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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1948
Page
23
Violations of the city automobile ordinance totaled 25 for July, with arrests the most. Drunkenness yielded eight arrests, seven for males and six for females, totaling 63. Thirty five speeders were arrested, thirteen for drunken and disorderly conduct, and nine for disorderly conduct. Ning arrests were made.
The record lists charges including petit and grand larceny, nine drunken drivers, six lewd acts, three for contributing to delinquency of a minor, two assaults, two escaped prisoners, five habitual drunks, one incorrigible, indecent exposure, three for brawling, three for jostling, three trespassing, two parole violations, and one tavern ordinance violation. Total offenses noted reach twelve other entries.
City health department reports July saw a continued drop in communicable diseases with no polio outbreaks. Three nonresident cases were admitted to the isolation hospital by July 31. Chicken pox led morbidity with 36 cases. measles 21. mumps two. and single cases of whooping cough tuberculosis and epidemic meningitis. Births 166, deaths 42, marriages 44. Dorothy Andersen led an education program for nurses focusing on ethics maternity nursing and infant health. Chest clinic at Vocational School found four positives of 32 examined. Catherine Rasche began as dental hygienist July 16. 66 dental clinic admissions with 62 repeats. DDT spraying continued with public approval into September.
Edward N. Anke, 74, of New Haven, claims to have trapped over two million champ flycatchers in 15 years using a special flytrap. Flies are killed with carbon tetrachloride and preserved in alcohol for study by junior scientists.
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