Wisconsin Veterans Housing Act Shows Remarkable Early Results
Sen. Melvin R. Laird says the 1949 Wisconsin housing act has granted 1,271 loans in nine months, surpassing early FHA and VA- financed totals and drawing only minor remediation from veterans groups. Public housing support remains low. $14 million remains for loans with about $2 million committed.
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Madison
Wis
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin Department of the American Legion
Green Bay
Legion
Laird
Veterans’’ Organization
Rennebohm
State Department of Veterans’ Affairs
FHA
Legislative Council
Wisconsin
Prairie Meat Plant Workers Receive 11 Cent Wage Increase
Production workers at four Oscar Maver Co plants will gain 11 cents per hour after negotiations with the company and the AFL meat cutters and butcher workmen union. The raise applies at Madison and Prairie du Chien Wisconsin and Chicago and Davenport Iowa, with office staff also receiving similar boosts.
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Madison
Wis
Oscar Maver Co
AFL Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
Prairie du Chien
Chicago
Davenport
Air witness testifies at New Zealand crash inquest
A man who observed a car crash from a plane testified at the inquest in New Zealand. He described the moments before and after the collision and aided investigators with his account of the incident.
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New Zealand
Denver
C. A. Yont
W. B. Felker
Yont
La Crosse Tribune masthead note
A historic note states the La Crosse Tribune was entered as second class matter on June 23 1904 at the La Crosse Wisconsin post office under the 1879 act indicating its archival registration and publication status.
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la Crosse
Wis
Wisconsin Corn Hybrids Brings Union of Science and Film
A 47 minute Technicolor film from the University of Wisconsin showcases corn hybridization, inbreeding and cross breeding to boost yields. The movie details the development of inbred lines, foundation seed stock, and double hybrid seed used by Wisconsin farmers. Copies are available through the university visual instruction office and will be distributed statewide and to Europe for agricultural aid programs.
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Freeman Brown
University of Wisconsin Photographic Laboratory
Laboratory
College of Agriculture
Norman P. Neal
Jack Davis
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Agriculture
College of Agriculture and
Phographic Laboratory
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Association
The
University
University Photographic Laboratory
Spooner
Brown
University Bureau of Visual Instruction
Europe
ECA
Pikes Peak Draws Sociable Climbers
A feature on the mountain’s ascent folklore, recounting Bill Williams’s 1929 peanut nose stunt and Larry Hightower’s 1929 four day wheelbarrow climb. It notes pioneering climbs by Zebulon Pike and Julia Holmes, and tracks the rise of the Cog Railway and automobile road to the summit.
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Pikes Peak
Colo
Larry Hightower
Bill Williams
Hightower
Ellensburg
Wash
Colorado Springs
Fans
Williams
Rio Hondo
Tex
Rockies
Texan
Cripple Creek
Victor
Zebulon M. Pike
United States
Louisiana Purchase
Pike
Edwin S. James
Julia Archibald Holmes
Kansas
Emerson
Lawrence
Kans
Colorado
Cities Fight Smoke Ordinances Sweep Sky Clean
Chicago report notes cities across the United States adopt smoke control rules. More than 200 municipalities ban dense smoke emissions lasting beyond a few minutes, according to the American Municipal Association.
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Chicago
U.S
American Municipal Association
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Tribune Madison
Islative Council
Council
Weer
Phoenix
Selec
Barron
Tatatene Ensemble
Dream House
Barrons
LA Crosse Tribune
St.Joseph
Agriculture College
Americas
Spencer Penrose
Ikresge
Kentucky
Dean
Mike
Idney Cae
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Sunde
Inbeam
Slinbeaim
Jewelers
le Crosse
Main St
Main St. la Crosse
Rich
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