Centennials and anniversaries honor La Crosse mission
La Crosse celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis of the Perpetual Adoration and 75 years of St. Michael's Orphanage service. A Civic Appreciation day at Memorial Field and ceremonies at the Mother house mark the Franciscan centennial with regional and international impact.
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Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis of the Perpetual Adoration
St. Michael's Orphanage
Sisters of Saint Francis
Memorial Field
Order of Saint Francis
St. Michael’s
Laborers Together with God Quote
A brief quotation from II Corinthians 3 9 praising believers as laborers with God and as God s building, reflecting Christian faith and stewardship.
Hoover reforms budget controls urged for defense spending
Ferdinand Eberstadt outlines a plan to overhaul military budgeting to save about 1.5 billion annually. The proposal creates a chief comptroller reporting to the secretary of defense and separate comptrollers for the army navy and air force with civilian oversight. The plan has Hoover and major agencies backing it, aiming to end service fund request primacy.
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Armed Services
Hoover
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kenneth Royall
Army
Ferdinand Eberstadt
Eberstadt
Secretary of Defense
Navy
Air Force
Military Chiefs of Staff
Bureau of the Budget
Treasury Department
Defense
Johnson
Testimony in Communist trial claims FBI undercover roles
More than half a dozen federal witnesses in the 11 leading Communists case testified they were undercover FBI operatives in the Communist party. A bank employee said he attended a party meeting the night before testifying, drawing a retort from a defendant. The trial hints at potential defendants testifying and alleging ties to J Edgar Hoover as tensions with Russia rise.
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FBI
Communist Party
J. Edgar Hoover
Lilienthal Faces Scrutiny Over Atomic Commission Administration
David Lilienthal, head of the Atomic Energy Commission, is praised for loyalty while facing questions about delegation of administrative duties. The piece notes human errors, security tests, and the need for a robust tracking system for nuclear materials. It discusses fellowships, Communist influence, and the importance of scientific cooperation under congressional oversight.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
David Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
House
Commission
Russia
Hitler
What Others Think About Freedom of Speech
A 1946 Terminiello case ruling shows a five to four division on free speech limits. The Chicago incident sparked disorder and a Supreme Court reversal of a disorderly conduct conviction, with dissent stressing order. The piece notes enduring debates over constitutional guarantees and possible future amendments.
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Terre Haute Tribune
Supreme Court
Terminiello
Chicago
Arthur Terminiello
Republic
Wisconsin River Reservoirs and Dams Across Three Lakes Region
The Wisconsin river sources at Lac Vieux Desert and flows 430 miles to the Mississippi at Prairie du Chien. It drops 1 050 feet with 32 dams and 22 reservoirs controlling water across the Desert, Twin Lakes, Buckatoban, and areas around Three Lakes. Castles Rock and Petenwell dams under construction will be the second and fourth largest on the river by 1951.
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Three Lakes
Wisconsin
Lac Vieux Desert
Mississippi
Prairie du Chien
Otter Rapids
Vilas County
Muscoda
Richland Country
Thy Desert
Twin Lakes
Buckatoban
Ion? Beet Deerskin
Seven Mile
Nine Mile Rollaway
Sugar Camp
Little St. Germain
Big St. Germain
Castle Rock
Petenwell
Capper Reflects On Life After 30 Senate Years
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas states a simple life philosophy as he retires after three decades in the Senate. He declares he aims to like himself each day and live with that judgment.
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Arthur Capper
Kansas
Senate
Quote from McGrath on partisanship and forgiveness
A Senate Democrat from Rhode Island, J Howard McGrath, criticizes the Republican party for never forgiving or changing. He notes his role as chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
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J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Democratic National Committee
Alaska
Hawaii
House Rules Committee
Ohio
Clarence Brown
Adolph Sabath
Illinois
Sabath
Sam Rayburn
House
Senate
Rules Committee
Georgia
Gene Cox
Congress
Joseph Farrington
GOP
Statehood
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
State borrowing gain favor for new building program
Madison lawmakers discuss borrowing from state trust funds to finance government building needs. Proposal would create quasi public building corporations to bypass constitutional debt limits and repay via annual operating appropriations, avoiding new taxes. Critics warn trusts funds were meant for pensions and sound security is uncertain.
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Wis
Statehouse
Treasuries
State Annuity and Investment Board
Frank Panzer
Dodge County
Senate
Panzer
D. J. Kenny
West Bend
Kenny
Sens Laird
Lenroot
Answers to readers questions from The La Crosse Tribune
The Haskin Service provides factual Q&A on rainbows birth dates February 29 currency bits and other topics. It cites historical notes on the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep prayer Great Lakes tides and Robert Louis Stevenson road gifts with concise sources and dates.
Favorite Hymns Booklet Offered For 25 Cents
Favorite Hymns presents 151 hymns for all denominations with words and notes, designed for inspiration. The 6 by 9 inch durable coin cover edition sells for 25 cents postpaid, with coupon and mail address to Washington DC.
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Street or Rural Route to Washington DC Mail Address
A fragment notes mailing addresses directing mail to Washington DC via street or rural route. No further context or details are provided.
AEC Education Spawns Fresh FBI Oversight Debate
Washington confronts a clash over funding science education with government money and the FBI. The question arises whether non secret AEC fellows who are educated at public expense should face loyalty checks. Senator Vandenberg and experts weigh risks to research entry.
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Congress
AEC
National Research Council
FBI
Senate
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
The
Research Council
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Alfred N. Richards
National Academy of Sciences
Sen. Vandenberg
Michigan
Dead Whale Spurs Wyoming Debate Over Sacajawea Burial
Wyoming residents press Congress to honor Sacajawea with a memorial claiming she was buried in Wyoming in 1884 after lived with Charbonneau and accompanied the Lewis and Clark expedition. Historians dispute her burial place and death year placing her in South Dakota in 1812.
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Wyo
Pacific
Cajawea
Wyoming
Congress
South Dakota
Lewis and Clark
Sacajawea
Charbonneau
Snake Lives Three Years In A Well
A large brown snake in Marryatville South Australia has resided in a well for three years. It fell in as a half grown young snake and now dwells on tree roots that have damaged the cement walls. The creature is seven feet below ground with no escape. It remains in good condition and its food supply remains a puzzle.
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Sydney
Australia
Marryatville
South Australia
Lilypons Post Office Open Despite Senate Pressure
Senatorial influence keeps Lilypons Maryland post office in a cow pasture open at about $5,000 yearly. The Three Springs Fisheries company uses the facility. inspectors say it serves no other patrons. Discontinuance would shift mail to Adamstown, saving funds but affecting rent and truck-hire costs already paid to the firms.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Lilypons
Maryland
Lily Ns
Millard Tydings
Goldfish Company
Tydings
O’conor
Hoover Commission
Lilypens
Three Springs
Fisheries
Thomasly Company
Adamstown
Thomas Fisheries, Inc
Three Springs Fisheries
Goldfish
Sam
George Liecester Thomas, Jr
Thomases
Francis Perrott
William Storm
Post Office Department
La Crosse County Taxpayers Cooperative elects officers
Ten years ago the newly elected La Crosse County Taxpayers Cooperative directors chose E. T. Wilson as president and Leonard L. Roraff as vice president with C. P. Mendell secretary and W. B. Johnson treasurer. Miss Katie O Keefe of Chicago visits Miss Johanna Hurley. The Hoeschlers sail June 3 from New York aboard the Europa.
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la Crosse
John A. Cohen
Dora R. Cohen
Minnesota Society of International Medicine
University of Minnesota
Robert G. Peterson
Camp Douglas
West Salem
D. E. Peters
Neillsville
la Crosse Gun Club
Minneapolis
Heisman
Stuesser
Zeisler
Buchner
Dr. Bice and Son
Raymond C
Gillette
Caledonia Streets
Kaiserin of
Germany
Dierdorff
Rhine
John McMann
Co. B
Woman Rescued After Getting Stuck Bathing in Copper Boiler
In Auckland during a power shortage that banned electric water heaters a buxom widow heated water over a fire in a copper wash boiler and climbed in for a bath. She became stuck but escaped with only bruises after a nearby woman neighbor poured cold water over her aiding the rescue.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Girl Tames Lion in Dublin Circus Act
Ellen Harvey, 19, claims to be the world’s youngest woman lion tamer and appears daily in a circus act with a lion she has trained for four years. She chains the animal outside her trailer as a watch dog.
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Lion Dublin
Ellen Harvey
Blitz Bags Limit in German Village
A storm sent a rain of wild geese over a German village as lightning struck a flock, causing nearly 40 birds to fall. No injuries or further details reported.
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