Nicolet Statue Reaches Funding Milestone for 1634 Landing Memorial
Madison officials confirm plans to cast a bronze Nicolet statue after more than $3,000 was raised by schoolchildren in the 1930s. Designer Sidney Bedore's plaster model sits in storage at the University of Wisconsin, with a site yet to be chosen among Capitol entrances Red Banks or Door County Peninsula options.
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Tribune Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
Jean Nicolet
Bay
C. L. Lord
Wisconsin State Historical Society
C. L. Harrington
State Conservation Commission
Robert Dessereau
Green Bay
Sidney Bedore
Chicago
University of Wisconsin
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Harrington
Dessereau
California
State Capitol
Lter
Red Banks
Peninsula State Park
Door County
Wisconsin
Prices rise on raw materials with some lasting effects
The article reports mixed price movements for inputs like sugar coffee lettuce margarine sardines milk lumber ethyl fuel additives silver brass and steel scrap. It notes some increases may be temporary while others could affect winter heating and monthly bills, with some declines in clothing and meat anticipated.
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New York
London
Andere
Shakespeare Popular Among Russ Readers
Shakespeare remains popular across central Asia with productions in Uzbek and other national languages. Hamlet was staged at the Uzbek Theatre of Drama in Tashkent and a Central Asia troupe performed a scene from The Taming of the Shrew in Moscow during the 50th Moscow Art Theatre anniversary.
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Moscow
Shakespeare
Central Asia
Tashkent
Moscow Art Theatre
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Radar to Tell Weather From Marion Island Station
Scientists propose an automatic radar based weather station for Marion Island in the Indian Ocean reported from Mombasa Tanganyika. A meteorological station at Marion recently started and aims to automatically broadcast wind velocity and direction if tests succeed.
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Marion Island
Indian Ocean
Mombasa
Tanganyika
Marion
Wisconsin groups meet at Lawrence college this fall
Four Wisconsin historical and cultural groups will assemble at Lawrence college Appleton for a September convention September 9 10 and 11 along with three affiliated organizations the Badger State Folklore society Wisconsin State Genealogical society and Wisconsin Postal History society meeting in joint session with the historical group and local societies Nigeria votes record high budget near 150 million for government spending in the year ending March 31 1950.
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Lawrence College
Appleton
Wisconsin State Historical Society
Badger State Folklore Society
Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
Wisconsin Postal History Society
Nigeria
Legislative Council
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Newburg
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George St
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