Summer Music Shows Value to La Crosse
The All-Youth Symphonic band and All-Youth choir in La Crosse delivered a concert at Vocational School auditorium. Director E. M. Saterbak led the choir through three numbers while H. C. Amundson led the band with marches, concert pieces, and From Africa to Harlem. Soloist Jane Ellis impressed with Night and Day. The writer praised summer music programs and community support for young musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
E. M. Saterbak
Eichberg
Africa
Harlem
H. C. Amundson
Jane Ellis
Germans May Retreat From France Soon
Washington authorities expect a general German withdrawal from France before the end of the present fighting season. A retreat would have vast political impact in Germany and could force surrender or collapse of will, though some consider a last stand possible if eastern front developments allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Germany
Formal USO Dance Preview At Sparta Wisconsin
SpartaWisconsin ushers in a patriotic dance event at the USO Saturday night announced by Adjutant John Trout USO director. Flags and state groups will be honored with a regional greeting from governors and a dance orchestra performance. Miss Edith Algoe highlighted among the social activities for the season inviting local hosts and hostesses to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
United States
USO
John Trout
Redance
Edith Algoe
Readstown Faculty Hires Include Readstown Principal and Viroqua Teachers
Readstown Wisconsin selects its teaching staff for the new term with Principal Percy Piddington from Readstown. Henrietta Tiller from Readstown. Mrs Alfred Larson from River Falls teaching economics. Mrs Ivory Fisher from Viroqua teaching grades. Mrs Martha Bentson and Miss Elma Egar from Viroqua joining West Lima and Viroqua schools respectively.
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Readstown
Wis
Percy Piddington
Henrietta Tiller
Blue River
Alfred Larson
River Falls
Iss Velyn Fisher
West Lima
Martha Bentson
Elma Egar
Viroqua
Russians Break German Lines Near Sandomierz In Poland
From the Warsaw siege zone Marshal Rokossovsky drives a wedge 15 miles deep from the Vistula bridgehead at Sandomierz while Red Army infantry cross the Vistula. In heavy fighting 3,000 Germans killed and 500 captured as German rear areas face Polish resistance in the Carpathians.
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Moscow Radio
Baltic States
Churchill
Marshall Rokossovsky
Warsaw
Vistula
Sandomierz
Red Army
Moscow
Staszow
Polandiec
Krakow
Front Disarches
Uielce
Transocean
London
War Manpower Rules Shift to Fuel Weapons Drive
Byrnes outlined steps to free American labor for the weapons program by restricting nonessential plants in group one and two labor shortage areas. He signaled possible import of unskilled foreign labor for a limited time to secure vital production and curb civilian goods reconversion.
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Byrnes
Mexico
Still Confined After Bus Accident Thursday
Sparta bus driver Carl Barlow remains confined at home after a head on collision with a La Crosse bus on Camp McCoy road Thursday morning. William Schroer of La Crosse drove the other bus. both parties received treatment at the Camp McCoy dispensary. Some Sparta passengers also had minor injuries. the La Crosse buses were empty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Carl Barlow
la Crosse
William Schroer
Camp McCoy
Schroer
Barlow
Scheer
Compulsory Training for Youth Urged by Eleanor Roosevelt
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt urges compulsory after war military training for 18 year olds of both sexes at Columbia University Teachers College. She says it would develop patriotism and responsibility to country and criticizes American schools for lacking instruction in practical self government.
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New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
Columbia University
Teacher College
Strike violence and Montreal tram workers report
A wave of disorder tied to a work stoppage hospitalized Howard as the 14th casualty. International union leader James J. Fitzsimon accused enemy agents and rival unions of inciting riots to hurt war production while urging workers back on the job. In Montreal 4,000 tramway workers continued a strike affecting streetcar service. Reading, Pennsylvania saw a sharp drop in rail facilities use as 13 union suspensions fueled stoppages reducing operations to 75 percent of normal.
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Howard
James J. Fitzsimon
Transport Workers Union
Aaah Ee A
Agen c
Fitzsimon
Montreal
Reading
Reading Street Railway Company
Amalgamated Association of Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes
AFL
Obituary for Josephine Schmauch of La Crosse
Miss Jose phine Schmauch 82 longtime La Crosse resident will be buried in Catholic cemetery following funeral services. Rosary will be recited at Dwyer funeral home Friday night and services Saturday at St Joseph's Cathedral conducted by Rt Rev Msgr Pape.
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Josephine Schmauch
la Crosse
Dwyer
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Msgr
Pape
Cem
Etery. Schmauch
Perry M. Brown Dies. Retired City Policeman
Perry M. Brown of 627 Rose Street, a retired city policeman, died Friday morning. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Perry M. Brown
Rose Street
Brownell Confers With Leaders In 11 States
Herbert Brownell Jr. national chairman met Friday with midwestern party leaders from Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota Ohio and Wisconsin. He arrived from the governors conference in St Louis and said sessions would continue through Sunday to discuss campaign plans for the November election.
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Chicago
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Midwest
Republican Women's Club
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Ohio
Wisconsin
Brownell
St. Louis
New Deal
Dewey
Dewey-Bricker
GOP
Dwight Green
Simeon S. Willis
Kentucky
John W. Bricker
Minnesota Pastor To Talk At Sparta
The Rev. Joseph N. Barnett pastor of Grace Episcopal church Wabasha will speak at a service in Sparta The Rev Barnett resigned as field recreation representative of Community War Services to take over the pastorate in Wabasha June 1 He will be based in Sparta serving Tomah La Crosse and Sparta B E La Bansky will lead the platform program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Sparta Bureau
Sparta
Wis
Joseph N. Barnett
Grace Episcopal Church
Wabasha
Barnett
Community War Services
Tomah
la Crosse
B. E. la Bansky
Germans Outfought In Italy, Says King
King George VI said Germans were out-generalized and out-fought in Italy after a 10 day tour of battlefields. He told General Maitland Wilson that the campaign added much to Allied theory and British and dominion armies.
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London
George VI
Italy
Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
Britain
Mead Replaces Truman As Committee Head
James M. Mead of New York was chosen to succeed Harry S. Truman as chairman of the Senate War Investigating Committee, signaling a shift in oversight of the war program on the home front. Mead, a former Capitol Building police officer, will lead the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
JPI
Senate War Investigating Committee
Capitol Building
James M. Mead
New York
Harry S. Truman
Senate
Ohio Corn and Soybean Crops To Fall Short
A Friday survey indicates Ohio will harvest millions of bushels less corn and soybeans than 1943 yields and garden production may drop as much as fifty percent.
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Ohio
Columbus
Largest hog shipment by Northeast Iowa farmers
Irvin and Vernon Curtis of Cresco led a major seasonal haul sending 145 Duroc Jerseys to market weighing 62,730 pounds. They earned $8,516 from the sale.
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Cresco
Iowa
Irvin
Vernon Curtis
Near Cresco
Fargo publisher Norman D. Black dies at 57
Norman D. Black, 57, publisher of the Fargo Forum, died of a heart attack in Fargo. Born January 20, 1887 in Merrill, Wisconsin, he moved to Fargo on January 1, 1918 and became publisher on his father Norman B. Black’s death in 1931.
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Fargo, N. D
Norman D. Black
Fargo Forum
Black
Merrill
Wis
Fargo
Norman B. Black
The
Forum
Injured Manitowoc Driver Dies from Collision Injuries
Py Mathias Mertens 69 died last night from injuries suffered when the car he rode in collided with another vehicle last Saturday in Manitowoc Wisconsin.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Mathias Mertens
Briggs Receives Hero Title At La Crosse Club
Sgt Harvey Briggs spoke at the La Crosse Business Men's Club, recounting air missions and teamwork. He praised Allied air crews, joked about German prisoners, and noted his awards while home on furlough.
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Sgt
Harvey Briggs
la Crosse
Briggs
Army Air Corps
Europe
Mhem
Stolen Pontiac Recovered in Black River in 30 Minutes
In Black River Falls Wisconsin Tom Stodala of a used car lot flagged a suspicious buyer Donald Bert Brouillard. The 1941 Pontiac was stolen from Eau Claire and located after Brouillard left the lot. He carried railroad and meal tickets to Bremerton and papers of Marine discharge. He faces turnover to Eau Claire sheriff.
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Black River Falls
Wisce
Tom Stodola
Black River
Jackson County
Donald Bert Brouillard
Lindale North
Minneapolis
Brouillard
Stodala
Lester Johnson
Free Carlton
Eau Claire
Broillard
Bremerton
Wash
Sheriff's Office
Governors urge unified plan against New Deal reforms
A group of 26 Republican governors urged federal state cooperation to reduce double taxation and streamline welfare and labor laws. They pressed for coordinated social welfare programs, federal wage and child labor standards, and nonpolitical medical professions. Dewey and Bricker slated to begin unified campaign efforts in September.
Jackie Cooper Named in Delinquency Case in South Bend
St Joseph county prosecutor Arthur F Scheer said affidavits charged four persons including Jackie Cooper 22 of Beverly Hills Calif a star in Where Are Your Children with contributing to and encouraging the delinquency of minors The affidavits stem from a party at the La Salle hotel July 22 Also charged were Pauline Frederic 19 of South Bend George Bender of Sheffield Kl a Notre Dame V-12 student and Olie Lowery a hotel employee Warrants will be issued and they will be arraigned in juvenile court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
St. Joseph County
Arthur F. Scheer
Jackie Cooper
Beverly Hills
Calif
Cooper
University of Notre Dame
Navy
Scherr
la Salle
Pauline Frederic
George Bender
Sheffield
Notre Dame
Olie Lowery
Weiter
Leo J. Cook
Albert L. Doyle
Baby Born Lacks Eyes at Muhlenberg Hospital
In Plainfield New Jersey a male infant born in July at Muhlenberg hospital weighed 842 pounds and lacked eye balls though eyelids were normal. Doctors noted no prior literature on the unprecedented defect and no surgical remedy exists. The baby was healthy and discharged with the mother after the usual confinement.
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Plainfield
N. J
Muhlenberg Hospital
Robots Downed in London Night of Bomb Attacks
British defenses knocked down robots by the score during a nocturnal bombardment on London. A few flying bombs pierced the lines, exploding in London and southern England while fighter planes ground fire and balloon curtains repelled many others. Coastal watchers called the moonlit channel display brilliant. The government said a small number of robots got through in the end.
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London
England
Vernon county vượt fifth war bond quota by 17140.50
VIROQUA Wis Special W R Schaefer chairman of the Vernon county war finance committee announces the county exceeded its fifth war bond drive quota by 17140.50 dollars. The quota was 1153000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
W. R. Schaefer
Vernon County War Finance Committee
Democratic leaders confer on ticket plans in Washington
Democratic National Chairman Robert A. Hannegan and Senator Harry S. Truman conferred Friday and said campaign plans remained formative pending a chance to discuss the matter with President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert A. Hannegan
Harry S. Truman
Roosevelt
Rites Held for Manuel Quezon at Arlington Cemetery
High ranking civilian and military officials attended burial rites in Arlington National Cemetery on Friday for Manuel Quezon, first president of the Philippines, who died Tuesday at Saranac Lake, N.Y.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Manuel Quezon
Philippines
Saranac Lake
WPB Transfers at Eau Claire District Office
The Eau Claire district office of the War Production Board shifts to R. R. Valier as manager effective Aug 1. He also runs the Madison office and will split time weekly between Eau Claire and Madison. The staff changes include Onni A. Pulliainen as priority analyst and retirements and reassignments among several WB personnel.
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Eau Claire
War Production Board
R. R. Valier
Valier
Madison
A. Edward Heins
Joseph C. Goodner
Dill Manufacturing Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Richard P. Lund
Onni A. Pulliainen
Pulliainen
Eau Clair
John A. Anderson
Thomas J. Early
E. E. Tippey
Evelyn M. Hayes
Audrey E. Eslinger
Ruth P. van Norman
Learn Lincoln s Ways Of Being Adequate
U S Senator Alexander Wiley told the Rotary Club at the Stoddard hotel that Americans have proved adequate in emergencies and urged individuals to imitate Lincoln s methods. He cited humor prayer and love of Republic as keys to adequacy in troubled times. He noted Lincoln resisted surrender to the South and urged personal pursuit of assurance and guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Alexander Wiley
Rotary Club
Stoddard Hotel
Lincoln
Republic
Wiley
Greely
South
Nazi Purge Expands as Hitler Seeks Army Cleansing
The DNB report says Hitler approved a purge of the Wehrmacht after the July 20 assassination attempt. It names Von Witzleben and von Rundstedt among those ousted or under inquiry, with several generals executed, and Gen. Lindemann deserting to the Russians.
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Hitler
Erwin von Witzleben
Maginot Line
Fuehrer
DNB
Wehrmacht
Marshal von Rundstedt
France
Wilhelm Keitel
High Command
George Lindemann
Kriebe
Kirchheim
Bvarin von Witzleben
Maginot
Fellgievel
von Hase
Staskyfn
von Treschkow
Olbright
von Stauffenberg
Wertz
von Quirnheim
von Haeften
Ludwig Beck
Waener
Freytag-Loringhoven
Schrader
Wisconsin fire fighters reelect Zechal and officers
Walter Zechal of Milwaukee and other officers of the Wisconsin Association of Fire Fighters were reelected at the group’s convention yesterday in Racine Wisconsin.
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Racine
Wis
Walter Zechal
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Association of Fire Fighters
Died In Jap Prison Yet Bequeaths Aid To Aiding Friends
U S marine Dana Paul Todd who died in a Japanese prison camp near Osaka about Aug 15 1943 leaves modest bequests to those who aided him during his lean literary years. The will names his former fiancee violin and his aunt Nancy Todd a fraternity pin and smaller gifts to friends including $25 to Kyle Crichton. Todd 37 a New Mexico native studied at the University of New Mexico and Columbia before joining the Marines.
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New York
U. S
Dana Paul Todd
Nancy Todd
Boblesville
Ind
Kyle Crichton
Todd
Albuquerque
N. M
Osaka
Corregidor
U. S. S. Houston
South Pacific
University of New Mexico
Columbia University School of Journalism
Marines
Negro Guilty Of Murders For Starting Hotel Blaze
George Holman a 47 year old Negro case proprietor was found guilty on 22 counts of murder in the first degree for starting the fire that destroyed the New Amsterdam hotel on March 28 Twenty two persons many of them war workers died in the blaze The jury recommended a life sentence for Holman and the judge noted the 22 life terms could run consecutively or concurrently The state had sought the death penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
George Holman
New Amsterdam
Holman
Edward Murphy
Nazi General Killed In France Near Caumont
Lieut. Gen von Drabisch Waechter, German division commander, was killed near Caumont in France. Earlier reports list six generals killed in Norway, with two others and a rear admiral captured at Cherbourg. The Russian front sees 27 German losses since June 23, plus numerous other fatalities in purges and accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
von Drabisch-Waechter
Caumont
France
DNB
Normandy
Cherbourg
Hitler
Coast Guard Salutes Oldest Seagoing Force With River Demonstration
A coastal salute event along the river in front of the levee Friday evening at 6 30 marks the Coast Guard as the oldest seagoing force in the U S and honors surfmen who landed American forces in major invasions. The program includes a 6 50 boat parade 7 30 amphibious landing by the State Guard and a fire fighting demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheesley
New Orleans
Willie-too Sweet
America
Lillian Clark
Stella Chilsion
United States
Coast Guard
Coast Guard Spars
Coast Guard Auxiliary
State Guard
Air Patrol
30 Per Cent Tire Output Hike Planned in Two Months
The War Production Board sets an AugustSeptember goal to raise heavy truck and bus tire output by 30 percent to relieve a critical casing shortage. Charles E. Wilson announced the target amid an army pledge to furlough select non infantry soldiers over 30 with one year of tire-building experience to aid production. Maj. Gen. Lucius D. Clay confirmed the army’s plan as urgent and national in scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
Lucius D. Clay
Army Service Forces
Area Soldiers Meet On Isle Of Corsica
Spillville, Iowa brothers Joseph and Robert Swella bonded in Corsica near Italy where Robert was wounded. Joseph secured leave to visit and, with cousin Richard Herold, spent three days together in camp. Both soldiers were later decorated with Purple Hearts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spillville
Joseph Swella
Corsica
Robert Swella
Italy
Bob
Richard Herold
Joseph
Divide Library Funds In Wisconsin Bequest
Wisconsin will divide a thousand dollar share of the Clement V. Ritter book purchase bequest among 20 libraries with annual appropriations of 2500 or less. Libraries must raise 50 dollars each and list book purchases to receive Ritter fund grants. Names will be announced at the Wisconsin Library Association meeting in Milwaukee October 4 to 6. Ritter, a Chicago bookseller, died February 20, 1943, leaving 6000 dollars to libraries in seven midwestern states for permanent value books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Clement V. Ritter
Wisconsin Library Association
Ritter
Library Association
Milwaukee
Chicago
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LA Crosse Tribune
Gwenyth Jones
Tribune
Tribune Sparta
Congress Club
R. C. Rice
Biate Bank
Thomas Ht. Skemp
Alsh
Congress
Tripone Sparte Bureau
Montreal Tramways Company
Nash & Kinsella Betentegion
Bes
Olive St
Bt. Louis 3
Mead
Truman
Committee
Arthur G. Benson
M. D
Rivoli
Business Men’s Club
Raymond Rice
J. B. Haraldson
Bob Johnson
R. Rudolph
East
Hannegan
Quezon
Pitzner’s
Main and
State
Sen. Wiley
Cass
Seventh St
Bolivia
Isle of
Divide Library Funds
Hoeschler Bros
Superior Ave
Tomah, Wisconsin
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