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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
7
A noisy scene at the state normal school's gathering centers on a dinner giver and program marks. References to a news meeting, students, teachers, and faculty hint at a lively campus discussion with unspecified outcomes.
A grandson recalls family ties to clergy and theater, recounting a life spent between seriousness and humor. He reflects on labor, ambition, and the moral burden of pursuing art, noting that true value comes from service and steadfast effort rather than easy success. He invokes American ideals and historical figures to frame a plea for earnest work and personal responsibility.
Norton, longtime head of Winona fire and police, resigned as police chief effective June 1. The resignation was accepted by the five member police commission. Herman G. Richau was named police chief to succeed Norton while Norton remains fire chief after 22 years of service.
In a truncated excerpt from the January 1919 proceedings, board members debate a resignation amid divisions. The fragment notes pressure and postponement as discussions stall on leadership changes and policy directions.
In Green Bay Wisconsin a radium valued at sixty thousand dollars was reported lost from a patient care setting. Dr A O Olmstead, director, indicated the missing material likely involved a small quantity. The note underscores safety concerns in handling radioactive substances.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a misheard note about a patient and an investigator from Pittsburgh seeking a drum or item, with hurried phrases and misplaced words making the event hard to parse. The readable parts suggest confusion around who began the inquiry and what was recovered.
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