Kiwanis Club Plans 1950 Wisconsin Upper Michigan Session
La Crosse Kiwanis will send delegates to the 1950 Wisconsin Upper Michigan Kiwanis convention to be held September 3 to 6 at Green Lake Wisconsin. Ray Highberg announces eight five clubs and over five thousand three hundred leaders will be represented. Al R Cox of Canton Ohio will speak and Frank J Horak of Oconto Wisconsin will preside. Delegates from La Crosse include H O Anderson and George Hetherington.
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Kiwanis Club
la Crosse
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan
Kiwanis
Green Green Lake
Wis
Ray Highberg
Highberg
al R. Cox
Canton, O
Kiwanis International
Frank J. Horak
Oconto
National Association of Postmasters
Canton
la Crosse Kiwanis
H. O. Anderson
George Hetherington
Col. Frank L. Smith Dies at 82 Former Illinois GOP Leader
Col. Frank L. Smith an Illinois Republican leader and former congressman died Wednesday at age 82. He served in Congress 1919 to 1921 and headed the Illinois Commerce Commission from 1918 to 1920 and 1922 to 1926. His senate seating was blocked due to heavy campaign contributions by utilities firms.
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Dwight
Frank L. Smith
United States Senate
Illinois
Smith
Congress
Illinois Commerce Commission
GOP
State Central Committee
Commerce Commission
Senate
Catholics population figures in 1941 census
By the 1941 census there were 4,986,552 Roman Catholics in the country, a count reflecting the era's religious distribution and demographic composition.
State Savings and Loan Assets Near 1920s Peak in Wisconsin
Wisconsin's 113 state chartered savings and loan associations report assets and share investments nearing late 1920s highs. 1949 saw reserves rise by 2.1 million and total assets surpass 224 million dollars, with 12 798 mortgage loans totaling over 62 million and 6 690 veterans loans in portfolios. 157 892 members hold over 185 million in shares. reserves and undivided profits near 21 million. Commissioner Robert C Schissler oversees the department with Clyde P Diggles as chief assistant.
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Wis
Savings and Loan
Wisconsin
Robert C. Schissler
New State Savings and Loan Department
State Banking Commission
Schissler
Savings and Loan Association
Rennebohm
Banking Department
Clyde P. Diggles
Washing Taken By Boat In Flooded New South Wales
A flood in New South Wales forces residents to use boats to move laundry to clothes lines as waters rise. Local authorities monitor rescues and coordinate relief efforts while communities assess damage and plan evacuations.
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New South Wales
Australia
Wisconsin Sets State Officer Quota Across Medical Corps
Captain William Wood of the La Crosse organized reserve corps office released the state quota for medical medical service dental and veterinary officers. The breakdown lists grades and specialties including multiple majors captains lieutenants with sequence numbers and unit codes across medical service corps dental and veterinary groups.
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Wisconsin
William Wood
la Crosse
Dental Corps
Veterinary Corps
Medical Service Corps
Doan’s Pills Offer Gentle Backache Relief
Old time advertisement extols Doan’s Pills as a mild diuretic for nagging backache and urinary discomfort due to aging stress and cold. It claims help for kidney function and urges readers to use Doan’s Pills, used by millions for over 50 years.
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Doan
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