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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1949
Page
4
Berliners celebrated VE Day with the lifting of the blockade and the end of a 327 day siege. The airlift carried 1.6 million tons of supplies in 200000 flights, keeping over 2.5 million people alive and proving Western resolve against Soviet pressure.
The Gateway Area Council covers nine western Wisconsin counties with over 4,000 active scouts. The appeal asks residents to boost pledges to meet a $14,000 goal, funding a program that builds character and civic responsibility while integrating scouting with local community life.
A brief biblical note cites Paul giving thanks to God for Philemon in his prayers, highlighting gratitude and intercession as a recurring theme.
Attention To Mental Health Illinois sponsored a mental health week to inform the public about better handling of mental illness. The observance featured an award for outstanding psychiatric attendant service, library displays, and radio programs. Public and private funds support facilities for disease detection, and the piece argues for similar measures to detect mental illness early to save lives and prevent misery.
Washington editor David Lawrence argues against government plans to stage nationwide demonstrations and airlift crew tours to mark the Berlin blockade victory. He warns such publicity fuels militarism, urges peacemaking through diplomacy, and favors honoring designers over glorifying armed force.
A readers’ view on cars arguing for simple affordable autos over flashy designs. It critiques industry focus on glamour, notes buyers chase appearance, and urges designers to prioritize utility and low cost. The piece likens ambitious styling to circus humor and cinema, calling for practical engineering.
Secretary Ache is praised for appearance and presence as he presented the Atlantic pact to the senate foreign relations committee. The description highlights his eyebrows mustache complexion suit and authoritative bearing as among Washingtons finest.
President Truman sent to Congress plans for socialized medicine and expanded social security, plus Brannan farming subsidies. The costs are not known even to sponsors, but will run to billions. The programs are described as Truman proposals though viewed as New Deal ideas kept by longtime spenders in Washington.
Madison does not move on proposed state cash bonuses for about 350000 veterans. Three bills seek $50 to $500 plus tax shifts, with $900 to families of deceased veterans, and funding via income, inheritance, gift taxes, or a future levy. But consensus says unlikely to pass amid public indifference and tax concerns.
The Haskin Service provides quick answers to readers questions via the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau. Topics include mail to Santa Claus at Christmas and gypsum deposits at White Sands, Ireland poet Yeats, and details on federal elective offices and Archduke Otto’s proclamation.
Margaret Jean Gunning of Phoenix and Robert Allen Lawell of that city, former teachers college student here, wed April 28 in Las Cruces New Mexico. Lawell works in Rock Island lines passenger department. Dr and Mrs J J Northrup visit daughter Mrs C M Sayner in St Paul after a year in Europe. John H Barth named to third term as city engineer by Mayor Verdhota. TWENTY YEARS AGO Oscar Paulson elected president of Wisconsin State Postal Supervisors association. Gun club members attend Du rand trapshooting. Alfred Zeisler wins class C trophy. La Crosse team takes third in team race.
The states which permit dog racing are Arizona, Florida, Massachusetts, Montana and Oregon. Questions cover juvenile court punishment, Great Salt Lake depth, and Karl Marx as founder of Communism with brief biographical notes.
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers a 25 cent booklet Dogs describing 33 dog breeds with history, standards, temperaments, and photos by William Brown. It includes a list of US AKC recognized breeds and a coupon for postal order to Washington DC.
James Marlow notes that the Berlin blockade ended at midnight lifting peace hopes for East and West. He cites the May 23 meeting of the United States Britain Russia and France and warns both sides remain tough. Greece sees continued fighting and Arab nations walk out of the United Nations. Russia faces a wide spread communist sweep and a cautious peace outlook.
Bald and bespectacled Charlie Brannan, Denver born, heads the agriculture department and leads a simple life. He advocates a farm program giving farmers payments for price gaps rather than market intervention, easing taxpayer costs and avoiding rotten egg stocks.
A letter signed Adolf Hitler pledging to destroy world capitals unless made Reich Chancellor surfaced in Berlin. Officials deem the handwriting a plausible Hitler imitation, suggesting an insane author, amid rumors of Hitler's survival.
Hickory North Carolina city officials provided free parking meters for blood bank donors during a community blood collection program encouraging local participation and easing access to donation sites.
Romania announces a new nationalized radio factory in Bucharest that will sell radios at low prices on an installment plan to broaden access and production capacity.
Mary Norton of New Jersey and Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts have held powerful roles since 1924. Norton chaired the District of Columbia and labor committees shaping wage laws while Rogers led veterans affairs and helped create the Women's Army Corps. Both women, long widowed, maintain active, energetic presences in Washington.
New Zealand lifts sugar rationing for housewives while candy and cordial makers still face limits. The adjustment broadens consumer access but keeps industrial controls in place for confectionery producers.
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