La Crosse Plans Spring Municipal Election
The La Crosse city election set for the first Tuesday in April 1947 will involve eleven aldermen and several top city posts including mayor city clerk and comptroller plus 21 supervisors and multiple constable and justice of the peace seats. Incumbent aldermen from wards 8 through 21 face re election while Mayor J J Verchota contemplates a 10th term.
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J. J. Verchota
Verchota
Richard Becker
George Ruediger
Ruediger
W. P. Roelith
J. J. Domahoski
Emil O. Schultz
E. H. Derr
F. A. Kraft
F. J. Pamperin
Walter T. Roth
Vienry Meyer
Charles Buchman
Trygve Skoug
Harold
Allah
Roy Fritz
Grover McHenry
Harold Beg
J. S. Banasik
William Trapp
Alfred Pre
C. Bloedorn
C. H. Schwertfeger
Otto Knothe
Robert Joanis
Len F. Roraffilith
Charles Varco
Carrol J. Weigel
Albert Bleekman
W. H. Ristow
Edward F. K. Gansen
Joe Stephen
Gerald G. Bourngaerdt
Edward Lueth
Grant H. Thrune
J. C. Houska
Archie E. Downey
Harry D. Newburg
Donald J. Lyden
Charlies A. Beronek
A. R. Kempter
James Durland
One-Armed Sergeant Returns to Army After Plea
Richard Montgomery, 29, master sergeant from Pittsburgh, lost his left arm in aerial combat over Rangoon. He proved the loss was no handicap and wrote to Gen. Eisenhower, who approved his return to service as a radio operator.
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Pittsburgh
Richard Montgomery
Rangoon
Montgomery
Gen
Eisenhower
Ike
Voting Machines Permanent City Equipment in Cash
Aldermen at the December meeting ended months of debate over buying voting machines for city elections. They chose to pay cash from unused funds rather than bond for the roughly $67,000 purchase, arguing it will save interest and fit state law requirements. The plan uses an unused street repair fund and aims to reduce need for election clerks and extra polling places. The machines, tested in fall elections, are expected to pay for themselves within about ten years.
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Common Council
Fair Grounds
J. C. Houska
Mississippi Valley Public Service Company
Houska
Red Cross reports 1944 45 disasters toll for the United States
The Red Cross fiscal year 1944 1945 recorded 1192 deaths 6218 injuries and 158457 buildings damaged or destroyed across the United States reflecting widespread catastrophe response needs.
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United States
Red Cross
La Crosse County Veterans Totals From World War II
Figures from John M. Hilgers show 6,856 La Crosse county residents served in World War II and 5,424 were separated as of November 1, 1946. The Badger state totals include 341,065 men, 1,275 Negroes, and 7,553 volunteer women, with 272,218 separated. National draft moratorium ended January 1.
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John M. Hilgers
Selective Service
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
la Crosse
Badger
Uncle Sam
Selective Service Board
826 Marriage Licenses Issued Here In 1946 To Break Record
County clerk Esther Domke reports 1946 set a new record with 826 marriage licenses issued, surpassing 1943’s 679. June leads with 121 filings. other months range from 20 to 87, with year end totals likely higher as data for December remains incomplete.
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Esther Domke
Miss Domke
Poland Considers Using German POWs for Rebuilding
In Warsaw the Polish government discusses compelling German prisoners of war to aid in reconstruction efforts. Officials say no sizeable import of German labor will occur, and the total number of Germans mentioned stands at 40,000.
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Warsaw
Poland
Prisoner Labor Spread Across Poland During Occupation
War prisoners in Poland total many thousands including 5000 in Warsaw reconstruction 5000 on farms and 30000 in mines. The Germans housed them in ten separate camps across the region.
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Poland
Warsaw
Young Discoverer Unveils Aluminum by Hall at 22
The electrolytic process for producing aluminum was discovered on February 23 1886 by Charles Martin Hall aged 22. This breakthrough opened a new era for the metal industry and science.
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Charles Martin Hall
Fifty Million Increase in La Crosse Bank Clearings in 1946
La Crosse bank debits reached 245,200,673 in the first 11 months of 1946, up 50,987,363 from 1945 as per the La Crosse Clearing House. Monthly gains persisted through 1946, with February and January totals notably high and a general rise in deposits despite government withdrawals. The report flags a broader national rise in loans and credit as a context for the local surge.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Clearing House Association
Real Es
Tate
Consumer Credit
U. S
Claudius Caesar's Last Meal Affected by Poisoned Dish
Ancient Rome tale claims Emperor Claudius died after dining on Amanita Caesarea prepared by his wife Agrippina who allegedly seasoned the dish with mineral poisons.
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Caesar
Rome
Claudius Caesar
Agrippina
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