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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1949
Page
4
The YMCA and La Crosse Water Front Safety Council launch annual water safety drive with the caution Swim Safely and Play Safe. They note nearly 100 million Americans cannot swim and urge bathing only where a lifeguard is present to prevent holiday tragedy.
A biblical verse from Isaiah 28 1 denounces pride and drunkenness. The text warns Ephraim its glorious beauty fading like a flower atop valleys overwhelmed by wine.
The House Armed Services Committee is empowered to subpoena witnesses and records to investigate the B-36 bomber purchase. The inquiry will explore when and why it was bought, how procurement occurred, and any impact on other aircraft programs. It seeks full disclosure of factors including ties to Defense Secretary Johnson and Air Secretary Symington, and whether politics influenced the decision. The panel underscores the high stakes for national safety.
Four German labor leaders visiting the United States observe American freedoms and opportunities, noting how space and wealth shape individual movement. They suggest their impressions may inform rebuilding Germany’s labor federation after the Nazi era, while Americans should appreciate their geography and vacation mobility.
Washington discussions analyze whether Congress can compel witnesses to reveal political party affiliation and ties to foreign governments. The piece examines limits, privacy, and the role of investigations in safeguarding national security.
Rep Frances Bolton argues in American magazine that women should join the armed services in a major war emergency. She cites WACs WAVES WASPS SPARS and women Marines proving capability and urges training a military reserve nucleus with part time paid roles for women now.
A Philadelphia Bulletin analysis notes the budget bureau shows the treasury dispensed more than 14 billion dollars in subsidies to farmers and business interests in 15 years. Two thirds went to farmers with war era aid to mineral and food processors also counted. The maritime commission and GI Bill loans add to federal outlays, creating broad vested interests in continued spending and a hard task for Congress to cut.
Advertising executive A M Whitlock of General Foods Corp states that television offers theater and nightclub glamor to the unsophisticated at home, marking a shift in entertainment access for the average person.
John L. Lewis, head of United Mine Workers, criticized the Taft Hartley Act saying it at least granted labor the right to organize and regulate its own activities. He claimed to have read the act.
The La Crosse convention's adoption of a mandatory endorsement for state and national nominations redefines party duties. Delegates will vet candidates, influence open primary outcomes, and empower county leaders, potentially raising candidate recruitment and party prestige.
A reader asks about Chiang Kai-shek residence in retirement and other factual queries. Answers cover Chiang’s move to Fenghwa then Formosa, Antarctic temperatures never reaching freezing, parachute safety altitudes, the first U S ski club origins, Gray’s Elegy publication and translations, animal life dominance by insects with vast numbers, and the invention timelines of football and basketball.
Questions cover 18 North American dog wood varieties with the flowering type noted. The sword inscription to Washington from Frederick the Great is given in Latin. The Pantheon is cited as the largest masonry dome, 142 feet wide and high, finished under Hadrian and consecrated in AD 609. Joseph Rank is identified as Joseph.
A five color 1 x 28 inch map features 1947 state population estimates, 100 city census data, and 1947 metro district estimates. It includes an air map, mileage tables for air highway and rail, and lists scenic spots by state. Order form shows price 15 cents postpaid and mail to the Commerce Bureau.
Street or Rural Route City State mail to Washington appears as a brief postal instruction fragment with no clear event or outcome. The line resembles a routing note rather than a summary of a reported action or notice.
The House Un American Activities Committee asked if individuals are or have been Communist. Those who refused to answer were cited for contempt. those who added because it might incriminate me faced no punishment. Appellate court held free speech not absolute when public welfare is at stake, and the phrase might incriminate me has shielded few. Convicted men appeal to the Supreme Court for final word.
Washington reports reveal Secretary of State Acheson maintained near daily contact with President Truman about Paris conference talks. He learned reporting from Byrnes and later clashed over Byrnes Moscow coverage, leading to Byrnes resignation and Marshall succeeding as secretary of state.
SPENCER West Virginia Lon Love a 76 year old man is rehired for the 47th straight year as Spencer street foreman He walks and sweeps the city before daylight every morning at 3 am He may get a mechanical broom but plans remain to keep his daily routine intact He knows Spencer sewage lines by memory and has no blueprints for many routes.
Cleveland report notes two thirds of paved streets remain poorly lit. The Street and Traffic Safety Lighting Bureau cites lighting gaps as a major public safety issue nationwide, reflecting urban infrastructure deficiencies.
The Tribune recalls past events with names and places. Mrs Mary Vesey sails from New York on Queen Mary for Europe in June. Mrs Frank P Hixon and Mrs Mary Green plan a summer stay at 429 North Seventh. Harvard honors Philip Schafer with a four year scholarship totaling 4000 dollars. The notes include posts from twenty, thirty, and forty years ago with local figures and events.
The Street and Traffic Safety Lighting Bureau reports night accident factors and death rates. Inadequate visibility accounts for 66.4 percent, alcohol 23.3 percent, fatigue 3.37 percent, fog 4.05 percent, defective headlights 1.67 percent, and defective taillights 1.13 percent.
Cotton often labeled contraband of war as it forms the key ingredient for smokeless powder and, with nitric acid, can produce a high explosive.
The La Crosse Tribune staff lists editors and department heads including W. T. Burgess Alfred W. Rice G. G. Moriarity and others. Circulation and advertising departments are named with managers and contact procedures for missed papers and mail subscriptions. The notice outlines publication schedule and rates for home delivery and mail subscriptions.
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