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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1955
Page
4
La Crosse and area anticipate thousands of students returning to class next month with an estimated 300 more pupils in La Crosse alone. National data show crowded rooms and rising half day schedules, yet local planning and taxpayer support aim to prevent halved instruction.
The United States aided Western Europe after World War II through public and private aid and a private Point Four program. Western Europe recovered faster, its ongoing boom strengthening the West against communism, while the U S faced more fluctuations in its own economy.
The piece praises President Eisenhower's vacation in Denver Colorado and contemplates the strain of presidential duties. It notes critics warning against time away from Washington while acknowledging that presidents need rest. It also mentions Gettysburg and Geneva periods and the Cacotin Mountains trip.
Senator Bridges argues Republicans should push a balanced budget over tax cuts for the 1956 campaign, while acknowledging voter preferences and ballot box evidence of will to defer costly decisions. The piece notes Eisenhower’s support for a balanced budget and ends with a biblical quotation.
Ezra T Benson jokes about soup cocktails as restaurateurs in New York and other cities promote soup on the rocks. A leading canned soup firm plans national ads touting bouillon over ice, with test marketing and humor about breakfast soups.
A compact verse piece frames a confession of love with a promise to be true. The speaker recalls a kiss, then vows lifelong commitment on bended knee, ending with a prayer for acceptance. The poem attributes credit to James J. Metcalfe and notes copyright in 1955.
Madison Wisconsin reports a rift between the Republican governor and the Legislature over Milwaukee public housing bills. Despite general executive legislative harmony, vetoes reveal deep party divides on government in housing and privatization beliefs.
A Tribune reader declares the United States Constitution under threat from perceived academic and political traitors. The writer urges citizens to defend the Bill of Rights, presses Congress to act, and warns the nation risks becoming indoctrinated under a criminal government. Letters policy notes 300 word limit and publication rules.
The CIO urges unions may spend member dues on campaigns, challenging limits set by the Taft Hartley Act. The article notes constitutional questions, potential implications for corporations, and the 1955 context of political action committees and federal election law.
A lively, tart survey notes Gertrude Stein’s Autobiography of Alice B Toklas as a readable Left Bank artifact. The piece highlights Modern Library editions and a slate of new releases from Random House and Harvest Books, including works by Freud, Lagerkvist, Malraux, Capote, Woolf, Tawney, Porter, and Sophocles, with price points and packaging details.
James Marlow argues American education must instill democracy by teaching political philosophy and U S ideals more broadly. He cites POW indoctrination in Korea and urges collaboration among schools churches and patriotic groups to build citizens capable of defending democracy against communism.
Mrs Don Colwell and Mrs Edward Ehrsam returned home after visiting James A Ehrsam in training at Great Lakes Naval Station Illinois Goodfellows Club of Oak Forest Sanitarium held a lawn party with Jack Martin and his entertainers.
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