Mississippi river works completed by St Paul district engineers
The U S Army Engineers in the St Paul district extended the Mississippi channel from Dubuque to Minneapolis. They completed fire protection at Fountain City boat yard and reinforced water systems for lock structures. Rock removal, riprap placement, and dredging of 173 130 cubic yards supported navigation and war effort.
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U. Sngineers
Coberg
Minneapolis
Minn
Army Engineers
Mississippi River
U. S
Fountain C
Cence Cock Ee Ot
Rock Ledge
Lock Seam
Lock and Dam
Fountain City Boat Yard
Lecheuariosste
St. Paul
Masked Bandit WORE Burqa Sack During Salt Lake Holdup
Victims described a holdup in Salt Lake City where the robber wore a burlep sack over his head with eye and mouth holes. The suspect demanded money and fled the scene. Witnesses reported no injuries.
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Salt Lake City
Delaware’s Three Counties Shape State’s Administrative Structure
Delaware has the smallest number of counties in the Union, totaling three. The compact state uses these three counties to organize local governance and services across its geographic area.
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Delaware
State
The
Union
Civic Center Postwar Planning To Guide La Crosse Growth
City leaders outline a postwar program with a civic center site as a base, plus plans for a north side bathing beach fire station consolidation. Proposals include a $50 000 library on 16th and Farnam and a $100 000 municipal airport facility funded by a federal grant, with road, marsh filling, and streetcar replacement debates noted.
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Common Council
City Plan Commission
M. W. Torkelson
State Planning Commission
J. M. Albers
la Crosse
Ub Goneaten
Civic Center
State Street
North Side
South Side
16Th
Farnam Streets
Eerak Ob Remuer
Mary E. Sawyer
Barth
Court House
City Hall
French Island
City Engineering
Peu
Commission
13Th
Streets
City County Tax Reductions Cited By Cooperative Group
La Crosse taxpayers report notable tax relief as both city and county levies drop from 27 to 26 mills and from 33 high in 1941. The cooperative notes continued service levels and lower bonded indebtedness while urging 1945 trends to persist.
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la Crosse
la Crosse County
Parti
Comale
Ganain
Brazil Salt Plants Aim for Record 700000 Ton Year
Brazil operates 933 salt plants expected to yield about 700000 tons of salt this year, reflecting industry scale and regional production dynamics.
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Brazil
Maintenance of Present Roads Major 1944 Job of Department
A Hartwig county highway commissioner review shows 1944 focus on preserving the road system with minimal new equipment. The report notes building repairs at Waterloo and Onalaska parks, stone removal for maintenance, bridge work on Russian Coulee road, gravel surfacing on county trunks, and macadam patching and culvert repairs across the county trunk system.
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LA Crosse Tribune
A. Hartwig
West Salem
Waterloo
Onalaska Parks
Waterloo Park
Hartwig
Russian Coulee Road
Bangor
Barre
Spring Coulee Hill
Farmington
Onalaska
Baker Road
Shelby
Women Drive Majority of Trade Attempts in United Goods
Report notes women account for about 90 percent of attempts to move goods through the United agencies and markets, highlighting gendered participation in commerce and trade processes.
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The
United
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Aeeee
John Barth
Sawyer Memorial Auditorium
Copeland Park
Band Shell
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Paroa
Black River
Swift Creek
Liberty Street
Northern States Power Company
Carpenters
Buffalo
Blucher
Cotton Union
McHugh
Town of
Holland
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