Record Housing Boom Sets La Crosse 1950 Permit High
La Crosse sees a 1950 residential surge with 316 new permits valued at about 3.05 million dollars, far surpassing 1949 totals. The housing authority sold all 110 Verdota lots, completed or begun homes for 97 families, and held 340 applicant names with no vacancies in 134 temporary units.
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la Crosse
Louis N. Alberts
Alberts
Verdota Addition
Aleft
Schuh
Ferchota
Housing Authority
Board of Public Works
la Crosse Authority
Korean Stamps Demand Mirrors Historic Post Office Riot
Stamp dealers in Japan face an unusual surge for Korean stamps as war begins. Historical notes recall Korea’s 1885 stamp release followed by a violent post office riot in Seoul that killed the postmaster and others. Japan annexed Korea in 1905 ending the early postal experiment.
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Japan
Tokyo
Korea
Seoul
United States
La Crosse Business Men's Club outlines Swanson Field plan
The La Crosse Business Men's Club reports its 1950 activities centered on endorsing a long range Swanson Field improvement plan to provide year round facilities for football baseball horseshoes volleyball and playground equipment. The group also funded milk for needy Roosevelt Jefferson and Franklin students and promoted park sidewalk projects while organizing social events and leadership transitions.
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Swanson
la Crosse Business Men's Club
Swanson Field
Knights of Pythias
Business Men's Club
Norman Bakkum
Walter G. McDougall
Frank Chopieska
Bakkum
St. Paul
Roosevelt, Jefferson and
Franklin
Park Sidewalk
la Crosse
Barre Mills
Palmer Hanson
Swanson Field Committee
Arthur Tabbert
Common Council
City Recreation Department
North Side
Club
Tabbert
H. W. Hunt
National Emergency Shrinks La Crosse Air Reserve Squadron
The 9657th volunteer air reserve training squadron in La Crosse saw reduced ranks in 1950 due to the national emergency sparked by the Korean War. Four officers and 15 airmen were recalled or reassigned as Maj. Clif ford P. Gerwitz Capt. Jack W. Howland and lieutenants Cosgrove and Maczarny reported for active duty, with a list of enlisted recalls including M. Sgts and Sgts. The squadron increased training from once to three times monthly and integrated a new 40 course program from the Air University on Sept 1.
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Volunteer Air Reserve Training
la Crosse
Curtis H. Hussa
Hussa
Clifford P. Gerwitz
Jack W. Howland
James K. Cosgrove
Chester B. Maczarny
Leslie A. Chalsma
Hugh M. West
Buford L. Baumgartner
Kilmer A. Hanson
William Howland
Earl E. Lewis
Harold R. Lane
J. Beardmore
Robert A. Roth
Walter E. Lubinsky
Harold W. Kuschel
Robert Donald R. Wang
Alex L. Inman
Gordon C. Orness
John L. Urbanek
Naval Reserve Training Center
The
Air University
Maj
Floyd H. Gautsch
Morris Essock
Arland D. Lamke
Eugene R. Smith
Clayton C. Solberg
P. R. Brieske
Organized Air Reserve
Wold-Chamberlain Field
Minneapolis
Wold-Chamberlain
Minneapolis Field
Gregory H. Oldenburgh
Kenneth Wooden
Carl H. Stefferud
Harold J. Erickson
Harry C. Korthals
Richard Moseley
Bernard L. Karker
Cris G. Feuling
Bernard J. Halaska
James Whistleman
Harris E. Anderson
Steven Brieske
Arthur H. Millard
Malcolm J. Johnson
Orland K. Johnson
Norbert L. Rudy
Milton W. Stuart
Joseph J. Byrne
George L. Budde
Donald L. Braun
Arden D. Coher
James H. Devenport
David R. Tank
Italy Expands Land Program With Loans for Pasture Upgrades
Rome reports a new land program offering loans to farmers for pasture improvement farm buildings and electrification projects. The plan aims to boost productivity and rural development across regions.
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Italy
Rome
Supervisors Reform Jail Feeding Policy After Studies
In 1947 a county group urged practice changes to save money on prisoner feeding. An investigating committee led by Peter Pappas found feeding rates based on inmate counts, and in 1950 the board tied sheriff pay to monthly inmate averages. Five months show savings of about $475 versus the old system, while jail population rose from 657 in 1949 to 938 in 1950.
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la Crosse
Atty. Peter Pappas
Pappas
Harry Mueller
Sheriff’s Investigating Committee
Sheriff’s Department
Chicago liquor case defiant vendor gets sixty days
George Tomaszewski, ordered to raise prices, was cited for contempt after again failing to comply. He told Judge Elmer J. Schackenberg he ignores such orders, and the judge replied asking why he attended. The judge then sentenced him to sixty days.
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Chicago
Ill
George Tomaszewski
Elmer J. Schackenberg
Tomaszewski
Syria Moves to Curb Speculation and Restore Controls
Syrian authorities act to check speculation across wholesale retail and money markets. Measures include closing stores and shuttering exchange dealers as Damascus seeks to stabilize the economy.
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Syria
Damascus
County Home Cost Totaled Forty Two Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Two
La Crosse county spent $28 942 86 to care for 155 inmates at the county home and infirmary during the past year. Of the total, 73 were in the infirmary and 82 in homeside. Administration costs were $8 533 47 and revenues $33 849 36 from care, sales, and investments. Livestock value at the farm stood at $10 255.
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la Crosse County
Town of Shelby
County Board of Supervisors
Lewis Manser
J. B. Brenner
E. R. Lund
Mike McHugh
July Birth Symbols: Larkspur and Ruby
The larkspur is identified as July's flower and the ruby as its birthstone. This pairing reflects traditional charm and color symbolism for midsummer celebrations.
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K Tune
Losey Boulevard
Ward Avenue
Copeland Park Road
Northside
Boys State
A. H. Schubert
la Crosse Zoo Development Association
Alfred W. Rice
Edward Burgess
Badger State Sportsman’s Club, Inc
Christian Dragsbak
Salvation Army
Monte Pelton
Logan High School
Logan A
Raymond C. Rice
Frank Italiano
Zoo Development Association
Ray Fawcett
Oscar Pan
Thomas A. Kiger
James Lewis
Case Workers
la Crosse Family Welfare Association
Beecher W. Sitterson
Edgar DeMiller
Camp McCoy
Edward Dahlby
Benjamin Steen
McDougall
Gordon Fein
D. H. Affeldt
Gordon Feinberg
Robert Schilling
Harry Hirshheimer
Schilling
John Haraldson
National Emergency
Air Reserve
Howe
la Mear
Cherd
National Food Laboratory
Hilton
County
Ashland
South Ave
Ifey
LA Crosse Telephone Corporation
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