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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1946
Page
3
Washington special reports Charles M Upham says the federal aid highway program is advancing despite shortages of men and materials. He cites high value of work approved and under construction though prewar totals exceed current figures due to wartime start from scratch.
President Truman, while on vacation in Bermuda, received a report on Paris peace conference developments from Secretary Byrnes in a ten minute transatlantic call. Secretary Foss declined to discuss details or mention whether the Yugoslavian situation was involved.
La Crosse developer Charles W. Noble, long credited with constructing Hotel Stoddard and many city landmarks, leaves La Crosse for Chicago with his family. He arrived in 1902, built schools and homes, including Peachers college gym, and supervised major Wisconsin projects before wartime service in the Army Construction Corps.
Odd night rockets over Sweden alarm Olaf and others as locals dispute what materials may have fallen nearby. Russian concerns rise while officials pretend it is no threat.
The text notes an officer in the Army Reserve living in La Crosse with three children Ver non in Cleveland Mrs D B Brooks dean of Granville Ohio and Ms R W Tomeraasen of La Grande Oregon. His wife died in 1938 and a Tottenhal England wife testifies about army discipline.
The article notes the Blue Nile in Africa earned its name from the dark silt laden waters, highlighting how river color influenced historic naming.
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