Keefe Elected New Optimist Club President
Edward Keefe, circulation manager of The La Crosse Tribune, was elected president of the Optimist club at the organization’s annual business meeting on Wednesday. Other officers named include C. J. Weigel as first vice president, George W. Hall as second vice president, R. W. Behbilling as third, Willam J. Sauer secretary, and A. F. Johnson treasurer. Board of governors members are Frank Neubauer Morey Rifkin Dr. John J. Batary and F. Morley. holdovers Larry Vanier and Joseph Quillin.
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Edward Keefe
la Crosse Tribune
Optimist Club
Stoddard
Keete Mace
Harry Greene
Mollywood Theater
C. J. Weigel
George W. Hall
R. W. Behbilling
Willam J
Industry Interferes with Sunday Worship Says Minister
Britain's two day week is rapidly becoming religion's public enemy number one says Rev J M Hamilton of Clydebank Scotland. He cites stag gering of hours forcing plants to introduce Sunday work making it impossible for many to attend divine worship.
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Britain
J. M. Hamilton
Clydebank
Scotland
Wisconsin Faces Elementary Teacher Shortage Says Herrick
University of Wisconsin education professor Virgil E Herrick reports a deep shortage of qualified teachers in Wisconsin with about 4000 of 13000 elementary teachers on emergency permits and only 797 graduates in 1948. He cites aging staff, rising student numbers, rural gaps and lack of up to date equipment and community support as key problems.
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Consin
State Department of Public Instruction
Herrick
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Willard Treatment Promises Relief for Stomach Ulcers
Free book explains home treatment for distress from stomach ulcers and excess acid. Over two million bottles sold. trial offer advertised with bold claim of relief from pain, gas, and bloating. Store locations listed for purchasing the remedy.
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Qoranes
FORD
Fire Chief Uses Boxing Metaphor To Prevent Ellsworth Fires
Ellsworth Michigan residents credit 74 year old fire chief Peter Wieland and his crew for 33 months without a village fire. The department conducts spring grass burns and strict inspections to remove fire hazards while keeping equipment in top shape.
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Ellsworth
Mich
Peter Wieland
Wieland
Michigan
Suit Against Actor Thrown Out By Judge
Los Angeles judge William B McKesson dismissed Mitchum invasion of privacy suit against Nannette Bordeaux. Bordeaux owns the cottage where Mitchum actress Lila Leeds and two others were arrested September 1 during a reefer party. The suit sought 25000 dollars while Mitchum faced a 10000 claim.
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Los Angeles
Rovers Mitchum
Willam B. McKesson
Bobby Sex Hero
Nanette Bordeaux
Miss Bordeaux
Mitchum
Lila Leeds
Dassel Elders Reject Public Bathhouse Plan
Village elders in Dassel Germany rejected a proposal for a public bathhouse after a debate noting one 89 year old resident had never bathed and suffered no ill effects. The article also mentions rice and root-based growing practices.
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Iwisseldorf
Germany
Dassel
Wisconsin Firm Forms Dairyland Can Co Inc
Incorporeal Son of the Dairyland Can Co Inc Eau Claire forms to operate a can manufacturing and sales business. Incorporators are Sal J Well M Jack Epstein and Frances Struck. Radio executive Benjamin A McDonald dies at 55 in Philadelphia. long time Westinghouse Radio Stations executive since 1943 and prior with Seaboard and Illinois Central railroads.
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Madison, Wis
Dairyland Can Co., Inc
Eau Claire
Secretary of State
Sal J. Well
M. Jack Epstein
Frances Struck
Philadelphia
Benjamin A. McDonald
Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc
Seaboard and
Ilinois Central
Chinese Peace Talks Nearing Start At Peiping In March
Premier Sun Fo said peace talks with the Communists should open in Peiping around March 15. A Red leader reportedly confirmed the timing, but Sun did not name the Communist representative. The note cites WHO efforts examining European children for tuberculosis, involving tens of millions in the program.
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Nanking
Sun Fo
Peiping
Sun
Soviet hunter claims airborne wolf slayings surpass record
Moscow reports Sergei Gorbunov a war veteran killed 888 wolves from a PO 2 plane using an ordinary hunting rifle. He previously felled 251 wolves last winter and has killed more this season during several flights, according to Tass dispatch from Keezane.
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Moscow
Sergei Gorbunov
Keezane
Gorbunov
Airborne chicks shipped weekly to Venezuela from U.S. hatchery
About 1,000 baby chicks are flown weekly from a United States hatchery to Venezuela. The operation uses air transport to move poultry quickly to the South American country.
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Venezuela
United States
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