Allied advances drive Germans back near Maas and Vosges fights
U S Seventh Army and French First Army push through snowbound Vosges and Alsace to clear territory from Venlo to the sea. Major effort targets Karlsruhe corridor in Lorraine while Hillman urges expansion of an international cooperation drive in postwar world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurtgen
Maas
Pbeld
Venlo
U.S
Vosges
Alsace
Karlsruhe
Lorraine
De Mille Refuses To Pay Dollar Threatens Radio Program
Cecil B. De Mille may lose his radio program after refusing a 1 payment to AFRA in a dispute over Proposition 12. AFRA deadlines set for 5 p.m. next Monday before the drama hour he directs, with the producer arguing the payment would threaten his rights as an American citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Cecil B. de Mille
American Federation of Radio Artists
de Mille
Milk Production Up in Wisconsin for War Demands
Wisconsin milk production rose from 1134 billion pounds in 1938 to 14 billion pounds in 1943 to meet wartime demand, per Dr. Hugo H. Sommer of the University of Wisconsin. National output increased by 18 billion pounds over prewar years, with Sommer warning that postwar demand could pose the first major challenge for Wisconsin. Vermont was first known as New Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Hugo H. Sommer
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Sommer
Wisconsin Milk Dealers’ Association
Wisconsin Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers, Inc
Dr. Sommer
Gunner Clings To Guns After Turret Hit Over Cologne
Sgt. Terry Jones of Rigby Idaho, 21, survived a German anti aircraft strike that shot out the ball turret four miles up over Cologne. He hung to the gun handles for two minutes amid splintered plexiglass and cold forty below zero. Crew members pulled him inside, gave oxygen and boric acid eye treatment. Jones, veteran of 33 missions, has been wounded three times before and is back on duty after the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Earl E. Frerichs
Jones
Confusion Mounts in Dorsey Trial as Izaca Perjury Claim
In Los Angeles a defense attorney accuses witness Anthony Izaca of deliberate perjury as the Dorsey trial enters its second week. Izaca’s testimony remains unclear and the court wrestles with deposition questions while the DA asks to drop the case but is denied. Jesus Castilleon, a guitarist in the Dor sey apartment incident, is set to testify next as Hall’s accounts vary.
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Los Angeles
Tommy Dorsey
Anthony Izaca
Izaca
Dorsey
Allen Smiley
Jon Hall
Hall
Dorse
Pacht
Arthur Crum
Edwin Myers
Myers
Jesus Castilleon
Jesus
Tommy
Smiley
Pat Dane Dorsey
Castilleon
New Cheese Price Ceilings Set by OPA
The OPA fixed cents per pound price ceilings for neufatchel and cream cheese at producer and wholesale levels effective December 12, replacing the recent freeze ceilings from late September to early October 1942. Retail prices tied to cost-based markups will stay about the same, according to the agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Wisconsin weather and road conditions improve after sleet
Wisconsin reports sleet and snow making roads slick especially in the north while the south sees rain. Plows kept main highways open as ambulance calls rise from ice falls and illness. police urge continued caution to keep winter accidents low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Ivan A. Wright
Wright
Urgec
Deer Roams Streets As La Crosse Residents Report Sightings
Wild deer wandered La Crosse streets early Tuesday. Clayton Weber on 10th street spotted a deer moving north toward Ferry, then east, prompting him to call his wife. Editor Roy Bangsberg and Mrs. Gordon Engebretson also reported deer sightings nearby, including in Redfield street yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Clayton Weber
10Th Street
St. Francis
Ferry Street
Weber
Obituary Mrs Anna O Garves 72 of La Crosse
Mrs Anna O Garves 72 of 1551 Loomis street wife of Henry Garves died in a local hospital Monday evening born February 6 1878 in Verdahl Norway. Survived by husband one daughter Mrs Judson Richmond La Crosse three sons Elmer Raymond La Crosse Leslie Bangor one sister Mrs George Dohlby La Crosse two brothers Oscar Gresseth Bangor Wis Elvin Gresseth North Dakota 12 grandchildren one great grandchild Funeral Thursday 2 pm Bethel Lutheran church corner George and Sill burial Oak Grove cemetery Friends may call Sletten McKee company north chapel Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna O. Garves
Loomis Street
Henry Garves
Verdahl
Norway
Judson Richmond
la Crosse
Elmer
Raymond
Leslie
Bangor
George Dohlby
Oscar Gresseth
Wis
Elvin Gresseth
North Dakota
Bethel Lutheran Church
George and
Sill Streets
O. S Paulson
Oak Grove Cemetery
North Chapel
Sletten McKee Company
Funeral services set for Mrs. Harry Watkins
Funeral services for Mrs. Harry Watkins who died Monday morning will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the south chapel of Sletten McKee Co. The Rev. F W Hyslop will officiate and burial is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Watkins
Sletten-McKee Co
F. W. Hyslop
Oak Grove Cemetery
Funeral services for Edmund A. Anderson
Funeral services for Edmund A. Anderson age 48 of 1022 South 19th street will be held Wednesday at 2 p m at Our Savior's Lutheran church with Rev George Alvilden officiating. Burial in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call at Dahl funeral home this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund A. Anderson
South 19Th Street
Our Savior’'s Lutheran Church
George Alvilden
Oak Grove Cemetery
Dahl Funeral Home
Obituary of Ole T Munson of Onalaska
Ole T Munson aged 84 of Onalaska died Tuesday at home after a short illness. Born August 13 1860 in Long Coulee near Holmen he is survived by a daughter Mrs Arthur Walker of Onalaska nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services Friday at 130 pm Fossum funeral home and 2 pm at First Lutheran Church Onalaska officiated by Dr Carl O Pederson. Burial in Onalaska cemetery. Friends may call Thursday at the Fossum home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole T. Munson
Onalaska
Long Coulee
Holmen
Arthur Walker
Fossum Funeral Home
First Lutheran Church
Carl O. Pederson
Fossum
Pacific War Progress Stirs in Ormoc Bay and Palompon
Allied aircraft struck Ormoc bay targets and the jetty, with warehouses burned and a 1000ton enemy transport sunk north of Palompon. Night bomber missions sank two 1000ton freighters off Borneo and damaged three more. In New Guinea, MacArthur says 1821 enemy dead, 180 POWs freed, and 713 friendly nationals liberated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormoc Bay
Palompon
Ormoc
Borneo
New Guinea
Doveglas MacArthur
West Coast Tops Ship Deliveries With 154 Vessels In November
The Maritime Commission reported 154 merchant ships were delivered in November, up from October and second only to May 1944. Total deadweight tonnage reached 1,430,660 and year to date ships 1,532. West coast yards led with 60 ships, 42 military, while East Gulf and Great Lakes facilities contributed the rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maritime Commission
Ifty
West Coast Shipyards
East Coast Yards
Gulf Coast Yards
Great Lakes
West Coast Yards
Gulf Coast
Onalaska Church Plans To Sponsor Scout Unit
A group of Onalaska men organized to form a citywide Scout program open to all boys. John M. Johnson will serve as Scoutmaster with Andrew Graff as assistant. The troop will start in the church basement and meet in the high school gym, with plans for a waste paper drive and collaboration with the Lutheran Brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
Lutheran Church
Lutheran Brotherhood
John M. Johnson
Mankato
Minn
Standard Oil Co
Andrew Graff
Alex Thompson
la Crosse
B. W. Ingli
Gateway Area
Neu Begins Activities In Boy Scout Council
Frank Neu of the Gateway Area Boy Scout council received a top honor for passing the constitution and by laws test with a perfect score at the national Scouter training school. He married Elizabeth Manske in Sparta on November 26 and resumes scouting duties with trips to Kickapoo Blackhawk Prairie du Chien and new work planned for Wonewoc New Lisbon Monroe and Jackson counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Ingli
Gateway Area Council
Frank Neu
Gateway Area Boy Scout Council
National Scouter Training School
Boy Scouts of America
Nell
Marri
Elizabeth Manske
Sparta
West Main Street
Neu
Kickapoo
Blackhawk
Prairie du Chien
Wonewoc
New Lisbon
Monroe
Jackson
Swimming Life Saving Course Planned In City
La Crosse Scouters arrange a swimming and life saving course for all Boy Scouts. Directed by Ezra Hart under city recreation, lessons run at Central high school pool Saturdays 2 to 5 pm with separate times for beginners 2 pm 2 45 pm and life saving merit badge 3 45 pm. Ben Overton will instruct. a small fee funds administrative expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Ezra Hart
Central High School
Ben Overton
B. W. Ingli
Liberated Peoples May Meet 90 Percent of Needs Says F R
President Roosevelt told Congress that liberated European peoples could supply 90 percent of their basic needs this winter as he submitted the first UNRRA report. The document covers three months ending Sept 30 with $4,253,423 in cash outlay and $353 million allocated of $800 million appropriated. Allocations fund food clothing medical supplies and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Europe
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
House Seeks Voice in Treaty Ratifications
The House judiciary committee approved a constitutional amendment to shift treaty ratification from a Senate two-thirds vote to a majority vote in both houses. The 14 to 4 vote sends Rep Sumners proposal to the floor, seeking to abolish senate control over treaties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Rep
Sumners
Dtex
Senate
Census Finds Farms Largely Operated by Older Men and Youth
The Census Bureau reports that American farms are operated mainly by men age 35 and older, women, and youths under 18. A July survey shows four of five farm workers fall in those groups, totaling 9,670,000 with 2,150,000 women. In July 1940 there were 10,660,000 workers, 1,250,000 of them women, though ages are not recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Linus Roehm Heads Shrine Club in West Salon
Linus T Roehm of West Salon becomes president of the L Crosse Shrine club succeeding Carl Wahlistrom who moves to a five year trustee term. New officers include Freq Franz vice president O L Dear secretary and James G Peterson treasurer. Eleven guests attended the club’s annual dinner at the Masonic temple with Shrine hospital reports on infantile paralysis cures and shoulder deformities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linus T. Roehm
West Salon
L. Crosse Shrine Club
Carl A. Wahlistrom
Freq Franz
O. L. Dear
James G. Peterson
Peterson
Zp Temple
Shrine Hospital
Masonic Temple
St Pa
Ship Repair Yards Repair and Convert Thousands of Vessels
American ship repair yards mated, serviced or converted more than 23 000 ships in 194g, reflecting wartime output. The record notes yards nationwide handled repairs, overhauls, and retrofits to keep the fleet ready for operations.
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PAC
International View
Hillman
London
Sidney Hillman
CIO
United States
Vermont
New Connecuewt
Ea Eer
Barron S
Vogue
Harper's Bazaar
Barron
Antonia Icaza
NEA
Pet Co
Bobby
Ernest
Prairie
Cora Snyder
Dave
Bobby Sox
Anna Otilia Garves
Mrs
Pacific War
West Coast
Boy Scout Council
F. R
Linus Roehm
Arthur G. Benson
Iamond
Rugged
Wonderland OF
Stame Jewelry
Ee Nh
Yewelers
Pam PT Te
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