Trempealeau Hearing Sparks McGilvray Road Protest
Residents from Trempealeau county and nearby townships gathered to demand reconstruction and reopening of McGilvray road and its bridges. The meeting highlighted Trempealeau’s unassigned highway funds, roughly 180000, potentially funds for the project, signaling a shift in La Crosse county’s stance and promising broader regional impact on transport and access.
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Trempealeau
McGilvray Road
Trempealeau County
la Crosse County
McGilvray
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
la Crosse
McGilvray Bottoms
Perrot Park
Mystery over Washingtons National luxury aircraft
Air Secretary Symington confirms a four engined Constellation was ordered as a standby for the president's DC-6 Independence. He says Truman approved the plan a year ago. a reporter’s claim of a Dewey connection is dismissed. Symington hints at a fictitious Lockheed order and bets no Republican influence exists in the Air Force leadership. Truman denies knowledge beyond press reports.
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Washington
National
Air
Symington
Truman
Air Force
Dewey
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Mr. Truman
Warnings Issued Over Counterfeit Bills Circulating
Authorities issue warnings about counterfeit currency amid rapid money movement making detection difficult. Officials urge vigilance and report any suspicious notes to police.
Labor Act Debate Grows Over Taft-Hartley Reform
Senator Ives of New York calls for repealing the Taft-Hartley act while adding provisions reflecting Wagner and existing labor laws. He notes bipartisan hurdles and hints at alternative drafts to avoid partisan fractures, amid labor and business divisions and ongoing public commentary.
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Washington
Ives
New York
Nrk
Congress
Business Week
McGraw-Hill Company
America
Truman
Supreme Court
Labor Board
Babson on Railroads and Future of Common Stocks
Babson Park Mass. asserts railroad common stocks will decline over one or two decades due to nationalization or heavy debt burdens. He notes favored rate increases trigger regulatory pressure and predicts railroads will lose to airlines pipelines and trucking with rising costs and possible red ink. He argues unions will push for wage gains, raising costs and prompting policy shifts.
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Babson Park
Mass
Interstate Commerce Commission
Usta
Jey Gould
Jim Act
Meaning of luxury in state history work explored
Madison column argues Wisconsin State Historical Society aids state governance and education. It defends library access, records preservation, and document exchange as essential public services, not luxuries, highlighting the society as the state's historical agent and public records steward.
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Wisconsin State Society
Clifford
Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
State University
University
Heaven and Earth
America
Istorical Society
State
Agni
Christmas visitors and lodge officer elections in local notes
Tribune recaps ten and twenty years ago events with residents visiting for Christmas including Miss Mary Rohr and relatives at 425 West Avenue North. Rebekah Lodge elected officers at Odd Fellows hall with Thelma Post as noble grand and other named officials. Elizabeth Rendler travels to Washington for Christmas with Mae Flaherty. Thirty years ago notes mention a Lincoln bust donation to Lanage library and local industry changes amid a power outage caused by a short circuit.
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Mary Rohr
Badger Academy of Beauty Culture
Milwaukee
Edward G. Rohr
West Avenue
Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Thelma Post
Noble Grand
Orletta Simpson
Alice Dickson
Veleda Duerrwaechter
Fanny Franklin
Ertha Krause
Edna Mateju
Irene Watson
Elizabeth Rendler
Madison Street
Washington, D. C
Mae Flaherty
la Crosse
Albert Hirscheimer
Harvard Medical School
Harry J. Hirshheimer
South 14Th Street
Adrian Covey
Fargo
N. C
F. H. Aiken
Ida Aiken
Cass Street
Minneapolis
Frank Gleason
M.R. Aiken
MacNeil
Lincoln
Lanage — Library
Roland B. Gelatt
Ublisher
the Tribune
D. S Poate Announ
M. Kratchwil Com
Krat
Erwin Mueller
G. Heileman Brewing Company
Nash Sales Company
Alfred Reeke
Americans Healthier Than Ever Before In 1948 49
Dr Louis IL Dublin of Metropolitan Life reports that 1948 saw the lowest death rate, signaling continued health gains into 1949. The statistician notes the 1948 death rate will set a new low mark for the nation.
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New York
Louis IL Dublin
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Dublin
James Marlow: Unfinished Business From 1948
Washington columnist James Marlow reflects on 1948’s unresolved issues. Berlin airlift and Soviet tension, the UN, the Marshall Plan, and Truman’s clash with Congress defined the year. The piece notes ongoing plans, political shifts, and looming inquiries into espionage as 1949 approaches.
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Washington
Berlin
United Nations
Annex French Island for city control of schools
A reader urges La Crosse to annex French Island arguing it would allow the city board of education to provide for the lower district and ensure tax funds flow to local schools. The letter notes airport land with annexed north end and power plant taxes and cites resident work patterns and high building costs.
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Tribune
la Crosse
French Island
Northern States Power Co
Unday
City Board of Education
Ba Power Co
No serious trouble if car rumbles on acceleration
Engineering reports state that no serious trouble is indicated if an automobile rumbles when accelerated, this noise usually refers to the engine running under load and does not point to a fault requiring immediate repair.
DeWitt Mackenzie Analyzes Tojo Trial Reactions
The piece surveys mixed American reactions to the execution of Tojo and six other war leaders. It discusses religious opposition to capital punishment, questions of shared responsibility among leaders and subordinates, and the need for international law under the United Nations to govern wartime justice.
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Tojo
America
United Nations
Hitler
Answers to reader questions in The La Crosse Tribune
The Haskin Service prints reader questions and answers on topics from the president’s role as commander in chief to the origin of murderers row, Nobel life insurance figures, greenhouse glass, Santa Claus training schools, per capita cash circulation, and Sherlock Holmes’ U.S. introduction. The column cites sources and timelines, including the 19th amendment, 1920 election details, and notable baseball and literary trivia.
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United States
Harding
Santa Claus
Children’s Songs Collection for Kindergartens
An unusual collection of 118 nursery songs and singing games with words and music. Arrangements are in keys suitable for children. Directions for singing games add value. Bound in a bright cover, illustrated, priced at 25 cents postpaid.
Copy of Children's Favorite Songs Booklet Requested
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau asks readers to enclose 25 cents in paper wrapped coin to obtain a copy of the booklet Children's Favorite Songs.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D.C
Eye Street
Washington, D. C
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