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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1948

Page

3

Like Father Like Son Ambition Comes True For Freebergs

Mal Freeburg, veteran Northwest Airlines pilot, and his son Jim Freeburg prepare to fly together as captain and first officer from Minneapolis to New York with legs through Milwaukee and Detroit. Mal has helped shape the airline for two decades, while Jim, a former pilot trainee, earns his first scheduled co pilot assignment under his mentor’s eye.

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Wisconsin to mark state with air markers by fall

Wisconsin plans large painted air markers on major buildings in 380 communities by late fall. Two man crews pace two communities daily, mapping routes with seven foot high yellow letters. Col Lester Maitland says Wisconsin leads the region in air marking progress, aided by cooperative private property owners.

Tribune Madison Pureauly Madison Wis Wisconsin Indiana Marking Company Miles Lester Maitland State Aviation Commission

July marriage licenses rise in county records

The county clerk reports 76 couples obtained marriage licenses in July. Totals for prior years include 95 in 1942, 49 in 1944, 59 in 1945, 54 in 1946. By August 20, 1948, total licenses issued reached 387.

Local Rep To Christmas Seal Sale Institute

Mrs. W. L. Cross of La Crosse will represent the La Crosse public health committee at a Christmas Seal sale institute of the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association in Milwaukee. The event gathers seal sale workers from Wisconsin cities over 10,000 population to learn best practices for Christmas campaigns. Miss Frances Brophy of the National Tuberculosis Association is the principal speaker. Miss Loraine Noll of WATA will preside.

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Wrestling Draws Big Crowd At Chicago Railroad Fair

A man at the Chicago Railroad Fair surveyed a large crowd around a booth showing a television telecast of two wrestling matches. The scene captured the era’s fascination with new tech and live entertainment.

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