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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1949
Page
8
The county board will discuss revoking the five year tenure cap on chairmen. The petition seeks repeal, but the board action is expected to deny it. The 1945 rule established to prevent entrenchment remains viewed as good practice and beneficial for responsive government.
A reflection on how safety statistics can mislead. The piece notes 1949 era examples of overstated risks and argues that home hazards are not as overwhelming as some campaigns imply. It calls for measured safety education and less sensational framing.
The will of Louis Burgermeister establishes a twenty year program for La Crosse’s underprivileged. A $10,000 fund plus interest will provide $500 in clothing gifts and dinners to needy families each Christmas until exhausted. The benefactor’s long stated aim supports children and deserving households.
Reader's Digest graphic links federal outlays to 32 presidents over 156 years totaling 179.62 billion, while a single president spent 191.08 billion in under five years. The piece notes war years are excluded and cites Zechariah 8 5.
The piece questions whether President Truman plans to punish Rear Admiral Arleigh Burke for testifying before Congress last October. It argues Burke, famed for destroying Japanese ships with Destroyer Squadron 23 and earning multiple decorations, could be targeted by Secretary of the Navy Matthews or Secretary of Defense Johnson. The writer warns such action would politicize Navy promotions and undermine merit.
State Commander Charles Larson faces obstacles to a Senate bid due to his Legion post and convention timing. Gov. Rennebohm shapes a GOP platform document while watching rents for state offices. Lawrence Teich exits WSFL amid factional disputes. The Democratic Organizing Committee grows, aided by Virginia Hast near UW campus. Deer season approval eases tensions. Rep. Lawrence Smith fears re election as Democrats in the first district gain strength.
James Marlow presents doctors' views on causes of child sex offenses from feeble mindedness to brain disease and bad upbringing. They debate treatment feasibility, confinement, and the need for police involvement to reduce offenses across states and federal proposals.
Local notes from La Crosse Wisconsin cover quiz show host Robert Neuman son of Archie and Mrs Neuman. Olaf in Oleomargarine joke. reader contributions decline. and high school scorekeepers contend with three Petersons Myron Ray and John on Aquinas Logan and Central teams respectively.
Washington insiders reveal orders directing Morris Fay to deliver a full report on the Maragon perjury case and to act only with justice department guidance. Maragon, a White House frequent guest, has yet to be indicted while peers like Benny Meyers faced swift action. The piece notes a pattern of slow federal pursuit of powerful figures and cites Alger Hiss Andrew May Parnell Thomas and Meyers as cases influenced by external pressure and press exposure.
A compilation notes Chamber of Commerce findings on public schools the State Teachers college and the public library system. Other items include new lodge presidents installation Eagle Scout award Prairie du Chien basketball star Manny Frey and a Grandad bluff council fire rumor for New Year’s Eve entries in Western Wisconsin Poultry show. Olive Nevin recital at the La Crosse theater and noon hour recreation at the YWCA. Milestones include May or Ori Sorensen welcoming Wisconsin implement men and the Industrial Corp organization banquet with 78000 stock subscribed.
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