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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1944
Page
1
Proponents disclosed they consider lowering postwar merit payments from 35 percent of base pay to a lesser amount to win support in the Senate. Senator Overton urged a rival demobilization bill deemed insufficient, while labor backed Murray Kilgore changes set new payment caps of 15 to 25 dollars based on dependents.
A 75 capacity moonshine still hidden in woods near Ainsworth Lang County was destroyed by state beverage agents led by S Tutton. The setup included a 10 horsepower boiler three 500 gallon mash vats and cooling coils. About 20 gallons of alcohol were seized for evidence. no arrests were reported and no one was found on site. Sheriff Carl Monroe aided the seizure.
Aug 8 report says Major General R F L, commander of the Canadian division, was wounded when U S heavy bombers dropped fragmentation bombs into the Canadian area. General Lesley J. McNair was killed and others wounded in a similar attack south of Caen.
Second Lieut. William J. Bucklin, 21, was killed Friday morning in a training accident at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. Bucklin led a platoon of Company C 417th Infantry of the 76th division. The home of Bucklin is Rhode Island and his schooling included the Officers Candidate School at Fort Benning Georgia. A board has been appointed to investigate the incident.
A late yesterday fire at a Wisconsin farm northwest of Wausau leveled three large barns used for hay storage. The blaze consumed about 70 tons of hay and was reported to be operated by Oscar Sme.
Local forecast shows fair skies and cooler temperatures tonight and Saturday. Lows around 66 degrees tonight with highs in the upper 60s to around 70 on Saturday amid light winds and no precipitation expected.
Nebraskan communities tapped reserve groceries as a six day truck strike backed by the AFL Teamsters halted deliveries. In Omaha about 100 soldiers picked up war supplies from idle terminals while operators threaten shutdown until the dispute is settled. Government seizure of lines in eight Midwest states looms as unions cite safety concerns and non compliance with a wage contract.
British heavy bombers attacked oil dumps near Paris and rail yards at Saarbrucken Strasbourg Mulhouse and Belfort. The raids aimed to isolate Paris with up to a thousand bombers before dawn and caused another restless night in Berlin. Weather clear and results described as good.
Baraboo Wisconsin Maj V L Keldsen announced Friday an expansion of the rocket powder production program at Badger Ordnance works with an additional 14 5 million for buildings and equipment bringing total allotments to 24 million. Officials hope new facilities will produce powder by November and reach full capacity in April with Hercules Powder Co recruiting more workers to meet expanded smokeless and rocket powder schedules.
London dispatch says German forces in Warsaw give Gen Bor's troops an ultimatum to surrender or die. Bor warned in a radio message to the government in exile that without aid the heroic defense would soon end in disaster.
In Pampa Texas police were sent to Central Park twice in the last two days to clear adults from the wading areas while protecting the rights of children under seven. The outings underscore city concerns about child safety and appropriate supervision in public spaces.
Fire rips through The August Lotz Co. mill in Borderview nearby Bord, Wisconsin, causing estimated losses of sixty five thousand dollars. Fire crews battle flames as investigators seek the cause and extent.
The forecast notes Friday may reach 94 as Thursday's record. at noon Friday La Crosse shows 92, with 76 low at 7 a.m. and 88 by 10:30 a.m. The day features no rain in La Crosse, with Viroqua reporting 0.1 inch Thursday night and Winona a trace. Cooler air expected Friday night as a Dakotas mass shifts eastward.
London reports a Tokyo dispatch quoting a Japanese government spokesman stating that with 7000 Philippine islands a landing on an uninhabited small island is possible. He warned the real invasion would face fierce resistance from Filipinos aiding independence.
Hartford report states five Ringling Brothers officials charged with manslaughter in the July 6 circus fire death toll of 167 were bound over to the superior court. James A. Haley and George W. Smith received $15,000 bonds, while Leonard Aylesworth Edward Versteig and David Blanchfield were each set at $10,000 bonds.
Pvt Mahlon E Keil 19 of Savanna Illinois a radio mechanics student at Truax Field was fatally shot by a military guard Friday after failing to halt He died at the post hospital An army investigation is underway and his wife Alice in Savanna has been notified of his death.
Reports from Bern indicate Ion Antonescu, Romania premiers, has resigned according to British radio. No official confirmation available yet.
Allied forces drive east of Le Mans to within about 90 miles of Versailles and press north toward Paris with heavy air support. In 24 hours, Americans claim 4,322 Germans captured in France as British and Canadian led thrusts target Caen and Thury-Harcourt.
Washington reports that President Roosevelt aims to strengthen ties between General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz as Western Pacific offensives converge. The two leaders, coordinating Western New Guinea, Guam, and Saipan drives, are nearing joint strategic direction toward the Philippines.
Washington reports progress on amending the soldier voting law to ease restrictions on propaganda for servicemen. Taft and Green, joined by army officials, reached a conference agreement limiting distribution only when transport problems arise, with publication choices to be impartial. Overseas access to British papers noted. Roosevelt portrait debate cited.
Chief Radioman George Ray Tweed, 42, of Oregon, survived 31 months on Guam avoiding Japanese search parties until his rescue prior to the July 20 invasion. Reinstated in the U.S. Navy and promoted, he returned to San Diego to reunite with wife Mary Frances and sons Ronald and Robert after two years apart.
General Bernard Montgomery reported that the German forces in northwest Europe are in a bad way and may not get away. He said Allied armies move relentlessly eastward into France as hundreds of towns and villages are liberated, with complete victory ahead if no relaxation occurs.
Soviet forces drive toward East Prussia threatening Tilsit and Memel as Rokossovsky’s army presses on Warsaw. Germans report outnumbered advances and Baltic drive nears completion with mass German losses and possible evacuations by sea.
The navy reports the execution of three American POWs by Japanese authorities on July 31 1943 after they escaped a camp in Manchuria and were recaptured. Seaman Frank Meringolo Sgt Joe B Chastain and Corporal Victor Paliotti were killed for killing a police inspector during the escape attempt.
William P. Crane an East St. Louis policeman his wife and their 13 year old daughter drowned Thursday when their rowboat capsized after a cabin cruiser wake near Pere Marquette state park. Crane’s 12 year old nephew Francis Shil linger shouted to others to hold on and helped rescue six other people including Mrs Cranes elderly parents and a 14 year old Cranes daughter.
Milwaukee war manpower director William E. O'Brien announced 300 workers from Barbados will join 11 Wisconsin foundries in Milwaukee Racine and Waukesha to fill manpower shortages in heavy truck casting production schedules.
Tidningen dispatch cites sources with ties to Germany claiming 1000 Germans arrested and 100 executed since the July 20 bomb plot against Hitler. The undated report colors the aftermath of the assassination attempt with broad arrests and penalties.
Charles J. Derx a Danville car shops boilermaker for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad is nicknamed 100 percent Charlie for buying every war bond item. He holds 670 twenty five dollar bonds and lives with his wife and daughter in law on room rents. He plans to keep buying until his son Lewis a navy petty officer returns from Gulfport Mississippi.
The 12th district headquarters said on Friday that every eligible voting sailor in navy service in the Pacific will receive a ballot for the November general election despite vast distances, combat actions, and fleet movements.
Elaine Rappis ten year old girl was struck and killed by a Milwaukee Road passenger train while walking beside the tracks about a mile north of Waukesha Wisconsin on Thursday night authorities said no one else was injured in the incident the police and railroad officials investigated the accident
Three B 29 Superfortresses went down or unaccounted for as raids into Japan and Palembang intensified. MacArthur reports crushing of Japan 18th Army in New Guinea area and Guam restored to U S control. Turner proclaims Marianas campaign a historic naval victory and bases established 3 000 miles from Pearl Harbor. Flyer's wife in Kenosha gives birth to baby girl Terry Leigh.
The German Transocean news agency estimated Friday that 1.5 million men are involved on both sides in the fighting in France, and it acknowledged that the American breakthrough at Avranches has placed the Germans in a difficult position.
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