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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1946
Page
7
Census figures show farm output valued at 18.3 billion dollars in 1944, up from 1939. The average farm size rose to about 195 acres by 1945, with more owner-operated farms and widespread electrification and telephone access, though one in four farms still lacked a tractor horse or mule.
Unconfirmed reports from Bombay say Britain plans a further attempt at forming an interim central government in India after rejection by the Moslem League. The announcement would come from London or Viceroy Lord Wavell in New Delhi.
Deputy State Treasurer Jacob Willson found a U. S. government check for 400000 dollars made out to the state of Connecticut inside a misaddressed envelope in Denver. He forwarded the check back to Hartford, Conn.
Three girl campers on upper Nashota lake spotted a large fish while rowing in shallow water. One girl struck it with an oar and the others slid a towel under it to haul the 20 pound Northern Pike into their boat.
Nine Japanese war criminals were executed today at Chang Jail in Singapore. Former Allied prisoners of war who testified against them witnessed the hanging.
The article describes Mount Etna in Sicily with its many craters and eruptions, noting ancient Greek and Roman spectators who watched explosions from a nearby open air theater. It cites historic eruptions including 1169 that destroyed Catania and killed about 15,000, the later creation of a 12 mile wide mouth, and a 69 death blast from a lava blister. It also mentions an illustrated leaflet Atom Power by Uncle Ray with Frank C. Pape illustrations inviting readers to request a copy.
Radio listings show NBC CBS ABC and MBS programs across day parts with music dramas comedies news and features. Notable names include Margaret Whiting Fred Waring Freddie Miller Date with Judy The Falcon Gabriel Heatter Xavier Cugat Kay Kyser and Syd with various time slots on each network.
Grant W. Oakes president of the United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America said he asked CIO leaders Philip Murray Walter Reuther and Albert Fitzgerald to meet in Chicago on Aug 5 to plan joint national action in support of Allis-Chalmers and J I Case strikes. He added the farm equipment union convention opening here would rally support.
The National Safety Council reports 15 750 traffic deaths in the first six months of 1946, up 40 percent from the same period a year earlier, yet says the trend is more encouraging since V J day. Milwaukee Washington and Buffalo lead cities by registration rate among large populations. Game animals should be cleaned the same day they are killed.
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