Wisconsin farmers use only one sixth of bank credit
The Wisconsin Bankers Association reports farm borrowers used about one sixth of available bank credit last year while 521 banks lent to 96 455 farmers totaling 72 million dollars. By Jan 1 this year 51 million remained outstanding and 253 million more credit was available. The group says farmers are financially stronger, paying down debt and saving, and urges cautious land purchases and diversified farming with soil conservation.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Bankers’ Association
Association
Agricultural Commission
American Bankers’ Association
Wisconsin Lenders’ Group
Wisconsin
Daily Records at Municipal Airport La Crosse
Friday flights list multiple pilots and aircraft including Cub Cruisers, Cessnas, and a Stinson with routes among La Crosse, Spirit Lake, Rochester, Hillsboro, Frontenac, Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison. James Riederbach passed his private pilot exam with examiner Jack Fanta. Coal prices to Britain show record lows.
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le Crosse
Cub
George Vandenberg
Spirit Lake
la Crosse
Cessna
James Trane
Hayward
Wis
Marguerite Herbeck
Rochester
Madison
James Riederbach
Jack Fanta
U S Agency Changes Name In La Crosse Office
The La Crosse social security office has changed its name to Social Security Administration but provides the same services for old age and survivors insurance. Edward M. Erickson and staff urge eligible workers to file claims promptly and note benefits flow only after a claim is filed.
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la Crosse
Camente
Social Security Board
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Wiscon
Social Security Administration
Federal Security Agency
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Social Security
Erickson
Erikson
English Teacher Arrives in La Crosse Under New Exchange Program
English Schoolteacher Miss Jean L. G. Stewart from Knowle Warwickshire arrives to teach at Longfellow Junior High as part of a 1946 47 United States British exchange. She joins Anne M. Murray and Sidney E. Ainsworth on the Wisconsin program with 74 exchanges in 29 states.
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la Crosse
Longfellow Junior High
Jean L. G. Stewart
Knowle
Warwickshire
Stewart
Kathleen Stanley
AAUW
United States
Great Britain
Miss Stewart
California
Land of Sunshine
Wis
Wisconsin
America
England
Halifax
New York
Ministry of Education
Department of State
Washington, D. C
United States Office of Education
American Association of University Women
Anne M. Murray
Airdaire
Lanarkshire
Madison
Sidney E. Ainsworth
Longfellow
Stanley
Olton Chapelfields
Birmingham
Miss Stanley
J. L. Strike
Main Street
Tribune
Jean Stewart
Olton Chapelfields School
Olton
A Visit With Magicians At A La Crosse Club
Uncle Ray recounts a day at a restaurant where magicians meet and trade tricks. He sits with Harry B Blackstone who loses a ten dollar bill while showing his purse containing a one and a twenty. The anecdote blends light magic and newspaper humor from the era.
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Harry B Blackstone
Magicians Recall Lost Money Trick Night Chase
A narrator recalls a evening with magicians Silent Mora Dr Tarbell and Blackstone at a gathering. Cards hats and mind reading entertain as a $10 bill remains missing prompting the finale when Tarbell fails to reveal its location.
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Silent Mora
Gordon) Tarbell
Blackstone
Dr. Tarbell
Reservations Exhausted For Wisconsin Credit Union Convention
The Wisconsin Credit Union League plans a three day convention in La Crosse September 6 to 8 with special train service from Milwaukee. Delegates from 228 of 499 unions are registered. lodging to be arranged by private housing. R A West will speak Saturday with elections and by law amendments on the agenda.
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Wisconsin Credit Union League
John Roop
Charles Beranek
Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Watertown
Portage
League
Roop
Stoddard
Board of Directors
Arthur Kahler
Appleton
Lawrence Villeneuve
Wisconsin Rapids
Bernard Zamzow
Fond du Lac
I. G. Brader
Madison
William A. Clark
Emil Francione
Adolph R. Gull
Avalon
Joseph Hamelink
Ripon Publicity Man Granted One Year Leave
Ripon Wisconsin Clemens F. Lueck publicity director at Ripon College since 1936 has been granted a year long leave of absence effective September 1 announced by the board of trustees. Lueck Kiwanis International district governor said he may try industrial personnel or sales work but will spend the first part on rest and recreation. Harry Cody will take over part of his duties during the absence.
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Ripon
Wis
Clemens FE. Lueck
Ripon College
Lueck
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan
Kiwanis International
Harry Cody
Beloit Professor Elected President of Wisconsin Historical Society
Madison Wis. Robert Richardson Beloit college history professor was elected president of the Wisconsin Historical Society succeeding W A Titus Fond du Lac who retires this year. Lucien Hanks Madison was re-elected treasurer and four new vice presidents were chosen John L Grindle Platteville Martha Merrill Racine Harold T S Shannon Green Bay and Lawrence E Whitter Madison. The society accepted 176 new memberships.
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Madison
Wis
Robert Richardson
Beloit College
Wisconsin State Historical Society
W. A. Titus
Fond du Lac
Lucien Hanks
John L. Grindell
Platteville
Martha B. Merrill
Racine
Harold T. S. Shannon
Green Bay
Lawrence E. Whitter
Charles E. Broughton
Sheboygan
W. G. Bruce
Milwaukee
Society
Polio FATAL IN JANESVILLE AND STATEWIDE CASES
Polio caused the death of 27 year old George Hilt in Madison at Wisconsin General Hospital. Janesville reported its only polio case. Brownton Green County reported a third case since August 20. School openings faced delays and policy varies across Wisconsin communities.
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Janesville
George Hilt
Wisconsin General Hospital
Madison
Hilt
Brownton
Green County
Joan Tree
Norris Tree
Brownton Board of Education
Wisconsin
Racine
Board of Education
Harold Koniak
Green Bay
Birthday Greeting for Mark Spettel at 406 South 15th Street
A birthday note for Mark Spettel appears alongside a line about how the Panama Canal width limits beam for some naval vessels.
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Mark Spettel
South 15Th Street
Panama Canal
Tax foes urge efficiency over new city income tax
Madison Wisconsin special report notes the Wisconsin Citizens Public Expenditures survey rejects municipal income taxation as a solution to budget problems. It urges consolidating duplicated services, better purchasing, and stronger fiscal controls to increase revenue. It warns a city income tax would add to existing state and federal taxes. Labor conditions in Formoss are described as poor.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Citizens Public Expenditures
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Che la Crosse Tribune
Coulis
James E. Lienlokken
Alfred W. Rice
Gerald G. Moriarity
Edna Denny
Harold Cram
Call Tribune
North Side
Edward L. Burgess
Arthur E. Teachout
Luther Wilkins
la Crosse Tribune Company
4Th
Cass Sts
the Tribune
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
EIC
Hovrachlers’ Prescription Pharmacy
Sth Avenue
Main
Britain
G.I
Hoeschler
Joseph W. Frisch
Sec’y
U.S
Social Security Office
LA Crosse Tribune
Uncle Ray
Ray
la Crosse, Wis
R.F.D
Beloit Teacher History Society
Penney
Apee
Vnele Rar
The
G. M. Shinners
Superior
Menomonie
Dunn County Health Committee
Vey
Formoss
Solstice
Voigt
Delco Stokers
General Motors
Niebuhr Plumbing and Heating Co
15Th St
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