United States Seeks Volunteers to Fill War Industry Roles
The voluntary manpower plan aims to place 85 000 to 100 000 workers in rubber tire ship repair logging foundry coal mining and steel production. Officials report strong public cooperation and reduced turnover as offices refer applicants to high priority openings. Some difficulties in Washington dining sectors persist but overall results show promise for avoiding a national service mandate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
United States Employment Service
Washington
Paul McNutt
Underground rises in final hours of French resistance battle
The text credits the French underground with crippling German logistics and aiding Allied forces after the Normandy landings. It notes Koenig as commander in chief with Allied approval, improvements in relations between De Gaulle and the Allies, and hopes for a united liberation effort despite ongoing fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pierre Koenig
Underground
Normandy
France
America
Germany
Paris
Free France
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
Koenig
London
Washington
Roosevelt
England can take it again and again
The piece commends Britain's grit during new flying bomb raids differing from 1940 41. It notes no sirens or ground fire and emphasizes civilian tolls in London, alongside Churchill’s insistence that Britain has not failed and can endure further shocks.
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England
London
Normandy
Channel
Churchill
German General Loss Toll Climbs in Recent Battles
The report notes six German generals killed in Russia and nine more in Normandy, bringing total German general deaths to 31 in recent weeks. It argues this shift shows German morale and propaganda aims, suggesting leaders fight alongside ordinary soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Normandy
Airpower in War Hints at Bigger Bombers To Come
General Meyers signals that larger bombers beyond the B 29 are being developed to strike Japan from bases in Alaska Australia and India. The B 29 remains tactical in role and range limits constrain strategic action in the Pacific theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett E. Meyers
Army Air Force Materiel Command
Pearl Harbor
Henry H. Arnold
Japan
Alaska
Australia
India
Jos Oan Mntha
Meyers
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Driving Conditions Noted On Highway From War Plants
The American Automobile Association survey records the worst driving conditions the most comprehensive driving practices and the greatest disregard for safety on stretches of highway leading from war plants.
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American Automobile Association
Last Bus Home Sees Soldier Share Photo Moment
A tall husky civilian on the 1 am bus sits beside a girl reading a magazine. He shows a picture of himself in uniform to the soldier behind him, admitting it is him as a bomber, then grows serious and stares into the darkness.
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Washington
Ten Year Ago Tribune Highlights and Local Happenings
The Teachers college announced summer school exams set for July 26 and 27. The VFW Junior drum corps under Comrade Jack Shelley returned from Green Bay with honors, first in juniors and second in seniors. Picnics, camping celebrations, political addresses by Governor Blaine, family visits, canoe mishap, golf cup results, and a new principal for Washington school were among the items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers College
VFW
Jack Shelley
Green Bay
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
U. S
Segelke and
Kohlhaus
Wigwam Beach Park
Muldoon Defeats Maas Twice at Frohsinn Hall
Harry Muldoon of this city defeated Alfred P. Maas of Chicago for the second time last night at Frohsinn hall by throwing him three times in an hour. J E Grink of North La Crosse heads to Minneapolis for a Northern Pacific position. A L Wakefield leads West Salem businessmen in forming the Wakefield Manufacturing Co with capital of
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Harry Muldoon
Alfred P. Maas
Chicago
Frohsinn Hall
J. E. Grink
North la Crosse
Minneapolis
Northern Pacific
A. L. Wakefield
West Salem
Wakefield Manufaccea Company
Drama To Be Given At Pike's Peak
Twenty seven boys from Iowa Nebraska and Illinois in a woodcrafters camp near Pike's Peak state park south of McGregor will present the drama Shabbona a story of the Black Hawk period Sunday at 3 pm. The play in the outdoor theater is directed by H Clark Brown of Charles City Ia camp director. The public is invited. On Tuesday evening at the Shelter House in the state park the camp will present an illustrated lecture some outdoors or Indian lore.
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Mcgregor
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Pike’s Peak State Park
H. Clark Brown
Charles City
Pike
Governor Appeals For Speed Law Observance
Governor Goodland urges Wisconsin motorists to strictly observe the wartime 35 mile per hour limit. He cites tire shortages as the top threat to winning the war and farm production, noting previous appeals have had little effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Goodland
Fresno Officials Weigh Free Licenses for Veterans
Fresno city commission considers a proposal to issue free licenses to honorably discharged veterans. The measure aims to reduce barriers for veterans seeking professional licenses and standardize eligibility across departments.
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Fresno
Calif
De Gaulle Dicker Over France Role in Allied Invasion
Peter Edson outlines Washington and London talks on post invasion civil and military authority. Eisenhower seeks broad control in the Netherlands Norway and Belgium while De Gaulle presses for recognition of a provisional French government and control of gold and currency.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles de Gaulle
Eisenhower
London
de Gaulle
Vichy
Spirt
France
Committee of National Liberation
French Republic
Supreme Headquarters
Free Discussion Described as Slipping in Wisconsin Panels
Madison columnist denounces secret sessions by state boards and commissions led by the University of Wisconsin board of regents, the conservation commission, and the emergency board. He cites private pre meetings, silent deliberations, and late disclosure of appropriations as threats to open government.
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Madison
Wis
C. K. Alexander
Wisconsin
America
Alexander
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
State Emergency Board
University Board
Conservation Commission
Wisconsin Northland
Commission
Goodland
Add New Books To McCoy Library
Hundreds of new books were added to McCoy Library shelves at CAMP McCOY Wisconsin. Librarians Lois Martin and Inez Christensen reported new titles in Service club 1 including Normal Hall Lost Island H E Bates Fair Stood the Wind for France Konrad Heiden Der Fuehrer Zofia Kossak Blessed are the Meek and Thomas Mann Joseph the Provider. Service club 2 nears seven hundred total new books with recommended titles Day John Gunther USSR the Story of Russia Helen McInnes While Still We Live and Herbery Allen Bedford Village.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Service Club
Lois Martin
Inez Christensen
Normal Hall
Lost Island
H. E. Bates
France
Konrad Heiden
Zofia Kossaks
the Meek
Thomas Mann
Joseph
Service Club 2
John Gunther
Walter Duranty
Ussr
Russia
Helen McInnes
Herbey Allen
Area Men Tour Camp McCoy With Officials
Thirty two social security administrators from ten surrounding counties toured Camp McCoy on Wednesday led by Monroe county welfare director Francis Connelly of Sparta. Thursday afternoon La Crosse traffic officers, led by Lyle Wright, joined the tour after a state conference in La Crosse. Maj. Hans R. Biegel conducted both tours visiting the post laundry cold storage warehouse bakery theater and post chapel where brief talks were given by Post Chaplain Arthur F. Ewart and Chaplain W. B. Schwartz.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Francis Connelly
Monroe
Sparta
la Crosse
Lyle Wright
Hans R. Biegel
Post
Arthur F. Ewart
W. B. Schwartz
La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press Masthead
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press masthead lists T Burgess as publisher R L Bangsberg as managing editor and A W Rice as city editor. It notes entry as a second class paper June 23 1904 and affiliation with the Associated Press and Lee Syndicate.
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4Th and
Cass Streets
la Crosse
Wis
Hitler's Threat Spurs Allied Resolve to Smash Nazi Monster
DeWitt Mackenzie condemns Hitler's barbaric broadcast promising a bloodbath across Europe. He urges united action by the United Nations to thwart the Reich and end Prussian militarism before further civilian devastation.
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Reich
Europe
Adolf Hitler
United Nations
Answers to reader questions from The La Crosse Tribune
The column provides brief answers to varied inquiries on topics such as silk cocoons, changes in contract bridge laws, Statue of Liberty parts, gambling investments, Oscar Straus, Charlie McCarthy, Tangier orange name, Old Abe mascot, band meaning, and influenza etymology with concise details and dates.
Question and answer on origins of Jumbo and other facts
A compilation of trivia answers includes Jumbo origin doubts with Ethiopia and France origins mentioned, Rome Allied entry date June 4 1944, U S church membership shares in 1942, Malvina Hoffman sculptor of Hall Field Museum statues, and Pinchbeck as acting Louisiana governor in 1872 73 during Warmoth impeachment.
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Hall _— Field museum
Chicago
Malvina Hoffman
D.B Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchbeck
Louisiana
Warmoth
Missouri 1875 charter powers split city from county
The Missouri constitution of 1875 gave St. Louis the authority to draft its own charter and to separate from St. Louis County, establishing the city as a distinct political entity.
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City of
St. Louis
J.N.C. A
Missouri
City of St. Louis
County of
SCREEN ACTOR HORIZONTAL
Pictured actor fights a crime ring in a puzzle styled as a themed crossword. Clues align with numbered entries revealing a web of names and terms spanning actors nations and clues across grid positions.
Tennyson’s Crossing The Bar Written In A Moment
The poet told his son it came in a moment, indicating the composition required only a brief time.
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Tennyson
S.N.F. A
Temperature facts and historical political figures in brief
The text cites Reykjavik mean annual temperature about 39 degrees and January about 30 degrees, comparable to Quebec and Boston. It also mentions John Singleton Cm from Boston born 172, who became Lord Chancellor with the title of Lord.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Quebec
Boston
England
John Singleton
Painter
Mass
Care of the Feet booklet offered for ten cents
A 32 page illustrated booklet titled Care of the Feet offers tips to keep feet in condition for walking. It urges readers to buy a copy for ten cents postpaid by mailing a coupon with name address and state to Eye Street in Washington DC.
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Pettibone Island
John J. Blaine
Riverside Park
J. H. O’brien
Maydell and
Francis
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P. J. Kelly
Lou Walthers
Bull” Taylor
I. H. Kircher
Oshkosh
Washington School
16Th and
Vine Streets
Albert Hardy
Board of Education
Pike’s Peak
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J. R. Williams
Peter Edson
Dicker
Netherlands
John Wyngaard
THE
Little Legislature
McCoy
LA Crosse Tribune and Leader Press
DeWitt Mackenzie
Hitler
Haskin Service
la Crosse Tribune, Information Bureau
Eye St
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Washington, D.C
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O.T.H. A
E.K
Oscar Solomon Straus
New York
Commerce and Labor
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Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
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Tangier
Morocco
Old Abe
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Jumbo
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Settite
Ethiopia
Rome
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Dad
Fis
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