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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1950
Page
14
Alma Center Wisconsin hosts its annual Strawberry festival with the town’s largest program yet a morning kiddie parade at 11 o clock and child activities including bubble gum contests rope climbing sack races and a chicken release. Sundays plan for a huge parade baseball game and other events was trimmed by bad weather.
Agnes Kasperzak won with 4 250 votes among eight candidates to be named Strawberry Queen at Alma Center events. Doris Hohn placed second with 1 730 votes and Nathella McLaughlin third with 1 375 votes, while Alice Sheffer earned honorable mention.
General MacArthur described Americas defense posture in Asia as serious but not hopeless and urged swift aid to Formosa and Southeast Asia. The three hour talks with Secretary Johnson and General Bradley covered a Japanese peace treaty and U. S. bases in Japan as part of Far Eastern policy decisions. East meets West in a London wedding as Miss East marries Mr West.
The Socialist party elected Alex O. Ruffing as state chairman at its Wisconsin convention in Milwaukee. He succeeds Mayor Frank Zeidler. The slate includes Edwin W. Knappe for U S senator and William O. Hart for governor, with several others elected to executive positions. The party reaffirmed cooperative ownership of production and distribution. Maynard C. Krueger spoke on labor and union forecasts.
Activists urge voters to support a new third party breaking away from the two dominant groups. Organizers cite dissatisfaction with policy gridlock and want broader representation in government. The movement gathers endorsements from local leaders and skeptics warn of splitting votes.
A swan mother died after two of her cygnets attacked her on the Granta in Cambridge Eay. The brood of twelve hatched last year included the attackers. Poundmaster W G Clee described one cygnet perched on the back and the other pecking at the head in an attempt to drown her.
The Associated Press reports a six month world censorship study showing some easing in the Middle East but new or tighter controls across large populations. Authoritarian regimes use unobjective reporting charges to expel foreign press, while several nations retain broad press freedom despite official pressure.
Pfunder's Tablets promise quick soothing relief from stomach ulcers indigestion gas heartburn and distress caused by excess stomach acid. Manufactured by F H Pfunder Ph G the formula uses medically proven ingredients and claims over 100 million tablets sold in 25 years with a money back guarantee.
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