Wisconsin Assembly clears minor bills in late session
The Wisconsin Assembly approved a tax exemption for home bomb shelters and created a $15 000 state court administrator post. It also funded a study of an artificial lake at Wildcat Mountain State Park and confirmed three Public Welfare Board members. Senate actions included higher master plumber and journeyman license fees and leniency for revoking license violations. A traffic patrol dispute sparked a near altercation between leaders.
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Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
Senate
Assembly
State Supreme Court
Wildcat Mountain
Crawford County
Ontario
State Board of Public Welfare
William D. Stovall
Leo T. Jelinske
Shawano
Wilbert L. Walter
Milwaukee
Stovall
Jelinske
Walter
Karl Kleinpell
Cassville
Wisconsin three per cent sales tax details disclosed
Madison AP reports William Kasakaitas outlined items taxed and exempt under the proposed 3 percent sales tax. The plan covers most goods including food and drugs but excludes doctors fees and specific services. exemptions include sales to government agencies, charitable institutions, and agricultural inputs.
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Madison
Wisconsin
William Kasakaitas
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
KasaKaitas
State Department of Taxation
Parking Tickets Cost Man Sixty Six Dollars
Eddie Robbins of 1323 S. 26th St. paid 66 dollars in overtime parking fines, including 10 dollars for a warrant and 56 dollars in regular fines. Also paying were Donald Larson 30 dollars Stan Kirkeeng 18 dollars and Clifford Lee 0 dollars with the note SIR.
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Eddie Robbins
S. 26Th St
Police Justice Court
Albert Klein
Meter Maid Opera
Donald Larson
Ferry St
Stan Kirkeeng
S. 31St St
Clifford Lee
Coulee Dr
Campbell dog bite harms boy reported by officer
Dog belonging to Richard Hubert of 1824 Caroline Street bit Vernon Le Buhn age 12, son of Rev. H C Le Buhn of 1819 Bainbridge Street, according to Dog Control Officer Pete Peterson and La Crosse County Sheriff’s Department on Thursday.
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Campbell
Pete Peterson
la Crosse County
Sheriff's Department
Richard Hubert
Caroline St
Vernon le Buhn
H. C. le Buhn
Bainbridge St
Judgment Filed Against Harold Wagner for Debt
The Credit Bureau of La Crosse filed a default judgment with Clerk Carl F. Schnick totaling $450.95 in Tomah against Harold Wagner for failure to pay three assigned bills.
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The
Credit Bureau of
la Crosse
Clerk of
Circuit Court
Carl F. Schnick
Harold Wagner
Tomah
West Salem bitumen plant out of operation for weeks
La Crosse County Highway Department reports the West Salem bitumen plant will be idle four to six weeks after a fire earlier this month. The facility heats road surfacing material to flow, but storage tanks hold solid material. An emergency plant at Veterans Park is now in use but has far lower capacity.
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la Crosse
West Salem
Paul C. Hartwig
Veterans Park
Holding Firms Swallowing Up Banks in Wisconsin
Waukesha State Bank president Carl Taylor warned a Senate panel that holding companies are rapidly consolidating Wisconsin banks. He backed a bill to prohibit new bank holding firms, noting Marine National, Marshall & Ilsley, and First Wisconsin National already control 77.2 percent of Milwaukee County deposits and 32 percent statewide and warned that, unless curbed, only three firms will remain within two years.
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Marshall & Ilsley
First Wisconsin National
Taylor
Committee On Labor, Taxation, Insurance
Banking
Two Women Injured in La Crosse County Crash
Two women were injured Friday morning in a La Crosse County traffic crash. Audrey Bekkum 21 of Westby received a deep chin cut after her car ran off Highway 14 at County Highway MM into a ravine. Passenger Carol Larson 21 of Cashton sustained a head bump and a knee injury.
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la Crosse County
Audrey Bekkum
R. J. Westby
Highway 14
Carol Larson
R. 3
Schulze Discusses Employment Picture in La Crosse
Norman E. Schulze, district manager of the Wisconsin State Employment Service, spoke at the Rotary Club on La Crosse employment. He cited Trane Co. as the citys growth industry and largest employer at about 3400 jobs, noting seasonal fluctuation among others. He noted limited gains from the Hire Now campaign and invited Rotarians to visit the new employment service quarters. Guests included Tom Clark of Fargo and four visiting Rotarians from Michigan, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.
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Norman E. Schulze
Wisconsin State Employment Service
Rotary Club
Schulze
Trane Co
Trane
Employment Service
Tom Clark
Fargo
N.D
Gaylord Gibbons
Swartz Creek
Mich
J. S. McMillen
Eau Claire
C. Ray Wilson
Rock Island, Ill
George Ludebuehl
Pittsburgh, Pa
City to Host Swing Shanty Dance Friday at Central High
The city recreation department opens its summer program with a Swing Shanty dance Friday at Central High gymnasium from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. The Starlighters provide music and recreation staff supervise and chaperone the event.
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City Recreation Department
Central High
Recreation Department
Radio Club to Conduct 24 Hour Field Day Exercise
About 50 members of the La Crosse Amateur Radio Club will make contacts with operators across the United States and Canada starting at 4 p.m. Saturday. The emergency exercise lasts 24 hours on West Channel of the Mississippi River near South Pettibone Island with temporary generators and portable gear.
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la Crosse Group
West Channel
Conjunc
Poss to Appear in Court in Radio Relay League Case
Assisting Poss in arrangements are Earl Wilson and Ernest Gershon. The report notes involvement with the American Radio Relay League as part of the case preparations.
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Tion
American Radio Relay League
Poss
Earl Wilson
Ernest Gershon
Pigeon Club Race Returns Home After 300‑mile Dash
Seventy three of eighty four racing pigeons released last Sunday from Sioux Falls arrived at home lofts by Thursday evening. La Crosse Racing Pigeon Club reported the results at its Thursday meeting. The Sioux Falls race ends the old bird series, with plans for July 6 on the young bird races and a Sunday picnic at Dresbach Park and Kopczynski’s cottage.
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Sioux Falls
la Crosse
Dresbach Park
Joseph Kopczynski
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