Ike Shop Ready For Campaign Ike buttons fuel second bid
In New York William Y Ruxton reopened The Ike Shop selling I Like Ike souvenirs tied to Eisenhower’s second nominating bid. The shop offers pins napkins cards and other items while Ruxton pursues new merchandise and an invention a race track betting machine. He runs the venture on consignment and aims to avoid excess stock after Election Day.
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New York
Nea
William Y
Ruxton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Gen. Eisenhower
Citizens For Eisenhower Committee
Xaw Ruxton
Ike
Eizenhower Committees
Ike” Bell
John Roosevelt
First Ticket Charge for Baseball Debut in 1859
The first admission to a baseball game was charged on July 20 1859 at a Brooklyn versus New York match held at the Fashion Race Course on Long Island.
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Brooklyn
New York
Fashion Race Course
Long Island
La Crosse Tribune Inbound as Second Class Matter
The La Crosse Tribune was entered as second class matter on June 24, 1904, at the La Crosse Wisconsin Post Office under the 1879 Act of Congress.
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la Crosse
Wis
La Crosse Tribune Publishing Information and Rates
Editorial staff and departments listed for The La Crosse Tribune with office locations in La Crosse Wisconsin. Advertising, circulation, and production personnel named. Delivery and mail subscription rates specified for 75 mile and extended ranges with advance payment requirements.
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R. L. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
Alfred W. Rice
Leonard Lee
Howard Colvin
Maxine Kahier
Luther Wilkins
A. E. Teachout
Ed Keefe
E. L. Burgess
la Crosse Tribune
4Th and
Cass Streets
la Crosse
Wis
Tribune
Lee
Associated Press
Sunday Tribune
Carrier Boy
Hydrogen weapons to be fielded by 1959 test range plans
The Air Force and AEC will start final development of a new family of small hydrogen weapons in Nevada this fall. Tests aim to perfect warhead shapes for supersonic delivery by planes and missiles, with a 10,000 square mile range sought for all services by 1959.
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Washington
NEA
U.S. Air Force and Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Pacific
U.S
AEC
Nevada Proving Ground
Alfred D. Starbird
Division of Military Applications
House of Representatives Interior Committee
Air Force
Las Vegas
Starbird
Pentagon
Navy
Congress
Pet Boa Returns To Orange Home After Disappearing
Five foot boa constrictor Conrad is back with the Ernest Hofmanns in Orange New Jersey after a week away. Hofmann, a reptile enthusiast, believed the snake hid under flooring while shedding. He ripped up floor sections and found Conrad partly shed and safe. The Hofmanns celebrated the reunion with relief and a plan for a future meal.
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Orange
N.J
Conrad
Ernest Hofmanns
Hofmann
Hofmanns
Summer Teen Dances Schedule From City Recreation
The city recreation department releases the summer schedule for Swing Shanty five Hive teenage dances. Dances run 8 30 to 11 30 p m at Central High School Logan High School on selected dates from June 15 to July 27.
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City Recreation Department
Central High School
Logan High School
Central
Logan
Six Difficult Tests For Wisconsin Truck Road Race
Six skill tests will challenge 40 plus drivers Saturday and Sunday June 23 24 at the Marathon County Fairgrounds Wausau The tests include Serpentine Offset Alley Parallel Parking Alley Dock Straight Line and Diminishing Clearance Entrants must pass written exams Friday night The road to finals is conducted by the Wisconsin Truckers Safety Council with the Motor Carriers Assn Wisconsin Council of Safety and State Motor Vehicle Department Open to the public.
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Wausau
Donald J. Forcey
Steffke Freight Co
George Nequette
Central Wisconsin Motor Transport, Inc
Wisconsin Rapids
Marathon County Fairgrounds
Wisconsin Truckers’ Safety Council
Motor Carriers Assn
Wisconsin Council of Safety and
State Motor Vehicle Department
Tax Cost Doubled in Wisconsin School Districts
The Public Expenditure Survey of Wisconsin reports the tax cost per pupil rose to 252.52 dollars last year from 240.86 the year before. It notes the 1945-46 figure was 123.10 dollars, indicating a substantial decade rise.
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Madison
Public Expenditure Survey of
Wisconsin
18 Proposals For Sales Tax Rejected In 25 Years
Wisconsin records show 18 explicit sales tax proposals offered in 25 years with little legislative backing. Democrats authored most, with Progressives and Republicans also involved. The lone approved measure was a 1947 referendum on a veterans bonus financed by a 3 percent sales tax, voted down 825,990 to 258,497. The last specific proposal was in 1951 for a 2 percent levy to fund education, defeated in the Assembly.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Legislative Reference Service
Wisconsin
Assembly
Heavenly lighthouses seen as stars reveal distances
An astronomer describes a lighthouse in the heavens as a star whose brightness indicates distance. Three new lighthouses have been discovered in the heavens recently, astronomers report.
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Calif
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Igular
Burlington Fabrics
Fabric Oxford
Argyles
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