Upper River Anti-Drawdown Congress Formed in Winona
In Winona Minnesota a three state conference of sportsmen’s clubs formed the Upper Mississippi River Anti-Drawdown Congress to stop winter drainage of nine foot channel pools and push for year round level stabilization. Delegates from 11 counties elected a board and officers headed by Robert J Verdota as president.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Winona
Minn
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Alfred W. Rice
Badger State Sportsmen's Club of
Kaupanger
Mississippi
New Orleans
St. Louis
St. Croix River
Kettle Rapids
Board of Rivers and Harbors
E. V. Willard
One Year That Defined Postwar Labor in 1946
A concise survey of 1946 labor relations in the United States notes unprecedented strikes and lost work time, the shift away from Roosevelt era support for unions, and a Congress hostile to labor policy. It highlights key disputes in steel, auto, coal, and maritime sectors, civil tensions, and the evolving stance of the White House under Truman.
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Max Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
America
General Motors
Lewis
John L. Lewis
U. S. Conciliation Service
United States
Congress
Federal
White House
Truman
Mr. Truman
CIO
AFL
Heavy Going For Airlines Through 1946
1946 ended with airlines facing over-expansion and high costs. Despite record traffic, profit was scarce for the big four, as TWA’s strike, rising operating costs, and rapid equipment purchases eroded earnings. Cargo and mail growth offers a hopeful sign for 1947.
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New York
American
United
TWA
Eastern
United Airlines
Wisconsin Fairs Association to Meet on Postwar Issues
Milwaukee hosts the Wisconsin Association of Fairs annual meeting with talks on postwar state and county fair problems planned for Saturday and Sunday.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Association of Fairs
Bankier to resign from Oshkosh National Bank presidency
Arthur C. Kingston, president of the Oshkosh National Bank, said he will resign to devote full time to other business interests. Kingston, a former state banking commissioner, has led the bank since its 1933 founding.
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Arthur C. Kingston
Oshkosh National Bank
Kingston
Winona SWIFT & COMPANY Livestock Quotations Report
Winona Minnesota markets list hogs cattle calves and lambs prices by weight with ranges for various classes and a Chicago section showing hogs cattle calves and sheep sales. Grain barley oats corn and potato prices and bids accompany the livestock figures in this regional market summary.
Milwaukee Livestock Prices Open Week With Steady Market
Hog and cattle prices hold steady as volumes show hogs at 160 to 325 pounds bringing 22.25 to 23.15 dollars, heavy hogs 350 pounds up 20.50 to 22, lights 19 to 20, sows 19 to 20, stags 14 to 18, boars 12 to 15. Cattle overall steady with steers and yearlings 20 to 27, common to good 15 to 19, dry fed yearling heifers 20 to 24, dairy bred heifers 10 to 16, cows 10 to 14.50, bulls 14 to 15.50, calves 3,500 head steady with vealers 21 to 22, bulk 14 to 15, culls 12 down. Sheep—native lambs 21 to 23, fair 15 to 17, cull lambs 10 to 12, ewes and bucks 5 to 7. Market closed New Year’s Day.
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Chicago
USDA
Milwaukee
Poultry and Eggs Prices and Markets Report
Swift & Co La Crosse Wisconsin lists December 30 1946 poultry buying hours and grade prices. Heavy hens roosters stags leghorn and springs priced by weight with plant delivery terms. Chicago blind-brokered butter eyes and live poultry market reports include f.o.b. prices and receipts for two days ending recently.
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Swift & Co
la Crosse
Wis
Chicago
U. S
USDA
Drunken driving guilty in La Crosse County Court
William Francis Groh of Perryville Wis pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge and was fined 100 plus costs and faces a one year license suspension. Mindoro Wis man R 1 Mindoro charged with non support had case adjourned to March 31 with 500 bond. Walter Sands arraigned for forgery, address unknown. In Police Court Robert L B Ziemann of 408 North 10th street fined 75 and license revoked for one year.
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la Crosse
William Francis Groh
Perryville
Wis
Groh
Mindoro
Walter Sands
Onalatka Avenue
Robert L
Ziemann
North 10Th Street
Real Estate Transfer and Local Fire Log Items
Elizabeth Nimetz transfers property on Wood Street between Rubice and Gillette to Joseph C Hemstock and Marie J Hemstock. A series of fire dispatches record incidents from December 27 to December 30 including chimney fires at 2320 Redfield Street and 328 South 20th Street, a boathouse fire at foot of St. Cloud Street, boiler and attic fires, sprinkler alarms at Salter Seed Co and multiple firefighting units responding to each incident with owners named.
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la Crosse
Elizabeth Nimetz
Joseph C. Hemstock
Marie J. Hemstock
Wood Street
Rubice and
Gillette Streets
Redfield Street
Manuel Janeiro
St. Cloud Street
George Loomis
Ervin H. Perso
Kane Street
Main Street
Roy Upland
South 20Th Street
Irene Vogel
Salter Seed Co
Pourth
King Streets
John Semnartz
72Nd
Green Bay
South Eighth Street
Albert
Weather Record U 3 Department of Commerce Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa
Partly cloudy and continued cold tonight and Tuesday in Wisconsin and Iowa. Minnesota forecast calls for clear and very cold conditions tonight and Tuesday. Shippers forecast covers La Crosse radius 150 miles with 36-hour temperatures projecting as low as 18 below to the north, 15 below to the west, 8 to 12 below to the south and east. Nationwide records.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
River Forecast From Hastings to Guttenberg
Ice thickening on all pools will keep stages steady for 24 hours before a fall begins. Forecast covers Hastings to Guttenberg Iowa with a downtrend expected after the period.
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Hastings
Guttenberg
Cold Arctic Surge Brings 5 to 6 Inches Of Snow
Following a surge of Arctic air the region saw 5 to 6 inches of snowfall as the season's first era weather reached La Crosse this morning. Rural areas reported lower temps with -18 at the airport and -10 in town, while Duluth to Bemidji, Minn. hit a -10 reading at Bemidji.
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la Crosse
Duluth
Bemidi
Minn
U.S. to Oppose Plans for Reich Border
Reliable diplomatic sources predicted the United States will oppose western frontier revisions at the German peace talks except for the Saar with France. The US will oppose Rhineland claims by France and reject modest border changes unless locals favor them, mirroring Byrnes stance. It may urge returning Pomerania and Brandenburg to Germany while keeping Silesia, East Prussia, and Danzig with Poland to avoid undermining German self sufficiency.
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Berlin
Germany
Saar
France
United States
Rhineland
Holland
Belgium
James Byrnes
Stuttgart
Reich
Poland
Pomerania
Brandenburg
Silesia
East Prussia
Danzig
Pledge Of Food Jobs Ends Italy Riots
Rome reports a two day general strike in Bari over food shortages and unemployment ended after a government pledge. Mario Cingolanii promised immediate flour rations of 11 pounds per person additional unemployment benefits and early public works including the Bari Naples highway.
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Rome
Bari
Air
Mario Cingolanii
Naples
Gloves Point to Soldier in Champaign Slaying Case
In Champaign Illinois Pfc Maurice T Garrett 21 a six foot 200 pound veteran was held on murder charges after the nearly nude body of 20 year old Helen Marie Cler a laundry employee was found on a rooming house porch near the University of Illinois. Bloodstained evidence and his own statement alleging he strangled and raped Cler led police to arrest him near his Chanute field army barracks.
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Helen Marie Cler
Champaign
John Barth
Ill
University of Illinois
Pfc
Maurice T. Garrett
Garrett
Barth
Chanute Field Army Barracks
Army Field
Miss Cler
Philo
Henry N Hanson Dies at 68 in Green Island Home
Henry N Hanson age 68 died suddenly at his Green Island home Sunday afternoon. He is survived by two sisters Mrs Anna Howe and Miss Julia Hanson of La Crosse and one brother Edward Hanson of La Crosse. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Henry N. Hanson
Green Isla
Anna Howe
Julia Hanson
la Crosse
Edward Hanson
Marine Reserve appoints local officer Lieut Frank H Martin
Frank H Martin of 1447 Kane street has accepted a commission as a second lieutenant in the U S marine corps reserve. The La Crosse recruiting station reports his prior service in World War II including Guadalcanal and a 1945 honorable discharge. He is a senior at the La Crosse State Teachers college and joins the volunteer reserve acting as a pool for national emergencies.
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Frank H. Martin
Kanestreet
U. S. Marine Corps Reserve
Corps
Volunteer
Marine Corps Reserve
Marine Recruiting Office
la Crosse
Federal Building
Germans Convict SS Leader on Eichberg Murder
Frankfurt reports Dr. Friederich Meinecke, former SS lieutenant colonel, sentenced to death along with three subordinates by a German criminal court. They were convicted of euthanasia killings at the Eichberg insane asylum, part of Nazi war crimes against German inmates.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Friederich Meinecke
Euthenasia
Eichberg
Wiley opposes sudden repeal of wartime controls in Senate report
Senator Alexander Wiley warns that abrupt repeal of all wartime powers could cause chaos. He urges separate committees to study emergency measures and a March 5 review to draft a repeal resolution. He cites atomic age needs and domestic crises from strikes, price controls, and agricultural laws.
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Wiley
U.S
Washington
Alexander Wiley
Wis
Republican Conference
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Wisconsin
Howver
Training School Opens Jan 6 Registration for 1947
Annual registration for admission to the Teachers college training school will begin Monday January 6 at 8 am in the training school offices. Returning names on the waiting list and current kindergarten pupils must re register to be considered for September vacancies. four year olds on January 1 1947 qualify for kindergarten that fall, due to the college opening January 6.
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Teachers College Training School
Training School
Garten
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