorderly conduct after paying £10 costs. Alvin Brown of 1828 Kinestrethh faced driving without a license with $1 costs. Richard R. Thompson paid $100 and costs. his drunk driving charge led to one year license revocation. DuWayne Monte of Hokah pled not guilty to taking a motor vehicle without consent. bond set at $4500. Wilardo Aiwnake pleaded innocent to battery. $200 bond. Additional notices reference fire crew responses, engine movements, and miscellaneous city incidents with times shown.

Daily Records County Court la Croan Tony Cetlone Weat la Croase Chivas Alvin Brown Kinestrethh Richard R. Thompson DuWayne Monte Hokah Minn WilardoAiwnake State Street Ngannie Krina

Weather Record regional report for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

Partly cloudy with scattered thund ershowers tonight mostly fair Tuesday. Continue warm across the region with hot conditions persisting into Tuesday. Weather notes indicate thunderstorm chances, continued heat, and unsettled conditions in parts of the Dakotas and neighboring areas.

Wisconsin Sorin Pertisan Tuesti Iqwa

Catch Children Cracking Safe

Cincinnati police arrested two lit tle girls and an eight-year-old boy caught attempting to crack a safe in an automobile sales company office. Motorcycle Patrolman Albert Thiele found them pounding the safe with a hammer and axe after they had broken a window to enter. The oldest was an 11-year-old girl, with an eight-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl assisting. They had knocked off two combination knobs and were turned over to juvenile court.

Cincinnati Albert Thiele Thiele

Lomakin Booked for Stockholm Passage Six Weeks Ago

Jacob M. Lomakin the Soviet consul general expelled by the United States heads for Gothenburg aboard the liner Stockholm. A Swedish American Line official said Lomakin his wife and two children will occupy a $1400 suite on the ship which sails next Saturday. The recall followed allegations of improper conduct tied to the Kasenkina case as the teacher’s condition improved at Roosevelt Hospital.

New. York Jacob M. Lomakin State Department Stockholm Gothenburg Sweden Lomakin Roosevelt Hospital

Coal Miners Pension Checks Start Soon

Washington reports eligible soft coal miners will receive 160 a month as pension checks begin mailing in September. United Mine Workers welfare fund officials said pension applications have been sent to all local unions. Eligibility includes at least 62 years old, 20 years service, UMW membership, and retirement after May 28 1946.

Washington United Mine Workers Welfare Fund United Mine Workers

Expect New Record In School Enrollment

Washington reports overall enrollment to reach a new high near 32,000,000 this fall. Public schools are projected at 22,797,000 students, high schools at 6,270,000, and colleges at 2,500,000 despite a decline in veterans on campuses.

Washington Offige Prammit

Butter Price Slips in Milwaukee Area

Prices for 92 score butter fell to 73 cents at several Milwaukee stores, with a chain outlier cutting to 77 cents on Saturday. It marks the first time in over a year butter under 80 cents sold locally. Local shops report 92 score butter unavailable in La Crosse. A separate Kenosha notice reports seven burglaries and six attempted break-ins within a six-block area on Kenosha's southwest side, with $270 cash, whiskey, and cigarettes stolen from seven businesses.

MILWA IEEE —/P Milwaukee la Crosse Fee Kenosha Wis Bolise

Innocent Plea In Assault Case

Willard Manske of 2630 State Street pleaded innocent to assault and battery before Judge R V Ahlstrom in county court. Ervin Nuttleman of West Salem testified in the case arising from a fracas the evening of Aug 1 near West Salem when two local youths were reportedly injured after West Salem riders on motorcycles arrived from La Crosse.

Willard Manske State Street R. V. Ahlstrom Ervin Nuttleman West Salem Manske la Crosse West Selem Sroot

Defense chiefs clash over guided missiles and bombers

Carl Spaatz, recently replaced by Gen Hoyt Vandenberg as air force chief, urged the US to be first to develop guided missiles due to no defense against such weapons. Discussions at Newport were set to cover missile appraisal and the air force navy clash over strategic bombing, including a revived dispute over a super carrier for A-bombs. The joint chiefs include Gen Omar S. Bradley and Adm Louis Denfeld.

Carl Spaatz Air Force Hoyt Vandenberg Newport Spnate Navy Key West Congress Vandenberg Joint Chiefs Group Omar S.lardley Army Adm Louis E. Denfeld

Install Officer SEATTLE Aeries Justice at Eagles Anniversary

Al Schmidt of Manitowoc Wisconsin was installed as a grand aerie justice at the Fraternal Order of Eagles fifty year anniversary meeting in Seattle yesterday.

Seattle al Schmidt Manitowoc, Wis Order of Eagles

Window accidents kill two at home entries

In SHARTLESVILLE Pennsylvania a young mother Gladys Marit Strickland, 22, was strangled when a cellar window closed on her neck as she entered without keys. In National City California William Williams, 65, died after a window fell while he tried to climb in, with a coroners ruling of heart attack caused by the shock.

Shartlesville Peter Ricker State Police Corp Irvin L. Rothermel Gladys Marit Strickland National City Calif William Williams

Army Officers Tax Exemption Based On Pay Rates

A report on current army officer salaries shows more than half of monthly pay escapes income tax. Married second lieutenants with six to nine years service earn 337 dollars monthly, first lieutenants 352, captains 885, majors 470, and lieutenant colonels 536. Longer service yields higher pay.

House Looted as $200 Cash and Papers Stolen

Mr and Mrs William Wolf reported a weekend burglary at 1902 State Street. Cash in tens and twenties and documents including wills tax receipts deeds insurance papers and bonds were taken from a living room safe after a screen removal and window prying. A dresser was rummaged but nothing else missing. The safe was unlocked when found.

William Wolf State Street Wolf

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