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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1950
Page
5
Hal Boyle joins the hunt for enemy air pretenders over Korea while riding in a T4 Mosquito with Lieut. Don A. Morgan. They identify Cubs misused as bandits, discuss risks, and note the contrast with a future B 36 bomber role. The piece blends danger, humor, and wartime aerial reconnaissance.
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst notes UN led conflict in Korea shows mixed units under the UN flag. Korean and American troops train and fight together under the buddy system, with Fort Ord’s 4th Infantry Division eliminating segregation. Positive steps toward interracial harmony emerge as troops share barracks and meals.
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers factual answers to queries. Examples address Judge Crater’s disappearance on Aug 6, 1930 and Coburn Mace boxing meetings in 1870 and 1871, snow in yearly rainfall, Blair house history, and fourth class postmaster salaries.
Readers are invited to order a compact illustrated booklet by Alexander J. Wedderburn on amateur photography. The guide promises clear, practical instruction and prize winning pictures, enticing hobbyists to purchase for 25 cents postpaid.
An offer from The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau invites readers to enclose 25 cents in wrapped paper to receive a copy of the Amateur Photography booklet. Send requests to 316 Eye St NE Washington DC 2.
A fragmented snippet mentions street or rural route addressing and mailing to Washington D C, indicating postal routing details or address formatting guidance within a broader notice. The readable portion implies an instruction related to how to mail items to the capital.
Doc Fortson narrates a community rocked by dog poisonings amid gossip that Roger Blessen the postman may be the culprit. Betsy Sharpe, Betsy’s romance with Roger and Nurse Sally Barwick’s rumor mill drive tension as Fortson weighs guilt and motive while bets on Betsy’s loyalty.
Intelligence officials at General MacArthur's headquarters report Gen. Kim Mu-Chong, 45, a veteran who rose in the Chinese Communist army, directs the North Korean second corps. Born in Korea, he moved to China at 14, attended Whampoa, turned Communist about 1925, and led the Eighth Route Army.
Cardinal Stritch commends Brig. Gen. Julius Klein and the 109th AA brigade for patriotic service at their summer encampment in Camp Haven Wisconsin. The unit Chicago’s only 90 mm big gun group will fire its guns with aerial targets towed by air national guard units from Michigan Illinois and Wisconsin. Senator Wiley will attend the event on August 1.
Waukesha Wisconsin reports 14 year old Carol Schultz of route 1 Sussex died from injuries after being struck by a car while walking her bicycle up a hill near her home. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome B. Schultz. The article notes farm butter sales in the U S have fallen to about 41 million pounds annually from 175 million in 1924.
The La Crosse Tribune lists staff in multiple departments and provides contact and delivery details. It states home delivery rates in La Crosse at 35 cents per week and mail subscriptions in zones with annual and quarterly options, payable in advance.
A taxpayer writer questions U S policy in Korea and Europe arguing that lending money to communist Poland and Russia fuels war capacity. The letter cites Marshall Plan aid misused, domestic price inflation, and draft anxiety while urging stronger anti Communist action at home and abroad.
The Army announced 47 000 additional enlisted reservists will be called to active duty by November 10, joining prior calls for 62 000 enlisted men and 8 432 reserve officers. Most picks come from six continental army areas with 4 000 drawn nationwide. Training will start by October 25 for area reservists and by November 10 for those from the broader pool. Age limits for the main group are 19 to 35 inclusive.
An escaped steer charged from behind the post office in Mineral Point Wisconsin, rammed 80 year old Vonley Whitford into the street and trampled him to death. Whitford died two hours after admission to Dodgeville hospital. The steer had been shipped from the west and roamed the city after jumping a fence at Harker stockyards. The animal was later trapped on a nearby farm.
Clement Mollett of Appleton escaped serious injury after his car struck a concrete abutment and a telephone pole, tearing out power lines and rolling over in a ditch. He suffered a moderate concussion and bruises and was hospitalized. Authorities reported debris miles from the wreck.
Parathion and tetraethylpyrophosphate sprays prove effective against green bay, a pest harming wheat oats and barley, offering a control option for farmers facing crop damage.
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