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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1950
Page
14
Bolivia's foreign minister Pedro Zilveti urges Western Hemisphere foreign ministers to organize a united plan against Red activities in the Americas. The conservative El Dia newspaper quotes the minister on the Sunday edition.
In Paterson New Jersey during the weekend heat three refrigerators overheated and burst into flames. Firefighters quickly extinguished each blaze with little difficulty.
Foreign ministers from the western hemisphere agreed on the vital need for a conference and pledged to pursue discussions in La Paz to advance regional cooperation and diplomacy.
In Cardiff Wales Auguste Deumont faced a drunk driving accusation. He proved sobriety by kneeling, placing a water jar on his neck, lifting a coin from the floor with his teeth, and rising without spilling water. He was released.
The sentence notes that black and white pepper originate from the same plant with black pepper produced from unripe berries.
In sunny Memorial Field the Land O Lakes district SPEBSQSA choruses competed with 11 groups. Madison won first, Milwaukee second, Eau Claire third as the Cardinals of Madison provided entertainment.
A chief investigator for the state attorney general receives four $1000 bills in anonymous envelopes. He fears a bribe and weighs exposure and impact on ongoing investigations as he contemplates reporting to his boss, Burton H. Keever, amid suspicions of political pressure. The money arrives at noon from a mysterious donor, with questions about motive and consequences for his career.
Clifford Pulver, 32, a parolee and brother of Virginia Mae Bird’s former wife, confessed to raping and killing eight year old Virginia Mae Bird. She was found slain on a couch at the Bird foster home in Corunna Michigan after Pulver slept there the previous night. Authorities said Virginia Mae was strangled and raped. Pulver was arrested about 12 hours after the discovery.
Native workers on the Rhodesian railway project see rapid housing construction with homes completed in about six hours at a cost of 196 dollars per unit.
The La Crosse Tribune lists editorial and production staff and describes circulation, advertising, and city desk leadership. It details home delivery at 35 cents per week and mail rates for various time spans, along with subscription payment terms and contact information.
Multiple notices report lost items including a Croton watch on Pettibone island near La Crosse Boat Club, a black patent purse on French Island, a brown billfold with money and papers downtown, and a silver and pearl pin at 1225 Jackson. Rewards offered and contact numbers provided. A found collie dog and a request for a free ride driver enclose the page of notices.
The City of La Crosse invites sealed proposals by the Board of Public Works for furnishing and installing watermain on Caledonia and Gullette Streets. Bids due July 11, 1950, with contract and bond or certified check equal to five percent of bid. Project includes specified cast iron pipe sizes, hydrants, valves, tees, and connections. Completion in thirty working days after award. envelope marked Proposal on Watermain. Published June 19 and 26, 1950.
City of La Crosse announces curb and gutter installation on Adams Street from 22nd Drive to Losey Boulevard. Project covers 865 linear feet of curb and gutter and must be completed within fifteen working days after proposal marked Proposal on Curb and Gutter. FP L Kramer.
Pope Pius XII presided over the final canonization rites for Maria Goretti, the 11 year old martyr of purity. The two day ceremony drew about 500000 in St Peters square and 60 000 inside the basilica with 11 cardinals and more than 100 bishops attending.
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