Membership Rush of 49 Aims Big Legion Drive
The American Legion announces a nationwide campaign titled The Membership Rush of 49 with a goal of 3,000,000 members by January. The Roy L. Wingers post in La Crosse leads local efforts to mobilize post leadership and Talk Legion across four campaign phases. The drive highlights Boys State, veterans' legislation, pension programs, and job training as core achievements to recruit servicemen.
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Roy L. Wingers
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Legion
Legion Post
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Columbus Day Reflections On Discovery And Modern America
The piece muses that Columbus would be astonished by modern progress and comforts, from air travel to food, while war and politics would seem minor. It argues Americans should honor the discoverer of their country regardless of who first crossed the ocean or when.
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America
United States
Europe
Columbus
Dewey
Ori
Mellon Gift Signals End of Great Wealth Era
The Mellon estate announces a 13 million gift to the University of Pittsburgh to fund a health and industrial center. The piece argues concentrated wealth in America tends to fragment over time and notes the Mellon era as near its end amid rising government influence and similar foundations from Rockefeller and Carnegie.
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Andrew Mellon
University of Pittsburgh
America
Mellon
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Vikings Earlier Than Columbus Reach Minnesota
An early Swedish party reportedly reached what is now Minnesota about 130 years before Columbus’s arrival, but Temas remains unrecorded in surviving accounts.
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America
Columbus
Minnesota
Temas
Game folks complain liberties vanish as rights take flight
A terse note reflects concern that liberties are disappearing as people feel their freedoms are being taken. The brief cites widespread worries among gamers about restrictive rules and overbearing oversight impacting enjoyment and expression.
Professor Marries as She Builds Her Name
A determined academic, she quietly advances in her field while planning a wedding that signals a new chapter. Friends note her rising profile as she balances research, teaching, and personal milestones with purposeful steps toward future leadership.
Game dads are heroes to their sons
A brief column notes that fathers who coach or support their sons in sports are valued as heroes, while others assist with homework and study, highlighting family involvement in youth development.
Lend Lease Royalty Clash Delays With Soviet Refineries
Washington reports that royalties on eight U S patent processes used in four Soviet refineries face disputes. Court actions seek to force payment for 18 months of operation while negotiations begun in 1947 stalled, with no reimbursement for wartime goods.
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Washington
NEA
U. S
Court of Claims
Universal Oil Products Co
Chicago
Texas Meat
New York
Max B. Miller, Inc
International Catalytic Oil Process Corp
Houdry Process Corp
Philadelphia
Stratford Development Corp
Kansas City
Simplify Wisconsin Plate Renewal for Legible IDs
The Milwaukee Journal argues many plates are illegible and public safety suffers. It criticizes the current renewal procedure as onerous and urges the motor vehicle department to issue a simple renewal form with a letter stressing legibility and motorist responsibility.
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Wisconsin
B. L. Marcus
Motor Vehicle Department
Madison
Wny
State Motor Vehicle Department
Unhappy John L Lewis Criticizes Truman at UMWC Session
The United Mine Workers leader John L Lewis lashes at President Truman calling him coward hypocrite and dangerous while noting union allies met at the White House and that Lewis fears lunch diplomacy influenced politics. He recalls backing Wendell Willkie in 1940 and questions current campaign loyalties.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
White House
Lewis
Mr. Truman
Wendell
Wisconsin GOP Platform Signals Cautious Tacking
John Wyngaard analyzes the Wisconsin GOP platform as cautious yet responsive to Democratic themes on corruption laws lobbying and redistricting. He notes proposed constitutional reapportionment changes stalled under GOP majorities and questions the purpose behind vague conservation planks linked to Gov Rennebohm. The piece discusses lobbying reform, campaign finance, and possible shifts in state conservation policy.
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GOP
Reais
Rennebohm
Conservation Administration
Big
Conservation Department
Wisconsin
Rinmed
Answers to Questions for the La Crosse Tribune Readers
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau provides brief Q and A on topics from Indian sign language to liquor monopolies and useful insects. Indian sign language remains less common but possesses a large vocabulary. 16 states regulate liquor by monopoly. domesticated insects include the silkworm and lac insect, shellac source.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
St. N. E
Washington
Our Home Law Brief Covers Marriages and Estates
A plain language guide explains marriage and divorce basics naturalization contracts property use promissory notes wills missing heirs and estates patents and the GI bill of rights for readers seeking simple legal understanding.
Local notes and nostalgia from the La Crosse Tribune
The La Crosse Tribune lists short notices of residents on leave from the USS Pennsylvania, family travels in Baltimore and Edgeley, and social moves. It recalls 20 30 and 40 year ago items including local figures entering arts and nursing service, a Minneap olis Symphony violinist from Lanesboro, and a Rivoli theater projected Hollywood appearance.
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Homer E. Brown
Pennsylvania
Mary Brown
South Yeenth Street
Loren L. Baptie
South 13Th Street
William Whitney
Baltimore
John Saley
Wood Street
Edgeley
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W. W. King
Los Angeles
George Stitch
Bell Telephone Company
Kay
Colleen Moore
Economists See Limited Price Impact If Dewey Wins
Government economists say post election price trends and business activity likely remain subdued. They note inflation may persist into early 1949 with little chance of a sharp rise from a Dewey victory and warn of soft spots in grains coal and textiles.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
White House
France imports far more wine than it exports
France's wine trade shows a larger intake than outflow as imports exceed exports by a notable margin, reflecting a strong domestic demand and diverse sourcing while export volumes remain solid but smaller in comparison.
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France
Communism Infiltrates American Schools Asserted
DeWitt MacKenzie warns that communism targets public schools and universities. He cites a Baltimore board decision to fire a teacher for Communist ties and compares tactics to Hitler era youth indoctrination. He warns authorities overlook subtle Communist influence in U S classrooms.
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United States
Baltimore
Regina Frankfeld
Frankfeld
Philip
Maryland
Communist Party
Hitler
Debate Over Venue for Intra City Football Games
In a Tribune public debate the council fights over where future high school football games should be held. Alderman Lyden argues that the city owned fairgrounds, already costing about 75000 dollars and seating over 6000, should host intra city contests and that Swanson Field and local supporters should not be overlooked. Some aldermen push to rotate venues and favor Logan's home field, while others back equity by allowing Logan to play on their own grounds every other year.
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Tribune
Common Council
Fairgrounds
Memorial Stadium
Lyden
Swanson
North Side
Logan
Swallows
Capistrano
the Tribune
Swanson Field
City Progress
Central
Alderman Lyden
Durland
Kempter, Buchman
Harebo
VA delays disclosure of GI insurance dividend size
An informed VA official says the GI insurance dividend amount will not be disclosed before the election to avoid political use. The National Service Life Insurance Fund totals about $6.059 billion with estimated surplus up to $2 million to be paid as dividends. Rechecking errors delays official disclosure until mid November after earlier plans for September.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
National Service Life Insurance Fund
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