Kickapoo River Dam Plans Ahead In Four-County Area
Editorial notes twenty years of effort toward flood control on the Kickapoo River and its tributaries across Crawford Monroe Vernon and Richland counties. A major dam above La Farge and smaller tributary dams are envisioned with Army engineers building the big dam and SCS aiding small watershed structures. A Coon Creek plan seeks federal funds to build 13 water retention structures to curb floods in Coon Valley Chaseburg and nearby areas.
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Monroe
Vernon
Richland
Army Engineers
Kickapoo
Soldiers Grove
Gays Mills
Readstown
Viola
la Farge
Bell Center
Army
SCS
Coulee
Coon Valley
Chaseburg
Postal rate hike seen as first step toward reform
An August 1 rate increase could raise about 547 million in postal revenue, but deficits near 700 million look to rise to 1 billion as workers' pay rises of roughly 265 million a year offset gains. The plan signals Congress action toward a leaner, more efficient Post Office amid deteriorating service.
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Post Office Department
Eisenhower
Congress
Babson Park
Mass
Russia
Tax Cuts and Small Business in American Economy
Roger Babson argues that deficit financing and big government harm small firms. He urges targeted relief for small businesses, including a $25 000 earnings exemption and graduated corporate taxes, to protect the middle class and curb internal threats. He warns against across the board tax cuts and stresses sustained support for small enterprise and forestry.
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America
Portraits James Metcalfe Who Really Cares
A reflection on friendship and true care contrasts daily calls and letters with those who are dependable in need. The poem notes that the most reliable friend is the one you can count on at any time.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Rafe Rackstraw
Rafe
PTA
Univac
Honeychile
Sweetie Lamb
Thomas Edison
Watson
IBM
Mr. Watson
Man who knows most lets others do the talking
A saying emphasizes that wisdom comes from allowing others to speak, suggesting the most knowledgeable person is the one who listens and facilitates conversation rather than dominating it.
Congress approves new bridge at Winona
Review of news from years past recalls a 1938 flood in the Yellow River causing heavy Chinese losses and a note on Nipponese soldiers in Honan. Milwaukee district attorney Hubert J. Steffes, allied with Thomas Durican, plans to approach the Supreme Court.
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Yellow River
Japan
Honan
Congress
Winona
Hubert J. Steffes
Milwaukee
Thomas Durican
Reader quiz and notes from La Crosse Tribune history page
A collage of Q and A items on longden age and Wagons-Lits, plus diverse trivia on birds in Canada and Lebanon, followed by notices of court actions, local weighmaster tallies, and sports results. The fragment also recalls GOP 1928 convention debates and older local civic notes.
Red Letter New Testament Offered By Tribune Bureau
Promotion for a thin paper New Testament with red letters for Christ words. Includes harmony of the gospels parables miracles and Bible history periods. Coupon form asks for name address and 50 cents postpaid to Washington D C.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. W
Washington, D. C
FitzgeraldQuartet Reissued Works Highlight The Flapper Era
A literary guide reviews four Fitzgerald titles The Beautiful and the Damned The Great Gatsby The Last Tycoon and Afternoon of an Author noting their pull of the 1920s youth culture, the rise and fall of glamour, and Fitzgeralds artistic maturity across novels and short pieces. Edmund Wilson and Arthur Mizner are cited on the works and their Hollywood context.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
Scribner
Fitzgerald
Daisy Buchanan
Stahr
Paradise
Arthur Mizner
Beautiful
Edmund Wilson
Hollywood
Wisconsin Tax Burden Rises As State Local Spending Outpaces Fed
Wisconsin's total government levy reached 2.18 billion dollars in the last fiscal year, with state and local taxes now equaling about one eighth of the state's tangible wealth. Federal share of taxes declines from 73 percent in 1953 to 67 percent last year as state and local spending grows faster.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
Wisconsin
Ment
Alliance
Washington
Statehouse
State Department of Taxation
University of Wisconsin
Machines That Respond To Human Voice Lights Up Roaring 1958
A Roaring 1958 spoof imagines a home where machines and voices converse. Roaming dialogue pits Rafe Rackstraw against UNIVAC as talk of comptometers and mixers spirals into domestic satire and a joke about marrying a machine.
Gentleman Crosses Gutter Coat Rescue in Rain
A young woman in heavy rain stands at a street corner when a middle aged man removes his coat and lays it across the gutter to help her cross. The woman thanks him and jokes about his wife, who reveals she hates him for ruining more suits.
When to Claim Social Security at Sixty Two
Guidance for women on claiming Social Security at 62 versus waiting until 65 or later. Explains monthly reductions, breakeven timelines, widow benefits, and where to request official explanations. Provides examples with figures and step by step actions for obtaining detailed information from HEW and Social Security Administration offices.
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U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Social Security Administration
Baltimore 2
Social Security
La Crosse Tribune Rates And Delivery Details
The La Crosse Tribune lists home delivery rates for La Crosse Onalaska and La Crescent with Sunday papers. It also shows mail subscription prices within and outside 75 to 150 miles, including annual and short-term options.
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la Crosse Tribune
4Th
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Lee Newspaper
Associated Press
Tribune
Oeere
Jann & Kelley, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Atlanta
Onalaska
la Crescent
Sunday Tribune
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Eye St. N.W
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Wakefield
England
Alberta
Canada
Wagons-Lits
Europe
Asia
Africa
Lebanon
Near Eastern
Duncan
Ralph M. Immell
National Progressives of America
Dunn County
Menomonie
Harry Walker
Seitz
St. Johns
GOP
Fishing Lodge
Brule
LaFollette
Bob
Althrough
Pettibone Park
Herman L. Ekern
Aisne
Oise
U.S
Virginia Capes
Western Union
Wilson
Toul
Walter Wold
Leslie M. Weinke
Bangor
Harry J. Benjamin
Tomah
Cecil N. Allen
Baraboo
Tim Burke
Green Bay
Charles Glore
Milwaukee Railroad
New Pole
North Side
Standard Oil
Koney
Boston
Pittsburgh
Isaac Stephenson
William C. Brumder
la Crosse Steel
la Crosse Ceiling and Cornice Co
W. S. Cargill
C. Lyndh
la Follette
Lansing
la Crosse County
New
H. G. Rogers
John Wyngaard
Robert C. Ruark
International Communications Scientists
Ruark
Nike
Long Island
Connecticut
Victor
Sinclair
Standard
Daddy-O
Shell
Third Avenue
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Wall Street Journal
Faye Henle
Eacn
T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
E. L. Burgess
J. E. Lienlokken
Howard Colvin
Maxine Kahler
Mgr
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ED Keefe
A. E. Teachout
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