Precipitation Deficiency Affects La Crosse 1944 Weather Record
The La Crosse area recorded a 1944 precipitation deficit of 5.3 inches with temperatures above average. January was unusually warm, February mild with snow, and June was the wettest month while October was notably dry. The report notes river ice movement beginning Jan 28 and a high August temperature of 96 degrees.
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la Crosse
Preton
Mississippi River
Bad Axe
Sawyer
St. Paul
Missis
Ennon County
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Vernon
Monroe
Jackson
City claims progress despite restrictions and natural losses
Mayor J. J. Verdota highlights 1944 achievements despite limited building due to restrictions. Completed Black River dock and new Losey boulevard water well. Landscaping, sidewalks, sewer and water extensions, and city projects including a scaled street crew. Weather notes cover storms, rainfall, and monthly temperatures through December.
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la Crosse
Losey Boulevard
Green Bay Street
Layne-Northwest Company
Peter Nelson and Son
Clark- Bracken, Inc
14Th
15Th
Townsend
Horton Streets
Machinists Lodge 1109 Elects Officers for Year
AFL Labor News reports Machinists' lodge No. 1109 electing Harry Jones as president and a full slate of officers for the year. Organizer George Hall departs Thursday for Milwaukee for a Wisconsin State Federation of Labor executive board meeting. Local meetings listed for Jan 2 to Jan 6 include Stage and Theater, Meat Cutters, Trades and Labor Council, Brewery Workers, and Street Railway Employes, with times noted.
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Machinists’ Lodge No. 1109
Harry Jones
Silas Cooper
Harold Erickson
George Zoerb
Robert Coorough
Harry Welsch
William Niles
George Hall
Milwaukee
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor
Trades and Labor Council
Farmers protest as army releases men too fast
New Zealand farmers who petitioned for released men to help on farms now protest after the army sent the men back more quickly than farms could absorb them.
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New Zealand
Chilean schools ordered to devote minutes for music instruction
State schools of Chile have been ordered to devote 60 minutes weekly to instilling notions of music and teaching children to sing with taste and enthusiasm. The directive emphasizes cultural education and structured singing lessons across the education system.
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Chile
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AFL Labor News
Women’s Auxiliary
S. E. Taylor, JR
Taylor Lamber Co
Federal Savings and Loan Association of
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Federal
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Q. H. Hale
Attorney At Law
Lokken's Grocery
H. A. Tausche
V. Tausche Hdn. Co
A. W. Swan
W. A. Roosevelt Co
Fred L. Kramer
Melvin Lokken
J. R. Johnson
Claude K. Pettingill
Edwin Erickson
M. Erickson Bakery Co
Emil H. Erickson
the Trane
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