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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1951
Page
6
The 41st Father's Day anniversary falls on June 17 with the theme a good home means good citizenship. Senator Estes Kefauver is named Father of the Year for leadership in promoting clean government and public awareness of crime.
Dispatches say the four new American divisions arriving in Germany are being housed as garrison troops with full social services and family accommodations. Critics warn this peacetime setup may hinder readiness for a potential Russian attack and favor a slower, less mobile force.
The article argues that a cease fire would be handled by General Ridgway as theatre commander rather than the UN good offices, detailing why military rather than political channels suit a armistice. It notes Marshall’s trip to the Far East and potential for Ridgway to receive instructions for probing enemy intentions.
In Wisconsin politics Philipps long run as national GOP committeeman is challenged by Henry Ringling backed by key state party leaders. The Wisconsin Rapids convention next month will decide who represents the state at the 1952 national convention. Ringling is praised for his steady work in the state organization, while Philipp is criticized for neglecting campaign work and organization duties.
The column pools gossip on General Hoyt and the WAFS, Col. May’s removal amid debates over women in the air force, and Mary Jo Shelly’s rise. It also covers Stuart Symington’s RFC probes into Frank Boykin, loan connections, and Marshall’s Tokyo trip amid Pershing–MacArthur era rivalries and Roosevelt promotions.
James Marlow reports that a Senate committee led by Sen. Maybank will investigate whether cattlemen organized a meat strike to force OPS to drop beef price controls. The piece notes prices, OPS plans, and political pressure from cattlemen and officials including Michael V. DiSalle and Charles E. Wilson.
The common council last night eliminated all bidders for the Black River dredging of a north side bathing beach and arranged a path to lower costs without awarding a contract on bids. Twenty years ago Miss Elvira Lee a dental hygienist and former president of the Wisconsin dental hygienists association sailed June 25 on the Empress of Japan for Yokohama en route to Japan and China.
La Crosse Tribune notes construction of a market square train shed to start in a week or 10 days. Authorized months ago, the shed will be 20 feet wide and 176 feet long. Also mentions Miss Alice Borresen’s travel to the east en route to France.
Washington reports six American technicians in Iran under Point Four with plans to raise staff to 20 or 30 by year end. A Near East Foundation village improvement program runs in about 75 rural communities. Major aid includes 20 tons of DDT for malaria control and Aldrin spraying for grasshoppers. American Legion selects 94 year old Donald R. Wilson of Clarksburg WV as next national commander after straw poll.
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