Elimination Of Rough Rail Crossings In City
The Common Council and committees moved to survey all rail crossings to remove bumps and traffic hazards. City to push Milwaukee Railroad over crossings. repairs stay with the rail firms. Also approved milk process display at fairgrounds and considered private liquor licenses alongside cabaret licensing changes.
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Common Council
Board of Public Works
Public Utilities
Milwaukee Railroad
Avon and
Liberty Street
la Crosse
Highway Department
Raymond George
Main Street
Harry J. Mason
South Third Street
Andy Skaff
Happy Hour Cabaret
North Third Street
Herman F. Rick
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Cleveland
Ohio
Emil O. Schultz
Roosevelt's 71 Word Platform Cited by Democrats
President Roosevelt frames a concise platform in 71 words emphasizing winning the war, preventing future world wars, and securing jobs and living standards for veterans after the conflict. Senator Claude Pepper endorses the idea, saying a single administration could achieve these aims and protect civil rights, constituting a strong, limited party platform.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Claude Pepper
Florida
Wisconsin Students Offered Admission to Abraham Lincoln School
University of Wisconsin students can attend an experimental school project by Prof. Alban Winspear from the classics department. The Abraham Lincoln school of Chicago opened a summer session in Madison offering evening classes on philosophy race relations science of society postwar planning and world politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Alban D. Winspeer
Abraham Lincoln School of Chicago
Winspear
Wisconsin
Gretchen Schmitz buys building on North Water street
In Sparta Wisconsin Gretchen Schmitz purchases the building on North Water street. Richards who has operated a trucking business under Richards Bros for 22 years has leased his truck line to Harley Tripp.
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Sparta
Wis
Walt’s
North Water Street
Gretchen Schmitz
Richards
Richards Bros
Harley Tripp
Forest Fires in 1943 Cost U S 44 Million
The 1943 forest fires across the United States caused an estimated economic loss of 44 million dollars, reflecting widespread property damage and firefighting costs during that year.
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United States
Popular Cigarette Brand Shortage To Continue In Nation
New York reports the cigarette shortage likely to persist through wartime until European conflict ends. Trade sources cite tax free exports aiding military stockpiles, overseas demand for US brands, leaf tobacco inventory tightness, and limited carton supplies as the main factors.
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New York
War Production Board
La Crosse County Chamber Plans Farm City Picnic
The Rural Affairs Committee of the La Crosse County Chamber of Commerce outlined plans for the farm city picnic to be held July 26 at Waterloo Park. Appointed members from La Crosse include J. W. Bibby as chairman and a long list of committee and external appointees across neighboring towns.
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Moto-Meter Gauge and Equipment Company
Caledonia Street
Highway Committee
South Avenue
West Avenue
Everett Yerly
Office of
Civilian Defense
OCD
Yerly
Ways and Means
Walter S. Goodland
la Crosse County
Chamber of Commerce
Rural Affairs
Waterloo Park
Chamber
J. W. Bibby
W. A. Ahlstrom
William E. Dunn
L. W. Ender
William Freise
J. J. Frisch
August Grams, Jr
Paul L. Grange
Frank Greene
J. R. Johnson
H. Margaret Josten
Trempealeau County Selective Service Calls Up Men
The Trempealeau county selective service board issued a call for men for army and navy service from those already cleared medically. They will depart Whitehall on July 27, with a group roughly the same size as the prior draft batch.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Hormone sprays to boost fruit color size in 1944 harvest
Growers plan to use hormone growth regulators on apple and pear trees to prevent preharvest drop and improve color and size. Hundreds of thousands of bushes will yield fruit with better quality, with smaller picking crews needed for the 1944 harvest.
Private Plane Lands on Hangar Roof in Phoenix Incident
In Phoenix a two passenger private plane clipped the airport but pilot James Taylor 58 an amateur flyer managed a safe landing with a cut lip as his only injury. He touched down on the hangar roof.
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Phoenix, Ariz
James Taylor
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Schultz
Franklin Pamperin
Moody Memorial Chapel
Riverside First Quality
Riverside Baloon
WARDS
Vys
U. S
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France
Coast Guard
Chamber Rural Affairs Group
Ala
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