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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1949

Page

5

Beauty parlors may sell general merchandise in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Attorney General says beauty parlors may sell general merchandise without a law ban. Health officials warn retail activities must not create unsanitary conditions or violate masssage licensing rules. Also noted is a 60 day limit for challenging state water pollution orders under a 1949 law, clarifying prior 1947 provisions.

Madison Wis Thomas Fairchild State Board of Health Carl N. Neupert Fairchild State Board of Health and Pollution Committee

Army Plane Lands Here After Engine Trouble

An F-51 fighter from the Illinois National Guard based at Camp Williams forced landed at the municipal airport around 2 45 p m during a high altitude gunnery mission. Two base mechanics flew to La Crosse in a B 26 to repair the engine.

Illinois National Guard Camp Williams Frank Muth la Crosse

Tire And Tube Costs Lower Than Gasoline

AKRON Ohio a survey shows the average driver pays 27 percent more in state and federal gasoline taxes than for tires and tubes worn out in 10 000 miles of motoring With taxes ranging from 32 to 10 cents a gallon the average motorist spends 38 35 in taxes on 667 gallons of gasoline while 30 16 is spent for tires and tubes

Akron Ohio

Prefers Hard Labor To Filling Out Forms

A man sentenced to 50 days in the St Louis city workhouse refused parole forms saying he would serve the 50 days rather than fill out the paperwork. He asked Milton M Metz to remove the forms and stated the choice was simpler to endure hard labor.

ST. Louis Milton M. Metz Public Defender Bureau

Peddler Of Paddle Pops Officer Tops

Grand Rapids police officer Roland Schipper peddled an abandoned ice cream wagon to headquarters and found 50 cents in the cash box from paddle pop sales to fellow officers. The act was intended as a small perk for taxpayers.

Grand Rapids, Mich Roland Schipper Schipper

Who Says Women Are Poor Drivers

In Dansville New York the final high school driving test results show Ruth Pfanter and Shirley Dee each earning 15 grades while Cordelia Kysor scores 92. The top male student James Rodman makes the honor list with a 90.

Dansville N. Y Ruth Pfanter Shirley Dee Cordelia Kysor James Rodman

Shoe Rebuilders Elect Officers in Wisconsin Group

The Master Shoe Rebuilders of Wisconsin elected Fritz Gawlitta of Milwaukee as president. Other officers include Arlin De Cleene of Green Bay as vice president Oscar Haubrich of Kenosha as treasurer Al Hess of Madison William Dahike of Wausau and Emil V Lemke of Oshkosh as directors.

Milwaukee Master Shoe Rebuilders of Wisconsin, Inc Fritz Gawlitta Arlin de Cleene Green Bay Oscar Haubrich Kenosha al Hess Madison William Dahike Wausau Emil V. Lemke Oshkosh

Beran Breaks Silence Accuses Czechoslovak Government

PRAGUE Catholic Archbishop Josef Beran says he is being interned and isolated in his palace in violation of constitutional rights and that his consistory and diocesan funds were seized. He questions state recognition of the church and its legal independence in internal matters.

Prague Josef Beran Beran Czechoslovakia St. Vitus

Reading List Highlights Railroads From Summer Library Notes

The Chicago area public library recommends recent railroad books including Skip Farrington’s Railroads of Today and Pioneer Railroad by Casey and Douglas. Other works cover the Milwaukee Road history, Burlington West’s midwest development, Main Line reminiscences, and Stewart Holbrook’s overview of American railroads. A reviewer praises the overall value of these titles.

S.kip Farrington Farrington Pioneer Railroad Robert J. Casey W.A.S. Douglas Chicago and North Western Railway C. and N. W Pioneer August Derleth Milwaukee Road Wisconsin Milwaukee Waukesha Rockerfeller Hill, Armour Flager Morgan Burlington West Richard C. Overton Burlington Ernest L. King Southern Pacific Brotherhoods Thomas Edison Stewart Holbrook

Biggest Liar Sentenced In Milwaukee Case

Milwaukee judge sentenced Georgia Patricia Chase 31 to one to five years for stealing 3811 in cash and 6024 in checks from an auto agency where she worked as bookkeeper. She claimed a string of tragic events as motives, but the judge called them all fiction.

Milwaukee Herbert Steffes Georgia Patricia Chase Alias Collins Detroit Steffes

Deaths By the Associated Press Washington Widow of Brig Gen Johnson

Mrs Helen Kilbourne Johnson 70 widow of Brig Gen H Johnson former national recovery administrator dies in Washington. Born in 19xx she held public service roles and is survived by relatives. Funeral arrangements pending.

Washington Helen Kilbourne Johnson Brig. Gen. H. Johnson National Recoveryistrateor

Cliff Dwellings in New Mexico Once Home to Ancestral Inhabitants

Archaeologists note that cliff dwellings in New Mexico were inhabited by Indigenous people until roughly 350 years ago, with settlement patterns and construction reflecting adaptation to canyon environments.

New Mexico

Capital Club Keeps Talking of Washingtons Good Old Days

The Capital Club, Washingtons oldest inhabitants association, meets monthly at the Union Engine House on H Street. With 490 members, men age 50 plus and 35 years in DC qualify. Members recall parades, Coxeys Army, and the Capitol Citys early years while avoiding politics and current events. John Clagett Proctor, longtime member and historian, leads discussions and writes about Washingtons past.

Washington Union Engine House H St District of Columbia Yesteryear Coxey’s Army Ben Jamin Ogle Tayloe John Tayloe Virginia James Dolly Madison American Society of Architects Proctor

Urge Bare Feet For Better Feet

CHICAGO Ill For better feet go barefoot says Dr Samuel B Shulman a chiropodist He told the Illinois Association of Chiropodists that during a year in China and India during the war he found few foot defects among people who always go barefoot The shoeless Chinese coolie does not wrinkle his face in pain because his feet are killing him

Chicago Ill Samuel B. Shulman Illinois Association of Chiropodists China India New York

Mystery lingerie offer alarms Alexandria police

At least 25 women reported giving bust and waist measurements to an anonymous male caller who promised free lingerie samples. The offer, described as an unknown motive, prompted police to investigate the matter and seek the caller’s identity.

Alexandria

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