10 Point Plan by Wisconsin Feed Group for World Food Aid
The plan, prepared by a committee chaired by E B Fred of the University of Wisconsin, outlines strategies to boost food production. It calls for culling excess livestock, matching herd sizes to farms, balanced rations for meat eggs and wool, good hay and roughage, pest control, efficient feed and labor use, 1948 crops optimized for protein, safeguarding the livestock sector, pastures feeding, and expanded pasture methods to maximize high quality hay.
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Wisconsin
E. B. Fred
University of Wisconsin
Taxi collision with freight engine at Onalaska crossing
At 11:05 a m six people escaped injury when a City Car taxi struck a North Western Railroad freight engine at Elm street crossing in Onalaska. Driver Florence Forer failed to see the engine. she stopped about 30 feet from the train pilot beam. The front of the cab was damaged. the engine halted within two car lengths. No injuries were reported. three passengers were infants. The engine was traveling about 10 mph.
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City Car Company
North Western Railroad
Elm Street
Onalaska
Florence Forer
South 14Th Street
Obituary: Larry Edward Dikeman 6 Dies in La Crosse
Larry Edward Dikeman six of La Crosse died in a local hospital Sunday morning He was in La Crosse on October 15 1941 He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Albert Hellerud two sisters Linda and Diana one brother Frank his grandparents Mr and Mrs John Dikeman and Mr and Mrs Jess Whitewater Burial services were held Tuesday at 10 am at the French Island Cemetery with Rev J J Sheridan officiating
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Larry Edward Dikeman
la Crosse
Albert Hellerud
Linda
Diana
Frank
John Dikeman
Jess Whitewater
French Island
Cemtery
J. J. Sheridan
Funeral rites held for Mrs Edward Hicks in St Paul
Funeral services for Mrs. Edward Hicks who died at St Paul Saturday night were held there Monday. She was formerly a resident of La Crosse.
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Edward Hicks
St. Paul
Hicks
la Crosse
Local Company Denied Bond Issue by Public Service Commission
The Wisconsin public service commission rejected La Crosse Telephone’s plan to issue 400000 in first mortgage bonds citing an extremely high ratio of senior securities to total capitalization. The decision, made without a formal hearing, affects about 15600 subscribers across five exchanges in La Crosse and surrounding areas. The bond request aimed to fund already made capital expenditures and future plant additions, though future improvements were not submitted for review.
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Tribune Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
Public Service Commission
la Crosse Telephone Company
la Crosse
Vicin
Boy Slays Sister in Las Animas Home
Sheriff L E Brookshire reported 12 year old Jimmy Melton confessed to killing his 16 year old sister Phyllis Marie with a .22 caliber rifle. He said the act was prompted by her nagging about bringing in fuel. The confession followed midnight after the slaying as she sat on a divan looking at snapshots.
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Las Animal
Colo
L. E. Brookshire
Brookshire
Jimmy Melton
Phyllis Marie
Weather Record Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa
United States Weather Bureau report shows Wisconsin generally fair with colder southeast, partly cloudy to partly warm in west. Minnesota partly cloudy in west, mostly cloudy and warmer with light snow in west. Iowa fair in east, partly cloudy in west with occasional light snow, sections near La Crosse noted, 36 hour period for shipments north and west zones.
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U. S Department OF Commerce
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Bight
Frerre Racivue
la Crosse
Weather and river forecast for Hastings to Guttenberg
A shallow forecast shows little change in river levels through the week. A deep low over the eastern Great Lakes brings widespread precipitation while the Mississippi basin sees high pressure and fair weather. A cold wave dips into the upper Midwest with 5 to 8 below readings in southern Minnesota and light snow in the eastern Dakotas.
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Hastings
Guttenberg
Iowe
Mogale
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Valley
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Fair Esther
la Crosse
United States
Caenediap
North Dakota
Minnesota
Dakotas
Lake
New England
Police urge citizens to report missing persons and items
City police listed missing person Celia Blechhenger a 21 year old from Dres bach Minn last seen Sunday. An 11 year old blind black Spitz dog is also missing from R N Larsen. Jack Snider reports a khaki hunting vest lost with 30 10 gauge shotgun shells. Mail tampering and stolen Buick radiator ornaments were reported with bags strewn and about 20 ornaments missing. Authorities warn parents and call police if items are found.
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Celia Blechhenger
Dresbach
Minn
R. N. Larsen
South 23Rd Street
Jack Snider
South 19Th Street
Losey Boulevard
Jackson Street
Soviet Russia's New Ambassador Arrives
Alexandre S. Paniushkin arrives in Washington to present credentials to President Truman as Russia's new ambassador to the United States.
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Soviet
Russia
Washington
Alexandre S. Paniushkin
United States
Truman
Bootlegger Sends Christmas Card To Sheriff In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City deputies traced a bootlegger who sent Christmas cards to the sheriff. The card listed prices and appointments for liquor, leading to an arrest and the bootlegger losing 42 pints of liquor while Santa’s spirit vanished.
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Oklahoma City
Prohibition
Oklahoma
Santa
Funeral for Bert F. Kopp Held in Alma Center
Bert F. Kopp 51 killed in an SS accident near Reno Nevada last Tuesday December 9. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at the Alma Funeral chapel with Rev. John Wilde officiating. Burial will be in the family lot at Pepin. He is survived by his wife, his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Kopp Trempealeau two sons Arnold in Santa Fe California John in Glyndon Minnesota one daughter Kathryn Potter Genoa four brothers Roy Nekoosa Guy Sparta Lloyd La Crosse and Gerald Trempealeau one sister Mrs E H Timm La Crosse and five grandchildren.
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Alma Center
Wis
Bert F. Kopp
Reno
Nev
Alma
John Wilde
Cornell
Pepin
Kopp
Frank Kopp
Tremenleau
Arnold
Sanafael
Calif
John
Glyndon
Minn
Gale
Kathryn) Potter
Genoa
Roy
Nekoosa
Guy
Sparta
Lloyd
la Crosse
Gerald
Trempealeau
E. H
Blanche) Timm
Death of Sister Hermina former Mary Gaspard reported
Michael Gaspard of Caledonia receives notice of the death of his sister Sister Hermina the former Mary Gaspard of Wisconsin Friday. She is survived by brother Michael of Caledonia, 24 nieces and nephews, and was preceded in death by five brothers and four sisters along with her parents.
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Caledonia
Minn
Michael Gaspard
Hermina
Mary Gaspard
Mg Figen Grove
Wis
Michael
Death of J. L. Hampsen at Kelly Lake
J L Hampsen of Kelly Lake Minn died December 2. Funeral services were held December 4 at Kelly Lake. He is survived by his wife Agnes and two daughters Mary of Minneapolis and Mrs Michael Shalloe of Hibbing.
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Horah
Minn
J. L. Hampsen
Kelly Lake
Hampsen
Agnes
Mary
Minneapolis
Michael Shalloe
Hibbing
Mrs. Carl W. Schultz, Sparta Police Chief's Wife, Dies
Mrs. Carl W. Schultz, 61, wife of the Sparta police department captain, died at Sparta hospital after a short illness. Survived by husband and three sons Mahlon Chicago T Sgt Gerald Schultz on Guam Chauncey at home, and daughter Mrs. Michael Skroback Sparta. Funeral Wednesday at Lanham's mortuary at 2 p m Rev Joseph Morgan officiating. Burial Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary Tuesday afternoon and evening.
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Sparta
Wis
Carl W. Schultz
Sparta Police Department
Mahlon
Chicago
Gerald Schultz
Guam
Chauncey
Michael
Carthea) Skroback
Schultz
Lanham’s
Joseph Morgan
Woodlawn
Funeral services for Pvt Harold Pergande in Tomah
Funeral services were held Saturday for Pvt Harold A Pergande the son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Pergande at the Methodist church with Rev Robert Jamieson officiating. He was the first World War II casualty buried in Tomah with Corp Raymond Button of the regular army escorting the remains. A uniformed escort from Grassman Sowlth American Legion Post Disabled American Veterans and Curtiss McNutt Post VFW accompanied the funeral.
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Tomah
Wis
Harold A. Pergande
Arthur Pergande
Robert Jamieson
Methodist Church
Pergande
Corp
Raymond Button
Regular Army
Grassman- Sowlh American Legion
Funeral services held for Orville Henderson at church and home
Orville Henderson 74, a farmer from west of Dakota, was buried in Bush cemetery after services at his home and Nadine Lutheran church. The Rev. Otto Kleth officiated. He is survived by his wife, son Roy Pickwick, sister Mrs. Claude Randall of Riceford, and four grandchildren.
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Dakota, Minn
Orville Henderson
Farmer
Dakota
Nadine Lutheran Church
Bush Cemetery
Otto Kleth
Roy Pickwick
Claude Randall
Riceford
Costs rise for average families by 450 dollars yearly
The Bureau of Labor Statistics told Congress that an average family of four in 34 cities now spends about 450 dollars more annually to maintain a modest standard of living than 22 months earlier. Food costs drive roughly a third of the increase, with budgets ranging from 3,004 dollars in New Orleans to 3,458 dollars in Washington as of last June.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congress
New Orleans
Bureau
Ewan Clague
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Taft
Ohio
Cincinnati
New York
Seattle
Winona Swift & Co Livestock Prices and Midwest Rounds
Swift & Co pricing from Winona Minnesota shows hog crafters with steady hogs and many weight classes, cattle steady with steers and heifers at top ranges, calves and lambs varied by grade. Chicago reports bring salable hogs 14,000 to 27,000 with values up. produce and grain tables follow.
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Swift & Company
Winona
Minn
Chicago
USDA
Milwaukee Livestock
Milwaukee
Necedah Wildlife Hunt Yields 1516 Deer From 3000 Hunters
In Juneau county Necedah wildlife refuge a nine day season ended with 1516 antlerless deer killed by about 3000 hunters. The total includes 877 adult deer and 639 fawns with the heaviest daily take 277 on December 8 and the lightest 99 on December 14.
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Madison
Wis
Juneau County
Necedah Wildlife Refuge
State Conservation Department
Fire incidents reported in La Crosse area
On Dec 15 a chimney fire at a residence was reported on quad 4 to 1517 street and again a car fire near Gohres Loomis property. On Dec 16 at 3 19 a m engine No 1 and squad responded to Gateway Glass company Bec ay and Main streets for oil rags burning.
Property Transfers Among Local Residents and Firms
Orin and Inez Bentzen transfer to Orville and Anne Mickelberg in Ona laska. Marry Benz transfers to Robert M. and Ruth Richards on Wood and Logan streets. Bertha Schnick transfers to Ralph M. Seekamp and Nellie M. Nobelt in Onalaska. Ella Chalsma transfers to Robert C. and Annabelle Senarty in Holland. Blafivie and Co. transfer to L. J. Schaper Corp on 30th between Denton and Green Bay. L. J. Schaper Corp transfers to Harry A. and Betty Gregory on 30th street between Denton and Green Bay.
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Goem Orin
Inez Bentzen
Orville
Anne Mickelberg
Onalaska
H. Benz
Robert M
Ruth Richards
Wood
Logan Streets
Bertha Schnick
Ralph M. Seekamp
Nellie M. Nobelt
Ella Chalsma
Robert C
Annabelle Senarty
Holland
Blafivie and Company
L. J. Schaper Corporation
Denton
Green Bay
Japanese to-receive eggs in ration for children first time in four years
Japan resumes egg rations this month with a requirement that eggs go to children. Official price is 10 yen per egg, but black market sales run about 18 yen each.
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Tokyo
Notice of Hearing on Final Settlement in Wolf Estate
State of Wisconsin La Crosse County court will hear at 10 am January 6 1948 the final account of Sadie D Wolf administratrix of Archie A Wolf deceased Bangor village. The hearing covers debts claims paid in good faith residue of the estate and inheritance tax determination. Donovan Gleiss and Goodman Sparta attorneys.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse
Archie A. Wolf
Sadie D. Wolf
Bangor
R. V. Ahlstrom
Western Union Strike Looms
AFL Western Union telegraphers threaten a walkout over a 15 cent hourly wage rise. W. Lee Cooney says demands remain firm as 45,000 union members plan to strike December 23, affecting stock exchanges grain and cotton markets and weather relay services.
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Philadelphia
AFL Western Union
W. Lee Cooney
South-Western
The
Telegraphers
Cooney
Management
U. S
Adolph Brungs
Western Union
Commercial Telegraders Union
AFL
New York City
Civil Aeronautics Administration
New York
CIO
Two City Street Accidents Reported with No Injuries
Police traffic records note two Monday incidents and one early Tuesday crash in the city. Eugene Haumschild rear ended a rubbish truck on Main Street with $80 car damage, while Palmer Esping struck a parked vehicle on State Street. minor damages follow. A third collision at 15th and Market involved John Howe and Harlan Michael with $50 damage. Michael lacked a valid license.
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Eugene E. Haumschild
Adams Street
Main Street
Oscar Tobias
Clair V. Hutchens
Haumschild
Palmer Esping
Prospect Street
State Street
Esping
William H. Funke
John R. Howe
North 10Th Street
Harlan Michael
Redfield Street
15Th and
Market Streets
Howe
Michael
Weather plane crash claims two crew near Nierstein
U S weather plane missing last night was found wrecked near Nierstein in the French occupation zone. Both occupants were dead and identified later to relatives.
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U. S. Air Force
Nierstein
Earth Tremor Shakes Memphis and Regions
A mild tremor shook Memphis and parts of southwestern Tennessee northeastern Kansas and northwestern Mississippi last night. No damage or injuries were reported.
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Memphis
Tennessee
Kansas
Mississippi
Railroaded Into Marriage Ends in Divorce Bid
Gerald F. Liebold, a railroad employee, sues for divorce claiming he was coerced into marriage by Alice M. Liebold in Chicago on November 26, 1946. He alleges threats of violence by the bride and her brothers and says he was held prisoner for two weeks before escaping to California.
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Los Angeles
Gerald F. Liebold
Liebold
Alice M. Liebold
Chicago
California
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Fifth Ave
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10Th
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Contai
la Crosse Tribune
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Fox Farm
Modern Exterminator Co
Main
E. L. Kloss
Jackson
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Singer Sewing Center
Kathary & Wuensch
Pearl St
Rowley's
Tom
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YWAYS
Finn
South 6Th
Lacrosse Laundry & Cleaning CO
Chase Shoe Shop
Dannie Lebakken
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Spencer
Elizabeth Griffith
la Crosse St
J. G. Howly
Hilton
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the Tribune
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Quisel
Sweet Shop
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Pearl
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Wrecker
Todd Motor Service
State
Gamble
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