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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1950
Page
6
In Iowa a store owner found a money loss after a break in at a back door. Three La Crosse youths in custody confessed to the theft and were sent to juvenile authorities. Police are investigating related robberies in the city.
Mrs. Barbara Schmitt of Caledonia died in a local hospital after seven weeks of hospitalization following a hip fracture. Funeral services set for Saturday at Blaschke Funeral Home and St. Peters Catholic Church with burial at Calvary Cemetery. Survived by two sons Theodore and Philip and 16 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. multiple relatives in Luxemburg and Worthington.
Reading notes show a cloudy forecast for Minnesota with no major events. Forecast mentions shipments to Batavia and Wausau with varied temperatures, rises in Mississippi due to runoff, and scattered precipitation across the northern states from a Pacific Northwest storm.
The report compiles Swift & Company price quotes for calves and cattle across Winona and Saint Paul markets, noting steady calf demand with top prices near 27 dollars and varied weights from under 200 to over 450 pounds. It includes hogs and lambs pricing, with Chicago and other yards showing mixed demand. prices for steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and canners are listed, along with potato and grain figures and cash grain quotes.
The document records La Crosse Wisconsin post office being entered as second class mail matter on June 23 1904 under the 1879 Act, indicating its status for publication and mail handling. It notes location La Crosse Wisconsin and legal basis Act of Congress 1879.
Senator 7 in Page 1H heard Esther Caulkin Brunauer who McCarthy says presided at a Washington meeting of the American Friends of the Soviet Union and denied his charges. Haldore Hanson will respond while McCarthy accuses him of communist activity dating to 1938 and Hanson denies it. The dispute over a government loyalty file and a man described as Russia’s top spy remains unresolved as Ty refutes ties to the State Department.
In Milwaukee the so called beer war begins with cuts of 20 to 25 cents. Bottle beer priced at 3.25 and canned at 3.65, below regular 3.50 and 3.85. Brewers Blatz Schutz Pabst Muller keep wholesale prices firm while admitting thin profit but plan to persist to meet competition.
Dun and Bradstreet reports a small weekly rise in total retail volume driven by pre Easter apparel buying and favorable weather. Apparel demand rose with promotions boosting items like millinery women's coats lingerie and footwear while sportswear slipped slightly and men’s coats and suits held steady. Regional changes show mixed results with New England up and several regions down.
A B-50 bomber on a routine Davis Monthan training flight exploded 17 000 feet above Arizona, killing 12 air force men. Two crewmen survived, William T. Gentry from Komomo Indiana and Captain John H. Lee of Gaastra Michigan, both hospitalized after parachuting to safety. The wreckage spread across a five mile area as witnesses saw the plane break apart.
A list from the Police Court shows multiple speeding violations with street names and fines. Names include Robert M. H. Allen and Kenneth Conway Jr plus others, with fines ranging from 1 to 65 dollars and penalties for license issues and vehicle infractions. There are entries for driving without a license and for overload and nonregistered vehicles, plus a section on marriage licenses issued in Sparta and Tomah.
The general argues America has reduced arms beyond prudent defense and that Russia builds a military machine beyond reasonable security. He rejects a single high level peace conference but supports ongoing talks to achieve mutual trust and verifiable arms limits. He warns a nation with excess forces must demobilize or risk war and pressure its people.
Masters commended Col. Jacob J. Gerhardt and camp personnel for excellent cooperation during a recent inspection. Attendees included Mayors Otto Lenschow Tomah Mueller Smith and other regional officials. The article notes Monocacy river cresting near 16 feet east of Cumberland amid rain sleet and heavy mountain snow in surrounding states.
Senator Kefauver predicts quick Senate approval for a nationwide crime investigation. He cites strong support among senators for examining links between gangs rating in major cities and the broad effort to wage war on crime.
President Truman reluctantly accepts Tracy S. Voorhees resignation effective by June 30 as undersecretary of the army. Gray resigns to become president of the University of North Carolina in September, while aides speculate on new appointments and limited access to loyalty files for state department staff.
Wisconsin’s congressional delegation split on the housing bill vote as the House defeated the administration’s cooperative provision. Republicans Byrnes Davis Fe Murray and Smith backed the amendment to strike the coop clause while Democrats Biemiller Zablocki and Re Se Hull O’Konski Ithrow opposed it.
In Winston-Salem North Carolina E R Debusk drowned her two children Iva Lee six months and Charles Franklin two and left Ruby Lee five alive after taking the other child’s hand. Sheriff Ernie Shore said Debusk intended to kill a third child and herself but desisted. She was estranged from her husband and involved with a married man, facing murder charges.
The UAW seeks equal administration of a $30 million pension fund while Ford’s plan already funds back service credits over 30 years, a feature not present in Chrysler’s latest offer.
Army nurse Rosemary Obendorfer, 27, of Youngstown Ohio, was killed when a car train collision west of Camp Murray injured three others. She died in an ambulance en route to Madigan General Hospital where she was stationed.
Jessie Caldwell state president of Delta Kappa Gamma will speak on human rights at Mu Crapter in Platteville Saturday evening. She travels from Madison where she attends a leadership conference in human relations. The event is under the governor’s commission on human rights.
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