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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
5
In a mailbag column observations note that a New Orleans church gained about forty four percent in attendance after installing air conditioning. Other tidbits include judo limits, cabbage juice for ulcers, peanut butter for invalids, and curious historical quips.
The Bald Boy humor piece traces attempts to camouflage thinning hair with mustaches and styles, noting diet and vanity, as the narrator weighs aging, genetics, and medical advice in a light personal essay from 1957.
Miami Arizona Friday announced a further cut in copper production bringing total curtailment to 20 percent of previous output. The move cites excessive unsold copper as the reason and marks the first reduction since April. From 1954 output 49,672 tons, the curtailment equals about 625 tons per month.
Chris M. Schonberg pianist and composer of hits such as Darling and Neath a Blanket of Stars died yesterday at age 66 in Culver City California. Doctors cited a coronary thrombosis as the cause. Schonberg led the first nightclub orchestra in Los Angeles and was among the first to perform at the Cocoanut Grove when it opened in 1921.
Royce Hutchens of La Farge and Sterling J Standiford of Tomah enlisted in the United States Marine Corps for three years at the recruiting station in the 304 Federal Building. Hutchens is son of Lloyd Hutchens R. 2 La Farge and Standiford is son of Mr and Mrs. B J Standiford R. 1 Tomah.
A reflective aphorism hints at optimism during setbacks. It imagines progress by reversing the usual notion of falling and considers where one would stand if the fall had propelled growth.
Green Bay ends a two week carpenters strike at the new stadium project. Earl Granberg announces a one year contract with George Hougard for a 25 cent an hour raise. Stadium designed for 32000 plus seats will host the Packers opener against the Bears on Sept 29.
The United Evangelical Lutheran Church welcomed four new congregations into membership at its national convention in Racine. New congregations are in Graettinger Iowa two in East Whittier California and St. Paul Nebraska. Eight ministers were ordained including Donald Olsen of Racine and Mark Thomsen of Denmark. Three hundred delegates from the U S and Canada attended as Blair Nebraska was chosen for the 1958 convention site.
Tokyo based socialists rally about 3000 denouncing the Girard case and US troop presence. They demand scrapping the security treaty and withdrawal of all American servicemen. A key witness in the Girard case signs a confession after a street fight, potentially weakening the prosecution.
Reports from Vienna indicate communist papers and Western diplomats warn of money devaluation fears triggering panic buying in the Soviet Union and satellites. Pravda denied an official ruble devaluation and scolded citizens for rushing to stores like scared rabbits and fools. ČSSR and Hungary papers blame hostile elements for spreading rumors.
Andrew Fortuna an American turncoat who lived in Red China for 32 years arrived in Hong Kong and said he left due to homesickness He will sail to the United States tonight Fortuna a former Michigan GI from Tonia Michigan was the eighth of 21 American POWs who refused repatriation after the Korean War One died in China He avoided answering a question about communism and described his stay as pleasant then said he was going home for personal and family reasons
106 million policyholders rely on life insurance as a broad form of thrift and the industry states its duty is to protect the purchasing power of the dollar for policyholders and all citizens.
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