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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1956
Page
6
Successive monthly receipts near five thousand dollars in May indicate the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium is financially sound. The Auditorium Board, led by a new manager, plans auto and sports shows and top basketball games, while hiring engineers to improve acoustics and reduce sound bounce.
La Crosse celebrates its beauty in June with prime lawns and gardens. Homeowners take pride in planting, painting, and trees as green growth flourishes and new grounds show promising growth under the summer sun.
The American Meat Institute launches a broad campaign to promote hot dogs and cold cuts for picnics and home meals. Posters, varied recipes, and menus are distributed to markets to boost year round consumption. Sausage production under federal inspection neared 18 billion pounds last year with a likely rise ahead.
Babson Park Mass analyst reviews fourteen election cycles to find patterns in stock markets and economic performance. He says politics rarely alter fundamentals and foresees no major 1956 shifts, predicting steady or mixed growth with possible rallies and breaks, while cautioning that elections offer no guaranteed profits.
A Wankie national park warden reports elephants in Southern Rhodesia know the park border. They raid neighboring reserves, retreat when challenged, trumpet in defiance, and return to rest within half a mile of the boundary before venturing out again at dusk.
A Manhattan housewife writes to a cooking adviser requesting urgent guidance on adjusting recipes for high altitude. She explains the family is moving from the fourth to the 23rd floor, raising baking concerns.
Washington News Notebook reports Sen. Alexander Wiley and Rep. W Sterling Cole staged a milk shake publicity stunt in the Senate dining room for 30 Washington kids using powdered milk. A boy asked for Wisconsin beer. Wiley explained beer isn’t served in the Senate but is in the House. The boy drank his shake. President Eisenhower's travel notes hint at golf with Central America’s Dickie Rios during a Panama visit. At a reception Rep. Keith Thomson and wife hosted salami from elk. Buck Henderson of Cheyenne claims the elk. British Ambassador Sir Roger Makin and Capt. Ralph Pargas react to elk tale with light banter.
John Wyngaard reports that Secretary of Agriculture Benson spoke in Beaver Dam and Madison, stressing that dairy supply and demand trends improve cash income for farmers. The Wisconsin GOP supports Benson and Eisenhower dairy policy, projecting market-focused aims rather than government storage. Benson acknowledged unpopularity of price support adjustments but touted their effectiveness.
From the La Crosse Tribune several decade-old items note Ann Pauline MacCartney turning seven with visiting cousins and family. Also listed are visits from Mrs. Charles Redmond of Denver and scholarship awards to Gregory B. Hegenbarth for outstanding high school science work.
A reflective piece by James J Metcalfe on the value of casual social visits. The writer celebrates unforced kindness, voluntary service, and the pleasure of receiving or giving time without requests or urgency, noting the simple gift of a free visit.
George N. P. Leetch of Pennsylvania State University notes that engineering graduates average 10 to 12 job offers, 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 recalls friends who have died recently in a breezy reminiscence. He mentions Charlie MacArthur Helen Hayes Owen Brennan Tom Caplinger Louis Calhern and other vivid figures from New Orleans and New York. The piece reflects on friendship mortality and a playful afterlife.
A 1944 memoir of Christine Arnothy translated from French detailing a family and neighbors trapped in a cellar during the siege of Budapest. Bombs, hunger, and fear press in as civilians endure shelling, a wedding, and moral trials while seeking escape and safety amid shifting liberators.
J M Roberts served as AP News analyst for James Marlow, providing editorial insights and commentary on major political events. Roberts contributed analysis pieces during Marlow’s reporting era, shaping reader understanding of policy shifts and campaign dynamics.
Alarm followed President Truman’s hospital admission as doubts over severity grew and the White House care raised questions. Crowds at Walter Reed expressed worry while millions watched an anxious vigil, Amid uncertainty political speculation stayed off and concern spread globally. In Sweden Skye island voters rejected Sunday ferry service with 80 percent, valuing church observance over tourism income.
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