This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1950
Page
4
Cities near La Crosse fear census undercounts will spur annexation drives yet warn that extending municipal boundaries is costly for services and tax rolls. Some suburbs already tax new homes but many residents outside the corporation remain uncounted, provoking debates on growth, housing, and utility provision.
The Gateway Area Council thanks Mrs. Gund for donating a 300 acre addition to Camp Decorah. The wooded annex expands activities and honors Henry Gund who served on the executive board and chaired the La Crosse finance committee. The region and Scout families express gratitude and commitment to youth service.
United States to establish a national science foundation to spur basic research and education. It would award scholarships, channel funds from other agencies, and not operate labs itself, acting as a general headquarters for scientific research to keep ahead of the Communist world.
A Eureka Kansas writer extols the Magic Circle centered in Eureka with a 400 mile radius including Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas and Northern Texas. He notes climate and asserts the area’s annual income rose tenfold in ten years from six to sixteen billion dollars, implying a substantial gain per person.
Roger Babson outlines Americas Magic Circle as a vast agrarian and industrial hub centered in the Plains states. He cites population, farm activity, school access, military leadership origins, markets within 500 miles, transport networks, strong mineral resources, and potential in processed foods, building materials, textiles, and machinery, urging 100000 more salesmen and 10000 plants to realize $5 billion capital investment. He cites Horace Greeley’s Go West motto and invites inquiries to Byron Dunn of the National Bank of Commerce Lincoln Nebraska.
A curious domestic tale describes a wife trying to mislead a husband by using orange peels and canned juice, ending with the husband detecting the ruse. A caller jokes about weather superstition predicting rain on Sundays after Easter, noting春 wet spell. Lincoln Junior High students forecast a softball clash between eighth grade girls and boys drawing in younger siblings to watch.
John W. Byrnes reports on President Truman's Fair Deal spending push and the lack of clear paying plans. Five tax pathways are outlined, from confiscating income to deferring costs, each with risks to growth, jobs, and inflation, questioning if the program is worth the burden on future generations.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson revisits claims of salary kickbacks tied to Rep. Victor Wickersham of Oklahoma. The piece details payroll abuses involving James W. Taylor and Lloyd Matthews, Wickersham’s father, and a used car lot on a congressionally reserved lot. It covers FBI inquiries, staff letters, and Witt’s eventual FBI statement amid denials.
James Marlow examines how the high court grapples with free speech. He traces the 1919 clear and present danger standard from Holmes, notes 1947 Taft Hartley case upholding constitutionality, and cites 1949 Father Terminiello and 1948 1949 soundtrack rulings shaping limits on speech and public order.
Attorney Robert D. Johns announced his Republican candidacy for La Crosse district attorney in the September primary. The article notes a special rules committee on the La Crosse county board to study committee sizes, as chaired by R. W. Davis.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.