Wisconsin Public Debt Rises to Record Levels
Wisconsin local governments carry rising long term debt, reaching about $494 million in 1957 against over $16 billion in equalized valuations. The State Auditor notes debt ratios remain manageable, with totals reflecting postwar tax bases and prior peaks. About half the debt is tied to school obligations.
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Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Wisconsin
State Department of Audit
J. J. Kelcher
Tor
Woman in La Crosse Sees Flood of Tribune Want Ads
A La Crosse woman advertised her stove and refrigerator in the Tribune Want Ad and sold both within hours. She plans to use the money to decorate her kitchen as dozens of calls poured in.
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la Crosse
Tribune
Judge Flips Coin To Decide Case In Ohio Court
In Dayton Ohio Municipal Judge Carl D Kessler faced missing records for Victor D Hudson a drunk enness suspect He offered a coin flip to decide if Hudson would receive a workhouse sentence or freedom Hudson called heads The dime landed heads and Hudson left the courtroom bidders urged attention to used cars in the Want Ads
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Dayton, Ohio
Victor D. Hudson
Carl D. Kessler
Hudson
Kessler
Shannon Sisters Place In Twirling Contest
Shannon sisters Marcia and Maureen from La Crescent placed in baton twirling contests in La Crosse. They will travel to Madison to compete in the Badger State contests next week.
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LA Crescent, Minn
Marcia
Maureen Shannon
la Crescent
la Crosse
Madison
Work Out New Rules for Census in 1960
Madison news says national officials and state leaders are drafting new census rules for 1960. U. S. Agricultural Statistics official C. D. Caparoon notes a revised farm definition may be used for the population count, with a three acre unit and $250 annual gross product. The farm census would precede the general count in fall 1959.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
C. D. Caparoon
U. S. Agricultural Statistics Office
Natural Resources Committee of State
Caparoon
County Group To Aid Clapp In Campaign
A La Crosse County unit of Norman Clapp's Democratic campaign committee for Congress in the Third District was formed Tuesday evening. Officers include Harold Ristow as chairman Grace Muehr as vice chairwoman and Mrs Geneve Donnelly as secretary. A steering committee features Laur en Vollmer John Flanagan Sr Clara Green Nellie Soules Caroline Moore and other local leaders. Ristow pledged a vigorous countywide effort to inform voters about Clapp's qualifications and positions.
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la Crosse County
Norman Clapp
Congress
Harold Ristow
Frederick Nuttleman
Malcolm Lloyd
Grace Muehr
Geneva Donnelly
William Wilberding
Lauren Vollmer
John Flanagan Sr
Clara Green
Nellie Soules
Caroline Moore
Leland Mulder
J. Rathburn
Lloyd White
Francis Mellick
Donald Merwin
William Lyons
Keith Collins
Joseph DeMuth
J. D. Howard
Margaret Flanagan
Alfred Frank
Phillip Seep
Mary Muehr
Margaret Lyons
Virgil F. Schaller
Daniel Flaherty
Doris Schaller
Charles Warner
Carolyn Fox
Floyd Oseth
Frank R. Schnieder
Elizabeth Dell
Andrew Hoch
Ristow
Clapp
Farewell Supper For Wrobels Held By Legion
A farewell supper was held at the American Legion Hall in Stoddard Wisconsin for Mr and Mrs Albert Wrobel who left Monday for their home in Houston Texas. The event was hosted by the American Legion and Auxiliary.
Real Estate Cupid Sells Islands and Castles Worldwide
New York broker John C. Tysen of Previews markets private islands castles and historic estates from Campobello to Austria. Deals include 2300 acre Wild Horse Island with a boat, domain de la Croix des Gardes, Ballygally castle ghost room, and a $150,000 Steinwand hunting paradise. Suburban homes remain 60 percent of business as castles attract investors.
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New York
NEA
John C. Tysen
Previews
Madison Avenue
Canada
Montana
Flathead Lake
Riviera Estate
Grace Kelly
Domaine de la Croix Des Gardes
Steinwaend
Austria
Auctionable Nantucket mansion sells amid builder distress
The passage recalls a decorator who placed his 18 room Nantucket Main Street mansion for sale at $35,000 after a string of tours. He laments the burden and fears a nervous breakdown if the sale drags into spring and attracts continued pressure from colleagues and friends.
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Nantucket
Main Street
The Theory of the Earth and James Hutton Legacy
The foundation of modern geology rests on James Hutton’s 1765 work The Theory of the Earth, which shaped long term geological thinking and the concept of deep time.
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James Hutton
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Campobello
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