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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1946
Page
2
In Milwaukee union counsel Arthur W. Richter says members anticipated the state board order and planned to ignore a limit of 20 pickets at a time while awaiting court decision. The dispute centers on prompt mining operations and employee actions.
The official tabulations indicate most states posted higher 1944 house vote totals than 1942, with only Colorado Iowa Mississippi North and South Dakota trailing. Republicans held 52.7 percent of total votes to Democrats 44.1 and others 3.2. GOP gains follow a trend from 1938.
Washington forecast warns 1947 will be a bad year with frequent storms and extremes. R Tannehill cites 1946 as mild but notes such years rarely repeat, predicting floods droughts blizzards and hurricanes ahead. He cites many regional weather oddities and warns of ongoing danger.
A Pacific Grove city ordinance safeguards butterflies that migrate through the area for the winter. The protection covers habitat and movement within city limits to ensure survival of the species observed seasonally.
A storm spread from Utah to the Midwest with blizzard conditions in Utah and Maine. Chicago noted temperatures not dropping to predicted lows of five below zero. New York State saw widespread snow with areas a foot deep. Northern Maine reported sub zero, while Wisconsin and Michigan ski areas awaited more snow. The Gulf and Pacific coasts stayed mild. The note on the Ainu people appears unrelated.
A westbound Long Island Railroad train derailed at an underpass trestle after being struck by a bulldozer. Two women passengers and two trainmen were seriously injured. Five cars remained upright. 12 others treated for minor cuts and bruises. Authorities include Engineer Arlington W. Smith and Fireman James Casey. The wreck occurred 40 miles east of New York City.
Zion Lutheran in Galesville Wisconsin filled to capacity as pupils and teachers staged a holiday program. A lighted tree set the scene for music recitations and exercises with Betty Zenke narrating and junior and senior confirmation classes enacting the Christmas story under direction of Mrs. A F Giere.
The 1946 U S military fatality list records 1 202 deaths in Europe including 453 from traffic accidents 28 personal crisis reports 26 homicides 154 fatal shooting incidents and 95 drownings among others with 162 natural causes 15 percent.
The London Sunday Times reported that Britain finds Albania's reply to a note demanding an apology and reparations for 44 British sailors killed in October when two destroyers struck mines in the Corfu Channel as unsatisfactory.
The debate centers on whether a simple or two thirds majority is needed to oust Bilbo if he takes the oath. Ferguson says the two thirds requirement is moot because on Jan 3 Bilbo will not yet be a senator.
Llewellyn Plankutchen of the University of Wisconsin was elected a member of the nation at their annual convention.
Gen. Oscar Herreras Walker commander in chief of the Chilean air force said Chile was considering a fish offer to help build military air fields in Chile.
In 1945 Italy saw only 56.4 percent of children born alive due to syphilis, maternal strain, and bombed hospital conditions. Dr. Frank Gollan of the University of Minnesota presented the finding on a visit to Boston, citing high mortality among newborns and poor medical facilities.
Fiorello La Guardia urged Progressives to merge and reconcile differences at a joint convention in New York. He cautioned liberal groups to seek accurate information, face facts, and recognized fault among all parties, including himself, as the path forward for unity in 1948.
The War Department directs six Army commands to begin immediate active duty or organized reserve corps training. The plan requires attendance at technical and administrative schools, refresher courses, 60 to 90 days on duty with higher units, officer training in replacement centers, and detail to combat teams.
U S Rep Joseph Clark Baldwin requests Irgun Zvai Leumi chief Menachem Bergin halt operations in the Holy Land until the American government and people are informed of the Jewish struggle. The cable was sent to The Palestine Post in Jerusalem.
Chicago police and parish members search for a thief who stole the infant Jesus statue from the creche in front of St Augustine's Catholic Church last night. The assistant pastor Rev Philip Guard reported the small statue valued at about
In 1946 meat prices fluctuated from under ceiling controls to record highs with hogs beef and lamb surging as supplies varied. Prices jumped after decontrol in September and October, then eased. weekly slaughter totals peaked at 484 million pounds in late October while consumers averaged 145 pounds of meat per person for the year.
The Lacey Act of 1900 made it illegal to import English sparrows into the United States, following considerable ecological damage from their introduction about 50 years earlier.
The weaving loom production in South Africa has restarted, marking renewed activity in the textile sector. Local manufacturers anticipate continued output and job stability as operations resume.
Northwest Airlines announced regular service between Minneapolis St Paul and Anchorage Alaska will begin January 2 with a flight from the Twin Cities at 10 30 a m CST to Edmonton Alberta at 4 40 p m CST and to Anchorage at 8 45 p m Alaska time Return depart Anchorage at 11 p m January 2 arriving Minneapolis January 3 CST Flights are planned each Tuesday Thursday and Saturday.
Sherry Lynn Matiak two month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Matiak 1012 Badger Street died suddenly in a Spring Grove Minnesota hospital Friday afternoon Survived by parents one brother Gene and two sisters Sonjia Delores and Connie Lee all at home Funeral services Monday at 2 pm at Hellwig Morris funeral chapel Lester Helmer of the La Crosse Jehovahs Witnesses will officiate Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Friends may call at the chapel Sunday afternoon and evening
Former La Crosse resident Albert J. Eberhardt died Friday in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin. Funeral plans were changed from burial in Tomah to temporary vault interment in Chippewa Falls due to hazardous highway conditions.
Sparta Wisconsin and King Wisconsin report Thomas Elmer Davis 65 former World War I sergeant died Friday at the Veterans home in King He will be buried there Monday He formerly managed a Sparta retail store and also lived in Hillsboro and Cashton During service he belonged to Company L 128th Infantry
The remains of Mrs Bert Sturdevant of Minneapolis who died Thursday are brought to Sparta for a 1 30 p m service at Lanham's mortuary. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery with Rev Joe Morgan officiating. She is survived by her husband and son Mortimer both of Minneapolis two sisters Mrs Paul Lucile Dahl of Minneapolis and Ina Wanke of Bellville and two brothers Eugene and Clyde Arnold the former residing in Sparta.
Funeral services for Mrs Isaac Brockman who was killed in an automobile accident Friday will be held Monday at 2 p m in the Lanham mortuary. Rev Hun Zicker will conduct the services. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
The Automotive Manufacturers Association estimates 1946 U.S. passenger car output at 2.14 million and truck output at 930,000. Strikes and material shortages kept production far below 1941 levels, raising replacement part output to 1.6 billion dollars and average company losses. Outlook for 1947 is cautiously optimistic but hinges on wage talks and fewer industrial stoppages.
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