1000 Persons Attend Annual Food Dealers Banquet in La Crosse
About 1000 attendees filled the USO hall on South Fourth Street for the Wisconsin Food Dealers Association annual banquet in La Crosse. George N Graf of Quality Bakers of America delivered four core rules for independent grocers and urged higher consumer focus, honesty, enthusiasm, and leadership.
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USO Hall
South Fourth Street
Wisconsin Food Dealers Association
la Crosse
George N. Graf
Quality Bakers of America
Western Wisconsin Dealers’ Association
George N. Grafconi Quality Bakers
Phenomenon Described As Unusual Image Seen Far From Wien
A witness recalls seeing a cross image 20 miles from Wien, while Father Lueb ring calls the event a phenomenon not a miracle. The report notes the sighting followed a moment described as a holding figure by observers.
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Luebring
Wien
Recruiters Hold Meeting in La Crosse Sub-sector
All members of the La Crosse army recruiting sub-sector met in La Crosse Saturday for a conference. Nine men were welcomed by Lieut. Frank B. Kepner Jr., commanding officer. Plans and policies on recruiting were discussed. The group was praised as the only sector in the state to meet army and air force quotas in September and afterward were entertained at a banquet sponsored by local firms at the VFW.
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la Crosse
Frank B. Kepner
VFW
Heart Attacks Reported for Several Residents
Mrs. Ida Betz 85 of 1219 South 13th Street was taken by police ambulance at 5:55 PM Sunday after suffering a heart attack. At 8:30 PM Sunday Mrs LaVerne Matiak of Mid R 42 was hospitalized after illness. Irene Eddy of 1626 Onalaska was reported to have a heart attack Sunday.
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Ida Betz
South 13Th Street
Laverne Matiak
Irene Eddy
Onalaska
Re-Elect Officers At State Typographers Union Meet
Officers of the State chapter were reelected at the convention closing session in Oshkosh Wisconsin. President Gover W Wallace of Kenosha was reelected along with other officers Emil Herges of Sheboygan as vice president and Clarence Hess of Milwaukee as secretary treasurer.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Gover W. Wallace
Kenosha
Internaionsl Typographers Union
Emil Herges
Sheboygan
Clarence Hess
Milwaukee
La Crosse Tribune: Roll of 1904 Postal Entry
The La Crosse Tribune notes its status as a second class mail publication and its filing at the La Crosse post office under the 1879 act, indicating official classification and regulatory compliance.
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la Crosse
Wis
Thieves loot South Avenue beer depot and other break-in
Police report an acrobatic burglar entered 2027 South Avenue Beer Depot by removing a rear warehouse door, climbing through the attic, and using beer cases as a ladder. The intruder took about $50 from a cash register and damaged a candy machine. Break-in time was 10:30 p.m. Saturday to 8:55 a.m. Sunday. A second entry at Badger Hide and Fur Co. on Vine Street showed door damage but no theft.
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South Avenue
Thermatic Corp
Badger Hide and Fur Co
Vine Street
Paul Johnson
Johnson
Vernon County
la Farge
Olive Rittenhouse
Co-op
Readstown
Coon Valley
Korean forces breach Wonsan in Red coast move
North Korean defense ring at Wonsan breached as Fifth Air Force pilots report South Korean third division entering the port city after rapid advance along the east coast. U S cavalry on the Kaesong border disrupts enemy positions and air support shifts to aid Wonsan operations. MacArthur issues a final surrender ultimatum to Kim Il Sung with UN promises of fair treatment and rehabilitation for Korea.
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Fifth Air Force
Wonsan
Ula
Pyongyang
U. S. First Cavalry
Kaesong
Red
Sea of Japan
MacArthur
Kim Il Sung
United Nations
Korea
Red Armies
Chicago livestock market reports and grain prices
USDA market notes show hogs 8000 head, fairly active and higher on butcher weights, cattle 17000 salable with steady to weak demand on heavier steers and heifers, cows and calves mixed. Cash grain quotes for wheat corn oats soybeans and futures prices follow, with extensive price ranges by grade and month.
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Chicago
USDA
Car break-in at residence on Pine Street reported
Francis Rogness of 818 Pine Street told police his vehicle was entered Saturday night while parked in front of his home. Entry was gained by prying open a vent window. A blanket and a set of hub caps were missing.
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Francis Rogness
Pine Street
Car Stolen From Vern Dann Hoff Residence
A 1940 black two door Chevrolet sedan owned by Vern Dann Hoff of 1411 Jackson Street was stolen from his home Saturday night with keys still in the car. Wisconsin license number 2-63579.
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Vern Dannhoff
Jackson Street
Grain and cattle market notes from South St. Paul report
In South St. Paul Minnesota cattle market develops slowly with 10 000 cattle and 1400 calves. grassers not established and bids lower by 50 or more. slaughter calves weak. stockers and feeders bids sharply lower. hog market open slow with bids 25 to 50 cents higher and good 200 to 370 pound barrows and gilts at 19.25 to 19.50.
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Bologna
Eangey
South S&t. Paul
Minn
USDA
Live poultry and eggs market report with firm prices
Poultry prices show weakness on 38 roads and 1.0.b. peving rices with hens at 21.5 to 22 cents and 34 to 33 cents for other sizes. Butter firm. wholesale poultry pounds and eggs receipts listed with unchanged wholesale selling prices for U S extras and standards.
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UBDA
Gee Gaya
U. S
Louise Wich Crowned Cranberry Festival Queen in Tomah
Louise Wich daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Wich reigned as queen of the Tomah cranberry festival. She was crowned by last year’s queen Joanne Fiedler. Her court included Shirley Linder and Foth and Paine. The festival featured a parade with top floats from North Tomah Valley View and Reel's Valley. Alfred Bungert won grand prize for an 85 year old reaper pulled by twin oxen.
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Tomah
Wis
Louise Wich
Herman Wich
Shirley Linder
Foth
Paine
Joanne Fiedler
Recreation Park
North Tomah
Valley View
Reel’s Valley
Happy Hour
Oakdale
Three Left Wing Unions Merge to Form New 80,000 Member Union
In New York on Sunday, three left wing unions announced a merger creating the Distributive, Processing and Office Workers of America with about 80,000 members. It unites the former Distributive Workers Union, United Office and Professional Workers, and Food, Tobacco and Agricultural Workers. The latter two were expelled from the CIO for alleged Communist domination. The Distributive union left the CIO to oppose non-Communist affidavits required by the Taft-Hartley Act.
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New York
New
Oreation
Distributive, Processing and Office Workers of America
Distributive Workers Union
United Office and Professional Workers
Food, Tobacco and Agricultural Workers
CIO
Distributive Union
Nash-Kelvinator Workers Reject Offer in Milwaukee
Local 75 of CIO United Auto Workers rejected a Nash-Kelvinator contract offer Sunday in Milwaukee. The plan proposed a 12 cent an hour combined cost of living and general wage boost, with 809 in favor and 2,289 against, for workers at the Seaman body division.
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Milwaukee
Nash- Kelvinator Corp
CIO
United Automobile Workers Union
Nash
Kenosha
Grand Rapids
Mich
el Segundo
Calif
Paul Steffes
Seaman Body
Robbery Ties To Vernon County Break-ins Report
Robbers struck La Farge and surrounding areas late September to October, lifting cash from cafes and gas stations and prying open coin devices. Sheriff Moon notes no fingerprints were found, with imprints of a metal bar linking the incidents as a regional burglary wave across six Vernon County sites.
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Norman Mellem
Pilgrim Virgin Statue Visits City Amid Foreboding Talk
The event featured Msgr William C McGrath of Scarboro Mission who urged an end to sin in a Fatima warning drawn from 1917. He warned of war as divine punishment and criticized secularists and Planned Parenthood, urging the family rosary as defense against impending disaster. The ceremony concluded with consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and public veneration of the statue.
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St. Atage
Msgr
Lliam C. McGrath
Scarboro Foreign Mission Society
McGrath
America
Msgr. McGrath
Planned Parenthood Association
Red Army
John Dewey
Columbia University
Joe Stalin
Europe
John P. Treacy
la Crosse
Hold Soldier In Rape Case In Sparta
Police hold a 22 year old Camp McCoy soldier in an alleged rape case in Sparta. He is among five soldiers accused by a 35 year old woman who says she was attacked Sunday night. The arrest followed a witness sighting and a commotion in an alley near Second Third Jay and Pearl streets. The woman underwent a medical exam as investigators seek the other four suspects with military cooperation.
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Camp McCoy
Sparta
Second
Third
Jay
Pearl Streets
McCoy
la Crosse
Traffic Group Sets Monday Meeting on City Survey
The city's traffic survey committee will meet at 4 p m Monday in Mayor Henry J Ahrens office. Chairman Donald Lyden called the meeting to consider recommendations from the late last year survey by Associated Consultants Evanston Ill traffic engineering firm. Several recommendations have already been accepted by the survey committee and the common council.
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Henry J. Ahrens
Donald Lyden
Associated Consultants
Evanston
Common Council
City launches drive on rats with free poison at fire stations
City health officer Dr. Garland Weidner announced an all out rat control campaign offering free poison at all five fire stations from Tuesday through Wednesday. Instruction sheets and 9 500 printed materials were distributed to school children to guide poison distribution.
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Garland Weidner
Weidner
Door to Peace Opens with UN Action Amid Korea
The speaker cites UN efforts in Korea as a model for future action, noting accidents that enabled Korea's UN success. He says Soviet boycott and veto failure, UN Korea commission reports, and U.S. troops on armistice police duty in Japan shaped outcomes. He argues the door to peace is open and calls for bold steps.
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Russia
Security Council
UN Commission On
Korea
U.S
Japan
Soviet Union
United States
Dulles
X Ray Pioneer Dr Percy Brown Dies at 74
Dr Percy Brown, a pioneer in X ray science and the first radiologist at Harvard Medical School, died Sunday at 74 after a career marked by exposure to radiation. He retired in 1934 due to ill health from prolonged radiation effects and with over 50 operations on affected fingers and skin.
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Egypt
Mass
Percy Brown
Harvard Medical School
Brown
John F. Conlin
Massachusetts Medieval Society
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Chi. R. I. & Pac
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Cleveland Cliff
No. Amer. Co
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Comw. Edison
Trane Company
Ohio Oil
Badger Meter
Cong. Nairn Edis
Owens
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N. Gas
Packard Motor
Hamilton
Pan Am Airways
Cellucatton
Can
Paramount Pictures
James Mig
Penney
J. C
Rockwell
Pepsi Cola
Crane Co
Nekoosa
Curtiss Wr
Philip Morris Oilgear
Doug. Aire
South ST. Paul Bivestock
Nash-Kelvinator
Kendall
Carter Bowling Alley
Daddy Braund
Bill Keller
D! Scholls Et
L. H. Seemann
Berlin
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