Public Service Commission Must Know La Crosse Needs Dial System
A La Crosse Telephone request to convert from manual to dial operation is set for a Wisconsin Public Service Commission hearing in Madison. The piece argues dial service is essential due to growth, aging manual boards, and a $2,000,000 plan to upgrade the La Crosse and Onalaska exchanges.
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la Crosse Telephone Corporation
la Crosse
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Madison
Public Service Commission
Commission
Tem
Onalaska
Common Council
Turning From Iniquities Through Jesus Blessing
A scripture verse proclaims that God raised up his Son Jesus to bless you and turn every one of you away from sins. It emphasizes the blessing as a guidance from God to repentance.
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Jesus
Southern Democrats Face Hurdles Over Truman Nomination
The passage outlines Southern Democrats revolt against Truman and the factional trouble within the party. It notes northern leadership’s likely rejection, and the impracticality of southern electors choosing their own candidate to push the election into the House where state-by-state voting would require at least 14 northern states.
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Mr. Truman
Truman
House of Representatives
Stassen Wins Quarter Of New Hampshire Delegates In Primary
Harold Stassen gains about one quarter of New Hampshire's Republican delegates signaling a standoff with Dewey. Dewey claims numerical victory with six of eight delegates, though the result tempers his perceived stronghold. The next contests flow to Wisconsin on April 6 and Oregon on May 21 where both seek wins.
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Harold Stassen
Dewey
New Hampshire
Washington
Wisconsin
Oregon
Stassen
Strange Bedfellows Face Wallace Backers in UMTS Fight
The piece notes Henry Wallace’s support from UNIT and Communists, with conservative congressmen also backing him. It questions whether lawmakers may fear embarrassment aligning with Wallace and resist publicly backing UNIT.
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Henry Wallace
Wallace
Henry
UMT
Cleveland psychologist urges wives to start husbands with morning poem
A Cleveland psychologist suggests wives begin each day by having husbands recite a poem at breakfast to distract them from burned toast and set a calmer tone for the morning.
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Cleveland
Special weeks to be observed in 1948 noted
More than 100 special weeks will be observed in 1948 all of which will make little news unless pickle and honey weeks should fall on the same seven days.
Heroes For President MacArthur Favored By Some Critics
The writer argues General MacArthur lacks necessary civilian government experience and warns voters may favor name over qualification. It notes Eisenhower and other GOP figures as stronger presidential candidates, and contemplates MacArthur’s transition from military hero to politician.
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Washington
America
Republic
MacArthur
Jackson
Taylor
Grant
Re Roosevelt
General MacArthur
Far East
General Eisenhower
Eisenhower
United States
Congress
Dewey
New York
Stassen
Minnesota
Taft
Vandenberg
Michigan
Japan
Public Debate on Negroes and Local Housing Tangles
Letters to the Tribune discuss La Crosse hotel refusals to four Negro singers and compare treatment to Joe Louis. A second piece argues the fairgrounds is the logical auditorium site amid a public debate over a referendum and municipal centers. A reader pleads for housing relief, describing a basements dwelling and a two year wait for La Crosse Housing Authority options, seeking affordable rooms for a mother and two children.
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Tribune
la Crosse
Joe Louis
John Jones
Fairgrounds
Chamber of Commerce
Teachers College
Brick Park
Myrick Park
Coulee
Otto M. Schlabach
Wisconsin
A Younger Driver Urges Caution on Aging Motorists
A speaker advocates stricter driving standards and tests for teenagers and calls for screening older drivers. The note questions age related insurance, safety, and driving ability, urging precaution before accidents occur. The piece stresses not disrespecting seniors while emphasizing road safety.
Ten Years Ago Highlights From La Crosse Tribune
A column recalls events from ten, twenty, and forty years ago. Dorothy LaVaque played piano at St Marys College Notre Dame. Peggy Schlabach to star in High Tor. Local riders Le s Borer and Ben Mader join Wisconsin division of Century Road Club of America. Five hundred families support French orphans. Army trucks train at Rockford. Church salaries over 800 dollars prompt tax reports. Coal stocks rise ahead of anticipated miners strike.
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Dorothy LaVaque
la Crosse
St. Mary's College
Notre Dame
Ind
Peggy Cowan
Falls
Nebr
O. B. Woll
Hot Springs
Ben Bissen
Rose Street
Jamaica
N. Y
Peggy Schlabach
Ohio Wesleyan University
Theta Alpha Phi, Honorary Dramatics Society
Anna Jenkins
Bangor
Business College
Wales
Les” Borer
Ben” Mader
Wisconsin
Century Road Club of America
Borer
Chippewa Falls
Mader
Bo Thomas
France
Myron Savage
Rockford
Train Hits Car Kills Four in Marion Illinois
Four men bound for Indiana homes were killed when their car was struck by the C. & E. I. railroad Meadowlark diesel passenger train headed north through Marion Illinois. The crash occurred as the car failed to yield at a crossing. Authorities identified the victims as residents of Indiana bound for new homes.
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Marion
Indiana
James Condon and the U S Bureau of Standards
The U S Bureau of Standards headed by Dr Edward A Condon faces scrutiny from the House Un American Activities Committee while detailing its roles in atomic energy standards weights measures and testing of bulbs thermometers hydrometers and other devices. The bureau with 2500 workers covers 67 acres in Washington and dates to 1901. It tests government purchases and provides standards for meters kilograms and other measurements aiding industry safety building materials and research including optics radio and climate control.
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Washington
Edward A. Condon
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Condon
House UN American Activities Committee
Commerce Department
un-American Activities Committee
Bureau
U. S
U. S. Census Bureau
Europe
Asia
Sunsets Topic At Neshonoc PTA Meeting
The Rev. William Slosser of West Salem Presbyterian spoke on sunsets at the Neshonoc meeting in the school gym Tuesday night. He called sunsets God’s handiwork and urged reverence as a daily gift. Wayne Baker and James Irving planned the program from Teachers College, with pupil demonstrations and college dances. A bean supper followed.
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William Slosser
West Salem Presbyterian Church
Slosser
Wayne Baker
James Irving
Teachers College
Productivity Quadrupled in U.S. 1850 to 1940 Growth
An historical estimate notes that productivity per man hour in the United States rose more than fourfold between 1850 and 1940, reflecting broad industrial and technological gains across the period.
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United States
Masaryk Death Deepens Czech Political Crisis
DeWitt Mackenzie discusses Jan Masaryk's death amid the Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia. He weighs Masaryk's possible motives, the symbolism of his plight, and the impact on western democracies, noting Marshall's blunt assessment of a reign of terror and rising international concern.
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Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Masaryk
Moscow
Reds
Republic
Attlee
U. S
Marshall
MacArthur Moves Wisconsin Debate Toward New Perspective
The April Wisconsin delegate race gains urgency as Gen. MacArthur’s Tokyo announcement reshapes the field. Phil LaFollette emerges as the real brain behind the Wisconsin push, with lasting implications if MacArthur wins the nomination and Wisconsin politics shift under his banner.
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Madison
Wis
Gen
MacArthur
Wisconsin
Lansing Hoyt
MacArthur For President Club
Tokyo
Phil LaFollette
Centennial Commission
Lafollette
Hold Primaries In College Student Vote
Two unopposed candidates will run for Campus Controls council in the final election at State Teachers College on March 24 after primaries held Wednesday. Robert Hussey of Appleton is unopposed for president and Geraldine Schuette of Appleton is the sole candidate for secretary. Ardy Aarstad of Viroqua and Lois Gutzke of La Crosse seek vice president. Calvin Jensen of Medford and Edger Nelson of Racine contest the treasurer post amid more than 400 votes cast.
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Campus Controls Council
State Teachers College
Robert Hussey
Appleton
Geraldine Schuette
Ardy Aarstad
Viroqua
Lois Gutzke
la Crosse
Pore Calvin Jensen
Medford
Edger Nelson
Racine
Drop Biggest Bomb Test At Muroc Base
The world’s largest 21 ton bomb, built by the army ordnance department, was dropped in a penetration test at Muroc base California. The nonexplosive device was released by a specially equipped B 29 as part of a study on fall speed and soil penetration. Details of the test are expected to remain secret by the army and air force.
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Washington
Muroc Base
Calif
Army Ordnance Department
Army
Air Force
Austria Faces Labor Shortage Hurting Crop Planting Program
The article cites a serious labor shortage as the cause of Austria’s failure to maintain its crop planting schedule. It notes impacts on agricultural efforts and government program progress.
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Austria
Editorial Staff Credits and City Editor Roles
The notice lists the newspaper's editorial leadership including R. L. Bangsberg as Editor J. E. Lienlokken as News and Photo Editor Alfred W. Rice as City Editor and G. G. Moriarity as State Editor. It documents the masthead and department heads.
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R. L. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
Alfred W. Rice
G. G. Moriarity
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Strange Bedfellows
David Lawrence
Heroes For President
Missouri
Earl Stanton
Liberty St. P. S
Lodgmore
Hotel Stoddard
la Crosse Housing Authority
Armed Services
Oldster
la Crosse County
West Salem
Grand Crossing
Burlington Railroad
James Marlow
U.S. Bureau of Standards
PTA
DeWitt Mackenzie
Prague
John Wyngaard
Coules
W. T. Burgess
Circulation Department
Keefe
Mgr
E. L. Burgess
Ass’t
A. E. Teachout
Luther Wilkins
la Crosse Tribune Company
4Th and
Cass Sts
de Tribune
Associated Press
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