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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1950
Page
14
A blue finish 0.48 Pontiac Streamliner sedan coupe offered with radio heater and many accessories. Very low mileage and priced at $1795. If you haven t seen it you should it s beautiful and compares well with other options.
Representatives from 12 colleges and universities in Wisconsin attend the Wesley Foundation State Council meeting in La Crosse with Ellen Tess presiding as state college student council president. The agenda includes planning a late April state conference at Waukesha and sessions at the Wesley Methodist church.
A convicted murderer facing execution in the electric chair will be baptized in Sugar Creek near Sissonville, Charleston, by Rev. Sam Graley. The 26 year old Harry A. Burdette will be handcuffed to the minister during a brief service at Graley's church before the baptism.
Published daily and Sunday morning in La Crosse Wisconsin the La Crosse Tribune lists staff including editor R L Bangsberg city editor Alfred W Rice and state editor Gerald Moriarity. It notes circulation department contact and home delivery rates as well as mail subscription prices and zones.
Sever E Larson aged 64 was found dead in his Viroqua home from heart failure. Born August 15 1885 in Kickapoo he worked as a mechanic and played baritone saxophone in the city band after World War I. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 1 pm Qualy Funeral Home and 2 pm Kickapoo Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call Friday evening.
Andrew Emilson died March 2 after a short illness in Chaseburg Wisconsin where he lived his entire life. Born February 15 1867 he resided with nephew Henry Johnsons. Funeral services set for Monday March 6 at Gilbertson Funeral Home Coon Valley and Lower Coon Valley Lutheran Church with calling hours Sunday 7 to 9 p.m.
Relatives report the death of Edward Odegaard 70 who died at his daughter Mrs William Ostrander's home in Minneapolis Funeral services will be held Saturday March 4 at 1 pm at Zion Lutheran church Blair with Rev L W Halvorson officiating Burial will be in Zion cemetery He is survived by his brother Oscar Odegaard and sister Mrs Lida Amundson of Blair
An Italian smoker waved a red bandana to signal the train engineer asking for a match. The engineer granted the request and the man was then taken to the next town and handed over to police.
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Saturday with warmer trend noted. Forecast covers Wisconsin and Iowa within 150 miles of La Crosse and warns protect shipments to the north.
Weather reports indicate a 61 foot river rise near Guttenberg Iowa and fluctuating conditions across the region. Temperatures climbed 15 to 25 degrees from the Rockies to Minnesota, with subzero lows in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin and light snow from Dubuque to St Paul.
Lieut. John W. Millard was elected president of the La Crosse chapter of the Reserve Officers Association with a full slate of officers, all chosen unanimously. The group discussed civil defense plans, aims to mobilize local industry participation, and to hold a membership drive and bosses night.
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru will begin a three day on the spot survey of religious violence in Bengal. He will stay in Calcutta and other parts of Bengal meeting refugees from Pakistan as hundreds are reported killed or wounded in Hindu Muslim rioting across West Bengal and East Bengal.
Wisconsin La Crosse County notices announce hearings for the estates of John B. Benes Martha Maria Dahl and Martha A Albrecht. Court sessions set March 21 1950 May 11 1950 and May 16 1960 include claims deadlines May 16 1950 and hearings on heirs administration and inheritance taxes. Attorneys listed with addresses.
Probate and creditor notices in La Crosse County Wisconsin for Herman C. Schroeder and Andrew Wolf. Applications for probate of wills filed by Ruth Schroeder and Sadie D. Wolf seek executors or administrators with wills attached. Court dates set in May 1950 and June 1980 with claims due by specified deadlines.
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