Red Army and Atomic Bomb Debate in 1946 Editorial
The piece argues Russia cannot supply its army without Western munitions and warns against sharing atomic secrets. It accuses Russia of lacking good faith, being hostile, and seeks to portray Soviet aims as to prolong global demoralization rather than seek peace. It frames the bomb as a key Western defense against Soviet goals.
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Eee
THE
LA Crosse Tribune
Red Army
Russia
United States
Pink
Byrnes Sees Testing Ground in Paris Peace Efforts
Secretary Byrnes warns the Paris meeting will reveal the risks and obstacles blocking peace in Europe and Asia. He argues Russia seeks disruption via famine and propaganda, urging world opinion to coerce Moscow toward cooperation or face UN scrutiny and broader pressure.
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Stalin
Russia
Trieste
Mediterranean
Byrnes
Bevin
Molotov
Communist Party
Europe
Council
United Nations Council
Assembly
Voices of Small Nations in the UN Security Council
The piece argues that five dominant powers steer UN Security Council decisions while smaller nations hold little vote. It highlights critics of Russia Britain and the U S and praises Australian Egyptian voices like Hodgson Hasluck and Afifi for urging humanity and restraint. It notes the hope that smaller nations can challenge power through conscience and moral appeals.
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United Nations
Russia
Hodgson
Hasluck
Afifi
Exiled King Emmanuel Faces Scarcity Rhetoric
King Emmanuel, safely in an Egyptian palace, breathes relief at escaping a shooting. Chester Bowles advocates rationing all goods including bread. Bowles epitomizes economic quackery, offering a single cure. The clamor that scarcity creates happiness replaces traditional attire as the new mindset.
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King Emmanuel
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Victory gardeners learn why farmers do not get rich
The phrase hints at a lighthearted column on farming labor and economic realities. It contrasts happiness in labor with the money outcomes, suggesting gardeners face financial limits despite effort. The tone resembles a rural-optimism piece from a historical newspaper.
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Victory Gardeners
Soldiers Demand Action On Food Waste Scandal
Soldiers and veterans across the country demand army reform after reports of massive food waste and mismanagement. They press Congress to investigate the faltering feeding of troops and call for independent food service reform to curb losses and ensure proper provisions.
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NEW York
NEA
Army
Congress
Quartermaster General
John L. Hennessy
Paterson
California
Massachusetts
Hardy Annual Flowers Dress Up Your Garden
Henry L. Pref advises planting hardy annuals after early vegetables and also anytime now. Annuals suit backgrounds borders porch boxes and interplanting with perennials or shrubs. They require well drained light soil full sun with modest feeding and careful seed bed preparation.
Wisconsin University President Warns For 46 Graduates
Madison, Wis. President E. B. Fred of the University of Wisconsin warned that the 1946 high school graduates may become the forgotten children of American education. He said many veterans, about 5,000 enrolled, will crowd colleges this fall, with 9,000 or 65 percent of new students expected to be veterans, creating competition for younger students and jobs.
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Madison
Wis
E. B. Fred
University of Wisconsin
Badger
Fred
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Publication Note
Publication details for the La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press. Includes publisher Burgess, manager Bangsberg, editor A W Rice, and office locations Cass Street La Crosse Wisconsin. Notes second class matter date June 27 1904 and AP news use rights.
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la Crosse Tribune Co
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
LA Crosse the Beautiful
Burgess
Bangsberg
A. W. Rice
Tribune and Leader-Press
Lee Newspaper
Associated Press
Questions and Answers From The Haskin Service
The La Crosse Tribune informally compiles a Q and A column from The Haskin Service. It covers air mail share in 1945 postal receipts, synthetic rubber use, debt free cities Kalamazoo and Fort Smith, Triple Crown winners, Boulder Dam opening and height, ancient Cypress preservation, color changing spiders, and elevations of the White House and Capitol.
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United States
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Home Law Book offers GI bill guidance and legal summaries
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau advertises a booklet titled Home Law Book with digest of GI bill provisions, patent and copyright notes, and 1945 state marriage and divorce laws. It urges readers to mail 15 cents for a copy and provides address in Washington, D. C.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D.C
Eve St
Washington, D. C
Home Law Book
Co-ops Lift Farmers Then Face Market Pressures
A Lanesboro Leader letter recalls cooperatives built by farmers to gain fair butter fat prices as private creameries declined. The writer warns that greed and eastern investment threaten these cooperatives, risking losing independent markets when a potential market bubble bursts.
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Rochester
Lanesboro
Baptist minister learns trout fishing in Tomah debut
A new Tomah pastor, unfamiliar with fishing, follows parishioners’ tips to quietly stalk trout on Coun cil creek. On opening day he belly crawls to the Snowberry farm bank and lands a 5 pound brown trout in his first dip, marking his first trout catch.
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Tomah
Council Creek
Snowberry Farm
Berman Brown
Salem Miscllany: Branded Runaway Horse Incident
In West Salem Journal notes a man named Charlie Knudson helps catch a runaway horse after it breaks through a fence and topples a light pole near a saw mill. He recalls older runaways despite bruises from the incident last Thursday afternoon.
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Charlie Knudson
Charlie
Ray Lewis
West Salem Journal
350 squirts in a gallon of milk say Archie Lowe
Fly Creek Guernsey dairyman Archie Lowe recalls from the Whitehall Times that a gallon of milk yields about 350 squirts whether drawn by hand or by machine, noting the amount reflects the effort involved.
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Archie Lowe
Fly Creek Guernsey
Archie
Whitehall Times
Tomah Trout Tradition Defines Local Citizenship
The Tomah Journal notes that in Tomah nearly everyone fancies trout fishing, with residents rising at two or three in the morning on opening day. Participation marks good citizenship, while skipping the trip marks a lack of regard for the community custom. Newcomers may find the practice strange at first but grow accustomed with time.
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Tomah
Tomah Jourenal
Schroeder Trio Tops Caledonia High 1946 Graduates
The Caledonia Argus reports three Schroeder cousins form the scholastic trio who will receive diplomas in 1946. A. W. Schroeder, president of the board of education and father of the salutatorian, will oversee the graduation. The Schroeder clan attends in strong numbers and is expected to share front rows in the auditorium.
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Schroeder
Caledonia High School
Schroeders
A. W
Board of Education
Caledonia Argus
First Name Confusion Baffles Terpstra in Onalaska Visit
First name mixups perplex Terpstra from Onalaska after a caller questioned his given name. He recalls a past incident when a railroad doubted his ownership claim over a horse killed by a train, prompting a formal reply about his first name. Linen’s origin notes trace production to 1253 in England by Flemish weavers.
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Terpstra
Onalaska
West Salem
England
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