Man Stealing Auto Escapes After High Speed Chase
Police recovered a stolen car Saturday night after a chase from Gillette Street and Highway 16 toward Bangor. The thief, described as a large man in a blue winter cap and black overcoat, fled after running a stop sign and crashed into a guard rail before escaping into a swamp with bloodhounds tracking part of the route.
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la Crosse County
Gillette Street
Highway 16
Bangor
Clifford
South Stn Street
Wood Street
Ivan A. Wright
Gillette
E. Eide
G. Huber
Agric Agents Discuss War Effort and Farm Production
County Agent W. E. Spreiter reports that 1944 saw a 40 percent rise in total production since 1938, achieved with 18 percent less labor through better management, shared labor and machinery, and extended work by all family members. Good weather aided growth as farmers adopt disease resistant crop varieties. In La Crosse County 90 percent of oats were Vieland and 85 to 90 percent of corn were of similar varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Week
W. E. Spreiter
Ecco Agit
Spreiter
la Crosse County
Lonely Hearts Scheme Sends Woman To Pen
Mrs. Mar rs. Michler faced charges after a prosecutor described a scam targeting German nativity men via lonely hearts ads. He said she fostered domestic leanings to appeal for funds for her daughter Lili in a German camp and caused victims to withdraw savings into joint boxes, later looting them.
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Chicago
Marrs. Michler
Clemence Ae
Lili
Shence
George Kelly
Michler
Kelly
Micheler
Woman Of Jap Descent Should Be Freed
The court ruled that the evacuation program lacks authority to detain loyal citizens under leave procedures. It concluded the War Relocation Authority cannot detain citizens who are conceded to be loyal, avoiding deeper constitutional questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oon
War Relocation Authority
Local Officers Named to Board From Wisconsin
Arthur Colby of Milwaukee is named vice president and Arthur Tank of Appleton becomes secretary as Mrs Tank is designated treasurer and Miss Josephine Ince of Racine is named to the slate.
Ration Guide with Stamp Values and Price Ceilings
The notice lists valid ration stamps and their validity periods for MPFATS PATS and processed foods, plus gasoline and other coupons. It includes price ceilings for fresh fruit and vegetables in Wisconsin locations and sample produce and fruit prices for various regions.
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Associated Press
Colo
South
la Crosse
Sparta Wis
Winona
Minn
Freoks
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Washington
Michigan
Texas
California
Idaho
Colorado
Postwar forest plans aim to boost Wisconsin timber
F B Trenk extension forester tells agricultural leaders farmers will rely more on trees, foresee a drop in forest products after the war, and push cooperative marketing. He proposes pooling logs seasonally and reestablishing associations to supplement stumpage, grade logs for higher prices, and convert low-grade timber into lumber for members and local industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
F. B. Trenk
Extension Forester
Wisconsin
Trenk
Cooperative Marketing Associations
Cooperative Marketing
Refuses To Recognize Badger Marriage Law
Chicago judge dismisses Chester T. Green on a fugitive charge after declining to apply Wisconsin one year post divorce rule for marriages. Green and his Wisconsin bride Ella Nelson say the union was blessed. judge notes Wisconsin offense not a crime in Illinois.
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Chicago
Charles B. Dougherty
Wisconsin
Chester T. Green
Green
Ella Nelson
Amery
Wis
Nettie Nelson
Stillwater
Minn
Nelson
Dougherty
Illinois
Farmer Demonstrating Gun Kills Himself in Wisconsin
Wausau Wisconsin report states 66 year old Frank A E Werner of the town of Wien died when a 44 caliber rifle he was cleaning discharged striking his body. Undersheriff A E Kragenbrink said Werner was showing the gun’s mechanism to his son in the kitchen Saturday.
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Wausau
Wis
A. E. Kragenbri
Marathon County
Frank A. E. Werner
Wien
Kragenbrink
Werner
Marathon County Surpasses Bond Quotas in War Loan Drive
Wausau report shows Marathon County exceeding all bond type quotas in the sixth war loan campaign with total sales of 8,292,188 against a 5,950,000 target. Individual bonds sold 1,461,145 toward a 1,456,000 quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Marathon County
Wife Admits Shooting Husband in Family Quarrel
In Shell Lake Wisconsin Washburn County District Attorney Ward Winton said James Staudinger 54 was shot twice during a family quarrel. Staudinger was wounded in the head and chest and survived after a neighbor called for help. The wife confessed to firing the shots.
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Shell Lake
Wis
Washburn County
Ward Winton
James Staudinger
Winton
Staudinger
Weather Record Highlights U S Department of Commerce
Wisconsin tonight through Tuesday fair with rising temperatures. Minnesota partly cloudy with rising temperatures. Iowa cloudy with rising temperatures. Nationwide records show low temperatures and notable city readings including La Crosse New Orleans and New York.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Towa
Porpcast
Bismarck
Denver
LA Crosse
LA Crosse Airport
New Orleans
New York
Mrs William Hill Sr 76 Died at Viola Home
Mrs. William Hill Sr died at her Viola home after two years of illness following a paralysis stroke. She was 76, born Armit a Yakley, married Christmas Day 1886 to William Hill of Herefordshire England, survived by three sons Milford William Jr and Thomas all of Viola and three daughters Lena Johnson La Farge Rena Edgerley Gotham and Rebecca Parker Viola. Funeral held at Viola Methodist Church with burial in Viola Cemetery.
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William Hill
Viola
Wis
Hill
Viola Methodist Church
Lee Holmes
Viola Cemetery
Herefordshire
England
Viola Odd Fellow
Rebekah Lodges
Milford
William, Jr
Thomas
John
Lena) Johnson
Funeral services set for Ben Tollefson in Minot
VIROQUA Wisconsin Special funeral services are planned for Ben Tollefson 57 a former Viroqua resident who died in a San Francisco hospital. The rites will be held Monday in Minot North Dakota. Born in Vernon county he lived in Viroqua as a youth and married Hannah Espeseth. The couple moved to Minot after marriage. Surviving are his wife four daughters and a son all living out west and a sister Mrs A E Sorenson who resides in Viroqua.
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Viroqua
Wis
Ben Tollefson
San Francisco
Minot
N. D
Vernon County
Hannah Espeseth
Tolletson
West
A. E. Sorenson
Funeral services for Mrs Martina Berkele
Mrs Martina Berkele 84 lifelong resident dies at home Friday. Funeral set at Viroqua Main Street Lutheran church Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev O M Kieven to officiate. Survivors include three daughters Mrs Herman Helgerson Bessie Shellhaus of La Crosse Mrs Ernest Pierce of Viroqua and son Peter Berkele of Viroqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martina Berkelo
Viroqua
Wis
Martina Berkele
Viroqua Main Street Lutheran Church
O. M. Kieven
Herman Helgerson
Bessie Shellhaus
la Crosse
Ernest Pierce
Peter Berkele
Mrs Martha Sherman Dies At Sparta Home
Mrs Martha Sherman of Bangor dies Monday at her daughter’s Sparta home aged 96. Born January 24 1855 she leaves two daughters Mrs Homer Roberts and Mrs Lloyd one son Roland of Milwaukee four grandchildren one great grandchild two sisters and two brothers. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm at Bangor Baptist Church Rev Norton officiates burial in Burns Cemetery.
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Martha Sherman
Sparta
Wis
Bangor
Lloyd
East
Franklin Street
Homer
Lillian) Roberts
Roland
Milwaukee
Bangor Baptist Church
Norton
Burns Cemetery
Anna Sherman
P. H. Hollingstead
Zion
George Jones
Joseph Jones
Marion F. Falds Dies Sudden in Fish Creek Area
Marion F. Falds aged 37 died suddenly Sunday night at his home two miles south of Rockland in the Fish Creek area. The body was to be taken Wednesday to Lanham's mortuary.
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Marion F. Falds
Sparta
Wis
Rockland
Fish Creek
Lanham
Death of John J. Bissen Hokah Minn
John J. Bissen 71 of Hokah Minnesota died in a La Crosse hospital Sunday. He was born September 11 1873 in Lamont Iowa and lived in Freeburg Brownsville and Hokah for years. He married Melle Scanlon October 26 1904 and left eight children eight brothers two sisters and 14 grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 9 am at the home and 9 30 am at St Peter's Church Hokah with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the home Monday and Tuesday evenings with rosaries at 8 30.
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John J. Bissen
Hokah
Minn
la Crosse Hospital
Lamont
Freeburg
Brownsville
Melle Scanlon
Sylvester
Blanche) Gallagher
Ray
Beatrice) Graf
Jerome
Mildred) Lonkoski
Arnold Bissen
la Crosse
George Bissen
Caledonia
Doris Bissen
Chicago
Gordon Bissen
Wilmington
Del
Therese Bissen
Ben
Paul
Grover
Matt
Pete
Mike
Frank
Joseph
Houston
J. A. Thwing
Ida Freehaus
St. Peter's Church
P. Hodapp
Calvary Cemetery
Obituary of Mrs Adolph Schilling of Barre
Mrs Adolph Schilling age 67 of Barre died in a local hospital Monday morning. Survived by husband, daughter Mrs Fred Niemeyer of La Crosse, sons Oscar of Barre Edgar of Bangor, sisters Caroline Anderegg Mary Hass Sophia Hass, brothers George and Walter, seven grandchildren. Services Thursday 1 30 p m at Schilling farm home and 2 p m at Barre Lutheran Church Rev Henry Paustian officiating burial in church cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Schilling
Barre
Fred Niemeyer
la Crosse
Oscar
Edgar
Bangor
Caroline Anderegg
Mary Hass
Sophia Hass
Galesville
George
Walter
Schilling Farm
Barre Lutheran Church
Henry Paustian
Church
Schilling Home
Obituary: Mrs Ella Berthrong 84 of La Crosse
Mrs Ella Minnette Berthrong aged 84 of 1607 Loomis street died Monday at a local hospital. Born May 21 1860 in Lorraine county Ohio she is survived by a daughter Vivian Gooderum of Adams Wisconsin three sons Earl LeRoy and Claude all of La Crosse five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral service Wednesday at 2 pm at the north chapel of Siletten McKee Co Rev Walter E Gutzke officiating burial in Oak Grove cemetery friends may call Tuesday evening.
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Ella Minnette Berthrong
Loomis Street
Lorraine County
Ohio
Vivian Gooderum
Adams
Wis
Earl E
LeRoy M
Claude A
la Crosse
Siletten-McKee Co
Walter E. Gutzke
Oak Grove Cemetery
North Chapel
Obituary of Martin N Glomstad Near Holmen
Martin N Glomstad aged 73 was found dead in his brother Joseph Glomstad’s home six miles north of Holmen. Cause was a heart attack per county coroner Dr. George Reay. no inquest. He was born September 5, 1871 at Amsterdam Prairie near Holmen and is survived by three brothers and three sisters plus 14 nieces and 14? nephews. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Fossum funeral home Onalaska and 2 p.m. at Holmen Lutheran Church with Rev. H. J. Wein officiating. burial in Long Coulee cemetery.
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Martin N. Glomstad
Joseph Glomstad
Holmen
George Reay
Glomstad
Amsterdam Prairie
Joseph
George
Otto
Wheelock
N. D
Lawrence
Tillie
Long Coulee
Friends
Local Woman Louise Fischer Dies After Short Illness
Miss Louise Fischer died Saturday night in a local hospital after a short illness at age 78. She is survived by her sister Miss Clara Fischer of La Crosse and a niece. Services Wednesday at 2 pm at Hellwig Morris chapel with Rev. George Alvilden officiating. Burial in Norwalk Wisconsin cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Fischer
Johnson Street
Clara Fischer
la Crosse
Hellwig-Morris
George Alvilden
Norwalk
Wis
Funeral services for Ove Severin Brevick
Funeral services for Ove Severin Brevick age 798 who died Thursday will be held Wednesday at 2 p m at Jostad funeral home West Salem. Burial will be in Neshonoc cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ove Severin Brevick
Jostad Funeral Home
West Salem
Neshonoc Cemetery
Funeral services set for Mrs Etta Hatke Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs Etta Hatke will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at Blaschke funeral home with Rev Otto L Larsen officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn cemetery. Burial is to take place at Woodlawn cemetery on Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Hatke
Blaschke
Otto L. Larsen
Woodlawn
Mrs Anna Fredrickson 68 Dies At Home In La Crosse
Mrs Anna Fredrickson aged 68 of 1820 La Crosse Street died at her home Sunday evening. She leaves a daughter Mollie, sons Charles Roy and Arthur, sister Mary Selenke, brother Peter Bicha all of La Crosse, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services Wednesday at 3 30 p m at Sletten McKee south chapel with Rev R F Halberg officiating. Burial in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday evening.
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Anna Fredrickson
la Crosse Street
Wis
Mollie Fredrickson
Charles
Roy
Arthur Fredrickson
Mary Selenke
Peter Bicha
la Crosse
Sletten McKee Company
R. F. Halberg
Oak Grove Cemetery
South Chapel
Poet Robert Nichols Dies in Cambridge at 51
English poet and dramatist Robert Nichols 51 who co wrote Wings Over Europe with Maurice Browne died in Cambridge on Sunday. The author known for poetry and stage works passed away in England.
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Cambridge
England
Robert Nichols
Maurice Browne
Europe
Rail Systems Seek Men to Meet War-Era Labor Shortage
Local railroads urgently need 200 sectionmen 50 car repair and round house laborers 15 firemen 30 brakemen and 10 switchmen. John Reis of the U S railroad retirement board employment service says trains face delays as wartime demand strains maintenance. Farmers urged to take railroad jobs for 1 3 months and report to Beis at the U S employment service office in the Exchange building.
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John Reis
U. S. Railroad Retirement Board Employment Service
Beis
U. S. Employment Service Office
Exchange Building
Mercury Drops to Four Below in La Crosse
La Crosse recorded its coldest winter temperature Monday with 4 degrees below zero at 7 30 am. A. D. Sanial reported a 34 degree swing from Sunday’s high of 30, noting snow flurries Sunday morning and a warmth rebound forecast for Monday afternoon and Tuesday’s low at 10 above zero.
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la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
The
Mercury
Sanial
Wisconsin Temperatures Plunge Far Below Zero Weekend
State records show Wisconsin cities hitting extreme lows with 16 below at Wisconsin Rapids and 13 below at Atigo. Other readings include 11 below at Rhinelander and 10 below in Madison and Park Falls. Milwaukee at zero and upper Michigan mirroring milder weather with six above at Marquette.
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Associated Press
Alan
Wisconsin
U. S
Wisconsin Rapids
Atigo
Rhinelander
Madison
Park Falls
Wausau
Oshkosh
Fort Atkinson
Superior
Land O'Lakes
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Upper Michigan
Marquette
Military court weighs records of 28 Negro soldiers
A Seattle military court reconvened to review records of 28 Negro soldiers convicted of rioting against Italian war prisoners at Fort Lawton on August 14. Sentences may reach life imprisonment. 13 co defendants were found innocent. Three soldiers charged with murder of an Italian private remain unresolved. One convicted defendant was Pvt. Booker Townsell of Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Fort Lawton
Pvt
Booker Townsell
Milwaukee
Col Roosevelt Bride To Visit White House
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will receive at the White House on Monday her new daughter in law, Screen Actress Faye Emerson, who married Col Elliott Roosevelt on December 10. It will be their first meeting and no social plans were announced.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Faye Emerson
Col
Elliott Roosevelt
Connally Presses Senate Vote On State Department Appointees
Senator Connally says he will fight for a senate vote on six state department nominees and will keep the chamber in session through winter. The panel may vote this week on Joseph Grew as undersecretary, while Pepper and allies seek to send nominations back to the White House. Opponents may file a filibuster to block recess nominees, but Connally vows action despite holiday adjournment. State department jobs include Archibald MacLeish W L Clayton James C Dunn Brig Gen Julius C Holmes and Nelson Rockefeller.
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Washington
Connally
D-Tex
Senate
State Department
Foreign Relations Committee
Joseph C. Grew
Roosevelt
Pepper
Dfla
White House
Guffey
D-Pa
Murray
D-Mont
la Follette
Congress
Central Valley Authority of California
Grew
Archibald MacLeish
W. L. Clayton
James C. Dunn
Julius C. Holmes
Nelson Rockefeller
Boy Scouts Plan City County Waste Paper Drive
On January 13 the second Saturday of the month a waste paper collection will be held. Arthur Rogge chairs the Scouter committee directing the drive. Boy Scouts will collect paper from city and county homes and families are asked to save all paper materials including gift wrap and boxes for turn in on the date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Rogge
Scouter Committee
Lewd conduct convictions and assorted traffic fines listed
Daily Records La Crosse reports multiple guilty pleas for lewd and lascivious conduct at Mrs Elizabeth Hamilton residence. Fines range from five to one hundred dollars with costs or ninety days in jail. Also noted are stop sign, reckless driving, faulty brakes and other traffic infractions with corresponding fines or bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Elizabeth Hamilton
North Sixth Street
al Coleman
Grand Hotel
Lester Hubbard
Prairie du Chien
Robert Martin
Midway
Darrell Pennel
R. J. de Soto
Winona Grain and Livestock Market Report Summary
SWIFT & COMPANY reports Winona Minnesota livestock and Chicago grain quotes. Wheat and corn prices listed with multiple grades and futures openings and closes. Barley rye oats and timothy field seeds noted with ranges and closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sam White
Barney
Timothy
Sike
Milwaukee Live Stock Prices Report Hogs Cattle Calves
Milwaukee market lists hogs 2 1/2 to 10 cents higher for sows and up 40 to 50 cents for others with ranges for weights from 150 to over 180 pounds. Cattle weak with steers and yearlings priced from 12 to 16.75. calves steady with veal and vealers offered from 12 to 15 for good stock and lower for culls and throwouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Livestock
Milwaukee
Chicago Livestock Prices Steady to Higher on Hogs Cattle
Salable hogs 15 900 total 21 000 active up 25 to 50 cents with borrows and gilts leading gains. sows steady. Fat hogs 180 pounds up to 14 75 ceiling, 150 180 pounds 14 to 14 60. Salable cattle 16 000 with steers and yearlings up 25 cents top 17 60. calves and cows mixed with steady to 25 cent declines for some grades. stockers at standstill.
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Chicago Livestock Chicago
WFA
Chicago Potatoes Chicago WPA Market Report
Potatoes show total shipments on Saturday 784 and Sunday 39 with 111 on track 249. Supplies moderate and trading light. western stock steady at ceiling, northern stock firm. Idaho Russet Burbanks U S No 1 priced 3.52. Bliss Triumphs Nebraska Wyoming at 3.39. Michigan Green Mountains 2.85. North Dakota Bliss Triumphs washed 3.06.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Idaho
North Dakota
Bliss
U. S
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report
The Chicago market shows butter receipts at 189,922 pounds with AA and A grades and high protein percentages. Eggs total 7,799 cases with U S extras and current receipts around 40 to 42 percent. Live poultry receipts include 7 cars and 11 tracks with old roosters and Leghorn fryers priced largely unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S
Johnstown Flood of 1889 Claims Thousands of Lives
The Johnstown flood of 1889 caused over 2,200 deaths and wiped out about 10 million dollars in property, marking the nation's first truly catastrophic flood disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
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Mrs. Etta Hatke
Swift
Swift and Company
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Col. Roosevelt
BIG Gain
BIG Gain Products
West Union
Iowa
By Jack Bell
Boy Scouts
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Oscar Pederson
Arthur J. Miller
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Waukon
George M. Scott
South Sixth Street
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Fifth Ave
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North Amer. Co
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Northern Pacific
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Glass
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Elec
Cities Soc
Pt. Liss Gen
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el. Bond
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Gen. Motors
Sears Roebuck
Winona Livestock
Swift & Company
Winona, Minn
Lew
Close
Igh
Bologna
Ui LN
Hatchery
McCormick-Deering
H. Wehrenberg Implement CO
South Front
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