Girl Killed In Church Lift Clues In Roanoke Homicide
Roanoke police joined every available resource in the murder inquiry of Dana Marie Weaver, a 16 year old Jefferson High junior found slain in the kitchen of Christ Episcopal Church after an attacker clubbed her with a pop bottle during a church picnic. Authorities said the likely moment of attack was when she surprised an intruder at the church. The investigation aims to identify a perpetrator as detectives review the church event and surrounding clues.
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Roanoke
Dana Marie Weaver
Jefferson High School
Christ Episcopal Church
E. A. Griggs
Roanoke Police
Young People’s Service League
Calloway
Uthorities
Mother Hears Son Promoted at Hamilton AFB
Robert C. Brown son of Mrs Pearl Brown of La Crosse Wisconsin has been promoted to corporal. Capt Allen W Snook commanding officer says the promotion reflects his ability to lead and inspire fellow airmen Brown is a radio operator with AACS and a graduate of the Scott Air Force Base radio operators course. He has been stationed at Hamilton Air Force Base since January 1949.
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Hamilton Air Force Base
Calif
Robert C. Brown
Pearl Brown
Prospect Street
la Crosse
Wis
Allen W. Snook
Corp
Brown
Robert
Air Force
Corp. Borwn
Airways and Air Communications Service
AACS
Scott Air Force Base
Ill
Deaths Tri State Hans Bredvigen Pigeon Falls
Hans Bredvigen 89 of Blair died Monday evening at his daughter Mrs. Henry Nelsons home in Blair. He was born in Norway October 27 1859 and came to the United States in 1904 settling in Pigeon Falls. Surviving are his daughter three sons and a sister. Funeral services Friday at 130 pm Slette land Funeral home Pigeon Falls and 2 pm at Synod Lutheran church. Burial in church cemetery. Tokyo orchid nursery seeks to sell orchids in America.
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Wis
Hans Bredvigen
Henry Nelson
Blair
Bredvigen
Norway
United States
Fly Creek
Pigeon Fall
Nelson
Hans
Alfred
Ole
Andrew
Hilder Hanson
New Auburn
Andrew Tangen
Sletteland Funeral Home
Synod Lutheran Church
C. K. Malmin
Weather Record U S Department of Commerce Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa
Weather report notes fair skies in Wisconsin central and south with increasing clouds and frost possible in central areas, warmer by Wednesday. Minnesota shows fair to partly cloudy skies with showers near the Canadian border and warmer temperatures. Iowa forecast cooler tonight and Wednesday with warmer Wednesday. Mississippi River forecast from Hastings to Guttenberg rising about 0.2 feet daily to week end. High pressure from Canada brings cooler, drier air. near freezing in central Wisconsin and northern areas. rain confined to southern plains and Appalachians. warmer trend moving east from Montana.
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Lake Michigan
Minnesota
Canadian
Iowa
Hastings
Guttenberg
Mississippi
Winona
la Crosse
Canada
United States
Great Kes
Pacific Ocean
Plains States
Texas
Arkansas
Appalachians
St. Louis
Augusta
Montana
Winona Livestock Prices and Hours From SWAT & Company Sale
Winona livestock prices and operating hours listed by SWAT & Company. Market quotes cover hogs cattle calves lambs and feeder values with prices by weight and type and daily closing time 4 p m.
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Swat & Company Winona
Jeffers
Stock Market Quotations Enter New York and Curbs
A dense listing of stock quotes and prices across many firms, including Abbott Lab Allied Chem Am Can Am Locomotive General Electric General Motors and Union Carbide. Curbs feature additional stocks with bid and ask ranges such as Gisholt, Inter Cellu Cotton, and Hamilton.
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New York
ITOC
Abbott Lab
Allied Chem. & Dye Allied Kid Aillis-Chalmers
Mig
Can
Car & Fdry
Locomotive
Power & St. Am
Snuf
Tel
Tobacco Am
Zinc L
Anaconda Copper
Armco Steel Armour & Co. Atch
Avoo
Baldwin Locomotive
Bendix Aviation
Behiehem Steel Borden Co
Continental Can
Continental Steel
Corn Products
Pf. Crane Co
Curtiss-Wright Douglas Aircraft
Harvester Int
Harvester Pf
Nickel Can
Jewel Tea
Johns-Manville
Kennecott Copper
Kimbery-Clark Lib -O
Ford Glass Libby, McN
National Biscuit National Container National Dairy
National Steel KN
Central R.R. Owens
Glass Packard Motor
Unusual Opportunity for Ambitious Woman in Direct Sales
Ambitious woman with sales experience invited to interview for a year round direct sales job with top pay and national sponsors. Includes photo printing, air conditioned plant, part time options, and on the spot training. Interviews by phone 1060 8 to 1 this week with Mr. Curtis.
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Curtis
Clyde V Nelson of La Crosse Dies at 54
Clyde V Nelson 54 of 1441 Loomis Street died in a local hospital Monday after forty years with Burlington Railroad now as a clerk. Survived by wife Louise son Clyde Jr daughter Barbara Jean and Mrs Betty Hicke, brother Earl and two sisters, three grandchildren. Funeral 2 PM Thursday Nelson funeral home with Dr Carl Pederson officiating. Burial Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday evening. Also Mrs Cora Traister 55 of 520 King Street died in a local hospital Tuesday with funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Loomis Street
Burlington Railroad
Louise
Clyde, Jr
Long Beach
Calif
Barbara Jean
Dale
Betty) Hicke
la Crosse
Earl
Bernard
Helen) Duggan
Arlen
Rosemary) Heser
Onalaska
Nelson Funeral Home
Carl O. Pederson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Funeral
Mrs. Brenner of Marshalltown Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. E. E. Brenner also known as Beatrice Leissring of Marshalltown Iowa died Monday evening after a lingering illness. She is survived by her husband her mother Mrs Jessie Leissring both of Marshalltown a sister Mrs Ruth Gotterdam of Phoenix Arizona and a brother Alfred of La Crosse. Marshalltown Thursday afternoon.
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E. E. Brenner
Beatrice Leissring
Marshalltown
Jessie Leissring
Ruth Gotterdam
Phoenix
Ariz
Alfred
la Crosse
Le Circle Francais Hosts French Talk By Mrs Mayer
The Circle Francais at the State Teachers college recently heard Mrs. H. M. Mayer speak in French about French cities and industries. She shared wartime experiences as a Red Cross ambulance corps member in Europe. Officers named include Gourgen Assatourian Teheran Iran president and Keith Collins Mindoro vice president with Betty Brokaw La Crosse secretary and Stanley Fischer West Salem treasurer. Officers elected for 1949 50 are Keith Collins president Richard Hoder Black River Falls vice president Betty Brokaw secretary and Earl Hagen Viroqua treasurer.
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State Teachers College
H. M. Mayer
France
Gourgen Assatourian
Teheran
Iran
Keith Collins
Mindoro
Betty Brokaw
la Crosse
Stanley Fischer
West Salem
Richard Holder
Black River Falls
Earl Hagen
Viroqua
Pilots Plan Meeting for La Crosse Aviation Day Events
Pilots meeting set for Tuesday at 8 p m at La Crosse airport to discuss afternoon flying events. Wendell McEldowney, chairman of aviation day activities for the Chamber air progress committee, calls a general meeting with all aviation day committees at 8 p m Thursday in the Pilot room of the Hotel Stoddard.
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la Crosse Airport
Wendell McEldowney
Chamber of Commerce Air Progress Committee
Stoddard
Trempealeau Village Seeks Combined Marshal and General Maint
Bids for a combined Marshal and General Maintenance man are due by 7 30 p m May 19 1949 in the Village Clerk s office Trempealeau Wisconsin The job includes street and park upkeep driving required The Marshal duties include being on call plus after hours at the post office Residents of Trempealeau may apply The Village Board may reject all bids and will read them aloud at the meeting Also notices list applicants for a Combination Class B Retail License for Fermented Malt Beverages and Intoxicating Liquors for Trempealeau from July 1 1949 to June 1950 with named applicants DeVere Huttenhow and Wolcott Place details specify blocks and lots in Trempealeau Consisted plats referenced
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SALF
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Waterloo
I'S Mile
West Salem
Wisconsin
U. S. Hy
la Crosse Country
Trempealeau
DeVere Huttenhow
Co. C. Wolcott
Tomah youth in juvenile care after street crash
Forrest Kidrick sixteen was handed to county juvenile authorities after a Sunday night crash in a car he drove without a license or registration. The accident damaged a Recreation field fence and prompted police to arrest him.
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Tomah
Wis
Forrest Kidrick
Kidrick
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