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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1935
Page
4
Miss Eleanor Kinney of Campbell leaves Wednesday for Milwaukee to serve as pianist with the state 4-H club orchestra, a 40-piece ensemble drawn from across Wisconsin. Mrs Howard Kinney and Ellsworth Robinson will accompany her.
An adjustable guide for Toultese or hairpin lace works with yarns and can be attached to a sewing machine to make rugs and mats. A poinsetta ring creates garlands or corsages for trimming household items. A six inch knitting stitch holder helps knitters. U S stamp taxes were paid on more than 45,350,000 packs of playing cards during a 12 month period between 1933 and 192%.
A fall fashion pattern from The Tribune Pattern Department offers a satin-back novelty crepe dress with matching jacket designed by Hasxtwhold Arts Teachers College. Suitable for sizes 14 to 40 bust, the outfit transitions from warm to cool days, with jacket optional, in rust, green or black for winter wear. Pattern No 3052 priced at fifteen cents, book and pattern twenty five cents, order to The Tribune Fifth Avenue New York.
Irene Kathryn Hundt bride of Robert G. Martinek in a Wednesday ceremony at St. Peter's Church Middle Ridge Rev John Putz officiated. Attendants included Kathryn Hundt and Richard Martinek. The couple's reception followed at Newburg's Corner hall with about 400 guests. they plan to reside at 1121 West Avenue South. Martinek works at La Crosse Steam Laundry.
Hair that has faded from sun exposure needs careful reconditioning. Begin with hot oil shampoo weekly and use a dry condition tonic between washes. Massage tonic in and apply hot oil overnight, then rinse in the morning. If professionally washed, stay under the steamer until absorbed. Avoid excess sun and brush nightly to recover glow.
Miss Viola Mader and Miss Marie Dockendorff, both en route to Milwaukee for beauty school, were honored guests at a farewell gathering hosted by the Odette Bridge club. Other club members and winners at bridge were named, with travel and engagement details noted for several local residents and a preview of upcoming weddings and visits across Wisconsin and beyond.
A vintage style guide lists marshmallow based starters and desserts designed for summer. It includes Campfire Figs in Blankets with prunes and bacon, Blushing Pear Salad with pink tinted pears, and Orange Pudding with oranges bananas and pineapple. Serves ten and pairs with wafers.
Philadelphia police statistics show New York City ranks second nationwide in drunken driver arrests, with Chicago Los Angeles and Detroit following in the order listed. The report highlights urban centers bearing higher enforcement burdens and notes the contextual crime trends across major cities.
A swarm of crickets destroyed 230 acres of certified grain as ripening corn faced ruin in Mountain Home Idaho. The infestation also damaged 120 more acres, with the prize field suffering the heaviest losses.
A venting remark attributed to Aunt Henry Robert Duillen urges women with nerves to break their silence rather than endure quiet suffering. The wit references female resilience and societal expectations, reflecting era attitudes toward women and public discourse.
An Associated Press survey of 31 states and the district of Columbia finds uncertainty over when Works Progress Administration funding and approvals will arrive. Many states report delays in submitting applications to Washington and a complex disbursement system for the 4.8 billion dollar relief fund. However transfer progress is favorable in Nevada and Colorado, with others like Georgia Vermont Massachusetts and Arkansas reporting transfers or anticipated completions by mid September.
Glads on display as the Eighth annual gladiolus show lights up Kienahs Flower Shop. Bulb orders are invited as visitors, including Mr and Mrs L D Perkins of Green Bay and Mr and Mrs S A Nelson of Minneapolis, enjoy the city. Travelers Howard French of Beloit and John McDonough of Stevens Point visit, while McDonough returns to New York for an internship at a major hospital.
The Associated Press notes deaths from diverse locales including George Worden a 76 year old vaudeville actor from Claybanks Michigan and Raleigh Stine 37 a former Notre Dame football player in Yountville California T B Dick Over a retired Portland realtor and former Hot Springs South Dakota official in Forest Grove Oregon and S Hoxie Clark 59 daughter in law of the late railroad president from Omaha Nebraska.
The Rev. and Mrs. Olson and daughter Jean from Marshalltown visit Lansing, with relatives from Washta and local pastors noted. Others visit relatives, attend hospital stays, and travel between La Crosse, Dubuque, Osceola, and Des Moines. Repair work starts at Lansing Button plant after a fire. Community events include the Women’s Community club meeting in the park.
Washington announces 309 Georgia Tech students to move into Techwood housing in mid September as part of low cost Atlanta project. Family accommodations slated for January and March completion.
Clifford Dahl of Pleasantville sustained severe facial injuries after a car crash with a bridge on Federal Highway 53 in Osseo's south part. His companion Melford Johnson was uninjured. Jussel Loomis, an Eau Claire mill worker, lost the tip of a finger in a hospital discharge. Alex Zilla, 37, unmarried of Independence, died at Community Hospital. Ruby Libakkren begins seventh year as a teacher in Oconto Falls. Mr and Mrs Walter Schintz plan to move to La Crosse.
Funeral services for August Lietke were held Sunday at 1 pm from Hellwig Morris chapel La Crosse to German Lutheran church Chaseburg. The Rev E H Palechek officiated with burial in adjacent cemetery. Pallbearers named. Also notes on a birthday party, visits, 4 H club events, and a Wisconsin Delis trip for wildlife project leaders. Twenty two cents of every federal tax goes to debt interest prior to WWI per treasury data.
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