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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1950
Page
11
A garbled note mentions Ernie Bushmiller and a quirky line about wise boots reducing worry. It hints at a public or cartoonist related item but lacks clear events, dates, or entities to form a solid report.
Mars Inc will sponsor a Monday to Friday five minute children series Falstaffs Fables on WKTY starting Sept 18. Narrator Allan Reed Openshaw plays Falstaff with son Allan Jr. as Falstaff Jr. stories include William Tell Hiawatha Robinson Crusoe. Air time 555 PM daily.
A collage of radio show titles and serials such as We Love and Learn Double or Nothing and Life can be Beautiful are listed alongside names like Bob Eberly and Pepper Young. The page highlights program crews, characters, and upcoming features from the Hayshakers News lineup.
A listing of radio programs includes Elmer Davis, music segments, quizzes, dance bands, and children’s hour under a Starlight Concert banner. An encyclopedia note states porpoise oil lubricates fine machinery as it resists gumming in cold weather.
Uncle Rays Corner explains how small streams grow into large rivers, and compares famed falls such as Yosemite Upper Yosemite and Niagara. It notes Niagara's massive water volume despite a smaller vertical drop and promises a future comparison of Niagara and Victoria Falls.
A leaflet titled Flying Machine Pioneers showcases eight pictures and over 2000 words on early aviation history. It promises interesting amusing and exciting details and offers copies by sending a stamped self addressed envelope to Uncle Ray via this newspaper with about ten days for reply.
Albert Edward Wiggam discusses dropout causes and offers free Office of Education pamphlets on life adjustment and vocation education. The piece cites Emily Dexter’s study on popularity linked to nicknames, and Allport Kramer findings on prejudice revealed through child projection in the Philadelphia Early Childhood Project.
An American firm proposes a Messina Strait bridge linking Sicily and Italy. The project would exceed a two mile span and cost over 33 million dollars. It would employ around 8 000 specialized workers for two years and be handed to the Italian government after a 20 year operation period. If built it would become the world’s longest bridge, surpassing the 9 500 foot San Francisco Oakland span.
Ten British pressed metal experts who studied U S methods say the industry needs an immediate productivity boost. They call for more receptive management, modernization of plants, better labor utilization, and for trade unions to push members toward higher productivity and abandoning restrictive practices.
The death rate per accident on highways at night is estimated to be 51 percent higher than in daylight, despite only one fifth of the traffic.
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