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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1944
Page
3
The House military affairs committee says most selective service needs can be met by registrants under 26 as the armed forces near authorized strength. Col. Francis V. Keesling reports 22,212,000 registrants aged 18 to 37, with about 10,251,000 former or current service members.
Half of Tibet's population reportedly resides in tents in one of the world's bleak and windy regions. The description highlights shelter scarcity and extreme climate conditions facing residents.
A violent windstorm swept Milwaukee causing road blockages and accidents injuring four people, with 59 mph winds tearing down trees and wires. Waukesha and Washington counties also felt the storm, while tornado damage in Madison produced farm losses and structural destruction.
Midland cooperative increases ownership in Burkhardt Wisconsin by acquiring nine houses a store and several buildings joining a mill elevator and warehouse. The mill active since January now yields two carloads of flour daily with plans to expand production within a 50 mile radius once machinery is available.
Madrid dispatch reports a German general revolt fueling Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler. The Nazis tighten police control with the SS, gestapo, Hitler Youth, and home guard. Reports say regular army officers faced SS firings as the regime consolidates power after Stalingrad.
Mayor Fiorello La Guardia said three top New York clubs face forced asset sales if they do not settle back sales and business taxes totaling 231,018. Liens total 180,674 on the Stork Club, 37,370 on Copacabana, and 12,974 on La Vie Parisienne as managers deny the debt.
Allyn Murray of Galesville Wisconsin has advanced to technician third grade in the New Guinea jungles. Overseas since April 1943, he reports jungle life is not so bad and recalls a recent reunion with Capt. Rey Klandrud and Sgt. Neil Canar from Galesville. He serves in the signal corps.
George Sides told police about a theft at his Decatur hotel room. He said between 25 and 30 dollars were stolen and the burglar also took his suspenders and cut the pants buttons.
Ministry of Works Secretary George Hicks told a Hackney meeting that 3.5 million railings have been removed from homes in England and 3.5 million complaints filed. He noted Hyde Park gates remain locked nightly to halt traffic.
Publishing in Chungking China faces a severe paper shortage with a projected stoppage. Fewer than 40 books are published monthly by ten leading firms as material costs drive prices up when books are available.
Sparta Wis Sunday 5 am Glen E Lecklider 656th Engineers Camp McCoy escaped serious injury when his 1940 Ford left the highway two and a half miles west of Sparta struck a bridge rolled over twice and landed in a field. He suffered bruises on his head and knee. Traffic officer Willis Young questioned him and said sleep at the wheel was likely. The car traveled 60 feet to the bridge, 105 feet before stopping.
T Sgt Melvin Sterling 20, son of Mr and Mrs Nedring Sterling of Abbotsford Wis, an aerial engineer on a B 24 bomber, has been reported missing in action since July 8 in Italy. He had completed 25 missions and recently wrote his sister that he was back from rest camp and ready for action.
Madison Wisconsin John Steuart Curry oil painting Our Good Earth will join the university college of agriculture permanent art collection funded by the treasury department after the community surpassed the $200 000 war bond drive quota. Milton B Findorff chaired Dane county campaign and said the quota was exceeded.
Jersey City reports postwar chocolate bars designed for heat resistance. The army will supply tropical chocolate bars that melt at 120 degrees Fahrenheit instead of 85 and will be available to civilians in peacetime through southern states and in the summer up north. The bars combine chocolate skim milk cocoa fat oat flour flavoring and vitamins and must be pressed into molds rather than poured.
Plans are set for a two patrol leaders training course in Scouting to be held in Sparta this fall. Pfc Werner Hicht of the Topographical Engineering Battalion with the 2nd Army Unit at ng McCoy will lead, working with Scout executive B W Ingli and the Sparta Scouters. Hicht has prior Oregon experience in troop operation and training. As late as 1877 steel use in English bridge building was prohibited.
The Third Battalion Third Infantry Wisconsin State Guard finished three days of field and combat drills at Camp Williams and Camp Douglas in Wisconsin. Co M La Crosse ferried back to the South Avenue Armory after a storm delayed return. Capt. Garder praised the training and coordinates. Brig. Gen. Cairy attended the review with battalion staff listed.
Fort Sheridan in Illinois has been designated one of five military separation centers for discharge processing. Under Lieut. Col. E. M. Stenjem, the unit handles final pay and property settlements, physical exams, and guidance on rights under the servicemen’s bill of rights, travel home, and employment assistance for eligible veterans.
At Pearl Harbor Adm. Chester W. Nimitz announced the Tinian landings six and a half hours after Marines went ashore, shaving past his Guam invasion record and ranking as a rapid public notice in the Pacific theater. A Tokyo radio claim of an initial Tinian landing had already circulated to U.S. wires 31 minutes earlier.
Washington officials announce new restrictions to remove nonessential features from folding or collapsible boxes. The rule targets saving about 73000 tons of boxboard annually by mandating containers be made without superfluous frills and decorative elements.
WPB explained that despite unnecessary decorations and other features, shipping is kept serviceable. Affected containers include boxes for laundry tobacco candy cereal crackers toys games butter pails for ice cream and foods and display units.
Pope Pius XII renewed Sunday the churchs condemnation of Italy s Catholic Communist party. He spoke to St Peters club members and urged Catholics to follow sacred teachings while supporting social reform movements. Osservatore Romano had charged communism with doctrinal incompatibility.
General Electric announces production plans for jet propulsion aircraft turbines for the war department. The company also reveals it has perfected electronic equipment to measure projectile speed within 1-100,000th of a second.
Production of manufactured goods in Brazil increased ten times from 1911 to 1938, reflecting significant industrial growth and economic development across the period.
Good livestock entries are expected for the Inter-State Fair to be held August 2 to 6 with entry closes at midnight Wednesday. Cattle and horse divisions are building, sheep and swine barns expected to fill, and all other departments must file by noon August 2. Judging starts August 3 and runs through August 4. three days of harness racing are listed with up to 30 entries per race. Ernie Young’s revue provides two shows nightly for five nights. vaudeville afternoons accompany the Mighty Sheesley midway acts and local concession contractors are already issued.
An eight foot long creature about as thick as a man's arm was hauled from waters near Whale Island puzzling New Zealand fishermen. No one who witnessed it has seen anything like it before.
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