Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor visit signals intensified Pacific War
Foreign Affairs notes mark Roosevelt's Pacific focus as crucial to war aims. It argues the United States can advance without Allied help, highlights key moves from Guam to Saipan, Nagasaki, and Palembang, and calls for unified command under MacArthur to streamline operations.
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Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Pacific
Europe
Hitler
United States
Midway
Guam
Davao
Philippines
Bataan
Adm. Turner
Saipan
Nagasaki
Palembang
Sumatra
France
MacArthur
New Guinea
Eisenhower
Britain Restores Road Signposts Amid German Advances
Britain is replacing or restoring crossroads fingerboards directing travelers to nearby towns, as Germany begins dismantling similar signs during its advances.
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Britain
Hitler
Germany
No Shoddy Goods Shipped to Liberated Nations Policy
In an effort to sustain American prestige no shoddy stuff will be shipped to any of the liberated nations leaving that type of material for use here at home.
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Germany
Hitler
Goebbels
East Prussia
Wehrmacht
Gestapo
OPA Says Meat Shortage due to Distribution
OPA officials claim meat supply problems stem from distribution issues rather than supply, noting disruption caused by 60 000 payroll workers attached to the OPA.
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OPA
Russians marching to Berlin claimed by Moscow beast
The quote asserts Russians will reach Berlin and asserts Moscow's promises are fulfilled, suggesting Hitler should accept that Soviet forces will advance as promised. The wording implies inevitability of Soviet action and German strategic concern.
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Berlin
Moscow
Hitler
Allies Mobilize for Total War Warned by Hitler
The report notes Allied efforts to wage total war while Hitler urges the German public to prepare for prolonged conflict and mass mobilization.
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Hitler
Cleveland Thieves Steal 313 Cases of Liquor
Thieves stole 313 liquor cases then hopped aboard a truck and highballed away, prompting a police investigation and appeals for witnesses. The incident underscores a bold theft spree directed at alcohol shipments in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Paper Savings Drive Promises Swift Victory for Allies
In a wartime wave of morale boosting, a call to save paper asserts that conserving materials accelerates victory. Officials urge households to recycle newspapers and reduce waste to support production and logistics for the war effort.
Dewey Leads In Three Rocky Mountain States Roosevelt In Five
Princeton survey shows Dewey ahead in Idaho Wyoming and Colorado while Roosevelt leads Montana Arizona Utah Nevada and New Mexico. The poll tracks civilian votes if election were held today with results published from 1935 onward.
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Rocky Mountain States
Dewey
Gallup Survey
Princeton
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Rocky Mountain
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Colorado
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
New Mexico
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Democratic Party
Postwar German Labor Conscript Favored by U.S. Voters
A nationwide Institute survey finds majority American voters support forcing three to four million German men to spend two to three years rebuilding Russian towns destroyed by Nazi actions. About 61 percent undecided, 25 percent favor, 14 percent oppose. Supporters cite justice and reparations aligning with Labour leaders cautioning against home shortages.
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Russia
Professor Varga
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Varga
William Green
A. F
Canada
British Institute of Public Opinion
Belgium Plans for Peace Reconstruction and Economic Reform
Fortune outlines Belgium's postwar blueprint via CEPAG for reconstruction and social security. It covers reinstituting government, universal insurance, fiscal policy to spur production, and international trade within a framework of state oversight. Belgium seeks currency coordination with Netherlands and Luxembourg, a customs union, and strong private enterprise under government controls. The piece notes wartime looting, legal distortions under German occupation, and the costly path to democratic social reform.
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Belgium
Belgian Commission For the
CEPAG
General
United Nations Relief Pool
Commission
Netherlands
Luxemburg
Ohaon
Voc
Europe
Germany
Rmany
Acepag Committee On Social Problems
Bell Defends Policy on Bond for False Campaign Claims
Homer G. Bell of the Wisconsin motor vehicle department demanded substantial bonds from candidates making false statements in campaigns. He responded to charges by Amoth of Eau Claire in a petition seeking removals of Bell and Marcus over disputed travel expenses and oversight.
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Milwaukee
Marsh
Ral F. Amoth
Eau Claire
Homer G. Bell
State Motor Vehicle Department
Amoth
Bell
B. L. Marcus
Marcus
Madison
West Allis
Wiley Seeks Republican Nomination for Wisconsin Senate
Guilford M. Wiley of Galesville announced his candidacy for the Wisconsin Senate in the 32nd district on the Republican ticket. He has 26 years in the district, 16 years as La Crosse superintendent of schools, and prior service as Central High School principal and teacher in rural and village schools.
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Guilford M. Wiley
Galesville
la Crosse
Wisconsin Senate
Wiley
Trempealeau
Sinononl
Central High School
Glider Atlantic Crossing Q&A From The Haskin Service
Reader questions answered by The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau cover glider Atlantic crossing records oldest US race tracks and Army Navy baseball history. Entries cite July 1943 glider feat with Dakota locomotive. Saratoga track dating to August 2 1864. and 1901 Army Navy series first win West Point 4 3.
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M.D
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W.E.N. A
West Point
Meaning of Mammon in scripture and literature
The word mammon in Semitic origins signifies riches in the New Testament context. In Milton's Paradise Lost it is used as a proper name for the demon of cupidity.
Trivia Q&A Snapshot From An Old Paper
A compilation of quick questions and answers covers stomach capacity Technicolor history car ownership age distribution and notable figures. It notes the Toll of the Sea in 1922, Jefferson Davis church confirmation, the Doyen ship, and 17 percent of cars over ten years old.
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New York
Teacher of Ignace Paderewski
Theodor Leschetizky, a Polish pianist and composer, trained many renowned pianists including Ossip Gabrilowitsch Mark Hambourg Artur Schnabel Fanny Bloomfield Zeisler Katherine Manley and Ethel Leginska He died in 1915.
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Ignace Paderewski
Theodor Leschetizky
Jean
Inan Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Mark Hambourg
Artur Schnabel
Fanny Bloomfield-Zeisler
Katherine Nun
Ethel Leginska
Branding sheep with special paint to mark value
Special branding paint is used to mark sheep to minimize wool scouring trouble. The brand is applied on sheep where the wool has the least value.
Distinguishing Maritime Service Members from Navy Personnel
The Maritime Service has wreaths on cap and sleeve insignia and on shoulder marks to identify its members. Abu in Arabic names means father and is a common first element in personal names and place names.
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Maritime Service
Navy
L.L. A
Abu
America’s Favorite Poems booklet offered by Washington bureau
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau collects poems chosen by the public in a nationwide canvass. A 48 page booklet titled Americas Favorite Poems is offered for fifteen cents postpaid with coupon channeled to Washington 2 D C. Include name street or rural route city and state and mail to Washington D C.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye Street
N. E
Washington, D. C
Washington Information Bureau
America
la Crosse Tribune
Information Bureau
Eye St
Washington
D. C
Dewey’s April speech shifts campaign tone and foreign stance
Forrest Davis critiques Governor Dewey’s April remarks before the Am N per Publishers association. The piece argues the speech strengthened Dewey with Republicans and set a pragmatic, balanced foreign policy path, stressing Anglo American unity while wary of Soviet ties and Old Guard opposition.
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Dewey
Willkie
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Forrest- Davis
Am- N
Davis
Saturday Evening Post
New Deal
Elliot V. Bell
New York State
Davis Reeveals
China
Stalin
Eft
Britain
America
Moscow
Teheran
Schilling Announces Wisconsin Senate Candidacy
Harry W. Schilling of Alaska announces his candidacy for state senator in Wisconsin’s 32nd district on the Progressive ticket for the August 15 election. He cites two prior terms in the state legislature as his qualification and says he will work to serve the district’s best interests.
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Harry W. Schilling
Onalaska
Wisconsin
Schilling
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Staff Details
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press published afternoons and Sundays in La Crosse Wisconsin. R L Bangsberg served as managing editor with A W Rice as city editor. The paper entered second class in 1904 and is a Lee Syndicate member and Associated Press credited distributor.
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R. L Bangsberg
A W. Rice
la Crosse
Wis
Tribune and Leader-Press
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