Three Classes Are Scheduled In La Crosse Fishing Contest
La Crosse sponsors a three class kids fishing event at Pettibone island Lagoon on July 20 with prizes for midgets juniors and seniors. Walter Weigent and committee plan a Wednesday gathering with supervision and safety measures and strict gear rules for the younger age groups. New entry blanks and prize list will be announced before the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plan
la Crosse
Pettibone Island
Paneer State Sportsmen’s Club
Walter Weigent
Tony Freubier
Alfred W. Rice
Weigent
Pettibone Park
Mississippi River
Wisconsin reports rains boost fishing across many counties
State wildlife officials say recent widespread rains in the upper Mississippi valley should improve fishing, with trout and muskies rising in warmer weather. Warnings note low water in many streams, but anglers report strong panfish and walleyed/pike catches in counties including La Crosse Monroe Jackson Buffalo Grant Vernon and Stoddard alongside broader enforcement and conservation notes from the attorney general and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Wisconsin
Coulee
la Crosse County
L. W. Small
Monroe County
John F. Adamski
Jackson County
Werner Radke
Lake Arbutus
Black
Mississippi
Alma
Buffalo County
Robert R. Jones
Grant County
O. J. Valley
Vernon County
D. R. Fiege
E. W. DeMaiffe
West Bengal minister urges end to ghost ration cards
Civil supplies minister C Bhandari asks Calcutta residents to stop using non existent ration cards that enable food theft from nearby rural communities, urging public vigilance to stop the scam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. C. Bhandari
West Bengal
India
Calcutta
Mud Puppy Becomes Dinner for Two Trout
In Lewistown Montana a gun club placed a mud puppy in an aquarium hoping it would metamorphose into a salamander for display. Instead the creature fell to a Loch Leven and a Rainbow trout sharing the tank, vanishing before any change occurred.
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Lewistown
Mont
White to Black: Booby’s Color Change From Fledgling to Adult
The article notes that unlike the snowy owl, which is black when young, the booby starts as snow white and develops a black plumage as it matures into an adult.
Portugal Begins Building First Radio Receivers
Portugal starts production of its first radio receivers at 250 units per month, marking a key step in domestic electronics development and manufacturing capability.
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Portugal
Guided Tours and Lectures at Itasca Park
Itasca state park offers conservation guides for field trips and illustrated lectures three evenings weekly and guided tours three afternoons weekly. Self guiding nature trails from Douglas lodge and the Mississippi headwaters provide varied nature study, with museum exhibits at the picnic grounds and plans for additional museums at St. Croix and Scenic parks. Breckenridge and assistants have completed self guiding trails at Whitewater St. Croix Gooseberry and Scenic Parks.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Itasca State Park
L. E. Fiero
Don Lewis
W. J. Breckenridge
Museum of Natural History
Minnesota University
Douglas Lodge
Mississippi River
Itasca Lake
St. Croix State Park
Scenic Park
Breckenridge
Whitewater
St. Croix
Gooseberry
Scenic State Parks
Conservation Giants Feted in Wisconsin Memorial Dinner
Four conservation giants in Wisconsin history will be honored at a June 30 memorial dinner on the University of Wisconsin campus. Increase A. Lapham Charles R. Van Hise George S. Wehrwein and Aldo Leopold are praised for frontier science land economics and wildlife management. A. W. Schorger will deliver the memorial address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Increase A. Lapham
Charles R. van Hise
Conservation of Natural
George S. Wehrwein
Aldo Leopold
A. W. Schorger
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters
Research Head Appointed at Wisconsin Conservation Department
Cyril Kabat, 34, a former UW athlete and deer and pheasant specialist, was named chief of game research and supervisor of Pittman Robertson cooperative programs. A Stevens Point native and UW graduate, he previously headed the research division and chaired the deer committee while earning grants and fellowships in wildlife management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Cyril Kabat
Aldo Leopold
The
State University
Conservation Commission
Pittman-Robertson Cooperative
Kabat
Stevens Point
Kaebat
Milwaukee
United States Navy
University
Gregory
Los Angeles
State Game Board
Reesearch
Wisconsin
Reesearch Foundation
Man maimed in circus lion encounter at Chateauroux
A man in Chateauroux France lost an arm after stroking a circus lion in a cage to see how the animal would react. The incident attracted attention to risks of handling wild animals in entertainment venues.
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Chateauroux
France
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Badger Sportsmen's Club
Brownsville
Stoddard
Genoa Dam
Ray Kingsbury
Mabel, Minn
Mabel
Ken Baer
U. S. Fish and Wildife Service
U.S. Interior Department
Fort Richardson
Alaska
Matanuska
Fishhook Road
Palmer
Holger S. Larsen
Kennedy Hardware
Anchorage
Larsen
U. S
Dal M. Lemmon
Sacramento
Calif
Donald E. Smith
del Paso Heights
Smith
Albert L. Ford
Yuba City
E. L. Iegler
Charles O. Beachamp
Outlaws
Paul Young
Superior
U. S. Senate Committee On Appropriations
Wildlife Management Institute
Izaak Walton
A. D. Sutherland
Fond du Lac
League
Conservation
Charles E. Broughton
Jim Williams
Broughton
Sheboygan Press
Wisconsin River
Lake Winnebago
Green Bay
Mister Curly
Mister Charles Broughton
Sheboygan
Jos
Irey
Trourth
Tures
Ith Hudson
Hudson
Commodore & Club
Community Motors Complete
Galea Elewire
W.L. A.D
Wudys
Itasca Park
Tribune Madison
Geo. J. Devine, Inc
Sherwin-Williams
SWP
Sherwin-Williams Paints
South Sixth Street
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