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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1949
Page
13
A travel section notes Ashanti culture on the Gold Coast under British rule. It describes traditional rituals including human sacrifice in the past, now replaced by animal offerings, plus several fetishes such as Ahunum Yentumi and Ven turai. It explains beliefs about wind, safety charms, and protective amulets.
A brief list shows radio stations with call letters such as WKTY WCCO WMT and WIMJ reflecting CBS MBS NBC and related network affiliations across stations WGN MBS.
A dense listing shows WKBH and WCCO 830 presenting a packed Sunday into weekday schedule with news talks weather farm reports music and performers. Notable names include Katy Klub Tom Mix Larry LeSueur Art Godfrey Perry Mason and Martin and Lewis along with shows like Queen for a Day and The Guiding Light.
Readers can request the new leaflet titled Five South American Republics by sending a stamped self addressed envelope to Uncle Ray care of the newspaper. Include your full name and complete address for delivery.
A compact study notes social patterns by gender in occupations with percentages down and up. It recalls a 1949 work and questions about youth culture and the alcoholic in society, arguing addiction as illness and criticizing punishment.
In Cincinnati a man named Joseph Decker was injured when a door swung and struck him after he touched the handle while inspecting a used car. He fell and hit his left foot, requiring hospitalization.
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