FHA Offers Home Bargains In Sparta And Tomah
FHA is selling former wartime housing near Camp McCoy and in Tomah Wisconsin. Two bedroom single homes start at 3000 dollars with 16 dollar monthly payments for 25 years, while two bedroom duplexes go for 6000 dollars with 32 dollar monthly payments for 21 years. Buyers must plan to live in the home with no investment resale or rental agreements. Fifty five Sparta homes were reportedly spoken for, and 101 units exist in Tomah with prices up to 7000 dollars and 30 to 45 dollar monthly payments.
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FHA
A. N. Wall
Farmers National Bank
Tomah
Sparta
Veterans Administration
Logan High Pep Rally Precedes Logan Aquinas Game
Logan High School held an Onward Logan pep assembly on Thursday in the gym. Principal D E Field welcomed attendees and cheerleader Nancy White led cheers. Santa Claus, played by David Lind, introduced players including Jim Lind and David Loomis. The La-Dee-Dahs sang a game song, with seven junior girls performing. Rodney Martin, coach, spoke as band director Armin Gossfeld led music to close.
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Logan
Logan High School
Logan-Aquinas
D. E. Field
Nancy White
Santa Claus
David Lind
Jim Lind
David Loomis
Raymond Schoenfeld
Richard Lubinsky
Agrees To Testify Before HUAC If Given Immunity
Ellis G Olim, 44, a Chicago official with the Land Clearance Commission, says he will testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee if granted immunity from prosecution. He previously worked as a stenographer for the Interstate Commerce Commission and the U S Public Housing Authority and was named by a prior witness as a former Communist in the U S government.
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Chicago
House Un-American Activities Committee
Congress
Ellis G Olim
Chicago Land Clearance Commission
Weather Record U5 Forecast for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa
Department of Commerce notes considerable cloudiness tonight and Saturday with occasional light snow or flurries across Wisconsin. Warmth tonight gives way to colder conditions Saturday. Minnesota sees partly to mostly cloudy skies with occasional light snow in the northeast and continued cold. Iowa trends toward increasing clouds and colder temperatures Saturday with scattered flurries. Shippers should protect perishables within 150 miles of La Crosse with minimum temperatures down to 5 below zero in the west and south and 12 below in the north and east by 6 p.m. Saturday.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
River Forecast From Hastings to Guttenberg
Mild tailwater rises expected Saturday from Alma to Dresbach Minnesota with readings dropping sharply elsewhere. Peak morning to afternoon windows noted, sunrise at 7 34 a m and sunset at 4 28 p m.
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Hastings
Guttenberg
Alma
Dresbach
Minn
Maine
Cancer Fund Drive Plans Aired At Meet
La Crosse County American Cancer Society unit outlined the annual fund crusade for April 28 1956 and set pre campaign meeting dates at Logan High School Dairyland Power Co op and Vocational School. Rural volunteer meetings were to be held in Bangor and Holmen in early March.
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la Crosse County
American Cancer Society
W. BE. Sherman
Logan High School
Dairyland Power Co-op
Bangor
Holmen
American Cancer Society, Wisconsin Division, Inc
Madison
Sherman
J. C. Morgan
Mmes
Carlin Dahher
Carrie Olson
William Niles
Calvin John
Northern Land Central
John
Community debate links delinquency to home life and liquor
La Crosse clergy cite studies showing first juvenile drinking starts in the home at ages about 15.5 for boys and 15.7 for girls. They urge parental and youth education as a remedy while noting limited progress since earlier reports and reporting state action funding probation staff expansions.
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la Crosse
Miller
New York State
Dane County
Hugh Reed
NPPA
Hunt‘er
Reed
Probation Department
Madison
Soviets veto Japan bid for U.N. seat amid power clash
The United States and Soviet Union spar over Japan’s U.N. membership as Moscow issues a third veto in three days. Lodge denounces the move while the Soviet delegate accuses him of pressuring for more negative votes.
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United States
Asia
Philippines
Poland
Soviet Bloc
Yugoslavia
Russia
Japan
U. N
Henry ‘Cabot Lodge Jr
Schools aim to mold attitudes and citizenship in youths
La Crosse educators stress early detection of problems and shaping attitudes as part of all subjects. Jordan cites parent teacher associations, driver and sex education, and reading as key tools while noting cooperation with the probation department and community agencies to foster responsible, productive citizens.
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Jordan
Pta’s
Tribune
PTA
NPPA
Hugh Reed
la Crosse
Reeds
Reed
Kefauver enters race as Stevenson support remains strong
Kefauver plans a national bid with Joseph F. Donahue named as campaign manager in DC. Senate backers such as Monroney praise the move while Stevenson supporters expect a test of preconvention strength. In GOP notes Lane Dwinell and Hagerty deny White House involvement as Benson forecasts rising farm prices and Labor's Mitchell predicts more Republican votes in 1956.
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Stevenson
Minnesota
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Florida
Ear Kefauver
Joseph F. Donahue
District of Columbia
Tennessee
Frank Clement
Kefauver
Senate
Sen
Monroney
D-Okla
Democratic Party
Sherman
Adams
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Hagerty
L Adams
White House
Dwinell
Benson
Missing Dog Reported By Benjamin Bradford
Benjamin Bradford of 3005 Losey Blvd South reported his red Cocker dog escaped from home on Thursday. The pet wore a collar and attached chain, and authorities are seeking public help in locating the animal.
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Benjamin Bradford
Losey Blvd
Weather outlook for New England and plains regions
Forecast shows warming in the central plains and the northwest with minor temperature changes elsewhere. An inset chart marks cloudiness and temperature lines across the map.
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New England
Northern Plains
Central Plains
Northwest
Unifax
Livestock Quotations and Market Report Highlights
Swift & Company quotes from KWNO morning and late sessions detail hog cattle lambs and related prices. Prices show steady hogs with various weight brackets and a mixed cattle market from fed steers to cows. regional quotes cover Chicago and South St. Paul markets with grain and produce notes.
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Iass
Bologna
Chicago Livestock Chicago
USDA
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
U.S
GOP Union Members Protest Dues Spent for Demos
Washington reports show two CIO UAW members and a third witness alleging union dues are used to fund Democratic campaigns. Curtis news conference heard claims of compulsory contributions, with Michigan surveys citing 40 percent GOP votes in 1952. Bridgeman testified his local funds backed a Democrat in 1954 against his Republican bid for Marquette County Clerk.
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Mitchell
Afl-Cio
George Meany
United Auto Workers
Democrats
Harry F. Brothers
Ypsilanti
Mich
Walter J. Brauninger
Washington
CIO
Republican Party
Sen. Curtis
R-Neb
Walter Brauninger
Chelsea
Cio-Uaw
Michigan
Curtis
Clarence Bridgeman
Marquette
Bridgeman
Marquette County
Colin Kelly III Earns Eagle Scout Honor in Concordville
Colin P. Kelly III, son of World War II hero Corky Kelly, received the Eagle Scout award at a church hall ceremony in Concordville Pennsylvania. The 15-year-old completed four years of community service and camping totaling 21 merit badges, with his mother and stepfather attending.
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Concordville
Colin P. Kelly III
United States
Corky” Kelly
Philadelphia
Corky’ Kelly
J. Watson Pedlow
Milk Licenses Expire. City Sets New Renewal Date
Acting Health Officer Edward F. Peters announced that city retail milk licenses expire December 31 and new licenses are due January 1. The license fee is two dollars, and operators were urged to obtain licenses as soon as possible.
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Edward F. Peters
Peters
Three Plead Guilty To Grain Fraud Scheme
Three men pleaded guilty in Federal Court to conspiracy to use interstate telephone lines to defraud Minnesota grain elevator operators of 22 000 dollars in five weeks. Richard W. Burke from Chester Iowa received a two year prison term while Robert and Gerald Armstrong of Chester and Cresco Iowa were given suspended sentences and five years probation. They used La Crosse Wisconsin phones to contact elevators in Clara City Buffalo Brownton Cannon Falls Kasson Pine Island and other Minnesota towns to arrange corn purchases with blank signed checks. The men admitted funds existed in the banks drawing the checks.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Richard W. Burke
Chester
Iowa
Robert Armstrong
Gerald
Cresco
la Crosse
Wis
Clara City
Buffalo
Brownton
Cannon Falls
Kasson
Pine Island
County Board Debates Cottage Setback and Airport Land Use
Supervisor Bruhnke urged a setback system for cottages from the water and public beach access development. Evjen questioned if the city could condemn land for airport use and lease it for cottages, citing prior condemnations. Feinberg noted a joint publicity committee meeting in Winona with the Hiawatha Valley Assn and a tourist brochure purchase.
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Carl Bruhnke
Harold Evjen
Feinberg
Joint Publicity Committee
Winnona
Hiawatha Valley Assn
Egypt, U.S. arms sale delay cited in Washington talk
Egypt seeks more time to consider a 50 million dollar U.S. arms package as Washington reviews the request. In Paris, Britain, France and the United States plan coordinated aid for the Aswan dam project to counter Soviet bloc gains. Senator Lehman urges Israel to show restraint amid the Arab-Israeli conflict during a large Chanukah event in Madison Square Garden.
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Israel
U. S
Paris
Britain
France
United States
Egypt
Aswan
Nile
Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
Czechoslovakia
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Lib-Ny
Lehman
Madison Square Garden
Y Teens Carol At St Francis Hospital
On Wednesday night 58 Logan High School Junior Y-Teens and 10 Lincoln Junior High School girls caroled at St Francis Hospital. Afterward they enjoyed a party in the YWCA gym. Transportation was provided by several local residents and the Logan group advisers were Mrs Leslie Herried Mrs Dewey Terpstra and Miss Carol Clift.
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Logan’ High School
Lincoln Junior High School
St. Francis Hospital
YWCA
Leslie Herried
Darwin O'’Mealy
William Stark
Glenn Eggen
Ray Erickson
Loren Wardwell
Logan Group
Dewey Terpstra
Carol Clift
County Board Seeks Attorney General Opinion On Road Bid Authority
The County Board learned it may not require its highway committee to advertise bids for road work but has requested an AG opinion. District Attorney George Thompson said statutes empower the committee to decide bidding, not the full board. Supervisor Peter Pappas urged bidding to save costs, while highway members argued jobs sustain county crews for emergencies and county functions.
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Dist. Atty
George Thompson
Wwe
Thompson
Wisconsin
Peter Pappas
Pappas
Highway Committee
Film Tuesday's Child to be shown on WKBT TV
A film titled Tuesday's Child about mentally retarded children will air on WKBT Channel 8 in La Crosse Saturday from 5 15 to 5 30 p m sponsored by the La Crosse Association for Retarded Children The film from the National Association for Retarded Children was purchased by the local group It will be available for parent teacher and other meetings by calling Clarence J Johnson at 722 N 24th St 45727
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la Crosse
WKBT
la Crosse Assn
National Assny For
la Crosse Group
Clarence J Johnson
24Th St
Hartwig Nominated for County Road Builders Post
County Highway Commissioner Paul Hartwig has been nominated for a three year term as central district director of the county and a local roads division of the American Road Builders Association. Nomination is tantamount to election. Hartwig has held the post for three consecutive terms prior.
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Paul Hartwig
American Road Builders Assn
Hartwig
Two Local Boys Reported Missing In La Crosse
La Crosse police seek Frank W. Holy Jr. 17 of 1302 S. 19th St and Roger Molzahn 18 of Ebner's Coulee missing since Thursday evening. Holy is 6 2 155 pounds with blue eyes and light hair. Molzahn last seen 5:30 p.m. Thursday. They may be together headed toward California or Florida. Molzahn may drive a 1953 two tone green Studebaker with Wisconsin plate H965.
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la Crosse
Frank W. Holy Jr
S. 19Th St
Roger Molzahn
Ebner’s Coulee
California
Florida
Molzahn
Studebaker
Wisconsin
President Eisenhower Pays Back Colorado Hospitality
President Eisenhower hosts his old friend Aksel Nielsen at the Eisenhower farm in Gettysburg after Nielsen visited his lodging operation in Colorado. The visit follows a prior call from Clifford Roberts, Augusta National board chairman, who recently suffered a heart attack en route to Augusta.
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Eisenhower
Colorado
Aksel Nielsen
Nielsen
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Clifford Roberts
New York
Augusta
Natonal Golf Club
Roberts
Augusta National
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