Recap of Stevenson Luncheon Sparks Public Pondering
Citizens at a chamber luncheon with Congressman Bill Stevenson voiced concerns on postwar issues. Questions covered surplus army stocks and government funding, postwar conversion, taxes, and paternalism. Attendees urged self reliance, resisting Washington control while urging clearer citizen involvement.
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Bill Stevenson
Chamber
Congress
Mr. Stevenson
Washington
PWA
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Bill
General Marshall attacked by AFL over rail strike remarks
AFL charges General Marshall did not know what he spoke of regarding the rail strike impact abroad. The labor group buys ads to question an informed source's statements while defending the secrecy of military information and the joint chiefs' ability to warn about Overseas unrest and invasion costs.
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Marshall
United States Army
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Balkans
America
Turkey
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Ankara
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Postwar Jobs By Roger W Babson 1944 Career Advice
Babson urges service men wives to plan now for returned husbands. He advocates matching jobs to individual interests, suggests small businesses and land near communities, and recommends stocks in chains and banks as hedge against inflation. He stresses hiring the returning soldier in his prewar rôle and prioritizing his needs over the wife’s wishes.
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Roger W. Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Treaties To Be Problem In Postwar Peace Debates
Washington weighs three questions on treaty power as war ends. Kenneth Colegrove argues Senate two thirds rule blocks popular will, proposes majority approval by both houses. warns executive agreements threaten constitutional balance. He cites historical use and risks to democracy.
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Washington
Senate
Kenneth Colegrove
Northwestern University
American Senate
House of Representatives
Colegrove
Congress
Federal Republic
La Crosse airport nears A rating as work wraps up
Officials say the La Crosse county air facility will receive a class A rating from the U S department of commerce when construction ends early spring. Also noted are court motion days on Jan 13 and 20 and a college auditorium program featuring Alonzo W Pond under Chicago's Interstate Bureau.
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la Crosse County
French Island
U. S. Department of Commerce
Circuit Court
Lars Instenes
College Auditorium
Alonzo W. Pond
Interstate Bureau of Chicago
Automobile Club of
Wisconsin
Chamber of Commerce
H. J. McConnell
O. E. Fischer
Dodge City
Kan
Peter Newburg
Dorothy
Francis White
Miami
Fla
G. R. Hauser
Charles Street
Costan
Ill
John Wilson
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Washin D. C
Maud Boyd
Chicago
Schlutter
Main Street
F. S. Hyland
Portage
Sparta
W. C. Hawkins
Clark S. McCoy
Monroe County Democrat
Merrill
Stimson Criticizes Rail Takeover In Warfront Drama
A provocative wartime column denounces Secretary Stimson and General Somervell for seizing railroads to avert civilian strikes, while praising General Anderson for reporting precision bombing gains. It condemns the move as a dereliction of duty and a distraction from frontline victory.
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Stimson
Brehon Somervell
Pearl Harbor
Somervell
Anderson
Eighth Bomber Command
New Short Courses In Chemical Analysis For Stanford Women
Stanford assembles a 12 week chemistry analysis course replacing two years of study. War plants seek draft proof analysts, training women to work in labs forty hours weekly with night study. Over 70 graduates include Evelyn Thompson, a Pearl Harbor evacuee who joined to help with war effort.
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Stanford
Stanford University
Chemistry Lab
U. S. Office of Education
Evelyn Thompson
Pearl Harbor
Evelyn
Badgers Credited With 11 Jap Planes
Five Wisconsin fighter pilots in the China war theater destroyed 11 Japanese planes between June 3 and December 10 and likely shot down four more. Scores include Lieut W J Kramer of Appleton with two confirmed and two probables, Lieut R Colbert of Madison one air and one ground tied, Lieut C F Pruett of Appleton three confirmed, Capt W E Miller of Neillsville three confirmed two probables, Lieut Col H M Pike of Portage one confirmed and one probable.
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U. S
China
Wisconsin
W. J. Kramer
Appleton
Wis
R Colbert
Madison
C. F. Pruett
W. E. Miller
Neillsville
United States
H. M. Pike
Portage
University Working Under Double Time
Tucson Arizona United States clocks show double time as Arizona returns to mountain standard time effective January 1 for civilian University of Arizona activities. Army and Navy training units keep mountain war time causing some buildings to have clocks one hour apart.
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Tucson
Ariz
University of Arizona
Arizona
Army
Navy
Ludwig Stein Dies at 80 Widely Known Clothier
Funeral services are set for Ludwig Stein 80 a prominent figure in wholesale clothing who died Tuesday. Stein formerly led B Kuppenheimer Co and also served as president of the National Clothing Manufacturers association in Chicago.
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Chicago
Ludwig Stein
Stein
B. Kuppenheimer & Co
National Clothing Manufacturers’ Association
Coat Marks Spot Quail Hidden Under Coat
Arkansas City reports hunter Grover Dunn shot a bird then marked the fall area with his coat and searched the ground without success. Returning to retrieve the coat he found the quail beneath it.
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Arkansas City
Ark
Grover Dunn
La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press Contact Info
Front matter lists publication details for the La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press, including publisher W. T. Burgess, editors R. L. Bangsberg and E. H. Hoffman, and city editor A. W. Rice. It notes daily afternoon and Sunday morning editions and the papers’ association with the Associated Press.
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Osse
LA Crosse
the Beautiful
W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
E. H. Hoffman
A. W. Rice
Wis
Tribune and Leader-Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
Who Will Reach Berlin Ahead of Allies
A suburban station discussion weighs the odds of the Russians reaching Berlin first. The column argues Moscow, Teheran, and London-US-UK unity now align, reducing postwar friction. If Russians reach Berlin early, they may seek prestige, but overall All-Common cause should prevail.
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Berlin
Kiev
Britain
Moscow
Teheran
United States
England
Reader Q and A from The Tribune Information Bureau
A compilation of reader questions and answers on diverse topics. Qs cover miracles by Jesus Christ the Lazarus raising, Russian national anthem composers, choir origins, Aldrich Family cast, Savannah ship details, and spider Lycosa scutulata carrying young on its back with concise authoritative replies.
What is a magic square and its history
A magic square is a square arrangement of numbers where every row, column, and both diagonals sum to the same constant. The concept is ancient, known in China and India, where such squares were carved as amulets or talismans on metal or stone.
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Guido d’ Arezzo
China
India
Horse race name origin and star visibility questions
The Futurity Stakes name comes from entries due before foaling. Stars cannot be seen with naked eye in daytime due to the sun but brighter stars are visible with a telescope. Sabu was born at Mysore.
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Sabu
A. Sabu
Mysore
Short Snorters Club Entry Rules
The National Aeronautic Association notes the Short Snorters is not formal and uses a verbal constitution. Local entrance rules vary and a person who has flown across the ocean cannot apply unilaterally. he must be invited by another member to join and can be initiated by the inviting member.
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Short Snorters Club
B.I.S. A
National Aeronautic Association
Short Snorters
World War Cost in Money and Lives
The cost of the last world war in money and lives cannot be exactly determined. An estimate by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is referenced as part of the discussion.
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Carnegie Endowment For International
SCREEN ACTRESS CLUES PUZZLE SOLUTION
Crossword style clues list includes horizontal and vertical entries with numbers and partial hints. Entries cover film terms, pronouns, ranks, directions, and foreign language words across a grid.
Information Almanac for Daily Life Published in 1944
A promotional note from the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau invites readers to order a 1944 almanac style publication. It promises daily facts across radio, military topics, religion, motion pictures, charts, and useful material, priced at fifteen cents with coupon included.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washi da’ Cc
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