Churches Call for Religious Principles in Public Life
Leaders of 30 Protestant churches urged Americans to live by Christian ethics while preserving church state separation. They backed education in faith with no government aid to parochial schools, called an end to religious and racial discrimination, and encouraged church members to seek political office to combat corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Otto Dibelius
Berlin
Dibelius
United Nations
Elian Rees
Geneva
Switzerland
World Council of Churches
Europe
James H. Robinson
New York
Eisenhower
United Church Men
Nine enlist in Naval Reserve in La Crosse division
Nine men enlist in the Naval Reserve and join the Organized Surface Division 9-211 in La Crosse per Lt. Cmdr. Thane Weeks. Names include Richard W. Axelson Sparta John J. Faber St Marys College Winona Darwin H Freemore Tomah Gerald W Holte Onalaska Theodore P Kral St Marys College Winona DuWayne Pfaff 1820 South Ave Henry G Sauerbier Genoa Richard T Thaldorf Onalaska and James R Vaningan 821 State St St Cmdr Weeks notes petty officer billets are available to veterans former petty officers qualified strikers and to rated and non-rated men in the volunteer reserve. Water is a food according to biochemists though it does not supply energy like carbohydrates fats and proteins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Reserve
Surface Division
9-211
la Crosse
Cmdr
Thane Weeks
Richard W. Axelson
Sparta
John J. Faber
Red Cross pushes gamma globulin supply for polio season
Washington reports the Red Cross is marshaling efforts to increase gamma globulin production from whole blood for next summer. Officials warn there is no firm estimate of available quantities or the number of children who might receive protective shots in epidemic areas. The ODM asked for stepped up production after tests on over 50 000 children suggested the substance could offer protection for up to five weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Red Cross
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Office of Defense Mobilization
ODM
Swift Recognizes Eight Local Workers for Long Service
Swift and Company in La Crosse honors eight local employees with 20 or more years of continuous service in the Swift News. Longest tenures include W. G. Hauck 38 years P. J. Egelhof 34 years H. C. Larson 32 years C. P. Carroll 26 years E. E. Benn 23 years Dorothy Bartsch 23 years P. B. Hettinger 20 years Mildred Fischer 20 years All eligible workers receive service pins with stars. seven or more stars are gold, first pin silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. 21St St
E. E. Benn
S. 16Th St
Dorothy Bartsch
Maple St
P. B. Hettinger
Mildred Fischer
Copeland Ave
Swift
Swirling Air Causes Blips On Radar
The CAA tied false radar blips last summer to swirling wind eddies high in the sky that bend beams downward, making ground objects appear airborne. An Air Force report supports temperature inversions causing deflected radar waves and secondary reflections. Many sightings were misidentified aircraft, balloons, or weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Civil Aeronaucs Administration
CAA
Air Force
Delegates To CIO Convention Give Blood Drive
Delegates to the eighth biennial CIO Transport Workers Union convention paused sessions for a half day in Philadelphia to donate blood to the Red Cross. The event reflected union solidarity and community service alongside the meeting agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO ‘Meeting
Give Blood
Philadelphia
CIO Transport Workers Union
Clearing house system intro by New York banks in 1853
In 1853 the clearing house system was introduced in the United States by the banks of New York City. This marked a formal mechanism for settling interbank payments and balancing daily transactions.
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United States
City of
New York
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Edward D. Ethell
America
General Assembly
National Council of Churches of Christ
U. S
Mainder
TRU
Midwest
North Third Street
Woda Tint
Terry
Friendly Dealings
Orchesis Society of la Crosse State College
Richard Weber
Virginia Congreve
Vlew
ROS
Wisconsin
Jay ST
Blue Flame
Scott Burgess
The
Minx Modes Board of Review
Pertussin
Ney
Main St
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