A C Proposes Secret Ballot In Union Dispute
Fred J. Papentuss, plant manager at La Crosse Allis Chalmers, urged Union No. 1424 CIO president Robert Ludvik to hold a secret ballot referendum among members on the company contract proposal. The exchange followed Ludvik’s telegram about a meeting set with company officials and the U S Conciliation Service at Hotel Stoddard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Papentuss
la Crosse Allis-Chalmers
Robert Ludvik
CIO
Papenfuss
Ludvik
U. S
Body Of Missing Boy Found In Lake At Forest Hill Park
Larry Blossfield son of Mr and Mrs Albert Blossfield of Teaneck was found in the artificial lake at Forest Hill Park picnic grove by state police after a three day search. More than 300 officers firemen and volunteers had combed the woods of northern New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urday
Forest Hill Park
Larry
Albert R. Blossfield
Teaneck
New Jersey
Weather Forecast For La Crosse And Vicinity
Mostly cloudy and somewhat cooler tonight with a low around 52 degrees. Wednesday remains cool with continued unsettled conditions and cooler daytime temperatures across La Crosse and surrounding areas.
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la Crosse
Kenoshan Wins Scholarship Award
Robert N. Randall of Kenosha Wisconsin was one of 19 high school seniors who won honorable mention in the ninth annual George Westinghouse scholarship contest. The honorable mention will be recommended to colleges as worthy of consideration for scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Robert N. Randall
Kenosha
Wis
George Westinghouse
Aussies Seek UN Support Over Spain Break from Franco Madrid
Australia, France, and Mexico oppose a British plan to have the UN Security Council report on Spain without a recommendation and seek support from the United States and Russia. The push aims to bypass Madrid with a general assembly vote on a conditional break, while U S and Soviet delegates show differing stances on veto power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Australia
Russia
United States
United Nations Security Council
Spain
Council
General Assembly
Court of International Justice
Alexander Cadogan
France
Mexico
U. S
Herschel V. Johnson
Herbert V. Evatt
Andrei A. Gromyko
Britain
Madrid
State and national leaders to attend DAV convention in La Crosse
State and national Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars leaders will attend a four day convention opening in La Crosse. Capt Cicero F Hogan and Mrs Josephine Jebs will represent the national groups, with VA officials also attending. The event features sessions, a memorial service, a victory pageant, and speeches by Daniel Hoan and Col Newton K Bush. Joyce Kilmer memorial will include a ceremony and tree dedication with speakers Larry Williams and Herbert Minard present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Disabled American Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
la Crosse
Cicero F. Hogan
Josephine Jebs
Richard L. Kavanaugh
Tues- 7
DAV
Clyde B. Thomas
Veterans Administration
Kavanaugh
John W. Barber
John P. Cullen
Leo B. Levenek
Veterans’ Recognition Board
Madison
Stoddard
Daniel Hoan
Milwaukee
Riverside Park
Newton K. Bush
Camp McCoy
Joyce Kilmer
Kilmer
Larry Williams
Green Bay
Herbert Minard
Fond du Lac
Paxton Highway Patrolman Killed in Armed Suspect Shootout
Illinois State Police officer Marvin Archer 31 and an unidentified Black man died after a gun battle in Paxton during a traffic stop at 6 45 a m The white suspect fled in a car and remains at large A car later found abandoned miles east Archer a World War II veteran survived by his widow Merna and three year old daughter Judith of Paxton
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Paxton
Ill
Marvin Archer
Illinois
Pontiac
Urbana
Indiana
Archer
Here
Negro
South Pacific
Okinawa
Merna
Judith
Slay Patrolman Spur across Indiana road blocks set
Indiana state police report highway blockades near LaFayette and Dunes park posts as they pursue a killer described as 35 to 40, armed with a .45 pistol. He drives a 1940 grey Chevrolet coach with Illinois plates 878 479 heading east toward Pax ton.
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Indianapolis
LaFayette
Dunes Park
Illinois
Paxton
Barbers Consider Price Increases In La Crosse
Barbers of La Crosse plan a Wednesday 8 p m meeting at the Gilbertson shop to discuss higher prices for hair cuts and shaves. A proposal would raise adult cuts from 75 cents to 1 dollar and shaves from 50 to 75 cents, with children's cuts staying 65 cents Monday through Wednesday and rising to 75 cents Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbers of
la Crosse
Gilbertson
Oil Tanker Aground In Lake Michigan
The Standard Oil tanker Edward G Seubert carrying gasoline ran aground at Pyra mid Point near Manitou Island in Lake Michigan with 30 aboard. Coast guard says a hole in the forward section exists but watertight bulkheads hold and no sinking danger. Beaumont Parks arrived to assist.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Edward G. Seubert
Pyramid Point
Mich
Manitou Island
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
Beaumont Parks
Whiting
Ind
Cheesemen Lift Cheese Ban As Prices Rise
George Mooney of the Wisconsin Cheesemakers association says cheddar cheese is back on sale after a market boycott ended following official notice of higher ceiling prices. President Leonard E Kopitzke notes the CPA increased the factory ceiling by five cents and sellers may now price cheese at cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Wis
George Mooney
Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association
Wisconsin
Mooney
Association
Leonard E. Kopitzke
Marion
CPA
Flood Cleanup Underway Across Southern Minnesota Towns
Southeast Minnesota residents clear mud from basements after heavy Sunday night storms. The Root river flooded towns from Hokah to Houston, damaging crops and buildings, washing away foundations, disrupting train service, and forcing livestock to higher ground. A car disappeared in rising floodwaters near Winona while bridges and highways suffered washouts and mail delivery was interrupted.
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Minnesota
Houston
Hokah
Thompson Creek
Austin
la Crosse
Milwaukee Road
Caledonia
Root River
Highway No 16
Peterson
Bratsberg Creek
Boy Drowns In Creek Here
Leon McHenry a 10 year old boy drowned after falling from a boat into a slough at the west end of Maple street. Dale Tanke 11 and George Fragel 10 were with him. Fire department recovered the body about 50 feet from the fall. Dr G D Reay declared him dead. Funeral services set for Holy Trinity Catholic church with burial in Catholic cemetery.
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Leon McHenry
Gerald McHenry
Green Bay Street
Maple Street
Dale Tanke
George Fragel
Fire Department
G. D. Reay
Bernard J. Sauer
Harold A. Johnson
Emil Ihle
Ihle
Traffic Department
McHenry
la Crosse
Ernst Bey
Grover McHenry
Jean Ann
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Rt. Rev
Msgr Ple
Sletten-McKee Co
Study Old Evidence In Marinette Re-Trial
A Marinette circuit court jury for the Victor Drankovich first degree murder retrial was excused to hear motions on admitting 11 year old evidence. A 1935 life sentence stemmed from the killing of employee Stanley Skibinski. witnesses included former district attorney Stanley Eastman and coroner Edwin Anderson.
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Gerald Boileau
Stanley E. Eastman
Edwin Anderson
Madison
Helma Nordin
Stanley Blasky
Drankovich
Skibinski
Photograph Identifies Local Check Forger Spreading Bad Checks
A photo of a check forger known to police in multiple cities has been identified by employees of two La Crosse stores as the man who passed worthless checks here in the last two weeks. The suspect used several names and is described as about 58, 165 pounds, five feet five inches, with graying thinning hair, blue eyes, ruddy complexion. Police report about one bad-check incident daily. Chief Rick urges verification of identification and cautions that forgers may carry genuine credentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Lawrence T. Krueger
Herbert Krueger
Herbert Kruger
George L. King
Milwaukee
Herman F. Rick
Army Unveils Jet Of Molten Metal For Atom Bomb Defense
The army hints at a futuristic defense using a molten metal jet with an initial speed of about 25 000 feet per second to pierce armored aircraft and rockets. envisioned as an airplane weapon, the system would release a guided rocket then a molten jet to hit the target at range.
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Army
Washington
War Department
Ordnance Arm
Everett S. Hughes
Ordnance
Deadly June Tornado Strikes Detroit River Border
A powerful tornado crossed from Detroit into Ontario causing at least 17 deaths and more than 100 injuries. Windsor and Sandwich areas faced heavy destruction with hospitals strained and crews rushing aid. The storm toppled homes, damaged Ford Plant nearby, and left millions in property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan
Ontario
Canada
Windsor
Detroit River
Ford Plant
River Rouge
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Weather Bureau
Coast
Hangar Project Before Council
The La Crosse common council will meet at city hall at 5 45 p m Tuesday to discuss buying a large aircraft hangar. The aviation board may acquire a government surplus dismounted hangar from Bristol Pa to ship to the airport. The steel structure measures 220 by 120 feet and would house offices airline headquarters weather bureau and storage for all field aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Weather Bureau
Council
The
Aviation Board
Grassland Show Held At Sparta After Rain Delay
Grassland field day events resumed in Sparta Wisconsin at the county farm after heavy rain postponed Monday activities. About 1,000 cars were not counted unlike opening day. Exhibits by farm implement firms featured demonstrations with Uncle Josh and his Hay Shakers providing entertainment. A. D. Begley served as general chairman and L. F. Graber from the Wisconsin College of Agriculture spoke on future Grassland Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Josh
A. D. Begley
L. F. Graber
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
H. D. Bruhn
OPA Raises Book Paper Ceiling Prices
Washington OPA announced immediate increases of up to 1 per hundred pounds in ceiling prices for book paper sold to magazine publishers. The agency said whether this raises magazine prices is up to individual publishers.
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Washington
OPA
Euphonous Oshkosh Name May Enter Song Lyrics
Oshkosh mayor George F. Oaks discussed a music publisher seeking to immortalize the city in song. He noted he did not know what would rhyme with Oshkosh but expected a satisfactory solution and said the tune would “put a lot of wisecracking people in their place.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Wis
George F. Oaks
Oaks
Methodist Church Delegates Open Conference in Madison
The 92nd annual West Wisconsin Methodist conference begins Wednesday with ministers and delegates from 200 churches. Events include board meetings, organ meditations, a lecture by Dr. Lee F. Tuttle, and an evening service led by Bishop Schuyler E. Garth, followed by a reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
West Wisconsin
David Cordry
Schuyler E. Garth. Madison
Still Waters
Hamblen
John Halverson
Lee F. Tuttle
Central Methodist Church
Ashville
N. C
Gilead
First Methodist
Trapped By Tornado Near River Rouge Wedding
Mr and Mrs Martin Cobb of Carrollton Ohio recount the near trapping as they drove to a River Rouge Michigan wedding. The tornado twisted across open fields and lifted dirt as a billboard was ripped from its foundations and a house top was torn loose behind them. They rushed to a viaduct to wait out the storm while two cars were hurled into a wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Martin Cobb
Carrollton
River Rouge
Ohio
Cobb
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