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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
2
British spearheads penetrate toward Villers-Bocage as moonlit assaults claim five towns before dawn. American forces press from Caen, Brit tany advance rapid with 85,000 German prisoners reported among casualties as 59 days of invasion pass.
A group outlines six core points to guide peacetime reconversion, urging private enterprise mixed with government support. They call for surplus war materials to move through state channels and stress federal state cooperation in land issues while aiming to sustain private job creation.
The 251st Engineer Combat Battalion will salute West Salem Packing Co at 7 30 Thursday evening led by 1st Lieut George J Frey. The ceremony includes raising and lowering of the colors and the A award flag, followed by a light lunch for officers men employees growers and the public. Witness is invited by plant manager W L McEldowney.
Grayson Pixier a fifth grade technician home from a 27 month Aleutians tour where he never saw a woman says All women are beautiful. The line circulates as a lighthearted quip in Princeton Missouri.
Eighty young musicians in the municipal recreation summer band will perform their season opener at 8 p m in the La Crosse Vocational school auditorium. The program features marches, musical comedy, and classical pieces under H C Amundson with two contralto solos by the 50 member youth choir directed by Elvin M Saterbak. Admission is free.
West Salem workers receive the A award with pins from Alex Berg American Legion post and William Angle of the War Food Administration. McEldowney thanks helpers, citing food as a decisive weapon of war and pledging continued effort by Charles Dahil Charles Klos Fred Albers William Klos and Paul Halvorson who led canning work with Halvorson praising the team for supporting troops and allies.
Senator Johnson of Colorado proposed delaying the release of surplus war goods for five years to let private industry exploit postwar markets. The plan, disclosed to the Senate Military Affairs Committee in executive session, targets all durable goods including wool and cotton products that the government will own after the war.
Ipswich Mass. Charles Poor, 90, declares he will continue sports for another ten years at least. He is the town's hiking champion and consistently wins matches against the Thu y Nighters bowling league. Historical note mentions a 64 percent wounded return rate after 90 days during Africa campaigns.
The Inter State Fair grounds will keep a milk house as a permanent exhibit. Built by the La Crosse Milk Producers Cooperative for dairy education, it shows how to build and operate a milk house at a farm. Plans cost 350 dollars and are offered free. Eddie Anderson describes sanitary benefits and higher milk quality with wartime price advantages. Equipment includes milk cooler and electric milking machine, canning rack, washer, and testing strip cup for garget. Rex Dunlap and Earl Davidson assist during fair week to explain implements, with Anderson and Albert Fields promoting farmer visits.
A short note notes the project of constructing a milk house as part of ongoing plans. It emphasizes self built facilities and future arrangements for dairy operations.
Wiley club reports to the Secretary of State that it received 9244 and 4811 dollars by July 26 for senator Alexander Wiley of Chippewa Falls. Hipke reports show 0 and 6.50 dollars. Juneau county ambers for attorney general report 203 received and 84 spent, 25 owed for Lloyd L. Chambers. Ernst J. Shellman spent 541 and 164 owed for congress bid in Oconto Falls.
In Mexico City bus riders protest a proposed fare hike after learning a 10 mile ride could cost as little as two cents in U S money. The action highlights public discontent with transportation pricing and the impact on daily commuters.
New York OPA rules that landlords cannot charge tenants for pet care. A Manhattan landlord must refund $11 to a tenant who paid $1 weekly for 11 weeks as rent for his dog Rusty, a chow.
Cuban authorities reveal new rules restricting handled loads to 200 pounds, affecting both imports and exports. Sugar bags will drop from 325 to 200 pounds, aligning with the standard for all bagged cargo handled by stevedores.
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