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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1948
Page
4
An editorial lauds Waukesha’s use of parking meters to fund off street parking, keep streets clear, and boost city revenue. It urges Stevens Point to adopt a similar plan, noting La Crosse also plans lots from meter income and that the city aims to fulfill its pledge before a November meter referendum.
A biblical verse emphasizes remaining among the afflicted poor and placing trust in the Name of the Lord. The text highlights resilience and spiritual confidence during hardship.
The article notes the November 2 verdict rests with the American people as the session produced limited acts like a 65 million UN headquarters loan and a restraint on credit. Civil rights bills failed due to southern filibusters, leaving Truman and Republicans in party lines before the campaign spotlight.
The article reports that car makers intend to boost compression ratios to achieve 30 to 40 percent more miles per gallon. Higher compression requires higher octane fuel around 93, with gasoline above 100 octane currently refinable. Synthetic fuels are years away, but fuel-saving engines could stretch dwindling supplies.
The line notes that Stalin views American resolve as hardened and unshaken, labeling the Americans as difficult to intimidate and implying a strategic miscalculation in diplomatic or military pressure. The remark frames U S resilience as the major strategic surprise.
The author questions whether Quinn presented enough evidence to indict in the New York grand jury and urges full disclosure to Congress. The piece argues for FBI clarification and congressional access to all facts to address public concern over federal loyalty and administrative laxity.
Gloucester columnist Roger W. Babson argues Dewey Truman Warren and a future Republican Congress face price pressures from rising costs. He credits monetary deflation and curbing government spending as viable cures, warns against peacetime price controls, and forecasts the Dow Jones range for much of the year.
In the September 21 Wisconsin Democratic primary two candidates compete: Carl W. Thompson, 44, a Stoughton lawyer with Progressive roots and liberal leanings, and William D. Carroll, 68, a Prairie du Chien businessman and conservative Democrat.
The Tribune recalls past weeks with names and addresses of visitors to La Crosse including Mrs J E Pearlove and daughter Phyllis of Farmville Va and Prof William Duncan MacMillan of Chicago and Daniel D MacMillan of Minneapolis. Rollin Tomeraasen delivers sermons at English Lutheran church. Lien retires after a century in local drug trade. Falls in attendance at Grocers picnic reaches about 1000 at Dresbach.
The League of Women Voters announced it sent a questionnaire to all Wisconsin congressional candidates. It asks about strengthening the United Nations and government actions to encourage a healthy national landscape.
U S customs agents report a 69 pound Marihuana haul on the Texas Mexico border described as one of the largest seizures in the area. If rolled into joints the quantity would form a substantial amount for distribution.
A 10-year-old girl from 2335 South Avenue was struck yesterday by a car driven by Alex Roman Sobotta. Police said the事故 is under investigation and no charges have been announced yet.
An editor’s review notes Canadian spies in the 1945 ring included ten convicts from parliament, army, and science fields. It explains motives rooted in disillusion with Canadian democracy and civil liberties, plus belief in communism as global answer. Not money but ideological loyalty and perceived failed reforms drove betrayals.
A cavalcade of farming progress by J I Case Co opens at State Fair Park Milwaukee August 8 14 with daily 10 45 a m shows. The Case March of Machines dramatizes farm machine development across a century including a sickle and flail to modern combine. A Parade of Plows reviews 5 000 years of plowing from ancient Egypt to today and features a replica of the 1837 Grand Detour steel plow.
During a Rhondda Wales championship round at Rhondda Golf Club three distinct holes were interrupted when a large black crow swooped in and carried away Arthur McLeish's bat, shocking players and spectators.
The ruler of Baroda, Maharajah Pratapsinka Gaekwar, is accused of misusing nearly 10 million dollars in state funds during a six week spree. Baroda's legislature demands his abdication as critics say many princes misgoverned during India's move to independence.
Readers submit questions answered by the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau. Topics include statue weight and sculptor, seasonal health trends, watermelon origins, physician ratios, cities with wide daily temperature ranges, Madame Pandit’s birthplace, Uncle Sam’s grave, sun intensity times, monosodium glutamate, and the origins of tar and feathering with historical references.
This 56 page illustrated edition covers presidents from Washington onward with essential historical facts and a condensed political history. It includes tables of popular and electoral votes for each presidential election and costs twenty five cents postpaid. Send coupon and payment to The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau in Washington DC.
Front matter lists editorial and staff roles at the La Crosse Tribune with city and state editors and department managers. It states publication as afternoon and Sunday morning from La Crosse Wisconsin, with postal details and AP membership. It notes home delivery rates at 30 cents per week and mail subscription zones.
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