Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

La Crosse Tribune in La Crosse, Wisconsin

We have 8,601,093 pages in Wisconsin

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1949

Page

7

Wisconsin raises penalties to strengthen highway laws

Madison Bureau reports the Wisconsin legislature enacted a new statute increasing penalties for truck weight and loading violations. The measure aims to boost traffic patrols, with projections of expanding enforcement from 43 to as many as 100 officers. The bill enjoyed no opposition and received support from the state highway commission.

Tribune Madison Bureau Madison Wis Wisconsin Alfred Ludvigsen Hartland State Motor Vehicle Department Legislative Council State Highway Commission B. L. Marcus

Ex TC Worker Receives Honor At Clark Alumni Meeting

Worcester mass ex TC worker John C OBrien elected a trustee of Clark University at the Clark Alumni Association annual meeting Dr Eugene L Richmond presiding Also named to the Clark Alumni council are Dr W Elmer Ekblaw Robert C Cole Dr Minnie E Lemaire Frederick H Wilder Jr Lester F Crossley Lawrence E Bliss and Vincent A Russell Lemaire a Wheaton graduate who earned masters and PhD at Clark in 1932 and 1935 previously taught at State Teachers College La Crosse

Worcester Mass John C. O’brien National Press Club Washington, D. C The Philadelphia Inquirer Clark University Clark Alumni Association Eugene L. Richmond Richmond Clark W. Elmer Ekblaw Clark Graduate School of Geography Robert C. Cole Worcester Boys Club Minnie E. Lemaire Mount Holyoke College Frederick H. Wilder, Jr Waltham Boston Lester F. Crossley Hartford Lemaire Wheaton College State Teachers College la Crosse

Bermuda Tourism Sees 49051 Visitors Last Year

About 49,051 tourists visited Bermuda in the last year spending 15 million dollars. Of these, 34,527 arrived by air mainly from the United States.

Bermuda

Local Coffee Processor Marks 50 Years In La Crosse

Nordahl Nustad, president of the Nustad company, marks fifty years in La Crosse business on June 1. From a 1899 grocery start at 310 Pear Street to a wholesale coffee operation, he expanded to roasting peanuts and moved locations, serving the Tri-State area with daily truck service. He has chaired Lutheran hospital trustees since 1944 and led Heileman Brewing as president since 1945. He remains active at 74, with son Trygve taking on more wholesale duties.

Tribune Nordahl Nustad Nustad Wholesale Coffee Co la Crosse Nustad Company Nustad Ludwig Halmrast Pear Street Vernon County Bergoust Nystad Halmrast Bodega Tri-State South Front Street Kratchwil Candy Company Front Pearl Streets Front Street Mississippi Riverside Park A. J. Bruha August Grams Lutheran Hospital Heileman Brewing Company Luther College Decorah Scanes Acw Trygve A. A. Shillings

Roofing Paper Keeps Crawl Space Humidity Low

Roofing paper under a basementless house reduces soil moisture in the crawl space and limits timber rot and iron rust. It lowers the need for crawl space ventilation and helps keep the floor warmer. Brine shrimp reproduce asexually via unfertilized eggs.

Tobin To Talk At St Teresa College Commencement

Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin will keynote the 36th annual commencement at the College of Saint Teresa Winona Minnesota. His Excellency Bishop Leo Binz will confer degrees on 111 graduates with a large class size anticipated for July. The baccalaureate sermon will be given by Msgr Louis D O Day with a pontifical high mass to open events.

Winona Minn Maurice Tobin College of Saint Teresa Leo Binz Diocese of Louis D. ‘O'Day Rochester Saint Mary of the Angels O’day Binz Sain Mary of the Angels Tobin Massachusetts Boston Hawaii Rita Regnier Virginia Wohlers la Crosse Mary Louise Johnson Decorah Joyce Lettner Trempealeau Wis Priscilla Rockweiler Hillsboro

Franciscan Sisters of La Crosse Forge Regional, Educational Legacy

The Franciscan community at La Crosse grew under Mother Antonia and Mother M. Ludovica Keller. By 1883 St. Francis Hospital became a regional landmark, the sisterhood ran 32 schools and two orphanages, expanded missions among Indians, and advanced hospital and aged care alongside evolving secondary education.

Antonia M. Ludovica Keller Mother Antonia Sisterhood Mother Ludovica Wisconsin St. Francis Hospital la Crosse St. Joseph Home

Century of Service For Sisters Of St Francis Of Perpetual Adoration

The Sisters of St. Francis of the Perpetual Adoration celebrate 100 years of work in Wisconsin Iowa and beyond. They founded schools including a girls domestic science program and Aquinas high school La Crosse later expanding to China and other missions. By 1948 they run 85 grade schools 26 high schools four hospitals an orphanage a home for the aged and a colored school across 10 dioceses with 1000 members and ongoing foreign missions.

la Crosse St. Rose Convent Sisterhood Midwest Aquinas High School Sisters of St. Francis of the Perpetual Adoration Ludovica Maria Angelorum M. Seraphine Kraus Wuchang Hupeh China Seraphine Engelberta Kamp Vieterbo College Viterbo College College St. Rose College of Music Viterbo College Department of M. Rose Kreibich United States Wisconsin Iowa Montana Idaho Washington Mississippi

Cleveland couple in divorce court over alimony bid

Mrs. Browning 33 sought to enforce a temporary alimony order in a case filed against her 56 year old husband Andrew J Browning. She accused him of removing door knobs and cabinet knobs and window shades and dumping ashes to disrupt chores. Browning accused his wife of tapping shoes slamming doors and wasting hot water. Judge Silbert urged the pair to stop acting like children and scheduled a hearing.

Cleveland Andrew J. Browning Samuel H. Silbert Browning Silbert

Costs To Rise For 'A' Student

The University of Wisconsin will charge higher student fees for fall. Resident students pay 75 dollars per semester while non residents pay 125 dollars. Critics fear the hike burdens modest means despite a larger budget and suggested needy student scholarships.

Madison Wis University of Wisconsin Institution of Higher Learn Oscar A. Rennebohm

Also Mentioned on This Page

Economy Wallpaper Company Fifth Avenue South South Ridge Church Evangelical United Brethren la Crescent, Minn Terry Friendly Dealings St. Teresa Meighen Supply CO Caledonia Kiwanis Club G. J. McGill Karl Gillmeister Central Herman Allmaras Logan Dolores Gerke Aquinas Fine Arts University Free Home DEPT Coulee Admiral Pfafflin’s Electric City West Ave
Search Courier

Search the La Crosse Tribune Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The La Crosse Tribune?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication