Parish statue tour to visit 16 diocese centers
The Pilgrim Virgin statue of Fatima will tour the La Crosse diocese Sept 22 to Oct 8 visiting 16 centers from Ellsworth to La Crosse. Rev. Albert Roemer chairs the event, with the Fatima peace plan interceding for world peace and the bishop to consecrate the diocese at St. Joseph's Cathedral in La Crosse.
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la Crosse
Albert P. Roemer
St. Mary’s Church
Viroqua
Ellsworth
Durand
Arcadia
St. Stanislaus
Black River Falls
Eau Claire
St. Patrick’s
Thorp
Wausau
St. James
Marshfield
St. John’s
Stevens Point
St. Peter’s
Wisconsin Rapids
St. Lawrence’s
Mauston
Sparta
Cashton
Richland Center
Prairie du Chien
St. Gabriel's
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
America
Our Lady of Fatima
Ourty of Fatima
Canada
United States
John P. Treacy
Immaculate Heart of Mary
District Scout Programs Set in Gateway Area
A series of district roundtables by the Gateway area council, led by Scout executive B. W. Ingli, will cover Cubbing Scouting and Explorer work with separate groups. Meetings occur in Blackhawk Sept 7 Prairie du Chien. Winnebago Sept 18 Wilton. Kickapoo Sept 20 Westby Decorah Sept 21 Whitehall La Crosse Sept 27 La Crosse Juneau Sept 25 Elroy and Gopher district Sept 28 Caledonia Minn.
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Gateway Area Council
B. W. Ingli
Ingli
Blackhawk
Prairie du Chien
Winnebago
Wilton
Kickapoo
Westby
Decorah
Whitehall
la Crosse
Juneau
Elroy
Gopher District
Caledonia
Minn
Comedian Lloyds's Daughter to Wed
Gloria Lloyd, 25, daughter of film comedian Harold Lloyd, will marry William Orcutt Guasti, 23, son of the late Secundo Guasti, a California wine merchant. The couple obtained a license Thursday and did not specify wedding date, though engagement earlier indicated a September ceremony.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Harold Lloyd
Gloria
William Orcutt Guasti
Secundo Guasti
California
Loose Wheel Fatality Hits Delray Beach Child
Five year old McArthur Wise died in Delray Beach when a truck wheel came loose, rolled down the road shoulder for 642 feet and struck him in the yard where he played. A Black child, the incident occurred Thursday under investigation by local authorities.
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Delray Beach
Fla
McArthur Wise
Betsy Confronts Aunt Myra Over Control Of Her Life
In a tense room Betsy Sharpe accuses Aunt Myra of manipulating her relationships and life choices, while Roger defends Betsy and hints at danger behind Myra’s meddling. The narrator hints at a murder trail involving poisoned dogs and fitness of a larger mystery.
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Betsy Sharpe
Myra
Roger Blessen
Betsy
Myra Sharpe
Roger
Sally
Grace
Migrant worker admits fatal tavern shooting in Waushara County
A 39 year old migrant worker from Texas admitted shooting Blas Martinez 21 in a Waushara County tavern. Calisto Bera of Mercedes Texas was arrested at a pickle farm where he and other migrant workers labored. Another worker injured with a bullet wound was hospitalized. The motive was described as hard feelings.
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Wautoma
Wis
Texas
Waushara County
Boyd
Bera
15 Entries In Race Program At La Crosse Jaycee Races
The La Crosse Jaycee stock car races Sunday may draw 15 to 25 entries, with 15 already submitted. The event will be held on Richmond's pasture on French Island, fences are up and space for thousands of cars prepared. Admission is $1 with tags, and on grounds sales include beer, drinks, hot dogs, Elsie balloons for children. Guards on jeeps and Gene Cooley managing parking will oversee the event, featuring pro drivers in time trials and several races on the one third mile track.
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Robert Deal
Jaycees
Richmond
French Island
Deal
Borden Dairies
William Vickrey
Gene Cooley
It's Only Money Racing Fans Draw Native Interest
Regina race officials note that Indians attend horse races and observe as white patrons gamble, with the Red Skins seated in a corner and watching spectators lose money amid the betting frenzy.
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Regina
Sask
Redskins
Quadruplets Born To Chinese Woman in Hong Kong
A Chinese woman, Mrs. Lau Tai ki, gave birth to quadruplets in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The three boys and a girl were born at five minute intervals and reported healthy. The boys weighed 3 pounds 34 ounces each and the girl 3 pounds 14 ounces. Mrs. Lau appealed for help to feed the newborns, noting six previous children in 15 years, with only one survivor.
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Hong Kong
Lau Taiki
West Berlin Protesters Clash With Police at City Hall
West Berlin police used high pressure water hoses Friday to disperse several hundred Communist rowdies in front of city hall. The demonstrators, Germans in the west sectors working in East Berlin for Communist agencies, protested a western ban on exchanging east mark earnings for west marks.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West
East Berlin
Five Die as Riot Erupts in Bombay Textile Protest
Five persons were killed and 41 wounded on Thursday as police clashed with Communist-led textile workers striking for a 24 hour bonus demand. Tear gas and heavy rain scattered demonstrators by nightfall.
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Bombay
India
McCarthy Welcomes Wisconsin Tax Survey on Income Tax
Beaver Dam Wisconsin Sen Joseph R McCarthy states he welcomes a survey by the Wisconsin tax department of his income tax to settle misinformation He cites willingness to repay any unpaid tax and notes the state is reviewing 1947 1948 and 1949 returns He would aid Republican campaigns including Sen Alexander Wiley and supports loans to European nations fighting Communism.
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McCarthy
Beaver Dam
Wis
Joseph R. McCarthy
Rappleton
Wisconsin Tax Department
Wisconsin
Dodge County
Appleton
Tax Department
Sen. McCarthy
Republican Party
Alexander Wiley
Chippewa Falls
Sen
Milwaukee financier Alexander Mitchell built vast railroad network
Alexander Mitchell of Milwaukee emerged as Wisconsin's premier railroad financier. In 1865 he became president of what is now the Milwaukee Road and aggressively expanded the system to about 5,000 miles across Wisconsin, northern Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota.
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Alexander Mitchell
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Road
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dakota
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