Colder Weather Forecast Friday In Wisconsin
Colder weather is forecast for La Crosse and vicinity Friday with a low of five to eight above zero in the city and zero in rural areas. Snow and a cold wave grip Wisconsin with several cities reporting snowfall and subzero temperatures Thursday. Wausau four inches and four below, Park Falls eight inches and four below, Superior ten below, Milwaukee two inches with snow, and Green Bay five above with three inches of snow. In La Crosse Thursday morning the thermometer was 16 above, with Briceir ie airport at nine above.
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A. D. Sanial
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Wausau
Park Falls
Superior Duluth
Green Bay
Madison
Superior Observes Richard Bong Day in Parade and Dinner
Superior Wis will honor Capt Richard Bong at a Friday celebration featuring a parade luncheon and dinner. Bong from Poplar Wis has 21 Japanese planes credited and is on leave before a new assignment. The event also marks the fourth war loan drive of the war.
1943 Strikes Surpass 15-Year U S Pre Pearl Harbor Average
A Bureau of Labor Statistics study shows 1943 total strikes reached 3,737, far above the 1927–41 average of 1,945 and 1942’s 2,968. Despite higher employment, 1943 idle days were below the 15-year average, suggesting shorter strike durations, with coal strikes driving much of the idle time increase.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Pacific War Update Near Cape Gloucester and Kavieng
Gen Douglas MacArthur reports contact efforts near Sag Sag seven miles southwest of Cape Gloucester as a separate force lands southwest of the cape. A bomber from Admiral Halsey’s fleet scored a direct hit on a Japanese cruiser off Kavieng New Ireland. carrier planes set afire two Japanese cruisers and one destroyer near New Year’s Day. Dutch and RAF aircraft damaged enemy shipping at Rabaul Rapopo and Koepang Timor with several ships and fighters shot down.
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Kavieng
New Ireland
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William F. Halsey
Rabaul
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Rapopo
Koepang
Timor Island
Australia
Envelopes Discarded By Board And Gibraltar Ship Movements
Reports claim about 50 Allied merchantmen plus a cruiser, destroyers and corvettes sailed from Gibraltar as per German DNB. In Madison Wisconsin, Vern Zeller, Dane County rationing board chairman, ordered discontinuation of franked gas coupon envelopes from a local oil firm due to state officials ruling private ads with ration tickets improper. He noted the firm supplied the envelopes and that removing them hurts the public.
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Madison
Wis
Vern Zeller
Dane County Rationing Board
Madison Oil Company
Zeller
Milwaukee
Madison Tire
Rubella Tops State Disease List in 1943 Health Report
Rubella was the most prevalent communicable disease reported to the Wisconsin state board of health in 1943 with 66,194 cases, up 58,995 from 1942. The year saw increases in chickenpox, diphtheria, influenza, measles, meningitis, pneumonia, poliomyelitis and scarlet fever and declines in mumps, smallpox, tuberculosis, typhoid fever and whooping cough.
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Wis
State Board of Health
Soldiers Sail Toward Saidor Beachhead In Pacific Campaign
Local artillery crews recount pre assault nerves and camaraderie as their task force neared Saidor. Wisconsin and Florida men share memories, loyalties, and a mascot mongrel named Vicksburg aboard the ships bound for the coast of New Guinea.
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Finschhafen
Italy Continues Battle For Cassino And Rome Corridor
Allied forces press in Italy amid harsh weather as Americans use A 36 aircraft to strike German positions around Cassino. Canadian troops gain a height near Torre Mucchio while British forces bombard transport near Orsogna and destroyers Janna and Jervis shell German lines at Pesaro south of Rimini.
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Lend-Lease Report Details Limited American Fuel Use
The report shows gasoline use under a fourth of normal, with no fuel allocated for leisure and essential users like doctors receiving less than A-card holders. It notes minimal coal moved into lend-lease and no coal to Britain, while Russia has received 35,500 tons. Through October 1943, butter and per capita lend-lease figures are given, along with Russia’s share of aircraft, ordnance, and vehicles. The document also states lend-lease aid aided the Soviet advance and that in-war equipment may be counted in final settlements.
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America
Britain
Russia
Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
Red Army
Ukraine
Doctor Dockery Killed in Rail Crossing Crash
Dr. Gordon A. Dockery, 34, of Husher, near Racine, was killed Thursday when his car was struck at a rail crossing by a North Shore electroliner. Motorman Emil Stan of Waukegan, Illinois, said the auto drove into the train's path.
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Gordon A. Dockery
Husher
Here
Emil Stan
Waukegan
Ill
Brazil suspends import duties on sulfa products and vitamins
The Brazilian government announced a 180 day suspension of import duties on all sulfa products and vitamins to fight an influenza outbreak in Rio de Janeiro.
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Early Railway Settlement Seen
Washington reports three operating rail unions still avoid arbitration while carriers deny a basic wage freeze for the war amid Roosevelt policy. A presidential board will review non operating cases as unions prepare to meet committees in Washington to map a course. The clash centers on applying a five cent wage rise and paid vacation versus basic pay.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
El Azucar Dam To Irrigate 150000 Acres In Mexico
The El Azucar dam spanning five miles across the San Juan river valley in northern Mexico will transform the area by placing 150,000 acres into irrigated production.
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Mexico
Aerial raids hit Kiel and French targets in heavy war air offensive
American bombers and escorts swept Germany and France in a major raid. Kiel depot and Deutsche Werke yard reportedly nearly destroyed as airfields at Bordeaux Tours and other western targets suffered heavy damage. U S bombers and fighters claimed 95 enemy planes down with 25 bombers and 12 fighters lost.
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Kiel
Bordeaux
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Germany
U. S
Emden
Schweinfurt
Marine Airman Ties Foss' Mark In Pacific Skies
Guadalcanal report credits Maj Gregory Boyington with his 26th enemy plane, tying Maj Joe Foss for most aerial victories. The 30-year-old former Flying Tiger ace raided Rabaul, New Britain, boosting claims of 40 destroyed zeros, though only confirmed crashes count. Born in 1910, Boyington joined the Marines in 1935 after wrestling fame.
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Free interchange of people urged between Australia and U S
A Melbourne speech urged a free interchange of people between Australia and the United States. The speaker praised ship space for worthwhile persons and said an exchange across wide areas should begin at once, noting Willkie’s lack of interest in a visit.
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Australia
Tralia
Willkie
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