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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1944
Page
9
Donald M. Nelson told the Economic Club in Detroit that Americans should focus on a forthcoming “big war production job” rather than cutbacks. He warned arms output must rise above current rates to meet the November peak, despite uncertainty from military developments.
Clarence L. Rinquist, chairman, said Monday the Boy Scout financial drive is progressing slowly. Initial gifts and donations from employee groups plus general solicitations and other groups suggest the goal of 6500 will be reached. The article also notes an unrelated reference to Cyreanians and flies called Achor.
The annual Chamber of Commerce Pig Club event moves to Wednesday at 12 30 in Myrick Park with George E. Krause announcing the change. Prof John H James of the University of Wisconsin agriculture college will speak as rural children winners receive pigs after a school competition. The event begins with 10 30 park preparations and rationing eliminates the picnic dinner.
Corp Paul B Huff, 25, of Cleveland Tennessee, earns the Congressional Medal of Honor for volunteering to lead a six man patrol into enemy territory near Carano Italy He crawled 75 yards behind a Nazi gun then charged and killed the crew During four hours of combat his action killed 27 Germans 21 were captured and 125 enemy routed with two Americans dead and one wounded Huff is a parachute infantryman from Cleveland Tennessee
Aunt Het jokes that her symptoms were from indigestion not high blood pressure after a dizzy spell, noting a doctor confirmed the misread and eased concerns.
Secretary Ickes warned that soft coal in consumer storage on May 1 totaled 50,519,000 tons, down 1,316,000 in April and providing about 32 days of supply at summer use. He said winter demand could exceed production by about 30 million tons and urged immediate orders. Weekly soft coal production rose to 12,550,000 tons, Anthracite up 64,000 tons to 1,369,000.
A federal grand jury in Detroit indicted four men on fraud charges connected to subcontract handling for machine tools used in B 24 bomber construction at Ford plants. The defendants are Clifford C. Crysler, Joseph C. Kalman, Andrew Kalman, and Ralph W. Pierce, with roles tied to Ford's mechanical design, purchasing, and related engineering firms.
In Dodge City Kansas a two engine pilot school trains new pilots to master the Martin B 26 Marauder. Col C B Root says operational troubles become familiar problems and the plane is feared only by its enemies.
Ernest Woodruff, age 81 and a leading Atlanta industrialist who helped develop the Coca Cola company, died Monday at Emory University Hospital.
The La Crosse district office of the Office of Price Administration filed a circuit court suit in Rusk county Wis seeking 228113.55 in treble damages from the Ladysmith Milk Producers Cooperative for alleged price violations on processed dairy products. The action names cooperative manager Edward Pfifer and targets roller process dried milk sweetened condensed skim milk and plain condensed skim milk sold to Chicago brokers and other buyers. The suit, led by Robert W. Arthur for Administrator Chester Bowles, cites diversion of dairy products from butter and cheese production and was served by Sheriff Carl E. Nelson.
I H Pertzsch of Onalaska awarded contracts for concrete paving of Water street and Oak street approaches in Sparta. Total bid for the two jobs is 22295.80 dollars. Projects will reopen streets to traffic after over a year closed by Memorial Day 1943 flash flood.
The Cubmasters Round Table will meet at 7 30 p m Monday in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Elwood Fairchild and Manford Hanson will lead discussion The summer program and the city wide marble tournament at West avenue playgrounds Saturday at 2 p m will be covered The dens will have finished their contests and winners enter the tournament A single torpedo is made of 5000 parts and over 1000 assemblies.
Sealed bids for moving the present school building and for general construction plumbing heating and electrical work on French Island La Crosse County Wisconsin are due by 7 30 p m CWT June 12 1944 at the upper French Island Public School. Bid opening follows. Bids must include a 3 percent certified check and a 100 percent performance bond.
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