Christmas Savings Clubs Pay Out Millions Nationwide
La Crosse area members received 175500 in year end disbursements from three local banks as Christmas club savings grow nationwide to 13 million people with 1.4 billion dollars. The average annual deposit is 110 dollars, funds split across savings 51 percent taxes 7 percent year end bills 10 percent and shopping 30 percent.
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la Crosse and
Area
la Crosse
Christmas Club
Bank Christmas Club
Safety Council Urges Golden Rule for Holiday Driving
A Christmas safety column urges drivers to apply the Golden Rule to holiday travel. It cites the National Safety Council warnings on avoiding alcohol and driving and calls on motorists to act as their brother's keepers on streets and highways during the season.
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National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Winter Weather Signals Colder Era Says Weather Men
Weather experts warn that high westerlies or jet streams have shifted southportending a colder than predicted winter. Yet the intrinsic beauty of winter nights remains, with bright stars piercing gaps in overcast skies.
Children Soon Build Toy Box of Nails and Bits
A playful forecast says one holiday toy will be a kit of nails spools lumber springs rubber bands and string with a small hammer. Kids will assemble it and play.
Meaning of an Adjective Causes A Minor Uprising
Column discusses readers who object to the use of fulsome noting that in the Oxford English Dictionary fulsome means abundant or full, while other dictionaries define it as offensive or lustful. The writer cites misquoting Bryant and references Ben Hur and galley slaves while seeking leniency.
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Webster’s
New Collegiate
Funk and Wagnalls College
Fowler
Bergen
Cornelia Evans
William Cullen Bryant
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Married men mark foot mats in office anecdote
A Montreal Star observer recalls a sharp commercial traveler who accurate tallying married employees by noting who wiped their feet on the mat. He demonstrates for a surprised insurance office manager revealing a quirky test of status through a small habit.
Review Highlights From Past News 1940-1910
Summary covers excerpts from 1940 and earlier decades. Mentions Japanese actions in the Pacific, U S war plane production plans, bowling records, sports honors and local incidents. Includes burglaries, holiday events, theater listings, and various social notices across multiple years and locales.
Capital Eyes Merits Of Youth Peace Corps
The Youth Peace Corps idea gains momentum as officials study feasibility with Colorado State University. Kennedy endorsed it as a possible substitute for military service. IVS and VISA programs already place volunteers abroad with modest pay and strong supervision amid calls for careful, conservative rollout.
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Capital Eyes
Peace Corps
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
International Cooperation Administration
U.S
State Department
Colorado State University
Maurice Albertson
Rockefeller Foundation
New York
Brookings Institution
John F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Reuss
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
ACWR
David D. Lloyd
Lasaker Foundation
Wallace J. Campbell
National Insurance Foundation
India
Guatemala
Peru
Haiti
Germany
France
Tanganyika
International Voluntary Services, Inc
J. S. Noffsinger
IVS
ICA
Laos
Viet Nam
Cambodia
Egypt
Iran
Nepal
Nigeria
Graybeard’s last word in marriage ends with apology
Barbershop chatter features a man claiming he always has the last word with his wife. A listener asks how he manages it. The graybeard replies that he simply apologizes, ending every dispute with an apology.
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Graybeard
Byrds and Lees Learnings Highlight Virginia Youth
A Richmond hostess notes Virginians begin early lessons about the Byrds and the Lees, reflecting regional pride and historic memory in education and culture.
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Richmond
Virginia
The
Tragic Constellation Fire Shakes U S Planned Navy Posture
The Constellation fire caused at least 48 deaths in a nonoperational hull. A Court of Inquiry is public and immediate, with emphasis on safety and lessons for carrier fire protection. The event delays 1961 naval posture and fleet carrier readiness, affecting Mediterranean and Far East deployments and reliance on Essex class ships Interpid Hancock.
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Constellation
Navy Department
Brooklyn Naval Shipyard
Navy
Pacific
Kitty Hawk
New York Shipbuilding Co
Camden
N.J
Intrepid
Hancock
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Far East
Atlantic
Interpid
General Features Corp
Politics Has Brought Only Grief To Cubans
Robert Ruark argues Cuban politics breeds misrule and hunger, condemns Castro’s regime and Soviet ties, warns of refugee outflow to Miami and Florida, and urges focus on life’s simple pleasures over politics. Copyright 1960.
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Tough break on final board in long duplicate session
South misread the trump layout in a four spade contract after laying down hearts and clubs. He overruffed and faced three trump losses and a club, but with a discard of his losing club when East ruffed the queen of hearts he would have needed only the ace and queen of trumps to make the contract.
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Fidel Castro
Smith Brothers
Fidel
Bodega
South
East
North
Queen of Hearts
Prisoner Credits Extra Week to Account
A convict awaiting release visits the warden who apologizes for an extra week in prison caused by an error. The prisoner smiles and says to credit the extra time to his account.
Portraits John C Metcalfe Christmas Greeting
A 1960 Christmas greeting from John C Metcalfe expressing wishes for joy, gifts, and lasting warmth. It extends blessings to loved ones and friends near and far, hoping for peace and bright holidays with prayers each night.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
La Crosse Tribune Advertising and Subscription Rates
The La Crosse Tribune outlines daily and Sunday delivery terms and regional mail rates. It lists in newsroom terms subscription prices for different distances from La Crosse and details on available carrier delivery and payment methods.
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Roce Ie
Ltate
la Crosse
Wisconsin
la Crosse Tribune
Lee Enterprise, Inc
Associated Press
Tribune
Eensee
JANN @ KELLEY, INC
New York
Chicago
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Atlanta
Onalaska
la Crescent
Sunday Tribune
Carrier Bay
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Montreal Star
Joseph K. Kidder
Kauru
Menzies
la Crescent Road
Roosevelt
CIO
American Assn. For the Advancement of Science
Geraldine Guggenbuehl
Recreation Alleys
Clarence Koblitz
Bill Conn
Ring
Joe Louis
Wall Restaurant
Holmen
Carroll Weigel
Madison
Louis A. Weigel
S. 5Th
Julius A. Roth
St. Louis
Frances Roth
St. Teresa College
Winona
Martin
Heinie
Fischer
Minnesota
Einwohnerwehr
Bavaria
Prussia
Paris
Stephen Gantert
William H. Schuster
Susan Trane
Columbus
Ind
James Trane
K of
Prof
Kraemers
John Rockefeller
Golden Rule
Minneapolis
North Side
Charles Sutor
W. A. Sutor
King St
Jimmy” Stavrum
Thomas Stavrum
Wilbur Holcomb
W. W. Holcomb
R. C. McCaleb
Milwaukee
ET ER Edson
Edward Snyder
Quakers
Friends’ Voluntary International Service
Dave Rogers
Reader's Digest
George Fielding Eliot
Robert C.,ruark
Miami
Castro
Simpatico
Khrushchev
Batista
Grau
Machado
Aleman
America
Habanero
Dios
Keys
Tampa
Jacoby
By Oswald Jacoby
John C. Metcalfe
Che
Crosse Tribune
WT Burgess
Ll. Bangsberg
EL. Burgess
J Elien Lokken
Bus
Kenneth F. Teachout
Howard Colvin
Leeward Lee
Maxine Kahler
Luther Wilkied Keefe
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