La Follette Loses Wisconsin Senate Bid Owing to Labor Split
The Wisconsin senator faced a narrow defeat as labor voters shifted to the Democratic primary, denying renomination. Analysts point to isolationist votes and Democratic interference as key factors, while noting La Follette’s long record backing labor legislation and his value in Congress.
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Washington
Bob la Follette
Congress
Wisconsin
la Follette
Democratic Party
Milwaukee
Wiley
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Senate
Associated Press
Milwaukee County
Robert Tehan
Kenosha
Racine
U. S. Senate
Rheumatic fever threat and medical push for research
The piece reviews rheumatic fever as a major killer of children, surpassing poliomyelitis in deaths. It notes limited knowledge, three disease stages, and the need for early recognition and extended rest. It highlights St Francis Sanatorium Rostyn Long Island and Johns Hopkins efforts, urging public support for a coordinated national campaign.
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Roosevelt
Johns Hopkins University
St. Francis Sanatorium
New York City
Rostyn
Long Island
Johns Hopkins
Big Garsson munitions case draws high level attention
The Garsson war orders totaling 78 million dollars attract extensive inquiry but are described as a small slice next to the government's wartime spending. Observers expect the Mead committee and Justice Department to probe deeper into the case and target larger figures.
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Garsson Munitions Combine
Garssons
Mead Committee
Justice Department
Senator Bilbo Declines Movie Pay Hike Offer
Mississippi Senator Bilbo says he does not need the $5,000 raise congress granted itself and declined a film offer tied to challenging Senator Claghorn. The piece comments on congressional pay reform and jokes about a Hollywood tour after filming ends.
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Congress
Bilbo
Mississippi
Senator Claghorn
Hollywood
Fewer Cairo Women Wear Corsets Than Any City
The government report shows Cairo Illinois has the lowest proportion of women wearing corsets after a nationwide survey. The finding adds to a growing set of national statistics on dress and fashion.
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Cairo
Sweden reports rockets in sky over north. rumor factory hints at hazards
The Swedish rumor factory notes rockets visible in northern Sweden. It suggests the site will not be its old self until it reports atomic hazardous devices, signaling a shift in claimed dangers and capabilities.
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Sweden
Re incarnated OPA price lid debate unsettles markets
Analysts clash over whether the re incarnated OPA is maintaining price controls or relaxing them, stirring uncertainty in markets and prompting reassessment of policy signals.
What Others Think
Friday night's manhunt in Rock aims to curb rustlers who prey on cattle as meat prices rise. Wood county jail sentences for local livestock theft have not deterred all, but armed and organized farmers may change the risk calculus. Farmers across central counties will aid one another, as a load of buckshot makes the danger clear.
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Marshfield News-Herald
Rock
Wood County
Tribune
Stevenson
Wallace and Small Clash Over Postwar Employment Boom
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes Secretary Henry Wallace warns of boom and bust as 60 million jobs loom while Civilian Production Administrator John D. Small argues full employment can be sustained without inflation. Small urges steady production and fewer shocks to prosper.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Henry Wallace
Henry
Truman
John D. Small
Small
Wallace
CPA
Mr. Small
Getting an Industry Back
Wisconsin should revive its paper industry by growing wood pulp and timber for paper and lumber. Reestablishing local manufacturing would utilize idle farmland and boost state prosperity with raw materials produced within Wisconsin.
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Marshfield News-Herald
Wisconsin
Canada
Incinerator bids rise for Green Bay garbage plant
Green Bay bids show a garbage incinerator plant costing about 218000 dollars, roughly 20 percent above the prior estimate of 183000. The extra cost challenges smaller cities facing higher per unit overhead and longer hauls.
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Antigo Journal
Board of Public Works of
Green Bay
Chicago Bakery Plans Bread From Popcorn
A Chicago baking company reveals plans to turn popcorn into bread. The move aims to create a new snack product and expand distribution beyond traditional loaves.
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Kenosha Evening News
Chicago
Polio Still a Major Hazard Amid Uncertain Knowledge
An editor note introduces a Johns Hopkins Hospitals study by Dr. Howard A. Howe on infantile paralysis. It explains child risk under ten is about three in a thousand for severe poliomyelitis, with one in a thousand crippled for life, notes 1944 epidemics and the mystery of transmission, and discusses virus growth and vaccine challenges.
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United States
Washington
Howard A. Howe
Johns Hopkins University
Howe
Eaton visitors and local notes from the Tribune
Tribunes items show Mr. and Mrs. W E Eaton visiting West Palm Beach sister Mrs A H Mitchell with ties to Ida Taylor of La Crosse. Aquinas band direction appointment. extended south car trip by Mrs Archie Gerwitz and family. Other notes include railways clerks delegate to Cleveland and a trip to Sesqui Centennial expos. Corn stalks shown by Charles Dahlke Hokah and Mary Austin at Eagle Bluff cottage weekend.
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W. E. Eaton
West Palm Beach
Fla
A. H. Mitchell
West Avenue
Eaton
Ida Taylor
la Crosse
John B. Pinion
Aquinas
Archie Gerwitz
Peter Comrie
Cleveland
Railway Mail Clerks Mutual Benefit Association
Robert Schilling
Columbus
Wis
Robert Stone
Philadelphia
Marian Dorset
Denver
Colo
Bernard Dorset
Charles Dahlke
Hokah
Minn
Mary Austin
Whelpley
Eagle Bluff
Soderberg Store Plastering Underway at Corner George Gillette
Work has begun on plastering and finishing the Soderberg store at the corner of George and Gillette streets. Meanwhile Will A Powell and William Fraser the public bath swimming instructor swam from the city bath to Brownsville Minn covering 11 miles arriving at 6 15 a m Labor Organizer Panke announced plans for the Labor Day celebration at the fair grounds on Sept 3 have been finalized.
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Soderberg
George and
Gillette Streets
Retires First Stock By Rochester Dairy CoOp
The Rochester Dairy Cooperative plans to retire part of its 1942 B preferred stock effective Oct. 1, 1946. Holders may convert into cash at par up to 50 percent of their holdings, with par value plus four percent interest since the last dividend date. The A class had already been retired at par.
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Rochester Dairy Cooperative
Perry S. Hair
Hair
Quiet tears for old Shanghai amid rackets and rising costs
Shanghai, once the queen city of the Orient, is described as unrecognizable by many observers. The Bund is crowded, pedicabs clog sidewalks, and Blood Alley overflows with open-air stalls selling cosmetics and plastics. Rackets via smugglers and theft drain millions, while refugees from Communist areas crowd out reformers. Taxis now cost seven times prior rates and even hospital care remains prohibitively expensive.
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Shanghai
Blood Alley
K. C. Ku
Soochow Creek
U. S
Answers To Questions From The Haskin Service
Reader questions cover map mileage from city centers or courthouses, the boll weevil as top cotton pest causing 120 million dollars in annual damage, veteran status estimates at 43 percent, biblical standing army origins under Saul, leave allowances under the terminal act, Man o War's only defeat in 1919, V-2 horizontal range about 200 miles, dependents benefits for overseas service, and the house is a castle saying attributed to Sir Edward Coke.
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Edward Coke
Family allowances paid in cash to dependents in Japan
A method has been arranged whereby dependents of enlisted men report to the local finance officer, sign a receipt on a payment authorization, and receive family allowances in cash. Payment authorizations will be issued locally to ensure prompt delivery.
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Japan
Earliest Antarctic Explorations Timeline
Antarctic exploration began with Captain James Cook in 1773 reaching 71 degrees 10 minutes south and discovering ice bulwarks. The continental discovery came later in 1840 by Captain Charles Wilkes of the US Navy.
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James Cook
Charles Wilkes
USN
Questions and Answers on War Claims and Incomes
The record notes an agreed 17.5 million payment to France for Normandie claims likely to fund 75 Liberty ships. It lists the 1945 highest reported income as 1,113,035 dollars and notes about half of U S families earned under 2,000 dollars. It also covers navy photos via the pictorial library and training for male nurses in hospitals.
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United States
France
H.D.S. A
Treasury
Weight Control booklet coupon offer
Control Your Weight provides plain language guidance on foods vitamins calories proteins and carbohydrates with tables of weights for men and women. The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers a booklet Weight Control. sender encloses 10 cents for a copy.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
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N. E
Washington, D.C
Name Street or Rural Route City State
Mail to Washington a sentence fragment provides no clear event or outcome. The readable portion lists a street or route name followed by a city and state, suggesting a mailing address or directions but lacks verbs or specifics to summarize as a news item.
China on verge of civil war and collapse, warns American leaders
Glenn Babb reports that China faces near civil war with mass hunger and widespread fighting beyond the Yangtze. Chiang Kai-shek promises reforms as Communists push back, while Marshall and Stuart fear collapse and possible withdrawal of Western support.
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China
George C. Marshall
J. Leighton Stuart
Chiang Kai-shek
National Assembly
Chiang
Public Debate Letters On Cab Dispute And Wages
Reader submissions address a Sparta cab driver dispute with Grant Oesenbach and a critique of wages in La Crosse Wisconsin. They urge government action on labor pay and question veteran treatment and local business practices. The letters call for accountability from representatives and employers alike.
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Grant Oesenbach
Grant Cab Company
Camp McCoy
Shlimovitz
Oesenbach
Fleetime Cab Company
Veterans Run Icehouse Venture Against Local Firm
In La Crosse two young disabled veterans, married with children, opened a service station and built an icehouse to serve the community. The venture follows promises made to G L troops, but the local People's Ice and Fuel company refused to sell them.
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People’s Ice and Fuel Company
la Crosse
Wisconsin
People's Ice and Fuel Company
Youth recreation row in La Crosse outlines neglect
Tribune notes 1943 city recreation department under E P Hart lacks trained leadership and youth facilities. SOS and Wee Blue Inn centers are small with few activities aside from 10 USC dances in 1945. Five softball leagues exist but none include teens. Legion games use unsuitable fields. teen programs stalled by Hartl despite youth committee ideas. The piece launches a series to expose facts and seek backing.
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E. P. Hart
SOS
Wee Blue Inn
USC
American Legion Baseball League
Fairgrounds
Hixon
Hartl
LA Crosse
Calcutta Disorders Injure About 250 During Direct Action Day
About 250 persons were injured in Calcutta as clashes erupted during a direct action day demonstration sponsored by the Moslem League. The protest opposed Britain's independence formula, as the League launched a nationwide hartal to inaugurate its program.
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Calcutta
Moslem League
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Masthead Snapshot
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press announces its publication details including daily and Sunday editions, publisher Burgess, editors and staff credits, and its status as a member of the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and Associated Press. The note confirms post office registration and reprint rights.
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la Crosse Rinune Ce
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Siners Dispatches
Focal News
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Israel
Saul
Saratoga Springs
Office of Dependency Benefits
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