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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1954

Page

2

Senator McCarthy assigns Surine to CIA probe without clearance

New York reports Sen. McCarthy names Donald Surine for a preliminary CIA investigation. Surine lacks federal security clearance, though he claims clearance. Washington sources say the assignment and clearance dispute may provoke subcommittee tensions. Allen W. Dulles denies CIA charges of Communist infiltration.

New York Joseph R. McCarthy R-Wis Donald Surine Central Intelligence Agency Surine Washington McCarthy CIA Washington Dispatches New York Times New York Herald Tribune the Times Sen FBI Defense Department Senate Permanent Subcommittee On ICIA Sen. McCarthy The Herald Tribune Allen W. Dulles John Foster Dulles

Russ Team Wins Chess Tournament

Russia’s vaunted chess squad conquered America in a four round finale of a 32 game tourney at the Hotel Roosevelt. Larry Evans beat Mark Taimonov while David Bronstein swept Arnold Denker and Arthur Dake. Paul Keres appeared on track for a fourth victory when time expired. Tournaments concluded with Petrosyan defeating Bisguier and Byrne drawing Kotov as crowds packed the venue.

New York Russia America Samuel Reshevsky Vassily Smyslov Larry Evans U.S Mark Taimonov Fpyvans Taimonov Evans David Bronstein Arnold Denker Arthur Dake Paul Keres Max Pavey Tigran Petrosyan Arthur Bisguier Robert Byrne Alexander Kotov Byrne Donald Yuri Auerbach Hotel Roosevelt

Tim Vukabrat’s pollywog scooter helps ailing boy roam

Milwaukee children’s hospital story follows Tim Vukabrat who has lived in a waist down cast for 24 of 25 months. Occupational therapist Norma Smith creates a castered plywood scooter called the pollywog to aid movement and morale. He travels upright, stomach crawling, and eyes hopeful for braces after the cast.

Milwaukee Timothy Vukabrat Children’s Hospital Norma Smith Tim Miss Smith George Vukabrat

Kohler Co Demands End To Violence At Plant

Sheboygan Kohler Co told Local 833 of the CIO United Auto Workers negotiations will resume only if violence and vandalism end. The dispute followed a beating of non striking worker Willard Van Ouwerkerk in Sheboygan Falls, with UAW man William Vinson charged with assault. The case against Vinson is pending as of June.

Sheboygan Kohler Co CIO United Auto Workers Lyman C. Conger Emil Mazey Detroit UAW Conger Willard van Ouwerkerk Sheboygan Falls van Ouwerkerk William P. Vinson Vinson

West Proposes Ban on Nuclear Weapons

London report says Western powers call for an immediate ban on nuclear weapons with defense exception and a halt to military manpower and arms spending. Russia rejects the proposal in the same briefing.

West London

Local airman promoted to airman first class at Pine Castle

Earl L. Schlicht son of Mr and Mrs Carl R Schlicht resides Mormon Coulee Road has been promoted to airman first class at Pine Castle Air Force Base Orlando Florida He belongs to the 321st Field Maintenance Squadron and works as an electrical mechanic after 29 months in the Air Force He is a graduate of Dr Martin Luther College New Ulm Minnesota and was once connected with Voigt Packard and Leaths Furniture Store in La Crosse His address is 321st Field Maintenance Squadron Pine Castle Air Base Orlando Florida.

Earl L. Schlicht Carl R. Schlicht Mormon Coulee Road Pine Castle Air Force Base Orlando Fla la Crosse Pine Castle Air Base

Tiegs of Tomah elected president of Wisconsin Bankers Assn

Ray G. Tiegs 51 executive vice president of Farmers and Merchants Bank of Tomah was chosen president of the Wisconsin Bankers Association at its Milwaukee three day convention. A Milwaukee native, Tiegs moved to Tomah in 1933 after varied banking work in Milwaukee. He served as wartime chief rationing officer for seven counties, was savings bond chairman for Marathon County since 1942, and received the Eisenhower Inaugurate Prayer award last month for volunteer service. He is a former Tomah Chamber president and school board member.

Tomah Wis Ray G. Tiegs Farmers and Merchants Bank of Wisconsin Bankers Assn Milwaukee Tiegs American Institute of Banking Wisconsin Monro Tomah Chamber of Commerce Integrated School System M. W. Irgens Lancaster New Association James Musil Neillsville

Trade Measure Frays as Reed Fights One Year Extension

Senate debate centers on a one year tariff extension amid party rifts. Senator Gore accuses President Eisenhower of bowing to protectionists while Sen. Reed leads Ways and Means against broader imports limits. A substitute plan by 22 Democrats and Senator Morse faces expected defeat as final votes loom.

Daniel A. Reed Reed Ways and Means House Eisenhower Congress Knowland Millikin Senate Sen Morse Oregon Gore D-Tenn Douglas D-Ill Colorado Japan United States

Truman Feeling A Little Rough After Gall Bladder Surgery

Former President Truman, recovering from emergency gall bladder and appendix removal, showed a restless night with a fever up to 100 degrees. Dr. Wallace Graham cited nausea as a post antibiotic reaction and ordered intravenous feeding after a light morning meal.

Kansas City Harry&. Truman Wallace Graham Truman Graham

Search Continues For Indiana Men And Plane

The air search for four Indiana men and their light plane missing since Saturday goes on in northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. A Civil Air Patrol pilot reported oil slick like discoloration in Lake Winnebago, later found to be sewer drainage from heavy rains. The plane bound from Crawfordsville to Crystal Falls has not been heard since refueling at Kohler airport Saturday morning.

Green Bay Indiana Wisconsin Upper Michigan Civil Air Patrol Lake Winnebago Crawfordsville Ind Crystal Falls Mich Kohler Airport

Death Notices: Mrs F H Scofield in Birmingham and Emil D Schultz

Death notices report Mrs F H Scofield died in Birmingham Alabama on June 22. Survivors include three daughters in St Louis Birmingham and Minneapolis. Graveside services set for 2 p m Saturday at Oak Grove Cemetery led by Rev Mark Andrews Sletten McKee in charge. Emil D Schultz, 73, died suddenly at his niece’s home in La Crosse with funeral arrangements to be announced later.

la Crosse F. H. Scofield Birmingham Ala Bayard Helen) Tabor St. Louis Truman Florence) Morrison Sigurd Harriet) Ueland Minneapolis Oak Grove Mark Andrews Sletten-McKee Emil D. Schultz Harry Keppel

Kohler Sees Talbott On Air Force Academy Site

Wisconsin Governor Kohler met with Air Force Secretary Talbott in Washington to discuss site options for the new academy. Three locations Lake Geneva Colorado Springs and Alton were under consideration with no hint of a final choice.

Washington Walter Kohler Wisconsin Air Force Talbott Air Force Academy Lake Geneva Wis Colorado Springs Colo Alton Kohler Air Academy

Quartets Compete In Ninth SPEBSQSA District Contest

Twenty units will compete in the ninth annual chorus contest of the Land O'Lakes district at Wausau on Sunday. Calmer Browry of Madison, district president, reported Wednesday. SEBSQSA stands for the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America.

Madison Land O'Lakes Spebsqsa Wausau Calmer Browry Sebsqsa Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of America

County Court Daily Records La Crosse Notice

Karen G Wilhelm of Onalaska was fined ten dollars for driving without a license. Bud Thompson of La Crescent was fined ten dollars for allowing an unlicensed person to operate a car on the highway.

Karen G. Wilhelm 2Nd Ave. S Onalaska Bud Thompson la Crescent

Man Pleads Guilty In License Plate Alteration Case

Romaine R. Back of Eleva appeared in Justice Court before P. M. Paulson on a charge of unlawfully possessing altered metal license plates. He pleaded guilty, fined 25 dollars plus 8.95 dollars costs. A separate 10 dollar fine was turned over to Whitehall. Wilbur Osgood forfeited 16.95 dollars after arrest for disorderly conduct. Henry Christianson paid 31.20 in fines and costs for live bait violations on the Wisconsin River. George E. Gongier paid 106.20 for fishing with an unlicensed flat net and net not closed. one net was confiscated.

Romaine R. Back Justice Court P. M. Paulson State Motor Vehicle Department Whitehall Justice Paulson Wilbur Osgood Whitehall Henry Christianson Wauzeka Wisconsin George E. Gongier Ferryville

Death toll in Hillsboro as Jacob Knadle dies at 74

Jacob Knadle 74 of Hillsboro Township died at his home Tuesday. He and his wife observed their golden anniversary in October 1953. Survived by four sons William Ernest Knadle James Emil, a daughter Mrs Joe Stowell and two sisters Mrs Henry Walker and Mrs Elizabeth Sterba. Funeral Friday at Hart Funeral Home with services at Congregational Church at 2 p.m. Burial in Knadle Cemetery near Hillsboro.

Hillsboro Wis Jacob Knadle Hillsboro Township Knadle William Ernest Knadle James Viroqua Emil Yuba Joe Stowell Henry Walker Elizabeth Sterba Milwaukee Hart Funeral Home Congregational Church J. Paul Tatter Knadle Cemetery

Caledonia Man Wilhelm Pieper Dies at 78

Wilhelm Frederick Pieper 78 of Caledonia died Tuesday at his home. Born April 9 1876 in Caledonia he married Anna Heimerdinger Dec 19 1905. Survived by wife two sons Oswald Peiper Brownsville and Walter Barnard Kan two brothers John Pieper Caledonia Barney Wildrose N D two sisters Mrs George Goetzinger Cedra Wooley Wash and Mrs Telmer Veum La Crosse. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Friday Potter Funeral Home and 2 p.m. in St John Lutheran Church Rev Karl Gurgel officiating burial Evergreen Cemetery.

Caledonia Minn Wilhelm Frederick Pieper Pieper Anna Heimerdinger Crooked Creek Oswald Peiper Brownsville Walter Barnard Kan John Pieper Barney Adam Wildrose N.D George Goetzinger Cedra Wooley Wash Telmer Veum la Crosse Potter Funeral Home St. John's Lutheran Church Karl Gurgel Evergreen Cemetery

Death of Mrs Fay Stratton in Wisconsin

Melrose Wisconsin reports the death on June 18 of Mrs Fay Stratton who died in Wauwatosa while living with her daughter Peg Griffin. Funeral services and burial were held in Union Grove. The Stratton family, long tied to a Melrose farm later owned by Bert Brown, left Melrose in the 1920s. Surviving are four daughters Lela Mildred Jovita and Guenevieve and one son Robert.

Melrose Wis Fay Stratton Wauwatosa Peg Griffin Union Grove Stratton Bert Brown Lela Mildred Jovita Guenevieve Robert

Chicago cash grain prices and potato market report

Cash grain quotes show No 1 red wheat 1.934% and No 4 hard 1.874 with corn at 1.61 for No 1 yellow and No 2. Soybeans unavailable. Potato market notes arrivals 103 cars on track 322 and total U.S. shipments 906 with demand very good for reds at lower prices. market barely steady to slightly weaker with reds weaker. California whites at $4.60-4.75 Pontiacs $3.90-4.25 Alabama round reds $3.75 Arizona power $3.75-4.05 South Carolina Sebagos $3.35.

Chicago USDA U.S California Alabama Arizona Power South Carolina Sebagos

Iowa flood conditions ease as relief efforts continue

Des Moines area reports water levels receding with 7500 evacuees planning return within 24 hours. Highway 6 remains rerouted due to a flooded bridge while officials say the situation is manageable. President Eisenhower declares 19 Iowa counties disaster areas qualifying for federal aid.

Des Moines Boone Hayes Street East Side Birdland Park Eisenhower Iowa Williams Beardsley Sioux Plymouth Cherrokee Woodbury Minona Harrison Ida Clay Calhoun Kossuth Humboldt Webster Hamilton Hancock Cerro Gordo Franklin Hardin and Polk

Farm Bill Extensions Debate Inside Senate

Senator Humphrey defended a two year farm bill extension while Senator Young and colleagues opposed both a one year and two year option. Young warned the two year plan would likely be vetoed, while a one year extension carried a slim chance of Senate approval and also facing veto risk.

Humphrey Young Thye Senate

Brief violations and arrests in Prairie du Chien area

Police listed multiple traffic offenses and minor charges. LeRoy Reevering aged 26 paid 59 dollars after June 18 arrest for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Albert Henns 20 paid 11.20 for intoxication. Oscar Olson 36 fined 12.20 for stop sign and U turn violations on June 13. Alvin Polodna 22 paid 11.20 for following too close after rear ending Doyland Cliff. Cliff was jaywalking at Blackhawk and Beaumont. incident at 12 45 a m June 21. Alfred Roberg charged with failing to shield half the roadway after collision with Lawrence David on Brisbois street about 8 15 p m June 20. Roger Peloch and Helen Kasparek Reed injured in collision at Haydn and Marquette Tuesday morning.

LeRoy V. Reevering Bagley Albert R. Henns Madison Oscar J. Olson Prairie du Chien Alvin Polodna Bridgeport Doyland Cliff Cliff Blackhawk Beaumont Alfred M. Roberg Lawrence H. David Brisbois Street Roger Peloch Eastman Helen Kasparek Reed Haydn Maruette

Weather Record Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Summary

Partly cloudy tonight and Friday across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Thunder showers mainly northern Wisconsin and local thundershowers in Minnesota with late Friday storms possible. Temperatures rise in Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota while Iowa remains hot and humid with cooler northwest tonight.

Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

Mississippi River forecast from Hastings to Guttenberg

River readings show the Mississippi rising slightly above Lake Pepin due to Minnesota River flow. Levels stay near steady from Alma to above Winona, climb to 1 foot at Winona and 2 feet at La Crosse, cresting near 14 feet at Prairie du Chien by early Sunday. All tributaries fall with the main crest near Galesville Thursday.

Hastings Guttenberg Mississippi River Lake Pepin Minnesota River Alma Winona la Crosse Prairie du Chien Galesville Thursy

West Angered by Eden Proposal on Indochina Pact

Report says Dulles aides were angry that Eden gave no preliminary hint of his plan and added a new condition. The proposal centers on an anti-Communist security pact among Britain the United States France and Asian and Pacific nations to defend Indochina against Red conquest.

Dulles Eden Britain United States France Indochina

Livestock Markets Report from Chicago and South St Paul

The report lists hours for buying hogs and cattle, price ranges for hogs by weight, cattle and calves markets with ranges for dry fed steers heifers bulls and lambs, plus Chicago produce and poultry prices and South St Paul cattle and hog trade data. Hog prices show gains with top end at 25.65 for a load, cattle steady to 25.25 for prime steers, calves down about 1.00, and poultry and eggs with mixed wholesale prices.

Swift & Co Bologna Chicago Livestock Chicago USDA South 8St. Paul ST. Paul Minn Choice

Area Girls Officers In Girls State

279 girls from Wisconsin high schools attended the Badger Girls State conference hosted by the American Legion auxiliary and the University Extension Center. Officials were elected Wednesday night to lead area chapters including Maple City Elm City Oakwood City Ashby City and Chaseburg among others with names of mayors clerks treasurers supervisors and aldermen listed. University political science professor Leon Epstein urged delegates that parties serve a useful role, urging broad tolerance and unity rather than sharp division.

Madison Badger Girls State American Legion Auxiliary of Wisconsin University Exterson Center Leon Epstein

Births Logged Across Several Wisconsin Hospitals

A multi-hospital birth notice lists numerous newborns from June 16 to June 24 at St. Ann's La Crosse Memorial Grandview Tomah Veterans Memorial Baraboo and others. The names include Teresa Ann Cace, Shannon Rae Noonan, and several daughters and sons born to families in La Crosse, Madison, Onalaska, Blair, De Soto, Rockland, Lansing, and surrounding areas.

Leslie Lange la Crescent Bernice Bauer James C. Carey S. 25Th Rene Silbaugh Willard A. Elliott de Soto Kathryn Bohland George R. Knutson Blair Elsie Ekern Richard G. Morrell Wilson St Onalaska Lucille Harris Edward G. Roesler Loretta Hauser Bernard C. Rybarczyk Rockland Eileen Gronemus Victor R. Zahn la Crosse St Jean Boisen Shannon Rae Raymond Noonan Rose Mary Potaracke la Crosse

Royal Neighbors Meet at Whitehall Odd Fellows Hall

Royal Neighbors will meet Thursday evening at the Odd Fellows Hall in Whitehall Wisconsin for a special session. Members are urged to bring reports and plans for the upcoming charity drive and community events.

Royal Neighbors Whitehall Wis Odd Fellow

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