Madison youths urge sugar maple as state tree
More than 900 youths visited Wisconsin's legislative halls to urge designating the sugar maple as the state tree, the robin as state bird, and the wood violet as state flower. They argued sugar maple for lumber and beauty, while some questioned the robin's fit and timing.
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Donald Howly
Verona
Howry
Assembly
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Assembly Agricultural Committee
Henry Helgerson
Gays Mills
Tractor Toss Left Him Grateful After Crash
ETNA GREEN Ind Richey Harmon escaped serious injury after being thrown from his tractor. He suffered deep cuts and dislocated both shoulders though he was fortunate as the tractor toppled shortly after and crushed the area where he had been riding. Lift book ban Eric has banned Dragon Seed by Pearl S Buck Thunder on the Left by Christopher Morley and several other books.
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Richey Harmon
Harmon
Eric
Pearl S. Buck
Christopher Morley
Higher Pay For Officials Is Sought
Madison wis a legislative move seeks salary boosts for state officials. The reclassification committee asks the joint finance committee to raise public service commission memec salaries and the conservation department director pay, with debate over board member raises and chair Harry Slater.
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Public Service Commission
Conservation Department
Charles Smith
Wausaw
Conservation Commission
Sen. Eibolz
R. Appleton
Board of Tax Appeala
Finance Committee
Porter
Bloomington
Laird
Marshfield
Harry Slater
When a Cop Marries a Cop in Hyde Park
In Boston, Paul Foley patrols as a beat officer while his wife Margaret works as a policewoman downtown. Their marriage endures the long shifts and two separate duty schedules that keep them apart yet committed. They manage family life with their child amid demanding police careers.
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Boston
Mass
Paul Foley
Foley
Hyde Park
Margaret
Scollay Square
Polieceman Foley
Foleys
Last State GAR Member Celebrates 108th Birthday
Lansing A. Wilcox the last surviving Wisconsin Grand Army of the Republic member observed his 108th birthday at home in Cadott Wisconsin. The gathering honored his grandson Anton Buttke and great grandson John Zillyett whose near dates prompted a combined celebration despite Wilcox's declining health. He has been the sole remaining state GAR member since Josiah E Cass of Eau Claire died in 1947.
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GAR
Josiah E. Cass
Eau Claire
Firemen Begin Day With Dive Into Bay
San Diego firemen attached to city boats start each morning with a brief swim in the bay. Lt. K R W Stephenson says the daily water treatment reduces shock if they must dive for a rescue. None of the men has had a cold since the morning dips began.
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San Diego
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City Fi
KR. W. Stephenson
Reopen Antimony Lode on New Zealand Sheep Run
An antimony lode abandoned for six decades on a sheep run near Middlemare South Island New Zealand is being reopened after a flood of low priced Chinese antimony into the market.
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Middlemare South Island
New Zealand
Grady the cow and hopes for world peace
A Dewitt Mackenzie column reflects on Grady the Yukon cow as a distraction from global tensions. It argues that lightenings minds with simple feats can ease fear of war and that insistence on inevitable disaster is unfounded. The piece cites Pope Pius XII and AP correspondents on the pope's view of peace with justice and future prospects for no new world war.
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MacKenzie
High Atéaire
Grady
U.S. A
Grady-the
Hades
Pius XII
Associated Press
Charles H. Guptill
John F. McKnight
Special Attention To Car Checkups urged for motorists
The Wisconsin safety division and the Wisconsin Automotive Trades association push March and April emphasis on car safety checkups. WATA chairs posters for 60 days with the message Check Your Driving Check Your Car Check Accidents. A father son daughter agreement will be distributed to encourage safer family car use.
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Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department
Wisconsin Automotive Trades Association
Wata Safety Committee
Ralph Hult
Madison
Teething Relief Powder Promises Firmer Teeth
An ad touts FAQ TEETH, an improved alkaline powder sprinkled on plates to firm them and ease wobble. It claims soothing gums and reduced embarrassment from loose dentures, urging readers to buy at any drug store.
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