Inter-State Fair Opens Amid Wartime Spirit in La Crosse
The La Crosse Inter-State Fair opens during wartime with emphasis on agricultural production and quality exhibits. The piece urges farmers to attend, noting blue ribbons reflect best products and that fairs support peacetime aims of food and goods production. The article also surveys wartime campaign strategies and the likely impact of a short campaign versus extended tours by Republican nominee Dewey.
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P Management
la Crosse
Washington
Roosevelt
Dewey
William McKinley
Canton
Ohio
William Jennings Bryan
Wilson
Long Branch
N. J
Charles Evans Hughes
Warren —E Ae
Marion
Cox
John W. Davis
President Cook
Smith
Herbert Hoover
James A. Farley
Franklin Roosevelt
Landon
Wendell Willkie
Bryan
Philadelphia
Deweyjsstra
Willkie
Serber
Tate
Tate Can Taneiines Meeker
Battle Over Postwar unemployment pay in Congress
James Marlow discusses looming congressional fights over federal aid to unemployment compensation for war workers after WWII. Proposed bills would raise weekly benefits to up to 35 dollars, with funding and eligibility terms debated, aiming to sustain postwar demand and avoid mass layoffs as peacetime production resumes.
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Washington
Congress
Social Security Board
Kilgore
D-Wva
Murray
D-Mont
Heroes Of 100th Infantry In Italy Battle
Two spearhead raiders from the 100th Infantry Battalion earned praise for a dawn daylight foray behind German lines in Italy. First Lieut. Young Oak Kim and Pfc. Irving M. Akohosi captured two prisoners and gathered intelligence before returning to American lines. The La Crosse Tribune notes the unit’s high casualty rate and honors Japanese Americans serving bravely abroad.
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Italy
Young Oak Kim
Irving M. Akohosi
Camp McCoy
la Crosse
Kim
Akohosi
The Might To Win And The War Ready Reserves
A forward look at American war effort notes many troops and vast supplies may not see combat but bolster morale and deter the enemy. The piece cites the 300,000 monthly influx through French ports as decisive, saving lives by hastening victory and enabling postwar demobilization.
Major de Seversky Airpower Debate Reaches Normandy
Airpower is most effective when used with ground forces in tactical roles. Brereton defends air power against West of St Lo disruptions, noting misuses when detached from ground operations. The piece argues for understanding air power’s proper limits and cautions against blaming aviation for strategic failures.
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Lewis H. Brereton
Ninth Air Force
St. Lo
Normandy
Italy
Cassino
Brereton
ABC
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
La Crosse items list golf tournament prizes and local changes
Tribune notes ten years ago Edward and Jackie Lealand vacationing near Onalaska and other locals: Lutz heads to Oskaloosa for a job, church pastor changes at Lynnhurst and a remodeling push for the People's State Bank building to be ready by Sept. 1. Thirty years ago Brady attends a Chicago style show and area anglers report catches above Richmond and near Dakota amid war-related travel concerns. City Clerk back at work after Camp Douglas. professors and local residents visit Prairie du Chien and keep ties with farm folks in Van Buren Arkansas.
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Edward
Jackie Lealand
Cass Street
Onalaska
William Lutz
South 13Th Street
Oskaloosa
la Crosse
Country Club
Charles L. Mears
Lynnhurst
Sieger
Camp Douglas
Prof. Graeff
Sacred Heart College
Prairie du Chien
W. Crowley
J. Q. A. Buell
Whalen Boys
van Buren
Ark
Monroe County Fair Names Healthiest Boy and Girl
Monroe county's healthiest boy and girl chosen at the county fair are Arlene Gamerdinger and James Murray to represent the county in the state competition. Elaine Fick and Teresa Steinhoff of the Wilton Willing Workers won demonstration prizes on canning peas the modern way and ABC of making rolls. Doris Haldeman of the Happy Day club took second for school lunch and Rith Steinhoff placed third. The fair closed with 4-H club entertainment and a Camp McCoy military band performance.
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Tomah
Wis
Monroe County
Arlene Gamerdinger
James Murray
Elaine Fick
Teresa Steinhoff
Wilton Willing Workers
Doris Haldeman
Happy Day Club
Rith Steinhoff
ABC
Camp McCoy
Separate but together divorce ruling in Fox Lake case
Judge Joseph Sabath granted a divorce to Anna L. Treese 37 from Min S. Treese 42 finding separation valid while living under one roof. They had lived apart in their Fox Lake home since August 1943 and maintained independent lives.
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Chicago
Joseph Sabath
Anna L. Treese
Min S. Treese
Fox Lake
Germany’s postwar fate debated by Allied experts
Washington dispatch outlines Allied aims to disarm Germany completely and re educate it after a potential early end to the war. It notes Reichswehr leaders favor a harsh, lasting settlement while Hitler seeks a long fight. Reconstruction would require 20 years under Allied control with civilian aid, and future German re entry would hinge on Nazi removal and disarmament.
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Washington
Germany
Britain
Russia
Europe
Reichswehr
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Amy
Wisconsin Surplus Undermines Surtax Critics
Acting Gov. Goodland’s postwar balance sheet shows a growing state surplus despite eliminating the surtax and higher costs, with $23 million moved to designated trust funds. The report challenges doom predictions and highlights veterans’ funds and GI Bill effects on postwar needs.
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Madison
Wis
Goodland
R. O. Wipperman
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin
National Congress
Veterans’ Board
Fifth war loan tops quota by 4.6 billion in record drive
The $16 billion fifth war loan exceeded its goal by 4.639 billion, reaching 20.639 billion. Secretary Morgenthau calls it excellent news for the fighting men and credits the American people. Plans for the sixth loan are discussed with tentative dates for Armistice Day and Pearl Harbor anniversary. Corporations surpassed their $10 billion target by 4.309 billion, while individuals exceeded their $6 billion quota by 330 million.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Pearl Harbor
Polish Youth Score Underground Childrens Newspaper
Oppressed youths in Warsaw are credited with printing the first underground children's paper called the Ladybird. The paper, a supplement to Zycia, is organized by the Polish Women's Peasant Party in a German depot with seized newsprint. girls under 18 distribute it.
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Warsaw
Poland
Ladybird
Zycia
Turkish and Finnish moves signal Hitler collapse in east
DeWitt Mackenzie reports Turkey severs economic and diplomatic ties with Germany signaling a shift in the Balkans and potential Allied air and naval bases. Finland may seek peace with Russia under Field Marshal Mannerheim, a popular Finn who could lead talks, while Bulgaria eyes independence from Nazi control.
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Hitler
Turkey
Reich
Baron Mannerheim
Russia
Balkans
Germany
Bulgaria
Fuehrer
Danubian
Ceremany
Finland
Mannerheim
Fineland
Moscow
Haskin Service Answers Questions on Varied Topics
A compilation of Q and A items covers topics from Soviet chess and bazooka naming to West Point cadets active service and Caribbean visits by Mrs Roosevelt. Other entries note lunar month beginnings, Cross First Aid uptake, naval service branches, portraits of Queen Victoria, medieval church entrances for the devil, and crow training methods.
Notable Longevity in Art and Wealth Across Ages
The text cites artists and figures who produced major works or amassed wealth in advanced years. Tintoretta at 74 painted Paradise, Verdi at 85 wrote Ave Maria, Holmes at 79 penned Over the Teacups, Goethe at 80 completed Faust, Tennyson at 80 wrote Crossing the Bar, Titian at 98 painted Battle of Lepanto, Commodore Vanderbilt added 100 million to his fortune between 70 and 83.
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Anda
Tintoretta
Verdi
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Goethe
Tennyson
Titian
Lepanto
Commodore Vanderbilt
Questions and Answers From a Teletype Quiz
A set of trivia items covers the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen by Edvard Eriksen, Bob Hope’s English birth and US move, the number of bartenders in 1940, and the term for words spelled same but pronounced differently.
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Hans Christian Andersen
Copenhagen
Denmark
Edvard Eriksen
United States
Swiss village in New ge R L still in existence
The fragment asks if the Swiss village in New ge R. L. remains. the text is incomplete and offers no verifiable details about current existence or location.
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Newge R. L
Prices and facts from the 1928 orchid show and more
A high priced hybrid moth orchid appeared at the New York Orchid Show in 1928 valued at ten thousand dollars despite only two blooms after 42 years of selection. Also noted are a doughnut's 200 calories, the 1864 Free Labor Bank for Negroes in New Orleans, Badoglio's 1921 U.S. visit, and a common law marriage definition.
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New York
La Crosse Tribune Publisher and Staff Note
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press publish details include T Burgess publisher R L Bangsberg editor A W Rice city editor. Paper entered as second class matter June 1904 at La Crosse post office under 1879 act. Member of Lee Newspaper Syndicate and Associated Press.
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T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
A. W. Rice
la Crosse
Wis
Tribune and Leader-Press
Lee Newspaper
Associated Press
Film Actor Horizon1 1 4 Pictured Movie Actor 10
A list of fragmented crossword style clues includes film actor Horizon1 1 4 and various entries for verbs nouns and abbreviations. The garbled text blends numbers partial phrases and scattered definitions across diverse word lengths.
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LA Crosse Tribune
James Marlow
Major de Seversky
Tribune
A. J. Brady
Brady Tailoring Establishment
J. G. Dubraks
J. E. Eldridge
Richmond
Arthur Carlson
Albert Knebes
Dakota
Monroe
J. R. Williams
Thomas M. Johnson
France
Holland
Sudetenland
Army
Navy
Luftwaffe
John Wyngaard
DeWitt Mackenzie
The
Haskin Service
Soviet Union
M.F.C
M.O.W. A
Zeb Hastings
Bob Burns
West Point
Mrs. Roosevelt
Caribbean
Jamaica
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Antigua
St. Lucia
Trinidad
Paramaribo
Belem
Natal
Recife
Georgetown
la Guaira
Caracas
Curacao
Aruba
Barranquilla
Canal Zone
Salinas
Galapagos Islands
Guatemala City
Havana
Arthur Tiss James
Comemodore James
Naval Service
Nan
Queen Victoria
A. Thomas Sully
George's Society
Department of Agriculture
Bob Hope
England
Eltham
Kent
Cleveland
Bob
New Orleans
Louisiana
N. P. Banks
Free Labor Bank
Marshal Badoglio
B. H. A. Badoglio
LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
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