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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1954
Page
7
Open letter by Hal Boyle to Joseph College class of 1954 urges the new graduate to see a vast future with both risk and chance. It notes the world’s uncertainty, the value of a college education, and the obligation to shape a better society despite past disappointments.
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers questions and answers on facts such as why pearls should be worn to maintain luster and how farm population trends peaked in 1916 at 32 percent. It notes the destroyer Higbee remained in service in spring 1954, named for Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee.
Special feature notice inviting readers to obtain Uncle Sam's Almanac 1954. It promises historical facts for every state including origin of names motto flowers trees birds population and area plus governor and congressional details. Coupon offer of 30 cents postpaid through La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau Washington DC.
Norton Wermager a La Crosse welder returned to Greenland for a fourth contract on a North Construction Co government project at Thule Air Base. This marks his tenth international assignment after stints in Canada Kodiak Island Alaska and Guam. He had been home since last fall working at Campion High School Prairie du Chien before answering the call again.
Coast Guardsmen from Sturgeon Bay Brown County sheriff's officers and yachtsmen search for Ed Musbeck operator of a Little Rapids general store who failed to return from a Green Bay fishing trip. He left the Green Bay Yacht club at 2 p.m. Monday and his wife reported his absence after 10 p.m. A 12 foot boat with an outboard powered craft was used in the effort.
A compact lost advertisement urges readers to recover a missing item. It invites contact via the phone number 2-8040 and hints that past scores or successes have occurred through such notices.
National Guard firing squad at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in North Andover Massachusetts performed Memorial Day exercises then spotted a fire in a nearby parked car. They used sand from their helmets to extinguish the blaze.
A large French munitions dump near Saigon’s residential area blew up today. One person was killed and several injured as fires and smoke rose from the depot. Authorities warned explosions could continue for two days amid questions of accident or sabotage.
An advertisement touts Lavoptik Eye Lotion for inflamed and irritated eyes with relief for itching burning and tired eyelids. It claims 42 years of success and a money back guarantee, with an eye cup included and availability at all druggists.
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