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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1950

Page

12

Bice Named to Vocational Board and School Activities Planned

Raymond C. Bice of Bice Olson Lumber Co. was reappointed to the Vocational and Adult School Board by the La Crosse city board of education for a four year term. The board approved Hamilton school lunch program expansion and sanctioned a seniors’ excursion from Central and Logan high schools to Washington D C and other eastern points in spring. Facility use permits were granted for several groups and locker bids for Central and Lincoln schools were authorized under the 1951 budget.

Raymond C. Bice Bice- Olson Lumber Co Assemblyman la Crosse County Vocational la Crosse City East Redeemer Lutheran Longfellow Washington Moody Evangelical Free Church la Crosse Federation of Teachers Washburn la Crosse County Homemakers

Indian Mystic Aurobindo Ghose Dies in India

Madras reports the death of Aurobindo Ghose renowned yogi and poet at his Pon te French India hermitage. A Cambridge educated leader of Bengal’s 1907 nationalist revolt he was 4 years old.

Madras India Aurobindo Ghose Ponte French India Cambridge University Ghose Bengal

Chilean censors tighten grip on gangster crime films

The Chilean film board has increased censorship on gangster and crime movies, enforcing stricter cuts and tighter review standards to curb depictions of violence and illicit activity. This trend signals a broader push for content regulation in cinema.

Public Library Highlights New Nonfiction Selections

A Cheery Christmas note from Valley Forge anchors F VanWyck Mason's Valley Forge 24 December 1777 in this week's library spotlight The feature also reviews Mao Tse Tung Ruler of Red China Wanda Gag the Story of an Artist Boswell s Ladon Journal 1762 1763 My Neck of the Woods Variety of Fallon Behind the Flying Saucer Building Up Your Congregation A Firm Faith for Today and The Art of Board Membership with notes on author backgrounds and themes across biographies and history.

F. VanWyck Mason Valley Forge Washington van Wyck Mason Mao Tse-Tung Red China Robert Payne Wanda Gag Alma Scott Miss Gay Scott Boswell Louise Dickinson Rich Neck of the Woods Maine Carlos Fallon Bogota New Orleans United States Air Force Frank Scully Department of Defense Scully Willard A. Pleuthner Harold A. Bosley Roy Sorenson

Funeral services set for Dr T J Myhers Osseo Wis

Dr T J Myhers 65 died in Eau Claire after a nine week illness. He was a longtime veterinarian in Osseo for 39 years and served on the city council. He belonged to the Masonic lodge Sons of Norway Evangelical Lutheran church and state veterinarians association. Surviving are his wife two daughters two sisters three brothers and burial followed at Osseo Cemetery with Rev O C Aune officiating.

T. J. Myhers Osseo Wis Eau Claire Myhers Strum Masonic Lodge Sons of Norway Evangelical Lutheran Church Marion Senn Irma Hetlund la Crosse Caroline Amundson Rena Gilbertson Marie Rice Detroit Mich Martin Ingwald Myhers John Eleva Osse

Icy Streets Trigger Multiple Car Crashes In City

Icy pavements caused a series of crashes Monday and Tuesday. A cyclist, Clayton Pawlak, 50, suffered a fractured shoulder and leg abrasions when his bike was hit by a truck driven by Carl Doubek, near Highway 14 and Wizard Avenue. Several other accidents on Prospect North, Jackson Fourth, 16th Green Bay, Main, State Fifth, and North Fourth streets caused varying damages, with drivers including George Rimmert, Lloyd Stein, Gertrude Reese, Harold Dummer, George Markus, Donald Johnson, George Pouzar, June Phillips, Edward Hanson, Mrs. Edwin Scarseth, and Richard Worman listed in police reports.

Clayton Pawlak Losey Boulevard South Highway 14 Wizard Avenue Carl Doubek R. 1 la Crosse Pawlak Prospect North Streets George Rimmert la Crescent Minn Lloyd Stein, Sr Tyler Street Gertrude Reese Redfield Street Jackson Street Fourth Street Donald Antone South Fourth 16Th Green Bay Harold Dummer South 16Th Street George Markos South Seventh Street Donald Johnson Lanesboro Dummer George Pouzar Market Street June Phillips Kingston Court Main Street Pouzar Main Phillips Edward Hanson South 10Th Street Edwin Scarseth Mtd. R. 42 Hanson State Scarseth Fifth Avenue North Fourth Street J. Fehring Richard Worman la Crosse Street Fehring Worman

George O. Gish Dies at 75 in Local Hospital

George O. Gish, 75, of 818 Cass Street, died Monday afternoon in a local hospital. Born December 5, 1875 in Secor, Illinois, he is survived by son Raymond A. Gish of La Crosse and one grandson. A Span ish American War veteran, he will be buried in Secor, Illinois, after funeral services in Eureka, Illinois, on Thursday. Friends may call Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. at Sletten McKee south side chapel.

George O. Gish Cass Street Secor Ill Raymond A. Gish la Crosse Eureka Sletten-McKee South Side

Whitehall Justice Court bonds and guilty pleas

Duane Earnhardt of Osseo posted a $1000 bond after pleading not guilty in a Whitehall justice court to an illegitimacy charge and was bound over to the next regular term. Lloyd Slaback of La Crosse pleaded guilty to vagrancy and must serve 60 days in county jail. Thomas Tate of French Island pleaded guilty to operating a nonregistered motor vehicle and must pay $1 plus costs.

Duane Earnhardt Osseo P. M. Paulson Nell Lloyd Slaback Copeland Avenue Thomas O. Tate Mtd. R French Island

Rifle Stolen From Arnold Herkins Apartment

Arnold Herkins reports a .30 30 rifle stolen from his South Third Street apartment. The gun was hanging on a bedroom wall and disappeared between 4 and 8 p m Monday.

Arnold Herkins South Third Street

Couple to be Married for 14th Time in Anaheim

Anaheim California 41 year old mother and Paul E Nelson 56 to wed Tuesday night for the 14th time. The annual ceremony features best man cake guests and a preacher as they reaffirm their marriage vows. They first married in 1936 at Placenta near Moscow Idaho the rites have been conducted by five ministers and three judges.

Anaheim Calif Hollywood Paul E. Nelson Nelsons Nelson Grant Placentia Moscow Ida

Religious Clubs Hold Meeting at La Crosse Teachers College

Campus religious organizations at La Crosse State Teachers College held a joint meeting in the women’s gym. Attending groups included Newman, Catholic, Congo, Congregational, Lutheran Students, Presbyterian, and Wesley Methodist foundations. The Congo club won relay events and Eileen Lapham chaired the event.

la Crosse State Teachers College Newman Club Congo Club Congregational Lutheran Students Association Presbyterian Club Wesley Methodist Foundation Eileen Lapham Caledonia Wesley Foundation LSA Dale Peterson Denmark Audrey Moton Kenosha Annette Dehnert Lake Mills Margaret Willey Sparta Wesley Thomas Gunning Eddyville N. Y Mary Wolheter Watertown S. C Patricia Brinkley Barbara Richard Larson la Crosse Congo

Man Injured In Fall At Dairies Site

Elmer Williams of 820 Main Street slipped on icy steps at about 9 a.m. Tuesday and suffered a back injury. He was taken by police ambulance to a local hospital from Consolidated Dairies Co at 716 Hood Street.

Elmer Williams Main Street Consolidated Dairies Co Hood Street

People in Seoul Call for Arms to Fight Communists

Thousands of Koreans gathered in Seoul on Tuesday and urged immediate arming to resist invading Chinese Reds. A resolution stated “Give us arms” with one million youths ready to participate in the anti communist war. Complete armament is urgently needed.

Seoul Seoul Stadium

Santa Letters Enter North Pole Mail Flow via Pan American

Postmaster says 100000 children last year heard from Santa, mail handled through Pan American World Airways intermediation. Letters go to Fairbanks North Pole HQ with six cent stamp, mailed to Pan American Minneapolis office, then flown to Fairbanks for Santa’s reply.

Wenzel M. Dvorak la Crosse Santa Claus North Pole Dvorak Pan American World Airways Santa Minneapolis Minn Fairbanks

La Crosse Man Receives Facial Cut in Sunday Crash

Louis M. Gowen of La Crosse suffered a facial cut in a two car collision on STH 14 four miles west of Westby. He was a passenger in Harry Hobson's car, which collided with Abel Syberhus's vehicle from Viroqua. A separate Genoa area crash involved Charles Malin and a Ferryville milk truck. Malin's car was damaged. Japan has modified its tax laws.

Viroqua Wis Louis M. Gowen la Crosse Sth Westby Gowen Harry Hobson Abel Syberhus Genoa Charles Malin Orrin Skaug Ferryville Malin

La Crosse Student to Attend New York Industrial Congress

Sixty-one college students and apprentices in skilled manufacturing trades, including Robert Meyer of La Crosse State Teachers College, will attend the 55th annual congress of American industry in New York City December 6 to 8. The group, selected from 48 states and 12 regions, joins 3,000 industrial leaders for conferences and site visits, including a United Nations tour and a question session with executives.

National Association of Manufacturers Congress of American Industry Waldorf-Astoria New York City Robert Meyer Liberty Street la Crosse States John W. Studebaker U. S Congress New York United Nations NAM

Osseo County Fair Faces Financial Struggles

Tremplo notes the Osseo 4-H fair has spurred county interest but funds remain tight. Brown and Smith urge stable support and oppose dissolving the association. A proposal to transfer fair operations to the county agricultural committee was raised last year with no action yet.

Brown Smith County Fair Association County Agricultural Committee

Larson Returned to La Crosse for Preliminary Hearing

Sheriff Vern Lamp left Tuesday for Waupun to return Arnold O Larson to La Crosse. Larson, charged with property destruction at Herman Kriewald's home, has entered a plea of innocent. A preliminary hearing date has not been set.

Vern Lamp Waupun Arnold O. Larson la Crosse Larson Herman Kriewald Liberty Street Kriewald Nola Larson John Coleman State Central Hospital Roy V. Ahlstrom Ahlstrom

Merchants Plan Christmas Banquet and Fund Drive

Plans were completed for a Christmas banquet to be held Wednesday December 13 at KP hall during the Caledonia Street Merchants association meeting. Tickets for the party are ready and a $25 contribution funds Teach ers college send to the Cigar Bowl in Tampa. Dan Flaherty spoke for the blood bank urging volunteer donors and received good response.

Caledonia Street Merchants Association KP Hall Teachers College Cigar Bowl Ame Tampa Fla Dan Flaherty Blood Bank

Christmas Sale Set by La Crescent Methodist Women

The Women’s Society for Christian Service of the La Crescent Methodists will hold a Christmas sale on Thursday December 7. A hot dish supper starts at 4 30 p m. Items for sale include aprons candy baked goods handmade gifts and table decorations.

LA Crescent Minn Women’s Society For Christian Service

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