Changes In Personnel Note in La Crosse Field Army Unit
The La Crosse unit of the field army in the southern seventh medical district announces leadership shifts. Mrs George Kathan becomes vice commander, Mrs A M Murphy adjutant, and Mrs James Kelly is replaced by Mrs B E Dellenbach as city commander. Emma Erickson becomes education committee chair, with Margaret Gates continuing on the panel along with G J Uhrich and Clifton Storandt.
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la Crosse
Field Army
American Cancer Society
Wage Eeanges
Monroe
Vernon
Juneau
la Crosse County
George Kathan
A. M. Murphy
James Kelly
B. E. Dellenbach
Emma Erickson
Franklin School
van Zandt
J. C. Penny Store
Northern States Power Co
Helen
Marshall G. Batho
Wisconsin Division
UW Stock Pavilion Threatened By Fire
A fire at the University of Wisconsin stock pavilion in Madison caused smoke and water damage after starting in a third floor attic. Three Madison fire companies contained the blaze, which was sparked by intense heat used to melt icicles on the roof. The pavilion, built in 1908, serves as a show place for live stock and a music auditorium.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Asst
Edward Dorking
Government tightens control on copper scrap refining
The government imposed a new normal channel order on refining copper and brass scrap, banning conversion deals to channel refined copper through regulated avenues. The measure aims to ease tight scrap copper supply and curb the gray market price, which has ranged around 40 to 45 cents a pound, with official smelter prices around 24.5 cents.
Delinquent Tax Sale Becomes County's Smallest ever
In Winneshiek county the 1949 delinquent tax sale opened with 26 properties on the list and four active bidders. Four properties remained unsold while 22 were sold for a total of 2531.81 dollars. C P Baker of Decorah secured 18 properties followed by Thomas Lynch Decorah with two bids Frank J Massman Fort Atkinson and the A and J agency Decorah with one bid each. All bids were by others than the bidders.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Norman K. Lee
C. P. Baker
Thomas Lynch
Frank J. Massman
Ben Schaub Elected Kiwanis Club President
Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin announces Ben Schaub new Kiwanis president for 1951 at a Cathar board meeting. Other officers named include Paul Lutz as vice president and Charles Specht as treasurer. Eight youths joined eight derby guests at the dinner with Warren Jollymore guest speaker and derby editor from Madison.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Ben Schaub
Kiwanis Club
Cathar
Paul Lutzke
Charles Specht
Warren Jollymore
Madison
Salvation Army Fund Drive Under Way in Tomah
The annual Salvation Army fundraising appeal starts in Tomah Wisconsin with Rev Norman Nelson as chairman. Assisting are F H Drew Wallace Brown E J McKean Dr A A Hovda John Drew and Mrs W E Fieting.
Colusa Publisher I G Zumwalt Dies at 79
Colusa California business figure I G Zumwalt a multi millionaire landowner farm machinery dealer and publisher died Monday night at age 79.
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Colusa
Calif
I. G. Zumwalt
Livestock and grain market roundup with Chicago prices
Swift & Co quotations show new hog prices up to 18.60 top and cattle with steady to higher bids. Hogs 170-230 lb range 18.25-18.50. cows 17.00-21.00. calves strong at 29.50-33.50. Lambs steady to 27. Calves and bulls noted. Chicago cash grain lists No. 1 yellow wheat around 2.40, corn 1.73, oats near 0.98, soybeans near 2.96. Livestock market activity described with weights and prices across hogs cattle and lambs.
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New York
Elec
Scott Pap
Ark
Gen. Foods
Sears Rock
General Motors
Shell Oil
Bond & Sh
General Time
Simmons Co
Sinclair Oo
Socony Vacuum
Abbott L. Gt
Southern Pacific
Allied Chem
Northern Ry. Pf
Allied
Homestake Mining
Standard Oil
Cal
Houd.-Hershey
Ind
Cer
Hudson Motor
N. J
Gas
Tllinois Central
Starrett
Loco
Inland Steel
Sterling Drug
Pw Studebaker Corp
Int
Harvester Inspiration Copper Swift & Co
Texas Co
Harvester Pf
Nickel Timken
Axle
Snuff
Tel & Tel
Trans-America
Jewel Ae Union Carbide
Tobacco
Johns-Manville
Union Pacific
Kennecott
United Airlines
Anacon
United Aircraft
Keystone
U S. Rubber
Armour Kimberly-Clark
Atchison
Old Glass
Western Union Tel
Avoo
Libby, McN. & L
Westinghouse Elec
Bendix Aviation
Pield
Woolworth
Bethlehem
Mont. Ward
Wor. P. Pr. Pf
Borden Co
Nash Kelv
Zenith Radio
Borg-Warner Nat. Bisc
A Briggs Mig
Budd Co
E Nat . Dairy Pd
G. Heileman Br
Case
Comwealth Edison
Owens Gl
Trane Company
Cong. Nairn
Packard M
Badger Meter Con. Edis. Pan. Am. W. Airn
Chicago Mold P
Cons
N. Gas
Param. Pict
Hamilton Mig
Can
Penney
J. C
Inter Cellucotton
Pepsi Cola
Martin- T Rockwell
Crane Co
Phelps Dod
Minn
Curtiss Wri
Philip Mor
Nekoosa Edw
Phillips Pet
Phoenix Hos
DuPont Doug
Aire, Paragon Lle
Prentiss-Walters
Eastm. Rod
Radio Cp
Eaton
Chicago
Aaa
Marc
Rye— Danese Hearst
S. Lard— Oe
USDA
F.o.b
U. S
Ray Mossholder elected noble grand of Sparta Odd Fellows
Sparta Wisconsin announces Ray Mossholder has been elected noble grand of the Odd Fellows lodge succeeding Otto Synner. Other officers named are Garmon Aney vice grand Donald Parsons recording secretary Riley Watson financial secretary Lyle Heath treasurer and David Jenkins trustees. Installation set for January 1.
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Sparta
Wis
Ray Mossholder
The
Odd Fellow Lodge
Otto Synner
Garmon Aney
Donald Parsons
Riley Watson
Lyle Heath
David Jenkins
Warner Brothers pioneer Harry M Warner birthday profile
AP News notes Harry M. Warner born December 12 1881 in Poland is president of Warner Brothers Pictures Inc His firm helped develop talking pictures and began in the industry with funds from pawning Sam’s watch The company grew into one of the largest producing units in cinema.
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Harry M. Warner
Poland
Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc
Warners
Sam
Decorah Street Oiling Cost Shares Shown
The Decorah oiling project for last fall totaled 26 692 dollars with 19 000 charged to property owners and 7 692 borne by the city through land costs intersection prep and oil distribution.
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Decorah
Contraband Flows From East Through West Germany Exposed
Officials say East German contraband moves with false papers and through dummy firms in West Germany. Fronts in Switzerland Sweden and the Netherlands aid shipments to Russia and satellites. U.S. surplus stock valued at 1 billion dollars remains, with 90 percent sold. freezing surplus under Allied law is now seen as late and limited in effect.
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West Germany
West German
Switzerland
Sweden
Netherlands
Russia
Germany
Chinese Builds Reinforcements As Refugees Flee Korea Front
The article notes refugees streaming south while clashes are limited. MacArthur reports Chinese forces advancing slowly toward central Korea with Mongolian cavalry divisions spotted and an estimated 270,000 troops crossed from Manchuria among 1,000,000 committed. Allied planes attack supply convoys and claim about 550 enemy casualties by midday.
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MacArthur
Eighth Army
Korea
Manchurian
Reapportionment Debate Aims To Limit Industrial Control
Madison Wisconsin Assemblyman Alfred Ludvigsen warns that population based reapportionment could grant disproportionate influence to industrial areas. A legislative council committee lacks a quorum and will mail poll members to finish a draft. Proposals include drawing senate districts to broaden representation and adjust county allocations in Dane Eau Claire La Crosse Outagamie Fond du Lac Dodge and Racine counties.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Alfred Ludvigsen
Hartland
Ludvigsen
Legislative Council
Senate
Assembly
Waukesha County
Dane County Judiciary Committee
City of
Dane
Eau Claire County
la Crosse
Outagamie
Fond du Lac
Dodge
Racine
Whitehall Mail Carrier Retires After Three Decades of Service
Louis C. Larson ends 30 years as Whitehall postal worker reflecting on name mix ups among Fremstads and Larsons. He recalls holiday mail chaos, newborns to age ten mail, wartime service in France and family ties including twin sons at the University of Wisconsin.
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Whitehall
Wis
Larsons
Louis C. Larson
Postal Department
Lewis
Louis
Louie
Fremstads
Louie C. Larson
Clarence H. Johnson
Advance Ordnance Depot No
Is Surville
France
Martha Halverson
Whitehall Hospital
Edward
Thomas
University of Wisconsin
Otis E. Hutchins American Legion Post
Hutchins-Stendahl Post
Larson
Dear Santa notes on trees declared fakes by export firm
In Moncton New Brunswick L F Scott head of the Hefert Christmas Tree Exporting Co. told U S buyers to ignore Dear Santa pleas found on trees and to remove notes from shipments. He said most notes are written by adults in children’s names and gifts are wasted charity.
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Moncton
N. B
New Brunswick
U. S
L. F. Scott
Hefert Christmas Tree Exporting Co
Scott
Reds Move Supplies Into Indochina
A Nationalist defense minister spokesman said Chinese Red truck convoys stream continuously to Indochina with supplies for Ho Chi Minh's Vietminh. The shipments move from Nanning in Guangxi Province.
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Taipei
Formosa
Indochina
Ho Chi Minh
Nanning
South China
Kwangsi
Tragic Tree Fall Claims Clintonville Man
Floyd Ferg, 22, was killed when a tree toppled and crushed him near Clintonville Wisconsin. He died at a hospital shortly after the accident occurred on Monday.
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Clintonville
Wis
Floyd Ferg
Here
La Crosse Tribune Entry Date Note
The La Crosse Tribune notes its status as second class matter under law with a filing date of June 23, 1904 in La Crosse. The notice records the newspaper’s ongoing publication and official registration.
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la Crosse
Witness Denies Rosenberg Attended Communist Meetings
James McGraw of New York City testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that he does not know Mrs. Anna M. Rosenberg and has never seen her in his life. He rejected Ralph de Sola’s charge of Rosenberg being involved with subversive groups, calling de Sola a publicity-seeker.
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Washington
Anna M. Rosenberg
Defense
James McGraw
New York City
Senate Armed Services Committee
Rosenberg
McGraw
Proposal to graft cease fire and Far East mediation plan
A three nation cease fire proposal seeks fixed halting conditions in Korea and a seven nation mediation commission to settle Far East issues. The accord would sidestep a U S resolution demanding immediate withdrawal of Chinese troops and aims to form a new commission soon. Sponsors include Afghanistan Burma Egypt India Indonesia Iran Iraq Lebanon Pakistan Philippines Saudi Arabia Syria Yemen. the mediation plan excludes the Philippines.
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Korea
Far East
Peiping
Afghanistan
Burma
Egypt
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Lebanon
Pakistan
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Yemen
Mediation
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Cancer Society Unit
2Nd Division
United Nations
UW Stock
William H. Ruffin
Durham
N. C
National Association of Manufacturers
Ruffin
NAM
Claude A. Putnam
Prairie Kiwanians
Tomah Salvation Army
Winona Livestock
Swift & Co
Colorado
McClures
Idaho
Old Sunny Brook
Sourm
Kentucky
Phillips & Sons Distributing Corp
IOOF
AP News
Peta
Herschel D. Newsom
Columbus
National Grange
Minneapolis
Albert S. Goss
Douglas MacArthur
Yongpo Airfield
Hungnam
Edward M. Almond
10Th Corps
U. S. Signal Corps
Tokyo
Santa
Reds
LA Crosse Tribune
Denies Mrs. Rosenberg
Red Meet
Courtley
Barron
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