Death Toll On Wisconsin Roads Recalls Historic Milestones
A 1958 assessment notes that Wisconsin motor vehicle deaths surged past yearly totals during single weekends in 1912 to 1958 patterns. It traces tolls from 21 in 1912 to highs in the 1950s, cites Labor Day fatalities, and cites Commissioner Melvin Larson on rising exposure and ongoing safety gains despite grim totals. The sermonette ends with a Psalm quotation.
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Wisconsin
Melvin Larson
Waukesha
Janesville
Larson
Lawlessness and Responsibility in the South
The piece condemns hooded violence and bombings in the South including a school in Clinton Tennessee and a synagogue in Atlanta Georgia. It urges FBI action and strong enforcement to run down dynamiters and any hate groups, calling for swift punishment to deter further crimes.
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Clinton
South
Arkansas
Peoria
Illinois
Answers and records from The La Crosse Tribune Bureau
Readers were invited to write the Information Bureau in Washington to obtain factual answers on topics from the Star Spangled Banner origin to tobacco quotas and reverse grants. The notice promotes the Home Doctor Book for 25 cents plus mailing and offers a 30 cent booklet request coupon.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St. N.W
Washington, D.C
F.C. A
Samuel Sands
Francis Scott Key
Roger B. Taney
United States
Key
Taney
Baltimore
Ft. McHenry
Benjamin Eads
The
Eye St
N. W
Review of the news in years past twenty years ago 1938
Highlights include Rumsich a former U S Army sergeant turned Nazi informer testifying before the American Activities Committee Hitler allegedly planned forging Roosevelt’s signature for Navy council entry. Local items note a 500000 school bond issue and attacks and deaths in Jerusalem.
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Rumsich
U.S. Army
American Activities Committee
Hitler
Roosevelt
Navy Council
Coldstream Guards
Jerusalem
Old City
Kate Everest Levi
la Crosse
Madison
Carl Tischer
Loomis, Sr
Henry L. Currie
S. 7Th St
Edward F. K. Gansen
Democratic County Committee
Stoddard
Chris Burns
Joseph E. Flanagan
Arthur J. Roberge
Speeding and Purchases Halt in La Crosse Letter
L B White Company pauses purchases in La Crosse after complaints over sudden police enforcement of a 27 mph limit. The writer cites 10 years of speed and urges police orders be fair and publicly announced before resuming material buys.
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la Crosse
L. B. White Company, Inc
Portraits James Metcalfe Portraits James Metcalfe
A dated lyrical note declares devotion and loss as the speaker acknowledges a rival has entered James Metcalfe’s life. The author pledges spiritual blessing and lifelong memory while offering ongoing support if ever needed.
Bumble Bee Defies Science in Flight and Follies of Life
From the Irish Digest, Dublin, a light collection notes the bumble bee's flight defies physics while a doctor praises kissing a girl on her photo. It quips on money shrinking after repayment and a college professor claiming people peak in intelligence after fifty.
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Irish Digest
Dublin
Wisconsin Campaign Struggle Lacks Glamour for Governor
In Madison the Thomson reelection bid faces a favorable national trend for Democrats and a prosaic record. The piece notes limited new initiatives, tax restraint, education and welfare funding, and a long-standing Wisconsin idea eclipsed by shifting political currents.
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Madison
Wis
Thomson
Nelson
Democratic Party
Statehouse
Ruark on Baseball and Integration in America
Robert C. Ruark argues that televised baseball helps advance integration despite Southern prejudice. He cites Elston Howard Hank Aaron and Willie Mays and asserts the sport proves equality in pursuit of happiness, ending with notes on the moon’s color from science digest.
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Elston Howard
Ruark
Hank Aaron
Bill Bruton
Wes Covington
Faubus
Yogi Berra
Moose Skowron
Mr. Howard
Yankee
Yankees
Aaron
Milwaukee Boys
Carolinas
Virginia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkansas
Missouri
Branch Rickey
Jackie Robinson
Kansas
RBI
Willie Mays
Roy Campanella
Don Newcombe
Eisenhower
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Mrs U S Savings Bonds Advocate Urges Better Deals
A reader praises Dor othy Severance as Mrs U S Savings Bonds and argues for higher returns and smarter bond options. He recalls Canada’s swap strategy after World War II and notes current Treasury offers to swap Series F and G to E and H bonds. He urges sweeter terms to entice patriotic savers to share the deficit burden.
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U.S.A
U.S. Savings Bonds
Dorothy Severance
Nashville
Tenn
Treasury
Canada
La Crosse Tribune Publisher Details and Delivery Rates
The La Crosse Tribune announces publisher W. T. Burgess and lists pricing for home delivery and mail subscriptions. Rates cover La Crosse area and extended regions, with yearly, half year, and monthly options and conditions for payment and availability.
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Etree
la Crosse Ne
4Th and
Casy Sts
la Crosse
Wis
le Crosse
la Crosse Tribune
Lee Newspaper
Associated Press
Tribune
Jann & Kelley, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
San
Carrier Bay
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Amsterdam
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John Smyth
Thomas Helwys
England
First Baptist Church
Southwark
London
Roger Williams
First Baptist Church of America
Providence, Rhode Island
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
William Gillette
Sherlock Holmes
A. No
Dr. Doyle
Gillette
Doyle
Pennsylvania
U.S
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Wiliam Edward Hickman
San Quentin
Marian Parker
Los Angeles
Commander McDonald
Atlantic
Kohler
Caroline Banziger
Graf Zeppelin
Bill Burgess
Evanston
Indiana
Northwestern
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
W. A
Cap” Arnold
Green Sandwich
North 3Rd Street
Vivian Shepard
Bluff Siding
Hoover
Bilbo
Benjamin Guggenheim
Surrey Roof
Smith
Decorah
Logan High
Wilson
Austria
Harry Mercier
Frank Withrow
Prague
Kaiser
Tom McDonough
Mad Dog
Island
Hagar
Barre
Minneapolis
Guise
Ribemont
Hindenburg Line
la Crosse Industrial Assn
18Th
Madison Streets
Herman Tillman
Gretchen Oeschger
John Oeschger
Floyd Loras
Crary
N.D
Foster Decorah
Judge Landis
France
Supreme Court
State Board of Health
Dr. Till
Somerset
Till
Teddy
Mikado
Admiral Sperry
Bob LaFollette
Causeway
Third Street
James Metcalfe
Field Enterprises, Inc
John Wyngaard
Wyngaard
MacClellan Committee
Gov. Thomson
Labor Organization Welfare Fund
Robert C. Ruark
Portland
Orc
Orval Faubus
Science Digest
W. Axel Firsoff
British Astronomical Assn
Faye Henle
Congress
W. T. Burgess
J. x. Lien Lokken
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Howard Colvin
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Luther Wilkins
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