Five People Injured in La Crosse County Snowstorm Crashes
Multiple traffic accidents occurred Saturday across La Crosse County as snowstorms reduced visibility. Five people suffered minor injuries in crashes on Highway 53 near Onalaska and Highway 14 near 5-Mile House road, involving a car, a panel truck, a milk transporter, a county road grader, and a semi-trailer. Police reported skidding, rear-end impacts, and snow conditions as causes, with drivers including Dave F. Dale and Clar ence R. Leib among those treated. Virginia D. Jacobson remained unhurt in the Highway 53 collision.
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la Crosse County
Onalaska
Dave F. Dale
S. 20Th St
Jacobsyn Dale
Clarence R. Leib
Kane
Raymond Zilla
Incidence
Wis
Tommy Barlow
Rawleigh
N.C
Highway 14
Berwyn D. Bliss
Warren
la Verne Davis
Douglas Michner
Windsor
St. Davis
Michner
Stephen Mills
Viroqua
Lawrence H.er
Cross Plains
Joe F. Warren
Pontiac
Mich
Highway 157
George Meyer
Meyer
Truman seeks 300000 new European immigrants
President Truman asked Congress to admit 300,000 additional Europeans over the next three years. The plan targets victims of Communist tyranny and includes aiding oppression victims, continuing international resettlement efforts, and authorizing limited immigration to relieve Western Europe’s overpopulation.
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Fla
Truman
Congress
Little White House
Europe
Kefauver and candidates trek Wisconsin as primary nears
Taft urged Europe to provide most army manpower and US troops to withdraw when Europe reaches strength. Taft faced a heavy snowstorm in northeastern Wisconsin campaign stops. Harold Stassen canceled appearances near Wisconsin Rapids due to drifts and returned to Milwaukee. Stassen promoted a volunteer service plan for 18 to 27 year olds. Senator Kefauver, sole major Democratic candidate with a Wisconsin slate, returned with his wife. Governor Warren pressed through rain and sleet on a Milwaukee stop before flying to California.
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Europe
Taft
U. S
Wisconsin
Harold Stassen
Wisconsin Rapids
California
Warren
Milwaukee
Woman Killed By Car in Chicago Street Crossing
A former Hayward Wisconsin woman Miss Marion Leuthner aged 25 was struck and killed by an automobile while crossing a Chicago street Saturday. Her body was sent to Hayward for burial. She is survived by her mother Mrs. Mary Leuthner of Hayward and five brothers.
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Hayward
Wis
Marion Leuthner
Local Heart Attacks Send Two Residents To Hospital
Mrs. Lillian Nehls age 66 of 903 Rose Street was taken by police ambulance to a local hospital at 1 48 a m Sunday after a heart attack. LaVerne Spangler age 42 of 1323 Vine Street was taken to a hospital by ambulance after a heart attack at 5 40 p m Saturday.
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Lillian Nehls
Rose St
LaVerne Spangler
Vine St
Weather forecast for LA and Tri State by Prof Selby Maxwell
A weekly forecast from meteorologist Prof Selby Maxwell outlines the expected weather in the LA and Tri State area for the next 12 hours. The forecast emphasizes visual cues from skies to predict conditions and potential changes.
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Prof
Selby Maxwell
Chicago Grain and Livestock Market Summary
The Chicago market reports grain prices with open highs lows and closes for corn oats rye soybeans and cotton as well as cattle hog and lamb values. Notable figures include May July and Sept price points across corn oats rye and soybeans with cattle hog and calf movements at Chicago Livestock Exchange. Prices show a generally steady to higher trend with top hogs around 17.40 and prime cattle around 38.75. Local potato and carrot prices are listed with regional shippers and tracks of deliveries.
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Swift & Co
CSM
No Foundation To Rabies Ban Shaky State Quarantine Questioned
Reports say a state rabies quarantine announced by H J OConnell of Madison lacked local backing in La Crosse and Onalaska areas. Officials, including Sheriff Sampson and county coroner Reay, deny notification or enforcement powers while residents are urged to watch for rabies signs and keep dogs secured.
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la Crosse
Onalaska
H. J. O’connell
Madison
O’connell
Wisconsin
Campbell Township
la Crosse County
B. Sampson
Campbell
Donald Carr
George D. Reay
Reay
C. M. Heth
Heth
O'Connell
French Island
Harry ‘Wendling
Wendling
Disfigured Greek Girl Seeks Face Reconstruction
New York hosts seven year old Martha Stamatiadou and two Greek children disabled by guerrilla war injuries. They arrived for plastic surgery under a Greece orphan foundation care. Martha longs to be kissed and loved and to be pretty like others after burns scar her face.
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Martha Stamatiadou
Martha
Foundation For Orphans
Greece
Salonika
Marttha
Tomah Deaths Investigated as Officials Await Lab Results
Tomah Wisconsin authorities probe the deaths of Mrs. Kathryn Gallup and her son Bobby. The bodies were found in their cottage at the west edge of Tomah. State Crime Laboratory analysis of organ portions is pending. Camp McCoy soldiers questioned in the case have been released.
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Tomah
Wis
Monroe County
Kathryn Gallup
Bobby
Aunt Het Urges Early Marriage In Lighthearted Note
The line expresses Aunt Het advocating marrying soon rather than waiting for full sense, praising Pa as a good man and suggesting delay might miss the right match. The fragment reflects a household or community view on marriage timing.
Carthage Choir Set to Sing Sacred Works at Local Church
Carthage College’s 60 voice a cappella choir visits English Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity for a March 27 concert at 8 p.m. on its 26th annual spring tour directed by Prof. Elmer Hawke.
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Carthage
Illinois
Phillip Nicolai
Hawke
Mary i Wee
Morris Wee
F. Melium Christiansen
Hanke
Elmer Hanke
Verona Fire Leaves 26 Persons Homeless
Verona Wisconsin saw a two story building housing seven families destroyed by fire leaving 26 homeless after a four hour blaze battled by about fifty firefighters from four area departments. Four of the seven families were home when the fire started and escaped with alarm. friends offered temporary housing.
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Verona
Wis
Fames
PSC To Hold Hearing On Highway Limits
MADISON The Public Service Commission will hold a hearing here on April 15 about proposed truck weight restrictions on Wisconsin roads during summer weekends and holiday periods. The rules would affect trucks over 8,000 pounds on about 14 highways with emergency and food trucks exempt.
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Public Service Commission
Wisconsin
PSC
Motor
Vehicle Department
Taft Favored in Republican Ballot Work With Kefauver Leads Democrats
The piece outlines Republican delegate maneuvers around ballots with Taft as the leading candidate due to his conservative base, campaign vigor, and strong organization led by Tom Coleman. It notes potential shocks if anti-establishment forces rise, while Democrats show a clearer path with two Kefauver-leaning slates likely to win the nomination.
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New Hampshire
Tom Coleman
Taft
Coleman
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Norwalk Fire Douses Chimney Blaze in Wis
Norwalk Wisconsin fire department responded to a chimney fire that was quickly extinguished. No injuries reported and the home sustained minor smoke damage. Firefighters contained the blaze to the chimney and surrounding area.
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Norwalk
Wis
South St Paul Stockyards Cattle Market Mixed Strength
Cattle at South St Paul reports 2,400 head slaughter cattle and 800 calves with strength up to 50 cents higher on light receipts. Dealers steady, stockers and feeders mostly steady. prime cattle 36.00 led, cows 23.50 to 25.00, bulls 24.50 to 26.00. Hog market unsettled with 8,100 head. Chicago butter and egg prices move modestly. Live poultry steady to firm with varied quotes.
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Chicago Livestock Chicago (P
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Chicago
U.S
Live Poultry
Theft at Babe's Billiards Amid Low Gains
Police concluded the Saturday theft likely yielded little profit. Frank Pretasky reported a March of Dimes container missing from Babe's Billiards at 117 N. 3rd St, probably worth $1.50. Kenneth Cleary said his car parked at Sixth and Vine Streets was entered Friday night. radio pushbuttons, a flash light, road maps, and a blanket were stolen.
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Frank Pretasky
Babe’s Billiards
N. 3Rd St
Kenneth Cleary
S. 22Nd St
Sixth and Vine Streets
Stolen Cars Recovered After Weekend Theft
Two cars stolen in La Crosse Friday and Saturday were recovered. A 1951 Oldsmobile owned by Dr. W. E. Archer of To[ha]m was found Sunday afternoon in Hokah by Minnesota state patrol. The other vehicle, owned by Ed Phillips and Sons Distributing Corp., was taken from its office on Friday and recovered Saturday afternoon in an alley on Copeland Avenue by patrolmen Froegel and Krause.
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W. E. Archer
Tomah
Sixth and Main Streets
Minnesota
Hokah
Minn
Ed Phillips and Sons Distributing Corp
S. Front St. and
Frank Froegel
William Krause
Copeland Avenue
Injuries Slight In Accidents In Sparta Wisconsin
Several people sustained minor injuries in three weekend accidents near Sparta and Tomah Wisconsin. Notable injuries included Sadie Ulheid and others from Milwaukee, Camp McCoy personnel, and Libertyville Illinois travelers, with multiple vehicles damaged and hospital visits for non serious hurts. Spare details note locations on U S 12 and U S 16 near Tomah and Sparta.
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Sadie Ulheid
Milwaukee
David S. Grouik
Tomah
John R. Dolmer
Grouik
U.S
Orlin’ Koles
Donald i Bruege
Camp McCoy
Kolba
Roy G. Cuppit
McCoy
Cuppit
McCoy Hospital
Lavern Cordry
Paul Kemmer
Spring Valley
Minn
U.S. 16
Cordry
Romvold J. Trienau
Libertyville
Ill
Kemmer
Cecil Domer
Sgt
18-Pig Farrow Reported at Winneshiek Farm
Hollands of Trout Run east of Decorah report an 18 pig farrow last week. Two pigs died, seven of the survivors were given to a neighbor, and further deaths reduced the herd to 13 pigs. They also keep 115 other pigs from 14 sows in their yard.
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Holland Brothers
Trout Run
Hollands
Premier Of Sweden To Speak In Ashland
Swedish prime minister Tage Erlander will visit Ashland Wisconsin and Rockford Illinois on an American tour starting in New York. Five of Erlanders cousins will attend a dinner in Ashland on April 9. Guests include Mrs Clarence Hagstrom and R D Lundberg both of Ashland Kermit Anderson Minneapolis Ansel Anderson Omro and Mrs Harry Beech Algoma. Erlander will also attend Rockfords centennial events on April 5 and 6.
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Sweden
Tage Erlander
Rockford
Ill
New York
Erlander
Clarence Hagstrom
R. D. Lundberg
Kermit Anderson
Minneapolis
Ansel Anderson
Omro
Harry Beech
Algoma
Nebraska 18 vote delegation ties flare in Senate race
The Nebraska fight centers on a Senate nomination battle between Hugh Butler a Taft backer and Governor Val Peterson an Eisenhower backer. David Ingalls Taft campaign manager dismissed New Hampshire and Minnesota results as not altering the GOP drift. Ingalls warned against a repeat of the Willkie blitz and old party tactics.
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Senate
Hugh Butler
Val Peterson
Eisenhower
David S. Ingalls
Taft
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Willkie
Ingalls
Kenosha Man Convicted Of Manslaughter In Montana Case
Richard M. Meyer a 42 year old Kenosha Wisconsin native was convicted of manslaughter in the February 13 1950 shooting of Livingston real estate dealer Henry W Nelson. Meyer faces up to 10 years and will be sentenced by District Judge William Taylor. He was captured November 19 in Portland Maine after FBI pursuit spanning 20 months. Meyer testified to a drunken bar dispute and defensive gun claim.
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Richard M. Meyer
Kenosha
Wis
Henry W. Nelson
Livingston
Nelson
Meyer
William Taylor
Juan Rivas
Jerry Gallagher
FBI
Iowa
South Dakota
Wyoming
Arizona
Local Ads Highlight Shops and Specials
Local retailers advertise low prices and high quality in carpeting home decor and accessories. Roth's Flor-Mart touts value with Glamorene options, Schneider Co. lists 415 S. 3rd, and Ellicko Studio promotes affordable best costs. Aletta's Hat Shop features bridal veils at 5th and Market. Homemade fruit and decorated eggs priced 25c to 1.00, The Sweet Shop at 1113 Caledonia. John
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Schneider Co
Ellickoattudio
Paradise
Aletta’s
Sweet Shop
Caledonia
Jail is Showplace in Alabama Town
Midway Alabama uses a wagon jail parked in a Negro woman's front yard. The mobile jail exposes inmates to public ridicule and remains in place. Chief E J Edwards serves as town official and arrests about two people monthly with no explanation for the wagon’s lack of movement.
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Midway
Ala
E. J. Edwards
Missing Children Sought in Lakewood Area Search
Police and volunteers spread out within a mile of the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Church and Mr. and Mrs. Phillips after children disappeared about 3 p.m. Saturday. An air search and feeding stations were used as neighbors aided in the hunt for the youths who often chased a semi tame porcupine.
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Church
George Phillips
Highway 32
Phillips
Steven Kennedy
Highway 21
Arnold Church
State
Green Bay
Wis
Soldier Dies In Crash Near Rapid City
Sgt. Benjamin Miniatte, 21, Bruce Wisconsin, was killed Saturday night when a car carrying him went off the highway and rolled through two guardrail posts into a ditch about 20 miles north of Rapid City South Dakota.
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Rapid City
S. D
Benjamin Miniatte
Bruce, Wis
Here
Report 39 Accidents In City
La Crosse police report a week of heavy driving conditions yielding 39 accidents with three minor injuries. The incidents include collisions at 16th and Green Bay Streets and Liberty and Wall Streets, with vehicles and taxis damaged and several drivers charged with drunken driving.
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Knnee
Bara Ann Blum
Avon St
Pat Kabat
Dakota
Minn
Eldon Steele
Wall St
16Th
Green Bay Streets
Warren Deal
S. 16Th St
Patricia Grams
S. 13Th St
Deal
Grams
Green Bay
Steele Boy
Frederick Hogue
Rose St
Clarence Knutson
Liberty St
Liberty and
Wall Streets
Remington To Face New Trial For Communist Ties
The Supreme Court cleared the way for William W. Remington a former Commerce official to face new charges that he lied about Communist connections. He was convicted in New York for sworn false testimony to a federal grand jury about party membership. The circuit court ordered a new trial due to vague jury instructions.
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Supreme Court
William W. Remington
Remington
Commerce Department
New York
U. S
Grim images from six tornado torn states as toll rises
In six tornado struck states 233 people died and 1100 were injured. Survivors burying, rebuilding as bulldozers, trucks and debris fill towns. Arkansas reports 134 deaths and 711 injured with thousands affected. damage expected to run into tens of millions. Salvation Army and Red Cross aid displaced families.
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Ark
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Kentucky
Missouri
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Salvation Army
Red Cross
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Indiana
South Milwaukee Crowned State High School Champs
South Milwaukee celebrates its first state championship after beating Stevens Point 61 to 54 in Madison. Fans greeted the team with a two hour motor cavalcade through snow and rain and an honor assembly at the high school.
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South
Milwaukee
Madison
Stevens Point
Weather Record For Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa
Fair and continued cold tonight. In Minnesota mostly fair and cold tonight with Tuesday partly cloudy and not quite so cold. Iowa sees fair and cold east and partly cloudy and not quite so cold west tonight. Tuesday increasing cloudiness and rising temperatures. Shippers forecast within 150 miles of La Crosse covers protection margins to the north 10 west 12 south and east 16 miles by 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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la Crosse
Winons
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River Forecast from Hastings to Guttenberg
Colder weather with ice slows river flow causing slight falls in upper pools except above Lake Pepin. By midweek warmer weather will raise levels with pronounced rises and flash rises in smaller tributaries.
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