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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1944
Page
4
The La Crosse Tribune reports plea for Wisconsin officials to curb fire dangers after Hart Conn circus fire killed 162. Editor Murphy notes circuses lack proper sanitation in smaller cities like La Crosse, criticizing ground facilities and water access. He urges standards for latrines, refreshments, and sanitation.
Oshkosh hosts AFL Labor News with elections to state federations. Agnes Blankenship named alternate. Houghtaling and others elected as delegates from various locals including Carpenters No. 1143 and Laundry Workers No. 31. La Crosse Trades elects George W. Hall. Laura Kroll assumes vice president role. committee chair Reuter named. weekly meeting schedule listed.
Leonard L. Cutelli known as the voice of Porky Pig in Leon Schlesinger’s Looney Tunes died yesterday in Seattle after a heart attack while waiting for a train to Vancouver B C He could imitate over 2000 animal and other sounds without aid The note mentions Los Angeles once an Indian village named Yangna and a theater engagement in Vancouver B C
Miss Catherine Searles of Rahway New Jersey lost her right arm above the elbow after a male polar bear attacked in the open air cage at Central Park Zoo. Police report shows attendants used lights and a newspaper to deter the bear before it released her. The arm was amputated below the shoulder at Roosevelt Hospital and Searles is reported in recovery. Detectives recovered a bracelet and a sapphire ring from the cage area.
Five thousand workers left idle by northern Chile nitrate closures find new employment as the Papose copper mines resume operations with federal aid after over five decades idle. Local officials report limited resumption of production and ongoing relocation efforts.
NBC network listings show Cavalcade drama Boomerang Howard Barlow concert and Vacation Serenade with Rose Bampton plus Contented Concert and L Q quiz. Broadcasts include Vox Pop Ann Rutherford Lionel Barrymore Herbert Marshall Man Called X and Coast Guard parade with Navy School of Music matinee and Shady Valley Folks.
In France with the 2nd Infantry Division, Pfc. Albert L. Boesch, a New Jersey native who fled Austria in 1931, uses insults in German to unnerve enemy troops and spot a sniper at 75 yards. Officers praise him as fearless, one of the division’s best bazooka men, while he longs to return home. Pvt. Jack D. Whitaker hopes for chocolate or cookies in a package.
An eye witness said Japs were turning white from Burma hiding as fierce fighting continued.
Pedro Ovejero says an attack by a fellow inmate at the Roman Russell Institute of Boulogne blinded him and led to the removal of an eye. He later states institute staff forced him to drive to Buenos Aires and leave him at his aunt’s home.
The Central War Time lineup lists CBS NBC and ABC shows from 4:45 PM to 10:15 PM. Highlights include The Sea Hound Sketch, Captain Tim Healy story, Jack Armstrong repeats, The Bob Hawk Quiz, Cavalcade of America, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Lionel Barrymore as Mayor, and Dance and News intervals across networks with various serials and concerts.
The armed services and many industrial firms use rubber linings inside concrete storage tanks to hold high octane gasoline. The linings prevent deterioration caused by the sludge inhibitor present in all high octane fuels.
English wild roses are identified as a richer natural source of vitamin C. The vitamin is extracted from the rose hips, with a 500 ton harvest of rose tips gathered commercially in 1943.
Six people died when a sudden blaze swept the Old Mill scenic boat ride at Elrtch's Gardens in Denver. Four identified victims include two Buckley Field soldiers and their wives. two park attendants died trying to rescue riders. Cause of the fire was not known.
Phil H. Griffin district OPA director urged selling unused automobiles after surveying early price control effects. Used car ceilings will drop four percent every six months, he said, and cars leaving highways at four thousand daily go to junk yards, aiding wartime transport. Dealers back ceilings. some owners hold out for higher prices.
About 500 million silver dollars, known as cartwheels, are stacked in United States mints and are in common use mainly in the western states. The quantity highlights the scale of coinage stockpiled for circulation.
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