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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1950

Page

12

State Up Front In Fluoridation

The U S public health service endorses fluoridation of public water supplies to promote dental health. Wisconsin health leaders have promoted the program for five years and the state reports that Wisconsin leads the nation in protecting children's teeth.

Madison Wis United States Public Health Service Wisconsin State Board of Health State Health Department U. S. Public Health Service

Dryads Tied To Trees In Greek Mythology

In Greek myth dryads are tree nymphs whose lives are bound to their trees, embodying the living bond between nymphs and nature. These forest spirits inhabit forests and groves, often guarding the trees they dwell in and rarely leaving their sacred woodlands.

Sunkle Hank Reflects on Heat and Circus Memories

Local column recalls scorching days and a quiet Necedah after a crowded fair on the Van Hoef farm. The writer notes the circus returns with new acts but a familiar charm, then pivots to a house painting tip promoting Jewel House Paint from A. and C. Johnson Company and offers to answer questions.

Necedah van Hoef Jewel House A. & C. Johnson Company

Batho Nominated to Wisconsin Cancer Society Board

Marshall G. Batho, La Crosse public schools superintendent, is nominated as a lay member of the Wisconsin division American Cancer Society board of directors for the seventh medical district. The district covers Buffalo Trempealeau Jackson Monroe Vernon Juneau and La Crosse counties with nominations by district delegates.

Marshall G. Batho la Crosse Wisconsin American Cancer Society Buffalo Treampealeau Jackson Monroe Vernon Juneau Batho Field Army de Witt C. Beebe Sparta

Two Liberty Ships Rejoined Into One Vessel at Genoa

Two ships are being joined at Genoa Italy by welding. The Bert Williams fore section towed from a Red Sea reef will fuse with the stern of another ship split by a mine explosion, coming from Civitavecchia.

Genoa Italy Bert Williams Red Sea Civitavecchia

Tahiti Deputy in Paris Job Draws $3,000 Salary

Paris dispatch notes Tahiti deputy Poovaman Oppa has held a seat in the French National Assembly since October but has not appeared in Paris. He remains in Tahiti and shows no plan to come, yet continues to draw about $3,000 a year as deputy.

Paris Poovaman Oppa French National Assembly Tahiti Cppa

Adjacent Hotel Stays Ready as Firemen Drill Across Alley

The Stod dard hotel near No 1 fire station is a favorite drill site for city firefighters. Three times weekly in summer they extend ladders to upper floors, practice hose work, and use the scaffold for water tower drills with permission from hotel management. Fire Chief Adolph Kessel notes guests have seen crews on the ladder and windows.

Stoddard No. 1 Fire Station Adolph Kessel

Danish Lutheran Group Votes Tie To Council

The planning committee of the National Council of the Churches of Christ announced that the Danish Evangelical Lutheran church voted to join the council when formed in Cleveland on November 28. The Danish church of 34,628 members becomes the 27th communion to join the council, which will total about 26 million members. The Augustana church has already joined. other bodies are expected to follow. Dr. Luther Weigle notes 23 Protestant churches and four Eastern Orthodox groups will form the council.

New York National Council of the Churches of Christ United States of America Cleveland Alfred Jensen Des Moines Augustana Lutheran Church United Lutheran Church of America Luther Weigle Yale Divinity School

Nations Dominate Global Grain Exports in year

The United States Canada Australia and Argentina produced 89 percent of the world’s exportable grains last year according to the Encyclopedia Americana.

United States Canada Australia Argentina The Encyclopedia Americana

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