Wisconsin Moves Toward Shade Grown Wrapper Tobacco
Two eastern firms Imperial Agricultural Corp and General Cigar Co conduct shade-grown wrapper tobacco trials in Prairie du Chien Stoddard and Holmen Wisconsin. Experiments aim to produce fine silken wrapper leaves fetching up to 6 7 dollars a pound, potentially expanding Wisconsin's role in tobacco production. Local growers monitor plots as weather disease and hail threaten development.
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Imperial Agricultural Corporation of
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Imperial Company
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Canaries’ Scarlet Breed Shows Shocking Pink Result
Springfield, Ill. Raymond F. Patton, a member of the American Color Breeders association, has spent eight years trying to breed a scarlet canary. His latest experiment yields feathers described as shocking pink, with prior trials producing orange, amaltese, mahogany and cot canaries.
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Raymond F. Patton
Patton
American Color Breeders’ Association
Woman Burns War Bonds in House Cleanout
Mrs. Erman Johnson of Decatur Indiana cleaned house and burned more than 1000 dollars worth of war bonds and related papers found in a closet. The incident occurred during spring cleaning.
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Decatur, Ind
Erman Johnson
Gifts to La Crosse County Historical Society Grow With Additions
H J Hirshheimer notes new names and items join the society collection. Philip Wendling contributed the original German constitution for La Crosse Engine Company No 1 and La Crosse Hook and Ladder No 1. Katherine Wesson sent a set of items from 1856 to 1911. Others include a Globe printing sample book 1876 W B Johnson and 1946 municipal code from Fred L. Kramer.
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la Crosse County Historical Society
Philip Wendling
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Wau- Bun
la Crosse
Globe Printing Company
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Hotel Robbins
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Wilbert Rau
Helen A. Manville
Fred L. Kramer
Launch of Victory Ship S. S. La Crosse in Baltimore 1944
Photos from the U S maritime commission capture the December 22 1944 launch of the Victory ship S S La Crosse at the Bethlehem Fairfield shipyard in Baltimore Maryland.
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U. S. Maritime Commission
S. S. la Crosse
Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard
Baltimore
Fossils Build A House In Dallas Home
Dallas residents Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McCuistion finished a six room house crafted from half a million fossils and petrified wood pieces collected over 25 years.
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Dallas
Tex
C. E. McCuistion
Agencies Back Joint Health Bureaus in Wisconsin
State health department and the League of Wisconsin Municipalities back legislation allowing cities and counties to form joint health departments modeled on Eau Claire’s city county system. The bill also permits counties to run independent health agencies or join with neighbors for shared departments. Eau Claire’s arrangement is currently the only joint municipal department in the state.
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Wisconsin
John Itchard
Eau Claire
State Assembly
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