Central High seniors honored at annual commencement
Central seniors received scholarships and awards during the commencement in Vocational auditorium. Principal G D Scott awarded diplomas to about 270 graduates and honored 24 students for scholastic and extracurricular excellence. Numerous named scholarships and awards followed, including the J P Bird Home Economics Award to Ardelle Gossell and Herbert Barge and a US Naval Academy appointment for Robert Thoeny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
G. D. Scott
Centralites
J. P. Bird
Ardelle Gossell
Herbert Barge
DAR Good Citizenship
Sharon Fredricks
BPW
Arlene Peterson
Lucile Hanson
Kappa Delta Pi
la Crosse Trust Company
Eunice, Ringelmann
University of Wisconsin
Mary Dyer
Letitia Kevin
Eunice Ringelmann
Norma Schultz
Adrienne Brietzke
Douglas Phillips
Susan Spence
American Association of University Women
Luther College
Decorah
Norma Wahlstrom
Carleton College
Donald Voss
Walter Hintz
Josten
Lu van Zandt
Quirk Bounces A Bomb Flash To California
A strong atomic blast from Yucca Flat jolted Northern and Southern California. The flash was visible 350 miles away in Modesto and San Francisco and caused police switchboards in Los Angeles to light up. Las Vegas residents were calm as a thousand troops sheltered near the blast site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
California
Yucca Flat
Modesto
Calif
Otto Schroder
Modesto Bee
San Francisco
Ed Arnow
KNBC
Los Angeles
Births at St Ann s and area list many May dates
A list of births from St. Ann s and Vernon Memorial Hospital in May notes numerous newborns. Names include Richard James Reichgelt Jacqueline Ann Graw Debra Ann Buchen Jane Marie etc. Locations span La Crosse Street Bangor Viroqua Cashton Readstown and Westby with several parental references and family names. Charles Darwin is cited with birth year 1809 and his work 1859.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard James
Robert John Reichgelt
la Crosse St
Marian Louise Renner
Walter Carl Schams
Jacqueline Ann
Norbert Matthew Graw
Division St
Marian Lillian Rush
Harold P. Diers
West Avenue
North
Westby
Wis
Joyce A. Novak
David A. Marcou
Rose St
Rose C. Muskat
Randall Gene
Orille M. Thompson
Galesville
R. C
Lorene F. Molstad
Debra Ann
Donald J. Koelbl
Prospect St
Mavis June Hire
Robert Peter Jr
Robert P. Wavra
Cashton
Shirley Ann Wolden
Roy Thomas
John D. Stintzi
Bangor
Elaine Ruth Erickson
Clarence A. Strittmaier
R. 2
R. 1
Ruby Hoffman
Nulton Sandwich
Viroqua
R. 4
Edith Lee
290 Converts Are Confirmed At Cathedral
Bishop John P. Treacy presided as 290 La Crosse area adults were confirmed at St. Joseph's Cathedral, the largest adult confirmation in the city. The total confirms 1,214 adults across seven diocese centers in six weeks. A cathedral reception followed for the confirmands and sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
John P. Treacy
Diocese of
Joseph Marx
Holy Cross Seminary
Edward Sobczyk
St. Wenceslaus
James P. Finucan
William Nikolai
Aquinas
George Nelson
Tomah
Treacy
Christ
Living Church
Cathedral Hall
St. Joseph's
Tanks Smash Red Positions On Korea Front
U N tanks attacked Communist bunkers on the Korea Central Front near Kumsong and south of Pyongyang in a 55 minute barrage. The operation left 15 Chinese dead and 49 wounded as long range artillery hit truck convoys behind enemy lines. Air support by B 26 bombers destroyed 70 Red trucks and rail lines, with May losses totaling 45 U N planes and 39 Communist aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
United Nations
U.S
Eighth Army
Kumsong
Pyongyang
Iron Triangle
U.N
U.S. Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Bolivia Plans Nationalization of Tin Mines
A 10 man commission in La Paz was given 120 days to craft a procedure for nationalizing Bolivia's three major tin mines tied to Patino Aramayo and Hochschild interests. The move follows the April revolution and Victor Paz Estenssoro's presidency with a cautious stance awaiting U.S. recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Paz
Bolivia
Victor Paz Estenssoro
United States
Stolen Buick Recovered at Camp McCoy
Police report a 1940 Buick stolen from La Crosse between 10 and 11:15 p.m. Saturday. The car owned by Geneva Elmer was found Sunday at Camp McCoy main gate and was taken to Monroe County sheriff's department in Sparta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Camp McCoy
Geneva Elmer
la Crosse St
Third
Garden Club Demonstration Change to 2 PM
The Garden Club Flower Demonstration will now start at 2 PM on Tuesday at Congregational Community Hall. Ruth Kistner, the demonstrator, must leave on an early train, prompting the time adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Congregational Community Hall
Ruth Kistner
House Studies New GI Bill
Washington reports a new GI bill of rights for all service members in or after June 27 1950, with direct lump sum tuition and education payments, monthly education allowances, housing and social security credits, and mustering out payments. The measure, limited to 40 minutes of debate, would run up to 48 months of benefits for post Korea service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Korea
House
Air Force
Westby woman Mrs Gus Nelson dies at 77
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Gus Nelson 77 who died at her daughter’s home in Westby Wisconsin Burial will be in Vang Cemetery with the Rev H O Ansen presiding She was born Christina Engh October 30 1875 in Faaberg Norway and emigrated to the United States at age 13 Survivors include five daughters and four sons plus two brothers and a large number of grandchildren and great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
Gus Nelson
Claude Turner
Elmer
Turner
Gerald Bishop
Victor Wittenstein
New York
Carl Rasmussen
Madison
Joseph DaPaul
Waunakee
Chester
Nordahl
Tilford
Edgar
Eau Claire
Olaf Engh
Radium
Minn
Anton Engh
Viroqua
Waukon
Paul Hager
Allamakee County
Waukon Hospital
Marstin
Salmona Presbyterian Church
Ludlow Township
Henry Johnson
Hager
Frederick Hager
Flora Buettell
M. C. Buettell
Robert
Nathan
Esther
Ann Arbor
Mich
Virgil Tobin
Elma
Maurice Simmonds
Lansing
John Hager
John Opfer
Ed Opfer
Rochester
Locomotive Boiler Explodes Killing Five Near Santiago
A locomotive boiler exploded in the mountains near Santiago while pulling a freight train between Concepcion and the capital. The engineer, the fireman, and a woman with her two young daughters were killed when debris from the blast struck a nearby house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Here
Concepcion
Lifeguards Record Ocean Conditions at Long Beach
Long Beach lifeguards monitor ocean temperatures and surf conditions each day. Captain Roy J. Miller notes guards take three thermometer readings and assess the Pacific from Horseshoe Pier as local papers and radio stations relay the data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Horseshoe Pier
Roy J
Dutch) Miller
Troops Burn Red Banners on Koje Island in POW Uprising
U.S. tanks and infantry stormed two Red prisoner enclaves on Koje Island Korea burning Communist flags and banners. A South Korean officer was shot during provocation. Gen. Mark Clark vowed forceful action to compel obedience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koje Island
Korea
U.S
United Nations Supreme
Mark Clark
Panmunjom
Compound 60
Kore
Red Cross
Haydon L. Boatner
International Red Cross
Boatner
Patton
Trio Accused Of Quadruple Slaying Killed By Police
Three Garcia brothers accused of a February quadruple slaying near Agua Dulce were killed by police while trying to escape at the crime site 300 miles southeast of Mexico City. Police said the brothers Guadalupe Belizario and Manuel Garcia died in the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Guadalupe, Belizario
Manuel Garcia
Agua Dulce
Miguel
Prospero Truit
Prospero
Missouri Republicans Hold State Convention in Kansas City
More than 1500 Missouri Republicans opened their state convention in Kansas City as delegates to the national convention were chosen. The main task was selecting a national committeewoman with Mrs Estelle Tanner and Mrs Alberta Green as principal candidates. Green backs Eisenhower while Tanner claims neutrality yet leans toward Taft forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
Alberta Green
West Plains
Green
Eisenhower
Tanner
Low lead glass designed for television tubes
A new type of low lead glass has been developed for use in television tubes and other glass bulbs and tubes used in the electrical field.
Umstead Heads Outdoors In Wisconsin N C State Of Democrats
William B. Umstead heads North Carolina's Democratic ticket as governor candidate after defeating Hubert Olive. Umstead faces Republican Herbert Seawell with strong lead as precincts report. Other congressional races show runoff possibilities and party shifts across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umstead
Wisconsin
N. C
Raleigh, N.C
William B. Umstead
North Carolina
U.S
Superior Court
Hubert E. Olive
Olive
W. Kerr Scott
Durham
Herbert F. Seawell
John H. Kerr Sr
Congress
L. M. Fountain
F. Ertle Carlyle
Fayetteville
J. O. Talley Jr
George H. Shuford
Asheville
Monroe M. Redden
Frank M. Parker
Robert L. Coughton
House
Ways and Means Cormittee
Hugh Q. Alexander
Graham Carlton
Non-Whites in South Africa Plan Civil Uprising
Leaders of Negro Indian and colored groups met in Port Elizabeth to plan a passive civil uprising around June 26 to challenge racial laws. Dr James S Moroka heads the campaign aiming for national freedom through mass disobedience, hoping to swell support with more than 10,000 volunteers despite limited arms and organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port -Elizabeth
South Africa
James S. Moroka
The
Negro) National Congress
Daniel F. Malan
Malan
Mrs Myron Nolop obituary notices death in Wisconsin
Edna Nolop 49 died suddenly at home 901 Losey Blvd S Sunday evening. She leaves husband and daughter Wanda June plus brothers and sisters in Michigan and Wisconsin. Funeral services set 11 a.m. Wednesday Sletten McKee South Side Chapel and 2 p.m. at Hixton Presbyterian Church with burial in Hixton Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron
Edna) Nolop
Losey Blvd. S
Wanda June
Merlin Duxbury
Mescota
Mich
Clarence Lonsbury
Diamondale
Ross Eller
Belton
Ray Duxbury
Merrillan
Sletten- McKee South Side
Fred Hyslop
Hixton Presbyterian Church
Wayne Grover
Hixton Cemetery
Start Dragging For 2 Missing Fishermen
Superior operations continued for two fishermen reported missing after a boat capsized near an island in Lake Amnicon. Virgil C. Krisp 37 and George E. La Suer 43 were last seen Thursday morning. the wreckage was found 500 feet offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Lake Amnicon
Virgil C. Krisp
George E. la Suer
Here
Marriage Licenses La Crosse List Couples With Dates
La Crosse couples include Walter Lenka and Joan Zeimentz to wed June 14 in La Crosse. Edward Tanke and Miriam Dragsbak scheduled June 7 in La Crosse. Donald Bronson and Ellen Wangen wed June 7 in La Crosse. Charles Shinault and Linnea Benson to marry June 8 in La Crosse. Robert Rohweder and E Vivian Aspenson set to wed June 14 in La Crosse. Burton Gardner and Clara Baumbach to wed in Norwalk. Edwin Seeger and Lois Ann Piske to wed June 5 in Onalaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Walter L. Lenka
Redfield St
Joan Zeimentz
Charles St
Edward Clarence Tanke
Mississippi St
Miriam Dragsbak
Janssen St
Chicago
Donald Bronson
Cashton
Ivanhoe
Linnea Benson
West Ave. S
Robert G. Rohweder
S. 23Rd St
E. Vivian Aspenson
State St
Burton Gardner
Adams St
Clara Baumbach
Norwalk
Edwin Seeger
West Salem
Lois Ann Piske
9Th Ave. S
Onalaska
Latest Military Service Facts on GI Education and Draft Rules
Readers from multiple cities seek up-to-date guidance on Korean vet education rights draft lengths and VA loans. The column answers questions on 24 month active duty unless points rotated, 120 day post service insurance window, $10000 maximum term policy, non-convertible term not paying dividends, Korea point system for rotation, and GI loan guarantees up to $7500 with 25 year max for low-cost homes. It also notes eligibility nuances for pensions, volunteering after induction, and provides editor contact for service problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.M.B
Miami
Fla
National Service Life
NSLI
Socialists Pick Presidential Candidate in Cleveland
Darl ington Hoopes of Reading Pa was chosen as the Socialist party presidential candidate at the 28th national convention in Cleveland. Hoopes, 55, a longtime party chairman, spoke of a bold drive to win greater freedom and a larger share of national income. Norman Thomas did not attend and declined to run again. The vice presidential pick was Samuel H Friedman, 55, of New York, head of the CIO Community and Social Agency Employees Union local.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Socialist Party
Darlington Hoopes
Reading
Norman Thomas
Samuel H.friedman
New York
CIO Community and Social Agency
Employes Union
Miss Wisconsin contest set for Menasha on August 2
The Miss Wisconsin beauty contest will be held in Menasha on August 2 to select a state entrant for Miss America. It is sponsored by the Neenah Menasha Junior Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menasha
Wis
Wisconsin
Atlantic City
M. J
Neenah-Menasha Junior Chamber of Commerce
McCarthy Gets Early Hearing On Charges In Senate Feud
Senator Monroney said a Senate Rules subcommittee will hear McCarthy expand in public the charges against Benton and Benton’s reply. The panel may settle Benton's expulsion resolution as well as McCarthy’s $2 million defamation suit before the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Monlroney
D-Okla
Senate Rules
McCarthy
R-Wis
Benton
D-Conn
Monroney
Senate
Likelslander
Sen. Gillette
D-Ia
Subcommittee
Lustron Corp
Ohio
Lustron
Nine Teens Die As Train Hits Bus Returning From Camp
Sydney reports nine youths killed and twenty injured after an electric train collides with a bus carrying teens from a church camp near Melbourne at the Dandenong Range open level crossing. Two more deaths raise toll to nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Melbourne
Dandenong Range
Justice Court records from Tomah and Sparta Wisconsin
Justice Ray Reynolds fines Stokley L Walker $75 for driving while under liquor influence and Harold Bartlette $75 for the same charge. In Sparta Police Court Kenneth Post forfeits $10 bond for disorderly conduct. Dean Newton fined $100 for DWI. Duane Eyler fined $10 for reckless driving. Thomas Ruriani bonds $5 for failing to stop at arterial signal. William Carroll bonds $10 for speeding. Oliver Cessan forfeits $15 for driving without due caution. Fires report notes La Crosse sprinkler alarm at Nystad and Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Court
Tomah
Wis
Stokley L. Walker
Camp McCoy
Ray Reynolds
Harold Bartlette
Chicago
Sparta
Kenneth Post
Dean Newton
Justice H. KL. Fanning
Duane Eyler
Thomas F. Ruriani
William H. Carroll
Oliver Cessan
Plan To Quiz Colburn Soon
District Attorney John Bosshard said Donald Jack Colburn 27 year old shooting victim is improving under treatment at a La Crosse hospital and may be questioned on Wednesday. Colburn was shot May 25 in a La Crosse tavern and had a bullet removed Saturday. he previously suffered wounds from two other bullets. Oscar Flaten 44 faces first degree murder if Colburn dies and has pleaded insanity to the assault charge. Flaten is free on 5000 bond and living with friends in Shelby. Flaten’s wife 35 is released and away from the family home. they have three children cared for by relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bosshard
Donald Jack Colburn
la Crosse
Bosshard
Colburn
Oscar Flaten
Orvella
Shelby
S. 22Nd St
Local shops advertise Tuesday sale and bargains
Aletta's Hat Shop offers any hat for 3 dollars during a Tuesday sale open 12 9 p m. Pauls Jewelers promotes a price war on watches silverware and diamonds with many items at half price at 1213 Caledonia. Roth's Flor Mart advertises low prices high quality and installations for carpeting. Universal Photo boasts newest Northwest equipment and money back satisfaction guarantee at 514 State St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aletta’s
Paul’s Jewelers
Caledonia
Roth’s Flor-Mart
Northwest
Universal Photo
State St
Two Camp McCoy Soldiers Hospitalized After Street Incident
Police took two Camp McCoy soldiers to local hospitals Saturday night. George Yorber, 24, had a cut under an eye after a fight on South Third Street and was found armed with a knife. LeRoy Ediger was found unconscious near the Clinton Street dump and later moved to Camp McCoy by Army ambulance. doctors surmised liquor effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp McCoy
George Yorber
South Third Street
LeRoy Ediger
Clinton Street
Ediger
Crash at Ninth and Ferry Streets Leaves Minor Damage
At 6 57 p m Saturday an accident at the Ninth and Ferry intersection involved Robert Appleman and Donald Ferries. Appleman sustained $5 damage to his car while Ferries’ vehicle suffered about $125 in damage. Later at 8 42 p m Saturday Carroll Lowell and Raymond Opitz collided at West Avenue and Jackson Street. Lowell’s car was slightly damaged and Opitz’s about $75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth
Ferry Streets
Robert Appleman
Division St
Donald Ferries
Appleman
Ferry
Ferries
Carroll Lowell
Hyde Ave
Raymond Opitz
Park Ave. N
West Avenue
Jackson Street
Lowell
Opitz
Local Men Hospitalized After Medical Emergencies
Axel Fredlund, 68, of 823 Pine St., was taken by police ambulance to a local hospital at 6:46 p.m. Sunday after suffering a stroke. Howard Sorter, 54, of Bay City, Mich., was brought to a hospital by ambulance from Helen and Bob's Cafe, 418 Copeland Ave., at 3:24 p.m. Saturday after a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axel Fredlund
Pine St
Howard Sorter
Bay City
Mich
Helen and
Bob
Copeland Ave
Thefts Reported From Two Vehicles
Thefts of accessories from two vehicles were reported on Saturday. Frank Giller foot of Mt. Vernon Street reported a battery and radiator cap taken from his panel truck. Roger Ferguson of 92544 Adams St reported the theft of two tail lights from his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Giller Foot
Mt. Vernon Street
Roger Ferguson
Adams St
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Reed College Award
Reed College
Eva Wolf
Georgia Anderson
Robert Thoeny
United States Naval Academy
Quirk
St. Ann's
Grandview
Gretchen
Irene
Adolph Beier
Virginia Tuma
Charles Darwin
Mrs
Joseph Gallagher
Kendall
Nora
John
Myrtle) Pester
Oshkosh
Frank
Edward
Taylor
Koje
Compound 602
By Dion Henderson
Hawkins
MecCabe
Associated Press
Petersen
Robert McCabe
Conservation Department
Game Management Division
Madison 2
I. S. Africa
Mrs. Myron Nolop
Major Thomas M. Nial
G.K
San Antonio
Tex
House Veterans Affairs Committee
L.E.L
Indianapolis
Ind
B.K
Oklahoma City
H.A.R
Richmond
P.D. of
Des Moines
Veterans Administration
R.E.H
Minneapolis
Army
Maj. Nial
N. Nystad and Company
Pearl Streets
Zemo
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Third St
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