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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1948
Page
7
A collection of photos published in the La Crosse Tribune on Monday October 18, 1948 highlights local events and people. Captions note moments from community life and city happenings with era-specific social scenes and recognizable venues.
In Pineville Kentucky rescuers recovered 11 bodies from the Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Co mine near Four Mile after nearly three years entombed following a December explosion. Five more bodies were found but not removed and four miners remain missing.
The article states that Thomas E. Dewey would remain New York governor until his inauguration as president if elected on November 2. Deputy Lieutenant Governor Joe R. Hanley would assume the governorship if Dewey resigns or departs office for the presidency.
A US air force transport plane crashed in a ravine near Clinton Louisiana late yesterday killing four of the 33 people aboard. The C-82 twin engined craft departed El Paso Texas en route to Elgin Field with seven on board at the time. Survivors said trouble began around 5 000 feet altitude.
Report corrects earlier wording after a collision at 17th and Main at 9:05 A M Friday involving William A Gibson of 1801 Cass Street and Louis Larson of 236 South Third Street The Larson vehicle was the one spun around not Gibson's car as previously stated.
Deputy Game Warden Doug las Brown bagged a wood duck after hunting in Armonk New York. He placed the bird in his car to display it at the ice headquarters in North Castle, but the duck suddenly flew out of the open door and vanished.
The Navy announced a plan to commission women doctors who have completed internships in civilian hospitals. It also seeks to take 25 women doctors into Navy hospitals as internes.
Washington investigators will probe fund soliciting for the Michigan state Democratic committee. The inquiry, led by Rep Rizley, targets possible Hatch Act violations and whether federal workers were asked to contribute.
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan attends the National Catholic Rural Life conference in La Crosse and will join a round table discussion on Price Support Program As It Affects American Farmer over WKTV from 10 30 to 10 45 p m Monday.
Kingston hospital reports screen actress and novelist Ellisa Landi still on the serious list and gradually growing weaker. Doctors describe her illness as a chronic condition after nine days of hospitalization.
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