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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1949

Page

2

Strategists Chart New Labor Plans in Congress Fight

Labor legislation strategists in both houses chart new battle plans as Taft Hartley repeal prospects shift. House action leaves Taft Hartley on the books while a compromise bill may keep some provisions. Senate Republicans plot to retain key features with amendments.

Washington Congress House Labor Committee Senate GOP Taft Ohio Smith Donnell Senate Labor Committee Thomas- Lesinski Lesinski D-Mich House Group

Film origins in Hungary show US lead last year

Of 154 feature films shown in Hungary last year 57 were United States productions 40 Russian 23 British and 19 French.

Hungary United States

Worried Look Recovers Purse on Bridge

A young woman who wore a worried expression lost a purse with 130 dollars crossing a bridge in De Pere Wisconsin. Marvin Schampers of West De Pere found the bag in his truck and handed it to another driver to return to the owner who stood on the bridge. The second driver located the woman and returned the purse.

DE Pere Wis Marvin Schampers West de Pere Schampers

Mrs Theodore Fauver 35 Dies. Rites Planned Saturday

Mrs Theodore Fauver 35 of Shore Acres La Crosse died in a local hospital Wednesday. She was born Ione Blanchard and survived by husband and son Theodore Jr along with brother James Blanchard Hokah Minn. Funeral 2 p m Saturday at Nelson Funeral Home with Dr Carl P Pederson officiating. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Friends may call Friday evening at the funeral home.

Theodore Fauver Shore Acres la Crosse Ione Blanchard Fauver Theodore, Jr James Blanchard Hokah Minn Nelson Funeral Home Carl P. Pederson

Mrs Christina Miller 69 Dies in Local Hospital

Christina Miller 69 of Stoddard died Wednesday evening in a local hospital. Survived by husband Reinhold two sons Elmer and George two brothers Joseph and Bernard Stellick and five grandchildren all of Stoddard. Funeral services Saturday 1 30 p m Hellwig Morris chapel and 2 30 p m St Mathews Lutheran church Stoddard Rev Otto Engel. Burial in church cemetery. Friends may call Friday afternoon and evening.

Christina Miller R. J. Stoddard Reinhold Elmer George Joseph Bernard Stellick Stoddard Hellwig-Morris St. Mathews Lutheran Church Otto Engel

Weather Record U S Department Of Commerce For Wisconsin

Weather summary notes considerable cloudiness with showers and thunderstorms in Wisconsin north and west tonight and Friday. Minnesota shows cloudiness with showers and scattered storms south and central tonight and Friday. Iowa mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Friday. River forecast indicates normal pool stages with minor fluctuations and potential local rises from heavy rainfall. Unseasonably high temperatures earlier across Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley set records in Louisville Chicago and La Crosse. A cold air surge from Canada moves southeastward bringing freezing temps to western Wyoming and snow at Rock.

Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Hastings Guttenberg Great Lakes Mississippi Ohio Louisville Chicago la Crosse Canada Rockies Plains Wyoming Rock New Plains

Wisconsin Senate Kills Non-Red Oath Bill for State Workers

The Wisconsin Senate killed a bill requiring state employees teachers and students to file non Communist affidavits. The 27 to 4 vote would have made oaths a condition of employment or enrollment and applied to licensed state professionals.

Senate Bill Madison Wis Wisconsin Senate Schlabach

Group Studies Plans Results From Food Establishment Upgrades

The La Crosse Wisconsin Restaurant association reviewed a four month voluntary improvement program for food establishments. Members will document steps in staff training equipment remodeling and operations. Dr Weidner allowed two compartment sinks with satisfactory bacteria counts and posters on proper handling of food and utensils were ordered.

la Crosse Wisconsin Restaurant Association Elmer Conforti Garland Weidner Wei

Beaver Dam Man Elected President of Osteopaths

MILWAUKEE Dr E M Keller Beaver Dam was installed Wednesday as president of the Wisconsin Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Elected to office at the groups 51st annual convention were Dr D A Farnum Sheboygan president elect Dr J H Kettner Milwaukee vice president and Dr E J Elton Wauwatosa reelected secretary treasurer for the 43rd consecutive year

Milwaukee E. M. Keller Beaver Dam Wisconsin Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons D. A. Farnum Sheboygan J. H. Kettner E. J. Elton Wauwatosa

Berlin Airlift Ends Blockade and Lessons Learned

General Lucius D. Clay warns communism unchanged as Berlin stockpiles 200000 tons to sustain Western needs. The airlift cost over 173 million dollars and many lives, delivering organization gains to Western forces while ending the blockade blues with four power diplomacy culminating in talks in New York.

Ruhr Lucius D. Clay U. S Germany Berlin Mr. Dulles Russia New York Big Four Foreign Ministers’ Council

Nationalization Threatens British Steel Output

Lord Nuffield, a motor magnate, warned during a visit that nationalization of Britain's steel industry would reduce production rather than increase it, signaling concern over government action affecting industry.

Britain Lord Nuffield New

Yugoslavia Cuts Industry Power Use Amid Fuel Shortage

Yugoslavia announced a significant electricity reduction for industrial users as a severe fuel shortage developed recently. The move aims to conserve power and stabilize the grid during the energy crisis.

Yugoslavia

Defense Stages Scene In Trial Of Miss Coplon

In Washington the defense coached an FBI agent to re enact a scene between Judith Coplon and Valentin Gutbitchy a suspended UN employee. Attorney Archibald Palmer called the witness to reenact the exchange and the handling of Coplons pocketbook. Federal officers said secret information was found in her former Justice Department handbag at the March 4 arrest in New York.

Washington FBI Gubitchev Hursday Judith Coplon Archibald Palmer Miss Coplon Valentine A. Gubitchy United Nations T. Scott Miller, Jr New York

Pruning Adds Bigger Apple Production

University of Wisconsin horticulturist R H Roberts reports eight apple varieties show larger fruit when branches are shortened. Longer branches reduce blooming points, leading to more apples next year. Overproduction can limit bloom and fruit size.

R. H. Roberts University of Wisconsin Horticulturist Jonathan Roberts

Indian Guide Sentenced On Axe Assault

Henry St. Germaine Catfish a 52 year old Indian guide was convicted by a federal court jury on a charge of assaulting an Indian police officer with an axe. He was sentenced to one year and one day in prison. The incident followed a drinking party at the Catfish home on the Lac du Flambeau reservation.

Superior Wis Henry St. Germaine Catfish Catfish U. S Charles Cashin Patrick T. Stone William Chapman Lac du Flambeau Reservation

Chambers seek unified chest body for national drives

Michigan hosts state institute at Stevens Point on June 6 with leaders Hursh and Price inviting La Crosse delegates. Articles of incorporation will be submitted by YMCA YWCA Family Welfare Association La Crosse Home for Children Girl Scouts Boy Scouts Salvation Army. Boy Scouts approve if others join and may deduct current drive funds from their Community Chest appropriation. board action expected within 10 days.

Michigan Hursh Price la Crosse Stevens Point YMCA YWCA Family Welfare Association la Crosse Home For Children Girl Scouts Boy Scouts Salvation Army Boy Scout Community Chest

Mary A Stephanson 77 dies in Wisconsin hospital services held

Mary A Stephanson 77 died Monday in a La Crosse hospital. Funeral services were held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with Rev. Kenneth R. Torkvik officiating. Burial followed in Halfway Creek cemetery. Born Oct 18 1871 in Helgeland Norway she came to America at age two. Survived by sister Mrs P A Hammer and brothers Henry and Conrad. predeceased by four sisters and one brother.

Halfway Amsterdam Prairie P. A. Hammer la Crosse Henry Conrad Fairmont Minn

Brotherhood Meets Trinity Lutheran Church Parlor Session

Brotherhood gathers at 8 p m Thursday in Trinity Lutheran Church parlors with Oscar Semingson Ray Nibbe Melford Nelson Kenneth Anderson and Selmer Holstad on the program committee.

Trinity Lutheran Church Brotherhood Oscar Semingson Ray Nibbe Melford Nelson Kenneth Anderson Selmer Holstad

Uganda game department crocodile dies after keeper call

An official crocodile in the Uganda game department died following a call from its keeper. The creature, accustomed to routine, succumbed during the interaction, authorities said.

Uganda Game Department

Dulles Warns NATO Ratification Urges Western Unity

AP Commentary notes John Foster Dulles tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that war looks highly probable if the United States fails to ratify the North Atlantic treaty. The piece discusses Berlin blockade developments and the broader East West struggle, urging continued Western unity through an Atlantic pact.

John Foster Dulles Senate Foreign Relations Committee United States United Nations Russia Europe English Channel America Britain

Babich Held Over After Hearing In Milton Homicide Case

The Indiana Milton case moved toward trial as Judge Neelen bound Milton Babich over after a preliminary hearing. Detective Zajdel testified about interrogation and rights, while pathologist Dr. Van Hecke described two bullet wounds and ruled the cause of death a bullet wound in the head. Babich and family attended the sweltering courtroom as proceedings continued.

Arthur Richter Babich McCauley Det Frank Zajdel Richter Zaidel Adolph Kraemer Milton Capt. Kraemer Milt Patricia Wisconsin Neelen Zajdel Edward T. Berkanovic L. J. van Hecke Albert T. Birmingham Fabian Babich Victor Kathleen

Caledonia Rural Mail Route 1 Extended to Eitzen

Caledonia Minn special report says rural route No 1 will extend from Caledonia to Eitzen. Congressman August H. Anderson confirms the extension, effective June 1, reducing mail time from three to four days between the towns.

Caledonia Minn P. W. Steffen Eitzen August H. Anderson

Coal Men Meet Draft Reply To John L Lewis

Southern coal operators met with a 14 man policy making committee to draft a reply to John L Lewis who urged separate contract talks set for June 6 in Bluefield West Virginia. President Joseph E Moody called the meeting for the Southern Coal Producers association. Lewis accepted the association notice that the current work contract ends June 30 in a letter to Moody.

Washington Southern Coal John L. Lewis Bluefield W. Va Joseph E. Moody Southern Coal Producers Association Moody United Mine Workers Southern Association

La Crosse Court Records and Local Fines Summary

La Crosse county court records show a range of minor offenses and fines. The docket includes two counts of breaking and entering, beer sales to minors, fishing in a refuge, soliciting rides, intoxication, driving without license, and arterial violations. Several defendants faced bonds or fines, with totals up to $15 plus costs. Real estate transfers and upcoming marriage licenses also listed. Mine and oil workers strikes in Brazil are noted.

la Crosse Badger Street Concordia Raymond Gilbertson Mount Vernon Street Gilbertson Irvin Mithelsedt Kenneth Flock Donald Martlock Robert Babbit Wilton Onalaska Harold James Cumberland James Elroy T. Berglund Raphael Mosey South 22Nd Street Donald L. Peasler William T. Lee Adolph Indahl West Salem Arnold Koffenwal Holland Mich Stanley Langowski Winona John Gabbois Pine Street Roy V. Ahlstrom Arne Hanson Viroqua Main Street Richard FP. Perner South 23Rd Street Causeway Herman A. Thiede Car Street Douglas Schaller Caledonia Street Rose Street William Ray St. Paul Street George Street Harold L. Erickson la Crescent Minn Robert L. Carpenter Copeland Avenue Pred L. Melcher Green Island Donald Howe Mid. R Paul Molzahn LaVern Wurzel Purdy Wolden Ward Avenue Melvin Tostrud Franklin Arentz Hagar Street Sol Lindenberg South 14Th Street Limdenberg

105 Acre Tract Approved For Area Play Field

Wisconsin conservation commission approves a 105 acre recreational project near Lakes Geneva and Ceylon in Walworth county with 2200 foot lakefront, wooded areas and potential link to Ket tle Moraine state forest. Estimated cost about 100000 and planning since 20 years with local support from Walworth county board and Lynn township.

Madison Wis Lakes Geneva Ceylon Walworth County Wisconsin Conservation Commission C. L Harrington Wisconsin Lake Geneva Lake Ceylon Charles Lyon Elkhorn Walworth County Board Lynn Township Conservation Department Ernest Swift Kettle Moraine State Forest Devils Lake Flambeau River Devils Lake Park Point Beach Crex Meadows Tiffany Augusta French’s Creek Highland Forest Vilas County Pauto Lake Mink River Door County Rosenow Creek Waukesha County Horicon Marsh Louis Radke Horicon

Church funding debate mirrors national per pupil averages

The article notes church spending per pupil aligns with the national average while a Baldwin amendment to allocate state funds from within state tax revenue fails. It also reports a McCarthy Hendrickson Langer proposal to set a $2,850 minimum teacher salary, opposed as intruding on local systems. Northern Ireland moves to curb export of shoddy textiles.

Baldwin R-Conn Senate McCarthy R-Wis Hendrickson RNI Langer

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