Accident Case On Trial Here
A January 27 1949 accident near Holmen on highway 53 led to a circuit court trial. Adolph Thurn of Eau Claire sues La Crosse Liquor Co its insurer and driver Stephen Martindale insurer. Martindale died in July 1949 from injuries not caused by this crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Kopp
Platteville
Adolph Thurn
Eau Claire
la Crosse Liquor Co
Stephen Martindale
Martindale
Holmen
Thurn
la Crosse
Ferry Street
Storm Damage Reports From Storms Across Town
The storm damaged the Harpers Ferry hotel roof sparing major harm after a short fire extinguisher. Will Valley home suffered furniture and interior wall damage from a lightning strike. High winds felled a large maple in Gays Mills blocking between two homes, narrowly missing residents and Village Marshal Berlie Moore. Tobacco sheds and small buildings were damaged and many homes lost roof shingles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers Ferry
Will Valley
Gays Mills
Llano Fiher
Ella Murphy
Berlie Moore
Moore
Rev Charles Brady Named Departmental Chaplain at Seneca
Veterans group passed resolutions backing recognition of the current Spanish government and establishing diplomatic relations with it. They favored outlawing the Communist party in the U S and granting free mailing privileges to hospitalized veterans. The convention opposed euthanasia and the extension of the draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Brady
Seneca
Communist Party
U. S
Truman on world peace and democracy in Galesburg visit
President Truman urged international cooperation as vital to world peace and warned that totalitarianism threatens free nations. He spoke to a large crowd in Galesburg, Illinois, receiving a cake from local bakers and noting planned farm and foreign policy efforts as his train continued through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa toward Lincoln, Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Galesburg
Knox County
Galesburg High School
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Iowa
Lincoln
Neb
State Department
Ill
John Conger
Knox College
Robert Howe
Harold Jenning
Ralph Hawthorne
Burrell Barash
Baka Union
Court Upholds Non-Red Oaths
The Supreme Court upheld the Taft-Hartley non Communist oath for union officials using labor board machinery. Chief Justice Vinson led the majority, with Justices Jackson Black and Frankfurter diverging on parts. The decision leaves open how to handle left wing union leaders who swear the oaths as two unions challenge the provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
National Labor Board
Justice Vinson
Justice Jackson
Justice Black
Justice Frankfurter
Douglas, Clark
Minton
Reed and Burton
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
American Communications Association
Communist Party
United States
NLRB
Justice Department
Congress
Waupun Convict Climbs Water Tower 34-Hour Sit-Down Ends
John Tomlinson a 29 year old prisoner in Wisconsin gave up his 34 hour water tower sit down at the state prison. He was taken to the prison hospital for examination fed and put to bed. A psychiatric exam was scheduled. The stunt aimed to gain inmate prestige and ended when Assistant Deputy Warden Chester Clover called him down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waupun
Wis
Wisconsin
John Tomlinson
Chester Clover
Tomlinson
Indochina policy and McCarthy case in Senate news
Acheson aims to press Schuman on Indochina independence steps as Bao Dai struggles against Ho Chi Minh. Truman funds total 75 million for Far East aid while McCarthy accuses a U S envoy of foreign agent activity, linking to 81 investigated security risks and contempt findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Schuman
Indochina
Ho Chi Minh
U. S
Schuman
Bao Dai
Vietnam
Moscow
China
Acheson
Truman
Congress
Washington
McCarthy
United States
Senate
Wisconsin
Janesville
Senate Foreign Relations
State Department
Edward P. Morgan
Earl Browser
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Browder
American Communist Party
Field
New York
Wisconsin Federation of Young Republicans
Europe
Winona Livestock Markets Report Prices and Hours
Winona Minnesota stockyards publish buying hours 8 a m to 4 p m weekdays and 8 a m to noon Saturday. Cattle calves hogs lambs and grain markets list steady or higher prices with exact ranges by weight and class. Chicago and South St Paul market quotes include hogs cattle calves and grain price tables with weekly variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Company
South ST. Paul
Minn
USDA
Embezzler On Probation in Wisconsin Case
Harry E. Brink admitted embezzling over 15000 dollars from Thorp Finance Co. and was placed on 15 years probation. He operated a garageman and service station and used fictitious names and auto serial numbers on conditional sales contracts before Circuit Judge Harry Fox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Atkinson
Wis
Harry E. Brink
Thorp Finance Co
Brink
Harry Fox
McCarthy endorsed at Young Republicans session
Speakers at the Young Republicans convention hailed McCarthy as the only draft choice and debated a resolution demanding a government inquiry into the Waukesha State School for Boys. Rep Lawrence Smith delivered the keynote urging a positive GOP program while Tegge won re election as federation president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Lawrence Smith
Tegge
Federation
Menn
John Kitzke
Milwaukee
Ray Frederickson
Kenosha
College
Ursula Cragg
Oshkosh
John Cattanach
Harold Michael
Amery
Cody Splitt
Appleton
Richard Jones
Portage
Anita Becker
Port Washington
McCarthy
State Department Security
Sens. Tydings and McMahon
Sens
Tydings
Maryland
McMahon
Conn
Senate Committee
China
United States
State Department
Joseph Murphy
Fond du Lac
Murphy
Mosinee Leaders Die After Mock Coup Weekend
Mosinee Wisconsin mourns two community figures from last Monday's mock Communist coup. Mayor Ralph Kronenwetter, 49, died after a cerebral hemorrhage suffered during the event. Reverend Will La Brew Bennett, 72, a Methodist pastor, died of a heart attack at home after involvement in the make believe siege. Both entered into the act for the American Legion event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosinee
Wis
Ralph Kronenwetter
Wausau
Will la Brew Bennett
Kronenwetter
Bennett
Chicago live poultry and butter prices steady on receipts
Live poultry prices remained steady with receipts of 18 loads and slight increases for heavy hens. Butter prices held firm with two days of receipts totaling 1,325,187 pounds, wholesale levels unchanged to minor gains. Eggs were about steady with two days’ receipts at 19,522 cases and unchanged wholesale prices. Potatoes arrivals reached 355 cars on track 437 with shipments Friday through Sunday totaling 1,560 cars. markets showed moderate supplies and steady to mixed pricing across varieties in Idaho, Minnesota, Alabama, California and Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
F.o.b
U. S
U. Ss
Idaho
Minnesota
California
Louisiana Bliss
Mert C. Strand Dies At Austin Minnesota Home
Mert C. Strand aged 60 formerly of Ferryville and La Crosse died at his home in Austin Minnesota Sunday Surviving are his wife Alice and one brother John A of La Crosse another brother Edward of Ferryville died in 1948 Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 30 p m at Austin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mert C. Strand
Ferryville
la Crosse
Austin
Minn
Alice
John A
Edward
Committal Service for Anna Bliss Usher at Oak Grove
Committal services for Anna Bliss Usher will be held at Oak Grove cemetery at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 15. An obituary fragment notes out-of-season fruit tree blossoms suggesting a notable event or memory shaping commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Bliss Usher
Oak Grove Cemetery
Veterans gather for parade and banquet in Richland Center
Hoover ton Elroy Potosi and Bangor participation highlighted a high school band prize in the Richland Center parade. Rev Francis E Wallace earned district chaplain endorsements, with department leaders and dignitaries attending the morning seminar and evening banquet at the VFW club. He urged veterans to continue the work for freedom through the VFW and recruitment. 24 new auxiliaries formed in the state were noted, with honors and drapes presented to several district organizations and posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
John Higgins
Richland Center
Vern Schulz
Luke Delton
Milo Welch
la Crosse
Basil Lee
Ninth District
Matt Werel
la Crosse Dav
Kenneth Hurley
Herbert Krueger
Tomah Veterans Hospital
Father Wallace
VFW Club
America
VFW
Mary Hahn
Sheboygan
Rose Schell
Milwaukee
Helen Standwick
Viroqua
Lily Welch
Ellen Commer
Thomas Rooney
William Krause
Dorothy Gibson
Max Affeldt
Mrs. Cahape
Lawmaker seeks 750 million cut in money bill
Rep Thomas of Texas proposes a 750 million reduction in the 29 billion appropriation bill. The plan would let the president allocate the cut via the budget bureau but bar any decrease in military spending including atomic energy and R and D. House action was expected midweek with Republicans eyeing about 1.3 billion in cuts through two strategic moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep
Thomas
D-Tex
House Appropriations Committee
Budget Bureau
Congress
House
Appropriations Committee
Boy Shot After Mounting Moving Freight Train
A Milwaukee police action ends when Detective Sill shoots a boy who had jumped aboard a moving freight train bound for Bemidji. The boy refused to surrender, was wounded in the leg, and later apologized. He had admitted faking a gun to escape police custody while fleeing Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rendler
Phillips
Finley
Sill
Vern Weber
Harold Johnson
Smith Plumbing
Caledonia Street
Bemidji
Minn
Chicago
Fire F ire devastates Rimouski lumberyard and town
Early reports claimed ten dead in a massive blaze that gutted eight major institutions after a power line snapped during a wind storm. Army and Red Cross later said no deaths. Volunteers and troops battled the fire, especially near Rimouski cathedral, while the city of Rimouski, population about 15 000, watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Red Cross
Price Brothers Lumber Company
Rimouski Cathedral
Rimouski
Quebec
St. Lawrence River
Scouts Camp Despite Winds at Four Sites and Caledonia
About 500 Scouts pitched tents Friday at Galesville, Perrot, Merrick, and Esora parks despite near hurricane winds. On Saturday 300 joined a mass encampment at Beaver park, Caledonia. Scout executives led pancake making for 800 with six batter batches using 25 pounds flour and five gallons milk. 4,000 pancakes served. No serious injuries, three headaches blamed on excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville City Park
Perrot State Park
Trempealeau
Merrick State Park
Fountain City
Esorea Park
Viroqua
Beaver Park
Caledonia
B. W. Ingli
Gateway Council
Charles Burch
Wesley Latham
Burch
Modern lighthouse powers lamp with triple redundant system
The equipment supplying power to the large lighthouse lamp is installed in triplicate to ensure continuous operation. This redundancy acts as extra insurance against any single point of failure and aims to keep the beacon reliably lit.
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Vinson
Chicago Fair
George S. May Company
Businese Engineering
Central di Engineering
Bidg
Msnt Eee
Main St
Lund
By Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Winona Livestock
Chicago Livestock
S. Sept
S. Dec
S. Ryemay
Northern Iron Ore
Abbott Lab
Gt. Northern Ry. Pt
Standard Brands
Allied Chem. & Dye
Greyho Standard Oil
Cal
Allied Stores Homestake Mining
Ind
Aliis Chalmers Mfg
Houd.-Hershey
Standard Oil
N. J
Hudson Motor
Am. Car & Fdry
Illinois Central Sterling Drug
Am. Gas & Elec
Inland Steel
Studenaker Corp
Locomotive
Inspiration Copper
Swift & Co
Power & Lt Int
Harvester
Texas Co
Int
Harvester Pf
Timken-Det
Tel & Tel
Union Carbide
Union Pacific
Zinc L. & S
Johns-Manville
United Airlines
United Aircraft
Anaconda
Kennecott Copper
U. S. Rubber Armour & Co
Kimberly-Clark
Armco Steel Lid
O.-Ford Glass
Atch
National Steel
Ark. Natural Gas A
Studd Co
N. Y. Central
Cities Service
Case
J.I.) Co. No. Am. Aviation
el. Bond & Sh
No. American Co
Chesapeake & Ohio
Northern Pacific
Chicago & NW
Ohio Oil
G. Heileman Br
R. IL. & Pac
Owens Kl. Glass
Home Insurance
Com’wealth Edison
Packard Motor
S Mass. Inv
Pan Am. Airways
No. States Power
Congoleum-Nairn Paramount Pictures
Cleveland
Edison
Northwest Banc
Douglas Aircraft
Pure Oil
James Mfg
du Pont
EY Radio Corp
McQuay
Eastman Kodak
Reo Motors
Marlin-Rockwell
Eaton Mfg
Republic Steel
el. Auto-Lite
Scott Paper
Nekoosa-Edw
General Electric
Sears Roebuck
General Foods
Shell Oil
Paragon
General Motors
Simmons Co
Prentiss-Walters
General Time
Sinclair Oil
Ray-O-Vac
Socony-Vacuum
Salway Steel
Goodrich
la Crosse Tel
Goodyear
Southern Pacific
Sanitone
Ng Press
Laundry & Dry Cleaning CO
Fifth Avenue South
Caledonia St
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