Major street plan adopted in La Crosse marks milestone
The council approves a revised plan replacing 58 35 routes with a Rose street reroute and a marsh bypass from Seventh Street toward Gillette Street. A new Black River bridge and airport connection accelerate traffic relief, signaling strong administration momentum toward state approval and regional impact. Luke 12 29.
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la Crosse
Rose Street
Black River
George Street
Seventh
Gillette Street
Marsh
Rose
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Hayes Street
Hoover's Public Life Ends With 75th Birthday
The piece reflects on Herbert Hoover turning 75 and ending his active public service. It notes the mixed legacy from the Great Depression era, Hoover’s wartime relief work, Truman’s later appointments, and the Hoover Commission's sweeping government reorganizations shaping U.S. public life.
Wisconsin to build belt-line around Madison by 1950s
The Wisconsin State Journal discusses a planned belt-line toll road by next summer around Madison’s south and west sides. The state highway commission gains authority to zone routes, retire nearby businesses, set back structures, and regulate access with service roads to improve safety and tourism appeal. It argues the law aids beauty and traffic safety while cautioning against roadside commercial clutter.
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Wisconsin State Journal
Madison
State Highway Commission
The
Highway Commission
Wisconsin
Commission
Tribute to Herbert Hoover on 75th birthday
A tribute piece praises former President Herbert Hoover on turning 75, highlighting his non partisan public service after leaving office. It notes his integrity and role in stabilizing the nation during the 1930s, the bank holiday planning by Hoover allies, and the bipartisan respect he earns from both parties.
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Hoover
Ashington
Herbert Moorer
Herbert Hoover
America
United States
Roosevelt
Treas
White House
Congress
Mr. Hoover
Truman
Labor-Management Committee Remarks on 1949 Wisconsin Session
Wisconsin Senate labor and management chair discusses actions on no strike utility law union shop and wage changes. The committee backs postponing union shop repeal, raises workers compensation, and enforces safety and medical exam provisions while balancing labor and management interests.
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Madison, Wis
Labor-Management Committee
Senate
Bubolz
State Supreme Court
Appendix Stirs Congressmen in the Record's Back Pages
A look at the Congressional Record appendix shows lawmakers using the extra pages to publish editorials speeches and remarks they cannot fit on the floor. Unanimous consent allows insertion, funding spoken word artifacts, and a 34 page multi-column gallery of opinions and criticisms.
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Washington
Congressional Record
Congress
Humphrey
Minnesota
Gabrielson plans to purge deadwood at GOP HQ in Washington
Washington reports that Guy Gabrielson takes command this week and aims to overhaul the Republican National Committee staff. The piece notes the 80 full time employees and high salaries, plus looming questions about who will be targeted. It also covers related political moves, including discussions with party chiefs and mentions of Robert Taft supporters and Conn state leaders in context of broader Republican shifts.
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The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
ROT S. Allen
Washington
Republican National
Guy Gabrielson
Gabrielson
Deadwood
Congressional
Hugh Scott
National Headquarters
William Murphy
Edwin Bacher
Rhode Island
Theodore Green
Vorkerge
Senate
House
Capitol
Iowa
Robert Taft
Harrison Spangler
Taftites
Iowa State Central Committee
Spangler
Conprécticut
Reublican
James Atterson
Antoni Sadlack
John Davis Lodge
Raymond A. Baldwin
Chase Going Woolhouse
Conn
Baldwin
Chester Bowles
Brannan
Charles Brannan
Congress
Arm Bureau Federation
Minnesota
Farmers Union
Edward Thye
Minn
Farm Bureau
Thye
Bureau
Wallace
Henry
Iowa Farm Bureau
Answers to Questions from The La Crosse Tribune Bureau
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers answers to readers questions on topics from city areas to astronomy. Entries cover Los Angeles area growth, gorilla strength estimates, hypnotization limits, dandelion green harvesting, and distant naked eye stars such as star number 70 in Ophiuchus about 2000 light-years away.
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Ophiuchus
Home Doctor Book Offered For 15 Cents Postpaid
A promotional offer promises a Home Doctor Book of 40 pages covering over 50 common ailments. The pamphlet is arranged alphabetically for quick use and is available by sending 15 cents postpaid to The La Crosse Tribune at 316 Eye St. NE, Washington DC, with a coupon.
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Eye St
N. E
Washington
D. C
la Crosse Tribune Informa
Keefe
L. Burgess
Ass’t. Bus
E. Teachout
Luther Wilkins
la Crosse Tribune Company
Fourth
Cass Streets
la Crosse
Wis
the Tribune
Lee Newspaper Group
Associated Press
AP News
Tribune
Dazaily
Street or Rural Route State Mail to Washington DC
A brief note indicates street or rural route mail should be routed to Washington DC with standard state addressing practices. The item provides routing guidance for postal delivery to the federal capital.
Ten years ago notes from the Tribune items
Tribune items recall Miss Corinne Foster and Miss Viola Lubinsky leaving for an eastward ten day trip visiting Niagara Falls Washington DC Atlantic City and the New York World's Fair. Robert Wallace joins the Marines in Chicago and heads to San Diego. Mrs Mabel Cook chaperones La Crosse girls camping at Lake Marinaka. Dr and Mrs A Gundersen depart Norway for La Crosse. The American Legion and auxiliary held their second annual Richmond Springs picnic. La Crosse tennis sweeps wins over Winona led by Pieper and Pamperin. Thirty years ago Archbishop Germanos visits local pastor Elias Lady. Commissioner Raper names La Crosse headquarters for five counties in a new IRS district plan. La Crosse Refining Co files for malted syrups. Forty years ago Grandad bluff rocks wash down as storm hits. Mississippi wagon bridge debates and final state normal school contract settlements.
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Corinne Foster
South 12Th Street
Viola Lubinsky
Caledonia Street
Niagara Falls
Washington, D. C
Atlantic City
New York
Robert Wallace
Hood Street
Chicago
Marines
San Diego
Calif
Mabel Cook
South Ninth Street
la Crosse
Lake Marinaka
Attrude Peterson
Mary Melhus
Lillian Ritter
Carmen Mendez
Marjorie Bogie
A. Gundersen
Norway
Roy L. Wingers
American Legion
Auxiliary
Richmond Springs
Chet Pieper
Franklin Pamperin
Winona
Elias Lady
Mill Street
St. Elias Orthodox Church
Germanos
Baalhei
Syria
Daniel C. Raper
Internal Revenue Department
la Crosse Refining Co
Grandad Bluff
Mississippi
Board of Regents
State Normal School
Edith Fellows and Tommy Dix On Stage Duo In 1949
New York readers meet Edith Fellows and Tommy Dix, a young pair with 38 total stage years between them. Dix recalls starting at age 10 in 1949 and Fellows at age 2, noting their height, marriage status, and their act of singing and dancing in short, vignette style performances with props like a glass square purse.
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New York
Edith Fellows
Tommy Dix
General Sherman
Central Park
Dix
Tommy
Miss Fellows
Janie
Ethel Barrymore
Buckle Down Wynsocky
Ezio Pinza
Paul Robeson
Sin
Aery
Iss Fellows
Northern Rhodesia Prisoners Demand Pay to Play Football
In Northern Rhodesia prisoners demanded payment for playing football, highlighting tension over recreation rights in colonial prisons and the broader push for better conditions and bargaining power among inmates.
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Northern Rhodesia
103 year old Durban woman stops church trips by ricksha
Mrs. Martha Stevens, a 103 year old resident of Durban South Africa, has decided she is too old to continue going to church in a ricksha. The article notes her long life and her decision to quit the weekly ride.
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Martha Stevens
Durban
South Africa
Panama City Welcomes Two New Local Businesses
Panama City adds two new establishments including El Agricultur selling seeds insecticides and veterinary products. The new venture expands agricultural supplies and farming services in the area.
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Panama City
el Agricultur
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