Change Name Of Advertising Firm In City
William H. Jefferson announced the Hugo Frank firm has become Jefferson Advertising. Jefferson, named art director on return from army service, bought the agency in August 1946 and will keep the former leadership structure. The firm, recognized by national bureaus, plans to expand staff and maintain the same policy.
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William H. Jefferson
Hugo-Frank Company
Jefferson Advertising Agency
Jefferson
Indianapolis Academy of Advertising
William H. Block
Binge
Indianapolis
Chicago
U.S. Mission Chief Meets Greek Premier in Athens
Maj. Gen. William G. Livesay, head of the U.S. military mission, conferred with Premier Dimitrios Maximos for over an hour in Athens on Saturday. Officials believed Maximos outlined Greece's current situation from the government's perspective.
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Athens
Wiliam G. Livesay
U. S
Dimitrios Maximos
Maximos
Greece
City replaces 32-year-old fire engine with modern unit
La Crosse city dispatches its 32 year old fire engine from No 5 station at 1220 Denton street after it completes its service July 20. The new $11 000 engine with 1000 gallons per minute capacity, enclosed cabin and powerful 12 cylinder motor arrives this week to take its place.
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Tribune
Rhotos
la Crosse
Joseph C. Houska
George Hanson
Common Council
Houska
Council
Denton Street
No. 5
Wek
Paul W. Mahoney
George N. Bedessem
Frank Kohn
William Torrance
Burt C. Smith
Pathan Bradfield
Bradfield
Cap. R. M. Kearns
Kalamazoo
Labor News Week Schedule and PAC Call
CIO labor brief lists meetings this week with locals 14 395 and 121 across UAWA and UFEWA. It argues the Taft Hartley bill harms workers, urges members to back PAC and pressure Senators McCarthy and Wiley, calling for a 1947 contribution drive to fund political organization for 1948 elections.
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UAWA
Featwe
Ye Laceme County Selection Council
Awa
UFEWA
Truman
House
Senate
Joseph McCarthy
Alexander Wiley
Congress
CIO
PAC
America
Philip Murray
Firemen To Entertain 2 State Conventions In City
La Crosse will host two state firemen meetings in August. The Wisconsin Paid Firemen’s Association meets Aug 4–5 at the Labor temple with its 39th annual convention. The Wisconsin State Association of Fire Fighters meets Aug 6–7 at the same venue for its 12th statewide gathering.
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City
Edward Sciborski
la Crosse
Sciborski
Bernard Gettelman
Milwaukee
R. M. Schiabach
la Cross
Earl Henry
Madison
Elmer Schoen
Green Bay
George J. Henningfeld
Racine
Robert Wood
Shorewood
William Hawke
Wausau
George H. Hlava
Oshkosh
Herb Burnhouse
Adolph Orstad
Superior
Labor Temple
Wisconsin State Association of Fire Fighters
Earl Aoe
All Gf Relatives Can Now Visit In Germany
In Frankfurt Germany the Army widened visiting rules for American soldiers in Germany to allow 15 day visits by cousins mothers in law or other relatives by blood or marriage. Previously only close relatives with over 50 percent dependency were permitted.
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Germany
Frankfurt
President Truman speech prompts closer Americas ties
The article comments on Truman's Canada address and the Good Neighbor Policy. It notes hopes to show benefits before emergencies push collective action and mentions sending battleships to Latin America as a gesture. It also highlights La Crosse summer programs and local business ads.
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Truman
Canada
Americas
White House
Latin America
Golf balls hold about one and a half tons of internal pressure
A historical note explains golf balls contain an internal pressure near one and a half tons, illustrating the high pressure inside modern golf ball cores and the engineering behind their durability.
Army rejects twenty percent of local enlistment applicants
M Sat. John P. Mitrega, La Crosse zone supervisor, says about 20 percent of applicants for the U S regular army in the area are rejected for physical mental or administrative reasons. National rate runs about 38 percent. Those who meet the standards may pursue a career with benefits including education adventure travel and potential officer training with details available at the La Crosse recruiting office and sub stations.
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U. S
M. Sat
John P. Mitrega
la Crosse
Mitrega
South Fourth Street
Siam Divorces Grounded on Husbands Infidelity Only
New Siamese divorce laws allow dissolution on grounds of husbands infidelity while wives remain bound, reflecting gender unequal grounds for divorce. The reform shifts procedure but preserves male fault as the sole basis for ending marriage.
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Siam
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Oneee Cup
Young
Young - Jeweler
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Linker Bldg
Weyerhaeuser
Lieder Lumber & Coal Co
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CIO Labor News
L. H. Seeman
Seemann Lumber & Coal Co
Sefmann
Army
Hoeschler
Enage
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