Pressure On Truman Amid Anti Racketeering Fight
The piece reports that Congress and Supreme Court dynamics shape President Truman on the Hobbs anti racketeering bill. Labor unions AFL CIO press for veto while supporters warn of veto’s political cost and potential riders on future appropriations. The piece notes past veto consequences and questions enforcement directions.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
House
Senate
CIO
AFL
Lord's Parable Quoted Turns Up in Tribune Page
A religious quotation from Matthew 25 21 appears in the Lacrosse Tribune page. The line honors faithful service and moral exhortation as part of the scripture snippet.
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Matthew
Postwar unemployment peaks passed says Goodwin
Robert C. Goodwin of the U S Employment Service reports that postwar unemployment has reached its crest and is declining. He cites 930,000 unemployed and seeking work among demobilized veterans and a total of 2,310,000 jobless including non veterans, with a brighter outlook as strikes subside and industry re gears for high activity.
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Robert C. Goodwin
United States Employment Service
Goodwin
Armed Services
Argentine Food Surplus Contradicts Official Shortage Claims
The article contrasts Peron’s claim of a crop failure with American reports of abundant meat and foods in Buenos Aires. It notes cheap steak and full courses, describing a "gargantuan glut of food" while some nations rely on aid. It questions Argentina’s sincerity in aiding starving abroad and its export promises.
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la Crosse
Peron
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Senate decries Henry Wallace statistics as costly political stat
The Senate appropriations committee blasted Henry Wallace for spending 17 million on census stats for business and industry during reconversion. It warned the home-made figures were unreliable and recalls Wallace's costly unemployment forecasts and a flawed Commerce Department report.
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Wallace
Senate Appropriations Committee
Henry
Commerce Department
General Motors
Senate Committee
Henry Wallace
Honest Volunteers Praise for Missing Train Loot
The article praises volunteers who recovered about $43,725 of the $44,000 dropped along a Libertyville Illinois train line. It notes the act was honorable but questions the test’s significance comparing it to far smaller recoveries of essential goods like steak or butter.
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Libertyville
Ill
What Others Think: Parking Meters Debate in Hannibal
The Hannibal council postponed action on downtown parking meters to allow open public discussion at a future meeting. Merchants oppose meters citing business impact and enforcement concerns, while supporters argue for easier enforcement and potential revenue.
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Hannibal
Courier-Post
Hannibal Merchants Bureau
Year-round jobs urged by national manufacturers leader
Ira Mosher, head of the National Association of Manufacturers, urges programs to schedule year-round employment and spread payrolls over 52 weeks while supporting unemployment and health benefits. He argues steady work beats temporary shutdowns for workers and their families. The piece contrasts this with Iowa’s centennial history and early exploration.
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Davenport Democrat
Ira Mosher
National Association of Manufacturers
Mr. Mosher
Chicago Industrial Conference
Mosher
Take-Home Pay Decline for Top U.S. Officials Since 1936
An analysis contrasts 1936 and 1946 official salaries, showing higher living costs and taxes reduce take-home pay. Using the president as example, net income fell from 53,551 in 1936 to 30,727 in 1946 after similar pre tax deductions. President Roosevelt 1936 and President Truman 1946 are cited.
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Roosevelt
Truman
Wisconsin Lutheran synod elects Nemenson president at Watertown
The western district of the Wisconsin Lutheran synod chose William Nemenson of Columbus as president during the biennial meeting at Watertown. Speakers included Rev. William Gutzke of La Crosse and Rev. O Koch of Columbus.
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William Nemenson
Columbus
Wisconsin Lutheran Synod
Watertown
Wis
William Gutzke
la Crosse
O. Koch
Minnesota
Superior National Forest
Ely
United States Forest Patrol Service
William
Bill) Leithold
Railroad Pays Taxes on Wisconsin 1946 Levy
The Milwaukee Road paid the first half of its 1 316 476 15 Wisconsin tax bill Tuesday. The balance will be paid in October, said Floyd Williams of Chicago, railroad tax commissioner, who presented the payment to Treasurer John M Smith in Madison. Williams noted railroads are major contributors to local government costs and a chief revenue source in many rural communities.
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Milwaukee Road
Wisconsin
Floyd Williams
Chicago
John M. Smith
Madison
Williams
Wisconsin Supreme Court Denies Legislature Reapportionment Move
The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects the attorney general's bid to block legislative elections on grounds the current district law is unconstitutional. The ruling says courts cannot force reapportionment and warns that invalidation could trigger a constitutional convention. Political fallout and party maneuvering loom as Democrats and Progressives push the issue.
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Madison
Wis
State Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Answers to common questions from the Haskin Service
Readers of the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau can write for fact answers. Questions cover engine life in transport planes 650 to 900 hours with overhauls. common Army names during World War I and officers’ cruise plans from Annapolis to Guantanamo. the 8th Fighter Group’s unit citation and battle stars across East Indies and Pacific campaigns.
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Civil
Sispurines Administration
United States
Jones
Brown
Smith
War Department
Johnson
Williams
8Th Fighter Group
East Indies
Japan
Papua
New Guinea
Solomons
Bismarck Archipelago
Pacific
Philippines
Luzon
Offer German shepherd to army K 9 Corps L W P A contact Raymond C Smith
Question asks who to contact to offer a male German shepherd to the army for the K 9 Corps L. W. P. A. It states to communicate with Raymond C. Smith at Box 331 Demarest New Jersey for sellers aged 1 to 342 years. Also mentions veterans pension eligibility and midshipmen summer cruise itinerary with ships Washington and North Carolina.
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K-9 Corps
Raymond C. Smith
Demarest
N. J
U. S. Naval Academy
Washington
North Carolina
Presidents and Their Wives booklet offer
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau advertises a two color cover biographical sketch of each president and mistress of the White House. It promises administration highlights and human interest stories up to Truman. Send 15 cents by mail to obtain the booklet.
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White House
Truman
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington
D. C
Name Street or Rural Route City State
Mail to Washington D C.
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State
Washington, D. C
Atomic control plans stir British and American debate
Pravda derides U S atom control aims while J M Roberts Jr notes insistence on safeguards before disclosure. Bernard Baruch hints a broader peace formula as observers doubt if a focused Manhattan project toward peace could work better than a full control treaty.
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Bernard Baruch
Baruch
Public Debate and Editorial Letters from La Crosse Wisconsin
A collection of letters to the editor discussing access to the airport and Northwest service, plus opinions on public trust, political candidates, the Tribune building age, and local taxation. Names include David Bangsberg and Charles Butler with local references to Wis. cities La Crosse and Haugen.
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Tribune
Steele
Northwest
Parks Air Service
Washington
David Bangsberg
la Crosse
Wis. P. S. Pop
City weighs steel hangar for 30000 dollars
The document argues city officials plan to buy a steel hangar for 30000 dollars lacking heat lighting plumbing foundations and roofing while praising concrete hangars for lower maintenance longer life and better appearance. The writer notes a local statement from La Crosse.
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Tribune
la Crosse
Public Debate column urged signed full names for contributions
Editor proposes that each contributor to Public Debate sign his full name for publication. The phrase a taxpayer is deemed meaningless for identifying authors, and a quixotic may better describe some cases as idealistic yet impracticable.
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Tribune
Charles Butler
American court sentences 29 young girls in Austria
In Vienna area court in Wels Austria sentenced 29 girls about 14 years old to six months for loitering and begging near American military establishments. Fourteen other girls were found ill and hospitalized.
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Vienna
Wels
Austria
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Masthead Details
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press is a daily afternoon and Sunday morning paper published by La Crosse Tribune Co. at 4th and Cass Streets La Crosse Wisconsin with T Burgess as Publisher R L Bangsberg as Managing Editor and A W Rice as City Editor It is entered as second class matter June 13 1904 at the La Crosse post office and is a member of the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and Associated Press The AP holds exclusive rights to its dispatches and local news.
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la Crosse Tribune Co
4Th and
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
the Beautiful
T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
A W. Rice
Tribune and Leader-Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
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Keny
Tennessee
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James Marlow
America
W. E. G. Saunders
Emmettsburg
National Service Star Legion
G. R. Reay
Alexander McGavick
D. D
Coliseum
John F. Kling
Co. M. Wng
United States Army
Onalaska Pickle and Canning Co
Medary
Ida Koch
Charles N. Euler
Caledonia Street
Euler
Vine Street
Morris
Sesson
Arenz Shoe CO
J. R. Williams
John Wyngaard
The
Haskin Service
Annapolis
Newport
R. L
Norfolk
Guantanamo Cuba
Guantanamo
New York
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Veterans’ Administration
de Worb
la Crosse, Wis
U. S. Army
J. M. Roberts, Jr
Pravda
Russia
Long Lake, Haugen Wis
Grover Cleveland
Edward Tabbert
Goodland
Toay
Roger E. McMullin
Lang
Verdota
State Bank
LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
Weisensel
Rivoli Bldg
Max’s Auto Wrecking Co
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