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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
8
Salome farm reports a 15 acre woodlot unused for 16 years providing most lumber for the farm. The stand is mainly red and white oak and hickory, with logs used to build a steel stable gates and for repairs. The fenced plot shows a well maintained forest floor and an all aged timber stand ready to cut or market.
Washington reports the promotion of Truman C. Socaene of Hawkins Wisconsin from colonel to brigadier general was confirmed yesterday.
Health officials warn that children with impetigo scabies or any contagious skin sores must be treated before school starts. Schools may bar attendance for rashes fever pediculosis and other transmissible conditions and reportable diseases may be quarantined by the health officer.
The liberty ship James Guthrie was sunk off Naples after striking a mine while loading military cargo. The Alexander Graham Bell also struck a mine but reached a home port with no casualties.
Emportia Kansas reports Lyon county attorney E. E. Steerman filed assault and battery charges against eight selectees who allegedly cut hair with pocket knives and beat six other selectees during an induction trip. Incident occurred August 16 as 35 men were en route to Fort Leavenworth. Army officials have not disclosed how many failed induction tests.
Lieut. Col. Fred H. Bounds said Col. Jergen B. Olson, a 38 year old West Point graduate from Wisconsin, has been ordered to assume command at Blackland army air field in the near future.
A city report shows La Crosse spent 8,649.30 on garbage collection from January 1 to August 1. Early months used a contract at 874.58 per month, then monthly costs varied from 782.28 in April to 1,933.41 in July, while the bid for four years equaled 49,940 or 12,485 annually.
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