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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1949
Page
19
The piece recalls Old Christmas on January 5 as tied to the 1752 calendar reform in Britain. It notes the Julian calendar’s leap issues, the skips of 11 days, and how Britons woke to September 2, 1752 as a new dating standard. It mentions the Holy Thorn tree blooming as a remembered marvel.
Magic tricks and games appear in a new Uncle Ray leaflet titled Puzzles Tricks and Fun mailed free to readers who send a stamp and self addressed envelope to Uncle Ray in care of this newspaper.
Dr Lillian Gilbreth comments on cooperation in households noting husbands help but wives resist. Other items discuss supervision in business and industry, rebukes and outcomes, and a Purdue poll on dating among high school students urging schools to use the findings for guidance with a tone of public concern.
Joseph Curran of the CIO national union will guest on Meet the Press from 7:30 to 9 p m with a nationwide and international program lineup. Christmas concerts and holiday features follow with varied times and shows including Frank Carles Christmas and a Bethlehem theme. The program continues Monday December 26 on WKTY from 9 to 9:30 p m.
The text discusses thunderstorms as sums of distinct cellular air currents caused by air temperature differences. It also describes a future under wing refueling method where tanks’ intake vents open beneath the wing and a technician connects the filling line from a platform.
A Christmas party broadcast from the Vocational School auditorium hosts 700 youngsters with the annual Kiddie Hour at 5:00 pm on WKBH. Edmund Gwenn stars in Miracle on 34th Street on Screen Directors Playhouse at 9:00 pm, followed by Carols for Christmas at 9:30. Fred Waring’s Show airs 9:00 am tomorrow for The Song of Christmas on WKBH NBC.
Walvis Bay in South West Africa unveils a desert course on the Nambi sands. Mayor Jack Christie opens the strange links where players carry scrapers to level sand for each putt. The former course site now houses a native hospital.
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