Sand Pail Painting Scheme Grows Into Full Time Job
The Williams family turned hand painted sand pails into a full time business named The Sleeping Giant Workshop Inc. since 1949 after starting in Yale student Harry Williams and wife Jayne’s living room. Their sand pails in three designs sell in 50 stores nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry D. Williams II
George C. Nixon
Main Street
Yale
New Haven
Jayne
Harry
Williams
Williams Incorporated
Sleeping Giant Workshop, Inc
Sleeping Giant
Grandad Bluff
la Crosse
New York
New Haven Art
United States
Hawaii
Bodega
Los Angeles
Ocaa Ae Giant Workshop
Susan Jayne
Nixons
Harry Williams III
Terk
Harry Williams II
Three Main Street Buildings Get New Fronts and Windows
Remodeling projects issued by city inspector Louis Alberts target three Main Street structures for storefront and display window upgrades. Key sites include Elite, E. R. Barron Co, Federal Bakery, La Crosse Hat Works, Otto Beyer Tailor Shop, and 522-526 Main with Carrara glass accents. Voigt Auto Co on South Third Street undergoes extensive expansion, while La Crosse Hospital receives approval to remodel stairs and front doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Alberts
Main Street
Voigt Auto Co
South Third Street
Elite
E. R. Barron Company
Federal Bakery
la Crosse Hat Works
Otto Beyer Tailor Shop
Main
Paul Pappas
Carrara Glass
Fifth Avenue
Barron’s
Otto Byer
Service Department
la Crosse Hospital
Language courses offer Kitchin Kaffir Chisona and Chinyanja
Courses at the Polytechnic in Salisbury Southern Rhodesia invite adults to study three native languages. Kitchin Kaffir described as a mixed pidgin language blending Zulu Dutch English and others, spoken by many natives from the Cape to the Zambesi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polytechnic
Salisbury
Southern Rhodesia
Cape
Zambesi
State Colleges Optimistic On Fall Enrollment Prospects
Wisconsin state teacher college system head E R McPhee expects total registration near 8000 this fall matching last year. University of Wisconsin registrar Kenneth Little predicts about 17000 students, close to 18000 last year. Both systems anticipate more female students due to VA education program veteran enrollment lag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
E. R. McPhee
Kenneth Little
Plan Improves State Service For Rail Terminals
Wisconsin Industrial Commission to bolster its building inspection division over two years after a legislature approved a $30 000 annual increase. One inspector will handle railroad worker complaints and additional staff will assist the existing inspection team. The moves follow criticism from railroad brotherhoods and support from Sen Rudolph M Schlabach of La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
Rennebohm
Commission
Voyta Wrabetz
Rudolph M. Schlabach
la Crosse
Supersonic Flight Studies Outline Details Of Langley Tunnel
NACA reveals operating details of the Langley four by four foot supersonic wind tunnel at Langley Field Virginia. The axial compressor built with Allis Chalmers drives up to 60 000 horsepower and moves air at 1.2 to 2.2 times the speed of sound. The 11 foot diameter seven stage unit weighs 140 tons with blades of six inch width and 9 to 14 inch length. The facility enables large models with extensive instrumentation and studies of shock wave detachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Langley Aeronautical Laboratory
Virginia
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Naca Langley
Langley
NACA
Ames Aeronautical Laboratory
Moffett Field
Calif
Lewis Propulsion Laboratory
Cleveland
Ohio
Isaac M Singer First Successful Sewing Machine Manufacturer
Isaac M Singer emerged as the pioneer behind the first successful sewing machine manufacturer, shaping industrial sewing and textile production in its early development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac M. Singer
Former Airmen Offered Recruiting Posts in Northern District
Captain John F. Sills of the La Crosse Recruiting Main Station announced openings for 42 former airmen to serve as recruiters in the Northern Recruiting District covering North Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin. Applicants must have three years of service be volunteers and meet high character and efficiency standards with eligibility for general service. Veterans should contact 316 South Fourth Street La Crosse for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Air Force
John F. Sills
la Crosse
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Sills
Air Force
Army
Armed Services
South Fourth Street
Duke jokes about Australian parcels at Hussars reunion
The Duke of Gloucester told a London reunion dinner of the Royal Hussars that he "practically exists on" Australian parcels for the needy, drawing laughs as he wryly referenced food aid during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Gloucester
Royal Hussars
London
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Waukesha
Batavian National Bank
F.D
Voigt Firm
America
H. M. Curtis Agency
Batavian Bank
Authorized
Raponeaen Neee Continental Casualty Co
Kitchin Kaffir
Tribune Madison
Steggitender
Lacrosse Mutual Loan
Joseph W. Frisch
Duke
Spurdeon’s Pt Roe Store
Consolidated Dairies
Soa Proces
Yreae
Rees
Seventh St
5Th Avenue South
Laundry & Dry Cleaning CO
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