Drive to raise funds for Sister Kenny institute
La Crosse county residents have contributed nearly 2000 toward a $5800 goal for the Sister Kenny institute drive. Everett Woehrman reports strong labor support with the Telephone company giving 186.60 and Electric Auto-Lite about 800. Funds will pay for treatment of infantile paralysis victims who cannot afford it.
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la Crosse County
Everett H. Woehrman
Chamber of Commerce
C. M. Simonson
Simonson
Telephone Company
Ea Lly
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Teaching Conservation In Lower Grades
Omaha report quotes President R H Musser of the Soil Conservation Society of America urging soil and water conservation be taught in schools below college level. He says citizens must be educated on their dependence on productive land and calls for more college and university programs in conservation.
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Omaha
R. H. Musser
Soil Conservation Society of America
Milwaukee
Pie or cake easier to cut when first dipped in boiling water
A note suggests dipping pie or cake in boiling water before cutting makes slicing easier. The tip implies surface warmth softens edges, allowing cleaner cuts. Potential kitchen trick with minimal risk but limited evidence.
Moonshining in Wisconsin Down for Second Straight Year
Madison report shows Wisconsin liquor law enforcement not seizing illicit stills in 1947, continuing a slump after 1946 with no unlicensed operation found. Last seizures occurred in 1945 across Portage Green Winnebago and prior raid in Kenosha County as state assumption of enforcement began in 1935.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
John Roach
Roach
Portage, Green
Winnebago
Kenosha County
Bo Liquor Production and
800-year-old tiles reveal legends of Richard and Tristram
Tile floors dating back about eight centuries were uncovered at the site of the historical Chertsy Abbey, linking episodes from the Richard Coeur de Lion saga with Tristram and Iseult. The discovery may illuminate medieval storytelling and craftsmanship.
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Richard Coeur de Lion
Tristram
Iseult
Chertsy Aby
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LA Crosse Tribune
Paul
Riviera Theatre
Bidg
North Side
Redfield Street
Grandad Bluff
Arley Euler
Redfield
Dale Tanke
Green Bay
Jimmy
Freybler
Hyde
Duane Roberts
Tribune
Schmidt
Beyoe
Betty Jane
Easy Money Gore
Pearl St
Solly
Eet Cnesete
Gruen
Carmen
Elgin
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