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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1947

Page

3

Playground Week At Copeland Sees Nine Thousand Attend

Six thousand eight hundred seventy four people participated in week long playground activities with two thousand eight hundred seventy eight spectators joining for a total attendance of nine thousand seven hundred fifty two. Softball led as the popular pastime while puppetry interest and a Copeland checker tournament featured in events planned by Dorothy and M G Pelton with stories and character work by Josephine Miller scheduled for Thursday.

Copeland Dorothy M. G. Pelton Josephine Miller North Side Center Hogan Re Ton Toby Towsen Gary Betz Ken Betz Bill Breidel Jim Brey Buddy Buelow Red Clark Tom Frey Dick Hackett Jack Hackett Norm Haddad Paula Larry Holberg Jim Lewin Dick Lonkoski Ronnie Love Mike Michaelson Eugene Priedel Bownie Saynor Connie Smith de Vere Tryggestad Jim Wartinbee

Volunteer Firemen’s Mixup Leaves Trailer a Total Loss

In Angels Camp California the 20 man volunteer fire department rushed to Charles Kendall’s blazing house trailer but found no trucks to battle the flames. Fire Chief James Twisselman explained the trucks were moved to an auxiliary building last week and volunteers assumed earlier arrivals had taken them.

Community Plays, Sports and Charity Notes

Activities at Hogan and Lincoln Wesley Beranek guide week of youth programs including softball practice, midget teams, a parade, fashion show, and nature study. Roosevelt and West avenue teams schedule tournaments while a local charity highlights a ten year old girl Mary Ann and fund drive chaired by La Crosse sponsors.

Copeland Curtis Allen Grant Allen Leo Barrett Bob Christianson Billy Cline Richard Fig Basil Garvin Ronald Garvin Y Graff Raymond Graff de Vere Hansen Gerald Hendrick Sylvester Karis Ray Knut Donald Lachman Richard Cakénder Harland Marberg Bryce Marco Thomas McGuire Donald Nelson Gary Pe South Avenue Playground Ellen Lyga John Fleis South Avenue West Avenue Washington Johnny Price Larry Jack Ahead Gary Steinhoff Daisy Jeanore Jenson Helen Pavela Donna Janet Ross Children's Service Society Mary Ann Children’s Service Society Smiths la Crosse County Harold F. Stein Paul J. Morris Howard L. Aiken R. C. Rice Harry Blair Frances Burgess N. Miles L. Erickson Samuel Fellows George W. Hall George Hoel J. T. McCallum C. F. Midelfort G. R. Reay Otto M. Schlabach Edith C. Swarthout John Ward Linwood Widrick la Crosse Odel N. Ekern Holmen H. W. Dawdy Onalaska Linus T. Roehm West Salem

Predict Less Pork This Fall

CHICAGO heavy pig losses in spring blamed on weather disease and many young sows. Experts warn fall pork supply will drop with fewer pigs and potential long shortages. Figures from American veterinary association national livestock producers association Iowa State College suggest viral infection and iron deficiency as contributing factors.

Chicago American Veterinary Medical Association Corn E. L. Quaife Iowa State College

Tex Beneke to perform Senorita on WKBH NBC Supper Club

Norman Layden, longtime Glenn Miller arranger, wrote the instrumental Senorita to debut on the Supper Club broadcast on WKBH NBC tonight at 9. Layden shifts from arranging others to his own composition.

Tex Beneke Wkbh-Nbc Norman Layden Glenn Miller

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