4 H Club M Members Plan Exhibits at Intr-State Fair
La Crosse county 4 H club members prep projects for shows Aug 7 11 at the Intr State Fair with entry day Aug 6. Judging contests Aug 7 select reps for the Wisconsin State Fair and include clothing canning crops livestock poultry and dairy with trips to the state fair for high scores. A 4 H band performance and a dress revue follow the grooming contest and a county queen will be crowned Sunday. New art exhibit and 4 H hobbies prizes join livestock poultry and crop displays plus educational booths and Homemakers.
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la Crosse County
Sewtne
Wakelin McNeel
Grace Duffy
Sietant
Medison
Susan
Edith Swarth
4-H Club
Playgrounds Name Champions For City Carnival Program
Readings of playground activities last week highlighted preparations for the city carnival of sports at Isle la Plume. Participation reached 11,927 with 4,920 spectators. totals spanned softball art handicraft storytelling croquet and more.
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Isle la Plume
Roosevelt Playground
Leona Wood
Hood Street Playground
Traps Planned in Wisconsin for Japanese Beetle
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and the state entomologist with local officials and the U S Department of Agriculture plan to place metal insect traps in several cities to detect a possible Japanese beetle infestation. The pest has not been found in Wisconsin, says E L Chambers. Neighboring states show traps can reveal incipient outbreaks early to delay spread.
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State Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Entomology and
Wisconsin
E. L. Chambers
Peach supply urged for homemakers to buy early
In La Crosse, members of the food distributive trade and George W Schaller urge housewives to take early advantage of the peach surplus now reaching retailers. The nation’s peach belt faces marketing a crop of 82,838,000 bushels, the second largest in history, with 1946 yields only one percent below the all time record.
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la Crosse Coun
George W Schaller
Agricultural Conservation Committee
Finger Lakes Seen as Handprint of Great Spirit
In Indian Legend the Finger lakes in New York are described as the imprint left by the hand of the Great Spirit. This belief ties the lake system to a sacred origin and regional landscape.
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Finger Lakes
New York
French Seek Death Penalty for Nazis in War Crimes Trial
French Prosecutor Charles Dubost urged the death penalty for the two top Germans in the Nuremberg war crimes case. He argued the verdict must be just and pitiless, acknowledging shades of guilt but insisting the least guilty may deserve the death penalty. Justice Jackson and Sir Hartley Shawcross had summarized for the US and UK, with Russia to respond.
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Mernberg
Germany
Charles Dubost
War Crimes Tribunal
Dubost
Robert H. Jackson
Hartley Shawcross
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Bevin in Ill Health Rumored to Quit Foreign Secretary Post
London reports Ernest Bevin, tired and ill, may resign as British foreign secretary though no official confirmation exists. A Foreign Office source says he is recovering and could attend the Paris peace conference in about a week, with Prime Minister Attlee slated to take his place.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Foreign Office
Bevin
Paris
Attlee
Hiroshima Plans Three Day Atomic Observance
Hiroshima citizens plan a three day program starting August 5 to mark the 1945 atomic bombing that killed about 100000. The event includes a citizens peace and reconstruction rally and folk dances. On August 6 at 8 15 a m sirens will sound for a minute of silent prayer.
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Hiroshima
Mills Bros Elephant Circus to Exhibit at Salzer Airport
The Mills Bros circus comes to Salzer airport Losey boulevard Tuesday under the American Legion. Buffalo Ben a 94 year old ex plainsman and Indian scout leads acts with cowboys and cowgirls from California including roping riding and western displays. Also featured are the Leininger troupe Eddie Frisco the tight man on a loose wire the Jacksons on bars Martha Hagerman revolving trapeze Rehee Ben Mohammed Arabian acrobatic act Big Burma the pachyderm and many trained animals. Shows run 2 and 8 pm with doors at 1 and 7 pm.
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Mills Bros. Circus
Salzer
Losey Boulevard
American Legion
Buffalo Ben
California
Martha Hagerman
Rehee Ben Mohammed
Big
Burma
MacArthur Favors Teacher Pay Raise in Japan Budget
General MacArthur's HQ called the proposed teacher pay raises in the new government budget tangible evidence of democratization of education in Japan. Teachers threatened resignations unless immediate steps ensured equality with other government employees.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Service Wives Meet in La Crosse August Club Meetings
La Crosse Service Wives and Mothers club invites all members to August meeting Thursday evening at the Eagles' club rooms Fifth and King. Natalie De Clute, president, notes surprise business and lunch. Navy Mothers' club plans Friday evening in Odd Fellows hall Third and Fourth streets, with Commander Alma Havens and Mrs. Bessie Riley reporting on the New York national convention. Both gatherings begin at 8 p.m.
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la Crosse Service Wives and Mothers Club
Eagles’ Club
Fifth
King Streets
Natalie de Clute
Navy Mothers’ Club
de Clute
Odd Fellows Hall
South Fourth Street
New York
Alma Havens
Bessie Riley
More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH
An advertisement promotes FASTEETH an improved alkaline powder sprinkled on upper and lower plates to hold them firmer with no gummy taste or sour feel. It claims to reduce plate odor and provide faster comfort, urging readers to buy at drug stores.
Iron Lung contestant plays by mirror to win third
Iron lung paralytic Fred Snite Jr of Chicago played his cards through a mirror to finish third in a central Minnesota American contract bridge tournament in Little Falls. He arrived in a specially equipped trailer from Minocqua Wisconsin, teamed with Leonard Hawkins of Minocqua. Winners were Mr and Mrs J J Bowers of Fargo North Dakota.
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Little Falls
Minn
Fred Snite, Jr
Chicago
Minnesota
Minocqua
Wis
Leonard Hawkins
J. J. Bowers
Fargo
N. D
Milwaukee man chosen Wisconsin Marine Corps league commandant
Joseph Brewer, Port Washington postmaster, was elected commandant of the Wisconsin department of the Marine Corps league at the organizational meeting yesterday. Other officers named include L S Peterson Racine Lawrence P Becker Green Bay James Goodman Milwaukee Russell Singles Milwaukee James Rice Milwaukee and William Brewer Milwaukee in the new slate.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Joseph Brewer
Port Washington
Wisconsin Department of the Marine Corps League
L. S. Peterson
Racine
Lawrence P. Becker
Green Bay
James Goodman
Russell Singles
James Rice
William Brewer
Local Youth Delegates Chosen for Methodist Gatherings
Six central district delegates from Wisconsin attend national Methodist youth conference in Grand Rapids Michigan August 22 to 27. La Crosse pair Arlene Tank and Kenneth Teachout join Marjorie Holmes Robert Cook Keith Bell and Virginia Nicolai from Loyal Unity Reedsburg Kendall. George Aumock of Onalaska also elected to regional youth training school in Clear Lake Iowa August 2 to 22. Befana note adds Santa Claus reference.
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la Crosse
Arlene Tank
Mississippi Street
Kenneth Teachout
George Street
Central District Methodist
Methodist
Grand Rapids
Mich
Central District
Camp Bradfield
Marjorie Holmes
Loyal
Robert Cook
Unity
Keith Bell
Reedsburg
Virginia Nicolai
Kendall
George Aumock
Onalaska
Clear Lake
North Central Jurisdictional Conference of the
Methodist Church
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
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Ronney Lerke
Larry Rhead
Mary Ross
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St. Joseph's Playground
Nickie Olson
Logan Playground
Big Burma
Mills Bros
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Nelson Clothing
Riviera Theatre
Gordon Helekle
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