Luther Prof Gets Ph D From Yale
Decorah Iowa Professor Gerhard L Belgum head of Bible at Luther College earned a Yale Ph D June 10 for The Old Norwegian Synod in America 1853 1890. A Luther graduate he holds a Princeton Theological Seminary master of theology and served as Army chaplain in Europe 1942 46. He joined Luther faculty in 1947 is married Olga Tan de Scobey Montana and has four children Stephen Jeanne Mark Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Iowa
Gerhard L. Belgum
Luther College
Yale University
America
Luther Theological Seminary
Belgum
Princeton Theological Seminary
Tacoma
Washington
Luther
Nashua
Montana
Central High School
Minneapolis
Olga Tande
Scobey
Stephen
Jeanne
Mark
Lee
Crash at Filling Station Sparks Fire Near La Crosse
Early Monday afternoon a car driven by Harold Ammerman crashed into gas pumps at Roger's Service, 24th and La Crosse, destroying one pump and scorching another. The 1:23 pm incident led to charges against Ammerman for driving without a license and against Donald Ammerman for allowing an unlicensed operator.
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Harold Ammerman
N. 16Th St
Roger's Standard Service
24Th
la Crosse Sts
Donald Ammerman
Census plea urges La Crosse residents to register children
The League of Women Voters asks parents not yet contacted in the current school census to register. Missing families, especially workers in La Crosse factories, should contact Mrs. David Sauber or Mrs Frank Salek. The census includes every person under 2 and armed forces members with children. The effort began in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
League of Women Voters
Board of Education
David Sauber
Frank Salek
Armed Services
Birth Notices From M. Ann's Hospital and Whitehall Community
Birth announcements list multiple new arrivals with dates and families. Names include Kenneth D Benson Dres bach Minn. Donald W Moen. Edward J Jacobs. John J Sheetz. Walter J Marx. Harold E Zeman Melrose. Orland Axness Arcadia. Ronald Thompson Blair. Hospitals are M Ann’s in Dubuque and Whitehall Community Hospital in Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth D. Benson
Dresbach
Minn
Jane Ekker
Donald W. Moen
N. 9Th St
Beverly Kjos
Edward J. Jacobs
Prospect St
Agatha Maule
John J. Sheetz
Denton St
Rita Ann Smith
Walter J. Marx
Hagar St
Patricia Engh
Joseph G. Potaracke
Ward Ave
Shirley Wedde
Harold E. Zeman
Melrose
Mildred Horstman
Orland Axness
Arcadia
Ronald Thompson
Blair
Sheriff seeks help locating missing man Alva A. Smith
Houston County authorities ask the public to help locate 58 year old Alva A. Smith who failed to report for work. He is described as six feet tall, 155 pounds with light complexion sandy hair and blue eyes. Smith may be driving a 1955 De Soto hardtop with Minnesota license WODMA and is known to enjoy fishing.
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Houston County
Alva A. Smith
Smith
Minnesota
WODMA
Weather Summary for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa
Wisconsin shows clearing tonight after scattered showers and thundershowers this afternoon with a pleasant Wednesday. Minnesota partly cloudy southern areas and mainly cloudy with light showers near Perth, cooler tonight with little change near Lake Superior and a fair, warmer Wednesday. Iowa mostly cloudy and cooler this afternoon, then partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday across the west.
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Wisconsin
Percon
Minnesota
Perth
Lake Superior
Towa
Power Outage Strikes La Crosse Area Hospitals and Towns
A major power failure affected La Crosse and neighboring communities from 7:06 to 7:56 p.m., disrupting hospitals including St. Francis and La Crosse Lutheran, emergency power being used, and prompting adaptations in meals and patient care. Weather and heavy rainfall accompanied the outage as crews restored service and warned of ongoing fixes.
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Madgett
Winona
Minn
Sparta
Viroqua
la Crosse
Christensen
Westby-Coon Valley
Chaseburg
la Crosse Hospital
Grandview Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse Telephone Corp
Northern States Power Co
Onalaska
West Salem
Lansing
Iowa
Dorchester
Dam
Genoa
la Farge
Mather
Spring Grove
Waukon
Readstown
Blair
Black River Falls
Rochester
Death notices from multiple Wisconsin towns
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Ervin Peterson 35 at Decorah Lutheran Church and for several other local residents across Mabel Kendall West Lima Readstown Westby Galesville Black River Falls Independence Whitehall. Survivors included spouses parents siblings and children with burial in local cemeteries.
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Mabel, Minn
Decorah Lutheran Church
Ervin Peterson
Decorah
Glen I. Vanderbilt
Lucille Peterson
Mabel
Theodore Johnson
Art
Bernice) Bjergum
Spring Grove
Shelby
Doris) Westby
Peterson
Minn
Helen
Harriet
Tillie Hensel
Black River Falls
Zion Lutheran Church of
Galesville
Norman Benson
Pine Cliff Cemetery
Farley
Youth Arrested For Shoplifting At Local Dime Store
A 15 year old city boy was arrested Friday for shoplifting a 38 cent item at a local dime store. He had just been released from the State School for Boys at Waukesha. Detectives say he previously served time for offenses including shoplifting stealing and running away. He is in custody of his parole officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State School For Boys
Waukesha
Weather Prospects From The Starfield Forecast
Prevue of Weather Bureau forecast to 7 30 am est 1957. Fair weather across the Southwest deserts and much of the nation with partly cloudy skies elsewhere. Pacific Northwest expected showers and extensive clouds. Night low temperatures listed for major cities including New York Miami Philadelphia Washington Buffalo Boston Milwaukee Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Great Falls and Duluth.
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Southland
Southwest
Pacific Northwest
New York
Miami
Philadelphia
Washington
Buffalo
Boston
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Great Falls
Duluth
Children Danger Near NSP Substation In Indian Hill
Northern States Power Co reports youths playing around electrical insulators inside the Indian Hill substation fence. Children reportedly climb and crawl under the wire fence where 13,800 volts operate. Open wires inside the fence present a serious risk of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern States Power Co
Indian Hill
Public Library electrical trouble and county court notes
The Daily Records reports a short in the electrical control panel at the La Crosse Public Library located at 6 K and Main. Sparta resident Merlin P. J. Olson was sentenced to two years at Waupun State Prison for failure to support his wife and three children, with probation and monthly payments. Other cases include Daniel Bendel and R. J. Stoddard with jail for disorderly conduct and concealed weapon, Everett McHenry drunk driving with fines and license suspension, Richard Cameron leaving an accident scene with license issues, and Irvin Ray barred from licensing for 60 days after driving without a license and improper control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Public Library
Main Streets
Merlin P. J. Olson
Sparta
Arlene
Wisconsin
Waupun
Lambert Hansen
State Department of Public Welfare
Irvin L. Ray
St. Paul St
Two Wisconsin Residents Die in Separate Crashes
Fred Clark 73 of Racine died after a tire blowout caused his car to overturn near Fountain City on Highway 35. His wife was hospitalized in Winona, Minnesota. James Burris 11, son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Burris, was struck by a vehicle while riding a bike on Highway 29 near Shawano.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Fred Clark
Racine
Fountain City
Highway 35
Winona
Minn
James Burris
Highway
Shawano
Elmer Burris
Eau Claire Man Heads State Barbers
EAU CLAIRE W Edward Jabblonske of Stevens Point was elected president of the Wisconsin Federation of Journeymen Barbers Hairdressers Cosmetologists and Proprietors at the 22nd annual convention Emil Koch of Milwaukee was named secretary treasurer Vice presidents chosen include Harry Kail Madison Merrill Seaberg Eau Claire Duane Clumpner Beloit Roy Morhoff Madison and Dominic Zagrodnik Manitowoc Racine received the 1958 convention dating this gathering
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EAU Claire
Edward Jablonske
Stevens Point
Wisconsin Federation of Journeymen
Emil Koch
Milwaukee
Harry Kail
Madison
Merrill Seaberg
Duane Clumpner
Beloit
Roy Morhoff
Dominic Zagrodnik
Manitowoc
Racine
Wristwatch and Found Items Reported in Park Restroom
A child's wristwatch was found Sunday afternoon in the Ladies' restroom at Myrick Park and is held for the owner by Mrs. D. H. Houser of 2029 Jackson I. She reported the item. Mrs. Whiting of Ebners Coulee reported a brown leather billfold with a $20 bill and a grocery order downtown.
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Myrick Park
D. H. Houser
Jackson &I
Whiting
Ebners Coulee
Stock Quotations from New York and Chicago Markets
The sheet lists early market quotations from EWNO at 6 45 am and 11 45 am with trading hours 8 am to 4 pm on weekdays and 8 am to noon Saturday. It covers hogs, cattle, lambs, and poultry with prices for various weights and grades, plus cash grain, potatoes, and butter and eggs in Chicago and South St. Paul markets.
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South ST. Paul
Minn
USDA
Somme
Buichers
Sees Farm Slump As Permanent Says Peterson
Washington Asst. Secretary of Agriculture Ervin L. Peterson warned that farm prices are semipermanent if not permanent and about 18 percent below program goals. He urged enlarged agricultural research to boost production efficiency and counter claims that research should stop as agriculture can already produce more than it can sell.
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Washington
National Assn. of Television and
River Readings and Mississippi River Forecast
Sunrise at 5 32 a m and sunset at 8 15 p m Wednesday for Hastings to Curitensberg region. Moon rises 12 19 a m Wednesday. River forecast shows tailwater at dams rising 2 to 3 feet and upstream levels rising 1 to 5 feet in 24 hours from Mame to 4 10.
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Mississeppe
Hastings
Minn
Ciutiensberg
Firefighters and townspeople Battle Lumber Yard Fire in Gilman
Volunteer crews from Stanley, Cornell, Thorp, Medford and Gilman fought a five hour blaze that destroyed the Konsella Lumber Co mill, office, stock and equipment valued at $200,000. Firemen pumped creek water after the town well was exhausted as embers threatened homes including the Ted Romig residence and the Gilman Rest Home. No injuries reported.
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Gilman
Wis
Wisconsin
Ronsella Lumber Co
Stanley
Cornell
Thorp
Medford
Ted Romig
Konsella Company
First Lady Mamie Eisenhower Enters Walter Reed for Second Physical
The White House says the routine visit aims to check Mamie Eisenhower’s health. Doctors note a mild heart murmur from childhood rheumatic fever and expect a several day stay at Walter Reed Army Hospital for the head to toe examination.
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Washington P
White House
Mamie Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Howard M. Snyder
Humphrey Defends Debt Policy Amid Fiscal Probe
Senator Humphrey told a Senate committee the Treasury aims mid July effective as secretary and cited rising employment income and purchasing power while noting farmers lag. He argued debt costs rose 0.69 percent since 1946 with 0.40 percent during this administration and that savings bond holders gain from higher rates. He warned extra bank credit would lift demand, not jobs, as the inquiry spans taxes credit debt and rates into 1958. Byrd calls it the first full fiscal monetary policy review in half a century.
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Treasury
Eisenhower
America
Humphrey
Democratic Committee
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Kishi Heads to Washington for Talks with Eisenhower
Japanese Prime Minister Kishi departs San Francisco aboard President Eisenhower's plane for talks in Washington. Officials say his warm U S relations and leadership may yield a successful mission. He plans broad discussions aimed at closer U S Japan cooperation and deeper mutual understanding.
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San Francisco
Japan
Kishi
Washington
Eisenhower
America
U.S
United States
Oldest Wisconsin Justice Of Peace Dies At 87
Edgerton justice of the peace Benjamin Springer aged 87 and the state’s oldest such official has died in a Janesville convalescent home. A former Edgerton police chief, he served 24 years as justice and is survived by his widow and daughter. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday in Edgerton.
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Kendall
Wis
Joseph von Ruden
South Ridge
Hillsboro
Isabelle
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
W. T. Hackner
Pine Hollow Cemetery
Cashton
Smith Funeral Home
West Lima
Cena Marshall
Union Township
Marshall
Richland County
John
Bert
Mose
William Harper
Los Angeles
George Geau
Kalispeil
Mont
Hubert Rodeberg
Bozeman
Readstown
Luella Faith
Viroqua
Valetta Abright
Floyd
Beloit
Frank
Gays Mills
William
Charles Wey
Boscobel
Readstown Church
Lime Brothers Funers
Black River Falls
Ingwal P. Joten
Mr. Joten
Springfield
Taylor
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Raymond Huss
Morken
Ness
Joten
Henry
Independence
Olander Amundson
Chimney Rock
Independence Lutheran Church
Robert Arneson
Bethel Cemetery
Amundson
Olena Narves
Eau Claire
Milton
Marvin
Tekia) Klevgard
Hixton
Christine Osberg
Anoka
Mina
Janesville
Edgerton
Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association
Benjamin Springer
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Yale
M. Ann's Hospital
Whitehall Community Hospital
Whitehall, Wis
United States Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Texas
Mrs
Sam Moen
Westby
Sam C. Moen
Hoffman, Minn
Lands Lutheran Church
Hoffman
Axe
Jordah
Lands Cemetery
Moen
Christian Moen Westby
Coon Prairie Lutheran Church
Russell
Vernon
Charlies Weaver
Lauritz C. Veum
Christina Haugen
Veum
Haugen
Alfred C Peterson
Mrs. Hilda
Hilda Unton
Hila Kiandrud
Kronsvinter
Norway
Lars Kiandrud
Armin Kraft
Frederick Lemke
Ruth Hauser
Ingwal Joten
Ole Haug
Whitehall
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
O. G. Birkeland
Old Whitehall
Johnson Funeral Home
J. R. Williams
Weather Bureau
Lowes
San
Hed
Fotocast
Rein
COPR
L A. Wagher
Middle Atlantic Seaboard
Great Lakes
Canada
United Press
Nee Hillings
Bismarck
Chicago
Denver
Galveston Huron
Jacksonvvile Kansas City
Knoxville
Memphis
Milwaukee Minneapolis
New Orleans
St Louis i
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Swift & Company
California
Artzona
UBDA
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Livestock
Allis-Chalmers Kennecott
Uties
Canal Marshall Field
Montgomery Ward
Nat Biscuit
Farrell, Inc
Amn
Smeine
Northern Ates
Rosa
Dutch Sis Nat Tool Hed Borden
Sears Roebuck
Das Clark O&r
Chrysler Tan Southern Pac
Wiggly Bus
St. Brands City Koehri Co
Columbia Ges
St On
Ind
Racine Yd
Cometh
Edison
Salway Steel
Crane
Stewart-Warner
Bidane Studebaker Pies
Curtiss-Wright Swift
Royal Dutch
Douglas Aire
Hellemas
Elec
Exd
Unies
Ger
Motors
Aire Wis
Getty Ou
V & Stee
Nor Bancorp
Goodrich
Eiec & Miz
Trance
Goodyear
Gt North
Woolworth
Greyhound
Central el. & Gas
Dow Jones
Dakols
Pr. du Chien
Bisch
Neile'e
Osee Saiem
Root
Houston
Skaff Cleaners
Mamie
Wiinstant Folger’ Coffee
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