Bishop Treacy Celebrates Sparta Mass Centennial Jubilee
In Sparta Wisconsin the Most Rev John Patrick Treacy bishop of La Crosse celebrated a Solemn Pontifical High Mass marking the 100th anniversary of the Society of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. The Sacred Heart Mission House at Sparta is the society s oldest U S base. 85 priests attended along with nuns and benefactors. a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus honor guard was present. The Jubilee Mass featured multiple M S C priests from several states and regions with a large sanctuary turnout of clergy and laity.
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Sparta
Wis
Society of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
John Patrick Treacy
la Crosse
Sacred Heart
United States
Knights of Columbus of la Crosse Council
James P. Finucan
Edward G. Gallagher
Harrisburg
Ohio
Medard Zywicki
Raymond W Costello
M.S.C
Joseph Bednar
Aurora, Ill
John J. Collbaum
Mission House
Thomas E. Shaughnessy
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Frederick Balling
Youngstown
Robert Celichowski
Geneva
Ill
Brothers of St. Pius X
de Soto
George A. Hammes
Peter Pape
Joachim Orlowski
Charles B. Riegelsperger
Reading
Edward A. Jaindl
Geneva, Ill
The
Society of the Mis
Guatemala Conflict Escalates With Air Strikes and Diplomacy
Eight days of fighting spread from the Guatemalan frontier as air strikes hit Zacapa and military positions. Rebels gain momentum while the United Nations Security Council delays action and the OAS weighs an Inter-American Peace Committee mission. The U S Senate backs a resolution opposing worldwide communist influence as Castillos forces claim key border towns and march toward Guatemala City.
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Washington
Inter-American Peace Committee
Guatemala
Arbenz
Honduras
Nicaragua
Afredo Chocano
Security Council of the
United Nations
Security Council
Organization of American States
OAS
Talks on security plan stall over neutral positions and atom data
British and American officials debated a security framework that appeals to neutral nations like India and Indonesia while rebuffing a nonaggression pact with Communist commitments. In Washington, Dulles and Eden planned a State Department session as Churchill and Eisenhower met, with a White House luncheon to brief leaders from Congress. The day also included discussions on European defense and potential German rearmament, and the Senate Atomic Energy Committee backed sharing certain atomic information with allies.
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India
Indonesia
U. S
Dulles
Eden
State Department
White House
James C. Hagerty
Churchill
Eisenhower
U. S. Senate
House
Hagerty
Britain
Europe
France
Germany
Mendes- France
Paris
French Assembly
Mendes-France
United States
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Births at La Crosse Hospital June Dates
In La Crosse area a June 22 birth in Galesville to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mason yields a son named Robert Allyn. A June 25 birth in Onalaska at 510 Green St. to Mr. and Mrs. Melford Johnson brings a son named David Arthur.
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Robert Allyn
Thomas Mason
Galesville
Mildred Osley
David Arthur
Melford Johnson
Green St
Onalaska
Margaret Pierce
Heat Kills Two Men in Milwaukee as Temperatures Soar
The Milwaukee surge in heat blamed for two deaths. Police say the victims are Paul Graap, 65, and Arthur Grunewald, 66, found amid the heat wave conditions on Friday.
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Milwaukee
Paul Graap
Arthur Grunewald
Death notices: Frank Klich 64 former La Crosse man
Frank Klich 64 a brick building contractor formerly of La Crosse died in Homestead Florida after a long illness He is survived by his wife Myrtle Howland two sons two daughters four grandchildren his mother and four sisters and two brothers Funeral services were held in Homestead Florida
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Frank Klich
la Crosse
Homestead
Fla
Klich
Myrtle Howland
Henry Kirch
Fred
Albert
William Voss
Madison
John Harlacher
Phoenix
Ariz
B. F. Atkins
Northport
Ala
Melford Nelson
la Crescent
Minn
Nelius
Spring Grove
Bernard
Mabel
Arthur
Cora) Brooks
Austin
Ragnald Nubgaard
Knute Pearson
Halleck
Nels
Prosper
Olaf
Ferndale
Wash
Independence
Wis
Sts. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church
John
Mary) Sosalla
Arcadia Hospital
Phillip
Susan Blaha
John Sosalla
Baker
N.D
William
Minot
Harry
Fargo
Orville
Theresa) Drew
Harold
Catherine) Larson
Leeds
Walter
Alice) Knote
Felix
Irene) Eberle
Baker, N.D
Winifred) Blegen
York
Hattie Gamroth
Canada
Jacob Blaha
Ettrick
Msgr. L. J. Kufel
Arcadia
St. Stanislaus Catholic
George
Mary) Reck
Joseph J. Andrzejewski
George Reck
Igan
Stanley
Ernest
George Jr
Preston, Minn
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Paul Veglahn
Preston Hospital
A. H. Fritscher
Onalaska
Thouwald
Veglahn
Mathilda Lemke
Preston
Lemke
Aletta) Friemann
Rudolph
Fred Lemke
Ella
Doctor and six others nabbed in abortion mill raid
A Fauquier County raid on a farmhouse near Paris Virginia uncovered an abortion mill with nine women as patients or awaiting procedures. Dr G Thomas Strother 54 of Brunswick was among those arrested and charged with five counts of performing abortions. He was released on $5000 bond.
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Paris
Virginia
Fauquier
Sam 8. Hall Jr
G. M. Williams
G. Thomas Strother
Brunswick
Washington, D.C
Strother
US Hog and Cattle Prices From Chicago and South St. Paul Markets
Daily market notes list salable hogs and cattle across Chicago and South St. Paul. It records price ranges for hogs by weight and grade, plus cattle moves, including steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and feeders with varying shifts from week to week.
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Chicago
USDA
Choice
South ST. Paul
Minn
Latin American tensions spark Cold War clash over Guatemala
Tsarapkin warned that Soviet and Guatemalan moves aim to destabilize the hemisphere by shifting from the veto free OAS to the Security Council. He argued the Senate action to keep communism out of the region forces UN involvement, while Castillo-Arriola reported Guatemala City was being bombed as planes attacked the capital.
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U. S. Senate
Americas
House of Representatives
U. S
Latin America
Castillo
Honduras
Arbenz
OAS
Council
Tsarapkin
Senate
United Nations
Security Council
United States
Guatemala
Colombia
Costa Rica
Castillo-Arriola
Daily Records County Court La Crosse Summary
Ronald Benaud of Galesville forfeited a $5 bond for a faulty muffler. Ronald King of 223 Rose St. was fined $1 plus $7 costs for nonregistration and failing to pay registration fee. Francis J. Rayford of Camp McCoy was fined $10 for speeding. John P. Fritsch Jr. of 314 Cameron Ave. was fined $10 for speeding. Elaine McEldowney Percy of Denver and William Hannon of Minneapolis each forfeited a $125 bond on lewd and lascivious conduct charges in County Court Friday.
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Ronald Benaud
Galesville
Wis
Ronald King
Rose St
Francis J. Rayford
Camp McCoy
John P. Fritsch Jr
Cameron Ave
Elaine McEldowney Percy
Denver
Colo
William Hannon
Minneapolis
Fire units respond to La Crosse incidents at two locations
At 9 14 p m Squad 1 rushed to Old and Vine streets to handle a suscitator involving Edward Nagle of the Mayflower Hotel. Later at 10 48 p m Engine 1 attended a fire at Weimans Store on Sid avenue and Jay streets, with fire ownership noted.
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Old and Vine Streets
Edward Nagle
Mayflower Hotel
Weimans
Sid Avenue
Jay Streets
Sparta Auto Case and Foreclosure Ruling Highlight Local Court
Maynard L. Purdy of Camp Mc Coy paid 75 fine and costs for drunken driving before Justice Henry C. Fanning. Edwin Overhagen posted a 10 speeding fine in Sparta. Judge Lambert Hansen awarded a default foreclosure to Sparta Federal Savings and Loan Assn. against Earl and Lucille Van Kirk in County County Friday. Fred Baumbach named receiver under a 1000 bond.
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Maynard L. Purdy
Camp McCoy
Henry C. Fanning
Edwin Overhagen
Sparta
Lambert Hansen
Sparta Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Earl
Lucille van Kirk
Fred Baumbach
Tidal Wave Sweeps Chicago Harbor Fishermen
A seiche caused by a squall line sent a massive wave along the Montrose to Loyola University stretch, drowning Theodore Stempinski and an unidentified woman near Montrose Harbor and John Jaworski at North Avenue. At least 20 fishermen were swept as water rose several feet, with currents hampering rescue efforts. Jaworski’s son said the pier filled with about six feet of water and the wave may have reached twenty feet high.
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Theodore Stempinski
Montrose Harbor
John Jaworski
North Avenue
U.S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Lake
Loyola University
Jack Cina
Cina
Horseshoe
Jaworski
Joe
Edmund Sikora
Young Bus Rider Injured In Accident
A four year old out of state boy suffered a non serious injury when a Greyhound bus he rode was struck by a falling feed grinder truck part on southward street near Jackson street. The boy Gary McLaughlin of Hillsboro Oregon received a forehead cut and was to receive medical care.
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Greyhound
Southward Street
Jackson Street
Gary McLaughlin
Hillsboro
Ore
3Rd
Archie Flatten
Dakota
Minn
Robert E. Gosman
Union Grove
Farnam
Vic Lamb
Palmer
Overgaard
Lamb
John L. Gates
Zeisler St
Isle la Plume
Richard Lehman
S. 19Th St
King, Jay
2Nd
3Rd Streets
Uncomfortably Warm Weather Grips Large US Region
Weather forecast shows uncomfortably warm conditions from Atlantic to Pacific late tonight into Sunday morning. Cooler air mass north of fronts may drop temperatures by up to 25 degrees in parts. Scattered precipitation expected. wind around high and low pressure centers indicated.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Multiple Wis Deaths Reported Across Small Towns
Obituaries list Chris Wangen of Cashton Mabel Bernt Garnes and Mrs Mary Sosalla Arcadia Reck and Veglahn among the deceased. Funeral details, church burials, and surviving relatives are noted, with service times and locations across Cashton Mabel Independence Arcadia Preston and surrounding areas.
Winona Girl Hurt In Train Derailment
Injured persons remained hospitalized after a derailment near Hallam Nebraska. Lorraine Przybylski 19 Winona Minnesota Ruth Carlson 20 Racine Wisconsin and William Stock Spooner Wisconsin were treated at Lincoln General Mennonite Beatrice and St Elizabeth hospitals for chest rib and related injuries. Unrelated note mentions a two headed turtle used by the Fish and Wildlife Service for curiosity.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Beatrice
Crete
Neb
Hallam
Lincoln General Hospital
Ruth Carlson
Racine
Wis
Mennonite Hospital
Beatrice
William Stock
Spooner
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lincoln
Lorraine Przybylski
Winona
Minn
Proxmire Addresses Democrats In Jackson County
Democratic candidate William Proxmire spoke to a Jackson County group at the Black River Falls court house praising Rep. Lester Johnson for winning the 9th District seat in 1953 and urging a stronger farm program. He criticized Gov. Kohler on dairy farm issues and cited farm subsidies as a small share of total federal payments. The event also announced a Lakeshore Pavilion dance and listed county delegates and alternates for the state convention. Proxmire left with Johnson’s campaign sign and returned to Washington after an auction of Johnson’s household items was planned post moving to an apartment.
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Black River Falls
Wis
William Proxmire
Jackson County
Wisconsin
Lester Johnson
Johnson
Proxmire
Congress
Walter Kohler
Robert Meek
Jackson County Democrats
Lakeshore Pavilion
Hixton
Frank Skogstad
Herman Rosenbaum
Irving
Carl Skoles
Harry Palm
Kamensky
Tom Rhugh
Springfield
Wesley Meek
Lee Mortiboy
Curran
Claude Burton
Manchester
Ted Kubik
George Johnson
Albion
Louis Jacobson
Lee Gillis
Don Swanson
Northfield
Ernest Dettinger
Luella Rosenbaum
Julian Larkin
Melvin J. Larson
Washington, D.C
William
Mary) Lindow
Art Peterson Quits Politics for College Faculty Post
Assemblyman Arthur L. Peterson of Prescott resigns from the Wisconsin Legislature after four years to join Wisconsin State College at Eau Claire as a political science instructor. The veteran WWII veteran and Yale alumnus will teach beginning fall term. he previously sought the GOP nomination for Congress after Rep. Merlin Hull’s death.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Arthur L. Peterson
Prescott
Pierce County
Wisconsin State College
Fau Claire
W. R. Davies
Peterson
Congress
Merlin Hull
Arthur Padrutt
Chippewa Falls
Yale University
University of Southern California
Assembly
Marine Corps
U.S
Korea
Marines
Babysitting Class Series Opens At YWCA
The first of five weekly sessions drew 61 youths aged 11 and over at the YWCA. The next class is scheduled for July 1 at 2 p.m. with Miss Grace Hennessy of the City Health Department speaking on infant care and safety.
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YWCA
Grace Hennessy
City Health Department
Hartley Booked in Citywide Vehicle Display Schedule
The schedule lists Hartley among venues in Vernon County Stoddard Genoa De Soto Readstown Coon Valley Chaseburg Hillsboro Elroy Cashton Sparta Tomah Black River Falls Merrillan Taylor Melrose Whitehall Arcadia Trempealeau Trempealeau La Crosse West Salem Bangor Mindoro Holmen Onalaska Rushford Caledonia La Crescent Houston for a centennial display tour with sales and product showcases at local hardware firms, stores, and insurance agencies.
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Stoddard
Tim Hanson
Genoa
Thomas Lattimore
de Soto
Viroqua
Grove
Readstown
Glass General
Coon Valley
Erickson Hardware and Appliance
Chaseburg
Roiland’s
Hillsboro
Ben Franklin
West Salem
West Salem Hardware
Bangor
Bangor Hardware and Paint Co
Mindoro
A. A. Olsen General
Holmen
A. O. Jostad Co
Onalaska
Sias Insurance Agency Co
Local Offers on Carpeting and Photo Finishing
Locals advertise Schneider's at 415 South Third for carpeting and Roth's Flor Mart with low prices and top installations. A half gallon ice cream costs 75 cents at The Sweet Shop. Universal Dated Prints are available at 514 State St and 19 La Crosse dealer outlets.
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Schneider's
South Third
Roth’s
Flor- Mart
State St
la Crosse
Permission Granted To Build Station In Sparta Wisconsin
Sparta City Council in a special session granted Cities Service Oil Co through its agent permission to build an oil service station at the southwest corner of Black River and Wisconsin streets. The land was bought from Mrs Whitehead. The council approved forwarding 19750 to the State Highway Department for street improvements on N Black River street. The contract went to N M Isavella Co of Madison for 113569, under the original 143000 estimate, reducing the citys share. additional costs include storm sewers service laterals and related work.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta City Council
Cities Service Oil Co
A. C. Brigham
Black River
Wisconsin Streets
Three Cars Crash at Oak and L Streets in Sparta Wisconsin
A three car collision occurred Friday at 1 25 p m at the Oak and L streets intersection involving Mrs Allen Roberts of Sparta and the Rev Francis Wavra of Marshfield and M E Schwarz whose parked car was hit A trailer behind Schwarz was crushed against a tree All three cars suffered heavy damage and the Schwarz trailer was demolished Father Wavra received a nose injury and was treated at a Sparta hospital Officer Ervin H Edwards investigated Also two Sparta drivers Violet Erickson and Gertrude Burke were in a minor crash on County Court street Wednesday with Officer Vern Hobson investigating.
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Sparta
Wis
Oak and
L Streets
Allen Roberts
Francis Wavra
Marshfield
M. E. Schwarz
Wavra
Ervin H. Edewards
Violet Erickson
Gertrude Burke
County Court Street
Vern Hobson
Weather outlook for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight for Wisconsin. Sunday mostly fair with cooler temperatures. Minnesota: partly fair tonight, cooler south and east portions. Sunday increasing cloudiness and a little warmer. Iowa: partly cloudy and cooler tonight, Sunday mostly fair and less humid.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Burrial
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Trinity Lutheran Church
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A. O. Rust
Dorthea Nubgaard
Thorpe
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Fish and Wild Life Service
Art Peterson
Hartley
Vernon County
Juneau County
Elroy
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Monroe County
Flick’s
R. E. Osborne
Tomah
Central Hardware Store
Larson Electric
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Merrillan Hardware
Taylor
Anderson Drug Store
Melrose
Lutz General Store
Trempealeau County
Whitehall
Farmers, Store Co
Runkel
Trempealeau
Johnson's
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Caledonia
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Prairie du Chien
Trempeau
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