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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1955
Page
10
The U S government ends the rapid writeoff tax program for defense related equipment after midnight cutting off new applications from railroads airlines and electric utilities. The move narrows eligible projects to direct military and atomic energy facilities plus a small number of essential types including fuels pipelines and specialty materials.
The Senate subcommittee says Harvey Matusow lied when he recanted testimony against 244 people and that Communist conspirators paid him to recant. It cites an apparent conspiracy to obstruct justice, following 12 days of hearings. Prosecution of Matusow and others is sought.
Fairchild former Wisconsin attorney general was appointed Friday as counsel for Roy Norman Kuehl amid the $4,733 Merton bank robbery case. Judge Grubb said the serious charge requires an experienced attorney as Kuehl faces possible 25 years and $10,000 fine. Police captured co defendant Robert J. Schibline in North Carolina. Kuehl was moved from St Louis to Milwaukee for court action.
Mr and Mrs Robert Shaw of suburban Milwaukee left Friday night to visit Shaw s parents at Marquette Mich At De Pere Mrs Shaw remembered she d left an electric iron turned on Deputies hurried to the Shaw home broke a window and entered They turned off the iron hot by 3 30 a m preventing more than minor damage
Seventh Day Adventist Church carolers raise funds for La Crosse and global needy reaching their $1,000 goal. Home missionary leader Mr. Jordan expresses gratitude for public generosity and welcomes continued support.
Wisconsin motorists faced slippery roads as snow and ice affected multiple regions. Shawano Black River Falls and Marinette reported general slick conditions while Eau Claire Wisconsin Rapids Hayward and Wausau had spots of slipperiness across the state.
Daily Records logs show multiple calls this weekend: 10 28 a m Friday at Robert Buchda home 1414 Pine St odor no fire 9 36 p m Friday at Trane Co 16th and Bennett sprinklers no fire 5 32 a m Saturday to same plant no fire 7 35 a m Saturday Kob litz Food Market 1526 5 L0th St 9 15 p m.
Donald Holley, manager, said a Schick electric razor and brown leather case were stolen from the Montgomery Ward store in La Crosse on Friday afternoon. The item was valued at $28.75.
Obituary details list survivor family members for a La Crosse resident including wife Anna Marie Burrow two sons Fred J and George H two daughters Viola K Edith Rennebohm one granddaughter Linda Rue Riese and two sisters Emimna Sieg er and Anna Dagen desh Parents Joseph R iRiewe and Pauline preceded him in death Funeral services planned tentative for Tuesday with Dahl Funeral Home in charge
Sheboygan police served warrants Friday for James Bailey 31 and Paul Gall 44 charged with dis orderly conduct and Gall with malicious destruction of property. District Attorney David Weber said the Kohler Co truck driver was assaulted last Wednesday while loading coal. Both men identified as UAW CIO Local 835 members. Local 835 has been on strike against Kohler since April 5, 1954.
A car in the 2000 block on West Avenue was struck in the left rear fender by a passing vehicle that fled the scene. James L. Havlicek, 21, reported he had parked the vehicle and believed the crash happened between 7 and 9:15 p.m. Friday.
Genoa resident Terry F. Larlan, 18, was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control after an early Saturday crash at 2nd and Main. Police say he exited a parking lot at 12:15 a.m., clipped two cars, then hit a parked vehicle owned by Leonard Stuhr on Hagar Street.
Police report a Burlington Motor truck lost a tire and wheel on entering La Crosse via U S 14 and Losey Boulevard. A right rear dual unit had one wheel and tire go missing. the other wheel remained. The tire size is 750x20.
Washington report notes Peiping canceled plans to mark Macau's 400th anniversary citing offense to the Chinese people. Macau, a 300,000 strong port city on the Pearl River estuary, remains a mixed hub of Chinese and Portuguese culture with fishing and crafts forming its economy.
Multiple brief death notices and funeral plans for Mrs. E J Murphy of Minneapolis and others in Sparta Black River Falls and surrounding towns. Details include birth dates and places, survivors, burial sites, and service times. The notices span CALEDONIA Sparta Black River Falls and list relatives and affiliations.
The Dionne sisters left Montreal for Santaaland to visit parents amid convalescence rumors. The sisters did not return home for Christmas, breaking a family tradition. Oliva Jr. drove them to SCallander. L. M Edwards says the siblings will meet to address their $800,000 fortune from endorsements.
A Wisconsin sailor Richard J. Fretty 20 and Morris A. Parker another sailor from Long Lake New York were killed when their car collided head on with a truck on Route 20 near Mt. Lebanon Hancock Massachusetts. Two other sailors hitchhiking in the car William Carroll of Chicago and Alexander Krotulski of Wyerhauser Wisconsin escaped with minor injuries. The men were with the USS Samuel Roberts based in Boston. Police say the car skidded on a curve.
Richard L. Tomter of Osseo and Corrine Lou Johnson of St. Charles Ll received a marriage license in Whitehall Wisconsin. The notice lists both individuals as applicants.
A dense list of December birth announcements across Wisconsin cities including Kaukauna La Crosse Onalaska and nearby locales. Entries specify parents addresses and newborns with names such as Beverly Twite Barribeau Mildred Krockow and Eleanor Manning among others alongside Chicago grain quotations.
Hillsboro Wisconsin report says William Albin Libansky aged 32 from Henrietta Township Richland County was killed instantly when a tree felled with his brother Emil struck him. Emil was injured and taken for X rays. Libansky leaves a wife five children and nine siblings. body at Hart Funeral Home Hillsboro for calling.
Weather report notes fair conditions tonight and Sunday for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Northeast sections will become partly cloudy with little temperature change. Shippers forecast projects shipments north for eight above west for fifteen and south and east for twenty.
River readings show flood stage at multiple stations from Hastings to Guttenberg. The Mississippi River remains stationary with a gradual ice thickness increase across the district as sunrise and sunset times are listed for Sunday.
Reports from Algeria on the eve of the French selection describe clashes leaving at least 25 rebels dead, four men jailed on grenade plans, and ongoing controversy over alleged executions in Mila and Guendouze. Faure and interior officials dispute bribery claims linked to a shooting as LExpress presses coverage.
The La Crosse Tribune notes 8 964 Christmas cards with poor addressing and scarce postage face destruction at the Post Office. A decimal misplacement altered stamp totals from 17.93 to 179.28 and card values from 44.82 to 448.20, totaling 627.48. Postmaster Oscar F. Paulson urges senders to verify addresses to prevent such losses.
Mrs. C. L. Pennington of Sharp Park California claims Texas water is wet on one side and a ferry boat must haul water to stay afloat. She jokes wells must run through wringers to wash behind the kids ears, adding a parade of humorous misconceptions.
A 24 year old Ettrick woman Mrs Raymond Ekern was shot in the hand by a 12 gauge shotgun around 3 a.m. Saturday. She was treated in La Crosse and later transferred to Madison where doctors fear she may lose two fingers. Trempealeau County Sheriff Ernest Axness said the shooting appeared accidental and indicated no charges would be filed. He planned to interview Ekern when possible.
A late afternoon collision occurred when an unlighted truck on the wrong side of the road caused two cars to collide about 1.5 miles west of CTHD on U S 16. Olaf Briwik of Bangor and Evelyn Betthauser of Sparta led opposing vehicles. both escaped injury though Briwik’s car sustained about 250 dollars in damage and Betthauser’s about 150 dollars.
Radio station WKTY will broadcast the Sugar Bowl game at 12 55 p m Monday January 2. Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh will use the air time of that station until 4 p m.
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