Granger Country Pictorial Social History of Burlington Rails
Review highlights a new pictorial social history titled Granger Country detailing the expansion westward, the Burlington railroad, and its impact on Midwest life. It blends rare photographs, archival images, and concise commentary to trace the railroad’s role from pioneer days to modern travel, including homes, farms, and cities.
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Burlington Railroad
United States
Atlantic States
Europe
Burlington
Midwest
West
A Splendid Convention RANS of Foreign Wars
The article praises the recent Foreign Wars convention in La Crosse, noting successful sessions and important discussions. It commends wholesome, tempered entertainment and parade activities, urging the VFW to maintain the positive convention pattern in coming years.
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la Crosse
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bahamas Radar Stations To Track Guided Missiles
Washington confirms Britain will set radar stations in the Bahamas to support tracking launches of long range missiles. Florida will serve as the research center with rockets flown southeast toward the sea, a plan that may affect Bahama natives while recalling earlier social changes from imported goods and culture.
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Washington
Bahamas Islands
Florida
Bahama Banks
Job Shortage Creates Shifting Casualties Among Unemployed
A scarce job market pushes some idle workers into hardship, turning laziness into vulnerability as uncertainty grows about future openings and financial stability. The piece notes rising hardship among those seeking work and the broader economic impact of limited employment opportunities.
Soft shoulder troubles many one armed drivers
A fragile road shoulder is causing ongoing issues for drivers with one arm, creating safety concerns and frequent near misses. Local authorities consider structural fixes and targeted warnings to protect this vulnerable group.
Diplomacy, deterrence, and the Paris talks in a cold war era
The piece argues that avoiding war with Russia hinges on diplomacy and balanced budgets. It highlights the Paris conference as a potential path to a modus vivendi, reducing the danger of a hot war while nations wrestle with Germany and Europe’s postwar complexities.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Russia
Paris
Europe
America
Moscow
Germany
Britain’s Labour at Blackpool faces deep malaise and reassessment
The Quincy Herald-Whig notes Britain’s Labour Party confronts discontent and possible disillusionment at its Blackpool conference. Analysts warn of risks to election prospects, strikes and wage tensions, and the ongoing hit from postwar dislocations amid a socialist goal not yet achieved.
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Quincy Herald-Whig
Britain
Labor Party
Blackpool
Great Britain
Trades Union Congress
Stafford Cripps
Hickenlooper's fate raised by Knoxville Express
The Knoxville Express questions accountability for handling atomic secrets and materials and warns that Senator Hickenlooper faces political repercussions if any fault is found. It asserts he has not been prominent as a senator from Iowa.
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Knoxville Express
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Christmas on a stamp and education progress
Postmaster George Purcell of Bloomington Indiana says Christmas stamps should exist and predicts strong sales. Dr Edwin S Burdell of Cooper Union hopes American education moves toward measuring overall achievement rather than grades in subject courses.
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Post Office
Santa Claus
George Purcell
Bloomington
Ind
Edwin S. Burdell
Cooper Union
Wainwright Calls for Strong Defenses to Prevent World War
Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright urges rebuilding defenses to deter aggressors and prevent future world wars, expressing confidence that such strength will eliminate global conflict. He frames defense as essential for lasting peace and security.
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Jonathan M. Wainwright
Corregidor
Divorce as a solution to inner conflict quote
A psychoanalytic note by Dr Edmund Bergier argues divorce rarely solves matters. It states you can end a marriage but cannot end neurosis. The quote reflects on helplessness in mastering inner conflict and the limits of divorce.
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Edmund Bergier
Painting as a national resource boosts American art
Joyce C. H president of Hall Brothers, Inc. urges mass audiences for fine painting to unlock American art potential, create jobs, and expand opportunities for artists nationwide.
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Joyce C. H
Hall Brothers, Inc
Wisconsin Tax Fight Looms Over School Aid and Welfare
Madison faces decision week as legislators weigh the Rennebohm administration plan for 40 million in school aid and 16 million for state institutions against a Republican compromise tax bill. Early roll calls hint a tight party vote with no guarantee of passage and talk of a possible special session if measures fail.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Senate
Rennebohm
House
Assembly
Assembly Gop
James Marlow Witnesses The 81st Congress Jawing
Washington reports the 81st Congress, dominated by Democrats, has made little progress on Truman’s major campaign promises. Rent control aside, few bills pass. debates rage on budget cuts, public housing, the Taft Hartley act, and the Atlantic pact with no clear path to significant legislation before adjournment for 1949.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
John Taber
New York
Senate
House
T-H
Arms to Europe questioned by U S chiefs
In a Washington roundup, the joint chiefs of staff told Secretary Johnson they question arming 25 European divisions under the North Atlantic pact. They warned arms could be wasted if Russia invades and note tanks are the core shortage for a modern European army.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Louis A. Johnson
Johnson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Europe
State Department
Russia
U. S
Red Army
Vistula
Oder
Omar Bradley
Adm
Louis Denfeld
Air
Hoyt Vandenberg
Answers to reader questions from The Haskin Service
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau answers readers questions on shoe styles. It lists 16 basic styles and notes American fashions base on them. It also cites Mt Aconcagua as the Western hemisphere’s highest peak climbed by an American, and discusses motorist mileage gains via driving habits rather than compression ratio, noting current carburetors already optimize fuel efficiency.
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Mt. Aconcagua
Argentina
William D. Hackett
U. S. Army
National Bureau of Standards
Halley Died Before Comet Return Hailed By Prediction
Edmund Halley died January 14, 1742 at about 86. He had predicted the comet’s reappearance, which occurred on Christmas Day 1758, confirming his calculation posthumously.
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Edmund Halley
K. McK. A
Halley
St Patrick burial questions origins of P s and Q s and model railroading
The text outlines disputed burial sites for St Patrick with Downpatrick and Saul proposed as grave locations. It discusses two theories behind the phrase mind your P s and Q s tied to alehouse chalk scores and to French words pieds and queues. It notes about 100000 model railroad hobbyists in the United States per the Association of American Railroads.
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St. Patrick
Downpatrick
Saul
Louis XIV
United States
Association of American Railroads
New York
San Antonio
Earliest Felt Earthquake Report in U S Dates
According to Earthquake History of the United States the first felt quake was June 1 or 2 1638 in Plymouth Massachusetts. The first instrumental record was obtained from a seismograph installed at a station.
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United States
Plymouth
Mass
Interesting Facts About Our Presidents and Their Wives
A revised edition edition of Our Presidents and Their Wives features a six page article on presidents and first ladies, with portraits and essential historical facts from Washington to Truman. The 56 page booklet includes tables of popular and electoral votes for each election and is sold for twenty five cents postpaid.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Coupon request for booklet Our Presidents and Their Wives
A reader sends 25 cents in coin in a wrapped wrapper to the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau for a copy of the booklet Our Presidents and Their Wives issued by the information office in Washington DC.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Eye St. N. E
Washington 2
D. C
the Tribune
Lee Newspaper Group
Associated Press
AP News
Tribune
la Crosse
Conservation conference on Wisconsin resources opens on campus
Wisconsin conservation observers from farmers to editors gather at the University of Wisconsin in Madison for a two day public conference. Twenty eight experts from state and national groups discuss soils water wildlife and economic and educational aspects of resource use with a memorial banquet honoring Aldo Leopold and others.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Durward Allen
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Laurel
John E. Doerr
National Park Service
Washington, D. C
William Vogt
Pan American Union
Harold Titus
Field and Stream
Harry W. Gehm
National Council For Stream Improvement
Tom Wallace
Louisville
E. B. Fred
Robert Mackenhirn
Gerard Rholich
Arthur Hasler
C. K. Leith
Norman Fassett
John Curtiss
Walter Rowlands
Noble Clark
J. H. Beuscher
Walter Wittich
John Miller
Wakelin McNeel
University
Frank Foley
U. S. Geological Survey
Ernest Bean
A. W. Schorger
Ernest Swift
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Oscar Rennebohm
F. J. Schmeeckle
Central State Teachers College
Stevens Point
Dorris Sander
Whitehall
Increase Lapham
Charles R. van Hise
George S. Wehrwein
Aldo Leopold
Social notes from La Crosse area 1919 events and visits
Social items list visitors and residents: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ohman and daughter Carol from Ketchikan Alaska visiting La Crosse relatives. Mrs. Ohman formerly Helen Ahlstrom. Mrs. J. C. Jensen and daughter Mardelle returning to Fort Wayne Indiana. notes of K G Kurtenacker joining a state highway commission. Delia Happel Eunice Freeman and Lillian Gautsch traveling to New York for Columbia University. Grace Ogden and Laura Larson to Mackinac Island convention. golf match between Maple Bluff Madison and La Crosse Country clubs. Norden band concert at Riverside Park. Nora Erickson and Will Asselin wed at St James church. Wing Holly and Boschert back from Milwaukee bankers' convention. Wing elected president.
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Ralph Ohman
Carol
Ketchikan
Alaska
la Crosse
Ohman
Helen Ahlstrom
U. S. Forestry Service
J. C. Jensen
Mardelle
Margaret Brown
King Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
K. G. Kurtenacker
Madison
Walter J. Kohler
State Highway Commission
Delia Happel
Eunice Freeman
Lillian Gautsch
New York
Columbia University
Grace Ogden
Laura Larson
Maple Bluff Club
Norden
Riverside Park
Nora Erickson
Will Asselin
St. James Church
Ed Wing, Jr
J. M. Holly
Joseph Boschert
Bankers
Milwaukee
Wing
Blessing in Disguise: Alabama Town Honors Weevil Monument
Citizens of Enterprise Alabama erected a monument to the cotton boll weevil to mark how the pest devastated cotton crops and forced diversification, which locals regard as a blessing in disguise and a community turning point.
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Enterprise
Ala
Calcutta urged to disperse bustees for slum cleanup
Calcutta India faces pressure to solve its bustee problem by dispersing slum dwellers to settlements outside the city where land is cheaper and planning can be implemented on a large scale.
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Calcutta
India
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