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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1955
Page
1
House Democratic leaders push to cut the retirement age for women from 65 to 60 or 62 and to add immediate disability payments. The proposal would increase initial benefits 50 percent for couples where the husband retires at 65 with a younger wife, with details to be set by the Ways and Means Committee.
Mrs. Anna Haddock of Eastman Wisconsin celebrates her 101st birthday on May 24 with family and friends. The long time farmer's wife arrived in the United States as a baby and has lived on the same Crawford County farm for 83 years. Her son George Haddock and wife hosted a May 22 celebration with about 60 guests. The event featured piano music and a quartet from the Eastman Evangelical Church. She is the second oldest centenarian in Crawford County, behind 105 year old Bobbie Boyd of Steuben.
Hillsboro Wis special report: a Hillsboro High School senior Dorothy Degner 17 died instantly in a Sunday crash. Two fellow 17-year-olds Tom Post and Marceline Mislivecek were listed in critical condition, Jeanette Pesk e sustained minor injuries. The trio had come to Hillsboro for baccalaureate after a Wisconsin Dells excursion when Post lost control on a curve on state highway 33 south of Hillsboro. The graduation was set for Friday. Investigations by Traffic Officer Denver Healin and Vernon County authorities followed.
La Crescent faces a fire hazard as the reservoir level drops to one foot after heavy lawn sprinkling amid drought. Village Clerk Bill Lathrop said the new well won’t be tied to the mains for three to four weeks. Residents are urged to conserve water, especially for lawn sprinkling.
Six people were injured in a two car head on collision in dense fog on the south edge of Black River Falls near Castle Mound at 5 45 am Monday. Indiana men returning from a fishing trip on U S 12 and two River Falls State College students from Elroy were involved. Students Don Amberg 18 and Phillip Orme 20 suffered chest and facial injuries and minor cuts respectively. Indiana drivers include Paul Neville 36 with a leg injury John F Solmos 43 with cracked ribs and facial and hand cuts Berdette Frick 60 with a fractured ankle and bruises and William L Madigan 42 with severe leg injuries. Sheriff Julian Larkin Black River Falls Police Officer Earl Puls and Traffic Patrolman Guy Hobart investigated. Amberg reportedly tried to pass another vehicle when the collision occurred. An unidentified motorist assisted at the scene.
Accidents in Wisconsin over the weekend claimed 15 lives including three Air Force men from a radar station near Lake Geneva when their car left the road. Other fatalities include Beverly Sandgren 16 of Milwaukee and Betty Saxby 9 of Juda. Warden Mark Russell and Terrance Johnson were among the injured or missing in separate incidents.
Polio vaccine experts opened a two stage meeting in Washington to decide how soon the nation’s inoculation program resumes and how far it will go this summer. NIH and Public Health Service consultants reviewed plant inspections at Cutter Berkeley Parke Davis Lilly Wyeth Pitman Moore and discussed standards and summer supply.
About 3000 Army personnel and nearby residents joined a Armed Forces Day at Camp McCoy Wisconsin under Maj Gen P D Ginder. The event featured a secret weapon hoax a so called exterminator atomic warhead revolver a simulated atomic explosion and a final parade review by Gen Ginder Lt Col Thomas R Hillard led troops with civilian guests from Sparta Tomah Camp Williams and Tomah Chamber of Commerce members attending.
A four ton elephant thrown from a trailer crushed Norman Joseph of Newark, N J, and killed a 25 year old elephant named Queenie as the truck veered off a ditch and overturned. Driver W C Hendricks of Atlanta was treated for a nose injury. The truck belonged to T J Tidwell Shows and Carnival of Big Spring Texas en route from Corsicana to McKinney to set up a Lions Club show.
Cloudy with occasional thunder storms this evening and tonight. Cooler late tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy and cooler. Low tonight 55. High Tuesday 68.
Poplar Wisconsin dedicates a 115000 gymnasium auditorium classroom wing to Maj Richard Ka Bong the nations ace of aces. A P38 plane stands in the schoolyard while Gen George Kenney hails Bong as ace of American aces for all time.
Truman Engersol, 22, newly moved to Grand Marais, Minnesota, was treeing to fish when a mother bear pursued his poplar refuge. The bear climbed four times, biting his boots and injuring his foot, requiring six stitches. He fled to his car, sought treatment, and plans to return with a rifle.
Rain fell unevenly across the La Crosse area on Sunday with West La Crosse seeing 0.41 inch and several blocks reporting only traces. Holmen Stevens Point area recorded fair amounts while Dodge and Trempealeau River towns logged varied totals. The weatherman warned of possible showers Monday night and a cooler spell by Wednesday with highs near 68 and lows around 54.
A missing F80 jet fighter from Fort Wayne Indiana bound for Duluth Minnesota disappeared after losing contact with a second plane near Madison Wisconsin. Civil Air Patrol units in Milwaukee and Madison joined the search with five groups alerted and National Guard pilots identified as Captain Buell R. Clark. The aircraft had enough fuel for three hours and contact ended around 2 44 p m southeast of Madison. A nearby REA line outage near Independence was blamed on lightning.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson urged Secretary of Defense Wilson to step in and end the confusion over the national defense program. He warned that committees will seek the true story on Russia's air superiority and urged joint action so the chain of command is clear.
A humorous anecdote by Tom Sims portrays a couple unsure who owns two daughters as they discuss education and family roles. The scene turns witty when Becky wears shoes on the wrong feet, prompting reflections on belonging and ownership within a blended household.
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