La Crosse Horse Show Planned For June Second
La Crosse owners riders club plans its first annual horse show at the Inter-State Fair grounds on June 2 with multiple classes for amateurs including western style pleasure classes and five gaited stakes. Dr. Krohn of Black River Falls offers a prize as entries include harness show ponies like Silver Dieux noted for its dapple gray coat and Hackney Shetland lineage. A musical chair contest closes the event amid notes on mosquitos.
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Business Outlook Inescapable Fact: Boom Despite Strikes
The piece argues that despite strikes and OPA, business is booming with rising production and strong consumer demand. It notes high steel capacity use, looming postwar growth, and inflation fears, while highlightingジョ investor optimism and rising retail activity levels in jewelry, cosmetics, liquor, and department store sales.
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OPA
U. S. Treasury
Detroit
Washington
Provo
Utah
Geneva Steel Works
United States Steel
Colorado Fuel and Iron
WPB
30 Cent Bonus on Corn Sparks Capitol Debate
Lawmakers aired a 30 cents a bushel corn export bonus as cattle feeders protest that the order blocks vital grain for finishing stock. Sen. Butler and western senators met with Secretary Anderson to discuss a resolution allowing private buyers to meet government purchases, signaling a major Washington controversy.
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Washington
Anderson
Cattle Feeders Warn of Harm From New OPA Order
Midwestern and western lawmakers express concern over an OPA policy shift. They warn cattle hog and poultry feeders could liquidate operations or face shortages this summer and fall, while some economists expect limited impact on cattle raising. Rep Rockwell and Sen Robertson defend fed grain access. Butler and Hill foresee wheat and corn shortages if feeders cannot obtain feed.
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R-Cole
Herbert Hoover
Senator Robertson
R-Wye
Butler
Rep. Hill
Youth Rally At City School Emphasizes Bible Truth
Crowd fills Vocational school auditorium as Phil Clarkson of Youth for Christ denounces modern substitutes for the blood of Christ. He warns against devilish booby traps and cites wartime jargon to stress the primacy of God's Word. Next rally slated for June 8 with Ken Anderson speaking.
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Youth For Christ
Vocational School
Clarkson
Hitler
Mussolini
Tojo
God
Jesus
Ruth Anderson
Margaret Bridges
Loren Bridges
Eau Claire
Night sleeping car trains in France to be speeded up
French night sleeping car service to be accelerated with higher speeds announced by rail authorities. The plan aims to shorten journey times on key routes and improve overnight connections for travelers.
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France
Silver Users Form Emergency Committee In La Crosse
Ralph H. Young announced the formation of the La Crosse Silver Users Emergency Committee to mobilize local silver using industries and retailers for congressional action to relieve a severe silver shortage. The group aims to warn La Crosse of cuts in retail sales, potential factory reductions, and possible shortages in silverware, mirror components, and electrical goods. William G. Thurber of Providence chairs the national panel, while world silver production remains below prewar levels.
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Ralph H. Young
Young
of la Crosse
National
Silver Users Emergency Committee
William G. Thurber
Tilden-Thurber Company
Providence
R. I
Phantom Texas killer suspected in five slayings
Texarkana officials pursue a so called phantom killer linked to five murders in six weeks near the border city. Friday night Virgil Starks, 36, was killed and his wife wounded at their farm home near Homan Arkansas, in the third attack since March 24. A .22 caliber rifle and a flashlight found near the window are major clues. Sheriff W E Davis notes the possible linkage to the Griffin couple case and the Martin and Booker killings.
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Tex
Texas
Arkansas
Virgil Starks
Homan
Ark
W. E. Davis
Miller County
Davis
Richard Griffin
Polly Ann Moore
Paul Martin
Betty Jo Booker
Porcupine Pup Size Relative to Mother Noted
A brief zoological fact states that female porcupines measure about 30 inches in length while their young typically reach 11 inches. The note underscores size differences between adults and offspring in this species.
Three Wisconsinites to Receive UW Honorary Degrees
The 93rd University of Wisconsin commencement on May 24 will honor three prominent figures associated with Wisconsin. Alexander Wetmore of Washington will get the Doctor of Science, Herman B. Wells of Indiana University will receive the Doctor of Laws, and Stanley C. Allyn of Dayton, Ohio will be awarded the Doctor of Laws. Allyn is Madison-born, a 1913 UW alumnus. Wetmore, born in North Freedom, Wisconsin, earned his higher education at Kansas and George Washington University. Wells studied for his doctoral degree at Wisconsin and served as an assistant instructor.
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Madison
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Alexander Wetmore
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Herman B. Wells
Indiana _ university
Regents Approve Huge UW Campus Expansion Plan
The University of Wisconsin regents approved a 110 acre lower campus expansion to 1950 with 18 city blocks to serve about 20 000 students. Plans include an art and cultural center ROTC armory religious center intramural fields and expanded heating plant reading space via three large Quonset huts. Gifts totaling 31 341 include 21000 for cancer research.
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University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
John D. Jones
Racine
Regents
Senate
A. W. Peterson
University
Truax Field
State Historical Society
Uni
State Board of Personnel
Additional Want Ads On Pages 18 And 19
Classified notices on pages 18 and 19 expand local listings with job openings sale ads and service offers. The ads show several employers seeking workers tradespeople and clerical staff alongside standard consumer services and housing leads.
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