Christmas Campfire Tales and League Sock Rules Mentioned
The account notes a missionary and native guide guiding two cars around a river camp with fires forming a protective circle. On Christmas Eve gifts were shared beside the campfire as travelers talked late into the night. The piece references Solberg and a 1945 NFL sock mandate for league games.
Life in Remote Nigeria Families Find Adventure Abroad
Ro land L Solberg, former Onalaska teacher and La Crosse alderman, begins a third year assisting in Nigeria. The first of three reports details turmoil in Nigeria, Solberg family life, and their experiences from Ilorin and Lagos to the bush, with vivid notes on heat, disease, and cultural shocks.
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Roland L. Solberg
la Crosse
Nigeria
Onalaska
James C. Holmlund
la Crosse Tribune
Charles St
Solberg
Ilorin
Janeane
Nin
Scott
Michael
Timothy
Solbergs
Africa
Lagos
Jeba
Katsina
Kenneth Fish
Hara
Badageri
BBC
Voice of America
Bida
Earl Bakalars
Uw-Ford
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Kodak
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Bell & Howell
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LEICA
Rollie
Beseler
Revion
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