Old Statute To Be Invoked In Elm Grove District Question
An old Wisconsin statute allows town boards to alter create or dissolve school district boundaries. A joint Shelby Campbell town board and La Crosse city council meeting is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. to vote on attaching Elm Grove to La Crosse. If all three bodies approve the attachment order or return to separate boards, the action proceeds.
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Elm Grove
Shelby
la Crosse City
John Bosshard
Citizens Committee of
Shelby and
Campbell
Common Council of
la Crosse
Shelby Town Hall
Bosshard
French Island
Shelby Town Board
Common Council
Senate probes chase Chicago bookie tied to Florida gambling
The Kefauver committee widens its Florida gambling probe seeking Chicago bookie Harry Russell. Russell, linked to the S and G horse book syndicate in Miami Beach, was said to take a one sixth stake for 20000 amid counterclaims by syndicate members. The panel notes new leads and questions race wire service ties and Florida governor campaign donations from 1948.
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Washington
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Chicago
Florida
Harry Russell
S. and G. Horse
Miami Beach
Russell
Fuller Warren
William H. Johnston
Sportsman Park
Drowning Report for William Morse in Lake Nebabak
William Morse 37 of Poplar drowned while swimming in Lake Nebabak. Companions saw him struggle about 50 feet off shore. they could not reach him before he disappeared. Local authorities notified.
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Superior
Wis
William Morse
Poplar
Lake Nebabam
Morse
Supervisors Weigh Pay Hike and County Infirmary Plans
Finance and institutions committees met at the courthouse. Chairman Harold Evjen heard a relief department request for a salary raise but no action was taken. Berbard Zahn outlined a Shelby infirmary plan to house about 110 beds with a $650000 bond proposal to fund construction. The panel said county ownership could cut costs by housing convalescent care locally. The plans go to the planning committee Monday at 7 p.m.
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Finance and Institutions
County Board
Court House
Harold Evjen
Relief Department
Evjen
Berbard Zahn
Shelby
Zahn
Hillsboro Student Named Knapp Scholar Recipient
The University of Wisconsin announced it recommended 48 Wisconsin and Illinois high school graduates for Knapp scholarships funded by an endowment from Kemper K. Knapp. Sixteen receive 500 dollars and 32 receive 250 dollars yearly pending good grades. among the honorees is Hillsboro’s Allen Wheeler.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Illinois
Knapp
Kemper K. Knapp
Chicago
Allen Wheeler
Hillsboro
Back to School Edition Promises Helpful Ideas
The 1950 La Crosse Tribune August 15 Sunday features guidance for parents with school aged children. It offers money saving time saving and emotional tips to start the new term smoothly.
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la Crosse
County Begins Participation In Blood Program On Aug 24
La Crosse county will begin participation in the American Red Cross national blood program on Thursday Aug 24 with arrival of a bloodmobile from the Madison regional center. Donor enlistment is being arranged by the county Red Cross blood program committee.
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la Crosse County
American Red Cross
Madison
The
Red Cross
Rochester
N. Y
Wichita, Kan
Stockton
Calif
Atlanta
Union Council Raises Funds For Polio Unit
La Crosse County union council polio committee led by Harry Kubiak Jr raises funds to donate a portable Monaghan respirator to La Crosse. The unit, under 100 pounds with six chest shells and charger, will be presented to the city if common council approves, possibly Saturday at the fair.
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la Crosse
Monaghan
Thes Cio
Inter-State Air
Garden and Farm Winners Noted at Monroe County Fair
TOMAH Wis Special large and abundant exhibits in the garden and farm crops divisions are announced. Winners include Mrs Van Eman Tomah Triumph Phillip Thurston Spar ta Wartha Ralph Anderson Norwalk in Class I potatoes and several firsts in Class III vegetables with names of multiple exhibitors and crops across radishes carrots beets tomatoes beans cucumbers and pumpkins.
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Tomah
Wis
Monroe County Fair
van Eman
Triumph
Phillip Thurston
Sparta
Wartha
Ralph Anderson
Norwalk
David Cline
Gerry Gerwing
Warrens
Alfred Bungert
Mary van Eman
Erwin Knoll
Joyce Walker
Miss Walker
Roland Clay
Lyda Lee Cline
Earl Thurston
Thomas Clay
Popcorn Grows On Any Soil Suitable For Field Corn
The article states that popcorn can be cultivated on any soil capable of producing good field corn, implying broad adaptability for growers.
Kefauver Sets Early Florida Crime Report During Hearings
Senator Kefauver chairing the crime committee promised an early report on gambling in Florida and plans to cover California operations next week. The panel, which has held sessions in Kansas City and St Louis, has conducted on the spot probes and heard witnesses including Meyer Schine of Miami Beach who described a 1947 bookie concession deal.
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Washington
Florida
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
California
Missouri
Kansas City
St. Louis
Meyer Schine
Miami Beach
Frank Erickson
New York
Swank Roney Plaza
Harry Russell
Chicago
William H. Johnston
Sportsman Park
Johnston
Russell
Grant visits and early Wisconsin milestones in Hazel Green
Hazel Green in Grant county saw frequent visits by Gen. U.S. Grant. The town also housed James G. Percival, poet and first Wisconsin state geologist. The first Wisconsin legislature to meet in Madison did so on November 26, 1838 in the American House basement as Gov. Henry Dodge delivered the first message from the new seat of government.
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Hazel Green
Grant County
U. S. Grant
James G. Percival
Wisconsin
Madison
Henry Dodge
Brazilian Sisters Embrace Free Life After Africa Visit
Miriam Smaletz and Cecelia Smaletz, 21 and 18 from Sao Paulo, say dear freedom to roam in Johannesburg revealed limits at home. They note Brazilian girls must be chaperoned for outings including dances, a rule their university lives described as restricting.
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Sao Paulo
Africa
Johannesburg
Brazil
Miriam Smaletz
Cecelia
Sao Paulo University
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