Whyatt Gives Banquet Talk at Chamber Event
E I Whyatt of Northwest Airlines will speak at the La Crosse Chamber of Commerce banquet on Wednesday at 6 30 PM at Hotel Goddard. His talk Aviation Every Day precedes Northwest’s March 1 start of daily passenger and air mail service. Whyatt, 38, cited for early leadership, will be joined by Northwest officials John Woodhead Ted Zowasky Ralph Zeuthen and others as Rexford Mitchell hosts the event with awards to Boy Scouts and Dr Frank Hoeschler.
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E. I. Whyatt
Northwest Airlines
Chamber of Commerce
Goddard
la Crosse
Northwest
Muni 1
Whyatt
John Woodhead
Ted Zowasky
Rochester
Ralph N. Zeuthen
J. Anderson
Leo C. la France
Richard C. Lang
Rexford Mitchell
la Crosse State Teachers College
Stanley Andrzejewski
Norman J.longfellow
J. J. Liskovec
Longfellow
Frank Hoeschler
Carpenter Injures Self At Hoeschler Building Site
Andrew Iverson, a carpenter at the Hoeschler project on Fifth Avenue and King Street, fell about 18 feet from rafters to the third floor Wednesday morning. He suffered broken ribs and a moderate skull concussion and was taken to a local hospital. doctors say rib counts await X rays and his condition is not serious at noon.
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Andrew Iverson
North Third Street
Hoeschler
Fifth Avenue
King Street
Iverson
La Crosse Area Winds Light as Clouds Swap For Mild Temps
Mostly cloudy with milder temperatures across La Crosse and vicinity. Tonight low around 25 to 28 degrees, Thursday high near 36 to 40 degrees.
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la Crosse
Not Much Of Me Lincoln Wrote In 58 Biography
The article covers Abraham Lincoln’s early autobiographical notes from 1859 and how the rough draft, noting his height and appearance, aided his presidential rise. It mentions Jesse Fell and Stephen A. Douglas, the manuscript's later presentation to the Library of Congress, and a Chester County Times sketch from 1860 that boosted Lincoln’s public image.
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Lincoln
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Library of Congress
Robert Dale Richardson
Medford
Mass
Richardson
Jesse W. Fell
Fell
Bloomington
Pantagraph
East
Stephen A. Douglas
Douglas
Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Congress
Joseph L. Lewis
Westchester
Pennsylvania News- P
Chester County Times
Fire damages Camp McCoy officers’ quarters. four hurt
In Camp McCoy Wisconsin a fire in a locked upstairs officers’ barracks in Task Force Frost area injured four servicemen including two officers and two enlisted men. One soldier seriously burned. The blaze swept the building in minutes. a fifth occupant escaped. Damages expected to be high. investigation planned.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Task Force Frost
Kenosha Man Survives Freezing Ordeal Under Viaduct
In Racine Wisconsin Fred Yahnke a 60 year old man with a game leg spent nearly two weeks in a wooden packing crate beneath a rail viaduct near the city hall. He survived on snow and was treated at St Marys hospital where doctors fear possible foot loss from frostbite.
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Racine
Wis
Fred Yahnke
St. Mary's Hospital
Yahnke
Wisconsin
Gov. Goodland Proposes Record Wisconsin Budget
Gov Walter S Goodland presents a biennial state budget totaling 112 million dollars the highest in state history. The plan exceeds expected tax receipts by about 23 million and signals possible new tax measures later. Major increases include 5 million for veterans benefits 7 million for counties and welfare 4.2 million for the University of Wisconsin and 1.5 million for teachers colleges with a new 1 million yearly veterans rehabilitation sinking fund.
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John Wyngaard
Madison
Wis
Walter S. Goodland
Goodland
University of Wisconsin
Veterans Benefits
Wisconsin Veterans’ Recognition Board
Veterans
State Department
Veterans’ Rehabilitation
Court backs Talmadge claim in Georgia governorship suit
Superior Court Judge Walter Hendrix ruled that Talmadge was Georgia’s legal governor, in a case brought by Lieut. Governor Thompson challenging his right to the office. Thompson will appeal to the state supreme court as a second consecutive decision on the contested governorship.
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Claude H. Porter
Rome
Thompson
Talmadge
Pardons and Parole Board
State Supreme Court
Hendrix
Eugene Talmadge
Council Committees Approve Northwest Airlines Pact
Aldermen back a six month loading zone plan on Third Street between Main and State to ease deliveries. A proposed zoning change would permit converting large houses into four apartments to ease housing shortages, after lengthy debate and phased readings.
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Third Street
Main Street
State Street
Wisconsin DSTS Advisory Vote Dies in Senate
Wisconsin Senate action on a daylight saving time advisory vote failed to clear required majorities. Sen. Brown Oshkosh sought an April 1 ballot, but the measure died after a 16 to 13 vote and goes to committee. Len Schlabach La Crosse faced objections over an aid bill to lawmakers.
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Madison
Sen. Brown
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Senate
Brown
Len Schlabach
Planes Seek Jewish Refuge Ship Blue Bound for Palestine
RAF planes searched for the vessel Blue after a Sunday departure from Algiers carrying about 600 uncertified Jewish immigrants toward Palestine. At least 12 people were injured in Tel Aviv amid clashes between Jewish extremists and anti-terrorist Jews as youths linked to Irgun Zvai Leumi attempted to storm Hashemir Hatzair club rooms, marking a rare internal Jewish confrontation during the British drive to curb violence.
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Jerusalem
RAF
Algiers
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Hashemir Hatzair
Tighten Ties With Canada
The United States and Canada announced a joint plan to strengthen peacetime security collaboration. The framework includes exchange of personnel, observers, common designs of arms and training methods, reciprocal access to facilities, and transit rights for each country’s military aircraft and vessels while preserving each nation's territorial control.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Wisconsin bill targets false newspaper ads and news
Senator Schlabach of La Crosse introduced a bill in the Wisconsin Senate to punish false and malicious newspaper advertisements and news. The measure, requested by the Wisconsin Daily Newspaper League, mirrors laws in about 15 states and would make publishing false items a misdemeanor with corresponding penalties.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Schlabach
R-La
Measure to reform state higher education boards returns for study
A bill to abolish regent boards and create a single board for all state institutions was sent back to the committee after the assembly voted to delay action. The measure, opposed by supporters of the current system, will receive further consideration to determine its fate.
Northwest Airlines Contract Extends Five Years City approves airport deal with option to renew
The La Crosse common council committees approve a five year agreement with Northwest Airlines from March 1, with a possible five year renewal on March 1, 1952. Tax on taxi fares between airport and city debated but kept in. Landing rates set by month, with 15 free landings allowed if weather or other factors hold, and $20 for each additional plane. The pact covers all airport operations and city facilities. The council votes $1,500 for airport dedication funding and a publicity program is planned.
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Northwest Airlines, Inc
Warren Smith
la Crosse
James Durland
Franklin Pamperin
Northwest
Durland
A Bison Aldermen
H. Erickson
Airport Commission
Frank Sisson
Commission
R. L. Bangsberg
Officials Inspect Northwest Airport Upgrade Tour
Officials from Northwest Airlines and the civil aeronautics administration toured the municipal airport at 1 p m to inspect progress on improvements. Chair man Emil H Erickson of the aviation board noted new counters in the administration building as part of the visit which was likely a routine Chicago Twin Cities route inspection. The party included Dale Merrick Nick Bekaagjch Dale Evdfis Jack Hogan R L Smith and R L Simon.
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Northwest Airlines, Inc
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Emil H. Erickson
The
Aviation Board
Northwest
Erickson
Chicago-Twin Cities
Dale Merrick
Nick Bekaagjch
Merrick
Dale Evdfis
Eastern
Jack Hogan
R. L. Smith
R. L. Simon
CAA
Complete Committee Secures Flagpole For Airport Ceremony
The aviation board chair Emil H. Erickson offered to lead the flag and flagpole for a municipal airport dedication. The pole will be moved from his home to the administration building for the day then returned, with street merchants cleaning flags and banners for the event. The decorations focus on the field itself as planning continues.
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Srestien
Arthur L. Christensen
Emil H. Erickson
Aviation Board
Caledonia Street Merchants Association
Britain in coal crisis as blizzards disrupt transport
A government spokesman estimated 5 to 6 million workers were thrown out of work as coal shortages and record blizzards freeze ships, railways, and power supplies. New conservation orders and troop mobilization followed amid widespread unemployment and factory curtailments across England.
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London
Board of Trade
Dole
Britain
U. S. Department of Commerce
Attlee
England
Fuel Ministry
Seonid
Midlands
Royal Air Force
Staffordshire
Thames
Air Ministry
Midland
RAF
Paris Foreign Affairs Committee Backs Franco British Pact
The foreign affairs committee of the National Assembly unanimously approves the Franco British alliance proposal today signaling cross channel cooperation moves.
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Paris
Foreign Affairs Committee
The
National Assembly
Wea Pe
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Gov. Goodland
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Fred Steele
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