La Follette Immell rift as campaigns test Republican ties
The Racine rally reveals strain between Senator La Follette and General Immell as both circle a return to Republicans. The piece argues La Follette’s record on reform and labor relations contrasts with his limited foreign policy stance and criticizes current Congress for delay while praising Joe McCarthy as a fresh, vigorous challenger.
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Psalms Verse Reflects on Life and Mortality
A Biblical verse from Psalms 30:9 contemplates the value of life in death and whether the dust can praise or declare God’s truth. It poses a rhetorical question about the profit of blood and the ability to praise after passing.
Commendable UAW Decision Faces Inflation Pressure
The UAW abandons further strikes to protect purchasing power amid rising prices. The 181-cent wage gain from earlier months has been eroded, yet workers face a duty to maintain production to curb inflation and support the economy. The column commends the union for embracing this responsibility.
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CIO Critiques AFL On Economic Policy And Strikes
David Lawrence reports the CIO counsels consumer resistance and doubts the value of strikes, clashing with the AFL which favors more production and wage gains via regulation. The CIO bulletin critiques the OPA for price rises while noting CIO strike campaigns have raised costs, arguing profits drive prices in a high profit low output postwar pattern.
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Washington
CIO
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CIO Economic Bulletin
Inflation and unionism threaten small business balance
A public opinion analysis argues that high unit profits boost competition only for small entrants, while the CIO pushes inflation via wage cuts and price action. It warns that inflation worsens real income, favors big unions and firms, and risks totalitarian controls unless production and efficiency rise.
Department of Commerce expands help for small plants
The department launches a program with a $1.5 million appropriation to assist small businesses and inventors. Aimed at farmers and manufacturers, it will fund the Bureau of Standards research and partner with colleges and non profits. An inventions and engineering division and a technical advisory division will evaluate ideas, advise on patents, share technical data, and connect inventors with developers and potential funders.
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Local Trove Highlights Tenure News In La Crosse
Tribune files ten year tenure for Albert Funk editor of the 1936 Trumpet at Aquinas high school named winner in a Catholic high school press contest. Alderman Dr A R Kempter announces Progressive bid for assembly from La Crosse district. Twenty years ago notes cover local life including weddings and trips across states and a toll bridge fact surfaces from 1930s government statistics.
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R. R. Schaettle
North 16Th Street
Building and Loan Association
Eau Claire
C. S. van Auken
Henry Niebuhr
C. H. Schweizer
United States
Iron Curtain Said to Form in United States
Russian journalist Ilya Ehrenburg told Izvestia that the iron curtain exists between the United States and the Soviet Union and that it was prepared in America by editors, newspapers, radio, and movie studios. He accused American papers of fooling readers with their own correspondents.
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La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Overview
Historic note outlines publication details for the La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press with publisher and editors named, publication dates and locations, and AP affiliation. It states second-class mailing since 1904 and membership in the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and Associated Press rights for news dispatches.
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Democrats attack La Follette as Wisconsin primary nears
Madison reports a fierce Democratic assault on Sen. Robert M. La Follette as he seeks the Republican nomination. The Wisconsin party leadership pressures voters while critics warn the attacks aim to tilt November by drawing liberal votes from Democrats.
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Readers ask and answer about manager cities and facts
A question and answer column from The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau explains topics from U S city governance trends to baseball pitcher credit rules. It covers the rise in manager governed cities, innings required for a starting pitcher to receive a decision, eye cornea visibility, cottage cheese protein content, a biographical handbook on White House presidents, and Emma Nevada the singer.
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D. C
Red Cross prepares as Paris peace talks proceed in Geneva
J M Roberts Jr notes Red Cross delegates in Geneva discuss war threat and humanitarian ideas. Bolivian proposal seeks mother and child security zones away from military aims while Swiss MPs urge global oases of humanity for refuge during wars. Authors say such plans prompt questions on feasibility but reflect the era’s urgency to protect women and children amid looming conflict.
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Public Debate Letters Call for City Spraying Policy
A reader urges spray programs to curb disease and pests near dumps and urban areas, citing DDT's effectiveness and public health. The letter supports action by health officers and requests doctor input, ending with a political jab and the signer’s address.
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Tribune
Advice to panicky mothers on DDT and polio risks
A letter from a reader argues against sensational DDT fears and urges practical precautions. The writer shares personal polio experience, warns against sun exposure and overheating, and suggests following state bulletins on DDT while skeptical of medical authorities. It preserves period voice and local newspaper tone.
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American Medical Association
Himalaya
State Conservation Commission
Settlement of Iceland by Culdees from Scotland
The text notes Iceland was settled before 800 A D by a small colony of Culdees or Celtic settlers from Scotland.
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Scotland
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