Probe Story Of Abduction Of City Boy
County crime investigator A M Joe Josephson said he is probing a 15 year old boy’s claim of forcible abduction by two men from a city bus stop Wednesday night between 7 30 and 8 p m The youth was dumped about one fourth mile past the Alpine Inn on Grandad Bluff and found dazed He was hospitalized overnight and released Thursday as investigators pursue further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M
Joe) Josephson
Grandad Bluff
Josephson
Vandalism Report At 912 Badger Street Hears Quiet Night Disrupted
A woman on Badger Street reported vandalism incidents including a scratched car and a tossed beer bottle hitting her house window. She said vandals flashed lights into her eyes while she sat on her porch. The second sentence about dinosaurs is unrelated to the local incident.
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Badger St
Notice of Liquor License Applications Filed in La Crosse
City posts list of Class B Class A and pharmacist permits sought by numerous individuals and companies for locations across La Crosse. Includes names such as Amacher Ethel and Don Moore Anderson Inez G Anderson Kenneth W Arentz Franklin W Arentz and many more with residences and business addresses. Public notice states applications dated June 5 1954 with city clerk Alice A Dickson signature.
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Name Amacher
Ethel
Don Moore Anderson
Inez G Anderson
Kenneth W. Arentz
Franklin W. Ashley
Cornelius Bailly
Chas. H
de Bantie
Louis J. Barge
Irene M. Bates
Sylvester
Ed Becker
Rheine H Beranek
William O Bioss
Glen A
Vernon Bodega
Ine Bohlman
Leo E
Alvin T. Amsrud
American Legion
South 6Th St
Amvet Club
South 1d
Bagies Lodge
Fifth Ave
Elks Lodge
Knights of Columbus
la Crosse Club
la Crosse Labor Temple Assn
Knight Pioneer Labor Hall Association
Alice A. Dickson
Suspect Won't Admit Or Deny Kidnapping Case
In Phoenix a 41 year old unemployed welder Daniel J. Marsin was jailed for kidnaping after a lineup identified him by Mrs Evelyn Ann Smith. County attorney William Mahoney said Marsin would not admit guilt and gave only marginal details with an attorney. Police link a ransom note to a typewriter found at Marsin's home and search a service station attendant tied to the case.
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Phoenix
Ariz.p
Evelyn Ann
Daniel J. Marsin
Smith
Marsin
Herbert
Superstition Mountains
Vic Soule
Insurance school honors earned by Arenz at Lake Delton
Herbert G Arenz of 1515 Travis' Int won contest honors at a four day specialized life insurance school conducted by Mutual Service Insurance Companies at Lake Delton Arenz joined the Mutual Service agency force in March.
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Herbert G. Arenz
Travis’ Int
Surance
Mutual Service Insurance Companies
Lake Delton
Arenz
Mutual Service Agency
Farm speech hints at party unity and health
The speaker laments political health, contrasts 1948 Republican harmony with Democratic discord, and notes McCarthy plans a later address in Sioux Falls. If delayed, Senate hearings on his dispute with Pentagon officials may summon committee chief of staff Francis P. Carr when they reconvene Monday morning.
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McCarthy
Sioux Falls
S.C
Washington
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Pentagon
Committee
Francis P. Carr
Two Cars Damaged In Shelby Township Collision
Two cars were slightly damaged in a collision on Highway 14 in Shelby Township Friday according to a county highway police report. No one was injured. Donald F. Linstrath 1417 8 Atlantic St Alhambra California and Robert Miner 402 S 22nd St were involved. Linstrath’s car had right front wheel damage while Miner reported right rear fender damage.
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Shelby Township
Donald F. Linstrath
Atlantic
Alhambra
Calif
Robert Miner
Miner
22Nd St
Linstrath
Notice of Messing on Final Settlement in Tausche Estate
Wisconsin La Crosse County Court schedules July 6 1954 hearing for Hattie M Tausche administratrix final account examinations and allowance of debts and claims and residue assignment and inheritance tax determination in Herman A Tausche deceased case. Judge R V Ahlstrom authorizes the action with attorney Hubert J Schleiter listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Herman A. Tausche
la Crosse
Hattie M. Tausche
R. V. Ahlstrom
Hubert J. Schleiter
Hoeschier Bidg
Wis
Five Killed In 2 Collisions Near Here
Two crashes on highways 45 and 29 left five dead and several injured. Victims include Gary Hunter 20 Racine in the first collision near here and Walter Tesch 31 Marathon with his 12 year old daughter Sandra in the second crash two miles west of Wausau. Roy Wirtz 23 Green Bay was among the injured. An inquest was scheduled.
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Gary Hunter
Racine
John Newton
Neopit
John Newton Jr
Rochelle
Fred Blankshai
Chicago
Langlade Memorial Hospital
Wausaup
Wirtz
Tesch
John W. Hilgensperger
Wisconsin delegates weigh Knowles bid for state ticket
At the convention the drive to drop Lt. Gov George M. Smith from the endorsed slate and replace him with State Sen. Warren P. Knowles drew strong support. Knowles, presented by Laurence Hall, won applause as an architect of policy, while Smith vows a tough September primary. Zimmerman remains a likely nominee despite opposition. Local Milwaukee backing for Smith clashes with out-state GOP influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Smith
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
Smith
Senate
D. J. Kenny
West Bend
Hall
Vernon W. Thomson
Thomson
Zimmerman
Milwaukee
GOP
Two 13 year old runaways reported in area
Local authorities were notified Wednesday that two 13 year old boys James Stach and John Crivers ran away. The Catholic Welfare Bureau reported a 12 year old boy Lindsey O'Brien had strayed from his foster home at 813 S 6th St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stach
John Crivers
Catholic Welfare Bureau
Lindsey O'Brien
Kenneth Kelly
S. 6Th St
Death notices for Gene Mendez and Alma A. Sheets
Gene Mendez 55 of 2332 Wood St died in a local hospital Saturday after a short illness. Funeral arrangements by Nelson Funeral Home are incomplete. Alma A. Sheets 41, wife of Palmer Larson, died in a local hospital Saturday after a lingering illness. Born September 22, 1912 in La Crosse, she is survived by her husband, father LeRoy Sheets, three daughters Fay Bonnie Peaslee Karen Anna, three sons Robert Jim mie Palmer Jr., five sisters, one brother, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at Sletten-McKee South Side chapel Monday 7–9 p.m. and Tuesday at the church from 1 p.m. until service time.
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Gene
Esther) Mendez
Wood St
Nelson Funeral Home
Alma A. Larson
Palmer Larson
West Ave. S
la Crosse
LeRoy Sheets
Huntsville
Ala
Fay
Bonnie) Peaslee
Karen
Anna
Robert
Korea
Jimmie and
Palmer Jr
Inga Church
Ervin
Ruth) Bey
West la Crosse
Edna May Sheets
Stevenstown
Vernon
Mildred) Miller
Joe
Jacqueline) Rassler
San Antonio
Tex
Bernard Sheets
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
Harold Backer
Woodlawn
Sletten-McKee South Side
Border Patrol Convention Ties to Rio Grande Border
Convention events include a staged Mexican Calvary with Pancho Villa and Texas Rangers, a surprise for border veterans. The patrol’s 40th anniversary in 1956 will center on the border, with an informal buffet Saturday at 7 p.m. and a dance at the American Legion Club, continuing Sunday with a 12:30 p.m. banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary
Riding Academy
Pancho Villa
Texas Rangers
Rio Grande
American Legion Club
the Legion Club
McCarthy ouster debate looms over Flanders motion
A Republican senator expects a Senate vote on Flanders motion after Cooper’s remark about the ouster. Flanders urged McCarthy to respond to questions from a 1953 Senate elections subcommittee report, including alleged misuses of funds and improper acts in his 1944-46 campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stant
Flanders
McCarthy
Senate Elections
Senate
Lustron Corp
Young Seeks Control Of Central Board With Stock Blitz
After February’s rejection of his bid for the road board chair, Young denounced opponents and mounted a rapid campaign. He acquired more stock, gave speeches, held press conferences, and ran ads. By mid April his slate of 15 nominees controlled central stock, while embattled Central Board members could muster 106,122 shares.
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Central Board
The
Road
Central
Young
Board of Directors
Kennedy Speech Sparks McCarthy Jackson Clash
A Kennedy speech about a Wisconsin senator triggers a heated exchange among Kennedy McCarthy and Jackson. The discussion touches on Schine's psychological warfare plan, anti-Communist propaganda ideas, and queries about overseas broadcasting linked to MIT and RCA, with McCarthy denying Jackson's claims.
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Wisconsin
McCarthy
Flanders
Colin-Kennedy
Jackson
State Department
Schine
Elks Lodges
Knights of Columbus
Wisconsin rally echoes Eisenhower policy pitch
County leader lauded the administration’s Korea policy and alleged gains in national defense at lower costs and lower taxes. She cited the St Lawrence Seaway program and a crackdown on racketeers deporting over 800. The speaker urged milk farmers to back Republican candidates, arguing for continued federal price support.
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Eisenhower
Korea
Withrow
Wisconsin
Congress
Auto-Lite Toledo meeting gathers 67 plant leaders
At the company quarterly meeting in Toledo 67 plant managers and key personnel met from The Electric Auto-Lite Co. to exchange ideas on production and management. B A Fay VP in charge of production presided and James P Falvey Auto-Lite president addressed the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Padesky
Auto-Lite
la Crosse
Electric Auto-Lite Co
Toledo
B. A. Fay
Youth Council Dance Draws 800 La Crosse Students
About 800 La Crosse school students attended the second Youth Council dance at Myrick Park on Friday. Central Logan Aquinas and junior high ninth graders danced to Central High School Swing Band guided by William Baker. Adults chaperoned as the event raised funds and introduced the youth council to peers.
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la Crosse School
Youth Council
Myrick Park
Central
Logan
Aquinas
Central High School
William Baker
Deaths in Tri-State WAUKON Iowa John Riley 71
John Riley 71 died at a nursing home after a long illness. Funeral services set for Saturday at Bakke Hanson Funeral Home and St Patrick's Catholic Church in Waukon. Burial in St Marys Cemetery Lycurgus. Survived by wife Mary Walsh two sons and three daughters plus 11 grandchildren and several siblings. He served 23 years as day assistant to the superintendent of Allamakee County Home.
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Iowa
John Riley
Bakke-Hanson
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Lycurgus
Riley
French Creek Township
Thomas Riley
Mary Walsh
Harry Saewert
Edward Quillin
Leo Schmidt
la Crosse
Francis
Vincent
Patrick Ward
George Ward
Robert White
Fresno
Calif
Austin
French
Creek Township
Leo
Ogalla
Neb
Allamakee County
Melrose Woman Dora Beach Dies in Florida
Melrose, Wis special correspondent reports the death of Mrs Dora Beach on June 3 in Newport Richey, Florida. Burial was at Sylvania Park Cemetery. She was the daughter of the late Fred H. White Sr. and his wife and was born in Melrose. She married H S Beach, son of the late E S Beach of Melrose, and had lived in the Wachter home.
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Melrose
Wis
Howard Wachter
Dora Beach
Newport Richey
Fla
Sylvania Park
Burgess Fined for Driving While Intoxicated in Sparta
Daily Records police court reports Sparta Wisconsin Wilbert Burgess of Camp McCoy was fined 75 dollars and costs on a charge of driving while intoxicated Justice Henry C Fanning presiding Merlin Stigen age 30 of 1914 S Losey Blvd forfeited a 15 dollar bail bond for failure to appear on drunk and disorderly conduct charges Hubert Finnegan age 46 of South Pettibone Island forfeited a 15 dollar bail bond for failure to appear on drunk and disorderly conduct charges
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Wilbert Burgess
Camp McCoy
Henry C. Fanning
Merlin Stigen
S. Losey Blvd
Hubert Finnegan
South Pettibone Island
Local 201 to Send Delegates to 57th AFL Convention
Irving W. Peshak Roy E. Smith and Merritt Wagner will represent Local 201 AFL at the 57th annual Milwaukee convention opening June 14. Delegates will hear President James Petrillo and other guests while transacting union business including legislation and officer elections. The convention is the AFL union's supreme governing body and has met annually since 1896, except during two war years.
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Irving W. Peshak
Roy E. Smith
Merritt Wagner
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
Musician's Union
Milwaukee
Jame C. Petrillo
Man Loses Billfold Containing 340 Dollars Downtown
Bert Williams reports he misplaced a billfold with 340 dollars downtown after parking at 4th and State. He retraced his steps to Ed's Cigar Store alley and rear door but the wallet was not found, nor was it in the car. The cash comprised eight twenty dollar, five ten dollar, and remaining five dollar bills.
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Bert Williams
S. 7Th St
4Th
State Streets
Weather Record Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Forecast
The US Department of Commerce reports generally fair conditions across Wisconsin tonight and Sunday with cooling. Minnesota marks fair skies and cooler conditions in the southeast tonight, with Sunday remaining fair. Iowa shows generally fair conditions in the north, partly cloudy and scattered thunder showers in the south, and cooler in the southeast tonight through Sunday.
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United States Weather Bureau
New York
Pennsylvania
Great Northwest
Atlantic
Pacific
US Department OF Commerce
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Boy Escapes Injury In Car and Bicycle Crash
A six year old La Crosse boy escaped injury when his bicycle collided with a car at 4 33 p m on 16th street near Clinton street. William Russell age 6 of 1623 Winnebago St reportedly rode in front of Eugene Strasser 17 of 2414 S 14th St. The bike's wheel and fork were damaged.
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la Crosse
16Th Street
Clinton Street
William Russell
Winnebago St
Eugene Strasser
S. 14Th St
Rose Street
George R. Gilbert
French Island
S. van Akkemn
S. 16Th St
Gilbert
4Th
State Streets
Alger Schillings
N. 24Th St
John Skilbeck
Schillings
Skilbeck
South Avenue
Robert Clark
Rochester
Minn
Neal Melvin Jensen
Los Angeles
Calif
Arcadia Girl Loses Ring Catches Fish
Miss Mary Giemza twenty one daughter of Mr and Mrs George Giemza lost a valuable diamond ring while fishing in Trempealeau River near Arcadia Wisconsin Tuesday evening. She was with her fiance Myron Angst as she reeled in a fish and promptly cleaned it hoping the ring was swallowed. Angst plunged into the river fully clothed and the search continued the next day but the ring was not found.
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Arcadia
Wis
Mary Giemza
George Giemza
Trempealeau River
Giemgza
Myron Angst
Ontario Man Hurt In Dynamite Blast
Ontario man Howard Smith, 62, was in slightly improved condition Saturday morning at a Sparta hospital after a dynamite charge exploded prematurely Friday afternoon. A veteran blaster for Schendel Brothers, he was lighting a charge in the Schendel Quarry on State Highway 71 when the blast struck his lower abdomen. he was brought to the hospital about 6 p.m. by a son who was working with him.
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Sparta
Wis
Howard Smith
Ontario
Smith
Schendel Brothers
Schendel
Sth
Noorwalk
Sparta Hospital
Marriage Licenses Whitehall Wis
Einar Theodore Lemb of Pigeon town and Margaret Hazel Anderson of Whitehall wed on June 11. Monroe County couple Glen D Warner and Arlene Lynn Crook from Wilton are listed in the same license notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Einar Theodore Lemb
Pigeon
Margaret Hazel Anderson
Whitehall
Glen D. Warner and
Arlene Iyn Crook
Wilton
Winona and Chicago Livestock Prices and Hours
Swift and Co lists buying hours 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily with after hours care. Hog prices range from 19 to 24 per hundredweight across weight classes, with thin hogs discounted. Cattle and lamb markets show steady or varying values, with detailed ranges for fed steers, heifers, bulls, and lambs. Chicago receipts note salable hogs and cattle with price bands for prime to good grades and utility levels.
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Bologna
Chicago Livestock Chicago
USDA
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