Postal Clerk Retires After Long Service
Edwin E. Weston of 309 North 23rd Street retires after 45 years five months and 15 days with the local post office. He moved to La Crosse at 12, began June 15 1903 as a sub carrier, later clerk, and drove a parcel post truck after 16 years on foot. Weston will stay in La Crosse with his wife, mother-in-law 89, and plans to take it easy finishing a long career with a note on two post office additions he witnessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin E. Weston
North 23Rd Street
Post Office
Weston
la Crosse
Postal Department
Department
E. L. Monty
Westons
Butter Prices Rise On Wholesale Market
Wholesale milk cuts aim to save one to two cents a quart by Dec 1 while butter rises three cents per pound. In La Crosse the wholesale butter price Wednesday morning stood at 66 1 2 cents per pound, marking a notable price increase amid market shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Plans for North Side religious census outlined in La Crosse
More than 100 participants from North La Crosse churches joined census takers led by Dr. Guy Nelson to plan a house to house religious survey. The effort aims to cover the north side this week and the south side in February with volunteers, church captains, and ward assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North la Crosse
Guy Nelson
Waukesha
Carl Pederson
Trinity Lutheran Church
Goumpe R. Bell
Caledonia Street Methodist Church
Dr. Nelson
Wisconsin
Sun’s Lifespan Viewed At About 50 Billion Years
Physicists estimate the sun will keep emitting heat and light for roughly 50 billion years, indicating a long stellar future ahead before its evolution alters the solar output.
Fogbound West Europe Delays Transport And Fatalities
Heavy fog blankets western Europe causing plane groundings and widespread travel disruptions. At least four people are killed and 45 injured in three British accidents while the Berlin airlift remains grounded and only seven American planes reach Gatow. Templehof receives last supply planes Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Templehof Airfield
Gatow
China Seeks Aid While Weighing Chiang Regime Return
U S officials discuss aid to China while avoiding deep involvement in the Chinese war. Truman and Marshall favor limited help, uncertain about backing Chiang Kai-shek. ECA head Paul Hoffman will inspect China, then visit Korea and Japan, returning December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Marshall
Chiang
Paul G. Hoffman
China
London
Shanghai
Ecapervisor
Roger D. Lapham
Hoffman
Korea
Japan
Conference on Mississippi River pollution measures progress
Stoddard reported communities are completing facilities for primary sewage treatment before discharge into the Mississippi. Mayor Harry Speck of Prairie du Chien said council discussion on plans will occur soon, with no treatment before river discharge. Oscar Mayer and Co. pledged cooperation. Dubuque disposal plant is nearing final stages. The 240 mile survey found the river safe for fish but potentially hazardous to public health. The study was led by Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa health and pollution agencies with chairs Schneberger and Warrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoddard
Harry Speck
Prairie du Chien
Mississippi
Oscar Mayer
Rert
Dubuque
Wisconsin State Committee On Water Pollution
Minnesota Water Pollution Control Commission
Iowa State Department of Health
Wisconsin
Edward Schneberger
L. F. Warrick
Madison
Senator Hill vows to push unified armed forces
Senator Hill of Alabama, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, warned military chiefs he will "raise Cain" until there is real unification of the armed forces. He said he will press for concrete unification in the next Congress and urged Secretary of Defense Forrestal to take decisive action to enforce the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hill
D-Ala
Cain
Senate Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Alabama
Congress
World Declaration of Rights Drafted by United Nations
The United Nations social committee drafted the first world declaration of human rights pledging universal recognition and observance. The committee voted 36 to 0 with China abstaining and will send the polished text to the general assembly for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United Nations Social Committee
China
General Assembly
Jaycee Contest Finalists To Record Talks At Radio
Six finalists in the Jaycees I Speak For Democracy contest will record speeches at WKBH radio Thursday night. The Wisconsin finalist will advance to national competition for honors scholarships and prizes. Local judges include William Save, Sister Celestine, Russ Huber, and Ray Psadore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees Red
WKBH
Sta
Wisconsin
William Save
Celestine
Russ Huber
Ray Psadore
Notable Local Jaycee Drive Announces Prize Event
Executive and former radio station executive lead a Jaycee committee for a project with preliminary racing this week. Carroll Weigel Mrs R J Schneider Paul Kelly Peter Pappas Robert Shilling Eugene Toepel Everett Woehrmann Miss Verne Huber and George Thompson head the effort. Local winners will receive merchandise prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Weigel
R. J. Schneider
Paul Kelly
Peter Pappas
Robert Shilling
Eugene Toepel
Everett Woehrmann
Verne Huber
George Thompson
James Hayes
Jaycee
Buckhannon hunter dies of heart attack at deer camp
Elmer Hupp of Buckhannon, 49, who had not bagged a deer in four seasons, went hunting as the season opened. He failed to meet his companions planned rendezvous. later Bill Burley found him beside a six point buck. A Davis physician said death was due to a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckhannon
W. Va
Elmer Hupp
Hupp
Bill Burley
Induction Test Dates Set By Local Selective Service
The Selective Service local board No 33 announced that 29 men received pre induction notices. Fifteen men will report for examination on December 20 and 14 men on December 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Local Board No. 33
Father Of Seven UW Graduates Aids Campaign
George C. Flynn, 75, a Madison businessman and father of seven, celebrates each child’s graduation from the same grade school, high school, and the University of Wisconsin. He supports the Centennial Gift Fund to help build a Wisconsin ter building for meetings and conferences, praising the university’s idea of service. His daughter Bernardine Flynn, known as Sade of radio's Vie and Sade, is among his children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
George C. Flynn
University of Wisconsin
Alth
Flynn
State University
University of Wisconsin Foundation
Wisconsin Ter
Wisconsin
Bernardine Flynn
Sade
Radio
Vie
Deaths Last Night AP Washington Wardy 64
Washington death notices report Charles Oscar Wardy aged 64 staff director of the economic committee since 1947 and former college instructor and Brookings staffer. Also Madrid notes pianist Fernando Ember Hungarian $1 known in many countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charlies
Oscar Wardy
The
Economic Committee
Brooking Institution
Ottawa
Kans
Madrid
Fernando Ember
Also Mentioned on This Page
Norfolk
England
Edwin C. Weston
Tribune
Harold Ruud
Neal Jamesson
North Side
Phonograph
Home Appliance, Inc
North Third
Pearl Street
West
Europe
Guttreya
Suitheys
Jaycees
National Association of Broadcasters
Radio Manufacturers’ Association
Gregory Ziegelmeir
King Street
Mary Catherine Maney
South 17Th Street
George Krismer
South Eighth Street
Nancy Doyle
John Leinfelce
South 20Th Street
Kenneth Erickson
Genoa
Associated Press
Pitzner
MAIN
Rudolph
Wisconsin Theatre
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!