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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1948
Page
11
Col. Reed notes army offers training in over 60 technical schools for high school graduates who enlist after selection. Recruits with leadership potential can attend a six week potential leaders course, preparing for non commissioned officer roles and officer candidate training.
To prepare a special Hard Sauce, whisk a quarter cup of cream until stiff and fold it into the sauce. Serve immediately for a light, rich topping over the steamed pudding.
The Racquet begins as the State Teachers College newspaper combining Homecoming with a freshmen welcome. Editor Myles Sills leads a staff including Tracy Lavin Sverre Tinglum as associate editors, Bob Seltzner sports editor, Maxine Tornade business manager, and Stan Plumb circulation manager.
The Moscow News reports Russia's 1948 grain harvest is likely to set a new record despite delivery shortfalls. The article notes the state will possess significantly more grain, while a stray line mentions coppery tastes in European oysters.
The National Catholic Rural Life conference promotes its October 15 to 20 convention in La Crosse with a poster showing urban and rural scenes joining hands. Saint Isidore the farmer and the conference emblem appear, with Sister Mary Carmen’s artwork at St Marys Academy Prairie du Chien. A Minneapolis official hails the poster as outstanding and copyrights are sought. A general committee met to finalize plans for the event.
Logan high school elected its student council officers Wednesday. The new president is Ralph Twite, and the vice president is Merlin Egegen, secretary.
The year saw about 25 billion passengers ride street cars trolley coaches and motor buses across the United States.
Chicago retiree John A. Bender ended his death fast after police warned it was illegal to starve oneself. Bender, 59, began the ordeal last Sunday to protest truth and honesty, weighing 156 pounds at the start and 145 pounds at the time.
Harold E. Stassen has accepted the national chairmanship of the American Heart Association campaign to combat heart disease. Winthrop W. Aldrich will serve as campaign treasurer, with Thomas I. Parker named chairman of the national sponsors committee. Stassen notes the nationwide effort will fund research, public education, and local heart associations to fight the leading cause of death.
About 40 plants are planned to dehydrate potatoes in Western Germany as part of a broader effort to expand food processing capacity. The project aims to boost potato products supply and support regional agriculture.
Calvert Reserve blended whiskey 86.8 proof from Calvert Distillers Corp New York City uses 65 grain neutral spirits and is listed for sale.
The Wisconsin state highway commission approved two road contracts this week and sent them to Governor Abohm for signature.
The state engineering department approved a 327 446 dollar contract with A B Lynena company for grading drainage of about five miles of highway 64 between highway 128 and Blomer in Dunn county. Bridge structures are included. Improvement work on highway 35 between Webster and Danbury in Burnett county is planned for the 1949 season with a change in the area of the route to eliminate curves. City and county officials have been notified of the relocation proposal and invited to protest to the state engineering department.
The volume titled American in Action by a historian of the VII division who landed at Utah Beach on D Day went on sale in September. Major R received a printing office award in Washington D C for two dollars including postage.
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