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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1946

Page

5

Logan Seniors Present Our Town at School Auditorium

Logan high school senior class presents Thornton Wilder's Our Town at the school auditorium on Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p m Adult night Wednesday and student night Thursday No scenery used spotlights illuminate the stage Grover’s Corners N H and the Gibbs and Webb households unfold over a day with cemetery scenes and a meditation on life memory and happiness Cast includes Hazelton Winnicke Mahoney Dobbs Gunderson Burdick Opland Black Bratburg Klaus Klaus Shepard Esping with Mary Hunt on organ and Harian directing duties

Our Town Logan High School Thornton Wilder Grover's Corners N. H Gibbs Webb Emily Kate Ginia Hazelton Harold Winnicke Alice Mahoney Kenneth Dobbs Ann Gunderson Marie Burdick Ralph Opland Corrine Black June Bratburg George Klaus Bill Klaus Robert Shepard Roberts Esping Myrtle Khhons Shirley Lucille Stephans Joanne Halstad Joyce Gudgeon Janet Oldenburg Mary Hunt Harian

Maids Hard To Locate In Postwar Labor Market

Washington reports that domestic help is thinning as many former maids move into war or manufacturing jobs. Wage data show prewar earners were among the lowest paid women, with postwar domestic wages around 25 a week. The Women's Bureau notes high plant earnings draw workers away, leaving few maids available for household work.

Washington Women’s Bureau Department of Labor Women's Bureau Domesic United States Census Bureau U. S. Employment Service Labor Department California Colorado Kansas Oklahoma Oregon Utah Wisconsin

Six Juniors Win Scholarships At Teachers College Assembly

Six top junior students at the La Crosse Teachers College received scholarship awards at the annual honors assembly. Other honored students came from Aquinas, Logan, and Central high schools. Awards included the George M Snodgrass, David O Coate, and Bessie Bell Hutchison scholarships with recipients Robert Hilligas Ole Oines and Deloris Jandt. Ruth Sorenson of Central High won the AAUW senior scholarship. Phi Kappa Epsilon instituted a freshmen key won by Robert Hussey. The program closed with remarks by Dr Mierow on scholar joy and value, led by Rexford Mitchell.

la Crosse Bangor Alice C. Gordon Lois Arneson Cochrane Mary Garvin Elroy Jeanne Beek Walworth American Association of University Women Ruth Sorenson Central High School Phi Kappa . Epsilon Robert Hussey A . Aquinas William Klein Patricia Wecker Charlotte Dresen Jeannette Merrell Betty Heath Betty Oestreicher Kenneth Hess Francis Hays Gregory Hegenbarth William Holicky Logan Rodney Adams George Field Beverly Fitting Betty Hauser Marian Jacobson Irma Reissman Bobo Schmidt Colleen Casperson Jeanne Jahimiak Imogene Cram Shirley Anderson Vic Hazelton Ruth Benz Donnie Mager Eugene Adams Marjorie Olson Arleen Galstad Ella Mae Cahape Busness Enson Shirley Swertfeger

Return of Sgt Frank Coughlin to Black River Falls duty

Sgt Frank Coughlin of the staff returns from adjutant school at Fort Ogilthorpe Georgia and will command service in the Black River Falls area for 90 days while Sgt Donald C Rinehart takes his re enlistment furlough.

Frank Coughlin Toahe Adjutant’s School Ogiethorpe Black River Falls Donald C. Rinehart

Forrestal Opposes Merger Plan in Senate Hearing

Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal told the Senate Naval Committee that merging the army and navy into a single defense department rests on a false premise. He backed improved coordination but faulted details of the plan and warned against conflating combat command with home government deliberation. Camp Decorah will host a Scout leaders training course with sessions, meals cooked outdoors, and activities led by Carroll Weigel Jack Buschel Ralph Keller Harold Fletcher and others.

Washington Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal Army Navy Department of Defense Senate Naval Committee Camp Decorah B. W. Ingli Carroll Weigel Jack Buschel Ingli Ralph Keller Har

Three Daughters Mark Half Century Of Marriage

A Tiffin England farmer’s three daughters who wed in a triple ceremony have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaries. The families joined in a quiet celebration marking the milestone for each couple.

England

Bond Five Years Old Today U S Treasury's E Bond

The popular E series savings bond marks its fifth birthday since May 1 1941. Harold F Dickens notes over one billion E bonds issued and $42 billion paid. Initial sales were modest but growth surged after December 1941. E bonds cost 75 cents on the dollar, mature in 10 years, paying $4 per $3 invested.

United States Treasury Harold F. Dickens U. S. Savings Bonds Division Aeuteeetic Treasury Dickens

Holmes Leaves Fortune to Government and Library of Congress

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes bequeathed his remaining fortune of about a quarter of a million dollars to the U S government and donated all his books to the Library of Congress.

Oliver Wendell Holmes U. S Library of Congress

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