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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1946
Page
2
Madison lawmakers head for the 1947 session with a projected $169 million budget demand for the 1947 49 period and a drive to finance new bureaus and state programs. Proposals include sales taxes corporate taxes and a 60 cent income surtax reenactment. The session opens January 8 with debates on education funding and civil service bonuses.
The BBC announced a closed circuit test by Peter Casson showed hypnotism at a TV screen could affect viewers in a darkened room. Four of six tested fell asleep with two needing awakening, and one observer across the corridor also entered hypnosis, leading to the decision that televised hypnosis would not be advised.
A draft proposal from the department of public instruction and several education committees calls for equipment, better facilities, and higher salaries for teachers. The plan aims to bolster classroom resources and attract qualified staff.
A group of La Crosse dentists joined a post graduate course on Basic Principles of Full Denture Procedure led by Dr. H F McGrane of Chicago in Eau Claire. Attendees included A J Bentz O C Olson M J Seinfelder D S Wheeler P E Hutson G J Kadlee M R Serstad J M Spika G J Downey R E Lynch J S Otten J D Kelley E W Mes singer and Dr M J Senty of Galesville.
Milwaukee court heard testimony from George Spaeth and former WAC corporal wife over marital troubles. Judge August E. Braun granted the divorce after Spaeth admitted the wife once disciplined him and carried more service ribbons.
Dr. Ender a Marquette trained dentist practiced in Alma Grand Forks Fountain City and Milwaukee before moving to La Crosse in 1929 He was a Kiwanis vice president and agriculture committee chair also active in Elks Knights of Columbus and the American Legion He died after a long career and leaves wife two brothers and two sisters Funeral services are set for Monday at St Joseph Cathedral with burial in the Catholic cemetery Rosary is Sunday at 7:30 p m and Kiwanis members meet before the service
Vast sums have been spent on searching for the fabled silver deposits worked by Indians and early Spanish explorers at Silver Hill in the Ozarks, but the land has yielded no riches.
Mrs. Mary Lisbakken, a lifelong Coon Valley resident and the first white child born there, died age 94. Funeral services set for Monday at 1 30 p m at home and 2 p m at Upper Coon Valley Lutheran Church with Rev. H O Bach officiating. burial in church cemetery. She was born Oct 12 1852 to Helge and Agnethe Gulbrandson. Survivors include two daughters and three sons, four grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
In West Minot Maine a ghost hosts Jerry's Dance at the Grange Hall tonight. The dance honors Jairus Hilborn who died 21 years ago and left a will funding an annual dance on his birthday until 1951. A moment of silence will be observed during the evening as required by the will with the warning that breaking it ends the dances.
Veteran La Crosse city clerk Fred L. Kramer had an emergency appendectomy Friday morning at a local hospital. He was taken in at 9 am and the surgery completed before noon. In his absence deputy city clerk Alice Dickson and clerk Joyce M. Flag will handle duties.
Roosevelt PTA held its December meeting in the school community room. Mrs. Max Lubke read Why the Chimes Rang as the vested school choir performed Christmas carols and readings. The program featured slides illustrating the Christmas Story and was repeated for the school assembly on Wednesday.
Moscow radio quotes Tehran dispatches saying Iranian authorities have arrested Dr Salamollah Javid former Azerbaijan governor general and President Shbostari of Azerbaijan provincial council. The pair are held in a Tehran jail according to the broadcast.
National Safety Council warns that the Christmas period Dec 23 to 25 1941 shows traffic deaths three times higher than the prior two weeks. Ned H Dearborn cites 22 000 possible deaths or permanent disabilities. a nationwide safety drive is launched with the slogan The Best Present of All Your Presence.
Shanghai authorities rush filling about 15 000 wells dug by Japanese during occupation as a major cholera source. Sanitary engineer Robert P Burden says polluted wells threaten health. some salvaged wells are treated with disinfectants to become usable again.
Tile gaps built into early Roman building exteriors created air circulation between layers. This design kept interiors warmer and drier by reducing moisture and fostering passive ventilation.
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