Reader Q and A on duels energy and violins
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau presents concise answers to readers questions. Topics include the decline of dueling in the United States, breath volume, meaning of dress ship, energy differences between walking and cycling, atomic energy discoveries, island purchases by the Dutch, Gretna Greens, the National Guard name origin, and Stradivari labels versus instrument character.
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La Crosse Tribune Publication Details and Rates
Publication information for the La Crosse Tribune includes editors and departments, printing location at La Crosse Wisconsin, AP affiliation, circulation contact, and home delivery and mail subscription rates with distances and prices. It notes misprint contact and Sunday edition details.
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W. T. Burgess
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J. &. Lienlokken
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Leeward Lee
Howard Colvin
A. E. Teachout
Luther Wilkins
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E. L. Burgess
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Christmas Stocking Eva S Phillips Booklet Ad
A 36 page collection of stories and poems for children by Eva S Phillips titled Happy and Happy and Other Stories. Colorful illustrations. Read aloud friendly with large type. Coupon offer to order for 25 cents with mailing address in Washington DC.
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Eva S. Phillips
Wisconsin cheese sales rise 16 during October festival
Madison special reports a 16 percent increase in Wisconsin cheese sales across 21 retail chains and wholesale outlets during October Cheese Festival. ADA director and state agriculture officials credit the promotion for the gain, noting no other dairy categories were surveyed.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Sheldon Wilcox
Wisconsin American Dairy Association
W. T. Reese
State Department of Agriculture
ADA
Help Sought in Deer Hunter Killing at Princess Point
Jefferson County Sheriff Roger Reiner appeals to the public for help identifying a deer hunter who shot and killed Ralph Sawings, 37, at Princess Point public hunting ground on November 27. The Waukesha man was hit by a shotgun slug around 12:30 PM, about three quarters of a mile east of County Trunk D. The suspect wore a red scarf around a cap and fired three rapid shots. Wisconsin law imposes fines up to 5000 and up to one year in jail for failing to aid or report a human wound or death.
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Jefferson
Roger Reiner
Ralph Sawings
Princess Point
Waukesha
D. Reiner
Wisconsin
Hot Dogs Suffer Most Says Purdue Professor
Purdue University animal husbandry expert F. N. Andrews tells the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers that hogs suffer in summer heat and could thrive in cooled pigpens. Experiments with refrigerated slabs show cooled pigs gain about three tenths of a pound per day more than uncooled pigs.
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Atlantic City
N. J.pra
Purdue
F. N. Andrews
Andrews
Department of Animal Husbandry
Purdue University
Movie Director Weds French Model in Las Vegas
Anatole Litvak a 52 year old film director and Sophie Bourdein a 30 year old French model married yesterday at the Sands Hotel officiated by Justice of the Peace John Mendoza. They are on a honeymoon and this is a second marriage for both.
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Las Vegas
Nev.p
Anatole Litvak
Sophie Bourdein
Justice of the Peace
John Mendoza
Sands Hotel
Trigger Burke Convicted Of First Degree Murder In Bar Killing
New York man Trigger Burke, 38, was convicted of first degree murder for the July 23, 1952 killing of his friend Edward Walsh in a Manhattan bar after a 23 day trial. An all male jury deliberated 50 minutes and a death sentence looms with sentencing set for two weeks. Burke may appeal as defense blames insanity.
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New York
Elmer “Trigger’ Burke
Manhattan
Burke
Boston
Sing Sing
Edward “Poochy” Walsh
Walsh
Mock war leaves GI wife penniless and uncertain
Rosa Maria DeGiovanni, 21, waits with her three year old daughter in a New York hotel while her husband, Sgt John N De Giovanni, 25, is a mock prisoner in Louisiana during large Army maneuvers at Camp Polk. She says she was robbed on Jersey shore before sailing and the Red Cross and Travelers Aid assist as military secrecy shrouds his status.
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Rosa Maria Breu DeGiovanni
Louisiana
John N. DeGiovanni
Joann
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Rosa Maria
de Giovanni
Isle of
Jersey
English Channel
United States
Travelers Aid Society
Red Cross
Remote controlled train makes first U.S. demo run
About 75 officials from New Haven Railroad rode a 10 mile round trip between Larchmont and Rye New York in a self propelled rail car operated by remote electronics on a station platform. Westinghouse Air Brake Co division developed the equipment. railroad officials say no regular service planned.
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Larchmont
N.Y
New Haven Railroad
Here
Rye
N. Y
Union Switch and Signal Division
Westinghouse Air Brake Co
Dog Dependent Gets Him In Tax Doghouse
George D. Born 57 faces fraud charges after he listed his divorced wife a child long dead and his dog as dependents on 1951 and 1952 tax returns. Assistant U S Attorney Nu gent asked the court to appoint a lawyer for the unemployed man and postponed his trial.
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Camden
N. J
George D. Born
Internal Revenue Department
U. S
Charles Nugent
Born
Wild boars in Southern Highlands rival bears in open class
The piece surveys the European wild boar’s history from 1912 stocking near Hooper Bald North Carolina to today’s Tennessee Tellico area hunt. It notes boars weigh up to 400 pounds, travel up to 110 miles daily, often roam solo or in herds, and possess tusks and armor-like hide. It highlights Paul Moore, a Tennessee photographer, as a survivor of a boar attack.
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Davy Crockett
Caroline
Florida
Carolina
Arizona
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Arkansas
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North Carolina
United States
Tennessee Rangers
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Department of Conservation
Hooper Bald
Southern Highlands
Paul Moore
Moore
Withrow to Speak at Wisconsin Republican Labor League Meet
Rep. Gardner R. Withrow of La Crosse will address the second organizational meeting of the Wisconsin Republican Labor League in Milwaukee. The event spotlights party labor alignment and regional political outreach.
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Milwaukee
Gardner R. Withrow
Aunt Het on unhappy marriages and mate standards
The column argues that only unhappy couples are those not content with the spouse they deserve, critiquing satisfaction as a measure of marriage quality.
Boar Hunts Turn Grim As Hounds Drive Stubborn Beast
A Tennessee expert notes that boars tire hunters by baiting them to trees and charging as dogs close in. The pattern repeats three to four times before the animal is finally slain, or hunters abandon the chase for safety.
Indiana Opposes Merger of Air Lines
The Indiana Aeronautics Commission urged against a North Central and Lake Central merger while Columbus Ohio took a neutral stance. Indiana testified Route 88 should stay with Lake Central as the region can stand alone and needs specialized attention. Columbus aviation chief Bolton supported the proposal only if it means four extra daily flights for Columbus.
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Indiana Aeronautics Commission
North Central
Lake Central Airlines
Columbus
Ohio
Keith Pettigrew
Indiana Commission
Civil Aeronautics Board
Indiana-Ohio
Lake Central
Pettigrew
Francis A. Bolton
Bolton
Two Surgeons Killed by Enraged Gunman in Brisbane
Police say Karl Siegfried Kast, a 39 year old German born miner, killed doctors Arthur Vincent Meehan 67 and Andrew Russel Murray 46 and wounded Dr George Joseph Gallagher 35 before blowing himself up after seizing offices with a 3 Kaliber revolver and bombs. He claimed an imaginary back ailment and sought a compensation certificate.
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Brisbane
Australia
Karl Siegfried Kast
Kast
Arthur Vincent Meehan
Andrew Russel Murray
George Joseph Gallagher
Young Voters Favor Stevenson Kefauver Over Nixon
Gallup reports across age groups Nixon trails Stevenson 1 to 3 among 21 to 29 and 30 to 49 voters while leading 50 plus. Kefauver trails Nixon 52 to 41 among 21 to 29 and 30 to 49 groups with undecided minor.
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Kefauver
Nixon
Stevenson
Tennessee
Stevenson Nixon
GOP
Eisenhower
American Institute of Public Opinion
Simon Sobeloff Birthday Focuses On Legal Trail
Simon Sobeloff born December 3 1894 in Baltimore rose from office boy at age twelve to Maryland Court of Appeals chief judge and Baltimore city solicitor. The liberal Republican figure later served as U S Solicitor General reflecting a cross party career.
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Simon E. Sobeloff
Baltimore
United States
Maryland Court of Appeals
Heegan
University of Maryland Law School
Balltimore
Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Turnpike Law
The Michigan Supreme Court rules the 1953 Turnpike Act constitutional and allows the Saginaw to Flat Rock toll road to proceed. It upholds toll road authority while leaving bond financing and a Ziegler conflict as the main remaining hurdles.
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Lansing
Mich.p
Michigan
Turnpike Authority
Saginaw
Flat Rock
State Supreme Court
Charles M. Ziegler
Democrats bid to host 1956 convention in Wausau
Marathon county chapter announces bid for the Democratic Party 1956 annual convention to be held in Wausau. An invitation said the group will enter the race during a state executives meeting in Madison this weekend, which is expected to select the site.
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Marathon County
Democratic Party
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