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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1947
Page
4
A public hearing on rent controls notes only nine percent of tenants signed leases granting landlords 15 percent increases under the housing act. Most tenants expect continued rent limits while landlords seek relief or plan sales, with possible subsidy discussed. The pieces point to ongoing postwar construction hurdles and a shortened work week as main causes.
A brief scriptural reflection highlights Galatians 3 26 declaring believers united in faith through Christ Jesus. The verse emphasizes identity in grace and inclusion within God’s family.
The anti-inflation bill before Congress faces strong public resistance as it echoes Truman era control fears. It would authorize government purchase of the wheat crop and rationing of fuel and foods, with critics arguing the president’s powers would be effectively unlimited and that past wartime controls worsened life for everyday Americans. The piece warns that bureaucratic regulation and black market interests may rally behind the plan, while urging stronger argument to prove rationing is urgent and necessary.
The United Press editors named the high cost of living as the No. 1 story of 1947. Other top ten items include the cold war, Taft-Hartley law, Hughes-Meyers probe, Texas City disaster, Princess Elizabeth’s romance, Partition of India, airplane disasters, Arab-Jewish Palestine issues, and the World Series.
David Lawrence reports on the Republican strategy to use voluntary cooperation between business and government to curb inflation. If voluntary measures fail, selective compulsory controls may follow. The plan emphasizes leadership by the president within legal limits and resistances to full centralized control.
A Times survey notes progress in American education with rising teacher salaries and more graduates entering teaching. Yet shortages persist and costs, school conditions, and aging facilities require sustained citizen support and policy action to revive democracy through better schools.
President Truman used the Everglades National Park dedication to stress conservation as a national need. He described preserving diverse wildlife from tarpon to crocodiles and noted the aim to keep living specimens for future generations to glimpse in their wild state.
The Big Four conference on German and Austrian peace treaties collapsed amid bitter exchanges between Molotov and the three democracies led by Marshall Bidault and Bevin. Observers foresee a division of Germany with eastern zones under Soviet control and western zones under Western influence.
The La Crosse Tribune publishes a Q and A answering common questions. It covers synagogue orientation toward the east, youngest naval officer in World War II, congressional pensions, the Ironclad Oath, differences between wool and worsted, and Olympic London dates, plus a tenant note from a Young Lady.
The record notes an estimate that about 125000 distinct surnames exist in the United States.
The editor states letters must include full names and mailing addresses to be considered for the Public Debate column. Without attached identifying details letters receive no consideration from the editor.
US experts compare Russia's planned currency reform to a US price and wage system, noting that ruble exchanges, bank losses, and adjusted prices aim to shift buying power. City workers could gain while peasants lose, with rationing ending but consumer goods reserves shaping the rush.
Elizabeth B. Boudreau of the New England Library association reports that in the last six months 1,167 veterans visited library reference desks across New England seeking information on foreign patents for mousetraps. The interest shows a program to help ex GIs pursue invention and patent avenues.
In Germany forests, felled trees are found to contain bullets and shells. Adapted mine detectors are used to inspect timber before it moves to sawmills.
La Crosse Tribune Company publishes afternoons and Sunday mornings from 4th and Cass Streets La Crosse Wisconsin. Staff includes editors James E Lienlokken Alfred W Rice Gerald G Moriarity and others. Circulation and advertising departments listed with managers. Delivery and mail rates shown: home 30 cents per week. mail yearly $8.00. six months $4.25. three months $2.50. one month $1.00. Rates payable in advance.
Madison observers sense Judge J Ward Rector may be replaced by Circuit Judge Henry Hughes as of January. Public Service Commission chief H T Ferguson plans to retire under the new state retirement law. Adolph Kanneberg and other state officials face retirement implications while personnel recruitment slowly eases in parts of the government.
La Crosse Curling Club starts its 20th season with an open house at the fairgrounds rink. The piece recalls curling’s La Crosse origins with Harry Watkins and Arthur Dusty leading the first rink from 12th and Jackson. Ewald McCoy of the State Teachers College track team is named Alpine Club president, with Bernard Sheffer as assistant, Marion Lee secretary, and Bud Ender treasurer.
The annual state aviation conference sponsored by the Department of Aeronautics will be held in Milwaukee in February. The department also announced tentative approval of Stevens Point city authorities to erect a radio range facility at the municipal airport there.
In New York the Children's Aid Society plans carpentry classes for girls teaching how to make bookends shelves racks and trays reducing evening chores for future husbands.
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