Money Backlog? War savings study undercuts spending boom
Washington reports government studies show top 10 percent hold 60 percent of savings, with 24 percent of families having no savings. Most savers plan emergencies, not 1946 spending. Only 8 percent will use bonds for 1946, 28 percent draw on accounts, 78 percent rely on emergencies. Borrowing and current income to fund auto, home, and durable goods.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
Savings
America
Loyalty and Meads Garsson probe aid for May district
In Kentucky rep Andrew J. May’s district observers predict he may gain from Mead committee investigations into the Garsson munitions ring. The piece notes the pull of outside interference in local races, cites Stassen Griswold Wheeler Bilbo cases, and ponders whether Meads probe will help or hurt May as a defense focused inquiry moves through wartime politics.
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Gigma
Andrew J. May
Kentucky
Mead Committee
Garsson
Mr. May
Jim Mead
New York
House
Senate
Mead
Harry Truman
White House
Tom Dewey
Congressman May
May
Ilyas Return Reveals Soviet Critics Voice
Ilya Ehrenburg, famed Russian correspondent, returns from the United States and criticizes the Soviet Union. He notes bureaucratic faults rude behavior and backward telephone service, suggesting Hollywood could teach Soviet filmmakers. The piece hints at tightening controls on Russians traveling abroad and free speech. Meat shortages are also mentioned.
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Ilya Ehrenburg
Ilya
United States
Moscow
Soviet Union
Hollywood
Ehrenburg
New York
Beauty expert urges cheek slaps for glow from own cheeks
A beauty expert recommends a glow by slapping one’s own cheeks. The method emphasizes self facial massage and mindful self-care.
Scandal in Washington Targets New Dealers and Garsson Ties
The Chicago Tribune accuses New Deal commentators of deflecting corruption by spotlighting Garsson plants in Illinois and Congressman May and his Kentucky lumber company. It alleges Secretary Patterson influenced an army navy E award to Garsson firms, cites defective shells from the era, and links Representative Coffee to a $2,500 bribe. It calls for a top-to-bottom war department purge and accountability.
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Washington
Chicago Tribune
New Deal
War Department
Garsson
Illinois
May
Kentucky Lumber Company
Patterson
Garssons
Chemical Warfare Service
Alden H. Waitt
Army
Waitt
Garsson-May-Patterson
Representative Coffee
Coffee
United States
Two Passing Thoughts on Wisconsin Highway Signs
A reader in Marshfield offers two highway reflections from travel in Wisconsin. He questions why gravel is hauled long before repairs begin along Highway 29 and suggests using temporary Cattle Passing signs only during stock movements to improve driver caution.
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Marshfield News-Herald
Wisconsin
Wausau
Lobbyists Out In The Open Under New US Act
Congress passes a lobbyist disclosure act requiring registration with the Senate and House, with public listing of identity and sources of lobbying funds. Officials disagree on who must register, while penalties include up to 35,000 dollars and a year in jail for noncompliance, and extended bans for repeat offenders.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Supreme Court
Senate
Leslie Biffle
House
South Trimble
Biffle
Trible
Trimble
Department of Justice
Tribune Highlights Local Honors And Developments
Maynard Shirven passed an efficiency test with the U S civil service commission earning one of the top ratings among 9 500 applicants and now serves in Washington D C His parents Mr and Mrs Carl Miller plan a West Coast tour The Wisconsin highway commission proposes a 1 500 000 bridge over the Mississippi at Cass Street pending war department approval La Crosse School Superintendent Blanche J Chamberlain resigns Sept 1 to join La Crosse Vocational School Virginia Clement of Balboa Panama visits Mrs H L Woods The La Crosse Theater Company files incorporation with 75 000 capital Marie Liesenfeld leaves for Chicago for advanced hairdressing J A Winters sells his Pearl Street block to Adam Kroner Clara Thompson and Arthur Voegel wed Madison and Portage freight wreck blocks traffic at Ketchum Point bridge near Portage
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Maynard Shirven
Ray Shirven
South 23Rd Street
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington, D. C
Carl Miller
17Th Place
Yellowstone Park
West Coast
U. S. War Department
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Mississippi River
Cass Street
Blanche J. Chamberlain
la Crosse
Virginia Clement
Balboa
Panama
H. L. Woods
North Eighth Street
Marie Coolidge Rask
P. O. Rask
Kane Street
la Crosse Theater Company
Madison
H. L. Colman
Frank Schwalbe
Frank L. Koppelberger
Red Cross
Marie Liesenfeld
Caledonia Street
Chicago
J. A. Winters
Pearl
Third
Fourth
Adam Kroner
Clara Thompson
Arthur Voegel
Portage
Milwaukee Road
Ketchum Point Bridge
Madison man chosen recreation director for Two Rivers
Two Rivers officials announced F B Lynaugh of Madison has been selected to fill the municipal recreation director post left vacant by Arthur Eckley’s resignation. Lynaugh, a former chief specialist in athletics in the navy, will start duties September 1.
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Two Rivers
Wis
F. B. Lynaugh
Madison
Arthur P. Eckley
Lynaugh
Navy
Apathy in Wisconsin Campaign Sees Goodland Favored
Madison dispatch reports a uniformly cautious view from lawmakers on the Wisconsin state campaign. Gov Walter Goodland is pictured as an easy favorite for renomination and reelection despite a muted, noncampaign style.
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Madison
Wis
Goodland
Sen. la Foliette
Judge McCarthy
Questions and Answers From The Haskin Service
Reader questions answered by The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau cover federal salaries in 1945 totaling 7.1 billion dollars and other facts. Topics include Rembrandt portraits, the Boston fish pier, congressional district population about 304000, the eclectus parrot, noble metals, and POW reimbursement guidance. Businesslike responses cite sources and official offices in Washington DC.
Map of the United States with details and orders
Promotional notice for a five color 21x28 inch map of the United States showing Alaska Hawaii and overseas dependencies with tables on railroad center distances state area and population and rank of the 200 largest cities. Priced 15 cents postpaid. Order from La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau Washington D C with name address and payment.
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United States
Alaska
Hawaii
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eve St
N. E
Washington, D. C
The
New Clause in Peace Treaties Aims at Human Rights
J M Roberts Jr notes a new peace treaty provision tying the defeat of nations to guaranteeing human rights for all peoples including freedom of expression and religion. The idea, born of UN and allied efforts, faces divergence in practice among powers, with Poland Hungary and Romania cited. Five nations in dispute may test the word democracy as peace moves forward.
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Paris
United States
Russia
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Human Rights Commission
Economic and Social Council
Warren Seavey
Harvard
American Law Institute
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
American Philosophical Society
Commonwealth Club
Germany
U. S
Anglo-American Caribbean Commission
U. N. Commission
A Public Debt Earned by Veterans Is a Just Debt
Editor letter argues terminal leave pay for veterans is earned, not a bounty. Clyde C. Carr of VFW Post 1530 appeals to citizens and lawmakers in La Crosse Wisconsin, urging passage of veteran compensation as fair restitution. He cites wartime sacrifice, postwar needs, and current unemployment and housing gaps, urging timely funding.
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Tribune
Congress
England
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Japan
Washington
Hitler
Clyde C. Carr
Thomas Rooney
VFW
Division Street
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Nazi War Trials May End By Sept. 2
MERNBERG Germany A member of the Allied prosecution staff said the war crimes trials against 22 ranking Germans could end by August 15 with a verdict possible on September 2 The case against Hermann Goering Joachim von Ribbentrop Rudolph Hess and Wilhelm Keitel has been completed The tribunal is hearing summaries against seven Nazi organizations. prosecutions against the organizations should finish by August 14 After August 15 the eight judges will retire for two weeks to write their verdicts
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Mernberg
Germany
Allied
Hermann Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rudolph Hess
Wilhelm Keitel
International Military Tribunal
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Record Details
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press announces publication details including daily afternoon and Sunday morning editions, publisher Burgess, editors Bangsberg Rice, and status as a Lee Syndicate member and Associated Press republisher. Publication began as a second-class paper in 1904 with standard Post Office and copyright notes.
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la Crosse Tribune Co
Éth and
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
the Beautiful
Tribune and Leader Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
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J. R. Williams
Willams
John Wyngaard
Walter Goodland
Immell
Kenny
Haskin Service
Eye St
Washington, D.C
W. M. A. Rembrandt
Boston
House of Representatives
Office of the
Judge Advocate General
Navy Department
D. C
C. H. van de Steeg
Optometry
M. R. Kemski
Minneapolis
Our
Main Street
J. M. Roberts, Jr
LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
T Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
A. W. Rice
Associated Press
Joe’s Auto
West Avenue
Adams
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