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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1947
Page
4
The article recalls 40 years of Christmas seals aiding tuberculosis prevention in the United States and praises the ongoing La Crosse County effort to find at risk individuals, teach prevention, and connect cases to treatment. It urges public support by buying seals and cites Psalms 128:3.
ARROLL REECE national chairman of the Republican party argues that Truman’s push for "a cup in every kitchen" widens domestic dissension while unity should prevail. He claims the president’s price and wage control plan politicizes relief and ignores core economic issues.
At the foreign ministers conference in London sharp disagreement over Ruhr control stalls German and European recovery. France favors international rule while Britain and a split US delegation oppose. Moscow exploits the dilemma, with Molotov telling Germans the Soviet Union can save their nation from dismemberment.
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson announces crop targets for the coming year while avoiding comment on whether he discussed the plans with the weather service head. The brief note hints at coordination but provides no details on consultations or confidence.
James R. Young draws a parallel between Palestine partition and Siam’s fate, noting Japan’s Manchuria defiance and Siam’s exile, 15 years earlier, with Arab and Siamese delegates leaving the League. He warns of British, American, and Soviet pressures shaping Siam under a looming UN debate next September on a possible protective mandate.
The presidents committee on civil rights report offers a thorough blueprint for state and federal action to extend the Bill of Rights. It highlights infringements of individual and group rights, calls for addressing court fee systems, DC disfranchisement, and citizenship issues for Asian Americans. It favors disclosure to identify propagators of enemy ideas and urges a long term civic education campaign to inform people of the rights they are entitled to and owe to one another.
Former Kansas governor Alf Landon argues Europeans seeking shorter workweeks and more leisure should bear the costs themselves, not rely on American taxpayers to cover the gap. He claims extended weekends and reduced living standards would force Europeans to bear the consequences without American subsidies.
Norman Armour, assistant secretary of state, argues that the prospect of another world war largely depends on how effectively Europe's free peoples resist the encroachments of the police state. The quote frames the stakes around democratic resilience and collective security in a tense postwar horizon.
Senator George Malone of Nevada raises alarm at a public gathering about Europe’s socialization trend harming capital and productivity. He urges reevaluation of policies to restore economic activity and reinvigorate markets.
A quotation from Harold E. Stassen asserts that true freedom to speak assemble vote worship cannot endure if the freedom to buy sell own and earn is removed. The remark frames economic liberty as essential to political rights and religious practice.
A press remark by Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach criticizes opponents who demand silence on key issues and defends a stance against a closed, iron curtain approach in governance. The quote frames a debate over transparency and cabinet conduct in Congress.
Ernest T. Weir calls Europe to boost material output and laments short labor weeks while Senator Robert A. Taft warns that high prices may push toward socialism. The exchange reflects postwar economic tension and ideological divides on production, labor policy, and national income thresholds.
Dr Milton J E Senn of Cornell Medical College argues that abandoning rigid, coercive schedules for infant care benefits the mental health of both the baby and the mother.
Rep. L. H. Gavin of Pennsylvania says Russia and its allies could push through Europe to the English Channel in about three weeks, outlining a stark projection of a swift Soviet advance.
Madison dispatch notes Gov. Rennebohm, a Republican, governs with a stand-alone style, largely ignoring party officers in major appointments since taking office last March. He seeks re election in a Republican frame but remains personally distant from party leaders, following Goodland’s assertive independence.
Questions cover car storage effects and corrosion, energy value of honey, SOFAR naval system, rabies death toll, duck stamps for multiple states, longevity of Sectors, war dog cemeteries, National Guard enlistment standards, and the first sighting of the Mississippi River by a white man. Answers reference standards, quarantine, and historical details with concise facts.
A La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau notice advertises The Children’s Book a children’s amusements booklet with stories poems riddles games and classics. It promises hours of delight for youngsters and adults and requests TEN CENTS postpaid to 316 Eye St NE Washington DC.
Mail to Washington D C. This entry lists an address format guideline or notice prompting readers to forward mail to the capital. It emphasizes the combination of street or rural route, city, and state for proper delivery.
James Marlow reports government officials warn of gas and coal shortages as oil demand rises and steel and tanker shortages limit production. Officials say voluntary driving cuts may be urged. coal car scarcity hampers mining, especially in West Virginia and nearby regions.
Tribune reports co captains Walter Renne bohm and Harold Beatty chosen by coach Howard Johnson for 1938 La Crosse State football squad. Also notes Bernice Allen won 204,110 votes in Plugs bazaar popularity contest, receiving a $300 diamond ring.
Miss Marie Peterson, La Crosse public health nurse for seven years, resigns to join the Memphis public health nursing association as supervisor. A cold wave brings temperatures 14 degrees below zero and water meters freeze across the city. J R Kinslee, Chamber of Commerce secretary, buys a thrift card and war saving stamp at the post office, the first in La Crosse. Forty years ago, Miss Helen Burton married Edward J Williams of Panama on Saturday morning.
The Masquers and Harlequins at Central High presented the first assembly of the year on December 3. Vera Hamill-Hafer's farce features identity mix ups with cast members Joan Hurtengen Sybil Thompson Tom Wheeler Selma Lindenberg Jim Lyden and Dwayne Rasmussen. General chairman Janet Fladlein made up by Wendy Brink and assistants.
A special committee in County Down met during the heat wave and approved purchasing ten snowplows at six hundred dollars each for local roads and public works.
France’s cabinet, bolstered by a new strike control law, presses a counter-offensive against Communist destabilization as about 1,000 saboteurs are arrested and armed police maintain order. Meanwhile Moscow stalls London talks while trade delegations from Britain Belgium Luxembourg Norway and Sweden seek Soviet goods. John Foster Dulles reports a favorable London visit with French leaders and says results were most satisfactory.
The National Safety Council launches a nationwide campaign to reduce holiday traffic deaths during Christmas and the New Year. With 130 organizations aboard, the effort stresses forethought and courtesy to keep the 1947 toll below 33,700, noting that the final quarter sees the most fatalities. Ned H. Dearborn urges joy tempered by caution as Christmas approaches.
Los Angeles City Health Officer George M. Uhl said 1947 will see about 40,000 births in the city, roughly 30 percent above the five year average and nearly 12 percent higher than 1946.
Vancouver British Columbia authorities announce that grade and high schools will offer moderation in alcohol use courses starting next term. Acting education minister Gordon Wismer disclosed the plan, signaling a formal curriculum addition.
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