White Holiday Forecast For Coulee Area
Cold arctic air spreads across the Dakotas and Minnesota as La Crosse forecasts two to four inches of snow by Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures fall, highs near 45 on Tuesday give way to a winter start with ice and snow predicted for Wednesday.
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A. D. Sanial
Dalas
Montana
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Mont
Dakotas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Samal
British Columbia
Wisconsin
Howard Thompson
Mercury
Thompson
Land O'Lakes
Madison
Stalin Birthday Gift Avalanche Packs Moscow
Reports from London and Soviet channels describe a massive influx of presents for Stalin on his 70th birthday. crates and trains from Poland Latvia Germany and Romania arrive with toys cars planes and factories among the gifts, plus statues in Czechoslovakia and a radio gift from Romania showing a Stalin image when tuned to radio Moscow.
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Soviet Monitor
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Warsaw
Poland
Riga
Latvia
Bratislava
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Gerlachovka
Ana Pauker
Bucharest
Romania
Radio
Mauston Home Destroyed By Fierce Blaze
Fire destroyed a two story frame house three miles northeast of Mauston on county trunks after 3 p m Monday. Four year old Jean Bryant is missing and believed to have perished in the blaze. Mrs Bryant worked in Mauston and Bryant drove to Chicago when the fire started. Family included Forrest five Elizabeth two and grandparents Casper Halverson and wife. Halverson 81 an invalid was rescued by Mrs Halverson who escaped with the two children and carried the invalid husband from the flames. Sheriff Myles Clark and Coroner Clarence Sorenson led the search in the embers.
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Wis
Juneau County
Raymond Bryant
Jean Bryant
Bryant
Chicago
Jean
Forrest
Elizabeth
Casper Halverson
Halverson
Emmett
Mich
Clarence Bethway
Louise
Mary Lou
Joe
Hospital Tuesay
Here
Michigan
Bethway
Freddie
Beverly Ann
David
William
Thomas
Truman Returns To Capital To Resume Fair Deal Battle
President Truman lands at National airport after a Florida vacation and plans a cabinet session to push his Fair Deal in the 1950 elections. He will stump for civil rights, health, social security, and tax measures while aiming to balance the budget. He heads to Independence to spend Christmas with family after a final workout at the enlisted men's beach.
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Truman
Florida
Independence
National Airport
Keyes
Congress
Wallace H. Graham
White House
Britain to reassure dominions at Commonwealth conference
Official informants say the British government will tell dominions next month that the commonwealth comes first with the mother country despite Western Union commitments. The assurances will be issued at the Ceylon conference of commonwealth foreign ministers.
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London
Dominions
Commonwealth
Ceyn
Close Social Centers In City Tuesday
Last evening of activities sponsored by the recreation department for 1949 is Tuesday. All activities usually meeting Tuesday evenings will meet at the regular time and place, with the exception of the Longfellow center square dancing. Other activities will resume the week of Jan. 2. Next scheduled meeting for Hamilton Family Fun night will be Jan. 4 at 7 30 p. m. Women's activities at Logan and Central centers will resume Jan. 3 and 5. All other scheduled activities meet as usual beginning an. 2.
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Longfellow Center
Hamilton
Logan
Central Centers
Weather given for La Crosse turning to snow and cold
Rain changes to snow with much colder temperatures tonight. A near cold wave is expected Wednesday as snow ends in the forenoon. Strong northwesterly winds accompany the colder air.
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la Crosse
Retired North Western Agent Drowns In Lake
Thom as Poulette a 68 year old retired North Western railroad station agent drowned Monday in Big Silver lake three miles west of WAUTOMA He broke through ice while returning to shore for his equipment His body was recovered from thirty feet of water at the lake shore.
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Wautoma
Wis
Thomas Poulette
Big Silver Lake
Here
Poulette
North Western Railroad
GOP Clash Over Socialism Sparks New Washington Battle
In Washington the GOP loudly brands Truman's Fair Deal as socialism as Congress readies for a new session. Key issues include social security expansion, health insurance, housing, a new farm program, and federal aid to education, with taxes and spending likely to dominate early debate.
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Agriculture
O'Dwyer Weds In Florida
Mayor William O'Dwyer of New York married Elizabeth Sloan Simpson in a simple St Joseph's Catholic church ceremony in Stuart Florida. The couple sailed away on an Almar II yacht for an eight day honeymoon as crowds watched a skywriting heart above.
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O'Dwyer
Imothy Geary
Miss Simpson
Scientists report on 7500 mile Europe pollution survey
Rhinelander Wis three paper industry researchers Fayre Edwards and J M Holderby of the Sulphite Pulp Manufacturers Finan will speak Thursday at a water pollution road tour about their survey of paper waste disposal conducted across Europe covering about 7500 miles.
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Wis
Europe
Fyre A Edwards
J. M. Holderby
Finan
Fire Claims 7 Members of Farm Family
Emmett Michigan reports a Christmas week fire killed five children and two adults in the Bethway family. An elderly grandmother and a granddaughter died from burns, while three others survived with injuries. Neighbors organized aid, with a $100 gift. plans focus on shelter and rebuilding two miles west of town.
First Queen Entry Named in La Crosse Snow Queen Contest
Mary Ellen Woodward is the first entry in La Crosse Snow Queen contest sponsored by S and H Sport Shop. Dale Waterman, Jaycee committee chair, sets the Dec 30 entry deadline, and a motion picture star will select the winner. Coronation ball is set for Saturday Jan 21 with queen and snow princesses honored. Merchants may sponsor a candidate who meets age 17 to 21 requirements.
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Mary Ellen Woodward
S and H Sport Shop
Dale Waterman
Jaycee Committee
Waterman
Impossible Christmas Wish For Snowfall In Calexico
A Calexico boy’s anonymous note asks for snow at Christmas. The Chamber of Commerce and the border flying service plan to drop snow over the city starting Saturday afternoon using crop-dusting ejectors and mountain-sourced snow freight. Santa and helpers will load it aboard planes and ensure snow falls, rain permitting, on Christmas if needed.
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Calexico
Calif
Santa
Chamber of Commerce
Border Flying Service
California
Santa Claus
Isle To Have School Officer In La Crosse-French Island Move
La Crosse boards plan to take over two French Island districts on Jan 9 face a seating method for an attached district member. Discussion included legal advisors and current boards. Audits planned for districts five and six as annexation nears, with 220 additional pupils to the city system.
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la Crosse
la Crosse-French Island
M. G. Batho
le Crosse
French Island
Batho
Logan
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