Tax Group Praises City, Critics County on Budgets
The La Crosse County Taxpayers Association commended the city council and Mayor Ahrens for keeping the same tax rate while urging the county board to cooperate more with the city, tighten the budget, cut bounty expenditures, and curb budget requests. It urged reductions in outdoor relief and old age assistance, questioned county salary hikes, and noted a $15 000 bounty appropriation. Arch Ely warned of statewide fiscal strain from record spending and urged resistance to higher state taxes as a state tax study proceeds.
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la Crosse
la Crosse County
Ahrens
Ways and Means Committee
Arch Ely
Madison
Wisconsin Citizens Public Expenditure Survey
Ely
Legislative Council
School Districts Told To Carry Bus Insurance
Madison Wis Atty Gen Fairchild says districts must insure school buses carrying children in addition to coverage by contract carriers. State law requires districts contracting with carriers to provide separate coverage beyond what carriers carry on their vehicles.
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Madison
Wis
Thomas Fairchild
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
George Watson
Television Carrier Synchronization Reduces Station Interference
A new method called television carrier synchronization will minimize interference between television receivers located between transmitting stations of the same network on the same channel by eliminating frequency differences between stations.
You Can Keep Yule Tree Safe From Dangers
A historical fire safety advisory warns against Christmas tree hazards. It urges choosing a small tree, placing it outdoors until near Christmas, avoiding cotton or paper decorations, and keeping electric lights UL tested. It recommends using a switch, not leaving lights on unattended, and discarding the tree when needles brown.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc
Underwriters’ Laboratories Inc
Student surveys juvenile delinquency across Europe
Nolan a sociology major at the University of Redlands rode 19 000 miles on a motorcycle to study juvenile delinquency firsthand. His aim is youth guidance as a life's work.
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Europe
Nolan
University of Redlands
Smileage Odds Rise From Hearty Breakfast Study
US Agriculture researchers fed people varied breakfasts over two years and tracked mood energy and energy. Ham and bacon with eggs and toast plus juice and coffee topped energy and steadier midday well being, while coffee alone lagged. Protein at breakfast boosted daily energy and blood sugar stability, with cereal plus milk as a possible substitute.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Elsa Orent-Keiles
Lois F. Hallman
Bureau of Home Nutrition and Home Ecoon
Iles
Assistance Aid Pushed To End
Wisconsin study shows 36 percent of old age assistance beneficiaries reached the $50 maximum in September. Milwaukee County supplements 2,615 people beyond the maximum from relief funds as costs rise. The $50 top was raised in October 1948 and more than half of current recipients exceed $45.
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Madison
Wis
State Department of Public Welfare
Milwaukee County
Fungus Culture Traced to Swamp Visits in Madison
Doctors link a fungal lung disease to Madison residents who fished angle worms in a nearby swamp. Ten patients shared swamp visits, while angle worms and soil proved unculturable. X rays and skin tests confirm infection, with mosquitos rats and pheasants also considered as future sources.
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Madison
Wis
Kansas
Virginia
University of Wisconsin
Department of Preventative Medicine
Helen Ackerman
University
Ackerman
High temp turbine runs on hot air fuels
A high temperature turbine uses hot air instead of combustion gases and can burn low grade, cheap fuels rather than high grade, expensive ones.
Termites Said to Taste Like Roasted Chestnuts
A claim notes that termites eaten by people taste like roasted chestnuts. The remark contrasts insect eating with familiar nut flavors, suggesting a culinary perspective on unusual foods.
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