Labor Draft Reverses to Aid Tire Plants Shortage
The labor shortage affecting heavy industry drives a reverse draft: soldiers with tire manufacturing experience are furloughed from the military to boost tire plant output. Charles E. Wilson and Maj. Gen. Lucius D. Clay cite rubber and equipment needs, noting synthetic rubber progress and its impact on alcohol production.
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Charles E. Wilson
WPB
Lucius D. Clay
Army Service Forces
Los Angeles
Akron
Republicans and Democrats Back Naval Arms Talks Since 1922
The piece argues that claims Republicans sank the navy are baseless and notes both parties supported the 1922 Washington naval treaty. It cites Roosevelt's 1934-35 letters urging continued limits and reductions, and stresses disarmament policy was bipartisan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chicago
Kerr
Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
America
Great Britain
United States
Japan
France
Senate
Joseph France
Maryland
Norman Davis
London
Davis
Americans Aid Chinese in Burma Front Battle
Americans and Chinese troops fight on the Salween river Burma front as they push through 12,000 foot passes and monsoon mud to reopen a land route to China. Morale stays high despite hunger rain and danger as Myitkyina falls and supplies are hauled under fire with bridges built and trenches held.
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China
Salween river-Burma
North Africa
Kiska
New Guinea
Italian Apennines
Stilwell
Burma
Myitkyina
Need Help At Army Shops Urgent Labor Demand
Appeal from the La Crosse Ordnance depot calls for at least 100 workers to repair army equipment for overseas shipment. Full time staff are preferred, but sufficient part time help will suffice to keep the war machine going.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Ordnance
Ordnance Shops
Major de Seversky on Airpower Weighs German Defenses
Major de Seversky argues Allied airpower has broken German reinforcements and will accelerate victory. He compares North Africa and Normandy to a wheel model of Germany’s war machine, asserting air superiority and industrial might determine outcomes.
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Germany
el Alemain
Rommel
Alexander
North
Africa
Mediterranean
France
Normandy
Hitler
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Millions of workers face loss of war era benefits
James Marlow reports that about 20 million workers including farm and domestic workers and self employed may lose or reduce old age and survivors insurance benefits as they shift from covered wartime jobs to uncovered postwar work. McNutt proposes broadened social security with higher employer contributions to extend disability, unemployment, and retirement protections amid likely congressional battles.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Social Security Board
McNutt
Congress
Candidacy Filed and Local Happenings Across La Crosse
Frank R. Schneider announced Thursday morning for district attorney on the Progressive ticket. Franklin D. Roosevelt was made a life member of the La Crosse Pluyes in Rochester. Twenty years ago A R Hirst campaigned across La Crosse for governor with two ads in town. Thirty years ago J B Funke became a La Crosse Trust Company director replacing F P Hixon. Forty years ago Miss S E Holbek left for Pittsburgh to train as a nurse and Thaddeus Brindley went to Holmen for farm work.
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Charles Welch
Billie
Donald
Minneapolis
Fergus Falls
Minn
Frank R. Schneider
North Ninth Street
Franklin D. Roosevelt
la Crosse Pluys
Rochester
A. R. Hirst
la A
la Crosse
Henry R. Gray
Nathan Hill
E. H. Eklund
Green Bay Reformatory
J. B. Funke
la Crosse Trust Company
F. P. Hixon
Federal Reserve Bank
L. H. White
White Undertaking
Hokah
U. S. Senate
Marcus T. Syverson
Tomah
Wis
S. E. Holbek
Pittsburgh
Byron Russell
North la Crosse
Stockton
Utah
Thaddeus Brindley
Holmen
Val the Ple
Brindley
Agricultural Department of State University
Wacs Ordered to Daily Fitness After Weight Survey
The Women's Army Corps in the military district of Washington imposes fifteen minutes of physical training daily after a survey shows 67 of 95 enlisted Wacs gained an average 9.14 pounds since joining. The edict emerges from a parade and command review observed by senior officers.
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Washington
Women’s Army Corps
Military District
L A C R O S S E TRIBUNE AND LEADER PRESS
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press publishs afternoon and Sunday morning editions from Cass Street La Crosse Wisconsin with staff led by L Bangsberg and A W Rice. This paper is a member of the Associated Press and reprints AP dispatches.
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la Crosse Tribune Co
Ihang Cass Streets
la Crosse
Wis
LA Crosse the Beautiful
T Burocess
Ll. Bangsberg
Foker A W Rice
le Crosse
Tribune and Leader-Press
Lee Newspaper
MEMBR
Associated Press
What's Holy About Hirohito A Wartime View by Wallace Irwin
Wallace Irwin argues Japan clung to myth and emperor worship, tracing the divine status of the Son of Heaven from Jimmu Tenno to modern times. He contrasts eras of shogunate mystique with wartime restoration and questions the integrity of promises by samurai, framing his wartime civilian perspective on the home front and the coming home.
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Wallace Irwin
NEA
Japan
Heaven
Jimmu Tenno
Amaterasu
Ersatz Commodities
Knights of Old
Hull
Pearl Harbor
When The Boys Come Home By Marquis James
Excerpt reflects on two wars and a veteran’s view of home life after combat. He recalls serving 19 months in France as an infantryman and growing alienated from civilians who he felt reveled in wealth and leisure. The piece explores the pull between wartime duty and postwar expectations.
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France
Marquis James
NEA
Honest Melting Pot Examines Yankee Blood Claim
Christopher La Farge argues honesty lies beneath narrow national myths. A reader boasts pure Yankee blood, then admits pride in a mixed marriage and sons serving abroad. The author respects the candid answer and urges broader perspective on heritage and loyalty.
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The
Christopher LA Farge
Age Issue in Wisconsin Gubernatorial Race
Wisconsin politics centers on Governor Walter S. Goodland's age as a public topic. While Goodland asserts fitness, opponents hint at disadvantages, and the lieutenant governor race adds uncertainty. The discussion reflects changing campaign norms and the real impact of age on candidates and party strategy.
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Madison
Wis
Fair Men
Walter S. Good
Goodland
del Kenny
Kenny
Wisconsin
Milkweed Floss Quota Set for Monroe County
A 5 000 sack quota of milkweed floss is assigned to Monroe County. County Agent A D Begley leads the collection with help from agricultural teachers. Six receiving centers open after Aug 25 with designated local agents to distribute sacks and collect dried weed pods September 23–30, paying 20 cents per filled sack.
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Monroe County
Sparta
Wis
A. D. Begley
Donald Hart
Cashton
Francis Mayfield
Kendall
Donald L. Peterson
A. E. Weiner
Tomah
E. A. Bergman
Wilton
Hitler in Rest Cure as War Strains Berlin Regime
DeWitt Mackenzie argues Hitler and top Nazi leaders face rising danger from internal unrest and external pressure. The piece notes morale collapse among Germans, ongoing regimentation, and heavy Allied air power threatening a final stand.
Answers to Questions From The Haskin Service
A reader’s Q A dialogue in The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau column covers topics from origins of wild horse bands to wartime voting rights and film music. It lists concise factual answers on subjects including rail profits, revolutions battles, compass of Dewey Stalin Churchill heights, and Nantucket name origins.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D.C
Crossword Clue Pack Surfaces in Fragmented Note
A list of clues appears like a crossword style puzzle including references to veteran actor film star liquid 11 Happenings tablet sodium and other terms. The text ends with a fragment mentioning an inventor of telegraph and a well known silent film figure.
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Rhode Island
Presidents and Their Wives booklet offers presidential facts
The pamphlet covers George Washington, John Tyler, and relations between presidents, noting childless founders, lines of descent, Virginia and Ohio birthplaces, and family ties among leaders. It promises pictures and biographies of presidents and First Ladies, with an inch reference format and a prewar price of fifteen cents postpaid.
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George Washington
John Tyler
Washington
Virginia
Ohio
White House
Washingtons
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St. N. E
Washington, D. C
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James Marlow
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J. R. Williams
MAKIN
About Hirohito
Delaware
New York
John Wyngaard
St. Louis
Dewey
Bricker
Tribune Sparta
DeWitt Mackenzie
Reichsmarshal Goering
Alps
Berchtesgaden
Ling
Reich
Haskin Service
Plains
Americas
Cary Grant
Nigel Bruce
Johann Strauss
Alaska
Saratoga
King’s Mountain
Yorktown
Stalin
Churchill
Captain Cook
Sicily
Wake
Guam
Nantucket Island
Nantucket
Nantuck
Theodore Roosevelt
Wewitt
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