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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1956

Page

8

Judge Fines Kohler Union 13 Members

SHEBOYGAN The Kohler Co strike union and 13 members were fined a total 750 for contempt of court in a mass picketing injunction case. Ward received 30 days, 10 day stay. others fined 100, 25, or 30 days in jail. Local 833 and CIO UAW officials faced mixed outcomes. several were acquitted.

Sheboygan Kohler Co Leroy Ward Ward CIO United Auto Workers Gerald Boileau Wisconsin Employment Relations Board Boileau Max Raskin U.S. Supreme Court WERB Kohler Local 883 Roger Bliss Roger Ross Ray Kiel Roger Fredericks William Rawling John Nisporic Leo Bartz George Klauser Ralph Sabish James Bailey Fritz Liebelt Lyell Clark Frank Nakarevicz

La Crosse Tribune Rates and Contact Details

The La Crosse Tribune lists office departments and editors. It provides home delivery and mail subscription rates within 75 miles, outside 75 to 150 miles, and beyond 150 miles, with prices for weekly and monthly terms.

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Weather forecast segment reflects Atlantic ridge and storm activity

An Atlantic ridge will parallel the coast through Saturday night boosting pleasant weather in the Northeast except light rain in Northern New England. Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected across a large area of central United States as warm moist air from the South meets cooler air.

Atlantic New England United States

Foreign Aid Bill Approved by Senate in Narrow Vote

The Senate passed a $4.562 billion foreign aid authorization 54 to 25 as the Truman era backlog and a larger electoral year request fueled debate. McCarthy split from the winning side while Wiley was absent. Dirksen Douglas Humphrey Potter McNamara voted for.

Truman Senate House Washington Sen McCarthy Wis Wiley Wisconsin Illinois Dirksen Douglas Minnesota Humphrey

New Pastor Serves Rural BRF Churches

The Rev. A. M. Rusten has accepted a call to serve the Squaw Creek and Little Norway Lutheran congregations in rural Black River Falls Wisconsin. He and his wife moved from Adams this week and will preach first at Squaw Creek at 9 30 a m and at Little Norway at 11 a m. He succeeds the Rev Arne Carlson who left for North Dakota in January and since then student pastors from St Paul have led services. The 41 year minister previously served in Chicago and Elroy before coming to Wisconsin. He officiated confirmation for 13 students in May and spoke at the father son banquet in Little Norway. The Rustens have five children living away from home.

Black River Falls Wis A. M. Rusten Squaw Creek Little Norway Rusten Austen Chicago Wisconsin Elroy Adams Arne Carlson North Dakota St. Paul

Youth on probation for obscene writing

A 16 year old La Farge youth received probation in Viroqua Juvenile Court after writing and mailing at least two obscene letters to a La Farge housewife in February. The case, heard with local officials present, could have led to federal penalties if tried as an adult.

la Farge Viroqua Cecil Christensen Vernon County Martin Gulbrandson Morris Moon

Trinity Lutheran Church White Elephant Sale Saturday Night

The Trinity Lutheran Church Brotherhood sponsors a white elephant sale at the church grounds Saturday at 7 30 p m to fund new steel chairs and recarpeting of the chancel. Wooden chairs and other church items will also be sold and lunch will be served.

Spring Grove Minn Trinity Lutheran Church Brotherhood

Farmer William Witt Hurt In Hay Wagon Runaway

William Witt of the Town of Lincoln, 39, sustained a fractured jaw and bruises after a hay wagon unhooked from a baler and rolled toward him as he attempted to stop it. He receives treatment at the Community Hospital.

Whitehall Wis William Witt Town of Lincoln William

Bike Licenses Expire Saturday In City 1956

The city’s 1956 bicycle licenses expire at midnight Saturday. About half of roughly 7,500 bicycle owners must apply for new licenses costing 50 cents, while the other half already have them. Applications are at the traffic bureau in Central Police Headquarters City Hall. Police will issue tickets to riders operating without new licenses.

Central Police City Hall

Steel executives reject talks with McDonald over strike

Top officers of U S Steel Bethlehem Republic and nine other firms declined to confer with McDonald saying no useful purpose. He warned a strike could delay steel restoration 30 to 60 days and trigger immediate oil industry shortages and seamen layoffs.

U.S. Steel Bethlehem Republic McDonald Great Lakes

Eisenhower and Heaton Visit Eisenhower Farm This Weekend

President and Mrs. Eisenhower will observe their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday while Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder joins the trip to the Eisenhower farm. The Heaton couple marks their 30th anniversary as news crews trail the party. The trip follows Eisenhower’s hospitalization for ileitis and abdominal surgery with limited activity at Walter Reed. The president’s race plans remain unconfirmed as GOP leaders proceed under the assumption he will seek reelection.

Eisenhower

Bogus Check Passer May Work Here

City police warn residents of a white male suspect posing as a prospective renter in an apartment scheme. He has operated locally in the past 18 months and reported in Fargo North Dakota and Litchfield Minnesota. The 47 year old man, about 5 10 and 165 pounds with light hair and blue eyes, pays two or three weeks rent in advance by a fifty dollar check and pockets the cash difference. He uses aliases such as Carlton or O Brien and may claim to represent a transportation firm. Notify police with full details if a person matching the description tries to rent and pay in advance by check.

la Crosse Fargo N.D Litchfield Minn Carlton O'Brien McLane

Marilyn And Miller Wed In Simple Rites

In White Plains New York Marilyn Monroe and Pulitzer prize playwright Arthur Miller wed at City Hall in a quiet ceremony witnessed by Miller’s cousins. The couple left for an unknown honeymoon after the vows and a borrowed ring moment.

White Plains N.Y Marilyn Monroe Arthur Miller City Hall Seymour Rabinowitz Miller Morton Florence J. Miller Mara Sherbatoff New York Paris Match Marilyn Los Angeles Joe DiMaggio

Blackhawk Retriever Club Holds Field Trial Sunday

The Blackhawk Retriever Club will hold its first field trial Sunday at 8 30 a.m. at the north end of La Crosse Airport featuring puppy derby hunter's special qualifying and open all age stakes. Land and water series use pigeons and ducks. Trophies and ribbons awarded for first place and ribbons for second to fourth in each stake.

Blackhawk Retriever Club la Crosse

Stolen 1953 BSA Motorcycle Reported at Camp McCoy

Camp McCoy authorities report to County Traffic Police that a black and chrome 1953 BSA motorcycle was stolen from the camp sometime between Monday and Thursday.

Camp McCoy

Poznan Uprising Suppressed as Martial Law Imposed

Reports say ground troops and aircraft reinforced Poznan under Soviet officers after Thursday clashes between about 30,000 rioting workers and security forces. Warsaw radio tallied 38 dead and 270 wounded, though Western visitors estimate far higher. Hammarskjold and Berlin sources note unrest spreading to the Baltic states while authorities vow continued liberalization.

Poznan Poland Warsaw Radio Czyankiewicz Stern Russia Berlin Baltic States Latvia Lituania Estonia Stockholm Warsaw U.N Dag Hammarskjold Hammarskjold

Billfolds Reported Lost in Downtown City

City police logged two billfold losses Friday in the downtown area. Robert Barney of 127 S. 7th St. reported his brown wallet embossed with a boat and fisherman containing identification and $51 in cash, about 4 15 p.m. Carol Butzler of 126 S. 28th St. reported a billfold with 50 cents in cash and a white plastic clutch bag about 9 p.m.

Robert Barney S. 7Th St Carol Butzler S. 28Th St

Tri-State Deaths HILLSBORO AND WAUKON OBITUARIES

Carroll Louis Wilcox 88 of Union Center Wisconsin died after a heart attack while living in Wisconsin. Funeral Sunday at his Union Center home with Masonic rites at Mount Vernon Cemetery Hillsboro. Hes sel Toney 45 of Maquoketa Iowa died from injuries after a fall. Funeral Monday at St Patrick's Church with burial Mt Olivet Cemetery.

Hillsboro Wis Carroll Louis Wilcox Union Center Reedsburg Wilcox Hart Funeral Mount Vernon la Valle Abigal Johnson Vernnie Cox Harold Madison Harry Corsaw Milwaukee Howard Wagner Los Angeles Calif Waukon Iowa Hessel Toney Maquoketa St. Patrick's Catholic Church Mt. Olivet Martin Mortuary Mr. Toney Decorah George Toney Louise Feltes Bellevue Robert Klinke Des Moines

Temporary Mail Pouch Route Secured After Low Bids

A temporary one year star route agreement with Northland Greyhound Lines Inc replaces the Richland Center to La Crosse mail pouch run after unsatisfactory bids. The rate is 1.50 per pouch picked up at Richland Center and Viroqua then delivered to Union Bus Station in La Crosse. The 71 mile route operates Monday through Friday and Sunday. bids had been sought with an April 1 deadline.

Apeuch Run Richland Center Uo Viroqua le Crosse Henry J.ahrens Northland Greyhound Lines, ‘Inc Viroqua Union Bus Station la Crosse

Coleman Named Chairman of La Crosse District Heart Committee

John B. Coleman of La Crosse was appointed chairman of the La Crosse district heart committee at a Board of Directors meeting in Milwaukee. The district includes Crawford La Crosse Monroe Richland and Vernon counties. Coleman will preside at district meetings and help select committee members with the state association program secretary. He was recently elected to the state Heart Assn Board of Directors at the Madison annual meeting.

John B. Coleman la Crosse Milwaukee Crawford Monroe Richland Vernon State Association Coleman The State Heart Assn Madison

Death of Mrs. Maurice Finn at La Crosse

Mrs. Margaret Finn of 716 Winnebago Street died at a local hospital Friday morning. Survived by husband Jacob Lomis, several siblings in La Crosse, and two La Crosse brothers. Funeral services Monday at Schumacher Funeral Home and St Mary's Catholic Church with burial in Catholic Cemetery. Rosary Sunday at 7 30 p.m.

Maurice Margaret) Finn Winnebago St Jacob Lomis Sr la Crosse Anna Dalton Emma Linsey Arthur Rogge Jacob Lomis Jr George Lomis Schumacher Winnebago Sts St. Mary’s Catholic Church William L. Mooney

Mrs. Olga Tollackson Stueland Rites Planned in Springville

Olga Tollackson Stueland, 53, of 915 South 26th Street, died Friday in her home. Born January 11, 1903 near Viroqua, she was the daughter of Isaac and (deceased) family. Survived by husband Samuel T. Stueland, two sons James and David, a daughter Phyllis Anderson of Waynesville, four grandchildren, and siblings Tilford Harold Eli Joseph. Funeral planned for Tuesday in Springville, Dahl Funeral Home in charge.

Samuel T. Stueland S. 26Th St Olga V. Tollackson Viroqua Isaac Tollackson James David William W Phyllis) Anderson Waynesville Tilford Harold Eli Joseph Vancouver Wash Stueland Springville Wis Dahl Funeral Home

Mrs Horton Frauen Kron Dies After Short Illness

Doris Frauen Kron 38 of Dresbach died Friday night in a La Crosse hospital after a brief illness. She leaves two daughters Myra B. and Mary Lou, her mother Amelia Wolff and brother Leonard Wolff of La Crescent, and sister Florence Hefti of La Crosse. Funeral at 2 p.m. Monday at La Crescent Methodist Church with Rev. William Bublitz officiating. Burial in Money Creek Cemetery. Nelson Funeral Home of La Crosse in charge.

Horton Doris) Frauenkron Dresbach la Crosse Myra B Mary Lou Amelia Wolff Leonard Wolff la Crescent Frank Florence) Hefti la Crescent Methodist Church William Bublitz Money Creek Nelson Funeral Home of

Church Official Speaks At Viroqua

Dr. Rolf A. Syrdal executive secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church will speak at the Viroqua Lutheran Church Sunday at 9 30 a m He directs 300 missionaries in Africa China Japan South America Formosa and Madagascar and has visited most of these countries many times.

Africa China Japan South America Formosa Madagascar

Weather Record for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

U.S. Department of Commerce notes show Wisconsin mainly cloudy with possible severe storms in west areas this afternoon and tonight, Sunday cooler. Minnesota partly cloudy with scattered showers, some severe this afternoon and evening, Sunday fair and cooler. Iowa partly cloudy through Sunday with developing thundery showers this afternoon easing tonight, warmer today and cooler north tonight.

Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

Mississippi River Forecast From Hastings to Guttenberg

The Mississippi River will change little on Sunday with a rise at Dams 9 and 10 from Wisconsin River discharge. The Chippewa and Black Rivers will decline. Lower Wisconsin rise lasts through Sunday while smaller tributaries fall without heavy tonight. Sunrise Sunday is 4:26 a.m. and sunset is 7:52 p.m.

Hastings Guttenberg Mississippi River Wisconsin

Wisconsin Board Represented at National Chiropractic Meeting

Dr E J Wollschlaeger chair of the Wisconsin State Board of Examiners in Chiropractic will represent Wisconsin at the 23rd annual congress of the National Council of Chiropractic Examining Boards held with the national chiropractic convention in Chicago on July 16. The council includes state boards for exchange of exam procedures and standards. Wollschlaeger sits on the education committee to promote standardization and upgrading of chiropractic education. Wisconsin now requires two years of pre chiropractic college plus a four year chiropractic college course as a prerequisite for licensure.

E. J. Wollschlaeger State Board of Examiners Wisconsin National Council of Chiropractic Examining Boards Chicago Dr. Wollschlaeger Committee On Education Wisconsin Board

Birth Announcements From Minnesota and Wisconsin

Birth notices list births in Spring Grove Minnesota and Viroqua Wisconsin with dates in June. Names include Harold Ellingson and Marie Buxene gard, Merle Whitcomb and Emily Wetterneck, Gerhard Hansen and Evenelle Hollie, Mahlon Bakkom and Helen Hooverson, Norman Brudos and Jean Phillips, Larry Trappe and Marjorie Cade, Alfred Schaller and Stella Offerdalee, Vaughn Skrede and Marie Olson.

Merle Whitcomb Viroqua Emily Wetterneck Gerhard Hansen Evenelle Hollie Mahlon Bakkom Virocqua Helen Hooverson Norman Brudos Jean Phillips

Notice to Contractors for City Sanitary Sewer Work La Crosse

The City of La Crosse invites sealed proposals by the Board of Public Works for sanitary sewer installation on Liberty Street from Hayes to Palace and on North Street to the CB&Q Railroad. Plans, specifications, and contract forms are on file. deposits apply for plans. bids due 3:00 PM July 10, 1956.

City of la Crosse Board of Public Works City Hall City of la Crosse Wisconsin Rnish Liberty St Hayes Palace St North St Onalaska Ave Cb&q RR M. R. Birnbaum Zenno A. Gorder Fred E. Steele

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