Pig Club Picnic Draws 400 At Myrick Park In La Crosse
The 34th La Crosse Pig Club picnic at Myrick Park drew about 400 attendees including 400 boys and girls and their families. Winners received purebred pigs with a policy to return a gift next year. Speakers praised the club for advancing livestock breeding amid farming shifts.
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Pig Club
Myrick Park
la Crosse
Hake
Henry M. Becker
Anna Klos
Coon Valley
Clarence Strittmaier
Bangor
John J. Hake
James Waldenberger
Roland Wolfe
Onalaska
Lauren
Jewel Theft Suspect Released To State
Jefferson City Missouri governor Forrest Smith ordered Wisconsin to transfer Robert L. Williams for prosecution on jewel theft charges. Williams faces accusations as one of three men who stole 12 diamond rings valued at 3830 from R B Anger Co Oshkosh and three rings worth 579 from E W Parker Jewelry in Madison. The thefts occurred in Kansas City May 17 and Williams is free on bond with a hearing set next Tuesday in Kansas City.
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Jefferson City
Forrest Smith
Wisconsin
Robert L. Williams
Williams
R. B. Anger Co
Oshkosh
E. W. Parker
Madi‘ay
Kansas City
Mann Act passage Captured in Early 1910s Debate
The Mann Act commonly known as the white slave act was enacted by Congress in 1910 addressing human trafficking and transportation across state lines for immoral purposes.
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Congress
Demos Set Sessions At Stevens Point Here
Two district meetings of the Democratic party were scheduled by the state organizing committee. Seventh district members will meet at Stevens Point on Sunday with Carl W. Thompson and James E. Doyle helping chart the campaign. La Crosse district meets Tuesday with Lucey and others.
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Madison
Wis
Democratic Party
State Organizing Committee
Stevens Point
Carl W. Thompson
Stoughton
James E. Doyle
la County
la Crosse
Addit
Thompson
The Machine Gun’s Role in World War I Warfare
The machine gun emerged as the era’s deadliest weapon, its use expanding rapidly during World War I and reshaping combat across fronts.
Our Children Nothing Like Song to Liven Dull Lives
Angelo Patri argues children sing for joy not technique and should choose their own songs. He notes assembly songs hinder expression and that letting kids sing popular tunes reduces tension and boosts morale. He cites glee clubs and names songs, urging mass access to singing and offering his leaflet P-9 for five cents.
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New York
Old Man River
Kentucky
Children’s Service society appeals for boarding homes
Letters sent from La Crosse county by the Chil dren's Service society committee chaired by Paul J. Morris draw responses. The society places children in carefully chosen boarding homes under trained social workers to provide acceptance and firmness while guiding them toward return home or adoption. Last year 204 boarding homes cared for agency children with 297 free and adoption homes and 12 wage homes.
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la Crosse County
Children's Service Society
Paul J. Morris
Fuiay
Children’s Service Society
Mrs. Mason
Howard L. Aiken
R. C. Rice
Harry Blair
Frances Burgess
N. George DeDakis
George W. Hall
George Hoel
J. T. McCallum
C. F. Midelfort
Otto M. Schlabach
Harold F. Stein
Edith C. Swarthout
John Ward
Linwood Widrick
la Crosse
Odell N. Ekern
Holmen
George D. Reay
Onalaska
Linus T. Roehm
West Salem
Morris
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Wisconsin
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Donald Hesselberg
Rockland
Arthur Clements
Marvin Schroeder
Bernadine Servais
Allen Sprain
David Miller
Sylvester Clements
Betty Jean Tracey
Kenneth Brudos
Richard Witte
Mindoro
Arlan Parmenter
Norma Jean Huber
Phyllis Strittmaier
Melvin Kneifl
Adolph Johnson
James Olson
Russell Davis
Rita Pfaff
Agnes Scholze
Fred Schomberg
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W. D. Orton
Ed Coughlin
Sam Fellows
W. A. Ahlstrom
H. J. Marcotte
William Bonadurer
the National Bank
George E. Krause
William Doerflinger Co
Newbury’s Men’s Wear
E. R. Barron Co
State Bank
V. Tausche Hardware Co
Tillman Brothers
Batavian Bank
la Crosse Tribune
Bodega Lunch Club
Pure Foods Products
M. Erickson, Bakery
G. Heileman Brewing Co
Northern States Power Co
la Crosse Amusement Co
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Fantle’s Fifth Avenue
A. Grams
St.Joseph
N.boehm CO
Perlelist Od
Tribune
Bernadette Strittmater
Phyllis
Barre Mills
Don Ausman
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Walt Goodie
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By Angelo Patri
Old Virginny
Glee Club
Sylvia
Patri
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Padesky Fruit House
Main St
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