Vernon County Rural Resource Group Aims for Growth
Vernon County to form a countywide rural resource development committee building on existing local bodies in Viroqua Westby and Hillsboro. Goals include increasing rural incomes through value added industries, expanding water resources for recreation, and wider watershed projects across streams such as Coon Creek Bad Axe and Kickapoo. The effort reflects historic Pilot Watershed Act results and a push for broader conservation statewide.
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Rural Resource Development Committee
Vernon County
Viroqua
Westby
Hillsboro
Ontario
Wildcat State Park
United States
Coon Creek
la Crosse
Vernon
Bad Axe
Kickapoo
Wasteful Arms Bemoaned by World Leaders
Free world leaders condemn the vast arms stockpiles diverting materials from houses hospitals and schools. The piece argues disarmament paths while noting Castro Cuba Congo and Nasser show military rhetoric without improving living standards urging action for the hungry and underdeveloped.
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Fidel Castro
Hitler
Germany
Castro
Congo
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Babson urges families to draw wills for proper estate division
Roger Babson urges readers to make wills, citing three cases where lack of a will left families and siblings differently entitled. He notes how distributions vary with spouses, children, and other relatives under Massachusetts law as of 1957, and advises consulting a local lawyer to ensure wishes are carried out.
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America
Cape Ann
Gloucester
Rockport
Mass
Babson
Salem
London
Isabel
Massachusetts
Portraits John C Metcalfe
A poem by John C Metcalfe exploring restlessness and travel between northern and southern climates. The narrator prefers varied seasons and hints at constant movement between regions while seeking comfort and home.
Review of the News in Years Past 1940
Laval back in power in France. German ambassador visits Petain amid hint of Hitler pressure. Roosevelt proposes lending munitions to England as a short of war option. Ethiopians revolt. La Crosse County to provide 24 draftees. Menuhin arrives for Community Concert. Japanese plea to stay out of war. Butter prices drop after peak. county to buy combined fire unit. Many local notices, births, and organizational elections documented.
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Laval
France
Petain
Roosevelt
England
Louise Voegle
First Lutheran
New Cong
William H. Stevenson
Heiseman
Ruby R. Sieger
la Crosse
Yosuke Matsuoka
U.S
David and
Dick Pieper
Chester A
Minnie Vingers
Kneifl Guard
Henry Molledah
Wergeland Lodge 28
Sons of Norway
Sievert Hetland
H. B. Forseth
Gundersen Clinic
Ole Molledah
Melvin Gilbert
C. J. Johnson
P. A. Larson
Oscar Finanger
Ben Larson
Carl Tostrud
William Christensen
A. H. Erickson
Otto Brendum
Ragnar Gronbeck
Nine trump lead and the swindle in a four spade contract
West leads the nine of trumps against four spades, a classic swindle whose success hinges on false top of nothing. Declarer plays jack, East covers queen, West wins ten, but three diamond tricks seal the defense.
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West
Declarer
East
Wisconsin GOP Sees Nixon as Titular Leader Amid 1964 Stakes
Wisconsin Republicans regard Richard Nixon as the party's leading figure after his presidential nomination and narrow defeat. Some push for Rockefeller collective leadership or Goldwater hopes, but many honor Nixon's decisive statewide win and his role in restoring Republican power in the state Legislature. The national leadership debate centers on the 1964 nomination and the four-year horizon ahead.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Republican Party
Richard Nixon
Wynguard Rockefeller
Sen. Goldwater
Arizona
Nixon
Kennedy
GOP
Gov
Rockefeller
Goldwater
New York
Xent
Robert Finch
Finch
Chicago
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Soapy Williams Africa post questioned by Ruark
Robert Ruark questions Kennedy's appointment of Soapy Williams to lead Africa affairs. He argues the post risks becoming a political payoff and predicts Williams will face conflicts with Congo and Kenya interests, while noting other family and political figures in play.
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Jack Kennedy
Soapy Williams
Michigan
Kennedy
Soapy
Africa
Averell Harriman
New York
Teddy Kennedy
Congo
West Africa
Teddy
Hector
Ol’ Heck
Louisiana
Williams
Harriman
Tray
Sabuni
Sabuni Williams
Walter Reuther
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
East
West
Kenya
Bwana Kidogo Teddy Kennedy
Dag Hammarshiold
United Nations
Rhodesias
Hamtramck
Central
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Pocketbook Outlook for 1951 Says Recessions Linger
The University of Michigan forecast cites rising aspirin purchases as a sign of strain, with unemployment near 6 percent and living costs climbing. Expectations include modest home-building gains, 20 billion dollars in modernization spending, and higher government outlays for defense and services, while credit stays steady and borrowing becomes easier.
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John C. Metcalfe
Field Enterprises, Inc
Joseph K. Kidder
Spain
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Wheeler P. Bloodgood
State
Cream City
Frank L. Greene
Vermont
St. Albans
New Jersey
Ray Smith
George Hinges
Harold Bernd
Bangor
Tom Skemp
Clarinta Steinmetz
Paul Helman
Harry Dee
State St
WCTU
Henry Andreas
Reformed Church
Mormon Coulee
St. John’s Reformed Church
West Ave
Market St
J. R. Johnson
Allis- Chalmers Co
la Crosse Methodist Hospital
William F. Miller
West Salem
Mississippi
Black
Division Rail
Milwaukee Road
Caledonia Street
Market Street
Bill
Thompson
Dublin
Camp Robinson
North Salem Road Farm
Ray Hawkins
Martin Stevenson
Central Life Insurance Co
Bob la Follette
Poindexter
Senate
Glen Voliva
Zion City
Ill
Zion Tabernacle
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Kiwanis Club
Catholic Benevolent Society
Salvation Army
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Palmaer
Mervin
C. E. Garrett
Public Health Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Robert McDonald
YWCA
E. E. Dow
Stella Trane
Myra Dietz
Cameron Dam
Carl Olson
la Crosse Theater
Nick Elsen
Joan Dietz
New York Central Railroad
New York City
Chris Burns
Louie Omerberg
Samuel Cummings
Henry Leuth
John F. Russell
William Eldred
Morgan Evans
Moses E. Clapp
Minnesota
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la Follette
E. C. Raymond
Wyoming
Elwin W. Crane
Onalaska
Sorensen
Board of Trade
Frank G. Roth
0. T. Erhart
B. Dockendorf
Dave S. Fairbairn
Homer C. Hart
Harry Taggart
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University of Michigan
Survey Research Center
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Ya Crosse Tribune
W T. Burgess
L. Bangsberg
EL. Burgess
J. EB. Lienlokken
Mgr
Howard Colvin
Kenneth F Teachout
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Maer
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