Steffes Re elected Wisconsin CIO President at Madison Meeting
Herman Steffes of Milwaukee was re elected president of the Wisconsin State CIO at the closing session in Madison. John M. Sorenson was re elected secretary treasurer with a slate of vice presidents including Fred Erchul and Morris Berg. Women’s auxiliary named Irene Kukt president. Violet Swartout and Alice Freese also named officers. Resolutions urged reapportionment, liquor tax denial to dry areas, anti big business layoffs inquiry, a 75 cent per hour minimum wage, pollution safeguards, reforestation, hunting grounds, and a non partisan advisory committee for conservation policy. UW regents to include equal representation from commerce farming and labor.
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Madison
Wis
Herman Steffes
Milwaukee
Wisconsin State Industrial Union Conress
CIO
John M. Sorenson
Fred Erchul
Ross Baum
Morris Berg
E. B. Brody
Harley
Eau
Auxilia
Violet Swartout
Alice Freese
Oshkosh
Henrettta Karrer
State Cio Board of
Cozen
State Conservation Commission
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Officer On Leave J Sheehy and Rococo Term Confuse Readers
A muddled passage discusses Officer J Sheehy on leave and a Rococo reference described as a European era term from the 16th century. The text loosely connects French roceilies to garden rock arrangements at Versilier.
British actor C Aubrey Smith dies at 85 in Beverly Hills
C Aubrey Smith, famed British actor and icon of Hollywoods early era, died age 85 in Beverly Hills after a long illness. Born London July 21 1863, he starred on stage and screen since 1892 and gained fame as a cricketer captain of Cambridge and English teams touring Australia and South Africa.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
C. Aubrey Smith
Smith
Hollywood
London
Cambridge University
Australia
South Africa
Yeske Named Hospital Head at La Crosse County
Leonard Yeske has been appointed superintendent of the La Crosse county hospital at West Salem by E. H. Derr chairman of the board of trustees. Mrs Rose McIntire will be matron and assistant superintendent. Yeske has worked at the institution for four years and the trustees expect him to handle his duties well. John Labus and Joe Stokke served on the board with Derr.
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Leonard Yeske
la Crosse County Hospital
West Salem
E. H. Derr
Rose McIntire
Derr
John Labus
Joe Stokke
Supreme Court Upholds Michigan Bartender Ban
The Supreme Court approved a Michigan law barring women from working as bartenders unless they are wives or daughters of male bar owners. The 1945 law targets cities with populations under a specified threshold.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Michigan
Dutch Move in Java Sparks Indonesian Crisis Dispute
Eighteen members of the UN Security Council committee report a Dutch offensive in Java described as a police action. Dutch forces advance in central and eastern Java with naval support and landings on the north coast while Indonesia protests the new interim regime and rejects crown powers in the transition.
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Kalieorang
Kalieerang
Security Council
Netherlands
Java
Kepandjen
Malang
East Java
Sumatra
Hague
Islands
Republic
Light Snow Forecast for La Crosse Vicinity Tonight
Meteorologist A. D. Sanial predicts a gentle touch of additional snow for La Crosse and nearby areas tonight. Temperatures will dip to around 28 degrees with light winds, and a low of 18 at the airport records. High Sunday results not provided.
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la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
Obituary for Mrs. Mary Jane Lusk 55
Mrs. Mary Jane Lusk 55 died at her home 2609 Jackson street after a lingering illness. Survived by husband Nick Lusk Sr two sons Nick Jr and Rudolph of La Crosse three daughters Adeline Fennigkok Katherine Hewitt of La Crosse and Lorraine Schmitz of Milwaukee three brothers James John and Willie Bell of Superior four funeral services will be held Tuesday at 8 30 a m Heil church Rev Francis Wallace officiating Burial in Catholic cemetery Visitation at funeral chapel Monday with rosary at 7 30 p m
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Mary Jane Lusk
Jackson Street
Nick Lusk, Sr
Nick, Jr
Rudolph
la Crosse
Adeline Fennigkok
Katherine Hewitt
Lorraine Schmitz
Milwaukee
James
John
Willie Bell
Superior
Death notices for Cornelius T Manning in La Crosse
Cornelius Thomas Manning 75 of La Crosse died in a local hospital after a lingering illness. Survived by wife Hulda two brothers Edward and Frank of La Crosse and sister Mary Manning of Arcadia. Rosary at Dwyer funeral home Tuesday 7 30 p m and services at St Marys Catholic church Wednesday 8 30 a m 9 a m. Rosary will be said tonight.
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CornelIus Thomas Manning
la Crosse
Hulda
Edward
Frank
Mary Manning
Arcadia
Dwyer
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Alfred Anderson Former La Crosse resident dies in Chicago hospital
Alfred Anderson formerly of La Crosse died early Monday in a Chicago hospital. Funeral arrangements are being made.
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Alfred Anderson
la Crosse
Chicago
Clarence L Tommerson 58 Dies. Rail Mail Clerk Veteran
Clarence L Tommerson 58 of 515 South 23rd street died suddenly at home Monday from a coronary condition. Born March 16 1890 in Preston Minnesota he served as a railway mail clerk for 40 years beginning in 1908 on the South Dakota route and later the Preston line. Survived by daughter Jean Schnure Creve Coeur Missouri son Clarence L Tommerson Delavan Wisconsin and sister Hilda Anderson Milan Minnesota. Service at Sletten McKee south chapel officiated by Rev Fred W Hyslop with burial in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday evening.
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Clarence L. Tommerson
South 23Rd Street
Tommerson
Preston
Minn
South Dakota
North Western Railroad
Crosse
Modern Woodmen of America
Railway Mail Clerks’ Association
Robert K
Jean) Schnure
Creve Coeur
Delavan
Wis
Hilda Anderson
Milan
Ee Acom m
South Ae
Sletten-McKee Company
Fred W. Hyslop
Oak Grove Cemetery
Weather Outlook With Snow Flurries Across State
Light intermittent snows fell across the state with more expected tomorrow. Weekend snowfall covered southern Wisconsin to two or three inches and ended yesterday afternoon. Lows last night dropped to nine at Lone Rock with teens elsewhere, highs mostly in the 20s, 33 at Madison and Milwaukee.
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Tra
Howard J. Thompson
Wisconsin
Thompson
Lone Rock
Madison
Milwauee
Mercury
Enlists In Marines
T. Sgt. John McDonald, a non commissioned officer in charge, oversees marine enlistment procedures and briefs recruits on standards and duties.
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John McDonald
Communists claim gains near Nanking and Peiping
The Communist radio asserted Red forces seized Tienchang north of Nanking while government withdrawals shifted bases toward Chuhsien. Milks saw no Nationalist breakout from a trap southwest of Suchow as Peiping faced renewed street fighting preparations.
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Nanking
Communist Radio
Tienchang
Hsienmumiao
Pengpu
Gei
Coeeee
Seymour Toeeeie
Hwai River
Chuhsien
Suchow
Harold K. Milks
Peiping
Milks
Fu Tsai-yi
North China
Gunner
Miklis
China
Norden bombsight inquiry linked to Aberdeen testing site
Senator Mundt indicated a civilian provided information about the Norden bombsight from Aberdeen testing grounds. He said Hedda Gompers could shed light on Communist activities in Washington from about ten years earlier, but she is not a suspect. Sayre and Anna Belle Newcomb faced subpoenas to testify before a New York grand jury after Paris UN duties.
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Mundt
Hedda Gompers
Washington
Miss Gompers
Reno
Francis B. Sayre
Sayre
New York
State Department
Bosser
U. S
United Nations
Paris
Anna Belel Newcomb
Anna Belle Newcomb
Grand Jury
Michigan State student Zarichny cited for disciplinary violation
Michigan State senior James Zarichny of Mt. Morris was told by Dean Crowe he violated terms of a disciplinary letter the specifics of which were not disclosed. Zarichny, 25, faced the state senate un American activities committee last spring and refused to reveal his status.
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East Lansing
Mich
James Zarichny
Michigan State College
Mt. Morris
Oecey
S. E. Crowe
Zarichny
State Senate
UN- American Activities Committee
Bo Gy
Aero Aics
Weekend auto crashes raise city police report
Slippery streets and snow visibility caused 23 weekend accidents reported to city police. Minor damages were common while several drivers and pedestrians were treated for injuries. Notable incidents include Earl J. Gaul with minor injuries after a Losey Boulevard collision near Jackson Street and a Logan and Sill Street wreck due to obscured vision from parked cars.
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Earl J. Gaul
Johnson Street
Losey Boulevard
Jackson Street
Clarence J. Hammes
Gaul
Hammes
Reuben A. Yester
la Crescent
Richard Callaway
Glendale
Logan
Sill
Seventh
Division Streets
Wenzel Dvorak, Jr
Mississippi Street
Angus McConnell
Houston
Edward J. Olson
North 14Th Street
Robert W. Swanbeck
Pine Street
Sixth
Vine Streets
Gawronski Sets Two-Month Home Building Drive
Wisconsin's new housing administrator plans a vigorous two month campaign to encourage building homes for ten thousand dollars or less across the state.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Dutch Memorandum Says International Aid Won’t Stabilize Indies
A Dutch memorandum delivered by Jan Herman van Pelt as chief delegate to the United Nations states no further help from international organizations can aid stability in the Dutch East Indies. It claims talks with Indonesian authorities were futile as the Republic failed to cooperate in implementing agreements to create states of Indonesia.
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Dutch East Indies
Jan Herman van Pe
Indonesia
Boy Conducts Chimney Research Ends With Rescue
Eleven year old William Daubenspeck climbed onto his parents roof to measure a chimney for Santa visits. Slippery snow caused a fall into the gutter three stories below. Firefighters retrieved him and the boy remains curious about Santa’s entry.
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Santa Claus
William Daubenspeck
William
Daubenspeck
South Shore Drive
Fire Department
Santa
War crimes appeals on Tojo trial reach high court
The supreme court denied appeals for the first seven Japanese defendants, including Tojo, and extended the ruling to 24 other top war leaders convicted by the Tokyo tribunal. Additional appeals by Kimura and Muto were rejected. Oshijiro Umezu and Mamoru Shigemitsu received life and seven years respectively.
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Tojo
Supreme Court
Tokyo Tribunal
Gerval Heitaro Kimura
Akira Muto
Oshijiro Umezu
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Suose Court
Argentine Raises Savings Interest Rate to 24 Percent
The Argentine government boosts savings deposit rates from 2 to 24 percent retroactive to January 1, 1946, affecting nearly 6,000,000 small depositors across the country.
La Crosse Health Staff Attends Wisconsin Public Health Conference
Representatives from the La Crosse public health department attend the two day Wisconsin public health conference in Madison. Dr. Garland Weidner health officer and Dr. Carl N. Neupert state health officer preside. Gov. Rennebohm Madison university leaders and city officials also appear on the program.
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la Crosse
Carl N. Neupert
Oscar Rennebohm
E. B. Fred
L. G. Howell
Madison
Egypt Sees Majority New Vehicles Registered from America
Egypt reports that more than half of all motor vehicles registered in the past year originated from the United States. The finding highlights a shift in import sources and may influence local automotive markets and policy discussions.
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Egypt
America
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