Warning Issued To All Haulers For Overload Fines
Judge Roy V Ahlstrom and County Highway Police Chief Ivan Wright warn haulers to stop loading beyond license limits. State and county officials have issued warning tickets and warrants for repeaters. Minimum fines rise. roads cannot bear excess weight. Haulers urged to check limits and apply for higher licenses before delivering goods.
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Roy V Ahlstrom
la Crosse Tribune
Ivan Wright
Ahlstrom
Esther M. Domke
Peace Viewed For 267000 GM Employees
General Motors Corp. secures five years of industrial peace with 267000 production and electrical workers. The CIO IUE pact mirrors the UAW deal, covering a funded $100 monthly retirement plan, four cent wage increases yearly, a quarterly cost of living adjustment, and expanded life sickness and accident benefits plus half hospitalization and surgical costs.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
CIO International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
IUE
CIO
United Auto Workers
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Vanished captive whooping crane Rusty presumed dead
In Rustwell Texas, the first captive born whooping crane and one of 38 in the world, named Rusty, disappeared Monday after hatching last week at Aransas national wildlife refuge. Manager Julian A. Howard believes a predator likely claimed the reddish brown chick.
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Rustwell
Tex
Julian A. Howard
Aransas National
Rusty
Josephine
America
Howard
Central Wisconsin wardens arrest 23 fishermen over weekend
Fifteen wardens from central Wisconsin patrolled Lake Winnebago Poygan and Butte des Mortes over the weekend. On Monday 23 arrests were reported as fishermen began appearing in Oshkosh municipal and justice courts. Warden Vincent Skilling of Oshkosh said totals could rise by a score or more by Wednesday. Most violations involved fishing with more than two lines.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Wisconsin
Lake Winnebago
Poygan
Butte Des Mortes
Vincent Skilling
Skilling
Long-lived immigrant matriarch dies at 106 after large clan
Death notices recount Mrs. Girard's 106 years with roots in Rivière-du-Loup, Canada. Born April 20, 1841, she moved to the United States at 30, married Herman Griffel in Chicago, raised a blended family in La Crosse area, and later lived with her stepson William until hospitalization. Her descendants include 13 grandchildren and many great descendants.
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Chicago
Herman Griffel
la Crosse
Griffel
George Girard
la la Crosse
Dead Lake Prairie
Girard
Joe Gordon
William
Swift and Company Buy Hours for Market Listings
Swift and Company Winona sets buying hours 8 a m to 4 p m weekdays and 8 a m to 1 p m Saturday with closing quotes. Livestock arrival after closing cared for and priced next day. Hog and cattle markets display varied price ranges, with calves and lambs also listed and a Memorial Day closure noted. Chicago market data for hogs cattle calves and grains follow with price movements and futures quotations.
South St Paul cattle and hog sale report gains seen
In South St Paul on May 29 the USDA market shows cattle 25 to 50 higher, hog bids 25 to 50 higher. Calves 1,000 and steers and heifers rose. cows up to 50, bulls strong. Prices listed include choice 1,257 lb steers 31.50 and various weights for good, medium and common stock, plus hogs 190-250 lb at 20.00-25.00 with opening bids higher.
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Swift & Company
Winona
Mins
Oa & Ee
Chicago
South ST. Paul
Minn
USDA
Gairy
Chicago Produce Report May 29 Butter and Eyes Prices
Chicago May 29 Butter steady with two day receipts 723 906 and wholesale prices unchanged except ½ cent per pound higher on 90 B carrots and 93 score AA 59.5 92 A 9.25 90 B 57 89 C 55. Cars 90 B 58 89 C 55 5 Eyes top steady undergrades weak with two day receipts 33 800 and wholesale prices unchanged except ½ cent per dozen lower on current receipts and on dirties U S extras min 70 pct a 32 min 60 pct A 31 31 5 U S standards 27-28 current receipts 26 dirties and checks 325.5
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Chicago
U. S
Potatoes Arrivals and Shipments Reported in Chicago
USDA produce market reporters note arrivals at 243, on track 272, and tote figures. U S shipments show 909 Friday, 382 Saturday, and Sunday one. Department staff convening. no quotations on potatoes will be issued.
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Chicago
I(p
USDA
U. S
Department of Agriculture Produce Market
Housing plan debated on WLCX with panels this week
Supporters and opponents of a proposed 200 unit low rent housing project in La Crosse will present information on radio station WLCX this week. Panel discussions favoring the program will air Monday Wednesday and Friday nights from 9 to 915 p.m. Opponents will be heard Thursday and Saturday from 9 to 915 p.m.
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la Crosse
WLCX
Williamson’s Condition After Wisconsin Coach Surgery
Madison report states Ivan B. Williamson, UW football coach, is in good condition following nasal obstruction operation on Monday.
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Madison
Wis
Ivan B. Williamson
University of Wisconsin
Monkeys Invade Port Elizabeth Beaches Forcing Visitors Out
Monkeys have invaded the beaches of parks in Port Elizabeth South Africa driving people from seats and disrupting coastal recreation as authorities monitor the situation and urge restraint.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Federal aid and financing for public housing programs
The article explains private financing for housing projects through bonds backed by federal contributions, detailing costs, rent offsets, and 40 year terms. It cites the 1937 and 1949 Housing Acts, noting 191,700 units in 268 localities and a projected 810,000 more units in six years. It previews a Wednesday piece on a housing authority paying 10 percent of shelter rent in lieu of taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
No Barbershop Meet This Week Officials Say
There will be no meeting this week of the Society for Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, officials said Monday.
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Society For Preservation and Encouragement of
Barber Shop Quartet
America
Court Refuses Review of Lawson and Trumbo Convictions
The Supreme Court again refuses to review the contempt convictions of movie writers John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo from the 1947 Reds hearings. The 6-2 ruling leaves fines of $1,000 and a year in prison unchanged, with government moves to enforce fines and proceed against eight other screen figures.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
House
American Activities Committee
Communist Party
U. S. Court of Appeals
Lawson
Trumbo
Court of Appeals
Hollywood Writers
High Tribunal
California
Black
Douglas
Clark
U. S. District Court
Lawson and Trumbo
District Court
Lawson- Trumbo
Ring Lardner, Jr
Albert Maltz
Alvah Bessie
Samuel Ornitz
Herbert Biberman
Edward Dmytryk
Adrian Scott
Lester Cole
Drum Explodes Injuring Worker in Wisconsin Shop
De Soto Wisconsin Special Verdon Sallander, a veteran garage operator, was cutting the ends off a steel barrel with a torch when it exploded. The denatured alcohol inside burned his face and head and bruised his leg. he was treated at a La Crosse hospital and returned home. Clinton Smith, nearby, was unharmed though his overalls were torn. Sallander had prior close calls including a tree limb incident and a gasoline pool blast in past years.
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DE Soto
Wis
Verdon Sallander
Sallander
la Crosse
Clinton Smith
Memorial Day Observances Honor War Dead Worldwide
Memorial Day will pause for tributes to American war dead with services at Arlington and national cemeteries at home and abroad. Gen George C Marshall to speak at Arlington five hour ceremony while wreaths are placed on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by Capt Adam Eisenhauer. American flags will mark graves in U S territories and overseas with 581000 national cemetery graves and 31000 overseas WWI dead and 94000 WW2 dead.
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Washington
Arlington (Va) National
George C. Marshall
White House
Adam Eisenhauer
Truman
Armed Forces
United States
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Pope Gregory's calendar skip in 1582 not 1583
The note discusses the Gregorian reform where October 4 was followed by October 15 in 1582, skipping ten days to realign the calendar. It highlights the papal directive issued by Pope Gregory XIII and the historical context of the reform.
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Gregory
Seek Reports On City Water Clarity Effort
Dr. Garland Weidner city health officer urged residents Monday to report success or failure of the city effort to provide clear water for washing clothes. Those with notably clear or discolored water should send their addresses to the health department. The request followed a city water department delay of pumping to let rust settle at the reservoir and sought cooperation to limit non essential uses during future tests.
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Garland Weidner
Health Department
City Water Department
Weidner
Four In Gubernatorial Race Slated To Speak
MILWAUKEE December four announced Republican gubernatorial candidates will share a platform next week. Walter J. Kohler Jr. Kohler Gordon A. Bubolz Frank B. Keefe Harvey V. Highley will address delegates at 8 p.m. June 6 in the Milwaukee auditorium. The meeting precedes the June 9 10 state GOP convention.
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Milwaukee
Walter J. Kohler, Jr
Kohler
Gordon A. Bubolz
Appleton
Frank B. Keefe
Oshkosh
Harvey V. Highley
Marinette
Hugo A. Murray
Milwaukee County
GOP
Missing Mother and Child Reported in Sparta
Monroe county authorities seek Mrs. Emmett Ida Hagen 34 and her two year old daughter Kathryn missing since Sunday after leaving home at 1 p.m. Mrs Hagen 5 feet 5 inches 116 pounds wore red sweater white blouse grey skirt and black shoes. Kathryn wore a green sweater light dress white shoes. Husband notified Sheriff Hans Riegen of disappearance Sunday evening.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe
Emmett
Ida) Hagen
Expert Safecrackers Grab $3,000 In Month
In Rhinelander Wisconsin sheriff says a gang of professional safecrackers stole about $3,000 in two Oneida County burglaries over the weekend. They opened the Woodruff Hardway Co safe taking $900 cash and firearms and fishing tackle worth about $1,000. At Eugene Cross Lumber Co in Lake Tomahawk they blew open a safe taking $500 cash and coins and stamps valued at $500 on the market but over $2,500 to the owner.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Melford Krouze
Oneida County
Krouze
Woodruff
Cross
Five Persons Injured In One Auto Accident
A weekend county highway crash on highway 53 at 12 50 a m injured five people. Donald Snyder and his wife plus his seven month old son suffered serious bruises as his car was demolished. Richard Buck from Onalaska, driving the other car, claimed blasting lights blinded him. Buck’s two passengers Carl Leibl and William Loomis, both 15, suffered face and body cuts. Buck faced reckless driving charges with a $100 bond and a June 1 trial. In a separate 7 p m Sunday incident on county trunks French island, Walter Vian and Ralph Atchison avoided serious injury after a rear collision caused bumper and frame damage.
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Highway 53
Donald Snyder
North Third Street
Snyder
Richard Buck
Onalaska
Buck
Carl Leibl
William Loomis
New Amsterdam
French Island
Walter Vian
Ralph Atchison
Charles Street
Vian
Driver Of Car Hurt At Bridge Approach Here
Gunther J. Overland of Rushford Minnesota, 65, was hospitalised Monday after the car he rode in went over a hump at the east end of the Clinton Street bridge. His daughter Lyle Erickson of Elgin Illinois was driving and said it seemed to leap from the bridge to the approach. Overland was thrown from the rear seat, struck his head on the roof, and landed on his back. Police say the group was returning from the municipal airport before eight. He was taken to the local hospital by ambulance.
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Gunther J. Overland
Rushford
Minn
Clinton Street
Overland
Lyle Erickson
Elgin
Ill
Wife Drops Paralyzed Husband From Sixth-Floor Window
Anna Bornholdt a hotel chambermaid in New York dropped her paralyzed husband Fred Bornholdt from their sixth floor window after begging not to be thrown out and saying she was a bad girl. Police arrested her as she faced homicide charges and mental observation after the Wednesday hearing. Neighbors recalled her stressed state and talk of danger near the window following his stroke last November.
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New York
Fred Bornholdt
Bellevue Hospital
Bornholdt
Anna
Fred
County Court Items From La Crosse Record
Theodore Lakowske of YMCA pleads innocent to drunken driving with trial set for June 2. Others include Lychecky fined for non registered vehicle, Stoeckley for overload, Gates duo for various offenses, Krajewskim and Duresky guilty of lewd acts, Hoffins fined for failing to appear, and bond forfeiture. Also vehicle incidents at Ritter's tavern and a basement fire. Licenses show marriages planned in Stoddard and La Crosse in June.
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Daily Records
la Crosse
Theodore Lakowske
YMCA
Louis Lychecky
Cataract
Wis
James Stoeckley
Mtd. R
Patricia Krajewskim
West Avenue North
Robert Duresky
Market Street
Cliford E. Hoffins
Meridan
Minn
Rose Street
Green Bay Street
Rudy Beranek
Eugene T. Bernhardt
Johnson Street
Bernice Groetsch
Stoddard
Kritchman
Denton Street
Ruth Bires
North L1th Street
William J. Cunningham
Anna Mae Nocketts
Winnebago Street
Graham Wins Primary But Not Majority In NC Runoff Possible
North Carolina Democrat Frank P. Graham led the primary but failed to secure a majority, triggering a possible runoff with runnerup Willis Smith. unofficial tallies show Graham 295,342 to Smith 245,080 with Reynolds and Boyd far behind. five GOP incumbents were renominated.
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Graham
Raleigh
N. C
Frank P. Graham
Willis Smith
North Carolina
Smith
Sen
U. S
Robert R. Reynolds
Olla Ray Boyd
University of North Carolina
Reynolds
Boyd
Thurmond Chatham
Carl T. Durham
F. Erte] Carlyle
C. B. Deane
Hamilton C. Jones
Woodrow W. Jones
Rutherfordton
Charles E. Hamilton
Gastonia
A. L. Bulwinkle
Wisconsin GOP caucus overruns chair on Withrow renomination
Governor drawn as Wisconsin Republican caucus overrules La Crosse chairman Wayne Hood 138 to 93 to keep Withrow as nominee. Withrow, ex-railroad lobbyist, says the party lacks labor and farm groups but has many lawyers. Porter, banker and state senator, chaired the 1949 finance committee. Gov Rennebohm withdraws from re election citing health and warns of a tough fight ahead. Higley, ex American Legion head, pledges support for any Milwaukee endorsed candidate. Caucus backs Rep. John Byrnes’s congressional record.
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Wayne Hood
la Crosse
GOP
Withrow
Wisconsin
Porter
State Senate
Joint Legislative
Rennebohm
Higley
Wisconsin American Legion
Green Bay
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin
Ansul Chemical Co
Marinette
John Byrnes
Wisconsin rent controls eyed as deadline nears
Governor Rennebohm warned that if evictions rise and rents surge beyond reason after June 1 without decontrol, a special legislative session may reinstate controls. The 1949 act allowed up to 30 percent increases with leases to end in 1950 or 1951, while unleased property would be free of controls.
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Wisconsin
Rennebohm
McCarthy Charges Spark Senate Oversight Clash
In Omaha Nebraska Attorney A McGrath likens Mc Carthy tactics to Hitler s Gestapo calling out witch hunts and name calling McCarthy replies Congress digs out Communists and Justice Department screams The Commerce Department moves to oust Remington and Lee announced Saturday Saw yer says the action is for good administration Remington refuses to quit despite the pay cut of ten thousand dollars a year now in the office of international trade
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Senate Committee
McCarthy
Omaha
Neb
A. McGrath
Hitler
Gestapo
Congress
Justice Department
Commerce Department
Remington and
Lee
Sawyer
Remington
Office of International Trade
Farmer-Labor Unity Emphasized At Democratic Parley
Democratic speakers this weekend stressed farmer labor unity and the need to tell the story to the people. They cited parallels to the 1934 Progressive era, noting liberal forward programs could win in 1950. Delegates heard several candidates push for nominations including Disney, Hoan, Fairchild, Hanglin, McGettigan, Justeson, Clifford, Lucey, with James Doyle keynoting.
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Progressive Party
Democratic Party
William E. Sanderson
Black Fiver Falls
Milwaukee
State Council
The
Independent International Association of Machinists
Sanderson
Hull
Wisconsin
Carl Thompson
Stoughton
Richland Center
Democratic Organizing Committee
Thompson
Truman
Barkley
la Verne Disney
Green Bay
Daniel Hoan
Thomas Fairchild
U. S
Earl E. Hanglin
Paul McGettigan
Darlington
Nels Justeson
Wisconsin Rapids
Eugene R. Clifford
Juneau
Pat Lucey
Ferryville
Congress
Atty
James Doyle
Madison
Holiday Weekend Death Toll Reaches 275 Across Nation
A.P. reports Memorial Day weekend deaths totaled 275 as the four day holiday nears completion. Traffic fatalities stood at 181 with drownings at 48 and other mishaps at 46. With about 30 million cars, safety officials forecast traffic deaths could rise to 190 by Tuesday midnight.
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National Safety Council
Tuesay
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Crane Co
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Radio Corp
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Reo Motors
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Eaton Mfg
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