Debating US pledge to keep Axis impotent in postwar era
The piece analyzes the Republican platform pledge to keep the Axis powers impotent and outlines questions about how this would be achieved. It contrasts past League of Nations efforts with current vows to mobilize American power, alliance roles, and the need for a concrete postwar program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Germany
United States
Dewey
Britain
America
League
Rovernor Dewey
Fourth of July Nostalgia Meets War Time Change
The piece recalls carefree Independence Days drowned by fireworks and picnics now replaced by war realities. It notes youths handling bombs, mothers fearing telegraph notices, and editors tracking casualties abroad, pondering if peace could come through wartime sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Normandy
Italy
Pacific
Strategic front lines forge toward decisive battles in Europe
In Normandy and Tuscany the coming days may reveal German strength and intent in Italy while Montgomery presses the offensive in France. In Russia the Minsk advance reports heavy German losses. in the Pacific Saipan tightens as US forces suffer the war’s heaviest toll. Japanese actions include pressure in China and Formosa air operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Tuscany
France
Italy
Ferien Eaik
Caen
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Pisa-Rimi
Alps
Russia
Minsk
Moscow
Pacific
Saipan
China
Japan
Formosa
Noted tenor barred from singing for troops in Rome
A famous tenor who flirted with the Axis is not allowed to perform for American and British troops in Rome. The ban also covers basso profundo baritone and falsetto singers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Man Found in Texas Had No Known Destination
A man picked up in Texas could not recall where he had been or where he was headed. Later reports identified him as not being a delegate to the Democratic national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Major de Seversky Airpower In War
Major de Seversky argues that the Twentieth Air Force and B-29s fail to constitute a true strategic air force. He contends air power must directly destroy war-making capability and blockade nations in three dimensions, not rely on scattered, auxiliary use across theaters. He critiques limitations and calls for massed, continuous strategic action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Twentieth Air Force
Joint Office of Staff
Germany
Waterloo
Trafalgar
Japan
Strategic Air Force
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Women After War: Jobs and the Path Forward
Washington reports from the women's bureau of the labor department outline postwar job prospects for women. They foresee growth in service industries health welfare and social security clerical and professional work plus consumer goods manufacturing and technical fields. The bulletin praises women's adaptability and the refined hiring and training methods that supported wartime employment.
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Women's Bureau
Labor Department
Department
Ten Year Ago Tributes and Local Appointments Include U S Lieutenant
A compilation shows ten years ago William McLean Jr of Sparta received a U S Army Reserve appointment as lieutenant. Dr Harold left La Crosse on vacation and Harrison Transfer Co received a certificate to operate La Crosse to Chicago.
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William McLean, Jr
Sparta
U. S
Harold
la Crosse
Harrison Transfer Company
Public Service Commission
Chicago
Details of neoprene rubber shared with Soviet Union
Wilmington based DuPont announced that neoprene synthetic rubber manufacture details have been provided to the Soviet Union at no charge. The move, requested by the U.S. government, marks the first large scale agreement of its kind during wartime. Neoprene, developed by DuPont chemists with Notre Dame influence, was announced in 1931 and has been produced commercially since 1932.
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Wilmington
Del
Soviet Union
Russia
Germany
E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co
U. S
DuPont
Julius Nieuwland
Notre Dame University
New Pricing Method For Motors Announced
A new method for pricing rebuilt fractional horsepower electric motors was announced Monday by Phil H. Griffin, district OPA director. The rules, effective June 26, set retail prices for rebuilt motors of three-quarter horsepower or less at 75 percent of the list price of the nearest equivalent new motor, plus 7 dollars, minus trade-in allowances of 1 dollar for 1/4 hp or less, 2 dollars for over 1/4 hp up to 1/2 hp, and 3 dollars for over 1/2 hp up to 3/4 hp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil H. Griffin
OPA
Healy Defends OWI Domestic Office Against D-Day Critique
George W Hearly Jr of the domestic OWI outlines the four main OWI duties and defends its 2.5 million dollar annual budget. He details DOWI actions on D-Day including enhanced press facilities and a censorship system, arguing coordination and clearing are essential and that voluntary efforts cover many tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Hearly, Jr
Office of War Information
Dday
OWI
Healy
Congressional Appropriations Committee
Dowi
U. S
London
Army
Navy Information Services
Wisconsin GOP platform mirrors state farm and tax concerns
John Wyngaard notes the national Republican platform echoes Wisconsin issues including social security extension debates, farm price support concerns, and tax policy coordination. Wisconsin agriculture leaders oppose subsidies, while housing and public employment services attract state interest amid revenue worries under Gov Goodland and a Republican-led legislature.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
National Party
Wisconsin Agriculture
GOP
Congress
Chris L. Christensen
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Christensen
Celotex Corporation
Chicago
New Deal
Price Of Cotton Fabric Goods To Be Boosted Soon
The Office of Price Administration promised to inform consumers how much higher prices will be for cotton textile products. About a third of cotton fabric output will cost more at the mill, including fabrics used for house dresses shirts and underwear. Bowles said the net effect on the cost of living should not be substantial and some increases may be absorbed in production and distribution. Final decisions will be announced promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Yanks Respect Guns Of Bypassed Rabaul
In the Southwest Pacific the bypassed Rabaul remains a feared target as ack ack defenses still challenge raiders. Lieutenant Harvey Hansche of Racine Wisconsin explains morale drops after days of raids, noting Navy SBD crews are among the first land based units to use rocket guns against ground installations.
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Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain
Harvey Hansche
Racine
Wis
Hansche
Pacific
Doctors Alvarez and Jezi Close Ettrick Office
Drs. Ricardo L. Alvarez and H. A. Jezi of Galesville have closed their Ettrick office after daily hours this week begun when Dr. C. O. Rogne left in October 1942. Rogne and his family have returned to Ettrick after resigning from a Dubuque clinic.
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Ettrick
Wis
Ricardo L. Alvarez
H. A. Jezi
Galesville
C. O. Rogne
La Crosse Tribune Publisher and editors listed
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press notes publication details including publisher W. T. Burgess, managing editor R. L. Bangsberg, city editor A. W. Rice, and printing location 4th and Cass Streets La Crosse Wisconsin. It confirms June 23 1904 as entry date and AP affiliation.
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la Crosse Tribune Co
4Th
Cass Streets
la Crosse
the Beautiful
W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
A. W. Rice
Wis
Tribune and Leader Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
Hitler on three fronts weakens Nazi hold
DeWitt Mackenzie argues Hitler fights on three land fronts east south and west and lacks reserves. He warns Allied effort must intensify as Russian offensives and Normandy draw strength from German strain and fanaticism even as Hitler pulls troops to meet the invasion.
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Woner
Normandy
Haskin Service Answers Reader Questions
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau answers questions on baseball leagues Hebrew reading direction Grasshopper constitution catbird eggs Polaris position as North Star Booth biography blood transfusions World War I and Social Security birth proof. Answers cover leagues Ohio State Appalachian Pony. reading right to left. Grasshopper plague 1874 76. catbird eggs deep green. Polaris toward Vega by 14000 A D. Booth marriage debate. stored blood first used in Spanish Civil War. proof of birth for Social Security with Bible or baptismal records as alternatives.
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M.C.K. A
Earth
Vega
M.O.N. A
S.H.B. A
Social Security Board
General Knowledge Quiz Answers from a 1940sSheet
A rapid fire Q and A list covers topics from Trotsky’s killer to Rachmaninoff citizenship, Colorado sea level, William the Conqueror burial, Stars and Stripes subscriptions, concrete melting point, and Booth marriage. It cites dates, places and figures as given in the source.
Washingtons last hunt up to death questioned
In a Q and A style note the article states George Washington hunted to hounds probably in 1785 at age 53 and asks who America’s first sculptor was naming Patience Lovell Wright (1725 85) as an early practitioner of wax portrait heads.
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George Washington
R.S. B
America
Patience Lovell Wright
Care of the Feet booklet offered by Tribune Bureau
Advertisement urging readers to mail fifteen cents for a booklet on home care of minor foot ailments. Includes coupon with address and request for name, street, city, and state.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eve St
N. FE
Washington, D. C
Actress Horizontal 1 Pictured film actress 9 By 10 Dry 11 Auricle
Puzzle clue grid referencing film actress and body parts. Across and down hints span terms for body parts metals and actions. Includes references to letters counts and abbreviations.
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Major de Seversky
James Marlow
J. R. Williams
Tribune
Harry Walker
City of
Katherine Schaeffer
Presbyterian Church
Viola Rae
Mary Luekens
Rae
P. J. Keavany
Bertha Young
Minneapolis
Isaac H. Engh
Nicholas Johnson
Engh
Orrin Tagland
Rushford
Foston
Miani
Minnesota University
Franz Bartl
Peter Edson
Wacs
John Wyngaard
Close Ettrick
LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
DeWitt Mackenzie
Tojo
The
Haskin Service
Eye St
N. E
M. S. A. Sporting News
S.W
Nebraska
N.C.S. A
Booth
Izola Forrester
Shenandoah Valley
Leon Trotsky
Mexico
Jacques Mornard van den Drescd
Trotsky
Le.m. A
Tower
Rachmaninoff
L.R.G
State of
Colorado
K.mc.f
Arkansas River
William the Conqueror
L.D.R
Rouen
Stars and Stripes
John Wilkes Booth
G.O.P. A
John Wilkes
United States Maritime Commission
State
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