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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1949
Page
3
Paris reports the Big Four foreign ministers closed their third secret meeting on Berlin’s unification without progress. They studied Western and Soviet plans for four power control but the communique noted no agreement. The two hour 25 minute session ended with no briefing for reporters.
Sheriff reports that intruders broke a small door to enter the T and M garage between Ona laska and Midway after the evening hours Sunday. George Thomas and Vern Meyer own the business. About $1.50 in change and desk drawers were taken. two autos, books, and papers were ransacked.
The listing of county supervisors newly appointed to committees is corrected. Frank Kaul as chairman of sions is joined by Harold Evisen and O mas Mailer as committeemen. In publicity, J. H. Sjolander serves as chairman with Peter J. Pappas and Gordon Feinberg as committee members.
A 1940 maroon Chevrolet sedan belonging to Midwest Motor Co of La Crescent Minn was stolen from the George street Motor service rear paint shop Sunday morning. Keys left in the car inside a locked garage. entry method undetermined. Car driven out through the front entrance, Minnesota dealer plate 2051-2.
Three armed killers are described by La Crosse county highway police via radio as the FBI spreads an upper Midwest alert. The trio, wanted for the kidnapping of Mandan officer Ralph Senn and linked to a Richfield Minnesota police murder, were headed toward Wisconsin in the officer’s black 1948 Chevrolet with North Dakota plates. Suspects Alan Hartman Carl Distram and Arthur Distram are named with ages and descriptions as investigators probe possible angles. The Netherlands ERP note appears unrelated.
A veteran recounts the 116th infantry regiment’s stubborn push through Sicily and Normandy. He recalls heavy losses on the first waves, mentions Omaha and the 29th division’s hard fighting, and notes memorials across Normandy while praising the enduring memory of the Marines and soldiers who drove the Germans from the region.
The report describes a drowning incident where a man named Ronald repeatedly dives to rescue Judy as she is swept away by a motor boat. Judy remains conscious after four minutes in the water. Ronald finally retrieves her as she is pulled under for a third time, but she survives without ill effects. Funeral notices follow for Douglas Smith and Theodore Fauver Jr with survivor details.
In 1520 Magellan described a South American southern tip island as stark with cold noting fires kept by natives due to abundant naples and the need to stay warm.
In Sparta on Sunday a car owned by St. Joseph's Home and driven by John Rust of La Crosse struck eight year old cyclist Eugene Marx. He was taken to Sparta hospital with a slight brain concussion and arm bruises and released that night. Accompanying Rust were Hildegarde Domski and two nuns. Hood and grill of the auto were damaged.
James Dockendorff of 403 South Ninth street reported a Friday night hit and run in the 900 block of Cameron Avenue. His car, left rear damaged with the front end pushed onto the boulevard, sustained an estimated $20 in damage.
President Truman and General George C Marshall announce in a Carlton Hotel dinner that the United States will devote its strength and resources to sustaining world freedom and democracy. A spokesman for Marshall plan nations voiced thanks as the two leaders pledged the fight for lasting peace continues.
Three teenage boys who ran away from Duluth homes were arrested late Saturday after police found them in a father's car in the city's north. A gun was said to be in one youth's possession. all three admitted they were runaways and were released to their parents.
The 7,600 ton cargo ship Exmouth limped to a pier in Jersey City for repairs after a collision with the Greek freighter Hellenic Beach. A gaping hole was ripped in Exmouth side, and both vessels were reported to have sustained damage.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the Atlantic pact and a report urging ratification. Senator Fulbright said the panel backed the report after an earlier closed session. Members debated wording over powers the president would hold under the treaty.
Longfellow junior high will host a spring music festival Monday evening featuring a 37 member orchestra and a 53 member band directed by E M Saterbak with staging by A D Zimmerbakl. The program opens with the orchestra performing Haydn and modern works, followed by the band. Many students will be out of uniform for the concert and a baton twirling team will perform during the band’s concluding march.
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