Area Recruiters Confer on AF Enlistments in La Crosse
Officials from the Army and Air Force gathered at the Laxale Hotel Tuesday to inspect La Crosse recruiting activities. Lt. Kepner Jr. led the La Crosse sub sec covering 11 Wisconsin counties while Lt. Col. Clark presided and warned of a weekly ceiling as June enlistments surge.
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Army
Air Force
la Crosse
Frank B. Kepner Jr
Wisconsin
Willard H. Clark
Milwaukee
Clark
Alto
Congress
Kepner
Col. Clark
Ludwig N. Ladd
Harold G. Roberts
Madison Area
Viola L. Moeckel
Roger F. Seemeyer
Green Bay Area
Rodney Kelly
Frank J. Horvath
Rice A
Edward F
Wac-War
Navy Skyrocket Flies to 79,000 Feet in Desert Test
The Navy confirmed its Douglas Skyrocket reached more than 79,000 feet in August at Muroc California, after being dropped from a B 29 at 35,000 feet. Douglas test pilot Bill Bridgeman piloted the rocket powered craft to the record breaking altitude, surpassing the 72,394 foot mark set in 1935 by Army balloonists.
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Washington
Navy Today
Desert
Muroc
Calif
Bill Bridgeman
Douglas
Army
Oshkosh and Minneapolis Firms File TV Channel Amendments
The Oshkosh Broadcasting Company filed an amended application for a television station on UHF channel 43 in Oshkosh Wisconsin. The Minneapolis Public Service Corp of St Paul Minnesota filed an amended application for a television station on VHF channel 11.
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Washington
Oshkosh Broadcasting Company
Oshkosh
Wis
Minneapolis Public Service Corp
St. Paul
Demo Woman Ruth Doyle Promotes Women in Government Tour
State legislator Ruth B. Doyle of Dane County campaigns statewide for the Democratic ticket as she visits La Crosse and other cities. The Madison representative, mother of three, highlights increasing women’s political participation ahead of September primaries and November elections.
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Ruth B. Doyle
Dane County
la Crosse
Doyle
Sepember
Madison
Democratic Organizing Committee
Max Bachhuber
Andrew
Frank
Wausau High School
University of Wisconsin
Columbia University
New York
Lake Mills
Wis
Assembly
Legislative Council
Washington, D.C
Library of Congres
Patty
Wisconsin
Sylvia Raible
Chippewa Falls
Britain says Comet jets to fly Atlantic within two years
Sir Miles Thomas chairman of BOAC says Britain's Comet jet airliners will make regular transatlantic flights within two years. He told reporters en route to London that the crossing time will be shortened to five hours.
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Sydney
Nova Scotia
Miles Thomas
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Britain
Miles
London
Cost Price Battle at Core of Steel Dispute
J M Roberts Jr analyzes how cost and price pressures drive the steel clash amid postwar inflation fears. He notes Truman’s options Seizure or Taft Hartley and urges compensation via a Stabilization board while warning that wage and price tensions threaten economic balance and national security.
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Pres. Truman
Congress
Supreme Court
Taft-Hartley
Flashy Welcome for Marine Combat Photographer in Korea
Tech Sgt. Paul F. Shaner, a U S Marine combat photographer, arrived at a forward ground control interceptor squadron in Korea to a flashy reception. A jeep exit was followed by 40 flashbulbs as air scanning gear activated nearby.
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U.S. Marine Air Wing
Korea
Paul F. Shaner
Moral Re Armament Session Closes On Mackinac Island
Delegates from 34 countries wrapped up a 12 day MRA assembly at the Grand Hotel Mackinac Island with 1379 participants. A panel on airline labor relations featured the final day as John Halliburton of Eastern Air Lines hailed the outcomes as miraculous.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
World Assembly For Moral Re-Armament
MRA
Grand Hotel
John Halliburton
Eastern Airlines
Travelers' Aid Society Aids Over 50000 Each Year
The Travelers' Aid Society assists more than fifty thousand people annually, providing support and guidance to travelers and visitors in need across the region.
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The
Travelers’ Aid Society
La Crosse Tribune Office Classified Notice
The La Crosse Tribune lists its post office entry as second class matter on June 23 1904 at La Crosse Wisconsin under the 1879 congressional act.
Science Workshop Enrolls 100 At La Crosse State College
More than 100 students enrolled in the summer session science workshop at La Crosse State College. The course, led by W B Rasmusen, offers experiments, materials, field trips, and outside speakers while awarding two credits minimum. Notable speakers include R L Abbott Donald Kemske W A Wittich Jr Ira Davis. Two institutes are planned June 24 25 and July 10 featuring aviation education and sessions with E Ted Neubauer Gordon Morek Helen Evans and Bell Telephone. Faculty include Marian Hammes Richard Hartley and Milford.
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la Crosse State College
Summersession
W. B. Rasmusen
Rasmusen
R. L. Abbott
Town State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Donald Kemske
Wizard
Nbc-Tv
W. A. Wittich Jr
Bureau of Visual Aids
Ira Davis
University of Wisconsin
Carl Guell
Madison
State Aeronautics Commission
E. Ted Neubauer
The
Trane Company
Gordon Morek
University of Minnesota
Helen Evans
Scott Fores
Hazel Scott the prodigy pianist stuns Carnegie Hall
Hazel Scott born June 11 1920 in Port of Spain Trinidad rose as pianist and singer famed for swinging classics. A child prodigy improvising at age five she scored a big hit in 1938 with Sing Out the News singing Franklin D Roosevelt Jones.
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Hazel
Dorothy) Scott
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Carnegie Hall
Cafe Soiety
Hazel Scott
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jones
Dogs Trained in Switzerland as Rescue Helpers
About 30 Alsatian dogs are undergoing rescue training in Switzerland to honor the legendary St Bernard lineage. Trainers emphasize discipline, scent work, and endurance as the dogs prepare for real search operations.
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Switzerland
St. Bernards
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