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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1952
Page
10
Miami Florida reports a theft wave with a piggy bank containing $27 taken from a desk. A second piggy bank valued at $1,000 belonging to a prominent contractor was also stolen. The listing compiles station schedules and program notes for multiple networks and shows for the day.
WKTY presents 80 year old deputy sheriff May MacAuliffe as special guest on Life Begins at 8 0 Tonight at 7 30 p m. The station plans a five time zone New Year’s Eve parade with music from Bermuda to Hollywood and coverage from 9 50 p m to 2 02 a m including the Sugar Bowl showdown between Georgia Tech and Mississippi University.
In a history section summary, crowds in Britain protested the 11 day shift as Parliament adopted the Gregorian calendar. The piece explains Old Style and New Style dating, Julian versus Gregorian calendars, and notes figures like Franklin and Washington as born under the Julian system. It also traces the calendar’s origins to Pope Gregory XIII and Julius Caesar’s earlier reforms.
Harold T. Pratt Jr. a 29 year old former Penn State tackle uses a plane and a 50 pound motor scooter to cover a week’s territory in three days. He lands to unload the scooter, rides through city streets selling vanilla powder and says the setup frees time for his family. A New Jersey license plate draws attention in New Haven as he explains his journey.
WHLA FM 10.3 lists Wednesday evening through Thursday evening programs. Shows include Organ Melodies Dinnerx Musicale Views Of The News Concert Airs Badger Weekly FM Concert Night News and various morning afternoon encores with weather reports, homemakers, road reports, chapter a day, matinee musicale, and music programs.
To obtain a free copy of the illustrated leaflet on stamps and stamp collecting send a self addressed stamped envelope to Uncle Ray in care of this newspaper.
WKBH NBC presents two major New Year games. At 12 45 p m Philco covers the Cotton Bowl in Dallas with Tennessee coach Bob Neyland sidelined by illness and replaced by assistant Robinson. Rose Bowl coverage follows 3 45 p m from Pasadena hosted by Gillette with NBC.
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