Queen Juliana Grants Independence to Indonesia
Queen Juliana signed a declaration allowing Indonesia to become a sovereign federation. The transfer of sovereignty ends four years of guerrilla fighting and cements a Dutch Indonesian agreement backed by the United Nations conciliation commission. The U S I takes control of Batavia as talks finalize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of
Indonesia
Juliana
Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Holland
Royal Palace
East Indies Islands
United States of Indonesia
East Indies
Utch
Batavia
Java
Mohammed Hatta
Jem Drees
Princ Bernhard
Drees
Overseas Territories
J. H. van Maarseveen
M. J. Prinsen
van Marseveen
Hatta
United Nations
Dutch New Guinea
Trempealeau County Seeks $18,305 Embezzlement Recovery
Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors pursues recovery of 18 305 40 embezzled by former County Clerk Roy H Matson. Settlement may be reached with the state conservation department and bonding companies, with a judgment to be entered against Matson and August Knudtson and their bonds for the full shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whtehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors
Roy H. Matson
State Conservation Department
John C. Quinn
Arcadia
August Knudtson
Bonding Company
Matson
National Surety Company
Knudtson
Western Surety Company
Trempealeau County
Issum
Conservation Department
Rempealeau County
Trempealeau
Tax Evaders Face Checkup
Washington reports Congress may push a crackdown on tax evaders and close loopholes before any tax rate increases. Rep Forand says if all legally owed taxes were collected the budget could be balanced without tax hikes. Treasury and Congress study the problem with estimates of five billion dollars lost annually to evasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Rep. Forand
D-Ri
Tax Framing House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Congressional
Local Weather La Crosse and vicinity forecast
Mostly cloudy tonight with occasional light snow ending by morning. Lowest around 18 in the city and 12 to 14 in the country. Tomorrow partly cloudy and colder with a higher near value not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Lagoon rink to reopen. several city rinks follow
The Lagoon rink will be open to skaters on Tuesday by order of the city recreation department. Weather permitting, most other rinks including West avenue Hood street South avenue Emerson Cope land St Andrew Roosevelt and the new center at 16th and Farnum streets should be usable by Wednesday noon.
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City Recreation Department
Lagoon
West Avenue
Hood Street
South Avenue
Emerson, Copeland, St. Andrew
Roosevelt
16Th
Farnum Streets
Einstein Proposes Generalized Theory Of Gravity
New York report states Albert Einstein has unveiled a generalized theory of gravitation seen as a universal law. The work extends relativity, promising to explain all cosmic motion from atoms to galaxies, though Einstein admits no experimental proof yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albert Einstein
Einstein
Grove Theater Fire Loss in Spring Grove Minnesota
A Grove theater in Spring Grove suffered a fire Monday night with an estimated loss near $20,000. Fire officials suspected an overheated furnace in the basement caused the blaze which forced about a dozen patrons to evacuate before the show. The Caledonia and Spring Grove fire departments battled flames until nearly midnight with embers watched through 4 a.m. The building’s roof collapsed into the basement after the fire spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Grove Theater
Alice Merserau
Minneapolis
Caledonia Fire Department
Priority Vet Bills Dominate Congress Agenda
In Washington the new session prioritizes two veteran bills, one in the Senate and one in the House, with a liberalized World War I and II pension bill advancing. A separate World War II bonus measure faces long odds despite backing from major veterans groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Senate
House
Rankin
House Veterans’ Committee
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Amvets
Bevin Heads For Commonwealth Meeting Worn by Heart Attack
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin, pale and worn after a recent heart attack, travels to Colombo for a Commonwealth foreign ministers meeting. Key topics include curbing communism in the Far East, a peace treaty, and global economic strains amid a dollar shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ernest Bevin
Commonwealth
Colombo
Cey
Far East
Six Ministries Control China On Isle Redoubt
Official sources said Tuesday China’s Nationalist government will pare to six essential ministries foreign affairs finance communications national defense education interior. A commission on Chinese overseas affairs would function with skeleton staffs for each ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipeh
Formosa
China
Foreign Affairs
Commission On Chinese Overseas Affairs
Hixton Woman Dies After Opening Gifts
Hixton Wisconsin Mrs Gust Carlson age 81 died of a heart attack soon after opening Christmas presents at home. Family members were present over the holidays. Survivors include her husband five sons and one daughter. Services set for Wednesday at 12 30 p m at Jensen funeral home and 1 p m at Upper Veerigen Lutheran church.
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Hixton
Wis
Gust Carlson
Hus
Jensen Funeral Home
Upper Veerigen Lutheran Church
Christopherson
Wisconsin Faces Yule Tragedy Toll From Holiday Mishaps
The Associated Press reports twelve deaths across Wisconsin during the Christmas weekend. Eight from traffic crashes, two in fires, and two from other causes. Victims include Sauk City lovers Alt and Leykauf in a gas fumes incident, Oneida truck crash victim Delmer Powers, Rhinelander burn survivor Mary Hall, and Appleton Machinery Supply secretary John Loessel among the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Charles W. Alt
Zona Ruth Leykauf
Sauk City
Alt
Miss Leykauf
Delmer Powers
Route One
Oneida
Highway
Mary Hall
Rhinelander
John Loessel
Appleton
Machinery Supply Company
Wisconsin Lawmen Draw AFLs Disfavor
The AFL criticized three Wisconsin lawmakers Senators Wiley and McCarthy and Rep. Smith for voting against labor and farm interests. The League Reporter listed 107 lawmakers deemed to have voted against workers, farmers, and small business. The three Wisconsin figures faced potential electoral consequences in 1950 with Wiley and Smith up for reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Wisconsin
Wiley
McCarthy
Rep. Smith
Smith
AFL
League Reporter
Labor
League For Political Education
Sen
Byrd
Virginia
Bullwinkle
Chatham
North Carolina
Vandenberg
Ferguson
Blackney
Crawford
Dondero
Hoffman
Michener
Holiday Train Strike Leaves London Travelers Stranded
The second day of a wildcat stoppage stranded thousands of holiday travelers in London and the south of England. Fewer than 20 of 268 men scheduled for duty reported for work on the south region electric lines of the state owned British railway system. The strike began Monday over a dispute with the holiday duty roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
South of
England
South Region Electric
British Railway System
Snowy Notions From Wisconsin and Minnesota Forecast
Weather outlook shows cloudy days in Wisconsin with light snow in the south and extreme east. La Crosse expects occasional light snow with low 18 Tuesday night and 12 to 14 in rural areas. Wednesday turns partly cloudy and colder with a high near 24. Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin improve Tuesday with clearing skies but colder across northern and southern regions.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
Minnesota
Gopher State
Mrs Paley Tops 1949 World’s Best Dressed List
The New York Dress Institute selects the 1949 top ten best dressed women led by Mrs William Paley wife of the Columbia Broadcasting head. Newcomers Mary Martin and Mrs Kingman Douglas join a mix of Duchess of Windsor Mrs Harrison Williams and others with few clothes purchases noted for Mrs Paley’s simple wardrobe.
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William Paley
Barbara Cushing Mortimer
Boston
Mass
New York Dress Institute
New York
Mary Martin
Kingman Douglas
Adele Astaire
Middleburg
Columbia Broadcasting System
Crepe Replaces Holly In Scores Of U S Homes
A grim holiday toll across the United States reports at least 579 violent deaths during a three day Christmas period. Traffic remained the leading killer with 412 auto deaths including many pedestrians. Fires claimed 66 lives and children were prominent among victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
Texas City
Tex
Texas
Dearborn
San Antonio
East St. Louis
Ill
Clearwater
Fla
Santa Claus
Largo
Martinton
Safety Council
Toys To Ship European Toys Sought In City
La Crosse Notre Post No 52 launches a toy drive for Europe as children donate toys and old newspapers at Roy L Wingers club rooms 215 South Sixth Street The crates will ship to Philadelphia for delivery to at least 11 European countries The effort aims to spread friendship and democracy through a toy for a movie plan and hopes to foster long term correspondence with recipients
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Tribune
Tommy Heiser
Art Heiser
St. Cloud
American Legion
la Crosse
Europe
Legion
Roy L. Wingers
South Sixth Street
Philadelphia
Friends of Tomorrow
Frank Italiano
Post No. 52
Democracy
Logan High School
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Yale
Imae Mi Ion
By Nel Slis
Dutch Borneo
Bali
Sumatra
Whitehall
Francis M. LE May
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Caledonia
Barron's
W. T. Grant Co
Haddad Cleaners
la Crosse Laundry & Cleaning Co
Bevin
Meet
Isle Redoubt
Dorothy Friend
Penny Gust
Evangelical Hospital
Chicago
Bruce Meeks
Labor Organ
Taft
John Carson
Federal Trade Com
Mrs. Paley
Duchess of Windsor
Crepe
Holly
U. S
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