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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1950
Page
7
First 1950 census returns show Wisconsin city populations rising. Rhinelander, Fond du Lac, De Pere and Green Bay post gains amid county shifts. Adams and Jefferson counties increase, while Crawford and Pepin report losses.
An experimental drinking party by 13 soldiers at Fort Richardson used wood alcohol from the motor pool. Two soldiers died, two were critically ill, and nine were hospitalized. Victims' names withheld pending family notices. Also notes New Zealand purchasing $1,000,000 in telephone equipment from British firms.
Western Union naval observers tracked a covert sea exercise as 30 Soviet skippers sailed near radar range. The Tam bov mothership with 29 support vessels shifted anchorage near Mounts Bay while British ships and four destroyers closed in south of Britain. Three Dutch submarines planned to join Monday with RAF coastal command rehearsing mock attacks.
General George Washington barricaded his Continental Army during 1775 within four Harvard University buildings that still stand today, illustrating early military use of campus facilities.
Raymond R. Langworthy 70 died in a Whitehall hospital after months of illness. Funeral at Our Saviors Lutheran Church with burial in Lincoln cemetery. Survived by wife, daughter Pearl King of Chicago, granddaughter Bonita Winchester, and a son, Archie, who died in 1944 in the Navy.
Pfunder's Tablets claim rapid soothing relief from stomach ulcer pain caused by excess acid. The formula by F H Pfunder PhG uses medically-proved ingredients and guarantees satisfaction with a money back offer after widespread use over 35 years.
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