Three City High Schools Plan Baccalaureate Ceremonies
Three City High Schools schedule baccalaureate services next Sunday at 3 p m in school venues. North Presbyterian pastor Rev L C Smith will deliver the address for the senior classes with orchestral and choral selections accompanying the ceremony. Honor students include valedictorian Rodney Adams and salutatorian Shirley Anderson among 125 seniors at Logan and 190 seniors at Central.
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L. C. Smith
North Presbyterian Church
Apollo's Temple
Gluck
Logan High School
Almighty God
George Field
Virginia Hazelton
Beverly Fitting
Ruth Benz
Don Marjorie Olson
Arleen Galstad
Colleen Casperson
Jeanne Jahimiak
Duane Daering
Ella Mae Cahape
Imogene Cram
Bernadine Knutson
A. J. Niebruegge
Central High School
Cadman
Central Orchestra
Beethoven
Eugene Clark
Jimmie Berg
Niebruegge
Schveder
von Weber
Joyce Nekola
Illa Mae Wege
England marks 140th Bat od anniversary and rescue tale
England celebrated its 140th anniversary of the Bat od story when a son witnessed England’s rescue of Europe. The event highlighted historical teamwork and maritime peril, reflecting a longstanding connection between national pride and European aid in difficult times.
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England
Europe
Tyrone Power to Speak at Milwaukee Centurama Dinner
Hollywood star Tyrone Power and private pilot will headline a private flyers conference dinner in Milwaukee on July 26 celebrating the centurama. Ira A. Bickhart centurama executive director announced Power's acceptance to address the event.
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Milwaukee
Tyrone Power
Milwaukee Centurama
Power
Ira A. Bickhart
Centurama
Russians Use Seismic Detections For Caspian Oil
Geologists using seismographic records from boat mounted detectors report Russians operate under water oil fields in the Caspian Sea. Charges are dropped at sea bottom and motorboats probe suspected sites to confirm oil presence with recordings revealing soil vibrations to three miles deep.
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Caspian Sea
Moscow
Admiral Ewen To Tell Navy Aviation Plan At Open House
Rear Admiral Edward C. Ewen will address Minnesota Navy League members at the Minneapolis naval air station to outline the navy's postwar air reserve plan. The program activates July 1 with 30 000 wartime pilots and technicians. Wold Chamberlain field becomes regional operations center for Minnesota western Wisconsin and eastern Dakotas.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Navy
Air Reserve
Navy League
Edward C. Ewen
USN
Naval Air Reserve Training Command
League
Naval Air Station
Owen
Glenview
Ill
Wold- Chamberlain Field
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Admiral Ewen
Independence
Marine Corps
Wesley J. Kelley
Navy League Council
Pte Owen Pederson Completes Training At Fort Benning
Pte Owen H Pederson of 2214 Farnam Street has finished training at the army airborne school Fort Benning Ga and is qualified as parachutist and gliderman with wings and boots. He served two months in the Aleutians and nine months in Germany with Patton's Third Army. Discharged at Fort Sheridan he reenlisted for three years and is now stationed at Camp Kilmer New Jersey awaiting shipment to Frankfurt Germany.
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Owen H. Pederson
Farnam Street
Army Airborne School
Fort Benning
Aleutians
Peterson
Germany
Patton
Third Army
Fort Sheridan
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Frankfurt
Discharges Listed for Great Lakes Personnel on May 22
The Great Lakes releases include GM3c Robert L. Witt of 946 Adams St and others: ADM2c Quentin Sweeney at 732 North 22 Street, Ensign William C. Swinghamer of 1402 Mississippi, Sie Bur A. Wenzel at 1840 Rose, ADM3c La Vern F. Smerek of 500 Rose, QM3c Orville G. Johnson, MM3c Stanley E. Pink of Lancaster, S2c Bruce L. Quall of Onalaska, MOMM3c Orville J. Gunderson of Strum, GM3c Reuben C. Sherry of Westby. Also discharged May 20 are RDM3c Harvey W. Morley of 3113 West Ave South, Sir Donald L. Hovde of 1526 Kane, ADM3c Ottoway R. Greene of 1426 George, Sir Carrel J. Simpson of Bangor, BKR2c Morris D. Ma-Ettrick, SM3c Robert J. a Gum of Ereille, ARM3c Per Gill of Lancaster, and TM2c Hensel F. Johnson of Melrose.
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Great Lakes
Ill
Army dischargees released at Fort Sheridan May 23
Dischargees include Pfc LeRoy G Peterson from Coon Valley and T4 Adella J Hanson from Whitehall. Camp McCoy releases for May 22 list Pfc Peter G Sura from Independence T5 Robert W Dunn of 418 North Seventh Street and T5 Dale S Roths of Osseo. Pfc Ralph J Joniett of Independence T5 Isaac B Brockman of Sparta also discharged.
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Fort Sheridan
LeRoy G. Peterson
Coon Valley
Adella’ J. Hanson
Whitehall
Camp McCoy
Peter G. Sura
Independence
Robert W Dunn
North Seventh Street
Dale S. Roths
Osseo
Ralph J. Joniett
Isaac B. Brockman
Sparta
Veterans on Victory ships schedule arrivals
Pfc. Dean A. Davidson of Genoa was set to arrive Thursday aboard the Texarkana Victory. Docking Monday in New York is the Maritime Victory with M. Sgt. George W. Wiederhoeft of La Crosse.
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Dean A. Davidson
Genoa
Texarkana
Maritime Victory
New York
George W. Wiederhoeft
la Crosse
Peruvian farming boosts crops via SCIPA and IAFA aid
Government sponsored effort in Peru uses Institute of Inter American Affairs technicians to help 45 000 families grow vegetables and seed crops, with 230 pure bred bulls imported. a coast region machinery pool rents tractor plows and threshers to farmers. Milk is transported to market in bamboo bottles on donkeys in Tibet.
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Peru
Lima
SCIPA
Institute of Inter- American Affairs
Huacho
Trujillo
Peruvian
Honors Given To Four City Seniors At UW Madison
At the All University Honors convocation in Madison four La Crosse seniors were named for outstanding work. Archie G. Britt Rose M. Carlson James E. Benson and Sigurd E. Siverson earned honors alongside 300 plus peers as part of UW’s 93rd commencement weekend.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
la Crosse
Archie G. Britt
Wood Street
Rose M. Carlson
South Sixth Street
James E. Benson
Cass Streets
Sigurd E. Sivertson
South 10Th Street
State University
E. B. Fred
Cies
Homrs
University of Wsconsin
Tabbert seeks sheriff job in La Crosse area
Edward Tabbert of 1402 Madison street announced his candidacy for sheriff on the Republican ticket. A former county highway police officer, he served in the U S Army in Europe, earning three campaign citations before returning to duty in January 1946.
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la Crosse County
Madison Street
Tabbert
Sand Lake Coulee
Midway
Holmen
U. S. Armed Forces
Army
County Highways Department
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