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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Page
4
Brownie Scouts gather at Myrick Park for the annual Fly Up program featuring a candlelight ceremony. Sixty Brownies eligible to become Girl Scouts will receive wings from leaders as older Girl and Senior Scouts help with games. Refreshments follow and parents are invited. rain moves the event to the park shelter.
Grover Aloysius Whalen born June 2, 1886 on New York Citys Lower East Side son of a general contractor left law school after his fathers death to run the business. He backed John F Hylan for mayor became Hylans secretary rose to chief posts and Wanamakers general manager served as Jimmy Walkers city greeter and later police commissioner planned New York 1939 Worlds Fair and chaired its presidency. Mayor LaGuardia gave him key wartime posts and Elmer Davis praised his prominence in New York society.
U S circuit court of appeals rules the Securities and Exchange Commission cannot proceed on collusion charges against Otis & Co in the Kaiser Frazer stock issue collapse. The ruling allows action on other grounds while withholding a possible injunction pending new evidence from the SEC. The dispute centers on a $10 million Kaiser Frazer underwritten issue and related lawsuits between Otis and Masterson.
Bangkok reports the Sia mese ministry of education finds many Muslim citizens in the south unaware they share privileges with others. A special Islamic college will be established here with scholarships for promising students to study in Mecca, Arabia.
The air force and navy are negotiating a common designation method to replace varied existing schemes. A proposed approach combines elements from both systems and maintains basic letter codes like B for bomber.
Thirteen Central High School Latin students received achievement certificates at a Wednesday assembly for outstanding work on the 18th annual nationwide Latin examinations. Principal G D Scott presented the awards, with Doris Meyer earning top honors and a gold field pin at the June 9 commencement.
A British music impresario named Rudolf Bing, 47, currently artistic director of the Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama, was appointed managing director of the Metropolitan Opera. He will take over next year, replacing Edward Johnson who retires June 1, 1950. El Salvador in Central America is feeding cows on coffee.
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