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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1958

Page

2

Three Marine Instructors Face Maltreatment Charges

AP report from Island South Carolina details six Lisbon Ohio trainees accusing three drill instructors at a Marine Corps training center of slapping and coercing a $690 payment. Instructors Ralph A. J. Grant Ronald J. Heller and William B. Poss are relieved and restricted to base as a formal investigation continues.

Ralph A. J. Grant Racine Wis Ronald J. Heller Milwaukee William B. Poss Augusta Camp Lejeune Arthur Lynn Browne Richard J. Koffel John W. Cole Robert L. Tafini Roger A. Magaffick John R. Hull Marine Corps Matthew C. McKeon McKeon Heller Marines London

Deaths Frank Tetzlaff

Frank Tetzlaff died in a local hospital early Thursday morning at 415 N 17th St Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Frank Tetzlaff N. 17Th St

Holstein Elected Vice President of State Title Unit

Thomas A. Holstein of the La Crosse County Title Co was named vice president of the Wisconsin Title Assn at its convention October 24 25 in Pewaukee Lake. The 52nd annual session featured speakers Lawrence Larson and Joseph H Smith. The association founded in 1906 has about 100 member firms in 60 Wisconsin counties affiliating nationally. New officers include Robert E Kniskern president A J Ach ten secretary treasurer and directors Leon Feingold Otto Zerwick and George R Faller.

Thomas A. Holstein la Crosse Wisconsin Title Assn Wisconsin Holstein Robert E. Kniskern Rhinelander A. J. Achten Shawano Leon Feingold Janesville Otto Zerwick Madison George R. Faller Marinette

Realtor Board Directors Meet Schedule and Bylaw Change

La Crosse Board of Realtors directors met at noon on Wednesday at Hotel Linker and voted to hold the general meeting November 11 at the Chateau Supper Club. They also approved a ballot item to require at least six meetings yearly and to amend bylaws accordingly, with full board action needed. Gerald Petersen of Petersen Realty Co. was given permission to advertise on Sunday for the Milson Heights subdivision.

la Crosse Milson Heights

Stock Quotations Report from Swift & Co Markets

Swift & Co reports quotations for hogs cattle calves and Chicago produce. Prices shown for various weight ranges and grades. Markets open 8 am to 4 pm with no Saturday session. No prices reported for live poultry due to insufficient data.

Chicago USDA

Chicago Livestock Prices Report

Chicago hogs show mostly lower quotes with bidders paying 18.00 to 19.65 for various weights and grades. Cattle and calves hold steady to firm with slaughter steer upper ends near 28.00, good stock steers around 38.00 for 500-550 pounds, and feeder activity noted across moderate weights. Operators report mixed grade 1-3 hogs and numerous weight ranges from light to heavy, with sows and cows reflecting lower and mid ranges.

Market summary of cattle hogs at South St Paul

Cattle numbers show 3 800 head with calves 1 800. Early demand for slaughter steers under 1 150 lb strong with prices up to 26. Heifers 24.50 25.50, cows 17.00 19.50, bulls 22.00 23.00. Vealers 28.00 32.00, stockers and feeders steady to weak. Hogs 12 000 head, moderately active and near steady with barrows 18.25 18.50, 1 2 3 hogs 18.75 19.50, sows 16.75 17.75, feeder pigs 17.50 18.00.

Good Sons Bologna Top Choice Choice Chicago USDA South 8St. Paul, Minn

Potatoes Arrivals and Grain Quotes Highlight Market Plate

Chicago reports 33 carload potato arrivals on track 199 with total 306 shipments and moderate supply while demand slows. Wheat and soybeans absent. corn prices range No 1 yellow 1.09-1.10, No 2 yellow 1.09, No 4 yellow 1.00. oats No 1 heavy white 64. barley choice 1.15-1.25, feed 0.98-1.08.

Chicago USDA U.S Idaho Washington

Atomic shots mark heavy test sequence at altitude

Five shots were planned. two were postponed to today. An ABC official noted the pace, saying a week of work is crammed into a day. The program opened with a 50-foot tower blast of low power, followed by a similar tower shot, then a balloon detonation at 1,500 feet with a much heavier yield.

ABC

Democratic Candidate Demands Farm Policy Shift at Rally

Norman M. Clapp, Democratic candidate for Congress, told a St. Josephs Ridge rally that Congress must reverse the Benson trend and enact a farm program to preserve the family farm for the next 15 years. He warned of a 210 million population by 1975 and questioned who will work the land. He accused Benson of harming family farmers and claimed Gardner Withrow supports the Benson program.

Norman M. Clapp Congress St. Joseph’s Ridge Clapp Benson Gardner Withrow

Democratic Auditor Candidate Dies in Nebraska

J. R. Kelly, 70, Democratic candidate for Nebraska state auditor, died suddenly Wednesday night in Omaha. With the ballot already certified and printed, the party toils to name a replacement or encourage write-ins while Ray Johnson, the Republican incumbent since 1938, faces an unsettled contest.

Omaha Neb J. R. Kelly Nebraska Kelly Ray Johnson

Woman buys home so pensioner can stay

In Norristown Pennsylvania a 90-year-old widower lost his rural home at a sheriff sale. Rose Farber bid quietly and bought the three story stone house with 18 surrounding acres for 10000 dollars. She says the man may live there until his death. The sale faced liens from 1951 suits totaling 28360 dollars. He will not regain full ownership and will continue to reside in the house with his animals.

Norristown Rose Farber Cadwallader Clegg Clegg Miss Farber Montgomery County Harold G. Knight

City County clash targets road budgets with 20 percent cut

La Crosse county supervisors split 4 to 3 on cutting county aid road requests by 20 percent. Milton Kelsey led the measure to trim $68,310 from the 1959 budget, opposed by Jerome Klos who argued rural roads would suffer and city needs justify larger city requests. Additional actions cut park and institution road work by $32,000 and revised revenue estimates, with mayor noting a potential city water line purchase.

la Crosse 1St Ward Milton Kelsey West Salem Jerome Klos Kelsey Milo Knutson Klos Zenno Gorder Village of Rockland Charles Sanford Town of Goose Island Veterans Park County Hospital Bangor Highway Committee John Thomas la Crosse 14Th Ward Finance Committee Knutson Ward Avenue Esther Domke Miss Domke Ed Lund Lund

Rescued Miners Return Home After Suffering

Harold Brine Joe Holloway Jr and Larry Leadbetter survived a mine incident with 4:02 a.m. rescues. Doctors reported all conscious at Dominion Steel and Coal Corp facility. Survivors shared tales of voices and relief as families greeted them at All Saints Hospital.

Harold Brine Joe Holloway Jr Larry Leadbetter J. G. B. Lynch Dominion Steel and Coal Corp Joe McDonald All Saints Hospital Maddison Michniak Henry Detroit Fred Hunter

Lions Club Business Meeting Sets Joint Talk and Honors

The La Crosse Lions Club discussed old and new business at a Wednesday luncheon. A joint meeting with the Optimist Club at Hotel Stoddard was announced. Rear Admiral E P Forrester will present citations to Naval Reserve groups later in the day. John Michuta, Aquinas High coach, to be honored November 19. A $50 grant was approved to fund an oculist exam and glasses for three children in need.

Lions Club Dwaine Anderegg Optimist Club Robert Gaumer Everett Golf Agency la Crosse Lions John Michuta Aquinas High City Health Department la Crosse

Pastors Appeal for Community Chest in La Crosse

The Rev Harold Patton of Wesley Methodist Church urges La Crosse residents to support the Community Chest, invoking Toynbee on civic responsibility. He champions generosity and communal trust, saying giving affirms faith and neighborly love, while withholding harms the city.

Arnold Toynbee Toynbee la Crosse Rev Harold Patton Wesley Methodist Church

Priests Refuse UNICEF Fund Drive over Legion Report

Two Roman Catholic pastors in Waukesha County refuse to allow parish children to collect for UNICEF in a Halloween drive after an American Legion anti subversive report alleged communist ties. The priests uphold their decision despite UNICEF officials denying the charge and affirming broad support from the U S government and religious groups.

Milwaukee American Legion U. S Waukesha County United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund Unicef Washington F. J. McGarry St. Charles Roman Catholic Church Hartland Norman Acton

Halloween Masquerade Planned by UPAS at First Presbyterian

UPAS plans a Halloween masquerade at First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall West Ave and Cass St in La Crosse. The program features dancing squares mixers and rounds starting 8 p m with decorative and refreshment committees preparing a Halloween style background. Attendance is open to unmarried Protestant men and women or unaffiliated residents of La Crosse and the Coulee Region with no admission charge.

First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall West Ave Cass St la Crosse Coulee

Lederberg Seen as 100-Idea-An-Hour Man and Nobel Laureate

Dr Joshua Lederberg, 33, UW geneticist, earned a share of the 1958 Nobel Prize for work on bacterial sex. Associates call him a rapid thinker who travels easily, from Wisconsin to Stanford, and note his wife Esther's joint research role. Born in Montclair, he rose from Columbia to Yale, then UW, before moving to Stanford as department chair.

Madison Joshua Lederberg University of Wisconsin Rome Lederberg Wisconsin Esther Stanford University Palo Alto Calif Montclair N.J Manhattan Washington Heights Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons F.J. Ryan Columbia Yale Edward L. Tatum George W. Beadle California Institute of Technology Tatum Jane

Robs Host Guests In Dallas TV Themed Robbery

William Mc Cleery hosted a dinner party in Dallas when a guest announced a pistol and robbed the group of about 30 dollars a watch and two rings. Police launched a search but no charges were filed immediately.

Robs Dallas William McCleery

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