Proxmire, Tireless Wisconsin Democratic Leader
William Proxmire, longtime Wisconsin Democrat and potential 1956 gubernatorial candidate, keeps a non stop schedule since 1950. He travels, speaks, and leads the party while remaining undecided about his next run and inviting others to consider candidacy. Proxmire notes farm prices and tax policy as key issues facing Democrats ahead of the state and national contests.
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Madison
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Democratic Party
Walter J. Kohler
Proxmire
Dane County
Gov. Kohler
Statehouse
Paign
Milwaukee
GOP
United States
Adlai Stevenson
Lake Forrest
Illinois
Stevenson
Waterloo
Enduring Gifts at Doerre Hardware on Pearl Street
A compact ad lists hunting knife, pocket knife, hunting axe, shotgun, rifle, hand warmer, binoculars, fishing gear, tackle box, lantern, pistol, pellet gun, landing net, fish bag, minnows, decoys. Doerre Hardware at 302 Pearl St offers these items.
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Doerre Hdw
Pearl St
Hospital Store Empowers Tampa Tuberculosis Ward Patients
In Tampa at the Southwest Florida Tuberculosis Hospital patients run a sundry store with profits funding two television sets a movie screen an emergency fund fare home for discharged patients and goods for those unable to pay or work. The Patients Executive Council leads this store with hospital backing.
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Tampa
Fla
Southwest Florida Tuberculosis Hospital
Sagatuck Artists Paint 19th Century Scene on Village Hall Awning
Sagatuck Michigan marks 125th anniversary with 30 amateur artists painting a 10 by 40 foot panorama of the Sagatuck area in the 1800s. The work will become a permanent feature in the village hall's lower room, replacing a sunshade from an old resort hotel.
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Sagatuck
Mich
Lake Michigan
Sagatuck-Douglas
Professor Crowell’s witty retort to student over age remark
In Albuquerque a professor Norton Barr Crowell quips about age after a student jokes he is old. Crowell replies that he is still young and will be younger next year when the student takes the course again, underscoring humor in class banter.
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Albuquerque
Norton Barr Crowell
Crowell
Belgians Ambassador Tells Why He Speaks Sparingly
In Virginia Beach the Belgian ambassador, who began service in Washington in 1919, compares diplomats to children saying they should be seen and not heard, and explains his rare speaking.
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Virginia Beach
Baron Silvercrays
United States
Washington
Powerful Rats Gnaw Through Barriers to Loot Water and Food
Rats with sharp incisors chew through lead pipes for water and pierce tins and cement walls. They gnaw through slate, sun dried bricks and oak planks to access jelly tumblers.
Bundle Week Drives Clothing for Needy Children
La Crosse Public Schools launch Bundle Week in Wisconsin in partnership with Save the Children Federation. Students will collect worn clothing for needy boys and girls in the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Navajo Reservation, with infant and adult wear accepted.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Public Schools
Save the Children Federation
Supt. of Schools
A. F. Jordan
Appalachian
Jordan
Measuring worm as caterpillar in moth species noted
A measuring worm is the caterpillar of a moth species. It uses a looping method of travel that makes it appear to measure the distance it travels.
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By John Wyngaard
Tribune
George Forster
Janesville
Kiso
Manila Harbor
Philippines
Clark
Slark- Brathenik Onc. P- Electrical Contractors
Fourth Street
King and
Cass
Lacrosse
Jack Robinson
TV & Appliance, Inc
South Third Street
Orme
The
Office Equipment Co
Pinex Company
Ing
Fort Wayne, Indiane
Jack Martin
WKBH
Bud Foster
WKTV
Atlas Weathergard Tires
Roy Franz
Sixth
Cass Streets
la Crosse, Wis
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