French Merci Train Exhibit Opens in La Crosse
The Wisconsin Merci train exhibit opens at the La Crosse library with four Paris Rover Scouts. City officials and Chamber of Commerce leaders attend as Supt. Batho urges local schools to visit the display. Gifts from French citizens and groups fill 49 boxcars with items ranging from lace to a cord woven from flags. The 45 piece dinner set donated by three unions is featured among dolls and other textiles. The exhibit tours 30 Wisconsin communities before Madison distributes items to those requesting them.
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Wisconsin
Paris
la Crosse
Mississippi River
Jacques Marquette
Louis Joliet
Chamber of Commerce
Henry J. Ahrens
F. B. Lamp
Marshal Batho
Muriel Fuller
Everett H. Woehrmann
Batho
District of Columbia
Eiffel Tower
la Crosse Afl
CIO
Madison
Church Group Meets at Manse Wednesday Evening
First Presbyterian Elizabeth and Mary circle will meet at 8 p m Wednesday at the manse instead of Tuesday. Mrs Mark Andrews announced Tuesday.
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First Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth and Mary
Mark Andrews
Truman Fights For Fair Deal Against Taft Hartley Act
In Pittsburgh in front of about 100,000, President Truman denounced opponents for a scare word campaign against the Fair Deal. He pledged a fight to repeal Taft Hartley and to press progressive measures despite slogans he called trumped up.
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Farm Labor Coalition
Des Moines
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Free Fair Grounds
Congress
Ice Clarity Tied to Agitation During Freezing
When water freezes without stirring, the ice tends to be cloudy or white due to trapped air and impurities. Agitation during freezing produces clearer ice by releasing bubbles and aligning crystals.
Killer gunman Unruh’s spree on River Road leaves multiple dead
Investigators describe a chilling shootout as Unruh, after barricading in his home, roamed River Road firing at civilians and shop workers. He killed Minnie Cohen, Rose Cohen, Harold Cohen, James Hutton, Clerk Hoover, and two others, with witnesses noting reloads and a basement arsenal.
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Gan
Unruh
Thompson
River Road
Maurice Cohen
Cohen
Minnie
Rose
Harold
James J. Hutton
Westmont
N. J
Cohen Yard
Hutton
Hoover
Thomas Hamilton
Accidents Near Oconto Claim Several Lives and Injures
A 76 year old Green Bay woman Mary La Fountaine suffered a broken left leg as a passenger in a crash south of Oconto. The dirigente 14 year old David Potier was killed instantly when the tractor he drove skidded and pinned him. Mrs Bone Rauls 77 burned in a Madison hospital after a fire wrecked her Fitchburg home. In Japan the few is regarded as an emblem of life.
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Oconto
Green Bay
Mary la Fountaine
David Potier
Kenneth Potier
Dunbar
Marinette County
Bone Rauls
Aes Tuesay
Madison
Fitchburg
Death notices from Wisconsin towns list multiple obituaries
Obituaries from Ettrick Westby Sparta and Viroqua report the deaths of Ella Amelia Herried Noel Newman Mary Dodge and John Showen. Details include ages birthdates and immediate survivors with funeral arrangements and church or cemetery burial plans in Beaver Creek North Beaver Creek Lutheran church Pioneer cemetery Wautoma St Patrick's Sparta Salem Ridge Methodist church and Jacboson Swanson funeral chapel.
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Thomas Herried
Ettrick
Wis
Thomas
Ella Amelia) Herried
Peder J. Augeness
Stanley
Home
Henry
Myrtle) Solberg
Runnestrand Funeral
North Beaver Creek Lutheran Church
Rev. L. Halverson
Pioneer Cemetery
Beaver Creek
Mary Dodge
Sparta
Mary Catherine Dodge
Detroit
Mich
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Plummer’s Funeral Home
John C. Showen
Viroqua
John Calvin Showen
la Crosse
Showen
Lewis Showen
Webster
Vernon County
Emma Brown
Bishop Branch
Omega Jetson
Jeison
Nellie Staats
Salem Ridge Methodist Church
Ellery J. Beal
Jacobson-Swanson
Day records from La Crosse court docket report
Local notices list multiple defendants with fines and bonds for traffic violations vagrancy and other offenses. Individuals named include Donald J Barrett 1608 South Seventh Street facing license suspension, Stanton Anderson, James Nelson, Allen Guberud, Janice Davidson, Lester Kink, Norman Meizacher, Roche Harmony, Richard Fuhrman, Richard John Mikkelson, Ray Salsman, John Della, Lawrence Se, Aaron Sanford, Victor Baldwin, Hazel Ferber, George Martin, William Kinsman. entries note fines, costs, suspensions, bonds, or jail time. Public safety dispatch and fire units responding to incidents on No. 1 squad and No. 4 engine are recorded with car fires and sprinkler alarms.
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la Crosse
Donald J. Barrett
South Seventh Street
Stanton Anderson
Seatestic
James Nelson
Avon Street
Allen
Guberud
Cass Street
Janice Davidson
Charlies Street
Lester Kink
Geona
Norman Meizacher
R. J
Roche
Harmony
Minn
Richard Fuhrman
Street
Richard John Mikkelson
R. 1
West Salem
Ray Salsman
Trempeaieau
John Della
Superior
Wis
Lawrence Se
Aaron Sanford
Means
Victor Baldwin
Hazel Ferber
Jager City
George Martin
Aldermen Schedule Bus Route Hearing
City officials set a 7:30 p.m. Tuesday hearing on a proposed change to the La Crosse bus route in the northern city. Petitions for and against the plan cite routing southbound buses from Hayes and Charles streets to Sill Street instead of George Street.
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la Crosse
Hayes
Charles Streets
Sill Street
George Street
Britain Faces Postwar Trade Struggles With U S Efficiency
Treasury official Henry Morgenthau Jr. says Western Europe cannot compete with U S industry as American efficiency surges. Douglas Abbott and Lester Pearson weigh hoped cooperation while Bevin eyes Marshall Plan options to buy Canadian goods with American dollars. Paul Hoffman has resisted using Marshall funds for that purpose.
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Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Britain
Europe
The
Washington Post
Morgenthau
Douglas Abbott
Lester B. Pearson
Bevin
Paul Hoffman
United States
Alcatraz Island Details: Size and Elevation
Alcatraz is located on a San Francisco Bay island. The island is about 10 feet long and rises about 130 feet above sea level.
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Alcatraz
U.S
San Francisco Bay
No Serious Car Crashes Over Labor Day Holiday
La Crosse county highways reported two minor incidents over Labor Day weekend. Erwin Karow Jr of West Allis left the road after attempting to pass on highway 16 near Nigger Nathan hill, damaging his left side. George L Powell of Waseca collided with a truck driven by Will Brandt near West Salem on highway 16, suffering a head cut and bruises. two passengers in Powells car also had minor injuries.
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la Crosse
Nathan Hill
Highway 16
Erwin Karow, Jr
West Allis
George L. Powell
Waseca
Minn
Will Brandt
West Salem
Owell
Brandt
Trandt
Powell
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North Third Street
Pearl Street
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Main Street
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Noel Newman
Westby
Philip Newman
Chippewa Falls
Westby Creamery
Newman
Wautoma
William Kinsman
St. Paul
E. Hackner Co
Division
Avon
Gillette
Beto Raymond Rice
Lang Drive
Clayton Jensen
Ferry Street
Patricia Hurley
Ee Street
Robert Burrinaki
Sap
Seth Street
Joyce Craig
Eee Street
Richard Whiting Noel
Robert C. Johnson
Prairie du Chien
Washington
the Guard
Joseph F. Farley
Coast Guard
Rogers ¢ Son
Ndi
Silverplate
Lifebuoy
Lever Brothers Company
B.C
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Westport
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