La Crosse Labor Day Parade Plans Announced
La Crosse prepares for an annual Labor Day celebration with a Market Square parade at 9 a.m. route through downtown to Myrick Park, speeches by Congressman Withrow and labor leaders, plus a 3:30 p.m. boxing feature and concert by the La Crosse Concert band and local groups. Merchants urged to enter floats and call the Labor Temple for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Square
la Crosse
Myrick Park
Herman Burgehardt
Trades and Labor Council
Burgehardt
Pearl
Third
Main
Seventh
State
West Avenue
Forest Avenue
la Crosse Street
Park
Gardner R. Withrow
Burghardt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
la Crosse High School
Naval Guard
Boy Scout
Erickson
Tax program outlines rates and exemptions for 1935 36
The plan increases taxes on earnings above set thresholds for married with one child and single filers, adds exemptions per dependent, ends family securities transfers to dodge taxes, and applies a 21½ percent dividend tax. It funds school aid, old age and mothers pensions, and high school aid through excess profits and other taxes. Projections show about $5.86 million from surtax and dividends tax over two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Swimming Pool Fund Update
Community notes show funds allocated to the Swimming Pool Fund under account 100004 with figures 9500, 8500, and 6000 listed, indicating budget allocations. No further context available on purpose or project timeline.
Local pool canvass nets new pledges totaling 1957.50
Continued from page ins pected that the canvass will be completed on or about next Wednesday. New pledges and contributions include Frank Hall 2.00 Anonymous 1.00 Harmony Cafe 0.00 La Crosse Film Service 2.00 Funke Candy Co. 2.00 Spence McCord Drug Co. 10.00 Continental Machine Shop 1.00 La Crosse Hat Works 2.00 Firestone Service 1.00 Crescent Auto Parts 2.00 Ferris Grocery 2.00 Wiltinger's Popcorn Tavern 5.00 Schultz Dry Cleaners 3.00 W. O. Ruplin 2.00 John Vasler 5.00 John Schlaiter 1.00 Frank H. Grover Alt y 2.00 Lawrence J. Brody 5.00 Charles Wachs 5.00 R. W. Davis 2.00 B. B. Woll 5.00 Marvin Johnson 1.00 Ritz Club 5.00 The City Club 5.00 Russell Weeks 2.00 Russell J Gile 2.00 Smale's Grocery 2.00 Roland F. Mach 1.00 Carroll J. Weigel 5.00 Total $1957.50
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hall
L. B. Raymond Palm Garden
Harmony Cafe
Henry J. Wittenberg
Bert & Jim's Barber Shop
Dell's Tavern
Goodrich Grocery
Berney's Teilor
Star Cafe
Ssseseree
Biche Fur Shop
la Crosse Film Service
Funke Candy Co
Spence-McCord Drug Co
W. A. Roosevelt Co
Continental Machine Shop
Clarence B. Smith
la Crosse Hat Works
Frank Neubauer
Fires
Frank H. Grover
Alt'y
B. E. Buckman
Lawrence J. Brody
Charles Wachs
R. W. Davis
B. B. Woll
Marvin Johnson
Ritz Club
Thomas Tully
the City Club
Russell Weeks
Russell
Bendix Derby Update Shows Earhart Flying For Fun
An estimated crowd of 10 000 watched Miss Earhart and Paul Mantz depart at 12 53 a m P S T before fog closed in They planned no Bendix prize and landed in Albuquerque at 6 25 a m then flew to St Louis and touted favorable weather for a nine hour leg toward New York The field included Amelia Earhart Roy Hunt Benjamin Howard Royal Turner Russell Thaw Earl Ortman Jacqueline Cochran and Seward Pulitzer with Pulitzer withdrawing near the start The prize requires reaching Cleveland by 5 p m Friday under C S T conditions and new designs and higher powered engines intensified competition for the Bendix Trophy sponsored by Vincent Bendix
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Earhart
Paul Mantz
Albuquerque
N. M
M.S. T
St. Louis
New York
Col. Turner
Amelia Earhart
Roy
Hunt
Benjamin O. Howard
Royal Leonard
Roscoe Turner
Russell Thaw
A.m
Earl Ortman
Jacqueline Cochrane
Cecil A. Allen
Seward Pulitzer
Cleveland
Bendix
Vincent Bendix
King Leopold Faces Grief as Astrid's Funeral Arrives
The Belgian king, battered by sorrow and injuries, awaited Queen Astrid’s bier at the palace amid crowding mourners. Cardinal Van Hoey officiated a brief service before the coffin was moved inside. The education minister ordered school services of respect upon reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pase
Leopold
Baron Capelle
Astrid
Prince Charles
Brussels
Elizabeth
Marie Jnse
Italy
Naples
van Hoey
Malines
Minister of Education
British Cruiser Ramilies Collides With German Ship
British battleship Ramilies, sailing to Portland for maneuvers, collided tonight nine miles off Dover with the German steamer Eisenbach. No further details on damage or casualties were provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Eng
Ramilies
Portland
Eisenbach
Doyen
Time For Filing WPA Proposals Expires Sept. 12
District WPA proposals must reach R Emmett Murphy by next Wednesday or Thursday for final allotment in Madison. Projects focus on schools, curbs and gutters, courthouses, recreation, landscaping, water and sewer works, and public buildings. Wisconsin has 60 million allotted with district totals listed for La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau, Jackson, Buffalo, Clark, Pepin, and Pierce counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Emmett Murphy
Washington
Madison
Murphy
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Monroe
Trempealeau
Jackson
Buffalo
Clark
Pepin
Pierce
Leverich Pushes Five Month Wisconsin Legislative Session
Senator Earl Leverich of Sparta introduced a constitutional amendment to cap the Wisconsin legislative session at five months. The proposal requires approval by two successive legislatures and a state referendum. The current body nears an eighth month in session, with the longest 1929 session running to September 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Earl Leverich
Sparta
Leverich
Senate
Wisconsin
Safety Organization To Meet Wednesday In County
A new county safety organization, formed by the Wisconsin highway commission under a state program approved by Gov. Philip F. La Follette, will hold a meeting next Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the courthouse. Frank J. Davy, county highway commissioner, announced the event. The state program designates county highway commissioners as chairmen for their counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Philip F. la Follette
Court House
Frank J. Davy
New Bridge Bid Sought on No 61 Near Dickeysville
The state highway department calls for bids on a new Platte river bridge across from Dinneveville on U S Highway No 61 one mile west. The project aims to replace or construct the crossing to improve transportation in Platteville Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickeysville
Platteville
Wis
State Highway Department
Platte River
Dinneveville
State Pension Plan Hinted as Senate Weighs Aid
Old age pensions face federal aid gaps as lawmakers debate a new state pensions and social security law. Officials lack data on eligible recipients and funding needs while a compromise revenue plan proposes 5.8 million dollars for pensions and school aid but no fixed old age sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Social Security Administration
Assembly
Senate
Tceday
Harry Griswold
West Salem
Air Show Opens With Race and Displays Amid Clouds
Air races drew a crowd Thursday night as pilots John Abbott G L Harte Texas Rankin Jock Morris and Kenneth M Guinnip competed for fuel efficiency. Army navy and marine planes performed formation flying and maneuvers while serial acrobatics parachute jumps and pylon racing wowed fans. The show runs through Monday despite a low ceiling and postponed speed trials due to heavy clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Abbott
G. L. Harte
Texas Rankin
Jock Morris
Kenneth IM. Guinnip
Army
Navy Vend Marines
Otto R Bay Funeral Services Planned
Otto R Bay died Thursday. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p m at 1223 South Ninth Street. The Rev J T Gemm will officiate and Oak Grove Cemetery will host interment. The American Legion will oversee cemetery arrangements. Friends may call at the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto R. Bay
South Ninth Treet
Key
J. T. Gemm
Oak Grove
American Legion
Ifriends
Zeisler Will Leaves Estate to Seven Children
The will of late George Zeisler, retired La Crosse brewer, filed in Judge R V Ahlstram’s probate court, directs 21 real estate parcels to be divided equally among seven children George H Zeisler Henry L Zeisler Alfred G Zeisler Ida Tautz Emma L Zeisler Amanda Zeisler and Laura Z Mohme. It bequeaths 5000 to Bethesda Lutheran Home Watertown for general purposes and states no provision for wife Jennie per mutual agreement dated Oct 13 1931. George H and Emma L Zeisler named executors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Zeisler
la Crosse
R. V. Ahlstram
George H. Zeisler
Henry L. Zeisler
Alfred G. Zeisler
Ida Tautz
Emma L. Zeisler
Amanda Zeisler
Laura Z. Mohme
Bethesda Lutheran
Watertown
Wis
Jennie
George H
Fisherman Rescues Body in Willow River Claim
New Richmond Wisconsin coroner Dr. A M Ford ordered an inquest into the death of John Hughes a farm hand from the George Brown farm. Hughes last seen Saturday night and found Thursday by a fisherman when his line snagged clothing near the Sea line bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Richmond
Wis
A. M. Ford
Willow River
John Hughes
George Brown
Here
Ford
Brown
Hughes
Sea Line Bridge
Carnival Troupe
Youth Accidentally Shot By Companion Near Campbell Cemetery
La Verne Kramer at 1409 North Street was shot in the left leg by fellow playmate John Tabbert, 11, while handling a .22 caliber revolver near Campbell Cemetery. The incident occurred shortly before 10 o'clock Friday morning. Kramer was taken to a hospital by his father, treated, and sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Verne
Mt Horeb Utility Valued At 60000 In State Order
Madison Wis A price of 80000 was fixed by the state public service commission on the Mt Horeb electric utility which the Village of Mt Horeb voted to acquire from the Commonwealth Telephone company In another order the commission ordered a reduction in rates of the Stratford village electric plant which is expected to save customers at least 2889 a year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
State Public Service Commission
Mt. Horeb
Commonwealth Telephone Company
Stratford Village
Unidentified Man Found In Box Car
La Crosse police report a body found in a Sparta box car on Friday morning. The man, about 45, 5 feet 74 inches, fair complexion with thin gray hair, had an OC W J tattoo on his right forearm and is described as a transient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Sparta
Wis
OC. W. J
Woman Drowns Two Children In Fox River Tragedy
Mrs. Leo Bartholmey, 23, walked into the Fox River at Appleton Wisconsin and held her drowning children James four and a half and Carol 14 months old until police pulled her out. Rescue squads failed to revive the youngsters as investigators questioned Bartholmey and husband about the incident.
Senators To Study WPA In Wisconsin
A senate committee in Madison named seven Democrats and two Republicans to investigate the Works Progress Administration program in Wisconsin. Senator William Shenners of West Allis had introduced the resolution calling for the inquiry to probe rumors about job awards and related matters before the next legislative session. The committee members include Harry Bolens Port Washington E F Brunette Green Bay William D Carroll Prairie du Chien Joseph Clancy Racine Charles Phillips Milwaukee William Shenners West Allis Sherman Wade Antigo Harry W Griswold West Salem and Mike Mack Shiocton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Senate
Works Progress Administration of
Wisconsin
William Shenners
West Ailis
Senate Committee On Committees
Harry Bolens
Port Washington
E. F. Brunette
Green Bay
William D. Carroll
Prairie du Chien
Joseph Clancy
Racine
Charles Phillips
Milwaukee
West Allis
Sherman
Wade
Antigo
Harry W. Griswold
West Salem
Mike Mack
Shiocton
Lindbergh Flew Unannounced From Red Lake Falls
Charles A. Lindbergh departed Red Lake Falls Minnesota at 9 40 a m Friday for an undisclosed destination leaving his wife behind. About an hour later G W Christie said Mrs Lindbergh remained at his home and Lindbergh would return Saturday Little Falls Minnesota reported that Lindbergh landed there Friday about an hour after takeoff from Red Lake Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Lake Falls
Minn
Cal
Charles A. Lindbergh
G. W. Christie
Lindbergh
Associated Press
Little Falls
Charles Lindbergh
Officials Unmoved By Bruno's Claims in New Jersey
Hollywood officials remained unmoved Friday by Richard Bruco and Hauptmann supporters claiming a discovery of the Lindbergh baby’s supposed killer. Lloyd Fisher and Vincent Marco, representing Emma Gloeckner, said new evidence would back a plea for a retrial or new trial for Bruno Hauptmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
New Jersey
Richard Bruco
Hauptmann
Long Island
Lloyd Fisher
Vincent Marco
Emma Gloeckner
Retzlaff Case Adjourned to Tuesday Afternoon
Adjournment until Tuesday at 2 PM was ordered in the Edward Retzlaff case after Friday Morning testimony by Judge Roy V. Ahlstrom. Retzlaff, of 2207 Park Avenue, is charged with obtaining relief under false representations and must show receipts proving he did not apply for relief before funds from the state were spent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Retzlaff
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Retzlaff
Retzlaft
Park Avenue
Bridal Gown Review Planned at Upper Coon Valley Church
Arrangements are underway to display A Bridal Gown Review at the Upper Coon Valley church Wednesday at 8 o clock. The event showcases gowns from various periods. Local visitors include Mrs. Kenneth Roush and daughter from Saginaw Michigan and several Minnesota guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coon Valley
Wis
Upper Coon Valley
Kenneth Roush
Saginaw
Mich
Hans. Neprud
Red Wing
Minn
Hilde Lautenbach
Madison
Waaler
Stillwater
Hatton
N.bd
Alfred Thorson
Beresford
S. D
Charles Thrune
Fire destroys Taggart Gumber lumber yard in Lake Geneva
Flames swept the Taggart Gumber company lumber shed and feed warehouse as a north wind drove the blaze. Fire departments from Elkhorn Delavan Williams Bay Genoa City Kenosha and Richmond Illinois aided Lake Geneva firefighters, saving several homes while damage reached about 70 000 with most losses from stock. The blaze started in the office after Clarence Forman lit the furnace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Geneva
Wis
Clarence Forman
Lumber Company
Elkhorn
Delavan
Williams Bay
Genoa City
Kenosha
Richmond
Tll
Norwalk School to Open with Staff Changes
Norwalk public school plans to open Monday with 10 am registration. H W Powers appointed principal and science social studies teacher. New staff include John Tramburg mathematics history athletics, Hazel Orion English Latin, Alta Gudsas seventh eighth, Alice Hagen fifth sixth, Vivian Kellogg third fourth, Evelyn Herman first second. St Johns prepares for Summit Sunday fair. Various local visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Wis
H. W. Powers
John Tramburg
Whitewater Teachers College
Hazel Orion
Alta Gudsas
Alice Hagen
Minneapolis
Anna Vieth
Zortage
F. l. Neumann
J. O. Gened
Sparta
M. G. Erffmeyer
St Joseph, Mo
H. H. Vogel
Ponca City
Okla
John Bender
Henry Killian
St. Louis
Wilton Road
Oscar Lindquist
Milwaukee
Nora Allen
Josie Hubbard
Leo Fighe
Stevens Point
H. J. Karis
la Crosse
Bertha Wepfer
Faye
Joseph
Marjorie Schuele
Capone Faces $120000 Liquor Tax Assessment
Capone, now serving an 11 year Alcatraz sentence for income tax evasion, faces a $120,000 liquor tax assessment ordered by the treasury. The levy targets Capone and other Chicago syndicate members connected to Prohibition era operations. Civil court steps will pursue collection and aid in locating additional assets hidden by Capone.
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Washington
al Capone
Chicago
Alcatraz
Treasury
Canone
Justice Department
Capone
Police Investigate Shotgun Shooting in City Block
Police were asked to investigate an alleged shotgun firing in the block between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets on State street. Residents heard shots Wednesday night and around noon Thursday and described them as shotgun explosions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirteenth and
Fourteenth Street
State Street
County Clerk Issues 4 000 Hunting Permits
Four thousand Wisconsin hunting licenses have been issued at the county courthouse offices of Miss Esther M. Domke. The fee is one dollar per license. The first license went to Joseph Buchner and the second to Dr. R H. Herbert. Trapping licenses are also available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Court House
Esther M. Domke
Joseph Buchner
R H. Herbert
Rev Alfred F Hughes Returns For Sunday Service
The Rev Alfred F Hughes pastor of the First Methodist church returns from the West Wisconsin conference held at Eau Claire in time for Sunday services. Regular services will be held at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred F. Hughes
First Methodist Church
West Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Progressive club holds meeting with Assemblyman Sigman
Le Crosse County Progressive club to hold Friday evening meeting at the Labor Temple with Assemblyman David Sigman as principal speaker. The event is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Sigman
le Crosse County
Progressive Club
Labor Temple
Spen
Mindoro wedding ties Mindoro and Mer rillan guitarist
Arnold Hesse of Mindoro wed Martha Munderloh of Merrillan in Alma Center with Rev Munderloh of Grace Lutheran officiating. Couple plans to reside in Mindoro. Nearby notes report other visitors and a separate AP brief about Raymond Barrick, 25, denying striking his wife and a Texas electrocution of Ben Boyd in Huntsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mindoro
Wis
Arnold Hesse
Martha
Munderloh
Mer
Harvey
Jake Schlifer
Hayward
Messrs
Mmez
William Alens
Alfred Schlifer
Milwaukee
Chicago
Alice Rae
Dorothy Brinker
North Bend
John Glennie
Ideals Of NRA Backing In State Get Fair Support
Washington report notes Wisconsin industrial leaders largely follow NRA codes while overall national deviations rise from June to July. The NRA survey, covering July and early August, cites increases in hours, some wage changes, and notable price cutting in several states amid ongoing code enforcement tensions. Wisconsin shows modest adjustments with several hour increases and price cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Washington Bureau
Washington
Wisconsin
WRA
U.S. Supreme Court
National Industrial Recovery Administration
NRA
Texas
California
New York
Nebraska
Georgia
Michigan
Viroqua Plans Labor Day Celebration And Homecoming
Viroqua Wisconsin prepares a Labor Day festival at Eckhart park with seating on new cement bleachers, floodlights for baseball and kittenball, and a ball game Sunday between Mississippi Brown Cubs and a Viroqua team. Events run Monday and Tuesday with multiple baseball and kittenball games, a bowery dance, fireworks, and a city band. Also noted are community notices and local obituaries including Benjamin Smith, 23, of Viroqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Eckhart Park
F. A. Chase
Mississippi Brown Cubs
Soldiers Grove
Westby
Bloomington
Valley
Viola
Mystery of a Navy Chief in a Halloween Party
A U S Navy chief officer, John W. Chandles, lost bearings in a washtub while bobbing for apples with a woman in New York on Halloween 1930. He disclosed the incident in a petition for annulment of his marriage to a Katherine he knew for 33 days. They met at the tub and left the party then disappeared from the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
John W. Chandles
United States
Navy
New York
Hallowe’en
Katherine
Will Of John Halik Creates Trust Fund
A will by the late John L. Halik, president of the William Doerflinger Company, names Q. H. Hale as executor and Glen Balik and Ella M. Halik as trustees. Income supports the widow for life. after her death the trust ends and the estate is divided among children Gleo Halk and Lois Hallk Livingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Halik
William Doerflinger Company
Q. H. Hale
Glen Balik
Ella M. Halik
Gleo Halk
Lois Hallk Livingston
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WiLliam
Maine
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Alice
Moon
Labor
Congressman Withrow
Rae
le J
Bendix Derby
Safety Organization
Guglielmo Marconi
East
Africa
Bethesda Lutheran Home
Mount Horeb
Fanny
Fox River
River
Bruno
Oxford
England
All Peoples Association
Warsaw
Ther
Progressives
Philadelphia
Raymond Barrick
Huntsville
Tex—P
Ben Boyd
Wharton County
Frida Iy
Benjamin Smith
Bessie Bush
Z Ls Crosse Hospital
Viroqua High School
Indiana Colege
Dahl Drug Store
Robert
Sidney Beavin
Beavin
I. E. Casperson
Garland Turnipseed
A. E. Smith
Janet Bardwell
Pittsburgh
John Halik
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