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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1956
Page
7
Prof Selby Maxwell explains data from a new radio telescope showing five lightning flashes per second over Earth seen as a self luminous body from space. Solar flares, larger and longer lasting, illuminate sun clouds and generate radio noise, blurring lines between star and planet.
Hollywood brief highlights Spike Jones laments declining satire in rock n roll while readying a new album Dinner Music for People Who Aren’t Very Hungry. Kim Novak’s status and Jessie Royce Landis’s film return stance are discussed amid Western villain shifts and Henry Fonda’s 12 Angry Men remake. Zsa Zsa Gabor asserts acting legitimacy as Eva and Magda contrast.
Marketing experts imagine state boundaries sized by population in 1960. At an estimated 175 million residents the kidney shaped Newsmap outline shows 43 percent of the population in the core, indicating the largest markets and about half the nation’s buying power.
Miss Mary E. Hulling recounts nearly a century ago starting school in Exeter R11 and a two week voyage with her uncle and aunt on a three masted schooner. They sailed to Hoboken under Brooklyn Bridge, visited New York, saw Robin Hood at Madison Square Garden, and were struck by Madison Square Garden’s size and the Indians on tobacco-store fronts. The letter reflects on transportation changes in the 1950s era scrapbook club invitation follows.
Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars at the 35th annual convention urged immediate U S cutoff of all aid to Communist Yugoslavia and reaffirmed opposition to Red China joining the United Nations. Delegates censured the 1955 Wisconsin Legislature over ex servicemen’s state bonus and approved a fireproof hospital annex at the Grand Army Home in King plus pensions for World War I veterans and GI insurance changes.
Washington special notes honey as a globally produced crop. It discusses bees, production figures, hives, and varieties, including clover and alfalfa honeys, plus how much nectar a worker bee gathers and the scale of U S production. It mentions immigrant bees and historical references to honey in scriptures.
A woman asked for a heavier letter to be sent after a clerk weighed it and said it would need another stamp. The woman countered that adding a stamp does not reduce weight.
Ruth Cranston recounts a religious experience in The Miracle of Lourdes while Suzanne Labin argues democracy’s virtues in Secret of Democracy. James Dugan covers underwater tech in Man Under the Sea. Slavomir Rawicz details a Siberian trek in The Long Walk. Reha Cloete’s Nylon Safari follows a safari wife’s reactions with playful drawings. Ivory Towers in the Market Place analyzes university evening college. Call 2-4650 to reserve these books.
Dr. Edwin P. Jordan explains hypoglycemia or low blood sugar in diabetes patients and others. Causes include pancreatic tumors, liver disease, gland disturbances, or unknown origins. Symptoms vary but often include hunger, pallor, tremor, rapid heartbeat, sweating, nausea, chills, and possible fainting. Treatment depends on cause and may involve immediate sugar intake and dietary adjustments.
Wisconsin Telephone Co. honors 20 workers including Gertrude Van Egtern of Waupun for lifesaving acts during emergencies. Van Egtern saved George Greene from a Dec 30 1955 office fire. Baraboo staff stayed at their switchboards for two hours during a store fire on Dec 13. National Vail bronze medals awarded for outstanding achievement.
A Philadelphia street sign on a passing truck features a joke about stopping for all cross roads railroads blondes and brunettes with a punchline about redheads needing a 50 foot back up. The humorous placard sparks smiles and chatter among drivers and pedestrians.
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