Parking Plan Prompts City Wide Committee Action
The Cham ber of Commerce civic affairs committee moves to form a city wide citizens group to study multi deck parking on Market Square. Fifteen organizations are asked to appoint representatives with a first meeting set for January 20 to organize the effort and advance the project before spring elections.
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Chamber of Commerce
Civic Affairs Committee
Market Square
Citizens’ Committee
la Crosse
From Hebrews A Cloud of Witnesses and a Path Set Before
The verse urges believers to lay aside weight and sin as a race marked by faith and perseverance, inspired by a great cloud of witnesses guiding forward toward the divine goal.
America Ready to Meet Russia in Any War
A Washington correspondent warns that the United States is prepared to strike Russia with overwhelming explosive power in a future conflict. The piece asserts the U S military has atomic bombs ready and targets chosen, promising devastating first raids and high American survivability.
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Washington
U. S
Russia
America
Autumn stroll lights up a sunny forest trail
Leaves fall as walkers enjoy bright sun on a wooded path. The text hints at tensions in Indonesia over Dutch actions and mentions oil as a suspected trigger. A medical expert notes meat as a valuable part of the human diet, and a butcher shop is referenced in passing.
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Indonesia
Truman's Fair Deal speech outlined a broad program
Peter Edson notes the message bundles many items into a single package meant to keep the 81st Congress busy for two years. He highlights proposals on tax increases, anti inflation measures, housing goals, production studies, and expanded civil rights while warning critics may call it too ambitious.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
St. Lawrence Seaway
81St
Truman
FEPC
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Alaska
Guam
Samoa
Puerto Rico
The
Virgin Islands
U. S
What Others Think DON'T MAKE HIM ANGRY
A Minnesota congressman voices mixed views on Harry Truman praising his character while criticizing advisers. He says Truman calms with Missouri common sense and warns that heated advice can push him to take risky stances. The speaker predicts a rough year for Congress the president and the public alike.
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Fairmont Sentinel
Minnesota
Harry Truman
Missouri
Congress
Harry
Truman on free enterprise and rising living standards
The piece notes President Truman’s view that democracy should raise living standards for all through individual initiative within a free enterprise system. It acknowledges a need for government supervision to prevent chaos and ensure stability, while noting honest disagreement on methods to achieve these goals.
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DES Moines Register
Truman
Imperfect Instrument of World Peace
The UN is an imperfect instrument for world justice and peace. Critics argue for a new framework or rules to curb mass slaughter, abuse of force, and ensure law over global affairs. Until agreement on basic laws and will behind the instrument solidifies, new devices cannot succeed.
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NEW York Herald-Tribune
Earthworm Praised as Farmer Helper in Agriculturist Quote
An agriculturist labels the earthworm the farmer’s best friend, prompting surprise as the speaker contrasts this with the belief a Democratic administration had been the farmer’s ally.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Red Herrings as Dessert Praised by Truman Critique
In a Mason City Globe-Gazette opinion, Republicans criticize President Truman for calling opponents red herrings and deride the suggestion as tactless while commenting on political strategy during the ongoing postwar debates.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
Mr. Truman
Just Hop to It Dance Advice
A light guide encourages readers to abandon hesitation and embrace movement with simple steps. It promotes confidence, rhythm, and enjoyment in dancing without overthinking techniques.
Wisconsin Legislative Council Report Yields Mixed Results
Madison reports the first biennial legislative council record contains 115 new bills for the 1949 session. The Bubolz committee drives notable work in state personnel and highway safety, while several panels show limited impact. Independent groups, including the Education Commission and Schlabach’s visiting committee, issue strong but evolving efforts.
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Madison
Wis
Legislative Council
Bubolz
Bibolz
Appleton
Othe
Wisconsin Commission On Education
Foster Porter
Blooton
Legislative
Rudy Schlabach
la Crosse
Schlabach
Tribune Snippets Through Decades Of Local Happenings
Ten years ago Mrs Emma Berg of 1206 Charles street planned a California visit with San Francisco and Los Angeles highlights. Ten years ago Kenneth Doane of Sparta became president of the Men s Intramural Athletic association at La Crosse State Teachers College. Twenty years ago Joseph A. Arit was elected president of the La Crosse Amateur Radio club as the group renamed itself. Roland G Fisher left for Stout Institute studies after a holiday visit with his agents. Dr E A Gotterdam went to California for a month. Harold Rodeghier was elected captain of the 1929 La Crosse Teachers College football team and named an all state conference halfback. Thirty years ago Henry Lueth became poor bailiff. Walter Goetzinger and Miss Lillie Lohry wed at 1105 State Street. Forty years ago the St Francis hospital report logged 2049 patients treated. local articles note business changes and corporate filings.
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Emma Berg
Charles Street
California
Berg
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Kenneth Doane
Sparta
la Crosse State Teachers College
Doane
James Masik
Joseph A. Arit
la Crosse
la Crosse Radio Association
la Crosse Amateur Radio Club
Leif Knutson
Edmund Burnett
Buchmann
W. D. Sanial
Roland G. Fisher
Menomonie
Wis
Stout Institute
Keeler
Henry Lueth
Ben Sunday
Walter Goetzinger
Lillie Lohry
Waukesha
State Street
St. Francis Hospital
W. A Thompson
H. E. Clark
Secretary of State and Register of Deeds
Yo Society of S Fouts Oe
Ruling Clears Lord Atkinson Of Extra Income Tax
MADISON Wis Lord R Atkinson Portage does not owe an additional 2620 70 income tax assessment for 1943 46 as previously set by the Columbia county assessor of incomes The state board of tax appeals reversed the assessor and the state department of taxation upheld the original estimate The ruling also involves his wife Lillian Atkinson who appealed the assessment with him
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Madison
Wis
Lord R. Atkinson
Portage
State Board of Tax Appeals
Columbia County Assessor of
Atkinson
Lillian
State Department of Taxation
UCT Initiates Class at La Crosse Travel Club Meeting
The UCT initiates ten new members including Merl Barton Harold Wood and nine others from La Crosse and Sparta. Grand Counselor C C Ayres praises the degree team and advises new members on benefits and affiliations with attendees such as Emery Jones Geo Egge and C M Morris Lillethan.
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Emery Jones
Geo A. Egge
Sparta
C. M. Morris Lillethan
Even Evenson
Charles Warner
William Jones
C. C. Barton
Earl Wilson
Williams Initiated into Delta Sigma Pi at Marquette
James E. Williams of 414 North 17th Street was formally initiated into the local chapter of Delta Sigma Pi the international business administration fraternity at Marquette University Milwaukee. Williams is a senior in the College of Business Administration at Marquette.
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James E. Williams
N. 17Th St
Delta Sigma Pi
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Williams
College of Business Administration
Marquette
Life expectancy gaps widen for Black Americans
An article notes that the average Black man in the United States now lives about twenty three and a half years longer than in 1900 and Black women about 244 percent longer, reflecting improvement in lifespan.
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United States
Budget Talk Triggers Months of Congressional Debate
President Truman sends the 1949 budget to Congress for the fiscal year starting July 1. Budget officials, department heads, and press outlets prepare analyses as Congress prepares to wrangle over figures and funding for government operations. The process spans from January delivery to cut‑and‑debate battles through the summer.
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Dent Truman
Congress
Washington
Budget Bureau
Army
White House
Capitol
Absurd claims Senator Magnuson married Toni Seven
Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington dismisses reports he wed 25 year old actress heiress Toni Seven. He calls the romance rumors absurd and cites weather delays as the reason for his absence when the rumors surfaced.
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Toni
Washington
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
June Millarde
Toni Seven
Magnuson
Head of King Philip Displayed in Plymouth for Decades
Britannica notes that the colonial leader Metacomet also known as King Philip had his head displayed on a pole in Plymouth for 25 years after the 17th century conflict with New England colonists.
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Philip
New England
Plymouth
Reds Claim Russian Earlier First Flight Inventor
A Moscow based youth paper Komsomo Pravda asserts a Russian developed the first powered heavier-than-air machine. It credits a July 1882 monoplane and names Wilbur Wright as 21 years old in the report.
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Moscow
Komsomo Pravda
Wilbur Wright
Truman Denial Keeps U S Policy Firm In Cold War
DeWitt Mackenzie notes President Truman rejects Life magazine speculation of a policy shift toward Moscow. He affirms no change in American policy, urging continued firm stance to support the Marshall plan and deter Soviet aggression amid Western European talks.
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Truman
America
United States
Kansas City
Moscow
Wash
Russia
Jay Franklin
Life Magazine
Dean Acheson
Pat
Europe
Washington
Haskin Service Answers Reader Questions
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers to answer factual questions for three cents postage. Zion refers to the highest hill in Jerusalem and to both the earthly and heavenly Jerusalem. Population shifts after July 1 will add representatives for Florida Indiana Michigan Oregon Texas and Washington while New York and several states will lose seats.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Palestine
Zion
M. C. Zion
Jerusalem
City of
David
California
Congress
M. C
Florida
Indiana
Michigan
Oregon
Texas
Washington
House of Representatives
New York
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Welcome Wagon service born in Memphis in 1928
The Welcome Wagon originated in Memphis Tennessee in 1928 and spread to hundreds of cities. It draws on the old greeting wagon train custom and credits Thomas W Briggs with creating the present service.
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Memphis
Tenn
Thomas W. Briggs
Shortest platform in U.S. party history cited
The 1860 Democratic platform is noted as the shortest ever, with about 350 words, making it the briefest written platform for either major party.
Source of the saying Spare the rod and spoil the child
The expression originates in Samuel Butler’s Hudibras Part II canto 1. The idea appears in several Bible passages, notably Proverbs 13 24 19 18 and 23 13 14, reflecting a familiar admonition about discipline.
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Samuel Butler
Which fuel gives most uniform heat in stoves
The Bureau of Mines says gas produces heat at a more nearly constant rate than wood coal or fuel oil. Gas and fuel oil both allow continuous feeding for uniform heat, while wood and coal are fed intermittently in small stoves.
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Bureau of Mines
Most northerly town in Europe Hammerfest Norway
Question and answer discusses Hammerfest Norway as Europe's northern town, noting its harbor stays ice free year round due to warm westerly winds and the north Atlantic drift from the Gulf of Mexico.
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Europe
Hammerfest
Norway
Gulf of Mexico
Women may enlist under the women's armed services integration act
Women may enlist in the armed forces under the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act of 1948 signed by the president on June 12 1948. The act allows female enlistment and outlines integration into military service.
Possessions of the United States listed by D A
The United States possessions include Alaska Baker Island the Panama Canal Zone Christmas Islands Hawaii Howland Island Jarvis Island Palmyra Island Puerto Rico American Samoa Virgin Islands Wake Island Midway Island.
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United States
D. A
Alaska
Baker Island
Panama Canal Zone
Christmas Islands
Guam
Hawaiian Islands
Howland Islands
Jarvis Island
Palmyra Island
Puerto Rico
American Samoa
Virgin Islands
Wake and
Midway Islands
Red Letter Testament New Testament Offer
An advertising notice promotes a red letter New Testament with Savior words in red. The 254 ages volume includes extra supplementary material, slim paper, flexible back, offered postpaid for 25 cents with a coupon. Coupon address is The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau Washington DC.
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la Crosse Tribune
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
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