December district Scout meetings scheduled statewide
District Scout executive B. W. Ingli outlines December meetings for La Crosse, Prairie du Chien, Decorah, Blair, Tomah, Westby, La Crescent, Juneau, Hillsboro and more. Cubbing training covers phases up to graduation, handicraft projects and January theme planning. Showings include program planning movies and unit evaluations by leaders. The Boy Scouts are a Red Feather agency.
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B. W. Ingli
Gateway Council
Ley
la Crosse County
la Crosse
Slackhawk
Prairie du Chien
Decorah
Blair
Winnebago
Tomah
Kickapoo
Westby
Gopher
la Crescent
Juneau
Hillsboro
Boy Scouts
Red Feather
Water on display at Taunton harvest services amid drought
A glass of water was placed on display during harvest thanksgiving services in many Taunton churches as the town endures a severe drought.
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Taunton
Eng
Australia Plans Canberra Memorial Honoring U S War Aid
Australia stages a contest to select a memorial to honor the United States for its role in defense during the war to defend Australia. The project aims to place the memorial in Canberra with public involvement in the design.
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Australia
Canberra
United States
Improved Farm Marketing Is Called For
Washington report shows an agriculture department official telling Senate a more efficient farm marketing system is needed to match higher output. John I. Thompson notes production up about 40 percent since World War II and warns that current distribution may outpace profitable markets. He cites rising milk costs due to stricter health rules as an example of marketing challenges.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
John I. Thompson
Department
Thompson
Senate Agriculture
Resistance Worker Joins Marquette A Staff
Dr Bela Kovrig an organizer of the Catholic resistance in Hungary joined Marquette university as associate professor of social science and sociology. His escape from Europe took three years including a 200 mile zig zag trip with his wife in the trunk of a car from Budapest to Vienna and six frontier crossings.
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Milwaukee
Bela Kovrig
Hungary
Marquette University
Europe
Kovrig
Marquette
Francis Joseph University
Budapest
Vienna
4-H Youth Honored For Animal Achievements
Earl Ireland of Oconomowoc Wisconsin received a 175 dollar check a silver trophy a gold lapel pin and a certificate of achievement for his 1949 Wisconsin state fair dairy 4-H success and blue ribbon at the international dairy exposition as 4-H club youths gathered at the 50th annual international livestock exposition in Chicago.
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Chicago
Earl Ireland
Oconomowoc
Wis
Curtiss Candy Company Farms
Ireland
U. S
Jurist With A Mission Slashes Los Angeles Traffic Toll
Los Angeles municipal judge Roger Alton Pfaff, a war veteran, has slashed city traffic deaths since taking the traffic court bench. His tough sentences and 20 minute safety sermons have reduced yearly fatalities from 409 in 1947 to 289 in the first ten months of his term, boosting morale among drivers and officials.
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Los Angeles
Civic Center
Roger Alton Pfaff
Judge Pfaff
U.S
Bowron
Bernard R. Caldwell
Pfaff Crusade
Infantry
OSS
California
Los Angeles Times
Pfaff
Gas Price War Reignites in Milwaukee
The second gasoline price war in three months started in Milwaukee with state involvement. Leonard Bessman of the attorney general’s anti trust unit said price cuts are long overdue and that competitive forces are benefiting consumers. Regular now about 22.9 cents a gallon and premium 23.9 cents, with independents undercutting by 2–3 cents.
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Milwaukee
Tuesay
Leonard Bessman
State Department of Markets
Plan Annual Supper by La Crosse Odd Fellows
La Crosse Odd Fellows announce their annual corned beef and cabbage supper on Monday evening. The event marks the first Monday in December, followed by the regular lodge meeting and election of officers for the next term, with Milford Nelson in charge of arrangements.
Britain’s Halle Orchestra Visits Northern Ireland
The Halle Orchestra, founded ninety years ago, toured Northern Ireland for a concert series led by principal trombone Miss Maisie Bingham who began in music with the Salvation Army band.
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Britain
Halle Orchestra
Northern Ireland
Aisie Bingham
Salvation Army
Fabulous Gambling Expert Turns Up New Game
John Scarne, famed for card and dice analysis, unveils the Challenge game after years of testing. The game uses a square board with numbered discs and a single blank square, requiring players to sequence discs within time and move limits. Scarne reports his wartime work guiding soldiers against cheaters and notes Challenge rivals Canasta in popularity.
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New York
John Scarne
Ohn Scarne
Scarne
War Department
Armed Forces
Army
Navy
Army Magazine
Broadway
Italian Reds Defeated in General Strike Move
Rome reports show Italy’s Communist led CGIL failed to paralyze the nation in a 24 hour general strike. The walkout largely ineffective except in large northern factories, marking a second flop in a month for the CGIL and drawing government criticism of the effort.
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Rome
Italy
France
General Confederation of Labor
CGIL
Italy Seeks Production Rise in Sewing Machines This Year
Italy plans to manufacture 262000 sewing machines this year, more than double the 130000 produced before the war, reflecting postwar industrial expansion and demand recovery.
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Italy
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