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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1949
Page
2
The Senate labor and public welfare committee endorsed a $300 million federal aid to education bill and a companion $35 million annual health services bill for children in public and private schools. State contributions will vary 25 to 50 percent, guiding federal grant distribution.
Committee to meet at 4 p m Monday at the Chamber of Commerce office announced by John B Haraldson chairman. Members listed include Charles O Larson Edmund Glen Bowman Frank William O Newburg A C Trimble L A Regnier R D Morse George Hoel and Frank Grover. British distillers now pay about half their revenues in taxes.
Four men were arrested for selling shamrocks in violation of a city ordinance on a sidewalk. Attorney Patrick Joseph Cooney would defend them for a fee, though none of the arrestees bears an Irish name.
Doro thy Lamour headlined a 20 million Shamrock hotel opening in Houston with Van Heflin and Ed Gardner. About 2000 to 3000 guests crowded the 18 story Emerald room for a 42 dollar per plate dinner causing seating confusion and a line failure that disrupted the NBC broadcast for about 14 minutes.
Results show Weiss and Dwyer winning campus officer positions with Greta Fortney Rachel Gutzke and Eleanor Orvis among contenders. Unopposed races set final votes March 30 for four officers and 13 representatives. total votes counted 566.
The state affairs committee advances a bill to set a minimum state employee salary at 150 dollars per month, noting 4 000 to 5 000 workers earn less than that amount. A separate measure proposes a 6 000 dollar death benefit for Mrs Gladys H McKenzie for her husband Ewart McKenzie’s death in a two year old automobile accident. The senate held a skeleton session and did not move major business. Sen Knowles introduces a constitutional amendment requiring five years of state legal practice for supreme court justices and that a governor appointed judge running for election serves a full 10 year term if elected.
Berlin reports a French offer to exchange parts of the free area in Germany with the United States drew a cold reception from four ranking Americans. The plan would give France Baden and Württemberg, leaving one German state under each occupation power, a move viewed as militarily disadvantageous to the United States.
A two year old boy named David Dunlavy was struck and killed by an unidentified driver who fled the scene in Janesville Wisconsin. The accident occurred Thursday night as the child played near his home with his sisters ages eight and nine.
J M Bender of La Crosse R1 notified the sheriff that he manufactures sleighs for all uses. Deputy Walden Cole requested aid in locating a sleigh builder. J M Parker of Colorado notes local sleighs once used in La Crosse are wearing out. Vehicles are used to haul livestock food.
James D. O'Hara offered 100 to anyone who caught him wearing a green tie on St Patrick’s Day. Friends arranged a dawn call to his door with police and a photographer. he appeared in pajamas and wore the green tie, grinning at the moment.
The article outlines a NATO style treaty pledge under Article five to defend allied nations if attacked. It names the United States Canada Norway Britain France Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg and Italy as participants plus future signatories. Ratification hinges on a two thirds Senate vote and a Truman plan to rearm Western Europe with a billion dollar program.
Wisconsin rent control law will lapse April 1 unless the legislature acts next week. Bills to extend for 90 days are in both houses with no hearings yet. The earliest hearing could be the week of January 28, and passage requires committee action and majority votes. Senate leader Sen. Buchen says Congress will drive the outcome. Justice Department Worker In Second Plea.
Judith Coplon, 27 year old Justice Department employee, will appear in Washington Monday to plead to a second espionage indictment charging her with taking secret government documents. Previously she faced New York charges of conspiring to give documents to Valentin A Gubitchev. Both face trial April 1 with Coplon free on 20000 dollars bail and Gubitchev held on 100000 dollars bail.
Dr. Garland Weidner, city health officer, announced a change in dental health card use. Cards will be kept by the dentist until all needed work on each child is finished, with appointments listed on a paper slip returned to the teacher.
In Oconto County Elm Grove school five miles west of town burned after pupils asked for a fire drill. The frame building served 21 children and suffered an estimated 15 000 to 20 000 loss, with the fire starting in the attic likely from faulty wiring. Pupils and farmers helped save books and equipment before walls collapsed.
Louis Eugene Hoover a former pilot attendant was indicted for the slaying of 55 year old millionaire James Mahoney of Bristol Virginia in a French Quarter hotel room during Mardi Gras. Hoover says the two fought while both nude on the bed according to Acting Police Supt Scheuering.
M F Lehman, manager of the A and P Super Market at 115 South Sixth Street, recently visited Terre Haute to tour the extensive Ann Page production facility. He praised the plant, calling it among the nation’s largest food processing sites and commending its cleanliness and quality controls.
Andrew Bangsberg a 73 year old man from 2021 Main Street was resting well after falling ill and being transported to a local hospital by police ambulance at 8 56 a m Friday. A report notes about 55 percent of Middle East oil production is under British operation.
Madison officials report the Wisconsin conservation commission split 3 to 3 on an April opening for northern trout streams entering Lake Superior. Proponents argued early fishing benefits and conservation gains, while opponents warned of concentrating effort in a small area and cited experimental vegetation and regulatory reasons. Sen. Warren Knowles and Elmer Culver urged change. W J P Aberg cautioned against shifting dates.
Sen Capehart of Indiana urged fellow quiet senators to organize, saying they face discrimination and fear re election because his colleagues back home do not know they exist. He complained of not getting floor time for three weeks.
The record shows votes by Dr J A Rie el of St Croix Falls and Arthur Olstad of Milwaukee against a change to erosion control timing. Douglas Hunt of Wautoma Charles Smith of Wausau and John Moreland of Hayward supported an earlier period.
The widow of a Michigan lumberman left an estate valued at $150,000 in probate filings. Marion Larned Walker, 84, who died February 27, named her Madison, Wisconsin daughter Jeannette W. Tenney as main beneficiary and established a trust fund to provide income to Tenney and Walker’s Chicago sister Emily, 75.
La Crosse residents will meet their state representatives at a Chamber of Commerce session at 9 15 a m Saturday. Assemblymen Raymond C Rice H W Schilling and State Senator R M Schlabach will attend and answer questions on current laws. The meetings are open to the public and sponsored by the Chamber legislative affairs committee led by Fred Crosby.
The United States accounts for six percent of the world’s land area yet produces sixty percent of global wheat. This striking disparity underscores U.S. dominance in wheat exports and agricultural efficiency.
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