County Board Proceeds Urged to Broaden Public Notice Circulation
The La Crosse Tribune argues the county board must expand publication of official proceedings beyond weekly papers to reach La Crosse city and southeastern areas. It cites 3,200 weekly issues vs 16,173 Tribune circulation and urges bid openness to serve all residents with county information.
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la Crosse
la Crosse County
Rock County
W. T. Burgess
Publiser
R. L. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
Alfred W. Rice
Ed. Keefe
E. L. Burgess
T. Bus
Mgr
A. E. Teachout
Luther Wilkins
la Crose Tribune Company
4Th
Cass Streets
la Crose
Wis
The
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Lee Newspaper Group
Associated Press
Tribune
Carrier Boy
Verse Quotation From Hebrews Inspires Reflective Reflection
A biblical excerpt from Hebrews 11 38 speaks of those who wandered deserts mountains dens and caves of the earth inviting contemplation of faith endurance and divine judgment.
ERP REPORT FORECASTS EASTERLY PROGRESS IN EUROPE
Report to congress on the European Recovery Program notes little new in the last quarter of 1948 but forecasts major impact. It cites a $5.5 billion combined deficit for ERP nations on capital and current accounts, down 30 percent from 1947. Beneficiary countries have reached prewar production, yet the drive to economic independence has barely begun and relief spending will not be cut soon.
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Ident Truman
Congress
Economic Cooperation Administration
Europe
All Or Nothing Fight in Senate Over Appropriation Bills
President Truman faces a showdown as the Senate debates appropriation bills. He cannot veto individual items and must accept or reject whole bills, a power that could stall government agencies if a veto occurs.
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Senate
Truman
Judge Rules Petting In Parked Cars Legal
A judge ruled that petting in parked cars is legal with the judge noting no law prohibits consensual activity. The remark about convincing the gal frames the lighthearted tone of the item.
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Fellows
Death of Forrestal Sparks Calls for Moral Reform
Washington editorial on James Forrestal's career from wartime Navy secretary to defense secretary. It blames political pressure, gossip campaigns, and a volatile administration for his decline and death, urging civil service reform to honor his service.
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Washington
America
James Forrestal
Navy
Roosevelt
Defense
Truman
Armed Services
United States
Jim Forrestal
Department of Defense
Russia
Dewey
Forrestal
Louis Johnson
President Truman
Mr. Truman
Key West
Jimmy Forrestal
Hobe Sound
Florida
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Garfield
What Others Think Mr Wallace Testifies
The New York Herald Tribune notes that when Mr Wallace speaks he seems to address Americans from a distant gulf filled with distortions. It says his vocabulary often carries meanings misaligned with common usage and he discusses a world unseen by most countrymen.
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NEW York Herald-Tribune
Wallace
Disclosures Tie Illinois Journalists to Green Political Machine
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports a revelation that about thirty six Illinois newspaper men served as government payrollers under the Green political machine. The piece argues the finding shocks the press and public and warrants strong rejection of any indirect association.
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Cedar Rapids
Illinois
Barbs and Quips From 1948’s Tomato Canning Season
A jumble of witty lines notes a scientist’s odd claim about freezing, a gag about janitors, and a reflection on 1948 for tomato canning. The column ponders domestic life, a Missouri woman with six divorces, and holiday discussions on finances and the poorhouse.
Wisconsin anti trust unit cut sparks political attack
Madison analysis questions why the Republican budget trimmed the attorney general anti trust division from 50 000 to 25 000 a year and lumped it into general funds. The move draws Democratic charges that the GOP aims to starve the unit and weaken enforcement of restraint of trade.
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Madison
Wis
Attorney General’s Office
Wisconsin
Rennebohm
Wisconsin Commission On Human Rights
Finance Committee
Attorney General
Attorney General’s Department
Leonard Bessman
Questions and Answers From The Haskin Service
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau provides answers to facts on wedding anniversaries lime in water cisterns tax attachments the metric system the Grimm brothers and Russia calendar history. It lists the seventh anniversary desk and pencil sets and the fifteenth watches and notes the 1866 legalization of metrics and the 1918 1929 1940 calendar changes.
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China
Russia
Soviet
Amateur Photography booklet offers full beginners guide
These pages present a compact guide by Alexander J. Wedderburn on choosing cameras and film, developing and mounting photos, and selling finished prints. Priced at 25 cents postpaid, the offer includes a coupon to send to the address in Washington DC to receive the booklet.
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Alexander J. Wedderburn
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
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Washington
Forrestal Death Probed as Washington Strain Quoted
The LACROSSE TRIBUNE reports James V. Forrestal killed himself at a Naval hospital after nine years in Washington. The piece traces rumors of resignation, his breakdown, and mounting critics, noting others who bore Washington stress without fatal ends.
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Washington
James V. Forrestal
Naval Hospital
Louis A. Johnson
Forrestal
Johnson
Truman
Vaughan Medal Hurdle at House Armed Services Panel
The Argentine diamond Order of San Martin, tied to Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan, faced congressional review as lawmakers debated authorizing him to wear the medal. Walter Nordblad pressed the issue, while Chairman Vinson urged patience, delaying approval alongside other foreign decorations.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Harry Vaughan
House Armed Services Committee
San Martin
Peron
Vaughan
Congress
Oregon
Walter Nordblad
Philip Hooper
Army
Norblad
Colonel Hooper
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Louisiana
Overton Brooks
Navy
Vinson
Norbald
Department of the Army
Mines to Confer Geological Engineer Degree on Hill
Ten years ago Rob ert G Hill of 108 North 2nd street was set to receive the professional degree of geological engineer at the 65th annual commencement exercises in Golden on May 26. He has been a member of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers.
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Colorado School of Mines
Robert G. Hill
North 2Nd Street
Golden
Hill
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
William E. Bannen
Gateway Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bannen
Chicago
William Drake
South Fifth Street
Niles
Mich
C. E. Drake
la Crosse
Business and Professional Women’s Clubs of
Wisconsin
Sheboygan
Jessie Caldwell
Katherine Martindale
Meta Jonas
Osephine Hintgen
Dora Marshall
Esther Domke
Lucy Baumann
Gertrude Hogan
Mmes Mae Belerue
Josephine
John Hadreas
Scientist X Named Supervisor of AEC Fellowship Students
The mysterious scientist X, once accused of passing atomic secrets to a Communist organizer, reportedly now supervises students in atomic energy study fellowships. Investigators say he and other supervisors may be called before a House subcommittee. X has not been publicly identified and previously worked at Berkeley radiation laboratories during wartime atomics research.
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Washington
House
House un-American Activities Committee
Radiation Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Birth Serial Numbers Adopted Across United States
Beginning in 1949 the United States will issue birth serial numbers to newborns. The identifier will appear on birth certificates and may later be stamped on marriage and divorce certificates as part of a broader federal tracking system.
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Secretary of the Treasury
United States
District Scout Meet At Readstown Held In Wisconsin
Readstown Wisconsin hosted a Boy Scout district committee meeting presided by Ed Schipper of Virginia. Charles F. Burch of Prairie du Chien, assistant field executive of the Gateway Area council, led demonstrations as members shared scouting experiences. Plans were made for future summer activities.
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Readstown
Wis
Boy Scout District Committee
Ed Schipper
Virgina
Charles F. Burch
Prairie du Chien
Gateway Area Council
Africans Defy Fashion in Port Elizabeth Skirt Debate
A Port Elizabeth fashion designer proclaims long skirts impractical for South African women, arguing shorter hems better suit women with attractive legs, signaling a bold clash over style norms in the city.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
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