Three Die and Three Wounded in Wisconsin Deer Camp Accidents
On opening day of the 1948 Wisconsin deer season two men died and three were wounded. Je e McCaskey aged 64 from Richland Center was killed near Necedah when a deer ran after a missed shot by Roy Dolejack of Pardeeville, whose shot struck Levi Walters and fatally wounded McCaskey. Stanley Stemp, 50 of Madison, was found dead on a road in Athel. The wounded were Levi Walters 35 Blue River Evan Werrauch 23 Kenosha and Richard Stewart 15 Peshtigo.
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Center
Stanley Stemp
Madison
Levi Walters
Blue River
Evan Werrauch
Kenosha
Richard Stewart
Peshtigo
McCaskey
Necedah
Roy Dolejack
Pardeeville
Dolejack
Walters
Roger Dolejack
Stemp
Athel
French Premier Faces Fall as Ruhr Clash Divides Nation
Paris reports say the Queuille government may fall after Parliament faces a Communist motion to probe the government and amid French opposition to British American plans for the Ruhr. Observers note U S and Britain rejected Paris urges to revise German policies, prompting renewed fears of a stronger Germany and a possible government crisis.
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Paris
United States
Britain
Germany
Henri Queuille
Robert Schuman
George C. Marshall
Hector McNeil
Ruhr
France
Charles de Gaulle
French People’s Party
Queuille
National Assembly
de Gaul
First deer of season shot near La Crosse reported
Reports to the La Crosse Tribune Saturday say hunter Stance Pataska of 718 Gohres killed a doe in the Trempealeau bottoms. He returned home by 8 30 a m.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Tribune
Stance Pataska
Gohres
Trempealeau Bottoms
Hunting season opens as shots highlight reports across counties
Sheriff reports fatal heart attack in Siane Marinette county after a man found dead in snow at 6:45 a m. Weyrauch shot in calf by stray bullet while hunting in Oakdale Monroe county and taken to Tomah VA hospital. Investigation by Undersheriff Henry to identify hunter. First wounding believed to involve Stewart after a buck encounter. About 230,000 sportsmen in 39 counties to hunt through Nov 28 with one forked horn back per hunter. Weather largely uncertain. deer sightings scarce. rain reduces fire risk. See hunting, page 6.
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Siane
Marinette County
Lena John
Marinette
Stemp
Weyrauch
Oakdale
Monroe County
Veterans Administration Hospital
Tomah
Robert Henry
Stewart
John
Arunette County
Conservation Department
Hunters Deer
Ath Doctor's Medical Case Stolen Here
A narcotics thief struck a fourth time in five days stealing Dr John D Satory medical case from his car by Grandview hospital. The bag held narcotics vials as detectives investigate with Captain Leo Kihm and Assistant Chief Aaron Sanford noting a pattern of thefts from doctors Fox Schmidt and Gunderson.
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John D. Satory
Satory
Grandview Hospital
Aaron Sanford
Leo Kihm
James Fox
Lou Schmidt
T. E. Gunderson
Schmidt
Weather for La Crosse and vicinity
A local forecast says clearing and colder tonight with a low of 25 in the city and 20 in the surrounding country. Sunday will be partly cloudy and rather cold with a high near 38.
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la Crosse
Heavy Snowstorm Halts Plains Travel Across Kansas
A blizzard left hundreds of travelers marooned near Dodge City Kansas as rescue teams sought missing 30 year old mother to be Hal Laughlin. Her 75 year old aunt Libby Sinclair was rescued after a 24 hour stay in a stalled car. Snow drifts and isolation affected Goodland Liberal and Belmont as trains moved late and a Dodge City derailment worsened transport. The storm also lashed the Lakes region with a 68 mile gale and grounded the Duluth ore carrier.
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Kansas City
Dodge City
Kas
Hal Laughlin
Jetmore
Libby Sinclair
Corning
N. Y
Coast Guard
Duluth
Kansas
Nebraska
Goodland
Santa Fe
Colorado
R A Nixon rites set for Sunday in Wisconsin
Robert A. Nixon former assemblyman from Bayfield county and Wisconsin public service commissioner 1937 to 1942 died November 17 in George Washington hospital Washington D C He had been in Washington since 1942 with the U S Department of Agriculture Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p m at the Northwest Prairie Lutheran church near Viroqua with burial in Walnut Mound cemetery at Retreat Wisconsin
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Robert A. Nixon
Bayfield County
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
George Washington Hospital
Washington, D. C
Nixon
Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Margaret Conlyn
Marilon
Pierson
John Arleigh
Fred
Richard
Hogeland
Mont
William
Salem
Ore
R. V. Dehon
Great Falls
Max Jenks
J. A. Brooks
Ann Nixon
Detroit
Mich
Northwest Prairie Lutheran Church
Viroqua
Wis
O. J. C. Nesheim
Walnut Mound Cemetery
Retreat
Pedestrian John Rush Killed Crossing Milwaukee Street
John Rush 62 was struck and killed Friday while crossing a Milwaukee street on his way home from work. The事故 appears under investigation by local police.
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Milwaukee
John Rush
Blood donors respond to plea in rare birth case
About 75 people answered a doctor’s call for plasma for Mrs. Caroline Zielinski after a rare abdominal pregnancy produced a healthy daughter Nancy Lee. Dr. Harold Shutter noted the case is one of few of its kind, requiring about 20 more pints of plasma for recovery. donors receive one free pint per two donated in the patient’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Harold Shutter
Caroline Zielinski
Junior League Blood Center
Blood Center
Zielinski
Cedarburg
Max
Zielinskis
Barkley Urges Caution on Taft Hartley Repeal at AFL Meet
Vice President Elect Alben W. Barkley told the AFL convention in Cincinnati that repeal of the Taft Hartley act in the opening weeks of the 81st Congress is unlikely due to House and Senate rules. He noted delays are inevitable and outlined Democratic pledges on labor including a 75 cent minimum wage and social security expansion. The AFL set resolutions backing labor service return, immigration stance, and tax posture, while planning a watch dog committee and a super committee to press for 81st Congress agendas.
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Cincinnati
Alben W. Barkley
AFL
Barkley
House
Senate
Kentucky
U. S
James C. Petrillo
Truman Signals Avert Another Low Mood With New Deal Stand
President Truman indicated to Sam Rayburn that a major recession or depression is unlikely and would be man made if it occurred. Rayburn, in Key West, defended the New Deal as essential to maintain buying power and prosperity amid campaign talk and questions about future leadership.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Sam Rayburn
House
Texas
Dallas
Rayburn
United States
Mr. Truman
Bramuglia Urges Middle Way Berlin Blockade Solution
Argentina's foreign minister Dr. Juan Atilio Bramuglia, president of the UN Security Council, calls for intensified talks to lift the Berlin blockade. He suggests six neutral nations push negotiations without harming parties and seek a single currency in Berlin.
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Paris
Juan Atilio Bramuglia
United Nations Security Council
Berlin
Russia
Abramuglia
Polls Under Government Watch Advocated by Powell
Rep. Adam C. Powell Jr. urges polls be licensed or supervised by the census bureau. The New York Democrat said before sailing for Kingston Jamaica that polls were far off beam in the last election.
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New Orleans
Adam C. Powell, Jr
D-Ny
Kingston
Jamaica
Census Bureau
Weather Cancels McCoy Dive Bombing Weekend
The public information office at Camp McCoy reports dive bombing planned by the Air National Guard for November 20 and 21 is canceled due to bad weather. Aerial shooting will continue on the Camp McCoy ranges for the next three weekends as scheduled.
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Camp Mecreux
Wis
Public Information Office
Camp McCoy
Air National Guard
Camp Williams
Explosion Rips Big Inch Line Near Seymour Indiana
A pair of blasts tore a big inch natural gas line at the Reddington pumping station eight miles northeast of Seymour injuring 18 people and destroying 14 vehicles and several buildings. Firefighters faced extreme heat as flames persisted for hours with 30 workers fleeing the enclosure.
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Seymour
Ind
Reddington
Here
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Indianapolis
Louisville
Flat Rock
Columbus
Little
Nch
Hunter switches shells. deer shot by mistake
In Duanesburg New York Philip Christman loaded his gun for birds but fired a 170 pound buck instead. Christman reported the deer stood nearby watching as he swapped bird shot shells for slugs and killed the animal.
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Duanesburg
N. Y
Philip Christman
Christman
Roosevelt Wins Quizdown Over Viroqua in See CONTEST
In a tight Quizdown from Roosevelt La Crosse to Viroqua the Roosevelt team won 600 to 500 after a first half 200 to 100. Substitutes included Patricia Ellis and Maureen Hoffland along with Mary Finanger and Marge Hicke as Roosevelt contestants.
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Roosevelt School of la Crosse
Viroqua
Patricia Ellis
Roosevelt
Maureen Hoffland
Donald Bean
Chris Gulbrandsen
Gretchen Virak
Alice Larson
Peggy Pierce
Mary Finanger
Margie Hicke
Richard Lubinsky
Paul Lunseth
Ann Olson
Rand McNally
United States
CIO Moves To Revoke New York Council Charter
The CIO executive board weighs stripping the Greater New York Industrial Union Council of its charter over policy violations. Walter Reuther signals a fourth postwar wage rise as CIO convention nears, urging speed to restore purchasing power since 1944. The New York council faces charges tied to antiwar policy stances and Wallace third party ties.
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Portland
Ore
CIO
Greater New York Industrial Union Council
Washington
New York City
UAW
Reuther
Detroit
James Durkin
Saul Mills
A New York State Council
Henry Wallace
Europe
Tragedy as pea vines trap three men in Wisconsin
In Alesville Wisconsin three men Howard Lee 49 Don ald Lee 26 and Peter Newman 76 were suffocated when tons of wet pea vines collapsed trapping them atop a Decora Prairie farm stack. The accident occurred mid afternoon during loading work. Dr R L Alvarez ruled suffocation. Funeral plans pending further investigation.
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Galesville Area
Howard Lee
Donald
Peter Neuman
Alesville
Wis
Galesville
Peter Newman
Decora Prairie
R. L. Alvarez
Teresa Larson
Advance Plan For Improved Medical Care For Children
The American Academy of Pediatrics launched a national plan to expand modern child health care. It calls for more funding for medical schools, better pediatric training, and extending advances to rural areas. A survey found city children receive more care than those in isolated counties.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Academy of Pediatrics
America
The
Accademy
Academy
Rev J E Prucha Dies Saturday
The Rev John Emil Prucha elder of the La Crosse diocese dies at 82 or 83 details note he celebrated his 60th priestly anniversary last June. Solemn high mass planned at St Wenceslaus church with Monsignor Ferdinad Cech as celebrant and Paul Monarski deacon. He was first American born Bohemian priest in the United States born in 1865 in New York City.
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John Emil Prucha
South Seventh Street
la Crosse
St. Wenceslaus Church
Prucha
Ferdinad Cech
Paul Monarski
Prairie du Chien
Andrew Kammer
Cross Plains
Chester Moczurny
United States
New York City
St. Nicholas School
St. Francis Seminary
Milwaukee
Msgr
Peter Pape
New York
St. Wenceslaus
St. Mary's Church
Charles Shorna
North Sixth Street
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Jee McCaskey
Arthur Gavshon
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Ath
R. A. Nixon
Harold W. Ward
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Secretary of State
Marshall
ECA
Harriman
China
Wall Street
Bramuglia
McCoy
Death Watch
By Max Hall
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Veral
Marian) Jacobs
Norma
Anton Lee
Hollis
Wesley
Hessa
Chalsma
New Amsterdam
By Alton L. Blakeslee
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