Candidates for Wisconsin state superintendent race outlined
Biographical sketches of ten candidates to succeed retiring John Callahan detail backgrounds in education and administration. Notable figures include Quincy V. Doudna dean at Central State Teachers College Stevens Point and George E. Watson with A W Zellmer cited as top contenders.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
John Callahan
Supervision of Public Instruction
George E. Watson
Quincy V. Doudna
A. W. Zellmer
Madison
Central State Teachers College
Stevens Point
Columbia County
Smokey Hollow Country School
Poynette High School
Carroll College
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Cornell University
Antigo
Lone Rock
Algoma
Richland Center
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
School of Education
Oshkosh
Wisconsin County Normal Schools Principals Association
Wisconsin Recreation Leaders Laboratory Association
Wisconsin Educators Alfred Schumann and George Watson Named Leaders
Alfred R. Schumann of Milwaukee and George E. Watson of Neenah are profiled for long careers in Wisconsin education. Schumann taught in rural and city schools, held multiple administrative roles, and published a biography of Sol Levitan. Watson, a WWI veteran, rose from one-room schools to superintendent roles in Waupaca Marinette and Wauwatosa, and chairs state education bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred R. Schumann
Milwaukee
Mayville
Dodge County
New London
North Freedom
Baraboo
Fox Lake
Waukesha
WPA
Beverage Tax Division
State Tax Department
Federal Department of Internal Revenue
la Crosse State Teachers College
Ripon College
University of Wisconsin
Sol Levitan
George E. Watson
Neenah
Appleton High School
Appleton
Lawrence College
Stevens Point
Fall River
Waupaca
Marinette
Wauwatosa
Milwaukee County
University of Iowa
Wisconsin Association of School Administrators
Wisconsin Council On Education
Wisconsin Education Association
Wisconsin Educators Williams and Zellmer Named Candidates
Howard J. Williams 44, Milwaukee principal and former state superintendent candidate, and A W Zellmer 57, Wood county educator and former county superintendent, have long Wisconsin teaching careers. Both hold advanced degrees. Williams has UW master’s in education. Zellmer has BA, MA and postgraduate work. They have families and civic roles including veterans and PTA leadership.
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Paul L. Kaiser
Juneau
Highland
Wis
Muscoda
Grant County
Eau Claire County
Highland High School
Sutzer and
Burnett
Dodge
Green Lake
University of Wisconsin Extension Division
Dodge County
Oshkosh State Teachers College
Ripon College
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Visual Equipment Company
Army
Iowa
Williams
Wisconsin
Jennison Rural School
Iowa County
Ridgeway High School
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Youth Service Budget Clash Shocks Hearing
In Madison the Wisconsin Youth Services Division clashes with the State Welfare Department over budgeting for juvenile reform. Romnes and Ross push for a phased move away from institutional care while Bayley backs maintaining the Waukesha industrial school, highlighting policy splits and a looming legislative decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Garner
Advisory Board of
Public Welfare
Romnes
Garner
Finance Committee
Board of Public Welfare
Department
Alfred Ludvigsen
Waukesha
Bayley
Welfare Board
Industrial School
Youth Service Division
Welfare Department
Welfare Administration
Ross
Questions and Answers on TV, Chow Chow, and More
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau answers reader questions on live television versus film broadcasts, the Chow Chow breed origin, Anna Jarvis and Mother's Day death details, New York to Pole distances by sea and air, veterans retaining job rights on active duty, gray squirrels litter size, U S irrigation ranking, and iodized salt composition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North Pole
South Pole
Admiral Byrd
Department of the Navy
Cape York
Greenland
Panama Canal
Canal
Little America
Webster Illustrated Dictionary and Atlas Coupon Offer
An advertising copy promotes Webster's Illustrated Tower Dictionary and Atlas as essential for school use. It highlights 16 pages of colored maps, tables, synonyms, antonyms, and technical terms, with a postpaid price of 40 cents and a fill-in coupon to mail to The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster’s
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington
W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
Alfred W Rice
G. G. Moriarity
Ed. Keefe
E. L. Burgess
Ass’t. Bus
A. E Teachout
Luther Wilkins
la Crosse Tribune Company
4Th
Cass Streets
la Crosse
Wis
the Tribune
Lee Newspaper Group
Associated Press
Tribune
Carrier Bay
State alate it, (Mail to Washington, D. C.)
The line fragment notes a mailing instruction directed to Washington D C. The readable text suggests a formal postal or political context requiring a mailing action to the capital. No additional persons or organizations are clearly identified in the available excerpt.
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Washington, D. C
Lenten Editorial Cooperation Reported by Local Churches
Local churches collaborate in a Lenten editorial submitted by the La Crosse Area Federation of Churches with the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. The piece outlines shared reflections and communal observance during Lent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Fruits Born Of The Spirit Sermon Refutes Salvation By Works
The text argues that salvation comes by faith not works and that true faith produces good works. It cites Galatians and Matthew to emphasize living by faith, ethical transformation, and service to others as fruits of grace. It urges renewed vocation and charitable acts in Christ's name.
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Christ
Congress Clears Decks to Pass a New Labor Law
Washington report notes weeks of hearings by House and Senate labor committees on a Truman backed bill to replace Taft-Hartley with Wagner act reforms. Democrats back the proposal, Republicans seek changes. final language to be voted on by both houses remains uncertain.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Truman
80Th Congress
Labor Committees
Congressional
Mr. Truman
Senate Labor Committee
John Bull Fined Eight Dollars for Fare Evasion in Chatham
CHATHAM England John Bull was fined eight dollars for not paying his train fare. He is described as a chief petty officer in the navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham, Eng
John Bull
Navy
Drivers Skip Licenses In Fort Worth Schools
Fort Worth safety council figures show only 993 of 2295 high school drivers hold valid licenses while 1131 junior high students drive with just 119 licensed. Buy Savings Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Moscow May Move Into Norway To Test North Atlantic Pact
Washington columnist Drew Pearson outlines fears Moscow may test the North Atlantic pact by invading Norway or Iran to split the alliance. He cites Soviet fortifications across Europe, the Maginot-like line, and political aims to erode Western resolve, urging focus on peace and people-to-people ties if 1949 passes without war.
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Moscow
Norway
Drew Pearson
Washington
Izvestia
Pravda
Soviet Union
Vishinsky
New York
United States
Red Army
Iran
Defense Department
Europe
Russia
Politburo
Western
Baltic
Balkans
Vilna
Kiev
U. S
France
Great Britain
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Denmark
Portugal
The
Rhine
Paris
London
Rome
Oslo
Copenhagen
Africa
Australia
Siberia
Japan
Poland
Finland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Roumania
Greece
Czechoslovakia
Iron Curtain
Mexico
Greenland
Bosphorus
Panama Canal
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Ten Years Ago in The Tribune Files Highlight Vacations and Events
A roundup from ten years prior notes Louis Markos of Washington DC vacationing with parents at 517 South Third, and others returning from Texas Jamaica and the San Francisco World's Fair. The daylight saving law takes effect in 1919 at 2 am tomorrow. A mayoral straw vote at Steinmetz and Hart shows Otto Bosshard leading.
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Louis Markos
Washington, D. C
Thomas Markos
South Third Street
Markos
Everett
Yerry
Texas
John Earl Richard
Honolulu
Jamaica
San Francisco
A. M. Tillman
South Eighth Strees
Mexico
Joel R. Moore
la Crosse
St. Ann
Russia
Normal School
Stein
Fewer Italians Marry During Year 1948
Rome report shows 376,529 marriages in 1948, 50,518 fewer than 1947, and 8.2 marriages per 1000 people. Deaths totalled 482,054, down 34,450 from 1947, with mortality at 10.5 per 1000, while many Italian deaths go unrecorded.
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Rome
Central
Institute of Statistics Anys
Italy
United States
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Earl M. Haney
Haney
Shawano County
Crandon High School
Milwaukee State Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Marquette University
Bangor
la Crosse County
Milwaukee Vocational School
PTA
Milwaukee City Council of Parents and Teachers
Milwaukee Education Association
Arthur W. Jorgensen
Mr. Jorgensen
Columbus
West Allis
University of Wisconsin School of Education
8Th Fighter Command
England
Hercules Powder Company
Marquette University Guidance Center
University of Wisconsin Veterans Guidance Center
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion Boys
County Superintendents Association
Edward D. Ludwig
Badger
Sauk County
Milwaukee State Teachers College
Northwestern University
Evanston
Superior State Teachers College
U. S. Navy
Army Air Forces Air Mechanics School
Chanute Field
Illinois
Navy Electronics Technicians Training School
Wisconsin Council of Geography Teachers
Milwaukee State College
Kappa Delta Pi
J. W. Packard
Paynette
Whitewater State Teachers College
Columbia County Library Board
Howard J. Williams
Wisconsin Rapids
Fond du Lac
Fairwater
Brandon High
Viola
Richland County
County Normal Schools
Vernon
Buffalo County
Wood County Institution
State Teachers
Wood County School Committee
State County Normal Schools Association
Central Wisconsin Education Association
Central Wisconsin Schoolmaster’s Club
Wisconsin Congress of Parents and Teachers
Governor's Commission On Human Rights
John Wyngaard
Haskin Service
D. C
China
Anna Jarvis
Mother's Day
Marshall Street
West Chester
Air Force
Department of the Air Force
India
Egypt
Ouies
LA Crosse Tribune
James Marlow
J. Francis O’hern
Johanna Hurley
Noreith 23Rd Street
Diocese of
Rochester
Tess “Alchak
Barbara Speiiel
Alice Murphy
D. A. Murphy
Madison Street
Maryadelle Searney
Frank J. Kearney
South Sixth Street
Clarke College
N Dubuque
Charles Rawlinson
Helen
California
la Crosse Brick Company
F. J. Corry
Adams Express Company
W. R. Renken
Cowles Region
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