Car Crashes Into House After Near Miss With Cab
Near collision on Rose and Hagar streets at 1 59 a m left Burr N Wenzel s northbound car and a taxicab unable to pass. Wenzel swerved and struck William Hewkins s house causing $10 damage. Car losses totaled $200.
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William Hewkins
Rose Street
Rose and
Hagar Streets
Burr N. Wenzel
Wenzel
Tom Marlow
West Avenue
Denton
Marlow
Paul E. Dunn
Vine Street
Dunn
P. W. Hulick
North Eighth Street
Hulick
Herman J. Zeichert
Onalaska
Obituary of James Henry Kane 1854 193? 93
James Henry Kane 93 died in a local hospital Sunday. He was born in Beetown Wisconsin June 11 1854 and ran a Graying business in La Crosse retiring in 1934. Survived by two daughters Mrs Oscar Hanson and Mrs C Schlagel of La Crosse four sons Mark Robert Fred Kane of La Crosse and John of Monroe one brother William Kane of Dodge Center 14 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Sletten McKee Co south side chapel Rev Fritz Miller officiating burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call this evening.
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James Henry Kane
Beetown
Wis
la Crosse
Oscar Hanson
C. Schlagel
Mark
Robert
Fred Kane
John
Monroe
William Kane
Dodge Center
Minn
Southside
Sletten-McKee Co
Fritz Miller
Oak Grove Cemetery
Pioneer La Crosse County resident Louis A. Belling dies at 79
Louis A. Belling, 79, of Sand Lake Coulee Onalaska died suddenly at his farm home Sunday. Survived by two sons Harry of La Crosse and William of Onalaska, daughter Esther of La Crosse, sister Emma of La Crosse, brothers Albert of Detroit Lakes and Rev. Wesley of Charles City, Ia., and ten grandchildren. Born November 27 1869 in Shelby, he was a La Crosse county pioneer.
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Louis A. Belling
Sand Lake Coulee
Onalaska
Harry
la Crosse
William
Esther Belling
Emma Belling
Albert
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Wesley Belling
Charles City
la Crosse County
Shelby
Longtime Chipmunk Coulee Farmer Dies in Sand Lake Area
A Shelby school board member and lifelong farmer in Chipmunk Coulee and Sand Lake Coulee died after years on the land. His wife died in 1918 and a son in 1945. Services by Rev. R. F. Halberg were scheduled at the farm home, with burial at a local chapel. Burial details and visit times were announced for Monday and Tuesday at the Hellwig Morris funeral chapel and farm home.
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Chipmunk Coulee
Town of Shelby
Sand Lake Coulee
R. F. Halberg
Oak Grove Cemetery
Hellwig-Morris
Death of Mrs. Margaret Frink in Minneapolis
Word was received of the death of Mrs. Margaret Frink in a Minneapolis hospital Sunday morning. She recently resided in La Crosse for many years. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Margaret Frink
Minneapolis
City
Mrs. Sarah Hitchcock Dies After Illness in Harmony
Mrs. Sarah Hitchcock aged 80 died Sunday at Harmony city hospital after a lingering illness. A Canton Minnesota resident, she had lived at her daughter Mrs. Carl Bruhnke's home at 1123 South 11th street La Crosse for six years. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday afternoon in Canton.
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Sarah Hitchcock
Harmony
Minn
City Hospital
Canton
Carl Bruhnke
South 11Th Street
la Crosse
Funeral Rites Held for Kingsten Weisbecker at Mason Temple
Funeral services for Kingsten Weisbecker age 53 of 511 Jackson Street were conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the Masonic temple with Rev. Mark Andrews and Rev. E L Steineman officiating. Frontier Lodge No 45 F and A M led the Masonic rites. He is survived by his wife Winifred and brother Eldon Weisbecker of La Crosse. His son Lieut Robert Weisbecker was killed in action in World War II. Burial followed at Oak Grove cemetery.
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Kingsten Weisbecker
Jackson Street
Ephrata
Masonic Temple
Mark Andrews
E. L. Steineman
Frontier Lodge No. 45
A. M
Winifred
Eldon
al) Weisbecker
la Crosse
Lieut
Robert Weisbecker
USAAF
Oak Grove Cemetery
Brownie Troop 21 Mothers Feted At Wesley Methodist
Troop Fetes Mothers at Wesley Methodist church for an annual mother-daughter party. Girls performed tap dances and songs while each mother received a corsage. Several Brownies earned future Girl Scout status and cookies were celebrated with top sellers Mary Volten and Beverly Tos trud.
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Brownie
Wesley Methodist Church
Mary Louis Simdars
Mary Jane Meyer
Mary Louise Sidmars
Mary Volten
Patricia Scanlon
Sue Sleik
Judith Kien
W. Crowley
John F. Sleik, Jr
Sue
Lewis R. Fuller
Cathie
Lila Volten
Mary
Elaine Reget
Robert Roellig
Mildred Houska
Opan Foster
Glenwood A. Kramer
Methodist Ordains Five Deacons at Wisconsin Conference
At Sparta Wisconsin the West Wisconsin Conference ordained five young men to the ministry led by Bishop H Clifford Northcott. Charles E Brown Leland Shaw Royceville Charles Hanson Mineral Point Robert Harrison Benton and Orra Compton Albany were ordained deacons with Hanson becoming elder. Retiring ministers honored included L A Swisher Elroy Mrs Abbie Burnett Birchwood and B B Zeuner Viroqua. The session condemned liquor restraint bills and urged peacetime military training.
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Sparta
Wis
Methodist Church
West Wisconsin
H. Clifford Northcott
Madison
Charles E. Brown
Washburn
Leland Shaw
Royceville
Charles Hanson
Mineral Point
Robert Harrison
Benton
Orra Compton
Albany
Hanson
L. A. Swisher
Elroy
Abbie Burnett
Birchwood
B. B. Zeuner
Viroqua
Liberty Pole
Stanley Joslin
Southern
Weather record for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa cooling trend
U S Department of Commerce weather bulletin notes fair and cooler conditions tonight and Tuesday for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. It records river stages at La Crosse Prairie du Chien and nearby gauges with rainfall amounts and forecasts a trough of low pressure bringing showers and cooler air across the region. Sunrise and sunset times are listed along with river forecast details for Hastings Guttenberg and tributaries.
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T.W
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Lansing
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la Crosse
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Hokah
Hastings
Guttenberg
Iowa
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Soo
Texas Panhandle
Great Plains
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Neb
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Colo
Houghton
Mich
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Kas
Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Missiasi Valley
Gulf
Canada
Minnesota
Dakotas
Plains
Silver Lake
Calif
O B Boyum 81 Dies at Peterson Minnesota
O B Boyum 81 died Sunday at the home of his daughter Mrs Henry Grover in Peterson after months of ill health. Born July 11 1867 in Fjernlandson Norway he came to North Prairie at 18 and farmed until retirement. He married Helena Larson in 1890 who died in 1913. Survived by six sons Benhart Adolph Truman Arthur Orville in Peterson area Harvey Milaca and five daughters Julia Gilbertson Mabel Haslerud Bertha Kjos Florence Basner Myrtle Grover and 27 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at 1 30 p m at the Arthur Boyum home and 2 p m at Arendahl Lutheran Church burial in Arendahl Cemetery.
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Benhart
Adolph
Truman
Arthur
Orville
Peterson Area
Harvey
Milaca
Minn
Benard
Julia) Gilbertson
Edwin
Mabel) Haslerud
Fargo
N. D
Bertha) Kjos
Utica
George
Florence) Basner
Los Angeles
Henry
Myrtle
Whitehall Bank Official Oscar Elstad Dies at 68
Oscar W. Elstad 68 assistant cashier at John O. Melby and Company bank Whitehall died Saturday afternoon at a local hospital. He served in Trempealeau County bankers association, planned services at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Whitehall with burial in Lincoln cemetery. Survivors include his wife Cora Bensend and two brothers Scott and Rudolph plus sister Edna. He began at the bank in 1916 after earlier work in a family meat market. Born September 23 1881 at Independence, he attended Independence High School and Wisconsin Business University in La Crosse.
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Whitehall
Wis
Oscar W. Elstad
John O. Melby and Company Bank
Whitehall Hospital
Elstade
Trempealeau County Bankers Association
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
O. G. Birkeland
Lincoln Cemetery
Elstad
Independence
James J
Anne Elstad
Independance
Wisconsin Business University
la Crosse
Melvin Elstad
Oscar Libakken
Bank
Cora Bensend
Scott C
Rudolph
Duluth
Edna
Taycheedah
Funeral services for Gwen Bauman in Hillsboro Monday
Funeral services for Gwen dolyn Bauman 38 registered nurse and daughter of Mr and Mrs Jerry Bauman Hillsboro will be held Monday June 13 at the local church according to a family obituary notice in Hillsboro Wisconsin.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Gwendolyn Bauman
Jerry Bauman
Winona Livestock Prices and Chicago Market Update
SWIFT & COMPANY Winona quotes for cattle hogs lambs listed with prices by weight and quality. Chicago and South St. Paul markets show steady to higher hogs and mixed cattle demand with notable loads and ranges across cattle and calf categories.
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Swift & Company Winona
Minn
Sones Ners
Extreme
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
USDA
South ST. Paul
Chicago Grain Prices From Monday Closing
Chicago grain prices show mixed moves with wheat July at 1.93 to 1.97 range and corn July around 1.32, oats near 59, soybeans around 2.25 to 3.02, and lard trading around 11.12. Cash grains list No 1 to No 4 corn prices and oat mixes, with produce receipts and butter and eggs prices noted for Chicago.
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
Nursing graduate Miss Bauman buried in Hillsboro
Funeral services were held at 2 p m at the First Congregational church with Rev J Paul Tatter officiating. Burial followed in Mount Vernon cemetery Hillsboro. Miss Bauman born Nov 21 1910 in Hillsboro was educated at Hillsboro High School and Madison General Hospital School of Nursing. She practiced nursing until health declined and had lived with her parents since then. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Jerry Bauman two brothers Malcolm Hillsboro and William Madison a sister Mrs Henry Shirley Hoehn Galena.
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J. Paul Tatter
Mount Vernon
Hillsboro
Miss Bauman
Hillsboro High School
Madison General Hospital
Jerry Bauman
Malcolm
Henry
Shirley) Hoehn
Galena
William Madison
Senate approves Gordon Gray for Army secretary
The senate by unanimous consent approves Gordon Gray of Winston-Salem North Carolina for secretary of the army. Gray has served as undersecretary. The chamber also confirms John J. McCloy of New York as high commissioner for Germany and head of the U S mission there. William C. Foster of New York becomes deputy administrator for economic cooperation. Milton Katz of Massachusetts named deputy U S special representative in Europe for the ECA.
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Washington
Senate
Gordon Gray
Gray
Winston - Salem
N. C
John J. McCloy
New York
Germany
United States
William C. Foster
Milton Katz
Massachusetts
Europe
Economic Cooperation Administration
Deaths Saturday by the Associated Press
Miss Helen M. McKinstry of Russell Sage College in Troy New York died Saturday. She served as president emeritus and was born in Winnebago Minnesota. Wheat is noted as the most widely distributed cereal crop.
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Associated Press
Troy
N. Y
Helen M. McKinstry
Russell Sage College
Winnebago, Minn
MacArthur Replies To Russ Letter On Japan Disorder
In Tokyo General Douglas MacArthur blasts a Soviet letter as propaganda accusing Moscow of inciting disorder in Japan. He brands Lt General Derevyanko's note as inaccurate and masking Soviet role while praising Japan's orderly society. Derevyanko claimed suppression of trade unions and democratic groups.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Russia
Japan
K. N. Derevyanko
Allied Council For Japan
Derevyanko
President Directed To Trim Executive Funds
The Senate expenditures committee approved a resolution directing President Truman to cut five to ten percent from funds voted for executive agencies. Chairman McClellan said the measure, passed 8 to 2, could save 2 to 4 billion dollars in the next fiscal year and might lead to a balanced budget without new taxes depending on tax receipts.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate Expenditures Committee
McClellan
D-Ark
Vic Damone to wed Youngstown girl 19
Vic Damone the singer and radio idol plans to marry a 19 year old Youngstown girl. The report notes the couple’s engagement amid era music fame and public attention.
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Vic Damone
Youngstown
Bobby Soxers
Avon Cosmetics Pleasant Profitable Work Prospect
Pleasant, profitable work as neighborhood representative offered by Avon Cosmetics. Write to P. O. Box 281, La Crosse Wisconsin for details and enrollment.
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Avon Cosmetics Pleasant
P. O. Box
la Crosse
Wis
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