End of War Foreshadowed as Axis Sinks in Europe and Asia
The struggle continues with Hitler clinging to power while Allied push gains momentum. Soviet advances rip through Poland and the Baltic states, Normandy breaks German defenses, and Pacific losses mount for Japan. Despite promises of victory, both nations face looming collapse and potential surrender, with widespread morale erosion and army disintegration noted.
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Hitler’s Private Army Surging to Thwart Loyal Officers
The text alleges Reichswehr generals plot to depose authorities and force surrender, but Hitler’s private loyalty structure and Himmler faction counter, purging higher ranks. It claims the Nazi leadership seeks to destroy German militarism by removing the officer corps, signaling collapse of traditional military honor and widening fear of defeat.
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Absentee ballots reach service men amid wartime delays
The effort to supply absentee ballots to U S servicemen overseas faces long odds. About 7 000 000 federal ballots were dispatched across armies navy and war shipping administration with air mail priority but movement of more than 300 000 000 letters monthly complicates timely delivery.
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Confused Politicians and Odd Medieval Metaphors
A miscellany of quips recalls Goebbels fearing a fall of the head, promises to handle it, and notes on followers puzzled by swapping vice presidents across a stream. It mentions Scotch speech challenges and husbands buying candy late at night on a two a.m. income.
Bombs land indiscriminately as London endures with grit
NEA Service profiles London civilians living through the robot bomb blitz. George and Emily, a suburban British couple, describe nightly shelters and shattered homes, the toll on family life, and their resolve to endure while war workers keep Britain running.
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Quick facts Q A quiz compilation from the La Crosse Tribune
An information bureau Q A column answers diverse questions including the first national nominating convention in 1832 Baltimore by the Anti Masonic party Wolfram meaning tungsten US city near Leghorn Detroit wildlife trends in wartime telegraph share US dominance British birds and mammals the Weasel cargo carrier M 29 tunnel views on Churchill channel tunnel slavery ban Vermont origin of Bull Moose Party Canal Zone to New Orleans flight time Noahs flood dating Ussher.
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Famous Love Affairs booklet advertised by Tribune Bureau
A 48 page booklet titled Famous Love Affairs promises tales of love, jealousy, fidelity and tragedy from over twenty notable personages who shaped history. The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers the pamphlet for fifteen cents postpaid with a coupon and mail instructions to Washington D C.
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Dewey Leads Roosevelt in Four Midwestern States
George Gallup reports Dewey leads Roosevelt in Illinois Ohio Michigan and Indiana based on July surveys. Civilian vote share favors Dewey 54 to 46 in Illinois and Ohio, and 57 to 43 in Michigan and Indiana, with implications for electoral votes and party turnout.
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We Can't Starve Them Out Says Post Writer
German agricultural economist Dr. Karl Brandt argues in The Saturday Evening Post that Hitler's European fortress is not famine threatened but producing more food due to Allied blockade. He describes Nazi controls boosting farming from 1938 to 1943 and warns of shortages if Russians push Nazis from Poland and nearby regions.
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Return To Work In Sparta Misses Elma Sholes And Mayo Blake
Miss Elma Sholes of Sparta and Mayo Blake of Mosinee will return to the office of Miss Ollie Swanson, superintendent of schools, on Aug. 1 to resume work after a mid summer vacation. They will finalize plans for the Monroe county teachers workshop and institute in August with the workshop at Tomah Aug. 21–23 and the institute at Sparta Aug. 24–25.
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La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press masthead
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press publishes afternoons and Sunday morning. Publisher T Burgess and editors R L Bangsberg A W Rice lead the paper based at 4th and Cass Streets La Crosse Wisconsin. The paper is a Lee Newspaper Syndicate member and Associated Press member.
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