Hour Of Charm Brings All-Girl Orchestra To La Crosse Stage
La Crosse Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors E M Saterbak led Hour Of Charm a polished variety musicale by Phil Spitalny and his all girl orchestra and chorus for two Sunday audiences Highlights include Gloria as soprano soloist themes and variations trumpet solos by Janet and Viola drum concerto Jeannie harp solo Louise piano Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue and a memory based performance of Nat Shil Emblem March The full ensemble closed with a national emblem march remembering the performers played from memory without scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Gloria
Lehar
Saas Pacific
Janet
Viola
Jeannie
Louise
Gna Evelyn
Malotte
Evelyn
Spitalny
Gershwin
Bagley
Central High Slapstick Show Delights Audiences
Central High’s Friday and Saturday performances of Central Specialities-1950 drew large, enthusiastic crowds in the auditorium. Ahrens, Baker, Krause, Meyer, Ward, and Sayner led a top lineup with Dress Rehearsal winning first prize. Other popular acts included The Man on the Sidewalk and Jolson imitation with Mammy, plus Cocktails for Two and Chloe in pantomime.
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Central
Central Swing Band
The
City Recreation Department
Centralites
Erall
Karl Gillmeister
Henry Ahrens
Carolyn Baker
Robert Krause
Doris Meyer
Robert
John Westerlund
Lee Rozelle
Tom Hicke
Walter Boisvert
al Jolson
Mammy
James Hougan
William Brauer
Spike Jones
Chloe
Clarinet Solo Highlight at Logan High Concert
Logan High School plans a Wednesday night concert in the school auditorium featuring a clarinet solo by Janice Boyd in Rimsky Korsakov Concerto. The program includes Tschaikovsky Final from the Fourth Symphony, Wagner Tannhauser choir-band arrangement, America the Beautiful as a march, and La Feria with Toreador and a cornet solo by Doug. The full ensemble travels to Holmen for a student audience prior to the Logan program.
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Logan High School
Janice Boyd
Janice
James Coates
Hal Alfred
Carmen
Doug
Central swing band joins Tischer show with Slaughter on 10th Avenue
The Central swing band drew a balanced night of entertainment alongside Slaughter on 10th Avenue. Marilyn Standiford Jerry Moe and Donald Gordon sang current hits while audience applauded the sponsorship by City recreation and William Baker. Proceeds from both performances benefit the Central swing band and Swing Shanty youth center dances.
FFA Members Perform In School Event
FFA members discuss modern agriculture and equipment needs for students. The program featured musical numbers by Norbert Hansen Gene Schroeder Bill Kapanke Dick Garves Ann Merlo Shirley Sommerfield Carol Ruppenthal Eugene Paulas Schr oeder Bill Hortsman and Junior Hesselberg. Officers listed include Bernie Knuldson as president Bob Stree ton as vice president Norbert Hansen as secretary Stanley Hesselberg as treasurer Gene Schroeder as reporter and Bill Horstman as sentinel.
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Bonsack
Norbert Hansen
Gene Schroeder
Bill Kapanke
Dick Garves
Ann Merlo
Shirley Sommerfield
Carol Ruppenthal
Eugene Paulas
Schroeder
Bill Hortsman
Junior Hesselberg
Bernie Knuldson
Bob Streeton
Stanley Hesselberg
Bill Horstman
Sentinel
Local resident Bernice Abraham taken to hospital after illness
Mrs. Bernice Abraham of 1451 Avon Street was taken to a local hospital by police ambulance on Sunday morning after falling ill.
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Bernice .Abraham
Avon Street
Cushioned Seats to Ease Pews in Copenhagen Church
The Copenhagen church plans new upholstered cinema seats to ease pew discomfort. Officials say the change aims to modernize church interiors and improve congregant comfort during services and events.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Braves of Decorah Elect New Officers
Duane Rasmussen of La Crosse was elected president of the Braves of Decorah chapter of the Order of the Arrow at a special La Crosse meeting. Richard Meyer was named scribe and Robert Figgie treasurer. The group set 1951 rules for prospective members and listed current members attending the Sunday meeting led by Field Executive Charles Burch.
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Duane Rasmussen
la Crosse
Braves of
Order of the Arrow
Charles Burch
Meyer
John Thomas
Richard Balzer
Merlin Cooper
Rasmussen
Figgie
Donald Osborne
David Osborne
Harry Monti
Alma
Max Doll
Soldiers Grove
Raymond Treat
Tomah
Douglas Jameson
Gays Mills
Roger Heinick
Black River Falls
End in sight for Bridges perjury trial in San Francisco
The Harry Bridges perjury case nears verdict as Chief Defense Counsel Vincent Hallinan prepares his final argument on the sixth day of summation. Prosecutors expect rebuttal after Hallinan finishes with a decision likely by Friday. Bridges, CIO longshore chief, denies being a Communist when he became a citizen in 1945.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Vincent Hallinan
Hallinan
F. Joseph Donohue
Bridges
CIO Longshore
Newly Elected Officers Named for Several UAW Local Unions
A lengthy list announces newly elected officers for UAW CIO locals 124 175 316 395 396 and 401 including presidents Gordon Palmer Harry Caven Alvin Danielson Roman Buelow and more with multiple vice presidents secretaries and trustees across the locals. Note added that local 401 will hold runoff for financial secretary between George Zoerb and Arthur Loomis.
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UAW
Uaw-Cio
George Gilbert
William Spah
Mabel Ferris
Leonard Mach
Ingwold Grangaard
Franklin Blacinski
Alphonse Heyn
Edwin Crow
Gordon Palmer
Ed Hanson
Delmer Duffy
Fred Deason
Frank Kostecki
Robert West
George Jacobus
John R. Schnell
Bernard Hass
Clarence Gamradt
C. W. Oliver
Freida Bay
William Burroughs
Harry Caven
John Michalski
Donald Hegge
Burton Zabreskie
Clement Remen
Harold Ledegar
Fred Fieres
Ernest Edwards
Raymond Sayers
Eugene Hutzel
Joseph Ewers
Carston Dahle
Uaw-Ci
Crash near Phoenix kills seven North American workers
Investigators probe a two fold crash of a converted B 25 bomber near Phoenix on a Saturday. Seven California employees of North American Aviation Co. Los Angeles died as witnesses describe the aircraft splitting in two and exploding in a rain storm. The plane, en route from El Paso to Los Angeles, was finishing a demonstration tour for the air force.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Here
California
North American Aviation Co
Los Angeles
el Paso
Tex
Air Force Ses
La Crosse Farmer Bets Potatoes Cost Varies in Trade
Vance Markle, a Winnebago farmer, featured in a Minneapolis article, bought livestock feed potatoes for one cent per 100 pounds and paid 10.5 cents freight, saving four and a half cents versus trucking direct. He paid 69 cents for 10 pounds of table potatoes the same day and noted the price discrepancy. The exchanges occurred via the government Production and Marketing Administration.
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Vance Markle
Winnebago
Minn
S. P. Markle
South 13Th Street
la Crosse
Minneapolis
Delavan
Markle
Gower
Welfare Agencies Asked to Report on Problems
The La Crosse Community Chest and Welfare federation sent letters to 70 city county and state agencies seeking analysis of welfare services. They urge responses by April 10 and propose division meetings by topic with agency staff and citizens. The study aims to identify needed service development or redistribution of functions to maximize welfare dollars.
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The
la Crosse Community Chest and Welfare Federation
Ans
Longfellow
Ees
Agfellow
C. Bernard McGhee
Winifred Arnold
Sigurd Gundersen
William QC. Hanson
Oscar H. Harebo
Ezra P. Hartl
Josephine Hintgen
Olaf N. Me
C. Loveland, Jr
P. Hulick
Norman Wwee
Minnette Sprain
Benno Meyer
R. D. Vinter
Pedestrian Struck by Local Car in Green Island
Edward Remen of Green Island was hit at 7:16 p.m. Sunday at Fourth and Jay streets by Keith N. Holte of Onalaska who left the scene after Remen, claiming to be all right after a half hour rest at the lire station. Remen was not in a crosswalk. Holte said he did not see him until it was too late.
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Lire
Edward Remen
Green Island
Fourth
Jay Street
Keith N. Holte
Onalaska
Remen
Jay
Holte
Howard A. Birnbaum
Wood Street
Lois Woods
George Street
Sill and George
Checker
Lyle Woodruff
George Perviskey
Prospect Street
13Th
Winnebago
King Streets
John Kerrigan
Fifth Avenue South
Richard Clark
Losey Boulevard
Fire alarm submission rate in Carougentiac system
Fifty six percent of fire alarms were turned in at Carougentiac. Five alarms remained unaccounted for and one per cent of alarms faced issues in the box system.
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Pitty
Carougentiac
False Teeth Paste Offers Secure Fit for Smiles
Worry about loose dentures ends with Pasteeth powder that secures plates while eating talking or laughing. The pleasant powder claims no gummy or sour taste and provides added comfort and security by keeping plates firmly in place with alkaline non acid formula.
Report of Several Thefts in City
Police logged multiple thefts around the city. A 12 foot white and green plywood flat-bottom boat was stolen from the La Crosse Sand and Gravel Co. pit on Mormon Coulee road as reported by Robert Sealey. A billfold with $20 disappeared from Don Treangen’s trousers at Logan high school gym. Two hub caps worth $6 each were taken from Fred Orton’s locked car on North 24th. A green gabardine coat was stolen from a car parked on Tivoli tar, George street.
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la Crosse
Fred Orton
North 24Th
Marie Mueller
138Th Street
George Street
Prices rise as Irish furniture threatened by timber costs
High prices of American mahogany, oak and birch imported to Ireland by furniture makers threaten to lift Irish furniture prices this year. The note indicates wood costs will push up retail prices for households and craftsmen across the industry.
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Eire
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Terry's
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Jim Wartinbee
Carol Lokken
Elvera Anderson
Barbara McCann
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Joyce Hauser
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Melvin Germanson
Don Schaefer
Carol Dobrunz
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Clintonville Sales Corporation
Rivoli Bidg
L. J. Schaper Real Estate Broker
Clintenville Sales Corp
Clintenville, Wis
Packard
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Voigt Packard CO
South Second Street
Electric City
Rigerators
Pfafflin
Electric
West Ave
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South Third Street
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