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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1944
Page
6
The bureau projects July 1 grain stocks at 18 to 20 million tons amid drought and heavy wartime feed use. Farmers cut hogs and poultry as feed reserves near depletion, with less grain likely for livestock. Favorable pastures ease shortages briefly, oats area down from March plans, offset by corn gains and low hay stocks.
The United Nations relief and rehabilitation administration disclosed that the army expects a strong foothold in Europe between next month and December and will need 562 million dollars to feed clothe and maintain liberated civilians during that period. Maj. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, director of materiel for army service forces, stated the request for funds for July to December.
Delegates from across area attend business sessions Tuesday and Wednesday in Eagles and American Legion rooms. Officers of the USWV and auxiliary are listed with names and cities from Oshkosh to Milwaukee, including commander Henry Tyriver and president Cecelia M. Johnson, Madison.
Superior Wis April appointment announces Edwin D Jones of Superior named general superintendent of the Soo Line railway at Minneapolis. He succeeds C L Simpson who died recently.
MadisonWisconsin motorists report 29 May traffic deaths in Wisconsin beating May 1943 by three. First five months total 193 fatalities, up from 130 in 1943 and 247 in 1942. Seven pedestrians among May victims, lowest in 11 months, officials warn of rising child toll with summer break.
Washington reports Brig. Gen. Wilson will serve as deputy chief of air staff succeeding Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg. The 51 year old West Virginian had been chief of staff of Allied air forces in the Southwest Pacific since September 1942.
Eric Johnston president of the United States Chamber of Commerce began business talks with Soviet officials in Moscow on Saturday. He held appointments with the chairman of the All Union Chamber of Commerce and Alexey D Krutikov vice commissioner of foreign trade. Johnston arrived yesterday, the press noted.
Gov. Goodland authorizes the Department of Agriculture and the Attorney General to collaborate with Wisconsin cheese industry representatives to obtain changes in OPA regulations affecting cheese production and marketing.
Crosley announces Marshall Field of Chicago has purchased WSAI after FCC order to sell due to Crosley also operating WLW in Cincinnati. No personnel changes expected. FCC must approve the transfer petition before final license transfer.
Fresh to strong winds. Mostly cloudy with thunder showers tonight and showers Sunday. Cooler tonight and Sunday. Forecast from U.S. Department of Commerce notes fresh to strong winds across Iowa with unsettled conditions.
The Mississippi river is expected to fall slowly over the next 36 hours below Dam No. 6 with daily drops averaging 0.2 foot northward. Heavy rains tonight may raise levels in tributaries Sunday while the Chippewa River should rise upstream with little change downstream of Durand.
Thomas R. King of Oconomowoc filed nomination papers for a Democratic slate with the secretary of state. Howard J. MacMuray, Kenneth Hones, Marshall Whaling, John Joyce, Gustave J. Keller, and King seek state and U S Senate posts and offices. Joseph McCarthy runs as Republican for U S Senate. LaVern R. Disney seeks reelection in Wisconsin's 8th District.
Five year old Eu gene Barforth of Waukesha drowned Friday in a channel feeding Little Muskego lake. His mother Mrs Charles Barforth witnessed the accident and a neighbor recovered the body. Artificial respiration failed.
Daily Records La Crosse notes a rubbish fire at 1516 Avon street caused by a small blaze in a residence. Fire units respond to a filter system fire at the USO center. Property transfers list multiple parcels in La Crosse, Bangor, and nearby areas with names and spouses transferring to various buyers. Court news covers hearings and pleas including Helen Stephan, Otie Rubner, John Vick, Milton Isler, and Arvella Bader with outcomes and bail details.
The Associated Press outlines stamp validity changes for rationed items. Meat and processed foods stamps gain indefinite validity. June dates for certain blue and airplane stamps. sugar 30 and 31 remain five and five. shoes, gasoline, fuel oil also adjusted. Vegetables and prices list several reductions and ceilings.
Winona Minnesota livestock sale hours 9 a m to 4 p m. Market steady with extreme top at 13.30. Good to choice truck butchers and sows listed with weight ranges and prices. Cattle section starts but no further details provided.
Salable hogs 7,500 head with steady to higher prices versus last week. good 180-270 lb hogs around 13.75 with top 280-330 lb at 11.75 to 12.15. larger sows 10.75 to 10.90. 5,000 unsold. Cattle and calves receipts light. cattle trade active with gains 25-70 cents, top at 17.35 for fed steers, yearlings near 17. Heifers and stock cattle steady to higher. vealers strong. Potatoes arrivals 87 on track. U.S. shipments 1,255. markets mixed with stock demand moderate for best stock. California Long Whites 3.99-4.00, Bliss Triumphs 3.40-4.47 depending on grade.
Martin A. Wiemer filed nomination papers with County Clerk Roy H. Matson for the office of county coroner. He will seek re election on the Republican ticket and to date no challenger has announced for the post.
The Chicago grain table shows July wheat around 1.60 to 1.61 with highs near 1.61 and lows 1.60 to 1.59, September and December futures at similar levels. Oats quotes list July at 74, September at 70, and December near 69, with small ranges. Barley and cash grain notes follow, plus Chicago produce data including butter and egg receipts.
Bodies of two seven year old boys, Richard J. Gross and Ronald Schiller Jr., were washed ashore along the Milwaukee river. Gross had been missing since Thursday and Schiller since Wednesday, found by a passerby Friday.
Wisconsin farm land prices have risen about 50 percent since World War II began, says economist Leonard A. Salter Jr. The January to March 1942 transactions rose 145 percent from 1941, with over half the purchases mortgaged 60 to 70 percent. Salter argues for credit limits and objective appraisals to curb speculation and ensure future farmers bear the burden of rising land costs.
The ninth naval district announced that effective June 1 all navy directives on radio telephone and radio telegraph communication on the Great Lakes are cancelled and returned to normal operation under the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission.
A report notes that fuel efficiency differs by region with southern cars giving less mileage due to evaporation effects. It highlights temperature and humidity as factors influencing engine performance and fuel vapors.
A fire at the Army-Navy Masonic Service center in Sparta started around 4:30 a.m. in the old armory building. It confined to the southwest corner along the west wall, destroying two four chairs and a Zenith radio, with furniture damage near $500 and little building damage. Cause undetermined but likely a cigarette left in a chair.
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