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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1944
Page
19
The Sparta council approved purchasing an Austin-Western street sweeper for early June delivery, trading a Chevrolet truck and a McCormick-Deering implement to offset costs. The measure accompanied other council business including depot talks and city audit plans.
The council allocates funds from the fund to a building and grounds project. It sets a $1 inspection rate for electrical work up to ten outlets with higher fees for more outlets. E S Evans presents warehouse improvement plans. O O Bergman confirms documents for pump rental priorities under a George building project. A popcorn stand permit is favored for Steve Hoffman. Beverage licenses granted to Schmidt, Schaitel, Jones, and Pettis. The report ends with a note on Mexico and postwar cooperation.
Sparta Wisconsin Mrs H L chairwoman reports Monroe County Junior Red Cross finished Easter prep for patients at Camp McCoy. Sparta High School manual arts students under E J Blewett made 26 curtain rods eight stools six waste papers and eight swivel towel racks. They contributed 200 Easter tray covers 200 nut cups 200 tray favors and four cartons of cigarettes plus wash cloths and handkerchiefs. Mother's day cards 100 completed. envelopes shortage delayed further progress. Juniors added 160 to Red Cross war fund drive from scrap paper sales.
Combined rail and air express shipments for the nation’s commercial airlines increased by 32.8 percent in January 1944 compared with January 1943, signaling stronger wartime freight movement.
Holmen to host annual spring conference of Legion and auxiliary from posts across the seventh Wisconsin district. Events include Civil Air Patrol demonstrations at 9 a.m. a high school band concert at 9:45 a.m. a 10 a.m. parade and a 10:10 a.m. meeting with remarks by district and department leaders followed by a 12:45 p.m. banquet and a 2 p.m. public meeting at the town hall.
The CG-12 glider weighs about 8 million pounds empty and is described as the largest glider to date, capable of transporting 30 troops in a single flight.
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