Cargill Plans Dock at La Crosse to Boost River Shipping
Cargill Inc of Minneapolis proposes dock and mooring facilities on the La Crosse riverfront to serve grain elevators. The plan, near the navigation channel, requires army engineers approval but includes a tug for emergencies and night mooring on the west bank. The editorial notes this signals rising river use and hints at future industrial docks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cargill, Inc
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Common Council
Army Engineers
Cargill
Allis-Chalmers
Byrnes and Byrd Advice Reverberates in Welfare Debate
The article notes former Secretary James Byrnes and Senator Byrd influencing calls to curb federal spending and slow welfare programs. It recalls Truman’s remark about too many Byrds in Congress and cites editorials urging firm reduction of expenses to ease the deficit and tax load. It argues Byrd and Byrnes’ advice could improve fiscal health if heeded.
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James Byrnes
United States
White House
Congress
Byrnes
Truman
Byrd
John J. Williams
Delaware
Congressional Record
Mr. Truman
Senator Byrd
Virginia
Ironic Rivalry Spurs U S Britain Trade Tension
The piece notes a shift from hopes of U S Britain cooperation to budding competition in world trade. Britain gains petroleum leverage via deals with Argentina while Washington and London discuss freer Europe trade. It ponders how British price policy and the pound affect volumes and U S export prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
U. S
America
London
Argentina
Washington
Europe
International Trade Organization
Labor wooing farmers gains open footing in Midwest
Washington dispatch notes organized labor leaders openly courting farmers at a Des Moines farm state conference to back Brannan program. CIO PAC and AFL leaders push urban labor-Farmer alliance, while business groups and Farm Bureau push anti labor lines amid shifting political leverage and co op dynamics.
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Washington
NEA
Des Moines
Midwest
Jack Kroll
Cio-Pac
Jim Carey
CIO
Joe Keenan
AFL Labor League For Political Education
A. F. Whitney
Cy Anderson
Railway Brotherhoods
Commies
Farmers’ Union
U. S
U.S
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
United States
U. S. Senate
Farm Bureau
Allen Kline
The
Agricultural Service
Teamsters
Iowa
Kansas
Colorado
Grange
Farmers
Republican Party
Northwest
Democratic Party
Missouri School District Consolidation Tests Law
Missouri's new redistricting law requires counties to submit consolidation plans by May 1. Of 107 counties, 61 plans studied, 35 approved, showing potential cuts from 2307 districts to 138. Some counties vote on consolidations, while 26 plans were sent back for revision. Overlaps and seven nonparticipants complicate compliance. lawmakers urged to tie consolidation to rural highway funding and a school bus safety bill.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Department of Education
Cape Girardeau
Jefferson County
Department
Senate
Missouri Waltz Becomes Missouri State Song
Missouri lawmakers initially rejected the song as low quality but reversed course a week later, after criticism. The piece, President Truman's favorite, is to be the official state song, replacing the earlier decision and stirring debate over its merit.
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Lincoln
Missouri
Truman
Missouri Senate
America
Quote on democracy and draft equality from Barkley
The excerpt argues that democracy remains incomplete while some citizens can be conscripted to defend it yet are barred from participating in its preservation. It cites Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley as supporting this view.
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Ice
Alben W. Barkley
James Webb
State Department
England
American Automobile Association
Europe
AAA
United States
America
U. S
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Wisconsin faces tough political test over university board control
The University of Wisconsin battles public doubts over its regents board amid probes into an agricultural profit clash and student athletic funds. Senate rejection of a class representation reform highlights concerns about whether the board represents Wisconsin’s social and economic interests. President Fred is praised for candor, yet a broader credibility challenge remains.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Senate
George M. Smith
Leverich
American Legion
Board of Regents
Frank J. Sensenbrenner
College of Agriculture
Edwin B. Fred
Capitol
Athletic Fund
Educators Debate Free Speech and Communist Ties
Washington discourse centers on whether a Communist past or associations warrant hiring limits for professors. Dr. James B. Conant and 19 other educators back free inquiry while weighing after hours conduct and the university’s responsibility for faculty speech.
Truman Convenes Anderson Brannan Over Farm Plan Rift
President Truman summoned ex Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson and his successor Charles Brannan to the White House to square reports of disagreement on the Brannan farm program. Both men backed the plan with Anderson signaling support in the Senate and Brannan proposing phased trials for potatoes hogs and wool. Aiken and Thomas slow the bill in the Senate while the House approved the three unspecified commodities.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Clinton Anderson
Charles Brannan
Truman
Anderson
New Mexico
White House
Brannan
America
Senate
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture Committee
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Vermont
George Aiken
Answers to questions in The Haskin Service feature
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers factual answers for a three cent return postage. Topics include geography locating Cleveland north of Cape Parma Peru, about the underwriters laboratories now self supporting, and wood articles deteriorating in heated dry indoor air with guidance to keep in cool areas away from heat sources.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D.C
United States
South America
Cleveland
Ohio
Cape Parma
Peru
H. A
Underwriters’ Laboratories
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Canada
Forest Products Laboratory
Snail anatomy and lightning safety and band vs orchestra
The snail’s foot extends from the forward shell end with the head atop. A TV antenna should be grounded and a line lightning arrestor placed outside where the line enters. A band differs from an orchestra by wind instrument predominance over strings.
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National Bureau of Standards
Forty two state legislatures opened sessions in January
Forty two state legislatures began regular sessions in January of this year per the report.
Backyard Barbecue Plans for Outdoor Fireplaces
Outdoor cooking at home with a ready guide on building outdoor fireplaces dutch ovens and barbecue pits. The government booklet Fireplaces and Chimneys spans 56 pages with indoor fireplace information. Order by mail for 15 cents postpaid.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eve St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Name Street or Rural Route City State
The item lists a mailing address format for correspondence to Washington DC. It specifies Name, Street or Rural Route, City, State, and a mail to line for delivery to the capital.
Violinist Reuter Seeks Return After 50 Years in Germany
Davenport Iowa born violinist Florian Reuter stranded in Berlin seeks repatriation. Once aided by royalty and praised by kings he now lives in poverty with only two violins. US officials have prepared a passport and need a job offer for repatriation. He hopes to perform in Iowa where he was born.
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Berlin
McKinley
Truman
Florizel Reuter
Reuter
Furtwaengier
Iowa
von Reuter
Elizabeth
Romania
Gestapo
United States
U .S
Millard named U S Junior Chamber of Commerce secretary
Ramon E. Millard of 823 West avenue south has been appointed organization service secretary of the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce. The report also notes several other local moves including travel plans of Mrs. George Bunge and daughter Helen, musician Thorstein Skarning returning from Europe, and near beer preparations as prohibition looms.
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Ramon E. Millard
West Avenue
U. S
Thorstein Skarning
la Crosse
Europe
Jerome Larson
Betty
Cass Street
Shamokin
Marmaduke Edie
Larson
Early Christian Leaders Confront Marriage and Civic Duties
Early church figures faced resistance from religious enthusiasts over a baptized person having no right to marry or engage in commerce, public office, or war. The debates reflect tensions between spiritual status and civic participation in the period.
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Cargill Dock
Peter Edson
John Wyngaard
James Marlow
Communist Party
James B. Conant
Harvard
Conant
Lowell
Clint Anderson
Haskin Service
State
Germany
Davenport
Royall
Lucius D. Clay
Tribune
E. S. Hebberd
War Savings
la Crosse County
B. E. McCormick
Hebberd
Ellen Margaret Webber
John S. Webber
Sam Lenhart
St. Paul
la Crosse Tribune
Cowles
W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
EE. Lienlokken
Alfred W. Rice
G. G Moriarity
Keefe
D. Burgess
T. Bus
E. Teachout
Luther Wilkins
la Crosse Tribune Company
Cass
the Tribune
Lee
Associated Press
AP News
le Crosse
Koy Mail
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