Iowa Senate Moves to Restore Joint Interstate Bridge
The Iowa Senate approved a bill to restore a Mississippi River bridge at Lansing as a jointly owned interstate span with Wisconsin. The private bridge is in receivership and unused after ice jam damage. if funded, Iowa and Wisconsin would own half each and maintain it as a free bridge. The bridge originally cost over $800,000 and was formerly a toll bridge.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House
Mississippi River
Lansing
Iowa
Wisconsin
Henry N. Graven
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Arthur H. Jacobson
Rwaukon
Five City Clubs Tour Naval Reserve Training Center
Representatives from American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Amvets and Veterans of Foreign Wars toured La Crosse Nav al Reserve Training Center at 2226 Green Bay street Monday night. Veterans praised equipment, facilities and staff led by Commander Patrick Ryan, noting educational value and community benefit for local youth.
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Naval Reserve Training Center
American Lion
Disabled American Veterans
Amvets
Veterans of Foreign Wars
George Hetherington
Legion
la Crosse
Mathew Werel
DAV
Green Bay Street
Larry Clark
VFW
Midwest
Richard Kavanaugh
Naval Reserve
Ray Pfaff
American Legion
Bernard Bernstein
Charles Tomensky
Ervin Scheiber
Frank Daily
Evan Evanson
Paul Druschke
Otto Werner
August Luedtke
Dalton F. Evans
Clyde Allen
E. N. Melshiemer
Flushing of City Water Mains Planned Wednesday
The water department announced flushing of city mains north of State Street and east of 21st Street at 1 p m on Wednesday Ninth Tenth and Eleventh streets north of La Crosse will also be flushed later on Wednesday after the first flushing.
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State Street
21St Street
Water Department
Ninth
10Th
11Th Streets
la Crosse
Henry Ahrens Enters La Crosse Mayoral Race
Crosse businessman Henry Ahrens announces candidacy for mayor and addresses leaving a garage and service station business to devote full time to city administration. He was born in La Crosse on September 14, 1902 and is a 20 year Kiwanis member with a wife and two children. The election date is April 5.
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Ahrens
South 19Th Street
Crosse
la Crosse
Central
Kiwanis Club
Truman orders ban on air photos of Little White House
President Truman visits Key West and faces a press furor after Navy airship photos reveal his beach at the Little White House. Presidential aide Ross defends the ban as an unauthorized invasion of privacy while Marshall flies in to see Truman and dine with George Cay.
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White House
George Cay
Independence
Miami
Key West
William D. Pawley
Bra- Marshall
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Fla
Truman
Housing Plan Conference Slated in La Crosse Tuesday
A 1949 federal housing program meeting sponsored by the Federal Housing Administration will be held at 7 30 p m Tuesday in La Crosse city hall council chambers. Milwaukee state director Anthony P Gawronski will attend with staff and Mayor C A Beranek will chair. Local residents interested in planning building and financing housing are invited.
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la Crosse
Anthony P. Gawronski
Milwaukee
Federal Housing Administration
C. A. Beranek
Woman Falls Or Jumps From Speeding Train
A 30-year-old Milwaukee woman, Dorothy Marie Crowley, fell or jumped from a speeding North Western streamliner near Campbellsport. She suffered a skull fracture and multiple injuries and remained in fair condition at St. Agnes hospital as of Tuesday.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Milwaukee
St. Agnes Hospital
Leo Flaherty
Dorothy Marie Crowley
Genevieve Crowley
Miss Crowley
Flaherty
North Western Railroad
Campbellsport
North Western
FDR Jr Seeks Bloom’s Post in 20th District Run
New York reports Franklin D Roosevelt Jr seeks the late Sol Bloom vacancy in the 20th district. Tammany Hall and other Democratic sources confirm his candidacy for the congressional nomination to represent Manhattan’s west side seat.
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New York
Tammany Hall
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Congress
West Side
Manhattan
Sol Bloom
Local Weather For La Crosse and vicinity
Local weather brief for La Crosse and surrounding area reports unsettled conditions with chances of rain and cool to mild temperatures through the day. Winds from the south shift to west later, with a high near 62 and a low around 48 degrees.
Danes Indicated to Join Atlantic Pact
Danish foreign minister Gustav Rasmussen indicated he would recommend joining the North Atlantic defense alliance. He met with Secretary of State Acheson and left with a cautious statement to parliament. A joint statement suggested Denmark may become the ninth member as talks near final pact terms to be announced Friday.
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Washington
Denmark
North Atlantic Defense Alliance
Gustav Rasmussen
Acheson
Rasmussen
Britain
France
Canada
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Norway
Senate panel rejects Wallgren nomination as NSR head
The Senate Armed Services Committee rejected President Truman's nomination of Mon C. Wallgren for chairman of the National Security Resources. On a 7-6 vote the committee tabled the nomination, burying it unless revived by a majority vote in the full Senate. Republican members backed tabling. most Democrats opposed.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Mon C. Wallgren
National Security Resources
Senate
Oe Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Wallgren
Cain
R-Wash
Hunter Found Guilty Of Wounding Friend In Hunting Foray
John H. Carlson age 46 was found guilty of criminal negligence with a firearm and leaving the scene in a hunting incident that wounded Chester Erickson age 38 of Dairyland. Judge Claude F. Cooper scheduled sentencing for 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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Superior
Wis
John H. Carlson
Claude F. Cooper
Carlson
Chester Erickson
Dairyland
Erickson
Korean Island Loses 15000 in Warfare
A Cheju island delegation told the Korean government of 15000 slaughter in a year of guerrilla fighting on the island. They estimated 65000 homeless and 295 of 400 villages destroyed, seeking immediate relief for the mountainous isle 40 miles off Korea's south shore. Communists found the island fertile despite natives' distrust of mainlanders.
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Seoul
Cheju
Korea
Wednesday Filing Opens for City Office Nominations
City offices in the April 5 election open for candidate paper filings on Wednesday. State law requires papers be filed with City Clerk Fred Kramer by 5 p.m. the next business day. incomplete filings cannot be accepted.
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Fred Kramer
Layoffs Spread Among Railmen In Coal Fields
Pittsburgh report on the coal strike shows idleness spreading to rail workers as the two week stoppage impacts railroads and coal dependent industries. More than 62,000 rail workers face layoffs by week end while miners prepare to resume March 28. Mitchell Day is seen as a potential pause in returns. Main issues include the Boyd nomination and potential Senate confirmation.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Mitchell
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Seaman
Bethlehem Steel
Lewis
James Boyd
Federal Bureau of Mines
Senate
Interior Committee
Boyd
Lowie
John P. Busarello
Washington
Malone
New
Family Of Five Seeks House Assistance From Sheriff
The sheriff's department seeks a home for a family of five parents and three children facing eviction. Undersheriff Erling Eide notes the tenants were to move last fall for landlord occupancy but stayed through winter. The father works steadily. those who can help should call the sheriff at 83.
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Sheriff's Department
Erling Eide
Sheriff's Office
State Deer Feed In Private Lots Sparks Debate
In Ladysmith Wisconsin the Conservation Congress reports private landowners have fed 500 to 600 deer for eight weeks using state supplied feed at fifty dollars per ton. Chairman Larry Whiffen opposes using public funds for private herds where hunting is blocked. officials note $80,000 yearly funds 15,000 to 25,000 deer with some feed going to resort areas. A Madison director cites limited oversight and says the issue will be investigated.
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Ladysmith
Wis
Larry Whiffen
The
Conservation Congress
Whiffen
Deer Committee
Madison
Ernest F. Swift
State Conservation Department
Marinette
Douglas County
Fire Destroys One of Army's Largest Piers on West Coast
Oakland fire devastates a 2,000 foot pier destroying a major Army warehouse dock. Flames towered 700 feet as ships nearby damaged and evacuated. Oil drums exploded, forcing evacuation of 50 Army families. two soldiers slightly hurt. Cause under investigation with sabotage not ruled out. Col. George Brown vows inquiry.
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Oakland
Calif
George Brown
State Cities Hold Primaries
Primary election day sweeps Wisconsin with contests for three state senate seats in districts three seven and twenty ninth. Milwaukee area races include Zablock successors and Gawronski seat replacements while Barron Dunn and Polk counties vote in the 29th district. Runoffs feature Republicans Donley Owen Martinson Michael and Harold Michael with Democrats Olson and Stanley Jones in the general.
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Wisconsin
Senate
Milwaukee
Clement J. Zablock
House of Representatives
Anthony P. Gawronski
Gawronski
FHA
People’s Progressive Party
Barron
Dunn
Polk
Charles D. Madsen
Luck
Supreme Court
GOP
Madsen
Polk County
Willis E. Donley
William E. Owen
Ralph J. Martinson
Menomonie
Harold L. Michael
Amery
John E. Olson
Chetek
Democrat
Stanley M. Jones
Rice Lake
Peoples Progressive Party
Bewildered 14 Year Old Offered New Life After Imprisonment
Boston scene of a 14 year old found in a dungeon like room after being hidden by his mother as an illegitimate child. Gerald Sullivan emerged into a private home where he began life anew amid adoption offers and questions about his future. Police report the mother Anne Sullivan 45 pleaded guilty to neglect. She kept him in a bare third floor room for a decade to hide a supposed secret. The boy expressed affection for ordinary things and asked for ice cream and a baseball bat. He left the room only with his eldest brother and showed pity for the cat he encountered.
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Boston
Gerald Sullivan
Gerald
Francis W. Russell
Anne F. Sullivan
Russell
Senate Rent Law Extension Fails In Wisconsin Senate
In Madison Wisconsin the Senate rejected a bid for early consideration of a bill to extend the state rent control law 90 days beyond its April 1 expiration by a 21 to seven vote. The measure goes to the judiciary committee as lawmakers weigh possible public hearings.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Tehan
Milwaukee
Congress
la Fond
Two Rivers
Gettleman
George Smith
Home Rule Amendment Wins Narrow House Vote on Rent Control
The House approved a home rule amendment by 198 to 150 to let states counties and cities decide to keep or lift rent controls. Administration opposed and may challenge it in a later roll call. About 50 Democrats joined Republicans. the measure faces further votes amid broader rent control fights.
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Washington
House
South
Senate
Rep
Williams
D-Miss
Senate leaders seek new compromise in conference talks
Washington reports Senate leaders entered a new round of conferences Tuesday still seeking a compromise settlement on the disputed measure with details pending on RENT and related pages.
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Washington
Senate
Dairyman and Aide Face Tax Evasion Charges
William J. Fitzgerald a Watertown dairy owner and his secretary Mrs Gertrude E Wudewitz were arraigned on charges of violating federal income tax laws Fitzgerald 46 and Wudewitz 48 were bound on 5000 and 1000 bonds respectively The complaint alleges Fitzgerald earned 78217 in 1942 but listed 16937 and paid 4452 while evasion and false return charges target the pair.
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Milwaukee
William J. Fitzgerald
Watertown
Wis
Gertrude E. Wudewitz
Fitzgerald
M. Fitzgerald and Son Dairy Products Co
Wudewitz
Floyd E. Jenkins
Internal Revenue Department
Lost ad leads to return of keys found by reader
Ernest Thomack of 1128 West Avenue South placed a Lost Ad and found a set of keys. The notice indicates the finder will contact the owner to arrange return.
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Ernest Thomack
West Avenue
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Korean
Gib Staley
UMW
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