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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1955
Page
5
The Jaycees urge that Christmas decorations hold religious and holiday meaning. They cite Psalm 29:2 and note evergreens holly mistletoe poinsettias wreaths and lights symbolize the season. They recall the Christmas tree tradition and hope homes reflect the beauty of the Christmas story this year.
Milwaukee operator Arthur Rosciszewski reports two men held up his bar shortly before closing. One man pretended a gun, took $110 from the register, then tore off the telephone receiver. They left with no other patrons present. One man claimed he would repay the money. An unusual enforced loan tale haunts the incident.
Columbia Broadcasting System signs an exclusive TV contract with Judy Garland. She will appear on the network once a year through 1949 with Sid Luft as producer. The studio did not disclose the fee.
Washington reports about one thousand American GIs headed to Italy to be stationed in Verona, famed for Juliet's house and tomb, and for its Roman Arena. The piece notes Verona’s wartime destruction, its cultural heritage, and nearby cities like Padua and Mantua. It ends with a note on arrests of fourteen counter revolutionary gang members in North China.
In Madison Wisconsin a German shepherd puppy given to five year old Billy Joe Keffrey disappeared Saturday and was found Sunday by residents on Lake Monona. The dog was returned to the Keffreys after a veterinary check confirmed it was theirs. Billy Joe will retrieve the pup Monday if no complications arise from its icy bath.
Farmers voting on next year’s cotton quotas face global and domestic tensions. Surplus affects U S relations with Egypt and Russia, competition with Japan and England, and the split between small and large growers as mills push back against low prices.
Dick Buelezi a 75 year old native who served the City of Lady Smith South Africa for 45 years has retired on pension.
Police pursue ten men who smashed a jail lock in Taeger West Virginia and fled with jail records. The jail held about twenty occupants on Saturday, most booked for drunkenness, before the break occurred before dawn Sunday.
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