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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
3
Wisconsin lawmakers study reviving toll road finance under Sen. Warren P. Knowles. The plan echoes the 1848 to 1871 plank road period when 135 turnpike ventures operated before railroads and free local roads predominated. The 19th century system faced decay, insufficient toll revenue, and eventual decline as railroads dominated.
Wisconsin Farmers Union announces a motorized transportation cooperative for moving livestock from Taylor county to the Farmers Union Livestock association in South St. Paul. It is the first such unit in the state and may lead to more local chapters. Bernard Dassow of Medford serves as president of the Taylor county unit.
The government aims to raise productivity by paying bonuses for output above a set minimum and enforcing discharge for missing daily minimum targets twice in six months. This policy ties pay to performance and creates penalties for chronic underproduction.
Travelers report from Australia’s outback that bachelors leave stations to be run by carpet snakes for a week and return to find their flour stores untouched by mice.
Hamburg dispatch from the British military government reports that 2 345 German women have traveled to Britain to work as domestic servants reported as part of postwar labor movements and occupation policy.
A new million dollar hotel with an outdoor swimming pool roof garden and sports facilities will be built this year in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic.
A novel laboratory glass composition made almost entirely of silica withstands heat up to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit and cools quickly without breaking, promising improved sun lamp and lab glassware performance.
Panama creates the national commission of wages to set and adjust salaries periodically, aiming to regulate pay levels across the economy. The body will review wages and recommend changes to ensure fair compensation and living standards.
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