Luck of the Irish shines at Hollywood this week
The new 20th Century Fox comedy romance stars Tyrone Power and Anne Baxter as an American foreign correspondent and a stubborn Irish colleen in a humorous plot about unexpected subway encounters and bright misunderstandings. Cecil Kellaway Lee J. Cobb Jayne Meadows and others appear in supporting roles as the theater stacks multiple films for the week.
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20Th Century-Fox
Hollywood Theater
Tyrone Power
Anne Baxter
Power
Stephen Fitzgerald
Nora
Cecil Kellaway
Horace
Lee J. Cobb
Jayne Meadows
James Todd
Phil Brown
Ken Cameron Reclaims Queens Land by Prickly Pear Control
Ken Cameron cleared prickly pear across thousands of acres in southwestern Queens Australia using cacto blastis grubs. He now reports grazing 4,000,000 sheep on land reclaimed from prickly pear infestation.
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Ken Cameron
Queensland
Australia
Area Musicians Under 21 Enter Job for March Auditions
Deadline Monday for area musicians under 21 to enter the Coulee Region musicianship auditions for any band instrument at the Vocational School on Sunday, March 13 at 2 pm. Sponsored by La Crosse Vocational Civic band, the event is an experiment judged on musicianship with no audience and a behind backs judging method, plus a 4 pm clinic for all instrument groups. Buy Savings Bonds.
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Coulee Region
la Crosse
Brownsville and New Albin Schools Enter Quizdown
Brownsville Minnesota and New Albin Iowa compete in a Quizdown radio program set for Saturday. Fourth to sixth graders from both schools gather at Washburn school auditorium for a preliminary at 10 am with the main program at 10 30 am. Contestants include Gerald Miller John Winslow Donna Hane LeRoy Mattson Marlene Miller James Fitzpatrick Dale Whalen Bruce Science Sandra Dresselhaus Joanne Reyerson and James Dollar. Teachers and officials from both districts organize the event and prize is a Rand McNally map for the winning team.
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la Crosse Tribune
WKTY
Brownsville
Minn
Donna Hawke
LeRoy Mattson
Marlene Miller
James Fitzpat
Rick
John Winslow
Gerald Mullen
Dale Whalen
Sandra Dresselhaus
Bruce Wilson
Robert Halverson
James Dollar
Joanne Regerson
New Albin
Minnesota
Iowa
Albin Blic
Tri-State
Washburn
Ing
Rand-McNally
United States
Gerald
John Miller
John
Marine Corps
Donna Joyce Hane
Ernest Hawke
Donna
Roy Mattson
Marlene
James Fitzpatrick
William Fitzpatrick
Peter Whalen
Frank Wilson
Dorf Halverson
Joanne Reyerson
George Reyerson
Leslie Dressehaus
Dale
Bruce
Robert
Joanne
Sandra
James
Albin
Estelle Hagen
Jean Greenfield
C. H. Hageman
Countess Edda Ciano Denies Capri Banquet With Executioner
Countess Edda Ciano denies attending a Capri to Sorrento banquet report that included Walter Audisio, the man who executed Mussolini and his mistress in 1945 near Lake Como. She says the tale is untrue.
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Edda Ciano
Mussolini
Capri
Italy
Sorrento
Walter Audisio
Musolini
Lake Como
Fifth Column Term Traced to Spanish Civil War Rise
The phrase fifth column was first used during the Spanish Civil War era of the 1930s to describe internal enemies. Historians identify its origin in debates over clandestine supporters within cities and regions aiding Francoist forces.
Local Wisconsin women lead 1949 careers conference
Edna Aaness of La Crosse is among UW women chosen as discussion leaders for the 1949 careers conference. The event drew over 2,000 attendees, with speakers from Campbell Midthun, Kraft Foods, Pillsbury, and other major firms. Topics covered job qualifications and opportunities across diverse fields. The article notes long-standing campus events since 1912 and mentions broad career areas for women.
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Madison
Wis
Edna Aaness
la Crosse
University of Wisconsin
Elaine Norden
Campbell-Midthun
Chicago
Nell Chidester
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