Amateurs Test Civil Defense Radio Network in Wisconsin
Twenty three amateur radio stations in 17 cities joined a statewide civil defense drill Sunday from 8 to 10 am. La Crosse served as control center under Leslie Jenks, with the local station linking with six state networks to clear messages. Operators participate in Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service and state stations in RACES may operate during an atom attack under certain restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Jenks
la Crosse
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
Jenks
Weather Summary From Page One Continued
A southeast wind at 10 mph carried Gulf moisture as a 86 degree high was forecast for Monday with 79 Sunday. Grantsburg hit 90, the state’s hottest. Heavy showers drenched southeastern Wisconsin with Milwaukee .77 inch Beloit .75. Fog lingered in La Crosse. storms spread from the Great Lakes to Florida. By Monday the low in northern Minnesota moved east. Night lows rose across the region. La Crosse recorded 58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Grantsburg
Mercury
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Beloit
la Crosse
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Middle Great Lakes
Florida
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Chattanooga
Tenn
Charlotte
N.C
Dakotas
Minnesota
New England
Accident prompts swift sheriff response and hospital care
Word of the accident reached Sheriff Larkin who notified officials. Officers at the scene were aided by ambulance driver Ted Langlois and a truck driver who set out flares. The sheriff's wife manned the county radio and arranged hospital care. Within 20 minutes all the injured were at the local hospital. Both cars, owned by Lawrence Amberg and Frick, were total losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larkin
Ted Langlois
Nations Committee May Hear Gruenther On Developments
Wilson Nations Committee may invite Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther NATO commander again if new developments have occurred since his testimony. Gruenther said Russia's long range bomber program is quite a long way behind ours and appeared not alarmed by the Russian air buildup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nations Committee
Alfred M. Gruenther
NATO
Gruenther
New York
Russia
Local Sales Listings Highlight Bargains and Open Hours
Carpeting from Roth's Flor Mart promises low prices and quality installation. La Crosse's Monument Company offers cement and pottery cemetery vases at 1414 La Crosse Street. Nelson Flag and Display Service at 628 South 3rd sells flags. Erkens at 212 Main advertises luggage and handbags with a sale ending tomorrow. Aletta's Hat Shop opens 11:00 to 9:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roth’s Flor- Mart
la Crosse
Monument Company
la Crosse Street
Nelson
South 3Rd
Erkens
Main
Aletta’s
Provisional Military Advisory Group Formed in Korea
A U S military advisory group to aid South Korea in becoming self sufficient and enable eventual U S withdrawal is being organized in Seoul. Commanded by Lt Gen Claude B Ferenbaugh the Prov maag Korea includes under strength divisions aiding training of Korean forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
U. S
South Korea
Korea
Eain
Provisional Military Advisory and Assistance Group Korea
Provmaag-K
Claude B. Ferenbaugh
8Th Army
24Th
Trio Fined $100 Each In County Court
Three people were fined in County Court Monday on drunken driving charges. Jerry Jones, 26, Camp McCoy soldier, paid $100 and $6 costs but could not pay and received 60 days in County Jail. Roger Olson, 22, Ettrick Wisconsin, had to pay by 4 p.m. Monday. Ernest Muenzenberger, 390 Cass Street, paid $100 and $6 costs. Jones was ordered not to drive in the state for one year. the other two had licenses revoked for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Jones
Camp McCoy
Roger Olson
R. 2
Ettrick
Wis
Ernest Muenzenberger
Cass St
Jones
Thenother
Marquette Grants Six Honorary Degrees at Commencement
Marquette University will award six honorary degrees at its June 8 commencement exercises. Recipients include Mother Mary Anna Dengel S.C.M.M. doctor of science for founder work with Medical Mission Sisters. Franklin Dunham of Washington DC chief of radio and television for the U.S. Office of Education doctor of laws. Rev. James Macelwane SJ geo physicist seismologist St. Louis University doctor of science. Ivan Mestrovic Syracuse NY sculptor doctor of laws. Anton Pegis New York editor of Doubleday & Co doctor of laws. Archbishop Albert Meyer Milwaukee doctor of laws. and Robert D. Murphy deputy undersecretary of state and commencement speaker receiving the head emblematic of the honorary doctor of laws degree awarded in 1943 in absentia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Marquette University
Mary Anna Dengel
Ivan Mestrovic
Syracuse
N.Y
Anton Pegis
New York
Doubleday & Co
Albert Meyer
Robert D. Murphy
La Crosse Auxiliary Members Attend Tomah Hospital Orientation
Amvets auxiliary members from La Crosse attended an orientation day ceremony at Tomah Veterans Hospital. The group included Mrs Ruth Strange Mrs Mary Jane Hofslen Mrs Kenneth Schwinefus Mrs W P Schreiber and Mrs Schwinefus lent her car for the trip. Later social dancing at the hospital featured Mrs Strange Mrs Hofslen Miss Pat Clark Mrs Gladys Cotter and Donald Dem driving the women in his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amvets
la Crosse
Tomah Veterans ‘Hospital
Ruth Strange
Mary Jane Hofslen
Kenneth Schwinefus
W. P. Schreiber
Schwinefus
Strange
Hofslen
Pat Clark
Gladys Cotter
Donald Dem
Missing dogs reported by neighbors in city streets
Donald Melcher of 2116 Travis St reports his Golden Cocker Spaniel escaped on Losey Boulevard. Dan Sopher of 814 Pine St reports his black and white Spitz Terrier named Spotty missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Melcher
Travis St
Losey Boulevard
Dan Sopher
Pine St
Sailor Raymond B. Larson Aboard USS Robert A. Owens
Machinist's mate third class Raymond B. Larson of La Crosse Wisconsin travels aboard the escort destroyer USS Robert A. Owens en route to the Mediterranean as part of the Atlantic Fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Robert A. Owens
Raymond B. Larson
USN
Martin O. Larson
Vine St
la Crosse
Wis
Weather Forecast for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
U S Department of Commerce reports cloudy conditions with showers and isolated storms across Wisconsin tonight with possible severe northwest winds. Minnesota sees cooler, partly cloudy conditions with showers in the northeast then cooler Tuesday. Iowa anticipates thunderstorms mainly in the extreme east with a chance of severe weather and a cooler statewide trend tonight into Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
River Readings Forecast From Hastings to Guttenberg
River readings forecast notes only slight gate adjustments at Red Wing and above Winona, Minn reducing changes in stages for Tuesday. Sunrise is 4 31 a m and sunset is 7 34 p m Tuesday.
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Hastings
Guttenberg
Red Wing
Minn
Winona
Stock price table fragment shows mixed gains and losses
The excerpt lists numerous stocks with varying percentages, including Bell & Farrell Inc Ollgear Paragon North Western Banc and International etc. Values range from mid single digits to above seventy percent, reflecting a chaotic market snapshot from a historical finance page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nekoosa
Helleman Brg
Bell & Farrell, Inc
Ollgear
Mass
Paragon
Northw. Banc
Koehiring Co
Trane Co
Ray-O-Vac
Royal Dutch
Clark Oar Om
PTA Leaders Push Swift Polio Vaccination Plan
The House Commerce Committee announced hearings on Eisenhower's request for 28 million dollars to fund vaccine shots for children whose families cannot afford them. Mrs. Newton P. Leonard voiced hope that every child can access the vaccine during the Chicago PTA convention, urging timely second doses before summer and clinic setup if needed. Officials reported 79 confirmed polio cases with 5 deaths among nearly a million children vaccinated, and 682 total polio cases across all ages since April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Commerce Committee
Eisenhower
Chicago
Newton P. Leonard
Providence
R. L
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
PTA
National Foundation For
Marquette Coed Chosen Wisconsin Miss Universe Entrant
Jeanne Boulay of Fond du Lac is Wisconsin’s entry in the Miss Universe contest to be held in Long Beach California in July. She was selected from eleven finalists at Sturgeon Bay hosted by the Door County Chamber of Commerce and the Sturgeon Bay Junior Chamber. Boulay is a Marquette University junior and a member of the Marquette University Players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgeon Bay
Wisconsin
Long Beach
Calif
Jeanne Boulay
Fond du Lac
Door County Chamber of Commerce
Justice Court Daily Records from Sparta Wisconsin
Sparta officials report multiple fines and bonds forfeited for traffic offenses including driving without due care, driving without a license, illegal parking, and passing on a yellow line. Bonds forfeited include $31.08 and $100. Individuals named include Roger F Schmidt Johnnie Foley Frank Reisenauer Donald J Lokken Leonard Wills and Frank Scott with Camp McCoy and Camp McCoy related cases. Scott Indianapolis now stationed at Camp McCoy was sentenced to six months in county jail for contributing to delinquency of a minor by Judge Lambert Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger F. Schmidt
Sparta
Justice H. R. Biegel
Johnnie Foley
Tomah
John Price
Camp McCoy
Ilegal
Frank Reisenauer
Capt
Prentice Williams
Donald J. Lokken
Bangor
Leonard Wills
Wappapello
Frank Scott
Indianapolis
Ind
Lambert Hansen
Wisconsin Dells Man Pleads Guilty to Assault Charge
Nathaniel Funmaker pleaded guilty in County Court to an assault after an incident at the Wabshoggin home on May 15. Judge William R Curran fined him 100 dollars plus 60 days in County Jail, with jail pending payment. Complainant Eugene Wabshoggin named in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Funmaker
Wisconsin Dells
William R. Curran
Eugene Wabshoggin
Funmaker
Wabshoggin
Winona Livestock Sale Prices From Swift & Co
Swift & Co offers livestock quotes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Hog prices list by weight with cuts for meat hogs at 17.60 and varying 160 to 500 pound ranges. cattle, calves, lambs follow with price bands and market trends. Chicago market notes show hogs up 25, sows up to 50, cattle mostly lower or steady, with detailed grade ranges and weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Co
Early Sioux Falls Market Report Amid Mixed Beef Demand
South St. Paul market notes cattle 5 000 and calves 1 500 with uneven bids. Cows steady to weak, beef cows 50 lower on some bids, bulls steady. Hogs 8 500 with opening sales 180-220 lb choiced at 18.25-50, others limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
South ST. Paul, Minn
Chicago Produce Prices and Shipments Report
Potatoes show mixed stock levels and steady market with old stock light demand. new stock whites slightly weaker, reds firm. Butter steady with large receipts. eggs varied with wholesale prices steady to lower. Grain shows no wheat, corn prices with several grades. soybean oil and meal listed. Poultry steady with receipts and F.O.B. prices unchanged across categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
U.S
Idaho
California
Johnson Says Eisenhower Plan Bets On Boulevards
Sen Lyndon B Johnson accused President Eisenhowers interstate plan of focusing funds on boulevards and ignoring farm to market roads He said the $21 billion bond financed program would build 40000 miles of highways while leaving rural farm to market routes underfunded He joined Gore in proposing a five year highway bill totaling $17941 billion with direct federal state funding and opposed the administration approach as insufficient for farming areas
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Eisenhower
Johnson
Senate
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
U.S
Sen. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Congress
Democratic Policy Committee
Multiple Fatalities Reported in Wisconsin and Florida
A string of fatal accidents across Wisconsin and Florida includes Chauncey Keeber of Chicago killed when his plane crashed into Lake Geneva Fonatana in Kenosha county sees a fatal car crash near West Bend and a Lake Montgomery drowning of Alvin Curtis two others near Hudson and Milwaukee. Merle Spengler dies from injuries after being struck crossing a street in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Kenosha County
Chauncey Keeber
Chicago
Lake Geneva
Fontana
Frank Kramer
West Bend
Francis A. Missia
St. Paul, Minn
Hudson
Alvin Curtis
Sturtevant
Lake ‘Montgomery
Racine County
Milwaukee
Merle Spengler
Birth notices from Blair and La Crosse area hospitals
Births listed for Blair Wisconsin May 17 and La Crosse Hospital May 20 include Gretchen Ruth to Mr and Mrs George Brasses St Louis Marion Pederson Ettrick Os Car McHenry 1823 Caledonia St Olvetta Welch Eunice Nerstad John Knut Steven John Sandra Joy Everette Anderson Patricia McLeod Patricia Agnes etc. Multiple births announced with parent names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretchen Ruth
George Brasses
St. Louis
Marion Pederson
Ettrick
la Crosse Hospital
Oscar McHenry
Caledonia St
Olvetta Welch
John Knut
John Berg
22Nd St
Loretta Klinker
Steven John
John Magin
21St St
Margaret Crogan
Sandra Joy
Everette Anderson
Fifth Ave. S
Dorothy Tinker
Paul Andrew
Maurice Bogie
Loomis St
Patricia McLeod
Patricia Agnes
Richard E. Johnson
West Ave. S
Dorothy Cibulka
Handling Of Vaccine Rapped By Democrats
Wisconsin Rapids The Democratic party committee passes a resolution condemning the Eisenhower administration for failing to anticipate and plan distribution of the Salk polio vaccine. The group accuses the federal government of not testing adequately and of improper rationing. Sverre Roang named chairman of the Green Bay convention committee with members from Milwaukee Wisconsin Rapids and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Rapids
Democratic Party of
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
Sverre Roang
Sdgerton
Green Bay
Marguerite Benson
Millwaukee
Milt Schneider
Owen Monfils
Alvin Karberge
John Reginolds
Betty Gratchen
Coloma
John Holden
Sheboygan
Frances Rose
Madison
Poison City Dump Evacuations Warned by City Officials
Acting Health Officer Edward F. Peters warned residents of La Crosse Wisconsin to avoid damp areas after a rat poison incident at the Market Street dump aboard the USS Harwood. The warning followed reports tied to the Atlantic Fleet and involves personnel Edwin R. Schumacher of Kane Street and J. Schumacher, with local families cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Fleet
Market Street
Isle la Plume
Harwood
Edwin R
Schumacher
Edward F
USN
Edwin
Peters
J. Schumacher
Kane St
la Crosse
Wis
Court voids contempt convictions in UE union case
The Supreme Court overturned contempt convictions of Thomas Quinn and Julius Emspak from 1949 related to their refusal to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee. The rulings rest on the Fifth Amendment self incrimination guarantee and concern the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union. The UE was expelled for Communist domination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Thomas Quinn
United Electrical Workers Union
Julius Emspak
House Un-American Activities Committee
Ele
Quinn
House Committee
Communist Party
U. S
Court of Appeals
Emspak
High Tribunal
Filling Station Operator Robbed in Appleton
Appleton police hunt a robber who slugged 59 year old Hyman Horowitz at a local filling station early Sunday. About 85 dollars was taken from the cash register. Horowitz, badly cut, was treated in a hospital and listed in good condition. Police have not recovered the weapon, but injuries suggest a heavy pipe was used.
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Appleton
Hyman Horowitz
Horowitz
Obituaries Published for La Crosse Area Residents
Obituaries list several La Crosse area figures with funeral details. Anna Nevraumont died at 75 after a lingering illness with services in Chicago and visitation in La Crosse. Frank Poellinger, 85, died of a heart attack with services in La Crosse and Chicago, Rosary set for Tuesday. Katherine Bambrough, 85, died after a lingering illness with services planned and burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. Edna Wittenberg Smith obituary notes death in Roundup Montana with service in La Crosse connections. LaVerne Mason, 55, died after a short illness with services at Nelson Funeral Home and burial at Oak Grove. August Gelenski, 85, veteran and La Crosse resident, funeral held with burial in Catholic Cemetery and Spanish American War veteran honors. Collected notices reflect multiple local families, churches and funeral homes coordinating services this week.
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Anna Nevraumont
N. 19Th St
John B. Petersen
la Crosse
Florence N. Petersen
Alma [Petersen
Chicago
Pederson Funeral
inChicago
Blaschke
Frank Poellinger
Hellwig-Morris
St. Joseph Cathedral
Louis Paquette
Poellinger
YMCA
Frank
Louis
Herman
Anton
Emma) Petrick
Harry
Ann) Jones
Katherine Bambrough
Lucile Walwrath
St. John’s Catholic Church
Hugo Koehler
Oak Grove
Edna Wittenberg Smith
Nelson Funeral Home
H. R. Shirley
Oak Grove Cemetery
LaVerne
L. B.) Mason
George St
Otto Larsen
Mason
Viola
Paul
la von) Rom
August Gelenski
M. C. Casberg
Gelenski
Veterans Hospital
Tomah
Youth Must Have Facts and Teach Reason, PTA Leader Says
CHICAGO The president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers urged that facts on communism sex and other topics be taught to school children. Mrs Newton P Leonard of Providence urged schools to develop thoughtful free informed citizens who reason and discover their own views and to build a durable peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Congress of Parents and Teachers Today
Newton P. Leonard
Providence
R. L
Jealous man shoots woman then kills himself outside apartment
Kenosha 26 year old Luis Camacho apparently shot Dora Justinson in the entrance of her building and died by a self inflicted chest wound after two police officers closed in on his parked auto. Camacho had been dating Justinson and was jealous, according to her aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cocoa
Fla
Louis Ackmann
Milwaukee
Ackmann
Harriet
Kenoshafi
Jas
Luis Camacho
Dora Justinson
Puerto Rico
Stanley Haukedahll
Camacho
Maria Negron
Dora
Boy Survives Tricycle Collision With Milk Truck
A two year old boy Brady Bluske of Shelby rode a tricycle in front of a moving milk truck and was knocked to the pavement at 11:35 a.m. He was taken to a local hospital and released. The driver, Lawrence N. Calloway, 35, of 15264% S. 19th St., stopped at 2606 S. 27th to deliver milk, but struck the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Brady Bluske
27Th St
Lawrence N. Calloway
S. 19Th St
S. 27Th
Calloway
Ancient Arch Of Constantine Gets Urgent Repairs In Rome
Rome officials say vibration from heavy traffic has loosened granite blocks on the Arch of Constantine beside the Colosseum. Workers brace the 4th century monument with pipe scaffolding, drill holes, and brass bolts, cementing repairs with period matching granite to preserve the artifact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Colosse
Department of Arts and Monuments
Pantheon
Colosseum
Constantine
Maxentius
Milvian Bridge
PTA delegates weigh political role at Illinois convention
Delegates at the Illinois PTA convention opened today may consider if state groups have become too political. A letter from 142 delegates criticizing platforms on universal military training and the United Nations drew reply from national president Providence R I. and Illinois head Mrs Melvin C Lockard Cobden. A state committee to study the matter was named as part of ongoing discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
United Nations
Illinois
Newton P. Leonard
Providence
R. L
Illinois Pta
Melvin C. Lockard
Cobden
Ralph von Lehmden
Chicago
Forest Fires Ravage Two Canadian Provinces
Unchecked fires burned across Nova Scotia and Ontario today destroying more than 100 buildings and consuming about 15 000 acres of timber. In northern Ontario 67 fires raged as flames spread through dense forests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N.S
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Optimists Elect Leaders for Ninth District
Don Leary of Minneapolis was elected president of Optimists International ninth district, covering Canada and five Midwestern states. Six lieutenant governors named include Bill Roberts Madison Arthur Schmidt Milwaukee Dr. George Mayer Oshkosh and Ken Nicolson Duluth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Don Leary
Minneapolis
Optimists International
Canada
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Goveernors
Bill Roberts
Madison
Arthur Schmidt
Milwaukee
George Mayer
Oshkosh
Ken Nicolson
Duluth
Lifting the burden of fear through Christian Science
A growing number test the method of replacing fear with confidence by studying Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. Readers may obtain the book at Christian Science Reading Rooms using the coupon provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
God
Science and Health
Mary Baker Ddy
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