Aquinas High Opens Tuesday With Record Enrollment
Aquinas high school will open its doors on Tuesday with about 900 students, the largest enrollment in school history. Most Rev John B Treacy will celebrate mass at 830 am. Twelve new teachers join the faculty including Rev Joseph Wagner and Sisters M Theola M Rosella M Eugenie M Antonia M Theodorita M Annina and more.
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Aquinas High School
John B. Treacy
la Crosse
Aquinas
Robert Hansen
John Pritzl
St. Mary's Parish
Neillsville
Mary Edward
Joseph Wagner
St. Joseph's Ital
Marshfield
Henry Hoerburger
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
Marathon City
Wis
Arthur Dresen
St. Anthony Parish
Athens
M. Theola
St. Lucas
Town
M. Lucy
West Point
M. Antonia
Ashland
M. Rosella
Carroll, Ia
M. Eugenie
Harper, Ia
Mary Michael
M. Theodorita
Halder
M. Annina
Julia Maus
Eveleth, Minn
Philip Schrempf
James Quinn
Schrempf
Freeport
Ill
Quinn
Swan Lake
New York
Catholic Schools Open Tuesday Across La Crosse Diocese
Western and central Wisconsin Catholic schools in 18 counties resume Tuesday. Calendar set by Bishop Alexander J. McGavick lists first semester holidays All Saints Day Thanksgiving recess Christmas recess Mid year exams January 16 17 and second semester Easter recess May 1 7 Ascension May 15 final week rural grade schools May 19 23 Memorial Day May 30 and June 6 with city and high schools closing.
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Diocese of
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Alexander J. McGavick
Seek Rooms for Students at State Teachers College
Within two weeks, 35 women and 20 men planning to attend the State Teachers college must find rooms to live in. Rooms for girls are hard to find, and without rooms these girls cannot attend. Registration shows 1,020 students this year with 57 veterans returning, 354 returning, and 609 new students. Those with rooms to rent should call Miss Edith Cartwright, Mrs Koblitz, or Clyde Smith at the college, telephone No. 49.
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State Teachers College
Edith Cartwright
Koblitz
Clyde Smith
Wisconsin sets special funds for trucking franchise rush
The Wisconsin emergency board approved a special appropriation to the Public Service Commission transportation division to handle a flood of trucking business applications. Funds will hire examiners and clerks as 2,031 applications were filed in the first six months of 1946, matching yearly averages.
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Madison
Wis
State Emergency Board
Transportation Division
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
College Fall Classes Start September 19 At State Teachers
Freshmen begin activities earlier than classes with a Sept 16 convocation and bus tour. Orientation includes division meetings, exams, and mixers. freshman picnic set for Sept 17. Registration and fee payment follow, with late fee after Sept 18. first classes scheduled for Sept 19 at 8 am.
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College
State Teachers College
Myrick Park
State Takes Over Wartime School Lunch Program
The La Crosse area continues a federally subsidized lunch program now run by the state and the board of education. A. F. Jordan says details are pending. last year 95,149 lunches were served in schools plus 8,881 free meals. Milk lunches served to 280,662 pupils with 550 free, funding from payments and subsidies totaling about $31,393 in revenue against costs.
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U.S
la Crosse
A. F. Jordan
Board of Education
la Crosse County
Hamilton, Roosevelt and Vocational Nursery
Twins Convene in Grand Rapids for International Event
The International Twins association opened its convention in Grand Rapids, attracting presidents Warren and Chester Doonan from Chicago and secretaries Anna and Loretta Zimmer from South Bend. Hollywood stars Lee and Lynn Wilde were on the roster with four year old pairs Polly Kay and Patsy Lou Goeman among the youngest registrants. Albino twins John and George Sessler, 22, drew comment from Dr. David C. Rife of Ohio State. The gathering plans a twin floor show and will elect officers and pick the 1947 convention city.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
International Twins Association
Association
Warren
Chester Doonan
Chicago
Anna
Loretta Zimmer
South Bend
Ind
Hollywood
Lee
Lynn Wilde
St. Louis
Polly Kay
Patsy Lou Goeman
John and
George Sessler
Columbus
David C. Rife
Ohio State University
College Plans Early Registration For Students
Advance registration for specials at the State Teachers college runs September 11 and 12 from 8:50 to 11:30 a. m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p. m. to streamline opening week. Specials will be notified by mail. unnotified students should come anyway to reduce crowding on the official day.
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Tribune
la Crosse State Teachers College
Little Theater
Little
State Teachers College
Salem Institute for County Teachers Next Friday
County teachers gather at West Salem High School for a Salem Institute hosted by county superintendent Mrs. Hazel Leicht. Morning sessions include officer elections, retirement talk by a state association speaker, and health program briefing. Afternoon discussions cover conservation and visual education with University of Wisconsin agents and local educators.
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West Salem
Hazel Leicht
Wisconsin Education Association
State Association
Helen Hanson
Edgar Gordon
University of Wisconsin
R. E. Lee
Emil Schiesser
Charles Schuller
Bureau of Visual Education
Schuller
State Department of Education
Roosevelt Nursery Reopens With Extended Hours and Staff Listed
Roosevelt nursery school resumes Tuesday with 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. hours and the Vocational center until 5:15 p.m. Charges vary by family income. No summer diseases cited due to routine rest and diet. The piece lists.
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Roosevelt Nursery
Roosevelt Nursery School
North Side
Vocational Center
Roosevelt
Vocational
Rose Bellerue
Lincoln School Music Teacher Takes Denver Instrumental Director Post
Harold C. Edwards, long time Lincoln junior high music director, accepts a Denver North High School instrumental director position. He will relocate with his wife and two children to begin the new post as school opens September 16. Edwards is a Columbia Teachers College graduate and noted violinist with past work in Durand and Galesville and civic orchestras.
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Lincoln School
Denver
Colo
North High School
Harold C. Edwards
Lincoln Junior High School
Edwards
Teachers College
Columbia University
New York
Sioux Falls
S. D
Mills College
Oakland
Calif
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Midwest
la Crosse
Durand
Galesville
Civic Orchestra
Presbyterian
St. John’s
College School Opens Sept 19 With Faculty List
State Teachers college training school opens Thursday Sept 19 with classes at 8 45 a m. Howard Fredericks Marjorie Frost Florence Wing G Les ter Steinhoff Or ville Brault Beulah Drom Harriet Skadeland Marjorie Smith Pauline Abel Agnes Breene Geneva Clark Wilma Stevenson lead the faculty as announced by E W Leamer director.
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State Teachers College Training School
E. W. Leamer
Howard Fredericks
Marjorie Frost
Florence Wing
G. Lester Steinhoff
Orville Brault
Beulah Drom
Harriet Skadeland
Marjorie Smith
Pauline Abel
Agnes Breene
Geneva Clark
Wilma Stevenson
City Schools Schedule Reopens with Varied Start Times
Elementary schools resume Tuesday at 8 45 a m. Junior highs open 8 30 a m except Logan. Logan opens 8 0 a m for returning students and new students go to auditorium. Central High new students 8 a m, returning students 8 30 a m.
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Logan
Central High School
War relics found near London furnace incinerator
Live mortar bombs were discovered in garbage about to be incinerated in London. Had they not been found the furnaces could have been wrecked and casualties would have followed. Authorities issue a warning urging the public to surrender dangerous wartime souvenirs.
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London
Milk Mixture for Stomach Ulcers Promoted by Drug Stores
An new medical preparation named LURIN is advertised as effective for stomach ulcers caused by excess acid and for gas pains indigestion and heartburn. The ad claims immediate relief in many cases and offers refunds if unsatisfied. Sold by Ford Hopkins drug stores.
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LURIN
Ford Hopkins
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