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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1944
Page
2
Governor Dewey condemns the proposed use of a federal ballot for New York servicemen overseas as a fraud and argues the state soldier vote law already covers voting for national, state, and local officers. He says the federal ballot is void under state constitutions and would not be counted.
A coroner's jury ruled the death of Leona Mackowiak twenty five of Milwaukee an accident. The witness said Mackowiak fell from a Racine driven car and was struck by a second Milwaukee driven vehicle. The incident occurred as the trio traveled to Monico to catch a train. The women had been vacationing in the area.
The state canvassing board reports the July 10 primary turnout 355,299 with the Republican vote at 232,783 and the Democratic Farmer Labor total at 103,480. The figure marks the smallest primary since 1920 while Holm estimates about 1.5 million eligible voters in the state.
Delegates clash over vice presidential picks amid Roosevelts tentative support for Byrnes while Barkley and Wallace battle for second place. California’s Wallace endorsement looms, southern factions push to block a racial equality plank, and platform hearings proceed ahead of tomorrow’s keynote by Oklahoma Governor Kerr.
A note describes the Rhodesian Kaffir orange tree producing hard shell oranges that taste like dried apples, highlighting this unusual fruit flavor profile.
In Commons, war secretary Sir James Grigg said Germany has executed 33 additional Allied airmen. Anthony Eden earlier announced 50 pilots had been shot. Twenty seven were to have been escaping. six other killings details were not disclosed. Protests are being conveyed via the Swiss protecting power.
Japanese resistance on Saipan ended with the loss of key commanders including Chuichi Nagumo. MacArthur reports allied traps near Aitape holding with 45,000 enemy forces trapped. Allied air strikes sink shipping near Halmahera and Yap, while Chinese forces defend siewagened rail city against intensified Japanese assault.
Meat has directed the OPA to make rationing changes to conform with a clause in the price control extension act that requires publication. Bright beef movement is noted as many cattle will be marketed this fall with an early grass cattle wave already underway, signaling a beef glut this fall and winter.
A submerged Hudson sedan, Minnesota plate, was recovered from the river after failed attempts using a GMC army truck and a Todd Motor Co. truck. The occupant, Mrs. Layman, is identified along with her surviving husband, children, a nephew, a sister, and three brothers. The body was taken to Madden funeral home. arrangements are incomplete.
The Wisconsin delegation at a caucus endorsed Wallace for vice president, with all nine present voting for his nomination and others indicating Wallace support among nonpresent members. Preliminary AP tallies show Wallace leading with pledged and claimed votes totaling 319 of 589 needed, while Byrnes holds 20 Mississippi votes and unpledged bloc remains.
The Port Chicago scene shows chaos after a disaster with 195 people unhurt, a gashed judge, a damaged hotel, and a glassless main street. Residents sought shelter with friends as police guarded against looting and preparations continued into the night.
Eagle Scout Jack G Huddleston of Decatur Illinois won the seventh region Boy Scout competition earning the Emily Jane Culver scholarship to Culver Military Academy Col J W Henderson director of admissions announced today The region covers Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and Michigan
A report notes that residents of New Zealand consume between five and six meals daily, reflecting shifts in daily schedules and eating habits. The piece highlights meal distribution patterns across cities and regions.
The term Devil Dogs was first applied by German soldiers to U S Marines during World War I, reflecting the Marines' ferocity in battle. The nickname spread through Allied troops and entered public memory as a distinct moniker for the Marine Corps.
The report details heavy Allied air strikes against German bomber sites on the Baltic coast, with 114 interceptors destroyed and substantial flak and rocket fire from the ground. London and South England saw continued, small-scale bombings as three U S heavy bombers made forced landings at Malmo per Swedish dispatches.
An emergency call for radio equipment to the Cedar Rapids Navy station prompted La Crosse CAP to act. Lieut Gladys Boynton piloted a flight after pickup from No Engraving Co, delivering gear to Collings Radio Co for Cedar Rapids. The mission, lasting about three and a half hours, illustrates CAP support to maintain production and communications.
Walter Butzler, 20, of Rockland Wisconsin, had a car wreck causing 130 dollars in damage on Highway 162 in Bangor township at 2 a.m. Monday. He said a tire forced the car off the road to the right, hitting a guard post, then crashing into a telephone pole off the road bank. None of the other three passengers were injured. The roof and fenders were damaged.
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