Cancer Drive Group Meets at James Kelly Home
Ward chairmen pledging to join the cancer control fund campaign will meet at James Kelly's home on 510 24th street Friday at 3 PM. Mrs. Kelly chairs the city committee of the La Crosse ACS. The slogan this year is no substitute for period solicitation. A door to door canvass will be made Monday between 5:30 and 7:30. Sixty percent of all funds returned by the ACS finance the cancer detection center, information service and dressing unit in La Crosse.
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Cancer Control Fund
James Kelly
24Th Street
ACS
Cancer Detection Center
Cancer Information Service
la Crosse
Arts and crafts classes prove popular at La Crosse school
La Crosse Vocational and Adult schools report high enrollment in arts and crafts taught by Mrs. William Mack. Evening class has 28 members and meets Tuesdays. afternoon class has 18 and meets Mondays. Students transform glassware wood and textiles into decorated gifts and practical items.
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la Crosse
William Mack
Lillian Doolittle
State Road
Edwin Morgan
Thelma Braathen
Mack
Lansing Team Wins Saturday Quiz Contest
Three boys and three girls from Immaculate Conception School in Lansing Iowa won the La Crosse Tribune WKTY Quizdown, scoring 800 of 1200 to beat St Michael’s Orphanage La Crosse by 200. Halftime 300 to 100. Each contestant to receive a Tribune photograph. top team gets Rand McNally map. Next week Brownsville Minnesota New Albinia schools travel to compete.
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Lansing
la Crosse Tribune-Wkty
Immaculate Conception Catholic School
St. Michael's Orphanage
la Crosse
Immaculate Conception
Iowa
Katherine Rose
John Dunlevy
David Gantenbein
Joan Kelleher
Maureen Powers
Richard Gander
Rand-McNally
United States
St. Michael's
Daniel
David Culver
Joseph VanErt
William Durkin
Richard Moore
Benjamin Gorski
la Crosse Tribune
Washburn Auditorium
Brownsville
Minn
New Albinia
Tritate Gee
Sabotage Suspected in Cut Underground Telephone Cables
A 60 foot section of four underground cables linking Calcutta and Budge Budge was cut and removed interrupting communications for several days. Police and telecom officials investigated the sabotage as the likely cause of the outage affecting the industrial area 20 miles apart.
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Calcutta
India
Budge Budge
Wisconsin Legislators Through Time Face Of Facial Hair
A study of Wisconsin state lawmakers shows most members under 50 during 1847-48 with ages 25 to 65, yet appearance skewed older due to prevalent whiskers. By 1879 only four clean shaven, 14 with mustaches, 83 with beards, and on World War I eve 52 nonfacial wearers held a neutral line.
Wisconsin Senate Lacks Mustaches Amid Youthful Assembly
A La Crosse Tribune item notes only three mustached faces in the Wisconsin Assembly and one in the Senate, signaling a near disappearance of facial hair among lawmakers and a notably younger look in the legislature.
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Senate
Assembly
Wisconsin
Ankara Struggles With Traffic Clash Of Cars And Donkeys
Ankara faces a traffic clash as modern American cars mix with donkey carts on crowded streets. Officials seek solutions to ease congestion and improve flow amid visual and logistical challenges.
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Ankara
Turkey
VA Seminar Examines Office Role With Community Agencies
The La Crosse VA Office hosts a March 23 seminar from 9 45 a m to 3 40 p m. Leslie V Dix says the program will compare VA services with Red Cross Wisconsin veterans affairs and VA contact division activities. A industry reaction speaker and an informative WW I film will be shown.
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la Crosse
American Red Cross
Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Administration
Wisconsin
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Kane
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West Avenue South
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Margaret Olson
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Cancer Drive
South 21St Place
Lake Sane
Oolvent
Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, Wis
Koolvent Piecse
KoelVent
EASY
Theo. J. Molzahn & Sons, Inc
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18Th Place
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