Badger Lions Plan Meeting for 500 Attendees
More than 500 Lions and their ladies are invited to a meeting at the Loraine hotel. Dr. Briggs, former Phillips University president in Oklahoma, was elected international president in July 1948 in New York City. He serves on the National Council of Boy Scouts and the board of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The cited convention was the largest service club gathering with over 30,000 Lions in attendance. The 1949 convention will be held in New York.
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Loraine Hotel
Dr. Briggs
Phillips University
Okla
New York City
Briggs
National Council of Boy Scouts
National Conference of Christians and Jews
New York
Inventor Sues For 100000 Heart Balm
A 1 year old inventor sues for 100000 in Chicago alleging radio repairman Frank Piaz stole his wife Elizabeth Degner to gain his property, then deserted them after a December 1948 marriage. Degner seeks divorce on cruelty and Piaz faces cross complaint in the case.
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Chicago
Charles F. Denger
North
Clark Street
Frank Piaz
Elizabeth Degner
Degner
Piaz
Local Coed Joined Campus Club At Augustine College
Miss Linnea Anderson of 2106 Main Street, Rock Island, is initiated into the Toppers, a campus group limited to freshmen and sophomores. Members must hold at least a 2.25 GPA on three subjects for an A, and Miss Anderson is the daughter of Mr and Mrs C I Anderson.
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Linnea Anderson
Main Street
Augustana College
Rock Island
Toppers
Miss Anderson
C. I. Anderson
Unsold Housing Glut Hits 46 Cities Across Nation
A press survey finds more than 15,000 new houses unsold in 46 cities with prices from 9500 to 20900. Causes include winter slump higher down payments and March income tax payments. FHA holding vets 30 days and rents under control cited as factors. several cities say the shortage is at least partly resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Midwest
United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Great Lakes Shipping Set To Start By Tuesday
Great Lakes iron ore boats may move by next Tuesday with the ice committee meeting Tuesday to review a coast guard report. If conditions allow, some ships will depart immediately and at least one ore boat may sail toward Lake Michigan Monday.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Theake Carriers Association
Ice Committee
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Inland Line
Escanaba
Mackinaw
Soo River
Calcutta University Aims to Popularize Agricultural Education
A University of Calcutta initiative seeks to popularize agricultural education as part of expanding practical curriculum. The plan notes a need to emphasize farming sciences within higher studies.
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India
University of Calcutta
Public notice of multiple Wisconsin probate hearings in La Crosse
Legal notices announce hearings for estate administrations and probate of wills in La Crosse County Wisconsin. Items include administration appointments for Nettie E B Corlett and Sophia E Daley heirs, claims deadlines by June 1949, and inheritance tax determinations. Also listed are ordinances, hearings on final settlements, and creditor notices for several estates including Mary Shulka Rose Mallon Clara Crowley Joseph Preesh and Aaron H Davis.
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la Crosse
Juanita G. Judd
Nettie EB. Corlett
City of
Said Coun
Nettie E. Corlett
la Crosse County
Wisconsin
City of Crosse
Court House
Said
R. V. Ahlstrom
Hubert J. Schleiter
Lae
Mary Wacker
C Dale Downing
de Bonis Non
Saginaw
Michigan
Judiciary Committee
Common Council
Mir Aporar
Petit
H. L. Taylor
Denton Streets
George Street
Salem Road
Lawrence E. Prehn
Betty O. Preha
Onalaska
Hheir
R. Wahlstrom
MARK F_ ESCH
van de Steeg B
le Crosse County
Sophia E. Daley
William J. Daley
Sophia E
Ahlstrom
State of
Rose Mallon
Mary Shulka
City of la Crosse
Fourth Street
Cass
Cameron Avenue
Cass Street
Clara 5S
Crowley
Dayton Emmet Hazen
Clara
Said County
Hale, Skemp & Aetsch
State Bank
Joseph
Viola Preeshi
Joseph Preeshi
Keirs P
R.wahlstrom
John S. Roraff & Coleman
Ida M. Fox
Ida Fox
R. V. Ahlstrom. Judge. Hale, Skemp & Nietsch
Cuban Case Shows Fund Raising Plan For Marti Monument
In Havana flames of publicity over the Jose Marti monument take a new turn as the cabinet orders the minister of public works to account for about 9000 collares raised years ago for a big Marti monument after a tipsy U S sailor incident drew attention to the site.
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Havana
Cuba
Jose Marti
U. S
Marti
Waxing Play New Feature For Players
Broadway era feature on the Kiss Me Kate recording session for Columbia Records. Cole Porter watched and corrected pronunciations while stars like Patricia Morison Lisa Kirk and others recorded in makeup. Technical wizards solved quirky sound issues and Morison made her singing debut on records after years in Hollywood.
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New York
Cole Porter
Kate
Columbia Records
Porter
Miss Morison
Hollywood
Broadway
Army
Kiss Me
Lisa Kirk
Allegro
Iceberg patrol tools used in 1948 Atlantic shipping lanes
Patrol planes vessels radar and other war built gear helped locate and track icebergs in north Atlantic lanes during the 1948 iceberg season. The first European country to grant women full suffrage was in 1906.
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North Atlantic
Niedbalski Seeks Third Ward Alderman Post
Kenneth M Niedbalski of 1427 South Fourth Street announced Thursday his candidacy for alderman in the third ward. A lifetime resident of the ward he is a Bartenders Local No 479 charter member and former Trades and Labor council member, married with three children, vowing to work for the citizens and city if elected.
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Kenneth M. Niedbalski
South Fourth Street
la Crosse
Central High School
Third Ward
Bartenders
AFL
Trades and Labor Council
Niedbalski
Lunt and Fontanne Recall Early Married Life in Love for Love
New York drama couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne discuss their 25 year marriage and postponing Broadway opening to celebrate their anniversary. They recall a $2 marriage license loan and a honeymoon paid by Lunt, plus early careers and occasional separations while supporting each other’s stages.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Broadway
Lynn
England
Lunt
Miss Fontanne
Southampton
London
Washington, D. C
Red
Potomac River
Wisconsin
Nina Leeds
Eugene O'Neill
Volpone
Marco Millions
Major and Wife Visit Home At Whitehall
Whitehall Wisconsin special report notes visitors at Carl F. Dettinger home include Maj. and Mrs. A. A. Amunrud of St. Louis Missouri their daughter Natalie and her friend Donald Schoenfeld of La Crosse and their son Peter who recently graduated from a submarine school in New London Connecticut and will soon depart for Key West Florida for assignment to a submarine.
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Whitehall
Wis
Carl F. Dettinger
A. A. Amunrud
St. Louis
Natalie
Donald Schoenfeld
la Crosse
Peter
New London
Senate Favors Compulsory School Bill in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin senate approved a compulsory schooling bill for children seven to sixteen with exemptions for those who finish four years of high school or have health leaves. The measure targets rural districts lacking high schools as current law allows early withdrawal at age 14. The session also covered boat licensing fees for safety inspections and debated school consolidation, with no immediate action on delaying consolidations. James F. Burns was confirmed for another term on the veterans affairs board.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
State Commission On
Conservation Department
Bubolz
R-Appleton
Panzer
Oakfield
Porter
Bloomington
Education Commission
Wisconsin Rural School Boards’ Association
Joseph Walsh
Potosi
Association
Rennebohm
James F. Burns
Board of Veterans’ Affairs
Rosalie Poe Buried in Rock Cemetery Washington
A sister of Edgar Allan Poe named Rosalie is buried in Rock Cemetery in Washington according to the readable portion of the obituary style notice.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Rosalie
Rock —— Cemetery
Washington
Mississippi River Locks Ready for Navigation Season
Maj. John D. Keefe reports all Mississippi river locks from Minneapolis to Guttenberg Ia are ready for the passing of navigation. The Ford locks at Minneapolis saw the first lockage of the season as a derrick boat from F A Raven Co Minneapolis moved downriver to service Clark Oil docks in St Paul. Lake Pepin remains ice covered with 14 inches of solid ice and four inches of honeycombed ice at Lake City.
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Minneapolis
Guttenberg
John D. Keefe
St. Paul
Ford Locks
F. A. Raven Co
Clark Oil Company
Lake Pepin
Lake City
Frank Check Seeks 13th Ward Supervisor Post
Frank X. Check of 429 Fifth Avenue South announces his candidacy for supervisor of the 13th ward. He notes two terms on the county board and service on the buildings and grounds outdoor relief and delinquent tax assessment and equalization committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank X. Check
Fifth Avenue South
Check
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Badger Lions Plan Meeting
International
Main ST
Don Kaye
Amby Meyer
Union House
Charlies J
Chuck) Hajek
Northwestern University
G. Heileman Brewing Co
Hajek
Gene Wer Iy
Great Lakes Shipping
Horace Heidt
Dick Contino
Featuring
Harold Peck
Pepperettes
Tommy Check
Mystery Four
Jeannine Meister
Eddie Kreig
Glenn Pigott
Mayo Civic
Mayo Civic Auditorium
Justice of the Peace
Police Justice of the Peace
Police
Police Justice Court
Lice Pension Fund
Lice Justice of the Peace
Ags
Police Pension Fund
C. A. Nek
Fr. L. Kramer
Walter R. Proksch
Pet Ah Ng Ng Fy -B Fry
Emma Proksch
Walter R. Proksach
Shelbr
Shelby
State of Wisconsin
Aaron H. Davis
the . R
Concordia Hall
By Mark Barron
Drake
Lisark
Patricia Morison
Puss
Elsie Gile Scott
County of la Crosse
W. Ahlstrom
Tribune
Phete Kenneth Niedbalski
Major
Sokolik’s Nite Club
Prench Island
Doris Weber and
Sidney C. Cox
Walt’s Merrymakers
Pike
West Ave
Frank Check
The
Lilah Girard
AC Club
MC Rd
Sylvester
Wonderview
Ssikbaties Tite
Wausau Brewing CO
H. Wehrenberg
Mt. Vernon St
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