Nine Organizations Plan Meeting To Air City Parking Problems
Nine groups including Lions Rotary Kiwanis AFL CIO plus city officials will convene at the Chamber of Commerce conference room at 7 30 p m Wednesday to discuss La Crosse downtown parking jams as cars return postwar. Sgt Lyle Gilbert will outline traffic issues and propose recommendations to ease the hazard and curb illegal parking on Fridays and Saturdays.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Chamber of Commerce
la Crosse
Lyle Gilbert
The
Lions
Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
la Crosse Businessmen'’s Club
AFL and
Cio
J. Verdota
Merchants
la Crosse County
George Ruediger
Set
Gilbert
A Good Breakfast Is Important
A common habit of people is eating a substantial breakfast. The ideal menu includes fruit, milk, whole grain toast with butter, and optional bacon or eggs. Milk and butter and bread are essential for a productive morning.
Northern Ireland Subsidy Plan Aims to Spur Home Building
Belfast reports a subsidy scheme to boost housing with 10 yearly payments of 183 dollars for five apartment homes 167 dollars for four apartment homes and 154 dollars for three apartment homes. Homes must be let to qualifying workers for 10 years kept in good repair and not sold. Maximum size 1050 square feet.
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Northern Ireland
Belfast
Spending Spree by U S Battleships in Cape Town
In four days the crews of the U S battleships Tennessee and California spent $160,000 at Cape Town stores. The spending underscores a heavy naval presence during the visit to South Africa.
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U. S
Tennessee
California
Cape Town
South Africa
Indian Hill dirt project eyed to fill marsh west of Lang Drive
George C. Will proposes using Indian Hill dirt to fill a large marsh west of Lang Drive creating a lake and 50 block expansion. Plan diverts La Crosse river, builds by pass and channel through lake, with a harbor and space for industrial and residential lots, schools and civic buildings.
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Lang Drive
Indian Hill
George C. Will
Caledonia Street
Will
la Crosse River
Grand Crossing
la Crosse
Myvick Park
Common Council
St. Andrew Street
Burlington Railroad
Green Bay
Lake
Mississippi
LaCrosse Army Pilot Joins United as Co-Pilot After Exams
Wendell E. Severson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Severson of 2134 George Street, has passed United Airlines rigid examination in Chicago and proceeds to Denver for a month of schooling. He will serve as a co-pilot on Main liners, then advance to captain. Severson, a former Air Force lieutenant, trained at Randolph Field and Moore Field before serving on B-29 missions.
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United Airlines
Wendell E. Severson
Edwin Severson
George Street
Severson
Chicago
Denver
Colo
United
Randolph Field
Tex
Moore Field
Field Standardization Board
VHB
47 Years Of Perfect Attendance At Church
VAN WERT Ohio Marion Snider 76 has attended Sunday school and church services at St. Peter's Evangelical church in Liberty township for 47 years without a single absence or tardy He has sat in the same pew throughout and traveled about 5000 miles to church during that span He rode by horse and buggy until 12 years ago and now walks except when a motorist offers a ride
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van Wert
Ohio
Marion Snider
Snider
St. Peter's Evangelical Church
Liberty Township
Planes Land In City At Busy Northwest Airport
Dozens of arrivals Friday and Saturday filled the municipal airport as aircraft from Northwest Airlines and multiple general aviation operators logged in. The aviation board listed flights from Stinson, Ercoupe, Cessna, Cub, Taylorcraft and PT models with pilots and routes including Milwaukee, Chicago, Madison, La Crosse, Eau Claire, Jackson and Rochester among others.
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Northwest
Aviation Board
Northwest Airlines, Inc
Stinson
Jack Fanta
Carl Rebhan
E. H. Erickson
Milwaukee
Wood
Wis
Ercoupe
Floyd Pengra
la Crosse
Madison
Leon C. Oemring
Cape Girardeau
Eau Claire
Cessna
Oklahoma
John Botkin
Clintonville
Kansas City
Cub
M. E. Trehus
Spring Grove
Minn
John Main
Rochester
Neil Feuerhelm
Force Vote on Loan Debate Limitation
The administration moved for a senate showdown on the British loan bill and invoked cloture to force a vote on limiting debate. Senator Ball proposed the rare rule after Barkley failed three times to bring a test vote on the $3.75 billion lending proposal taken up April 15. Australia is considering a new state.
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Washington
Senate
Ball
R-Minn
Barkley
Mosquitoes Tested With New Window Screen Mesh
In Gainesville Florida University of Florida researchers tested 167 screen types on over 7 000 mosquitoes to evaluate wire window screening. The tests show 18 by 18 mesh offers greatest protection against small mosquitoes and no flies passed through any screen.
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Gainesville
Fla
Hollywood
University of Florida
WPB
Books arrive in Brussels after five years popularity boom
Popular British books reach Brussels for the first time in five years and are snapped up as soon as they’re unpacked, signaling strong reader demand and a warm reception for UK editions in Belgium.
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Brussels
Vision checks for all pupils enrolled in La Crosse schools
Public schools in La Crosse conduct annual October vision tests for students from kindergarten through 12th grade. When a pupil tests 20/50 or worse, a letter prompts a medical exam. last year 184 of 3659 pupils required treatment.
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la Crosse
Lincoln School
Jess Lyons
Baptist Assembly Bans Wedding Drinks in Pietermaritzburg
The Baptist Assembly at Pietermaritzburg expressed concern over rising youth drinking at weddings and social functions. It urged strict enforcement of gambling laws, citing war fund schemes and dog racing as contributing factors. Separately, two daily air services operate between Dublin and Liverpool.
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Baptist Assembly
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa
Assembly
Dublin
Eire
Liverpool
England
Rapid Plans For Boy Scouts At Camp Decorah
Summer camp for Boy Scouts from the Gateway Area council opens at Camp Decorah June 16 for six weeks. Scout executive B. W. Ingli announced plans are being finalized with 17 junior staff members registered to serve two to six weeks. Waterfront director Lester I. Vanderpan returns for his 17th year guiding activities with a staff including Pat Morley, Robert Gibbons, Alma. David Gunderson, Albert Jensen, and others from La Crosse, Gays Mills, Mindoro, Tomah, Ettrick, and more.
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Gateway Area Council
Camp Decorah
B. W. Ingli
Lester I. Vanderpan
Pat Morley
Robert Gibbons
Alma
David Gunderson
Albert Jensen
Wallace Hammersberg
Bob Stauffer
la Crosse
Robert Sherwood
Gays Mills
John Rogue
Ettrick
David Keller
Dick Passon
Independence
James Collins
Mindoro
William Luedtke
Don Divin
Tomah
William Morgan
Hans Aleckson
Hall
Kenneth Hammond
Gerald Bemel
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Holmen Dairy
First Federal
ST Federal Savings T Loan Association OF LA
J. R. Johnson
Sec’y.Trees
Tribune
Meta Jonas
Lincoln
Peggy Steinmetz
Barbara Voigt
Peggy
Barbara
LaCrosse
Australia
Dr Les
Duigad
Palter
Thotek
Fantle
Tran
Ancient
Egypt
Gu Nck
Sui
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