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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1955
Page
5
Private pension and retirement plans insured and uninsured held assets around 21 billion dollars at end of 1954, with annual growth near 3 billion. Federal plans including Civil Service Retirement and Railroad pensions are discussed in comparison.
The La Crosse Inter-State Fair Association reports assets totaling 203 515.96 with liabilities 122 529.18 in. 1955, including buildings equipment stocks and prepaid insurance. An auditing committee declares the statement true and sworn by notary Melba Krett.
Saviour’s words printed in red to aid finding in the Red Letter Testament. A 189 page Bible word book with Harmony of the Gospels Parables and Miracles and a list of great periods in Bible history. Order now for Christmas 40 cents postpaid or 50 cents with coupon.
An ad touts Alpenkrauter as a remedy for sour stomach and gas. It claims the product smooths peristaltic slowdown from salt habits or diet and offers relief from indigestion flatulence and constipation with medically approved ingredients. The copy highlights gentle taste and a family-size bottle priced at $1.65, with over 20 million bottles sold.
Roger C. Ulrich 27 of La Crescent Minn is appointed area supervisor for southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin by Group Health Mutual Insurance Co. He joined the company in 1954 as a sales representative in western Wisconsin and has served in Minnesota. Ulrich is a La Crosse native, a Navy veteran, educated at Luther College and Augsburg College, and is married with three children.
Representative Mills of Arkansas urged reducing the national debt before tax cuts. Speaking after two weeks of hearings by the Ways and Means Committee subcommittee on tax policy, he noted 85 witnesses discussed tax problems and that any tax cut is unlikely this year. He favored using a possible surplus next fiscal year for debt reduction as a priority.
Washington reports a joint American British proposal to back Egypt in financing the Aswan dam, estimated at 1.3 billion dollars. Egypt’s Abdel Moneim El Kaissouni said talks with the US Britain and World Bank have progressed. World Bank questions repayment and Congress and Parliament must approve any funds.
Westinghouse Electric proposes lending up to 100 to strikers and furloughed workers for Christmas. Union leaders react with mixed views calling it a bribe or a gesture, while some want wage talks and work restored before accepting any loan.
Gerald Cornwell 33 confessed to pouring gasoline that exploded fatally injuring his former girlfriend Alice Franklin 35 and Robert L. Hand 27 who had just left the Air Force. Hand died within 12 hours of the 3 50 am Thursday fire and Franklin died the next morning. Cornwell said fumes ignited before he lit a match possibly due to a floor furnace pilot light and he remains held for murder investigation.
Five young factory workers were trapped and burned to death in a downtown Tokyo blaze early today. Police said two others including a firefighter were hospitalized and five houses were destroyed or damaged.
Princeton based American Institute of Public Opinion finds a majority of U S adults expect a peaceful settlement between Egypt and Israel as UN truce teams probe the latest crisis. Public blame often cites foreign interference from Russia Britain the United States or other nations.
English Lutheran Church hosts two programs this Sunday with a nursery and fellowship at 3 p.m. led by Mrs. Herbert Hoelver. At 7:30 p.m. the Nativity pageant, directed by Mrs. F. B. Lewinski, features 50 choristers and a cast including Douglas Konop, Judy Tischer, Susan Johnson, Rolland Zimmerman, and others, with Dr. Armin Grams on organ. Christmas Eve candlelight services at 7:30 and 11:30 p.m. and a Christmas Day 10:30 a.m. service withHoly Communion follow.
Howard Merrit Pierson, 41, the once Texas college student who killed his parents in 1935 and escaped two times from mental institutions, was arrested in Syracuse after visiting a psychiatrist. He previously claimed motive tied to a fortune and revenge against his father. Two Texas officers prepared to return him to Austin State Hospital.
W J R Smith 41 year old game management expert of the Wisconsin Conservation Department was named Superintendent of Game by the Conservation Commission. Smith formerly assistant superintendent succeeds the late Will F Grimmer who died after a heart attack earlier in the year. Native of Superior he joined the department 18 years ago.
California news reports Chief Justice Earl Warren and two friends hunting near Colusa on his first day of winter holiday. The party bagged 20 ducks and 10 geese during the outing in Colusa County.
AP Newsfeatures recalls Arthur W Watkins born December 18 1886 in Midway Utah. As chairman of the Special Senate panel he helped draft a reprimand for Senator Joseph R McCarthy and earned praise from President Eisenhower for a very splendid job. Watkins played on Brigham Young Universitys Utah championship basketball team before becoming a Mormon missionary.
The 20 year old son of a Negro minister was arrested in Miami after a dummy package triggering an extortion plot against John S Knight of the Miami Herald. FBI says charges will be filed against Peter Napoleon Williams Jr. Extortionists demanded 600000 in cash with a warning of surveillance on Knight and family.
An attractive woman seeks a financially balanced man in Coldwater Michigan. The want ad notes she is paid on Friday and broke by Tuesday, wishing to meet a man who is paid on Tuesday and broke by Friday.
Mrs Maria Mahoney a La Crosse native and manager of a Toledo finance office flew to Ohio on Wednesday to attend her ill daughter in law Mrs Jerry Mahoney in Ettrick Wisconsin. French settlers in Illinois moved west after British occupation in 1765 and settled in Missouri.
The La Crosse Tribune records its 1904 publication details including editors and departments. It lists home delivery rates and mail subscription prices for La Crosse and surrounding regions with regional distance notes.
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