Brief Democratic platform idea draws mixed vote
The piece weighs President Roosevelt suggesting a short memorized platform and its potential impact on the Democratic convention. It warns Republicans may claim the convention is a formality, risking sectional tensions, minority reports, and weakened policy articulation while noting planks’ practical role in Congress and local districts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Resolutions Committee
South
Texas
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Hats Off To 76th Division War Demonstration
La Crosse observers praise the 76th division three days of combat at the fair grounds. The event promoted war bonds and deepened citizens’ understanding of wartime sacrifice. Officials say the show moved crowds to work harder at defense plants and to value national unity.
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Leeing
Fair Grounds
la Crosse
76Th
Axis Misjudged Us Day by Day War Chronicle
The article praises American resilience in Europe and the Pacific, noting Allied unity with Britain and Australia, success in European street fighting, and long-range Pacific advances. It highlights Japan underestimating U.S. capacity, recent crippling blows to Japanese carriers, and projections of further strikes on Borneo, the Philippines, Formosa, and Japan.
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Europe
Pacific
Hitler
Tojo
Navy
Forrestal
Borneo
Philipines
Formosa
Japan
Germany
China
Ceilings on used cars go into effect next Monday
OPA ceilings on used cars take effect July 10 and aim to curb price spirals caused by wartime demand. Prices are pegged to January levels, with two sale types: as is and warranty. Dealers may offer warranty sales with a 30 day or 1,000 mile guarantee. as is sales carry no guarantee.
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Washington, D. C
OPA
Three I's Of Success in Postwar Planning
Roger W. Babson argues postwar planning neglects spiritual power and social relations. He urges harnessing integrity initiative and inspiration as the Three I's of Success, comparing spiritual power to electricity and urging practical church involvement, laboratory proof, and personal cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
La Crosse Notices and Club Events Summary
Miss Margaret Sleater visits Miss Frances Roth in La Crosse. La Crosse County Community council hosts a children's clinic at city hall for families unable to pay medical costs. Mr and Mrs Lester J Rooke of Milwaukee visit locals. Mr and Mrs Sivert Johnson celebrate golden anniversary at Bethel Lutheran church on June 29. Allan and Robert Schilling return from a 3000 mile trip from Miami to La Crosse via several cities. Four La Crosse Girl Reserves attend Camp Okoboji in Milford Iowa for a conference with delegates Mary Goldsmith Louise Schroeder Lucie Spence and Gwen Smith.
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Margaret Sleater
St. Louis
Frances Roth
I1th Street
la Crosse County
Sivert Johnson
Bethel Lutheran Church
Allan
Robert Schilling
Miami
Fla
Washington, D. C
New York City
Philadelphia
la Crosse
Emily Turek
Sec
Camp Okoboji
Milford
Mary Goldsmith
Louise Schroeder
Lucie Spence
Gwen Smith
City appoints new high school amid crowding in town
Glen Rasmussen and Leonard Adair return from a western states trip. The school board votes for a $40,000 high school to relieve overcrowding with completion aimed for fall. F J McWilliams plans a south town Casino theater at West Avenue and Jackson Street.
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Glen Rasmussen
Leonard Adair
Tomah
F. J. McWilliams
Casino Theater
West Avenue
Jackson Street
Local residents attend events in St Louis and Tomah
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bohen returned from St Louis where they visited the fair. Attorney B F Bryant will attend a GAR veterans home trustees meeting in Waupaca where he serves as president. The Rev R E Cody of the Tabernacle Baptist church will marry Miss Belle Button this evening in Tomah.
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Herman Bohenfelt
St. Louis
B. F. Bryant
Waupaca
GAR Veterans’ Home
R. E. Cody
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Tomah
Belle Button
Stenehjem recalls D-Day loss of cigarettes on Normandy coast
Pvt. Donald Stenehjem writes to his parents about a D-Day experience with an artillery battalion. His landing craft hit a mine off Normandy on June 6, the craft exploded, and the crew jumped into the sea, later being rescued by patrol boats and taken back to England.
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Caledonia
Minn
S. C. Stenehjem
Donald Stenehjem
Stenehjem
Normandy
England
Marine fighting dogs value papers in wartime bunk padding
At Camp Lejeune North Carolina Marines note papers play a role in World War II. The war dog detachment jokes that the four legged members cannot read yet the two legged marines pad their bunks with newspapers valued at 9000 in library units.
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Camp Lejeune
N. C
Marine Base
War Dog
Infant Strangles On Strap Of Carriage
Milwaukee report states five month old Virgil Jacoby died when a carriage strap pressed against his throat. Fire department rescue squad failed to revive him.
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Milwaukee
Virgil Jacoby
Amateur donor boosts astronomy funding in Scotland
Prof E T Whittaker disclosed at the Scottish branch meeting in Glasgow that an amateur astronomer contributed 120000 dollars to the Royal Society of Edinburgh for astronomy advancement. He noted amateurs are drawn to astronomy more than any other science.
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Royal Society of Edinburgh
E. T. Whittaker
British Astronomical
Distillers to use August holiday for neutral spirits surge
S Burton Heath explains the August war production holiday for distillers granted by Nelson and the War Production Board. Distillers may produce mostly neutral spirits or rye, with bourbon unlikely due to corn shortages. The article notes millions in whiskey in storage and warns against depleting blending spirits, urging continued production of neutral spirits to avert a straight whiskey diet.
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Donald Nelson
Nelson
War Production Board
War Foods Administration
Liberal conference in Milwaukee to shape Wisconsin campaign
The July 16 Milwaukee liberal conference will outline a campaign for the Democratic state ticket and Roosevelt fourth term. It could split the Progressive and New Deal factions, aiding Republicans by consolidating support for Dan Hoan and Howard MacMurray while challenging La Follette allies.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Liberal Conference
MacMurray-Hoan Et al
la Follette Party
Roosevelt
Paul Gaver
Congress
J. F. Friedrick
Louis Schultz
Harvey Kitzman
la Follettes
Max Raskin
Ser
New Deal
Progressive Party
Dan Hoan
Howard MacMurray
Hoan
MacMurray
la Follette
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Masthead Note
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press presents its masthead royalty and staff notes. Editor credits include Managing Editor A W Rice and City Editor. The paper is entered as second class matter June 23 1804 at La Crosse Wisconsin. It is a member of the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and Associated Press.
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Bangsberg
A. W. Rice
la Crosse
Wis
Tribune and Leader-Press
Lee
Associated Press
Get Phonograph Discs They're All Same Song
Mount Vernon Ohio local girl Miss Dorothy Wright writes to her family about a Red Cross request for victrola records for boys overseas. A package of 100 records arrived but all were identical with Onward, Christian Soldiers on one side and There Is No Death on the other.
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Mount Vernon
Ohio
Dorothy Wright
American Red Cross
Corsica
Red Cross
Crawford
700000 Workers Sought For Nation Canneries
Washington officials announced seven hundred thousand full time workers or one million four hundred thousand part time workers are needed to process the 1944 fruit and vegetable crop. War Manpower Commission chairman Paul V. McNutt warned much of the crop may go to waste without recruitment. Wisconsin alone estimates a need of twenty two thousand workers.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Wisconsin
Train 10 Truck Drivers In State Guard Company
Theodore Garder of Company M Wisconsin State Guard said he was ordered by the adjutant general’s office in Madison to secure 10 truck drivers for training. After basic training they will be sent to Fort Sheridan or Camp McCoy for examinations and ratings.
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Theodore Garder
Co. M
Wisconsin State Guard
Adjutant General’s Office
Madison
Fort Sheridan
Camp McCoy
Readstown Plans Summer School Meeting At High School
Readstown Wisconsin plans its annual school meeting at Readstown high school on Monday evening July 10. The call invites residents to attend and vote on budget and school affairs.
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Readstown
Wis
Readstown High School
uJly
Winged Death Over Britain and the Robot Bomb Threat
DeWitt Mackenzie discusses Churchill's warning about Hitler's robot bombs used against London to terrorize civilians and boost morale. He notes the weapon's limited military damage, potential hits on industry, and Germany's propaganda while predicting eventual Allied resilience despite the Luftwaffe terror.
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Churchill
England
London
Hitler
Reich
Answers to questions from The La Crosse Tribune Bureau
A reader questions common facts from language to history. Topics include amphibious versus amphibian, who founded the US Coast Guard, chicken or egg, diplomacy language, Madonna of the Trail statues, square meal origin, prewar German television, LSD meaning, Tito’s forces, and WWI disease causes, with concise factual answers and historical notes.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Millet as Painter and Journalist Google Answers
Francis Davis Millet was a noted American painter illustrator and journalist. He served as vice president of the National Academy of Design and helped organize and serve as secretary of the American Academy in Rome. He created mural works including Evolution of Navi.
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Millet
Francis Davis Millet
National Academy of Design
American Academy
Rome
Bird Horizontal and Vertical Word Puzzle Snippet
A mixed crossword style grid lists clues for across and down terms across many common categories. The fragment includes entries like arctic bird, native metal, and various short word clues, but the full puzzle and answers are not shown.
Puzzle Clues Map to Simple Alphabetic Prompts
A compact wordplay item lists clues such as to Previous Puzzle 21 Speech 23 Changed 24 Otherwise 25 Castle dict 27 Symbol for illinium 28 Rough lava 29 Cut 30 Charges 32 Chlorine 34 Either 39 Notary Pi providing a sequence of cryptic hints for a themed answer.
Crossword Clue Answers for a Paid Notice
A compact list of clues and solutions appears with entries for 40 Paid notice 42 Woody plants 44 Aristocratic 45 Nip 46 Operatic sole 47 Halo 48 Iridium 49 Harvest 50 Delete 52 Rip 53 Tailors 55 Golf device 56 Short sleep.
Favorite Songs Collectible Children’s Song Book
A durable bound collection of 118 nursery songs singing games folk songs patriotic tunes Christmas carols and Sunday School hymns with words and music. Illustrated indexed and priced at twenty five cents postpaid for readers seeking a portable children's song collection.
Request for Children’s Favorite Songs booklet by mail
The writer encloses twenty five cents in coin for a copy of the booklet Children’s Favorite Songs and provides name street or rural route city state and mailing address in Washington D C
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington
D. C
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