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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1944
Page
4
The editorial argues for constructive objective thinking and national resiliency after the election. It praises steady rails, stable finances, and moderate policy, noting lower interest, SEC regulation, and potential small business growth. It urges individuals to act responsibly and cooperatively to ensure progress and lasting stability.
A front line quip notes the sole real groan came from overeating turkey and trimmings after a holiday feast.
An astrologer claims those born in January tend to lead, citing a head start in ambition and initiative that gives January natives an early advantageous position. The comment underscores personality traits linked to birth timing without citing scientific evidence.
Leslie Bain recounts the emotional moment before a bombing raid over Vienna in a 1944 World War II dispatch. He describes the dread prior to takeoff, the tense flight through flak and weather, and the relief after mission completion, noting high risks and the pilot’s skill.
The Chicago Tribune argues Ambassador Winant and Morgenthau clash over plans to crush Germany using harsh peace terms. It accuses Winant of prolonging the war by urging a grim future for Germany, while criticizing Morgenthau’s broader industry destruction. It warns such rhetoric harms American troops and morale.
The enemy plans to defend Dusseldorf Cologne and the Saar in central fighting. Eisenhower calls a major Allied victory in Europe after June 6, with over a million German soldiers eliminated. Benes urges peaceful rebirth of values. Morgenthau notes heavy supply losses at the German border. The “Landlords Cause Rent Suits” headline is mocked with rent socks.
The new law signed by President Roosevelt broadens pension eligibility for widows and children of World War I veterans. A veteran need only 90 days service with honorable discharge. income limits apply. The reform revises prior rules linking pensions to service-related disability.
A compact retrospective lists tributes and notes from ten, twenty, thirty, and forty years ago. It covers entertaining events at 2021 Mainstreet, readings by Raymon Barnard, and church services, plus troop performances, marriages, travel, and local civic changes.
More than 30 calls followed a newspaper wanted ad for a newly decorated single apartment with all utilities required to have a baby. Mrs. Robert E. Hunter, whose husband is overseas, and her 22 month old son secured the unit. Orville D. Morse, owner, said he rents only to families with children.
U S delegates return to Washington asserting gains from the Chicago Civil Aviation Conference. They defend freedoms of the air, including cross border flights and refueling rights, while conceding limits on an international regulatory board and Alaska and Hawaii overflight rights.
Tom King, former Wisconsin Democratic state chairman and national committeeman, rose to a high federal post after guiding a fractured party. He invited reporters to central meetings, pushed for war contractor contributions, and sparked both admiration and resentment among Democrats.
Postmaster Albert Goldman reports 48 million parcel post packages have been sent overseas from the New York post office with soldiers receiving $1 million daily in money orders.
In Colorado Springs six railroad workers found 663 dollars beneath a local railroad bridge, taking home well over 100 dollars each. The same bridge has yielded more than 2,500 dollars in recent months.
Mrs Otelia Compton 85 widow of Dr Elias Compton former Wooster college president and mother of three sons and a daughter who hold 31 college and university degrees died at her home Friday in Wooster Ohio.
Historic masthead shows La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press at Cass and Cass streets La Crosse Wis with publisher W T Burgess managing editor R L Bangsberg city editor A W Rice and details of postal classification and syndicate membership. The note confirms Associated Press rights and republication terms.
DeWitt Mackenzie analyzes Churchill’s stance on Poland’s future after Moscow’s claim to eastern Poland. He notes Britain’s aim to stabilize Europe by aligning with a Polish government acceptable to Russia, the Atlantic Charter’s uncertain fate, and the urgency for a three‑power agreement on postwar borders and German population transfers.
The Haskin Service offers readers a questions and answers feature via The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau in Washington D C. Submissions require a 3 cent return postage and seek facts such as Nobel prize value about 29000 dollars and prewar match production around 480 to 490 billion with various details about bird shelters and military initials meanings.
The Most Reverend Richard J. Cushing is 49 years old and becomes the archbishop of Boston. He is described as the world’s youngest archbishop in the Catholic Church.
Mistletoe is excluded from Christian churches due to pagan links. Ancient Druids venerated mistletoe growing on oaks and used it in their sacrifices.
Questions cover use of animal blood for transfusions in Soviet hospitals and leaflets dropped by RAF Luftpost. Additional queries describe the term Zwischenreich for Germany's republican period and early use of pigeons and doves for messaging in Asia Minor.
A brief report notes United States naval unit five with a verbal update on operations along the Seine area. Details remain sparse in the readable text.
The Navy Department states that ARG denotes auxiliary repair ships. The first sergeant in a heavy bombardment squadron acts as intermediary between enlisted men and officers, oversees the Orderly Room, prepares the morning and sick reports, maintains the duty roster, and publishes daily details and CO orders.
The Home Doctor book explains proper cold treatment and prevention for students and families. Learn when to self aid and when to seek medical help. Send fifteen cents post paid to The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau in Washington D C with name address city and state.
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