Fires Wipe Out Two Families and Mardi Gras Blaze
Six people die in a Dixonville Ohio fire after parents refuse to drop their four children from a second floor porch as flames spread. John Gall and family perish. two neighbors witness Gall's dazed refusal. In Arkansas a planter and family perish in a house fire caused by a gas explosion. In New Orleans a Mardi Gras float and costumes burn, causing $100000 in damage and hospitalization of a firefighter.
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Steubenville
Dillonvale
John Gall
Johnny
Gall
Anna
Patricia
Barbara
Joann
John Jr
Frank
Andrew Rose
John
Osceola
Ark
William R. Dyess
Here
William, Jr
Richard
Donald Blodgett, Jr
Dyess
New Orleans
Rex
Calliope
Magnolia
Body of Man Found in Peoria Ditch
Four boys found the body of William H. Harshman 41 of New Boston NL in a ditch near Peoria. He had been shot in the head and may have died weeks ago. Police search area for clues while uncertainty about murder accident or self-inflicted death remains. Harshman attended Bradley University and worked at a Peoria cafeteria, last at work on Oct. 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
William H. Harshman
New Boston
Bradley University
Harshman
Bradley
St Augustine Women Study Clubs Meet in Norwalk
Several study clubs of St Augustine Catholic Church in Norwalk plan meetings Monday evening. The St Theresa group recently held its Christmas party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Wis
Women of St. Augustine’s Catholic Church of
St. Theresa Group
Weather Forecast for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Region
Weather bulletin from the Weather Bureau reports cloudy conditions with occasional snow across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Tonight remains not very cold with continued snow possible into Tuesday and a general cool east and central area with a risky northern shield and southern warm pockets.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
East
Flood Watch and Weather Summary from La Crosse Area
River forecast shows little change Hastings to Guttenberg as ice covers rivers deepen in spots with 3 to 7 inches. Severe cold grips western Canada and Minnesota. Florida records warmth while Montana and North Dakota report light snow flurries. Notice to creditors announces April 2, 1951, deadline for Florence Kinder estate claims in La Crosse County Wisconsin with hearing set April 3, 1951.
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Hastings
Guttenberg
Rockies
Mississippi River
Montana
North Dakota
Great Lakes
Nevada
California
Wisconsin
International Falls
Bimidji
Minn
Plains
British Columbia
Alberta
Can
Florida
la Crosse County
Florence Kinder
la Crosse Trust Company
City of
la Crosse
R. V. Ahlstrom
Schubert & Franzini
Hoeschier
Beekeepers Convene in St Paul December Meeting
Minnesota beekeepers gather for their annual convention December 5 at the Lowry hotel in St Paul. James Clark of the state department of business research and development will present findings on a honey packing cooperative to manage marketing. Several hundred beekeepers from across the state are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Lowry Hotel
St. Paul
James Clark
Minnesota Department of Business Research and Development
Mrs Loren Throw of Wilton Dies after Illness
Mrs Loren Throw 62 longtime Wilton resident died Friday at home after a long illness. Born Ida Liersch in Dorset Valley May 30, 1888 she married Loren Thurow in 1909. Survived by husband two daughters son three brothers two sisters and four grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 1 p.m. at Doms home and 2 p.m. at St. Pauls Lutheran Wilton with Rev. A J Gess officiating. Burial in church cemetery.
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Wilton
Wis
Loren Throw
Ida Liersch
Dorset Valley
Frank Liersch
Loren Thurow
Elsworth
Corwin Center
Caledonia Clerk Seeks Re-Election
Caledonia Minnesota Henry Wisland incumbent city clerk seeks re election in Tuesday village and municipal elections. His name was omitted from candidate list in Sunday Tribune. W A Deters candidate for justice of the peace fell at home breaking his right leg but remains on the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Henry Wisland
Minnesota
Tribune
W. A. Deters
Justice of the Peace Post
Deters
Protests Over Shaw Will Challenge English Language
An unnamed defender of English filed a court protest against the George Bernard Shaw will alleging the bequest would harm the language and English literature. The objector seeks to suspend probate, arguing the plan to fund a phonetic alphabet violates public policy and majesty of the language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George Bernard Shaw
La Crosse Tribune Masthead and subscription rates
The La Crosse Tribune lists editorial and production staff in La Crosse Wisconsin and provides subscription prices. Rates shown include 1 year 10 dollars, six months 5.50, three months 3.00, one month 1.25, and longer distances 13.00 to 15.60 annually with advance payment required.
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W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
Alfred W. Rice
Gerald G. Moriarity
Ed. Keefe
Howard Colvin
A. E. Teachout
Luther Wilkins
la Crosse Tribune Company
4Th and
Cass Streets
la Cross
Couple Held After Child's Body Is Dug Up
In Muskegon Michigan a mother and her husband were detained on murder charges after police uncovered the buried body of four year old Carol Ann Thompson in a back yard grave. The couple admitted beating the child and concealed her death fearing exposure. They were arrested near Lansing with two other daughters present.
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Muskegon
Mich
Murer
Ted Smith
Crystal
Carol Ann Thompson
Joseph Pearce
Smith
Carol Ann
Smiths
Lansing
North Muskegon
Pledge Ties to Wisconsin Alpha Kappa Psi Chapter
Madison special news notes Richard G. Shedesky of La Crosse has been pledged to the Wisconsin chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi the national professional fraternity in commerce at the University of Wisconsin. Prof Fayette H. Elwell dean of the university school of commerce serves as faculty adviser. Alpha Kappa Psi founded in 1904 now lists over sixty student chapters nationwide and many alumni groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Richard G. Shedesky
South 13Th Street
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Alpha Kappa Psi
University of Wisconsin
State University
Fayette H. Elwell
Univette
Local Nurse Dor othy L Kem ske Arrives in Japan
Lieut Dorothy L Kem ske of 1131 State Street arrives with the first general hospital in Yokohama. A 1939 La Crosse Central graduate and 1943 La Crosse State Teachers College alumna, she has served 1946 1950 at Oliver General Hospital Georgia and Brooke General Hospital Texas before joining the 141st General Hospital now in Japan. The unit began treating Korean War casualties after moving from Fort Sam Houston.
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Dorothy L. Kemske
State Street
Japan
Yokohama
Kemske
la Crosse Central High School
la Crosse State Teachers College
Oliver General Hospital
Georgia
Brooke General Hospital
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
141St
141St General Hospital
Brooke Army Medical Center
Indian Film Industry Handbook Counts Theatres At 2986
The latest handbook of the Indian film industry indicates there are 2986 motion picture theatres in the country. This figure reflects the current theater network across major cities and regions.
Martha Christmas Auction at BAF in Black River Falls
Mrs. Carl Cadby and Mrs. Blanche Nelson will auction the Martha Christmas event on Monday December 4 at 7 p m in the Masonic temple. Baked goods fancy work homemade candy and gift items will raise funds for kitchen equipment for the new Methodist church under construction. Lunches will be served after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Carl Cadby
Blanche Nelson
Masonic Temple
Martha’s Treasury
New Methodist Church
Painter Jack Stark Dies in California at 68
Santa Barbara obituary for Jack Gage Stark 68 landscape and portrait painter born in Jackson county Missouri. Also noted are Robert P. Hall 72 former major league baseball and hockey player born in Baltimore and Dr. Carol Gray Montgomery 41 cosmic ray authority from New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara, Calif
Jack Gage Stark
Jackson County
Wellesley
Mass
Robert P. Hall
Baltimore
New Haven, Conn
Carol Gray Montgomery
Five Indicted For Contempt Over Communist Ties
A federal grand jury indicted five individuals on contempt charges for defying the House Un American Activities Committee. Three scientists who worked on the atomic bomb and two men identified as veteran Communist organizers refused to answer whether they had been members of the Communist Party. Nelson faces the criminal basis for the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Steve Nelson
Communist Party
Western Pennsylvania
University of California Radiation Laboratory
Marcel Scherer
Nelson
House UN- American Activities Committee
David Joseph Bohn
Giovanni Rossie Lomanitz
Irving David Fox
House UN American Activities Committee
Seek Coeds Killer Sought After Kalamazoo Tragedy
In Kalamazoo Michigan sheriff Otto K Bruder heads a roundup of sex deviates after the body of 18 year old Carolyn Drown is found in a snow filled cornfield. Drown disappeared after leaving WMU dormitory last Sunday night after dining at a snack bar. Her ravished body was located by farmer Martin Schilling once the snow melted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
Carolyn
Monay
Otto K. Bruder
Kalamazoo County
Western Michigan College
Martin Schilling
Woman seeks added alimony in Turin suit over smoking coercion
Ade lina Rosso legally separated from her husband sues for eight thousand dollars in additional alimony claiming he forced her to learn to smoke cigarettes. Separately, floods in New South Wales caused about eight million four hundred thousand dollars in road damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turin
Italy
Adelina Rosso
New South Wales
Australia
Newspaper Coverage Of Korean War Best Ever
Dean J. L. O Sullivan of Marquette University says Korean War coverage is better than for any previous conflict. He cites front reporters, less censorship, and editorial maturation as key factors. The remark came during a regional Catholic school press conference in Louisville with about 200 attendees from Kentucky, southern Ohio and southern Indiana.
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Louisville
Dean J. L. O'Sullivan
Marquette University College of Journalism
Milwaukee
Dean O’sullivan
Wisconsin
United States
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Marine From Stoddard Receives Purple Heart
Pfc. Clarence McClellan of Stoddard has been awarded the Purple Heart by Capt. W. F. James at U. S. naval hospital Yokosuka Japan for wounds suffered in Seoul Korea during the Korean War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoddard
Wis
Clarence McClellan
USMC
W. F. James
Medical Corps
USN
U. S. Naval Hospital
Yokosuka
Japan
Pfc
McClellan
Seoul
Korea
Scientists Tout Lignite Gas For Synthetic Fuels And Dyes
Scientists say lignite gas can be used to manufacture synthetic gasoline and oils, alcohols, and dyes, offering potential industrial applications including fuel and chemical production.
City Student Helps Lead UW Blood Drive Parade
Richard D. Galstad served as co chairman for event planning in the Saturday blood donation drive at the University of Wisconsin pledge president's council. The effort supported a Red Cross appeal for 1,200 pints of blood for armed forces. Greek pledge groups organized at Memorial Union and led a Langdon street parade with slogans like blood for Korea.
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University of Wisconsin
Richard D. Galstad
Gamma Phi Delta
Stanley M. Galstad
South 23Rd Street
Red Cross
Madison
la Crosse County
Memorial Union
Madison Center
Langdon Street
Korea
Wisconsin
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U. S. Department OF Commerce
Denver
Bismarck
Duluth
LA Crosse Airport
New York
Dubuque
Cortland Jewelers
Main St
Cortland
Mrs. Loren Thurow
Shaw
The
la Crosse Tribune
Saur
Ahi
Swift
Elher
Ds Alae Fk A
Emi
Ava |i
Zialm
Piggly Wiggly
Yellow Cab
Reet
Texas
State Streets
Dick Turner
NEA Service
Wwe
India
Associated Press
Dean O'Sullivan
Marine
Purple Heart
Tae
City
Nustads
Toffee
Federal Bakery CO
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