Surplus Foods Distributed to 11 Midwest States
The federal government said 87 million pounds of foods were given free in the last six months of 1949 to schools and institutions across 11 Midwest states. Foods included potatoes dried eggs dried skim milk apples peas butter honey and prunes. About 3 million pounds were bought with congress funds for school lunches, including cheese canned peaches peanut butter canned tomatoes tomato paste and concentrated orange juice.
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Chicago
Midwest
Midwest Area
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Agriculture Department
Production and Marketing Administration
Congress
Entertainment Events for La Crosse Enlistees Unveiled
The Minneapolis Army and Air Force Recruiting Station opens an entertainment program for La Crosse area enlistees. Recruits undergo medical and mental tests in Minneapolis before duty. In their downtime they attend games with hosts the Minneapolis Millers Lakers and Tony Strecher, and view radio and TV shows via Ww and WTCN. YMCA Elks American Legion and Knights of Columbus provide club rooms. The brochure lists a Minneapolis map and downtown churches.
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Minneapolis Lakers
Tony Strecher
WTCN
la Crosse Boys
YMCA
Elks
American Legion
Knights of Columbus
Minneapolis
Japanese Diet Members Visit Superior Wisconsin
Three ton members of the Japanese diet visited Superior at the head of Lake Superior. The delegation included Hideaki Kondo Saburo Shiikuma and Takizo Matsumoto. They were escorted by Dr Justin Williams and impressed by America as friends not enemy aliens.
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Superior
Wis
Lake Superior
Superior State
Kior
Hideaki Kondo
House of
Takizo Matsumoto
Hiroshima
Justin Williams
Matsumoto
Harvard University
Althou
America
Augusta native 64 dies. NYU sociology professor
Clarence G. Dittmer 64, professor emeritus of sociology at New York University since 1941, died Sunday at his Antigo home. A former UW and NYU professor, he studied at Hamline and Wisconsin, born in Augusta. Funeral services will be held Wednesday. he is survived by his widow, two sisters and a brother.
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Antigo
Wis
Clarence G. Dittmer
New York University
Dittmer
University of Wisconsin
NYU
Japan
China
Hamline University
Augusta
Africa the dog wins homecoming and avoids confinement
A six year old black dog named Africa returns home to Newark New Jersey after proving to a judge he is friendly. The dog faced four bite charges but pleads by placing a paw on the magistrate’s lap and is not to be impounded, though must be kept leashed on the street.
Boy 16 Killed In Hunt Near L'Anse Michigan
In L Anse Michigan a 16 year old named Carl Beckman was killed by a .22 caliber rifle shot to the head during a hunting incident at a county dump. The event occurred on Sunday and details are developing as authorities investigate.
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L’anse
Mich
Carl Beckman
Sunda
Officers Named for La Crosse Island X-6 Seabee Unit
Seabee Veterans of America published a list of officers with Russell Kearns as president and Archie Brinthall as vice president. Secretary Wayne S Friell of West Salem and treasurer James Marker of La Crosse are omitted from the announced slate. Other officers include Rev Francis Ballance chaplain I. O Holden Ian of La Crosse and William H Jenkins of West Salem master at arms.
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la Crosse Island
Seabee Veterans of America
Waynes. Friell
West Salem
James Marker
la Crosse
Russell Kearns
Archie Brinthall
Francis Ballace
I. O. Holden
Ian
William H. Jenkins
Plans Set for Annual Scout Council Meeting May 15
More than 1 000 Cubbers and Scouters are expected for the Boy Scout annual meeting at Logan High School on May 15. Marshall Batho, the meeting chairman, announced the arrangements with Donald Field and others assisting. The event includes a pot luck supper before the business session which will elect officers and hear B W Ingli report on the Strengthen the Arm of Liberty theme.
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Logan High School
Marshall Batho
Batho
Donald Field
R. J. Gunning
Bert Smith
Walter L. Ranns
John Harlan
B. W. Ingli
Gateway Council
National Council
Avril
Newell Holley
Lincoln Neprud
Albert Funk, Jr
L. A. Brusletten
Ingli
Dangerous Bavarian Ban Shuts Down Jitterbug Dance
A new Bavarian order bans jitterbugging citing threats to the state and a perceived low moral attitude. The prohibition targets public dance events, prompting concern among youth and cultural observers about censorship and social restrictions.
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Bavaria
Germany
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