Gov Goodland Wins Wide Primary for Wisconsin Governor
Octogenarian Gov Walter S Goodland easily carried the Republican primary with Omar Rennebohm as running mate. Daniel W Hoan led Democrats in Milwaukee while Alexander won renomination and the Progressive line faced split results.
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Walter S. Goodad
Caval
Tues
Omar Rennebohm
Madison
Tte
Land
Daniel W. Hoan
Milwaukee
John N. Zimmermann
Leo Vauoul
Kenosha
Leadinglexander O. Benz
Appleton
Alexander
Sauthof
Ats
How AS McMurray
Delbert J. Kenny
West
Ao Kenny
Milton T. Murray
Col. C. J. Otteno
Roland E. Kannenberg Oausau
Hoan
Zimmerman
Ralph U Claire
John Ee
Stevenson Extends Lead in Wisconsin House Nominating Race
Incumbent William H. Stevenson of La Crosse holds a margin of over 2,500 votes over Joseph Walsh for the Republican nomination in the third district as 29 precincts remain unreported. Unofficial county tallies show Stevenson leading in multiple counties with Walsh carrying several pockets.
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William H. Stevenson
la Crosse
Wes
Joseph Walsh
Pots
House of
Representa Stevenson
Walsh
la Crosse Tribune
Local Weather Update Shows Cooler Night Ahead
Pair of forecasters report a cooler night with a low near 58 degrees and a Thursday turning partly sunny. Spa area notes remain unedited as conditions and temperatures evolve.
Pvt Samuel C Meek Killed In Action In France
Pvt Samuel C Meek, previously listed as missing in France, is now reported killed in action there on June 11. He leaves four sisters and his mother at 822 South Sixth Street and his father in North Dakota.
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Pvt
Samuel C. Meek
France
War Department
South Sixth Street
North Dakota
County Gives GOP Majority In Light Vote
La Crosse county held a light primary election with 6,167 votes for governor. Republicans led statewide, aided by few Democratic and Progressive contests. Goodland drew 2,703 votes in La Crosse with several rivals sparse.
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la Crasse
Larosse Tribune
Goodland
Miller Loses To Storandt In Wisconsin Primary
In La Crosse's second assembly district William F. Miller was defeated by Ernest F. Storandt 989 to 834, ending Miller's bid for renomination. In the first district Edward Krause had no opposition, while Schlabach won the 32nd senatorial district nomination over Wiley. Several county offices remained uncontested with Republicans holding incumbencies and one Democratic candidate noted for district attorney.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse
William F. Miller
West Salem
Ernest F. Sterandt
Miller
Edward Krause
Krause
Oliver Fritz
Sterandt
Roy Lamb
Rudolph M. Schlabach
G. M. Wiley
Galesville
Schlabach
Harry Schilling
Trempealeau
Jackson
Jackson County
Tremee County
la Crosse County
Stanley Olson
George Reay
Lawrence Schaefer
Frederic Crosby
Charles Wachs
Walter Woods
Charles Varco
Edwin Groth
Iowa Woman Killed Here During Storm
A violent wind and electrical storm swept La Crosse area killing Mrs. Catherine Burrows, 37, and injuring a man. About 2.01 inches of rain fell in an hour. Burrows, wife of District Attorney John F. Burrows of Keokuk, was struck by a plank from a river pier and died en route to a hospital. The storm also caused downed lines, property damage, and a traffic collision on highway 16.
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Catherine Burrows
John F. Burrows
Keokuk
Burrows
Laban
Mason City
George Reay
Sparta
Floyd Dinger
South Water Street
McCoy
Harold Chase
Dinger
Northern States Power Company
Ebner’s Coulee
French Island
Glendale
J. A. Felton
Tenneson Fuel Company
West Avenue
Fuel Company
James Yeske
Green Bay Street
Frank Renner
Allied drive tightens Falaise pocket as German forces fragment
Allied reports say the German 7th Army is breaking into guerrilla bands and that leaders pull heavy armor from the Normandy pocket. Patton’s forces push toward Alencon while the Algiers and Chartres area sees intensified combat. Allied air power targets hundreds of retreating vehicles as the Seine pocket narrows to eight miles.
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Third Army
7Th Army
Seine River
Paris
Hdqtrs
Allied Expeditionary Force
Guenther von Kluge
Normandy
Falaise
High Command
Alencon
Chartres-Dreux
von Kluge
Seine-Loire
Soviet Push for Warsaw Intensifies as Ridged Resistance Holds
Red army presses toward Warsaw from Praga with heavy bombardment and flank threats while Rokossovsky’s group presses a semi circle around the industrial district. Konev reports sizable German losses as other fronts push toward East Prussia and along the Vistula corridor.
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Red Army
Warsaw
Praga
Vistula
Frbiad Namitea
Cvnen Repie
East Prussia
Lyck
Konstantin Rokossovky
Paraga
Ivan S. Konev
Krakow
2000 Planes Batter Reich Bases and Oil Targets
London reports a large Allied air armada of about 2000 planes targeting Germany including Leipzig Magdeburg and Berlin with two ton bombs and Mosquito raids. The campaign marks a fourth day of heavy bomber operations by the U S Eighth Air Force against continental targets while German claims of losses and raids against Allied fleets in southern France are noted.
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London
Germany
Leipzig
Magdeburg
Berlin
Tyrol
Bavaria
U. S. 8Th Air Force
Luftre
France
Mako Naval Base Bombed by U S Liberators
American Liberators attacked the Japanese naval base at Mako in the Pescadores islands in the first strike on those targets between Formosa and China. Takao harbor near Formosa was also shelled at night by planes from Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault’s 14th Air Force. Roosevelt and Churchill said the Pescadores would be returned to China after Nippon’s defeat.
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Mako
Pescadores Islands
Formosa
China
Takao
Claire L. Chennault
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Tokyo
Philippines
Roosevelt
Churchill
Cairo
Pacific
Patch Leads 7th Army In New Invasion Area
Allied announce Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Patch commands the 7th Army in southern France with U S 6th Corps units leading the assault and French forces under Maj. Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. Naval and air command are led by Vice Admiral H K Hewitt and Brig. Gen. Gordon P. Saville respectively. Patch, 54, succeeds Patton after service in the Pacific including Guadalcanal duties.
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France
7Th Army
Alexander M. Patch
Guadalcanal
U. S
6Th Corps
Anzio
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Iron Division
Rethel
H. K. Hewitt
Gordon P. Saville
12Th Tactical Air Command
Patch
George S. Patton, Jr
U. S. 7Th Army
Pacific
Tokyo Radio Skews Invasion Rationale for Southern France
London reports a Tokyo radio broadcast claiming the Allied invasion of southern France was driven by slow northern France offensives and German pressure on the eastern front. The broadcast contends the move serves Tokyo’s aims and critiques Allied strategy.
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London
Tokyo
France
La Crosse Concert Band Performs Tonight in Riverside Park
The La Crosse Concert Band directed by R. D. Wartinbee will give a Riverside Park concert at 8 o'clock tonight. Details appear on Page 7.
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la Crosse
R. D. Wartinbee
Allied Ships Hit In Gulf of St Tropez Invasion Briefing
The Berlin radio claimed German bombers and torpedo planes sank one tank landing craft and damaged several other Allied vessels in the Gulf of St Tropez. It said tanks and guns aboard the sunken ship were to support landing operations near St Maxine. Naval units shelled the coast while shore batteries pressed minor enemy units back. Allied air drops near St Raphael and inland toward Toulon were disrupted by combat.
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Gulf of St. Tropez
Gulf of St. Tropez Lise
Cap Negro
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St. Maxine
Gulf
St. Raphael
Toulon
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Tech
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Arlington
Nice
Cannes
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la Suisse
Geneva
Marseille
Cap Negre
St. Tropez Gulf
Mediterranean
Stockholm
San Remo
Genoa
St. Tropez
NBC
CBS
Eric Sevareid
Hitler
Europe
Rail Engineer Is Killed Here
Michael Joseph Mulgrew a 52 year old veteran engineer on the Milwaukee railroad Dubuque division was killed instantly in an accident near the Copeland avenue crossing Tuesday at about 1122. He left the cab of his engine after dropping his westbound freight to let another train into the yards. The fireman identified as Kromfeldt of near Dubuque began a search and found Mulgrew decapitated on the eastbound track. He is survived by his wife Betty Mulgrew the body to be sent to Dubuque for funeral services and burial.
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Michael Joseph Mulgrew
Dubuque
Milwaukee Railroad
Copeland Avenue Crossing
Mulgrew
Roundhouse
Copeland Avenue
George Reay
Milwaukee
Kromfeldt
Betty Mulgrew
Bowman Prevails in Milwaukee GOP Nomination Fight
George A. Bowman former Milwaukee county district attorney defeated incumbent James J. Kerwin in the GOP primary 35808 to 28965. Kerwin Gov Goodland's secretary who banned slot machines bingo and pinball after his 1943 appointment. Bowman faces McCauley and Gobel in the general election.
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Milwaukee
George A. Bowman
Milwaukee County
James J. Kerwin
GOP
Kerwin
William J. McCauley
Will C. Gobel
Luftwaffe Is Alive A U S Bomber Base in England
Flyers from two fortress wings raided the Delitzsch airfield near Leipzig when 30 rocket-firing Focke Wulf 109s attacked. A number of major American bombers were lost in the ensuing air battle, survivors stated.
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U. S
England
Delitzsch
Leipzig
House Passes Relaxed Rules on Wartime Propaganda
Washington lawmakers approved a bill relaxing restrictions on political propaganda for fighting forces. The measure, advancing Wednesday, goes to the White House for final action amid a heated debate over suitable reading material and films for soldiers.
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Washington
House
White House
Allies Begin Inland Moves From Beaches
Allied invasion forces pushed eight miles inland in southern France and established bridgeheads as British and American airborne units blocked German reinforcements. Paris and Cannes area air and sea landings continued with light casualties and large parachute and glider reinforcements.
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Rome
France
U. S
Toulon
Cannes
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