Gasoline Trucks Swept Through Canisy At Speed
On July 28 1844 U S forces sped gasoline trucks at 50 miles an hour through a burning Canisy to fuel front line tanks. Captain William M Lawler of San Francisco described a daring ride as flames and debris filled the town. Major Robert Crust of Minnesota commanded a column of 30 trucks spaced 300 yards apart to push through the hot frontline corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S S
William M. Lawler
San Francisco
Robert Crust
St. Paul
Guard On Merchant Ship Arrives At Rushford Home
Oscar G. Westby GM3c guard on merchant ship returns home to Rushford Minnesota to visit parents Bernt and Mrs Westby in Highland Prairie. He participated in D day invasion observations near the British coast and recalls a fog ramming incident with no casualties aboard his ship. Westby, a 1942 Navy enlistee, trained at Great Lakes and Norfolk and served in the Mediterranean and Italian invasions. His brother Pvt Lawrence Westby is stationed at Camp Ritchie Maryland.
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Rushford
Minn
Oscar G. Westby
Gm3c
Rs. Bernt Westby
Highland Prairie
Westby
Ivasion
Norandy
Channel
Portsmouth
England
Proroto Weslety
Great Lakes
Norfolk
Mediterranean
Irish Sea
Rushford High School
Luther College
Decorah
Pvt
Lawrence Westby
Camp Ritchie
Trempealeau Man Reported Missing In France
Mrs. Orville H. Lutz reports her husband First Lieutenant Orville H. Lutz has been missing in action since June 19 in France. He entered service in 1940, trained at Fort Sheridan, completed Officer Candidate School at Fort Belvoir, and went overseas in 1943, with a last letter dated June 6.
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Trempealeau
Wis
War Department
Orville H. Lutz
France
Lutz
Fort Sheridan
Fort Belvoir
Fort Leonard Wood
Camp White
Ore
Mary McCarty
St. Petersburg
Fla
Melrose Marine Writes Of Wounds
Melrose Wis special: Mr and Mrs Forrest Kunes received a Wednesday letter dated July 26 from their son Pic Warren Kunes saying he has been wounded in action. The note confirms he is serving in the armed forces and conveys family concern.
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Melrose
Wis
Forrest Kunes
Pic Warren Kunes
Weather Summary for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Weather record notes fair cool conditions with diminishing winds tonight, followed by fair warmer Saturday. Minnesota sees partly cloudy, cool tonight and generally fair Saturday. Iowa reports fair by night and warmer Saturday with scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Taur
Viroqua Soldier Injured Twice Returns to States
Viroqua Wisconsin special reports Corp Thorwald Peterson was wounded at Cassino earning the Purple Heart and again on the Anzio beachhead. After a Italy hospital stay and a move to Africa he now recovers in Chicago with his mother wife and son en route to visit.
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Viroqua
Wis
Special) Corp
Thorwald Peterson
Cassino
Anzio
Italy
Peterson
Africa
Corp
Chicago
Edwin Peterson
Jean Thompson
Rushford Gunner Arrives Home On Seven Day Leave
Sgt. Donald Swenson a Pueblo Colorado based photo gunner arrives home for a seven day rest leave at his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Martin Swenson. He survived a recent Liberator crash in which two crew members were fatally injured and six escaped with bruises. Swenson who graduated from Rushford High School entered service in 1942 and has prior crash experiences. He has been stationed at Pueblo for 14 months as an aerial instructor after training in St. Petersburg Denver and Harlingen.
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Rushford
Minn
Donald Swenson
Pueblo Air Base
Pueblo
Colo
Martin Swenson
Swenson
Rushford High School
St. Petersburg
Fla
Denver
Harlingen
Tex
Sunday Services Across Rural Churches in Area
Holmen Lutheran led by H C Smeby holds 10 45 a m services with Lutheran World Action offering and a chaplain from the 76th Division as guest speaker. Holmen Luther league meets at August Paulson farm. New Amsterdam school will host families of Paulson Qual rudi Lund Nerby Hanson next Sunday. Ladies' Aid meets Aug 3 with hostesses Berg Larson Nelson. Coon Valley H O Bach pastor. Upper Coon Valley Norwegian services 10 45 a m. Luther league on Gilbert Bagstad farm 8 p m. Aug 3 Ladies' Aid in hall hosted by Dahlen Bekkum. Middle Coon Valley Norwegian services 9 a m.
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H. C. Smeby
Halfway
Lutheran World Action
Camp McCoy
Holmen Luther League
August Paulson Farm
New Amsterdam
August Paulson
Edward Qual
Adolf Rudi
Oner Lund
Jerome Nerby
Henry L. Hanson
Holmen Ladies’ Aid Society
Mmes
Albert and
James Berg
Anna Larson
Alden Nelson
Coon Valley
Lutheran
H. O. Bach
Upper Coon Valley
Luther League
Gilbert Bagstad
Ladies’ Aid Society
Anton and
Clarence Dahlen
Rudolph Bekkum
Spirit of 76 cast to present three shows over weekend
Spirit of 76 touring war bond show scheduled for three performances this weekend in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Performances at Winona State Teachers College auditorium Saturday at 7 and 9 pm and Sunday at 2:30 pm theater 1. No admission charged. Leonard Lambert to conduct the division band. Featured performers include The Fiddlers Three, Fred Broduers, Leonard Kubrick, John Killam, John Haynie, Tom Quatrocci, Lou Carter, Larry Cohen, and Billy Robbins.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
76Th Infantry Division
Winona
Minn
State Teachers’ College
Leonard Lambert
Fiddlers
Three—Corp
Fred Broders
Leonard Kubrick
John Killam
John Haynie
Tom Quatrocci
304Th Infantry Regiment
Tommy Tucker
Lou Carter
417Th Infantry Regiment
Larry Cohen
Billy Robbins
Whale Saves Sub in Pacific Rescue Tale
John G. Fowler torpederman third class reports a whale surfaced as his submarine dove, fooling Japanese airmen. He said the attackers mistook the whale for the sub, attacked the whale, and allowed the sub to slip away unseen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
John G. Fowler
Pacific
Wartime ration guide lists stamps and prices for July
The guide details valid red blue and airplane stamps through 1945 and new periods, itemizing prices for fruits vegetables and fruit varieties in La Crosse Wisconsin and Winona Minnesota. It lists quantities for sugar meat and processed foods and specifies limits on canning.
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Associated Press
PTC
Ballots for Wisconsin G I Joes lag in 1944 election
Wisconsin officials report only about a quarter of eligible servicemen may receive primary ballots for the Aug 15 election. Governor Goodland condemns the turnout and urges home communities to submit soldier names for voting under new laws intended to aid absentee ballots. Ballot returns vary by city with Milwaukee leading and Sheboygan registering about 2,000 of its 40,638 residents in service.
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Madison
Wis
G. I. Joe
Badger Service
Goodland
Congress
Wisconsin
Joe
Badger Boys
Sheboygan
Oshkosh
Kenosha
Superior
Green Bay
la Crosse
Racine
Milwaukee
Pisa Battle Opens With 8th Army Drive Toward Florence
The 8th Army advanced toward Florence as New Zealand forces seized San Casciano seven miles from the city. Indian troops pushed toward Monte Spertoli and Arno, while Polish units patrolled the Misa river front. German smoke screens and a rare night air raid marked the opening phase of the Pisa operation.
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Rome
Florence
San Casciano
Arno
Pisa
Cerbaia
Monte Spertoli
8Th Army
Empoli
Adriatic
Misa
Senigallia
5Th Army
Candy Shortage Deepens as Chocolate Ration Drops
Seattle report notes a 10 percent cut in civilian chocolate allotments this month. National Confectioners Association president Philip Gott warns the candy trade faces further supply limits as chocolate and sugar shortages persist, leaving civilian stocks at about 60 percent of prewar levels.
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Seattle
Philip Gott
Chicago
National Confectioners’ Association
Ex-Commander Kennedy Dies in New York at 68
Alfred J. Kennedy a former national commander in chief of the United Spanish War Veterans and ex New York state senator and assemblyman died today at age 68.
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New York
Alfred J. Kennedy
The
United Spanish War Veterans
New York State
Local Justice Court Dockets From Sparta and Tomah
In Sparta La Verne Chase of Elroy pleaded innocent to a bigamy charge after marrying Delia Schoonover while still married to Bernice Shear. He was bound over to county court on $1000 bond. Harold Yahnke pleaded guilty to driving without a license and paid fines. In Tomah Eddie White of LaGrande Oregon faced lewd and lascivious conduct charges and was bound over to the county court after pleading guilty. In La Crosse Lester Miller was charged as a common drunkard, pleaded not guilty, and posted $250 bond. Trial set for July 31. Rachel Giesler’s case was dismissed after preliminary examination.
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Justice Court Sparta
Wis. la Verne
Chase
Elroy
Delia Schoonover
Bernice E. Shear
Miss Shear
H. L. Beckman
L. J. Goodman
Harold Yahnke
Justice Beckman
Yahnke
Willis Young
Tomah
Wis
Eddie
Pvt
Capriere Guiseppe
Hearing on Final Settlement In Estate of Elizabeth Weimar
Wisconsin La Crosse County Court to hear on August 29 1944 the administrator A C Weimar for examination and allowance of final account and debts and for assignment of residue and determination of inheritance tax. Judge R V Ahlstrom signs the order with attorney Co L Baldwin.
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State of
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Elizabeth Weimar
la Crosse
A-C. Weimar
Peyade
R. V. Ahlstrom
Co. L. Baldwin
Winona Livestock Prices and Hours From Swift & Company
Winona Minnesota buyers extend hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. livestock arriving after closing will be weighed and priced next morning. Hogs show steady to 10 cents lower with top around 14.20. cattle and calves vary by class, with dry fed steers 14.00 to 15.75 and heifers 12.50 to 15.00. Lambs up 25 cents. hog ceiling price 13.55 in Winona County. Chicago equivalents follow with mixed declines for hogs and cattle.
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Ay Swift & Company
Winona
Minn
Milwaukee market notes on livestock and meat prices
Milwaukee markets show hogs steady with 400 290 lb classes down, top hogs at 14 dollars. Cattle steady with steers and yearlings good to choice 16.25 to 16.75, cows 11 to 12.50, vealers 12.50 to 15, bulogs and other weights listed with varied ranges. Industry quantities include sows 12.75 to 13, boars 5 to 6, and common bulls 9 to 10.25.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
WFA
Milwaukee
Chicago Potatoes Market Firmer Despite Light Shipments
Potatoes show firm market with very light U.S. shipments totaling 648. California Long Whites and U.S. No. 1 prices range from 3.89 to 4.75 per unit, Idaho Bliss and Russell No. 1 around 3.80 to 4.06, Nebraska Warbas 3.82 to 3.97, and Missouri Cobblers at 2.40. Demand remains fair amid tight supply.
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Chicago
U. S
California
Idaho Bliss
Russell
Nebraska
Missouri
Birthday Greetings for Local Residents
Happy birthday notes for Ladd C. Golding of 506 Badger Street, Margaret Rae Pederson of Beaver Dam Wisconsin, and Donald Blank of 408 Avon Street appear in today’s community notice.
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Ladd C. Golding
Badger Street
Margaret Rae Pederson
Beaver Dam
Wis
Donald Blank
Avon Street
Chicago grain prices and futures mixed amid light demand
Wheat quotes range from No. 2 red at about 1.55 to No. 1 hard near 1.60 with various mixed and dark types cited. Barley and oats show modest moves while rye holds around 1.05 to 1.10 with steady to firm tones. Chicago produce notes live stock receipts and butter hold firm as eggs show unsettled trading.
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Chicago
Thousands Cheer Argentine Stand In Demonstration
Several thousand demonstrators voiced progovernment sentiment against the United States as they marched from the U S embassy toward the foreign ministry in Buenos Aires. A noise bomb exploded outside La Nacion but caused no injuries beyond a shattered shop window. The protest followed a radio address by Foreign Minister Gen Orlando Peluffo defending Argentina policy.
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Buenos Aires
la Nacion
U. S
Whch
Foreign Ministry
Orlando Peluffo
Argentina
United States
Badger Among 10 Dead In Liberator Crash
Savannah Ga Ten air corps men died when a B 24 Liberator crashed and burned ten miles south of Augusta after takeoff context provided by public relations office. John Nathan son of Mrs Goldie Nanain Madison Wisconsin was among the dead.
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Savannah
Corp
John Nathan
Goldie Nanain
Madison
Wis
Air Corps
Chatham Field
Augusta
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