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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1948
Page
5
In Clin ton tonton the Pritchard school has sat on the wrong site for 87 years and is now closed. District voters have decided to sell the building after Circuit Clerk Ben Levy verified the description shows the A. stood a quarter mile west of the deed’s designated spot. The issue remains largely moot.
More than a million ration books were issued in Britain in the last year. The government reports show widespread distribution across cities and towns, reflecting ongoing wartime controls and civilian efforts to manage scarce supplies.
Hollywood reports Franchot Tone to star in a Steinbeck Burgess Mere project with a Lardner Jr. screenplay and Jane Greer co starring opposite Greg Peck or Louis Jourdan. Marguerite Chapman sits out Columbia in Maine amid star chatter while Jack Benny draws box office with hotel gag.
A WKBH radio hour plans an NBC University Theater adaptation of John Dos Passos next hour. The program features contemporary American novels and airs tonight at 8 00 with a Socialist Labor Party candidate slot at 9 45. NBC says no new giveaway programs while FCC rules are decided.
A community page lists events including a veterans salute, Farm and Home hour, Nature Sketches, Swanee River concert, and McCritchie Orchestra appearances. The lineup features local organizations and entertainers in a varied program.
Broadcast fragment mentions CBS Kiddies Hour NBC Symphony NBC News Shoetime. Bell The Saturday schedule hints at a dance date tied to Olympic coverage and NBC Symphony events.
The Army Reserve Office announced openings for direct commissions across many technical and specialist areas. Ranks range from second lieutenant to colonel with age limits 30 to 55. Qualifications vary by rank and include college degrees or four years of progressive experience.
Newsreel footage of the disputed 400 meter relay at the Olympics will be televised Monday at 9 p.m. over Carter Lee's House of Mystery and other programs. The race saw initial disqualification for baton passing then reversal after the film showed no infraction. The schedule also adds 15 minute features for Sunday and expands weekday half hour and quarter hour shows including Gabriel Heatter and Bob Poole. Sugar rations will rise during the home jam making season.
State board of health and conservation officials investigate the death of hundreds of thousands of fish in the Neshotah river near Denmark. Brown County warden Clarence Wilger reports a four mile stretch affected and beer disposal tied to the old Denmark Brewing site, with foam observed on the water and stocked trout among the dead.
Kent England police report catching 79 poachers during nighttime operations with only two detected in daylight. The surge indicates higher illegal hunting activity and prompts calls for stricter enforcement. Officers say operations will continue to deter wildlife crimes and protect local habitats.
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