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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1950
Page
5
Hal Boyle shares a lifelong affection for New York's East River, describing it as a living, moodful waterway that reflects city life from his eighth floor window. He compares ferries to lanterns, notes tugs and debris, and vows to live where a river view defines his world.
AP analyst Dewitt Mackenzie notes 12 nations including United States Canada Britain France Italy Norway Denmark Belgium Luxembourg Portugal Iceland plan a permanent high council to direct military and economic anti communist measures. A Western Germany inclusion is possible with Ruhr assets. The group seeks unity to block communism with an American likely head. candidates include Eisenhower Bradley or Harriman.
A medical study summarized by Howard W. Blakeslee links peptic ulcers to the highly driven, ambitious personality. It notes executives and go-getters show higher ulcer rates, with marriages often stabilizing symptoms in women, while ulcer patients often assume leadership roles and begin tasks early in life.
County meetings push for an early grouse opening with longer bag limits while preserving pheasant and duck seasons. The plan splits gun pressure and aims to keep natives, including ducks and rabbits, from steep declines. Open meetings in Milwaukee July 24 26 invite public participation on federal waterfowl policy and conservation topics.
Margaret Truman has canceled her July concert appearances and will not sing publicly this summer. James Davidson of her bookings agency said she asked to be relieved of scheduled shows at Robin Hood Dell in Philadelphia and Lewisohn Stadium in New York.
A fierce tornado ripped through three valleys north of London on Sunday leaving about 500 people homeless in one village and blanketing the area with large hail.
In Memphis a suspect fled into a dwelling with a gallon jug during a pursuit. Police captured him inside, but the jug vanished. An explosion in the stove started a fire that destroyed the evidence.
The Rev Hoover T Grimsby, age 29, was named senior pastor of Ascension Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, replacing an associate role he held for five years. The congregation has over 4300 members. Grimsby, son of Christine Grimsby and the late Rev Henry P Grimsby, studied in Minneapolis and Minnesota, Luther Seminary, and was ordained in 1945 at Central Lutheran in Minneapolis.
Two La Crosse juniors Gordon Meyer and William Pappas were honored in Carleton College's honors convocation at Skinner Memorial Chapel for ranking in the top ten percent of their class. Meyer, president of the Carleton Student Association, and Pappas, co-chair of the junior senior prom refreshment committee, were noted alongside Dr. Clarence R. Decker who spoke on One World Two Giants.
A House floor move aims to expand a bill that would fund testing of new jet and turbo prop transport airplanes. The measure would authorize 12.5 million dollars for a limited testing program.
Mrs. W. W. Hackleman reports a garbage collector in Memphis wearing a gas mask during rounds, prompting concern among residents about safety and sanitation procedures.
Reader questions answered by the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau explain Niagara Falls ownership and deep sea adaptations. A dictionary advertisement offers Webster's Illustrated Tower Dictionary and Atlas for 40 cents postpaid, with coupon and return address.
The 1940 census recorded an Egyptian immigrant in Chicago as the oldest person in the United States at 128 years old.
A sneeze is a sudden violent exhalation due to irritation of the nasal branches of the fifth cranial nerve.
One cubic foot of fresh snow weighs five to 12 pounds depending on humidity. If snow is moistened and compacted by rain, a cubic foot weighs 15 to 50 pounds.
Lloyds of London is an insurance market with about 2,400 independent underwriting members who share and take on risk across a wide range of lines. It stands as the world’s largest marine insurance exchange and a major global market for risk.
The Marquis of Queensberry rules require a fallen fighter to rise within ten seconds or lose the contest. Spices vary in nutrients with paprika high in vitamin A and chile rich in vitamins A and C. Before radio, cities used a time ball lowered at noon to signal exact time via electrical release.
The history notes postmarks began as official marks on envelopes. They later served to cancel stamps and indicate mailing origin and time. Records do not show when first used, but as early as 1798 postmasters were required to mark letters with the office name, by stamp or hand, with written postmarks still used into 1840 in some cases.
Article outlines overseas study under the GI Bill with costs and destinations. It cites 13,000 veterans already studying abroad and 5,000 more enrolled, notes France hosts many GI students, and lists Britain Canada Mexico Italy Switzerland and other countries. It advises contacting the Institute of International Education and details steps to apply including school acceptance passport visas and booking passages. It warns no GI study behind the Iron Curtain and sets a July 25 1951 deadline for continuing GI courses.
A black substance produced by burning oily nuts is used as tattoo ink by Formosa natives, reflecting traditional body art practices in the region.
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