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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1948
Page
4
The piece argues Christmas blends faith with charitable acts, praising unselfish giving over mere devotion. It cites Saint Paul and Matthew to emphasize that real spirit lies in works. It warns the Christmas ethos fades unless lived through ongoing acts of kindness.
The editor of a popular New York paper replies to Virginia O’Hanlon’s question about Santa Claus. He argues belief depends on faith, not sight, stating Santa exists as surely as love and generosity. He warns that disbelief would dull childhood wonder and romance.
A Christmas misfortune hit Mrs. Marion Krajewski and her seven children in Onalaska as an appeal for aid launches. The Salvation Army and the La Crosse Tribune collect clothing funds and shelter donations, with neighbors and relatives aiding already.
The speaker reassures Virginia that Santa Claus is real beyond doubt. He asserts there is nothing more real than the wonder he brings to childhood, insisting Santa will continue to bring joy for millennia.
The piece argues Congress will decide if it yields to a labor union driven minority stance and if the Taft Hartley Act should be repealed. It warns of a closed shop, union funding for politics, and a drift toward one party rule, with management portrayed as defeated and the public interest unorganized.
Police chase leads after a thief leaves a portion of his thumb in a doorway during a confrontation. The story notes a booming popcorn business nearing two hundred million dollars annually, highlighting the era's slang and local color.
A Christmas poem showing Santa facing a budgeted maze of requests from Stalin Truman Congress and unions. It humorously contrasts desires for atom bombs funding Taft Hartley tax and military spending with the need to satisfy diverse wishes while keeping peace with readers and the world.
A nostalgic piece lamenting the loss of simple Christmas traditions. The author recalls a frugal, handmade tree, stockings with oranges and nuts, and modest gifts, contrasting with modern lavish spending and a parade of service workers needing tips. Santa is humorously framed as busy packing a bag.
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau answers reader questions on calendar changes in 1752, authorship of quotable sayings, why vote tellers are named, dog race track sizes, Civil War army figures, cemented wells, apple monuments, Long Island Sound freezing in 1888, Turney Stewart tomb theft, hippopotamus ages, and Perry brothers.
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau announces a 1948 Uncle Sam's Almanac in its 23rd year. It contains no advertising or propaganda and offers practical, family oriented facts and figures for the year. Priced at 25 cents postpaid, mail orders to Washington DC with name street or rural route city state.
The Tribune lists Christmas visit plans from ten years ago. William C Panke family hosts Robert Panke from West Point, E W Stenberg of Clear Lake Wis, Roy Heck and daughter June from Minneapolis, plus relatives from New York City and Berkeley. Midshipman Francis Riley returns from Annapolis.
DeWitt Mackenzie writes from New York at Rockefeller Plaza describing the giant 90 foot Christmas tree with 6000 lights, the ice rink, and crowds from states and foreign nations. He recalls wartime memories, nativity scenes, and a belief in peace and goodwill among diverse people.
A Mt and run crash was reported Thursday night by Murole Baumbach in the neighborhood of 9 30 p m with damage estimated at 30. Three cars collided at 12 53 p m near the intersection of Gillette and Rose streets. Samuel B Heber 2733 George Street slid at a turn striking Mrs Dorothy J Mahlam who was driving west on Gillette. Heffner lost control and hit a parked car owned by Clyde Searle 2103 George Street causing 20 damage to Heffner and Mahlam and 45 to Searle. Greasewood is noted as a common shrub in Wyoming.
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