China policy errors blamed for Nationalist collapse
The piece argues American missteps in China, including pressuring Chiang Kai-shek to share power with Communists and neglecting non Communist liberals. It notes vast wartime aid, inflation and corruption in Nationalist areas, and warns a coalition could backfire similar to Czechoslovakia. It suggests aiding a weakened Nationalist China might be cheaper than future Pacific defenses.
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America
China
Chiang Kaishek
Chiang
Asia
Washington
Manchuria
Kuomintang
Czechoslovakia
United States
Philippines
Hawaii
Australia
Pearl Harbor
Prayer and Providence Noted in Scripture Verse
A biblical quotation from James 5 18 reflects a prayer offered and answered with heaven giving rain and the earth yielding fruit as a sign of divine provision. The line emphasizes prayer faith and agricultural blessing.
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James
Coast defense guns fall to salvage as fleet ages
In Fort Funston Bay area a 16-inch coast defense rifle releases smoke from salvage torches rather than cordite. The old weapons are being cut apart as radar and anti-aircraft batteries assume broader defense duties, signaling obsolescence and removal from duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Funston
San Francisco Bay
Purpose Of Wealth And The Ford Foundation
The Henry Ford Foundation, started with Edsel and Henry Ford in 1936, totals 205 million dollars and is described as the largest public trust fund. A six member panel will administer it with no strings attached, focusing on medicine education social science business and the sciences to expand the foundation. Wealth is increasingly used for philanthropic aims, including Rockefeller Institute efforts, as a trend among the wealthy.
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OSE
Henry Ford Foundation
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Ford Fund
Rockefeller Institute
Labor unions and class struggle in the maritime sector debate
David Lawrence analyzes how some unions embrace class struggle inspired by Communist lines, citing the West Coast maritime unions and Bridges of the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union. The Senate-House committee report condemns cooperation with Communists and warns that such aims undermine good faith bargaining and labor-management relations.
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Washington
America
Communist Party
Senate
House Joint Committee
Ry ‘Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Harry Bes
Healim
Jenese
Pee Tial
Martime
Bridges
Ons
University of Washington
Seattle
Dudes Ve
Emnias
Com
Munist
MacArthur warns of weakened U S position in Asia
Gen. MacArthur cautions that Communist gains in China threaten the western Pacific and Japan. He urges consideration of sending more ships and forces, noting the strain on an already taxed military while avoiding specific policy prescriptions.
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Milwauke Journal
MacArthur
China
Mme Chiang Visits White House For Brief Sympathetic Hearing
A brief White House note says Mme. Chiang Kai shek visited president Truman with a long want list including money guns food and other aid for her husband and forces in China. The hearing was described as sympathetic and involved tea and a comparison to bringing coal to Newcastle.
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Muscatine
Chiang
Truman
White House
China
Mme
Newcastle
Quote from Forrestal on deficit spending limits
A Secretary of Defense statement opposes further deficit spending urging restraint as a means to protect national strength.
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Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Wisconsin educators debate Callahan run for state education head
Wisconsin educators weigh whether John Callahan should seek another term as state superintendent of public instruction. The aging veteran’s candidacy is edging toward retirement prospects while a commission urges replacing the electable post with an appointive, policy making board.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
John Callahan
Callahan
Wisconsin Commission For the Improvement of Education
State Department of Blic Instruction
Ment
Ten Years Ago Resignations in La Crosse Nursing Service
The Tribune reports ten years ago Miss Anna Knutson resigned from the La Crosse public nursing service effective January 1 and becomes Mrs. Virgil Chase of Onalaska. Regina Beaver joined the nursing staff starting January 1, while Mrs. Rose Jahimiah Roshe resigned from the board of health. The Petrsons returned to Escanaba after visiting relatives, and Miss Blanche Travis planned a New Year trip to Atlanta Georgia.
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Anna Knutson
la Crosse Public Nursing Service
Board of Wealth
Miss Knutson
Virgil Chase
Onalaska
Regina Beaver
St. Francis
Board of Health
Rose Jahimiah Roshe
Kenneth Peterson
Marilyn Mae
Escanaba
Mich
Peterson
Joseph Kujawa
South Third Street
Blanche Travis
Cass Street
Atlante
Maxine
la Crosse Reimans
Beloit
Voss
Ed Harger
la Crosse
Shoeshine Boy Becomes Prosecutor In Baldwin Race
Percy Sangster, a 58 year old former shoeshine worker, is sworn in as Lake County prosecutor in Baldwin Michigan. He becomes the first Black elected prosecutor in the United States, winning November 2 against a white opponent amid some anti Negro sentiment. Sangster cites equal law treatment and recalls past administration under Cooper to deflect claims of racial violence.
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Baldwin
Mich
Lake Sryseh
Tahies
Percy Sangster
United States
American Bar Association
Sangster
Lake County
Cooper
Great Adolf Hitler Namesakes Fade After Anschluss
A historical note shows few children named Adolf after the 1938 Anschluss as Nazi favorites like Horst Dieter and Siegfried declined among non Nazis. Officials report the name Adolf seen as a plague by many parents, with a shift toward newer trends for newborns.
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Ee Ree
Adolf Hitler
Horst
Dieter Siegfried
Adolf
Coffee harvest delayed by picker shortages in Bi Saelvader
Bi Saelvader reports a delayed harvest as a shortage of harvesters slows picking. Officials cite staffing gaps and weather interruptions affecting production timelines.
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Bi Saelvader
New Cure? Mont.: Family rushed son to hospital after accident
Pete Egeland driving with his wife and Albert to treat an appendicitis attack when their car struck a cow and overturned. Mrs. Osen suffered head injuries. Albert escaped, then vanished, while Mrs. Egeland died or was severely hurt.
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Mont
Pete Egeland
Albert
Osen
Tal
Stalin on Revolution shows Stalin's endless drive for world communism
Historicus summarizes Stalin's writings since 1919 in Foreign Affairs, arguing his goal is global communist victory. The study claims Stalin views peaceful cooperation with capitalism as only a tactical pause, with inevitable clashes and revolutions as capitalism weakens.
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Russia
Communist Party
Foreign Affairs
Historicus
Time Magazine
Washington
Ricus
George A. Morgan
U. S
Moscow
Stalin
Ban on Sealed-Beam Headlights in Switzerland
Swiss authorities ban new car registrations with sealed-beam headlights effective January 1 1949 and require all such lamps to be replaced by end of 1949 after a two year trial. Cyclists greatly outnumber motorists on narrow Swiss highways prompting the restriction.
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Bern
Switzerland
Automo
Ex-service man brings prized San-Nin-Hurri war trophy
A Northern Ireland veteran returned from Japan with a rare San-Nin-Hurri belt trophy seen as a symbol of courage. The weaponless belt bears a tiger outline on yellow silk stitched in 1,000 red threads by well-wishers. Tradition warns it should not fall into enemy hands.
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Northern Ireland
Japan
Belfast
Loyalty Fueled Northern Unity as Southern Officers Served Union
During the Civil War about 350 Southern officers and midshipmen stayed in the United States Navy to serve with Union forces, illustrating divided loyalties within seafaring ranks.
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United States Navy
New Berlin Stories and Molotov Quips Stir Laughs
Western Berlin residents joke about two new stories circulating in bars. The lines include playful banter about “Taken- PONo” and “Again he-cooks” as Molotov figures appear in tavern chatter.
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Berlin
Molotov
Clash in the Soviet Politburo Foretells Possible Power Struggle
DeWitt Mackenzie assesses Truman hints at Moscow factions amid Stalin's dominance. He traces the politburo's loyalty driven leadership, purges, and five year plans as the engine of Soviet strategy. He warns that a policy clash could spark a royal battle after Stalin's era.
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Truman
Stalin
Hitler
Answers to Questions by The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Reader questions cover who is the dean of diplomats, with the Uruguayan envoy Dr Juan Carlos Blanco presenting papers September 3, 1941. Other items note the Chalice of Antioch, and the Atlantic City boardwalk opening June 26, 1870, with details on boardwalk length and reuse.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
Washington, DC
Uruguay
Juan Carlos Blanco
Antioch
Christ
Atlantic City
Keefe
E. L. Bur
Associated Press
AP News
Tribune
la Crosse
Carrier Bay
Taft Hartley Law and the Closed Shop Question
A student asks if closed shops are forbidden by the Taft Hartley law and notes the law’s effect on union practices. The materials recall 1945 figures and discuss wage trends and cosmetics spending without full context.
Fastest growing ore city in the United States noted in Tex.
The piece comments on a Texan metropolitan area whose population rose from 510,397 in 1940 to about 740,000 currently, with a substantial increase over the decade. It highlights rapid urban growth and cites cited figures as proof of expansion.
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United States
R. A
Trivia questions and answers on libraries currency seals and tuberculosis
The text presents a series of Q and A items. It mentions Carnegie establishing 2 811 libraries worldwide at a cost of a million, a kangaroo anecdote with "roo" from Aboriginal speech, the Treasury seal design tied to the Continental Congress, and tuberculosis death rates before World War II with noted exceptions such as Japan.
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E. Bygie
Carnegie
U. S
Treasury of North America
United States
Continental Congress
Ins
United States of America
Treasury Department
U. S. Public Health Service
Japan
Our Presidents and Their Wives booklet offer
A note proposes a booklet titled Our Presidents and Their Wives detailing each president and first lady. The author asks 75 cents to be mailed with the request and wrapped payment.
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United States
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