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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1944
Page
14
Mrs. Miller testified about a five year affair with Dr. John E. Lind a psychiatrist killed in downtown Washington on Feb 21. She said Lind threatened to expose her husband Bob Miller and that she shot Lind in self defense after he reached for a pistol.
Air surveys in Africa identify likely copper deposits near the surface, with flyers noting that proximity to shallow mineral exposures may impede vegetation growth and influence exploration methods.
Five hundred industrialists travel to Camp McCoy Wisconsin for Infantry Day and the division's second anniversary. They will tour training areas observe assault demonstrations ride GI style barracks stay overnight and gain ringside seats at an invasion attack. They will see the 76th Division attack Nazi forts and watch infiltration and firing drills to learn how American infantry operates under combat conditions.
A Bedfordshire study finds schoolchildren now taller and heavier than in 1933. Twelve year olds average about one and a half pounds in weight gain and roughly one sixth of an inch in height. A note mentions a playful comparison with electrons weighing one ounce per thirty thousand trillion.
Madison Wisconsin announces a ten member committee on veterinary science to study livestock disease problems and propose solutions to the state board of agriculture. Members include Dr. T H Ferguson Lake Geneva chairman of the state board of veterinary examiners Dr C F Vand de Sand Kiel Dr G B Wrigglesworth Eau Claire Dr J S Healy Madison Dr B A Beach Madison Dr L T Donovan Waupun Dr C A Deadman Madison Dr W A Thomson Platteville B Royer Shawano and John R Berggren Baldwin all hold veterinary leadership roles or examiner positions.
Milwaukee auditorium rental for a youth meeting set for June 9 was denied by the auditorium manager. The spokesman for the group said Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith of the America First party would be the principal speaker amid planned discussions of Bragg and Communism. Board members moved to reject the application after canvassing the organizers.
At the Wisconsin State Bar convention in Milwaukee June 22 and 23 Quincy H. Hale of La Crosse is named president elect. Secretary Gilson Glasier of Madison will be secretary treasurer. Speakers include Justice Wiley B. Rutledge Jr and Col James E Morrissette.
Kansas City under Mayor John B. Gage shows reform can thrive without a strongleader. The 1940–term mayor and an eight-member council reduced taxes and debt service, slimmed payroll, and improved civil service, while paring Pendergast machine influence in county elections.
Allied servicemen in Sydney use barter to obtain whiskey by trading American cigarettes from their canteens. They pay four cartons for a bottle of whiskey, or about two dollars total, with cigarettes selling for nearly 50 cents a pack. The scheme yields significant profit to the cigarette sellers and lower whiskey costs for the servicemen.
Discover a quick boost to bile flow with Carter’s Little Liver Pills. The ad claims natural digestion support within minutes, promising better feel and health, with a 25 cent price and a call to purchase today.
In 1943 U S production of alloy steel ingots topped 13 000 000 tons the highest on record and 70 percent above 1941 levels signaling a wartime output surge.
Lambert A. Hansen was elected president of the Sparta Literary club at its 57th year banquet at the Sidney hotel. He succeeds the Rev. F. J. Wright. J. W. Spradling named vice president and Mrs. C. D. Lehman secretary, with Dr. H. H. Williams Sr. as treasurer succeeding the late Dr. C. M. Beebe.
Fourteen firefighters resigned in McAlester Oklahoma after the city council refused to meet a minimum salary demand of 150 dollars a month. City officials replaced the force with five police officers to handle emergency calls amid rising costs and ongoing public service concerns.
China will establish public libraries in major cities modeled on American systems after the war to show how libraries should be organized and what to expect. Schools will gain importance as secondary education expands, while special research libraries will support new industries, institutes, and government and financial bodies.
Adria in inland Italy now sits 14 miles from the Adriatic after sea deposits altered its location. The town, once on the shore, is cited in historic records noting the sea's movement and sediment buildup caused the shift. Local geography observers document the change and its impact on coastal identity.
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