Wisconsin fair liquor warning prompts subsidy threat
Shawano and DePere fair officials faced a warning from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture that selling liquor at their expositions could cost state subsidies totaling about 300000 dollars. After a review of surreptitious beer stand sales, officials pledged tighter controls for next year and subsidies were restored. R O Planert and Louis Cattan spoke before the state board.
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Madison
Wis
Shawano and
DePere
State Department of Agriculture
Ore
State Board of Agriculture
R. O. Planert
Wisconsin
Distemper Outbreak Disrupts English Greyhound Meets
Distemper outbreaks force the cancellation or postponement of several greyhound racing meets across England. Tracks report puzzled trainers and anxious owners awaiting guidance while public health advisories limit crowd numbers and event operations.
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England
Y's Men Trees for Camp Funds Across Cities
The Y's Men club selling Christmas trees, including a Seventh and Main Street unit, raises funds for boys' work and YMCA clubs through tree sales. The Minneapolis project began 16 years ago and supports summer camps and new camp buildings. La Crosse shows over $5,000 in local profits.
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United States
Canada
Europe
South America
Seventh and Main Streets
Minneapolis
Y’s
Twin Cities
YMCA
Midwest
la Crosse
Y’s Men
Wisconsin deer seasons may return to forked-horn buck rule
Wisconsin lawmakers and game managers weigh a possible return to a forked-horn buck deer season for 1951 as winter conditions and past harvests influence herd management. The conservation congress next year will decide, with refuges and administrative options under consideration.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Henderson
Conservation Congress
Plan Concert At Washburn for La Crosse Young Artists
More than 100 young musicians from La Crosse schools prepare a 7:30 p m concert on Tuesday December 19 in Washburn auditorium directed by Leigh Elder. The program features string classes choirs organ piano and chimes with a Christmas presentation and six favorite carols. The next concert is scheduled for January 23 with a special chamber program including Mozart Beethoven and Faure.
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la Crosse
Washburn
Leigh Elder
Elder
Ray Plamadore
Mary Johnson
Mendelssohn
Susan Spence
Adoration
Borowski
Judy Eckart
Melodin F
Ruberstein
Sigurd Middelfort
Orbie Moss
Swan
Saint Saens
Allegro Appasionato
Bert Phillips
Washburn School
Herald Angels
Seris
Mozart
Beethoven
Faure
Autopsy Ordered After Child's Death in Wisconsin
Dodgeville officials ordered an autopsy on two year old Herbert Rowley following the death reported by his father Raymond Rowley. Coroner Ray Reece said bruising prompted the autopsy at Wisconsin General Hospital Madison. Mrs Rowley claimed the child fell against a stove.
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Dodgeville
Wis
Iowa
Herbert Rowley
Mifflin
Bernard Collins
Raymond Rowley
Ray Reece
Wisconsin General Hospital
Madison
Herbert
La Crosse Tribune Postal Notice From 1904 Era
The La Crosse Tribune records its second class mail status as of June 23 1904 with post office filing at La Crosse Wisconsin under federal act of 1879.
Draftee Notice Snags Pranks on College Escort
Lexington Virginia tale recounts a prank by fraternity brothers of Steve Miles a Washington and Lee student chosen to escort Norma Bell at the Gator Bowl. A fake draft notice was sent to the Roanoke Times, mistaken as real, leading to a real draft notice arriving months later for a December 27 physical.
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Lexington
Lewis Hershey
Steve Miles
Norma Bell
University of Wyoming
Jacksonville
Fla
Roanoke Times
Steve
Times
Associated Press
Thomas
Gen. Hershey
Side Payments Violating VA Rules Warned For Veteran Homes
The Veterans Administration warns veterans builders and lenders about illegal side payments in homes bought with GI loans. Such payments to exceed the appraised reasonable value are a federal violation and can lead to prosecution or loan guaranty invalidation. Lenders may be suspended for knowingly participating and buyers should disclose no extra payments beyond the reported price.
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Veterans Administration
Plan To Purchase School Site Beaten In State
A motion to buy a site for a new central Kenosha County school district failed 221 to 208 at a Friday night meeting. The session ran until 3 a.m. in two connected halls. A second special meeting is expected for another vote on consolidation urged by state officials Ralph E. Joliffee and A. L. Buechner.
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Briston
Wis
Kenosha County
State Department of Public Instruction
Ralph E. Joliffee
A. L. Buechner
Air Force Academy plans stalled by Congress move
Washington directs delay on air academy until post emergency. Gen. Spaatz and four officers, touring five Kenosha county sites, press on with visits despite committee stance. Inspectors to report to the House Armed Services Committee, which opposes academy construction now.
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Kenosha
Wis
Washington
Kenosha County
Air Force
House Armed Services Committee
Carl Spaatz
Spaatz
House Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Military Academy
West Point
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Farm Steam Tractors in 1910 Census Era
The article notes that before internal combustion engines, steam traction engines were widely used on farms with about 72,000 in operation in 1910, citing the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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