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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1946
Page
5
Robert Bean, director of Brookfield Zoo, offers unusual zoo merchandise for sale including Alligators priced by size a baboon a male six to eight years old about 150 pounds listed at 85 wildebeest antelope and other species available to private buyers zoos and individuals welcome to purchase.
George C. Will argues against rapid recreation expansion in La Crosse urging cautious budgeting and emphasis on essential needs. He cites $25,000 allotted for fairgrounds recreation upgrades and praises the local school system while urging readers to consider food clothing and shelter before new projects.
HAL BOYLE describes illegal gambling dens clustered in northern Kentucky serving four states. The scene features night clubs, high priced meals, shows, bars, and open dice games while wives are drawn to bingo prizes amid multi state mob money. A little old lady in a black hat almost wins a $300 bingo, smiling as she collects her husband after the game.
Entries pour into the Wisconsin upper Michigan recruiting office for an army contest. Ballots predict winners and scores of the Rose Sugar Shrine Orange and Cotton Bowls with signed footballs as prizes. Eligible entrants include Wisconsin and upper Michigan residents except recruiting staff and families.
Warren E. Brooks 76 longtime Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co official died after a long illness at his daughter’s home in Milwaukee. He retired as vice president in 1941 after leading as manager and director. Born in Medford Massachusetts he moved to Wisconsin in 1904 to work in lumber and built the King's dam on the Wisconsin river at Tomahawk.
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