Excites No Interest Walking Streets in German Uniform
A discharged serviceman recounts wearing a German uniform found from a tank crew member in Rome last June. He walked La Crosse streets to gauge notice, but locals and soldiers paid little attention. The uniform bore medals including the Stalingrad ribbon, iron cross, and various swastika insignia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Main Street
Third
Pearl
Fourth
A. E. Davis
Rome
Stalingrad
Soviets Expand Push Near Slovak Border At New Point
London dispatch reports the Red Army extending the Budapest salient toward the Slovak frontier near Ipolysag as tanks and infantry drive west toward Vienna from new bridgeheads. German withdrawals press north and west of Ipolysag with 30 towns captured, including Barakon y near Miskolc, amid Baltic fleet destroyer sinkings and transport losses at Liepaja.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kasischke
London
Red Army
Budapest
Vienna
Ipolysag
Slovakia
Moscow
Miskolc
Sarospatak
Satoraljaujhely
Kassa
Baltic
Lithuania
Latvia
S “Dunkerque
Lie
Three Hurt In Auto Collision At 16th And Jackson
Three persons were injured in a collision between two cars at 16th and Jackson streets on Saturday. Police transported the injured to a local hospital, names not immediately available. Both automobiles were damaged and police investigated the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
16Th
Jackson Streets
Ava
Father protests Negro pilots rise after son's air crash
Earl C. Knowlton of Anniston complains in a letter to the Anniston Star and the War Department that elevating Negro pilots is unprepared and dangerous. He notes his son Lieut. Earl C. Ston Jr. and 11 others died in a crash near Charleston and argues against swift racial advancement in aviation. Roy Wilkins counters that Negro pilots have proven capability in combat and escort duties over Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
Air Colande Oy
Baan
Anniston Star
War Department
Earl C. Knowlton
Anniston Water Works
Earl C. Ston, Jr
Charleston
Ord
Knowlton
North
South
Louise Knowlton
France
New York
Roy Wilkins
Act Colored People
Anzio
Salerno
Europe
Roosevelt optimistic China will share in victory
President Roosevelt told Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek he was confident China will soon inflict a crushing defeat on the enemy and share in the approaching phase of final victory despite China’s desperate struggle on the Asiatic mainland.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Pacific War Updates From Luzon to Iwo Jima
U S carrier planes continued night raids from Dec 13 to 15 over Luzon destroying fuel dumps at Angeles and Clark and damaging a sugar mill at San Fernando. Japanese air activity was limited as 11 planes were downed and 48 damaged in Luzon air sweeps. Liberator bombers pounded Iwo Jima while Marine fighters hit Babelthaup and Palau group targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angeles and
Clark
Manila
San Fernando
U. S
Nimitz
John S. McCain
Rembert Jones
Associated Press
Luzon
Millard F. Harmon
Iwo Island
Volcano Islands
Toyo
Iwo Jima
Sai
Babelthaup
Palau
Election totals show Roosevelt leading with nationwide edge
Saturday totals place Franklin D. Roosevelt ahead of Thomas Dewey with 25,610,946 to 22,018,177 nationally. The Associated press tabulation counts 47,969,828 votes with other candidates at 340,705 and a 3.6 million margin in electors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Well
Dewey
Roosevelt
Ward Wages Dispute Put Before War Labor Board
War Labor Board chair William H. Davis stated Montgomery Ward chairman Sewell Avery still withholds fair wages, accusing him of misstatements about maintenance of membership. The board ordered wage adjustments for Detroit stores and six other cities by Monday, with Vinson to be involved if noncompliance continues. Montgomery Ward sought a temporary injunction against picket violence in Detroit area stores amid ongoing labor disputes and store closures to prevent injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William H. Davis
The
War Labor Board
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward
Detroit
WLB
Chicago
Denver
St. Paul
Portland
Ore
San Rafael
Calif
Jamaica
N. Y
Avery
Davis
Montgomery Ward and Company
CIO
Wayne
John V. Brennan
Oakland County
Frank L. Doty
United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employes
CSO
Royal Oak
Tempe
Stove Gas Fatality at Antigo Home for Old Age
An 81 year old man, Tom Prunty, died from gas fumes in a kitchen at a home for the elderly in Antigo Wisconsin. Three other residents Mrs Madison Allen McFarland and an unidentified man were overcome. Fire department inhalator squad revived Mrs Madison and the two men. all were listed in good condition at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antigo
Wis
Tom Prunty
H. R. Madison
Half of tire needs for commercial vehicles forecast
The Office of Defense Transportation said only about half of the estimated tires for commercial vehicles in the first quarter of next year can be supplied. The military demand will likely cut by nearly one million casings from its request of 2,241,889 tires for home front vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Carusi Named Head of Immigration Office
Ugo Carusi was confirmed by the Senate as commissioner of immigration and naturalization. He succeeds Earl G. Harrison who resigned, with Carusi serving as executive assistant to Attorney General Biddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ugo Carusi
Biddle
Senate
Immigration and Naturalization
Earl G. Harrison
Western Front gains near Lauter River and Ruhr movement
The 103rd division advanced in the area while the 79th opened two bridgeheads at Lauter near Lauterburg on the Rhine. German diversions hit Alsace around Colmar as the French 1st army and U.S. 7th held footholds. The 83rd seized Berzbuir south of the Roer and the 5th armored secured more west Roer banks as German transport surged in the Ruhr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lautern
Lauterbourg
Rhine
Alsace
Colmar
U.S. 7Th
Roer
First Army
Berzbuir
Duren
5Th Armored
Holland
Ruhr
Fruit spreads promise zest for lunch box sandwiches
Bright fruit spreads will boost lunch box sandwiches with vivid flavors and add a vitamin punch, offering a tasty way to support daily nutrition for kids and adults alike.
Our Men in Service From La Crosse Area
In La Crosse area servicemen are profiled with promotions, trainings and postings. Harold James Hendrickson sails as seaman first class in the South Pacific after boot and Sea Bee training and Camp Parks departure. Ernest G. Anderson, a Ninth Air Force welder and sergeant, reflects on frontline duties in Europe. Randa, Campfield, Gage, Miller and others are listed with current assignments, training bases, and hometown addresses. Ove Brevick, longtime La Crosse resident, dies at 79 in West Salem with services and family ties noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold James Hendrickson
Ole Hendrickson
Winnebago Street
South Pacific
Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
Sea Bees
Davisville
R. I
Camp Parks
Calif
Kennard
Chanute Field
Ernest G. Anderson
Ninth Air Force
Africa
Sicily
France
Italy
Adolph Anderson
Travis Street
Anderson
Mess Hall
Frederick G. Randa
Hondo Army Air Field
Hondo
Tex
la Crosse
Carl Randa
Prospect Street
Logan High School
Miami Beach
Fila
Ohio
San Antonio
Texas
Gullery School
Harlingen
Lincoln Neb
John E. Campfield
Little Creek
St. Aloysius Academy
Meridan
Miss
Campfield
Aquinas High School
E. D. Campfield
South 15Th Street
Russell Eugene Gage
Katherine Gage
Market Street
Donald Gmeiner
USNTC
Wright Junior College
North Austin
Chicago
Paul Gmeiner
CFC
Albert L. Miller
NTS
San Diego
F. A. Ritter
New York
APO
Fifth Avenue South
Ritter
Fort Leonard Wood
F. J. Ritter
South 20Th Street
Carl F. Yandt
F. L. Yandt
South 19Th Street
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Yandt
Pampa
Chickasha
Enid
Okla
John M. Lamb
Mary Lamb
Mississippi Street
J. M. Brown
Marine Bros
NAS
Moffett Field
Colo
Governor of Tlaxcala Resigns as Treasury Stocks Disappear
Senators probe the fiscal affairs of Tlaxcala’s former governor uncovering only three cents left to offset a $200000 deficit. Investigations reveal a sizable quantity of state building materials had vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlaxcala
Mexico
Hopkins Keeps Duty Against Diplomatic Posts
Hopkins wants to stay at his current job as head of the Anglo American munitions assignment board and president Roosevelt aide. He rejects a diplomat path despite talk of London ambassadorship. Chandler cites Hopkins as a source for six new state department nominations, but Hopkins remains focused on usefulness to the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Hopkins
Ite House
Ignments
Anglo- American Munitions Assignment Board
Roosevelt
Hopkins
London
Europe
Chandler
D-Ky
State Department
Senate Approves Crop Insurance Plan for Multiple Crops
The Senate completed action on a bill reviving the federal crop insurance program. It covers wheat cotton and flax with future additions, and offers up to five percent payments based on crop value and average yields for losses from bad weather insects and plant diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
White House
Mrs Etta Hatke Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs Etta Hatke 49 of 942 Hood Street died Saturday night at home after a lingering illness. Survived by husband William four children Vernon Jewel LeRoy Syne ground and Sybil Stanles of La Crosse her father Luther Snow Pillager Minn three sisters Irene Hoffman Millie Luce and Stella Birneuhl and three brothers George Snow Clarence Snow and Harry Snow plus three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are in complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Hatke
Hood Street
William
Vernon
Jewel Hatke
LeRoy Syneground
Sybil Stanles
la Crosse
Luther Snow
Pillager
Minn
Irene Hoffman
Eads
Colo
Millie Luce
Uba City
Calif
Stella Birneuhl
Boone
George Snow
Clarence Snow
Ripley, Minn
Harry Snow
Vancouver
British Columbia
Louise Fischer 2001 Johnson Street Woman Dies After Illness
Louise Fischer of 2001 Johnson Street died Saturday night in a local hospital after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Fischer
Johnson Street
Russia To Be One Of Strongest Of World's Powers
Poet laureate John Masefield predicts Russia will emerge as a major peacemaker and power after World War II. He says Russia will resist European war, curb German threats, and influence Balkan affairs while the United States offers moral guidance.
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Russia
Masefield
Russell C. Landstrom
Burcote Brook
Abingen
Berkshire
John Masefield
England
Europe
World Councils
Germany
Balkans
Balkan
United States
France
Pee Ea
Alnay
Train Wreck Wrecks Car at Rockland Crossing
The westbound Milwaukee Hiawatha train demolished the automobile driven by Christmas Jones of Rockland at the county trunk J crossing at 5 05 p m Saturday. Jones jumped from the car with only minor bruises and cuts as the train carried the vehicle down the tracks for several hundred yards. Police say Jones was driving south on the highway when he saw the train too late to stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Railroad
Hiawatha
Christmas Jones
Rockland
Jones
Fire destroys house in Sparta Wisconsin
Fire believed caused by an overheated chimney leveled the two story frame home of Mr and Mrs Jack Batten at Angelo on Saturday. Neighbors spotted the blaze at 2 30 p m and alerted the Sparta fire department. Both Batten residents work at Camp McCoy. Neighbors saved some furniture from the first floor and firefighters saved an adjoining garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Jack Batten
Angelo
New Citizens Childress Tex Dec 16
Som to Plight Officer and Mrs Edward Biche formerly of La Crosse. Marion Pischbach Lets Go USA Keep Em Flying.
Also Mentioned on This Page
LA Crosse Tribune
Photo Service
Cerise Club
Maine
Blue Point
Gamble Store
Plarl Street
F. R
Pacific War
Ste
Adard
Carusi
Immigration Office
Western Front
Arthur G. Benson, M. D
Rivoli
Cee
Heileman’s
Civil Air Patrol
French Island
Wisconsin
Vocational Civic Symphony Orchestra
Vocational
Kiwanis Club
Stoddard
Beta Sigma Chi
Stod
Beta Sigma Phi
Heileman
South Avenue Armory
Lions Club
Hotel Stoddard
Court House
Shrine Club
Hotel Stod
Heileman Brewing CO
le Crosse, Wis
Meileman's
Randa
Ove Severin Brevick
West Salem
Vay
Cem- Saivoviek
Trondheim
Norway
Anton
America
Oliver Brevick
Ove
Marie
Olga Gunderson
Oliver
Carola Mertz
Minneapolis
Annampson
Missoula
Mont
Alfred
Mindoro
Olaf
Nels
Bucoda
Wash
U.S
South Third Street
Cive
Westernrn Electric
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Audiphone
Lacrosse
M. C. Scherer
State Bank
Larry Ziemann
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