No Action Seen In Protest On High Gas Prices
Madison Wisconsin reports that the attorney general will not act on a complaint about Milwaukee gasoline prices. Ozaukee county farmers alleged higher farmer prices versus motorist prices amid a Milwaukee gas price war, but Fairchild’s anti trust division found no proof of anti trust violations or price fixing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Attorney General's Office
Milwaukee
Ozaukee County
Guido E. Gauckler
Ben. Fairchild
Leonard Bessman
Fairchill
Bessman
U. S. Ambassadors Meet In Havana And Brazil
The State Department announced that 20 U S ambassadors in Latin America will convene in Havana on January 18 and in Rio de Janeiro on March 1. George Kennan and Edward G Miller Jr will attend the Rio meeting to review United States relations in Latin America as part of a broader regional outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
United States
Latin America
Havana
Rio de Janeiro
George Kennan
Edward G. Miller, Jr
Rio
Kennan
Europe
Heir for Vanderbilts Is Born in New York
A son and heir was born early Tuesday to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Jeanne Murray, the first male Vanderbilt addition in years. The mother, cousin of Mrs. Henry Ford II, is daughter of John F. Murray, stock exchange firm head. The couple wed Oct 13, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilts
Vanderbilt
Jeanne Murray
Henry Ford
John F. Murray
Stock Exchange
Deaths By the Associated Press Springfield Mo Brooks Beitier
Brooks Beitier, 65, former Chicago Daily News news editor and city editor, led the New York Herald city desk from 1917 to 1919 and later directed a State department of public reports. Born in Pindlay, Ohio, he spent recent years in public service.
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Springfield
Mo —Brooks Beitier
Chicago Daily News
New York Herald
State Department of Public Reports
Pindlay, O
Four Year Old Girl Reaches Santa Through Evergreen Note
In New Brunswick Canada a four year old girl mailed a Santa letter from atop a tall evergreen. A shoe-tongue pouch held an envelope reading Dear Santa Clause. The Great Lakes hospital staff found the note and promised Santa would not forget Phyllis and the eight other children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New Brunswick
Canada
Santa
Santa Claus
Great Lakes Hospital
Phyllis
Seniors Top Onalaska Rolls
Onalaska high school announces honor roll for second six weeks first semester. Seniors earning B average or better include Janice Burbach Ronald Espe Diane Gilbertson Doris Markey Roy Marcus Donald Poss Beverly Reed Carol Skogen Janine Stuhr Carole Thill Barbara Westerhouse Donna Zigler Caroline Stol lenwerk Pat Thompson. Juniors Lillian Herber Carol Marcus Merlin Olson Olaf Anderson. Sophomores Peter a Saw Cox Ruthee Hurd Carol Jones Reay and freshmen.
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Onalaska
Wis
Onalaska High School
Janice Burbach
Ronald Espe
Diane Gilbertson
Doris Markey
Roy Marcus
Donald Poss
Beverly Reed
Carol Skogen
Jeannine Stuhr
Carole Thill
Barbara Westerhouse
Donna Zigler
Caroline Stollenwerk
Pat Thompson
Lillian Herber
Carol Marcus
Merlin Olson
Olaf Anderson
Peter A Saw Cox
Ruthee Hurd
Carol Jones
Reay
Milwaukee Installs 528 Coin Meters Downtown
Milwaukee introduces 528 coin operated parking meters in the downtown area. On first collections 9,700 coins totaling 342.53 were found, indicating motorists inserted coins during installation. only two slugs appeared among the payouts.
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Milwaukee
Governor Rennebohm urges Wisconsinites to curb holiday traffic deaths
Governor Rennebohm appealed to Wisconsin residents to cooperate in reducing accidents during the approaching holiday week. He cited national safety programs stressing personal responsibility to avoid dangerous situations and urged pedestrians and drivers to help prevent a repeat of Labor Day’s high traffic fatality toll.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Rennebohm
Return of USS Worcester crewman from Mediterranean cruise
Jerome V. Darelius, electronics technician second class USN of La Crosse, arrived at Norfolk December 10 after a two and a half month cruise with the light cruiser USS Worcester. The ship visited Athens, Trieste, Venice, the French Riviera, Golfe Juan, Bizerte, South Africa, and Iskenderun.
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Jerome V. Darelius
USN
la Crosse
Norfolk
Mediterranean
Worcester
Athens
Greece
Free State of Trieste
Venice
Italy
French Riviera
Golfe Juan
Bizerte
South Africa
Iskenderon
Turkey
Wisconsin State Offers Bountiful Harvest for Christmas
The Wisconsin department of agriculture says this year’s farm production is ample. Poultry beef pork cranberries potatoes other vegetables and fruits and dairy products are plentiful and prices are lower than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Department of Agriculture
Group Holds Holiday Party at Oak Forest Sanatorium
Western Wisconsin Association of Life Underwriters hosts its annual Christmas party for patients at Oak Forest sanatorium. Joe Quillin acts as Santa Claus for gift distribution. George Nixon performs on a musical saw, Trinity Lutheran Church choir sings carols, and The Four Hoarsemen barbershop quartet provides entertainment. Refreshments include cookies, coffee, and cocoa.
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Western Wisconsin
Onalaska Firemen Elect 1950 Officers
The Onalaska volunteer fire department elected officers for 1950 including William Lemke as chief and Paul Skogen as assistant chief. W. J. Coe was secretary, R. W. Stolander treasurer, Borchet captain of truck No 1, Forrestambert captain of truck No 2, Lloyd Lambert captain of hook and ladder, and Ellsworth Collins janitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
Wis
William Lemke
Paul Skogen
W. J. Co
R. W. Stolander
Borchert
Forrest Mbert
Lloyd Lambert
Ellsworth Collins
Kidnapped Child Found Safe After Abandoned Car Incident
In New York a four foot ten inch polio invalid girl, two years old, was found unharmed seven hours after being taken from Jean Silverman’s car. The thief, who had hidden her with Christmas merchandise, apparently abandoned the vehicle after realizing a kidnapping risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jean Silverman
Fourth Defendant Says He Spied For France
In Wroclaw Poland a French radio expert Josef Felders en age 50 admitted to spying for France at a military court. He is among six on trial for espionage and passing state secrets to the French embassy in Warsaw. The case follows a wave of arrests and expulsions by both nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wroclaw
Poland
France
Josef Feldersen
Warsaw
Three U S Areas Set Fastest Business Pace
The Southeast Southwest and the far West led 1944 to 1949 growth in business and industry, per the commerce department. Those three regions accounted for 48 percent of the nation's gain in business firms during the five year period despite 1948 slackening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southeast
Southwest
Far West
Commerce Department
Mud Flaps Stolen From Vehicle On La Crosse Street
John Noben of 912 La Crosse street told police Monday that four white mud flaps were taken from his car. He said the theft occurred Sunday night while the car was parked in front of his home or at the Veterans of Foreign Wars clubrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Noben
la Crosse Street
Noben
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Weather Record United States Department of Commerce Wisconsin
Cold wave grips Wisconsin northwest with temperatures at zero to 5 below by Wednesday morning. Snow and deeper cold to night with flurries and colder conditions Wednesday. Minnesota faces near 10 below tonight north and 5 below south with clearing by Wednesday. light snow east and south. Iowa reports a cold wave in the northwest with snow west and north and rain changing to sleet in the southeast tonight. much colder by Wednesday with partial clearing west and continued snow and cold east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Weather Forecast Around La Crosse Neutral to Wednesday
Forecast covers radius 150 miles of La Crosse through 6 p.m. Wednesday. Protect shipments to the north for near zero, west for 5, and south and east for 15 unspecified units.
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la Crosse
Sero
Dam No 7 and No 9 Pools Details and Sunset Time
The notice lists multiple dam pools with figures for Dam No 7 and Dam No 9 and their pools. It notes missing data for Prairie Chien, and gives a Wednesday sunset time of 420 p.m. plus a forecast from Hastings to Guttenberg noting gates opening slightly with insignificant rise in upper pools for the rest of the week.
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Dakota
T.W
Lansing
Prairie Chien
Hastings
Guttenberg
Weather map shows cold air sweep with mild night variations
A cold front moved through the region with temperatures dropping 18 to 20 degrees in an hour. At 7 a m the cold air extended from Duluth through Minneapolis into central lows. Havre Montana reported minus 23, Boreman minus 29, with fog and drizzle over the lake region and Ohio valley. Near cold wave conditions expected in Wisconsin on Wednesday.
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Duluth
Minneapolis
Havre Mont
Boreman
Lake Jon
Wisconsin
Ohio Valley
Man wrongly fearing murder charge learns police alive
Paul F. Levey, 54, wrongly believed he killed a Kansas City policeman in 1914. He was brought to Las Vegas for questioning after claiming the crime. Police later learned Merritt survived and that an 18 year old, Eugene R. Jacobs, was sentenced to four years for the assault. Jacobs’ whereabouts are unknown. Levey is held without bond awaiting a January 12 preliminary hearing. Merritt identified the youths who fired at him at his hospital bedside.
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Paul F. Levey
Levey
Las Vegas
Kansas City
Lovey
Merritt
Galesburg
Eugene R. Jacobs
Jacobs
Standardized Arms Plan Aims at Shared Interchangeable System
United States Britain and Canada announced a plan to build military equipment to a common standard so weapons and supplies can be used by all three nations. The timeline suggests five years before production, with ongoing updates on conventional weapons, communications gear, and medical supplies. The accord arose from allied wartime cooperation and shared experiences.
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Washington
U. S
Britain
Canada
Secretary of Defense
Renovation Cost Set for Wisconsin Executive Mansion
State engineer Charles Halbert said the cost to renovate the Wisconsin executive mansion would be about $21,000. The suburban home was bought for $47,500 with expenses covering repairs redecorating painting masonry work furnishings a three car garage and landscaping. Mrs Ruth Doyle Madison Democratic assemblywoman requested a report on expenses for Gov Rennebohm and his family.
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Madison
Wis
Charles Halbert
Wisconsin
Ruth Doyle
Rennebohm
27 Minor Nazis Freed For Good Behavior
Landsberg Germany twenty seven German war criminals were freed Tuesday from the US army's Landsberg prison for good behavior during confinement They had served the greater part of three and five year sentences given by US military courts for war crimes All their sentences would have expired before next June 30 None was a big name Nazi criminal They had commanded Nazi concentration camps served as camp guards or mistreated captured American airmen.
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Landsberg
Germany
U. S
Ill and Stroke Victims Taken By Ambulance
Everett W. Herring was taken to a local hospital from the Skemp clinic by police ambulance after falling ill at 12:30 p.m. Monday. At 5:30 a.m. Tuesday Nick Brophy was taken to a hospital by ambulance after suffering a stroke.
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Everett W. Herring
North 15Th Street
Skemp Clinic
Nick Brophy
North 23Rd Street
Caroling Barbershop Quartet Christmas Event Postponed
The Caroling Barbershop quartet Christmas caroling event has been postponed to Thursday night per secretary P. W. Youngdale.
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P. W. Youngdale
Lagoon Rink Closes As Warm Weather Ends Skating
The Lagoon rink shut due to warm weather after opening last Saturday. Officials report an inch of water on the lagoon and will continue flooding other city rinks to build thick ice for skaters when cold returns.
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Park Department
Carolers On City Trip Bring Hope To Hospitals
A December city caroling event drew 110 Girl Scouts who visited St. Joseph's Aged Home Grandview and La Crosse hospitals then gathered at Christ Episcopal church for refreshments. Senior troop 2 staged a shadowgraph Christmas play and all joined in dances and singing. Local volunteers helped organize and plan future parties with Girl Scouts, Inc., aligned to the La Crosse Community Chest and Welfare Federation.
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St. Joseph's
Grandview
la Crosse
Christ Episcopal Church
Ninth
Main Streets
R. W. Roellig
Paul S. White
Mildred Houska
Troop 2
Roellig
David Dale
Mesdames
D. B. Donaldson
Mr. Skundberg
Ernest Hiegel
Charles
Mail Volume Tapering Off at Local Post Office
Christmas mailers were being processed promptly at the post office on Tuesday with two parcel post windows open. Postmaster Wenzel M. Dvorak noted volume had tapered since Monday while traffic in the lobby was steady. the heaviest day so far was Saturday with $6,406.46 in receipts. The first 19 days of December neared $60,000 and total December 4 reached $69,502.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenzel M. Dvorak
Adm Denfeld Battle May Continue On Until After Congress Returns
Washington reports a fight over Admiral Louis E. Denfeld's dismissal as chief of naval operations and his rejection of the post as commander in chief of U S naval forces in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean may continue until Congress returns next month. Denfeld released a bitter letter, citing a secretary of the navy report that questioned his loyalty and respect for authority. He questions whether other nations would have confidence in him and contemplates retirement after 40 years of service.
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Washington
Adm
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval Operations
Congress
Navy
Matthews
Defense Department
U. S. Naval
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Denfeld
Truman
Leaders invited for dedication of new national building
Madison Wisconsin officials say the Credit Union National Association invited President Truman and Canadian Prime Minister Louis St Laurent to help dedicate a new national building in May. The invitation was extended Monday and confirms high level interest in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Credit Union National Association
Pres. Truman
Louis St. Laurent
Court dismisses Halverson case after restitution
Clement W Halverson of La Crosse had charges dropped after restitution and proving no intent to violate the law. Allen Decorah of Maple Grove cabins La Crosse pleaded guilty to two counts, paying court coins for the first and $1 plus costs for the second. Merle Heassier pleaded guilty to vagrancy and was jailed 10 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Heassier
Margaret Truman Praises New York City Concert Plans
President's daughter Margaret Truman discusses her Carnegie Hall concert broadcast by ABC as part of her current singing tour. She calls the performance a high point, shares superstition about salt, and notes she will sing solo and with the Robert Shaw choir under Dr Frank Black. She plans Christmas Eve church singing in Independence, Missouri, and a February 2 to March 30 tour.
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New York
Studi
Miss Truman
Carnegie Hall
American Broadcasting Company Network
Puccini
Gianni Schicchi
Richmond
Bowling Green
Ohio
Senator Sparkman Urges Expanded Social Plan
Senator Sparkman of Alabama said the government should expand its social care program after continued study. He noted testimony supports enlarging aid for American low income families and chairs the Senate Economic Subcommittee examining those earning $2,000 or less annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sparkman
Ala
Congress
Senate-House
De Haven and John Payne Divorce Action Reinstated
Gloria De Haven wife of actor John Payne says reconciliation failed and she has reinstated her divorce suit filed Monday alleging cruelty. The couple married March 28 1944 and have two children with custody sought.
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Los Angeles
Gloria de Haven
John Payne
Miss de Haven
Southern Wisconsin Tobacco Figures From Agriculture Report
Washington reports figures for Wisconsin tobacco crop by type. Southern Wisconsin type 54 produced 12 750 000 pounds this year and 11 890 000 last year. Wisconsin type 55 produced 17 516 000 this year and 16 848 000 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Wisconsin
Stolen Car Recovered Near Pettibone Island
A car stolen Sunday night from Virgil Chandler at 207 Penhems was found abandoned on Pettibone Island Monday afternoon by Police Officers Ervin Hinytzke and Arthur Gschwind. The vehicle was taken from the rear of the Burlington railroad freight office at 215 South Second Street.
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Virgil Chandler
Penh Ems
Uth Pettibone Island
Ervin Hinytzke
Arthur Gschwind
Burlington Railroad
South Second Street
Divorce Granted After Farm Row Over Milking Cows
Mrs. Bernice Tehle of Chicago was granted a divorce from her husband Frank Tehle Jr of a Wisconsin farm near Phillips after saying he drove her from the home when she was late milking 18 cows. The couple married Oct 11, 1947 and separated July 5, 1948 following the quarrel.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Bernice Tehle
Superior Court
Joseph Sabath
Frank, Jr
Phillips
Wis
Onalaska Chorus Serenade Shut-Ins
Onalaska Wisconsin high school girls chorus directed by Avis Gilbert and accompanied by two elementary teachers Evelyn Michelson and Maxine Schneer spent Sunday evening caroling around the city. They visited homes of the sick and elderly and were entertained at Jeanine Stuhr's home after the singing.
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Onalaska. Wis
Onalaska
Avis Gilberts
Evelyn Michelson
Maxine Schneer
Jeanine Stuhr
Champion Cow Minnie Breaks Milk Records in Michigan
Minnie the Holstein owned by Forbes K. Merkley at Genesee dairy produced 1,225 pounds of butterfat and 35,24 pounds of milk over a period, surpassing records supervised by Michigan State College and the Holstein-Friesian Association of America.
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Flint
Mich
Minnie Ac
Genesee Daily
Ali
Minnie
Michigan State College
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Forbes K. Merkley
Genesee Dairy
Mimico Reta
Onalaska Girl Receives La Crosse Honor Queen
Diane Gilbertson daughter of Mr and Mrs Douglas Gilbertson of Onalaska was chosen honored queen of Job's Daughters La Crosse. She is the first Onalaska girl to receive this honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska, Wis
Diane Gilbertson
Douglas Gilbertson
Onalaska
Job’s Daughters of
Windsors Sail For U. S.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor depart for New York on the Queen Elizabeth and will stay three weeks in New York before spending the winter in Florida. They plan to return to Paris next April.
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Paris
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
New York
Cunard
Florida
Refrigerator gadget salesmen target Alaska buyers
David Douglas, district sales manager for an electrical products maker, reports receiving two orders from Fairbanks and Anchorage for defrost gadgets. He suspects a skilled refrigerator salesman promoted the Eski mos, claiming high-pressure tactics used up Alaska way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Two Rivers
Wis
Alaska
David Douglas
Douglas
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Eskimos
Two UW Grads Win Reid Fellowships for Overseas Study
Ellen Gibson and Walter J. Johnson, both UW graduates, win 1950 Reid fellowships worth 5000 dollars for a year abroad. Gibson, a Milwaukee Journal reporter, will study the British socialist state. Johnson, Minneapolis Star reporter, will study postwar Asia and independence issues across Japan, Indonesia, Indo-China, the Philippines, and India. Richard K. Pryne of the Seattle Times is the third recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
University of Wisconsin
Ellen Gibson
Milwaukee Journal
Walter J. Johnson
Minneapolis Star
Richard K. Pryne
Seatle Times
Miss Gibson
Kenosha Wis
Johnson
Superior
Wis. Telegram
Duluth Herald and
New Tribune
Omaha World-Herald
Japan
Indonesia
Indo- China
Philippines
India
Reid Foundation
Ogden Reid
New York Herald-Tribune
Swift's Net Earnings Shade Below $26 Million
Swift and company the nation s largest meat packer reported for the fiscal 1949 year net earnings of 25 826 129 or 4 36 a share down from 27 889 210 or 4 71 in 1948. Sales were 2 213 160 242 in 1949 versus 2 361 114 041 in 1948. President John Holmes said the sales dip came from lower prices across most lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Swift and Company
John Holmes
Lights Stolen From Front Tree Amid Holiday Contest
William Schreiber reported theft of about 12 colored lights from a tree in front of his home on Adams Street. Police were told the lights disappeared Monday night. Junior Chamber of Commerce urged the public not to molest exterior decorations entered in the Christmas lighting contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schreiber
Adams Street
Chamber of Commerce
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