Dairyland Co-Op Flambeau Dam Okayed By PSC
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission approves the Dairyland Co-Operative Flambeau Dam project in Dewey town Rusk county near Tony. The $3.122 million hydroelectric plant, funded via REA loan, targets under four mills per kilowatt hour and serves Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa farm customers and Lake Superior District Power. The decision is unanimous amid farm cooperative pressure and conservation opposition.
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Dairyland Co-Op
Flambeau Dam
PSC
Wisconsin
Nd. Power Cooperative of
la Crosse
Flambeau River
Minnesota
Iowa
Lake Superior District Power Company
Utility Commission
Farm
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Conservation Department
Dewey
Rusk County
Tony
Lake Superior Company
Willi Shorten Youths Leg By Six Inches
Altoona Pennsylvania reports cautionary surgery on 17 year old Melvin Acker Jr who had three inches removed from his healthy right leg and further operation aims to even limb length. Surgeons expect him to walk at graduation next June without a limp after splicing the bone ends and correcting a left leg stunting from rheumatic fever.
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Altoona
Melvin Acker, Jr
Weather outlook for La Crosse and vicinity
Clear and cool night with a low around 52. Friday starts fair in the morning, clouds build afternoon, warmer with a high near 83. Municipal pool recorded 68 degrees Thursday.
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la Crosse
Sending Atom Material to Russia Claimed in Congressional Hearing
Rep. McDowell testified Uranium raw material for atomic bombs was shipped to Russia during World War II. The disclosure coincides with intense hearings on communism in government sparking White House Capitol Hill clashes.
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Russia
Washington
Rep. McDowell
R-Pa
White House
Capitol Hill
Truman
Rep
Rankin
D-Miss
House un-American Activities Committee
Henry A. Wallace
Commerce Department
Wallace
Mundt
R-Sd
Alger Hiss
State Department
House Committee
Communist Party
Whittaker Chambers
Hiss
Red Underground
Samuel Klaus
Senate
William W. Remington
Remington
McDowell
UN- American Activities Committee
Seventh Street Paving Could Begin September First
T M Reynolds division engineer of the Wisconsin highway commission says cement shortages delay the Seventh street highway project in La Crosse. Contractors, hampered by cement supply, hope to start paving about September 1 with a definite date to follow.
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T. M. Reynolds
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Seventh Street
la Crosse
Its
Mapaetts
Fight to end gouging in veterans housing drives nationwide
U S district attorney and federal expeditors from across the country convened in Washington for an all-out campaign against fraud in veterans housing. The conference, led by Attorney General Clark, aims at illegal construction sale and financing of GI homes with indictments already in Los Angeles Dallas and Pittsburgh. Penalties include fines from five hundred to five thousand dollars and often suspended jail terms contingent on restitution to veterans.
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Washington
U.S
Justice Department
Clark
Tighe E. Woods
Veterans Affairs
Boston
New York
Administration
FBI
Los Angeles
Dallas
Pittsburgh
Circus Act Member Hurt Diving Through Knives
A member of the McDonald trio at the Inter-State fair was treated after a knife edged barrel stunt went wrong. During the climax a blindfolded somersault resulted in a leg cut. first aid was given by county highway police and the wound was not serious.
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McDonald
Wildlife Service braces for protest over hunting laws
Washington officials faced a wave of protest over new waterfowl regulations as craft and flyways face tighter seasons and bag limits. The Atlantic Mississippi flyways set 30 days total with four birds per day, while central and Pacific flyways offer longer seasons and higher limits. Cottam defended the system amid outcry that rules differ across states and regions within the same river area.
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Washington
Fish and Wildlife Service
Cottain
Atlantic
Mississippi
Plains
Rocky Mountain States
Cottam
Dakotas
Wisconsin considers five day antlerless deer season
Madison reports the conservation department will ask the Wisconsin conservation commission to approve a five day November antlerless deer season for does fawns and small bucks as part of a deer herd reduction plan aligned with Governor Rennebohm veto concerns. The plan aims to reduce hazards and fit refuge-zone debates while officials weigh alternatives and possible inclusion of deer of any size.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Milwaukee
Conservation Department
Ernest Swift
Oscar Rennebohm
Rennebohm
Wisconsin
Children Flock to 58th Inter-State Fair Opening
Perfect weather greets children's day at the 58th annual Inter-State Fair exposition. The fair opened Wednesday and runs through Sunday with 2 and 8 pm shows, 4-H judging Friday, and a busy schedule of division contests.
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Inter-State Fair Association
Rotary
Joseph W. Frisch
Fairgrounds
Make Sure Of Home News For Every Day While Away
Vacation tips from La Crosse Tribune readers about receiving daily home news by mail or layaway. Readers are urged to arrange with the carrier bay or call 3680 to start or pause delivery, with orders requested in advance.
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la Crosse Tribune
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Senate considers modified TEW housing bill amid debate
The Senate begins floor debate on a revised Taft Ellender Wagner housing bill aimed at boosting low cost homes and rental property through government credit. McCarthy vows to fight to reinstate his own measure and predicts no housing will pass at the extra session if TEW passes.
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Washington
Senate
Wherry
R-Neb
Chamber
Congress
Truman
McCarthy
R-Wis
Tobey
Flanders
R-Vt
House
Ontario Boy Killed in Crash
Darwin Clark a 19 year old resident of Ontario was killed when his car left a county road a mile and a half north of Ontario and hit a tree. The crash occurred early and was discovered at 6 30 am by rural mail carrier John Robinson. Clark had brought two friends to Sparta to catch an early train and was returning home. Coroner reported no inquest.
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Ontario
Wis
Darwin Clark
Clark
John Robinson
H. R. Biegel
Monroe County
Willis Young
Sparta
M. J. Lanham
Man Dies From Pickerel Bite Infection in Wisconsin
Chicago resident Max L. Kruse aged 64 died yesterday after an infection from a pickerel bite at Twin Lakes Wisconsin the previous Friday. His widow Aleda said Kruse removed the fish from the hook and was bitten on the left thumb. He developed tetanus and was admitted to a hospital here.
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Chicago
Max L. Kruse
Aleda
Kruse
Twin Lakes
Wis
Truman urges GOP to reconsider adjournment
President Truman denounces Congress for feeble compromises on his anti inflation program and calls Republican leaders to reconsider plans to adjourn soon as the House blocks action 264 to 97 on price and wage controls and rationing.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Republicans push anti inflation bill in house vote
The House passed a Republican anti inflation measure 264 to 97 to block Truman price and wage controls. It heads to the Senate under a fast track, with Taft signaling a possible end to the special session this weekend. Truman decried GOP plans to curb price rises and urged timely action.
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House
Truman
Senate
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Congress
Rep. Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Wolcott
United Nations
New York City
Republican Policy Committee
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Menomonie
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Wonewoc
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Baraboo
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W. A. Halbach
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P. H. Mickle
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Fred Rogers
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