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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1946
Page
2
Hollywood composer David Rose creates tunes from odd triggers and quirky titles. Holiday for Strings began as a piano exercise and Monotony for Strings. His process blends improvisation with rapid composition for radio and CBS broadcasts.
A local woman endured hours of gas fullness, chest pains, and insomnia after meals. After trying Alex she reports relief and regained sleep, with the other products deemed unnecessary.
American airmen who died near the Kimbolton airfield are remembered in a memorial service at the Kimbolton church. The ceremony honors their sacrifice and preserves the wartime site as a tribute to servicemen.
Milwaukee report of Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach at the 42nd annual Advertising Federation of America convention. He said domestic markets are infinitely more valuable to U S commerce than foreign trade while not discounting foreign trade. He argued wage earner welfare will boost US demand for domestically produced goods.
The board commended the army for handling a fortyfold wartime expansion and indicated the War Department was not upset by findings. It blamed poor leadership by a small group and a wide officer enlisted gap and urged a year of military training for most appointees to improve leadership. Members included Lt Gen Troy Middleton and Adna Underhill among others.
Senators questioned profits flowing to the treasury and warned of nationalizing industry as amendments loom before final passage. The antitrust style labor disputes measure, passed 49-29 in the senate, would curb union benefit funds, create fact finding boards, require a 60 day cooling off, bar racketeering, libel unions to contract suits, and ban secondary boycotts.
F Whiteney leader of the trainmen's union threatens to mobilize his $47 million treasury to oppose President Truman's re election. He predicts Truman will not be president again after 1948 and vows to use funds if needed to beat him. T C Cashen notes labor harms possible but agrees Truman's tough strike stance may be harmful to labor interests.
Japanese cotton mills are forced to shorten working hours due to a serious food shortage. Employers curb shifts to conserve resources as supply lines remain strained and labor demands shift facing rationing.
In Belgium the average daily coal production per miner rose from 3.9 to 3.95 tons within a month, reflecting a minor productivity gain across the industry.
Madison secretary of the board of normal schools says about 6 000 students will enroll this fall across nine state teachers colleges including roughly 3 000 WWII veterans. Enrollment last year stood near 4 000 with 1 552 veterans registered. Milwaukee expects the most veterans about 500. others average 300. Housing strain noted at all colleges though university housing is tighter.
Weather summary from the U S Department of Commerce notes fair warm conditions in Wisconsin with a cool night and a Tuesday outlook of largely cloudy skies and scattered thundershowers in the north and west. Minnesota sees tonight’s showers and cooler Tuesday, while Iowa reports pale and warmer tonight and Tuesday with scattered thundershowers and cooler west.
A broad weather system covers the Midwest from the Rockies to the Appalachians with rain and moderate showers in Pennsylvania New York and southern New England. A new low has formed in Utah and deepens as warmer air expands from western Kansas to northern Montana. The milder air will push into western Wisconsin with increasing clouds and a local shower by Tuesday.
Richard Lehmann of St Paul admitted breaking into the Caledonia municipal liquor store on December 11 1945. He received an indeterminate five year max sentence at the St Cloud reformatory with hard labor. He admitted taking $18 and 33 cases of liquor and traveled in a stolen car. The federal government filed a retainer while he serves the state sentence.
A burglar struck the George Phillips cottage on French island, battering the door with two 25 lb stones. The thief stole two kerosene lamps and likely acted Friday or Saturday, reported to undersheriff Vern Lamp.
Norman E. Schulze district manager for La Crosse attends a convention of the International Association of Public Employment Service workers in Minneapolis. The report notes gross hourly earnings of factory workers at the 1945 war peak were $1 046.
Madison Wis Gov Goodland cancels attending the conference of governors in Oklahoma City to study Attorney General John Martins petition for a special legislative session on reapportionment. He left Frank Graass to represent Wisconsin as officials consider calling a special session to align with state constitutional provisions.
About 57 percent of Albania’s 1 120 522 people rely on UNRRA for bread the key daily staple. Some 641 000 loaves are baked daily from UNRRA flour. The drought after World War II would have left 210 000 Albanians starving and 430 000 near starvation without UNRRA bread.
A 25 percent government tax on cover charges pressures South Africa night clubs to shut down. The levy targets venues nationwide and threatens employment and nightlife culture as operators seek relief or exemptions.
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