French Bomb Vietminh Ammo Dump Near Hanoi
French warplanes hit an emergency Vietminh ammo dump east of Hanoi and damaged convoys on routes 13 and 41. Vietminh saboteurs cut Ha Noi Haiphong rail lines, while a French briefing officer said damage was repaired quickly. U S sources in Saigon said plans to airlift French troops from North Africa were abandoned due to diplomatic obstacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Indochina
Here
Dien Bien Phu
Red River Delta
Haiphong
Haiduong
U.S
Saigon
North Africa
Adlai on Western crisis and humanistic ideals
Adlai Stevenson warned that the Western world faces a crisis rivaling historic transitions from empire to feudalism and the rise of individualism. He argued the struggle is whether people regain inspiration from humanistic tradition or succumb to state worship and new pagan ideologies. He criticized McCarthyism as a symptom of moral vacuum while praising American achievement in making socialism obsolete and exposing communism as a breeding ground for violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
America
Millenia
Fugitive Held For Bludgeoning and Rape
Chester R. Liverly, 21, of Haywar, held on daytime breaking and entry and two counts of rape after a fugitive from an honor camp beat a farm boy, raped the boy's mother twice, and robbed the house of $105. He was arraigned in Douglas County and bound over to Superior Court on $70,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Chester R. Liverly
Haywar
Liverly
Robert Readwise
Superior
John Chisholm
Siverly
Gordon
Chisholm
Minong
Harold Hoffman Former New Jersey Governor Dies
Harold Giles Hoffman former New Jersey governor and sharp political critic of the Lindbergh kidnapping died at 58. A lifelong Republican and former director of employment security he faced suspension March 18 over alleged purchase irregularities. Hoffman's 1935 37 term encompassed Hauptmann's trial and a 30 day reprieve he could not extend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Harold Giles Hoffman
Lindbergh
Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
Hauptmann
Retired Wisconsin welfare worker runs for public welfare post
Mrs. Bangsberg, a former child and social welfare worker who retired in October 1953, announces her candidacy. She highlights pension questions for the elderly and youth development, noting decades of service with Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Red Cross. She lives on Losey Blvd and has five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. EB
Jther Jean) McOmber
Spring Lake
Mich
Paul William Bangsberg
Lois Ann Kowalke
la Crosse
Markato
Minn
Bangsberg
Losey Blvd
Camp Ancona
French Island
State Employes Union
Eastern Star and White Shrine
Rebeccas
Child Welfare League of America
Food Administration
Red Cross
Ice Theft Strikes Local Ice Company
The Peoples Ice and Fuel Co on Division street reported its ice box was entered Thursday night or Friday morning and an undetermined amount of ice stolen. This marks multiple prior ice thefts at the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples Ice and Fuel Coon
2Nd
Old Streets
Marriage Licenses Granted in Black River Falls Area
List of couples from Black River Falls and surrounding areas with planned marriage dates in June. Names include Donald Bjerke and Janice Dufeck, Gerald Bates and Berneice Leitz, Allen Cormican and Gertie Jane Gilbertson, and others with partners from Madison Terre Haute Fairchild Sparta and nearby towns. Several couples listed with planned June dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Bjerke
Janice Dufeck
Black River Falls
Gerald Bates
Berneice Leitz
Allen Cormican
Gertie Jane Gilbertson
Mervillan
Charles Seifert
Madison
Jane Johnson
Henry Poff
Virginia McVay
Terre Haute
Ind
Dale Spors
Melrose
Jacqueline Burchard
Donald Bohac
Jeanette Capaul
Alma Center
Lloyd D. Petznick
Shirley Ann Kohn
Fairchild
Thorugh Train Operator Dies Dealing With Heart Attack
WEST BEND A North Western road passenger train was delayed Friday night when the engineer suffered a heart attack and died at the throttle. His fireman took over the operation of the engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bend
North Western Road
Death notices and obituaries from La Crosse area
Death notices from La Crosse area list Alvina Freimark of Jennings Missouri and Steven Jambois of Genoa Wisconsin with survivors including spouses and children. Clara Witcraft of Genoa La Crosse area dies at 69 with burial in Retreat Cemetery and service at 7th Street Baptist Church. Burial and funeral details provided for each.
AEC Origins Debate Shapes Authorization and Access
Congressional testimony reveals disputes over who initiated a scientific meeting and who handles atomic energy information. Strauss defends independent access, while Holifield stresses minority views must reach the President and joint committee. Murray urges a law clause guaranteeing full access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Strauss
Holifield
White House
Murray
Joint Committee
First Strauss
Vandalism and Property Recovery Reported
A Friday report to local police described vandalism and a recovered property case. J Weigel turned over a purse found in the cutter on 4th Street near the Post Office, while Robert Suhr reported scratch damage to his car on a lot north of City Hall estimated at $35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Weigel
Ipe Rivoli Bldg
4Th Street
Robert Suhr
Caledonia St
City Hall
County Court Dockets In La Crosse Daily Records
Harvey C. Mover pled innocent to nonsupport charges and await preliminary hearing June 7 at 2 p.m. Bond set at $500. Edward Koula sentenced to 60 days for vagrancy as a common drunkard in La Crosse June 2. Mrs. Ruth Creeley fined $15 for speeding on Highway 93 June 2. Jon Edward Meyers forfeited $10 bond after failing to face May 31 speeding charges. Ervin Janisch fined $10 for speeding May 7. Richard F E Herring forfeited $25 bond for failure to appear on drunk and disorderly charges. Frank J. Deringer forfeited $15 bond for failure to appear on disorderly conduct charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey C. Mover
Ruth
Edward Koula
Ave
la Crosse
William Creeley
Arcadia
Wis
Richard FE. Herring
Division St
Frank J. Deringer
Gidden
Hearings in McCarthy Army inquiry move toward records
Six week inquiry deepens with plans to release more monitored calls. McCarthy allies push for transcript admissions while Stevens team prepares to publish further conversations as Senate and White House influence looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
Subcommittee
McCarthy Camp
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
McCarthy
Army
Schine
Symington
Stev
Senate
Roy M. Cohn
Executive Branch
Cohn
Frank Carr
McClellan
Arkansas
John G. Adams
Kirke B. Lawton
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Stevens-Adams
Lawton
Joseph N. Welch
Eisenhower
Executive Department
Bill Rogers
Justice Department
Fire damages car at 3rd and State in Milwaukee
At 3:25 p.m. June 3 Engine 1 responded to a rear fire in the air conditioning unit under the dashboard of a car owned by John Nash of Milwaukee. Fire crews contained the blaze with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3Rd
State Streets
John Nash
Milwaukee
Sparta Driver Fined for Revoked License and Reckless Driving
Eddie Anderson of Elroy was fined 75 dollars and costs by Justice of Peace S R Jones on charges of driving after his license was revoked and reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Anderson
Elroy
Justice of Peace
S. R. Jones
Woman Dies In Crash Near Manitowoc
Janice Kaminski, 21, died in a two car collision on the city outskirts. She was a passenger in one car, thrown free and pinned beneath the vehicle. Three others sustained injuries as responders investigated the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitowoc
Janice Kaminski
Weather Outlook for Midwest States in Spring Showers
The forecast for Wisconsin calls for mostly fair and not so cool tonight with clouds building Sunday and warmer temperatures. Minnesota expects considerable cloudiness with wind and scattered showers or thunderstorms, turning cooler in the west. Iowa anticipates windy, warmer conditions tonight with scattered thundershowers mainly in the west and cooler in the extreme west on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Plains States
Northwest
Florida
Miami
Rocky Mountain
Canada
Mississippi River Crest Forecast From Hastings to Prairie du Chien
The Mississippi River will crest at Hastings Minnesota today and rise another tenth to two feet before cresting at Red Wing Minnesota. Rises continue from Alma southward to the district's end with Prairie du Chien reaching 9.8 feet by June 8. Sunrise Sunday is 4:23 am and sunset 7:44 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Guttenberg
Minn
Red Wing
Alma
Prairie du Chien
Night and Day Weather Readouts Across Cities
The list shows city by city temperature readings and highs for a prior day with varied figures. Entries include Boston Chicago Denver and many others such as Los Angeles Milwaukee Minneapolis New York St. Louis and Washington with numbers indicating low and high temperatures for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Dubuque
Duluth
Galveston
Huron
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Knoxville
LA Crosse
Los Angeles
Madison
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Atlanta
Boise
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Court Grants Two Divorces in La Crosse Court
In La Crosse Sixth Circuit Court Judge Lincoln Neprud granted two absolute divorces on recommendation of Edward F. K. Gansen. Anna M. Klein and Robert H. Klein separated due to cruel and inhuman treatment with custody of three children awarded to Klein. Lilah Jensen and Melvin M. Jensen divorced over desertion with $50 monthly support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Lincoln Neprud
Edward F. K. Gansen
Anna M. Klein
Hoeschler
Robert H. Klein
Dubuque
Iowa
Lilah Jensen
Bangor
Melvin M. Jensen
Laugen
Wis
Sparta
Local ads promote carpeting and millinery sales
Schneider's at 415 South Third advertises carpentry and draperies while Roth's Flor-Mart touts low prices and quality installations. C and D Restaurant will be open 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every Sunday. Millinery clearance sale announced by Lilian Whittenberg at 1302 Avon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schneider's
South Third
Roth's
Flor- Mart
C and D
Lillian Whittenberg
Avon
Ella Abent 68 Dies in Wisconsin Hospital
Ella Jessie Abent of Black River Falls Wisconsin died at a La Crosse hospital. A teacher for 34 years she taught in Alma Center Beef River Northfield Osseo Princeton and Keewatin. She is survived by two brothers and two sisters. Funeral set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at Hixton Presbyterian Church. Burial in Trinity Rest Cemetery Hixton. Call Jensen Funeral Home Saturday 10 a.m. to Sunday 2 p.m.
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Steven Jambois
George Jambois
Genoa
Wis
Kathy
Nancy Jambois
Rueben Schultz
Dominic Jambois
Anna Schultz
Minneska
Minn
Stoddard Village
JH. N. Stoffel
Clara Witcraft
Ruby Watson
Tyler St
7Th Street Baptist Church
Carl Zimmerman
Retreat
Hellwig-Morris
de Soto
Charles Witcraft
Black River Falls
Ella Jessie Abent
la Crosse
Abent
Jackson County
Alma Center
Beef River
Northfield
Osseo
Granview Hospital
Minnesota
Princeton
Keewatin
Mike
Frank Abent
Hixton
Walter
Rose) Thompson
North Dakota
Theodore
Elizabeth) Thompson
Elroy
Hixton Presbyterian Church
Wayne L. Grover
Trinity Rest Cemetery
Jensen Funeral Home
Births in Krohn Clinic May 24 to Sobek and May 28 to Thill
Birth announcements list multiple births from Krohn Clinic and area in Wisconsin and Illinois. Include Lu Ann Sobek daughter of Keith and wife in Taylor. May 28 son for Leo and Clara Thill. other deliveries June 1 through June 4 to families in Sparta Norwalk Melrose Mindoro Genoa Glenwood Mindoro and Chicago with several named parents and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lu Ann
Keith Sobek
Taylor
Artyce Halverson
Leo Thill
Melrose
Clara Bramer
Robert G. Gelderman
Glenwood Ave
Chicago
Anita, Miller
Douglas L. Hendrickson
Mindoro
Doris Fries
Alfred H. Berra
Genoa
Marie Miller
Donald W. Moen
N. 9Th St
Beverly K
Youths Confess To Stealing Car
Two youths aged 13 and 14 will enter Juvenile Court before Judge Albert Twesme on charges of stealing a car from the McDonald used car lot in Eau Claire on May 29. The arrest followed a tip from another youth who admitted helping three boys remove a car stuck near the Hornisch farm in Big Slough by Pigeon Falls. The car was recovered at Whitehall and the suspects were arrested by Sheriff Ernest Axness after signing Friday night confessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Albert Twesme
McDonald
Eau Claire
John Quinn
Roy Hornisch
Hornisch
Big Slough
Pigeon Falls
Ernest Axness
Tomah Street Worker Injured Sweeping Gear Incident
Tomah Wisconsin Tomah street department employee Al Frohmacher suffered cuts and bruises to both legs after becoming entangled in the revolving brushes of a street sweeper he operated Thursday morning Police Officer William Schultz freed him and he was hospitalized for treatment at a local Tomah hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah, Wis
al Frohmacher
Tomah
Frohmacher
William Schultz
Birth Announcements From La Crosse Area Homes
On June 3 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Norman Carlyon Wiste at 1220 Liberty Street with Norma Storlie listed as a contact. Curtis Heim and Morris Kyamme are noted with respective birth announcements. A May 28 birth honors Dr and Mrs Kenneth Scholberg with Diana Ehrlich of Brooklyn, NY noted as a relative. On June 2 a daughter Joyce Ann was born to Mr and Mrs Ralph Halverson at 508 Avon Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Carlyon Wiste
Liberty St
Norma Storlie
Curtis Heim
Ettrick
Betty Kriesel
Morris Orvin Kyamme
Copeland Ave
Audrey Techmer
Kenneth Scholberg
Diana Ehrlich
Brooklyn, N.Y
Scholberg
la Crosse
Joyce Ann
Ralph Halverson
Avon St
Gore recalls and signatures drive faces 60 day deadline
Gore says final results depend on last day signatures and recalls. Labor groups push to re gather 88 000 validated names within 60 days. Even with 403 900 signatures there may be no recall election and questions arise about applying state recall law to national officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore
Daily Markets Winona Livestock Report
Damaged text reflects Winona livestock market data with hog cattle calf and lamb prices. Includes hours 8 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday closing, hogs steady with top at 25.00, cattle ranges from 11.00 to 22.50 for various grades, calves 12.00 to 17.00, lambs 10.00 to 20.50, plus Chicago and South St Paul listings and USDA salables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Co
Bologna
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
USDA
South 8St. Paul
ST. Paul
Minn
Two Youths Hurt In Auto Cab Collision
Two youths suffered injuries in a crash at Gillette street and Onalaska avenue at 7 59 p m. Ronald B Kenyon 19 of Prospect Street received rib and leg injuries Laurell Harkness 15 of Kane Street had a head bump and arm injuries The Kenyon car struck a Yellow Cab driven by Frank Hamilton 29 of Clinton Street Damage was 175 to the Kenyon car and 400 to the cab The cab collision occurred as Kenyon traveled east on Gillette and Hamilton south from a stop on Onalaska avenue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillette Street
Onalaska Avenue
Ronald B. Kenyon
Prospect St
Laurell Harkness
Kane St
Kenyon
Frank Edward ‘Hamilton
Clinton St
Hamilton
7Th Street
South Avenue
Ralph D. Lane
S. 16Th St
Betsinger
Moe
Short Circuits Prompt Fire Dept Runs Friday
Two electrical shorts sparked fire department calls on Friday with no major damage. At 1:55 p.m. Engine 1 responded to 429 South 3rd Street where a car owned by John Lowe had a wiring short. At 5:07 p.m. Engines 2 and 4 with Truck 2 went to 822 Liberty Street for a fire from a short in an electric cord, causing slight damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. 3Rd Street
John Lowe
Joseph Blankenship
Liberty St
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Adlai
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Harold Hoffman
Donald Lee Schedler
Adrian
Phyllis J. Kortbein
Ridgeville
Williams. Olsen
Little Falls
Abby W. Teasdale
Guzman
Badger Street
Vrother
Alvina Freimark
Jack Champane
Harvey St
August Freimark
Alvina Buchman
Peter Hoffmann
AEC
Ens
Pires
Justice Court
Department OF Commerce
Winona
C.P
Dakota
Lansing
Pool
Trempleau
Dodge
Neillsville
Galesville
W. Salem
Root
Houston
U.S. Weather Bureau
Dept of Commerce
Poerize
Maram
L.a.wagner
Sea Tree
United Press
Avetetto Atta
Ella Abent
Krohn Clinic
Black River Falls, Wis
St. Mary's Hospital
Duane Wallace
Norwalk
Carlene Cox
Spencer Clark
Melvina
Constance Ristow
Herman East
Evelyn Waters
James Solberg
Shirley McKay
St. Ann's Hospital
Evanston, Hl
American Legion
The
Starliters
Drum and Bugle Corps
Winona Livestock
Damiel Defoe
Britannica
Minnesota Paints
Wiggert Bros
Jay Street
Stokcar
North LA Crosse
North la Crosse and
Onalaska
Campbell Cemetery
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