Parking meters yield up to seven thousand five hundred monthly
The Davenport Chamber of Commerce survey of sixteen midwestern cities reports monthly meter revenues from 1,500 to 7,500 dollars. Cities show varied reactions from very favorable in Davenport and Peoria to satisfied in Duluth and Madison, with overall support for using meters to fund on street parking removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Everett H. Woehrmann
Aberdeen
S. D
Anderson
Ind
Davenport
Duluth
Lansing
Mich
Madison
Wis
Marshfield
Peoria
Pontiac
Sioux Falls
Springfield
Eau Claire
Fargo
Grand
Davenport Chamber of Commerce
la Crosse
Turkey Sees Tea Growers Reach Self Sufficiency
Turkey estimates its experimental tea growing program begun 25 years ago will yield 200 tons this year and by 1948 be able to supply all domestic tea needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
One of Largest Boy Scout Camps Attended Decorah Camp
Decorah Camp last week hosted one of its largest enrollments with 108 boys from troops 10 28 18 8 13 La Crosse 89 Fountain City 91 Holmen 102 Osseo 76 Westby 72 Tomah 66 Strum 35 Wilton 108 Independence. First period saw 35 scouts from troops 77 West Salem 52 Blair 85 Sparta 28 13 La Crosse. Five leaders and four scouts earned Braves of Decorah honors. Emphasis on new advancement methods featured outdoor work and overnight hikes with merit badges in cooking marksmanship Indian lore life saving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Joo
la Crosse
Fountain City
Holmen
Osseo
Westby
Tomah
Strum
Wilton
Independence
West Salem
Blair
Sparta
Camp Decorah
Braves of
Barry Johnson
John Lyons
Jerry Lee
Henry Marcotte, Jr
Michael Newburg
Thieves Stage Mass Hold Up in Allentown Home
In Allentown Pennsylvania a group of three gunmen and a masked ringleader robbed a west end home holding 11 people at gunpoint. They looted about 175000 including 133000 in non negotiable bonds trusted to Louis Wiener of Temple Bethel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
West End
Louis Wiener
Wiener
Temple Bethel
New Doctor Opens Office In Tomah
Dr. M. S. Mubarak formerly of Green Bay will open his Tomah office July 1 above the A. and P. store. A Marquette medical graduate, he interned at Milwaukee hospital and served as resident physician at St Lukes Milwaukee and Milwaukee Children's hospital. He served in two station hospitals during the war and practiced in Elm Grove before moving to Tomah.
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Tomah
Wis
M. S. Mubarak
Green Bay
Mubarak
Marquette University
Milwaukee Hospital
St. Lukes Hospital
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Children's Hospital
Elm Grove
Decorah Lambs Sell At Auction To Waterloo Company
In Decorah Iowa the Winneshiek sheep growers association held its annual lamb sale amid weak industry activity. 20 head marked blue averaged 96 pounds selling at 27 dollars per hundred. 46 head marked red averaged 81 pounds selling at 26 dollars per hundred. Rath Packing Company of Waterloo won the bid on an entire lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Winneshiek Sheep Growers Association
C. McDonald
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
Holmen Principal Enrolls in UW Summer Course
Holmen high school principal George A. Glasrud is in Madison attending an eight week summer course at the University of Wisconsin. He aims to complete a master's degree in education with a major in school administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmen
Wis
George A. Glasrud
Holmen High School
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Opposition to extending WWII veteran fund to WWI group
Wisconsin lawmakers hear a World War I veteran oppose adding 75 000 WW I veterans to the state rehabilitation fund for World War II personnel. Col Levenick cautions consolidation costs and possible increased claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Legislative Finance Committee
Melvin R. Laird, Jr
Marshfield
Navy
Wisconsin
Laird
Leo B. Levenick
American Legion Memrs
Ice-breaking plan for Quarry Pond follows two drownings
Following two boy deaths by drowning while skating, a city worker will daily break ice around the banks of Quarry Pond near Dublin in cold weather to prevent children from entering the ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Eire
Fourth of July plans and promotions in La Crosse area
Local notices promote two July Fourth entertainment events with Shriners circus July 4 5 6 at the Interstate Fair grounds and a veterans air circus at the municipal airport sponsored by civil air patrol and Reserve Officers' Association. A safety slogan encourages careful driving. Seemann Lumber advertises roofing flooring paints wall board insulation and related supplies for home improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Shriners
Inter- State Fair Grounds
Civil Air Patrol and Reserve Officers’ Association
New York
Seemann Lumber & Coal Co
BRF Girl Scouts End Camp Program
Black River Falls Wisconsin report details a four day camp for Brownies and Girl Scouts from Black River Falls and Merrillan. Attendance ranged 77 to 87 daily at Rock Spring park with nature work and a flag ceremony led by Mrs Irwin Krohn and assisted by Mrs Robert Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Girl Scout Council
Merrillan
Rock Spring Park
Irwin Krohn
Robert Johnson
Wisconsin PCS issues new carrier franchises this week
Among new or broadened contract carrier franchises issued during the week by the public service commission were these to Bernard Havlik Hillsboro Walter Hartung Arkansaw Wertz Bros Sparta Fay Buroker West Salem Alvin Engum Hixton Curtis J Rud Mondovi and Edward Baker Necedah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Madison
Wis
Public Service Commission
Bernard Havlik
Hillsboro
Walter Hartung
Arkansaw
Wertz Bros
Sparta
Fay Buroker
West Salem
Alvin Engum
Hixton
Curtis J. Rud
Mondovi
Edward Baker
Necedah
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Carl B. Noalke Co
Main Street
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Rochester, Minn
Gunnar Gundersen
Donald Gordon
John H. Gotterdam
Donald Wheeler
Eric Wheeler
Tribune
Phete
Scout
Reisinger
Ray Remstinae
Carrol Sanday
Gene Arentz
Jim Hogenson
Gene Toraason
Thomas Selbrede
Bill McClintock
Pete Eggett
Guernsey
Golden Guernsey, Inc
Dolly Madison
Onalaska
Decorah Lambs
Waterloo Company
Tribune Madison
L. H. Seemann
Seemann
The
la Crosse Home For Children
South 17Th Street
Ildren
BRF
Girl Scouts
Hilton’s Prescription Pharmacy
Jay
Strike Motor CO
King St
Cyber Gomcy Wad
Young America
Darling
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