Polly's Pointers column shares homemaking tips and ideas
Polly's Pointers offers concise tips from readers and Polly Cramer. Practical advice covers sewing with hoops for bags, wall hanger ideas from a basketball hoop, reinforcing gift boxes, repurposing drawers for storage, stiffening hair bristles, autograph recipe books for showers, converting high chairs to sleds, weatherproof bulb threads, and reusing ribbon bows. The column invites readers to submit ideas for a chance to win a silver dollar if used.
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The
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General Federation Of Women's Clubs Mid-June Milwaukee Convention
Milwaukee hosts the General Federation of Women's Clubs 72nd annual convention June 10 14 led by Mrs Dexter Otis Arnold with Vice President Lyndon B Johnson addressing June 12 and a full program of international delegates music workshops and panels.
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General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Milwaukee
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Mischa Elman
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Dexter Otis Arnold
General Federation
E. D. Pearce
Miami
Fla
Walter V. Magee
Lakewood
Ohio
Earle A. Brown
Pittsburgh
Guy J. Nelson
Calipatria
Calif
James Scarbro
Montgomery
W. Va
Kubiak wins William T Grant scholarship to La Crosse State
Carol Jean Kubiak daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry J Kubiak of 2134 Grandview Place wins a William T Grant scholarship worth 700 dollars per year to La Crosse State College. She is a junior chemistry major with a math minor and has earned dean’s list honors and a 4.0 GPA last semester.
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Carol Jean Kubiak
Harry J. Kubiak
Grandview Place
William T. Grant
la Crosse State College
W. T. Grant Company
Miss Kubiak
William T. Grant Charitable Foundation
Central High School
National Education Testing Service
Princeton
N.J
Eta Phi Alpha
Anderson Receives Brown MS in Psychology at Commencement
Kenneth Verl Anderson of La Crosse received the MS degree in psychology at Brown University's 195th annual commencement. He was among 228 graduates earning advanced degrees and wrote a thesis on The Effect of Reward Range On Response Latency of Monkeys.
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Providence
R.S
Kenneth Verl Anderson
Kenneth Anderson
Prospect St
la Crosse
Brown University
Anderson
This Week Members Schedule At Temple And Court House
This week notes two events in town: Rebekahs meet at the Odd Fellows temple on Wednesday, and Wilson Colwek appears with the Relief Corp No 2 at 7 30 in the courthouse GAR room on Thursday.
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Wilson Colwek
Relief. Corp No
Gar Room
Corps Hostess Mrs Arthur Thurston Entertains McKinley Corps
Mrs Arthur Thurston of 1622 Lake Shore Drive hosted the William McKinley Relief Corps on a Wednesday evening May 29. Attending were Alberta Loughan Florence Sage Emma Hall Ruth Graf Eva Halverson Agnes Wiskerden Rose Swartz Lenora Wadel Pearl Lachman Lena Moulis Ruth Reiners Daisy Owens Elizabeth Wengyn Blanche Bohland Clara Green Susan Thurston and Belleanice Bohland.
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Arthur Thurston
Lake Shore Drive
William McKinley Relief Corps
Alberta Loughan
Florence Sage
Emma Hall
Ruth Graf
Eva Halverson
Agnes Wiskerden
Rose Swartz
Lenora Wadel
Pearl Lachman
Lena Moulis
Ruth Reiners
Daisy Owens
Elizabeth Wengyn
Blanche Bohland
Clara Green
Susan Thurston
Belleanice Bohland
Braaten announces Ruth Elaine Braaten engagement
Summer plans report Ruth Elaine Braaten and James Marvin Glesne engaged. Ruth Elaine is the daughter of Rev and Mrs M A Braaten of Houston Minnesota and James Marvin Glesne is son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Glesne of Albert Lea Minnesota. Both couples are St Olaf College students and plan a summer wedding after graduation in June.
Engagements announced for Jean Marie Franz and Barbara Crawford
Mrs. Franz of Racine announces the engagement of her daughter Jean Marie Franz to Edward Alexander Rivers of Grand Rapids Michigan. Jean Marie Franz is a Wisconsin State College Eau Claire graduate and a Racine librarian with four years of experience. The wedding is planned for Saturday June 29. In Stoddard Wisconsin Mr. and Mrs. Jess Butterfield announce their granddaughter Barbara Crawford to Gary Bray of Viroqua. The couple will wed Saturday June 22 at Stoddard Methodist Church. Barbara is the daughter of Mrs. A E Sprague of Chaseburg R 1.
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Samuel Franz
Racine
la Crosse
Jean Marie
Edward Alexander Rivers
Grand Rapids
Mich
Miss Franz
Wisconsin State College
Eau Claire
Rivers
Western Reserve University
Stoddard
Wis
Jess Butterfield
Barbara Crawford
Gary Bray
George Bray
Viroqua
Stoddard Methodist Church
A. E. Sprague
Chaseburg
Blair Homemakers to Attend State Convention
Blair Wisconsin chapter of the Future Homemakers of America will be represented at the state convention in Green Lake on June 3 by Delpha Johnson and Janet Kittleson with Mrs. Walter Kling as adviser. Williams baptism noted in Viroqua with grandparents Halmer Williams and Arlene Nelson as sponsor. attendees included family from Chaseburg and Port Townsend.
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E. Lee Ozbirn
Oklahoma City
Chloe Gifford
Lexington
R. J. C. Prout
Minneapolis
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Hinsdale
Oscar A. Ahlgren
Washington, D.C
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Red Oak
Iowa
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Richmond
LaFell Dickinson
West Hartford
Conn
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Baltimore
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Francis J. Plimpton
U.S
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Pierre Pflimlin
Strasbourg
France
Deutscher Hausfrauen Bund
Germany
Frau Lotte Uckermann
Alfred M. Gruenther
American National Red Cross
James T. Quirk
TV Guide
Cleveland Amory
Edward R. Murrow
U.S. Information Agency
Fine Arts Department
John ‘Walker
National Art Gallery
Senator Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
al Air Basic Training Command
Pensacola
Fla
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A. F. C. Johnson
Arnold
Hildegarde
Viroqua
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Port Townsend
Wash
Andreason
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Albert Lea
Minn
Robert Meyers
Mary Beth
R. James
Streamwood
Ill
Wesley Williams
Gary
Gail
Connie
Jo Anne
Kristine
Chaseburg
Stout College Grad Georgine Schaller Rites Held
Georgine Schaller daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Schaller graduated Saturday June 1 from Stout College Menomonie Attending were her parents and her sister Mrs James Sheehy La Crosse
Heuer Silver Wedding Anniversary Open House
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Heuer celebrate their silver wedding anniversary with an open house at St. Pauls Lutheran Church parlors in Bangor Wisconsin. The event runs Sunday June 9 from 2 to 5 p.m.
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Bangor
Wis
Raymond Heuer
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Prescott gas woes dim Barrett's pride in drought run
Prescott oil and gas distributor Connie Barrett faced embarrassment when his vehicle ran dry, leaving him flushed as he sprinted for help amid a fuel shortage in Prescott, Arizona.
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Prescott, Ariz
Connie Barrett
Prescott
Barrett
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