Keep This Record Alive 587 Days Without Traffic Death
La Crosse marks 587 consecutive days without a traffic fatality at midnight Sunday. Police radar, traffic bureau work, civic groups, and belt safety programs, plus cautious drivers from city and suburban areas, contributed to the record. Chief Long credits drivers while warning against risking the streak.
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National Safety Council
American Automobile Association
Junior Chamber of Com
Merce
George Long
Great Coulee
Exercise Caution In Hot Sunshine
The Health Department urges sun exposure benefits from vitamin D but warns against sunburn. It recommends gradual tanning with 15 minute daily starts, drinking juices, using sun tan oil, and cautions sunburn can occur on cloudy days. The piece contrasts modern health advice with ancient burn rites and questions barbaric self torture.
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Department of Health
Health Department
Share ownership at GM surpasses half million with small holders
General Motors reports over 500000 share owners, with more than 90 percent individuals. No single holder owns more than one and a half percent of common shares, countering claims that big business has no small investors. The passage ends with a biblical quotation from Psalms.
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General Motors
Crime On Per Capita Basis, Optimistic Babson View
Babson argues crime and auto accidents appear higher but decline per capita due to population growth. He cites U.S. population rise since Hoover, parking woes, auto industry importance, abundant food and resources, and nuclear era optimism. He urges daily Psalms for optimism and notes reduced draft calls and war fears.
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Babson Park
Mass
Hoover
White House
United States
Great Britain
England
World trade seen as path to farm prosperity
Quotes from leaders on trade, national strength, and wartime risk highlight a push for global engagement. Shuman argues farm prosperity hinges on expanding world trade, Eisenhower aides call trade a bridge to peace, Sparkman emphasizes unity for victory in 1956, Ridgway warns of rapid war, and Spender stresses scarce sacrifices to avert conflict.
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Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
County Library Location Debate Sparks Letters to Editor
Readers clash over moving the county library to West Salem vs La Crosse. Arguments cite accessibility, heating, parking, and impact on eastern towns and schools, with volume limits and pen-name options for authors.
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the Tribune
County Library Board
West Salem
la Crosse
Onalaska
Mindoro
Rockland
Bangor
State Colleges Face Growing Needs and Cooperation
W D McIntyre outlines Wisconsin State Colleges' 89 year history of responsiveness and predicts future growth through greater university cooperation, expanded teacher prep, ongoing building programs, liberal arts expansion, and higher faculty salaries. He notes teacher shortages and the need for more graduates to fill 5,000 new teaching positions.
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Wisconsin State McIntyre Colleges
Stout
Platteville Institute of Technology
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Getting Older You Trim Sails In Riots and Rioters
Robert Ruark recalls aging during unrest in 1947 Casablanca Tangier Rabat Marrakech and Fez reflecting on riots and violence. He contrasts personal safety with chaos noting casualties property damage and the human cost of mob actions.
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Barcelona
Casablanca
Ruark
Marrakech
Fedala
Joe Smithers
W. G. Rogers Review of Sierra Nevada Book
Oscar Lewis’s HIGH SIERRA COUNTRY is reviewed as part of the American Folkways series. The critic notes rich subject matter from Yosemite to Gold Rush towns and mentions Jedediah Smith and Joseph R. Walker, while faulting Lewis for dull prose and awkward prepositions.
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High Sierra
Oscar Lewis
Duell
Sloan & Pearce-Little, Brown
California
Sierra Nevada
Mt. Whitney
United States
Yosemite
Sequoia National Parks
John Muir
Bret Harte
Mark Twain
Jedediah Strong Smith
Joseph R. Walker
Pacific Shore
Hetch Hetchy
Lewis
Muir
Space Travel Dream Nears Reality
The World Today columnist James Marlow reports that the United States is ready to launch instrument-bearing satellites into orbit, with piloted flights likely follow. The 1957 58 Geophysical Year will test worldwide studies as scientists anticipate longer lasting satellites and eventual manned lunar travel.
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J. M. Roberts Jr
the World Today
Associated Press
United States
Nazi Germany
International Aeronautical Federation
Copenhagen
Outer Space
Portraits am BY JAMES J. METCALFE
A reflective poem about the fleeting nature of friendships and the sorrow of parting. It ponders how time tests bonds and acknowledges divine timing while cherishing every temporary connection. The verse honors friends, even if only for a little while.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Ten Years Ago Inter-State Fair Opens In La Crosse
La Crosse 55th Inter-State Fair begins with perfect weather on Wednesday. Children’s Day draws a huge crowd expected later in the afternoon and evening. Ruth Ann Strong celebrates her 10th birthday with a party for 16 hosted by relatives and friends.
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la Crosse
Ruth Ann Strong
Cass St
Clyde Strong
Mmes. M. Hagen
Elbert Strong
Betty Angell
John Donald Webber
Democratic State Central
Madison
French Island
Board of Supervisors
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Literary Guidepost
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