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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1949
Page
2
Franco plans to announce the engagement of his 23 year old daughter Carmen to the 29 year old arquis de Villaverde at Franco’s palace near Madrid. Carmen is described as a brunette painter and has been seen with the tall aristocrat. the couple intend a honeymoon in the United States.
Funeral services for Casper J. Carston 51 of 2302 Onalaska avenue will be at 11 a m Monday at Nelson funeral home with Dr Carl O Pederson officiating. Burial in Plum City Wisconsin. Friends may call Sunday evening.
The FBI undercover investigator Huber lists Communist front organizations and prominent members linked to Hollywood and education. He identifies groups such as the international workers order and the American Slav congress, naming Hammett Hellman Parker Robinson Garfield Corwin and others as fronts. Separately, Erdman Olson's disappearance investigation in Prairie du Chien continues with Wagner as a suspect. Dolan's tip and dental evidence are discussed, with a $3000 reward offered.
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A 93 year old one story wooden market building on East Fourth Street burned after a trolley wire fell onto a pumper truck. The fire started when the roof collapsed followed by the walls as flames swept through the wooden structure.
Twenty three editorial employees of the Arkansas Gazette walked out Saturday after a contract dispute. The strike affects about a third of the paper's editorial staff, with wage scales not involved according to a CIO spokesman.
American journalist and author Vincent Sheean wed his British former wife at a London register office on Saturday. The couple, first married in Vienna in 1935 after a short courtship, had been divorced about four years ago.
In Grand Marais Minnesota Santa Claus arrived by small plane and landed on Main Street. The two seater ground looped and crashed into the town movie theater entrance. Santa Harold Nelson and pilot Willard Waiters escaped unharmed. The crash cost the pilot about 800 dollars for a reindeer substitute.
Earthquake shocks lasting nine hours terrorized Punta Arenas residents with toppled walls and cracked buildings but no fatalities. Intense 24 hour rain worsened conditions as tremors were felt across Magallanes province and into Argentina's Tierra del Fuego.
Two distinct incidents were logged with the fire department on Saturday afternoon. At 3 18 p m a chimney fire occurred at the Harmony cafe and at 7 39 p m a flooded oil burner was reported at 2017 South 19th Street.
Yale and Princeton have faced each other 72 times on the gridiron, a series record for any two colleges. The long rivalry spans decades and remains a defining feature of early American college football.
Harold Trobe of the Vienna AJDC says Jacobson’s arrest is being routed to the U S State Department while American legation officials report no action yet. Mrs Jacobson and their two daughters react in Chicago as Hungarian officials grow wary of Americans who recently visited the United States. Trobe notes Jacobson and Vogeler may know each other but denies a close connection between their arrests.
Discussion notes mention Vogeler and Jacobson possibly facing charges to persuade Hungarians that Americans oppose the state. The piece references relief administration for Hungary’s 130,000 Jews and U S interest in limiting Communist influence in Asia, including Korea and Japan, with broader questions on Peiping regime policies and Russia’s role in Chinese industrialization.
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