Tribute Honors Four Pioneer La Crosse Attorneys
Memorial tributes at the Wisconsin Supreme Court honor John H. Gordon Otto Bosshard Harrison Higbee and Ernest Esch former La Crosse county leaders. The La Crosse County Bar association arranged the tributes with remarks from Chief Justice Rosenberry and Judges Barlow and Fairchild lauding their service, character and impact on state law and politics.
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State Supreme Court
Madison
Wis
Supreme Court
Commonwealth
la Crosse County
County Association
Otto M. Schlabach
Arthur T. Holmes
Cameron L. Baldwin
Marvin B. Rosenberry
Elmer Barlow
Arcadia
Edward T. Fairchild
Milwaukee
Schlabach
Gordon
Baldwin
Higbee
Bosshard
Holmes
Esch
Wisconsin
Justice Rosenberry
Fifth Ward
U. S
Bar Association
Minnesota
Barron’s Island
Mississippi River
Pettibone Park
Sixth Circuit
Trempealeau
Barlow
Monroe County
Harding
Interstate Commerce Commission
la Follette
Dwin
Fairchild
Eccentric Dream Of Starting Harvest Home Church Fails
Isaac Bennett spent a decade building Harvest Home a church he hoped would be a mission church. He lived with Betty and Florence Marsland who inherited the project and later sold pews as garden seats and donated fittings. The spinster sisters say Bennett planned a world reform mission, but his dream could not be carried out and the building’s future remains undecided.
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Isaac Bennett
Bennett
Betty
Florence Marsland
Betty Marsland
Close French Vote Sunday Expected
Paris reports one of the closest ballots in French history as a new constitution for the Fourth Republic faces a national assembly. Maurice Thorez predicts a 58 percent majority for the proposal, while a commercial poll shows 54 percent in favor with 21 percent abstaining among 24 million registered voters.
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Paris
National Assembly
Senate
Maurice Thorez
Draft plan urged as alternative to universal military training
State National Guard commanders urged the War Department to propose a practical plan to Congress replacing the dormant universal military training. Adjutants general association backed four months of basic training followed by longer service in the regular army or National Guard.
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Washington
National Guard
War Department
Congress
Adjutants General Association
Britain eases limits on shoe repairs policy
Britain announces partial removal of restrictions on shoe repair services. The move aims to simplify licensing and expand access for cobblers, restoring earlier freedoms while maintaining basic safety standards and consumer protections.
Construction Subsidy Plan Debate Locked
Washington House and senate conferees failed to agree on a key subsidy for housing. Senators offered 400 million while House members rejected it. President Truman bids for 2.7 million new homes by next year with housing measures continuing.
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Washington
House
Senate
Housing Bill Authority
Rep
Spence
Day
Truman
National Association of Real Estate Boards
La Crosse Air Mail Activity Shows High Volume
La Crosse posts office handles about 2000 letters daily by air with 8611 received and 7913 dispatched in a February eight day window. Chamber of Commerce reports 24900 air mail pieces sent last year by local firms and individuals, expecting doubling with direct service. Air express totaled 60000 pounds last year and potential annual tonnage could reach 121204.
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la Crosse
W. M. Dvorak
Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Civil Aeronautics Board
the Crosse
Air Express
Funds For Campers From Easter Seals Drive
Funds from Easter seals sales will let La Crosse county handicapped residents take a vacation at Camp Wanbeck in Wisconsin Dells. The Wisconsin Association for the Disabled unit plans two week camping periods starting in June through Labor Day for 50 to 100 disabled persons aged up to 40. Applications go to James Gerson or the La Crosse Vocational School.
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Camp Wanbeck
Wisconsin Dells
la Crosse County
Wisconsin Association For the Disabled
James Gerson
Avon Street
la Crosse
Hosiery Shipments Rise in March and Quarter
New York report shows total hosiery shipments in March at 12,613,113 dozen pairs, up 2.1 percent from a year earlier. First quarter 1946 shipments reach 37,301,934 dozen, above 36,277,313 in 1945. Production note mentions restoration of 50 sulfur mines in Sicily flooded during the war.
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New York
National Association of
Sicily
Chinese Communists Pressure Farmers Faster Than Chiang Kai-shek
The article argues Chinese Communists gain farmer support by redistributing property and reducing rents, while the Kuomintang relies on bankers and landlords and moves slowly. It notes most Chinese live on the land, with 1927 purges driving Communists to Kiangsi hills and a history of farmer revolts.
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China
Shanghai
Canton
Hankow
Chiang Kaishek
Kuomintang
Kiangsi
History of the baker's dozen origin in England
Early English tradesmen used thirteen items per dozen to avoid anti fraud laws. The term baker's dozen reflects this practice and dates to medieval times when bakers ensured extra to maintain trust and compliance.
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England
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