Adams Family Treasures On Display At Smithsonian Exhibit
Smithsonian exhibit showcases John Adams and John Quincy Adams era relics. Items include Abigail Adams china, Sevres dinner service, Meissen ware, glassware, and letters between family members. The collection spans major stages of family life with notes from ambassadors and a retirement letter. The Lincoln Highway is noted as over 3300 miles long.
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Washington
John Adams
United States
John Quincy Adams
Adams
Smithsonian Institution
Abigail Adams
White House
Presient
Abigail
China
Meissen
Dead Sea
Thomas Boyleston Adams
Holland
England
Mother of 13 Earns Two Year Rural Teaching Certificate
Mrs Hugh Bruley of Shamrock Wisconsin completes a two year rural teaching certificate at La Crosse State College as she raises thirteen children. She began college in 1918 and has balanced farm life, family duties, and church work with summer studies. Her eldest son Warren is a patrolman and several other children hold jobs or are in school.
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la Crosse
Hugh Bruley
Warren
Jackson County
Donald
Pleasant View
Monroe County
Stark Valley School
Jackson
Rose Alyce
Bob
Tomah
the Veteran’s Hospital
Mrs. Burley
Little Donald
Black River Falls
John
Camp McCoy
Tomah Veteran’s Hospital
Robert
Gertrude) Porath
Edmund
Army
Fort Hood
Tex
Billy Jo
Wisconsin
Elizabeth
Richard
Rhoda
Shamrock
Loretta
Marvin
Bruley
Tribune
la Crosse State College
George Wade
State St
Wade
Ranney
Hayden
Annette
Lucilda
New York Divorces Restricted to Adultery Grounds
The state enforces the strictest divorce regime in the Union, allowing dissolution of marriage only on the ground of adultery. This coverage notes New York as the sole state with this limitation, highlighting its unique legal stance in family law.
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New York State
Union
Summer Vacation Fire Safety Tips From Chief Kessel
Fire Chief Adolph Kessel urges home and travel precautions before summer getaways. Check basements attics and garages for oily rags, disconnect nonessential electricals, trim grass and remove loose papers, and arrange a neighbor to watch the home. Carry a fire extinguisher in the car and inspect cottages for wiring and fire exists. In hotels seek fireproof options and available extinguishers. A Brentwood England contest awards a washing machine and a razor.
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Adolph Kessel
Kessel
Viterbo Session Tops Enrolment Mark of 1951
Final registrar report shows Viterbo College summer enrolment reaching 423 women, up from 383 last year. The group includes 43 sisters from 18 communities beyond La Crosse Franciscans, with attendees from Spokane, Yonkers, and New Orleans. The art workshop led by Sister M. Joanne in Toledo accounts for 77 students. Other popular courses include Speech Improvement, Conservation of Natural Resources, Theodicy and Ontology, taught by local educators and clergy.
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Viterbo College
la Crosse
Spokane
Wash
New Orleans
Yonkers
N.Y
M. Joanne
Toledo
Ruthanne Young
Robert Novak
la Crosse State College
Dog Kills Terrorists in Malaya Jungle Patrols
One of six Alsatian dogs named Lucky credited by his RAF handler with killing three Communist terrorists and capturing two others in jungle operations near Kuala Lumpur. The animals are loaned to the army for ambush work and guard against guerrilla threats. William Kemmler, executed in New York on August 6, 1890, was the state’s first electrocution.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Lucky
RAF
William Kemmler
New York
Six Winners Earn Weekly Prizes in 12th Fishing Contest
Doerre Hardware Co's 12th Annual Fishing Contest awards weekly prizes to six contestants Leland Bye P V Hulick Dick Bendel Basil Lehman Don Snyder of La Crosse and Wayne Horton of La Crescent Final merchandise prizes total 189 75 Large species records listed Northern 13 lbs Trout 6 lbs 14 oz Walk eye 8 lbs 6 oz Bass 4 lbs 7 oz Crappie 1 lb 11 oz Prize includes a base of Heileman's Old Style Lager Maps of the Mississippi fishing area offered for 1 00 at Doerre Hardware.
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Doerre
Heileman
Mississippi River
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By Jane Eads
Quincy, Mass
Mother of 13
Acousticon of
D. W. Cater
Main
la Crosse, Wis
Wis
Lennox
Palmer Hanson
George
Dial
Tire & Battery Service
Tion Resorts
Brentwood
Cmass
DODGE
Johnson Motor CO
LA Crosse Area
Sharon Hayden
Fred Hayden
West Salem
Sharon
Don Jonson
Robert Ranney
Frank Ranney
Maple Grove Golf Club
Eddie Chrison
Arrie Nichols
South Avenue Cafeteria
South Ave
Annette Wade
Main ST
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!