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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1946
Page
9
La Crosse schools ship 100 gift boxes to liberated countries this week. Each box includes a form letter with pupil names teachers and school, and Red Cross chapter details. Boxes hold 12 to 15 items such as soap washcloths pencils erasers paper pads and other school supplies.
Chinese finance minister O. K. Yui said Shanghai will settle the foreign exchange problem, likely allowing hundreds of American firms to resume imports and exports. He noted currency and commodity price stabilization measures have also been determined.
The city announces summer garbage collection routes by area with specific days. Households must use waterproof 15 to 20 gallon cans on racks, and only proper waste may be placed out as garbage is fed to pigs. Cooperation has improved but some delays persist.
In 1852 Evan Roberts Sr and wife settled on land later owned by August Wolf in Barre township. A pine sapling planted around 1860 near their cabin now towers near Highway 29. The Roberts house remains a farm building while their son Hugh died in 1875 after ice hauling near Barlow’s mill. Nearby Richard Williams’s cabin hosted lively Saturday dances with neighbors, food, and songs ending with a midnight lunch.
Returning from the United States, Australian track officials admire America's housing arrangement for racing officials. They note the photo finish setup behind the track and judge’s view on a higher deck, with stewards and other officials in direct line on lower levels. Some tracks have judges’ boxes too low or too close to the rail.
Radio schedules show diverse Sunday and Monday programming across MBS NBC CBS and ABC including reviews debates and music. Notable items include Are Schools Doing Their Job review, America United on wartime Europe, One Man's Family and NBC Symphony performances, and a wealth of soap operas dramas and variety shows with names like Paul Whiteman Orchestra The Lux Radio Theatre and Morning broadcasts.
La Crosse official Kaiser attacks diverting the annual highway privilege tax to a local segregation fund. He argues it would raise local taxes and obscure budget uses while urging certification of streets in the annual budget for long term projects.
Canberra reports Australia plans to recruit 70,000 colonists each year from Britain and offer free transport for them and dependents. A special ship service will be launched to manage the flow of migrants.
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