Home Rule Patrol Bill proposed to enlarge county traffic forces
Assemblyman La Fave offers an alternative to Gov Kohler by proposing an $1.8 million home rule patrol plan to expand county traffic units while keeping county control. The bill funds 140 to 150 officers through higher license fees and creates a state county advisory panel and UW extension training.
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Madison
la Fave
Kohsler
Wisconsin
Kohier
Ystem. la Fave
University of Wisconsin Extension
State Bureau of Personnel
Kohler
Oconto Republican
Oconto County
Senate Highways Committee
la Favve
Assembly
Romell
R-Adams
State Senate
Senate
Two Gunmen Rob Milwaukee Supermarket For 3000
Two armed men wearing comedy disguises held morning shoppers at bay in a south side Milwaukee A&P. They escaped with about $3000 after one gunman guarded customers while the other emptied the cashier’s cage. A butcher and a pursuing customer pursued the getaway car.
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Milwaukee W
South Side
Milwaukee
A&p
Howard Watson
Watson
Clement A. Polak
Birthday odds and superstitions linked to Friday the 13th
The piece follows several La Crosse youths with 13th birthdays including Nancy a seventh grader violinist and Byron a Longfellow Junior High trombone player and Boy Scout. It notes local birth records on May 13 1949 and muses on Friday the 13th superstitions and prudent precautions for the date.
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Longfellow Junior High School
Hogan School
Byron
Julia Hilton
Westby
William Hilton
la Crosse Tribune
Charles Wachs
County Register of Deeds
la Crosse County
Austria Nears Independence After 17 Years of Occupation
Dulles arrives at Tulln as Austrian leaders and Big Four ambassadors finalize a treaty paving independence and sovereignty. The accord sets borders to 1938 lines, permits return of Zisterdorf oil fields and Danube Shipping Co, and ends occupation within three months with Russia to provide reparations in oil and goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
State Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
Jy. M. Molotov
Austria
Hitler
Reich
Moskow
Zisterdorf
Danube Shipping Co
Russia
Paris
NATO Council
West Germany
Dulles
Vienna
May 23 Nominees Sought for La Crosse School Board
Mayor Milo G Knutson announced that candidates will be named at the May 23 council meeting to fill the unexpired term of Henry Rebhan on the La Crosse City District Board of Education. Mrs George Hougen was named a candidate. The council directs a resolution tying board election procedure to the auditorium board method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo G. Knutson
la Crosse City
Board of Education
Auditorium
Sabre Jets Clash Over Korean Waters In Eight Minute Battle
U S jets reportedly fought with Soviet and Chinese forces as Sabres were accused of intruding near Korea while denying entry into Communist territory. Peiping radio and Peoples Daily countered by claiming Chinese fighters intercepted the attackers and shot down and damaged two of them. The Air Force released gun camera images of two MIGs burning in the engagement.
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Yalu River
Korean People’s Army
Chinese People's Volunteers
Manchuria
China
Korea
Peiping
People's Daily
Reds
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Births in St Paul Madison and La Crosse areas reported
Birth notices from St Paul Madison and Watertown list May births. Susan Kay to Edwin Cunningham and wife, formerly of La Crosse. May 5 son to Cameron Gundersen, formerly of La Crosse. May 8 son to Francis Hamilton and wife, formerly of La Crosse. May 11 daughter to Lyle Streek and wife at Redfield Street. May 11 son to Willard Hermanson and wife. plus Arnold Leonard Moilien of Coon Valley with Ardelle Jean Galstad noted.
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Susan Kay
Edwin Cunningham
la Crosse
Doris Mae Welch
Cameron Gundersen
Rachel Guthke
Madison, Wis
Mark Sidney
Francis
Hamilton
Bernice Stuckey
Lyle Bertram Streeh
Redfield St
Donna Loy Kateley
Willard W. Hermanson
East Ave
Jeanette Freemore
Arnold Leonard Moilien
R. 2
Coon Valley
Ardelle Jean Gal- Stad
Daily Records Police Justice Court
Police Justice Court notes list multiple traffic offenses in La Crosse and surrounding towns with names and fines. entries include speeding, going through arterial stop signs, illegal muffler, and parking tickets. Several obituaries and local notices follow from Mauston Hillsboro Sparta and nearby areas with funeral dates and survivor details.
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George Rau
Sunrise Dr
Ronalad R. Burzinski
14Th St
Wilbur A. Brunke
Hyde Ave
John G. Runsvold
Johnson St
Jackie D. Anderson
Clarinda
Iowa
Phillip E. Antone
N. 11Th St
Thomas J. Kapellas
N. 24Th St
Edward Kessler
George St
Paul H. Merfield
Charles St
Edward J. Murphy
S. 16Th St
Noel K. Peters
White Lake
Stanley Peterson
Farnam St
Clarence O. Rogstad
Winnebago St
Gelina A. Ryan
Vine St
Egal Uurn
Elmer H. Stellick
16Th St
George Stone
Jackson St
Jacquelyn Vogel
Milwaukee
James R. Washburn
Powell St
George Wilson Jr
John D. Zitzner
S. 19Th St
Dorsey
Eau Claire
Richard Adams
Mississippi St
David E. Kehrein
William Pinkham
Cass St
R. Lee
Pine St
Donald Gordon
Ist
Obituaries for Maude Sebastian and Harold Blomberg
Funeral services were held for Maude Sebastian 64 of Prairie du Chien who died after a long illness in Madison. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery. Also announced are services for Harold Blomberg who died Tuesday in Wonewoc. He will be buried in Lutheran Cemetery. survivors include his wife Frieda Ott and several siblings.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Speletal
Maude Sebastian
Madison
St. Gabriel's Church
Earl Burne
Evergreen Cemetery
Gerald
Niles Higgins
Wonewoc
Harold
Harry)Blomberg
Mealy-Lindorf
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
W. E., Schulz
Mr. Blomberg
Frieda Ott
Blomberg
Andrew
Alberta
Canada
Victor
Babcock
Alfred Christianson
Obituaries: Aberg and Bue Die in Wisconsin
Mrs. Chris Aberg 76 dies in Viroqua hospital after lifetime in the area with funeral in Viroqua Lutheran Church. Survivors include three daughters, one son, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Clarence J. Bue 80, former Albion farmer, dies. services at Squaw Creek Lutheran Church with burial in church cemetery. Survivors include four sons, two daughters, two sisters, two brothers, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Gregory Jefferies
Hazel Markee
Lyle
Berwyn
John
Elroy
Olga Lewis
Everett Morgan
Andrew Olson
Madison
Dick McMillan
Manston
Orval Fields
Jake Markee
Charles Breidenstein
Lena Breidenstein
Grace Grothe
de- Smith
S.D
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Fred Wagner
Burr Cemetery
Hart Funeral Home
Viroqua
Edward
Emily) Carlson
Waukesha
Carlson
Virroqua
Carl
June) Ryden
New Lenox
Heribert
Grace) Hilton
Marjorie Sieger
Qualy-Elver
Peder Nordsletten
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Sparta
Jean Cole
Jean Bernett
Andrew Bernett
Laverne
Cole
Onalaska
Terry
Randy
Kim
Mabel Bennett
Yvonne Travis
Gloria Denney
Gale
Russell
Keith
Duane
Sarah Adler
Lynn
Lanham’s Mortu
Chris
Josephine) Aberg
George Etterlie
Ferbyville
Haakon Navrestad
Westby
Chris Yttin
Clarence
Aberg
Abergs
Black River Falls
Clarence J. Bue
Albion Farmer
Squaw Creek Lutheran Church
Arne Carlson
Edgar
Beloit
Victor
Roy
Taylor
Leonard
Capron
Elmer Anderson
Hixton
Engvold Olson
Emma Vanstrom
Rockford, Sr
Ella Tragethon
Boyd, Minn
Eddie
Albert
Clinton
Wolfson financier to take director seat at firm board
A Wolfson financier is set to hold one director seat with Alexander Rittmaster ITI of New York City likely to gain a second. A third spot would go to Bernice Fitz-Gibbon if he wins, with a formal announcement due after Saturday’s reconvened meeting. Barr expected to be re elected chairman as the board forms.
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Alexander Rittmaster
Barr
Wolfson
Avery
Wisconsin restaurants seek extending licenses to clubs and churches
The Wisconsin Restaurant Association asks the Legislature to extend restaurant regulation to caterers and to churches and clubs that sell meals to the public more than once a month. Elmer Conforti argues against public advertising by churches, while church officials oppose blanket regulation.
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Madison
Wisconsin Restaurant Association
Hotel and Restaurant Division
State Board of Health
Elmer Conforti
Milwaukee
Associaton
Stock Warket Quotations from CHICAGO CASH GRAIN
Wheat sample grade red. Corn No 2 yellow 1.49 50 percent No 3 148 percent. Oats No 1 heavy white 78 percent. Soybean oil 11 percent. Soybean meal 152.50 53.00. Barley malting choice 1.34 183 feed 98 1.15.
Winona Livestock Prices and Market Report
The Winona Swift & Co. sale lists hogs and cattle prices by weight class with top hogs at 16.75 delivered, sows and barrows varying 12.15 to 16.75. Cattle and calves show steady to firm values across dry fed steers, yearlings, heifers, cows, bulls, and calves with weekly ranges and last-week comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
Rescue leads windstorm wreckage photo win
Swenson ward C Meyer of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat captured a woman pulled from wreckage in a windstorm, earning top honors in the >50,000 circulation division. Roger Turner of Champaign Urbana News Gazette Illinois won best sports image for Heserved in the under 50,000 division.
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Ward C. Meyer
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Roger Turner
Champaign-Urbana News Gazette
Illinois
Mayor cites fair reasons for McKillip not serving on board
The mayor said McKillip had fair reasons for declining to serve and would be unable to, noting McKillip offered to assist any elected alderman. He explained his business commitments prevented him from serving on the board.
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McKillip
Young fined for intoxication and disorderly conduct
Edward Young of 709 Cass St was fined 25 dollars on intoxication and 50 dollars on disorderly conduct in County Court. The 29 year old, unemployed, received 30 and 60 day County Jail sentences after breaking a car window with a beer bottle and causing 11 dollars in damage. he pledged to pay the damage.
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Edward Young
Cass St
Young
Weather Record For Three States
Partly cloudy with scattered showers in the northern portions tonight and Saturday. Temperatures largely unchanged. Minnesota expects partly cloudy skies with scattered showers or thunderstorms in the north tonight and north and west Saturday, cooler northwest Saturday. Iowa will clear in the extreme southeast tonight with fair and warmer conditions in the northwest, then partly cloudy and warmer Saturday.
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Department OF Commerce
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
River Forecast for Hastings to Guttenberg
Mississippi River readings show little overall change with slight falls at Trempealeau to Genoa by about 0.1 to 0.2 foot over Saturday. Sunrise Saturday is 4 40 a.m. and sunset is 7 23 p.m.
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Hastings
Guttenberg
Trempealeau
Genoa
Texan Who Escaped PdC Jail Picked Up
Ted Combs 58 of Tyler Texas, who escaped Crawford County Jail May 1, was arrested Thursday in Oceola Iowa on a breaking and entering charge. He faces Texas authorities for a Canton March 10 car theft and had prior gun charge fines in Soldiers Grove.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Ted Combs
Tyler
Tex
Oceola
Iowa
Bruce Hutchins
Crawford County
Combs
Hutchins
Texas
Canton
Boscobel
Soldiers Grove
Child and Man Injured in Separate City Accidents
Two city residents, a 3 year old girl and an elderly man, were hurt in separate crashes. William B. Johnson, 65, sustained injuries after being brushed from his bicycle by Clinton D. Lueth, 75, on West Avenue near Cass Street. Roxanne George, 3, suffered a head bump when the vehicle she rode in collided with another at 4th and Ferry Streets. Drivers Ernest George, 36, and Mrs. Anna Sherman, 63, were involved.
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William B. Johnson
S. 22Nd St
West Avenue
Cass Street
Clinton D. Lueth
Liberty St
Roxanne George
Main St
4Th
Ferry Streets
Ernerest George
West Ave.is
Anna Sherman
S. 8Th St
New Vehicle Conquers Rough Terrain On Eight Rubber Watermelons
Clintonville Wisconsin hosted a Thursday unveiling of the Teracruzer an experimental cargo and personnel carrier for Army Transportation Corps use. Built by Four Wheel Drive Auto Co in cooperation with the Army Ordnance Corps Detroit Arsenal Center Line Michigan the vehicle rides on eight inflatable tire bags with 3.5 feet diameter and 3 to 5 pounds per square inch air pressure. It is designed to traverse snow mud sand and uneven ground with no springs providing a smooth ride over rough terrain.
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Clintonville
Wis
Defense
Army Transportation Corps
Four Wheel Drive Auto Co
Army Ordnance Corps
Detroit Arsenal
Center Line
Mich
FWD
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Silver For Susan basket stolen at Waughtal store
A May basket from the Silver for Susan collection at the Waughtal General Store was stolen. The item was among baskets used to raise funds for Susan Hagen of Black River Falls. The heart operation planned for her at Wisconsin General Hospital in Madison was postponed to Friday due to her cold.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Suesan Hagen
Wisconsin General Hospital
Madison
Robert Bergerson
VFW
Susan
Waughtal General
Marriage Licenses La Crosse Area Facts
Robert Radtke of La Crescent Minnesota and Alice Marten of 1306 Vine Street will wed in La Crosse May 21. Robert Michael Miezio of Chicago and Constance Evadne Kocum of Blair plan May 14 nuptials. Harlan George Pronschinske and Patricia Marie Klink of Arcadia are to marry May 14.
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Robert Radtke
la Crescent
Minn
Alice Marten
Vine St
la Crosse
Whitehall
Wis
Robert Michael Miezio
Chicago
Constance Evadne Kocum
Blair
Harlan George Pronschinske
Patricia Marie Klink
Arcadia
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Jonathan Banges
Jonathan
Princeton University
Byron Bailey
Leon Bailey
David
Rebecca
21St St
Figl
Tulln
Brittain
William Hayter
Moscow
Geoffrey Wallinger
St. Paul, Minn
Watertown, Mass
Daily Records
Police Justice Court
Wilmer Feldman
Mauston
Wilmer L
Dick) Feldman
Mr. Feldman
Belvedere
William Feldman
Woodside Rance, Inc
Rosemary
Carol Rose
Rose
Patricia Ann
Annetta
Richard Louis
Ray
Lucille, Nichols
Vi Masman
St. Patrick'’s Catholic Church
Fr. Murphy
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Crandall and Sons Funeral Home
Crandall’s
Mrs. Gregory Jefferies
William Potter
L. B. Keegan
St. Patrick's Church
Plummer
Potter
Caroline Schneider
Bernie
Marie) Endres
Agnes Potter
James Berringer
Ann McIntyre
Tidioute
Earl Schmitz F
Hutchinson
Harry Potter
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Harold Blomberg
Roe
Wren
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Washington
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H. W. Winkel
Lanham
Chris Aberg
Clarence Bue
Conforti
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Mertz
Donald Rush
Provincial Council of Catholic Bishops
Bush
State Health Board
Max Carpenter
Chicago Cash Grain
Chi Mold P
Inter
Cellucot
James
National Tool
Nekoosa
Oligear
Paragon
Koehring Co
Ray-O-Vac
Satway Steel
la Crosse Tel
Wis P & At
Royal Dutch
Helleman Bre
Mass
Trace Northw. Banc
Trane Co
Allis-Chalmers
Wis. Pub
Clark O&r
L.& PF
Amn
Tel & Tel
Nat. Biscuit
Amn. Tobacco
N.Y. Central
Anaconda
Northern Pacific
Armour
Penn
Atch & G. F
Peps! Cols
Aveo
Beth. Steel
Pure Oil
Borden
Sears Roebuck
Case
Sinclair Oil
Aterpillar True
Southern Pacific
Chrysler
Standard Brands
Cornwith
Edison Standard Oil
Crane
Standard Oil
N.J
Curtiss-Wright
Stewart-Warner
Douglas Aircraft
Studebaker-Packard
Gen. Electric
Swift
Gen. Foods
20Th Cent
Fox
Gen. Motors
Union Carbide Goodrich
United Airlines
Goodyear
United Aircraft
Gt North
Greyhound
Illinois Central
Elec & Mig
Harvester Ji Woolworth
Kennecott
Marshall Field
Montgomery Ward
Winona Livestock
Swift & Co
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Poultry Chicago
Idaho
Florida
Swenson
Winona
C.P
T.W
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Lacrosse
Lansing
Pool
Trempleau Dodge
Black
Neillsville
Galesville
W. Salem
Root
Houston
Hokah
Pdc
Furnitur
Plymouth
Fijelstad
Second Ave. No
Kenneth A. Jorstad
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