State Tax Revenue Bolstered By Great Motor Fuel Demand
W J Schroeder Wisconsin petroleum Industries Committee chair says postwar oil expansion boosted gasoline demand by over 30 percent, lifting state gasoline tax revenue to a record 1948 level. He notes federal road grants are historic, but equipment and material shortages slow progress and urges saving tax receipts for future road expansion when costs ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Schroeder
Wisconsin Petroleum Industries Committee
America
Wisconsin
Mrs. Hull Remains At Madison Hospital
Mrs. Merlin Hull is a patient in a Madison hospital and will stay about a week for treatments. Her son Perry M. Hull of Stockton California remains with her during the stay.
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Mrs. Hull
Madison Hospital
Black River Falls
Wis
Merlin Hull
Perry M. Hull
Stockton
Calif
Birthday of Lawton Hargrove journalist and reformer
Today's birthday honors Lawton Hargrove born October 13 1919 in Mount Olive North Carolina. Creator of See Here Private Hargrove the best seller later a film earning him about a quarter of a million. He worked as a reporter for the Charlotte News and served in World War I then campaigned to reform the army caste system drawing notable criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Hargrove
Mount Olive
N. C
Private Hargrove
Charlotte News
Per Capita US Steel Ingots Rise Then Fall 1932 1938
The figure for per capita steel ingot production in the United States climbs to 900 pounds in 1932 then declines to about 450 pounds by 1938, reflecting industrial shifts during the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Evangelical Lutheran Fall Convention Plans and Elections
The Lutheran group in La Crosse region held its fall convention with reports on funding for 1948 49 and progress of Lutheran World Action. Officers elected include Torvik Holmen president and Huss Black River Falls educational director. A Reformation festival program and speeches on the Holy Spirit and life after death were outlined for October 31 at Vocational auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Vevang
Galesville
Stera Ship Committee
I. M. Gijelistad
la Crosse
Lutheran World Action
K. R. Torvik
Holmen
United Mission Advance
Kenneth R. Torvik
Luther Borgen
Blair
Ivar M. Gjelistad
George Strum
Ettrick
S. E. Verang
Raymond P. Huss
Black River Falls
Tervice
Fig
Jesus Christ
Carl O. Pederson
George Alvilden
Vocational
Luther College
Morris Wee
National Lutheran Council
Group Seven Bankers Meet in Tomah in October
Five meetings covering six districts will run Oct. 18 to Oct. 22 under the Wisconsin Bankers association with Group Seven including La Crosse meeting at the Sherman hotel in Tomah Oct. 21. Arnold Vosberger presides. Dr. Alfred Haake speaks on American dollars and world trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Bankers Association
la Crosse
Sherman
Tomah
Arnold R. Vosberger
W Bankers Association
Bank of Menomonie
Alfred Haake
Park Ridge, Ill
State Association
Renauan H. Collins
Gooner E. Kluck
H. P. Davis
Bank of Elroy
John Ofstedahl
Holmen
James Arndt
Wilton
H. N. Holley
State Bank of la Crosse
A. E. Shebeck
Farmers State Bank of Hillsboro
J. A. Kamrud
Ettrick State
Green Bay
Wausau Club
Wausau
Hotel Loraine
Madison
Prefers New Guinea To English Winter
A hunter, J. Co. Frost, 71, plans an East Indies journey to escape English winter. He notes his aim to hunt in New Guinea and avoid UK cold, describing encounters with ferocious beasts. The report mentions about 295 navigable streams in the United States.
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New Guinea
London
East Inn
J. Co. Frost
United States
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