Post Office Alerts Cachet Use for Air Mail Anniversary
Postmaster Wenzel Dvorak announced the 30th anniversary of air mail service will be marked May 15 to 21 with a special cachet usable on May 15. Philatelic covers from New York Philadelphia and Washington will bear the postmark and be mailed to district superintendents. collectors should send self addressed prepaid covers with the air mail rate and request the cachet.
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Wenzel Dvorak
Post Office Department
New York
N. Y
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
National Airport
Dvorak
Air Mail
Aicenen
D. C
Washington
Kenosha Students Sweep National Forensic League Honors
Kenosha Wisconsin high school students Lloyd Ogilvie and Ralph Jensen won top honors in the 14th annual National Forensic League speech tournament finals. Ogilvie was champion in original oratory and second in oratorical declamation, while Jensen led dramatic declamation. Dan Stieteke of Santa Rosa placed first in oratorical declamation.
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Canton
Kenosha
Wis
Santa Rosa
Calif
Lloyd Ogilvie
Ralph Jensen
Former College President Dies in Milwaukee Suburb
Carroll Gardner Pearse, former superintendent of local schools and president of Milwaukee State Teachers College, died at his Wauwatosa home aged 89 after several years of illness. He was among Milwaukee's best known educators.
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Milwaukee
Carroll Gardner Pearse
Milwaukee State Teachers College
Wauwatosa
Pearse
Logan Seniors Stage Home Sweet Homicide May 12 13
Logan high school presents a three act mystery Home Sweet Homicide by its senior class in the auditorium May 12 and 13. O Nieta Heath Edwin Mattox and Rachel Gutzke play the Carstairs children with Ruth Chambers as Marion Carstairs. Other roles include Robert Shepard Sgt O Hara Polly Walker and Rupert Van Duesen with a wide supporting cast. The production is directed by John Harlan.
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Logan
Sgt. O'Hare
Richard Koepcke
Polly Walker
Carol Henker
Roland Solberg
Rupert van Duesen
Robert Lang
Andrew McLeod
Richard Larson
David Fletcher
Wallie Sandford
Nald White
Carro Kamis
Beverly Smith
Dolores Severson
John Harlan
Shriners Meet In Minneapolis for Midwest Ceremony
In Madison Wisconsin special Hiawatha train carries over 500 Zor Shrine members to Minneapolis for the Midwest Shrine association ceremonial May 14 15. Hundreds will drive. The event marks the 25th anniversary of the Shrine crippled children's hospital. Train leaves Madison May 13 with pickups in La Crosse. Reservations needed by May 5 per pilgrimage chairman Robert H. Gerry.
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Madison
Wis
Hiawatha
Wisconsin
Zor Shrine
Midwest Shrine Association
Minneapolis
Zor
United States
Canada
Shrine Crippled Children’s Hospital
la Crosse
Robert H. Gerry
Pilgrimage
Strike Vote At Nash Kelvinator Plants
Milwaukee and Kenosha Nash Kelvinator automobile plants begin strike ballots for more than 9,000 workers. CIO United Automobile Workers members vote amid pending wage and contract talks with Detroit company representatives, with a Grand Rapids plant vote planned.
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Milwaukee
Nash-Kelvinator
Kenosha
CIO United Automobile Workers Union
UAW
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Wisconsin rabbis map 25 million United Jewish Appeal drive
A statewide push for a 25 million dollar United Jewish Appeal fund was outlined at a Madison meeting of 256 Jewish leaders from 23 communities. Vice chairmen for six Wisconsin regions and a women’s director were named.
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Madison
Wis —i
United Jewish Appeal
Wisconsin
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