Floods Force 8000 From Yuba City As Levees Fail
Floods sweep central California as the Feather River levee breaks near Yuba City forcing about 8,000 people to flee. Marysville and Colusa also face flooding while Reno and Stockton endure rising waters and mass evacuations across three states.
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Associated Press
Brian Duff
Glen, Gauche
Duff
Marysville
Colusa
State Highway Patrol
Red Cross
Record Night: La Crosse Sets Two-Year Fatality-Free Mark
Slippery streets during Christmas shopping season produced 14 accidents in La Crosse as midnight closed a record of two consecutive years without a traffic fatality. Three injuries were reported in a two-car crash at 3 19 p m at 2nd and King streets. Stanley Ekern 36 of Galesville faced charges for allegedly losing control after passing on the right and hitting Walter Reget 58 of 1525 Avon Street. Reget and his wife were treated for injuries. In a second incident at 5 24 p m Thomas Thompson 7 and Steven Thompson 10 were struck by a car driven by Willard Tauscher injuring the boy. A third crash at 6 37 p m involved a car carrier from St Paul and a La Crosse station wagon owner George Jones. Jones suffered facial and chest cuts. Perry Lester 42 of St Paul sustained arm and back injuries. Both drivers declined hospital care.
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2Nd
King Streets
Stanley A. Ekern
Galesville
Ekern
2Nd Street
Walter Reget
Avon St
King Street
Exkern
Reget
Willard V. Tauscher
Losey Boulevard
Green Bay Street
Thomas Thompson
Steven
Tauscher
Tilford Thompson
Green Bay St. Thomas
U.S
Pettibone Park
Perry J. Lester
St. Paul
George E. Jones
Mississippi St
Walt’s
Jones
Whle
Lester
Christians Thoughts Turn To Bethlehem On Christmas Eve
Across the world Christians marked Christmas Eve with prayers for peace and goodwill. In Bethlehem observers noted nervous tension after Jordan rioting, while leaders including Pope Pius XI and Queen Elizabeth II prepared broadcasts and traditional services.
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Bethlehem
Jordan
Community Chest Drive Near Target, $7,940 Still Needed
Chairman A. L. Christensen announced the Christmas drive has raised $179,060 to date. He urged continued donations to meet the remaining $7,940 needed for next year and thanked those who supported the chest. Donations can be mailed to the Community Chest office or picked up by volunteer solicitors via phone.
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Christensen
Community Chest
Linker Building
Local Weather in La Crosse Area Briefing
Mostly cloudy and colder tonight and Sunday with light snow in the vicinity. Low 24 degrees tonight, high 32 degrees Sunday. Partly cloudy and colder Monday.
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No La Crosse Tribune on Christmas Sunday
The La Crosse Tribune will not publish Sunday editions on Christmas Day. Monday editions will run at 11 a.m. The business office will be closed Monday, the editorial department open 7 a.m. to noon. Readers missing delivery may call for complaints 5 to 6 p.m.
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la Crosse Tribune
Woman Receives Christmas Help Amid Faithful Letter
A Louisville mother of two wrote to Santa asking for toys and oranges while noting her family relies on state relief and her faith in God. The letter described her husband being unable to work and concluded as a prayer to God. Post office staff arranged Christmas gifts for the family.
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Santa Claus
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Santa’s North Pole Flight to Deliver Peaceful Gifts
A playful Christmas column imagines Santa Claus and eight reindeer clearing air lanes toward the American border with no speed limit. Santa frets over a heavy load, meets three tuxedoed penguins, and accepts a gift from elf Cluny the Angel of Peace.
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Rash of Accidents Reported in La Crosse County
Early Saturday police logged crashes on Us Highway 14 near Woodlawn Cemetery in ShelbyTown and on STH 162 near Bangor. James Ausland 43 Rochester Minnesota and Craig Anderson 18 918 Denton St collided on icy highway at 1230 am. George Althoff 34 Bangor reported skid on STH 162 Friday. A main collision on STH 33 near La Crosse injured Richard Peterson 35 and Charles Grangaard 26. Peterson suffered facial cuts and a concussion. Grangaard had a head bump and sore knees.
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Woodlawn
Shelby
James Ausland
Rochester
Minn
Craig N. Anderson
Denton St
Anderson
Ausland
George T. Althoff
Bangor R. 1
George Strick
Bangor
la Crosse
John EF. Stellick
Adams
Richard Peterson
Grandview PI
Peterson
Charles Grangaard
I Strong Ave
Rail Strike Threat Off on Two Major Railroads
Chicago area strike against the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railroad was postponed indefinitely after M G Schoch of the Railroad Yardmasters of America accepted mediation by the National Railway Mediation Board. Judge Julius J Hoffman issued an injunction against striking before a December 30 hearing.
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M. G. Schoch
Railroad Yardmasters of America
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Schoch
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Julius J. Hoffman
U.S. District Court
Icy Highway Blamed For Yale Tragedy
A frosty Highway 12 16 near Tomah Wisconsin claimed the lives of Robert Edington 22 his wife Mary Jane 21 and their four year old daughter Diane in a head on crash with a Service Transfer Co truck driven by Ralph Darwin 33. Two other children Michael 3 and Gary 1 were seriously hurt. The Edingtons were en route from Rockford Illinois to Osseo Minnesota to visit relatives. Frost made the road unusually slippery and officials attended the scene.
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U.S
Robert F. Edington
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Robert Edington
Mary Jane
Diane
Edington
Serv Ice Transfer Co
la Crosse
Ralph M. Darwin
Hokah, Minn
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Michael
Gary
Dewey Reinstra
Sidington
G. A. Landman
Dist. Atty
W. J. Gleiss
Harry C. Johnson
Reiistra
Wallace Brown
Nineneman
Record Holiday Traffic Toll Rises Across U.S.
The Christmas holiday period sees rising traffic fatalities with 111 dead in early counts and totals reaching 69 by December 1. The National Safety Council projects 560 deaths in the three day span, amid rain, snow and fog across multiple regions.
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Associated Press
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Mississippi Valley
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Michigan
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