Robert Ashley former Gale mayor dies at 75 in Wisconsin
Robert Ashley 75 longtime Galesville Bank executive and former mayor died Monday at his home after a long illness. Born May 19 1883 in Town of Ettrick he worked at Galesville Bank 17 years later served as cashier of People’s Bank Clear Lake and held roles at the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank and Federal Land Bank St Paul before returning to Galesville as assistant cashier then cashier vice president and director until 1957. He survived by wife Dora Jensen a son Robert Jensen San Dimas California a daughter Mary Freund Wausau two brothers Edmond and James Chippewa Falls and five grandchildren. Funeral services Thursday 3 pm at Galesville Presbyterian Church burial Pine Cliff Cemetery. Friends may call Smith Mortuary Wednesday 7-9 pm and at the church from noon until the funeral.
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Galesville
Wis
Robert Ashley
Ettrick
Chester Ashley
Galesville Bank
Clear Lake
People’s Bank
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
Federal Land Bank
St. Paul
Dora Jensen
Robert Jensen
San Dimas
Calif
W. J
Mary) Freund
Wausau
Edmond
James
Chippewa Falls
Galesville Presbyterian Church
Richard Hill
Pine Cliff Cemetery
Smith Mortuary
Mother Leads Four Children on 3000 Mile River Trip
Mrs. Carol Spelius steers a cabin cruiser with her children Wayne 15 Christine 9 Chris Arthur 6 and the baby as they voyage from Fort Benton Montana toward Cincinnati Ohio on the Missouri River. The voyage with 23 boats follows for 250 miles and will be chronicled by the Cincinnati Enquirer and Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Fort Benton
Mont
Cincinnati
Three Rivers
Carol Spelius
Missouri River
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Louisville Courier-Journal
Wayne
Christine
Chris Arthur
Jobless Pay Measure Signed By Governor
Gov. Thomson signed a bill extending Wisconsin unemployment benefits by 13 weeks and boosting the maximum weekly benefit to 42 dollars. The law, approved in a special session, takes effect by June 23 with about 22,100 workers eligible. benefits are not retroactive and no waiting period applies. Local unemployment offices will handle applications.
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Madison
Thomson
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weather Outlook
Weather record reports pair of states with partly cloudy conditions south and north areas. Expect cooler temperatures in the extreme south tonight. Light scattered showers possible in northern Wisconsin and northeastern Iowa through Wednesday.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Plains States
Gulf Coast
Texas
North Carolina
Canada
Unifax
River Readings Mississippi River Forecast Summary
Forecast from Hastings Minnesota to Guttenberg Iowa shows tailwaters of Dams 2-8 rising 1 to 3 feet while Dams 9-10 fall 1 to 2 feet over the next 24 hours. Sunrise 5 22 a m Sunset 8 51 p m Moonset 9 46 p m Wednesday. Weekday degree days and fiscal year figures noted as 7 188 and 4 for Monday.
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Hastings
Minn
Guttenberg
Iowa
Weather and temperature rankings from last night
A list of cities with two numbers each, showing low and high temperatures from last night and yesterday. Cities include Billings Bismarck Boston Chicago Denver and many others with values like 73 50 and 66 54. A weather outlook section follows.
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Billings SI
Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Dubuque
Duluth
Galveston
Huron
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Knoxville
LA Crosse
Los Angeles
Madison
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Delegation Returns From Mexican Border Veterans Convention
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fredrickson and Mrs. Vernard Helsapple return from Indianapolis where they attended the national convention of Mexican Border Veterans. Helsapple elected historian and Fredrickson executive committee member. Mrs. Moody elected auxiliary president. Fredrickson named trustee to the legislative committee. several new officers announced. Delegation totals 145 with average age 73. next year’s convention set for Cedar Rapids.
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Roy Fredrickson
Vernard Helsapple
Indianapolis
Ind
Helsapple
National Auxiliary
Fredrickson
Alfred Moody
National Adjutant
Col
Moudy
Allan C. Norton
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
G. H. Stordock
King
Wis
Walter Lane
South Bend
The
Appeal Board Acts On Six Local Cases
The city board of appeals met Monday night and acted on six local cases. Actions included waiving front yard area requirements for Robert Adams at 1923 S 20th St to build a vestibule, permitting Clayton Hoff to change a building at 953 Adams St from one non conforming use to another, denying Joseph R Selleck a garage at 714 Oakland St, permitting Raymond Bros to build a temporary one year office building at 2720 S 27th St, denying William P Ashworth a restaurant at 108 5th Ave N, and permitting Gerald Larkin to build a screen porch at 901 Liberty St with yard waivers.
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Board of Appeals
Robert Adams
S. 20Th St
Clayton Hoff
Adams St
Joseph R. Selleck
Oakland St
Raymond Bros
S. 27Th St
William P. Ashworth
5Th Ave
Gerald Larkin
Liberty St
Chicago Poultry and Grain Market Report
Chicago poultry receipts Monday totaled 71 000 Ibs with wholesale prices steady to higher. Old roosters 15 18 cents per lb caponettes under 4 1 2 Ibs 26 27 cents. broilers and fryers under 4 Ibs White Rocks 25 26 cents. Grain market shows No 1 yellow corn 1.394 and sample grade 1.27. barley malting 1.20 1.35. feed 0.87 1.12.
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Interstate Power
Int
Dow Jones
Allis-Chalmers
Kennecott Railroads
Marshall Field
NS Utilities
Motor
Montgomery Ward
National Can
Chicago Mold P
Amn
Tel
Northern Pacific
Hamilton
Tobacco No. States Power
Pn Amer, Sul
Anaconda
Olin Math
James
Armour
Penn. R.R
Cit. L.&f
L Ashland Ol
Pepsi-Cola
Nat. Tool
Aveo
Phillips Pet
Clark O.&r
Sinclair Oil Racine Hyd
Edison
Socony
Salway Steel
Cent'l Motors
Sperry Rand
la Crosse Tele
Bid Crane
NJ. Dutch
Curtiss-Wright Studebaker Packard
Royal Dow Douglas Aircraft Chemical
G. Heil, Brew
Sunray Mid
Draper
Swift
Fid
Elec
Texas Instruments
Ya Inc, Inc
Gamble Skogmo
Union Carbide
United Airlines
Northwest Banc
United Aircraft
Trane Co
Motors
U.S. Rubber
St. Pow
Gen'l Tel
U.S. Steel
First Bk. Stk
Gett Oi
W. Elec, & Mfg
Goodrich
Western Union
Pioneer Fin. Co
Goodyear
Woolworth
Cent
Northern Ry
Graincent
Tele
Chicago
Market Quotations From Swift & Company at South St. Paul
Swift & Company reports live cattle and hog quotations as of noon today with bids for slaughter steers heifers and cows and for hogs. Buying hours are 6 to 4 weekdays and 8 to noon Saturday. Prices show steady to strong demand with various weight classes listed.
Woman Elfrida von Nardroff Tops 250000 on TV Quiz show
Elfrida von Nardroff of Brooklyn widened her TV quiz show earnings to 253,500 by defeating Herbert Hulse 21 10 on Twenty One. She trails Robert Leicester 11 10 as they wrap another game, with potential tax implications and possible elimination next week.
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New York
Elfrida von Nardroff
Brooklyn
Herbert Hulse
Goldsboro
N. C
Robert Leicester
New York City
Miss von Nordroff
Stainless Pazo Piles Relief Ad Claims Quick Healing
An advertisement promotes Stainless Pazo as a three way treatment for piles. It pledges instant relief from pain and itching, reduction of swelling and congestion, and healing of raw tissues. It urges purchase of suppositories or ointment at druggists with a money back guarantee and no surgery needed.
Milwaukee Wins Pedestrian Safety Program Award
Milwaukee wins the American Automobile Association top honor in the 500000 to 1000000 population class for its pedestrian safety program. Wisconsin state program earns honorable mention. Detroit takes large city prize for second straight year with a 55 percent drop in traffic deaths and 42 percent fewer injuries. Other Wisconsin cities receive honorable mentions or special awards.
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Washington
Milwaukee
American Automobile Assn
Kenosha
Racine
Oshkosh
Wausau
Sheboygan
Beaver Dam
Antigo
Stevens Point
Menasha
Wisconsin Rapids
Oconomowoc
Portage
Rice Lake
Man Kills Self At Grave Of Wife In Milwaukee Cemetery
A 79 year old man, Lorenz Wallas of Silver Lake, shot himself at the Holy Cross cemetery grave of his wife who died in 1949. He had arranged funeral plans and partial payment. Wallas visited with neighbor E W Haack, carried a basket possibly containing the revolver, and was seen kneeling over the grave before a single gunshot. He died 30 minutes after being taken to County General Hospital. He had no immediate survivors.
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Milwaukee
Holy Cross
Lorenz Wallas
Silver Lake
West Bend
E. W. Haack
Wallas
County General Hospital
Eleven Mexican laborers die in truck fire
Eleven Mexican nationals burned to death when a labor camp truck caught fire while en route to harvest fields near Soledad California about 115 miles south of San Francisco. Eight others were hospitalized as the trapped workers labored to escape through the rear entrance.
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Soledad
Calif
San Francisco
U. S. 101
Smog Dust Urged as Lung Cancer Factor in Cities
A Los Angeles AP report cites a smog researcher who links urban dust to rising lung cancer rates. The expert notes dust may contribute to the health trend amid city air pollution concerns.
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Los Angeles
Chicago livestock market faces steady to lower cattle and hog prices
The report notes hogs at 7,500 head with mixed declines and price ranges across various weights from 190 to over 550 pounds. Cattle demand shows slaughter steers up to 28.50, Holstein loads around 23.25 to 28.50, and cows and bulls trading mostly between 16.50 and 31.00, reflecting steady to modestly higher activity.
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South ST. Paul
Minn
USDA
Chicago
Butter and Eggs Steady at Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Butter prices hold steady as receipts reach 1 040 000 lbs with grade weights mixed and wholesale bids unchanged. Eggs rise slightly with 17 900 cases received and wholesale prices steady to higher for various grades including A whites and mixed grades.
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Chicago (P
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Dedication of Mackinac Bridge Split Among Four Men
A four man ceremony will dedicate the Mackinac Bridge on June 28 symbolizing unity of Michigan's peninsulas. Wilber M. Brucker will deliver the dedication with G Mennen Williams Pren tiss M Brown and Walter L Cisler assisting. The 100 million dollar, 7400 foot suspension span connects Lakes Michigan and Huron and began traffic November 1 1957.
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Lansing
Mich
Mackinac
Michigan
Upper
Lower Peninsulas
Wilber M. Brucker
the Army
G. Mennen Williams
U. S
Prentiss M. Brown
Adams Denies Favoritism Amid Goldfine Ties at Hearing
Sherman Adams testifies before the House Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight, denying any action taken to benefit Bernard Goldfine due to friendship. He cites decades of service and insists no personal relationships influenced government conduct, while detailing Goldfine's gifts and hotel bills.
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Rachel
Subcommittee
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Goldfine
House Subcommittee On Legislative Oversight
White House
Eisenhower
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Boston
Committee, &Ut
Bernard Goldfine
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Rattlesnake Tale Stirred Goose Island Locals
La Crosse Tribune reports a Goose Island rattlesnake scare with conflicting claims. A youth saw a snake, two youths claimed to kill a snake and produced a rattlesnake tail, while Harry Canfield and Robert Hoeth dispute rattlers on the island. Hoeth notes bull snakes resemble rattlers and are harmless, and Goose Island park hosts wildlife but no snakes.
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la Crosse Tribune
Goose Island
Eric B. Lawson
Robert Hoeth
la Crosse County
Hoeth
Mississippi
Temperature Dips Below Normal Here
The region shows below normal temperatures on 13 of 16 days this month with a 61 degree mean Monday. Rainfall continues with several Iowa and Wisconsin towns reporting measurable totals including Cresco .81 and Decorah .69 inches. The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and little temperature change through Thursday with a low near 50 and a high around 75.
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Carl G. Peterson
United States Weather Bureau
Wisconsin
Iowa
USWB
Cresco
Decorah
Dam
Lynxville
Alma
Dodge
la Crosse
Genoa
Japanese Premier Presses Worldwide Ban on Nuclear Arms
Tokyo. Prime Minister Kishi urged a total world ban on nuclear weapons and arms reduction by major powers. He warned that failure would risk nuclear war and human extinction. In his policy address to the Diet he promised no change in trade with Communist China but refused recognition, vowed to crack down on extremists, and supported international summit efforts to ease tensions.
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Tokyo
Kishi
Diet
Japan
China
11 Year Old Girl Gives Birth To Child
In Columbia Missouri Mrs Charles William Turner Jr aged 11 is reported as mother after delivering Pamela Ann a seven pound thirteen ounce daughter at University of Missouri Hospital. The husband a 20 year old transit employee faced charges of falsely swearing the bride was 15 when marrying last year. the charge was dropped after pregnancy.
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Columbia, Mo
Charles William Turner Jr
Turner
Civil Service Pay Hike Bill Advances to White House
The House passed a bill granting a 10 percent pay raise for 1,021,000 civil service and government workers. It would cost about 542 million dollars annually and be retroactive to January 1, with roughly 250 million dollars in back pay to be issued next month. President Eisenhower is expected to sign.
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Washington
House
White House
Eisenhower
Two Bicycles In Collision Injure Local Girl
A local girl aged 10 sustained a skinned elbow and knee at 12 50 p m Monday in a two bicycle collision at 208 Copeland Avenue. Maxine East 10 of 215 Rose Street suffered the injuries in a crash between her bicycle and Hal Tust Jr 14 of 360 S 21st Street. The girl rode on the sidewalk while the other rider pulled from a nearby lot by Sports Bowl Alleys. Both bicycles were damaged. A young local man also injured at 9 p m Sunday when struck by a car at 3rd and State streets Burleigh Keller 25 of 1534 Liberty Street suffered a head injury and was taken to St Francis Hospital.
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Copeland Ave
Maxine East
Rose St
Hal Tust Jr
S. 21St St
Sports Bowl
State
Burleigh Keller
Liberty St
Vernon Phillip Normand
Chippewa Falls
Keller
St. Francis Hospital
Judge Dismisses Heikkinen Deportation Case
A six year deportation action against Knut E. Heikkinen 68 former publisher of a Finnish newspaper at Superior was dismissed in U S District Court by Judge Patrick T Stone. Heikkinen had been labeled a Communist from 1922 1930 and ordered deported. He came to the United States in 1916 and spent time in Russia in the 1930s. He was convicted in 1954 and again on retrials. the Supreme Court in January ruled the evidence insufficient and remanded for action consistent with that decision.
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Knut E. Heikkinen
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U.S. District Court
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U. S. Board of Immigration Appeals
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Charges Dropped Against Comedian's Daughter
Federal charges against Barbara Ann Burns, daughter of late comedian Bob Burns, will be dropped in San Diego. She had faced evading a narcotics registration requirement crossing the border. authorities cited the case as resolved.
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San Diego
Calif
Barbara Ann Burns
U.S
Bob Burns
Mckie Witout
Classmates To Entertain Mr Wizard At La Crosse State College
Former La Crosse State College classmates will host Mr Wizard Don Herbert after his speech for summer session students in Main Hall at 10 a.m. Thursday. Herbert, a 1940 graduate and Mr Wizard since 1951, served in the USAF B24 group in Italy and later created the popular show. A 3:30 p.m. social with campus tours follows in the social rooms, with dinner at the Country Club by reservation at 2 3223.
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la Crosse State College
Mr. Wizard
Don Herbert
la Crosse State
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Italy
General Electric
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Three Boys Arrested For Purse Theft
City detectives detained three teenage boys after they stole a purse and $40 from a woman delegate at the state Democratic Party convention in the auditorium. Two defendants are 14 and one is 13. they reported a prior BB gun damaged window incident and were taken into welfare custody after being described and spotted hitchhiking on Copeland avenue.
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Police Department Juvenile Bureau
Copeland Avenue
Governors doubt Goldfine gifts at 1955 conference
Hagerty denying an Adams claim says Eisenhower did not promise Talbott a resignation. Kohler recalls gift rumors at the 1955 National Governors Conference and says he never heard of Bernard Goldfine until recently. Dwinell confirms the material he gave came from Goldfine mills and defends Adams's acceptance of hospitality.
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Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Walter J. Kohler Jr
Bernard Goldfine
Kohler
Lane Dwinell
New Hampshire
Auto Bargaining Talks Begin With Big Three
DETROIT AP The United Auto Workers scheduled bargaining talks with General Motors Ford and Chrysler. UAW negotiators aim to reach agreement on secondary phases of new contracts covering 500 000 workers while strike votes proceed among locals.
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United Auto Workers
UAW
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Ex Mayor of Brownsville Dies at 56
Robert L. Hagar 56 former Brownsville mayor and current council member died in a La Crosse hospital after a long illness. He worked 26 years at La Crosse Trailer Co. Survived by wife Mildred and daughter Barbara Ann, siblings in Wisconsin. Services to be held at St Patrick's Church in Brownsville with burial in St Patrick's Cemetery.
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Brownsville
Minn
Robert L. Hagar
la Crosse
la Crosse Trailer Co
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Nagy Crisis and Hungarian Revolt Link to Maleter
The October 1956 uprising saw Prime Minister Nagy push liberalization within the Soviet sphere before anti Soviet sentiment rose. General Maleter led troops for Hungary against Soviet forces after October 23 but disappeared after a Moscow meeting. The revolt ended with Soviet troops entering Budapest on November 4. Nagy sought asylum at the Yugoslav Embassy, then disappeared after an agreement for safe passage.
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New York
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Romania
Funeral honors longtime La Crosse civic leader and musician
Funeral services paid tribute to a La Crosse businessman and civic figure. He served as YMCA director, led the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club, directed Lutheran Hospital, chaired the La Crosse Community Trust, and founded the La Crosse Community Concert Assn in 1932. He collected Bach and Beethoven and played piano.
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la Crosse Community Trust
la Crosse
Wright Ordered To Rest After Near Exhaustion
Frank Lloyd Wright, 89, the renowned architect, was ordered to take a week to ten days of complete rest by Dr. William Hamilton after suffering near exhaustion from overwork. Wright is resting at Taliesin near Spring Green. his blood pressure is reported good and the rest is hoped to restore him to activity.
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Spring Green
Frank Lloyd Wright
William Hamilton
Dougesville
Wright
Ward
Taliesin
Aluminum Screen Lets Homes Stay Dressed For Life
To Make Your Home Attractive To Make Your Home Attractive Use aluminum screen. It doesn t rust burn sag stain and needs no paint and lasts a lifetime. Costs only 14%4e per square foot. Available at Hdw 302 Pearl Street Adv.
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