Club Plans Annual Picnic With Local Leaders Named
L H Seemann will draft plans for the La Crosse Business Men's Club summer picnic. Roy Wittenberg and Palmer Hanson lead the project with Teens of the organization and the Knights of Pythias. A July 21 entertainment committee includes Louis Curtis Ed Coughlin and Kenneth Dahl. Robert Funke presented colored Wisconsin reels and a Hayward Eagle River tour. Robert Schilling asked VA building rental for city recreation on trial. council endorsement reserved. No reports were filed. New members Gordon Feinberg and Stanley Simms introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Seemann
la Crosse Business Men's Club
Knights of Py- Annem
Roy Wittenberg
Palmer Hanson
Robert Funke
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Sua
Jackson-Monroe
Hayward
Eagle River
Funke
Robert Schilling
Veterans Administration
USO
Schilling
Henry Ahrens
Dohlby
Swanson
Mee
Gordon Feinberg
Stanley Simms
Louis Curtis
Ed Coughlin
Kenneth Dahl
Michigan Polio Cases Slightly Higher Warned
Lansing reports polio cases for the annual summer outbreak are slightly higher than last year at the same date. Dr. F S Leeder, head of the state health department bureau of disease control, says the rise has no significant impact and cautions against hysteria.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
F. S. Leeder
State Health Department
Bureau of Disease Control
Lead Price Rise Reported in New York Market
New York reports the first postwar rise in lead prices with a notable boost on March 8. Details mention a market uptick from the wartime low as buyers adjust expectations.
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New York
City Opens Bids for Traffic Signal Upgrades
Bids for installation of a stop and light signal at Fourth and State plus others to comply with state law were opened. Mullen Electric Co. of Pleton bid 10 390, with John Sage WS 1 572 and H Allen Inc of Des Moines 18 170. Signals to be reconfigured at eight intersections to ensure visibility on far left and near right corners.
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State Streets
Caneien
Mullen Electric Co
Pleton
John Sage
H Allen, Inc
de. Moines
John Barth
No. 1
Barth
Fourth
Main Streets
Third
Pearl Streets
Fifth Avenue
Main Street
State Street
West Avenue
Clinton
Caledonia Streets
Jackson Street
Cass Street
Cass Streets
Two Cars Collide in County Crash Injuries Not Reported
Two cars in IL collide near Loomis street and Indian basket stand. Edward J. Monski says he was stopping. Gilbert alleges no signal. Monski vehicle reverses and hits Gilbert’s right front while Monski’s left side is damaged. No injuries to drivers or passenger Mrs. E J Monski.
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Edward J. Monski
Loomis Street
Monski
Gilbert
E. J. Monski
Rush Hour Collision Damages Cars on City Streets
A Caledonia truck driver failed to see Orvis M Christian son's eastbound car at 11th and Cass, causing $50 in damage. Christian son of 1425 South 19th Street reported to police at 5:52 p.m. The incident followed a second 4:21 p.m. two vehicle crash on North Second near State with Franklin C Brown and Robert R Lunford listing $100 and $20 damages respectively.
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11Th
Cass Streets
Orvis M. Christianson
South 19Th Street
West Avenue
Caledonia
Minn
Ralph Danielson
Christianson
North Second
State Street
Franklin C. Brown
South Avenue
Robert R. Lunford
South 30Th Street
Lunford
Agriculture Supports Vast U.S. Workforce
About thirty million Americans earn livelihoods through farming and related agricultural trades, highlighting agriculture as a major pillar of the economy and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Postpone Inspection of New City House
The inspection of a two bedroom house with two unfinished attic rooms was postponed. The home, built by the housing authority as an economy building, was slated for review on July 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New City House
Ho Authority
Normal School Heads Named
Normal school heads named for state regents and college roles with changes in leadership. New president and vice president named while several leaves of absence granted and resignations accepted. La Crosse authorized funds for psychiatric social work. Callahan honored for service as state superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Regents of Normal Schools
William D. McIntyre
A Claire
Eugene R. McPhee
Madison
Teachers College
Pauline Abel
la Crosse State Teachers College
Delia Anderson
Eau Claire
Enola Borgh
Ray Suchy
Milwaukee
Walter Sengler
Theodore Setterquist
River Falls
Gertrude Unthank
Superior State Teachers College
la Crosse
John Callahan
Callahan
Neckline design to return to the neck says fashion designer
Hollywood designer Helen Rose predicts a shift back to necklines with less emphasis on midriff exposure. She argues Paris styles erode morals and that American women will favor modest, well groomed fashion over indecency.
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Hollywood
Paris
Helen Rose
Socieiyien
Miss Rose
Summerfield Named Executive Chairman of GOP Strategy Group
Summerfield of Michigan named executive chairman of the national GOP strategy group. He critics the committee for not doing any work and resigns from a national post amid internal disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summerfield
GOP Strategy Group
Washington
Remertfield
Michigan
Summerfiel National Ice
Mindszenty Retrial Opens Under Quiet Public Eye
Budapest Hungary the appeals court began a retrial of Cardinal Mindszenty and co defendants with little public notice. The defendants do not attend and only prior testimony transcripts are reviewed while the defense counsel speaks. Mindszenty had been sentenced to life for treason and black market dealings in February.
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Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Young Peccenll
Hay
Sen
Moell
Ae Stigines
Cardinal Mindszenty
Rockland Girl Dies as Polio Claims First La Crosse Area Fatality
A five year old Rockland girl died from polio with the outbreak rising to nine cases in the La Crosse area. She was taken to her grandmother’s home Wednesday and moved to an isolation hospital the next day. Funeral services are planned Saturday at Dahl funeral home.
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la Crosse
Rockland
Monroe Counnty
Mildred Skrede
Market Street
Horton Street
Oka Viola
Wis
Ludwig Larson
Dittman
Milwaukee
Dahl
Garland Weidner
Viroqua
Cashton
W. P. Lutey
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
LaFarge
Valley Aanthan Valley
Palmer F. Davgs
Polio Foundation
Wenzel M. Dvorak
la Crosse County
National Foundation
Des Moines
St. Francis Hospital
Daugs
University of Wisconsin
Angel
Dorothy Anderson
Edward Parkin
Grandview Hospital
City Health Department
Lindbergh's 1927 Paris Flight Timeline
Charles Lindbergh completed the solo Atlantic crossing to Paris in 33 hours and 39 minutes in 1927, marking a pioneering aviation milestone.
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Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Swift Co. seeks injunction against union picketing and violence
The Swift company asks a Wisconsin circuit judge for a restraining order against Local No. 175 and its members alleging a June 10 strike and ongoing mass picketing. The suit details threats, property damage, and obstructed access at the Swift premises in La Crosse, with officials criticized for inadequate protection. The complaint cites a conspiracy to force concessions and seeks a temporary injunction prohibiting interference with the plant’s operations. Forty named individuals are listed as defendants or involved parties.
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John Coleman
Yolton
Swift
Local No. 175
Swift Co
Julaintiff
Swift Company
The
Police Department of
la Crosse
Asconana
Clarence Hanson
Bessie ‘Oepsch
Stanley N. Allen
Ray Barker
Sherlyn E. Pre Fredawela
Ihdred Macher
Erleena i W. Gilbe Sertoan
Bernadine G. Heintz
Hentges
Sam Herrington B. S
Leslie Johnson
Sever Johnson
Esther Jones
Ray Kramer
C. W. Oliver
Gordon
Beatrice Priest
Glenn Runningen
Alvin Lamb
John Schmidt
Harry O. Shawley
Frank, Stickler
Cek
Calv Wilson
Robert F. West
Robert Schnurrer
Anthony Oy Pratt
Leonard Hore
Mis
Arole Marshall
Oscar Borreson
Morris Amundson
Bruce R. Beilfuss
Neilisville
Woman Suffers Heart Attack Hospitalized
Mrs. Bertha Starch, 86, of 318 appears to have suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
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Bertha Starch
Government Worries About Possible Steel Strike
Pittsburgh reports rising federal concern over a threatened steel walkout as U S Steel and United Steelworkers plan Washington talks. Murray and Stephens vow to respond while Fairless rejects wage and pension demands as a looming strike could affect 500,000 workers and 189 producers.
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Pittsburgh
Gyros
Cote
Tome
U. Steel
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel Corp
Washington
Murray
Stephens Prenelly
Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel-Usw
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel
USW
National Labor Relations Board
Nathan
Bullet Wound Fatal at Trempealeau Summer Cottage
Stephen Martindale Sr., 51, died from a bullet wound at a Trempealeau county summer cottage near Trempealeau. Arcadia’s Warren Scow, deputized in absence of the coroner, led the Friday investigation. Survived by wife Margo, son Stephen Jr., daughter, mother, and sister, all of La Crosse. Private funeral at his mother's home Friday at 2 p.m. with Rev. F. W. Hyslop officiating.
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Stephen Martindale, Sr
Trempealeau
John Quinn
Arcadia
Warren Scow
Martindale
Margo
Stephen, Jr
Stephen Martindale
Kathryn
la Crosse
South 10Th
F. W. Hyslop
Hunting seasons and bag limits across Wisconsin counties
The state outlines hunting periods for species including deer in multiple zones, snowshoe hare across counties, skunk, badger, packrat, and bear. It lists open dates from Oct 22 to Feb 15 or Jan 15 with daily limits and possession caps, plus closed seasons for muskrat mink beaver otter and restricted areas Horicon marsh and Necedah refuge under permits.
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Oneida
Vilas
Marathon Portage
Wood
Central Counties
Central
Northern
Horicon Marsh
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
Meat consumption patterns in America 1948 intake
A 1948 survey shows per capita meat use in the United States averaging about eighteen pounds of beef, roughly fourteen pounds of pork, and fourteen pounds of veal lamb and mutton combined.
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America
Children Warn Against Climbing Power Poles
A Northern States Power Co warning notes a Stoddard Wisconsin incident where lineman Arthur B. Cholewinski narrowly escaped severe burns after a knee brushed a live wire. The report recalls a prior Verpon county death on the same pole, urging all to stay away from high voltage lines and poles.
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Northern States Power Co
Stoddard
Wis
Arthur B. Cholewinski
Stevens Point
Northern States
Cholewinski
Verpon
Milwaukee Road Chief John H. Valentine Dies at 62
John H. Valentine 62, superintendent of the Milwaukee Road’s Milwaukee division since 1932, died Thursday. A Cross Plains, Wisconsin native, he began in railroading at age 14 as an apprentice telegraph operator and worked as train master at Ottumwa Iowa in 1925. He later served as assistant terminals superintendent in Chicago and division superintendent at Green Bay before moving to Terre Haute and finally Milwaukee. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
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Milwaukee
John H. Valentine
Milwaukee Road
Valentine
Cross Plains
Wis
Ottumwa
Chi
Superior
Green Bay
Terre Haute
Ind
Americans Save More as Bond Purchases Rise in First Half
Americans bought 2.25 billion dollars of government series E bonds in the first six months of 1949, a postwar high, while department store sales fell about four percent. Bond cash-ins totaled 1.702 billion, and June saw a 5 percent rise in purchases while cash-ins fell 8 percent. The net bond position reached 33.127 billion on June 30, indicating future buying power despite shrinking inventories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury-Federal Reserve
Ee Ee
Woman Walks Off With Stolen Dress
A dress fitting at Fanties department store ends with a dress stolen. Assistant manager George Klein told police the incident occurred around 12 30 p m and the dress, valued at a stated amount, disappeared with the patron.
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Fanties
George Klein
Assis
Klein
Drowns At Picnic
Manitowoc Wisconsin report says Alfred Custer Jr 14 Hilbert drowned Thursday while swimming at Pigeon Lake during a Four H club picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitowoc
Wis
Alfred Custer, Jr
Hilbert
Pigeon Lake
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