State approves Trempealeau road bond plan for county modernization
The Wisconsin state highway commission approves a 1.248 million dollar highway bond issue proposed by Trempealeau county to finance about half of a 2.481 million dollar trunk highway modernization program. The county will pledge 902 thousand from future trunk construction allotments for 1947 to 1952, plus about 150 thousand federal aids and 181.6 thousand supplementary state aids as outlined by the county and state engineers.
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Madison
Wis
State Highway Commission
Trempealeau County Board
Achelow
State Department
Army Winter Test Commander Named
Army ground forces appoint Col. James P. Hill as commander of task force Williwaew for next winter's cold weather equipment tests. He succeeds Col. William H. Wood and is at Fort Ord California, with a move to Adak Alaska planned in September. the Frigid and Frost task forces are stationed at Fort Ord and Camp McCoy Wisconsin respectively.
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Washington
James P. Hill
Williwaew
Hill
William H. Wood
Fort Ord
Calif
Adak Alaska
George Washington Breakfasts on Indian Hoe Cakes and Tea
The article notes George Washington breakfasted on three small Indian hoe cakes and three cups of tea, highlighting a simple colonial meal and its portions.
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George Washington
Gas Factory Stomach Ends With TRU-LEX
A Wisconsin reader reports relief from gas, bloating, headaches, and constipation after using TRU-LEX. The ad claims TRU-LEX contains 12 herbs to cleanse bowels and clear gas, selling at local drug stores.
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Wisconsin
Yugoslav U S Clash Told Over Trieste Incident
The United States charged publicly that on July 12 Yugoslav troops entered the Allied zone around Trieste and fired without provocation on American investigators. The State Department released a note denying Yugoslav distortions of evidence and renewed rejection of Yugoslav complaints about Allied Venezia Giulia administration. No comment was offered on the missing American aircraft case.
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Washington
United States
Trieste
State Department
Yugoslavia
Venezia Giulia
Austria
Italy
Egrets Return to City Marsh After Plume Era
A weekend sighting of about 40 egrets in the city causeway marsh and another group in the West channel signals a comeback for the white heron once hunted for plumes. Authorities note the bird’s decline in the early 1900s and now protection status.
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Causeway Marsh
West Channel
Wisconsin
Florida
Dewey vows fight on Ku Klux Klan in New York
Governor Thomas E. Dewey pledged to combat the Ku Klux Klan or any similar group while he remains in office. He told the New York State Federation of Labor that there will be no Bilboism in New York and urged vigilance against bigotry and intolerance.
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Rochester
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Ku Klux Klan
New York State
Dewey
La Crosse Jaycees Pledge Veterans Progress Trophy
La Crosse Jaycees members including President Blair and Norm Beibel agree to donate a traveling trophy to the unit making the most progress on veteran affairs work. The state chamber backs natural gas expansion in Wisconsin and statewide daylight saving time.
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la Crosse
Blair
Norm Beibel
George Halverson
John Lamb
William Morrison
Russ Hetland
Jerry Moriarity
Monte Horswell
Brant Chappell
Don Oobert
H. K. Holley
Phil Bigley
Earl Gees
Mike Steen
Robert Burns
Robert Pitsch
la Crosse Jaycees
Wisconsin
George H. Jones 97 Dies at Togus VA Hospital
George H. Jones longtime leader of the Grand Army of the Republic and former national commander in chief died today at the Veterans Administration hospital in Togus Maine. He was 97.
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Togus
George H. Jones
Grand Army of the Republic
Veterans Administration Hospital
Ship Strike Rift Seen on Great Lakes Gathered Momentum
Detroit reports a growing CIO led strike aims to shut down freight shipping on the Great Lakes by Sunday. NMU accuses CIO Steelworkers at Lackawanna NY of unloading ore at a Bethlehem plant, while NMU seeks a 40 hour week and talks with two NYC and Chicago employers.
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Detroit
CIO
Great Lakes
CIO National Maritime Union
Lackawanna
N. Y
NMU
New York
Chicago
United Steelworkers of America
Bethlehem
Nuttleman Ties for First in State Dairy Judging
Ervin Nuttleman of Pleasant Valley 4-H ties for the top score in the dairy judging at the Junior State Fair with 440 points from a field exceeding 100 contestants. A Juneau county rival also posted 440, with La Crosse county keeping others unnamed. Nuttleman entered nine Polands and four Guernseys. accompanying La Crosse county 4-H entrants included Doris Moen, Ruth Chalsma, and Harland Meyer.
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Ervin Nuttleman
Pleasant Valley
Emil J. Schiesser
Nuttleman
Juneau County
Duane la Fleur
la Crosse County
Schiesser
Doris Moen
Council Prairie
Ruth Chalsma
New Amsterdam
Harland Meyer
Adams Valley
Crop report from La Crosse county farmer Schiesser
County agent Emil J. Schiesser reports corn stands in La Crosse county are superior to other areas seen on the way to Milwaukee. He notes drought and six weeks without rain, with small grains similar to last year. Wheat is expected to yield exceptionally, barley is on par, and much corn is near silage readiness.
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Emil J. Schiesser
la Crosse County
Milwaukee
Schiesser
Bad Weather Grounds Hundreds Of Planes In Wisconsin Flight
Heavy winds and cold weather across eastern Wisconsin prevented the first tri state breakfast flight. About 400 WCAC Iowa Minnesota planes were expected but only around 50 arrived. Breakfast served to 150 guests at the American Legion clubrooms with half their number being visiting flyers.
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Wisconsin
Civil Air Corps
WCAC
Iowa
Minnesota
American Legion
Wold-Chamberlain Field
Minneapolis
Carl Rebhan
Frank Muth
la Crosse
Kiwanis Convention Opens With Wiley and Stone Speaking
Rear Admiral Ernest E. Stone and U S Senator Alexander Wiley addressed 700 Kiwanis members from the Wisconsin Upper Michigan district at the opening of the 28th annual three day convention in Marinette Wisconsin.
Oil and Gasoline Defined as Hydrocarbon Mixtures
Oil and gasoline are described as blends of hydrogen and carbon atoms known as hydrocarbons.
Wheat Piled In Washington Faces Storage Shortage
Spokane reports three million bushels of wheat stored on the ground due to an unprecedented crop and railcar shortage. In Big Bend and eastern Washington spills reach 2 million bushels, with 60 thousand in Umatilla Oregon and 50 thousand in warehouses. Willard N. Crawford of the Pacific Northwest Crop Improvement Association warns more mounds will appear as Palouse harvest nears completion.
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Spokane
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Big Bend
Washington
Umatilla
Ore
Willard N. Crawford
Portland
Pacific Northwest Crop Improvement Association
Oregon
Palouse
Idaho
British Embassy Receives Anonymous Bomb Threat Warning
The British embassy in Washington reported an anonymous phone call Monday warning the embassy would be blown up. The alert prompted security checks and heightened precautions at the diplomatic mission.
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Washington, D. C
Swancutt Returns To Roswell After Wisconsin Visit
Maj. Wood row P. Swancutt of La Crosse and the crew of the B 29 Dave's Dream ended a Wisconsin visit with a return to Roswell New Mexico Monday afternoon. He and the crew had attended a veterans homecoming in Waupaca and met old friends in Madison before planning to attend a Wisconsin civil air corps convention in September.
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Woodrow P. Swancutt
la Crosse
Bikini Atoll
Madison Airport
Waupaca
Swancutt
Richard Johnson
Axeel Kragh
Associated Press
Madison
Dave
Maj. Swancutt
Wisconsin
Civil Air Corps
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