Four Vehicle Crashes In La Crosse Churches Area
Icy city streets caused four accidents within La Crosse Friday police cited hazardous driving conditions. No injuries reported. Crashes occurred at Eighth and Cass streets, North Third Street, Second and Cass streets, and Seventh and Division streets with minor vehicle damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thaldorf
South 1
Th Street
Paul A. Johnson
South 15Th Street
Eighth
Cass Streets
Thaldorf
Johnson
Eighth Street
Cass Street
North Third Street
Bert H. Freeman
Dsenation Oeare Wasing
Calvin O. Pandler
Jay Behe
Freeman Saska
Pandler
Harter
Kenneth L. Harmer
Paul Woods
Milwaukee Street
Second Street
Woods
Harmer
Seventh
Division Streets
Col Beveridge Madison Dies Veteran Officer
Lieut. Col. T Byron Beveridge age 70 a veteran of 41 years service died in a Madison hospital. He served as supervisor of graves registration in the Wisconsin department of veterans affairs and edited the Wisconsin National Guard review. Enlisting in 1896 he fought in Spanish American war Mexican border conflict and World War I. Survived by his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
T. Byron Beveridge
Beveridge
Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
State Adjutant Senatorial Office
Wisconsin National Guard Review
Col. Beveridge
Wisconsin National Guard
Puertoxico
France
Appleton
Wis
Co. G
2Nd Wisconsin Infantry
127Th
Sparta Woman Killed In Automobile Mishap
SPARTA Wis Special Mrs Isaac Brockman aged between 50 and 55 was killed instantly Friday afternoon when the car she rode in skidded on an icy curve and overturned ten miles south of Adams Wisconsin en route to White Creek for a brother in law funeral Her husband survived with two daughters Charlotte Sutherland and Thelma Smith and a son Robert Winterfield Also noted was her first husband Harry Winterfield who was killed in a hunting accident years ago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Isaac Brockman
White Creek
Kaulbourne
Brockman
Adams
Steve
Charlotte)utherland
Thomas
Thelma) Smith
Robert Winterfiel Creek
Harry Winterfield
Football victim receives daily blood transfusion plea
David Rayfield 29 has averaged a transfusion each day for 50 days after an injury in a sandlot game 13 years ago. His parents Harol and Mildred Rayfield appeal for donations to extend his life as he remains in critical condition at Michael Peesetal Hospital. He suffers from a severe hemophilia causing profuse bleeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
David Rayfield
Harold Rayfield
David
Michael Peesetal
Warning to Fishermen About Driving On Icy Lakes
Madison area warns fishermen against driving cars onto frozen lakes as thin ice endangers lives. Five vehicles have already broken through in the Oshkosh region, with no fatalities reported. Authorities urge compliance and safety measures for winter fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Aeparption
Oshkosh
GOP Chairman Refuses to Fund Stassen Forums
Washington reports GOP Chairman Carroll Reece declined to finance or direct Harold Stassen's Republican open forums. He said the cost and risk of intra party discord were too high. Stassen said forums will continue independently and cooperate if taken over. Henry T. McKnight of ROF said operations will expand in 1947 as an independent Republican activity with NCC cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
GOP
Carroll Reece
Harold E. Stassen
National Committee
Stassen
Reece
Minnesotan
Henry T. McKnight
ROF
Newsmen
Republican National Committee
Paul the Apostle and the Rome Journey Review
A Sunday School lesson surveys Paul the Apostle as a world missionary. It covers his Roman imprisonment, shipwreck, and final push toward Rome and Spain, highlighting his influence in shaping Christianity as a universal faith and his own aged reflections in Romans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Council of Religious Education
Paul the Apostle
Paul
Lysius
Jerusalem
Caesarea
Rome
Wendell Willkie
Russia
Willkie
Christ
Homecoming Reception Planned by First Presbyterian
The church hosts a homecoming reception at the Cargill house next Sunday from 4 30 to 6 p m in honor of the returning young people. Logan high school's male quartet and the Presbyterian ladies' trio will perform. All young people are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity
13Th and
Park Avenue
Msgr
V. J. Plecity
Haoerburger
Eugene A
Presbyterian First Presbyterian
Sixth
King Streets
A. J. Niebruegge
D.D
Cargill House
First Presbyterian Church
Logan High School
The
Presbyterian Church
Clinton Nelson
Eugene Toepel
Jean Dodds
Fellowship Hour Planned at Parsonage on New Year's Day
The parsonage hosts a fellowship hour on Wednesday from 2 p m to 4 p m inviting members and friends to attend.
Local Man Pleads Guilty in Forgery Case
Walter Sands of 2728 Onalaska avenue pleaded guilty after a preliminary hearing and was bound over to circuit court on forgery charges. Bond set at $1,000 was not furnished. Thelma King and Kelly Ammons pleaded not guilty for adultery cases and waived preliminary examination. bonds of $1,000 each were set, with Ammons furnishing his bond.
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la Crosse
Walter Sands
Onalaska Avenue
Bond
Thelma King
Kelly Ammons
Milner Hotel
Ammons
Iguazu Falls Stand Among World’s Finest Waterfalls
Iguazu Falls rank among the world’s finest with a width of two miles and a height of 210 feet. The falls lie along the Parana river near the borders of Paraguay and Brazil, about 1,000 miles upriver from the source.
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Iguazu
Parana River
Paraguay
Brazil
77 Year Old Prison Escapee Surrenders at Fort Madison
Des Moines reports the state board of control ordered Warden Percy Lainson to accept Charles Hart as an inmate at Fort Madison. Hart, 77, surrendered the day before Christmas claiming an 1895 escape from the Iowa penitentiary. He arrived penniless from Excelsior Springs, Missouri, refused money and freedom, and said he wanted to repay a debt to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Board of Control
Percy Lainson
Charles Hart
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Hart
Iowa Penitentiary
Excelsior Springs
Lainson
Michigan
Wisconsin
Flashes Of Life Accident at Changitos Club
Santa Fe officers rushed to a teen hangout after a call about an accident. Patrolmen Manual Moya and Pete Montoya retrieved a dead skunk from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
Changitos Club
Manual Moya
Pete Montoya
Orange Glow Turns Santa Cruz House From White To Red
T. H. Campbell woke to find his frame house now a brilliant orange red after hydrogen sulphide swamp gases from a nearby lagoon mingled with the lead in the white paint. Dr. John O. Rafferty explained the health officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Cruz
Calif
T. H. Campbell
John O. Rafferty
Des Moines Store Manager Blames Men for Exchange Rush
A Des Moines department store manager attributed a holiday gift exchange rush to men guessing sizes poorly. He noted the tendency is to guess too small and blamed men, while acknowledging no complaint about the credit-counter rush and seeing exchanges as boosting sales.
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Des Moines
Choir To Sing The Messiah At Our Savior's Lutheran
Our Savior's Lutheran choir presents Handel's Messiah this Sunday at 8 15 p m. Former members home for holidays join as soloists include E M Saterbak Harold Ellickson Mrs Joel Stokke Gertrude Anderson and Rosetta Wollan accompanies with organ string ensemble and Kathryn Ulvilden at piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Savior’s Lutheran Choir
Handel
E. M. Saterbak
Harold Ellickson
Joel Stokke
Gertrude Anderson
Rosetta Wollan
Kathryn Ulvilden
Car Tractor Collision Leaves Vehicles in Marsh Near Tomah
A four mile north of Tomah crash at 3 a m sent Joseph B Erickson of Madison car and a tractor trailer into a swamp ditch. Earl Messenger of Dowajah Michigan drove the tractor for Interstate Shipping of Grand Rapids Michigan. No injuries reported as four cars damaged and tractor removal awaited a semi trailer from Mauston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Joseph B. Erickson
Madison
Earl Messenger
Dowajah
Mich
Interstate Shipping Company
Grand Rapids
Monroe County
Erickson
Mauston
Lyndon Station
Juneau’ County
Belt On Negligee Saves Woman From Fall
A 32 year old Philadelphia woman Mrs Helena Hall dangled from an 11th floor Drake hotel ledge after falling through a closed window. A silk belt from her negligee caught on a hook and saved her life as three men pulled her to safety. Detective Lt. Matthew H. Clark said she tried to throw water from the window when she lost balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Drake Hotel
Helena Hall
Matthew H. Clark
New Zealand weighs seizing empty houses for housing pledge
New Zealand explores taking control of unoccupied homes and allowing those unable to secure housing to occupy them under a government set rental fee that would be paid to the homeowner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Argentina Government Purchases Entire 1944 45 Wheat Crop
The government of Argentina bought the full 1944 45 wheat harvest, acquiring all production in the crop year. This decisive move centralizes grain control and could influence export plans and domestic supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Wrecked Panama Limited Back in Service After Crashes
The Panama Limited resumed operation Saturday after six cars derailed near Ruddock Louisiana injuring more than twenty passengers and trainmen. A broken rail or coupling is suspected as the cause. Among the injured was Harry Wismer of ABC en route to broadcast the Sugar Bowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Maurepas
Ruddock
Illinois Central Railway
J. H. Price
Harry Wismer
American Broadcasting Company
Special Rites Mark New Year at Seventh Street Baptist
Seventh Street Baptist Church led by Dr. M. Vanderbeck hosts New Year services. Sunday 11 a.m. sermon The Power of God. 7 p.m. young people's message by John Vanderbeck and a 7:45 p.m. song service. Watch night candlelight at 9 p.m. program by youth and a film Go Forth followed by midnight Communion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Street Baptist Church
Seventh and
Winnebago Streets
M. Vanderbeck
D.D
Evangelical Free the
Moody Mem
Free Church
Camp Road
John Ellefson
Gunnar Gunderson
Hamilton
Salvation Army
Winona
Gospel Tabernacle
Bethany Gospel Tabernacle
North Street
Onalaska
O. BL. Larsen
Cottage Prayer Meeting
Loomis Street
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses
Kingdom Hall
St. Paul’s
Wesley Methodist Church
Eighth
Kings Streets
W. Ross Conner
Church of the Nazarene
Philip Johnson
Seventh
Winnebago
God
John Vanderbeck
State Savings Loan Groups Boost Assets
Wisconsin savings and loan associations increased assets by 33 million in 1946. John A. Seramur, executive secretary of the Wisconsin Savings and Loan league, said the gain is about 14 percent from the prior year and aligns with the national average as assets reach a new high. He noted a ten billion dollar national total and announced a semiannual dividend of 2.357 million to 320000 shareholders payable December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
John A. Seramur
Wisconsin Savings and Loan League
Seramur
Coal Taxes For Teacher Pay Standoff at Shamokin
Nine striking teachers in a coal township demand that township taxes from coal holdings be earmarked to fund a $300 annual raise. They refuse to return without approval and rejected a return-to-work plea from Dr. Francis B. Haas, state superintendent of public instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
Francis B. Haas
Deaths Last Night AP News Briefs
Obituaries list notable deaths in U S cities with brief bios including William W Nerlan 45 of New York Daily News, Dr Porter James Crawford Sr Rockefeller foundation officer, John Bowman 64 Chicago Tribune manager, Charles F P Angell 65 wool industry leader, Edward by Galligan 67 former Charleston golf pro born in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ardsley, N
William W. Wnerlan
New York Daily News
Havana
Porter James Crawford
Caribbean
International Health Division
The
Rockefeller Foundation
Seville
Ohio
Charleston, W. Va
Edward By Galligan
Formby
Lancashire
England
Local Births Reported Across Wisconsin and Pennsylvania
New Citizens Hospital Madison announces Dec 19 daughter Patricia Anne to Mr and Mrs Roman Woychik with Leone Tikal La Crosse. Caledonia Minnesota hospital records Dec 37 son to Mr and Mrs Michael Scanlan. Whitehall Community Hospital notes Dec 24 son to Mr and Mrs Orlin Eide and Dec 24 daughter to Mr and Mrs Clifford Hanson Northfield. Ettrick Wis and Sayre Pa record Dec 16 son Axel EK Olsen III to Dr and Mrs A K Olsen with nurse Sadie Rock. Dr Olsen conducts brain surgery at Guthrie clinic Sayre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Hospital
Madison
Wis
Patricia Anne
Roman Woychik
Leone Tikal
la Crosse
Caledonia
Minn
Michael Scanlan
Whitehall
Orlin Eide
Taylor
Clifford Hanson
Northfield
Ettrick
Sayre
Axel EK. Olsen III
A. K. Olsen
Sadie Rock
Olsen
Guthrie Clinic
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LA Crosse Tribune
Adventist
Ki Meier
Calvary Baptist Church
Charles and
Logan Streets
Robert L. Hillegas
First Baptist
North Sixth Street
W. F. Haxford
Wallace
Joseph B. Ferron
Our Lady of Fatima
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Peter Pape
Robert Agnew
Michael Mertens
Holy Cross Church
Ferry Streets
Stanley Andrzejewski
Chester Wrzaszczak
St. James
Windsor
Caledonia Streets
L. B. Keegan
Charles D. Brady
St. Wenceslaus Church
10Th
Ferdinand Cech
Joseph N. Bach
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Corner St. James and Avon
Edmund G. Bettinger
Norbert P. Dall
Mother of Penal Help
Christian Science
First Church of Christ, Scientist
West Avenue
King Street
Batavian Bank Bidg
Church OF Christ
Church of Christ, Eighth
Cass
F. H. Gillette
First Congregational Church
Seventh Street
Main
Frederick W. Hyslop
Pilgrim Fellowship
Episcopal
Christ Episcopal Church
Ninth and Main Streets
Robert D. Winter
Living Christ Church of the Living Christ
Earl J. Rick
English Lutheran Church
Harold N. Stoffel
Ferry Street
S. S
Forrest Clark
First Ev. Lutheran Church
West Ave
Cameron
R. A. Gurgel
Sylvester Evenue
Immanuel
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Avon
St. Paul Streets
Walter E. Gutzke
Ene
Mount Calvary Ev
Lutheran Church
Park Ave
16Th Street
T. J. Mueller
Our Savior’s Lutheran
George Alvilden
Bethel Lutheran Church
Georgeson
First Lutheran
Carl O. Pederson
Sill Street
Trinity Lutheran
Sill and
Charles Streets
Onalaska Methodist Church
Stephen J. Lambright
Cidass
Caledonia Street
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Boy Scouts
Stoddard
Reuben Francis Halberg
French Island
North Presbyterian Church
Logan
L. C. Smith
Westminster Fellowship
AMED
St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Market
Ralph Kuether
YWCA
R. L. Hillegas
Calvary Baptist Ladies Aid
Blake Haddon
Neha
Cesar
Atu
Tewerme
Tangan
Vic Flint
Michael O’malley
Ralph Lane
MR. Fortune
WM. Southern, JR
Spain
Josephus
Jesus
Nocodemus
Onesimus
Philemon
Luke
Silas
Mark
Timothy
Israel
Macedonia
Achaia
Lord Jesus Christ
Ft. Madison
Marsh
John Bowman
Chicago Tribune
Tribune
Boston
Charles FP. Angell
West Texas Wool Buyers
Angell, Brandson and DuPont Wool Company
Asbury
Longfellow School
Denton
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