City Industries Swing To Defense Contracts
La Crosse area firms shift toward defense production as 1951 unfolds. About 13 million dollars of orders were filled in late 1950 or under contract for 1951, with World War II era benchmarks of 10 million in 1941 and 30 million in 1942 cited. Firms like Trane Co, Northern Engraving, La Crosse Cooler, De Luxe Engineering, Aircraft Parts Mfg Co, Segelke and Kohlhaus, La Crosse Trailer, and La Crosse Stamping and Tool Co lead diversified defense work, from naval heaters to 20 mm cartridge cases and army camp repairs. More contracts are in the pipeline for local industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Industries
Trane Co
Milwaukee
Department of Commerce
Navy Bureau of Ships
Northern Engraving Co
Winona
Aircraft Parts Mfg. Co
Segelke and Kohlhaus Co
la Crosse Trailer Corp
la Crosse Stamping and Tool Co
la Crosse Garment Co
Chopie Tool and Diet Co
O. J. Lunde Brass Foundry
Voices press deep cuts in non defense spending
A cross party bloc on Capitol Hill calls for major reductions in non defense spending after President Truman seeks a quick 10 billion tax hike. Senators Byrd OConnor Bridges Taft Butler and others argue for trimmed outlays and alternative revenue plans while Doughton cautions against delaying the tax measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Hill
Truman
Byrd
D-Va
O’connor
Bridges
Congress
Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Appropriations Committees
Senate Appropriations Committee
UN fumbles on China peace talks as Entezam pushes talks
At Lake Success the United Nations debated paths to a peaceful settlement with Communist China while sanctions recede in emphasis. Iran’s Nasrollah Entezam presses for a negotiating basis as Britain and others echo cautious optimism despite China’s rejection of a new good offices committee.
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United Nations
China
Peiping
Good Offices Committee
Nasrollah Entezam
Iran
Enteram
India
Sir Benegal N. Rau
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
Rau
Warren R. Austin
United States
Good Offices
Weekend Weather Outlook With Snow Flurry Chance
Mostly cloudy and colder conditions move in for Sunday with occasional afternoon snow. High near 22 degrees while Saturday posted a high of 33.
DiSalle Pledges Tough Penalty on Meat Black Market
Washington set out harsh measures aimed at curbslimit meat price violations with potential jail terms and fines. A new OPS order would restrict slaughterers while FBI and other agencies assist enforcement. Also announced were aluminum bans on 200 consumer items and an eight percent cut in steel and iron scrap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
FBI
di Salle
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Agriculture Department
Catholics Warned About False Miracles at Necedah
Vatican warning by Monsignor Alfredo Ottaviani cites widespread false miracles threatening true marvels. He lists Necedah Wisconsin and other sites in France Germany Belgium Italy as examples of disobedience and popular marvel seeking.
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Vatican City
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
Alfredo Ottaviani
Supreme Holy Office
Msgr. Ottaviani
Necedah
Wis
Italy
France
Germany
Belgium
Monsignor
Espis and
Bouxieres
Hamsur-Sambre
Heroldsbach
United States
Msgr
Ottaviani
Church
Wurm to Seek Name Change to Warren
Jerome Charles Wurm of Wa terveriet, a student at Iowa Wesleyan College training to be a teacher, petitioned Berrien county probate court to change his surname to Warren. He said the name Wurm could invite comments from students in high school teaching.
Allies Grind Toward Seoul
Allied troops push west in Korea less than seven miles from Seoul as U S eighth army reports heavy casualties to Chinese and North Korean forces. A U S Army official notes decisions about actions beyond the 38th parallel rest with the United Nations rather than the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Korea
Seoul
Earl D. Johnson
South Korea
Johnson
A. U. S. Eighth Army
United Nations
Matthew B. Ridgeway
Eighth Army
Suwon
Inchon
Anyang
Associated Press
William J. Waugh
Hoengsong
Wonju
Waugh
U. S
Pyongchang
Huoying
United States
General MacArthur
38Th Parallel
Council Agenda Hinges On Auditorium Report And Zoning
Common council reviews the latest Ellerbe and Co. auditorium study for a civic center, possible bond referendum, and plans for a Mary E Sawyer funded building. City plan commission weighs 7 800 sq ft lot rule and a zoning change at 1802 Caledonia, with traffic limits on West Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Ellerbe and Co
St. Paul, Minn
Civic Center
Mary E. Sawyer
Robert Farnam
New South
Steele
Plan Commission
Caledonia Street
New Traffic Commission
Bride 12 Marries 17 in Georgia Vow
In Columbus Georgia a sixth grade girl Willie Dell Traywick aged 12 married Eugene Green 17 a carpenter at the bride’s in law home in Cusseta Chattahoochee county both admitted fibbing about their ages. The bride will not return to school per her husband and father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Willie Dell Traywick
Eugene Green
Cusseta
Chattahoochee County
L. B. Traywick
Green
T. E. Green
Meteor Fireball Lights Wisconsin Sky Across Regions
A brilliant flash lit the Coulee Region from La Crosse to Winona Saturday night. U S Meteorologist A D Sanial called it a very large meteor and an astronomer speculated a fireball. Reports described a fast blue green red white light lasting one to two seconds with a red trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coulee
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Tribune
U. S
A. D. Sanial
Webster’s Dictionary
Walter Whalen
Krause Kabin Kourt
Campbell Road
Rhinelander
Black River Falls
Viroqua
Winona
Minn
Lone Rock
Wis
Civil Aeronautics Administration
U S Arms Aid Reaches Italy At Doubled Pace
Rome reports United States arms deliveries to Italy in 1951 have begun at nearly two shiploads per week, about double 1950. The program includes three postwar weapons: the bazooka tank killer, the new infantry mortar, and the recoilless light field gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
United States
Italy
Truman dedicates four Chaplains Chapel in plea for sacrifice
President Truman, in dedicating the inter faith chapel to the four Army chaplains who died on the Dorchester eight years earlier, urged Americans to unite in sacrifice to stave off communist aggression and avoid another world war. He linked the chaplains’ heroism to U.N. aims, cited Korea as proof of resolve, and noted the clergymen included a Jew, a Catholic priest, and two Protestant ministers.
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Philadelphia
Truman
Tropship
Dorchester
Korea
Washington
Europe
Greenland
Clark Poling
Schenectady
N. Y
George L. Fox, Jr
Sharon
Rabbin
Alxander D. Goode
York
John P. Washington
Newark
N. J
Rail Strike At A Glance Across United States
About 12 000 switchmen of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen walkout in a sick call strike over a 40 hour week for 48 pay. Fifty railroads feeding 100 cities face freight tangles and national mail delays with oil shortages in the north central states. Washington mediation talks and a Chicago federal court order adding contempt proceedings mark efforts to end the stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Brotherhood of Railroad
Washington
Chicago
Professor Swartz Dies in Hanover While En Route to Class
Dr Charles B Swartz 61 a Hanover college religion professor died of a heart attack on his way to teach a class He was a Lafayette graduate and Rhodes Scholar who held Presbyterian pastorates in Chicago Galesburg and Bloomington before joining Hanover in 1945.
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Hanover
Ind
Charles B. Swartz
Hanover College
Swartz
Lafayette
Aston
Oxford University
Chicago
Galesburg
Ill
Bloomington
Embargo on Certain Mail Classes Amid Switchmen Strike
The post office department ordered a nation wide embargo on selected mail classes as scattered back to work movements emerged. Local actions were reported from Newark to Seattle, with Sioux City Jacksonville Fort Worth Houston St. Paul Minneapolis and smaller Wisconsin cities showing partial normalization. In Atlanta a switchmen meeting was planned for Saturday.
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Associated Press
Post Office Department
Newark
N. J
Seattle
Wash
Sioux City
Jacksonville
Fla
Fort Worth
Houston
Atlanta
Peace Talks Recessed In Railroad Dispute
Washington reports peace talks in the railroad dispute recessed until Sunday after a four hour exploratory session sponsored by the National Mediation Board. Railroads and four operating unions met for the first time since December 21, when a pact failed and was rejected by the unions' local chairman. Francis A. O'Neil Jr. of the mediation board called the package big and said the parties must do a lot of exploring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Mediation Board
Francis A. O’neil, Jr
Rail Strike Eases Some Cities as Workers Return
A partial return to work by switchmen and yard crews was reported in multiple cities as government mediation continued. Strikes disrupted 50 railroads serving about 100 large cities, with federal contempt actions pressed in Chicago. The five day walkout affected freight and passenger service, prompting a nationwide post office embargo on most second class mail and many third and fourth class items.
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Chicago
W. P. Kennedy
Striking Brotherhood of Railroad
Washington
North Western
Sioux City
Northern Pacific Railway
Seattle
Washington State
Jacksonville
Newark
W. J. Weil
Eastern
BRT
Pennsylvania
Fort Worth
Denver City
Southern Pacific
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Houston
Minneapolis
Northern Pacific
Chicago and North Western
Twin Cities
Eau Claire
Altoona
Wis
Michael L. Igoe
Brotherhood of
Detroit
Approxion
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BRT Chiefs
Eastern Seaboard
Crystal Ball
Nator Taft
Ohio
Senate Policy Committee
Truman Administration
Butler
Taft
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Virginian
Veterans Administration
O’conor
By Max Hall
Necedah, Wis
Mary Anna van Hoof
Mother of Christ
Wurm
Robert Eunson
Reds
Fred Steele
City Plan Commission
West Avenue
Mississippi
Jackson Streets
Cameron Avenue
Front Street
Fifth Avenue
Jefferson School
Sanial
Jack Fanta
Fanta-Reed Air Service
Gerard P. Kuiper
Yerkes Ob
U.S
HST
Piea
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