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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1950
Page
12
Mrs Reginald Sharpe a 24 year old Stratham New Hampshire wife was paralyzed by polio when she gave birth Sunday at Lying In hospital to a seven pound six ounce daughter. Doctors said both mother and infant are doing fine.
The Duke of Windsor arrived from France on Monday for a visit with his mother Queen Mary in London. The royal outing marks a domestic return after his recent travels and underscores ongoing royal ties.
A district 4 H officer training school will be held at the 4 H community building on the Decorah fairgrounds on Wednesday November 1. Club leaders from Allamakee Buchanan Clayton Fayette Howard and Winneshiek counties will attend.
New York. Margaret Truman, daughter of the president, sang as a guest on CBSs Toast of the Town. She performed two songs during a six minute television appearance and expressed enjoyment and gratitude for the reception.
The report notes that the Earth travels about 584.6 million miles each year as it completes another orbit around the sun. This celestial measure highlights the planet’s yearly path through the solar system and its relation to distant points in space.
Birth announcements list numerous newborns from Oct 21 to Oct 29 in Spring Grove and surrounding towns. Names include Irene Hesby, Carol Erickson, Gene Alan Stetter, Randy Rash, Barbara Jean Harter, Kimberly Ann Roellich, Colin Roger Carriman and others, with parent and address details where provided. Several entries note parents' professions or former residences such as Vi ola Wis and La Crescent Minn.
Police report that nationalists attacked a Ponce station on Puerto Rico's south coast. Four agents and two policemen were killed in the clash. The report notes the nationalists attempted to storm the station and that Ponce lies on the island's southern shore.
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In Des Moines two Iowa congressional seats seen as Republican holds face intensified Democratic campaigns. Rep. Karl LeCompte, 63, seeks re election against Steven Carter while Rep. Paul Cunningham, 60, faces Gibson Holliday in the fifth district. Carter and Holliday challenge veterans with local roots and strong records, as campaigns intensify after Truman's 1948 Iowa victory.
Herman Liersch 85 died Friday at his Wilton home. Funeral services were held Monday at his home and at the Methodist church with Rev. Earl Hibbard officiating. Burial was in Hillside cemetery. Survived by Clara Boetzel wife. three daughters Blondina Steuck Irma Anna. two sons Ervin and Arthur. sister Anna Grewe. five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Spring Grove mourns the death of Mrs. Arnold Hildahl on October 25 in Roseau. Formerly Elizabeth Hoegh, she was daughter of Ove and (Mrs.) Hoegh of Spring Grove and is survived by her husband two daughters Carol and Nola and brother Karl Hoegh of Spring Grove.
A list of marriage licenses includes John Williams of Lime Springs with Donna Howland of Decorah. Leonard Gerke with Peona Pophal of Merrill Wisconsin. Earlen Arneson with Alberta Finch of Decorah. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service notes most hawks and owls are valuable rodent killers.
The forecast notes fair and mild conditions across Wisconsin with a cool turn in the northwest by afternoon. Minnesota expects fair and mild conditions with partly cloudy skies and a slight cooling. Iowa remains fair and warm tonight and Tuesday, with continued warmth.
No dam operations expected, with stationary river stages Tuesday. Weather fair nationwide with Gulf of Alaska storm bringing light to moderate precipitation. record heat noted from Canada to Mexico. Legal notices include probate of Julius Loeffier will and heirs determination, creditor claims due by March 6 1951, and Sarah Puller estate administration with January 13 1951 claim deadline. Also summons in La Crosse Circuit Court against EB B Vore with twenty day response window.
Boston newsman James F. King reports lively campaigns across New England with traditional figures like Bowles and Lodge in Connecticut and Dever in Massachusetts taking on new gimmicks. Helicopter tours, comic books, and televised stops mix with old style efforts as Senate races in five states unfold.
The La Crosse Tribune lists editorial staff and department roles and provides contact hours for missed papers. It includes home delivery rates 35 cents weekly and mail subscription pricing within 75 miles 1000 dollars yearly, six months five dollars and fifty cents, three months three dollars, one month one dollar twenty five cents.
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