Three Cent Stamp A Must For Christmas Cards
Postmaster Wenzel M. Dvorak warns that Christmas cards too large or too small require a three cent stamp. Cards over 9 by 12 inches or under 2.4 by 4 inches must bear three cents. Deliveries should mail out by December 15 for out of state and December 18 for in town to ensure Christmas arrival. Return addresses help undeliverable mail and address books. Bundled cards faced one way speed cancellation. There is no 1 1/2 cent rate. unsealed mail now requires two cents.
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Wenzel M. Dvorak
la Crosse
Navy engineman John Dayton serves aboard USS Bexar
John Dayton, third class engineman in the US Navy, son of Mr and Mrs James A Dayton of 432 Sumner Street, serves on the attack transport USS Bexar in Korean waters. He is eligible to wear the Navy E for ship’s company, which helped Bexar win the Battle Efficiency Pennant last year. The Bexar completed a 13000 mile voyage from Norfolk Virginia to Korea via the Mediterranean and Suez Canal.
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John Dayton
USN
James A. Dayton
Sumner Street
Bexar
Korean
Norfolk
Korea
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Monroe County appoints new optometrist in La Crosse native
Dr. R. W. Ahlstrom, 408 North 23rd Street, succeeds Dr. P. S. Brey as Monroe County optometrist. Ahlstrom, son of County Judge and Mrs. R. W. Ahlstrom, is a La Crosse Central and Lawrence College graduate with a bachelor of science and a Southern College of Optometry doctor degree. He served in the U S Navy in the South Pacific and led amphibious landing craft. He is secretary of the Gateway Optometric Association and member of the Wisconsin association. Dr. Brey has run Monroe county offices for nearly 25 years.
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R. W. Ahlstrom
North 23Rd Street
P. S. Brey
Tomah
Ando
Ahlstrom
la Crosse Central High School
Lawrence College
Southern College of Optometry
Memphis
Tenn
American Tometric Center
Chicago
Ahilstrom
U. S
South Pacific
Gateway Optometric Association
Wisconsin Association
Brey
Monroe County
Loot Causes Trouble in Sudan Violence Over Hashish
A Dinka tribesman impersonated a member to possess hashish and was confronted by a man who paid him $2.80 to release. The dispute escalated into a fight before a police officer intervened and arrested both parties. The report notes dunes with a gentle windward and a steep leeward descent.
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Way
Sudan
Art Unveiled At PTA Meeting In Upper French Island
At the Upper French Island PTA meeting Mrs Susan Proctor led an art lesson with pupils and invited parents. Colored slides of art activities were shown by a Crosse and teachers in the Lasse school district. A boys quartet from the new high school directed by Martell Drisrud performed. Lunch followed, served by Mrs Ed Richmond Mrs Donald Dagendish and Mrs Edward Jeanis.
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Ose
French Island
Parent- Teacher Association
Susan Proctor
Crosse
Lasse
New High School
Martell Disrud
Mmes
Ed Richmond
Donald Dagendish
Edward Jeanis
Defense Controls Blamed for November Jobless Rise
The census bureau reported a slight rise in unemployment among factory workers in November and attributed part of the increase to defense program controls. Overall non farm employment reached a record high for November at 53,721,000, reflecting a strong labor market offsetting some dislocations.
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Washington
Census Bureau
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