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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1950

Page

2

Saved From Bridge Leap by Passersby and Rescue Team

A 43 year old divorcee Esther M Griffin of Los Altos jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge Tuesday night and landed nine feet onto a yard wide girder 211 feet above San Francisco bay. Police credited three passersby two Greyhound drivers and Civil Air Patrol Captain Clay Bernard with stopping her fall and pulling her to safety by a rope after she was knocked unconscious.

San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco Bay Esther M. Griffin Los Altos Greyhound Civil Air Patrol Clay Bernard Griffin

Hartl Elected New President of City-County Health Group

E P Hartl representing the city recreation department was elected president of the City County Health council for a two year term at a Hotel Linker luncheon. Hazel Leicht was re elected secretary and Helen Hanson and Dr. Fredrik Midelfort joined the board of directors for two years. The council discussed a bill to fund creation of city county health departments and noted support from major health groups.

E. P. Hartl Hazel Leicht Helen Hanson Fredrik Midelfort Hart M. G. Pelton Josephine Hintgen Miss Hintgen White House Wisconsin Stat Utes Clifton Sterandt West Salem Emma Erickson Health Council Wisconsin State Health Council American Medical Association National Foundation For Prevention of American Heart Association Federation of Women’s Club National Congress of Parents and Teachers

Druggist Drops Dead At Feet Of Wife And Son

Milwaukee druggist John Dymond aged 40 collapsed beside his wife Sylvia 40 and son Gerald 13 after taking poison at his northside store. He told his wife it would be over in 10 or 15 minutes before he fell. Coroner’s office cited months of despondency over ill health as a factor.

Milwaukee John Dymond Sylvia Gerald Dymond

Fire destroys Kingston egg storage building

The Kingston creamery's egg storage building burned to the ground Monday night in six below zero weather. Loss was about $12,000 and firemen from Kingston and Markesan battled the blaze, which started from an overheated coalwood stove and damaged part of an adjoining roof.

Kingston Wis

Pact Falls Short as Brussels Army Plan Sparks Doubts

The Brussels meeting signed a European army plan but not security guarantees. France fears a German army section while German opposition to rearmament grows. Officials aim for 1,000 plus troops, yet Russia could mobilize 3.5 million in about 30 days.

Sigrid Arne Brussels Europe

Christmas Program Set At Local School

The program will be presented Thursday at 8 p m by the School of Assembly of God church located at 206 North Seventh Street. It features recitations songs and group presentations centered on the Christmas theme.

School of Assembly of God Church North Seventh Street

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