City Firms Win Low Bids on Wisconsin Highway Jobs
Wisconsin highway bids were opened in Madison with 20 paving surfacing and bridge projects. Total low bids amounted to 1 852 62 dollars. Notable awards include Mathy and Thornton La Crosse for 9.549 miles of paving on No. 13 Abbotsford to Medford and Hoffman Construction Black River Falls for 6 901 miles of grading on No. 33 Wyocena to Columbia county. A Juneau county contract for surfacing county trunks G and O in the Manson area was approved for 6 000 dollars by Gov. Rennebohm.
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la Crosse
Black River Falls
Wisconsin
State Highway Commission
Madison
Manitowoc
Mathy and Thornton
Abbotsford
Medford
Clark
Taylor
Hoffman Construction Co
Columbia County
Juneau County
G and O
Manston
Oscar Rennebohm
German Military Force in East Germany Draws U S Censure
The United States exposed a militarized East German unit with 39 alert groups and 11 officer schools. Washington warned it could become a nucleus for a new German army or internal security force. The note condemned Moscow's promises and urged immediate dissolution of the force to restore trust.
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Ber- See
Acheson
Congress
Secretary of State
Library of Congress
United States
Russia
Pacific
Germany
State Department
Foreign Office
Alan Kirk
Moscow
Chippewa Falls Youth Killed In Crash
An automobile left the highway and overturned in a ditch near Chippewa Falls Wisconsin killing Lyle Bake an 18 year old resident. Robert Berg 17 was hospitalized with chest and back injuries. Harold Batton 17 the driver sustained bruises.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Lyle Bakeman
Robert Berg
Harold Batton
Sigel
Death Notice for Carl Halmrast 69 Vancouver B C
Word reached E L Halmrast of the death of his brother Carl Halmrast aged 69 on May 21 in Vancouver B C He was born in Coon Valley Wis and moved to La Crosse at 18 He worked for Hirschheimer Plow Co for years later ran a blacksmith business in Westby Wis About 40 years ago he moved to Warner Alberta Canada where he operated a blacksmith and farm implement shop and farming He then moved to Vancouver where he ran Leland Sales Ltd and invented an automatic glass sterilizer He is survived by his wife Anna Nelson of Coon Valley a son Leland one grandson three brothers Nordahl of Ocean Park Calif Andrew of Coon Valley and Elvin of La Crosse and one sister Mrs Mathilda Johnson of Coon Valley
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E. L. Halmrast
South 17Th Street
Carl Halmrast
Vancouver
B. C
Coon Valley
Wis
la Crosse
Hirscheimer Plow Co
Westby
Warner
Alberta
Canada
Leland Sales, Ltd
Anna Nelson
Leland
Nordahl
Ocean Park
Calif
Andrew
Elvin
Mathilda Johnson
Kroner Rites Held for Mrs. Amanda Kroner in Lincoln
Mrs. Amanda O Kroner 57 wife of Henry A Kroner of 923 Cameron avenue died in a local hospital after a long illness. She belonged to First Lutheran church and was active with Moms clubs at Lincoln Junior High and Central High and Ladies Aid. She leaves four sons Henry Jr Robert Frederick and George all of various cities, two daughters, four grandchildren and one sister. Funeral Thursday at 2 p m at Sletten-McKee south chapel with Rev Fritz Miller, burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday evening.
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Amanda O. Kroner
Henry A. Kroner
Cameron Avenue
First Lutheran Church
Lincoln
Central
Ladies Aid Society
Kroner
Henry A., Jr
Chicago
Robert L
Frederick T
George C
la Crosse
Albert J. Martin
Jean O. Kroner
Edward Holzer
Denver
Colo
Sletten-McKee South Chapel
Fritz Miller
Oak Grove Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Ly dia A Granke scheduled
Funeral services for Mrs. Ly dia A Granke will be held Wednesday at 2 p m at St Matthew Lutheran church in Stoddard with Rev G Kionka officiating. Burial will follow in Stoddard cemetery. Friends may visit Sletten McKee south side chapel this evening and at the church Wednesday from 1 p m until the service. Surviving brothers include Albert Hickethier of Chippewa Falls Wis and another Hickethier of Bloomer Wis.
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Lydia A. Granke
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Stoddard
G. Kionka
Sletten- McKee South Side
Sinatra to Visit Swank Coast Home After Spain Trip
Frank Sinatra returns from Spain with Ava Gardner rumors and a gift laden trip. He brings Nancy Sinatra a gold charm bracelet from Paris and a music box for the children. He declines comment on reconciliation and romance as reporters seek details.
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Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Frankie Boy
Ava Gardner
Spain
Paris
Nancy
New York City
Ava
Frankie
Onalaska Readies Junior Senior Banquet May 23
Onalaska Wisconsin junior class president Shirley Van Riper says all is ready for the annual junior senior banquet on Tuesday May 23 at 6 30 p m in the school gymnasium. Invitations are prepared by Laura Woods Pat Thompson Mary Ellen Olson Donna Judge Dorothy Haeur program Howard Erickson Shirley Horman and Shirley Van Riper. High school faculty board of education and the junior and senior classes will attend.
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Onalaska
Wis
Wispedal
Shirley van Riper
Onalaska High School
Laura Woods
Pat Thompson
Mary Ellen Olson
Donna Judge
Dorothy Aew
Howard Erickson
Shley Horman
Olson child sustains leg fracture after street collision
Gregory Olson, two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Olson Jr., fractured his leg when struck by a car driven north on North Water street. The incident occurred Monday at 5 25 p m as he darted into the street between two parked cars, according to local police.
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Sparta
Wis
Gregory
Carl J. Olson, Jr
Dean Sullivan
North Water Street
Gilbert Roberts
Justice H. L. Beckman
Ruth E. McKittrick
Willis R. Young
Young
Bernard Fanning
Otto Wendorf
Lee Fisher
Camp McCoy
Fisher
J. B. Shirley
John T. Waters
Officer Young
H. R. Biegel
Alvin Paulson
Martin Richgruber
Tyler Street
Whitehall
Gordon Larson
Osseo
Justice Court
P. M. Paulson
Arthur Brudahl
Dodge
Tomah
Lawrence Clark
Marachowsky
Robert Henry
Onalaska
John Bartz
South By Street
Curtis Libke
Market Street
Arthur Goyette
Mtd. R
French Island
Norman Henke
Acme Street
Keith Houghtaling
John Pintz
Charles Street
Daily Records notices of marriages and court actions
Galesville couples to wed on June 3 including Daily Records entries for Lees Hilton and Abel and Johnson and Schultz. Court cases cover driving without license, drunken driving, speeding, reckless driving, and a Sparta divorce, with several fines, bonds, and jail-related notes. Also reports of accidents near Spar ta with minor injuries and police court actions in Tomah and La Crosse.
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Daily Records
Lees
Robert William Hilton
Mary Jane Abel
Galesville
Everett Peter Johnson
Eleanor Schultz
Arcadia
Branken
Quentin Olson
Mabel
Minn
Edward W. O’brien
Hamilton Street
Livestock Prices and Market Quotes From Winona and Chicago
Winona Livestock quotes for cattle hogs and pigs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. show prices by weight and grade with discounts for condition. Chicago USDA reports list live poultry eggs butter and grain prices, with hogs and cattle trading steady to lower, including top prices for choice steers and sows and varied calf values.
Jury Clears Musician Of Slaying Daughter
A Detroit jury of nine women and three men found Eugene Braunsdorf not guilty by reason of insanity in the killing of his daughter Virginia, 29. The bass fiddler in the Detroit Symphony faced deceased life and temporary insanity claims due to his daughter's crippling condition and his job loss as the orchestra folded.
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Detroit
Eugene Braunsdorf
Mercy
Daugher
Symphony
Braunsdorf
Virginia
Detroit Symphony
Buzzie Dall Marries in California Ceremony
Buzzie Dall, grandson of FDR, and Robin Edwards, both in their early twenties, wed at St Augustine Episcopal Church by the Sea in Santa Monica. Eleanor Roosevelt attended with John and Jimmy Roosevelt as the presidential widow arrived by plane. Dall plans to keep his mother's family name, Anna Roosevelt's line.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Curtiz
Buzzie) Dall
Roosevelt
Fdr
Robin Edwards
St. Augustine Episcopal Church By the Sea
Eleanor Roosevelt
John
Jimmy
Buzzie
Anna Roosevelt
Curtis Dall Sr
Rural St Paul cattle and hog market figures released
South St Paul market data shows cattle numbers at 5000 head and calves 2500 with prices varying by class. Slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady, cows steady, bulls and vealers steady, stock cattle unchanged. Good slaughter steers 27.50 to 29.00, high good 29.25 to 30.00, feeders and heifers in the mid 20s to low 30s, hogs 8500 head with prices 35 to 50 cents lower, barrows and gilts around 19.60 to 19.75, sows 17.00 to 18.00 for heavier weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
USDA
South ST. Paul
Minn
Two Rivers Woman Elected to State Teachers Snack Bar Board
Nancy Gessel of Two Rivers has been elected to the snack bar board of control at State Teachers College to represent the sophomore class next year. She will serve with students Robert Weiss of West Bend and William Cole of Madison and five faculty members. Gessel succeeds Mary Potter of Madison, who has served on the board for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Gessel
Two Rivers
Snack Bar Board of Control
State Teachers College
Robert Weiss
West Bend
William Cole
Madison
Miss Gessel
Mary Potter
Czechs Demand Reduction of U S Diplomatic Staff
Prague demands cut in American diplomatic presence to 12 total, including Prague embassy and Bratislava consulate. The move could leave Prague with four or five U S staff members. Czech note requests the reduction take effect within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovakia
United States
U. S
Bratislava
Foreign Ministry
Grandfather Sees Child Killed By Car
MILWAUKEE f A two year old toddler Madelyn Ende died after a car struck her in Weuwatosa on Monday. Her grandfather Herbert Ende watched as the car moved slowly past the parents’ house and struck her, hitting her with the right front fender and throwing her into the street. She is survived by her mother Norma Ende, father Norman Ende, and sister Nancy Lee, five.
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Milwaukee
Weuwatosa
Madelyn Ende
Madelyn
Herbert Ende
Norman Ende
Nancy Lee
Price Trempealeau Road Contracts Okayed
Gov. Rennebohm approved a 42772 contract with Price County to surface 3.137 miles of state forest road. Other contracts include L. G. Arnold for crushed stone surfacing on 1.135 miles Trempealeau County trunk D. D Jaciek Construction to build a bridge over Badfish Creek on state trunk 59 in Rock County. Dodge County receives 5300 for bituminous surfacing on county trunk C used as a detour during U S 151 work between Beaver Dam and Waupun.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Price County
L. G. Arnold, Inc
Eau Claire
Trempealeau County
D. Jaciek Construction Co
Denmark
Badfish Creek
Rock County
Dodge County
Beaver Dam
Waupun
Rent Control Statement Expected Soon in Wisconsin
Rennebohm said Tuesday he would release a statement within days on rent control. The governor declined to say if a special session could be called to address rent control. If no session is called, all controls will lapse on unleased Wisconsin property by June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Wisconsin
Hit and run damages parked car on Second Street
Mrs. Fern Young of 228% Vine Street told police Monday her car in the 300 block of Second Street was damaged by a hit and run. Police reports list damage to the left door rear fender and running board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Young
Vine Street
Second Street
Auditorium Site Debate for Marsh Location
The 1948 state planning board weighed placing the auditorium on marshland near Lang drive, arguing ample parking, central city access, and potential to unite two city areas as advantages, while noting Lang drive improvements and sewer and water hookups as disadvantages and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Planning Board
Lang Drive
Hokah Child Among Victims In Local Death
Death reports a Hokah area fatality involving a sixth grade student born December 13 1938. Relatives include parents on Hokah Brownsville road and three brothers LeRoy LaVerne and Dennis. John Potter Houston county coroner arrived and took the body to Potter Funeral Home Caledonia with services expected at Zion Evangelical Reformed Church officiated by Rev E J Moritz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feuerhelm
Hokah
Trane Co
la Crosse
Brownsville
William Senn
Henry Borck
Flood outlook and river level near Winnipeg
D. M. Stephens, flood expert, says rainfall will rise from one and a half to two inches daily. The river stood at 29.9 feet, lowest since May 12, and remains about 12 feet above flood stage. At crest, five inches higher than now, it threatened to displace most of Winnipeg's 350,000 residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Stephens
Winnipeg
Kersten Seeks 5th District Seat in Milwaukee Clash
Republican Charles J. Kersten led a strategy session with Milwaukee GOP officials and contenders for the 5th district seat held by Democrat An drew Biemiller. He warned that Biemiller's program would move the nation toward Soviet style governance and criticized Truman's socialized medicine and the Brannan plan. The group endorsed no candidate yet as Milwaukee county GOP delegates prepare to decide at the state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Charles J. Kersten
Andrew Biemiller
Biemiller
Milwaukee County
GOP
Kersten
Lewis D. Thill
Paul Pipepullen
Atty
Harlan Kelley
Soviet Russia
Britain
Hugo Murray
Pres. Truman
Washington
Gen Clark Angles on Brule River
Gen Mark Clark and Maj Gen Ralph Immel fished the Brule River after two days of canoeing and fishing. They were guests of St Paul industrialist Jack Ordway and planned to fly to Bayfield and then return to Fort Monroe Virginia, where Clark heads the army ground forces.
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City Company
Lydia Augusta Granke
Sinatra
Swank Coast
Scola
Adam Kroner Company
Pearl Street
Onalaska Readies
Board of Education
Leonard Koeniger
Oakdale
Iona Deisinger Koeniger
Lambert Hansen
Kenneth K. Kennedy
Charis Clark
la Fayette
Mary Ryan
Clifford Hauser
Andrews
Elizabeth King
St. Pat
Sidney Dean Jenks
South 20Th Street
Doris M. Stedman
Johnson
Wilford Garves
Bangor
Lorraine Amundson
Joseph Frank Bushek
Cashton
Marjorie Ann Stokes
West Aveoe
Cnet Une
John Berk
Downs Ban
Pitzner’s
Pitzners Cleaners
MAIN
Marshal Field
Abbott L. Montgomery Ward
Nash-Kelvinator
Standard Oil
Allied
National Biscuit
National Container
Oi, N. J
S National Steel
Sterling Drug N. Y. Central
No. Am
Swift & Co. American Locomotive
National Dairy Pol
Texas Co
American Power No. 1. Co. Timken
North Pacific
Ohio Oil
Union Carbide Am. Tel. Snuff
Packard Motor
Union Pacific
United Aircraft
United Air Lines
Zinc Param Pictures
Am. Airways
Steel
Armour Penn
R Penney
J. C
West Union
Western Atchison
Pepsi Cola Cod
Woolworth
Avco
Phillip Morris
Baldwin Locomotive
Phillips
Zenith Radio
Bendix Av
Phoenix
Chi R
Houd Hersh
Hudson Motor
Mass
Inv
Chrysler
Edison Illinois Central
St. Power
Nairn
Inland Steel
Edison
Int
Harvester
North
Bancorp
Container Harvester
Middlewest Corp
Continental Can
Nick
Trane Company
Continental Steel Int
Badger Meter
Jewel Tea
Hamilton Chicago Mold P
Johns-Manville
Inter Cellucotton Ae Crane Co Pure Oil
James
Winona Livestock
Swift & Company
Winona, Minn
Idaho
Minnesota
Close
Buzzie’ Dahl
Marvel
SY Trimaran
South ST. Paul Livestock
Tim
Carl A.linse
Complete Insurance Service
Hoeschler
Dial
Trempealeau
Gen
Clark Angles
Brule River
Gibson - Norge
Zenith
RUSCO
STORM
ESCO
SCO
Amacaattae Mecca Est
Rome
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