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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1948

Page

25

Chicken Fanciers Tell The Difference At Inter State Poultry Barn

Fanciers claim a clear distinction between two bantam birds at the Inter-State fair poultry barn while many visitors find them similar. The display features seven bantam varieties including Black Cochins Red Pyle Game Black Tailed Pewter Partridge Cochins White Cochins Silver Seabird Partridges and Buff Cochins along with tumblers rollers turbits homers and other common yard birds. Visitors stroll the aisles, noting favorites, and consult a guide list to ensure no breed is missed.

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Professor proposes extending relief benefits in Wisconsin

Prof Walter Morton of the University of Wisconsin economics dept circulates a plan to extend unemployment compensation into supplementary relief on need. The proposal would trigger when fund reserves exceed 100 million dollars, with the state industrial commission authorized to levy additional employer taxes to finance aid.

Tribune Madison Bureau Madison Wis League of Wisconsin Walter Morton University of Wisconsin Department of Economics League Municipal Federation Morton Wisconsin State Industrial Commission

Met Opera Faces Severe Deficit For Coming Season

Officials of the Metropolitan Opera warn that union wage demands would push the season into insolvency. With last year’s deficit at 220000 dollars, directors have funded shortfalls in past crises. The association says shutting the Met would be prudent, a move stunning opera lovers.

New York The Met America Opera Association Metropolitan Opera Association

Oldest cultivated tobacco found in Freyjoles canyon site

Archaeologists uncovered the oldest known cultivated tobacco specimen from a prehistoric Indian cliff dwelling in Fri joles Canyon within Bandelier National Monument New Mexico. The find showcases early agricultural crop use by Native peoples in the region and adds to the site’s archaeobotanical record.

America Frijoles Canyon Bandeéeher National Monument New Mexico

Wiley Says Red-Coddling Key Issue for Senate

Senator Wiley, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, argues that administration support for Reds and Red sympathizers is a crucial future issue. He criticizes efforts to downplay an espionage probe and urges decisive action akin to Mundt Nixon subversive activities control bill, now before his committee.

Washington Wiley R-Wis Senate Judiciary Committee Congressional House Judiciary Committee Congress

Cop Arrests and Testifies Against His Own Son

In Philadelphia Patrolman Harold Jones testifies against his son Harold O. Jones after arresting him and a companion for chasing and firing at a car. The youth, a 19 year old with Navy bad conduct discharge and 18 months in reform school, is placed in detention. The officer calls the act humiliating and his son calls him a liar.

Philadelphia Harold Jones William A. Byrd Harold O. Jones U. S. Navy Camden N. J New York Byrd Young Jones

Considerable Trouble Ends With 150 Dollar Fine

Sparta Wisconsin special report states tavern operator Nyal Mashak was charged with pointing a gun at William Waters as he drove past Mashak's driveway near the Melvina tavern. Judge O Sprecher found Mashak guilty and fined 150 dollars plus costs after he claimed Waters caused “considerable trouble” driving through the driveway.

Sparta Wis Nyal Mashak Melvina William Waters Waters Mashak O. ’. Sprecher

Find Tortured Body Of Last Man In Famed Tunnel Gang

The tortured body of George A. Red Smyth, 28, a member of the tunnel gang, was found stuffed in the trunk of a 1948 Lincoln convertible near Joliet, Illinois. Police identified him by photographs and fingerprints. he had been shot through the head and bound with rope and tape. The discovery was made by John Williams Lockport II after a night shift.

Joliet George A. “Red” Smyth John Williams Lockport, II Chicago Smyth E. A. Kingston Will County Williams

Antarctic whale catcher repaired in Walvis Bay

Drydock engineers in Walvis Bay silence a singing propeller on the Antarctic whale catcher after repairs. When engines start the propeller sang loudly scaring whales and disturbing the crew. nickel steel blades were drilled and filled with lead to stop the noise.

Walvis Bay South-West Africa

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