Concrete Interstate Overhaul Near Readstown Urged
A Wisconsin editorial argues for faster approval and coordinated concreting of Highway 14 from Readstown toward La Crosse County. It notes past slow progress in Readstown area and Coon Valley grading, urges bidders to respond, and calls for a unified project plan to replace piecemeal patching with complete, timely road construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readstown
Coon Valley
la Crosse County
Vernon County
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Fragmented Scripture Reflection Prompt
A brief verse fragment asks how little of divine ways is heard and how great is the thunder of power beyond human understanding. The quotation from Job 26 14 invites contemplation of mystery and God's majesty.
Labor Daily backs North Atlantic defense pact in clear Oslo stance
The Arbeiderbladet editorial praises cooperation with democratic lands and America to preserve peace. It rejects illusion and urges united action, noting Norway’s leadership in supporting the new treaty despite Russian reprisals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Arbeiderbladet
Norwegian Information Service
United Nations
Europe
America
Labor Daily
Norway
Freeing Cities Home Rule Study Highlights State Roles
The American Municipal association reports only 22 states constitutionally guarantee city home rule, six more grant limited local self government. California Colorado Oregon and Texas lead, with Michigan having 180 home rule charters. Without home rule the local area must seek legislative approval for wards or new taxes, often facing indifference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Municipal Association
California
Colorado
Oregon
Texas
Michigan
Iowa barber run over by own car slightly injured
A local Iowa barber sustained minor injuries after a car rolled and ran him over while he was stepping into the vehicle. He described the incident and is expected to recover with routine care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ant Souls Stir Debate Across Science and Pantry
A scientist argues ants have souls while readers debate compassionate views of small creatures in daily life. The remark frames a broader question about value and sentience in tiny beings observed at home.
Slender Girls and Spring Styles Commentary
A fashion note praises slender figures for best spring styles while suggesting a slender pocketbook proves least favorable. It observes a girl’s face as her fortune and implies this influences perceived figure and charm.
Lenten Editorial From La Crosse Churches Federation
Editorial submitted by the La Crosse Area Federation of Churches in cooperation with the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America discusses Lent. It outlines religious observance themes and calls for collective reflection and action within the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Help From The Sanctuary And The Church Of Christ
A devotional meditation on the enduring necessity of the Church as the body of Christ. It emphasizes fellowship within the Church as essential for salvation, sacramental life, and compassionate ministry, urging renewed faith to heal nations through Christian outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Christ
Pattern Society
Kingdom of God
Tabernacles
Postal rate increases threaten press freedom in America
David Lawrence argues that proposed 400 percent postal rate hikes by the Truman administration would cripple many publications and empower government licensing. He notes deficits used as justification, compares funding to democracy abroad, and warns of heavy costs to readers and the press under an intimidating, rubber-stamp Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
United States
Truman
Post Office Department
Department of Justice
Department
Library of Congress
House
Congress
What Others Think Soviet Policy
The Communist fifth columns in western Europe and the United States are ordered to declare allegiance to Russia. The piece argues a shift from a diplomatic offensive aimed at capitalist collapse to a political, revolutionary infiltration approach. It predicts there is no prospect for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Herald-Tribune
Europe
United States
Russia
Education for Democracy Highlighted by Presidential Aide
Presidential Assistant John R. Stelman stresses that a robust democracy rests on citizen minds and long term improvement comes from ensuring children receive strong education. He emphasizes education as the key to a healthier democratic future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Stelman
Red Dean of Canterbury Comment Sparks Spy Debate
The quote argues that if Russia obtained American state secrets, it was justified as all nations practice spying. The statement by Hewlett Johnson, known as the Red Dean of Canterbury, is linked to current spy investigations and sparks renewed discussion on intelligence ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hewlett Johnson
Red Dean of
Canterbury
Landon Warns on Self-Destructive Finances in 1936 Speech
In a 1936 address Alf Landon urged voters and Americans to avoid ruinous spending as the nation contends with economic strain. He warned that unchecked deficits could empower opponents and threaten national strength.
Wisconsin Capitol Notes Spur Dems Aid and GOP Tensions
In Madison, the capitol press view shows Democrats aided by UW instructors and students in research and drafting their program. GOP tensions rise as Thomson excludes from talks over Rennebohm’s tax plan, while the Democratic Committee opens a state headquarters at the Park Hotel to build a broader volunteer network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Capitol
University of Wisconsin
Democratic Party
Park Hotel
New Democratic Organizing Committee
Republican Voluntary Committee
Themocrats
Central Committee
Reader Q and A on history and science from Haskin Service
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau answers reader questions on the Boxer rebellion Canaries in mines Tutankhamen citizenship disqualifications Panama Canal pensions and other facts with concise explanations and dates Some questions note the 1948 pension figures and officials involved
Needlework booklet Offers Easy Instructions for Women
A promotional note highlights needle work as a relaxing pastime for women. The pamphlet titled Needle work provides thirty two pages of directions and illustrations for beginners and includes useful tips for experts alike. Copies cost 15 cents postpaid.
Needie work booklet request sent with 15 cent fee
The Information Bureau of The La Crosse Tribune forwards a 15 cent payment wrapped in paper for a copy of the booklet Needie work. The note provides the sender's address at 316 Eye St NE Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. c
Washington
D. C
Alliance Pact Reveals UN Weakness and Veto Power
James Marlow argues the Atlantic pact exposes UN failure to halt war due to veto by the five permanent Security Council members. He notes Article 51 allows self defense pacts, but a Russian veto blocks UN action, rendering the Security Council paralyzed and the pact a confession of UN weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Soviet Union
Security Council
UN Security Council
Council
U. S
Britain
France
China
Russia
Washington Economic Education Foundation in Capitol Hill Lobby
Washington columnist Drew Pearson exposes the Foundation for Economic Education funded by major U.S. corporations. The group promotes anti Marshall plan and anti rent control messaging, while claiming education status for tax deductions. It funds pamphlets and uses congressmen to mail propaganda to influence policy. The article names corporate donors and key figures behind the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economic Education Group
Capitol Hill
Drew Pearson
Washington
Foundation For Economic Education
General Motors
Standard Oil of New Jersey
Ford
General Electric
The
Mellon National Bank
Gulf Oil
Mellon Family
Republic Steel
the du Ponts
Chrysler
Humble Oil
Inland Steel
Swift Packing Company
U. S. Steel
Ernest T. Weir
Westinghouse
Monsanto Chemical
Libbey-Owens Ford
Sears Roebuck
Sun Oil
Texas Oil
Ralph Gwinn
New York Republican
Committee For Constitutional Government
Edward A. Rumely
Gwinn Mail
Hudson River
Irvington
N. Y
Suave
Leonard Read
United States Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
England
Foundation
Ten years ago tribune highlights Milwaukee broadcast guest
The paper recalls ten years past when talented local pianist Don Jonson headlined a sponsorship broadcast from WEMT in Milwaukee. It notes more than 250 Shriners from at least five midwestern states honor Fred T. Finn of Madison, Zor temple potentate, at a banquet and program in the American Legion club rooms. Frank Tatham chairs the celebration with James G. Peterson and Walter S. Small in key roles.
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Don Jonson
Milwaukee
WEMT
Fred T. Finn
Madison
Zor Temple
American Legion Club
la Crosse Line Club
Frank Tatham
James G. Peterson
Zer
Walter S. Small
Chamber of Commerce
Josephine Miller
Woodstreet
Franklin School
la Crosse State Teachers College
Society of Present Day Poets of America
Society
Amity
Ore
South Side
North Side
Gases H. Hulberg
County Board
V. S. Keppel
Business Duos in Broadway Theaters Fran Warren and Barbara Belle
Fran Warren the russet haired singer discusses her partnership with manager and songwriter Barbara Belle. Belle wrote A Sunday Kind of Love and guides Warren’s career while Warren performs with RCA Victor lineups. Warren recalls early music and dance beginnings, while Uta Hagen’s Madison Wisconsin roots spark a hometown recall as she tours A Streetcar Named Desire with her father Dr Oskar Frank Leonard Hagen a professor at the University of Wisconsin.
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New York
Gallagher and Shean
van and Schenck
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Fran Warren
Barbara Belle
Barbara
Bronx
Miss Warren
RCA Victor
Claude Thornhill
Charlie Barnett
Art Mooney
Randy Brooks
Gae Foster Girls
Uta Hagen
Tennessee Williams
Miss Hagen
Madison
Wis
Oskar Frank Leonard Hagen
University of Wisconsin
Ten Thousand Grams of Strep Tomycin Flown to Austria
Ten thousand grams of strep tomycin was recently flown into Austria under the European recovery program and immediately turned over to the Austrian government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
European Recovery Program
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EMM OU Bt Gee
Ecibune
Labor Daily Realistic
David Lawrence
Alf M. Landon
John Wyngaard
Capitol Press Gallery
Wisconsin
Republican State Administration
Rennebohm
DEM Office
Rennebohm and
Detail
Oscar
Vicksburg National Cemetery
Commission On Human Rights
Bruno Bitker
Commission
Industrial Commission
Goodne
Haskin Service
U. S. Marine Corps
Royal Marines
Peking
President
District of Columbia
Verkhovansk
Siberia
Tutankhamen
Egypt
Ikhnaton
Nefertiti
Albert Gallatin
Pennsylvania
James Shields
Illinois
Gallatin
Switzerland
Revolutionary Army
Shields
Ireland
Panama Canal
State
James Marlow
Rotary of State
Acheson
Goebbels
Bertrand de Jouvenel
New York Herald Tribune
Educational Foundation
de Jouvenel
David M. Goodrich
B. F. Goodrich Co
Thomas I. Parkinson
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Jasper Crane
du Pont
Charles White
Republic Steel Corporation
Hughston McBain
Marshall Field
Whipple Jacobs
Phelps Dodge Copper Products
A. C. Mattei
Honolulu Oil Corporation
B. E. Hutchinson
Chrysler Corp
Nash-Kelvinator
Detroit
Detroit Edison
U. S. Gypsum
Chicago
R. J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
N. C
Standard Oil Company
Ohio
Merry
Senate
St. Patrick’s Day
O'Mahoney
Pittsburgh
O’conor
Maryland
O’mahoney
Scott Lucas
Howard McGrath
Lucas
McGrath
Louisiana
Russell Long
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Tribune
By Mark Barron
Madison, Wis
ERP
la Crosse Tribune
Coulis Region
W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
J. E Lienlokken
Alfred W Rice
G. G. Moriarity
Ed. Keefe
E. L. Burgess
Luther Wilkins
la Crosse Tribune Company
4Th
Cass Streets
the Tribune
Lee Newspaper Group
Associated Press
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