Stewardship for a 1956 New Year in La Crosse
A New Year message urges balance between abundance and responsibility. It stresses education, health care, and welfare as core priorities, noting hospital beds, disease research, and school funding lag behind needs. The piece calls for action at the start of 1956 to ensure a richer, fuller life for Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
la Crosse Hospital
Jorie Staven
Madison
Wis
Elizabeth Avondile Osterhout
Annice Edwina Andrews
South Wayne
Edna Ebers Bunker
West Wisconsin
Wilson Centenary Honors Reflect Nation's Remembered President
The 1956 centennial of Woodrow Wilson’s birth spotlights the former Princeton educator turned New Jersey governor and U S president. Historians dispute his rank but praise his oratory and idealism despite League of Nations woes. He remains a memorable figure on the national and world stage. Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
New Jersey
Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
League of Nations
Hezekiah
Those Funny French Add Parties to 18 for Election
The piece notes France faces many political parties and, rather than reducing them, adds a couple more. The voter landscape near the upcoming general election grows more crowded as 18 parties compete.
Gentle Rebuke to a Columnist Friend From Ruark
Robert C Ruark sharply critiques Jimmy Cannon for magazine deer hunting takes. He argues city writers misjudge country life and wildlife, urging care with hunting and wildlife conservation over romanticized notions.
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Jimmy
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Witch doctors guard Samoa democracy in progress
The Pacific Islands Monthly reports that Samoan witch doctors, dressed in lava lava and ula, ward off evil spirits to allow parliamentary proceedings. During Western Samoa's constitutional convention, chaplains opened each day with spiritual cleansing before representatives speak. The notes also mention the Duchess of Windsor returning to the United States and how she should be addressed.
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Pacific Islands Monthly
Sydney
Australia
Witch Doctors
Samoa
South Pacific
South Sea
Polynesian Islands
Hawaii
Hollywood
Western Samoa
Noel Anthony
Paris
Wisconsin lawmakers weigh sales tax link to education funding
The article notes Wisconsin debates a general sales tax tied to public schools as a major financing option, citing Panzer’s push for a segregated educational tax and comparing state practice to Alabama Kansas Michigan and others. It explains Wisconsin’s history with selective sales taxes and cites Illinois expansion of rate and municipal excise authority.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Frank Panzer
State Senate
Kohler
Panzer
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Wisconsin Legislative Library
State Library
Alabama
Kansas
Michigan
New Mexico
North Dakota
Tennessee
West Virginia
Commonwealths
Illinois
Literary Guidepost Opens 1956 With New Book Finds
W G Rogers surveys forthcoming releases as 1956 begins. Notable titles include George Orwell Keep the Aspidistra Flying and Kennedy Profiles in Courage, with works by Waugh, Roberts, Wallop, Masters, Hatch, Bernstein, and Randall. Franklin letters selection slated for Jan 17 anniversary.
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George Orwell
Kenneth Roberts
Alec Waugh
Paul Carey Boles
Douglass Wallop
Roberts
Boon Island
Waugh
Glenport
Boles
Adlai FE. Stevenson
Clare Booth Luce
Alden Hatch
Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy
Bridey Murphy
Morey Bernstein
N. Martin Kramer
Merle Miller
Dc. W. Ceram
Ruth Painter Randall
Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin
Mr. Franklin
Readers Question Evolution of Education and Delinquency
Tribune editor letters note shifts from progressive education to today’s focus on trivia and quiz knowledge. They question value of what is learned versus effort and urge consideration of era, parenting, and real life usefulness.
Forecasting 1956 Politics and Economy Tied to Prosperity
The piece argues 1956 hinges on political trends affecting American and world economies. It notes the impact of foreign aid and potential conflicts on growth, inflation, and consumer demand, stressing confidence among businessmen and the uncertain path of profits into mid-1956.
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Sre
Formosa
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Portraits by James J. Metcalfe on New Year's Eve
A reflective piece contrasts New Year's Eve celebrations with sober self examination. It envisions varied acts from festive flings to holy contemplation, urging strength and grace to begin a new year and face daily life.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
The World Today: The Little Fellow Feels A Chill
James Marlow reflects on postwar anxiety as the world shifts from peace to tension. A ordinary man recalls wartime hopes, now unsettled by Khrushchev’s criticisms and a cold arms race, questioning whether a steady old age is still possible. He tightens his coat as uncertainty grows.
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James Marlow
Ten Years Ago Joyce Steele Performs Before Platteville College
Ten years ago Joyce Steele, student at Platteville Teachers College, appeared at a student program and on KDTH Dubuque radio. She presented a musical reading An Old Sweetheart of Mine by James Whitcomb Riley.
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Joyce Steele
Platteville Teachers College
KDTH
Dubuque
Miss Steele
James Whitcomb Riley
Richard Hayes
Violet Hayes
Division St
Peter Yerly
Marion Yerly
Main St
Shattuck School
Faribault
Minn
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Djakarta
Jimmy Cannon
Cannon
MR. Cannon
Beau James
New Zealand
Islands
David's
David
John Wyngaard
Capitol Dome
Wyngaard
W. G. Rogers
Literary Guidepost
Che la Crosse Tribune
W. Z. Burgess
AK. L. Bangsberg
Tribune
The
David Lawrence Dispatch
Washington
America
United States
Lawrence
Adlai Stevenson
James J. Metcalfe
Times
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Marlow
la Crosse Tribune
Charles W. Learned
Billy
R. L. Smith
Minneapolis
Eleanore Woulfe
Rochester
Viola Burch
St. Paul
O. R. Parchman
6Th St
Joseph Lawrence
Raccine
David Drummond
Lamar
Los Angeles
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