Victory at Suchow Eases Central China Fears
Central China calmed as government reports claimed a complete Suchow victory. Chiang Kai shek's regime touted success while Communist leaders regroup for potential counter moves. Weather and air power favored Nationalist advances. losses cited on both sides, with evacuation plans unaffected.
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China
Pengpu
Suchow
Nanking
Pukow
U. S. Navy
San Francisco
Shanghai
Simon B. Buckner
Yokohama
U. S
Honshu
Hankow
Plan for School Hearing In La Crosse Area
An informal hearing on December 7 at 8 p.m. at Washburn school will discuss attaching Campbell towns districts No 5 and 6 to the city of La Crosse. The La Crosse county school committee will conduct the session as part of a reorganization affecting the city and nearby areas.
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la Crosse
Campbell
Washburn
la Crosse County
Belgium Faces New Government as Coalition Resigns
Brussels reports Premier Paul Spaak's Socialist cabinet quits after Justice Minister Struye's dismissal amid a debate on clemency. A new government formation looms with Prince Charles to consult leaders. Gaston Eyskens of the Catholic party tipped as potential premier.
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Brussels
Belgium
Paul Spaak
Socialistag
Paul Struye
Spaak
Gaston Eyskens
Charles
Weather for La Crosse and vicinity
Rain mixed with some snow tonight ends Saturday forenoon. Strong shifting winds, colder air. Low 34 tonight, high 45 Saturday.
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la Crosse
Inheritance Shared by Townsfolk After Court Ruling
Judge Elton B. Morrison ruled that blacksmith Charles Johnstone, 71, of Elroy, and Ronny Markee, eight, Union Center's errand boy, are entitled to a share of the $22,000 Effie McNamara estate. Cousins contested mental competency. Juneau County court finalized the will's provisions.
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Maulton
Wis
Elton B. Morrison
Portare
Effie McNamara
Union Center
Charles Johnstone
Elroy
Ronny Markee
Juneau County
Johnstone
Della Rector
Mason City
Delphine Becksted
Blue Earth
Minn
McNamara
Robert Clark
Morrison
J. H. Hess
Mauston Hosital
Nettie Benson
Mauston
Shirley Kloser
Manston
Ronny
Lacey L. Markee
New Transit Firm Fetes Its Employes In La Crosse Banquet
La Crosse Transit staff and owners hosted a banquet at the Cerise club Thursday night. Ray M. Fey and colleagues introduced new leadership including the president and treasurer. E H Finkelberg praised the transfer from Mississippi Valley Public Service and pledged continuity of benefits and staff.
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la Crosse Transit Company
la Crosse Transportation System
E. H. Finkelberg
Mississippi Valley Public Service Company
Ray
New
Cerise Club
Ray M. Fey
Frederic L
Andrew G. Anderson
Hibbing
McGrath Targets Civil Rights Push After Election Returns
Democratic Chairman J. Howard McGrath framed Truman era civil rights aims as the ruling banner for Congress. He warned southern Democrats against filibusters and signaled support for changes to end debate, while predicting broad administration success with limited punishments for critics.
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Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Congress
McGrath
Truman
Senate
Dixie
Livestock Expert James Rettie Dies in Auto Crash
Norwich Ontario reports the death of 83 year old James Rettie a noted livestock breeder in a fatal automobile collision overnight Rettie was recognized as a leading figure in cattle and sheep breeds and served as a longtime industry advocate.
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Norwich
Wallace Beery Slowed by Heart Attack in California
Actor Wallace Beery, 63, suffered a heart attack last Tuesday and will stay about 10 days in California Lutheran hospital. Doctors ordered rest. he used oxygen every two hours and blamed overexertion from a bulky motor boat at his Wyoming ranch for the strain.
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Los Angeles
Wallace Beery
California Lutheran Hospital
Beery
Wyoming
Sets Up Deer Checking Stations In 7 West Wisconsin Counties
Madison Wis The opening day for Wisconsin deer hunting sees about 230000 hunters heading to forests for buck season. Seven counties Buffalo Crawford Grant La Crosse Trempealeau Pepin and Polk allow shotgun slug or ball hunting for deer of any sex or age while St Croix and Dur n restrict to bucks only in certain areas. Bow and arrow hunting is allowed in rifle or shotgun counties. The season follows a dispute among the conservation department commission congress and Gov Rennebohm over one buck versus any deer.
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Madison
Wis
Buffalo
Crawford
Grant
la Crosse
Trempealeau
Pepin
Nine Mile Island
Polk
St. Croix
Iowa
Durn
The
Conservation Department
Commission
Conservation Congress
Rennebohm
Congress
Necedah refuge opens forked horn buck hunt with no permits
The Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Juneau County will allow forked horn buck hunting for two seasons without the need for permits. A conservation department statement says checking stations will record weights of deer taken, as the effort aims to gather weight data this year.
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Madison
Wis
Necedah National Wildlife R
Juneau County
Conservation Department Warns Hunters After High Tag Count
The conservation department notes last year saw 221 672 tags issued and urges sportsmen to be cautious. It recalls legislation passed in 1947 and directs readers to hunting coverage on page 2 for details.
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Conservation Department
Butter Price Dips Again in La Crosse Market
Butter prices fell to 63 cents a pound in La Crosse on Thursday after a two and a half cent drop, nearing the late October low. Wholesale prices had risen to 65 cents last week, with Friday’s decline possibly not affecting retail week end buying. University of Wisconsin analysis shows postwar price relations and butter consumption down since 1939, with margarine rising and unclear if the drop is temporary or lasting.
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la Crosse
University of Wisconsin College Arena
U. S
The
College of Agriculture Bulletin
Bulletin
U S Sends Emergency Rations To China
Washington reports the United States will ship 120000 tons of emergency rations to 12,270,000 residents in Shanghai Swatow Canton Nanking Tientsin Peiping and Tsingtao. The aid provides about 15 pounds of rice or flour per person in northern and central cities.
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Washington
United States
China
Shanghai
Swatow
Canton
Nanking
Tientsin
Peiping
Tsingtao
Winter Storm Warnings Hit Wisconsin Statewide
The northwest region of Wisconsin faces heavy snow with considerable drifting tonight and tomorrow morning while the rest of the state may see rain. A U S Weather Bureau special warning issued today signals potential travel disruptions and updated storm conditions.
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Wisconsin
United States
Weather forecast for La Crosse area by A D Sanial
Meteorologist A D Sanial predicts rain with some snow for La Crosse tonight. No freezing temperature is expected with a low near 34. Strong north winds will bring slightly colder air. Rain and snow to end Saturday morning.
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la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
Blizzard isolates towns as winter storm rages in West
An early season blizzard paralyzed western Kansas with heavy snowfall and 75 mph winds isolating Garden City and nearby towns. Power lines failed, communications faltered, and hundreds of motorists were stranded or sheltered in farm homes. Meanwhile milder eastern temperatures contrasted with bitter Western conditions. Snow and sleet totals of up to six inches were forecast across the northwest, while snow squalls hampered Idaho hunters and forced rescues.
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Eau
Milwaukee
Howard J. Thompson
Kansas
Goodland
Quinter
Gorham
Colby
Frank Carlson
Garden City
Tom Glasscock
Dodge City Highway Patrol
Dodge City
Los Angeles
West Yellowstone
Mont
Idaho
Michigan Hunting Death Toll At Six
The five day deer season in Michigan reached six deaths as 52 year old Leon P Purol of Alpena fatally shot himself when the rifle discharged while resting on the ground in Presque Isle county. A separate incident in Lansing saw Harold L Mason 44 charged with manslaughter in the accidental shooting of Joseph Yagiela 22 of Essexville.
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Michigan
Leon P. Purol
Alpena
Tate
Purol
Presque Isle County
Lansing
Harold L. Mason
Joseph Yagiela
Essexville
Third Doctor’s Narcotics Case Stolen in City
Police report theft of a medicine case containing narcotics from Dr. T. E. Gundersen on Thursday night. This marks the third similar theft this week after doctors James Fox and Louis Schmidt had narcotics grips stolen earlier. Schmidt’s grip was found by schoolboys. a vial of morphine is missing.
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T. E. Gundersen
James Fox
Louis Schmidt
Schmidt
Death by Deer: Hunters Run Buck to Death in Sault Ste. Marie
Two coast guardsmen, Wayne Guinn and Clarence Broadway, respond to a 200 pound buck that crashes into their truck during a repair run south of Sault Ste. Marie. The buck chases them as they hide behind trees, and a rifle-toting bystander joins to finish the pursuit. The animal dies after colliding with the truck.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Coast
Guinn
Broadway
Robert Daniels
Goodland Will Filed For Probates In County Court
The 1948 will of Eliza Ann Goodland was filed for probate in county court. It bequeaths cash gifts to 23 personal friends and specific charitable gifts to Christ Episcopal rector YWCA Salvation Army La Crosse Home for Children and La Crosse Hospital. Residue benefits Mrs Madge Goodland of Madison widow of Gov Walter Goodland. La Crosse Trust Company named executor. Estate valued over $25.
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Eliza Ann Goodland
Miss Goodland
Christ Episcopal Church
YWCA
Salvation Army of
Red Demonstrators Fire On Police in UNESCO Clash
In Beirut Communist demonstrators fired on police outside the UNESCO meeting site. Security officials said the motive was to disrupt the UNESCO event and break up the gathering.
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Beirut
Lebanon
United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
Robbery hits Whitehall Snack Shop in two-night spree
Mrs Theodore Johnson owner of the Snack Shop in Whitehall reports two burglaries this week. The latest saw two men snatch 350 dollars after a preceding night theft of 24 50 from the cash register. A masked accomplice drove a late model Buick away. Police in La Crosse Vernon and Winona counties were alerted as the trio possibly fled south.
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Whitehall
Wis
Theodore Johnson
Theodora
Basil Erickson
Trempealeau County
la Crosse
Vernon
Winona
Taxpayers urge open county committee meetings
The La Crosse Taxpayers' Association urged that county board committees hold open sessions. Alvert Funk praised the finance committee for open meetings. Departments like highway are public by law, pension cases remain closed, and the board may choose openness or discretion for other committees.
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Taxpayers’ Group
Ittee
la Crosse
Funk
Highway Committee
Pension Committee
The
Taxpayers’ Association
West-Backed Resolution Wins Approval
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a Western backed resolution toward arms reduction after rejecting a Russian one third cut within a year. Russia failed to gain support for an immediate atom bomb ban, with 37 to six voting against and nine abstentions. The Western resolution passed 43 to six, endorsing further study by the conventional arms commission and rejecting Moscow’s charge of a mad arms race while Vishinsky accused the United States of building a Western European system against Russia.
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Paris
United Nations Assembly
Russia
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
John Foster Dulles
A. Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Man Injured in Noon Intersection Collision
A noon crash at 11th and Main Streets injured one man and damaged two cars totaling about 750 dollars. Kenneth Scoville drove east on Main and Joseph Munster headed south on Lith when their vehicles collided near the center of the intersection. Munster complained of chest and side pain and was taken to a local hospital by Chief Ivan Wright. An officer noted X rays would determine the injury extent. The Munster car rammed a tree after the crash.
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11Th
Main Streets
Kenneth Scoville
George Street
Joseph Munster
19Th Street
Munster
Lith
Scoville
Main
Ivan Wright
Willard Sill
Hang 15 More War Criminals Hang 15 More War Criminals
Fifteen more German war criminals were hanged today at Landsberg prison bringing the six week total to 73. Nine of those executed were SS members from Mauthausen and Buchenwald. two were camp prisoners who aided abuses. Four were condemned for lynching American fliers. The group includes Gustav Petrat Franz Kofler and Adam Ankenbrand.
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Munich
Germany
Landsberg
Adolf Hitler
Mauthausen
Buchenwald
Gustav Petrat
Franz Kofler
Mauthusen
Adam Ankenbrand
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Rav M. Fey
Harold K. Milks
Pennie
Chiang Kaishek
Kposed
Chang Liu-shih
Suchan
Markee
Fetes
Finkelberg
Fey
Eau Claire
Mississippi Valley
UN Assembly
By Jack Bell
Mr. Truman
Rhode Island
Patuxent Naval Air Station
Chance-Vought
Navy
Necedah
U.S
Midwest
Associated Press
James V. Forrestal
Harry S. Teuman
Little White House
Key West
Fla
Goodland Will
Whitehall Snack Shop
Loew
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