Council Denies 2 Tavern Licenses in La Crosse Race
La Crosse committees denied two tavern license applications and kept two others on hold awaiting a property ownership dispute settlement. A total of 145 class B licenses were reviewed, one more than state law allows. Final action to come at the June 14 council meeting with 18 aldermen present.
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la Crosse
Charles Volz
Markos
South Third Street
George Gaggermeir
Cass Street
Eileen Kallies Re-elected Leader of Girl Scout Leaders Club
Eileen Kallies was elected to succeed herself as president of the Girl Scout Leaders' club at Tuesday's meeting. New officers include Mrs. F. Webb as vice-president and Mrs. Claus Skindberg as secretary and treasurer.
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Eileen Kallies
Girl Scout Leaders’ Club
F. Webb
Claus Skindberg
M. A. Ridgeway
Roy Anderson
Margaret Yeakel
Mex
Mex. Ridgeway
Teachers College
L. . Engelhard
John Michalski
Pacific Islanders Train For Medicine
Twenty one young natives from Guam Rota American Samoa and the Marshall Islands are training in Honolulu under the navy for medical work among their people. They enroll in a four year course at the Native Medical Practitioners school established by the navy government led by Capt. Richard H. Fletcher MC USNR of Spokane.
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Honolulu
Guam
Rota
American Samoa
Marshall Islands
Navy
Native Medical
Richard H. Fletcher
USNR
Spokane
Crosby seeks sixth term as district attorney
District Attorney Frederic W. Crosby filed for re nomination on the Republican ticket ahead of the August primary. He has held the county post for six years and states his record shows experienced, mature judgment. Crosby, a Neillsville native living at 409 South 14th Street, has practiced in La Crosse since 1931 and is married with three children.
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Frederic W. Crosby
Crosby
County Board
Relief Department
Highway Committee
Emery W. Crosby
Neilsville
la Crosse
South 14Th Street
Sidie Local Resident Dies in Westby Area
Leslie R Sidie 47 of Westby died Tuesday evening in a local hospital. He is survived by his widow two sons Norman and Verlyn two sisters Agnes and Kate and four brothers John George Mirrors Mich Tom and Jim Lavina Mont. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Leslie R. Sidie
Westby
Death of John Edward Kirk of Gresham Oregon
John Edward Kirk of Gresham Oregon died suddenly at home May 22. Born August 2 1887 in Forest City Iowa he moved from La Crosse to Oregon in 1943 to work for Alcoa at Troutdale. He is survived by four children four sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were May 25 at Carroll funeral chapel Gresham with burial in Gresham cemetery.
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John Edward Kirk
Gresham
Ore
Forest City
la Crosse
Oregon
Alcoa Aluminum
Troutdale
Carroll
Gresham Cemetery
Rev
Kearney
Whitehall and La Crosse Court Notices and Fines
Daily Records reports Justice Beckman fines for assault and battery in Whitehall and drunken disorderly conduct. vagrancy pleas in La Crosse County Court with jail terms and suspended sentences. property transfers in La Crosse area. a car fire incident noted with responding engines.
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Lawrence Peters
William Peters
Nyal Mashak
BH. L. Beckman
Whitehall
Wis
Gust Gilbertson
Hilda
Preston
Justice Court
P. M. Paulson
Adolph Krismer
la Crosse
Krismer
Memorial Day Observances Detail City Parade and Services
Memorial Day events outline multiple ceremonies at Oak Grove and Catholic cemeteries with 9 30 a m start times. Participants include local bands, GAR ritual prayers, Gettysburg Address, and salutes. Navy Mothers and Service Wives gather for services at Riverside Park at 11 a m, then 2 p m Veterans of Foreign Wars conduct Campbell cemetery services.
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Fred W. Hyslop
Oak Grove
Logan Band
Rev
Hyslop
Logan
William Pappas
Lincoln
Harry Carritte
A. J. Niebruegge
Msgr
Peter Pape
Gram
Aquinas Band
Pape
John Fay
Francis Simons
Urban Baer
Navy Mothers’ Club
Service Wives
Court House Square
Riverside Park
Navy
Alma Havens
Ruby Ebner
Edith Mayo
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Campbell Cemetery
Harry Spence
Burton C. Smith
Market Square
Marshall
Coleman
W. B. Johnson
J. W. Brindley
Olaf Hoff
Logan High School
Co. I
Wisconsin
GAR
William McKinley Relief Corps
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VFW Auxiliary
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Gold Star
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DAR
Charles J. Wachs
Kenneth E. Salzer
CIO
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Washburn
Jefferson
Boy Scout
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Hogan
Hamilton
Erickson Holsum
Franklin
Webster
Roosevelt
Longfellow
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Incars
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St. John’s School
St. James
St. Mary’s School
St. Michael's
St. Joseph's School
Blessed Sacrament
St. Wenceslaus School
Holy Cross School
Holy Trinity School
St. Michael's Orphanage
La Crosse council seeks accident data from 60 companies
The La Crosse Industrial Safety council, with 60 member firms, plans to require detailed accident data including frequency severity and hours lost. New procedures mandate quarterly and annual reports plus corrective actions with potential revocation for noncompliance. Special guests and a $800 treasury balance were noted.
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la Crosse
George Sarazin
Special Problems Committee
W. O. Hanson
William McDonald
la Crosse Garment Company
Pure Food Ice Cream Company
McDonald
Hanson
F. A. Fredrickson
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
J. A. Gillum
Commission
Fredrickson
R. W. Gillette
Metaphor Mayhem Grips Australian House Debates
In Canberra the Australian house of representatives reels as ministers and MPs trade vivid metaphors. Housing Minister LazarinI says housing is a political football while Country Party leader Fadden vows to table letters on the floor. Labor member Barnard criticizes a policy as an ice cream company robbing children to feed a fat calf.
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Canberra
Australia
House of Representatives
H. P. Lazzarini
Country Party
Arthur Fadden
Labor
H. C. Barnard
Tasmania
Flood Control Backers Seek $2 Billion Plan in June Push
Advocates of rivers and harbors flood control and related projects will push through Congress in June a $2 billion program already approved by House committees.
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Washington
Congress
House
Flood Lashes Harrisburg as Susquehanna Rises
The Susquehanna River and its tributaries threaten flood stages with water several feet above the 17 foot mark. Hospitals near flood areas provide shelters for the homeless as roads along the river are washed out and sixPennsylvania deaths plus four in New York are reported with missing persons all in New York.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
New York State
Danish Resistance Film Crew Braces Nazi Peril in Copenhagen
Hal Boyle notes the Danish resistance backing the film Red Acres during German occupation. Lau Lauritzen’s studio faced guard rounds and alarms as actors and crew hurried to hidden ditches. Resistance provided German uniforms, while a foe spared no holes in one mock officer. The project aims for wider showings in America amid scarce Danish outlets and a film market crowded by European imports and wartime limits. Lauritzen seeks more budget and equipment to compete with Hollywood if raw materials and currency can be secured.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Lau Lauritzen
Lauritzen
Red Acres
Europe
America
United States
Hollywood
Savings Deposits Hit Record High In Soviet Banks
Moscow reports deposits in Soviet banks reached eight and a half billion rubles at January tabulation, a record gain of 3.4 million rubles for 1945. Six month or longer deposits earn five percent interest, others three percent. government guarantees deposits.
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Moscow
Ernest W. Fuenger 26 Died in Sparta Wisconsin
Ernest W. Fuenger, 26, died Tuesday afternoon in Sparta Wisconsin. Funeral services will be held Friday at 9 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Rev. Hugh Deeny officiating. Burial will be in Norwalk Cemetery. Rosary will be said Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at Plummer Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife, several brothers and sisters. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Hubie Fuenger of Norwalk.
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Sparta
Wis
Ernest W. Fuenger
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Hugh Deeny
Norwalk
Plummer Funeral Home
Fuenger
Hubie Fuenger
Willing Eighty Take Over Chile Housing Complex
In Santiago a group of eighty working class families forcibly occupied fifty one dwellings in a city housing project and were subsequently ejected by state police.
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Santiago
Chile
Leather Shortage Forces Wooden Clogs in Czechoslovakia
Due to a leather shortage the government plans to rely on wooden footwear and substitutes until leather supplies improve. The move reflects scarce materials affecting daily life and production in Czechoslovakia.
Many Families Seek Quarters In La Crosse
Housing authority in La Crosse sees rising demand for light housekeeping rooms and apartments with 46 new applications since May 21 plus 10 more for emergency dwellings, totaling 308 on file. Seventeen families occupy Ward avenue units. more housing is planned on Swan Son and Green Bay street sites for 53 federal units, with 22 additional units not yet planned.
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la Crosse
Housing Authority Clearing Bureau
Ward Avenue
Housing Authority
Swanson
Green Bay Street
Federal Public Housing Authority
Readstown Plans Memorial Day Parade and Veterans Program
Readstown residents announce a Memorial Day program starting at 1 p m with a parade from Readstown high school to the cemetery led by Spanish American War veterans, followed by World War I and II veterans, Readstown pupils, and a program at the city park with Rev R Fleming delivering prayers and addresses, a Gettysburg address by Phyllis Mellen, and a names roll call. If rain, events shift to the school hall.
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Readstown
Wis
Readstown High School
R. Fleming
Viroqua
Ed Larson
Fleming
Phyllis Mellen
Lincoln
Ladies of the Cemetery Association
Snap-On Declares 100 Percent Dividend in Kenosha
Directors of Snap-On Tools Corp declared a common stock dividend of 100 percent payable June 29 to shareholders of record June 15, increasing outstanding shares from 165,103 to 33,206. A cash dividend of 25 cents per share on the doubled share count was also declared, payable June 29 to holders of record June 15.
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Kenosha
Snap-On Tools Corporation
Policemen Plan Picnic In La Crosse
The La Crosse Policemen's Protective Association schedules its annual picnic for June 5 at Concordia hall. The event starts at 11 a.m. Sgt. Lyle Gilbert chairs the committee on arrangements with Officers Gregory Yehle Ervin Hinytzke Reinhard Kostecki and Wesley R. Fells assisting.
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la Crosse
Organization Plans First Annual Horse Show at Fair Grounds
The La Crosse Owners Riders club hosts its first annual event June 2 at Interstate Fair Grounds La Crosse free to the public with 14 classes drawing entries from Wisconsin eastern Minnesota and northern Iowa. Featured is Suzette Genius a five gaited five year old owned by Dr F L Fechter of Milwaukee winner of Milwaukee spring show 1945 and other Wisconsin wins. Crystal Dawn a 46 inch harness pony driven by Gene Krohn of Black River Falls with Silver Dieux driven by Dr Robert Krohn. both to compete with other regional entrants.
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Suzette Genius
Milwaukee
Monroe
Plymouth
Sheboygan
Wis
Chicago Coliseum
Crystal Dawn
Gene Krohn
Black River Falls
Silver Dieux
Gene
Robert Krohn
Chicago
Four Wisconsin GAR veterans remain in a fading legacy
Milwaukee reports only four living Wisconsin Civil War veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic, all aged around a century. Leaders include Lansing A. Wilcox, 100, who plans to preside at the June convention in Kenosha, with fellow centenarians Ansel Goolsbey, Dean of the department C. L. Hooker, and Josiah Cass, reflecting on the GAR’s long history since its 1886 founding.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Grand Army of the Republic
Wisconsin Department
Lansing A. Wilcox
4Th Wisconsin Cavalry
GAR
Wilcox
Kenosha
Wis
Ansel Goolsbey
Chetek
Goolsbey
C. L. Hooker
Superior
Hooker
5Th Wisconsin Infantry
Sheboygan
Josiah Cass
Eau Claire
Cass
7Th
Wisconsin Infantry
Madison
James K. Proudfit
Lucius Fairchild
P. W. Palford
Woman's Relief Corps
Helen Cole
Alma Cheesman
Pestalozzi Village in Switzerland for 350 orphans
Foundations laid on eleven acres near Trogen for a children's village to shelter 350 orphans from devastated European countries. The first 15 farm style dwellings will be built in groups of three to five, with Swiss and foreign teachers guiding education in a pastoral setting. The village is named Pestalozzi in honor of the noted Swiss educator who died in 1827.
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Trogen
Switzerland
Sydney Child Heals With Watermelon Seed Broth
Three year old Raymond Muller of Sydney was dangerously ill with a kidney ailment. His mother recalled a New York dispatch about a similar case that responded to broth made from watermelon seeds. Doctors tried it and he improved.
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Sydney
Raymond Muller
New York News
Raymond
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