After Rome Falls Allies Eye Next Move in Italy
The Italian campaign is shifting as Gen. Mark Clark's 5th Army nears Rome. Allies may push north to seal the Brenner Pass, with air power hammering Nazi defenses and communications. Rome looms as the immediate objective while German forces face destruction in the south and on the air front.
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Rome
Mark Clark
Italy
Brenner Pass
Germany
Hitler
Kesselring
Mussolini
Year Round River Traffic Aids Upper Mississippi Navigation
The Upper Mississippi and St. Croix River Improvement association leads a push to extend the navigation season by several months on Minnesota waterways. Four ice breaking powerboats for the Illinois River could be reused on the Upper Mississippi, saving transport costs and enabling year round operation to Minneapolis and beyond if ice breakers are deployed.
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Illinois River
Grafton
Chicago
Upper Mississippi
St. Croix
Lake Pepin
Illinois
Minneapolis
Upper
Dimes Called For Infantile Paralysis Appeal
The appeal urges greater contributions to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis as poliomyelitis fears rise again after 12,000 cases reported last year. With Sister Kenny’s treatments expanding, more victims may walk again, though the Kenny method remains costly.
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National Foundation For
Kenny
Fourth Term Hopes Shape Roosevelts Party Backup
National Democrats favor a Roosevelt fourth term though no public push from the president exists. They trust his renomination and victory, while wary of a unified Republican bid. Willkie’s perceived liberal tilt and Dewey’s cautious stance fuel intra party splits, aiding Democratic hopes for November.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Willkie
Republican Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Dewey
New York
Curbstone Notes Highlight World Almanac Editor Eastie Irvine
A column reviews the 1944 World Almanac and Book of Facts, noting editor Eastman Irvine of New York, formerly from La Crosse, and recalling local figures W. T. Irvine and John Neukomm. It recounts Prohibition era anecdotes, weather, taxes, census musings, and a steam gun prototype from La Crosse during the Civil War era.
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la Crosse
Eastman
Eastie) Irvine
Old Morning Chronicle
Ellis Usher
Eastie
New York
W.T. Irvine
John Ulrich, Jr
Batavian Bank
Irvine
Main Street
Crescent Jewelry Company
Uproar Over Soldier Vote
Capitol Hill debates a plan to allow all servicemen to vote by blank ballots routed through a federal commission. Proposals include waiving registration and ballot bans, with ballots transmitted by radio, and a split on state ballot autonomy versus centralized distribution. President Roosevelt supports the Lucas Green proposal amid opposing views.
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Washington
Lucas
D-Ill
Green
D-Ri
Congress
Green-Lucas Group
Army
Navy
House of Congress
Senate
Lucas- Green
Roosevelt
Lucas-Green
Armed Services
Capitol Hill
Strikes Against the Government Rise in Labor Disputes
The article reviews 1943 labor disputes, noting about 200000 conflicts requiring government mediation and 3700 actual strikes. It cites NLRB and WLB case counts, wage restitution, and the idea that many strikes were against laws and government action rather than employers.
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United States
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Department of Labor
John R. Steelman
NLRB
WLB
Smith-Connally
War Production Board
Industrial Relations
War and Navy Departments
U. S
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Conciliation Service
BLS
American ideas nearly won war for Nazis says writer
Thomas M. Johnson asserts that German war production borrowed heavily from American methods learned via Reichswehr officers who studied in the United States. He credits Walter Warlimont and Adolf von Schell with driving motorization and mass production, arguing American adaptability outpaced German copies and shaped Nazi industry.
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Thomas M. Johnson
Washington
NEA
Europe
Germany
Reichswehr
Rommel
America
Walter Warlimont
Adolf von Schell
Hitler
Reichwelt
Strude Varlimont
United States
Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Army Industrial College
Warlimont
von Schell
Barber
Luftwaffe
Ernst Udet
Glenn Martin
von Massow
San Antonio
Erhard Milch
Ford
La Crosse birthday ball for Roosevelt hosted by Elks
Tribune notes the first La Crosse birthday ball for President Roosevelt held by Elks lodge No 300 drew several hundred attendees. It also lists local NRA price checks by Oscar Hoff of Ettrick and a Roosevelt PTA talk by Prof H B Stephen from Madison upcoming Monday night.
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Roosevelt
Elks Lodge No
Oscar Hoff
Ettrick
NRA
Trempealeau County
Roosevelt Parent-Teacher Association
H. B. Stephen
Madison
Carlos
Scams Brothers
John A. Salter Seed Company
Chile
S. A
South Africa
Robert Hughes Camp
Sons of Veterans
W. C. Winter
Iron Cross
German Verein names editors for new monthly paper
A Turn Verein committee in Germani a met to publish a monthly society paper and named editors C F Runckel Fred Rupin and Prof A Drews. Evan A Evans and Minnie Forschler wed Jan 26 at the bride’s mother's home on 6th and Mississippi streets. L N Haskins recently moved from Harlin Ia to ?
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Turn Verein
Germania
C. F. Runckel
Fred Ruplin
A. Drews
Evan A. Evans
Minnie Forschler
Anna Forschler
Missississippi
S. A. Rose
First German Baptist Church
L. N. Haskins
Harlin
Local merchant returns to La Crosse to reside
A longtime dry goods store manager has moved back to La Crosse to live, resuming residence in the city after years of operation elsewhere.
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la Crosse
Woman Seeks 1943 Car. Auto Official Quips
In Oklahoma City a woman asked Luther Miller, auto ration official, where to buy a new car. She requested a 1943 model and Miller replied with a witty remark that many share the same want.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Luther Miller
Mied
Miller
They Shall Pay Nazi Wolf in Argentina Split
AP war analyst Dewitt MacKenzie argues that Nazi Germany uses indirect means to sow dissension while Argentina breaks with Hitler. Joachim von Ribbentrop, long in Britain and Canada, pressures Britain and the United States, but Anglo American trade interests in Central and South America may bind them to defend peace.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Nazi Germany
United Nations
Argentina
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
England
Poland
von Ribbentrop
Germany
Britain
United States
Canada
Ribbentrop
Answers to Questions from The Tribune Information Bureau
A reader quiz covering WWII Berlin raids, Amos and Andy cast, Raphael’s Alba Madonna date, lieutenants’ grade usage, Julius Caesar hero, idle fuel use, Mayflower Leyden contingent, first gas warfare, poll tax voting, Sam ships, and Harrow School founder John Lyon.
Grid Star Horizontal 1 Pictured gridiron
Word puzzle clues list with grid labels and definitions across as a compact filler item. It includes entries like pictured gridiron and various short hints guiding a crossword style fill. The page fragment presents only clue snippets and title line in a crossword grid format.
Public Speaking booklet offered by Tribune Information Bureau
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau sells the booklet Successful Public Speaking for ten cents postpaid. The piece argues public speaking is an art that can be learned and that anyone can become influential in their group through better expression. Frederic J. Haskin, director, promotes the pamphlet via a coupon offer.
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Tribune Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
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