Marsh Analysis to Determine Residential Possibilities
The City Plan Commission should approve a soil analysis for the Lang Drive marsh reclamation 47 acres east of Lang Drive and south of Gorder Road to assess its suitability for a major residential development. A $3,000 appropriation would cover engineering analysis and park improvements with fill from the La Crosse River area. The project aims to begin reclamation, improving Oak Grove Cemetery hillside views and advancing city housing space.
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City Plan Commission
Lang Drive
Gorder Road
Oak Grove Cemetery
Gorder
la Crosse River
Red Cloud Park
Trade extension gains broad public support in Congress
The article traces a century of tariff policy, noting that support for reciprocal trade has broadened from industry to labor, farmers, and civic groups. It highlights bipartisan backing, the Eisenhower administration's unusual advocacy, and looming Senate resistance led by Knowland, with Johnson tied to oil interests.
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House
Congress
Cordell Hull
America
Europe
Latin America
Hull
United States Chamber of Commerce
League of Women Voters
Eisenhower
Senate
Knowland
Texas
Johnson
Washington
Review of News From Years Past 1938 1928 1918
Armies flee before Yellow River flood as 300000 Chinese civilians are rendered homeless. Severe storms devastate rural areas and Kinney Coulee bears the worst damage east of Fauver Hill on Highway 16. Historic Hogs and cattle move into Prairie du Chien’s old hotel for a packing house conversion. Herb Ristow resigns from Maple Grove golf to become railway mail clerk. Allan Johnson to join Teachers College golf team. Hoover Curtis clash highlighted by 1928 results with Norris and Hoover’s running mate. La Crosse Fire Department saves a building while William Hosman elevator burns. Fire destroys A Tullock store and adjacent elevator in 1928. Governor Zimmerman appoints George R. Harris to State Board of Control. Gypsy girls and theft at Yerry Coal Co. South Side. a man drowns in Black River. several local sports results noted. 1918 crisis in Austria. Wilson-era civic activities include kindergarten weighings, police fingerprinting of German aliens, and Taft reception. Forties era notes include Wilcox gubernatorial support and Wisconsin ideas in GOP talk. YMCA contracts and Job placements.
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Yellow River
French Island
Kinney Coulee
Fauver Hill School
U.S. Highway 16
Old Dousman Hotel
Mississippi
Prairie du Chien
Herb Ristow
Maple Grove
Allan Johnson
Teachers College
Kansas
U.S
Wisconsin
Norris
Hoover
Dakota
Minn
la Crosse
William Hosman
Holmen
Onalaska
la Crescent
Fred R. Zimmerman
A. Tullock
Zimmerman
George R. Harris
Waukesha
State Board of Control
Yerry Coal Co
Wanderer
Pettibone Park
National Opera House in Foggy Bottom Poised for Future
Frederick Othman envisions a grand national opera house in Foggy Bottom near the former Christian Heurich brewery site. He notes federal land contributions and future fundraising to create America’s first national opera house with ballets, while joking about occasional wrestling entertainment and local cultural access.
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D.C
Christian Heurich
National
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
America
Masters Of Purple Oratory Passing Wilma Dykeman
The piece notes how southern oratory in the last century used purple prose to defend womanhood and shape regional image. It cites Grover C. Hall on demagogues and recalls figures like Tillman Cotton Ed Smith O Daniel Bilbo Ferguson Talmadge Vardaman and Huey Long with vivid nicknames and dress.
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Wilma Dykeman
Virginia Quarterly Review
South
Heaven
Grover C. Hall
Ben Tillman
Tillman
Cleveland
Washington
Smith
O’daniel
Bilbo
Mississippi
Vardaman
Ice feathers and Mary Cassatt in quiz
Reader quiz answers explain rime or ice feathers as a granular ice tuft formed from under cooled fog. The American painter Mary Cassatt is identified with French Impressionists and helped popularize Impressionism in America.
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L.B. A
Mary Cassatt
Paris
America
Doctor discusses how to interpret children’s symptoms and behaviors
Edwin P. Jordan explains that kids may fake illness to avoid tasks such as school or dancing. Parents should check for real physical causes, observe patterns, and consider emotional factors or imitation in tics and disturbances.
Dogs booklet offers breed guides and AKC list
A 48 page guide titled Dogs covers selection care raising training feeding and diseases. It features 33 breeds with history standards and temperament plus 111 breeds recognized by the AKC. Copy available postpaid for 35 cents with coupon to the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau in Washington DC.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St. N.W
Washington, D.C
United States
American Kennel Club
Eye St
N. W
Washington, D. C
Defending Adams and Vaughan in Washington Honor War of Words
David Lawrence argues the Vaughan and Adams cases show improper labeling of gifts and hospitality as corruption. He insists Vaughan acted within White House duties and Adams did nothing to warrant bribery charges, urging fair treatment amid political smear campaigns.
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Washington
Sherman Adams
Vaughan
Truman
Tru- Lawrence Man
White House
Eisenhower
Adams
Congress
Senate
House
Wisconsin Republicans and business power in unemployment clash
A Wisconsin article argues that GOP independence from business is evident despite ties to the state’s business community. It cites Gov Thomson’s unemployment plan as a test, noting opposition from employers and major chambers, while forecasting campaign contributions pressure on Republicans.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Republican Party
Commonwealth
Gov. Thomson
Thomson
Wisconsin Manufacturers Association
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Federation of Churches
The
American Legion
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber of Commerce
Republican Finance Committee
Portraits James Metcalfe Our Will to Live
A 1958 Field Enterprises meditation on courage. It defines courage as the will to live and to endure day by day, noting that mental bravery sustains us more than physical acts and grows stronger with every minute we persist.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Goldwater’s Thunderbird and Washington gadgets on display
The piece notes Sen. Barry Goldwater’s black Thunderbird with a high tech thermometer cockpit feature. It mentions a plan to install a new instrument panel requiring a co pilot. It also cites a wild oddity about perfume dispensers in washrooms and a light unofficial assessment of cultural notes from Peking’s Broadway.
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Senate
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
La Crosse Tribune Classified Price Notice Summary
The La Crosse Tribune lists price rates for home delivery and mail subscriptions. Rates vary by location and duration, with local and distant options outlined in cents per week and annual totals.
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Tribune
Jann & Kelley, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Atlanta
la Crosse
Onalaska
la Crescent
Sunday Tribune
Carrier Bay
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Cooper
Francis E. McGovern
William H. Hatton
Merchants Protective Assn
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Rockford
French Island Shooting Park
C. W. Noble
Baker
Niebuhr
Frederick C. Othman
National Opry House
Foggy Bottom, D.C
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Pete
Sam Insull
Opry House
Mary Garden
Munich
Germany
National Opera
Hilda
Rassling
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Edwin P. Jordan, M.D
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David Lawrence
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House of Representatives
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Douglas Larsen
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Broadway
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