One Thousand Two Hundred Templar Members Gather in La Crosse
More than 1,200 Sir Knights in uniform attend the centennial conclave of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Wisconsin in La Crosse. Activities span Wednesday to Saturday with parades, drill team contests, installations, and a 7 p.m. banquet. Public viewing of ceremonies and showcases are planned at the auditorium.
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Knights of Old
la Crosse
H. B. Willard
Manchester
Knights Templar
Iowa
Wisconsin Commandery
Grand Commandery
Knights Templar of
Wisconsin
la Crosse Commandery 9
Sid Scoville
van W. Harrod
Alby Blystad
Clinton Peterson
Schultz Cottage
French Island
Lottie
Evelyn Schultz
Milwaukee
Ray E. Ping
Lester S. Bond
Bigstad
J. Robert Johnson
Russell J. Johnson
Clarence L. Ringquist
Hospital fundraising nears four hundred sixty three thousand mark
The United Hospital Building Fund campaign reached 463 546 dollars toward a 1 242 000 goal after an audit and a 50 000 dollar posting. Volunteers expect many corporate pledges still outstanding as of the Wednesday report. The drive lists divisions with varied progress including medical and hospital staff categories and a final report due next Wednesday.
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United Hospital Building Fund
Everett Yerly
Yerly
St. Francis
Lutheran
Heileman
Memorial A
W. Leo Murphy
Carl Iverson
Memorial B
Ted Strehl
Bill Gerrard
Sigurd Sivertson
John Sevenants
al Levi
Catherin Franke
Ben Kastner
Wesley Denny
Charles Goerdt
Tax Collections Show Sales Increase
New York City sales tax receipts for the past 11 months totaled about 2.3 million dollars more than the same period a year earlier. City Controller Lawrence E. Gerosa notes this tax, a key business indicator, signals improving conditions despite recession fears.
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New York
Lawrence E. Gerosa
La Crosse Tribune Classified Layout Summary
Local newspaper sections outline including General News sections 1 and 2, La Crosse Tribune Section A Building, B Retail Merchants, C Industry Financial, D Services Food, E Automotive Recreation, Local News, Births, Classified Adv vue pages 37 8 9, Community News pages 11 12, Daily Records, Death Notices, TV and Radio Log pages 15 18, Sports pages 19 20 21 22, Tri-State Deaths page 6 and Weather Map page 2.
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la Crosse Tribune
Vaa Ailside
Camp McCoy committee sets meeting after Governor day
Wisconsin Legislative Committee on the Reactivation of Camp McCoy meets at the camp Saturday after Gov. Thomson's Day ceremonies. Thomson reviews the 32nd Infantry Division Wisconsin National Guard at 11 a.m. The 2 p.m. session at Post Headquarters is led by Sen. J. E. Leverich. Lt. Gov. Knowles and mayors of Sparta Tomah and La Crosse area invited.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Wisconsin Legislative Committee
Thomson
32Nd Infantry Division
Wisconsin National Guard
J. E. Leverich
Sparta
Warren Knowles
Joe Larson
E. J. McKean
Tomah
Milo Knutson
la Crosse
Badger Girls State Elects Four Mayors at UW Madison
Delegates at Badger Girls State elected four mayors for mythical cities Karen Bennett of Evansville Joan Schurch of Mount Horeb Sandra Seif of Augusta and Nancy Kohlhoff of Kenosha on Thursday. About 60 other posts were filled as more than 350 Wisconsin high school girls attend the four day exercise in good government at the University of Wisconsin.
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Madison
Badger
Karen Bennett
Evansville
Joan Schurch
Mount Horeb
Sandra Seif
Augusta
Nancy Kohlhff
Kenosha
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Russians Demonstrate Before Danish Embassy in Moscow
A crowd of Russians demonstrated in front of the Danish Embassy in Moscow in protest of anti Soviet outbreaks in Copenhagen over the execution of Imre Nagy and Hungarian associates. Moscow radio reported the event as a rare display of discipline.
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London
Moscow
Copenhagen
Imre Nagy
Nagy
Senators Vote Repeal Of Freight Passenger Levies
Washington AP Republicans push for a broad inquiry into Bernard Goldfine's contacts with federal officials over the last decade. Rep. Bennett cites Adams and other officials' ties as evidence of potential improper influence. Pentagon data show Goldfine firms received over 20 million dollars in textile contracts since 1953. SEC denied dropping a case against Goldfine firms, stating it was prosecuted.
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Washington
House
Bernard Goldfine
John B. Bennett
Mich
Sherman
Bostonian
Vt RR
Bennett
Pentagon
Goldfine
Eisenhower
Securities and Exchange Commission
White House
Adams
East Boston Co
SEC
Edward N. Gadsby
Subcommittee
Federal Trade Commission
GOP
George D. Aiken
Ralph Flanders
Frank Carlson
Kan
Jacob K. Javits
Charles A. Halleck
Ind
Charles E. Chamberlain
Eugene Siler
Harry G Haskell
Del
S. Walter Stauffer
George Christopher
D-Mo
Truman
Matthew Connelly
Connelly
Defense Department
Armed Services
County Shelby to Confer On Losey Project
The County Board Highway Committee and the Town of Shelby government were asked to meet to settle sewer funding for Losey boulevard. Supervisor Jerome Klos urged resolving who pays for sewers before the 1958 annual meeting, as paving plans for 1959 depend on it. La Crosse continues paving its stretch with county work pending from Ward Avenue to Highway 14. Dist. Atty. George Thompson warned county payment would not create a binding legal precedent.
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County Board
Shelby
Jerome Klos
Village
West Salem
Klos
la Crosse
Losey
Ward Avenue
Ward
Losey Boulevard
Walter Affeldt
la Crosse 7Th Ward
Dist. Atty
George Thompson
FIRM REPAY WINDfall Cheese DEAL JUDGED ILLEGAL
U S District Judge Patrick T. Stone ruled that the 1954 surplus cheese paper transactions were illegal. Eight companies including Kraft Foods Borden Cudahy Armour Safeway Heinz and Berst were ordered to repay 1.3 million dollars to the government for windfall profits. The ruling followed hearings on claims the sales to the Commodity Credit Corp were fictitious paper moves designed to profit from a price drop.
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CCC
Stone
Department of Agriculture
Department
Kraft Foods Co
Wisconsin
Borden Co
Cudahy Packing Co
Chicago
Armour & Co
C. J. Berst & Co
Portage
Wis
Armour
Safeway Stores
Green Bay
Teller Stalls Bank Holdup On Milwaukee’s South Side
In Milwaukee at Mitchell Street State Bank a teller prevented a gunman from taking money. George Roubik engaged the robber, a 26 year old who claimed Travis N Powell as his name, and Patrolman Stephen Kwasnieski disarmed him after a bystander alerted authorities.
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Milwaukee
Mitchell Street State Bank
South Side
George Roubik
Roubik
Stephen Kwasnieski
Travis N. Powell
Weekend Weather Outlook For City Region
Mostly fair and cooler tonight with a low around 48. Saturday will stay fair and cool with a high near 72. Sunday shows partly cloudy skies with little temperature change and a Sunday morning low near 50.
Tax cuts drive rekindled in Senate showdown
Senators backed repeal of the 3 percent freight tax and the 10 percent passenger fare levy amid budget pressures. The chamber split along party lines as Knowland and Johnson opposed broader tax cuts while Magnuson and supporters pressed for further reductions on auto excise and small business taxes. The measures return to the House for action.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Charles E. Potter
R-Mich
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
William F. Knowland
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Secretary of the Treasury
Anderson
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
House
Senate Finance Committee
Soviet Rulers Adopt New Farm Program
Moscow AP reports the Soviet Communist party announced a new farm pricing system for collective farms to boost efficiency and production aimed at overtaking U.S. farm output. The Central Committee promoted N V Podgorny and D S Poliansky to alternate presidium roles, signaling Khrushchev’s continued control.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party Today
Khrushchev
U.S
Party
Central Committee
Russia
N.V. Podgorny
Ukraiian Communist Party
D.S. Poliansky
Russian Federation
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Podgorny
Poliansky
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