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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1951
Page
3
The 627 seat chamber will see coalition parties dominate with a center party bloc holding 215 opposing votes. Communists drop to 108 seats from 183, while De Gaullists total 112, shaping a fragile balance with continued far left and far right pressure.
Brig. Gen. Charles C. Curtis, commanding general of the 51st AAA brigade based in Chicago, inspected the 216th AAA group at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. The unit includes the 101st and 713th AAA gun battalions and the 5th automatic weapons battalion. Col. William E. Johnson of Duluth Minnesota leads the group with Lt. Col. Rogers E. George Jr. of West St. Paul Minnesota serving during the inspection. The general praised training enthusiasm and proficiency before departing for Chicago.
Boston announces that Southworth has resigned as manager and will be replaced by Tommy Holmes, formerly Hartford manager in the Eastern League. A Braves spokesman said General Manager John Quinn and President Cae Perini were notified, with Holmes set to take over the farm club in Hartford once he can reach Chicago.
Pvt. Robert H. Wiese 18 of Fond du Lac Wis a member of the air police was found dead at his guard post at Larson Air Force Base Washington Saturday night. The .45 caliber revolver had been discharged. Officials said the death was accidental and the body will be sent to Fond du Lac for burial.
The first Canadian force to reach the Far East since the 25th brigade’s May landing has arrived at Yokohama and will be stationed at a training center in Japan. The United States reports nearly 6,000,000 farms in use nationwide.
Foreign Secretary Shawcross announced in the House of Commons that Britain will stop war commodities from flowing to Communist or red regimes through Hong Kong. Britain had already banned rubber exports to Communist states.
Sergeant D Libby of Casco Maine earned the Medal of Honor for shielding wounded soldiers during a July 20 1950 mission near Taejon Korea. He loaded injured troops onto a tractor and stood between the vehicle and enemy fire, dying at age 31 as the tractor broke through Communist roadblocks.
Milwaukee stockyards saw cattle receipts rise on Monday with 629 head received versus 534 a week earlier. A typical run runs around 1,100. statewide receipts at 12 Midwestern yards reached about 66,000, up from 38,300 a week prior as Wisconsin farmers reportedly send more cattle to local slaughterers amid regulatory limits.
Denebrink of Bigelow-Sanford Yorke Co, a home furnishings panel member, warns the carpet trade faces a hangover from the biggest buying binge in history. He anticipates a sharp upturn in carpet sales after a 10 day market lull, with supplies adequate into the latter half of 1951 and industry booming by fall.
Theodore Roe 55 wealthy policy operator dies after a scuffle on a Chicago south side street Monday night. He fired five shots at three men posing as police. one fled, a deputy sheriff’s star and a blackjack found nearby. Leonard Catane 42 a co operator at a book seller accounting and insured business dies six hours after being shot in the temple. Police say the attack shifted from kidnapping to robbery attempt.
Cath 10th ate eet aged 54 died at home likely in Waterloo. Survived by three daughters Mrs. Turner of M and Mrs. Christiana Helm of Waterloo. another daughter Someta and great grandchildren. Husband Louis Gabel and Esther Webster preceded her. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church with Rev Mark L. Andrews officiating. Burial in Oak Grove cemetery. Viewing at Sletten-McKee south side chapel Wednesday 7 to 9 p m.
The fight over beef price rollbacks and broader controls continues as Taft urges a five month delay and a December tax decision. Senate and House committees debate extending or tightening the defense production act while limiting price cuts and adjusting farm price regulation.
UN planes hammered Chinese Reds across North Korea as Marine corsair fighters and naval forces silenced shore batteries. Four UN aircraft were shot down on Monday while patrols fanned the front from Kumhwa to Sonres, with reports hinting the major offensive may be temporarily halted.
A broad plan discussed in Washington urges blocking China’s expansion, naval action near the Chinese coast, and keeping Formosa under U S influence. Installations of Red China on the UN Security Council are opposed. Four core points seek unified Senate support despite party lines.
In Knoxville 400 AFL construction workers idle as strikes protest delayed wage increases. A fatal clash at Berryton mills follows a dynamited water line and 29 arrests, including 12 for murder. Detroit ends a two month transit strike as 3,500 AFL drivers return to work while mediation is sought. The dispute targets an eight and a half cent hourly raise from a base of $1.67.
Detroit reports Marine Private Albert Li Daly, 23, was given life imprisonment after a jury found him guilty of first degree murder in the February 6 shooting of his heiress wife Virginia Hebb Daly. Daly barricaded himself in a bedroom at her mother's Grosse Pointe home and opened fire after negotiating for 15 minutes. His attorneys plan an appeal.
An intersection crash in progress near Third and Cass streets involved Lester Guggenbuehl and Peter Kusten scheener driving cars from 2111 South 14th Street and 1918 Mississippi Street. Muenzenberger’s vehicle sustained damage while Guggenbuehl’s car suffered an estimated $50 in damage. no injuries reported.
The snippet lists weights for livestock including hens roosters fryers and ducklings with prices, then moves to grain and feed notes with chaotic Chicago grain table figures for soybeans and rye, plus Barley and beanpot references. It concludes with price levels and receipts at markets in Chicago and South St. Paul, lacking coherent narrative.
Comptroller General Lindsay C. Warren told a Senate subcommittee there has been an undoubted weakening of moral standards in government and out of it. He blamed Congress for part of the blame and supported creating a commission of distinguished citizens to draft ethics reforms for government and Congress. He praised the honesty of most workers but warned that a few rotten apples can spoil the barrel.
The Milwaukee Gas Light Co wage proposal was rejected by the CIO labor union executive board. Officials said efforts would resume bargaining and the tentative offer would expire at noon Saturday if not accepted. Chester Walczak, international representative for the United Gas and Chemical Workers, stated the final offer would be withdrawn if not approved by the deadline.
Police report two girls disappeared after leaving the city. Local authorities say they may have been traveling to nearby homes and urge residents to report any sighting or information leading to their return.
The Brewers moved into first place as Paul Johnson delivered a three-run double in the sixth, breaking a 2-2 tie and extending Milwaukee’s playoff bid. The Red Birds suffered a sixth straight defeat as Johnson pushed the lead in a late rally.
Autopsy in Havana reports U. S. Marine Sergeant J Sheldon died of a gunshot in the embassy visa office. Cuban police lab chief says evidence shows he shot the watchman then killed himself. Investigators say motive remains unknown.
La Crescent Minn special says the Presbyterian Ladies Aid will hold a strawberry festival on Thursday June 21 from 3 to 7 p m serving strawberries ice cream cake and coffee. The event is open to the public in the church social room.
Carl Dollon of Stevens Point was found guilty by County Judge Frank Loeffler on a state charge of possessing more than the legal limit of 300 minnows. She was fined 50 dollars plus 67 dollars in costs after being arrested in Marathon County on May 18 and demanding a trial.
A three day conference called by the American Legion urged death penalties for drug pushers and pressed municipalities to fund treatment facilities to relieve federal narcotics hospitals. James F. ONeil pledged Legion support to back rehabilitation and halt addiction spread.
Police hunt for two boys, ages 16 from Appleton and 14 from Two Rivers, who escaped juvenile probation and stole more than six cars this month. They fled a county jail breach Sunday, were recaptured after fleeing to Minneapolis, and faced juvenile offense histories.
Government indictment accuses the archbishop and eight others of involvement in a case cited as confession. The document outlines charges and the defendants’ status as the trial moves forward under Hungarian authorities.
General Mark W. Clark announced a two week extension to basic training. The extra period, cut during the rapid build up last year, aims to boost combat skills weapon familiarity and physical conditioning for recruits.
More than sixty percent of rural households now enjoy electric service, marking a significant expansion of power coverage across countryside regions and signaling progress for rural development initiatives.
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