Shanty Season Peak At Central Swing Event
The Central Swing Shanty season peak arrives Saturday March 19 at 7 30 p m with skits dance and song open to the public Tickets from swing band members 16 acts are in preparation auditions reduce to about 10 acts with final prizes including a 10 first prize The show directed by William Baker Jim Shaw and Tom Sholes follows with a dance in the Central gym The cast includes Phyllis Stanford Donna McNally La Vonne Melby Marilyn Stanford Gail Tischer and others Also noted is Britain’s declining power generating capacity.
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William Baker
Central
Jim Shaw
Tom Sholes
Central Gym
Phyllis Standiford
Donna McNally
la Vonne Melby
Marilyn Standiford
Gail Tischer
Laura
Ctice
Con- Region Boys Theater Guild, Inc
Peace Pipe
Bob Marck
Pete Ledebetter
Thorwald Solverson
Bob Ward
Henry Ahrens
Richard Buchda
Bob Rymers
Rollin Jansky
Karl Gillmeister
Ray Keeler
Dick Wardenber
Garnet Shorrel
Sharon Kraft
Shirley Mattison
Anne Johnson
Diane Schmeckoeper
Alice le Marr
State Prison Inmates Sleep In Corridors
Wisconsin prison officials report overcrowding with about 300 inmates in custody and some sleeping in cellblock corridors. Warden Burke outlines plans for Camp Douglas as an experiment and seeks $100,000 yearly plus staff increases to 222 guards. He opposes a five day inmate work week, citing current labor needs.
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Tribune
Madison
Madison, Wis
Wisconsin State Prison
John C. Burke
Burke
Legislative Finance Committee
Camp Douglas
Juneau
Waupun
Foster B. Porter
Legislative Committee
Texas guardian slaying case headed for Fort Worth
Los Angeles officers will return Arthur Clayton Hester, 18, to Fort Worth on murder charges in the death of Dr. John Lord, guardian of the Texas Christian University graduate school. Hester, an ex sailor, said he faced the music and will waive extradition after alleging a quarrel led to the pipe blow.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Clayton Hester
Fort Worth
Tex
John Lord
Texas Christian University Graduate School
Hester
Anna Gadberry
E. A. Romero
Dr. Lord
Coahoma
State Orphans Home
Corsicana
Hillsboro OES Plans March 15 Dinner Honoring Grand Conductress
The Elizabeth chapter of Eastern Star Hillsboro will host a banquet on Tuesday March 15 at the Red Dot cafe in honor of Mrs Helen Collins of Wauwatosa the grand conductress who will inspect the Hillsboro chapter. Organizers include Mrs Otterbein Willestad Mrs Charles Fanta Mrs Ervin Keith Maud Chute and Luella Webster with Mrs J H Braithwaite as worthy matron. Buy Savings Bonds.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Elizabeth
Eastern Star
Helen Collins
Wauwatosa
OES
Red Dot Cafe
Otterbein Willestad
Charles Fanta
Ervin Keith
Maud Chute
Luella Webster
J. H. Braithwaite
Army Day Observed In La Crosse With Public Display
Capt F Sills leader of the La Crosse recruiting station invites La Crosse residents to Army Day on April 6 from 4 PM to dark in Market Square. displays will show military equipment and communications gear as the community learns how the army serves national security and offers careers.
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F. Sills
la Crosse
Sills
Market Square
Wisconsin National Guard
National Guard
Organized Reserve
ROTC
Army and
Air Force
South Fourth Street
Sills Sa
Pruning Exhibitions Planned in Vernon County
Vernon VIROQUA Wisconsin two orchard pruning demonstrations set for March 22 with Conrad Kuehner college of agriculture fruit specialist showing proper trimming methods at the Otto Harder farm twelve miles west of Viroqua on highway 56 at 10 am and at the W B Ewers farm one and a half miles east of Viroqua on highway 56.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Conrad Kuehner
College of Agriculture
Otto Harder
W. B. Ewers
Iowa Future Teachers Convention Planned by Region
The northeast region of the Iowa Future Teachers association meets March 14 on the Luther campus for the 1949 convention. The Phi Theta Theta chapter hosts. Delegates hear an address on "What Is a Democratic School" with focus groups on English social science and fine arts.
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Decorah
Iowa Future Teachers Association
Luther
Rocal Phi Theta Theta
Pilot Wings Awarded To Local Officer Laughlin
First Lieut William E Laughlin received pilot wings at graduation exercises at Vance Air Force Base Enid Oklahoma on February 25 He completed advanced multi engine flight training with the first class of 24 student officers and 50 cadets in B 25 aircraft at the newly reacti
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Enid
Okla
William E. Laughlin
United States Air Force
Aid Air Force Base
Laughlin
Reacti
Laughlin Named USAF Pilot At McGuire Air Force Base
The La Crosse Tribune reports Lieut. Laughlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Laughlin of 1447 Charles Street, assigned to the second strategic reconnaissance wing at McGuire AFB Ft. Dix N J. He has six years of service with 11 months in the European Theater of Operations.
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Stra Reconnaissance Wing
Mcg Afb
Ft. Dix
N. J
USAF
Charles E. Laughlin
Charles Street
Lieut
Laughlin
Woodcutter testifies in Melbourne bankruptcy case
A Melbourne woodcutter told the bankruptcy court he earned about 20000 dollars annually from felling trees.
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Melbourne
Australia
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Wisconsin
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Washington
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Julius A. Krug
Interior Department
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N. J. McGaughey
Kane
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Navy Department
Delco
Vernon
France
Fifth Ave
la Crosee
Patrick Henr
Iowa
Future Teachers Group
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