Millions Of Stormbound Livestock Facing Starvation
The weather battered western livestock with an estimated 2,100,000 sheep and cattle snowbound in the Rocky Mountain region. Sheepmen warn of a major threat as January storms hinder feed deliveries. Flying Boxcars prepared to haul hay 210 miles to Utah while airlift delays persisted.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountain
Fallon
Nev
Utah
62Nd Troop Carrier Command
Tacoma
Wash
Stay Home Advice To All Car Drivers In Severe Weather
Plains storm floods La Crosse area with ice rain after sub zero Cold Wave forecast to continue. Motorists urged to stay home as buses resume, railroads largely on schedule, air service halted due to icy runways with safety for landings awaiting thaw.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Great Plains
New Mexico
Arizona
Flagstaff
Ariz
Casper
Wye
Butte
Ont
California
Pasadena
Altadena
Glendale
Wilmington
Los Angeles
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Seattle
la Crosse
Northwest Airlines
Woman Dies at Home in City After 60 Years of Marriage
Mrs Anna Poteracke 79 of 1520 Vine Street dies suddenly Sunday morning. She and her husband John celebrated their wedding anniversary January 15 in La Crosse. Married January 15 1889 at St John the Baptist Church. Funeral 8:30 am Tuesday Blaschke Funeral Home and 9 am at St Joseph Cathedral. Burial Catholic Cemetery. Survived by husband George. Friends may call Monday afternoon and evening.
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Anna Poteracke
Vine Street
John
la Crosse
St. John Ohn the Baptist Catholic
Grandad Bluff
Anna Kendhammer
Blaschke
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Peter Pape
George Rosary
Local Weather For La Crosse and Vicinity
Fragments report cold temperatures across La Crosse and surrounding area with brief notes on conditions. No detailed figures or timing are readable in the text.
Appeals Court Upholds May Garsson Bribery Convictions
The U S court of appeals rules 2 to 1 to uphold the bribery and conspiracy convictions of former Rep Andrew J May Kentucky and the Garsson brothers in a wartime case. Judge Prettyman and Judge Edgerton vote to sustain the verdict while Chief Judge Stephens dissents.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals
Andrew J. May
Kentucky
Henry
Murray Garsson
E. Barrett Prettyman
Henry White Edgerton
Harold M Stephens
May
House
Garsson Brothers
Garsson Shell
Garssons
United States of May
Cumberland Lumber Company
Wisconsin to Hold Public Hearings on 1949 Bills
Public hearings begin Tuesday as the Wisconsin legislature opens its 1949 session with 160 bills pending, including 93 Senate and 67 Assembly measures. Hearings through Thursday will cover agriculture finance judiciary labor and municipalities, with bills ranging from dairy product definitions to room changes.
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Madison Wis
Senate
Assembly
Wisconsin
John
Agriculture
Finance
Judiciary
Labor
Deer sighting in La Crosse neighborhood spooks residents
Two residents report a large deer fled its river bottom browsing area near Lang Drive ran across the marsh and up an embankment at 11th and R Streets Monday disappearing among nearby houses. The witnesses are Harry Gates of 1033 Zeisler Street and Howard Frawley of 908 La Crosse Street.
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la Crosse River
Lang Drive
Llth
R Streets
Harry Gates
Pension demand at $100 a month sparks CIO UAW rally
Milwaukee reports 2500 delegates from 800 locals urged wider political action and health coverage as UAW leaders confirm a $100 monthly pension target. The conference pressed shop stewards to boost activism and echoed calls for stronger international labor influence.
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Milwaukee
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
George Baldanzi
Textile Workers Union
Europe
China
Greece
Ex Mayor Verchota Suffers Heart Attack
J Verchota aged 76 a former mayor of La Crosse suffered a heart attack at 12 08 p m and was taken to a local hospital by police ambulance. His condition was not available.
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J. Verchota
Gach
Onalaska Krajewski Family Home Open House Delayed
Tomah shooting invite viewing of the Krajewski home in Onalaska was canceled Sunday due to icy highways. The public open house will be held Monday evening, with the house off Sand Lake Coulee road near highway 157. The move and belated Christmas party for seven children are planned later in the week, funded by local contributions and sponsored by the Onalaska Men's Club. Probation officials assist in settling the family.
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Krajewski
Onalaska
la Crosse
Sand Lake Coulee Road
Sand Lake Coulee
Onalaska Men's Club
Probation Department
Widespread Nationalist Withdrawals From Nanking Reported
Large scale retreat of Chiang Kai shek forces from Shanghai Nanking and Hangchow areas moved toward Chekiang province. Troops jammed rail lines en route to the south as Communist gains mount. Chiang remains president per Shen Chang-huan while Li Tsung jen acts in his absence.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Hangchow
Chiang Kaishek
South China
Chekiang Province
Chi
Shen Chang-huan
Chiang
China
Associated Press
Li Tsung
Jen
Shen
Yangtze
Manchuria
Oo Yangtze
Peiping
Navy Plane Crashes in Toledo Killing Two Crewmembers
A twin engine Navy R4D crashed and burned east of Municipal airport in murky weather Sunday night. Two crew members were killed James William Murphy 29 of Paterson New Jersey and Charles Adrian Doiron 27 of Sulphur Louisiana. The pilot Lt JG Louis D Robinson of Dill Oklahoma was in critical condition. The aircraft based at Glenview Naval Air Station Illinois.
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Toledo
Municipal
Louis D. Robinson
Dill
Okla
James William Murphy
Paterson
N. J
Charles Adrian Doiron
Sulphur
Glenview Naval Air Station
Ill
Runs Big Business From Hospital Bed
Leroy Walker 51 headed a million dollar heating and air conditioning firm from his West Penn hospital room after a December elevator shaft fall. He sits in a wheelchair handling contracts and calls with daily help from his secretary. Walker says he has never been away from work long before.
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Pittsburgh
Leroy Walker
West Penn Hospital
Walker
Germans Capture Normandy Invasion Plan But Miss Chance
Lieut. Gen. Clarence R. Huebner says the Germans captured the Normandy invasion plan on D day but failed to use it. He notes the document reached German command too late after the Allied landings established a foothold. He cites rapid communications and recent American maneuvers in Germany showing troops adapt to winter conditions and a new corps structure.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Normandy
Clarence R. Huebner
Europe
Deas Eett
Gerd von Rundstedt
French
Omaha
Hueber
Huebner
Rhine River
Rail crash injures score as Zephyr collides with freight
In Marble Rock Iowa a head on crash between the Zephyr Rocket and a broken freight train injures more than twenty, three seriously. The Burlington and Rock Island jointly operate the trains. Injured rushed to Cedar Valley hospital in Charles City with ten doctors and twelve nurses called to duty.
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Marble Rock
Zephyr
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Burlington and
Rock Island
Cedar Valley Hospital
Charles City
Here
Worthington Street
Cedar Rapids
Deiae
James P. Hill
William F. Nortimer
St. Paul Park
Minn
Bob Bullemer
Fullemer
Schedule Rail Strike For Jan 31
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers plans a January 31 strike by 25 000 engineers against 15 western railroads over demands for a second engineer on diesel locomotives. J P Shields says negotiations ended January 14 after the mediation board offered arbitration. A Western Railways spokesman says extra engineers are not needed.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood
J. P. Shields
Shields
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Association of Western Railways
Coroner's Inquest Held Over Tomah Man Shot at Home
Earl N. Jackson 60 a Tomah salesman was killed by a single .30-06 rifle shot in his kitchen. An inquest at White Funeral Home was set for 2 30 p m to determine cause and resolve conflicting statements. James and Lionel Jackson, with Forrest James Johnson, were among those questioned as investigators seek who fired the fatal shot. Survivors include his wife and two sons.
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Tomah
Wis
Earl N. Jackson
William Gleiss
Jackson
Gleiss
N. J. Lanham
James
Lionel
Forrest James Johnson
Milwaukee
Forrest
Milwaukee Brewmaster Dies in Huntington After Illness
Joseph R. Wertin aged 66 a former Milwaukee brewmaster who led the Fesenmeir Brewing Co died Sunday in Huntington after a brief illness He came from Milwaukee six years ago His widow two sisters and one brother survive with funeral services to be held there Thursday.
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Huntington
W. Va
Joseph R. Wertin
Fesenmeir Brewing Co
Milwaukee
Open skating rinks in La Crosse mostly available Monday
La Crosse skating rinks reopen with Hogan school rink closed due to flooding. The recreation department said most rinks are open Monday while Hogan rink is being flooded.
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la Crosse
Ore
Hogan School
Hogan
City Drivers Praised After Ice Crashes Warned To Stay Cautious
Traffic Capt. Lyle Gilbert commends city motorists for careful driving after a slick weekend left twelve accidents. He urged continued caution as Sunday saw the worst conditions with three crashes. Notable incidents include a 2 pm collision at 17th and Main injuring no one, and damages ranging from 40 to 150 dollars at various intersections.
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Lyle Gilbert
Chris Mescloras
North 24Th Street
17Th
Main Streets
Gerald M. Drendel
South Avenue
Harold Schams
South 16Th Street
Ice brings injuries as La Crosse streets freeze
Seven people were admitted to local hospitals with hip or leg fractures from falls on the ice in La Crosse on Sunday. The unusually icy conditions left many pedestrians slipping while several youths used ice skates as a means of travel through the city streets.
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Canals
Holland
la Crosse
Walter Rose
Cynthia
Weathering Ice Storms Strain Wisconsin Roads In La Crosse County
La Crosse county road crews 45 to 50 men worked Sunday and Monday to sand and spread a sand chemical mix on hills and curves. Highways Commissioner Paul Hartwig urged patience as rain and freezing froze sanded spots shortly after application. Crews logged heavy efforts to keep routes passable amid widespread ice.
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Tomah
Eau Claire
Waterloo
Prairie du Chien
la Crosse County
Paul Hartwig
Hartwig
Sunoy
Plan Services For Local Vet
Funeral services for T3 Harvey Larson son of Mrs. E. O. Larson will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Sletten-McKee south chapel with Rev. George Alvilden officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove. He died June 4 1945 in Sierning Austria while with the 71st Infantry Division Seventh Army. Inducted November 26 1941 he went overseas January 1945 after training at Auburn Alabama Fort Benning Georgia. He was a Central High School graduate and attended La Crosse State Teachers College and the University of Wisconsin prior to induction.
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Harvey
Larson
E. O. Larson
South 20Th Street
Sletten-McKee Company
George Alvilden
Oak Grove Cemetery
Pauline Bye
Ingeborg Larson
Larson Larson
Sierning
Austria
71St Infantry Division
Seventh Army
Auburn
Ala
Fort Benning
Central High School
la Crosse State
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