Vacation travel shifts into high gear on Great River Road
Motorists observe rising summer travel as 85 million Americans vacationed last year and AAA projects a further rise. La Crosse and the Coulee Region search for increased visitors with the Great River Road development, improved facilities, and stronger promotion. The region must offer adequate accommodations and publicize scenic attractions along the Mississippi to capitalize on the growing tourist boom.
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Great River Road
American Automobile Association
la Crosse
Coulee
AAA
Mississippi River
Lake of the Woods
Canada
Gulf
Here
Tide Shifts Toward Summit Conference Across Allies
The piece notes growing momentum for a summit conference despite mixed progress in Geneva. Britain pushes hard for talks, while the Labor opposition feints to leverage the issue. Soviet strategy leans toward a summit, despite unclear progress on Germany and nuclear testing. The three power talks hint at eventual higher level referrals, a precedent set by prior summits.
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Geneva
Berlin
United States
Britain
Eisenhower
Germany
AFL
Atlantic City
Rus
Best Paid Legislators Seek Pay Raise in Wisconsin
Madison editorial denounces Wisconsin lawmakers pressing for higher salaries and time off allowances. It notes current pay at 300 dollars monthly with 175 dollars monthly session expense, plus travel reimbursements, while urging readers to see legislators as not full-time workers deserving extra pay.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
National GOP Women Organize Mother Daughter Contest
Washington notes cover the National Federation of Republican Women launching a Mother-Daughter contest to recruit new members. Mothers recruit daughters who pay the fee for a chance at an all expense paid trip to Washington with a drawing planned for early next year. The promotion uses a playful slogan about mothers guiding daughters into the GOP.
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National Federation of Republican Women
Washington
Review of the News in Years Past Twenty Years Ago 1939
Danzig cheers as Goebbels vows return to Reich and Sen. La Follette in Madison for memorials. Sawyer County deputy murders, 220-man posse hunts killer. Congo players stage plays with Scott Burgess Coal Co. moves. Kohn sisters depart for month abroad. Thirty years' items note Hoover border shooting and liquor push. Forties and fifties brief items cover politics, farming, and local anecdotes.
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Danzig
Goebbels
Reich
Robert M. la Follette Jr
Madison
Father
Northwoods
Sawyer County
George Brooks
la Crosse
Emmett Brockman
Alma Lienlokken
Franklin Cook
Congo
Arthur O. Scott
Benjamin Burgess
Ferry
Eberhart Coal Co
Copeland Ave
Scott-Burgess Coal Co
Charlotte
Josephine Kohn
la Crosse County
Portraits James Metcalfe The Bay And You
Poem rich with Bay of ships and fog scenes expresses longing for a loved one. Lines evoke moonlight, music, embracing arms, and a wish to return for a day. References to the bay and shore anchor the imagery. Copyright 1959 Field Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Evermore
Field Enterprises, Inc
Reader letters debate fluoridation and ads policy
Tribune readers discuss last Friday's public debate on fluoridation, insurance of city water safety, and a critique of advertising in letters columns. The writer questions claims about fluoride, DDT, and pet illnesses, urges washings of produce, and calls for fair editorial practice and author identification.
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Tribune
Science Booklet Offered By Tribune Information Bureau
Readers submit questions on varied topics from age records to national parks and postal standards. The bureau provides factual answers and offers a 64 page booklet titled Science, detailing atomic energy and other modern sciences, priced at 35 cents plus mailing.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
F. St
N.W
Washington, D.C
Cold War as Western Alternative to Geneva Failures
David Lawrence argues Western governments should press a broad cold war to counter Soviet intransigence. He contends Kremlin misallocation of funds abroad harms Soviet citizens, notes poverty in Soviet regions, and urges public Western pressure on Soviet leadership, warning of nuclear risk and the futility of Geneva talks under dictatorship.
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Geneva
Russia
Kremlin
Latin America
Middle East
Asia
Soviet Union
America
Moscow
West
Freedom
Grapefruit and Chivalry in American Film Reverie
A 1959 syndicated column traces the grapefruit scene in Public Enemy and its cultural impact on notions of gallantry. It argues the stunt sparked a shift to harsher depictions of violence in film and TV, while praising earlier era codes and Mencken’s view of gentility.
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James Cagney
Mae Clarke
Mr. Cagney
Charlie
Public Enemy
Baltimore
Henry L. Mencken
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
The Doctor Says Edwin P Jordan M D Q&A on Health Notes
A column presents patient questions on dark circles under eyes narcolepsy calcium around the elbow and the diabetes shock debate with Dr Edwin P Jordan offering concise medical guidance. Topics cover eye health sleep disorders injury and pain management lifesaving ethics in medical care and basic treatment limits.
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B.C
B. A
La Crosse Tribune Masthead and Circulation Info
The La Crosse Tribune lists staff roles including Burgess Bangsberg Burgess Lienlokken Colvin and Teahout with editors Leeward Luther Wilkins and Keefe. It shows pricing for subscriptions, delivery areas, and outside rates, noting dates of publication and service policies.
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R. L. Bangsberg
E. L. Burgess
J. EB. Lienlokken Howard Colvin
Kenneth F. Teachout
Maxine Kahler
Leeward Lee Luther Wilkins
ED Keefe
la Crosse Tribune
4Th and
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Aan
Lee
Associated Press
Tribune
Jann & Kelley, Inc
York
Chicago
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Atlanta
Onalaska
la Crescent
Srivene
Weath of
Arti
Steen
Carrier Bay
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John Wyngaard
Capitol
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National Housing Center
Hoover
U.S
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University of Chicago
Rockefeller Foundation
New York
Eyster
J. A. A. Eyster
UW Medical School
Bernard Gettelman
Milwaukee
Sia
Dresden Park
Emil Manke
Dorothy
Fred Manke
Portland
Ore
George Blackstone Irving
Board of Trade
City
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Joseph K. Kidder
Thurow
Bay City
Mich
Wisconsin Supreme Court
G. M. Woodward
Woodward and Lees
North 4Th Street
Judicial Library
Courthouse
Bright
North Side
Oconomowoc
James Metcalfe
Rochester
Minn
F Street N.W
Washington, D. C
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Yellowstone National Park
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Yellowstone
Wyoming
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Montana
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Alaska
Iowa
Maine
Ohio
Utah
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West Berlin
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Unkt
Mickey Spillane
Pauline
Montezuma
Tripoli
New York Herald Tribune
Edwin P. Jordan, M.D
W. T. Burgess
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