Nazi purge wipes out only a few top conspirators
AAP report says Hitler’s purge of army conspirators has eliminated few top figures. Col. Gen. Ludwig Beck is the sole captured leader of the opposition, executed after warning of arrest. Hitler replaces professional generals with loyal political appointees as new front commanders are awaited. No civilian mass uprisings are reported, suggesting military opposition dominance.
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LA Crosse
Gestapo
Hitler
Associated Press
Reich Frontier
Col
Ludwig Beck
Hiel Hitler
Germany
Absie
London
Berchtesgaden
Normandy on power Rommel warns against premature drive
The report says Rommel cautioned that the British drive has limited objectives and may extend further if Montgomery presses it. Montgomery’s HQ issued the initial statement, while German broadcasts claim heavy bombardment and destruction as the land is burned. The Caen Falaise road along the Orne and Dives ridge promises fewer hedge row obstacles for the British and Canadian forces.
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Rommel
Supreme Headquarters
Montgomery
Caen-Falaise
Orne
Dives
Russian War Update Reports Soviet Advance in Baltic Corridor
Soviet forces pressed their expansion from a bridgehead inside Soviet Estonia along the 30 mile Feipus corridor toward Tallinn. German troops retreat across bridges as the Red Army advances with air support. Stalin announces fall of Lublin and reports German losses nearing 540 thousand in the summer offensive.
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Romania
Narva
Estonia
Lake Peipus
Baltic Sea
Gulf of Finland
Tallinn
Russia
Hitler
Visla
Poland
Red Army
Warsaw
Chelm
Lublin
Stalin
Mother Dead Twins Flown to New Home in Indiana
Ul Stephen Lloyd and Sharon Loy Bair, 25day-old twins, were born in Long Beach California after their mother died five days later. They arrived in Elkhart after a 20hour flight to join aunt and uncle Mrs Lynn Bair and her family. The journey was made with two maternal aunts.
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Elkhart
Stephen Lloyd
Sharon Loy Bair
Long Beach
Calif
West Coast
Lynn Bair
Elkhert
Banker Dies Pay We
John H , president of the Picot Slatinant bank, died Tuesday. He was a native of Winona.
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John H
Picot Slatinant Bank
Winona
Soviet to sign Poland relation pact with National Liberation
London dispatch reports Russia choosing a pact with the Polish Committee of National Liberation over exile London, stating no territorial aims and designating the western Bug as a frontier. The Red Army is claimed to be across the Bug, advancing swiftly, with Moscow saying troops entered Poland to aid liberation and to restore an independent democratic Poland.
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London
Russia
Polish Committee of National Liberation
Red Army
Moscow
Soviet
Monitor
Bug
Stalin
Ian
Peoples Commissariat For Foreign Affairs
Poland
Russia To Deal With Committee Not Exiled Polish Government
Allied air forces claim a second great air offensive against Germany and France, with U S Eighth Air Force heavy bombers surpassing earlier records. More than 1 500 heavies attacked targets in Germany and France escorted by 500 fighters while 500 medium and light bombers followed from British bases. RAF operations struck into southeast Caen area and Berlin targets, with RAF bombers and fighters also patrolling Munich Frankfurt and Aachen zones, and American fighters reporting multiple air victories and losses.
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Supreme Headquarters
U. S. 8Th Air Force
Germany
France
Armandy
Caen
RAF Mustang
Second Army
Falaise
Paris
RAF
Stuttgart
Berlin
Frankfurt
Aachen
English Channel
Echelon Shops Hear McCoy Show During Lunch Program
Workers at the Fourth Echelon shops in La Crosse were treated to a musical program by performers from It's the McCoy. Col. MacMullin and Capt. Goetzke organized the visit. The Majors and Minors conducted by Sgt. Mussolino performed For Dancers Only and Down Under. Frances Koskey sang Once In A While and Embraceable You. Marty Riklin delivered a comedy routine imitating Tibbett. Bill Steinar paralleled Bing Crosby singing Bells of St Marys and more. Palmer House producer Dick Barstow showcased several dance pieces.
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la Crosse
the McCoy
George M. MacMullin
McCoy
George D. Goetzke
Nick Mussolino
Pfc
Mickey Sharp
Churchill
Hitler
Roosevelt
Tojo
Frances Koskey
Marty Riklin
Lawrence Tibbett
Bill Steinar
Bing Crosby
Dick Barstow
Palmer House
Chicago
Archaeologist Dr Wilbert Hinsdale Dies At 93
ARBOR Mich Dr Wilbert B Hinsdale aged 93 former dean of the University of Michigan homeopathic medical college at age 71 dies in Ann Arbor He earned renown as an authority on anthropology and archaeology throughout his long career.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Wilbert B. Hinsdale
University of Michigan
Homeopathic Medical College
Roosevelt Message to Truman Defended as War Time Exception
J L Egan of Western Union says Roosevelt’s congratulatory note to Senator Truman likely violated the wartime ban on such messages but was acceptable since it was an exception. The message, sent from the White House on July 21, aimed at Truman after his victory. Western Union had refused Willkie’s message to Dewey during the Republican convention.
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New York
J. L. Egan
Western Union
Roosevelt
Truman
Wendell L. Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
Egan
White House
Washington
Last day to file U S taxes for July special returns
Monday July 31 is the deadline for special tax returns for liquor dealers coin operated devices bowling alleys and related amusements for July liability. J Chester Iserman chief of the La Crosse internal revenue division urged timely filing and payments at 315 Hoeschler building open 8:30 a m to 5 15 p m daily except Sunday with payment by cash certified check or postal money order.
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ae ag — + ang
Internal Revenue Collector
J. Chester Iserman
la Crosse
Internal Revenue Division
Hoeschler Building
Henry Kaiser Enters Gypsum Business Partnership
Henry J. Kaiser announces a new venture in gypsum products for house construction. Kaiser and Sam A. Perkins of Standard Gypsum form a partnership to manage production, facilities, and development of plaster and wallboard across western deposits from the Gulf of California to Alaska.
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Oakland
Calif
Henry Kaiser
Kaiser
Sam A. Perkins
Standard Gypsum Company
Henry J. Kaiser Company
Gulf of California
Alaska
Kaiser Management
Fire destroys warehouse as crowd aids firemen
Fire crews fought a blaze that damaged a warehouse crowded with army family furniture. Police controlled a large crowd while residents helped by breaking windows to allow water in. One driver, George Olson, was slightly injured when a ladder toppled. he was hospitalized.</s>
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George Olson
Evans
Miller Broom Company
Japanese to Fight With All the Power They Possess
Admiral Ernest J. King said Japan will wage war with full power despite changes in the Tojo cabinet. He noted shifts in war methods under the new leadership and debated whether Japan would adopt a defensive or more aggressive posture.
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Washington
Ernest J. King
Navy
Tojo
King
Japan
Ringling Circus request to use Breese Stevens field denied
The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus asked to use Breese Stevens field on September 01. The Madison city property and purchases committee rejected the request noting that erection of equipment and use of the field would damage the sod for football.
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Madison
Wis
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Breese Stevens
League Founder Lola Lloyd Dies in Winnetka
Mrs. Lola Maverick Lloyd, cofounder with Jane of the women's International League for Peace and Freedom in 1915, died Tuesday in Winnetka. In Porto Ferraio on Elba, a church houses Napoleon's death mask from his first exile in 1814-15.
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Chicago
Lola Maverick Lloyd
Jane
Women’s International League For Peace and Freedom
Winnetka
Porto Ferraio
Elba
Napoleon
Merchants Aid Highway Crews In Mopping Up June Bug Pests
Merchants in La Crosse helped the street department clean up a major June bug infestation after a cloudburst. Awnings sagged under dead bugs, cars were camouflaged by a bug blanket, and crews used brushes, hoses, a snow plow, and three truck loads of pests were removed. Police reported no accidents.
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la Crosse
West Channel Bridge
Main Channel
Main Street
Third
Pearl Street
Mississippi Valley Transportation Company
Minnesota
A. D. Sanial
Brownsville
Horthy Faces Decision On 500000 Hungary Jews
London reports note that Regent Admiral Horthy faces a critical choice affecting about 500000 Jews in Hungary. Vatican and Red Cross reportedly pressed to halt Nazi deportations as Hungary’s fate hangs on possible intervention and promises to stop forcible evacuations.
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Horthy
Hungary
London
Nicholas Horthy
Vatican
International Red Cross
Bernio
Anthony Eden
Commons
Farm Labor Wage Averages Rise Across Wisconsin
Madison report shows state farm labor wages up about ten dollars monthly from 1943. Average with board is $73.75. without board $101. Day laborers earn $3.85 with board or $4.75 without board, all higher than last year.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
U. S. Departments of Agriculture
Spellman Denies Peace Overtures Visit
Archbishop Francis Spellman of New York said he would travel to front line areas and denied reports that his Vatican visit involved peace overtures by Pope Pius XII. Vatican officials denied any peace proposal was discussed or anticipated.
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Rome
Francis J. Spellman
New York
Vatican
Pius XII
Green County Bar Leader William F. Truber Dies
William F. Truber, 40, president of the Green County Bar Association and University of Wisconsin Law School graduate, died last night in Monroe, Wisconsin. The obituary notes his professional leadership in local legal circles.
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Monroe, Wis
William F. Truber
Green County Bar Association
University of Wisconsin Law School
Bolton in Britain seeks view of army nurses
Rep Frances Bolton of Ohio arrives in London to observe base hospital nursing in England and field stations in France, champion of nursing legislation.
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London
Frances Bolton
Ohio
England
France
King George VI Tours Italian Battlefields
King George VI of England began a tour of the battle fields in Italy today during his visit to Rome. The royal trip aims to inspect war damage and express Britons support for Allied efforts.
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Italy
Rome
George VI
England
17 Point Program To Be Stressed By Amoth For Governor
Eau Claire candidate Ralph F. Amoth, seeking the Progressive nomination for governor, plans 11 state radio broadcasts to push his 17 point program including reorganizing motor vehicle, public welfare and banking departments. Milwaukee radio remarks featured Delbert J. Kenny urging veterans access to college courses in state teachers colleges to study near home. State Sen. Milton T. Murray, a Republican candidate, vowed to cut taxes on corporations and lure new industries to create postwar jobs for veterans, stressing constructive employment over public works.
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Associated Press
Ralph F. Amoth
Eau Claire
Amace
Milwaukee
Delbert J. Kenny
West Bend
Wausau
Milton T. Murray
Saving tin cans for salvage
In saving tin cans wash well cut both ends from the cans and then step on them to press and save packing space for salvage.
Allied Forces Close On Florence Near 10 Mile Front
Allied troops pressed to within 10 miles of Florence on the Italian front as German resistance collapsed in several sectors. The front weakened along the Arno north of the river while a sharp clash erupted east of San Miniato with two German counterattacks repulsed by the 5th Army attempting to push lines east toward Florence.
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Rome
Florence
Arno
San Miniato
5Th
Hawley Reports Low Wounded-Death Rates in Britain
Major General Paul R. Hawley of the U S medical corps says death rate among wounded admitted to U S hospitals in Britain was four per thousand. He cites a lower rate under three percent for wounded treated in the combat zone from D day to June 30.
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London
Paul R. Hawley
U. S. Medical Corps
U. S
Britain
St. Aspirin Promotes Quality Assurance and Purity
An advertisement claims that St. Aspirin offers guaranteed quality and purity, branding it the world’s largest aspirin and urging purchase at the Doonan St. Joseph location.
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Doonan St. Joseph
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