Roosevelt questioned as commander in chief in election
Roosevelt faces scrutiny over using commander in chief title in a political statement. The 1944 war department policy barred active duty personnel from influencing elections or engaging in political campaigns. Justice Sutherland notes war powers lie with the commander in chief, with Congress supreme apart from wartime powers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Land and
Naval Forces
Justice Sutherland
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Canantores
Pat Lynder
Safety council cites 1943 job deaths near 18 thousand
Washington reports the national safety council will publish figures showing about 18 000 workers killed in 1943 on the job, a drop from 1942 and a sign of progress in accident prevention. The piece contrasts home, vehicle, and industrial deaths with military fatalities since Pearl Harbor.
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Washington
National Safety Council
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guards
The
Safety Council
General Motors
Go All The Way on La Crosse Street and Crossing Repairs
The La Crosse public calls for a complete postwar survey of railroad and other crossings to eliminate roughness. City leaders should also survey streets for repaving, asserting a thorough plan to improve road surfaces citywide.
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la Crosse
Doubhless
Common Council
Board of Public Works
Major Japanese Industrial Centers Targeted by B 29 Bombing
The Osaka Kobe Tokyo Yokohama Nagoya and northern Kyushu districts form Japan s main industrial hubs. Osaka Kobe host factories arsenals and shipbuilding while Tokyo Yokohama lead electric and precision goods. Nagoya is an aircraft hub and Kyushu fuels the war effort with coal and iron. Names to memorize now as Hamburg Berlin style raids approach.
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Japan
Osaka-Kobe
Osaka
Kobe
Tokyo
Nagoya
Kyushu
China
Capitalism To The Rescue in Soviet Crisis
The piece argues Soviet Russia may permit private small businesses to aid reconstruction, comparing it to Lenin's NEP in the 1920s. It suggests such moves could sway American leftists toward capitalist merit, though it doubts broad acceptance.
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Soviet Russia
Lenin
Russia
Babson predicts transition period from war boom to peacetime
Babson Park Massachusetts notes a slowing after Pearl Harbor and a shift to normal activity. He forecasts a third quarter rise in stocks despite lower business volume, cites capital gains taxes as a drag, later warns of wage and job cuts and a possible retail slowdown while remaining bullish on selective merchandizing stocks.
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Babson Park
Masé
Pearl Harbor
London
U. S
Ey, Bricker
Hitler
Rainfall exceeds normal as July begins in city
Rainfall for the first 13 days of July totals 1.4 inches above normal for the month, according to A. D. Sanial of the La Crosse weather bureau. Storm damage is noted citywide with undermined tracks and washed out streets.
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A. D. Sanial
la Crosse Weather Bureau
VFW
Green Bay
Lautelle
Burlington
Lincoln
Waukon Attorney Joins New York Induction Board
Capt. G. B. Richter of Waukon was commissioned in August 1943 and after six weeks of training in Washington joined the New York city selective service board. He was named chief of the legal division at the New York selective service headquarters and previously served in World War I as a lieutenant.
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Waukon
G. B. Richter
Army
New York City
Selective Service Board
Washington, D. C
New York, Selective Service Headquarters
Wooden shoes fail to catch on in Ireland
Shoes with wooden soles were introduced in Ireland during leather shortages but failed to win favor with both consumers and manufacturers. Reports from Dublin say technical difficulties and dwindling stocks have curtailed activity in the boot and shoe industry.
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Eire
Dublin
Personality Criticism of Dewey in Campaigns Examined
Peter Edson notes the tradition of personal attacks in politics focusing on Dewey's appearance and size. He argues voters often choose candidates by looks, but stresses this campaign should center on Dewey's policies and governance rather than ad hominem jibes.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
White House
Mr. Staycomb
Mr. Marcel
Adolf Hitler
Charlie Chaplin
John W. Bricker
Chicago New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
La Follette Signals Roosevelt Endorsement After Convention
Wisconsin political circles await Senator Roberto La Follette’s stance after the Chicago Democratic National Convention. He is likely to back Roosevelt again, with a firmer emphasis this year, as Progressive leadership influences the fall race.
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la Follette
Roosevelt
Madison
Wis
Progressive Party
Roberto la Follette
Chicago
Wendell Willkie
La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press Masthead
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press publishs daily afternoon and Sunday morning editions from La Crosse Wisconsin. It lists W T Burgess as publisher R L Bangsberg as managing editor and A W Rice as city editor. The paper is a member of the Lee Syndicate and Associated Press.
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la Crosse Tribune Co
Cass
la Crosse
Wis
LA Crosse the Beautiful
W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
A W. Rice
and Leader Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
Weaver Highway Project Receives U S Approval
War Production Board approved five trunk highway projects for Minnesota with formal consent expected soon from the Public Roads Administration. Plans proceed with contract letting pending labor and equipment availability, using unused federal aid balances to cover about half the costs. The Weaver road project near Weaver includes grading, bridge work over Indian Creek, estimated at 108000 dollars, prompted by creek silting and flood risks to T H 1.
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ST. Paul
Minn
War Production Board
M. J. Hoffmann
Public Roads Administration
Weaver
Indian Creek
Wac Recruiter in City Made First Lieutenant
Notice of promotion from second to first lieutenant has been received by Lieut. Joan Bennett of the La Crosse Wac recruiting station. She took her training at Fort Des Moines and previously served as adjutant of the Wac detachment at Truax Field Madison. In civilian life she worked with an airlines company in New York.
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Joan Bennett
la Crosse
Wac
Lieut
Bennett
Fort Des Moines
Truax Field
Madison
Airlines
New York
Pensacola Earns Notoriety as Navy Flyers Trainer
Pensacola Florida earns the nickname mother in law of the Navy for training many naval aviators, reflecting its longstanding role in naval aviation education and readiness.
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Pensacola
Fla
Navy
DeWitt Mackenzie on Nazi Withdrawal and Red Offensives
The article discusses a perilous German retreat on the eastern front as Berlin signals a strategic realignment toward a western assault. It notes Nazi resource limits and the risk of disaster, while highlighting the Red Army’s rapid advance, averaging over ten miles daily in key sectors amid sustained combat.
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Hitler
Berlin
Normandy
Reich
Reader Q A Tribune Infor mation Bureau Answers Hints
The Tribune Information Bureau answers readers questions on history science and geography. This compiled list includes who printed the Star-Spangled Banner who set the type and where Venus flytrap grows details on wartime uniforms flights and stars on naval wings and the meaning of White Russian term.
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Francis Scott Key
Nicholson
Benjamin Edes
Samuel Sands
Which Volcano Has the Largest Extinct Crater
Haleakala on Maui Hawaii contains the largest extinct crater. It measures about 20 miles in circumference and reaches a depth of approximately 2 720 feet.
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Haleakala
Maui
Hawaii
Living Newspaper Origin and Purpose
Living Newspaper is a form of drama that originated in Russia after the 1918 Revolution. It dramatizes topics suggested by newspaper headlines to present current events and social issues.
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Russia
Poland
Lithuania
Canning And Preserving booklet offer from La Crosse Tribune
Home canning and preserving are promoted for year round wholesome meals. The Washington DC information bureau advertises a 44 page booklet with up to date science backed methods. Cost is 15 cents postpaid with coupon and mail address.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Name Street or Rural Route City State
Mail to Washington D C. The line lists a postal address format with street or rural route, city, state, and the instruction to mail to Washington D C for correspondence.
Feline Puzzle WordFind Result
A puzzle item listing clues for a word search style grid. It includes horizontal and vertical clues such as animal entries and abbreviations and asks solvers to fill the grid with correct words aligned to the clues.
Puzzle Clues Reveal Hidden Lettered Answers
A fragmented puzzle list shows partial clues and numbers such as 19 20 23 25 30 31 33 34 35 37 40 52 with terms like Station and Toward. The readable items hint at a fill in the blanks puzzle mapping words to clues and numbers.
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Roger W. Babson
Tribune
Everett Peterson
Greenwood
Fern Thompson
Fountain City
Mrs
Maurice Peterson
Lake Minnetonka
Dora Ewe
13Th
King Streets
Schick and Roth
5Th and
A. T. Rasmussen
Fond du Lac
State Dental Society
Imperator
Europe
Induction Board
J. R. Williams
Peter Edson
Pemee
Wey
Sam Rayburn
Joe Martin
Coolidge
Stalin
Chiang Kaishek
John Wyngaard
Smith Foreign Program
L. D. Smith
Sturgeon Bay
Smith
United States of Europe
Stae
National Republican Party
Tiller
Arthur Tiller
Republican Party
Wisconsin
LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
City
DeWitt Mackenzie
Haskin Service
Tribune Information Bureau
Eye Street
George Washington
France
Hamilton
Thomas Paine
Assembly
United States
North
South Carolina
E. Stanley Jones
Santa Anita
California
Ordnance School
Arctic
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Nora Bayes
Norman
Peter
Iowa
Kurt Schuschnigg
L. A
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Navy Department
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