Anastasia Mum On Key Topics At Waterfront Probe
Albert Anastasia, reputed lord high executioner of Murder Inc., refused to answer questions about mob activity before the New York State Crime Commission, claiming it would incriminate him. Testimony linked Anastasia to the 1939 waterfront case and outlined mob control of the Port of New York docks and AFL ILA influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albert Anastasia
Murder, Inc
New York State Crime Commission
Anastasia
Peter Panto
William O'Dwyer
Kings County
Italy
United States
Palisades
N. J
Brooklyn
Panto
Jersey City
John Kenny
Richard J. McGrath
John W. McGrath Company
McGrath
Paul Hanley
Hanley
Pier B
Vincent Marchese
Marchese
Jarka Corp
Port of New York
Records of Traffic Fines and Fire Incident Reports
Drunken driving: Harold Swartz fined $100 and license revoked for one year. Leaving the scene: Donald Westlund $15. Speeding: Earl Culver Jr. $10. Ray Maier $7.50. Russell Lackmaster $10.50 with violations on Losey Boulevard Madison Street and Causeway. Harrit Pratt $3 for arterial sign. Driving without due caution: Richard Qualley $15. No license: Stanley Smith $10. Dec 17 4 03 p m one engine 924 Cass St fire in mattress garage Mrs F W Hyslop. Dec 18 6 13 a m five engines 1504 Mississippi St flooded oil burner Leslie Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Swartz
S. 9Th St
Donald Westlund
West Allis
Earl Culver Jr
Caledonia St
Losey Boulevard
Ray Maier
Dakota
Minn
Madison Street
Russell Lackmaster
Prospect St
Causeway
Harriet Pratt
S. 16Th St
Richard Qualley
Minneapolis
Stanley Smith
Hamilton St
Cass St
F. W. Hyslop
Mississippi St
Leslie Johnson
Christmas carols cheer patients at Grandview Hospital
Logan Senior Y-Teens visited Grandview Hospital Wednesday evening to sing Christmas carols for patients. Members Pat Bauch Marjean Brenstein Virginia Carroll Carol Dobrunz Joyce Flint Judy French Barbara Hanson Lois Hanson Phyllis Hanson Romaine Kingsley Mary Larson Loretta Lemke Nancy Richmond Doris Schroeder Jean Schultz Mary Smith Joan Thompson Barbara Ulrich Judy Ulrich Wilma Yoltan and adviser Miss Elsie Engelke led the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview Hospital
Logan
Pat Bauch
Marjean Brenstein
Virginia Carroll
Carol Dobrunz
Joyce Flint
Judy French
Barbara Hanson
Lois Hanson
Phyllis Hanson
Romaine Kingsley
Mary Larson
Loretta ‘Lemke
Nancy Richmond
Doris Schroeder
Jean Schultz
Mary Smith
Joan Thompson
Barbara ‘Ulrich
Judy Ulrich
Wilma Yoltan
Elsie Engelke
YWCA
Logan High School Offers Driver Education Course
Logan High School launches a driver education course for 140 students this year under principal D. E. Field. Instructors Ray Nibbe and Paul Schroeder teach the program, aligning with statewide backing from the Department of Public Instruction and the motor vehicle safety division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan High School
D. E. Field
Ray Nibbe
Paul Schroeder
Department of Public Instruction
Safety Division
Motor Vehicle Department
Wisconsin
Fund Drive for UW Band Near Rose Bowl Goal
Wisconsin Alumni Association reports the drive to raise 50000 dollars to send the UW band to the Rose Bowl is within 3000 dollars of completion. If the goal remains unmet by Christmas, a Milwaukee brewery will cover the shortfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Alumni Association
Milwaukee
Obituary notices for Dora Breidel and Anna Lindvik
Dora Breidel age 83 of St. Joseph's Ridge died in a local hospital Thursday evening. She is survived by two sons, one daughter, one sister, 13 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Funeral Monday with services at Schu macher Funeral Home and St. Joseph's Ridge Church. Anna Lindvik 82 of 1527 Liberty St. died Thursday evening. Survived by two daughters, one son, four sisters and two grandchildren. Funeral Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Breidel
St. Joseph's Ridge
Frank
Leonard Breidel
la Crosse
Donald
Emma) Hoyer
Ida Wuensch
Schumacher Funeral Home
Winnebago
St. Joseph's Ridge ‘Catholic Church
Gerald Schuh
Anna Lindvik
Liberty St
Westby
Wis
Agnes Lindvik
Russell
Ida) Smith
Minneapolis
Theodore
Harold
Julia) Evjen
Clarence
Nina) Johnson
Births Across Wisconsin and Michigan Hospitals
Birth notices from multiple hospitals list newborns and parents including locations La Crosse Tomah Caledonia Iron Mountain Sparta Cashton and Saint Marys Sparta. Notable entries include Kristina Rae Nestingen and multiple December birth dates with parents names.
Chicago musician Bruce Woody charged in La Crosse theft case
Bruce Woody of Chicago faced charges for buying a stolen saxophone phone in La Crosse. He pled innocent in Circuit Court on Friday. Judge Lincoln Neprud had appointed Albert C. Wolfe, who is ill, prompting the judge to appoint George Thompson Jr. as Woody’s new attorney. The district attorney indicated a January trial is likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Woody
Chicago
la Crosse
Woody
Lincoln Neprud
Albert C. Wolfe
John Bosshard
Wolfe
Neprud
George Thompson Jr
Marriage Licenses Caledonia and La Crosse Entries
Two marriage licenses listed: Marvin Phillips with Elizabeth Kroner in La Crosse and Marvin Monson of Spring Grove with Ruby Weimerslage of Dorchester Ia. Sugars are the first foods made in green plants by the action of sunlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Marvin Phillips
Elizabeth Kroner
la Crosse
Marvin Monson
Spring Grove
Ruby Weimerslage
Dorchester
COL Equals Record High as Rent Rises and Wages Lag
The BLS reports the cost of living index at 191.1 for Nov 15, matching the August peak. A rise in residential rents and fuel costs pushed the index, while rail workers see a one-cent hourly wage cut under contracts tied to the index.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Korea
Christmas Play At Central High Shines With Silhouette Scenes
Central High School staged Songs Of Christmas on a holiday themed set. Narrator Elinor Burchardt led the Swing Choir as Peter Randall Colleen Mier and Janet Burke star in the production. Miss Edith Johnson received a gift from the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central High School
Edith Johnson
Elinor Burkhardt
Peter Randall
Colleen Mier
Janet Burke
Elinor Burchardt
Miss Johnson
Emerson Pupils Feted By Club
La Crosse Rotary Club held its annual Christmas luncheon for children from Emerson Orthopedic School. Leigh Elder led a special music program as Santa Claus gave gifts to students attending teachers and three police officers who transported and assisted them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
One Day Michigan Special Session Delivers School Aid Relief
In Lansing a one day legislative session allowed distressed school districts to borrow against anticipated state aid and created township trustees to replace disqualified justices of the peace. It also failed to promptly appropriate $200,000 for Wayne University medical building construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich.p
Michigan
Wayne Univeristy
Williams
State Supreme Court
Suspended sentence for La Crosse youth in property case
Charles Alligood, 18, La Crosse, pleaded guilty to malicious damage to a garage window on December 10. He received a six month suspended county jail term and was placed on probation to Charles Hansen of the State Department of Public Welfare. Judge Lincoln Neprud ordered restitution and noted his status as a law abiding citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Alligood
la Crosse
Alligood
Charles
Chuck) Hansen
State Department of Public Welfare
Lincoln Neprud
Dist
John Bosshard
Hansen
Neprud
Innocent Plea In Court In Onalaska Tavern Case
Emil Fritz owner of the Dew Drop Inn pleaded innocent in La Crosse County Court to selling beer to a 17 year old on Dec 6. He posted 500 bond for a Dec 22 preliminary hearing. Swanson testified he was served beer and identified John Martell at the tavern the night of the fatal highway crash near Hunter's Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
la Crosse
Emil Fritz
Dew Drop Inn
Highway 53
Fritz
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Eugene
Buzz) Swanson
Wood St
Swanson
Hunter’s Bridge
John Joseph Martell
Martell
Glenn Dodge
August Kries
Oak Point Tavern
Kohler Budget Hearings Call Soap Opera in Wisconsin
Democratic national committeeman Carl Thompson accuses Gov Kohler of turning state budget hearings into a soap opera to spotlight cuts. He cites 1951 53 spending increases and a Nixon slush fund controversy and urges real service for every tax dollar. He criticizes Kohler for hostility to education and pushes for more state aid to reduce property taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Thompson
Kohler
University of Wisconsin
Four police ambulance calls log four patients in two days
Luetta Sund 19 of Viroqua was taken to a local hospital at 11 12 a m Thursday after illness at the Vocational School. Charles Lamke 70 of 912 S 26th St was transported at 10 37 p m Thursday after illness. Frank Moore 47 of Shore Acres was taken at 12 21 a m Friday after illness. W B Schakley 67 suffered a head cut after a stair fall at the Milner Hotel and was moved to a hospital at 1 09 a m Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luetta Sund
Viroqua
Laken
Charles Lamke
S. 26Th St
Frank Moore
Shore Acres
W. B. Schakley
Milner Hotel
Stores Open Nights in La Crosse Through Christmas
La Crosse stores will stay open weeknights through Christmas. The Chamber of Commerce approved 9 p.m. hours on Friday and Saturday this week and Monday and Tuesday next week. Christmas Eve will see closures. Caledonia Street Merchants join in observing the late shopping hours to aid gift lists.
Also Mentioned on This Page
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
William O’dwyer
U. S
Mexico
New York City
Edward A. Heffernan
City Corporation
O'Dwyer
Heffernan
ILA
O’dwyer
Joseph P. Ryan
Emil Camarda
Anthony Guistra
Guistra
John
Anthony
Tony Spring
Romeo
Paul
Daily Records
Police Court
Yulelog
St. Nick’s
Settia
Erickson’s Bakery
Fifth Avenue
Cookie
N. G. Hardin
Atlanta
Santa
Rocket
Richard Reinke
S. Pettibone Island
Dorothy Clark
Tomah
Orville Hegstad
Paul Klug
Iron Mountain
Mich
Kristina Rae
Stanley Nestingen
Sparta
St. Mary’s Hospital
David Kemp
Nita Mae
Auecia
Lamont Haasm Cashton
Marie Geier
White Bear
Third St
Emerson
Tribune
Federal Bakery
Lady Baltimore
Main Street
Soudwipe
la Ba Bakery
Rose ST
Dial
Anderson Bros. Proprietors
Pearl ST
Flaky
Ludefisk
Veal Hearts
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