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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1956
Page
2
A nearby oil barge exploded last night on the San Francisco waterfront at Mariposa Street, hurling two crewmen into the water and sparking a fierce blaze that drew three fire boats and many firefighters to contain the fire. Navy oiler Kern crewman John de Haan reported it occurred in three quick blasts.
Robert Kern of Tomah aged 51 dies at home. Funeral at St. Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev. Dahlke. calling at White's Funeral Home. burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Theodore Donske, 85 of Wilton dies after long illness in Sparta hospital. Funeral at St. John the Baptist Church with Rev. Eiden. rosary at Ferries Funeral Home. burial at Summit Ridge Church cemetery. Donske born Oct 29 1870 in Germany. survived by daughter, four sisters, two brothers, four grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
The La Crosse Tribune is listed as second class matter dated June 24 1904 at La Crosse Wisconsin Post Office under the 1879 Congress act.
Editorial and advertising staff details for The La Crosse Tribune include publishers editors and managers. It lists circulation production and city state editors, and specifies home delivery and mail subscription rates for La Crosse and surrounding areas. Rates cover various timeframes and distances with prepaid terms.
Oscar P. Johnson, Westby’s oldest resident at 99, died in his sleep at his daughter’s home. He was born in Norway in 1857 and immigrated as a child. Funeral at Westby-Coon Prairie Lutheran Church with burial in Coon Prairie Cemetery. survivors include daughter Alicia Silbaugh and son Bennie.
The Senate defeated the Bridges amendment to cut off aid to Yugoslavia 50 to 38. McCarthy supported the amendment. Wiley was listed for passage but did not vote. Other results show Illinois Douglas for, Dirksen against. Minnesota Humphrey and Thye against. Michigan Potter for, McNamara against. A separate 58 to 27 vote rejected Long's proposal to cut the aid bill by over 1.7 billion dollars.
Weather record from the U S Department of Commerce notes Partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight Locally severe activity possible in northwest and west central Wisconsin This evening turning warmer Saturday brings partly cloudy skies with scattered showers In Minnesota scattered thunder showers develop late this afternoon persist tonight and again Saturday cooler in extreme northwest Tonight and Saturday Turning cooler in extreme northwest Iowa partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with scattered thunderstorms and continued warm Saturday A little cooler in extreme northwest
River readings show varying stages at Winona to Prairie du Chien with small increases expected the next two days. Forecast calls for rising Mississippi levels later with tributaries falling in clear weather. Wisconsin and tributary rivers expected to rise to mid or high single digits to around seven feet in several locations.
The death of Door County official Charles Martens after a June 21 two car crash raises Wisconsin’s 1956 highway fatality toll to 441, up from 357 a year earlier. Martens, chairman of Egg Harbor town, died at Algoma Memorial Hospital.
Steel the Board meets today to assess the bargaining scene. The Wage Policy Committee with 170 rank and file members will convene three hours later to hear McDonald report on progress. Adm Ben Moreell of Jones and Laughlin Corp urges cautious settlement and denies union charges of a lockout plot. The industry spokesman says steel companies exist to produce steel, not idle.
A new highway bill proposes a 50 000 mile plus interstate network with eight lane divided highways and bypasses for 50 large communities. It sets completion in 13 years and provides 25 billion dollars federal funds plus 2.746 billion state funds. Federal grants use a 90 10 matching share and create a highway trust fund. The plan funds progress through new taxes including higher fuel tires and truck taxes and allocates up to 1.7 billion in 1958 rising to 2.2 billion in 1959 for the next eight years.
Riots in Poznan involve 30 000 demonstrators demanding bread and living conditions as clashes erupt around the industrial fair area. Western businessmen report calm treatment, while Polish and Moscow radios offer conflicting casualty tallies and reprisals threats.
Low pressure spans the upper Mississippi Valley to the southern plains and Rockies. Most of the northwest and eastern third stay dry tonight while storms form from the northern plains into the Gulf states. Friday night lows: Ft Worth 75 Phoenix 80 Miami 72 LA 64 Milwaukee 64 San Francisco 61 Seattle 45.
Swift & Co. provides cattle hog and lamb quotations with nationwide and regional figures. Markets show steady hog and cattle trends, with detailed price ranges for weight classes and grades across Chicago and South St. Paul exchanges.
City police on Thursday and Friday logged multiple reports of small thefts and losses. Dorothy Renner reported her 12 year old black Spitz dog missing from outside her home tied by a rope. Mrs Orlando Lee reported the loss of brown rimmed child’s glasses near Logan School. Alex Gobis reported the loss of Wisconsin 1957 license plate B62 888. The Board of Education reported theft of an orange wheel and mounted spare tire from its pickup truck.
James P. Falvey president of Electric Auto-Lite Co announces Eletrauto S.A. will be formed in Rio de Janeiro with Brazilian interests to manufacture ignition coils distributor caps and rotors for the Brazilian market. Production is planned to start late this year pending government approval.
Teachers blame parents and home conditions as the top factors. Irresponsible parents, broken families, and working mothers receive the highest concern, while television and movies draw lighter blame. Overcrowded classrooms and lack of special classes for retarded children are viewed as more critical. Misbehavior is seen to rise when class size grows from 30 to 40.
Local ads list Terp's at 815 Logan offering complete picnics with potato salad baked beans pies and cakes. Lil lian Whittenberg at 1302 Avon advertises millinery clearance. A 1 lb box of assorted chocolates costs $1.20 at Sweet Shop. Universal Photo at 514 State Street guarantees photo finishing with refund if unsatisfied and stays open Friday nights until 9.
Daily Records reports multiple La Crosse police court fines for speeding and related offenses. Names include Beverly Dusseau James Freedy Le Roy Greenwood LeRoy Gritznicher Jerome Gundersen Roy Henderson Arthur Malszycke Harriet McLeod William Mogle Arlan Newburg Douglas Schindler Roland Selek DeWard Shattuck Don Swartz John Weber Quito Weber. Fines range from 7 to 35 dollars for speeding reckless driving careless driving and failing to stop at a light.
A La Crosse list shows Dorothy Loomis charged with lewd cohabitation and others facing offenses from improper parking to drunken driving. Notable entries include bond forfeitures for insufficient vehicle control, and a case of fathering an illegitimate child with prelim hearing set. Sparta notes a disorderly conduct fine for Charles Hebert. Police log items list rubbish and fires at Garder Printing, a gas stove defect, and a grease fire at local residences.
John Marshall served as secretary of state in John Adams' cabinet when the government moved to Washington in 1800. He later became chief justice and continued as secretary of state until March 4, 1801, uniquely holding both offices simultaneously in U.S. history.
President Eisenhower plans to leave Walter Reed Army Hospital at about 8 30 a m Saturday. He will convalesce for at least two weeks at his Gettysburg Pa farm. He will be driven by his wife and joined by Maj Gen Howard M Snyder and two house guests. He underwent surgery three weeks ago for a partial blockage of the small intestine. The Heatons will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary and the President and Mrs Eisenhower will mark their 40th at the farm. The morning bulletin said he slept nine hours and his condition remains satisfactory with high spirits.
Birth announcements list a son to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Schwert at La Crosse Hospital June 26 and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Mettler at Lutheran Hospital June 27. Arcadia, Wis., notes a daughter born June 24 to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Haines. St Francis Hospital Colorado Springs reports a son born June 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Bill McDavid.
The magazine reports mixed views on corporal punishment in schools. It cites 27 percent favoring extreme cases only, 13 percent against in all cases, and 54 percent preferring the principal to administer discipline, with 46 percent backing teachers. High school officials note private administration may be beneficial in extreme disorder, while 40 percent deem it necessary and 40 percent undesirable. Some states have outlawed corporal punishment.
Wisconsin Izaak Walton League opposes a 1955 law allowing the state building commission to choose a site for a new boys school in Kettle Moraine State Forest. The commission picked a 480 acre tract in the forest. The league argues the transfer of land from the Conservation Department to the Department of Public Welfare for 14512 dollars was illegal. The assistant attorney general argues the state may sell excess lands.
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