Will Review Picketing Law Curbs Union Activity
The tribunal reviews a law curbing picketing without an immediate dispute, with three unions appealing after two unions were ordered to pay 750 in damages. They claim the ban violates federal free speech protections. The report also notes rulings on taxes for auto clubs, a post exchange arrest case in Germany, and a freight bill dispute tied to the sinking of the Gunner.
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California State Automobile Association
U. S. Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Germany
James W. Mobley
Houston
Texas
Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc
Mother of Six Dies in Marathon County Crash
Mrs. Virginia Krall aged 31 mother of six was killed in a town road intersection collision in Marathon county near her home. She rode with her husband Frank at the time. Coroner John W. Hilden sperger said an inquest would be held.
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Wausau
Wis
Virginia Krall
Marathon County
Frank
John W. Hildensperger
Engineers to Elect Officers at Stoddard Dinner
Western chapter of the Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers will hold its annual election of officers at a 6 30 p m dinner meeting Tuesday at the Hotel Stoddard. Dr John Madgett of Dairyland Power Cooperative will be the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Chapter
Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers
Boll Weevil Wreaked Most In Years In 1949
Birmingham report notes boll weevil reached its heaviest infestation since 1942 with mild winter conditions. Conference attendees surveyed a 470 million dollar insect damage and emphasized the value of new insecticides like DDT and benzene hexachloride for cotton control across states including Virginia to Kentucky.
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Birmingham
Ala
King Cotton
National Cotton Council of America
Rohwer
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Missouri
Illinois
Kentucky
Drizzle and Fog Drub Wisconsin Weather Report
Fog and light snow spread across Wisconsin on Monday while drizzle hung in the south. Temperatures ranged from 19 to 44 degrees with lingering calm and cloudy skies expected to continue into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Howard Thompson
la Crosse
Thompson
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Shotgun Death Investigated In Muskego Family Incident
Kenneth Ring, 14, was killed while hunting near his Muskego home on Saturday. Waukesha County Coroner Alvin Johnson said the fatal shot came from a shotgun in the hands of the boy's brother, Richard Ring, 18, and offered no further comment as the case is investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskego
Wis
Kenneth Ringer
Waukesha County
Alvin Johnson
Kenneth
Richard
Intruder Flees After Wakeful Mrs Fortune Alarmed
Milwaukee police report an attempted burglary where a shadowy man woke Mrs. Katie Fortune. He claimed "nobody" was there and fled through a window, leaving apartment contents untouched. No injuries or items stolen.
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Milwaukee
Katie Fortune
Circulation Workers Join Striking Writers in Arkansas
Arkansas Gazette circulation workers who are members of the American Newspaper Guild joined the strike of more than 20 editorial department employees. The paper published its Monday editions, but distribution in the Little Rock area was disrupted. The guild said circulation workers voted to join the guild two weeks ago after management refused to recognize them as part of the bargaining unit.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Gazette
American Newspaper Guild
CIO
Gazette
Guild
Obituary for Myrtle Angell Widow of George Angell
Mrs Myrtle Angell aged 80 widow of George W Angell died in a local hospital Monday morning Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Myrtle Angell
George W
Paisley Rites Held for Mindoro Man 41
Archie M. Paisley 41 Mindoro died suddenly Sunday. Survived by parents Gilbert and wife in Mindoro and four sisters Helen Beee Holmen Ida Jordson Jeanette Carron Norma Schliefer. Funeral 1 p.m. Thursday at Paisley home and 2 p.m. at Mindoro Presbyterian church with Dr. E W Griffith officiating. Burial in Farmington cemetery. Reads may call Jostad funeral home West Salem Wednesday evening.
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Archie M. Paisley
Mindoro
Gilbert Paisley
Alfred
Helen) Beee Holmen
Geo
Idonis) Jordson
la Crosse
Raymond
Jeanette) Carron
Elk River
Minn
Bernhardt
Norma) Schliefer
Paisley
Mindoro Presbyterian Church
E. W. Griffith
Farmington Cemetery
Jostad Funeral Home
West Salem
Mrs Babette Gobel 77 dies in local hospital
Mrs Babette Gobel 77 widow of Henry A Gobel of 1027 South Eighth street died in a local hospital Sunday. Born October 23 1872 in Keselfeldt Germany she is survived by four daughters Marie Gobel Fort Atkinson Lily Dunnam Chicago Margaret Gates Larosse and Frank Fly Chicago two sons Will Gobel Milwaukee Walter Gobel Beloit two sisters and one brother in Germany and a brother in England and 13 grandchildren Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 pm at the Sletten McKee Co South Side chapel with Dr J Pierce Newell officiating burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery Friends may call Tuesday 7 to 9 pm.
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Babette Gobel
South Eighth Street
Henry A. Gobel
Keselfeldt
Germany
Marie C. Gobel
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Lily B. Dunnam
Chicago
Ill
Margaret Gates
Larosse
Frank T. Fly
Will C. Gobel
Milwaukee
Walter E. Gobel
Beloit
England
South Side
Sletten- McKee Co
J. Pierce Newell
Woodlawn
Local Obituaries and Community Notices from La Crosse Tribune
Obituaries and notices list Ruth Hickey 67 of 1619 Hayes Street died Sunday night. Survived by three sons and three daughters with 12 grandchildren, services at Blaschke Funeral Home and St. James Church, burial Catholic cemetery. Rosary planned. Foresters to attend. Michael P. Heintz 57 of 420 Avon Street also died, services at Blaschke and St. John’s Catholic Church. burial Catholic cemetery. William W. Chester 49 of Onalaska to be buried at Onalaska cemetery. services at Fos Sum Funeral Home. Cecil Cozad death in Minneapolis. burial there. Also details on ongoing public survey and entry deadlines for reader ads and cash prizes.
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Ruth Hickey
Hayes Street
Lawrence
Francis
George
la Crosse
Orrin
Ruth
M. Ruth Marie
Crosse
Blaschke
St. James Church
J. J. Sheridan
Rends
Women's Catholic Order of Foresters
Michael P. Heintz
Avon Street
Clem
Matalie) Iverson
Dakota
Minn
Elmo
Vivian) Hill
Winona
Maxine
Shirley
Diane
Florian
Bruno
Frank
Alhambra
Calif
Gertrude Be Lisle
Philip Weller
Rosary
Cecil Cozad
J. J. Wagner
South Seventh Street
Minneapolis
Cecilia Schreier
Inflation and wage pressures loom in postwar steel sector
Inflation climbs from raw materials to consumer goods as manufacturers add margins. CIO Steelworkers may push for higher wages, aided by a green light from a presidential fact finding board. U S Steel reports net income of 133,223,409 for the first nine months of 1949, up from 88,042,150 in 1948. Buy Security Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
U. S. Steel
Polio Fund Seeks Doubling March of Dimes Goal
New York based National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis led by President Basil O Connor warns of its worst financial condition in history and plans to double its March of Dimes goal, needing more than 50 million dollars in January amid record infantile paralysis cases 41 461 reported so far this year.
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New York
National Foundation For
Basil O'Connor
O’connor
Safe Is Hauled Away Thieves Get $25 000
A safe containing $25 000 was stolen from a downtown Sheboygan tavern by three masked gunmen who abducted staff and patrons before loading the safe into a waiting car. Witnesses described the scene as the trio fled south. The safe was later found dumped along a rural road near Osstburg, but police did not say how much money, if any, was recovered.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Frank Halenc
Osstburg
Here
Lootings Probe in La Crosse Firms Net Small Cash
Police report two Sunday and Saturday break ins at Coca Cola Bottling Co and Dolly Madison Dairies in La Crosse yielded about four dollars. Coca Cola entry via rear door. desks and filing cabinets ransacked. Dolly Madison entry through east window. cash register taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
South Third Street
Dolly Madison Dairies
Main Street
Ex Tennis Great Leaves Los Angeles Jail Cell
William Tilden a 56 year old former world champion tennis player was freed in Los Angeles after serving 10 months and 17 days of a one year sentence for parole violation. He walked out into the rain without friends or relatives nearby.
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Los Angeles
William Tilden
Genoa Honors Its Oldest Resident Mrs Berra
Genoa Wisconsin special report states Mrs Mary Berra 95 the town's oldest citizen died at her son Tony's home after living with him. Immigrants from Italy 69 years ago, she and husband Anthony raised eight children and many grandchildren. She attended St Charles Catholic church and was born July 17, 1854.
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Genoa
Wis
Mary Berra
Tony
Berra
Anthony
Italy
Joseph
Glendive
Mont
Frank
Minneapolis
Fred
John
Chaseburg
Guy
Buffalo
Wyo
Josephine Trussoni
Sophie Guamella
Cashton
St. Charles Catholic Church
Brussels treaty powers lead in standardizing aviation arms
Britain France Luxembourg Belgium and Holland, members of the Brussels treaty group, have made progress in standardization. British designed jet fighters are standards for their fighter squadrons and some planes and engines are built on the continent.
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Atlantic
Britain
France
Luxembourg
Belgium
Holland
Marquette Man George J. Rehm Dies at 91
George J. Rehm, 91, of Marquette, died Friday at his home after a 54 year career with the Milwaukee Road as brake man conductor and yardmaster at the Marquette terminal. Funeral services were held Sunday at Pilkington Funeral Home in McGregor. He leaves a daughter Mrs Gerald Sharp and four sons Arthur Harold Neneth and Sgt George Rehm in Germany, plus ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren and three sisters. Born August 16 1858 in Dorchester La he moved to Mason City as a child and later lived most his life in Marquette. He married in 1937. His wife preceded him in death.
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Marquette
Hero
Gerald Sharp
Arthur
Harold
Neneth
Prairie du Chien
George Rehm
Army Record Inspector Corps
Frankfurt
Germany
T. E. Nash
Los Angeles
Anna Turner
Minneapolis
Emma Rehm
Mason City
Apprehend Two Boys Over Copper Wire Theft
Two brothers aged nine and 12 were arrested on Saturday night after failing to explain the origin of several rolls of copper wire they carried. Police reported inconsistent stories and plan to hand them to the probation department.
Ramirez Trial Date Set for Murder Case in Tomah
Circuit Judge R S Cowie set Monday January 23 as the tentative date for the murder trial of Jose Ramirez 23 a former Tomah veterans hospital patient charged with the murder of Mrs Etta Hoag 81 of Tomah in October Ramirez pleads innocent and innocent by reason of insanity with defense unsure if it will contest the charge If a guilty plea is submitted it may be disposed of earlier Ramirez was declared sane after an exam at Central Wisconsin hospital Waupun District Attorney W J Gleiss to prosecute first degree murder.
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Sparta
Wis
R. S. Cowie
Jose Ramirez
Tomah Veterans’ Hospital
Etta Hoag
Tomah
Ramirez
C. D. Ambelang
Central Wisconsin Hospital
Waupun
W. J. Gleiss
Eight Die In Air Crash Near Parisian Airport
A Sabena airliner crashed near a Paris area airport killing eight people. Four passengers and four Belgians aboard perished. one American passenger identified as Foster White, 31, from Hartford Connecticut. The craft narrowly missed a crowded movie theater and struck a cottage beside the airport.
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Paris
Sabena Airlines
Urget
Foster White
Hartford
Conn
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Associated Press Science Reporter
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My Community Survey
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William W. Chester
Onalaska
Fossum Funeral Home
Gordon Cove
Viola
Sand Lake Coulee
Tribune
Parisian
Young Jewelers
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Turkeys
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Crisco
EXAS
McFarland
Tom & Jerry
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Palmer A. Hanson
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