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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1950
Page
8
Pope XII urged unity for self defense and mutual trust to safeguard peace. He called East and West to shared heritage and noted Vatican grotto findings near St Peter's tomb, declaring discovery of the tomb of the prince of the apostles while cautions remain about bone identification.
Joliet report says Mae Hennebry aged 40 died when her car collided with a truck near her Lemon street home. Her daughter Patricia Ann Hennebry, 9, was injured and taken to St. Joseph's hospital in Joliet.
A 1950 note describes a long running Scotch Christmas Card project traveling city to city for thirteen years. The card carries names and dates from 1938 onward, listing senders such as Thedell Thrallkill Loyd Jack Bette and Edie Mack with yearly additions and a growing slate of signees. The message frames a thrift card tradition that endures despite time and distance.
The Roosevelt PTA held a meeting with graders under directors Esther Olson and Kathryn En to present a Christmas pageant. The piece describes a boat scene at a New York City pier and lists numerous participants across the choir ushers and crew, with multiple church masses and services noted for Christmas Day across several parishes and institutions.
The Catholic communion at Walterels presents Regina Pacis in honor of St Vincent Ferrar with Pietro Von directing and Joseph Kranzfelder as organist. The program includes Laetentur Coeli and Ave Maria with a choir and string ensemble performing a rich mass and carols. Other parishes offer midnight services with Holy Trinity listing five masses from early evening to late night.
Los Angeles County endures record traffic chaos as 438 crashes occur since Friday noon and 184 motorists are booked for drunken driving while 535 are jailed for drunkenness. City police report 95 accidents in an eight hour shift as officers vow stricter enforcement during the holiday period.
A one month old girl, Julia Ann Dugger, arrived at a Knoxville hospital in a blue black, rigid state and appeared dead. Doctors gave adrenaline to the heart, started artificial respiration, and placed her in an oxygen incubator. After an hour she breathed again, and while still serious, a doctor said she has a good chance to recover.
Christmas Eve services and Christmas Day worship are listed for numerous churches in La Crosse. Episcopal, Lutheran, and Methodist congregations plan multiple services with English and German rites, choirs, and special music. Clergy names include Rev. Robert D. Winter and Rev. Walter Guteke. services feature Holy Communion, candle light, and festival observances across St. Peter’s, Grace Lutheran, Immanuel, Mount Calvary, Bethel, St. Paul’s Onalaska, Our Redeemer, Our Savior’s, and First Lutheran among others.
Several churches announce Christmas and Sunday services. Rev R Shirley of North Presbyterian Avon Logan streets hosts 4 and 11 pm candlelight vigils, with 9:15 am Sunday school and 10:30 am Christmas worship at St Johns Evangelical. First Church of Christ Scientist holds 10:45 am service with topic Christ Jesus. Church of Christ evangelist Howard Wilson offers 2:15 pm Bible study and worship in Franklin school. Calvary Baptist hosts 8 am candlelight Christmas day service. Assembly of God plans 6:30 pm Christ Ambassador and 7:45 pm evangelistic services at 206 North Seventh. Trinity Evangelical and Reformed observes 10 am Holy Communion. Salvation Army marks Christmas with 7:30 pm program and 503 Vine. officers Sr Major Edwards and Ensign Shafar. Evangelical Free Church lists 7:30 am Christmas concert and 10:45 am festival worship. Nazarene at 917 West Avenue South plans 10 am Christmas program.
Lee, a Chinese student in Iowa and Illinois on government grants, discusses how Chinese undergraduate schools are more specialized. He notes 1945 48 parades reflecting public sentiment under Nationalists and contrasts American class attendance with politics. He admires football but is small in stature and comments on MacArthur and McCarthy confusion.
A Formosa student survey discusses China's 1948 rebellion against Nationalists, land reform and nationalization efforts, and the Reds' alleged focus on border safety. It notes limited civilian benefit from wartime aid, urges avoidance of a third world war through understanding, and contrasts American attitudes with wartime concessions and postwar friendliness.
Rome announced Italy would pay Yugoslavia 30 million dollars for wartime reparations and settle other disputes from the peace treaty. The two nations signed a treaty establishing new airline routes, the first since before the war.
The La Crosse Jaycee announced 28 entries in the home lighting contest with judging under Harry Marshall Jr. Entrants spread across four zones and were asked to have displays lit from 6 30 to 10 30 p m through January 3. Leaders and participants include Earl Wy man and numerous residents listed by zone. Winners will be announced early next week.
Cub pack No 29 met at Hogan school with about 50 Cubs and parents present. Awards listed include Bobcat for Robert Wood Douglas Dale Richard Bernhardt and James Gollnick Wolf for Victor Klien Jeff Liund and Frederick Reynolds Bear for Dan Kinney Billy Berg and David Tovanson Lion for Larry Seitz and David Willeinson. Den four five and six led the program. Den five with Mrs Willard Sill presented Santa's Toy Inspection and a Sleigh Ride musical sketch by den six featured Carl Berg as Santa and James GOLLNICK Larry Dahl Daniel Sorgen Billy Kreuzer and John Grude as horses. Mrs Orlin Gollnick coached a melodrama with Dan iel Gollnick as villain Richard Mastenbrook hero Larry Seitz heroine David Hecht and David Willemson as props.
Two U.S. correspondents were confined to quarters overnight during an investigation into the premature disclosure of Lieut. Gen. Walton H. Walker's death. Peter Webb of United Press and Kenneth Kantor of NBC were restricted at eighth army headquarters, then released the next morning after officials lifted the order.
A brief item notes No. 1 engine to ee block on Firth avenue south due to a short in wiring of Christmas decorations. Malay's tin industry is staging a rapid comeback.
Commodore Matthew Perry, who opened Asia, warned nearly a century and a half ago of a clash between the United States and Russia over world freedom. He identified the eastern Asiatic coast and cited Russia’s satellite forces in China and North Korea engaging American troops, remarks cited in a Retired Officers Association bulletin from Perry’s New York speech on March 6, 1856.
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