Burglaries Reported At Two City Homes
Two residents said burglars struck Friday. George Simmerling of 107 S 10th St reported $10 cash and three $40 unemployment checks and a $60 retirement check taken, plus three checks total $180. Mrs. Hutzenbuehler of 615 La Crosse St reported $50 stolen from her wallet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Simmerling
S. 10Th St
Robert Hutzenbuehler
la Crosse St
Zen
Simmerling
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
Army Revises Its Policy On Reserve Callup
The Army announces a reserve call up policy to place the most recently trained reservists on active duty first in national emergencies. The plan covers 800000 officers and enlisted in the ready reserve not in organized units or the National Guard, excluding key mobilization assignments and R and D detachments.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
Organization For Retarded Plans Meeting in Sparta
The Monroe County organization for the Retarded will meet at Lakeview School on Monday August 25 at 8 30 p m A speaker from the State Bureau for the Handicapped will discuss trainable children and what the county and parents can do The county currently has two schools for slow learners one at Wisconsin Child Center and another in Sparta with plans to organize more schools
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Lakeview
State Bureau For
Wisconsin
Soldier Charged For Drunk Driving in Wisconsin Incident
William McElhaney a Camp McCoy soldier was charged with drunken driving after his car hit two utility boxes during a chase by Traffic Chief Dewey Reinstra. He escaped injury. Reinstra also captured a speeder after a chase near West Salem in La Crosse County. About 10 speeding tickets were issued that night.
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Sparta
Wis
William McElhaney
Camp McCoy
Angelo
Dewey Reinstra
Reinstra
West Salem
la Crosse County
Wright completes eight week administration course at Fort Chaffee
Fort Chaffee Ark Pvt George H Wright son of Mrs Katherine D Harmacek 619 State St La Crosse Wis recently completed the eight week administration course at Fort Chaffee Ark The 19 year old soldier is a 1957 graduate of Central High School and a former employee of the Home Spun House in Hollywood Calif
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Fort Chaffee
Ark
George H. Wright
Katherine D. Harmacek
State St
la Crosse
Wis
Central High School
Hollywood
Calif
Cities on the Tour List Across the Nation
A sequence of listed locales includes Bismarck Boston Chicago Denver Dubuque Duluth Galveston Huron Jacksonville Kansas City LACROSSE Los Angeles Madison Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York St. Louis Washington. The item reads like a travel or route note with multiple city names for possible events or stops. No further context is provided to specify dates, venues, or purposes of the list.
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Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Dubuque
Duluth
Galveston
Huron
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Lacrosse
Los Angeles
Madison
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Disarmament Push Amid Nuclear Test Moratorium Talks
Eisenhower outlined a plan linking a possible end to nuclear tests with a monitored system of inspections. Geneva scientists suggested 180 stations worldwide to verify ban compliance while Britain offered to pause tests and help build monitoring. Negotiations would begin among the US Britain and Russia, with China later included.
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Holifield
U.S
Geneva
United States
Russia
Britain
Eisenhower
U.N
Red China
China
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Pacific
Carl T. Durham
D-N.c
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Jacob K. Javits
Prowler Driven Off At City Home On Pine Street
The Gerald McCabe residence at 1925 Pine St faced a midnight intrusion attempt when a window was raised and the screen removed. Mrs McCabe answered a doorbell inquiry and after Mr McCabe returned home they heard the disturbance before the intruder escaped. Police found the screen on the ground but no suspect was located.
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Gerald McCabe
Pine St
UAW Signs Two Year Wage Freeze Contract
The United Autoworkers Union reached a two year wage freeze for about 1,200 employees at the Kelvinator appliance plant of American Motors in Grand Rapids Michigan. The pact also cuts paid relief time and adds a vacation bonus. Critics call the deal a sellout and accuse AMC of shifting jobs to Grand Rapids.
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UAW
Grand Rapids, Mich
United Autoworkers Union
Kelvinator
American Motors Corp
Edward L. Cushman
AMC
Detroit Free Press
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Peoria
Ill
Automotive
Cushman
American Motors
Harry Forest
Mechanics Educational Society of America
Forest
MESA
Grand Champ Steer Sells For 844 05 At Wisconsin State Fair
The grand champion fat steer, shown by Paul and Jack May of Mineral Point, sold for 85 cents a pound to John Ernst for 844.05. The reserve champion steer went to Herman Leis for 50 a pound. Cudahy Inc paid 1.71 a pound for a junior lamb carcass and 2.50 for the grand champion barrow carcass. Attendance reached 608 299 through Friday night as the fair neared closing.
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Milwaukee
Paul
Jack May
Mineral Point
Col. W.R. Ingraham
Beaver Dam
John Ernst
Herman Leis
Duane Richards
Lodi
Patrick Cudahy, Inc
Cudahy
Barrow
Lawrence Beck
Ixonia
Burkgova Inka
Waukesha County
A.D. Brown. Ree
Wisconsin
Jersey
Waukesha
R.W. Hallstrom
Local boys held for damaging farm equipment
Two 15 and 16 year old youths were picked up by city detectives Thursday for damaging a Cargill Coal Co. tractor and Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. fork lift loaders used during the night. They are in custody of their parents.
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Cargill Coal Co
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
Senate approves education aid bill and debt limit raise
Washington AP reports senators Alexander Wiley and William Proxmire split on education aid with Wiley voting yes and Proxmire no as the Senate passed the measure 66 to 15. The chamber also approved a 57 to 20 vote to raise the national debt limit to 288 billion dollars.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Alexander Wiley
William Proxmire
Senate
Wiley
Proxmire
PSC Sets Hearing On Silver Lake Water Levels
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission scheduled a hearing for September 16 in West Bend on a petition to stabilize water levels on Silver Lake. Lakefront property owners say fluctuating levels damage private property.
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Madison
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Silver Lake
West Bend
Roosevelt Signs Pay as You Go Income Tax Bill
President Roosevelt signs a 1943 pay as you go income tax bill into law, detailing new tax collection mechanisms and public revenue plans for wartime financing. The measure trims wartime deficits by ensuring steady tax receipts and broader participation.
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Roosevelt
Congress Debates Debt Limits and Aid Measures
Senate considers a 288 billion dollar peacetime debt limit, with Byrd securing a future review. House and Senate clash over a 3% foreign aid bill and a 3.078 billion dollar aid package. Rail retirement and unemployment benefits, longshoremen compensation, and education funding also surface.
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Senate
House
Senat
Motorcyclist Hurt In Crash In La Crosse
A 21 year old motorcyclist Jon H. Bichel of 777 N 23rd St. was hospitalized unconscious after his motorcycle collided with the left front door of a car driven by 45 year old Hilda Mortenson of Viroqua at West Avenue and La Crosse Street. He suffered head injuries and a facial cut and was transported to Grandview Hospital by police ambulance.
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la Crosse
West Avenue
la Crosse Street
Jon H. Bichel
N. 23Rd St
Grandview Hospital
Hilda Mortenson
Viroqua
Ribicoff Recovers After Collapse
Gov. Abraham Ribicoff planned a normal schedule after fainting Friday night at a scholastic all star football game in Bridgeport. A spokesman said he would attend engagements at Waterbury and Stamford today and appear in Danbury Sunday. The 48 year old governor felt fine.
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New London
Court action seeks quick end to Little Rock delay
The NAACP asks Justice Whittaker to lift a 22 year delay on Central High integration after the Eighth Circuit stayed its ruling until the Supreme Court reviews the Little Rock school board. Marshall argues Negroes' rights to attend Central High are settled and urges prompt action. Arkansas Gov Faubus and Little Rock registration plans add to tensions as Norfolk faces a similar clock on desegregation.
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Los Angeles
Earl Warren
Whittaker
NAACP
U.S
Harry J. Lemley
Hope
Ark
Central High
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Lemley
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Little Rock
High Court
Marshall
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Eisenhower
Norfolk
Walter E. Hoffman
Trains In Germany With Artillery
Army Pfc. Joseph E. Miller of Battery C Baumholder participates in a 30 day field exercise with the 84th Artillery near Grafenwohr Germany. He will help fire 280 millimeter guns weighing over 85 tons with 20 mile range. Miller entered the Army in 1953 and was last at Fort Carson Colorado.
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Miller
Baumholder
Army
Fort Carson
Colo
Witnesses Located in Pardeeville Seven-Death Crash
Coroner Kenneth W. Reuhl said Illinois man and wife witnesses to the three car Pardeeville crash that killed seven will testify at an inquest. The couple, Mr and Mrs Alva Huffman of Altoona, were driving behind a vehicle, stopped to aid, but left the scene after Mrs Huffman became ill. Huffman later contacted Columbia County authorities.
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Huffman
Columbia County
IRS Cashier Post To Be Discontinued
The IRS local office will discontinue the cashier post while keeping operations. Taxpayers may pay by check or money order at the Federal Building on Tuesdays or by mail to Milwaukee. Mrs. Virgil M. Battalia declined transfer and her cashier position terminates September 1.
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Internal Revenue Service
Milwaukee
Virgil M. Battalia
Court Extends Order Barring Rail Strike
A federal court injunction barring railroad telegraphers from striking was extended from Monday to Thursday. The dispute with Chicago & North Western Railway centers on the elimination of 123 one man stations in Iowa and South Dakota. the strike would impact eight states including Wisconsin. Judge Joseph Perry ordered continuation of the ban until a full hearing.
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Chicago
Chicago & North Western Railway
North Western
Iowa
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Joseph Perry
Living Costs Reach New July High in Government Report
Washington report shows the consumer price index rose 0.2 percent to 123.9 in July, with food, transportation and medical care driving the increase. Factory take home pay for workers with three dependents averaged 75.88 weekly, marking a July record. Gasoline, used cars, and pork prices climbed while new car prices held steady.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Clague
Nancy Morris Weds Samuel Adams in Lincoln Mass
Nancy Morris and Samuel Sherman Adams wed at First Parish Church Lincoln conducted by Rev. Charles Styron. Both 22, she daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Hall Morris and he son of Presidential Assistant and Mrs Sherman Adams. She is a Colby Junior College graduate and attended Leslie College and the University of Colorado.
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Lincoln, Mass
Nancy Morris
Samuel Sherman Adams
Charles Styron
Robert Hall Morris
Sherman Adams
Colby Junior College
New London
N.H
Leslie College
Cambridge
University of Colorado
World briefs from Wellington to Tokyo diverse items
AP reports across regions. British author Richard Pape married in Wellington. In Okinawa Lt Gen Booth says US currency moves begin in Ryukyus. London reports Tonia Lee subbing for Julie Andrews in My Fair Lady. Jordan mulls resuming ties with UAR if Nasser initiates. Cairo notes Czech geologists search Yemen oil. Tokyo cites encephalitis outbreak in Japan and Korea with 202 dead 1128 ill. North Korea offers relief goods to South Korea.
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Naha
Okinawa
Donald P. Booth
U.S
Ryukyu Islands
Ryukyus
Booth
London
Tonia Lee
Julie Andrews
Miss .Andrews
Miss Lee
Eliza Doolittle
Incident at Jones farm near Cataract prompts Army review
McCoy defines impact area and files a map approved by Captain Hilmar. Camp McCoy officials Col Willie Thomas Maj. Gen George Olmsted and Brig Gen Louis Burkhalter express concern as investigation continues. A full report goes to Fifth Army Headquarters in Chicago. No injuries or property damage reported. The farm lies six miles east of Cataract on County Trunk 1.
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James Hilmar
Willie N. Thomas
Camp McCoy
George H. Olmsted
103Rd Infantry Division
Louis D. Burkhalter
103Rd
Fifth Army
Chicago
Col. Thomas
Jones
Cataract
County Trunk 1
Japan’s toy industry finds its largest market in the United States
Japanese toy manufacturers report the United States as their biggest market with strong demand for plush figures, construction sets, and licensed character products expanding exports. Major firms note American retailers driving growth and supply chains adapting to consumer trends.
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Japan
United States
Nelson Urges Northern Wisconsin Promotion Unit
Democratic governor candidate Gaylord Nelson proposed a separate state unit for industrial and recreational development in Northern Wisconsin. He spoke at Merrill noting northern problems differ from the south and called for leadership after 20 years of promises. The unit would include a timber and natural resources survey, community consultations, and recreation and industrialization promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Merrill
Nelson
$100,000 Accident Settlement Reached in Wisconsin Case
Madison AP reports Sanford West of Deerfield won a $100,000 out of court settlement from a construction company and his insurer after a crane boom fell July 16, 1956, injuring his right arm, neck, face, back, and foot while operating a crane. The stipulation awaits federal court approval.
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Madison
Sanford West
Rt. 1
Deerfield
West
Knowles and Zimmerman To Attend Sparta Coffee Break
Lt. Gov. Warren E. Knowles and Secretary of State Robert Zimmerman plan a Republican campaign stop in Sparta at Max's Cafe. The event, labeled a coffee break, runs 9 to 10 30 a m Tuesday as part of their re election bid.
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Christ Seraphim
Eagle River
Seraphim
Roland J. Steinle
U.S. Senate
Sturgeon Bay
Proxmire
Steinle
William Proxmire
Wisconsin Democrat
Wisconsin
Warren Knowles
Sparta
Wis
Warren E. Knowles
Robert Zimmerman
Max
Thefts Reported On Causeway And At 4th And Division
Myron Haugen of 1549 Loomis St. reported his license plate 0 62 119 torn from a car parked on the Causeway Thursday night. Donald Forss of La Crescent reported theft of all hubcaps from a car parked on a lot at 4th and Division streets Friday night.
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Myron Haugen
Loomis St
Donald Forss
la Crescent
4Th and
Division Streets
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