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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1948
Page
5
In the Arctic, a polar bear was pursued by a crew who finally lassooed and hauled the giant onto a boat. The bear, restraining rope and a crane hoist, was placed in a cage and transported to port for placement in the New York zoo.
A note offers a free copy of the illustrated leaflet about the Seven Wonders of the World. Readers are instructed to mail a self addressed stamped envelope to Uncle Ray in care of the newspaper.
Chicago news reports Larry Adler, harmonica virtuoso, signing a Petrillo AFL American Federation of Musicians membership card. Adler performed a special office concert, with his rendition of White Christmas. Petrillo praised Adler, noting the harmonica now recognized as a musical instrument after a record ban shifted classification.
A 11 year old soldier, Paul Douglas Carter, was bitten on the right index finger by a rattlesnake while hunting near his home in Hattiesburg Mississippi. He amputated the finger by firing his shotgun left handed, and doctors completed the amputation at a clinic with no snake bite symptoms reported afterward.
Myron DeBow president of the Whitehall Pigeon Hod and Gun club appeals to area sportsmen to feed pheasants and other birds in need. Corn has been purchased and may be secured from DeBow. Buy Savings Bonds.
Turkey's defense ministry considers taking over the airframe and aircraft engine factories of the Turkish Aerospace League, signaling a potential shift in control of key defense manufacturing assets.
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