Officers Named for McGavick Funeral Mass in La Crosse
His Excellency Bishop John P Treacy released a list of officers for the pontifical Mass of requiem for the late Bishop Alexander J McGavick to be held Tuesday at St Joseph Cathedral Milwaukee Archbishop Moses F Kiley presiding with Cardinal Samuel Sialbehieve delivering the funeral address. Public will be admitted and Sixth Street side equipment will be installed with traffic barricades. Honorary pallbearers and deacons of honor from multiple parishes and diocesan officials will assist, as five Wisconsin ordinaries will perform the five traditional absolutions.
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John P. Treacy
la Crosse
Alexander J. McGavick
St. Joseph's
Moses F. Kiley
Milwaukee
Requem
Kiley
Tomah
J. Francis Brady
St. Patrick's
Enu Claire
Frank Buckl
St. Wenceslaus
Wit
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Alexander J. McGnvick
Sixth Street
Main
King Streets
Michael G. Meretens
John PF. Trant
Navistutt
Diocese of la Crosse
Monsigmori Julius Chylinaki
St. Peter's
Stevens Point
Henry Enr
George A. Hammes
Joseph L. Hayek
Our Tacy's Arcadia
Paschal Hirt
Inte
Michael Krosowski
St. Adalbert's
Roxhott
J. Kulel
Ss. Peter and Patt's
Independence
Hilary A. Leather
Ss. Joseph's
Boyd
Thomas £. O'Shaughnessy
St. James
Wausau
John W. Pitty
Sacred Heart
Emu Claire
V. J. Plecity
Holy Trinity
Abphonse N. Schuh
St. Michael's Orphanage
Henry P. Toeller
St. Marys
Ferdinand Cech
Appaint
Fallbes Reta
Stanley Chilickt
St. Stanislaus
Local Weather for La Crosse Area
Fair weather expected in La Crosse and surrounding area. Sunday will be mostly clear with light winds. High temperature forecast at 88 degrees.
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la Crosse
Unhurt But Red Faced After Crash Landing
John K Lepper, a Hellertown pilot, crash landed his private airplane Saturday at Sunny Host Lodge Nudist Colony. He was helped from the disabled craft by rescuers and remained unhurt though embarrassed by the incident.
Permit Water Sprinkling In City Sunday
Chief Engineer Clyde V. Allen of the municipal water pumping station announces Sunday sprinkling is allowed until 10 a.m. to conserve water during the hot spell. He urges restraint after 10 a.m. and again after 6 p.m. with a return to regular limits Monday if no rain arrives.
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Clyde V. Allen
Atlen
May Recommend Oil Commission
Informed persons say the U S house committee will recommend a 45 million dollar loan and a joint U S Mexican air commission. The funds would help Mexico buy new drilling equipment pipe and machinery with some gear in use for about 30 years.
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Tampico
France seeks a leader to end government chaos
Former premiers Robert Schuman and Paul Ramadier and economist Pierre Mendes France figure prominently as possible head of a new French government to replace the fallen premier Ande Marie. President Auriol consults with party leaders as he searches for a coalition figure acceptable to center groups amid postwar turbulence.
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Robert
Paris
Robert Schuman
Paul Ramadier
Pierre Mendes-France
France
Vincent Auriol
Fremier
Auriol
Schuman
Marie
Ramadier
Mendes-France
Charles de Gaule
de Gaullists
Silent film star Gladden Tames dies at 56
Hollywood obituary notes Silent era actor Gladden Tames, known for multiple silent films, died yesterday from leukemia. His career spanned early cinema decades. Further tributes and film history retrospectives follow in local press.
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Hollywood
Gladden Tames
Flags To Be Flown At Half Staff For Hughes Funeral
President Truman ordered flags at half staff on government buildings until the funeral Tuesday in New York for Charles Evans Hughes. The noted jurist died Friday at 86, with burial private and no flowers. Funeral at Riverside Church to be led by Rev. Fosdick.
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Washington
Truman
Charles Evans
Hughes
New York
Mition
United States
Supreme Court
Riverside Church
New York City
Harry
Emerson Fosdick
Wianno Club
Charles G. Ross
Fred M. Vio~ton
Reds Prepare to Use Troops U S Charges
Draft board No 33 in La Crosse county begins 1948 selective service registration Monday at 8 a m for men born in 1922 after Aug 30. Board members and volunteers announced, with schedule details and requirement to bring birth documents and veteran status papers.
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la Crosse County
Clinton D. Griswold
West Salem
H. ‘K. Holley, Jr
Harvey E. Boyle
C. A. Loveland
la Crosse
Griswold
Dolores Schultz
la Crosse Tribune
Sho Ldl
Waukesha Police Raid Nets 13 In Gambling Bust
District Attorney Homer J Williams and Police Chief Harold Ownes led an early raid on a suspected gambling den in a home in Waukesha Wisconsin. Thirteen men were arrested with Perfecto Herdanez charged with keeping a gambling house and released on 500 bond. The others pleaded guilty to being inmates and fined 50 plus costs each. Hernandez allegedly collected I dollar an hour from inmates.
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Waukesha
Wis
Homer J. Williams
Harold T. Ownes
Perfecto
George) Herdanez
Hernandez
Quickest Path to Learn About Americans Found at State Fair
Randolph Hubian from British Guiana sought a shortcut to know Americans. Dr. Kenneth Millard arranged a plan, and Hubian began work at Minnesota's 10 day state fair after enrolling at Macalester College in St. Paul.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Randolph Hubian
British Guiana
Macalester College
Kenneth Millard
College
Hublall
Minnesota
B 36 Bomber Order Trim Back to 94 Planes
Washington officials say the air force reduced its B-36 order from 100 to 94 aircraft and do not plan further cuts. The B 36 remains the world's largest bomber.
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Washington
Air Force
Origen
British Mayor Diver Claims Loch Fyne Depth Record
Petty Officer William Ballard aged 29 set an underwater descent record by reaching 535 feet in Loch Fyne Tarbert Scotland. He said the previous mark was 440 feet held by an American.
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Tarbert
Scotland
William Ballard
Loch Fyne
McGrath Asks Dixiecrats to Return to Truman camp
President Truman's campaign chief J Howard McGrath urged southern Democrats to recall the Hoover era and support the Truman ticket in November. He contrasted 160 years under FDR and Truman with present prosperity in the South and aimed at mixed white and Negro audiences during a six state Southern swing. Alabama considered court action to force electors to back Truman despite a Thurmond pledge.
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Harold Oliver Washington
Truman
Hoover
J. Howard McGrath
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
South
McGrath
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Aljabama
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Horace C. Wilkinson
Birmingham
Alabama
Same Gun Killed Watkins and Partner in Princeton
Mercer County prosecutors conclude the same firearm killed Joseph R. Watkins in front of the Princeton Inn and had earlier been used by his business partner Henry M. Brooks who died by his own action yesterday in an Asbury Park hotel. BalListics experts align with Volpe that Brooks fired the shots Wednesday night.
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Princeton
N. J
Joseph R. Watkins
Princeton Inn
Watkins
Henry M. Brooks
Mercer County
Mario Volpe
Volpe
Brooks
Asbury Park
Reds Lose Little On Consulate Closing
Washington officials say Moscow would lose little by shutting its consulates in New York and San Francisco. Russian experts note a top consular goal is to monitor American production, but the Washington embassy can glean data from U.S. papers and journals. Genuine secrets like atomic bomb production were never sought by consular staff who could be tracked by underground agents.
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Washington
Moscow
New York
San Francisco
Farmer Sees Red Vandal Paint Scars Wisconsin Farm
Kenosha Wisconsin farmer John Dattalek reports red paint splashed on over a thousand gladisla Dowers his cucumber patch smeared with paint and an acre of corn touched up. He fears paint lead could poison cattle as deputies search for the vandals.
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Kenosha
Wis
John Dattalek
Dattalek
Prices High In Canada Versus U S Then and Now
A Associated Press report from Ottawa notes Canada's rising living costs surpass U S levels. Pay averages lag, with Canadian workers about 37.02 weekly vs 52.96 in the United States. Prices for food, clothing, fuel and home goods hit record highs, with bread and meat costs up and controls tightened. A parliamentary committee is examining the crisis.
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Canada
Robert Bunnelle
Associated Press
Ottawa
Nadian
U. S
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Expectant Father Goes Alone to Hospital Then Returns
Clerks at St. Joseph's hospital report a nervous yet comical scene as a man arriving to see his wife forgot her. He had already loaded a baby crib into the car and rushed to the hospital alone, only to realize his mistake and make a second trip to fetch his wife.
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St. Joseph's Hospital
Forest Fire Threat Eases in Wisconsin Front
Forest fire danger eases as overcast skies and rain reduce risk in Tomahawk area. Chief Ranger LeMay reports damp woods may linger a day or two. Lightning sparked six new fires, while about 20 smoldering peat bog blazes persist, burning several acres. No active travel fires reported.
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Tomahawk
Wis
Neil EK
le May
Largest Flying Boat Completes Historic Flight
The U S navy's Caroline Mars set a new 4 748 mile distance record for flying boats with a nonstop Honolulu to Ann Arbor Mich Chicago flight in 24 hours 2 minutes. The 8874 ton craft 320 foot long 200 foot wingspan landed in Lake Michigan off Burnham Park as thousands watched. Captain James G Lang praised the routine success of the crossing over mountains farms and plains aided by a tail wind. Pilot Lt Comdr Robert Z Hunt led the mission with San Francisco and Chicago stop times ahead of schedule.
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Chicago
U. S. Navy
Caroline Mars
Honolulu
Ann Arbor
Mich
Lake Michigan
Burnham Park
Flint
James G. Lang
Mapleton
Minn
San Francisco
Robert 2. Hunt
Trenton
N. J
Summer Heat Wave Persists as Death Toll Hits 138
A trough of unusually hot air blankets the eastern half of the nation with no relief forecast. Federal forecasters report 138 deaths tied to heat prostration and drowning as beaches draw crowds while a distant hurricane churns 600 miles off the southeast coast with winds up to 125 mph.
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Chicago
Mississippi River
Atlantic
Marcus and
Cleghorn
Mllinois Central
State Hospital
Cherokee
Baltimore
LaGuardia Field
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Mercury
Nebraska
Kansas
Gulf Area
West Coast
Minnesota
North Dakota
Georgia-Carolina
Censter
Strained Soviet American Ties Deepen in Berlin Crisis
In Berlin the Soviet led invasions of the city hall and a tense clash with American forces heighten strains. A U S report accuses Russia of planning to use Soviet troops to oust the non Communist Berlin government. An American MP was wounded after a Russian jeep rammed through checkpoints.
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George Pra
Berlin
Red Army
U.S
East Berlin
Calonel
Thei Zone
U. S
John O. Meehan
Freeland
United Press
New York Herald Tribune
Ellen Lintz
Ald Tribune
Edward Tinsley
Lucasville
Ohio
Robert L. Hirk
Ham
Terra Haute
Ind
Dutch Say Farewell To Wilhelmina
Dutch people prepare a farewell saluting Queen Wilhelmina who abdicates after a golden jubilee week in Amsterdam. Princess Juliana will assume the throne as regent while Wilhelmina retires at age 68 on Tuesday after fifty years on the throne.
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Amsterdan
Wilhelmina
Nower
Juliana
Rome Movie Center Maintains Status as European Hub
Rome continues as the cinema capital of continental Europe with praise for its crews. Hollywood actors and directors favor working there, praising Italian cameramen and extras while noting low production costs.
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Rome
Europe
Spokane Feels Light Earth Tremor Saturday
Light tremors were felt in Spokane Saturday with residents reporting ground shaking and a sharp rumbling noise. No damage was reported.
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Spokane
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