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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1949
Page
5
Hal Boyle jokes that America favors young minded grandparents and retirees who resist quitting life. He notes pension envy, cruising in roadsters, and active hobbies as older people defy aging norms, while younger generations feel the prickly resentment.
Dewitt Mackenzie notes that Allied plans to keep Germany disarmed face complications amid Berlin and foreign press reports. Western allies argue 113000 total police in three zones, while rival claims run from 180000 to 360000. Some favor defensive rearmament to deter another war, others insist on peace through disarmament.
Tribune editor notes letters welcome on general interest topics, up to 400 words, with name and address required or pen name if withheld. Letter criticizes the idea of living spontaneously from A Life Giver, contrasting with lawmaker politician and Santa Claus, calling the piece quixotic.
Albany Australia operates a unique meat plant that handles whales and chickens for export. Workers cook whales caught nearby, extract oil, and produce whale meat and fertilizer while also processing other meat during downtime.
London radio reported a wheat variety from the Karaganda center near Kasakh grown by collective farmer Dusembai Jumanov yielded over 120 bushels per acre. Breeders cross bred the winter wheat with five heads per stalk. The broadcast notes the U S record is 742 bushels on a 25 acre Pawnee field in Illinois.
Milwaukee speech by John J. Carson of the Washington Post argues the welfare state is the only path to security for citizens. He notes the erosion of rugged individualism, the decline of farm and family as security bases, and the rise of urban workers with limited savings. He warns that guaranteed minimal well being becomes inevitable.
A compiled Q and A digest from The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau covers topics from orchid naming and the first televised heavyweight title bout to unemployment, quotes, Liberia’s name origin, early trotting races, hitchhiking bans by state, the Logan elm tree history, and color theory.
A compact promotional note offers Webster's Illustrated Tower Dictionary with 25 000 definitions and 16 pages of world maps. It includes synonyms and antonyms weights and measures and hard terms for commerce law and music plus city and state statistics. Order today for 40 cents postpaid using the coupon to the Distribution Bureau in Washington DC.
Mail to Washington D C. The item reads like a postal or address line from a historical notice. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable beyond the generic address instruction.
Central high school prepares two one act plays for next week's assembly as Masquez and Harlequin clubs present humorous pieces. Harlequins stage If Men Played Cards As Women Do with Lee Rozelle Tom Hickey John Westerlund and Karl Gillmeister in the cast while Moonshine is a comic skit by Howard Silberman and Earl Webster. Masquers rehearse Beware of the Termites with Shirlee Sayner Audrey Saltz Gloria Capicotto Sharon Fredricks Molly Hale and Sue Hartl in roles.
New officers of the La Crosse Business Men's club will be elected at the December 15 meeting. Ed Dohiby serves as president with Norman Bakkum vice president Ben Steen treasurer and James Patterson secretary. A three year term for director Arthur Tabbert ends and may be renewed. The election committee is W G MacDougall chairman with Gordon Feinberg and Louis Curtis. The group pursues industrial development and promotes relocation of eastern plants to La Crosse. The Junior Chamber considers Outstanding Young Man of La Crosse with a Jaycee award to be presented at a January banquet. Dues are raised to 20 dollars annually starting January 1. The Christmas charity aids 30 children with clothing and gift certificates, totaling contributions over 24 years reaching 800 beneficiaries.
William F. Renk & Sons of Sun Prairie Wisconsin led with 12 ribbons at the international livestock exposition on Wednesday. Their breeding Hampshire entry won multiple championships and top placements across ewe lambs get of si ze and flocks, plus several ram and yearling classes.
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