Still Seeking Cooperation Men At Army Shop In City
George D. Goetzke reports a strong response to a plea for workers at the Ordnance Service Command shop yet a serious shortage of part and full time mechan ic-helpers senior mechanics machinists and machinists-helpers remains. USES manager E Wallace Evans praises volunteers and notes extra hours after 5 pm can be arranged for referrals to help speed half tracks to combat areas. Call 620 to arrange, USES office on second floor of the Exchange building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Goetzke
Ordnance Service Command
E. Wallace Evans
U. S. Employment Service
Evans
Ordnance Shop
Exchange Building
County Court Docket Highlights Local Cases and Sentences
The La Crosse county docket lists Ray Morris found guilty of a wristwatch theft valued at $10 and sentenced to three months in county jail. Several residents face charges from trespassing on the Milwaukee railroad to alcohol violations. In Prairie du Chien a tavern owner pleaded guilty to operating after 1 a.m. and minor location violations paying $150 in fines.
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Rual
Mier County
la Crosse
Ray Morris
War
Morrne Wet
Hoefte
Mewaukee Street
Dorothy Pitzmer
Milwaukee Railroad
Arnold Gibbs
Beloit
Wir
Jessup
Milwaukee
Wis
Richard Smith
Alton
Til
O Chien
Louis Fr. Mattie
Lake View
Prairie du Chien
Wes
Beverage Tex
Tie
J. J. O'Neil
Crewfore
Solomons and New Guinea Drives Shape Pacific Command
The article discusses coordinated Solomons and New Guinea offensives with Nimitz and MacArthur as top leaders. It notes leadership assignments, potential grand strategy, and speculation on who would command new Guinea operations and the push toward the Philippines, including Guam as a launch point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Philippines
Guam
Nimitz
Eae
MacArthur defers comment on Honolulu conference with Roosevelt
General Douglas MacArthur declined to discuss his Honolulu meeting with President Roosevelt, stating that all remarks must come from the White House. The conference followed his completion of the New Guinea campaign and marked his first trip from the Pacific theater since arriving from the Philippines.
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General Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Roosevelt
Honolulu
White House
MacArthur
New Guinea
Philippines
Strategy for Pacific War Drives Inland to China
The plan envisions reconquering the islands while Nimitz conducts amphibious actions elsewhere. One operation would push to the Chinese coast to open a port and supply route for Chinese armies, likely after partial Philippines conquest and base security is established.
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Paign
Nimitz
China
Philippines
Allied push advances in France amid heavy fighting
NBC reports Americans drive toward Orleans and Chateaudun while British and Canadian units press the Caen area. German defenses hold in St. Malo. Brest and Lorient remain under Allied siege as Patton rumors circulate and Japanese warnings rise.
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NBC
France
Chateaudun
Versailles
Orleans
le Mans
Brazzaville
Chartres
Brittany
Loire River
Nantes
Ena
Citadel
St. Malo
Brittany Rim
Orne River
Thury- Harcourt
Caen
Vimont
Troarn
Belgium
Germany
Falaise
Dieppe
Brest
Lorient
Three Sisters Convicted of Treason Conspiracy
In Denver a U S district court jury found Tsuruko Wallace Florence Otani and Billie Tanigoshi guilty of conspiracy to commit treason for aiding German prisoners to escape Trinidad internment camp. They were acquitted on treason charges. Sentence withheld. max two years and ten thousand dollars fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
U. S. District Court
J. Foster Symes
Kenneth W. Robinson
Tsuruko “Toots” Wallace
Florence “Flo” Shioze Otani
Billie Shitara Tanigoshi
Heinrich Haider
Herman August Loescher
Trinidad, Colo
Navy Man Exhibits Harsh Toll of Guam Siege
A Portland Navy man recalled his Guam ordeal, recounting a brutal year inside a remote cave, surviving on rain water and night scavenged food. He described dwindling ammunition as Japanese forces landed on Dec 9 and fought street by street, with marines on Cabras island and Agana Heights exhausting their lone anti aircraft gun and limited guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tweed
Portland
Ore
Guam
Island Defense Company
Cabras Island
Agana Heights
German POWs to Pack Corn at Wisconsin Canneries
Lieut. Clayton L. Thompson announced that German prisoners from Rockfield camp will be employed to pack corn and other vegetables at nine canneries in the region. The camp houses 475 prisoners.
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West Bend
Wis
Clayton L. Thompson
Rockfield
County Public Welfare Development Sought
Madison Wisconsin A W Bayley director of the department told welfare directors that increasing county administration of public welfare is the objective. The goal is a system where local problems are handled locally with state providing needed financial aid and only supervisory services beyond county ability.
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Madison
Wis
A. W. Bayley
Institute For County Welfare
State Department of Public Welfare
Bayley
Flaxseed Price Ceilings Raised in Some Areas
The Office of Price Administration on Thursday announced a five cent per bushel hike in flaxseed price ceilings in selected regions, effective August 14. The report mentions a separate note on Elizabethan masking practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
New Non-Fiction Titles at the Public Library
Public library adds travel and history works by Ellen Gatti John Van Ess Keith Jennison Owen Lattimore Selden Menefee Allan Nevins Angna Eaters Matthew Josephson Daphne McVicker and William Schaldach. Books cover Africa exploration the Arabs modern China cartoons and outdoors plus memoirs and American life.
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Ellen Gatti
Africa
Tzambobo
Gattis
John van Ess
Arabia
Keith Jennison
United Nations
New England
Owen and
Eleanor Lattimore
China
Selden Menefee
Princeton University
Office of Public Research
America
Allan Nevins
United States
Angna Eaters
Matthew Josephson
Pan American Airways
Juan Terry Trippe
Daphne McVicker
William Schaldach
Churchill In Italy Arrives During Italy Trip
Prime Minister Churchill has arrived in Italy during his abroad visit. The transit marks a notable step in his international itinerary and will be followed by engagements with Italian leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Churchill
Italy
Army Orders Liberator C-47 Cutback To Boost B-32 Output
Washington reports a major shift in wartime production aimed at Japan. About 120000 aircraft workers will be released by year end as B-29 and B-32 programs expand while Liberator and C-46 output declines. Higgins Aircraft faces cancellation of the C-46 contract but may gain in staff or new work.
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Washington
Japan
Germany
War Department
Higgins
Europe
Luftwaffe
Higgins Aircraft, Inc
New Orleans
Higgins’ Industries
Liberty Ships
Andrew J. Higgins
Higgins Industries
Curtiss-Wright
Higgins Company
St. Louis
Buffalo
Louisville
North American
Dallas
Ford
Great Willow Run
Consolidated-Vultee
San Diego
Office of War Information
Akron
California
Evansville
Ind
Progressive Governor Candidate Talks Here
Progressive candidate Alex O. Benz visits Appleton for the five primary on August 15 and will meet the La Crosse county Progressive committee at the Stoddard hotel at 4 p m. Chairman J D Howard extends an invitation to all interested persons to attend the meeting.
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Alex O. Benz
Appleton
la Crosse
Benz
la Crosse County
Progressive Committee
Stoddard Hotel
J. D. Howard
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American Legion and Auxiliary
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Kaneohe Naval Air Station
Island of Oahu
Hawaii
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Arthur G. Benson
Rivoli
Solomons-New Guinea
Rabaul
MacArthur Silent
Pege Tt
Mans
Loire
Paris
First Army
Rommel
Battle
St. Nazaire
Loire Estuary
Associated
Patton
Transocean
George S. Patton
American 7Th Army
Sicily
Britain
Stevenson
Congress
Committee On
Bill Stevenson
Elizabeth
Norwich
Public Library
Travel
Army
U.S
Alexander
Wisconsin
Wiley
Senator Club
Arnold B. Naulin
la Crosse Tribune
Leon A. Nowak
W. Mitchell
Calvert
House OF Blends
Calvert Distillers Corp
N.Y.C
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