Quotes Show Roosevelt Aims on Defense Not War
The source compiles 1940 campaign quotations to argue Franklin D Roosevelt avoided fighting in foreign wars. It frames his stance as protecting the Western Hemisphere while building a peacetime defense against potential global conflict.
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America
Roosevelt
Republican Party
United States
Hitler
Japan
Italy
Germany
Washington
Chicago
Americas
Dayton
Western Hemisphere
Central
South America
Cienr
Philadelphia
Boston
Hartford
Brooklyn
Johnston Sees Russia Adheres to Communist System
Nation Chamber of Commerce president Johnston reports a six week visit to Soviet Russia finds no popular or governmental desire to abandon state ownership and Marxist principles. He notes wage incentives and a free market rynok exist under strict limits, with loyalty to communism and state ownership seen as enduring goals.
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Russia
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Johnston
Soviet Russia
Marshal Stalin
Johnston
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Karl Marx
America
Henry Ford's Prosperity Prediction Recalled
A historical column revives Henry Ford's forecast of broad prosperity tied to mass production. The piece contrasts early optimism with later economic shifts and the enduring influence of Fordism on industry and everyday life.
Major de Seversky Airpower In War
The Flight periodical argues Japan shifts from naval to air production, making aircraft Japan’s priority. It warns Japan may rely on air power to defend against invasion, diminishing its naval strength and impacting Pacific strategy. The piece urges recognizing Japan as an air power nation to forecast outcomes and avoid strategic surprises.
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Flight
America
Japan
Italy
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Shoppers Boost Spending In First Half Of 1944
Retail sales for January through June 1944 rose to 32.113 billion dollars, up from 29.774 billion in the same period a year earlier. Non durable goods led gains as Americans bought food clothing and home repairs while furniture showed a decline.
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Commerce Department
Eeer Ae Eee
Milkwaukee visitors and local notices archive
Tribunes from ten, twenty, thirty and forty years ago note visitors in Milwaukee, delegates named for a Republican meeting, speeches by National League of Women Voters leader, factory trips, mail carriers resuming duties, a carnival engagement, a shooting handicap win, and military enlistment leaving for the Philippines with YWCA camp vacation.
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J. P. Moore
Robert
Milwaukee
Donald
Wallace Meyers
Seymour Radoff
Francis Lenz
Chicago
Jess
William C. McNelis
Aquinas High
Court House
Harry Dahl
George Gordon
W. A. Tripp
C. K. Pettingill
Harry Thomas
National League of Women Voters
YMCA
E. J. Schofield
G. R. Kinney Co
Pennsylvania
August Schmidt
Harry McCabe
Carl Olson
Davenport
Carnival
Frank Schwalbe, Jr
Suns Bay
Walter McMullen
Employment Bureau
Cavalry
Angel Island
Calif
Philippines
Miss Burroughs
YWCA
Y Camp
G van Steenwyk
R. C. Whelpley
Mackinac
Georgian Bay
Smith Proposes Negro Homeland In Africa Plan
Gerald L. K. Smith, nominated by the Michigan America First convention, calls for a separate homeland in Africa for African Americans. He suggests forcing France and Britain to cede 1,000,000 square miles to the United States to settle the so called Negro problem, with free land and $5,000 plus transportation for migrants. He planned to present the idea at the national America First convention on August 29–30.
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Detroit
Gerald L. K. Smith
Michigan
America First Party
Africa
Smith
Downward Employee Turnover Seen in War Industries
Chicago area reports a drop in employee turnover tied to a government referral program. Dean William H. Spencer, regional manpower director, notes Midwest U S employment service offices processed over 41 000 reception contracts in July and referred 19 180 workers to essential industries, with 1 066 to unclassified work. Manpower ceilings for employers, based on the March 31 1944 payroll, have been set by all area directors in Illinois Indiana Wisconsin.
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Chicago
William H. Spencer
Midwest
U. S. Employment Service
Spencer
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Tribune and Leader-Press Publication Notice
Notice identifies La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press as a member of Lee Newspaper Syndicate and credits Associated Press dispatches. It states second class matter June 2, 1904, at La Crosse post office under the 1879 Act and asserts exclusive AP use rights for re publication.
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la Crosse
Wis
Tribune and Leader-Press
Lee
Associated Press
Postwar Affluence and War Bonds Guided by George T Christopher
George T Christopher outlines how war workers fund battles and hedge postwar needs by investing in war bonds. He urges citizens to avoid inflation through saving, price ceilings, and rationing while supporting the Merchant Marine and its crews as they keep vital lifelines intact for victory.
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Pearl Harbor
Emory S. Land
U. S. Maritime Commission
Political Notes Off The Cuff From Wisconsin
Madison notes from a political reporter suggest Gov. Goodland faces a noncinch renomination as Catholic primaries August 15 may boost Catholic vote. Ed Dean handles Goodland publicity while Republicans hope to carry Dane County. Officials issue new budget briefs as state finances improve postwar, feeding campaign competition and confusion.
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Madison
Wis
Ed Dean
University of Wisconsin
Goodland
Dane County
Progressive Party
U. S. Senate
Sen. Wiley
Capitol
E. C. Geissel
John M. Smith
Fred R. Zimmerman
Wisconsin Veterans Speech Line Drawn In Campaign
Speeches on veterans welfare dominate Wisconsin summer politics as Capt Joseph McCarthy asserts they fight not for money. Frank Haggerty to join Republican committee staff while Gov. Meade and Sen. Brown face vigorous rivals Rennebohm and Sauthoff. Campaigns intensify with more ads, radio, billboards, and direct mail as GOP tabulates local election results.
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Wisconsin
Joseph McCarthy
Frank Haggerty
State Republican Committee
Meq
Taylord G. Brown
Oscar Rennebohm
Lincoln Farmer Burned by Lightning at Lincoln Threshing
Kenneth Thompson a Lincoln farmer received minor burns to the legs when a lightning bolt struck the top of a corn separator while he sat on the tongue to move it. The crew, out of bundles, faced a brief storm near Whitehall. Teammate Archie Stendahl felt the shock and others were aware of the strike. A horse was killed at the Sam Stuve farm in Fly Creek during the same storm.
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Whitehall
Wis
Kenneth Thompson
Lincoln
Ralph Thompson
Thompson
Archie Stendahl
Sam Stuve
Fly Creek
Swift treatment for gonorrhea in seven and a half hours
The United States Public Health Service announced new methods to treat gonorrhea in service members. They say penicillin enables faster, wider application of treatment when standard 12 to 21 hour schedules are impractical.
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Washington
United States Public Health Service
Critical Days for Nazi Armies in Normandy and France
DeWitt Mackenzie surveys a pivotal moment as Hitler's Normandy flank falters and Allied columns cross the Mayenne in five places. He notes German internal strain, Montgomery's staff warning of a near two week critical period, and rising resistance from Polish and French undergrounds alongside wartime mobilization efforts.
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Normandy
Brittany
Paris
Mayenne
Seine
Loire
Germany
Reich
Hitler Hi
Answers to Questions by the Haskin Service
Reader questions cover topics from lion courage and Columbus crew to bowling, corporate initials, Social Security benefits, arrowheads, Truman’s middle name, B-24 tire costs, Eby’s mayoral bids, the first cremation, running high jump records, diamond uses, boiling point limits, Seventh Day Adventists in Army chaplains, and hawk flight. Replied with brief facts and period details.
Scattered Crossword Clue Phrases and Short Answers
A list of crossword like clues with numbered items ranging from scales of pay to Greek letters and zodiac signs. Includes scientific symbols chemical elements and common words such as prevent left and earth and various short phrases.
New Testament pamphlet offered with extra materials
An unusual 254 page volume presents the New Testament with red words, plus harmonies, Bible history periods, and an index of named trees waters mountains instruments and birds. Bound in a black cover, 25 cents postpaid via the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau, Washington DC.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye Street
N. E
Washington, D. C
Eve St
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