Naval Reserve Scores Second in Ninth District
La Crosse naval reserve unit placed second in field board No. 5 and the ninth district with 88.42 per cent. Sheboygan led with 89.86 per cent as the top overall in district competition among 235 divisions. Lieut. R. L. Borst, commander, announced 20 local reserve slots are open for non veterans alongside a 200 member complement.
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Naval Reserve
Ninth Naval District
R. L. Borst
Sheboygan
Borst
Nicolet Statue Project Moves Forward After 14 Year Gap
The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the Jean Nicolet memorial will be erected on a bluff site overlooking Red Banks on Green Bay. Sculptor Sidney Bedore was hired, the plaster model cast in bronze, and dedication planned for this summer. Original supporters John Callahan Robert Dessureau and Harold T. S. Shannon expected to attend.
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Wisconsin State Historical Society
Highway 57
Red Banks
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Capitol
Madison
Highway Department
Sidney Bedore
John Callahan
Robert Dessureau
Harold T. S. Shannon
Historical Society
City offers broad musical vacation for youth program
La Crosse recreation department unveils the largest city summer program for stringed instruments woodwinds and all band and choral groups. Free instruction runs 9 to 11 45 a m daily with multiple ensembles including a city augmented swing band directed by Leigh Elder and William Baker.
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Leigh Elder
William Baker
Donna Hahn
University of Wisconsin
Longfellow
Washburn
Logan Auditorium
Elder
Miss Hahn
Walter Lowry
Kenneth Sterandt
Storandt
Baker
Central High
Central High School
Lowry
Washburn School
Ask Marriage Advice From Bishop On Marrying Britons
Dr H E Wynn bishop of Ely advises vicars to ask before marrying a British citizen and an alien. He warns about legal and social complications and urges cautious pastoral guidance in interethnic unions.
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H. E. Wynn
Ely
Balloonist lands in England after Knocke ascent
Balloonist M. Van der Straeten rose at Knocke during a liberation celebration but was blown to sea and landed near the Norman castle of Orford in England. British officials, trusting his tale, granted him leave to land in England after the accidental voyage.
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Knocke
Ostend
Belgium
M. van der Straeten
England
Orford
Enrollment Tops Six Weeks Summer Term at Local College
La Crosse State Teachers College reports 593 students in a six week summer session, with 454 men and 139 women across departments including Elementary Rural Secondary Education Physical Education and Special. Training School draws 115 children with Mrs Alton Johnson directing a rural one room school for 30 students.
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Alton Johnson
La Crosse County Teachers to Tour Local Industries
La Crosse city and county teachers will skip the afternoon of September 12 for a Business and Education day to tour local businesses. A tentative program includes a briefing at Vocational School, industry visits, a summary session, and a dinner. About 125 firms were invited to participate and details on transportation and plant visits will be coordinated by a steering committee led by M. G. Batho.
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la Crosse
Washburn Auditorium
Chamber of Commerce
M. G. Batho
W. O. Hanson
John Padesky
Elvin Hall
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Ross Conner
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Paul B. White
Jean Nicolet
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Logan
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Dial
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Adesky Fruit House
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