Farmers Foiled In Road Plans Stalled by Attorney General
Madison report notes a Wisconsin bill to empower municipalities to work on farm driveways faced a Senate veto after Atty Gen Fairchild warned of constitutional issues. The Senate kept a provision allowing soil conservation work on privately owned farms while the private road work remains uncertain pending supreme court rulings.
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Madison Bureau
Madison
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Senate
Thomas E Fairchild
Assembly
Assemblyman Hitt
Buffalo County
Supreme Court
Ozaukee County
Wisconsin County Boards Association
Edward Gehl
Wisconsin
Jefferson County
Wisconsin Joins 28 States With Uniform Par Banking
The par clearance bill becomes law in Wisconsin aligning with 27 other states. It abolishes exchange charges between banks and requires face value payments for checks via par banks, reducing costly service charges. Backers say checks should be worth face value, supporting the new system endorsed by the National Association of Credit Men.
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Tribune Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Rennebohm
National Association of Credit Men
Poles Expand Rural Electrification Near Breslau
Poles push a broad light program in farming areas around Breslau as Lower Silesian Associated Power Plants report service to 67 villages this year, reaching 14 000 rural homesteads. The drive aims to extend to 280 more rural communities by year end 1949. The Iowa motto Our Liberties We Prize appears in the text.
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Wroclaw
Poland
Breslau
Lower Silesian
Scout Circus Show Highlights La Crosse Area Rally
Scouts from nine counties gathered in La Crosse for an annual circus at the fairgrounds. More than 2,700 participants showcased crafts, signaling towers, semaphore, and camping skills while Judge Neprud led the audience in God Bless America and the national anthem.
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Gateway Area
Heileman
Mr. Bones
Order of the Arrow
Arm of Liberty
Neprud
Construction Activity Seen To Top 1948
Washington reports the Producers' council says the United States will likely undertake more new construction in the current year than in 1948. Spending may dip slightly from last year while building costs are expected to ease somewhat. The council represents national building products manufacturers.
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Washington
Producers’ Council
National Organization of
Army to release first two volumes of WWI history on July 4
Washington reports the army will publish the initial two volumes of a 17 volume history of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I on July 4. The division has already issued three WW II volumes and did not begin the WWI series until 1939.
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Washington
Army
Milwaukee man elected YMCA vice president in national council
William J. Grede of Milwaukee was elected a vice-president of the national council of the YMCA. Eugene McCarthy of St. Louis was named president for the third time as the council selected its officers at its annual meeting.
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Washington
William J. Grede
Milwaukee
National Council of the Young Men's Christian Association
Eugene McCarthy
St. Louis
4000 Chinese Students Recruited For Posts
Shanghai reports the Chinese Communists recruited an army of 4000 students to help run cities en route to south China. The students, signed at a Futian University meeting, will take administrative and publicity roles for the Red army advance.
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Shanghai
Red Army
South China
Futan University
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