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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1954
Page
7
A noted meteorologist notes broad disagreement among scientists on what natural action causes rain. The piece discusses rainfall patterns, the rise of Western water use, and the advent of rain makers using silver iodide and carbon dioxide, while warning that artificial rain can be unpredictable and untested.
Hollywood union leaders say television would cause unemployment without telefilm. Variety survey shows nearly half of Hollywood workers in telefilm, with film programming now exceeding live shows on US TV. Six of the ten most popular shows originate in Hollywood, and new telefilm projects include Voice of the West and City Detective renewals.
The piece surveys show business chatter from a Gotham recording session with Marguerite Piazza and TV anecdotes about Jack Paar, Ed Murrow, and CBS. It recalls Piazza on a two night show with TV skits, Murrow's Catskills visit prepping Rocky Marciano and Ezzard Charles, and the early careers of Eddie Fisher, Jerry Ross, and Richard Adler making waves in music and Broadway.
At the Brussels car show Britain displayed 26 cars to top the exhibit, while the United States followed with 20. The event highlighted national showcases in a regional auto display.
The English novelist Bryher, famed for Roman Wall, visited Kurt and Helen Wolff of Pantheon publishers. She discusses her forthcoming book on early clashes among Picts and Irish in the Scilly Isles, plus her Pakistan trips documenting classical ruins along a fragile frontier. She notes literary friends and memories of Hilda Doe and Sylvia Beach.
In Berlin, First Selectman John W. Graham sought a larger appropriation to cover taxes on land the town owns in Middletown. The board of finance had approved a $3 allotment, but the tax bill came to $3.58, prompting action.
A whimsical note imagines Aunt Het Sue shunning liquor as she cherishes tea. It suggests that under pressure she might forsake vice if it were as essential as her cup of tea. The piece plays on vows and temptations in a light, domestic tone.
Norman Hartnell, born June 12, 1901 in London, is celebrated as a premier dressmaker to the British royal family since 1938. He designed Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding dress in 1947 and coronation gown in 1953, earning global fashion influence and ownership of a large perfume business. He began as a dressmaker in 1923 after borrowing money.
A gray and white cat named Muggsy with seven toes on each paw woke Mrs. Cecil Baker during an electrical storm when a high tension wire fell and sparks flew. The next night Muggsy woke her again as a warehouse fire became visible, notifying the power company and leading to police reporting the blaze.
In Brunswick Maine Mr and Mrs Dove Albert Gange named their first child Dove Albert. They continued the PD AG pattern with six more children adding David Alfred Dennis Armand Daniel Arthur Doris Ann Donald Anthony and Dominic Andre, aged 5 to 8 months.
Louis W Adolph H. Bohan awakened by pounding on his loan company door admits police who arrest a man found hiding in the basement. Officers report a smashed front window, alarm sounding, and the safe handle forced off with hammer and iron bar during the burglary.
Dr. Jordan explains anemia as a possible sign of serious disease or easily corrected, stressing physician care. It covers secondary anemia from blood loss, iron treatment, tracking hidden hemorrhages, pernicious anemia once fatal now treatable with liver and vitamin B-12. Transfusions can be lifesaving in severe cases.
By using mechanical harvesting, Scotland now can produce about 1 million tons of seaweed annually. The development marks a significant boost for the industry, signaling expanded supply capacity and potential export opportunities.
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