Woman Injured At Race Track In Onalaska Speedway Incident
An Onalaska woman, Mrs. Angus McConnell, 47, suffered serious injuries after a runaway parked car rolled onto the Speedway racing oval and struck her. Police report that the vehicle, owned by Camp McCoy serviceman Joseph Vaughn, had been placed in reverse on an embankment near the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
Speedway Racing Oval
Angus McConnell
la Crosse County
McConnell
Camp McCoy
Joseph Vaughn
Washington
Vern Lamp
Vaughn
Racing Ag
Shelby Townip
Edward Linhart
Dresbach
Minn
James Schmidt
S. 9Th St
Schmidt
Main
Linhart
Dawn Marie Moor
Alvin Moor
Tomah
Ed Ripley
Monroe County
Fourth Graders Explore Community and School Safety
A Lower French Island School fourth grade group led by W F Billing visited Jefferson School to meet facilities and discuss observations. They conducted health and safety field trips, surveyed the local area for hazards, toured Harvey's Bakery, toured a new house site, and planned skating activities with the West La Crosse Civic League. They also observed wild flowers and birds to support science learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower
French Island
Jefferson School
W. F. Billing
Jefferson
Harvey’s
West la Crosse Civic League
Vehicle Lootings Reported Over Weekend
Police logged multiple car thefts over the weekend. Donald Payne reported clothing stolen from a car on Pearl Street, Earl Nessler said a flashlight, trouble light, fly rod and cigarettes were taken from his car, and Dr. E R Vaughn reported two hubcaps missing from a vehicle parked near Copeland Park. Rose Mary Gilles stated a purse with $1 and eyeglasses was stolen from a car at the VFW Club rooms. An attempted entry on Stanley Schultz’s truck damaged door handles and rear view mirror on Cass Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Payne
Warrens
Pearl Street
Earl Nessler
Prospect St
E. R. Vaughn
S.8th St
Copeland Park
Fifth Avenue South
Rose Mary Gilles
Green Bay St
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Stanley Schultz
Cass St
S. 4Th St
Berle Raises 570000 for Damon Runyon Fund On TV
Mil ton Berle led a coast to coast TV appeal raising 570,211 in pledges and checks for the Damon Runyon Memorial Cancer Fund. The four hour marathon on 47 NBC stations ended at 9 30 a m EST yesterday. Celebrities joined the effort and 175 telephone operators handled pledge calls. The Fraternal Order of Eagles donated 125,000 as the largest single contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Milton Berle
Damon Runyon
National Broadcasting Company TV
Berle
Order of Eagles
County Court Daily Records from La Crosse
Edward J. Murach of Camp McCoy fined 25 dollars for night speed limit violation on Highway 16 June 7. John P. Smith, Camp McCoy, pleaded guilty to speeding on Highway 16 near the county line, fined 15 dollars. William A. Manders of Chaseburg fined 25 dollars for reckless driving on Highway 35 June 8. Harley A. Ostrom of Chaseburg fined for reckless driving on Highway 35 June 8. Myron Pfaff of West Salem fined 5 dollars for driving an overloaded truck June 4. Orville E. Bosler of 728 Gould Street pleaded innocent to drunken driving charges from June 9 on Highway 16, Campbell, ordered to trial June 13 at 2 p.m.. bond 125 dollars. Lester Manske and R. J. Stoddard fined 10 dollars for driving an overloaded truck on Highway 14 June 7. Robert S. Peterson of Avon Street fined 1 dollar plus 2 dollar state fee for driving a nonregistered bar in Onalaska June 8. Howard Taft of Tomah forfeited 25 dollar cash bond for failing to appear on speeding charges June 6 on Highway 16 Burns. William L. Ulmen of 1228 Ferry Street forfeited 5 dollar cash bond for stop sign violation on highways FF and FC, Shelby June 8. Mrs. Sylvia A. Larson of Holmen forfeited 5 dollar cash bond for not appearing on stop sign violation June 7 Highway 16 Hamilton. Harold Herman of Mindoro fined 5 dollars for overloaded truck on Highway 16. John Blazek of 1906 Charles S&J pleaded guilty to overloaded truck on Highway FF Shelby May 5 and fined 5 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Edward J. Murach
Camp McCoy
John P. Smith
William A. Manders
Chaseburg
Shelby
Harley A. Ostrom
Myron Pfaff
West Salem
Orville E. Bosler
Gould St
Campbell
Lester Manske
R.J. Stoddard
Robert S. Peterson
Avona St
Onalaska
Howard Taft
Tomah
Wis
Burns
William L. Ulmen
Ferry St
Sylvia A. Larson
Holmen
Highway 16
Hamilton
Harold Herman
Mindoro
John Blazek
Charles S&j
Shelee
Speeding and driving without due caution bonds posted in Sparta
Robert Van Durker of Milwaukee posted 10 dollars bond for speeding. James Butzler of La Crosse posted 15 dollars bond for driving without due caution. Fire incident June 7 at 5 33 p m with one engine and truck dispatched to 1222 Cass S and J for overheated air conditioning motor. no fire. Owen Jackson. June 7 at 8 55 p m two engines to 319 Caledonia St for leaking refrigerator. George Fuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Robert van Durker
Milwaukee
James Butzler
la Crosse
Cass S&j
Owen Jackson
Caledonia St
George Fuller
Hospital Transport For Local Resident After Illness
Taken to a local hospital in a police ambulance after Hiram Clemens 72 of 716 St James nt fell ill at 9 23 p m Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Clemens
St. James
Hope To Speed Foreign Aid Bill To Truman
Washington leaders hope to send a $6.447 billion foreign aid authorization to President Truman after Senate debate. The measure would fund military and economic aid for FY starting July 7, with a House approved plan totaling $4.598 billion for military aid and $1.805 billion for economic relief worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Washington
Senate
Sen
Kem
R-Mo
House
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Cars Collide at City Intersections Injuring Two Drivers
Police report multiple city crashes Sunday at Third and Mississippi Streets and at Eighth and Cass Streets. Lorraine Ammerman and Robert Faas suffered vehicle damage after Faas turned right. Burgess and Shaw collided at Eighth and Cass. Wehling and Orth damaged near West Avenue and Jackson Street. Two hit run incidents also reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third
Mississippi
Lorraine Ammerman
Badger St
Robert Faas
Wood St
Faas
Ammerman
William Burgess
S. 13Th St
Floyd Shaw
S. 8Th St
Eighth
Cass
Burgess
Shaw
Oscar Wehling
Stoddard
Elmer Orth
Camp McCoy
West Avenue
Jackson Street
Wehling
Orth
Jackson
Harvey Jackel
Mtd. R
Ninth and
Jackson Streets
Robert Davis
Long Dr
N. 3Rd St
Judge explains fair trial to visiting French Scouts in La Crosse
Sixth Circuit Judge Lincoln Neprud told five French Rover Scouts about the American jury system during a hiatus in a personal injuries suit in La Crosse. He described selecting a fair impartial jury and invited the group to return to La Crosse in the future. The Scouts Philippe Andrieu Guy Desjarrest Marc Valette Guy Morance and Daniel Guian were joined by La Crosse Scout executive B W Ingi as they wrap up a Western Hemisphere trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Neprud
la Crosse
Phillipe Andrieu
Guy Desjarchester
Marc Valette
Guy Morance
Daniel Guian
B. W
Pat) Ingli
Western Hemisphere
Gates To Be Heard On U S Red Party Aims
Washington dispatch reports the Communist Party calls imprisoned leaders to testify under oath as the U S government seeks to force registration as a foreign controlled group under the 1950 Internal Security Act. John Gates, ex Daily Worker editor, testifies as first witness amid a government case built on alleged Moscow control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Communist Party Today
Moscow
John Gates
The
Daily Worker
Subversive Activities Control Board
Gates
Atlanta
U.S
Sol
New York City
Control Board
Communist Party of the
Russia
Reds
Births at St Marys and other area hospitals
Births reported from St Marys Hospital Sparta Wis June 7 a daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert White Tomah Leona Worthington Grandview June 7 a daughter Aileen Con stance to Mr and Mrs Dan Hether 2135 Redfield St Lilian Haugen Caledonia Minn Community Hospital June 6 a daughter to Mr and Mrs Walter Arnold Lansing Ia June 4 a son to Mr and Mrs Edward Grzecka Barrington Il Theresa Strub
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Hospital
Sparta
Wis
Robert White
Tomah
Leona Worthington
Grandview
Aileen Constance
Dan Hether
Redfield St
Lilian Haugen
Caledonia
Minn
Community Hospital
Walter Arnold
Lansing
Edward Grzecka
Barrington
Theresa Strub
Man Disturber of Eisenhower Conference Vandalizes Home
Dr. Emanuel M. Josephson 57 reported two glass doors smashed and a fertilizer can tossed into his E 69th Street home after he disrupted Ike's news conference by questioning his ties to Alger Hiss. Eisenhower addressed questions and named Hiss's prior meetings. Hiss is a former government official serving a federal prison term for perjury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Emanuel M. Josephson
E. 69Th Street
Josephson
Alger Hiss
Eisenhower
Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Foundation
Prison Inmate Escapes While Working at Waukesha School
Forest O. Burse a 42 year old state prison inmate escaped today from a construction crew at the State School for Boys in Waukesha. Burse was sentenced January 23 1951 from Racine County to a 15 year term for operating a car without the owner's consent and a state wide alarm was issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Department of Public Welfare
Forest O. Burse
State School For Boys
Waukesha
Burse
Racine County
Car Stolen From Dunbar Home In Wisconsin Plate
Police report a 1951 DeSoto four door sedan stolen from William Dunbar at 2107 Market St. The light blue car had keys left inside and Wisconsin license B71721. The theft occurred about 4 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dunbar
Market St
Dunbar
Hadeen
Wisconsin
Pay Increase for All Service Members Takes Effect May First
MAJ Thomas M Nias reports Congress raised pay and allowances for servicemen and veterans. The 14 percent food and rent hike applies to all ranks, excluding special duty pay. Most will see the raise by month end, with base pay plus possible other allowances forming total monthly pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Nias
Congress
thed _list
Two La Crosse Men Patent New Boat Trailer
The U S Patent Office granted patent 2 594 540 on an Adjustable Trailer For Boats to Alvin D Cole and Frank J Kowalewski of La Crosse Wisconsin The invention describes a light sturdy adjustable trailer with a clamping mechanism to prevent motion of a boat during transport and attaches to the rear bumper of an automobile
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
United States
Alvin D. Cole
Frank J. Kowalewski
Cole and Kowalewski
Refugees Stream From East German Zone Amid Berlin Tensions
East Germans fled west as Soviet troops reinforced border guards and Allied patrols faced restrictions on Berlin lifelines. Rumors floated of three more border crossings closing, though officials denied basis. Traffic from West Germany to Berlin remained normal, with reports of mass exodus near Coburg where over 1,000 escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
West Berlin
Russia
Radio
West Germany
Helmstedt- Berlin
Coburg
Israel Acts on Forced Loan to Boost Budget
Israel began a 10 percent levy on deposits over 50 pounds and large currency notes in a forced loan to strengthen the budget. Savings bonds at 4 percent for 15 years will replace the burned note proceeds, with a June 23 exchange deadline and plans to extend the measure to property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
Eliezer Kaplan
Kaplan
Parents Arrested For Beating And Burning Girl
CHICAGO The parents of 8 year old Janice O Keefe were charged with contributing to a child's dependency after the girl was hospitalized with cigarette burns and severe beating. Detectives said Janice told them her father beat her with a stick Thursday and her mother burned her with a cigarette. Bond set at 300 dollars each with a June 13 date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Janice O’keefe
James Stokes
Henry Ferguson
Janice
James E
Patricia
License Suspended for 80-Year-Old West Salem Driver
An 80-year-old West Salem man Bert R. from West Salem had his state license suspended after a crash with a county road grader on Main Street West Salem. County Judge Roy V. Ahlstrom ordered license confiscation after findings of physical unfitness to drive and police arrest following the collision. The driver claimed not to see the grader until it was too late to avoid impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Salem
la Crosse
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Bert
Main Street
Soldier Robert Suter Returns Home After Army Discharge
Pfc. Robert Suter, 24, La Crosse, formerly of Galesville, visited friends in town Friday after receiving discharge from Army service. His mother Mrs. Cliffie Suter accompanied him. They plan an extended motor trip through western states. Suter was stationed at Fort Monmouth New Jersey in radio technology after 13 months of service and basic training at Camp Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Robert Suter
la Crosse
Cliffie ‘Suter
Suter
Fort Monmouth
N.J
Camp Gora
DOC To Hold Hearing Here On Tentative Platform
Lee Swett announces a hearing at City Hall at 8 p m Wednesday on a tentative platform for state convention adoption. Mrs Edna Bowen Lancaster Grant County platform chair will conduct. Labor farm groups teachers associations and League of Women Voters urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Swett
3Rd District
Democratic Organizing Committee
Oshkosh
Edna Bowen
Lancaster
Grant County
Labor
League of Women Voters
Swett
CIO-PAC Endorses Reuss and Proxmire for Governor and Senate
Atty Henry Reuss of Milwaukee and Assemblyman William Proxmire of Blooming Grove were endorsed by the state CIO Political Action Committee at a Madison meeting. The group urged voters to reject the advisory reapportionment referendum in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Henry Reuss
Milwaukee
U.S
William Proxmire
Blooming Grove
State Cio
Rasmussen Named Executive of Eau Claire Consistory
Albert A. Rasmussen of La Crosse, 33rd degree Mason, elected commander-in-chief of the Eau Claire Consistory Scottish Rite Masonry. Dowling announced the triennial election naming Rasmussen to succeed G. Otis Linderman. Officers elected or reappointed include Orrin H. Larrabee, Willard V. Jackson, Hobart G. Beck and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert A. Rasmussen
la Crosse
Eau Claire
iMasonry
E. C. Dowling
Rasmussen
G. Otis Linderman
Orrin H. Larrabee
Chippewa Falls
La Crosse Police Officers to Testify on Gambling Ties
Twenty eight La Crosse police officers are to be questioned at John Doe investigation hearings on Tuesday and Thursday, as District Attorney John Bosshard reports. The probe, spurred by a U S grand jury finding a gambling link, has already questioned 51 people in five sessions. About 100 witnesses are expected. 14 will testify Tuesday and 14 Thursday about alleged ties from 1936 to 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
John Doe
John Bosshard
Monay
Bosshard
U.S
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Ahlstrom
Fasting preacher from Ozarks dies after 51 day fast
The Rev. J. J. Ivie a 57 year old Assembly of God minister from Cherryville Missouri died early today at his home after a 51 day fast begun to seek the more perfect will of God for his life. His wife and five sons and a daughter were at his side. Ivie had forbidden medical aid and insisted his death could be God’s will. He had lost about 36 pounds since starting the fast and weighed about 130 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherryville
Ozarks
J. J. Ivie
Assembly of God Church
St. Louis
Ivie
Jesus
Warren to Return for Flag Day in Fredonia
Gov Earl Warren of California will be guest of honor in Fredonia Wisconsin next Saturday as Flag Day is observed in the village where he was born. The cobblestone schoolhouse on Stony Hill, site of the first Flag Day 67 years ago, again hosts the patriotic ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Wis
Earl Warren
California
Stony Hill
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Paul D. Overton
Overton
Dewey Reinstra
John Neuman
Ove Guberud
Wisconsin Act Grand Council
Guberud
State Health Department
Daily Records County Court
Red Party
Vito Marcantonio
Communist Party
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Arty’s National Committee
Herbert Aptheker
Ike
Maj Nial
Cole and
Kowalewski
Don Doane
Doc
Cio-Pac
Reuss
Ole A. Praat
IA. A. Rasmusser
Lord
Warren
Ole A. Flaat
Flant
Red River Valley
Grand Forks
N. D
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Woodrow Lobnitz
Renville
Northern States Power Company
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