Fantasy Of Fall Fashions Aids Wisconsin Disabled Camp
Local Jacettes and La Crosse Tribune sponsor Fantasy of Fall Fashions to raise funds for Wawbeek camp near Wisconsin Dells. Proceeds support converting the Wanbeek site into a year round facility for handicapped residents, with shows at Washburn school auditorium on August 22 and ticket outlets in La Crosse.
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Wisconsin Dells
Wawbeek
Badger
Jacettes
Wanbeek
George Halverson
la Crosse Tribune
Wawhbeek
Wisconsin Association For the Disabled
Elizabeth Davis
Caroline Huyes Keen
Wawbeeck
la Crosse
Washburn School
S and H
Bodega
Barrons
The
Tribune
Camp
Memorial Library Adds Books From Keppel Family
The La Crosse county library receives a $25 gift from Mr and Mrs William Keppel of Mindoro in memory of their son William Vollbrecht Keppel a U S Navy death at sea on September 3 1944 The gift funds children and youth books chosen by librarian Edna Schaller now on display and shelved as a future growing collection The library offers about 21000 bound volumes 180 current magazines and 13 sub stations countywide with rural schools included in sessions
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la Crosse County
William Keppel
Mindoro
Edna Schaller
Lelia Showers
la Crosse
Onalaska
West Salem
Bangor
Holmen
Rockland
Campbell Library Club
Johnson Coulee
Shelby
New Amsterdam
Burns Store
French Island
Flashes Of Life Polished Off In Georgia And Pennsylvania
In Moultrie Georgia Mrs J H Simcoe woke to a prowler slipping on polished floors and fleeing through a back door after a late night ruckus. In Uniontown Pennsylvania brothers Paul and Martin Dvorchak each married Frances and Julia Nypaver and both welcomed a baby yesterday at Uniontown Hospital marking ten years since their weddings.
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Moultrie
J. H. Simcoe
Uniontown
Paul
Martin Dvorchak
Frances
Julia Nypaver
Dvorchak
Uniontown Hospital
Northfield bicycle caravan sleeps on Los Angeles lawn
Twenty three girls and four boys from Northfield Massachusetts rode into Los Angeles seeking lodging but found youth hostels full. They set up sleeping bags and bivouacked on the Union Station lawn.
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Los Angeles
Northfield
Mass
Union Station
Heat affects Kansas fire underwriters after purse bursts into flame
In Topeka, Kansas, on a day reaching 105 degrees, Deora Lanham watches her purse ignite as she waits for a bus. She says the sun’s rays refracted through a glass handle caused the blaze, highlighting heat risk for insurers.
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Topeka
Kas
Plains of Kansas
Deora Lanham
Police Hostility Rules Limit Personal Calls at Blue Island Station
Chicago report notes Lt. Carl Relli at suburban Blue Island state police station issued a limit on officers personal calls. One minute for new girl friends two minutes for sweethearts two and a half minutes for fiancees and half a minute for wives.
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Chicago
Blue Island
Carl Relli
Arrivals From America Flood Manila Port
Manila port officials said ship arrivals from America were so heavy that unloading would take a month due to the large volume of goods arriving.
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America
Manila
Kiwanis Concert Here By Jane Ellis And Wayne Bohrnstedt Aug 29
Kiwanis club presents a concert with Jane Ellis mezzo soprano and Wayne Bohrnstedt composer accompanist at the Vocational school auditorium on August 29 at 8 15 p m Both graduates of Logan high school Ellis studies at Curtis Institute Philadelphia and Bohrnstedt Northwestern University composer are notable La Crosse natives with multiple honors Ellis to perform Brahms Alto Rhapsody and other works Tickets available from Kiwanis members Berg Pharmacy Terry's Music Leithold Piano Co and at the door.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Jane Ellis
Wayne Bohrnstedt
Kiwanis Club
la Crosse
St. Olaf College
American Federation of Music Clubs
Philadelphia Pops Orchestra
Philadelphia Symphony
Academy of Music
Philadelphia German Singing Society
Leopold Sayre
Ardmore
Presbyterian Church
Evanston
Ill
Ernest McClain
Massillon
Kiwanis
Berg Pharmacy
Terry’s Music Store
Leithold Piano Company
College Plans Lawn Picnic State Teachers College on-campus picnic noon Wednesday
Students and teachers at the State Teachers college will hold an on-campus lawn picnic with serving from 11 30 a m to 12 p m. It marks the final social event of the summer session featuring dances picnics teas a card party and a wiener roast. A few tickets remain from Mrs Dux at the main office and must be bought by noon Monday. F H Gautsch leads the event with Virginia Congreve Ann Thomas assisting.
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State Teachers College
Edyth Bartl
Lois Gutzke
la Crosse
Tax funds diverted from highway work in 1942 43
U S Public Roads administration reports about 15 percent of motor vehicle tax revenue in 1942 43 was allocated to purposes other than highway construction and maintenance.
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U. S. Public Roads Administration
S. O. Johnson Demonstrates War-Born Hearing Expertise
S. O. Johnson, described as a scientifically trained expert on hearing problems, will present a demonstration. The event is highlighted as remarkable and tied to wartime experiences shaping his research and methods.
Hearing Lenses at La Crosse Acousticon Clinic
Mr. Johnson offers a free two day hearing clinic August 19 and 20 from 9 AM to 5 PM at 527 Hoeschler Building La Crosse Wisconsin. The program presents Hearing Lenses and the 8 Point Hearing System with the Unipac device, stressing tailored analysis and speech restoration.
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Johnson
Acousticon
Unipac
Hoeschler
la Crosse
Wis
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Oshkosh
Krug
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Coustain
du Maurier
Thelma Jones
John Gould
Ullman
Your Cleaners
Karl Supreme Cold Wave
Ded A
Karl Supreme
Are” Supreme Cold Wave
Columbia Concerts
National Concert Artists Association
Bohrnstedt
Northwestern University
Tevensons
Ardelle and
Arlene Tank
Evelyn Alden
S. O. Johnson
Lacrosse Acousticon
Charles Hymen
Suit Symphony
Lou Schneider
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