Allies Celebrate July 4th as Axis fronts shift globally
Allied offensives press ahead on multiple fronts with momentum in France and the Pacific. In Europe the Red Army seizes Minsk and Polotsk while German forces fall back south of Minsk. in the Pacific the US strikes the Bonins and advances in Burma and Saipan loom. Hitler warns against Allied gains as Tojo faces mounting pressure.
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Minsk
Bonin Islands
Pacific
France
Normandy
Tokyo
Bonins
Saipan
Burma
Red Army
Polotosk
Wehrmacht
Hitler
Fuehrer
Herr Hitler
Tojo
Eleanor Roosevelt’s My Day sparks youth debate in politics
The column quotes Eleanor Roosevelt calling the Declaration of Independence a work of young men drawing mixed reactions. Observers link the moment to Republican youth themes, debate whether it signals a possible shift in Roosevelt’s stance, and consider if it reflects broader party messaging about youth in the campaign.
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Esymapeenne
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Hoover
Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
WPB signals civilian production shift after war contracts
Chairman Don Ald M Nelson of the War Production Board announces aluminum magnesium and soon steel and copper civilian releases. Bans lifted to avoid war production conflict. working models and tool orders authorize rapid conversion. Goal is ready assembly lines and continuity for workers after war contracts end.
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Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
WPB
Promise of Making Every American Boy a Future President
An implied plank of the Republican platform pledges that every American boy will again have a chance to become president, signaling a return to aspirational political goals and equal opportunity rhetoric.
Willkie's Place in 1944 Campaign Analyzed
Washington column assesses Wendell Willkie's role for Republicans and independents in the 1944 race. It contrasts Dewey's approach with Willkie's possible independence, noting the impact on party unity and the nation's fate. The piece cites 1920 Harding as a warning and urges Willkie to act as a candid public advocate rather than a party loyalist.
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Washington
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Dewey
Repub
Republican Party
Warren Harding
Charles Evans Hughes
Elihu Root
Harding
League
Association of Nations
Gallup
Major de Seversky on German airpower and its limits
The piece argues German aviation advances in WWII were technically remarkable but often misapplied due to tactical and strategic short sightedness. It notes Germany pioneered heavy long range bombers and jet rocket devices, yet failed to translate them into decisive strategic use, while Allied forces later neutralized these gains with mass and strategy.
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Germany
British Isles
Atlantic
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
The 1 Specialist Draws Sharp Reactions
The piece notes a specialist known as The 1 faces strong reactions for a sound or technique described as hard on the ears. It cites public responses, possible demonstrations, and critiques from local observers.
Health plan prospects emerge from senate subcommittee hearing
Senators and top military and public health officials prepare to testify on national health reform. The Pepper led subcommittee will review defects in workers and veterans health and consider hospital and medical center planning. A critical need for nationwide rehabilitation and expanded industrial health programs is highlighted.
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Washington
Senate
Army
Navy
U.S. Public Health Service
Pepper
D-Fla
U. S. Public Health Service
La Crosse Fourth of July Celebrations and Local Notes
Firecrackers torpedoes and aerial pyrotechnics sparked a safe Fourth of July in La Crosse as the Tribune reports. H D Gates of Manston serves Thursday as a federal reemployment service director for La Crosse and nearby counties. Mrs R H Morse Jr of Winter Park Fla visits friends. Plans for a new grandstand at Inter-State Fairgrounds to be ready Monday were announced by secretary vat Van Auken. The La Crosse Driving Club presented a large track program before about 1 500 spectators. Robert Farnam returns from Easton Pa after college, Lemuel Drake departs on his annual Inter-State Fair trip, and Earl L Liddle of Mifflin Wis is appointed to lead athletics at the La Crosse County School of Agriculture. Architect B J Dockendorff plans a Linker building office and notes the Immaculate Conception church cornerstone laid in Berlin, designed by him. Prof Amly of Cashton takes the principalship at Galesville schools, succeeding W H Fleming. W E Polleys leaves La Crosse Book and Stationery for a lumber business in Lincoln Neb.
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la Crosse
H. D. Gates
Manston
Federal
Vernon
Trempealeau
Monrove
Jackson
R. H. Morse
Winter Park
Fla
Vat van Auken
Their
Robert Farnam
Easton
Lemuel Drake
Milwaukee Road
Earl L. Liddle
Mifflin
Wis
B. J. Dockendorff
Linker
Wells E. Bennett
Europe
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Berlin
Prof. Amly of
Cashton
Galesville
W. H. Fleming
W. E. Polleys
la Crosse Book and Stationery Company
Lincoln, Neb
Willkie Denies Meeting Luce On Campaign Roles
Willkie states he has not met Rep. Clare Boothe Luce in months and had no political talks with her. Albany reports suggest Dewey was told Willkie might stump for him in the campaign.
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Willkie
Rep. Luce
White Plains
N. Y
Wendell L. Willkie
Clare Boothe Luce
Rconn
Luce
Albany
Dewey
Columbus Rural Electric Coop Wins REA Loan
The Rural Electrification Administration announced 27 cooperatives in 27 states received loans totaling 1,222,500 with Columbus Wisconsin’s Columbus Rural Electric Cooperative getting 40,000. The loans aid expansion of electric service across rural areas.
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Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Columbus Rural Electric Cooperative
Columbus
Wis
Wisconsin Co-Op
China Fight Central to World War Two Strategy
The analysis argues the main theater is China as Japan presses a north south railway drive to fortify a Chinese wall. It warns Japan will shift production inland and rely on renewed strikes while the Allies must boost supplies and manpower to Chiang Kai-shek. China is portrayed as pivotal for defeating Japan, with China’s base value and potential Allied reinforcement emphasized.
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Pacific
India
China
Japan
Jnsider
Peiping-Hankow
Chungking
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-shek
Cairo
Washington
Himalaya
Chiang
Wallace
Republic
Chien
Burma
Wisconsin Public Expenditures Survey Clashes With School Financing Debate
The Wisconsin Citizens Public Expenditures Survey criticizes the Department of Public Instruction for lobbying on state school financing while a broader grant of agency argues for equalized, high quality high school funding. The piece notes multiple state departments run advocacy efforts and questions whether the survey should oppose or support such campaigns as it seeks tax reductions.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Citizens Public Expenditures Survey
State Department of Public Instruction
Department of Public Instruction
Banking Commission
Conservation Department
Department of Agriculture
Insurance Department
Motor Vehicle Department
Wisconsin
Seven Thousand Bills Pending When Congress Reopens
Washington reports that about 7 000 bills will be pending when Congress resumes work this summer. Since January 1943 the 78th Congress has seen nearly 8 000 measures introduced, with only around 10 percent becoming law. House bill clerk William J. McDermott Jr. notes most remain alive only technically and few are major legislation.
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Washington
Congress
William J. McDermott, Jr
House
Mcott
Minsk May Lead To Hitler's Fall
DeWitt Mackenzie argues the Red Army's advance from Minsk and Polotsk signals a turning point in World War II. He cites massive German losses and Hitler's brutal orders, suggesting Minsk could prove decisive in hastening Nazi collapse despite uncertain immediacy.
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Minsk
Hitler
London Times
Europe
Questions and Answers From The Haskin Service Quiz
The La Crosse Tribune reader questions cover topics from history and geography to science and public figures. Answers include the Portuguese court move to Brazil in 1808, the Liberty Bell taps, St Patrick's Cathedral measurements, the oldest canal with locks, Ecuador's recognition, and the Berlin zoo damage.
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America
H.V. A
Brazil
Pictured Army Leader Brig Carries Coll
A crossword style clue set with horizontal entries including numbers 1 5 25 26 43 44 45 47 49 51 54 55 57 58 and asks for terms such as Army leader Brig and related abbreviations and phrases.
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U. S. Army
Seth
The Cocoa Tree Origin Remains Unestablished
The article notes that the precise origin of the cacao tree has not been determined, leaving scholars without a definitive geographic source. It discusses ongoing theories and the historical mystery surrounding the plant’s earliest domestication.
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Masthead
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press publishes afternoons and Sunday mornings in La Crosse Wisconsin. It lists W T Burgess as publisher and R L Bangsberg as managing editor with A W Rice as city editor. The paper is a member of the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and AP reprints are credited.
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LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
la Crosse Tribune Co
Cass Streets
la Crosse
Wis
LA Crosse the Beautiful
W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
A. W. Rice
Tribune and Leader-Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
Updated 1944 Home Law Guide offers marriage and contract basics
Comprehensive 48 page booklet covers marriage and divorce laws immigration contracts notes interest wills property copyrights and trade marks. Compiled for laymen with a postal appeal from The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau Washington D C. Fifteen cents postpaid enclosed with coupon.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
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