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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1963
Page
15
A Georgia family, weary of the season, finds renewed hope in a cedar chosen with neighbors. Their tree hides a small bird nest, a sign that Christmas spirit endures amid doubt and distraction. Neighbor Bill Terry and his sons Tim and Mark helped search the woods near Stone Mountain, echoing the quiet rebirth the holiday brings.
Uncle Ray outlines how modern Christmas traditions arose in northern Europe from the Rhineland tree to the yuletide term. He notes Norse and British Isles practices such as the vuur log and extended holiday. Readers are invited to request the Provinces of Canada leaflet from Uncle Ray.
A reflective paragraph recalls leaving a small bird nest untouched as a symbol of home and Christmas spirit returning to the narrator’s house, with the season’s warmth and quiet sentiment filling the scene.
John C. Haave a 69 year old Montevideo attorney who prepared income tax returns was placed on three years probation and fined 3000 dollars for failing to file federal returns from 1957 through 1960 IRS said his income in that period totaled 99000 Haave serves as city attorney for Montevideo and is village attorney for Clara City Watson and Mannard Minnesota and a former Chippewa County attorney He told Judge Donovan he was too busy with clients to file his own tax returns.
Kenneth Markus, 33, of Racine, confessed to 112 burglaries in the Racine region during the first ten months of the year and received two consecutive 10 year terms in state prison. County Judge Howard Du Rocher commended sheriff's deputies for their investigative work. One break involved tickets to a Green Bay Packers game at Milwaukee County Stadium.
An unexplained air explosion destroyed a Strategic Air Command B52 bomber shortly after takeoff from Columbus Air Force Base in Aberdeen Mississippi. Six crew members were killed as air and civil defense teams worked to recover the bodies amid ice covered ground and light snow.
Ensign Gary A. Baldwin son of Mr and Mrs Adolph G Baldwin reports for duty as a student naval aviator at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station Whiting Field Milton Fla He will be trained in precision tactics and maneuvers under instrument and night flying conditions.
Atty. General George Thompson said state special investigation division members will aid the Kenosha County John Doe inquiry under LeRoy Dalton. Two of five investigators have been hired. District Attorney Joseph Molinaro, hospitalized since November, supports state help to pursue possible organized gambling and city hall related affairs. Judge Harry Carlson welcomed the move as ensuring proper handling, with state work expected to begin after the new year.
In St Paul a black 1964 Lincoln Continental limousine was delivered Monday and leased by the state for 750 dollars per year for Gov Karl Rolvaag. The lease covers maintenance and insurance with the governor supplying gas and oil.
The forecast calls for generally fair weather east of the Plains with scattered snow and snow flurries in the Great Lakes. Minimum temperatures expected in major cities include Seattle 39 Los Angeles 50 Denver 25 Duluth 10 Chicago 22 New Orleans 24 New York 18 Miami 50.
In Burlington Iowa AP three Leaverton brothers aged 12, 5, and 3 died when a Christmas break fire swept the second floor of their house. Two other children escaped unseen as the blaze started about 8 a.m. The victims were Gary Edward Dexter Edward Jr and Steven Lee. The upstairs bedroom fire trapped the three brothers as the rest of the family remained downstairs including Gloria Jean 14 and baby Michael 1. Gloria carried the infant outside.
Highlights include the 1811 loss of 2000 lives when ships George Defense and Hero wrecked near Jutland and 1814 Ghent treaty ending the War of 1812. Also notes 1939 Dublin arms seizure and Eisenhower Ike York Pentagon role. Local collision and fire details follow.
Dist. Judge Joe Brown refused to grant bond for Jack Ruby, slayer of Lee Harvey Oswald. The bond hearing recessed to Jan. 10 with Ruby returned to Sheriff Bill Decker. Melvin Belli sought a venue change citing local press coverage.
In Minneapolis a 31 year old teacher Mrs Myrrhene Crawford was struck with acid as she opened her door after a doorbell ring. She received critical burns and described the attacker as wearing a blue stocking cap.
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