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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1949
Page
14
A dense market brief reports livestock buying at Winona with arrival times and discounts for excessive fill, plus quotes for hogs cattle and calves by weight. It also covers Chicago produce notes, cattle and hog slaughter prices, dairy and sausage figures, and the latest grain table with futures for wheat oats soybeans and corn, alongside cash grain and potato market snapshots.
Forecasts for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa call for fair but very cold conditions through tonight and Saturday with rising clouds and slight warming. Ice movement noted along the Mississippi River with new ice retreating near Genoa and above Lake Pepin while other sections remain solid. River and weather data show low temperatures, river stages, and 36 hour forecasts. conditions include potential falls at tallwater gates above Lake Pepin and light changes near Dam Nos. 7 8 and 9.
Poultry and eggs prices list grade A eggs 38, B 33, C. Heavy hens 33c, light hens 28c, Lee horn hens 26c, roosters 18c, light 16c, heavy stags 36c, light 0. Weights and sizes. Chicago hogs active up 50c, top 22.00 sparingly. 170-230 lb 21.25-21.75, 240-270 lb 20.50-21.25, 280-300 lb 19.50-20.25, 300-350 lb 19.00-19.75. sows 17.50-18.25, some 18.50. 425-500 lb 16.50-17.50, 525-600 lb 15.50-16.50. Cattle and calves slow. steer yearlings 26.00, good to 24.50. cows 16.25-18.50, canners 14-16, stockers 19-23.50.
Rear Admiral Ernest Herman Von Heinburg from Cecil Wisconsin will head the U S naval mission in Brazil starting April. He succeeds Rear Admiral Leland P Lovett who plans to retire. A 1915 Naval Academy graduate, he served in World War I and II, including the Perth Scotland surrender and North African Italian invasions.
Burgermeister Hart Louis Burgermeister 82 of 518 Ferry Street was struck by a La Crosse Concrete Co truck at Fourth and State streets. He was taken to a local hospital by police at 10 15 am Friday with bruises. The truck driven by Sylvester H Mooney R J Stoddard was turning east onto State from Fourth when it hit him as he crossed State Street.
A 15 year old youth was arrested Friday morning for stealing a Whizzer bicycle left in front of a local theater on March 15. The bike, owned by Ed Forer Jr., was recovered in the 100 block of South Ninth Street after being wrecked. The youth admitted the theft and had been seen riding the bicycle earlier.
New York Dun and Bradstreet reports a modest week over week gain in retail activity but a year over year drop. Shoppers favored quality at moderate prices with more apparel purchases and strong demand for cotton dresses and millinery while men’s suits sales stayed moderate. Regional figures show declines ranging from one to seven percent compared with last year amid mixed regional trends.
Rural church notices list services and activities for West Salem Our Saviors Westby Coon Valley and Coon Valley districts. Readers are directed to Sunday school times Lenten services confirmation classes and choir practices across multiple parishes with dates and locations.
Pastor Reuben Francis Halberg conducts 9 a.m. Lenten worship with a sermon titled Jesus of Nazareth Chapter One.
Mrs Basil Lehman modeled at the Jaycette style show replacing Miss Jean Dodds who was listed but did not take part. The event occurred Wednesday at the Vocational Auditorium with Lehman participating as a replacement model.
Advertisements seek high prices for horses and cows with contact numbers and locations in Wisconsin. Fox Farms Genoa Black River Falls and surrounding areas offer cash for fox horses and old or disabled stock. Also listed are corset makers and household help ads across La Crosse and nearby towns with required responses and contact references.
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co reports a 1948 profit of 15,441,523 up from 5,422,308 in 1947. The per share amount is 5.67 after preferred dividends, with peacetime sales at a record 328,101,328. Walter Geist cites strong demand, order backlog, and inflation as drivers.
Charles N Harris 92 Viroqua pioneer attorney died in Aberdeen South Dakota after a Wisconsin career. Arthur Lendke Ontario undertaker died in Madison. Carroll Holmes 82 Kendall died in California after a Kendall life. burial in Glendale. Holmes survived by three daughters three sons and several grandchildren.
Daily records show transfers from City of La Crosse to the Housing Authority of La Crosse for properties on Green Bay street and Hyde avenue, plus transactions in Sunshine Gardens and Zielkes addition in Shelby. Marriage licenses issued for Walter Ruud and Betty Low Skert in La Crosse. fire calls noted for Indian Hill grass fire and a chimney fire on George Street.
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