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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1944
Page
5
The Russians announced the fall of Berdichev in the Ukraine as they penetrated eastern defenses and drove toward the Bug river in a bid to trap German forces in the Dnieper bend. New Red gains were reported in the Nevel sector.
Sparta Wisconsin reports a Mardi Gras gala at the USO on January 15 directed by Captain John Troutt. Corps Wallace Goddey chairs with Robert Barrett and Ralph Burg handling costumes and camp wives activities under Lorraine Goodey. Co chair Angeline Henney. Dances by Sharps and Flats and the 76th Infantry band with masked organizers and a king queen and dukes.
In Trempealeau county twenty three 18 year old boys registered with the selective service board on or near their December birthdays. Names include Ernest Frank Klimek Gaylord Francis Andre La Verne Joseph Lisowski Roland Rudolph Pahl Arcadia John Joseph Walsky James Thomas Fust Galesville John Peter Marsolek Spencer Elroy Johnson Ralph Richard Manka Clarence Joseph Symbek Rudolph John Mlynek Independence Charles Herbert Wilson Archie Truman Thorson Donald Arlow Fisther Obert Gotfred Lund Osseo Levi Peter Call Strum La Verne Bennie Nelson Adolph Milton Fremstad Theodore Junior Stendahl Whitehall Hensel Elroy Kolstad Harvey Raymond Dehnke Eleva Milton Arnold Tranberg Blair Kenneth Roland Hanson Ettrick.
Dr. Mark Summers Dr. A J Costa and Dr. J E Stacy formerly of Fort Collins Colorado passed the December 28 29 state veterinary exams in Madison and are licensed in Wisconsin They will open an office in the Hegge building Whitehall behind the Soil Conservation District office and will continue serving the Trempealeau County Breeders Cooperative Announcement says the opening will be announced soon.
Lewis Wolfe a 37 year old Montreal contractor pleaded innocent to a first degree murder indictment in New York in the death of his wife Paula Mona a 27 year old Viennese actress and singer. Police say he beat his wife to death.
A man attacked in a jealous rage used a metal weighted shoe as a weapon. He was apprehended and is being held in the city prison to await trial.
The old Manx language on the Isle of Man is fading with fewer than 1,000 of the 50,000 residents able to speak it. Experts warn the language faces continued decline as transmission wanes.
Sufferers find relief by recognizing tired kidneys as a cause of chronic backache and fatigue. The ad claims kidney function failure releases toxins into the blood, causing swelling, headaches, and urinary issues. It promotes a product promising cleansing and full body detox to restore energy.
Donald M. Nelson was asked to act on reports that federal agencies in New York burned waste paper in the city sanitation incinerator. Edwin S. Friendly cited 423,500 pounds burned in six months by the Office of War Information, the Office of Price Administration and the Federal Works Agency.
Joseph D. Keenan vice chairman for labor production in the war production board urged leaders of organized labor groups to help solve a critical waste paper shortage. A Edward Heins manager of the WPB Eau Claire district office echoed the call urging AFL CIO and railroad unions in the district to assist in overcoming the raw material shortfall that could slow war production and overseas supply delivery.
The Red Cross operates about 350 clubs and recreation centers across overseas locations, expanding cultural and welfare activities for personnel and communities abroad.
Crude chariots used two inch solid rubber tires. The chemical treatment for the rubber is unknown, though some preserved material remains in fair condition.
Madrid reported the death of Gen Adolfo Bresco 89 longtime head of Spain's army generals and a veteran of 71 years in military service. The AP notes his standing in the armed forces and his lengthy career.
Army Air Forces travel board invites employed La Crosse youths to room 304 of the federal building for 7 p m Friday aviation cadet examinations. Saturday tests follow at 8 30 a m and 12 30 p m. Successful preliminaries earn transport to Truax Field for final physicals and eventual sworn entry into the air corps reserve.
Five-member committee named to aid the Wisconsin Historical Society in selecting manuscripts and books for publication. Members are W. C. McKern, George C. Sellery, Fred L. Holmes, W. F. Raney, and George Banta. Ed ward P. Alexander announced the appointment.
Alexander and his assistant Lillian Krueger will confer with the committee on the organization’s publishing program.
The report states manicure scissors consumed 630000 pounds of steel in 1941 which was enough to produce 305 75 mm howitzers, reflecting wartime steel allocations.
An ad notes Penetro as a salve with modern medicine used for nasal congestion throat irritation and circulation stimulation. It promotes repeat purchases with a price of 25 cents or 35 cents and claims high demand as many people get colds yearly.
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