Gabreski Weds Kay Cochrane in Prairie Ceremony
Lieut. Col. Francis Gabreski and Kay Cochrane wed in Prairie du Chien. The Mass and reception followed at Our Lady of Angels chapel and Hotel San, with family and military guests attending. The couple left for Chicago for a honeymoon before Gabreski reports for duty in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Bob
Jim Bush
Charles Kloster
Scholastic
S.J
Robert Bohonek
Joseph Vopalik
Prairie du Chien
Villa Louis
Frederick Bigelow
Frank Clanton
Tribune
Harry Larsson
Francis S. Gabreski
Kay Cochrane
Paul Monarski
Robert Vopalik
Hotel San
Gabreski
Stanley Gabrieyski
A. Cochrane
Newton Bush
Our Lady of Angels Chapel
Campion Academy
William Thacker
Mary Ann Cochrane
Carl Milchen
Lottie Gabreski
Mary Bush
Col. Bush
Miss Cochrane
Chicago
Washington
Francis Gabreskis
Milwaukee
Order of the Purple Hearth Veterans’ Organization
Wisconsin Soldiers Released From German Camps Return Home
Fifty five Wisconsin soldiers freed from German prison camps passed through an Allied camp in France on their 60 day furlough before reporting to an army center for reassignment or discharge. They recount German atrocities and forced marches while receiving medical care uniforms and souvenirs. Notable names include Pfc Harold D Walters of La Crosse Flight Officer Welton J Brewer of Viroqua and Corp Albert G Hundt of Bangor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
France
Wisconsin
Germany
United States
Army
Pfc
Harold D. Walters
Losey Boulevard North
la Crosse
Wis
Welton J. Brewer
Viroqua
Corp
Albert G. Hundt
Bangor
Jap Premier Granted Wartime Emergency Powers
The Japanese House of Peers approved wartime emergency measures giving Premier Kantaro Suzuki near total rule by imperial decree. The lower house opposed the plan, saying it would abolish the diet and extended a two day meeting into a lengthy session. Britain to reestablish a world fur trade center in London.
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Associated Press
Turday
Kantaro Suzuki
House of Peers
Suzuki
Britain
London
Playgrounds In La Crosse Open Wednesday After Meetings
Play leaders and supervisors begin the 10 week playground season in La Crosse on Wednesday after Monday and Tuesday conferences at Washburn school. Donald Cooks and Carol Austin lead field duties with others from Teachers College.
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Washburn School
Donald Cooks
Carol Austin
Field
Teachers College
Cooks
Miss Austin
Crowley Field
Hogan
Martin Raebel
Teachers
Leigh Elder
Hans Reuter
Wisconsin Inspector Bruemmer Transferred to Oshkosh Area
S. E. Bruemmer, factory inspector for the Wisconsin State Industrial Commission, is reassigned to the Oshkosh region. J. E. Gillum of Eau Claire will assume duties in Madison and report July 9. The district covers 12 counties from Buffalo and Trempealeau to the Wisconsin river and down to the Illinois line. Bruemmer oversees the area as it strives to fully comply with regulations.
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S. E. Bruemmer
Wisconsin State Industrial Commission
Oshkosh
J. E. Gillum
Eau Claire
Gillum
Madison
Buffalo
Trempealeau
Wisconsin River
Illinois State Line
Bruemmer
la Crosse
Truman Proposes 15 Percent Hike in Congressional Pay
President Truman recommends an immediate 15 percent salary increase for members of Congress and a future minimum of 15000 dollars annually after wage controls end. He suggests raising both senators and representatives to a level aligned with their duties, noting incremental steps under the little steel formula. The House approved a 2500 dollar annual expense allowance awaiting presidential approval while the Senate did not follow.
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Washington
Truman
McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate
Rayburn
House
Mula
Congress
Vatican outlines pope’s bid to keep Italy out of war
The Vatican released an 18 page pamphlet detailing Pope Pius XII’s personal appeal to Mussolini on April 24 1940 to spare Italy a great calamity. Mussolini replied six days later warning of Italy joining the war if needed. The pope defended duty and deflected fears of concentration camps.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Holy See
Italy
Pius XII
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Duce
Dino al- Fieri
Berlin
Alfieri
Immell Visits Truman on Courtesy Call in Washington
Brig. Gen. Ralph M. Immell deputy commanding general of the continental advanced section European theater paid a courtesy call on President Truman Tuesday. He is en route back to his post in Europe after visiting his home in Madison Wisconsin. He knew the chief executive when he was in the senate.
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Washington
Ralph M. Immell
Wisconsin National Guard
Truman
Europe
Madison
Wis
Senate
Police Court Sessions Highlight Drunken Driving Cases
Drunken driving charges occupy the docket with Alfred J. Kobitz pleading not guilty and set for trial Thursday at 10 a.m. Pred Kramer fined 100 dollars and 60 days. license revoked for one year. Real estate transfers list multiple property exchanges in La Crosse and surrounding towns.
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la Crosse
Alfred J. Kobitz
Hood Street
Clifford Garner
Home Oil Co
Marcus Sherburne
Minneapolis
John C. Freng
BR. J. Bangor
Pred Kramer
Onalaska
Wisconsin
Addie Kane
Herman Brocade
Salem
Adolf
Auto-Lite Union Plans Friday Night Meeting
Local No. 396 UAW CIO Electric Auto-Lite workers will hold its regular meeting Friday at 7 20 p m officials announced Tuesday.
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UAW
CIO
Electri Auto-Lite Company
City Council Special Meeting Set for Tuesday Evening
Applications dealers will be considered at a special city council meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m with a committee session at 7 25. Living costs in Egypt have risen 280 percent since 1939.
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Egypt
62 Boys Leave For Bradfield
Sixty two boys waved goodbye from the YMCA on Monday as a bus carried them to Bradfield camp. Director Clark Dobbins led the group with Ray Had graft as assistant, craft and waterfront duties assigned, and a full staff named to supervise meals and activities.
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YMCA
Clark Dobbins
Ray Hadgraft
Leonard Anderson
William Brown
Louis Buchan
Jimmy
Steven Burgess
George
William Butterfield
John Carlson
Eldon Coleman
Kenneth French
Frank Flynn
Lyle Fink
Harold Gisboe
Jerome Gunderson
David
Glen Harger
Death of Mrs Belle Gounkey in Sparta Wisconsin
Mrs. Belle Gounkey, 78, died at St. Marys hospital Sunday. Funeral services will be held at 1 30 p m at the home and 2 p m in the Leon church. The Rev AE Fredericks will officiate. She was born April 6 1868.
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Belle Gounkey
Sparta
Wis
St. Mary’s Hospital
Leon Church
AE Fredericks
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Y’ Summer Center
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Richard Schelba
Fred Smith
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Rodney Larson
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Fritz Geald
James Howard
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