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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1944
Page
3
CAP receives 500 from the Elks Lodge to purchase a training plane for local youths. Commander C L Me announces the gift as part of a larger drive toward a 5000 goal, with another firm pledging 1000 and more promised.
George Kew of Decorah Iowa dies at 97 after residing in HesPenn Winne county. He was born in England in 1847 and came to America at age eight. Funeral held at Hesper with burial in Phelps Cemetery. Peter S Narum former Waukon postmaster dies in Pasadena California after family moved there in 1924. Roy Heath of Sparta Wisconsin dies fishing near Beaver Creek at 73. Survived by daughter Cora Torkelson. wife predeceased him.
Readstown Wisconsin special obituary for Lafayette Sutherland 76 a Spanish American War veteran dies Sunday at a veterans hospital in Downey Till. Survived by two daughters Mrs Joseph Malay of Bagley Portage Wis seven children and one great grandchild. Services Wednesday at 2 p m with burial in Reads town cemetery.
A retired archbishop dies at 51 at a Colora hospital. The death comes after a long life serving the church in the region and overseeing multiple parishes. He was known for his quiet leadership and advocacy for local communities.
In Tomah Wisconsin a missing 17 year old woman Mrs Samuel D Williams wife of a wounded World War II veteran remains unlocated two months after vanishing in Milwaukee and Chicago while visiting relatives. Authorities seek public help with details about her appearance and last known movements.
Moscow dispatch says Vassily Stalin, 24, son of Marshal Stalin, commanded a fighter unit in mass raids on Lida before its capture by the White Russian front on the 3rd. His pilots protected bombers as German equipment cluttered the junction. Five Focke-Wulfs were shot down with no Russian losses.
Venezuela pushes to raise oil output to 900000 barrels per day by year end, about 100000 barrels above the earlier goal as new wells are drilled across fields to hit the mark.
Pvt. John Trehey is home on furlough at Wauzeka visiting his parents after being wounded in Italy on January 22, 1944. He was treated at a Clinton Iowa hospital and will return there with his leg in a cast. Relatives report Ted Oswald and Max Akka of Wauzeka are in Italy, and McFall in the same area is being treated for leg wounds.
About four million stamp collectors are noted in the demographic survey of the DU. The figure underscores hobby engagement across the region and hints at widespread cultural interest in philately.
The Associated Press reports President Roosevelt may let Henry A. Wallace go to the 1944 convention on his own record with the party possibly endorsing a Roosevelt preference but not dictating the choice. Wallace travels to Washington to reassess after time in Asia and Russia as delegates head to Chicago for the July 19 convention. Virginia delegates vote to oppose Wallace while full delegate tallies show Roosevelt leading with pledges and claims totaling 552 to 408 for Wallace and 213 uninstructed or unclaimed toward the nomination math.
The supreme Soviet issued a broad family policy raising barriers to divorce and expanding state aid for large families. New penalties target childless and small families while extending payments for births up to the 11th child and monthly allowances through age five. The decree also creates honors for mothers and tightens abortion laws, with courts evaluating divorce petitions to encourage reconciliation.
New Orleans reports Master Sgt. Howard H. Walker and wife, parents of seven month old twins, were married three times to keep visa records straight. They wed in Rangoon Burma by a justice and a priest, then in Kunming China en route home, finally wed by a justice in Karachi India before the American consul. Mrs. Walker cites visa papers as motive. The family plans to live in Camden Arkansas with the sergeant’s parents while awaiting a new assignment.
Kansas City news reports adjutant general R. B. Handy Jr of the Veterans of Foreign Wars says combat veterans allege denied furloughs little rest and perfunctory medical exams upon discharge. He notes a Washington bureau inquiry was requested ten days ago and no replies have been received.
BROKEN BOW Nebr An hotel desk clerk was puzzled when two girls aged four and five in a room asked for change to go to a movie. Records showed the room unoccupied yet the girls rested in bed. Their parents were visiting friends in Broken Bow but how the children entered the room remains unclear.
Cincinnati report notes Captain Ford Bader of the Southern Ohio Dog and Game Protective Association, now with the army in Italy, finding a fine mountain stream with clear ice-cold water and speckled trout. He describes the locale as promising for sustained fishing while overseas.
Kansas City with about 120000 residents shows off a freshly rebuilt street measuring 138 feet in length. The project followed spring floods that damaged the road and risked underground installations. The city highlights the improvement as a civic achievement.
Vice President Henry A. Wallace refused to comment on the political implications of his Asiatic trip or the forthcoming election. In a preaddress interview he said he would report definite facts and that he would not discuss details until he has talked to the president.
In Texas a pro Roosevelt group forms its own delegation to the national convention while Sanderford led regulars opposing binding electors to the party nominee unless Chicago restores the two thirds rule and adopts a platform plank criticizing the Supreme Court Negro vote decision. Sanderford claims Jesse Jones erred in saying the Texas convention deprived voters of a presidential choice.
Infantry Sgt Evan J Thompson of Stillwater Minnesota credits a mule with saving his life in Italy. The animal stepped between him and a German machine gun bullet, shielding him just in time.
Thousands suffer from rheumatism sciatica lumbago neuralgia and neuritis cheer the fast acting NORITO formula promising quick relief. The ad pledges rapid muscular pain relief and a money back guarantee if the first three doses fail. See your druggist today and get NORITO with ironclad assurance.
Hartford lays to rest six unidentified victims of the Ringling Brothers circus fire as death toll rises to 158 with the burial to be at Northwood Cemetery. The city declares a day of prayer as officials prepare the coroner's inquest and funeral processions.
Lieut Raymond Monske has arrived in New Guinea after enlisting in the army air corps January 20 1941. He trained at Scott Field Illinois taught radio at Scott Field and Chicago attended officers candidate school Boca Raton Florida and Yale University where he became a second lieutenant. He has a San Francisco APO address. His brother Wayne Monske joined navy V 5 program in Seattle and recently reported to U S Naval Air Station Jacksonville Florida for boat training after four and a half months at Boeing in Seattle.
The 15th annual Wisconsin music clinic opens at the University of Wisconsin with 355 high school students and 100 music teachers, band choral directors and organists. Enrollment is 75 higher than last year and students will reside at the University club for a 10 day session. A highlight is a festival concert by an all state orchestra band and chorus scheduled for July 19 at the stock pavilion.
U S infantry presses after capturing Volterra driving four more miles into Gothic line defenses. The push aims at Arno river while Germans mass troops and guns along the front. British forces regain ground near Arezzo as heavy fighting continues.
Annual election held in Lansing Iowa with H A Schremser of Decorah presiding. Board members re-elected include Dr I C Bronson Nora Spring Fred Bierman T H Bakewell Henry G Foote Jr Dr A Gullixson Dr Fayette D Kendrick Dr Frank Hartman and H A Schremser all of various cities.
Gandhi suggests dividing India into separate Hindu and Muslim states to address Muslim objections to independence from Britain. He delivered the proposal to Maulana Jinnah via Rajagopalachari, who was told it would be considered by the Muslim League if Gandhi presents it directly. The Cripps proposal cited lack of a guaranteed separate Muslim state as a major failure.
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