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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1956
Page
4
Monthly auditorium receipts near 5000 dollars in May reflect stable operation and ward off a white elephant label. The board plans auto and sports shows and top basketball games, while an engineer works to fix acoustics to reduce sound bounce and improve presentations.
The article praises La Crosse as City Beautiful with June as the lush season. Gardens, lawns, and trees are thriving, homeowners prune and paint, and new grounds show growing trees. Pride in surroundings shines as residents spruce up in mid year.
The American Meat Institute expands a campaign to popularize hot dogs and cold cuts for all meals and snack periods. Posters, recipes, and menus are distributed to markets as the push aims to move surplus meat, boost consumption, and benefit producers while offering affordable, tasty options for outdoor eating. Last year sausage production reached 18 billion pounds and a similar rise is expected.
Roger Babson argues that politics rarely alters the economy and forecasts steady 1956 conditions. He notes no reliable pattern in stock markets across fourteen election years and predicts no new boom but potential market swings with rallies and breaks amid ongoing prosperity.
A Wankie national park game warden reports elephants from nearby reserves learn park borders and raid cultivated lands. At dawn they depart for the fields, return near the boundary to rest, and resume incursions at dusk, trumpeting defiance as guards attempt to keep them out.
A Manhattan housewife asks a cooking adviser to issue rapid guidance on high altitude baking changes for a move from the fourth to the 28th floor. She explains the family will relocate soon and seeks timely instructions.
Sen Alexander Wiley and Rep W Sterling Cole hosted 30 Washington area youths in the Senate dining room for powdered milk shakes. A boy quipped he’d prefer Wisconsin beer, prompting a lesson on dining room rules. The piece also notes Eisenhower’s golf ties on trips and a party featuring elk salami at a Cheyenne reception with remarks from British Ambassador Roger Makin and others.
Secretary Benson spoke at the Daily Day Festival in Beaver Dam before about 2000 people. He argued dairy farmers must cut costs raise quality and expand markets and defended federal price support changes as workable despite initial unpopularity. The event showcased GOP support for Benson and administration farm policy.
A reflective verse about the value of casual social calls and friendly visits without obligations. The piece emphasizes the pleasure of receiving unrequested company and of quietly visiting others, aiming to serve friends without strings. 1956 Field Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
The placement director at Pennsylvania State University notes engineers receive 10 to 12 offers on average, teachers 8 to 10, and business administration 5 to 6. Starting salaries run about $410 per month for engineers and $375 for other graduates.
Robert C. Ruark reflects on friends who recently died, from Charlie MacArthur to Owen Brennan and Tom Caplinger, noting their lively lives and humor. He recalls Louis Calhern and a host of notable acquaintances, insisting he remains unbowed and hopeful about an afterlife full of mischief and camaraderie.
Christine Arnothy’s memoir set in 1944 Budapest chronicles a girl and family trapped in a cellar as bombs fall. Nazis, Russians, and civilians endure hunger, fear, and a fragile hope for escape while a priest marries two lovers amid devastation.
AP News Analyst notes President Truman returned to Walter Reed Hospital after a serious health episode. Uncertainty surrounds his condition and potential impact on term plans as Mrs Eisenhower and family arrive. millions watch an anxious vigil. Also reported, Scots vote 80 percent to forgo ferry service to keep Sunday worship intact.
Ten years ago Ann Pauline MacCartney celebrated her seventh birthday with cousins as guests. Gregory B. Hegenbarth won a $300 Dr Adolph Gundersen foundation science scholarship after graduating Aquinas. Twenty years ago the Community Chest planned a Sept 21–26 campaign and Myral Barber won a College Club scholarship after top scores in AUW exams. Thirty and forty years ago notes mention guests, trips, and school leadership, plus fashion from Moscow with expensive furs and rail-lit arches.
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