Revived Airlines Seen Returning Planes to Civil Use
Washington signals a swift return of requisitioned planes to commercial service as 314 airplanes were in use in May 1942 and 158 were commandeered. Northwest Airlines has nearly recovered to its 1942 operations with 13 planes on airways as of July 1. Planes returned to date total 91 with 67 more due this year, boosting airmail and passenger traffic. La Crosse anticipates peacetime operations and an upgraded airport to handle increased volume and better loading facilities.
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Yanks Return Nazi Nurses Reflect on American War Ethic
An American troop operation returns captured German nurses across enemy lines, halting hostilities briefly. The gesture is praised as a humane act revealing America’s compassionate wartime stance and contrasted with Nazi ideology and discipline.
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Egeant
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Britain Eyes Rubber Agency for Postwar Trade Policy
Synthetic’s Future TX notes Britain proposes an international rubber control body with producer and consumer participation to fix quotas and prices as a three year postwar shortage looms. U S demand may exceed one million tons annually, up 50 percent from prewar, while natural rubber use stays mixed with synthetics.
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Asia
Britain
United States
Credit The Marines Land Saipan In Tough Pacific Campaign
David Lawrence argues the Saipan invasion showcases Marine amphibious prowess and rugged endurance against a determined Japanese foe. He lauds Marines as the toughest fighting unit and calls for fuller public acknowledgment of their role alongside the Navy and Army.
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What Others Think The Cloudy Future
Ralph Heinzen outlines a grim forecast for postwar Germany and Europe. He argues Nazi indoctrination persists in Germany and a generation of Germans remains bent on revenge, requiring a strict policy to strip Germany of war potential and prevent a new world war. He warns no single nation will enforce peace alone and a united, powerful international framework is essential.
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Quotations on education and air power press
The quotes contrast liberal education with technical training and cite air supremacy claims. It notes Prof Irwin Edman of Columbia University supporting holistic education and Secretary of War Henry Stimson describing German air weakness, while an exhausted Sev Nazi private is captured.
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Woman to Lead OPA Industry Advisory Committees
Washington dispatch profiles Mrs. Ethel B. Gilbert as director of the Office of Price Administration industry advisory committees. She will guide businessmen to align with price controls, smoothing tensions with a direct, big sister approach after two years in OPA and a prior career in national broadcasting and Fisk University publicity.
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Ten Years Ago in La Crosse Airport Fund Drive Urgent
Tribune notes an immediate need for additional funds to complete the La Crosse county airport on French Island. Michael oe in charge of FERA announces the urgency. Contests at the annual American Legion picnic at Blumers Mills Thursday afternoon draw community involvement.
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la Crosse County
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Michael Oe
FERA
C. A. Schukeucht
Sumner
American Legion
Roy L. Wingers
Blumers Mills
Advocates Open-Neck Shirts In Hot Months
New York reporters quote Dr. Victor G. Heiser, medical consultant to a national manufacturers group, urging open-neck short sleeves as summer office wear. He predicts workers would be healthier and employers should permit lighter clothing during July and August to beat the heat.
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Heiser
National Association of Manufacturers
Army Increases Heavy Artillery Ammo Output
General R. E. Higginbotham announced a several hundred percent expansion of the ordnance department ammunition program. The plan includes about $100 million in added machine tools presses and furnaces to boost production against Germany.
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Washington
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Foreign Economic Administration
R. E. Hig
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Ordnance Department
Complex Coalition Ticket Stirs Roosevelt Era Speculation
Peter Edson examines a proposed Bricker Byrd coalition and other schemes as a speculative analysis of 1940s election maneuvering. He outlines steps, potential electoral college twists, and constitutional risks, concluding reforms may be needed to curb Balkan like plots and prevent extended presidencies.
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Roosevelt
Byrd
Wallace
Walter F. George
Georgia
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Jim Farley
Senate
House
U. S
Wisconsin Republicans Split On Dewey Victory Outlook
In Madison Wisconsin Republicans privately doubt a Dewey win this year despite national GOP momentum. They want to frame the campaign on normal domestic issues and downplay war policy while noting a stronger Democratic state ticket and La Follette ties. The state likely stays Republican in Congress and governs, though victory in Wisconsin is not assured.
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Dewey
Chicago
Roosevelt
White House
la Follette
Accepted In State 4-H Club Chorus
Wayne Tabbert of Holmen Wisconsin has been accepted into the Wisconsin State 4-H club chorus. He will perform at the Wisconsin state fair in Milwaukee starting August 29. Tabbert is a Holmen High School junior, president of Council Prairie 4-H, and a junior leader, who trained at a Prairie du Chien camp and must memorize ten 4-H songs while wearing a white uniform. Mrs. Clifford Hanson leads the Council Prairie 4-H Club.
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Wis
Wayne Tabbert
Alfred Tabbert
Madison
Milwaukee
Wayne
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Prairie du Chien
Clifford Hanson
Council
Prairie 4H
Insurance contest offers six prizes in 4-H fire safety
Miss Edna M. Langseth announces Et trick and Trempealeau Valley mutual insurance companies award six club prizes for a county fire prevention contest among 4-H groups. Entries close July 20 with prizes of 10, 5, 3, 3, 2, 2 dollars and medals for individuals. best entry may advance to the state contest.
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Whitehall
Wis
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Ettrick
Trempealeau Valley
Notable Deaths Include Religious Leader Dr Calvin M Thompson
Dr Calvin Miles Thompson 77 longtime southern religious leader and former moderator of Kentucky Baptists died. He served as executive secretary from 1919 to 1941 and was a Muskingum County Ohio native. John V W Reynolds 77 consulting engineer who supervised major bridge construction and former PA Steel VP/GM died. born in Hoboken New Jersey.
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Calvin Miles Thompson
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Ohio
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John V. W. Reynders
Pennsylvania Steel
Hoboken, N. J
Swift Pacific push points to Saipan base prospects
DeWitt Mackenzie argues American naval and air attacks on Guam Rota and Saipan signal rapid advances in the Pacific. He cites Saipan’s strategic position near Tokyo and the Philippines, urges focus on securing additional islands, and envisions a path to Japan and the East Indies with MacArthur and Nimitz shaping the next moves.
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Haskin Service Answers From The Information Bureau
Readers asked facts from The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau at 316 Eye St NE Washington DC Three cents for return postage The Savannah is shown on the new three cent stamp The only navy nurse who escaped from Corregidor was Lieut jg Ann Agnes Bernatitus Aramaic is spoken in parts of Syria Caruso’s voice was first heard on January 20 1910 The shrimp lifespan is about one year and only a few of its hundreds of thousands of eggs survive Mark Twain is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery Elmira New York
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New York
What is a cicada killer wasp
A cicada killer is a tunnel digging wasp and the largest in the United States. It lights on a cicada, stings to paralyze its prey, and carries it away to feed its young.
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United States
Vice President to President No Provision Made
Q and A discuss succession rules noting no formal method to fill the vice presidency when it becomes president. The vice presidency simply remains vacant, with no replacement process described.
La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press Publication Notice
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press publishes every afternoon and Sunday morning. Copyright and republication rights are stated with Associated Press dispatches and local news.
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U S General 1 6 Pictured U S general 12 Pompous show
Puzzle style clued list mixes military term and wordplay items. appears as a vertical and across letter hints with multiple abbreviations and partial words. The page fragment resembles a crossword or glossary section with scattered definitions and cross references.
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U. S. General
War POW totals in the United States
More than 140000 prisoners of war are held in 56 permanent camps across the United States. The German to Italian ratio is about three to one.
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United States
Neutral ball parks in early World Series history
The user notes that after 1905 uniform rules, World Series games were not played at neutral parks. Before 1900, several games occurred on neutral fields, with 1887 examples including the St. Louis Americans and Detroit champions staging pool games in cities such as St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, Baltimore and Chicago.
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Children’s Book Promises Classics for Young Readers
A La Crosse Tribune information notice offers a children’s book compiled for youngsters and grownups with stories verses riddles paper folding scrambled names outlines animals and more. Postpaid ten cents with coupon to The Information Bureau Washington D C.
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