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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1949
Page
3
March payments for old age assistance totaled 46 587 75 dollars for 1 071 recipients, with county 3 962 55 state 13 976 32 and federal 28 648 88 shares. Compared to March 1948 the county rose by 4 358 75 dollars with 9 more beneficiaries.
Harry Kemp of Sydney has run a business selling snakes for four dollars each to catch rats in warehouses for 40 years. He now rents snakes by the foot, charging a per foot rate. His first rental involved a four foot reptile to a large store and planned transfer to a baker's shop.
Living costs in Venezuela are easing but remain about 75 percent higher than in 1938, reflecting gradual price declines while long term gaps persist.
Auto dealers in Wisconsin provide driving agreements for teens learning to drive. The nonbinding contracts, part of a state highway safety campaign by the Wisconsin Automotive Trades Association and the state safety division, urge safe driving and responsibility. The plan targets March and April campaigns as teens cause a third of fatal accidents last year, under 20.
In Madison Wisconsin a robust sportsmen lobby supports the state conservation commission in its legislative goals. The omnibus revenue bill would raise about a million dollars yearly via higher fishing hunting and trapping permit fees. The campaign includes leaders from Wisconsin Conservation Congress and other sport groups.
William K. Divers, chairman of the Home Loan Bank board, says savings and loan associations now hold 11 billion dollars of Americans' savings and account for two fifths of family home mortgages. He warns directors must balance growth with national financial stability and urges broader public awareness of their services.
Gov Rennebohm signed a bill allowing municipalities and counties to issue bonds to finance war memorials including hospitals public buildings and recreation facilities. The measure enables funding for memorial construction and operation through bonded debt.
Navy aircraft carriers always face into the wind to assist aircraft taking off, harnessing air flow to increase lift and provide extra runway.
Reserve funds of United States savings and loan associations reached a record 990 million dollars at end of 1948, up 12 percent for the year. M K M Murphy of the US Savings and Loan League said reserves rose 107 percent since 1940, reflecting conservative management and growth in overall savings.
Kingston police who had hunted Dudley Johnson for questioning in a murder case found him yesterday in jail. He faces a charge of stealing a goat after his arrest.
Sheriff deputies Werner Voegeli and Burnise Olson freed a semi trailer from its syrup spill on highway 12 in Elkhorn Wisconsin. They assisted driver James G. Smith of Chicago and spent about six hours clearing broken bottle cargo while drenched from head to foot.
Bombay board of film censors cut 18 drinking scenes from American features and four from American shorts in a recent month, and reduced kissing scenes in two American features.
Motor buses replace horse drawn wagons to transport children to and from school in Eire.
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