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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1944
Page
4
Washington directs local boards 1 and 2 to reclassify any registrant in class 2 A or 2 B including those marked F or L to a service class if leaving deferred employment serves the war effort. Boards may justify such change if the registrant or immediate family faces adequate reasons.
In a fantasy strip Louis flees witches from Poldrex who want the Magic Music Box to heal Princess Ruth of Cameroon. A turtle, sleeping for seventeen years, volunteers to reach Santa Land and tell Santa about Louis's peril before tomorrow's rescue.
A fatal crash occurred in Villa Park involving an Elgin train. Meath was alone in the car at the time of the collision.
Louis clutches a magic music box as he runs 2000 mile steps pursued by three witches in flying saucepans. Rain and hail pelt him, he loses a shoe and falters in a marsh toward Santa Land, hoping the magic gifts will save him.
Joseph Martino, a 25 year old artillery observation corporal of the American 2nd Infantry Division, crawled through fire to seize a German pillbox and flak gun using captured weapons. He killed two more with grenades after taking a German rifle from a dead man, then led prisoners into retreat despite a mine blast, recalling the tomato-patch start to his daring.
The War Production Board orders war wool manufacturers to freeze production of woolen army overcoats from January 1 through April 30, 1945. Deliveries must be equal for February, March, and April, applying to firms that produced at least 1,750 men's overcoats or 7,000 coats between July and September.
London Major Francis Yeats Brown 58 British author soldier and airman born Genoa. Pittsburgh William Sterling Linderman 81 longtime Buhl Foundation chairman and Duquesne Bank associate rose from messenger to president. Montreal Lady Thornton widow of Sir Henry Worth Thornton former Canadian National Railways chairman and president native of New Castle. New York Peter Duryea 85 early 20th century trotting horse breeder owned stallion Peter the Great famed sire.
Sgt. Harley W. Terrill of the 2nd Infantry Division in France is cited for gallantry after a July 26 attack near La Campagne. Partially blinded by a shell, he continued to relay orders and preserve map work before evacuation. His wife Ruthie M. Terrill lives at 907 street, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
The navy previewed The Fighting Lady a 61 minute biography of an anonymous aircraft carrier. The color film highlights dramatic flight deck scenes and aerial battles with Zeros and incendiary bombs. Narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor it seeks to acquaint the public with the Pacific war and opens with 20th Century Fox distribution.
The USS Mississinewa an auxiliary oiler was lost in the central Pacific after enemy action. About 80 percent of its roughly 250 crew were saved and next of kin have been notified. Captain Phillip George Beck praised an unidentified navy float plane pilot for saving many crew members.
Florida supreme court denies appeal from a Miami man after a decree granting divorce and custody of a minor to his wife. The opinion by Justice Glenn Terrell notes the couple had prior marriages and divorces. Separate hurricane related rise in Jamaica vegetable prices mentioned.
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