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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1950
Page
8
The committee on utilization of farm crops led by Len Gillette faces a Jan 31 deadline to finish inquiries into sudden price hikes after a national emergency declaration. It will also examine eggs meat sugar coffee and oleo margarine price shifts since tax changes.
President Truman cut short his Christmas holiday due to urgent defense issues in the Far East Europe and on the home front. He returned to Washington to confer with top officials at Blair House while officials denied a new crisis. General MacArthur reported discovery of secret Communist political and military decisions after the UN offensive in North Korea.
Cold waves sweep the nation with single digit lows from Newton Falls to Sault Ste. Marie while warm pockets persist in Florida. Record lows hit Nor north areas like Cari bou Maine and International Falls Minnesota as storm warnings and snow squalls affect Lake Michigan.
The Rev. Malcolm L. Rowe, recovering from poliomyelitis, preached a Christmas sermon to Trinity Methodist Church in Oswego via radio from a Syracuse hospital. He titled the message A Sermon Without A Collection, broadcast on WSYR.
Wisconsin Attorney General Fairchild ruled that a sheriff's department retains jail control unless under civil service. The opinion, delivered to Clark County District Attorney Vic Tronsdal, addresses whether a county board can hire jailers or require sheriff deputization. It also notes water regulation orders for navigable streams need not be filed with the secretary of state or published.
The Jour nal-American reports negotiations to cast the duke and duchess as a husband and wife radio TV team. Charles King Radio Productions offered $100,000, with the couple weighing the proposal. The duke reportedly offered NBC to star in 52 weekly dramatizations, but NBC did not meet $250,000.
Manitowoc Wisconsin youths slashed the tires of Sheriff Clarence Baryenbruch in his squad car while he sat inside with a cane after an ankle injury. The incident occurred near the Nightingale club as deputies responded to a disturbance and found the rear tires slashed before a wrecker towed the vehicle to the jail.
The Air Force outlines a plan to rapidly increase groups from 48 to about 100 within two years and potentially nearly 200 by end of 1953 as part of a 5 million man balanced military. It reuses wartime plants in Kansas City Chicago Tulsa Willow Run Cincinnati and aims to reopen and expand engine and electronics capacity with a $550 million budget. A bottleneck exists in engines especially Pratt and Whitney R 4360 Wasp and in electronics.
A wounded Korean War soldier, a quadruple amputee, is reported in good morale and condition at an air base hospital. He will transfer to Walter Reed, with doctors predicting strong rehabilitation prospects. A Christmas Eve call to his mother prompted a teary, mixed update as family and neighbors traced the story through hospital notes and telegrams.
Green Bay plans a $150,000 fly ash reducer at Northern Paper Mills approved by city air pollution engineer Anthony F. Sidlow. Milan Boex, president, says the project is part of pollution reduction efforts as the mill expands by $1.5 million for a sulphite liquor waste plant. Sidlow warns the process will alter emissions when the new plant begins operation due to burning dehydrated liquor producing finer fly ash.
Rep Edgar Jonas announced he would not seek the Republican nomination for Chicago mayor citing obligation to his current constituents. He warned his House seat could remain vacant during a mayoral campaign as the party needs every vote. Martin H Kennelly, Democrat, will seek re election this spring. Republican leaders search for a challenger.
The Supreme Soviet Presidium named a 12 member committee to award the first Stalin peace prize for strengthening peace among peoples. The panel includes three Russians and delegates from nine nations including China and will select candidates for the 100000 ruble prize.
Private services were held Tuesday for Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker commander of the Eighth Army who was killed in a jeep accident in Korea on Saturday. Family members and close friends attended at the chapel center in Ya where Walker resided. The body will be sent to the United States on December 30 for burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
Potatoes arrivals total 0 with 218 cars and 256 on track. Idaho Russets priced at 2.00 to 3.00. Wheat and corn futures show modest ranges with March to September contracts. soybeans and oats activity sparse. cash grain for wheat none and soybeans unavailable.
Princess Faikah wife of Fouad Sadek Bey and sister of King Farouk had a son on Tuesday in Cairo. This follows Princess Fawzia's December birth to a daughter. Faikah 25 married to Sadek in Sacramento last April. he is a former Egyptian consular service employee. King Farouk granted the title bey to his son-in-law after initial disapproval.
Prague radio reports Bulgaria has enacted life imprisonment for war propaganda. The law passed in Sofia after a special session of parliament, joining Hungary East Germany and Romania in outlawing such propaganda in response to the Warsaw world peace congress proclamation of November 22.
A new Roman Catholic church above the Bethlehem plain where Christ was believed to be born was dedicated Monday. Archbishop Albert Gori named it Our Lady of Fatima and St. Theresa, funded by 28 000 dollars from 5 000 American Catholics.
Lord Darwen a Quaker peer and Manchester cotton manufacturer died in London at 65 He had served as lord in waiting to King George VI since 1949 His eldest son Cedric P Davies 35 warden of Letchworth adult educational settlement and a Quaker is his heir
The first helicopter crossing the Swiss Alps carried a message to Milan from Brigue's mayor. The event marks a historic early aviation milestone with a ceremonial transfer of city correspondence.
USDA market report from South St. Paul shows calves and slaughter steers strong, cows up, bulls steady. Hog trading light with few bids at 20.25 and callers seeking higher prices for 180 to 230 pound barrows and gilts.
USDA notes at Chicago show Salabie hogs 10 000 and cattle 11 000 with a storm market. Hogs mostly 50 to 75 cents higher with top 21.25 for select loads. sows up to 80 cents. Cattle and calves firm to higher. load steers up to 39.25 at 1 160 lb, bulk 35.50 38.00. heifers 33.00 37.00. cows 21.00 24.00. Live poultry steady to firm. eggs and butter firmer with current quotes for various grades.
U S 10th corps totaling 105000 soldiers completed withdrawal from Hungnam to join the U N forces around Pusan and Pohang as Communist forces mass along the 38th parallel. General MacArthur warned of an imminent Communist offensive while China pledges a seat for Red China in the UN.
Gov Rennebohm announced the Wisconsin National Guard promotion of Adjt. Gen Ralph J Olson from brigadier general to major general effective December 1 He is the state director of civil defense and earned a second star in this senior rank through the promotion
Communists and Conservatives joined forces in the national assembly to push back the discussion on France's rearmament. Premier Rene Pleven's cabinet agreed to a reluctant delay until Wednesday stating the debate had already stretched too long.
President Truman prepares the 82nd Congress with a state of the union message likely stressing Korea and Western Europe armament. He may renew FEPC debates but faces limits on health insurance. Alaska and Hawaii statehood proposals return, while major emergency measures and tax actions vie for priority.
The coroner listed the death of retired Rear Adm. George W. Bauer USNR at 74 as probable death by own action. He was found hanged in his bedroom with a necktie noose. Sister Mrs. Caroline Bauer Wares said he had been ill for months. Bauer helped found the naval reserve and led a hop and malt company.
Hollywood report says after a 14 year marriage Barbara Tufts has spoken with a lawyer and will file for divorce. The couple has been separated for some time yet remains in the same home.
Pravda reported Russia publishes more than 7,700 newspapers and several hundred magazines with a combined circulation over 33 million. Publications appear in 119 languages and dialects. The Communist party newspaper urged local authorities to speed subscriber registrations before year end.
In Madison Wisconsin the National Student Association opened a five day meeting to map 1951 plans. Executive committee members will discuss the fourth annual national student congress to be held at the University of Minnesota next August and review 1950 activities. They will also appoint a new national treasurer and public relations director.
The government outlines witnesses and written documents to prove William W. Remington lied about being a Communist. U S Attorney Irving Saypol opened the case in New York federal court, noting Remington’s alleged party membership as the basis for the perjury charge.
Washington civil service data show 2 160 000 federal civilian employees in the executive branch on December 1, up 31 500 since November 1. The Defense Department accounted for most of the rise in hiring.
More than 250 ticket reservations have been made by La Crosse and area fans. The La Crosse group will stay at the Floridan Hotel in downtown Tampa six blocks from practice fields, with the band cheerleaders majorettes and Homecoming Queen Peg Vickery joining the trip. The band departs Thursday at 7 p.m. and will arrive in Tampa Saturday morning. A few seats remain on one of the two buses. James Johnson is band director at Harmer Root. details available by calling. The group will perform at the Cigar Bowl halftime and other appearances, returning January 1 and arriving home January 3.
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