Racine Ditch Cave-In Claims One Worker
In Racine a sewer ditch cave-in on a city project killed 50 year old William Lettsome and allowed co worker Harold Ferber to escape by leaping from the trench. Lettsome, a Park Engineering Co. employee, lived on Highway 32, six miles north of the city.
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Racine
William Lettsome
St. Luke's Hospital
Harold Ferber
Lettsome
Ferber
The
Park Engineering Co
Highway 32
Hearings Set On Stumpage Values
The State Conservation Commission will hold three hearings in July to determine stumpage value schedules for wood products removed from land under the Wisconsin forest crop law. Hearings are set for July 15 in Wisconsin Rapids, July 16 in Rhinelander, and July 17 in Hayward.
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Madison
State Conservation Commission
Wisconsin Rapids
Rhinelander
Hayward
Remarks A Fat Man Tires Of Hearing
New York humor column jokes about a morbidly obese man nicknamed Roscoe. Through quick quips reporters and coworkers swap gibes about his size and routines, from subway delays to pool dives and coat sizes. The piece uses light satire to lampoon public perception of weight.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Roscoe
Tubby
Santa Claus
Disapprove Larger State Fair Site in Wisconsin
Madison AP The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee rejected by 5 to 4 a measure to authorize the Building Commission to acquire up to two square miles for a larger Wisconsin State Fair. The current 160 acre West Allis site would be replaced with bonds to buy land and build new facilities, with location left to the commission.
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Madison
Joint Finance Committee
The
Building Commission
West Allis
Assembly
Hugh Harper
Lancaster
Harper
Summer Day Race Announces Five-Lap Challenge
A family friendly June event in La Crosse features a race of five laps around Roscoe with prizes for the winner. The activity is led by trustees including Byrnes, Wittgen, Schmitz, Hart Jr., Ryan, Habrichter, Schulte, Stubstad, McCabe, and Rethwisch.
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Roscoe
Byrnes
W. F. Wittgen
Karl Schmitz
William Hart Jr
Ralph Ryan
Vernis Habrichter
Leon Schulte
Peter Stubstad
LeRoy McCabe
Phillip Rethwisch
Ray Sweeney Elected Grand Knight of Waukon Knights
Ray Sweeney has been elected grand knight of the Waukon Knights of Columbus in Iowa. Other officers include James Klen ske as deputy grand knight and Richard Elliott as chancellor, with Frank in another role.
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Waukon
Iowa
Ray Sweeney
Waukon Knights of Columbus
James Klenske
Depty
Richard Elliott
Frank
Guard Blood Drive Aids Madison Heart Surgery
Thirty one Air National Guard members from Tuscaloosa Denver and Sioux City donated a pint of blood for Mrs Olive Betts of Manston. The operation is set for July 5 in Madison.
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Volk Field
Wis
Air National Guard
Olive Betts
Manston
Madison
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Denver
Colo
Sioux City
Iowa
Stem and leaf rust found in Minnesota and nearby areas
Wheat stem rust and leaf rust are present in Minnesota, North Dakota and Manitoba fields with traces in South Dakota winter wheat. Crop Quality Council official Donald G. Fletcher says rust levels are not serious yet but could rise as conditions stay moist and crops remain green. He notes south Dakota rust is lower than a year ago and spring wheat areas show trace amounts with no clear forecast.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Dakotas
Manitoba
Donald G. Fletcher
Crop Quality Council
South Dakota
Fletcher
Canada
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