Bonus-Studded Draft Offered as Alternative Plan
House Rules Chairman Leo Allen proposes a $1.5 million annual recruiting program with two and three year enlistments and post service bonuses of 1000 to 1500 dollars. Recruits scoring 70 on the general classification test would be eligible, linking to GI bill benefits if desired. reactions range from support in some quarters to criticism as a dodge of the draft issue.
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Washington
Congress
Leo Allen
R-111
Allen
Andrews
R-Ny
Armed Services Committee
Rules Committee
Veterans’ Organizations
Army
Gurney
R-Sd
Senate Armed Services Committee
Rep. Vinson
House
A Services Committee
Rep
Rizley
R-Okla
House Armed Services Committee
Rep. Short
R-Mo
Havenner
D-Calif
Bishop
Bill
New House Bill Would Require Registration Of Reds Front Groups
Milwaukee reports House bill seeks to force Communist and front organizations to register and reveal members. Richard Nixon argues measures would expose communists and sever Moscow ties, predicting broad support. He links the Allis-Chalmers strike to Communist influence and urges open identification to prevent Soviet infiltration.
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Milwaukee
Richard Nixon
R-Calif
Nixon
Burns Heads Arch Masons Grand High Priest Installed
William W. Burns of Madison was installed as grand high priest of Royal Arch Masons in Wisconsin as the 1948 meeting closed. Oshkosh was chosen for the 1949 session, with grand officers installed and numerous named appointees. The Royal Arch Widow degree was conferred on many members wives at the VFW club, with Carl Harpke singled out for the DeMolay Honorary Legion of Honor degree.
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William W. Burns
Madison
Royal Arch Masons
Oshkosh
Burns
Orlin M. Woolley
King
Blaine de Carlton
Stevens Point
Edward S. Dodge
Lake Mills
Ward A. Rowbottom
Milwaukee
W.F. Weiler
Clarence Anderson
Janesville
Peter S. Petterson
Medford
Erwin F. Prust
Bay
Royal Arch
C. F. Balch
W. Leary
Rhinelander
Herbert W. Dixon
Menominie
Milton G. Kaumheimer
Sheboygan
VFW
Car! Harpke
Obed HH. Moen
Watertown
Legion
Funeral Rites Set for Pfc Ernest Moen in Whitehall
WHITEHALL Wis Funeral services for Pfc Ernest Moen a World War II veteran will be held at Our Savior Lutheran church Friday May 7 at 2 p m Pastor G Birkeland officiating Military rites directed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars assisted by the American Legion The VFW urges all servicemen to attend Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery Moen died Christmas Day 1944 en route to the European theater after long service in Alaska He was buried in a U S temporary cemetery in France before his parents received word of his death
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Whitehall
Wis
Ernest Moen
Ued
Our Sevior’s Lutheran Church
G. Birkeland
VFW
Lincoln Cemetery
Moen
English Channel
Alaska
U. S
France
Edwin Moen
Lewis Asks Court To Reject Pension Ban
John L. Lewis urged a federal court to dismiss a bid by soft coal operators to stop pension payments to retired miners. Ezra Van Horn, trustee of the miners welfare fund, seeks the order. Lewis and Senator Styles Bridges are trustees.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Ezra van Horn
Mners
Lewis
Styles Bridges
Bank Robber McGuire Sentenced in Duluth Case
Thomas Gabriel McGuire of Houghton Michigan pleaded guilty to the city bank of Duluth robbery last January and was sentenced yesterday to years in a federal penitentiary.
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Duluth, Minn
Thomas Gabriel McGuire
Houghton, Mich
City 1 Bank of
Duluth
Weather outlook for La Crosse area cool night ahead
Cresring and a little cooler to night with a low of 46. Thursday generally fair and cooler with a high near 65 in the afternoon.
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la Crosse
Cresring
Fiernoon
Marshall argues UN should not be retooled without Soviet accord
Secretary of State Marshall told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Russians must be convinced the Soviet Union can live side by side in peace with western powers in the United Nations. He warned that moving to curb the veto without Russian cooperation could destroy the UN and create rival military blocs.
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Washington
Marshall
Soviet Union
United Nations
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Community of Nations
La Crosse Tribune Community News Highlights
Community News on page 8 of Wednesday edition recaps local events, upcoming meetings, and community notices with brief updates from neighborhood groups and area organizations. Highlights include volunteer opportunities and small-scale events across the La Crosse area.
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The
la Crosse Tribune
Biebel Elected President Of La Crosse Jaycees
Norman Biebel 33 will lead the La Crosse Junior Chamber of Commerce for the coming year after a board dinner vote at Maple Grove. He succeeds Robert Mehren and will be installed at the Jaycee banquet later this month. New officers include Robert Gaumer first vice president Merle Hill second vice president Robert Weissenberger secretary James Dockendorff treasurer and Jerry Moriarity state director. The group discussed Oslo Norway chorus sponsorship and plans for Bosses Night banquet the Americanism program and the state convention in La Crosse May 21 22 23.
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la Crosse
Stoddard
Ken Haagenson
Allis Chalmers
Milwaukee
Robert Gaumer
The
Jaycees
Merle Hill
Robert Weissenberger
James Dockendorff
New State
Jerry Moriarity
Mehren
Robert Burns
William Morrison
Biebel
Lynden Gjerde
James Jolivette
All Girls
Oslo University
Norway
Testimony Heard In Boelkamp Versus Olson Case
testimony heard Wednesday in Judge Cowie's court in Chicago resident E H Boelkamp versus Oscar Olson Bangor relates to an October 11 1947 auto accident at the U S highway 16 and county trunk two miles west of West Salem. Boelkamp seeks damages for injuries and vehicle repairs or replacement. Boelkamps car was so badly wrecked it was sold for junk.
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R. S. Cowie
E. H. Boelkamp
Chicago
Oscar Olson
Bangor
West Salem
Boelkamp
House approves pension payment for Westby widow
The House passed a bill to pay Myrtle Hovde of Westby Wisconsin a $420 widow’s pension owed from 1945 as the widow of World War I veteran Joseph B Hovde. Hovde had received $2 310.50 but delayed filing and timing cost the pension. If Senate and Truman approve she can fix her home and help her income.
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Tribune
Washington
Myrtle Hovde
Westby
Wis
House
Senate
Hovde
Joseph Benjamin Hovde
Civil Service Retirement Fund
Veterans Administration
Stevenson
Vernon County
Truman
Horde
Council Strengthens City Dog Ordinance With Daytime Authority
The council amended the dog ordinance to give police 24 hour power over stray dogs and set penalties from 5 to 25 dollars for careless owners. Police chief Herman Rick was ordered to advertise the change and enforce it from April 1 to October 1.
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Common Council
Herman Rick
Nations face twin strike threats in rails and autos
The Associated Press reports two major strike threats loom over rails and autos, threatening U.S. industry. A third risk targets metropolitan transportation in New York, intensifying labor unrest nationwide.
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Associated Press
New Yarkite
Arson Probe Ties to Rushford Fire and Rail Labor Crisis
Investigators suspect arson in the April 30 Royal theater blaze in Rushford Minnesota tying the fire to earlier vandalism at the Rushford Chick hatchery. Officials note slashed tires at both sites and link rail and truck strikes to broader labor unrest with mediation failing and a possible Chrysler strike looming.
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Rushford
Minn
Scial
Royal Theater
Sheriff's Department of
Fillmore County
Ping
Howard E. Thomas
Donald L. Cook
Tri- County Co-op Oil Company
Rushford Chick Hatchery
Norman Berg
Arthur Swenson
Roy James
Karrol Janstad
E J Hoesly Former Green County Assemblyman Dies
New Glarus Wisconsin report says E J Hoesly a former Green County assemblyman died at his home today.
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New Glarus
Wis
E J. Hoesly
Green County
Plan City's Largest Parade Of Musical Groups Saturday
The centennial Wisconsin School Music Association festival in La Crosse features 26 schools with bands choirs and glee clubs in classes A B C D. A 3:55 p m parade will form at Burns park and travel Main Third State to the festival park with WKBH broadcasting the event.
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Plan City
la Crosse
Jean Rolfe
WKBH
Burns Park
Main Street
Third Street
the Park
Wisconsin School Music Association
State Teachers College
Alma
Alma Center
Arcadia
Bangor
Blair
Cashton
Ettrick
Galesville
Gays Mills
Ohio Republicans Edge Closer to Taft Stassen Split
Ohio Republican returns show Taft leading in most at large races while Stassen gains in Akron area with four precincts left. Dewey campaigns on foreign policy as Willkie wins Indiana house nomination and Alabama races shift toward anti civil rights Democratic slate.
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Akron
Robert A.taft
Ohio
Stassen
Taft
Fourteenth
Minnesota
Stassens
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Oregon Trail
Dewey
Eugene
Florida
Dan McCarty
Fortierce Citrus
Fuller Warren
Jacksonville
Indiana
Philip Willkie
Wendell Willkie
House of Representatives
Truman
Alabama
Philadelphia
James E. Folsom
Northern States Power Seeks Escalator Gas Rate
Northern States Power asks the Wisconsin Public Service Commission in Madison to approve a sliding gas rate base tied to propane costs. The plan would raise or lower prices with propane prices as the company upgrades equipment to handle higher heating capacity. City Attorney Fred E. Steele will attend the hearing representing the city.
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Northern States Power Company
State Public Service Commission
Madison
Fred E. Steele
Common Council
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