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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1958
Page
4
A nationwide survey reported by U S News finds a sudden upsurge in home financing and construction as warmer weather and easier credit boost buyer interest. Builders target 1 150 000 starts in 1958, an over 10 percent rise from 1957, with FHA and GI loans drawing attention.
The piece argues that voters judge an administration by how it handles accumulated problems from war, economy, and abroad. It notes Truman era issues and Eisenhower’s mixed tenure, with space, recession, and foreign tensions challenging public confidence and urging decisive action.
Roger Babson argues that widespread Sunday shopping signals a shift toward materialism and weakens spiritual values. He cites Hess Brothers and a Pennsylvania case, notes suburban shopping and wartime hours, and urges churches and families to reaffirm moral standards amid changing commerce.
A beggar entered Ben Gurion's Jerusalem office and shouted that his wife and children were starving. The prime minister offered five pounds, remarking that the scene influenced his generosity. The beggar kept the money, noting the premier does not understand begging. Prices rise, the world wonders how the other half lives.
Twenty years ago 1938 a ransom bid on a child prompts a Florida kidnap search. Milwaukee accident details and a governor’s aide recall failings while Ekern acts as interim governor. A policeman’s murder case and wartime era notes appear, with public employment, student news, and local civic items. Thirty and forty year recaps cover Wisconsin politics, transport, and local life, including legal suits, gas rates, and summer excursions.
Reader queries cover currency terms tanner shilling bob and quid and aliens voting rights period history including the 1926 closing of alien ballots. Also details on Pendleton 1958 Roundup dates and Bonneville salt flats racing origins with Jefferson Davis capture at Irwinville Georgia.
Claudius Philippe of Waldorf Astoria identifies top drawing power figures for fundraisers. He highlights the president, vice president, cabinet, Churchill, Queen Elizabeth II, Macmillan, and notable business leaders like Ford and Watson Jr, plus personality figures such as Billy Graham and Mary Martin.
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau advertises a 42 page booklet titled Modern Letter Writing. It covers punctuation capitalization letter format and model letters for family use and special occasions. Postage is 25 cents postpaid with coupon.
A Wisconsin official criticizes the informal, undertrained method of selecting sheriffs across rural counties. He cites part time deputies, amateur investigations, and strategic political protection, urging reform as candidates for governor face the issue amid wider calls for modernization.
Robert Ruark muses on a wartime idea a general proposed to incapacitate foes without killing them. He imagines a method of mass psychological fatigue using endless trivia and social gossip to bore soldiers into submission, ending with global peace through sheer tedium.
A dated verse titled My Angel Always expresses steadfast affection for a beloved, pledging eternal devotion and protection. The text contrasts devotion with weather and time, ending with a 1958 Field Enterprises, Inc. copyright note and a separate caption about women’s appearance versus men.
Mrs R mails a note to Dr Edwin P. Jordan describing a 13 year old boy’s repeated heat symptoms after four hours in 80 degree sun. The doctor outlines sunstroke and heat exhaustion, their symptoms, risks, and that prevention is crucial for future protection.
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