Sparta to issue revenue bonds for swimming pool project
Sparta council in special session authorized Bell Farrell and Stebbins to arrange bonds up to 200000 for pool and water plant improvements. McCord pledged legal and negotiating work, with bids to follow after plan refinement and a June construction start anticipated. Referendum approval counted 1006 for pool and 409 against.
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Sparta
Wis
J. C. McCord
la Crosse
Bell, Farrell and Stebbins
McCord
Public Service Commission
Commission
Park Board
Boyum, Schubert and Sorenson
T. C. Raddie
Harley-Davidson Chief Tool Designer Theo Zetterlund Dies
Milwaukee reports Theo dore Zetterlund inventor and chief tool designer at Harley-Davidson Motor Co. died yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Theodore Zetterlund
Harley- Davidson Motor Co
Madison Wis approves highway contracts and remodels
Gov approves state road work totaling 188 477 for nine Wisconsin counties and 48 822 for remodeling Eau Claire State Teachers College. Projects include grading on state highways 13 81 29 54 and detour construction on 49 plus bituminous surfacing at Rib Mountain Park and county roads in Brown Rock Outagamie Portage Marathon Shawano Waupaca and Jackson counties. Remodeling covers girls dormitory at the college.
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Madison
Wis
Gove
Wisconsin
Eau Claire State Teachers Cor
Ashland County
Alaine Ton
Marathon County
Rib Mountain Park
Rock County
Brown County
W. B. Sheedy Construction Co
Pulaski
Outagamie
Portage
Marathon
Shawano
Waupaca
Jackson County
Sarrington Co
Lake Delton
Eau Claire State Teachers College
Capital Airlines urges nonstop Milwaukee link to several eastern cities
PCA counsel urged the Civil Aeronautics Board to authorize direct nonstop flights from Milwaukee to Norfolk Washington Baltimore Pittsburgh and other pairs along two routes. He said 16 000 April travelers faced route restrictions and argued direct service would improve efficiency and meet historic traffic flow.
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Milwaukee
Norfolk
Washington
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Civil Aeronautics Board
PCA
Capital Airline
Charles H. Murchinson
Capital Airlines
Murchinson
Murchison
Cleveland
More Than $2000 Raised For Church in Wisconsin
Halfway Creek Lutheran in Holmen Wisconsin aimed for 1600 by subscription for church and grounds improvements ahead of a October ninth tieth anniversary. The committee found 2090 raised with 1917 in cash and decided to apply the surplus to heating plant repairs.
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Holmen
Wis
Halfway Creek
WKBH La Crosse Receives Merit Certificate for Health Program
The Wisconsin State Medical Society announced that radio station WKBH La Crosse earned a certificate of merit for presenting the weekly health program The March of Medicine for a full year. The citation from the state board of health and medical society lists signatures of Gundersen Neupert Mina han Crowhart and local officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
WKBH
la Crosse
March of Medicine
State Medical Society
State Board of Health
Medical Society
Gunnar Gundersen
Carl N. Neupert
Mother Reunited After Leaving Baby in Hospital
A Chicago mother, Marjorie Ashe, 20, left her nine day old son at a hospital and boarded a train to California after a note saying the child was not “a sweet and pretty little boy.” She was reunited with husband James, 27, in Burlington Iowa after he flew in. The baby remains with the wife’s mother, Ruth Dyke, while police care for the mother until his arrival.
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Burlington
Chicago
California
Marjorie Ashe
James
Cancer Causes Hundreds of Thousands of U.S. Deaths Annually
A report notes that cancer leads to about 163000 deaths per year in the United States, underscoring the disease's substantial mortality impact and ongoing public health challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
State Faces Dairy Feed Pinch Warns of Shortage
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin told the senate that his state faces a dairy cattle feed shortage and will need grain shipments from other states later this year. Senator Morse, for Oregon, pressed for immediate government action and wheat for feed to avert poultry industry collapse in Oregon and Washington.
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Washington
Sen
Wiley
Wis
Senate
Wisconsin
Morse
R-Ore
Oregon
Cordon
Truck Runs Over Child in Wisconsin Ice Delivery Incident
Six-year-old Paul Walter Jr. died after hanging onto an ice truck delivering to Brockway and Walters in Black River Falls. Driver Albin Danielson did not see him while backing onto Highway 12. no inquest will be held. Funeral set for Thursday afternoon.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Paul Walter, Jr
Paul Walter
Brockway
Albin Danielson
C. E. Olson
Walters
Duane Fitzpatrick
Paul
Erma Stout
Standard Oil
Merlin Peterson
Paul Cooper
Michael Peterson
Sidney Jensen
Hixton
Ness Chanel
Camp McCoy
Church Men's League Meets On Thursday
St. Pauls Men s League will hold its regular meeting Thursday evening May 23. Committee members include Clarence Simonson Russel Hetland Vern Peacock and Marshall S Olson. The Rev Jacob Anderson of Westby Wis will speak. Melba Muth violinist will provide musical numbers. Moon Photo service supplies films.
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St. Paul
Witt Pleads Guilty but Sentence Withheld in Caledonia
Kenneth Robert Witt of La Crosse pleaded guilty to a statutory offense before Judge Vernon Gates in Caledonia district court. The sentence was withheld pending an investigation and parole officer report.
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Caledonia
Minn
Kenneth Robert Witt
la Crosse
Vernon Gates
Gates
Richard C. Lehman
John de Courcy
St. Paul
B. F. Steele
Minnesota
Donald Ringdahl
State Board of Paroles and Pardons
Stanley Haagenson
Third
Cass Streets
Gotlieb
Norbert Grau
C. C. Anderson
Houston
Rupert Boma
la Crescent
Elvin Burmester
Winnebago
Elvin Ganrude
Albert Johnson
Money
Flour Mill Shutdown Predicted in June
A panel of flour mill executives and a Bakers' Association official warned that about 94 percent of U S flour mills would idle in early June due to wheat shortages. They cited 339 million bushels on hand as insufficient for domestic use and overseas needs until the next harvest, while predicting a possible bumper crop later with favorable weather.
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Milwaukee
Associated Bakers of America
Ralph Gaylord
General Mills
W. D. Ocken
Pillsbury
Roland J. Clark
W. E. Long Co
W. A. Richard
Russell Milling Co
Tom Smith
Bakers’ Association
Wisconsin Bakers Association, Incorporated
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Ben Kulpinski
George Kiefer
Kiefer
Black River Street
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Main Street
Luella Steel
Wendell Steel
Jake Rosen
North Water Street
al Rasmussen
Rosen
Badger Bar
Christopherson and Roon
Howard J. Harnwell
Harnwell
Council
Selmer Lee
South
L Street
O. C. Bergman
Amet
Red Ryder
Fred Harman
Scott
Vic Flint
Flint
Blix
Michael O'Malley
Ralph Lane
Hippo
Pe Gollon
Falk-Zone Co
Poo Morth
Willie and
Joe
By Mauldin
Arenz Shoe CO
Ula
ED Phillips & Sons Distr. Corp
Terry
Friendly Dealings
Kenneth Witt
Roverud Bros
Louis and
Delores Enos
Russell Johnson
Europe
Bulova
A. Princeton
Jewels
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