Heaven Can Wait closes La Crosse season at Civic Guild
The Civic Drama Guild of New York stages Heaven Can Wait by Segall at the La Crosse season finale. Joe Pendleton's earthly fighter life collides with celestial bungling as Max Levene and a crafty Messenger 7013 spark witty scenes. Performers Len Wayland George Mully Al Rusch earn praise for lively comic work.
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Civic Drama Guild of New York
la Crosse
Segall
Heaven
Joe Pendelton
Joe
Tex Beneke
Heavenly Messenger
Paradise
Mr. Jordan
Down On Earth
Max Levene
Len Wayland
Len
George Mully
Messenger
al Rusch
Mr. Farnsworth
Max
Voice of the
Two Vehicles Crash On Hill on Highway 16
At 12:30 a.m. on Highway 16 near Nigger Nathan Hill two cars damaged left rear fenders in a skid and sideswipe. Leo A. Anderson 21 Camp McCoy soldier and Rose Brown 26 Onalaska were involved. no injuries reported. A second crash on Gillette Street near Highway 16 left Norman Brownell 30 Nelson Wisconsin striking a guard rail post. he said bright lights blinded him.
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Nathan Hill
Leo A. Anderson
Camp McCoy
Anderson
Rose Brown
R. 1
Onalaska
Norman Brownell
Nelson
Wis
Gillette Street
Highway 16
Brownell
Warrens Man Injured In Fall From High Line Pole
Harland Stiteley a 26 year old Wisconsin Power and Light employee fell 40 feet from a Fond du Lac high line pole Wednesday morning. He is seriously injured with a broken back one broken arm and multiple fractures in both feet though not as badly as first feared. He landed on his feet following the belt buckle accident. His mother Mrs. Ella Skoglund and longtime companion Mrs. Herman Linder are with him in Fond du Lac Hospital.
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Warrens
Wis
Harland Stiteley
Fond du Lac
Suiteley
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Ella Skoglund
Herman Linder
La Crosse County FHA Holds Annual Meeting
The Farmers Home Administration in La Crosse County held its annual meeting on March 20 at the American Legion Hall. County supervisor Frank E. Wachlin notes a program of diversified farm topics followed the business session with speakers Al Francour Miss Edith Brevig Lyle Molstad H O Anderson and R S Dunwiddie participating.
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Farmers Home Administration
la Crosse County
American Legion Hall
Frank E. Wachlin
al Francour
Edith Brevig
County Extension Service
Lyle Molstad
H. O. Anderson
Soil Conservation Service
R. S. Dunwiddie
Price Of Visiting English Homes Go Up
London reports a rise in admissions to England's stately homes as costs increase by seven cents on average to about thirty five cents per visit. Lords and ladies cite tougher times and warn there will be no free tea this season.
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London
England
Minnesotans Attend State Fruit Short Course
H. W. Leidel and his son Victor attended the University of Minnesota short course on fruit in Minneapolis last week. Victor Leidel serves as president of the local fruit growers association.
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LA Crescent, Minn
H. W. Leidel
Victor
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Victor Leidel
Anti-Red Factions In Italy Seek Unity Before Elections
Rome scene shows four anti Communist parties vying to unite for spring municipal votes. Rome is the prize and a potential Communist edge hinges on anti Communist unity. Gedda warns a Rome win is possible if opposition fails to unite.
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Italy
Rome
Pope Pius
Catholic Church
Luigi Gedda
Italian Catholic Action
Christian Democrats
Apparentamento
Italian Social Movement
Gedda
Mrs Emma Werth Dies. La Crosse Resident Obituary
Mrs Emma R Werth 68 wife of Herman L Werth 2307 S 13th St died suddenly in a local hospital Sunday Born Owosso Michigan Nov 30 1883 Survived by five daughters Leona Gardner Edmonson Hicke Park LaDouceur and two sons Arthur and LeRoy 15 grandchildren Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm First Lutheran Church Rev Fritz Miller to officiate Burial Oak Grove Cemetery Friends may call Sletten McKee Southside Chapel Tuesday 7 to 9 pm
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Emma R. Werth
Herman L. Werth
S. 13Th St
Owosso
Mich
George
Leona) Gardner
Galessville
Wis
George (Letty) i\Edmonson
Chicago, Ill
Aaron
Sylvia) Hicke
Lee
Esther) Park
Omer
Betty) LaDouceur
la Crosse
Arthur H
LeRoy A. Werth
First Lutheran Church
Fritz Miller
Oak Grove Cemetery
Sletten- McKee Southside
Georgia Seaton
S. 23Rd St
Earl G. Seaton
Vernon County
Wisconsin
Harry Dorsey
Leonard Seaton
James Potts
Willard Potts
Soldiers Grove
Sister M Ottilia Herbers 90 dies in La Crosse hospital
Sister M Ottilia Herbers 90 formerly of New Vienna Ia died Saturday morning in a local hospital. Born July 16 1861 she joined the Sisters of St Francis in La Crosse at 15 and taught in parish schools for over 50 years. Burial will be in La Crosse Catholic Cemetery. Survivors include four nieces in the Franciscan Order in La Crosse and two in Dubuque.
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Ottilia Herbers
New Vienna
Theodore Herbers
Sisters of St. Francis of the Perpetual Adoration
la Crosse
Holy Trinity School
St. Francis Hospital
la Crosse Catholic
Dubuque
Alma
Barnaba
Elizabeth
Theonilla
Constance
Benigna
Obituary notices for John Weber and Georgia Seaton in La Crosse
John Weber age 93 of 2236 Hyde Ave dies after a fall and long service record in La Crosse area with family ties to Bangor and Hokah. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Nelson Funeral Home with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Georgia Seaton 67 of 124 S 23rd St dies at home. survived by husband and two grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Sletten McKee Southside Chapel with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John Weber
Hyde Ave
la Crosse
Beaver Dam
Hokah
Minn
Weber
North Western Railroad
Elroy
City of
John P. Linton Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
Dramatic Order of the Knights of Khorassan
Lawrence
Percy
Nelson Funeral Home
Frederick W. Hyslop
Fairview Cemetery
Bangor
Parking Meters Looted In Saturday Night Spars
Police report two parking meters broken on Market Square and Front Street with coins taken. Robert Adams 1633 Winnebago St. says his 12 foot gray plywood boat was stolen from Green Island. Tyson Motor Sales 508 N 4th St. reports a radio stolen from a car on the lot and several other items taken over a month.
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Market Square
Front Street
Robert Adams
Winnebago
Green Island
Tyson Motor Sales
N. 4Th St
Middleton Woman Charged After Motel Bed Accident
A La Crosse man, Leo Betz, 31, was seriously wounded when he fell from a motel bed onto a broken beer bottle. Louise McLain of Middleton is charged with disorderly conduct as Betz receives oxygen and blood transfusions and is treated in a city hospital. Deputy reports say Betz admitted being in the motel with McLain.
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Middleton
Wis
la Crosse
John Bosshard
Louise McLain
Leo Betz
Betz
Roy B. Sampson
Met Star Delays Own Wedding By Parade
Metropolitan Opera singer Robert Merrill, 34, arrives an hour late due to a Greek Independence Day parade. Roberta Peters, 21, wed at Park Avenue synagogue in New York in a ceremony attended by about 1,000 guests. the groom pushes through the crowd, nearly losing his top hat, but the event proceeds as planned.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera
Robert Merrill
Roberta Peters
Merrill
Park Avenue
Democratic Nomination Prospects After Truman Exit
Washington weighs the 1948 Democratic nominating scene with Barkley Douglas Kefauver Kerr Rayburn Russell and Stevenson as possible choices. Kefauver Kerr and Russell are actively seeking delegates while Douglas has ruled out candidacy.
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Washington
Truman
Alben W. Barkley
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Kefauver
Kerr
Russell
Douglas
Federation To Meet At St Pauls Lutheran Church
The Federation of Lutheran Men will meet Monday night at St. Pauls Lutheran Church at West Avenue and Division Street. Judge Roy V. Ahlstrom will speak on juvenile delinquency as the principal address. Dinner is scheduled for 6 30 p.m. under President Robert L Smyth.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin to Lead June Dairy Month Program
The June Dairy Month headquarters in Chicago named a national head and a state committee formed in Madison on March 19. Wisconsin will lead emphasis on dairy product sales across outlets, linking the 1952 Alice in Dairyland contest to the month’s observance. Regional Alice contests precede the finals and coronation in late June.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Madison
County Court Notes From La Crosse And Sparta
La Crosse court records list Harry Zacharias Camp McCoy fined one dollar and costs for one armed driving on Highway 16 March 29. Several others pleaded guilty or innocent to speeding, violations at Highway 16 and Burns, tavern entry, vandalism, and public drunkenness with fines, restitution, or bonds set.
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la Crosse
Harry Zacharias
Camp McCoy
Highway
Campbell
Robert D. Kruger
Ferry St
Violet Lounsbrough
Sumner St
Willard Pishaw
Kane St
Hilburn D. Rein
Roger V. Erickson
Farnum St
Grand Crossing
James W. Rhodes
Burns
Harold Erickson
San Francisco
Calif
Camp McCoy defendants face traffic related penalties
Sparta Wis Clarence H Mitchell forfeited a $100 bond on a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor Paul E Fellman was fined $15 and costs on a charge of driving in excess of 55 miles per hour during the nighttime
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Sparta
Wis
Clarence H. Mitchell
Camp McCoy
Paul E. Fellman
Fire units respond to two heating and stove malfunctions
On March 30 at 9 49 a.m. one engine and one squad were sent to 32112 Caledonia Street for a flooded water heater reported by Floyd Payne. On March 21 at 8 25 a.m. one squad was dispatched to 440 North 23rd Street for a faulty gas stove with no fire, reported by F F Schroeder.
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Caledonia St
Floyd Payne
N. 23Rd St
F. F. Schroeder
Fine Two Motorists Face Drunk Driving Pleas
Two men pleaded guilty to drunken driving and were fined 100 dollars plus costs and had their state driving privileges revoked for one year by La Crosse County Judge Roy V. Ahlstrom. Edwin C. Olson of 1006 South 4th Street was arrested on Highway 35 at 8:05 p.m. Sunday. Milford C. Fish of Route 3 Westby was nabbed on Highway 16 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
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la Crosse
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Edwin C. Olson
S. 4Th St
Milford C. Fish
Westby
Ike's Topics Depend On Whether He Retires From Army
A possible Eisenhower presidential campaign would hinge on his status with the Army. If he remains active or resigns, topics range from classified World War II decisions to U S foreign policy and congressional authorization for European troop deployment.
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Ike
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
United States Army
Army
Russia
Congress
Europe
State Canners Meet to Deliberate on Canning Industry
Madison hosts a two day conference convened by the Wisconsin Canners Association with top military officials including Eisenhower listed among attendees. The event weighs processing developments, worker safety, waste disposal, and labor supply as the Republican nominee decision looms.
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Eisenhower
Madison
Wisconsin Communications and
Canning
McCarthy dodges questions on financing of his staff
Senator McCarthy declined to name contributors or disclose details of money paid to investigators in his libel suit against the Syracuse Post Standard. He said he used several investigators and noted one, Donald Surine, investigated the paper’s campus influence, not Communist activities. The pre-trial exam examined his case against the Post Standard and its editors. next session was set for the following Saturday.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Sen. McCarthy
R—Wis
Syracuse Post Standard
McCarthy
Survie
Donald A. Surine
Syracuse University
Surine
Post-Standard
William Tolley
University of
Tracy Ferguson
Ferguson
China
S. I. Newhouse of
New York
Robert L. Voorhees
Births at St Marys Hospital Sparta and nearby towns
Birth notices from St Marys Hospital Sparta and surrounding locales list new arrivals. Sons and daughters are reported for Barker Melrose. White Tomah. Van Kirk Sparta. Bicknell Sparta. Thomsen Wilton. Paddock Warrens. Berg R1. Kennedy Ferry St. Greene Box 678. Dureisky S Seventh St. Walker R1 West Salem. Olinger Caledonia. Grosskopf Lenard St. Richmond La Crosse St. La Fleur N Seventh St. Johnson Lansing. Manske Grandview. Geisse Minneapolis.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
Sparta
Wis
Vernon Barker
Melrose
Mildred Ackeley
Clarence Brieske
Norwalk
Geraldeine von Haden
Ovie Thomsen
Wilton
Gladys Kirch
Richard White
Tomah
Dorothy Sties
Ray van Kirk
Beverly Rich
Paul Bicknell
Irene Leonhard
Phillip Hansen
Eleanor Skang
James Paddock
S. Seventh St
Anna Marie Loveng
Dana Rae
Allen Ray Walkers
West Salem
Myrna Wedwick
Harold P. Olinger
Caledonia
Mary D. Graf
Patsy Jane
August QO. Grosskopf
Lenard St
Evelyn Heike
Jacquelyn
Marie
Edward Richmond
la Crosse St
Marcella Berg
Robert la Fleur
Seventh St
Mavis Berg
Lansing
Robert Johnson
Grandview
Richard Steven
Harold J. Manske
S. Sixth St
Jean Vitse
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Timothy Francis
John Francis Geisse
Mary Ann Wakeen
La Crosse Soil Man To Give Talk
O. E. Hays superintendent of the La Crosse soil erosion experiment station will discuss trash farming before the Brookside School adult agricultural class on Tuesday April 1 at 8 p.m.
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O. E. Hays
la Crosse
Brookside School
Death notices from Wisconsin towns listed in Tri State area
Multiple obituaries and notices cover Hi rram E. Dickson born 1886, Mrs. H. M. Phillips of Galesville dying at Arcadia hospital, Selmer Harlan of Folsom killed in a Columbus woodlot accident, Mrs. John Olson of Sparta dying after four weeks illness, Jessie Hannah Rutledge of Sparta passing in Milwaukee, Mary Oleson former Houston County superintendent dying in Minneapolis, and related service details and survivors.
Fredonia Fund Grows For Haut Family Tragedy Victims
In Fredonia Wisconsin more than 500 dollars were pledged to a fund aiding the Alexander Haut family survivors of a farm house explosion and fire. Kathryn Haut aged 5 and Donald aged 3 died in the blaze. Two of seven children perished while the remaining five, ages 7 to 12, escaped. The Red Cross provided clothing and neighbors opened the cash fund.
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Fredonia
Wis
Alexander Haut
Haut Thursy
Kathryn Haut
Donald
Red Cross
Senate Moves to Cut Overseas Officer Living Allowances
The Senate debated a bill to fund a 3 percent base pay rise for all armed services and to increase housing and food allowances while trimming overseas living allowances for officers. Senator Douglas urged roll call votes on amendments to cut overseas allowances and reduce hazard and incentive pays, arguing the current benefits fuel resentment and waste. A House Senate conference will reconcile differences, with potential savings of 100 to 200 million annually.
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Washington
Senate
Armed Services
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Douglas
D-Ill
Germany
Japan
Korea
Uniformed Services
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Sky Stranger Resigns After General Mills Balloon Flight
Nicholas I Green a junior engineer at General Mills quit his job after a controversial balloon flight from Stratford Wisconsin. Company officials initially called the flight unauthorized then said it was arranged. Green sent his resignation from Chicago and offered no details about the flight or current location.
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Minneapolis
Nicholas i Green
General Mills
Wisconsin
Chicago
Green
Stratford
Wis
Frank Jewett
Aeronautical Research
Jewett
Navy
Aquinas Senior Runner-Up in State Contest Wins Prize
Sally Anne Wolff of Sheboygan a St Marys Springs Academy senior won the $100 first prize in the Payee Committee on Employment of Physically Handicapped contest for high school students. Mary Louise Liskovec of La Crosse Aquinas senior took second and Don Dahlke of Westfield Union High School and Edgar H Koch of Two Rivers Washington High tied for third. The national entry theme was Employ the Handicapped for National Security.
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Madison
A. L. Beier
Sally Anne Wolff
Sheboygan
St. Mary’s Springs Academy
Fond du Lac
Mary Louise Liskovec
la Crosse Aquinas
Don Dahlke
Westfield Union Free High School
Edgar H. Koch
Two Rivers Washington High
Tribune Masthead and pricing notices from La Crosse, Wisconsin
The La Crosse Tribune publisher and editorial staff are listed with departments and roles. Circulation, advertising, production, and delivery details follow along with home delivery and mail subscription rates for La Crosse and surrounding areas. The notice notes AP affiliation and republication rights.
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Ed Keefe
Howard Colvin
A. E. Teachout
Luther Wilkins
E. L. Burgess
la Crosse Tribune
4Th and
Cass Streets
la Crosse
Wis
the Tribune
Lee
Associated Press
Tribune
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Red
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Jerry Metzger
Justice Court
iLa Crosse
By Elton C. Fay
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Ada Dickson
Ed Muller
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H. M. Phillips
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E. E. Draeger
Gausman
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Lillie G. McKenzie
John McKenzie
Campbell Township
Milton Phillips
Mindoro
Theer
Burns Valley
Ettrick
L. E
Belle) Danuser
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Lillie) Kopp
San Rafael
C. A
Mildred) Weitz
Black River Falls
H. G
Margaret) Valine
Donald Phillips
Fred
Grace) Schindler
H. W
Belle) Baird
Pullman
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Royal Neighbors of America
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Folsom
Selmer Harlan
Columbus
Carl Hermanson
Harlan
West Prairie Hauges Lutheran Church
Peder Nordsletten
Anderson Funeral Home
Readstown
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Peter L. Peterson
Esther Finley
Ferryville
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de Soto
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Viroqua
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Lanham’s
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Mt. Hope Cemetery
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Olson
Monroe County
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Everett Thurston
Clifford
Pneress
Mont
Nellie Enckhausen
Jessie H. Rutledge
Jessie Hannah Rutledge
Milwaukee
Lanham’s Mortuary
Woodlawn
Mary Oleson
Houston County
County Welfare Board
Fillmore County
Preston
Lewis B
Anna Oleson
Waukon
Wilmington
Ben
Myles Duxbury
Potter Funeral Home
Wilmington Lutheran Church
Clarence L. Lee
Church
Start
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Iave
Juvenile Court
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Leon de Witt Furry
R. V. Ahlstrom
Chile
Juan Furry Alien
Anna MacWillie
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Mary Helen Cameron
Helen Weber
City of la Crosse
Lucille M. Scherdin
WM. J. Thombson
Rivoli
State of
J. Fred Stallsmith
la Crosse Trust Company
Lucille Scherdin
Hubert V. Fuller
N. 4Th St. la Crosse
Sky Stranger
Aquinas
The
W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
News and Phono
Alfred W. Rice
Gerald G. Moriarity
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