Progress Edition highlights La Crosse growth and industry
The 1958 Progress Edition lauds La Crosse diversified economy and steady growth beyond lumber roots. It notes Trane Company origins here, gains in Electric Auto-Lite and Northern Engraving, Rubber Mills, Allis-Chalmers, La Crosse Cooler, Heileman Brewery, and Northern Plastics plus a half million dollar press. It praises education expansion at State College and Viterbo, vibrant cultural groups, and year round recreation as evidence of a thriving Coulee Region community.
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Electric Auto-Lite
Northern Engraving Company
la Crosse Rubber Mills
Allis-Chalmers
la Crosse Cooler Company
Heileman Brewery
Northern Plastics
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Coulee
Viterbo
Park Department
Santa Rosa Maiden Voyage Delayed by Engineer Strike
Grace Line officials battled licensed engineers over crew numbers delaying the Santa Rosa maiden voyage from Newport News to New York. After a tense standoff by 8 p.m. 10 engineers finally boarded and the ship set sail amid celebratory salutes, while amidships the bar lacked locks and posed a security lapse.
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High Seas
Newport News
Santa Rosa
New York
Grace Line
Hilda
Coast Guard
Lewis Lapham
Line
Albert E. Hunter
Lapham
Hampton Roads
Grace
Ducks fall sick in Tennessee from silo mash
Ducks in Tennessee became ill after eating mash spilled from a silo. A local farmer considers consulting a veterinarian or a specialist for diagnosis and treatment.
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Tennessee
Patch of blue review hints at past era
Years ago in 1938 a Berlin mob purge and jail fear are noted alongside a fading Tribune as it moves to a new La Crosse plant. Other items include civic housing, alumni leadership, wartime front moves, a Mississippi flood estimate, WPA highway work, health plumbing concerns, Braddock naming Louis, and a Brooklyn Cubs thriller 2 to 1.
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Gunnar Gundersen
Wisconsin
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WPA
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State Board of Health
Braddock
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Phelps Homer
Brooklyn
Cubs
U.S
Persia
American Federation of Labor
Pres. Wilson
St. Paul
Gompers
Grace Lusk
Waukesha
Waupun
Mary Newman Roberts
David Roberts
Rheims
George W. Shimshak
Percy Egan
Navy
Board of Public Works
George Bradish
James H. Lightbody
Congregational Church
North Overshoe
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Science questions from the Sea Leopard to Jim Thorpe
Readers submit quick science answers on topics from the sea leopard Hydrurga leptonyx to diamonds in South African mines. The page includes brief Q A exchanges about meat flavors, place-name changes, and a note on a science booklet available for 35 cents postpaid.
Washington notes on McElroy and Francis tennis incident
After the death of Pentagon staffer William Francis doctors halted Defense head Neil McElroy's tennis play. A study led to permission to resume, revealing Francis had a serious heart issue. McElroy remains vigorous and intends to play on. Mrs Nixon faces writer's cramp amid South American trip backlash and floods of mail.
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Pentagon
William Francis
Doctors of Defense
Neil McElroy
Francis
McElroy
Richard Nixon
Venezuela
Nixon
Portraits James Metcalfe To Go To Sleep
Poem reflecting on dreams of past places and faces that feel better than reality. The speaker finds comfort in imagined scenes before sleep, acknowledging they cannot change the past but it helps ease tomorrow’s realities. All rights reserved Field Enterprises.
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Field Enterprises
Adams Case Promises Reform in Washington Ethics
The piece argues the Sherman Adams affair could push broad ethics changes in Washington. It cites limits on gifts and contributions, reduced intercession for constituents, and greater scrutiny of official pressure, while noting lingering skepticism and political optics. It mentions pressures on officials across federal and state levels and contrasts executive access with White House influence.
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Utopia
Congress
Lawrence
Senate
Sherman Adams
Adams
White House
Truman
House Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Phillips Victory Sparks Debate Over Wisconsin Democratic Future
At the La Crosse convention Vel Phillips, a young Black woman, won the Democratic national committeewoman post for Wisconsin amid a clash over racism and party direction. Backers hailed national publicity while critics warned the move risked alienating Southern conservatives and focused on liberal reforms. The piece also questions the party’s core aim of gaining power and critiques the handling of independent federal commissions.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse
Vel Phillips
Dermatophy tosis and athletic foot myths debunked
Dermatophytosis or ringworm is caused by fungi, not worms, and can affect any skin area, not just feet. Experts advise strengthening bodily resistance, keeping feet dry, using perforated shoes and cotton blends, avoiding self treatment, and noting that infection spreads less from surfaces than once thought.
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La Crosse Tribune Publisher Rates and Delivery Details
La Crosse Tribune lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions, home delivery areas, and mail subscriptions within 75 miles of La Crosse. Rates include one year 12 dollars, six months 6.50, three months 3.50, and one month 1.50. wider regions show 15.60 and 18.20 per year with advance payment.
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ING
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Jim Thorpe
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Amelia Earhart
Mabel Bell
Coolidge
Monster
Doerflinger
State
Palmer Ventilating Co
Milwaukee
John Fuchs
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A. O. Knotton
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Nomi
Nees
Taft
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Atty
William F. Wolfe
Roosevelt
Teddy
Olaf R. Skaar
John F. Doherty
John Morris
Tom Morris
St. Joseph Ridge
Aglas Larse
James Metcalfe
David Lawrence
John Wyngaard
Phillips
Benson
Walden Stewart
National Committee
Gov. Faubus
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Federal Power Commission
Federal Reserve Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Independent Commissions
New York Herald Tribune
Edwin P. Jordan, M.D
T. Burgese Publisher
la Crosse Fribund
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E. L. Burgess
Howard Colvin Retail
Maxine Kahler
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