Oldest Wisconsin Resident Mary Jane Taylor Celebrates 109th Birthday
Mary Jane Taylor of Victory Wisconsin marked her 109th birthday with family visits at her southern Victory home. Born in 1842 in Scotsburg Indiana, she survived a Civil War era past and now lives with son Homer. Her health is strong with a long habit of snow baths and warm water baths in later years.
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Mary Jane Taylor
Victory
Wisconsin
Wis
Edwin
St. Joseph
Erickson’s Bakery
la Crosse
Taylor
Ind
Sheldon
David Taylor
Missouri
West Salem urged to study sewage plant amid pollution fears
West Salem officials and La Crosse county supervisors face July 6 deadline to outline plans for a sewage treatment plant as state officials warn of pollution in the La Crosse river near the village and county hospital. The meeting led by state sanitary engineer O. J. Muegge discussed costs, urgency, and the need for decontamination to protect neighbors and downstream communities.
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West Salem
la Crosse County
State Board of Health
O. J. Muegge
Madison
Muegge
Arta
Camp McCoy
Cashton
Westby
Viroqua
Bangor
Floyd Larson
Larson
B. H. Meyer
la Crosse
Florian Hussa
Neshonoc
Hassa
la Crosse Street
Venth Street
Forest Avenue
Hubert Schleiter
Llth Ward
State Highway Commission
Seventh Street
la Crosse River
Schuh
Acheson Testifies on MacArthur Report of June Invasion Fear
Washington officials reveal a three month old MacArthur intelligence note warned of a June 1950 Korean invasion but was dismissed as unlikely. Adm. Hillenkoetter testified the Wedemeyer warning report was kept secret from many and the UN cease fire plan drew criticism as appeasement.
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Washington
Sec. of
Acheson
Douglas MacArthur
South Korea
McArthur
Adm
Roscoe A. Hillenkoetter
U. S. Central Intelligence Agency
Wedemeyer
Albert Wedemeyer
Pres
Truman
Far East
Sen
Bridges
R-Nh
Hillenkoetter
Senate Appropriations
MacArthur
Peoples Army
United States
United Nations
Korea
State Department
Formosa
China
Plan to Increase Permanent Paving Initiated in Council
The common council approved steps to raise permanent paving on city streets by requiring the city to pay at least half the cost. Current rules cover 20 percent with the remainder assessed to property owners. The plan could raise the tax rate about two mills and shift some costs to general funds, while maintaining citywide street benefits.
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Common Council
Franklin Pamperin
Ways and Means Committee
Harry Newburg
Donald Lyden
Highways Committee
Fred Steele
Council
Weather update for La Crosse area Thursday showers
Partly cloudy tonight with increasing cloudiness Thursday bringing showers. Thursday night low around 52. High Thursday near 75.
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la Crosse
Villa Louis Opens to Public in Prairie du Chien
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin Mayor William Carroll announced the Villa Louis is open to the public the weekend of June 3 with no fanfare. Park board chairman Robert Scheffer said the villa is open but the board did not formally approve. Caretaker Denise Kahler was authorized to show visitors through the house as the board weighs its future and city officials debate funding.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Villa
Louis
William Carroll
Carroll
Ballyhoo
Dousman Park Board
Robert Scheffer
Park Board
Scheffer
Dennis Kahler
Wisconsin Historical Society
Cattle Raisers DiSalle Meet At White House
President Truman hosts western cattle raisers and Price Director Michael V. DiSalle for 75 minutes at the White House to discuss beef pricing amid reports of shortages. Roy Turner spokesman for western cattlemen says, We are all very happy. Meat interests warn of tighter supply next week as packing plants halt beef purchases under DiSalle orders.
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White House
Washington
Truman
Michael V. DiSalle
Roy Turner
Oklahoma
Western Cattlemen
Chicago
American Meat Institute
DiSalle
Meat Institute
Collins Sees 2 or 3 More Guard Divisions Formed
Army plans to add two or three national guard divisions within a year and possibly raise some regular army units. General J Lawton Collins said several guard units could be federalized while overall strength stays near 1.55 million. Existing force includes 12 regular divisions, six guard divisions, and a provisional combat team, with enough support troops to back extra divisions.
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Collins
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Army
J. Lawton Collins
Bhab
Strenett
National Guard
Europe
So Long Dad Card Sent From Korea Father Learns of Death
Private Earl Hedrington Jr a 19 year old soldier in Korea sent a Father s Day card that read so long dad His parents received word from the defense department that he had died of wounds received in action on May 17 He was their only child and the incident was dated in Milwaukee report.
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Milwaukee
Earl Hedrington, Jr
Korea
Defense Department
Earl
Objectives Set For La Crosse Twin Cities Highway Plan
Lake City Minnesota Tuesday meeting of the Highway 61 Association drafted objectives for widening relocation and possible four lane construction between La Crosse and the Twin Cities. The group urged double lane design and stronger enforcement of speed and truck weights while backing financing for highway work. Members discussed Red Wing improvements including a 1952 bridge and La Crescent LaMoille reconstruction with fees set for member communities to fund ongoing advocacy.
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la Crosse Tribune
Lake City
Minn
Highway 61 Association
la Crosse
Twin Cities
Winona
Minnesota
Red Wing
la Crescent-LaMoille
Charles F. Wolfe
Kellogg
W. A. Swenson
Kenneth Law
A. J. Anderson
H. G. Hymes
Group
Arnold Kosec
A. F. Keye
W. R. Pearce
John Donahower
Dakota
Miller
Dresbach
Floyd Simon
la Moille
R. L. Bangsberg
Allies Hammer At Gates Of North Korean Stronghold
Allied tank patrols pressed toward Chorwon and Kumhwa in the Chorwon Kumhwa Pyongyang corridor. The UN army said it stood at the front door and moved one to two miles closer to Chorwon and Kumhwa amid artillery and mortar fire.
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Acheson
Red China
Tokyo
Chorwon
Kumhwa
United Nations Army
AP Tokyo
Robert Bunson
Eighth Army
Korea
Chorwon-Kumhwa-Pyongang
Yonchon
Yanggu
Inje
Bunson
Hwachon
Yongpyong
Plan Vacation Sales Contests For Carriers
La Crosse Tribune launches a summer program rewarding carriers with two day paid trips to Chicago and a final trip to the Minnesota State Fair. Over 300 carriers in La Crosse and 70 Tri-State area communities are urged to boost circulation and customer service. Trips include hotel stays, Riverview amusement park night, a big league game, and reserved grandstand seats for the Minnesota State Fair.
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la Crosse Tribune
Chicago
la Crosse
Tri-State
Riverview Amusement Park
Mnesota State Fair
Jose Chitwood-Hell
Nine Airmen Die In Texas C-97 Crash Near San Antonio
A C-97 Strato freighter crashed near San Antonio after takeoff from Kelly AFB at 10:19 am. Nine airmen were killed as the four engine craft exploded in the air and on the ground near a gas station. The wreckage burned in a 300 yard swath with mangled bodies found at the scene.
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San Antonio
Kelly Air Force Base
Glenn Krueger
Staa
Nationalist China Faces UN Seat Loss Over Dues
UN records show Chiang Kai-shek's government has paid only part of its 1950 and 1951 dues. If unpaid by January 1, 1952, China could lose its General Assembly voting rights, despite past delays by other nations and ongoing discussions over financial delinquency and credits from the League of Nations.
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Randis W. Carpenter
United Nations
N. Y
China
General Assembly
Russia
Etna
Chiant
U. S
Dividend Tax Plans Okayed By Assembly in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Assembly approved a plan to retain the three percent privilege dividend tax and tax dividends as ordinary income by a vote of 89 to 2. Gov Kohler’s corporation tax plan was defeated by voice vote, and a Senate backed bill to re enact the present tax for two more years was tabled. The measure is expected to raise about 14 million dollars in the next biennium with most funds going to the general fund.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Franke
Milwaukee
R. E. Peterson
Clintonville
Kohler
Wisconsin
Senate
Ludvigsen
R-Hartland
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