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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1950

Page

6

Blast Blamed On Coal Union At Sturgis Kentucky

A garage owned by Sturgis mayor J B Holeman was damaged by a 4 am dynamite blast tearing a three foot hole and shattering windows. Holeman blamed union organizers, while Ed Morgan UMW district 23 president called the charges ridiculous. Sturgis violent labor actions target Poplar Ridge Coal mine amid union organizing efforts.

Sturgis J. B. Holeman Ed Morgan Madisonville UMW District 23 United Mine Workers Holeman UMW Poplar Ridge Coal 274 Illinois

Blue Lights Warn Drivers To Slow For Road Work

Winter road work in La Crosse County uses blue flashing lights on sanders and snowplows. Paul Hartwig urges motorists to reduce speed and keep distance, noting reduced visibility from flying snow and noting these machines are heavy and less maneuverable.

Ays Paul Hartwig la Crosse County Hartwig

Live poultry and butter market reports from Chicago produce

Receipts show 23 loads of live poultry with uneven prices from two cents higher to one cent lower per pound across heavy hens light hens roosters fryers old roosters and ducks. Butter remains firm with two days receipts totaling 162608 pounds and wholesale prices largely unchanged across grades. Eyes weak tissue shows two days of arrivals 14747 cases with wholesale prices down up to seven cents a dozen for U S extras mediums stands and current receipts.

USDA F.o.b U. S

Officials discuss wage price controls and defense material limits

Keyserling backs stronger controls and new taxes as the main tool against inflation. Influential officials hint at selective price ceilings for critical defense materials before year end, while weighing feasibility and timing. Senators O'Mahoney and Capehart stress the need for both controls and sharp tax increases to boost production.

Keyserling America O’mahoney D-Wye Capehart R-Ind Senate Banking Committee

Chiang Kai-shek opposes using atom bomb on Communist China

Chiang Kai-shek stated on Monday that the atom bomb should not be used against Communist China. He doubted it would produce the desired effect. His views appeared in an interview copyrighted by U S News and World Report, the Washington based weekly.

Chiang Kai-shek China Chiang U. S. News and World Report Washington

Chicago Potatoes Market Report Shows Mixed Arrivals

USDA updates show 205 cars arrived with 260 on track and 8 shipments total. Friday 613 cars Saturday 485 Sunday 13. demand slow and supplies moderate. Colorado McClures at 3.00. Idaho Russets 62.65 to 95. 10 lb sacks 3.25 to 4.5. Minnesota North Dakota Red River Valley Pontiacs 1.75 washed. Wisconsin Pontiacs 2.00 to 2.85.

Chicago USDA Colorado McClures Idaho

Rent Control Measure Goes To Pres. Truman

A bill extending federal rent controls until next March 31 cleared its last congressional hurdle and was sent to President Truman. He is expected to sign it after the House completed action on a compromise offering Senate and House versions.

Washington Pres. Truman House

MacArthur cites high Korea death toll amid retreat

General MacArthur notes the death toll is high as Marines fight through a brutal withdrawal. He recalls nearly 200 bodies stacked in a single grave, describing a grim 12 day freezing withdrawal. ROK and Chinese forces move toward Hamhung while U S planes claim heavy Chinese losses.

MacBeth Korea Republic of Korea ROK Hamhung Hungnam 10Th Corps U. S North Korea Marine Leyte Sicily Fifth Air Force

Missing Fond du Lac Girl Loretta Kelly

A 16 year old girl Loretta Kelly is missing since Saturday afternoon after leaving her Salvation Army home at 503 Vine Street. Central High School student, five feet three, dark hair hazel eyes round face full lips, shell rim glasses green coat brown beanie. Home reported in Fond du Lac.

Loretta Kelly Salvation Army Vine Street Central High School Fond du Lac

Poet laureate Edith Thompson dies in Houston Minnesota

Edith Thompson, 77, renowned Coulee Region poet laureate, died Saturday on a Winona street after a heart attack. A lifelong teacher and social worker, she lived much of her career across the nation but returned to the Coulee Region in later years. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at the Houston Methodist church with burial in Money Creek cemetery.

Houston Minn Coulee Region Edith Thompson Winona Street Miss Thompson Coulee Houston-Looney Valley Money Creek Looney Valley Isaac and Mary Darling Thompson Teachers College Mankato Los Angeles Larimore N. C Minneapolis Red Wing Lanesboro New York City Chicago Wisconsin Minnesota Winona Houston Methodist Church J. A. Leskin Houston Mortuary

Gale Pioneer Frant Wilber Dies at 92 in Galesville

Francis Frant Wilber age 92 long resident of Galesville dies at his west Tamarack valley farm from probable heart attack. Born October 24 1858 on land homesteaded by his parents a pair of wagon pioneers. Survived by son Dewey four daughters nine grandchildren thirteen great grandchildren. funeral Monday Centerville Methodist Church with burial in Centerville cemetery.

Galesville Wis Francis Frant) Wilber West Tamarack Valley Wilber Rufus Wilber Centerville Methodist Church A. E. Attwood Centerville Dewey Webb Grace) Calkins St. Charles Ben Myrtle) Rhodes Melrose Lizzie Lakey Trempealeau James Cliffie) Suter la Crosse

Red Cross Awards Swim Certificates at La Crosse Teachers College

La Crosse county chapter of the Red Cross announces 15 beginners and nine intermediate certificates awarded at La Crosse State Teachers College. Instructors are Virginia Congreve as head, with Betty Bairs, Joan Hermanson, and Corrine Ulrich assisting.

la Crosse County Red Cross la Crosse State Teachers College Virginia Congreve Betty Bairs Joan E. Hermanson Corrine M. Ulrich Joan Grutzik North 14Th Darlene Haddad Market Street Beverly Johnson Kane Street Delores Malnar Main Street Joan Molland North 24Th Street Mary Moran Park Avenue Madelyn Dunn North 14Th Street Donna Graham Onalaska Joyce Hendrickson State Street Doris Kriesel Florence Lesby Doris Meyer North 20Th Street Nancy Rogstad Betty Sullivan Joanne Weiland South 20Th Street Dianne Brueske Hyde Avenue Carolyn Hofstein Barlow Street Enid McGarry West Avenue Catherine Munster South 19Th Street Audrey Schultz South Eighth Street Eileen Skemp Division Street Virginia Bright Ann Fletcher Prospect Street Celia Goodsell

New Orleans Woman Dies Second Time

A New Orleans woman aged 35, Mrs Lloyd C Borgstede, died Monday after being revived last week when her heart stopped during a nerve injection. The death was attributed to brain damage from the prior heart stoppage following an emergency operation performed by an unnamed surgeon.

New Orleans Lloyd C. Borgstede

Gigantic Growth Story of Oyster Generations

A single oyster reaching massive lineage would produce offspring whose shells form a mound eight times Earth’s size, if each generation survived and accumulated. This vivid hypothetical highlights extreme reproductive potential across many generations.

County reports two injuries from weekend accidents

Icy roads worry motorists as four weekend crashes are recorded. In La Crosse County a Breidel lander rear ended at Highway 35 14 junction. A Bangor area pickup with four youths skidded into a ditch injuring Alice Peterson and Darlene Schams. others escaped unharmed. An Alpine County truck overloading front seat led to a license revocation for Glen Buol Jr. A West Salem crash damaged two trucks after skidding on icy streets near a parked Kraft Foods vehicle.

Daily Records la Crosse Charles E. Stimson Manchester Stimson Wisconsin George J. Misna Playfield Avenue Glen Buol, Jr R. J West Salem Earl F. Houlihan Mahlum E. Ender South Eighth Street Valery J. Stockel Cashton Wis Robert O. Jensen Moore Street Louis Wohlert Park Avenue Carl S. Schroeder Rose Street Clarence Weiss Pine Street George Bronstein Copeland Avenue Karl Kibler Kane Street Raymond Canard George Street Ben Hagmann Prospect Street William Poellinger Glen B. Dodge St. Cloud Street William Woodard Charles Street Wilbur W. Rhode North Sixth Street Byron Potts Harry J. Jols Sparta Arthur G. Hillebrandt Watertown Lloyd A. Fancher Carl F. Dutton LaVerne Breswick Ivan W. Smith Hubert Shuda William Coorough Badger Street Theron Seymour South Ninth Street Clarence Klein Kellogg Minn Eleanor Zillmer Pearl Street Bonnie McDonah Galesville Elliott A. Platt Camp McCoy Joseph Wittinger South Fourth Street Roy E. Wittenberg Caledonian Street Howard Schultz William Erickson la Crosse County Lander Joseph Breidel South 13Th Street Troy Fish Viroqua Alice Peterson Bangor Darlene Schams Bud Marion Schaeffer Highway 14 Richard Chase Caledonia Street Sylvester Lusk Denton Street Lester Pralle Kraft Food Company Eau Claire

Red Cross Allocates Funds for Home Nursing Training

The American Red Cross announced a 35000 dollar initial allotment to train 1,000,000 people in home nursing as part of civil defense. The first fund supports rural areas for nursing instructors and comes from Jane A. Delano's bequest.

Washington American Red Cross Red Cross Jane A. Delano

Rich Uranium Deposit Found By Indian 59

A 59 year old Navajo, Paddy Martinez, found a potential uranium belt near Haystack Mountain between here and Gallup. The Los Angeles Times cited preliminary surveys indicating up to 10 million tons of carnotite ore in an 80 mile stretch. Santa Fe railroad land hosts the find with ore tests and Atomic Energy Commission investigators involved.

William S. Barton Haystack Mountain Santa Fe Evans Atomic Energy Commission

Separate licenses proposed for big and small game hunting

Stevens Point Wisconsin. A proposal to issue separate licenses for big and small game will be introduced in the coming legislative session. Assemblyman Robert S Travis said a natural resources board would be created. The plan would boost federal aid under Pittman Robertson and involve a board of state department representatives advising the governor on conservation matters. The council also opposed a Namakegon river dam and supported earmarked trout licenses.

Stevens Point Wis Robert S. Travis Rplatteville Wisconsin Conservation Congress’ Executive Council Travis Legislative Council Conservation Committee Natural Resources Board Wisconsin Pittman-Robertson Resources Board Congress’ Council Namakegon Wisconsin Izaak Walton League John Lynch Gordon Foster Patch Viola Tadn

Camp McCoy soldiers involved in Sparta McCoy area crashes

In Sparta and Tomah region over the weekend Camp McCoy personnel were in two crashes. Elmer Hecht of La Crosse Tribune suffered minor injuries in a collision with a car carrying McCoy soldiers near Leon. A Sparta girl and two other soldiers were hospitalized briefly after a separate late night crash near the Tomah gate. A Cashton man, Alois Marx, broke both legs when struck between two cars on STH 33 eight miles west of Cashton.

Sparta Wis Camp McCoy Sparta-McCoy Elmer Hecht la Crosse Tribune Leon Hecht Eugene M. Szymanski 847Th Field Artillery Robert Tangen Tribune Willis Young Henry de Graf S. Raymond W. Riley Lynnwood Griffin Tomah Samuel Rayzor James Coto Margaret Humphrey A Corp Olson William Dominic Griffin Ian de Graf Cashton Alois Marx Marx David Thomas Quinn Harley Boardman de Soto Boardman

Gas Jet Flickers Out, Killing Five in Sunbright Home

In Sunbright Tennessee a gas jet flame went out and released deadly gas. Victims include Mrs. John B. Parker and two children Judy 11 and Thomas 2 found dead Saturday, Bryant 13 and Betty Edith Tinch 20 died Sunday, sheriff says the blast likely caused by the jet going out.

Sunbright Tenn John B. Parker Judy Thomas Bryant Betty Edith Tinch H. E. Burge

El Dorado and the legend of endless treasure

El Dorado is described as an imaginary South American country famed for vast gold and precious stones. The myth inspired the idea of inexhaustible treasure and extraordinary wealth.

el Dorado South America

Government orders 28 percent cut in natural rubber use

The U S government directed January and February tire production to cut natural rubber use by 28 percent from November levels. The November quota was 52 000 tons, with total rubber use at 90 000 tons. Synthetic rubber will fill the shortfall and tire manufacture will see reduced natural rubber input. A popular car tire uses 11 pounds of rubber. recap jobs use about five pounds.

Washington National Production Authority NPA NPR

Cohen Lawyer Sam Rummel Shot Dead In Hollywood

Sam Rummel, longtime counsel for gangster Mickey Cohen, was ambushed at his Hollywood home. Police say a gunman hid nearby and fired a 12 gauge shotgun at about 1:30 a.m., injuring him in the neck and killing him instantly as he climbed toward his house. his body lay undiscovered for six hours. Cohen expressed shock. The assailant’s exact identity remains unknown.

Hollywood Mickey Cohen Sam Rummel Hollywood Canyon Rummel Cohen

Glacier-fed rivers threaten floods in hottest months

Encyclopedia Britannica notes that rivers fed by glaciers tend to flood during peak heat as melting snow raises water levels, even when overall river stages are low in hot months.

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