Look for the Silver Lining recalls vaudeville days at Rivoli
The film starring June Haver and Ray Bolger at the Rivoli echoes old vaudeville. It traces the Carlo Miller family known as The Five Columbians who toured the circuit and played at the Majestic on Main Street. Carlo, a teenage star, led a family troupe famed for toe dancing.
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Rivoli
June Haver
Ray Bolger
Carlo Miller
Five Columbians
Miller
Majestic Theater
Main Street
Carlo
Majestic
Wisconsin Theater
William Friese
Friese
Miss Haver
Fall Cleaning Promotion and Weather Light Note
Last call before school starts as families prepare. The ad promotes weekly cleaning services for fall garments and draperies with a weekly driver visit every Monday. It mentions an ice tray invention with cylindrical ice and notes unpredictable Wisconsin weather. It also invites listening to the Wayne King Show on WKBH at 7:30 PM Wednesdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne King
WKBH
Ivar Hellerud obituary in Onalaska hospital
Ivar Hellerud age 60 of Onalaska died Friday at a local hospital. Survived by two sons Norbert and Orlie of Wausau, three brothers Adolph Nels and Albert of La Crosse, three sisters Nellie Noblet of Onalaska Fred Peterson of Chaseburg and Cena Reuter of Troutdale. Funeral Monday at 10 a.m. from Nelson funeral home with Dr Carl O Peterson officiating. Burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Ivar Hellerud
Onalaska
Norbert
Orlie
Wausau
Adolph
Nels
Albert
la Crosse
Nellie Noblet
Fred Peterson
Chaseburg
Cena Reuter
Troutdale
Nelson Funeral Home
Carl O. Peterson
Woodlawn
Funeral services for Alfred Al Martinson
Funeral services for Alfred Al Martinson age 54 of 410 North 16th Street will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at Dahl Funeral Home with Rev H N Stoffel officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Monday 7 to 9 p m at the Dahl home. He was a member of Roy L. Wingers Post No 52 American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
al) Martinson
North 16Th Street
Dahl
H. N. Stoffel
Oak Grove Cemetery
Roy L. Wingers
American Legion
Death of Arnold Engebretson in Pasadena
Arnold Engebretson aged 68 died Friday in Pasadena California. He will be returned to West Salem for burial. Survived by brother Melvin Brooklyn NY and three sisters Julia West Salem Mrs Newton Jones Wonewoc and Mrs Art Hauser West Salem. Funeral Wednesday at 2 PM from Jostad funeral home West Salem with Rev. M Hendrickson officiating. Burial in Neshonoc cemetery. Friends may call at Jostad funeral home Tuesday evening.
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Arnold Engebretson
Pasadena
Calif
West Salem
Melvin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Julia
Newton Jones
Wonewoc
Art Hauser
Jostad Funeral Home
Rev. M. Hendrickson
Neshonoc
Minnesota's Centennial Couple Is Married in St Paul
Gene Schmitt and Marie Ruzichka wed in St James Catholic church in a large ceremony that drew over 500 guests. A horse drawn enclosed brougham carried the couple and flow er girls in old-time costumes as crowds filled streets and media recorded the event marking Minnesota’s centennial celebration plans.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Gene Schmitt
Marie Ruzichka
St. James Catholic Church
Runestone Hoax Admitted by Minnesota Farmer
Victor Setterlund of Elbow Lake says the Viking Runestone found on his farm is a hoax. He answered a question from J A Holvik of Concordia College Moorhead Minnesota confirming the admission.
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Elbow Lake
Minn
Victor Setterlund
J. A. Holvik
Concordia College of
City considers bonds to fund airport and water projects
Pamperin outlined a plan for La Crosse to float 80 000 in bonds for airport completion once aid arrives, with total project costs at 852 000. He urged conservative capital spending to stabilize mill rates, warning against bonding to the limit and noting water rate adjustments could fund waterworks expansion.
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Pamperin
State Public Service Commission
Ways and Means Committee
New Aseen
United States
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Storm Leaves Florida in Devastation Throughout State
The storm wrecked roofs and palm fronds, with damage statewide estimated above 10 million dollars and rising. Lakeland suffered heavy citrus loss. Stuart and Palm Beach faced homelesness, looting fears, and millions in property damage. West Palm Beach reported 37 wrecked planes and blocked highways.
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Lakeland
West Palm Beach
Stuart
Palm Beach
Lake Okeechobee
Snoopy the Holstein Rescued After Silo Rescue Ordeal
In Osceola Wisconsin Snoopy the 650 pound Holstein heifer fell into a 12 foot silo pit. Everett Lampman directed 15 workers to free her after 79 hours 31 minutes. The animal rode on silage until keluar exit and was freed through a small door wearing a coat of corn.
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Osceola
Wis
Snoopy
Everett Lampman
Chereine Lampman
Lampman
Duane Lampman
John Deere Tractor
Waterloo
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Senate inquiry probes witness affidavit in government service claim
Investigation adds that the witness offered valued services to clients and government agencies due to knowledge of many departments and a wide network of contacts. Senator Hoey says he has not seen the Hunt affidavit and will decide on its admissibility. The justice department provides access to records on a 1945 customs duty incident involving John Maragon.
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Hoey
Justice Department
Department
Senate
John Maragon
Bolivian Rebel Leader Exiled After Failed May Plot
The MNR said some army officers joined the rebels but most troops stayed loyal. Victor Paz Estenssor, MNR chief, now lives in Montevideo after being deported from Argentina with seven other MNR politicians on charges linked to a May revolt attempt.
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Ers
MNR
Victor Paz Estenssor
Montevideo
Uruguay
Argentina
Bolivia
State Receives Polio Funds for Wisconsin Counties
Madison report: Wisconsin polio fund committee announced a $35,000 grant from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The funds will be allocated to county chapters whose treasuries are depleted to support polio relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
State
Wisconsin
August Water Samples Safe
City water samples from the first half of August all tested safe with 30 samples from 16 locations in the first 15 days. Prior months show mixed results with several doubtful and unsafe readings, mainly at specific fire stations and schools where sampling occurred.
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Health Department
Franklin
Hamilton
Jefferson
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Washington
Washburn
Logan
Central
North
South Side
Teachers College Training School
Police Track Radio Thief After Bloody Trail
In Wiswaukee officers followed a blood trail from a store break in to a taxicab stand. Floyd Patton, 35, was charged with larceny for stealing a $25 portable radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Wis
Earl Coutts
Coutts
Floyd Patton
Rioting drives roadblocks and car attacks at picnic area
Riot conditions surround a picnic area as roadblocks of stone wood and wire halt escape attempts. At least seven cars were overturned and one unidentified Black man was beaten and dumped over a fence into a nearby cemetery.
Distilleries in Scottish Combine Fail to Produce Whisky in 1932
No whisky was made by any of the distilleries in the Scottish combine during 1932. This record notes a complete production halt across the alliance with no output reported for the year.
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Scottish Combine
Holliday to Attend National Methodist Youth Conference
Miss Joan Holliday of 1817 Adams street will travel by train to Williamsport Pennsylvania for the 1949 National Conference of Methodist Youth at Lycoming College. The nine year old annual meeting gathers youth leaders from各 conferences with Dr. Lowell B. Hazzard among adult leaders.
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Joan Holliday
Adams Street
Lycoming College
Williamsport
National Conference of Methodist Youth
West Wisconsin
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Miss Holliday
Methodist Holliday Church
Methodist
MYF
Lowell B. Hazzard
Illinois Wesleyan
Wisconsin illegitimate birth rate drops to 1,670
Wisconsin's illegitimate birth rate fell to 1,670 last year from 1,805 in 1947, the state board of health reported Saturday. The 1948 rate averaged 20.5 per 1,000 resident live births, the lowest since 1943.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Board of Health
Goodrich Rubber Workers Strike Stalls Settlement
A CIO United Rubber Workers strike halted action at the Goodrich Co plant in Akron and six other cities. Negotiations remain deadlocked after the midnight contract expiry. Union demands include 25 cent hourly raises and 100 dollar monthly pensions as the strike impacts about 16,000 workers. The average Goodrich worker earns 1.65 dollars hourly, above the 1.525 industry average.
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Akron
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Big B . Goodrich Co
Goodrich
Birthday note and census literacy stat
A Birthday notice celebrates Mary Ann Gschwind of 1230 South 2th Street. The 1930 census data shows illiteracy in the United States at 4.3 percent.
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Mary Ann Gschwind
South 2Th Street
Census Bureau
United States
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Enol Ny
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U. S. Methodist Meet
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Eggleston Nursery
Wis. State Nursery Association
Goodrich Rubber Workers
Carl B. Noelke CO
Main St
Tel
Koroseal
Hartmann
B. F. Goodrich
Herken
Herkens
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Barron's
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Pantie
Gossard
Barron
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