Reader Q and A on dogs weather smog and Olympics
A compiled reader Q and A from The La Crosse Tribune covers dog mongrels from mixed parentage, the New York Giants baseball ground cover tarpaulin specs, Mount Holy Cross white cross formation, 1956 Melbourne Olympics participant count, why salt is added to egg whites, and smog potential beyond Los Angeles with California fog patterns from Weather Bureau notes.
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Los Angeles
Weather Bureau
Foot Hill
New Year Resolutions For Safer Roads In La Crosse
A 1956 message urges readers to plan wisely and set resolutions. It highlights a goal to reduce vehicle fatalities in La Crosse and encourages cautious driving, speed control, safe following distances, and thoughtful passes. The note closes with seasonal well wishes from Seemann Lumber and Coal Co.
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Seemann Lumber and Coal CO
Gillette and
Caledonia Sts
Dogs booklet promotion in La Crosse Tribune ad
Our up to date manual Dogs includes photographs and descriptions of 33 popular breeds and 111 AKC recognized breeds. It covers selection feeding housebreaking grooming training breeding and diseases. Forty eight pages for 30 cents postpaid with coupon to Washington DC sources.
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American Kennel Club
Major Question For 1956 Will COL Rise
New Year faces a major question will the cost of living rise. Metals shortages drive higher production costs while some manufacturers cut prices to stay competitive, creating a complex outlook for inflation. Demand and metal prices may push costs, but price hikes could be absorbed by strong sales and prudent management.
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New York
Average US family income reported at 4173 in 1954
Census Bureau data show the national average family income last year was about 4173 dollars, about 60 dollars below the 1953 peak but roughly 300 dollars above 1952. Farm family income averaged 1000 dollars, excluding on farm products. The North and West averaged 4500 dollars, higher than the South. About 16 million families earned 5000 or more, 18 million earned 2000 to 5000, and 8 million lived on under 2000.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
North
West
South
Bureau
Birth Surplus Yields Net Gain of 2 Million Annually
The United States records a continuous excess of births over deaths resulting in a net population increase of about one person every 13 seconds, totaling over two million yearly.
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United States
Missing 98 942 67 Cash Searched In Shoemake Home
State investigators searched the ornate home of A B Shoemake, president of U S Trust and Guaranty Co, for 98942 67 dollars listed as office cash. They reported the money was not found and that the funds were said to be deposited in a bank as the receiver inventories personal belongings.
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Texas
A. B. Shoemake
U.S. Trust and Guaranty Co
Shoemake
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