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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1949
Page
4
Teachers and officials bid farewell to John Callahan, 82, state superintendent of public instruction, retiring after a 35 year tenure. A $1400 travel fund gift from Ellis No. 676 of Menasha accompanied the departure at the Schroeder hotel where speakers praised his human touch and firm convictions.
The 400-pound turtle queen Amelia consistently wins the race for greens set out by her keeper at the London Zoo. The breakfast event is a quarter mile long and features the tortoises leaving their night shed at dawn.
The Tomah Veterans association will meet at the office of County Service Officer A. R. Libke to discuss agenda items and business coming before the gathering.
Film critics and predictions mix as Bob Thomas surveys Oscar contenders. Lew Ayres Irene Dunne Bergman Olivia de Havilland Barbara Stanwyck Clift Montgomery Clift Barbara Stanwyck Irene Dunne lead in a crowded field. The piece notes wartime economy and historic venues shaping the ceremony.
Four cows became trapped in a cistern after a board covering broke under a cow’s weight. They dropped through a 34 inch opening and fell about 16 feet to the bottom. Farmer Kiler with power ted rescued and extracted all four bovines without serious injury.
The famed ceremony returns to the academy theater in Beverly Hills with 950 seats half reserved for press nominees and officials. The program features spoof segments by Bob Hope and Jack Benny and sober hosting by Robert Montgomery starting at 8 pm. Five song nominations will be performed while the rest of the event emphasizes glamour with floodlights canopy and bleachers for onlookers.
Mrs Cornelius Van Handel told officials she set fire to a two story frame home after becoming trapped with her six children. Police investigate motive and potential danger to the family.
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