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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1949
Page
4
The Coulee Region faces severe highway damage from bitter cold and freeze thaw cycles. Experts warn that water in cracks expands during thaw and refreezes, causing cracks, dips, and upheaval. Street crews will prioritize repairs and possible resurfacing when warmer weather returns.
Bills aimed at curbing meter use face opposition as hearings reveal proposals to penalize cities with 90 percent of meter revenue and require referendums before installation. Critics argue parking meters must stay a local prerogative and urge defeat of both measures.
Secretary Brannan seeks congressional permission for the Commodity Credit Corporation to acquire or lease grain storage on and off the farm. Traders warn this could empower the government to shut down privately run elevators and disrupt private storage, while forecasts of abundant yields threaten 500 million bushels without storage.
Unemployed salesman pRitz KUHN, former band leader and major Nazi, complains of German justice after a court freed him after less than a year of a 10 year sentence. He vows to regain American citizenship, arguing only in America could he obtain real justice. The piece cautions Kuhn could threaten future Nazism revival by peddling his philosophy.
The remark contrasts poverty with legal peril, noting that danger from gun violence may exceed the risk of breach of promise lawsuits. It implies social critique of economic disparity and safety in the era.
A succinct saying highlights that recognition for effort should come from merit rather than from what one purchases. It frames intrinsic achievement over material display and urges fair acknowledgment of true contributions.
A short opinion asserts that all people worry because they are either married or single, reflecting on relationship concerns and social norms.
A Lenten editorial submitted by the La Crosse Area Federation of Churches in cooperation with the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America reflects on spiritual renewal during the season. The piece discusses community ethics, charitable action, and shared faith practices across denominations.
A devotional reflection asserts conscience as a gift from God guiding toward humility and moral duty. It describes discipline as the rod and staff that shape behavior, admit pain yet aim to curb pride, and ends with a prayer for contrition and obedience.
The Hoover commission suggests dissolving separate army navy and air force secretaries and placing all power in a single secretary of defense. Critics warn this could render the president a figurehead and centralize military authority, risking reduced democratic accountability and unity among services.
Corre spondent Richard L. Strout argues no U S administration has faced the boom bust cycle like Truman and seeks to describe the domestic pursuit of full employment as a defining feature. The piece notes public fascination with presidential leadership amid cycles of peak production and downturn.
The Knoxville Journal notes President Truman remains determined to push inflation controls despite changes in the economy since last summer. It criticizes his stance against Congress and points to shifts in the government's own measurements since then.
The Wisconsin legislature’s visiting committee reports deep flaws in welfare administration and state mental hospitals. Sen. R. M. Schlabach leads with blunt critique, blaming tired leadership and indifference in government. The piece argues men, not charts, drive reform and warns of widespread administrative weakness.
A La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau feature offers brief Q and A items. Readers learn why margarine was pink in New Hampshire after its 1869 introduction, how hair stands on end from small muscle contractions, and Napoleon’s beet sugar program during blockades. Old Parr, the English centenarian, is described with his birth in Winnington Shropshire and death in London in 1635.
The present average age of passenger cars is eight to nine years, up from five and a half years before World War II. Commercial vehicles average just over eight years, compared with five and a half years in 1941, and Canada leads world newsprint production with much of U S paper coming from Canadian wood pulp.
An 8.2 percent survey finds more left handed pupils than in the past with environmental factors suspected. Tattooing entered Navy practice from the Army as a soldier’s battlefield identifier. Central America comprises Guatemala Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama and British Honduras. Since 1911 an observatory has operated on Kilauea’s rim in Hawaii.
An advertisement promotes Uncle Sam's Almanac 1949 offering quick reference data on naval vessels, United Nations status for Portugal, and national topics. The notice requests 25 cents postpaid via the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau in Washington D C with a coupon.
Washington tax guidance for 1948 returns explains when couples should file jointly or separately, standard deductions versus itemizing, exemptions for spouse and dependents, and special rules for death, divorce, separation, alimony, and military pay. The article notes automatic 10 percent deductions on certain forms and stresses seeking expert advice for complex cases.
President Truman pivots from a vacation plan to a campaign tour against Congress despite a Democratic majority. The wartime social security expansion faces House resistance and a rewritten bill after committee action. Interior and agriculture bureaus are credited for snowbound relief, while civil rights housing advances through horse shedding negotiations.
London report quotes R Furneaux Jordan of the Architectural Association predicting Britain will require extensive rebuilding over the next 50 years. He says at least 95 percent of hospitals theatres hotels and railway stations will need work as housing and factories lose priority. The program is described as enormous, rivaling the 19th century.
The Royal Norwegian Information Service reports Norway is rebuilding housing and travel facilities to welcome visitors. Over 125,000 foreign travelers are expected this summer, 35,000 below 1939, with 16 new hotels planned and highways expanding by over 1,000 miles since 1940. A new road to Northern Norway will unlock a vast scenic area, despite Nazi destruction of a 60,000 square mile zone in that region.
Miss Lilly M E Borresen and Mrs Conrad Nelson depart for Lakeland Florida. Nelson Clothing reports Jule Kish of Onalaska won a Milwaukee national contest prize. Oliver F Fritz seeks La Crosse city clerk in April election.
Poland's ministry of education expects a 20 percent enrollment boost in 1949 with registrations around 100,000, up from 80,000. Reconstruction of postwar educational facilities is credited with expanding capacity for more students.
Miss Heather Turner a 29 year old secretary at St Stephen's Hospital in New Delhi identifies Miss Rachel Ezra and Miss W Bath as the assailants who beat her with a table leg stole money piled cushions and papers on her and attempted to burn her alive in her office after a brutal assault.
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