Tides of Toys for Europe appeals in La Crosse
Local American Legion post urges rapid toy donations for Europe’s tots through CARE airmail shipments by New Year’s Day. Commander Ernest O Hanson and the post emphasize personal diplomacy via donor names and direct gift giving to foster international friendship and future peace.
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American Legion
Legion
Ernest O. Hanson
Legion Post
George Craig
Toys
Europe
Machinery of Care
la Crosse Legion Post
Collabora
Stalin's 70th birthday sparks study of long rule
A world focus on Joseph Stalin's 70th birthday prompts research showing his nearly 26 years of dictatorship exceed most modern rulers. The piece compares Stalin with historical figures including Napoleon, Hitler, Mussolini, Diaz, Lenin, and Chiang Kai-shek, noting who died in office, exiled, or by assassination and who left power by other means.
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Joseph Stalin
Hitler
Fuehrer
Mussolini
Julius Caesar
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon III
Stalin
Franco
Spain
Salazar
Portugal
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Lenin
Russia
Der
Napoleons
Rivera
Machado
Cuba
Diaz
Chiang Kai-shek
Turning The Tables On Propaganda Efforts At VOA
The Voice of America uses foreign language tactics to attract listeners and now features a transcript showing Russian Foreign Minister Vishinsky contradicting Moscow press reports. The piece notes Vishinsky’s reluctant participation and frames it as a counterpropaganda move.
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Voice of America
Vishinsky
United Nations
Moscow
Reapportionment Debate From a Rural Good Government View
Roger Babson argues rural areas should dominate representation arguing large cities lack character and knowledge. He highlights California and New York examples and warns against referendums preferring current apportionment to protect small communities like New Boston New Hampshire. He claims relief funds and crime stem from urban centers and urges vigilance against changes.
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New
Boston
N. H
Conference of Mayors
Los Angeles
San Francisco
California
America
Friends of Good Government
New Boston
Wisconsin veterans housing bill stalls amid bonus doubts
Wisconsin Governor Rennebohm stalls a World War II veteran cash bonus while lawmakers debate a housing subsidy plan. Assemblyman Ludvigsen warns a future bonus could be funded by staged payments to ease tax impact, as the housing program moves slowly and faces opposition from local service officers and veterans groups.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Rennebohm
Wyngaard
Alfred Ludvigsen
Waukesha County
Legislative Council
Ludvigsen
Wisconsin Association of County Service Officers
Christmas Eve Reflections on Cancer and Cheer
James Marlow laments that illness shadows holiday cheer as cancer claims many lives. He shares a veteran father’s story of a man with a terminal diagnosis, noting 200000 cancer deaths yearly and urging Brains and training to advance research alongside war prep.
Christmas party season fills weeks with festive events
A town roundup notes holiday cheer as diverse groups host December gatherings. A Fourth and Main street bus scene features postmen delivering mail during a stop, a boy colors a picture with red hair, and the Vieth family welcomes Suzanne with eight teeth at nine months old. Christmas parties extend through late December in Westby and Coon Valley churches.
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Norwalk
Merlin Vieth
Suzanne
Westby
Coon Valley
Little Man With A Big Voice Urges Atomic Armistice
Drew Pearson notes Carlos Romulo faces scorn yet pursues peace by proposing a global halt to atomic weapons construction. He argues goodwill is essential, as do U S Quakers and Argentines, while Washington warns of no room for progress without it. The piece also sketches Sen. Arthur Vandenberg’s push for bipartisan foreign policy and other postwar political theater.
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Washington
Carlos Romulo
UN General Assembly
Romulo
U. S
Pearson
Kremlin
State Department
Russia
West
Arthur Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Truman
San
Michigan
Dewey
Ten years ago La Crosse highway office relocation discussed
A La Crosse Wisconsin highway office relocation would affect forty one employees of the highway commission. The Chamber of Commerce seeks owners to list vacant industrial buildings in La Crosse. Tom Rendler, Amery educator, visits his mother on Copeland Avenue during holidays.
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Wisconsin Highway Commission
Hoeschler
la Crosse
Superior
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Rendler
Amery
Wis
Stella Rendler
Copeland Avenue
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