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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1949
Page
8
The piece notes lawmakers speculate on adjournment as warm weather hits the session. It argues important revenue, housing, rent control, education reform, and building funds remain, postponed since January while minor bills moved forward. It cites Minnesota as having acted earlier and warns of unfinished business piling up soon.
A short verse meditates on human life as a fleeting span. Time slips by while generations and days accumulate, echoing the psalmist’s sense of mortality and memory.
Congress plans extensive remodeling of both house and senate offices with July start and July 31 adjournment target. The Senate will use its original 1819 chamber near the Capitol while the House moves to the Ways and Means hearing room. Air conditioning aids comfort but humidity and heat may strain members and delay work.
A remark supports reintroducing meat rationing if it primarily affects the hams obtained for television use, signaling a stance on broadcast meat distribution.
A wry observation defines a pessimist as someone who shows unhappiness to feel happiness, framing mood as a deliberate appearance rather than a genuine inner state.
A taxi driver endures a monotonous routine without much change as days blend into overlapping shifts. The piece reflects a quiet urban life centered on routine pickups, traffic, and the hum of city streets.
Warrington analysis notes Secretary of Defense Johnson authorized modernization to launch heavier planes capable of carrying the atom bomb. He overruled two joint chiefs members General Bradley and General Van Denberg after asserting civilian control and the need for unified funding through regular channels. Critics warn this could deepen disunity and undermine unification of the armed services.
Roger Babson discusses stock market behavior noting that not all stocks move together and suggesting blind buying in bulls or bear market losses. He compares margin history, Dow Jones levels, and the potential bottom timing, then lists ten stocks to buy for cash with long-term profit potential.
Madison reports a lack of coordination between the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly under Gov Rennebohm. Despite Republican control a rift appears on critical issues as both houses fail to align policy goals and strategy. Senate bills often diverge from Assembly versions, undermining party unity.
A reader quiz column answers questions on military dogs and sentry duties, London fog costs, history of wall calendars, presidential veto powers, UN budget contributors, height proportions, first U.S. woman voter, widow pension rules, blueing in laundry, and draft physical standards with concise facts from the Tribune Information Bureau.
A government publication titled Stain Removal From Fabrics offers stain solutions. The ad promotes a 10 cent postpaid copy, with an order coupon to the U S Bureau in Washington for guidance on fabric care and stain eradicating methods.
President Truman proposes reorganizing the government by renaming the Federal Security Administration to the Department of Welfare. He argues FSA should handle health welfare and social security programs, with Hoover Commission backing broader social purposes. The plan differs in details from Hoover Commission recommendations.
Washington column details a secret quarrel between General Omar Bradley and General Douglas MacArthur over Pacific deployments and withdrawal plans. It also covers labor leader Dan Tobin criticizing strikes, inflation era oil lobby opposition to road funding, and rising highway wear data with safety concerns.
The Tribune recalls ten years back with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McIver and sons John and James visiting La Crosse and Winona friends. They lived in La Crosse 14 years before moving to Colorado.
A new test by Dr. Oliver P. Jones and Adolph Smith uses 11 day old rat embryos to observe how anti anemia drugs like liver extract folic acid and vitamin B 12 affect primitive blood cells. The method aims to clarify drug action and aid better pernicious anemia therapies.
American conservationist urges erosion control in Japan as mountainous terrain and rapid water runoff threaten rice paddies and infrastructure. Spillers, head of forest management, notes Japan faces vast reforestation needs while population pressures demand efficient soil use.
In Leopoldville natives playing a friendly football game were interrupted when a wild bull charged the red shirted players. Panic sent players spectators and officials scrambling up trees as the bull kicked the ball and retreated into the woods.
The La Crosse Tribune publishes the editorial staff and department heads for the paper. It lists city state and circulation editors and managers. It also provides home delivery and mail subscription rates for La Crosse Wisconsin readers in the early 1900s.
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