Climax In Coal Crisis Shrinks Strike Room For Seizure
Washington reports the coal strike nearing a peak as both sides blame each other. A U S conciliation service official notes no movement in talks for a month while pressure to settle grows. John L Lewis leads a 200 member policy committee as negotiations continue amid looming possibilities of government seizure and policy shifts.
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Washington
U. S. Conciliation Service
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Union
OPA
Lewis
Congress
Democratic Party
Wagner
Truman
Not Surprising Browning Leaves Commerce Post for Ford
J Browning, once director of domestic commerce in Henry Wallace's department, resigns to join Ford Motor Company in Detroit. A brigadier general during the war, Browning had urged wages tied to merit and suggested tax cuts for executives, clashing with some officials who favored strict limits on executive pay. His departure follows earlier moves from Chicago to Washington.
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J. Browning
Henry Wallace
Detroit
Great Commerce
Browning
Wallace
Washington
Ford Motor Company
Chicago
Wallace Department
Commerce Department
Education for All ARING the Next Two or Three Years
America’s colleges face a continuous emergency as enrolments surge after World War II. Faculty losses to service echo in housing shortages and strained facilities. Proposals include temporary extensions of secondary schools into college work, more campus housing, and expanded state university extension services to ensure broad access to higher learning.
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America
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
McNarney
Nuernberg
Jerrybuilding costs rise sharply for postwar homes
A study by Northwestern Life Insurance shows a 44 percent rise in home building costs since 1940. A $5,000 1940 house now costs $7,200, with prices rising further in six months. Four of five veterans want homes under $6,000, while ferry building promises 15 percent savings but risks shoddy work. Buyers should choose reputable builders and insist on expert inspections during construction.
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Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Qerry
Americans Urged to Learn Understanding of Russia
The piece urges Americans to study and comprehend Russia. It notes a segment of the public already makes efforts to understand Russian perspectives, while highlighting the broader push for cultural and political literacy amid rising tensions.
County highway officials press for specifics in five year plan
Wisconsin counties told the state highway commission in James R. Law's office that the five year plan must move beyond generalities. They want concrete details on spending per area, project start dates, and financing plans. The commission pledged detailed, per county breakdowns and to curb county speculation by providing uniform, clarified information.
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Wisconsin State Journal
State Highway Commission
James R. Law
State Highway Department
A. S. Thelen
Wisconsin County Board Association
Commission
Price control loss blamed on wage policy stance
The Chilton Times Journal argues that price control failed when the government yielded on wage controls, approving an 18 cent hourly raise, about $1.48 extra per eight hour day, and warns that inflation follows from government approval and price hikes in meat cars steel and citrus.
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Chilton Times-Journal
Congress
Quack
Dandelions Return to the American Lawn
The American householder finds a new floral nuisance as dandelions reappear across lawns. They arrive with no fixed date and spread quickly, surprising homeowners who had believed their yards free of the yellow blooms. The piece notes the plant’s persistence and invites a neutral appraisal of its civic presence.
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Christian Science Monitor
Capistrano
Wisconsin forest fire threat grows with dry April weather
Continued dryness in April raises a forest fire threat in Wisconsin, more serious than in several years, worrying those who protect valuable timber and recreation lands. Fires endanger trees and occasionally towns, and both forest and field fires cause vast yearly damage. People in woods and farm lands should stay alert to prevent fires, as prevention is wiser than rushed firefighting.
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Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Discovery of a rich gold mine in South Africa
The Chicago Daily News notes a newly found gold deposit in the former Orange Free State is unlikely to trigger a world-wide rush. It contrasts today’s search with 1849 Sutter’s gold rush and jokes about a hypothetical beefsteak mine that would attract many.
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Chicago Daily News
Orange Free State
South Africa
Sutter
San Francisco
Why do you suppose poor men tip more than rich men
In a restaurant a man asks why poor men tend to tip larger. The waiter replies that the real reason may be to hide poverty or wealth, suggesting fear of others discovering one’s financial status.
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Wall Street Journal
State Department under pressure to reform old ways
Washington analysis notes the State Department, long seen as rigid and formal, is under pressure to modernize under Secretary Byrnes. The postwar expansion has swollen staff and offices from 1939 to present, with 937 local and 4,000 abroad then to about 5,000 locally and 11,000 abroad now, spreading work from one building to 42 facilities.
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Washington
State Department
OPA
Department
Byrnes
Rep. Rabaut
Michigan
Foreign Service
Department of State
La Crosse News Highlights Educators Events and Local Notes
Two La Crosse educators lead the third district federation of women’s clubs program on May 12 and 13. Miss Josephine Hintgen will discuss the University of Hawaii School of Pacific and Oriental Affairs. President George M. Snodgrass of La Crosse Teachers College will speak on the Plight of Young America. Mrs. A H Mitchell returns from a Florida visit. Logan Junior High wins declamatory honors with Jeannette Schrader first, Grace Erickson second, Beatrice Schmuck third. Local visits include Melvin Pierce family from Madison. Business visitors from Minneapolis and Germany indicate a potential sand brick plant site. A marriage license is issued to Ethel Botz and Clark Johnson. Otto M. Fischer and wife announce a son. Burglars steal over $1,000 in silver from Cope land and Holway homes after a lunch. Forty years ago notes include Judge Fruit’s $1.24 election expense and Louis G Prucha’s daughter birth. J L Pettingill re-elected county board chairman.
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Bertha S. Kaeppler
Ferry Street
California
la Crosse
Third District Federation of Women's Clubs
Josephine Hintgen
School of Pacific and Oriental Affairs
University of Hawaii
A. H. Mitchell
West Avenue North
West Palm Beach, Fla
W. E. Eaton
Logan Junior High School
Central High School
Jeannette Schrader
Grace Erickson
Beatrice Schmuck
Central
Melvin Pierce
Mary Jule
Madison
Henry Lomen
Wood Street
C. A. Cochrane
W. O. Derenger
Minneapolis
Frank Tresstrever
Germany
Bert A. Jolivette
Ethel Botz
Clark Johnson
Otto M. Fischer
Gillette Street
Col
F. A. Copeland
Cass Street
Jessie Holway
J. J. Fruit
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Register of Deeds
Louis G Prucha
J. L. Pettingill
County Board of Supervisors
John Chapple Rites Held At Ashland Church
Funeral services for John C Chapple editor in chief of the Ashland Daily Press and veteran legislator will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o clock at the First Presbyterian church in Ashland Wisconsin according to local notices.
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Ashland
Wis
John C. Chapple
Ashland Daily Press
First Presbyterian Church
Murky Wisconsin GOP convention before Oshkosh gathering
John Wyngaard notes deep division within Wisconsin Republicans ahead of the Oshkosh convention. Leaders Coleman Goodland and Cyrus Phillip clash over endorsement, leaving delegates and rank and file uncertain about who will be endorsed or nominated. The scene is marked by internal strife and anticipated victory in November.
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Madison
Wis
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Tom Coleman
State Committee
Gov. Goodland
Cyrus Phillip
Coleman
Podunk County
GOP
Republican Party
Minnesota
Illinois
Anti-Goodland
Senate
Laem
Questions and Answers in The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
A reader's questions cover topics from advertising trends to cigarette taxes, debt imprisonment history, pigeon egg laying, cancer mortality, mythic deities, Washington’s foreign trip, and GI Bill loan eligibility as well as postwar navy demobilization timelines and Marine Corps discharge point changes.
Wedding Booklet for Preparations and Etiquette
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers a 32 page Wedding Booklet answering questions on wedding preparations etiquette military or civilian ceremonies licenses anniversaries customs duties of the best man receptions showers trousseaux gifts and invitations. Ten cents postpaid with coupon enclosed.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eve St
N. E
Washington 2
D.C
State Mail to Washington DC
A short note requests sending correspondence to Washington DC. The mailable item indicates a formal channel for state communications to the federal capital.
Pentagon Junior Tour Of US Forces In Frankfurt
Philip D Adler reports from Frankfurt about USFET headquarters in the I G Farben complex. General Joseph T McNarney outlines long occupation plans, a possible 15 year horizon, and a core force of 50 000 for postwar Germany while massive German devastation is evident in Mainz and Frankfurt. The piece portrays Western Allied leadership pacing demobilization and the D P issue amid trials and prisoner dispositions.
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Frankfurt - AM - Main
Pentagon
I. G. Farben
USFET
9Th Air Force
Frankfurt
G-I
Paris
General Motors
Detroit
Walter L. Dohrn
OSS
Joseph T. McNarney
Germany
MacNarney
Public Debate Letters and Faith Views in La Crosse
A reader from De Soto Wisconsin warns anonymous letters to the Public Debate column must include names and addresses. The page includes a critique of a bricks-throwing anonymous card, calls for accountability, and a defense of Christian faith and Youth for Christ with references to CBMC and ministerial federations. Public Servant Harry Ivan Davidson signs at 122 N. 10th St.
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Fastor
Tribune
la Crosse
Wis
O. K
H. W. Spalla
de Soto
Rocky Mountain News
Frederick Woltman
Scripps-Howard
New York
Communist Party
American Youth For Democracy
AYD
Young Communist League
AYC
YFC
UFC
CBMC
Christian Business Men's Committee
Harry Ivan Davidson
N. 10Th St
Youth for Christ needs true religion and unity
A la Crosse Tribune reader letter argues for peace freedom and prosperity through Bible faith. The writer, a Christian layman, asserts the Bible is true and scientifically sound, urges study and practice of Christian principles, and calls for religious cooperation across faiths to strengthen home church and private initiative.
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Tribune
la Crosse Tribune
Will Sell Property Of Bankrupt Realty Firm
Fond du Lac Wisconsin reports that trustee N J Lessel announced six pieces of Mrs Louise Handt Loehrs property will be sold this month including an insurance agency a beauty salon and four houses. Referee Francis A Yindra had ordered liquidation of Loehrs vast holdings. Loehr operator of a real estate and insurance agency and two employees pled innocent to charges of obtaining money under false pretenses and were bound over to the May term of circuit court for trial after waiving preliminary hearing.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Atty. N. J
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press History Note
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press, published afternoons and Sunday mornings, are printed by the La Crosse Tribune Co. in Wisconsin. The paper lists W T Surgess as publisher, R L Bangsberg as managing editor, with A W Rice as city editor, and notes its long-standing status since 1904. It affiliates with the Associated Press and Lee Newspaper Syndicate for news and local reporting.
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LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
la Crosse Tribune Co
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
LA Crosse the Beautiful
R L. Bangsberg
A W Rice
Act of Congress
the Tribune and Leader-Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
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United States
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British Broadcasting Company
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Alnav
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Marine Corps
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Kewanee Star-courier
Lee Syndicate
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