Arctic Cold Sets Wisconsin Records as Lone Rock Strikes Low
An Arctic airmass chilled Wisconsin with Lone Rock hitting 36 below zero, the coldest in the nation, and several cities posting new season lows. Darlington reported 33 below as Milwaukee endured its coldest since 1948, while forecasts expected a slight warming later Thursday. In Monico a fire killed three year old Raymond Ory Jr. as residents faced 18 below weather, and livestock markets in South St. Paul and Chicago showed sluggish to mixed activity amid the extreme cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Lone Rock
Federal Weather Bureau
Darlington
Eau Claire
Beloit
Gransturg
Madison
Wausau
la Crosse
Stevens Point
Clintonville
Green Bay
Park Falls
Lake Geneva
Oshkosh
Rhinelander
Superior
Milwaukee
Mercury
Howard J. Thompson
Monico
Wis
Raymond Ory, Jr
Ory
Ike's Temporary Base Established In Paris
The U S army announced that General Dwight Eisenhower will set up his temporary headquarters as supreme commander of the Atlantic pact army in the Hotel Astoria Paris. The spokesman said a permanent headquarters will be chosen later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U. S
Dwight Eisenhower
Hotel Astoria
Army
Eisenhower
Army Continueé on Page 1 details reserve officer paths
The article outlines multiple routes for reserve officers including ROTC graduates with prior federal service, ROTC officers with less than a year of service, and volunteers. It notes 21 month terms or as allowed by law, with exemptions for dependents and certain ROTC veterans, and possible post graduation calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganized Reserve
Organized Reserve
ROTC
Army
Chicago market report on live poultry and eggs
Live poultry markets show steady to firm prices with light changes on heavy hens and roasters. Butter prices firm with wholesale ranges up and down by a cent or two, and egg prices hold with small increases on current receipts across U S grades and classes.
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
U.S
Deaths in Black River Falls Honor Local Official Albert Johnson
Albert Johnson 74 of Pine Hill died in a Black River Falls hospital Christmas Day. Treasuer of Manchester town in Jackson county he is survived by brother Carl and two sisters Mrs Nina Laboree Pine Hill and Mrs Nettie King Marshfield Funeral services set for Thursday Dec 28 at 2 p.m. in the Masonic temple Black River Falls.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Albert Johnson
Carl
Pine Hill
Johnson
Manchester
Jackson County
Nina Laboree
Nettie King
Marshfield
Masonic
Potatoes Market Steady Amid Light Demand and Supplies
USDA report notes slight market activity with total U S shipments at 354 and light demand. Prices listed include Colorado McClures at 2.50 to 2.80, Idaho Russets 2.85 to 2.90, bakers 3.25, and Red River Valley Red Pontiacs at 2.60 to 2.65 washed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
U. S
Colorado
McClures
Idaho
Minnesota-North Dakota
Red River Valley
Borg Corp Plans Janesville Electronics Division Plant
The Borg Corp announces the purchase of the Lewis Knitting Co complex in Janesville Wisconsin to establish an electronics division factory. The plant will produce watch rate recorders wheel balancers X ray machines and lab testing devices and employ 100 to 150 people beginning around February 1. The Lewis company plans to liquidate its garment business after a 72 year run and has averaged about 70 workers.
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Janesville
Wis
Borg Corp
Harold Egenes
Lewis Knitting Co
Borg
Lewis Company
Wholesale Food Index Shows Sharp Advance
New York reports a surge in the Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index, rising ten cents to 6.90, the highest since Sept. 14, 1948. The index stands 20.6 percent above the year-ago level of 5.72, with a record peak of 7.36 reached on July 13, 1948. The list of higher items includes wheat, oats, hams, jellies, butter, cheese, cocoa, beans, potatoes, and livestock.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Two Men Sentenced in Wisconsin Armed Robbery Case
Madison records show Ellsworth Schiephoff and Henry Stem were sentenced in superior court to concurrent terms of one to 15 years for armed robbery and one to 10 years for burglary after pleading guilty to the tavern robbery committed Sunday. Schiephoff, 31, formerly of Black River Falls, and Stem were remanded.
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Madison, Wis
Superior
Ellsworth Schiephoff
Black River Falls
Henry Stem
Clergy Urged to Observe Christmas Eve as Day of Prayer for Peace
National church leaders including R. Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill urge all Protestant and Orthodox communities to mark Christmas Eve with prayer for peace. Messages from Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopal and Disciples of Christ leaders call clergy to join in unified prayer for justice and wisdom for world leaders.
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Henry Knox Sherrill
National Council of Churches
Truman
National Council
Sherrill
Methodist
Presbyterian
International] Convention of the
Disciples of Christ
World Council of Churches
United States
Jesse M. Bader
United Evangelistic Advance
America
Bader
J. Ralph Magee
Council of Bishops
The
Methodist Church
United Nations
Reuben E. Nelson
American Baptist Convention
Nelson
Presbyterian Church
Hugh I. Evans
Dayton
World Council
Gaines M. Cook
International Convention of the Disciples of Christ
Allied Forces Drive North Korean Reds Near 38th Parallel
Allied troops repelled probes near Chunchon and Chorwon while massing Chinese forces north and northwest of Seoul. UN air power hit enemy concentrations as South Korean units pressed advances and broke through near Yongpo and Taedong after prolonged engagements.
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Chunchon
Eighth Army
Seoul
Far East Air Forces Bomber Command
Yongpo
No Panic Seen as Seoul Civilians Flee South
Fear replaces calm as residents of Korea's capital begin another mass backward move toward the south. President Rhee urged departure to ease potential military traffic, while streets grow quiet and refugees stream along main avenues toward Yongdongpo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Waugh
Seoul
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Yongdongpo
Heavy Snow Strikes Southern Germany in 61 Year Span
Heavy snow blanketed the southern two thirds of Western Germany in a rare event, described as the heaviest in 61 years. The report notes mild conditions last year and links the weather to an unusually large coffee crop in Nicaragua, as conditions shifted globally.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Nicaragua
Triple Slaying Linked To Man In Asheville
C L Shelton a 25 year old Craggy resident under guard in a hospital on an open murder charge for the slayings of his stepson Harold Shelton his mother in law Dora Pittman and brother in law Delmos Pittman in a Tuesday shooting spree. Two others were wounded Grady Pittman and Stokes Pittman. Shelton fled and wounded himself in a suicide attempt with a .72 caliber rifle.
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Asheville
State Highway Commission
C. L. Shelton
Craggy
Sheriff’s Department
Shelton
Harold Shelton
Dora Pittman
Delmos Pittman
Stokes Pittman
Grady Pittman
Marie
Simple Ceremonies Mark Oath Taking For State Officials
Madison officials prepare New Year’s Day oath ceremonies in the state capitol rotunda. Gov Elect Walter J. Kohler will hear remarks from Chief Justice Oscar M. Fitz. invocation by Bishop William P. O’Conor. benediction by Bishop H. Clifford Northcott. Officers include Vernon W. Thomson attorney general Warren R. Smith treasurer Fred R. Zimmerman secretary of state and George M. Smith lieutenant governor.
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Madison
Wis
Adj
Ralph J. Olson
Walter J. Kohler
Oscar M. Fitz
Supreme Court
William P. O’conor
H. Clifford Northcott
Wisconsin Methodist
32Nd Infantry Division
Wisconsin National Guard
University of Wisconsin Men’s Chorus
Kohler
Vernon W. Thomson
Richland Center
Warren R. Smith
Fred R. Zimmerman
George M. Smith
Editor Reappointed Chairman of Federal Bank Board
Charles E. Broughton editor and publisher of the Sheboygan Press was reap pointed as chairman of the board of the district Federal Home Loan bank of Chicago. His term runs through 1951 and he has served as chairman since 1939. Arthur G. Erdmann of the Bell Savings and Loan Association in Chicago is re designated as vice chairman for 1951.
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Washington
Charles E. Broughton
Sheboygan Press
Sheboygan
Wis
District Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Home Loan Bank Board
Broughton
Chicago Bank
Arthur G. Erdmann
Bell Savings and Loan Association of Chicago
Don’t Quit Jobs Or Sell Homes Air Reservists Advised
Major General Harry A. Johnson, commander of the 10th Air Force at Selfridge Field, warns Detroit area air force reservists not to quit jobs or sell homes before receiving definite orders and passing physicals. He notes such calls are not guaranteed and recalls follow a strict priority: organized reservists, volunteers, then Air Force ROTC graduates. The 10th Air Force covers Michigan and 12 other midwestern states.
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Detroit
Air Force
Harry A. Johnson
10Th Air Force
Selfriege Field
Michigan
Death crash ends holiday in Wisconsin
Ann Dwyer 38 of Manston was killed when the car she rode in skidded on a highway surface and struck a milk truck five miles west of Columbus. Dennis Quinn 40 of Manston suffered a left hip fracture and was hospitalized. Sheriff said an inquest would be held.
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Columbus
Wis
Ann Dwyer
Manston
William Block
Highway 16
Quinn
Columbia County Highway Police
Dwyer
William Orth
Milwaukee
Mauston
Juneau
Soldier Honors From Wartime Crashes And Mines
The text notes injuries of two servicemen: Wilson of Starke Florida lost both arms and legs in a 1944 B-24 crash near Burlington Vermont. Hensel, a dairy farmer, stepped on a land mine on Okinawa and lost limbs, with legs amputated above the knees and arms above and below elbows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Starke
Fla
Burlington
Hensel
Okinawa
Mrs. Ben Shove 84 Onalaska Funeral Services
Funeral services for Mrs. Ben Shove, 84, Of Onalaska, who died Tuesday, will be held at 2 30 p m Thursday at Fossum Funeral Home Onalaska. The Rev Alvin Burke of Onalaska will officiate. Burial will be in Onalaska Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday evening.
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Ben Shove
Onalaska
Fossum Funeral Home
Alvin Burke
Prominent Whitewater Woman Found Burned
The charred body of 80 year old Mrs Mathilda Fowler was found Tuesday night in her Whitewater living quarters. Police say she died when clothing ignited from an electric hot plate. Fowler a former Whitewater city council member and former head of the City Federation of Women’s Clubs was a retired schoolteacher and UW graduate. Police say she had likely been dead 12 to 48 hours near a scorched door. She is survived by brother William Case of Waupun.
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Whitewater
Wis
Mathilda Fowler
Football All Star Lineup Listed by Positions
The list names players by position including guards Bob Nass from Mayville Berg Yelanjian from Milwaukee Duane Alf from Eau Claire Bob Bat chelder West Allis Duane Anderson Camp Douglas Ron Wahoski Ripon Gordon Schultz. Centers Dale Bjorklund Minneapolis Ken Ripple Milwaukee Mike Savagian South Milwaukee. Quarterbacks Ken Hollub Oshkosh Ray Fellows La Crosse Bill Grode Menasha. Halfbacks Tom Curry Tomah George Bahrke Allenville Ted Levenhagen Milwaukee Sam Reuschlein Burlington George Sladky Marinette Jim Webster Manistee Gene Davis Monroe Ron Wangerin Whitefish Bay. Fullbacks Ace Loomis Merrillan John Madden Madison Glenn Oelke Cornell Bob Steuck Milwaukee.
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Will Felton
Brillion
Lloyd Reynolds
Kenosha
Jim Butterbrodt
Beaver Dam
Fred _ Goettel
Westby
Bob Nass
Mayville
Berg Yelanjian
Milwaukee
Duane Alf
Eau Claire
Bob Batchelder
West Allis
Duane Anderson
Camp Douglas
Ron Wahoski
Ripon
Gordon Schultz
Dale Bjorklund
Minneapolis
Ken Ripple
Mike Savagian
South Milwaukee
Ken Hollub
Oshkosh
Ray Fellows
la Crosse
Bill Grode
Menasha
Tom Curry
Tomah
George Bahrke
Allenville
Ted Levenhagen
Sam Reuschlein
Burlington
George Sladky
Marinette
Jim Webster
Manston
Gene Davis
Monroe
Ron Wangerin
Whitefish Bay
Ace Loomis
Merrillan
John Madden
Madison
Glenn Oelke
Cornell
Bob Steuck
Security Rules On Ports Ships Amid West Coast Labor Tensions
The Coast Guard issued new port and ship security rules to screen subversives from maritime workers amid a strike threat on the West Coast. Commandant Merlin O Neill ordered the measures into effect, aiming to require a security card for employment on vessels and waterfront facilities. Union leaders Harry Bridges and Hugh Bryson Jr warned the rules could provoke action, criticizing the plan to empower denial of access to workers.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Merlin O’neill
Korea
CIO
Adm. O'Neill
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen and Warehousemen’s Union
ILWU
Hugh Bryson, Jr
Marine Cooks and
Rail Unions Weigh Three Year Peace Pact Plan
Heads of four railroad operating unions call their general chairmen to study a three year peace pact with the railroads amid dissatisfaction from two unions. The chairmen meet January 4 to decide. The settlement expands wage increases and benefits for about 300,000 workers, announced at the White House last Friday. The groups include engineers firemen enginemen trainmen and conductors.
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Cleveland
James P. Shields
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Order of Railway Conductors
White House
The GI Backbone of Korea and a Rising American Intelligencer
The article argues against a Chinese hegemony in Korea and views Korea as part of a larger strategic picture. It emphasizes seven American divisions in Korea as the core, trained in combat, and notes the GI as durable and resourceful, poised to train a larger future force despite setbacks. Tomorrow’s piece promises focus on American intelligence and the Chinese riddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Korea
United States
Free World
Birthday Notices From Wisconsin and New Jersey
Announcements list several residents with birthdays including Allan Oscar Olsen Mindoro Wisconsin R 1 Mrs Andersen Mikkelson Mindoro R 1 Leslie Johnsen West Salem Wisconsin and Ann Sjelander Essex Falls New Jersey four people noted with ages or references in a local notice column.
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Allan Oscar Olsen
Mindoro
Wis
Mrs. Andersen Mikkelson
Leslie Johnsen
West Salem
Ie Ann Sjelander
Essex Falls
La Crosse Tribune Entry Details 1904
The La Crosse Tribune first appears in the post office records as second class matter on June 23 1904 in La Crosse Wisconsin under the 1879 act.
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Associated Press
Raymond
Winona Livestock
South ST. Paul
Minn
iCattie
Illinois
Lees High
Chicago Livestock
Ike
Stock Warker
Shell Oil
Auto
Simmons Co. Ark. Nat
Electric Carnation Cities Service
Gen. Foods
Vac
Gen. Motors
South
Pacific Eepo Ae Na
Calif
Gt. Nor. Ry. Pi
Ind. Abbott
J. Bal
Allied Chem
Homestake
Allied Sirs
Hersh
Allis-Chalmers
Hudson Motors
Can
Turcis Central
Swift & Co
Car & Fabry
Inland Steel
Gas & el
Timken Det
Int Harveste
Union Carbide Am
Power & St
Int
Nickel Int. Harvester Pf
Union Pacific
Smelt
United Air Lines
Am. Tel. & Tel
Jewel
United Aircraft
Johns-Manville
Am. Zinc
Kennecott
S. Steel
Anaconda Copper
Keystone
Borden
Nat. Biscuit
Borg Warner
Mig
Nat. Steel
Mola P
Central
Avia Ls Inter
Ches. & Ohio
Crane Do
Radio Corp
Mass
Curtiss-Wright
Reo Motors
Douglas Aire
Republic Steel
Cleveland Clift du Pont
Scott Paper
Northwest Ban
Eastman Kodak
Sears Roebuckistrict Six Trane Company
Mellon
Edwards
Main Street
Automotive Corporation
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
France
Indochina
Bill Shinn
Shinn
Rhee
National
National Assembly
Pusan
North Korean People’s Army
Crusaders Liberty
Federal Bank
Mrs. Ben Shove
Winona
HOT Fish Shop
Winona’s
Happy
Brand Horn
Ruhnow
Hetland and Wrobel
South 4Th Street
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