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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Page
6
A lengthy editorial laments Memorial Day costs and a year deficit that halted individual graveside plantings. It urges strengthened organization and funding from veterans groups to preserve the tradition and honor fallen heroes with continued communal support.
A biblical verse asserts the speaker’s reliance on gold as ultimate hope and trust, warning against placing wealth above moral integrity and divine guidance. The quotation cautions that wealth cannot substitute for true security.
Marshfield News-Herald reports both Wisconsin houses approved a bill to set a 65 mph maximum on Badger highways. The editorial notes modern cars exceed this pace but argues the limit promotes safety and allows penalties for reckless driving with governor signing anticipated.
David Lawrence argues for a joint chiefs charter to unify military services. He cites Key West constraints and favors a flexible war plan with mutual budget scrutiny, allowing each service to choose weapons within a shared budget and missions.
Roger W. Babson argues commercial fishing could be mankind’s future food source. He cites Gloucester as a fishing hub and urges UN regulation of trawling and net mesh to protect stocks. He notes high egg production but low survival, discusses processing sanitation, and outlines earnings for sailors, shore workers, and salesmen.
Madison officials debate a proposed retirement system for state judges offering five percent from earnings and a treasury subsidy. Bar supporters point to six near incapacitation circuit judges and aging Supreme Court members, hoping a pension would clear the bench for younger jurists and cover Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry.
The La Crosse Tribune Informa tion Bureau answers readers questions on stamp gum effect, venom extraction from snakes, U S Communist party origins, dog lifespan, Scotch whisky ingredients, Bible word count, air dust levels, Staked Plain name origin, Rotten Row etymology, sundial vs clock accuracy, and Hell entrance according to ancient belief, citing brief historical or scientific facts.
Learn to grow plants at home by controlling light air humidity soil moisture and temperature. This illustrated copy explains do and don t for successful house plant care. Enclose 10 cents with a coupon from 316 Eye St NE Washington DC for a copy of the House Plants guide.
In a Washington column James Marlow contrasts Eisler's escape to England and freedom under Western due process with how a Communist regime would treat him. The piece argues that under communism the state, not the individual, governs and that Western courts protect individual rights even for enemies.
Senate investigators label gasoline costs as highway robbery noting 1948 oil profits soared. Maybank will summon major oil companies around June 15 to explain price boosts despite reduced production and demand. Paris talks move toward Austrian peace and Russian troop withdrawal, while Czech guerrillas threaten Communist officials near Bratislava.
Tribune items recap residents returning from trips and events. Loretta Hurt visited St. Louis for three weeks. Jim ONeil placed fourth in a college decathlon and won the mile at Columbia College in Dubuque. Regina Stavrum travels to Norway with her son James, June 15 sail from New York. Alma Johnson visits Great Falls. Ferndale, the Mississippi summer resort, sold by Mrs. Salzer to Dr. Mast of La Crosse, ending 40 years as Salzer family summer home.
The Mayor of Malden England set up a charity to support the widow and children of Henry J Dale a bricklayer who died while attempting to halt a runaway horse that threatened a group of children.
About 120 patients at a sanatorium outside Paris staged a hunger strike protesting excessive beef portions. The protest drew attention to meal allocations and patient rights within the facility.
Mrs. Truman cuts the green and white ribbon at the 20th annual flower mart on the Pilgrim Steps of Washington cathedral. The event, run by All Hallows Guild, raises funds for the Bishop's garden while notable attendees include Mrs. Wilson Mrs. Acheson and other prominent wives. Proceeds support maintenance and the chapter notes cathedral construction resumes after a seven year pause.
A London woman obtained a divorce on the grounds of desertion after her husband spoke to her only once in four years while living with and supporting her, the four year mark having passed.
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