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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1948
Page
3
Northwest Airlines introduces a baggage handling program with self drop racks near the rear of the cabin and a built in ramp on the Martin 2 0 2. Passengers load their bags, board, and depart quickly with no wait for ground staff. The system aims to speed ground servicing and reduce delays, backed by a five percent fare rebate for arrivals delayed over 30 minutes.
La Crosse area Girl Scout camp at Camp Decorah Holmen Wisconsin starts its second period of camping Sunday and runs through August 2. The 90 campers come from seven communities including La Crosse Westby Lake Mills Wonewoc Waterloo and La Crescent Minnesota.
A study finds cows fed on good alfalfa hay produce milk containing five times more Vitamin A than cows fed on poor timothy hay. A penguin’s diet consists almost entirely of fish, cuttlefish and crustacea caught by diving.
A traveling U S Air Force team stops at the recruiting station 316 South Fourth Street to explain the aviation cadet program to qualified youths. They offer on site eligibility tests and information on the 12 month training leading to second lieutenant and three years flying duty.
Madison Wis Atty Gen Grover Broadfoot ruled that signers need not circulate nomination papers in person and minors may circulate but not sign papers. Payment for circulation by candidates or parties is illegal though others may be paid. In a second opinion Broadfoot said Douglas County cannot issue bonds to raise money to fire proof its county asylum.
Birthday notice honors Maj. Gen. William N. Haskell born August 13, 1878 in Albany New York. West Point graduate of 1901 he led New Yorks 69th Fighting Irish in 1916 reshaping the unit and later served in World War I directing relief in Romania and Russia and as CARE director. The note also mentions the tsetse fly requires shade for breeding and control methods.
Wisconsin and Michigan forestry workers gathered at the VFW club rooms for the Society of American Foresters summer meeting. Ben Rusy urged expansive extension service work beyond information sharing and highlighted coordination with U S agriculture to restore forest areas and educate on chemical use and insect control.
New York union and management officials said after a meeting they see a basis for agreement on a 1948-49 Metropolitan Opera season. The Met Opera Association had canceled the forthcoming season last week due to financial strain and unmet union demands. No details of the talks were released.
The Wisconsin State Board of Tax Appeals announced three major airlines Northwest United and American filed objections to 1948 state taxes on Wisconsin property. Northwest seeks reduction from 750000 to 396000 with a hearing August 25 United seeks 22120 from 120000 with a hearing August 31 and American disputes 110000 without naming a lower figure while calling the tax excessive and burdensome on interstate commerce.
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