Dewey Wins Oregon Primary Scoring Early Nomination Edge
Dewey captured Oregon's 12 delegates and won New Hampshire, lifting his delegate total while Stassen carried Wisconsin and Nebraska. The Oregon victory added psychological value and kept the race two to two in states, fueling preconvention maneuvering as rivals push toward a deadlock for the nomination.
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Ee Dewey
Oregon
Dewey
Stassen
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Philadelphia
Vandenberg
Tom Dewey
Harold Stassen
We Give Thanks For You All at The SHS
A short note of gratitude reads We give thanks to God always for you all and mentions SHS with a tone of reverent thanksgiving. The fragment appears to be a religious dedication or school message, emphasizing appreciation and faith.
Learn Safety Today Live Tomorrow Bicycle Contest
La Crosse Optimist club sponsors a bicycle riders safety contest with the slogan Learn Safety Today Live Tomorrow. The contest uses daily photographs in The La Crosse Tribune to highlight violations of a safe-rider code and promote awareness of bike and motorist safety rules to prevent accidents.
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la Crosse Optimist Club
la Crosse Tribune
Triple Anniversary Honors Longtime St. Wenceslaus Pastor
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Ferdinand Cech marked a triple anniversary in La Crosse celebrating 78 years of St. Wenceslaus Church 50 years of its school and 25 years of his pastorate. Austrian born priest welcomed by grateful parishioners for his quarter century of guidance and community impact.
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Ferdinand Cech
la Crosse
St. Wenceslaus Church
Professor warns voters fooled less often but still pick wrong candidate
A Tennessee professor says people are getting harder to fool yet the usual number will still vote for the wrong candidate.
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Tennessee
Dress Shirts and Frugality in Modern Menswear
The piece notes that the typical American man buys under three dress shirts annually. It contrasts this with investing in a good front and humorously observes people waste time on trivial tasks like growing a radish long-term instead of buying inexpensive clothing.
Court Rules Poker A Rich Man's Game
A court declares poker a game for the affluent but notes that unlucky deuces can hit both rich and poor players, leveling the odds in certain hands.
Oklahoma man with two wives haunts a crowded home
A quirky local note recalls a man living with two wives in one Oklahoma residence and jokes about finding space for clothes. Meanwhile rubber bathing suits return to fashion and readers look forward to beach days and leisure.
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Oklahoma
DP resettlement debate widens action calls for DP labor
Grass roots pressure grows as DP camps house about 700,000 displaced persons in western Europe. Labor needs in farming and garment industries push for rapid U.S. admission changes. Bills proposing 50,000 to 100,000 DP arrivals yearly face House and Senate disagreements, with IRO funding shaping transport and private-organization integration.
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International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
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What Others Think Haven't We Learned
A Globe-Democrat editorial argues the 1940s push to unify armed services has not produced true interservice cooperation. It cites the Key West talks, Forrestal's role, and air force pressure against budget groups, noting ongoing rivalries despite new weapons and a wartime need for teamwork. It asks what future unity will bring.
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Proclamation of Jewish State in Palestine Established
The national council of the Jewish people in Palestine and the Zionist movement proclaims the establishment of the Jewish State in Palestine to be called Israel. Tel Aviv hosts the declaration amid world tensions and potential Arab opposition, with international recognition signaling a new era.
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Tel Aviv
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United States
Readers’ Questions Answered by The La Crosse Tribune
The Haskin Service provides a Q and A from readers asking about pressure cookers, the quartermaster corps, Social Security eligibility for veterans widows, U S history data, bullfighting records, the Trans Siberian railroad, Confederate emigration, the King of the Hoboes, fragrant garden annuals, languages in Latin America, and WWII battleship action. The Cincinnati mission lists sources and details such as dates and figures.
Timeline of local visits and wartime planning in La Crosse
A retrospective column notes Miss Helen Jo Mutch visiting Chicago relatives and others touring to St Paul and Los Angeles, with W Walter Ferris chairing a Townsend convention planning in Los Angeles in June. Earlier eras recall visits by Hiram Johnson’s family, club elections, and key local figures, plus railway work and Black River channel clearing projects as the city marks decades past.
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Helen Jo Mutch
Chicago
J. H. Mutch
Mississippi Street
D. E. Bigsbee
Walter Bigsbee
William Netwall
Alvin Jenson
Ethel Bigsbee
St. Paul
Joseph McDonough
Carolina Rice
Los Angeles
W. Walter Ferris
la Crosse
Calif
Hiram Johnson
Gohres Street
Sad Springs
Mont
James B. Hall
Black River Falls
Seventh District Federation of Women's Clubs
Elroy
George W Lueck
Woman's Club
Charles Hodges
West Salem
E. P. Gleason
Granite City
F. H. Aiken
Ida Aiken
Cass Street
Nels Thompson
la Crosse County Bar Association
City Railways Company
Black River
W. A Thompson
Onalaska
Largest commercial airplanes and related questions
Constellation and DC-6 carry 65 passengers each while the Boeing Strato cruiser seats 100 though not yet in service. Eye color fades with age, blue irises losing pigment. New law raises veteran subsistence to 75, 105, or 120 dollars monthly starting April 1 with first higher checks after May 1. Diamond hardness remains unsurpassed by known substances. Panama Canal width and Brooklyn Bridge height determine US warship size.
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Constellation
Modern Letter Writing booklet advertised in La Crosse Tribune
Writing Letters Modern Letter Writing provides answers on letter types materials punctuation and examples. Order your copy for 20 cents postpaid with coupon and enclose coins to Information Bureau 316 Eye St NE Washington DC.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
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Washington, D. C
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D. C
Name Street or Rural Route City State
Mail to Washington DC.
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State
Washington, D. C
Background on the Jewish Arab war in Palestine
Washington explains the 1948 conflict as of May with Jews declaring the Republic of Israel on May 15. It details troop counts from both sides, the split of Jerusalem into old and modern areas, and notes sacred shrines amid fighting in the old city. It compares Arab and Jewish strengths and outlines the broader regional involvement.
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Set Up Government In Western Germany
Diplomatic sources report a six nation pact to form a provisional western German government this year. A constituent assembly with broad power to draft a region constitution is tentatively planned. Participants are the United States United Kingdom France Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg and West Germany’s allies.
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United States
Eee
Great Britain
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Netherlands
Luxembourg
Benelux
France
Britain Observes Empire Day Fete
Britain observes Empire Day on Queen Victoria's birthday with school plays in remote villages and a Royal Empire Society reception and dance in London. The report notes Siamese eclipse rites involving drums songs and rockets to frighten away a demon.
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Britain
London
Royal Empire Society
Siam
Britain's Socialism pause for consolidation evident in reforms
DeWitt Mackenzie analyzes the Attlee government's three year nationalization push nine major industries, notes resistance in iron and steel, and describes Morrison and Shinwell statements urging consolidation and reequipment ahead of a possible 1950s election. The piece frames a staged advance with public scrutiny and Communist purge within Labour.
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Labor Party
England
Winston Churchill
Bank of England
Emanuel Shinwell
Socialist Party
Morrison
Laborites
Public Debate on Postal Worker Wages in Congress
The editor lampoons a congressman for opposing a pay raise for a mailman with 32 years of service. It cites Bureau of Labor Statistics figures showing a city worker with a family needs about 3,500 dollars annually, argues for a living wage, and condemns delays and inflation rhetoric while praising postal workers’ dedication and the call for justice aligned with The American Standard of Living.
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Tribune
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congress
Congressional House
Transparent Skirts Stir Newark Police Concern
Newark Public Safety Director John B. Keenan says transparent skirts create a police problem. He orders a local hotel to require shapely waitresses wear petticoats beneath transparent long skirts. The hotel agreed to comply.
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Newark
Public Safety
John B. Keenan
Kenan
Keenan
Man Records Family Births After Triplets
New York report details a 68 year old father with a history of 35 children from four wives who welcomed triplets. Anthony Dupre, a French-born former trapeze artist now a hotel kitchen worker, is identified as the man behind the claims.
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New York
Anthony Dupre
Missing Los Angeles boy prompts ransom note
A 12 year old junior high student, Alan D McCauley, vanished from his home in Los Angeles after his parents left for an ice carnival. Police found a ransom note demanding 1500 dollars, signed The Unkowan, and a rock had been thrown through the bedroom window. The room showed signs of a struggle and the boy’s father fears possible enemies.
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Los Angeles
Alan D. McCauley
Crenshaw and Exposition Blvds
Edwin M. Rowe
John McCauley
Rowe
Gideons Elect Officers at Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Convention
Louis Trecek of Madison was elected president of the Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Gideons at the 47th annual convention. Other officers installed include William Ziebels of Milwaukee and E. R. Steadman of Eau Claire as vice presidents, with A. G. Erickson of Iron River, Mich. as treasurer, E. T. Ellestad of Madison as secretary, Alfred Peterson of Poynar as chaplain, and W. H. Fisher of Milwaukee as editor.
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Wis
Louis Trecek
Wisconsin and
Upper Michigan Gideons
William Ziebels
Milwaukee
E. R. Steadman
Eau Claire
A G. Erickson
Iron Rixer
Mich
E. T. Eliestad
Alfred Peterson
Poviar
W. H. Fisher
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