Roosevelt's a Fourth Term Move in Wartime Campaign
The piece analyzes the push for a fourth term for President Roosevelt amid World War II. It notes Roosevelt's public willingness to run, the Democratic insistence on continuity, and Republican options such as Dewey retaining wartime appointees. It also discusses potential vice presidential plans and the uncertain support for Wallace and Barkley.
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Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic Party
Dewey
Messrs
Hull
Forrestal
Stimson
Marshall
Arnold
King
Yell
Wallace
Mr. Wallace
Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt Will Accept Nomination For Fourth Term
Roosevelt signed and sealed his renomination at yesterday’s press conference in a dramatic White House oval room display. He declared he will accept if elected with a war focus on the “good soldier” theme, and indicated Wallace would follow if convention carries through.
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BNT
Roosevelt
White House Oval Room
Murad
Democratic National Committee
Robert E. Hannegan
Wendell Willkie
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Henry Wallace
Lowan
Roosevelt This Time Made the First Move With the Hope of Dragging Mr. Wallace
Wallace
Mr. Wallace
Washington
Hitler faces mounting odds as Germany hedges on all fronts
The dispatches indicate Hitler may throw remaining reserves at the Red Army or build a new rear defense as invasion fears grow. With 50 000 Nazis captured in France and Allied reinforcements in Normandy, Germany fights on multiple fronts, prioritizing homeland protection over French territory.
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France
Hitler
Italy
Normandy
Germany
Ludendorff
Burg
Airpower After War and the Promise of Aviation
Major de Seversky argues war accelerates aviation tech and that peacetime use will vastly expand upon wartime inventions. He cites pilotless craft, jet propulsion, high altitude cabins, and electronic guidance as key future developments to speed and safety in a postwar world.
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England
Pacific
Earth
Germany
London
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Drama in the White House news room during Roosevelt term bid
AP White House correspondent Howard Flieger led a fast moving press room rush as Roosevelt signaled a fourth term. He dictated the breaking lead while rivals and editors chased the wire, with a lighter moment from editor Beenle easing the strain.
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White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Washington AP
Wormeley
Tekrieger
William L. Beenle, Jr
Howard
Blockade and British Strategy Shape Germany’s War Stance
Peter Edson surveys how food and material blockades, allied economic measures, and disrupted supply lines press Germany toward collapse. He notes better German harvests but reliance on captured resources, and describes blockade runs, submarine activity, and Allied interdiction through the Bay of Biscay and western ports.
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Dingle Mackintosh Foot
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Washington
U. S. Foreign Economic Administration
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France
Low Countries
Norway
Denmark
Nazidom
Greece
U. S
America
4 Foot
Bay of Biscay
Japan
Clergy News and Local Happenings in La Crosse
Tribune notes W E J Gratz of Chicago will preach at First Methodist next Sunday morning. Elizabeth Pruett family marks 80th birthday at Rooney tea room dinner. Isconsin employment service adds 29 public works jobs. Rt Rev A J McGavick will preach at St. Joseph's Cathedral on Sunday morning. Attorney A H Schubert returns from Fedeatic party convening. Shrine club circus ends tonight at the fair grounds. La Crosse hot day with 93 then 92 today. Mary Farnam visits Cleveland and plans lake trip to Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Mr and Mrs Maxwell Burton and others plan two week car trip to Chicago. Forty years ago Rev Favile wins $50 check and Purchase Exposition ticket in local contest. Thomas Ryan joins North La Crosse night police. Elks win $400 Wesley piano after local vote spread.
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Chicago
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Alfred F. Hughes
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Rooney Tea Room
la Crosse
Isconsin Employment Service
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Mercury
Mary Farnam
Cleveland
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
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J. W. Skinner
Abbie Burton
Faville
Continental Clothing Company
Sapuier Hedoeee
Thomas Ryan
North
la C Crosse
Order of Elks
Wesley
the Elks
Normann Sangerkor
Population Growth Concentrated Near Big Cities
Three fourths of the U S population increase in the last decade occurred within 30 miles of the ninety five cities with populations over one hundred thousand.
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United States
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Women Vote Gains Stir Wisconsin Political Scene
Madison reports show 20 percent of men abroad boosting female influence in 1944 campaigns. Women push for greater campaign roles amid lingering male leadership, while GOP figures like Alvin O’Konski join Henry’s bid in the 2nd district.
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Wis
Wisconsin
Alvin O’konski
Robert K. Henry
Henry
Governor Defied by Boy Over Sunshine Question
In Homer Louisiana a Sunday school student aged about two and a half asks who made the sunshine after being taught that God made it rain. The incident involves Governor James H. Davis known for You Are My Sunshine and is described as a defying moment by the boy G. W. Zachary Jr.
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Homer
Louisiana
James H. Davis
G. W. Zachary, Jr
Jimmie Davis
Stork Delivers Baby as Cab Driver Faints at Hospital
Detroit report details a cab driver Joe Hellstern fainting at Highland Park General Hospital after assisting a mother, Mrs. Clara Lawrence, as her baby girl arrived safely. The event ends with the mother and child doing well.
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Joe Hellstern
Highland Park General Hospital
Clara Lawrence
Hellstern
La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press masthead
Publication details for the La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press dated June 22 1904 note its publishers editors and post office classification as a second class matter. The paper is tied to the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and credits the Associated Press for news dispatches.
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la Crosse
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Wartime warning and Nazi distress amid Allied push
DeWitt Mackenzie notes Eisenhower warns against over optimism about the war duration as Allied forces press Hitler. He cites a Foreign Economic Administration report predicting defeat likelihood in 1945, worsening German supply, transport, and manpower shortages, with Hitler resorting to youths and older men.
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Hitler
Germany
Foreign Economic Administration
Washington
Reich
FFA
Fuehrer
Haskin Service Answers Readers Questions in Tribune Bureau
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers fact answers on topics from military ranks and currency counting to Byblos spelling and Lincoln athletics. Readers send questions, include postage, and receive concise explanations with historical and factual context.
Dancer Horizontal and Dreadful Paper Puzzle
Crossword style clues fill a vintage page with names places and terms across and down. The grid includes references to beverages rowing says and logs of dawn while teasing a vertical theme around theater and measurement terms. Multiple concise clue entries suggest a blend of common and obscure answers.
Butter sent abroad under Lend-Lease reaches 1.3 percent
For eight months this year the amount of butter sent to our Allies under Lend-Lease has been 1.3 percent of the total butter produced in the country. The deliveries went to Russia and were largely for convalescent soldiers in hospitals.
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Needlework booklet offers easy lessons for beginners
The war spurs women to knit and sew as a revival of needlecrafts grows. The booklet Needle work explains knitting, crochet embroidery, and decorative sewing with clear illustrated directions. Simple for novices, it promises a full field of needlecraft once fundamentals are learned. Ten cents postpaid to the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau for a copy.
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