La Crosse Year in War Struggle and Airport Growth
The La Crosse paper reviews a wartime year marked by continued production at local plants and more enlistments, noting the goal of victory while detailing plans for a new municipal airport and river terminal. It highlights the Chamber of Commerce push for postwar highways, civic unity, and a hopeful peacetime expansion amid hard tasks.
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Ger Ayaholagenyees Tribune
la Crosse
Sindes
Twin Cities
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Coulee
Highway Commission
James R. Law
Law
Wis
Tribune and Leader Press
Lee Newspaper
Associated Press
Year of diligence and hope as war effort continues
The speaker urges vigilance against impatience and weariness during wartime 1945, calling for steadfast sacrifice and productive support at home. It asserts America's leadership role, the demand for selfless patriotism in Congress, and the promise of progress toward victory and postwar peace with strong military force and global backing.
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Congress
Africa
Berlin
Guadalcanal
Tokyo
Keep Shoulder to the Wheel Amid National Crisis
The piece urges all Americans from president to schoolboy to take increased responsibility in the coming year. It stresses conscious effort to do better and to keep a strong shoulder to the wheel as the nation faces crisis and shapes the future.
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Greater la Crosse
Britain Greek intervention sparks debate on democracy and empire
In Belgrade reports discuss how Britain’s actions in Belgium Italy and Greece shape European politics. Analysts note Washington London rift and Greece’s coalition strain while Soviet gains widen influence as Britain faces scrutiny over anti leftist tilt and imperial motives.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Belgium
Greece
Italy
Stettinius
United States
Great Britain
Washington
London
Europe
Panadreou
EAM
ELAS
Scobie
Churchill
Papandreou
Russia
Soviet
Moscow
McNaught Syndicate
Capital storehouse for federal film planned near Washington
The Federal Works Agency proposes a $3 million facility in Suitland Maryland to store non current government film from agencies including the army and navy It would span seven acres with screening rooms for future historians scientists and biographers The National Archives estimates over 300 million feet of government film exist with about 75 percent war footage
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Washington
Hollywood
Army
Navy
Federal Works Administration
Suitland
John G. Bradley
Motion Picture and Sound Recordings Division
National Archives
W-2 Tax Form Simplifies 1944 Returns
Washington reports the W-2 and 1040 forms shape the 1944 tax season. The W-2 helps wage earners with under $5,000 income avoid complex math while the long 1040 form suits larger incomes. A 10 percent blanket deduction offers broad relief, with standard $500 for those filing the long form.
DeWitt Mackenzie: A Lesson From Hitler's Speech
The columnist argues Hitler’s New Year message shows German resolve to resist to the end. It notes Allied counters, von Rundstedt’s drive, Patton’s force, and the risk of a new German counterthrust. The war’s length depends on Allied strength and home front effort. The piece warns against underestimating the Nazi leadership.
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Rhineland
Hitler
Radio Aids Filipino Morale Behind Pacific War Efforts
Philippines broadcasts from KGEI San Francisco, in multiple dialects, bolster morale and inform Filipinos about MacArthur’s advances. Carmen Ligaya leads Filipino Hour, countering Tokyo Rose as U S efforts expand to KGEX and OWI. Messages link Quezon’s government in exile to listeners.
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United States
Philippines
KGEI
San Francisco
Carmen Ligaya
Eny
Tokyo Rose
KGBI
G. L's
Pacific
Aleutians
New Guinea
MacArthur
Hollywood
Larry Rhine
Bataan
Corregidor
Quezon
Washington
Leyte
Mindoro
Manila
Wisconsin sheriffs seek end to two term limit in constitution
Wisconsin county sheriffs, now organized as an association, urge final legislative approval and popular backing in 1945 to remove the two term limit from the state constitution. They argue the original restraint reflected frontier fears of executive power, not present today, citing historical shifts in state administration.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Territorial Legislature
Mummers Parade Returns With New Year Pageantry in Philadelphia
Philadelphia hosts the annual Mummers Parade with 11 string bands and five divisions marching past City Hall. War era restrictions reduced participants from about 15 000 to 4 000, with women allowed as auxiliary fills while the core cake-walking Mummers perform. The tradition began under municipal patronage in 1901.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
England
Civil War Vet J B Smith Dies at 102 in Canon City
J B Smith aged 102 died last night in Canon City. A Civil War veteran, he claimed to have served as a soldier guard on the platform for President Lincoln during the Gettysburg address and was once a prisoner at Andersonville.
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Canon City
Col
J. B. Smith
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Andersonville
La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press Detail masthead
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press publish afternoons and Sunday mornings from La Crosse Wisconsin. It lists staff roles and dates including publisher T Burgess and editor R L Bangsberg with legal postings and AP affiliation.
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LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
la Crosse Tribune Co
Case Streets
la Crosse
Wis
LA Crosse the Beautiful
T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
A. W. Rice
Questions and Answers From The Haskin Service
Readers ask about bomber crew updates war bond cashing Formica rufa ants and forest fires updates on the Rixey armed transport and Marine allotments Answers note that ants may help extinguish small fires but not forests liquor limits apply to soldiers overseas beer for post exchanges is 3.2 percent and wives of marines may apply for allowances, with the son deciding allotments.
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Europe
M. V
Monogram Signatures of Durer and U S Immigration Tax
Durer signed with a monogram featuring the letter D inside a large A. Immigrants paid a head tax upon entering the United States since 1882, initially 50 cents, and since 1917 the tax rose to eight dollars.
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Albrecht Durer
United States
Air Crew Pay and Tax Rules for War Service
The rating air mechanic second class ended in April 1942 and pay ceased then, with first and second class being graded into higher nonpay ranks. Mustering-out pay and furlough ration money are tax exempt for veterans and armed forces. No fixed bombing mission limit. rotation or leave decided by the air surgeon. Lt. Col. John F. Martin Jr., 28, DC, a fighter pilot in the Mediterranean theater, is a veteran of more than...
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War Department
John F. Martin, Jr
District of Columbia
Burma-India Leader and Mineral Riddle List
A mixed list of clues and abbreviations covering topics from international leaders to minerals, with numbered entries and related hints. The compilation mixes geography, language, music terms, parts of speech, and common nouns in a puzzle style.
Soldier AWOL deemed military crime under war department
The War Department states that an absent without leave soldier commits a military crime. Severity of punishment depends on circumstances. a court martial may direct the sentence.
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War Department
Path to Army Helicopter Pilots
There is no enlistment path to army helicopter pilots. Requirements are so exacting that current helicopter pilots are drawn from officers who already hold flying ratings.
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Army
Army Air Forces
Cook Book for Small Family Units 4 to 6 People
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers a practical cookbook with 300 tested recipes scaled for four to six. A 16 page rationing section includes cooking and baking time tables, described as a real aid to housewives. Cost is 20 cents postpaid with coupon.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington
D. C
Everybody's Cook
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Office of War Information
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Burma
Cook Book
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