Annual Band Festival Parade Delights La Crosse
La Crosse hosts the Wisconsin Music association annual band festival with a score of high school bands from surrounding communities marching down Main Street. Hundreds of students in uniform participate, directed by area schools, as the city welcomes the event with enthusiasm and family attendance.
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A Crosse
Main Street
la Crosse
The
Wisconsin Music Association
State Teachers College
Coulee
Not For Just A Day Mothers Day and its meaning over time
The piece traces Mothers Day from 1909 when proclaimed by Gov. R S Vessey to 1914 national recognition. It notes shifts in maternal roles, fewer children, and suggests the day should guide year round behavior rather than sentiment.
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South Dakota
R. S. Vessey
Congress
Vacation Time Is Near ITH Spring Rapidly Running Its Course
The article foresees a strong summer travel surge as Americans seek outdoor escapes. It notes limited overseas travel due to conditions abroad, expects a car train and air journey boom within the United States, and cautions about scarce accommodations and rising postwar demand for vacation facilities.
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Europe
End Of The Electors Could End Electoral College
Senate and house judiciary committees back bills to abolish the electoral college. The piece argues direct election of the president has long been accepted and suggests direct primaries to designate voters' preference for presidential candidates in all states.
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Senate
House Judiciary
Marshall on Security Shifts From Military Might to Peace
The piece contrasts Secretary of State Marshall's prepared statement with congressional moves toward a strong air force and a renewed balance of power in the United Nations. It notes calls for collective security, questions the reliance on military force, and cites Russia’s veto and aggression as shaping the new balance in world affairs.
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Washington
Marshall
United Nations
Congress
Secretary of State
United States
Wilson
Cordell Hull
Russia
Lawshall
Security Council
What Others Think Democratic Division
The Washington Star discusses Democratic National Committee concerns over Truman loyalty after Gael Sullivan departs as vice chairman. It notes doubts about election prospects, Southern revolt, and defections to Wallace, while wondering if Douglas or Eisenhower could lead. Sullivan cites a private business offer for his resignation.
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Gael Sullivan
Supreme Court
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South
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Eisenhower
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Madison meters prove lucrative for municipalities says captain
Captain J Homer Elder of the Madison police discusses parking meter revenue in the April League of Wisconsin Municipalities magazine. From 1941 to August 1947 Madison meters show a net profit of 214384 with expenses 104916 and 319299 in coins deposited.
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Manitowoc Herald-Times
Manitowoc
Chamber of Commerce
Madison
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J. Homer Elder
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Madison Meters
Wisconsin study probes new campaign spending controls
A Wisconsin legislature special committee reviews recent state laws on campaign finance from Massachusetts Minnesota Maine Utah and Nevada. Prof. William Young analyzes proposals to curb spending and require audits under a nonpartisan agency, amid constitutional questions on voluntary committees.
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Madison
Wis
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William Young
University of Wisconsin
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Minnesota
Young
Europe Eyes Unity at Hague Congress for United States of Europe
DeWitt MacKenzie describes delegates from 22 European nations meeting in the Hague to discuss a United States of Europe tied to Western European unity. Exiled Czech, Romanian, Yugoslav, and Finnish leaders join unofficially as Churchill sets a peacekeeping, three bloc vision. The piece recalls Briand’s early 1929 push and echoes hopes for peaceful economic rehabilitation and broader democracy under a UN framework.
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One World
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France
Belgium
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Romania
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United Nations
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Woman Leaves Majority to Marquette Medical School Memorial Library
Mrs Eben J Carey widow of the former dean of the Marquette University medical school left the bulk of her 175000 dollars to the school in her will filed for probate. The bequest includes a memorial library at the school. Mrs Carey died April 30 and her husband died June 5 1947.
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Milwaukee
Eben J. Carey
Marquette University Medical School
Carey
Industrial Editors Choose Toronto For 1949 Convention
Milwaukee reports the International Council of Industrial Editors selected Toronto Canada as the site for the 1949 convention to be held May 10 to 12. The seventh annual convention concluded with the vote naming next year's meeting location.
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Milwaukee
International Council of Industrial Editors Today
Toronto
Canada
Frat Names Officers for Next Semester
Kappa Delta Pi elected officers at a picnic Thursday at Veterans Memorial park. William Aiel of Milwaukee will head the honorary education fraternity at State Teachers College. Shirie Sanford of La Farge is vice president, Barbara Sorenson of Racine secretary, Al Willars of Slinger treasurer, and Lorena Curtis of Aston historian and recorder.
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Veterans’ Memorial Park
William Aiel
Milwaukee
State Teachers College
Shiriee Sanford
la Farge
Barbara Sorenson
Racine
al Willars
Slinger
Lorena Curtis
Aston
U S Air Force plans 70 group expansion and costs
The article explains Congress approved a 70 group air force by 1952 with 6,869 active planes and 8,100 in storage, detailing why bigger strength is needed. It notes current totals, aircraft replacement, and jet era goals, including B-36 and B-29 developments and production timelines.
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Air Policy Commission
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Commission
W. Stuart Symington
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Forrestal
Symington
U. S. Air Force
Deadwood Curator Trims Frontier Legends in Museum Showdown
In Deadwood South Dakota the city shifts from saloons to tourism as curators push to downplay Wild Bill Hickok Calamity Jane and Deadwood Dick relics. Adams founder Bill Adams 1877 donation funds the museum while Wild Bill’s head was stolen from his grave souvenir hunter.
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D. M. McGahey
Adams Memorial Hall
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Deadwood Dick
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Jack McCall
Wild Bill Hickok
McGahey
Camily Jane
W. E. Adams
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Red Sand
Answers to Questions on Roses and History in 1920s America
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau provides factual Q A on rose origins with Ronet-Ducher family ties to Souvenir de Claudius Pernet and Souvenir de Georges Pernet, 1877 congressional adjournment for a horse race, Bronx origins of the term bronx cheer, recent lighthouse keeper retirement, and the 1908 Federal Council of the Churches in America founding with twenty five denominations and about 27.75 million members.
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Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Hoff to Receive Doctor of Philosophy at U Minnesota
Arthur G. Hoff will be awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the June commencement at the University of Minnesota. In other items, Mr. and Mrs. August Grams Jr. attended the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, and engagement notices include Helen Mary Kearney to Roswell M. Mahoney.
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University of Minnesota
August Grams, Jr
South 13Th Street
Louisville
R. H. Kearney
South 10Th Street
Helen Mary
Roswell M. Mahoney
Chicago
Cornelius Mahoney
New York City
Holy Name Cathedral
Mayme Gensmer
South 15Th Street
Minneapolis
G. H. Christopherson
No Agreement In Phone Discussions
Milwaukee dispatch reports the Wisconsin Telephone Company and about 10 000 telephone workers represented by Division 23 of the Independent Communications Workers of America failed to reach a new contract. Arthur Le Fevre said the firm refused to extend current contracts which expired last midnight, so negotiations could not proceed under guarantees. The union will operate without a contract for now.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Arthur le Fevre
Division 23
Independent Communication Workers of America
Holy Orders For 17 In Milwaukee Archdiocese
Archbishop Moses E. Kiley will confer holy orders on 17 men at St. John’s Cathedral on May 29. They will serve in the Milwaukee archdiocese. Edward Eschweiler, 29, of Milwaukee, is among them and will become the fifth family member to pursue religious life. two brothers are priests and two sisters are nuns. He has been studying at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D. C.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Moses E. Kiley
St. John’s Cathedral
Edward Eschweiler
Catholic University of America
Washinaton
D. C
Tokle brothers linked to late ski champ Torger Tokle
The Tokle brothers K O M A Arthur and Kyrre Tokle are identified as Torger Tokle’s siblings. Arthur, noted as the youngest of 20 children, is mentioned among the related kin.
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Tokle
Torger Tokle
Arthur
Kyrre Tokle
Webster's Illustrated Tower Dictionary and Atlas Ad
A home reference book offering 378 pages of definitions and added material including legal terms musical terms population tables earth statistics weights and measures and U S presidents plus 16 pages of colored maps. Priced at thirty cents post paid. call now to order.
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Coupon Offer From La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
A clipped notice promotes coupons from The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau located at 316 Eve St NE Washington 2. The brief item urges readers to use the coupon provided.
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Washington
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Editorial staff details and contact information for La Crosse Tribune La Crosse Wisconsin. Publishing schedules distribution frequencies and postal class details as well as subscription rates and mail terms are listed for readers and advertisers.
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