Wisconsin Declares Centennial Day Observance by Proclamation
Governor Rennebohm designates January 5 as Wisconsin Centennial Day marking the state’s centennial year. Centennial celebrations are planned July 15–18 with ceremonies to follow, as communities include La Crosse. Wisconsin was admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848 after constitutions in 1846 1847 and 1848.
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Oscar Rennebohm
Rennebohm
la Crosse
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Ye are gods and children of the most High quote
A short biblical excerpt notes the phrase Ye are gods and all of you are children of the most High. The wording emphasizes divine fulfillment and equality among believers within a religious context.
Sister Kenny Fund appeals for infantile paralysis support in La Crosse
The Sister Kenny Foundation campaign seeks donations to fund infantile paralysis treatment. La Crosse county is asked to subscribe 5780 dollars, with nearly 3000 already in, as labor groups and communities contribute. Citizens are urged to mail checks or circulate donation lists during the holiday season.
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OPLE
Sister Kenny Foundation
la Crosse County
Inflation and savings bonds drive from January appeal
The article argues the government savings bond drive aims to curb rising living costs by funding expenditures. It notes inflation is spurring the campaign and suggests reduced government spending would help. Despite high taxes and tight budgets, voters are urged to buy bonds to secure future purchasing power.
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Treasury
Washington
Los Angeles Overtakes Philadelphia as Third Largest City
Los Angeles proclaims it has surpassed Philadelphia to claim the nation’s third largest city title. A grim tally shows more than 750 persons killed by motor cars in Los Angeles so far this year, casting a somber note on urban mobility.
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Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Christmas Without Tax Breaks Dims Yuletide Cheer
Christmas joy faces a sting of policy limits as lawmakers reject tax cuts. Officials warn households will feel the pinch this season with fewer financial incentives and continued fiscal constraints affecting holiday spending and public services.
Tips Shrink to Half Size Compared to Prewar Bill
Reported tips are about half as large as they were previously, roughly equal to the total bill before the war. The change follows economic pressure and shifting consumer behavior, with observers noting the broader impact on service workers and dining establishments.
Lewis blamed for oil shortages and coal shifts in hearing
David Lawrence reports John L. Lewis blames citizens for turning from coal to oil amid heating oil shortages. He cites strikes and coal shortages as the root cause, while critics note steel and transportation bottlenecks from coal and steel strikes. The piece weighs future prices, veteran housing plans, and miner wages as policy questions linger.
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John L. Lewis
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America
Europe
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Women Drink Problem Cited In Milwaukee Divorces
Milwaukee Judge Roland J. Steinle linked rising female tavern drinking to more divorces and child neglect. He called alcoholism a disease needing care and urged moral activism to curb mothers who drink and desert families. Police records show rising arrests for female intoxication from 1943 to 1946. A juvenile case illustrates a wife who habitually drank, left her children, and was later divorced.
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Milwaukee Journal
Roland J. Steinle
Steinle
Milwaukee
Juvenile Probation Department
Lower East Side
Madison
The
State University
Wisconsin politics swirl over MacArthur Taft divide
Notes from Madison show Chagrin as MacArthur backers confront Col. McCormick's Taft endorsement. Sen. Melvin Laird shifts toward re election, while Milwaukee Dewey rivals threaten unity. Wiley cites federal judiciary bias, and the old Anti-Saloon league reappears as the Wisconsin Temperance Federation in Madison.
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Robert McCormick
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Robert Taft
Chicago
Taft
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Melvin Laird
Marshfield
Young Laird
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Wisconsin Temperance Federation
Clarence Selby
Lions honor La Crosse Teachers football squad
The Lions club honors the La Crosse State Teachers College football squad for a second consecutive year at a Tuesday evening program in the college cafeteria. Russ Rippe, guest speaker and UW freshman mentor, has coached at Wisconsin high schools and now at the university. Rippe played at Central High School before attending the local Teachers College.
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Kaude E. Moe
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Russ Rippe
Lions Club
la Crosse State
Rippe
University of Wisconsin
Clarence Spears
Wisconsin High School
Madison
Central High School
Teachers College
Andrew Lees
Olaf J. Rove
Norway
Calico
Waco
Tex
William Loening
Wood Transport From Czechoslovak Forests Falls Short
Wood moved from forests in Czechoslovakia this year is 43 percent below the scheduled amount, signaling a shortfall in timber deliveries. The discrepancy impacts planned exports and domestic supply timelines.
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Czechoslovakia
Answers to Questions from The Haskin Service
Readers send questions to The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau in Washington DC for quick factual answers. Topics include wartime ship procurement, Mormon temple construction, Asia population growth, Ohio state flower, and Bible production totals by the American Bible Society.
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Eye St
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Washington, D. C
Public charity recipients in the United States
The American Public Welfare Association reports about 11,000,000 people in the United States receiving public charity. This figure reflects widespread support programs during the period covered by the source.
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United States
American Public Welfare Association
First apartment house built in Charleston in 1800
The earliest American apartment house was constructed in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1800.
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Charleston
Tax Deadline Reminder for 1947 Incomes in 1948
James Marlow outlines Jan 15 1948 as the estimated tax deadline for selected groups with 1947 income. Farmers, professionals, wage earners with no withholding, and others must file or pay by Jan 15. Using form 1040 saves March 15 filing. form 1040-ES creates extra steps.
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Washington
Public Debate Column Requires Names and Addresses
Editor notes all letters must include names and addresses to be considered for the Public Debate column. Absent identifying details letters will not be published.
Louis Walcott Fight Sparks Controversial Judging
A fighter recalls a bout in the 32nd division and condemns the judge for awarding Louis nine rounds. The announcer allegedly indicated rounds aligning with Walcott’s favor, prompting the writer to claim fairness would have favored Walcott with seven or eight rounds.
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Tribune
Louis Walcott
Louis
Walcott
Prison-within-a-house shelter houses 20 girls near Maidstone
East Sutton Park near Maidstone covers 85 acres of parkland where 20 girls aged 16 to 23 with larceny records and escape histories are kept. Since the institution opened last October nine have bolted, but six returned on their own. none were punished.
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Brush
East Sutton Park
Maidstone
Genoa Firm Builds Scooter Cabs to Rival Rickshas
A Genoa based company produces three wheeled scooter cabs for export to Asia to replace rickshas. The cabs carry two passengers and a driver, weigh 308 pounds, use a four horsepower motor, and run up to 25 mph. The same firm boosts light three wheeled scooters output to 2000 monthly and also makes a three wheeled pickup truck.
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Italy
Asia
Ancient piggy bank unearthed near Ipswich
A Roman urn around 1,600 years old was found in a sandpit near Ipswich England containing 114 silver coins. Experts believe it is among the earliest children's coin banks.
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Ipswich
England
Dewitt MacKenzie Rejects Appeasement of Russia
The article argues that the Soviet Union must be treated as an adversary not an ally, citing historical alignment with Nazi Germany and postwar expansion. It urges firm action by the United States and allied democracies, including reducing aid to Communist regimes and cleansing domestic influence, while preserving cautious friendship with Russia.
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Sunday Services In Rural Churches Holmen Area
Holmen Lutheran conducts services at Holmen and Lewis Valley with Sunday school and Bible class. Activities include Ladies Aid society meetings, Halfway Ladies' Aid, Holmen LDR, and adult confirmation classes. Christmas rehearsal planned for Lewis Valley Sunday school.
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Kenneth R. Torvik
Holmen
Lewis Valley
Holmen Lutheran Brotherhood
Oscar Sjolander
Irving Gullickson
Orton Nelson
Julius Holter
Halfway Ladies’ Aid Society
Mmes
Merritt Holseth
Oscar Berg
Erling Oines
Holmen Ldr
Sunday church services and programs listed for Mindoro North Bend and Dakota Cresba
Mindoro and North Bend churches report sermons Sunday at Mindoro 9:30 a m Bible Sunday Observed and 11 a m The Voice of the Bible at North Bend 10:15 a m Sunday school 10:30 a m and 11 a m. Dakota Cresbach La Crescent Methodist notices include Dakota 9 a m service Sunday school 10 a m MYF 6 30 p m and Dec 13 family night 6 30 p m supper movies 8 p m Dresbach 10 05 a m service 11 05 a m Sunday school and confirmation services MYF 8 p m.
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Presbyterian
E. W. Griffith
Mindoro
North Bend
Voice of the Bible
Methodist Church
Dakota-Cresbachla Crescent
Paul O. Metzger
Dakota
Dresbach
Nantucket Captain Nets Historic Ambergris Catch
A Nantucket captain hauled in 900 pounds of ambergris about 75 years ago in a record catch. The valuable product was sold to Paris perfumers for 125000 dollars.
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Nantucket
Paris
Probe Causes Of Mine Blast In Wilkes-Barre Area
State and federal mine officials began a joint probe at the Lehigh Coal colliery three miles from Wilkes-Barre to determine the blast cause that killed five men and injured two. More than 200 workers were in the mine when the explosion occurred, with five identified dead and two injured. A three-man commission was ordered by Joseph Walsh to oversee the investigation.
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Lehigh Coal Company
Coal Company
Stephen Sillup
Frank Chudkio
Ignatz Skzynecki
Brown County Farm Agent Honored for Poultry Work
Robert Schuster, assistant Brown County agent, received an honorary recognition plaque for outstanding work in poultry and egg improvement. The award was presented by Epsilon Sigma Phi, the University of Wisconsin extension workers' fraternity. Schuster organized Wisconsin's first county poultry improvement association.
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Madison
Wis
Robert Schuster
Brown County
Epsilon Sigma Phi
University of Wisconsin Extension Workers’ Fraternity
Schuster
Wisconsin
Ice Cream Makers Elect Officers
Walter Grasse of Sheboygan was elected president of the Wisconsin Association of Ice Cream manufacturers at the group's annual convention. Other officers named include H. G. Hodson of Milwaukee as vice president P. C. Carver of Oshkosh as secretary treasurer and George Heiser Jr of Milwaukee A L Jantzen of Kenosha and Grasse as directors.
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Walter Grasse
Sheboygan
Wisconsin Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers
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Oshkosh
George Heiser, Jr
A. L. Jantzen
Kenosha
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