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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1952
Page
5
A humorous proposal suggests creating a grownup version of Santa Claus called Santa Sr. to act as a Christmas gift information bureau for adults. Members would pay a fee and send detailed preferences to avoid unwanted gifts, including exact clothing sizes and preferred car type, with money gifts welcomed.
The article depicts entertainer Lester Lanin wandering near Palace Theater and sketches of Broadway life. It notes actresses aging, Gene Lee miscasting, and two musicians locked out by their landlord, their piano chained as they perform to earn rent.
Leaders of the Israel bond drive in the United States agreed to withdraw their resignations after a three day conference. The American group led by Henry Morgenthau Jr. planned Israeli government cooperation for the 1953 sales drive with representatives Monitor Venezky Rothberg Sonneborn.
University age phrasing unclear. A 16 year old girl named Miss Janie Grace tchell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clintitchell, was described in relation to ten years of school attendance in the damaged OCR text. The article fragment does not provide a clear event or outcome.
The State Board of Canvassers asked Atty. Gen. Millard whether it must return 12500 posted by Gov. Williams for the recount. Alfred B. Fitt argued Williams was not required to post the bond but may be entitled to a refund if correct under recount law. The recount did not overturn Williams's win over Republican Fred Alger Jr.
Vienna reports that Chancellor Figl plans to invite U S President elect Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Stalin to a summit in Vienna if they agree to confer. Figl says Vienna could be ideal as a place of relative East West friendship amid the Big Four occupation setup.
In Ashland funeral services will be held Monday for Mrs. Walter Wesster 46 mother of nine who died Christmas Day after a mercy flight delivered tetanus serum for her treatment. She cut her foot on her farm a week earlier and died despite serum arrival. One of her four sons, Jack, is listed missing in action in Korea for the second time.
Locals Joanne Fritz of Olivet Nazarene College in Kankakee spends Christmas recess with her mother Mrs. Ruth Fritz at 1739 Badger St. Her roommate Hat tie Lau of Honolulu, Hawaii visits as house guest. Roth's Flor-Mart advertises best carpeting and installation. The Sweet Shop offers turtles at 1113 Caledonia St Cahokia MI. The text notes the oldest community in the Mississippi River valley.
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau provides brief answers to questions on loco weeds ibid meaning broadcasting legislature FBI astigmatism Walcott and Marciano fight age of sewing machines Duke of Edinburgh civilization Roosevelt name government coupons vegetables and available scholarships. The Q and A cover definitions dates statutes U.S. government offices and historical facts.
Readers urged to order the Modern Letter Writing booklet from the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau. It promises 100 model forms and envelope guidance, offered for 25 cents postpaid with a coupon.
The market posted a third straight weekly gain amid war talk and tax selling. Activity fluctuated from a Friday drop to broad gains as railroad issues led advances and the Associated Press average rose to 115.00 with 6.996 million shares traded.
Oscar Ronsberg 59 long served as Mabel village assessor and led the local telephone exchange. He died Christmas Day in a Rochester hospital. Funeral Monday at First Lutheran Church, Mabel, with burial in Mabel Cemetery. Survived by wife Frances Bacon, mother, and two daughters Mrs. Donehower of Dakota and Mrs. Davis of Hammond Indiana.
Birth listings from Miami Florida and several Wisconsin towns record numerous newborns. Entries name the parents and hospitals in La Crosse Sparta Onalaska Cashton Melrose Blair Ettrick Osseo and Milwaukee area, with dates in December and no single dominant family.
Police investigated the death of 68 year old Edward E. Johnson after his body was found on a street. Officer Bernard Evenson said Johnson had cuts on hands and face but injuries may reflect a fall following a heart attack.
In Uncle Ray's Corner readers share notes on a curious southern Asia fruit called a love apple with green rough skin and pale pink inside. Judge Hill adds Oklahoma panhandle fossils and petrified wood findings, noting a prehistoric sea bed and a 100 foot tree trunk.
A reader seeks membership in the 1953 Uncle Ray Scrapbook Club through a stamped mailer to Uncle Ray care of The La Crosse Tribune. The request asks for a Membership Certificate a leaflet on making a Corner Scrapbook and a cover design.
Governor Stevenson designated January 6 as Carl Sandburg Day in Illinois to mark the author's 75th birthday and the publication of his memoirs of early years. He praised Sandburg as a distinguished Illinois son and interpreter of Lincoln era life and American culture.
Arthur Runge, 42, faced a drunken driving charge after claiming he collected drinks from people along his route the day before Christmas. Civil Judge Myron Gordon fined him $100, noting friends had not helped him.
Obituaries from Whitehall Elroy and Caledonia report George Hanson of Minneapolis died Christmas Eve after a heart illness. Funeral held in Minneapolis. Survivors include wife and son Averill. William Wojtowicz 66 died suddenly as he entered St Patrick's Church Elroy. Funeral Monday at 10 a.m. Burial in church cemetery. He leaves three brothers and five sisters. Rosary Sunday night. Mrs Matilda Tucker died in St Paul. services in Caledonia and St Peter's Church. Burial in Calvary Cemetery.
The Bachelors' Mutual Protective Association at St Albans has been disbanded as nearly all members have married or become engaged.
At about 1 14 a m a police squad car en route to an emergency collided with a vehicle from 528 Kane St driven by Warren Robertson 19. Passenger Charles Robertson 21 suffered a head cut and was hospitalized. Police say the Robertson car entered the intersection on a red light. Damages were 1000 total with 450 on the Robertson car. No arrests were reported.
Beverly Ann Steffen of Appleton Wisconsin known as Alice in Dairyland travels to Los Angeles for Rose Bowl related duties. She will join Gov Kohler and attend Pasadena Tournament of Roses events with aide Philip Drotning and escort Mrs Drotning. Steffen to distribute 10 000 samples of Wisconsin cheese.
In Plymouth, the Wisconsin Cheesemakers' Association announced its 62nd annual meeting will take place in Milwaukee from September 29 to October 2. Executive secretary George Mooney disclosed the dates.
BRUSSELS The wedding of Prince Jean of Luxembourg and Princess Josephine Charlotte of Belgium will be April 9 in Luxembourg a Belgian Court communique announced. Prince Jean is 32 and heir to the grand duchy. Princess Josephine Charlotte is 25 and sister of King Baudouin, eldest child of King Leopold and the late Queen Astrid. The Mississippi River has added 50 square miles to Louisiana’s area in the past century.
New records for Christmas trade are reported nationwide with Dun and Bradstreet data suggesting five to thirteen percent higher than last year. January business may rise on year end dividends while wholesale food prices edge up from eleven weeks low, remaining below pre Korean levels.
Harveysburg Ohio volunteers faced embarrassment as their firehouse burned and their pumper hose caught fire. They summoned neighboring Waynesville firefighters who arrived six miles away within a half hour to control the blaze.
The USAF withdrew from the hunt for a missing twin engine cargo plane believed to have carried two Ohio men to their deaths. Capt. Claude Pinkerton said no resumption unless new loads. Coast Guard searches hampered by cold and seas. Pilot Wilton Lyman, 32, of Toledo, and co pilot Robert Taylor, 24, of Marion were aboard.
Zion Lutheran Church Blair will host family night Sunday with dedication services for the new interior decorations and equipment featured during the event.
The Snow Ball, a semi formal dance sponsored by Spring Grove High School's senior class, will be held Saturday evening in the school gym. Alumni are invited to attend.
A gunman snatched a bulky envelope from Mrs. Alice Badenier as she walked to her husband’s lamp and shade firm in New York. She usually delivers the weekly payroll on Fridays but Christmas altered the schedule. The thief fled after grabbing the fruitcake not cash, leaving Mrs. Badenier unharmed.
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