Praise Norse Women's Chorus As Best This Side of Heaven
The Kvindelige Stud enters women’s chorus from Oslo University tours the United States on its first concert tour. They perform May 18 at the La Crosse Vocational School auditorium under Jaycees sponsorship. Copenhagen reviews call their singing heavenly with precise interpretation and emotional power. The group, the only university women’s chorus in Scandinavia, marked its 50th anniversary in 1945 and has history during German occupation. The La Crosse program includes Grieg and other Norwegian composers, with white gowns then Norse folk costumes. Crown Princess Martha sponsors the nationwide tour under the Norsemen’s league.
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Kvindelige Stud
Oslo University
United States
la Crosse
Vocational School
Jaycees
Hebberds
Bodega
Leithold’s
Terry's Music
Berg's North Side Pharmacy
Haraldson's
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Norway
Grieg
Kierulf
Backer-Grondahl
Ole Bull
Harald Lie
Martha
Norsemen’s League
Legion Elections and Post Activities Reach Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Legion calendar notes post meetings and events including a May 13 nominating meeting for post officers, with elections in June. It highlights John F. O Melia of Rhinelander as a young World War II veteran candidate for department commander and urges early participation and reconstruction of Legion leadership. Reinforcement of national service life insurance reinstatement is offered with a July 31 1948 deadline and guidance to local VA offices in La Crosse.
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State Department
John F. O’melia
Rhinelander
Wis
Wisconsin
O’melia
Capa
Veterans Administration
la Crosse
South Fourth Street
King and
Cass Streets
County Service Veterans
Doc” Seiger
Linker
Disability burden in america rises with long-term cases
About half of the seven million Americans disabled on an average day have already been disabled for at least six months, highlighting a substantial share facing chronic ineligibility for work and daily tasks.
Pupil value rise in public schools 1920 to 1940
The per pupil value of public race and high schools in the United States increased almost threefold between 1920 and 1940.
Chippewa Dam ruling blocks appeal on county power fight
In Madison Wisconsin Izaak Walton League officials concede no appeal lies after the Public Service Commission rejects rehearing on the Chippewa River dam project. The $7 million Rebconsin dam would affect scenic value and public enjoyment. the case tests 1947 law shifting power over to county boards. Edgarton plans court challenge, asserting county board jurisdiction is unconstitutional. the Dairyland Power cooperative backed the law and a broader power plan.
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Tribune Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
Izaak Walton League
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Allan Edgarton
Fond, du Lac
Milwaukee County
Sportsman’s Organization
Public Service Commission
Northern States Power Company
Rebconsin
Commission
Edgarton
League
League and
Chippewa County Board
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Flambeau River
Shotgun Shells Aged In Chamber Test Findings
EAST ALTON Ill Smokeless ball powder aged in a heat chamber to test keeping power. Under normal conditions powder retains energy for 20 years in temperate climates. The chamber accelerates aging showing some powder lasts up to 10 years, about four times longer than usual. Fred Olson, director of R D for Western Cartridge Co, comment.
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East Alton
Ill
Fred Olson
Western Cartridge Co
Olin Industries, Inc
Fisherman Uses Bacon Scent to Attract Breakfast Crowd
Michael Infalt parks at a Michigan lake dawn spot and fries bacon on a gasoline burner. The aroma draws other boats away from the hole toward shore for breakfast, a ploy he uses to steady fishing access.
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South Bend
Ind
Michael Infalt
Michigan Lake
Infalt
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