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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1944
Page
2
German POWs described pessimism at a Midland Park New Jersey encampment as Allied landings continue and supply lines lag. Soldiers from labor battalions and captured fronts cited a near term ending, while Italian prisoners clustered apart and a Catholic German officer condemned the war.
Four towns captured in France are identified by Allied headquarters and field dispatches. Ste. Mère Église lies 20 miles southeast of Cherbourg, Formigny 20 miles east on the Carentan Caen road, Bayeux 10 miles southeast of Formigny and Bernières-sur-Mer 11 miles north of Caen and 10 miles west of the Orne river mouth.
Reports say the 11th airborne division and American units led the first wave amid bad weather as Allied bombers kept up attacks. Canadian forces moved fast through farmland driving Germans from about a dozen towns near Caen amid stiff house to house fighting.
Gilbert L. Ulrichsen aged 30 was killed Friday when he fell five floors in an elevator shaft at a Milwaukee wholesale drug house. The tragedy occurred as workers were in the building handling duties. Investigators examined the shaft and safety practices while the victim was identified by authorities. Further details were not released at filing.
On the U S assault transport Thomas Jefferson the coxwains of small landing craft endured heavy fire during the invasion. Lieut William D Steel commended Coxwain Alvin H Ploeckelmann for efficiency and bravery as boats faced shore batteries minefields and smoke landing the first waves safely with some soldiers killed in boats or while leaving.
Monroe County war bond committees across precincts were cleared to begin sales ahead of the June 12 opening, driven by the invasion. State chairman Walter Keasten urged county and local chairs R E Wildes of Sparta and R G Tiegs of Tomah to start now to help Wisconsin exceed its quota.
Tass dispatch from Irkutsk reports Vice-President Henry A. Wallace learning of the invasion on June 6. He reacted with emotion to the Allied offensive, deeming its significance for the war and future humanity, and viewing it as proof of Allied solidarity and determination.
Varying pleas and sentences recorded including Luana Jorsiad 22 of North Seventh street receiving 10 day jail for vagrancy and $100 fine or 90 days in jail. Martin Sweeney held for circuit court on receiving stolen property with bicycles valued at $90 each and $500 bail. Several drivers pledged or forfeited bonds for traffic offenses. some defendants given jail or hard labor terms. Real estate transfers include Kaulfuss to Albers on 20th Street and Cameron to Schama on 15th Street corner.
Paratroopers hit Normandy near midnight on D-day and split into small groups to assault German forces. Soldiers Dodson Pruck Southard Beshears Bensel Chute Burciaga describe fighting through hedgerows, surprising German convoys, and adapting to the unfamiliar terrain while searches for comrades continued.
War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt called for nationwide job controls to mobilize the labor force until Hitler’s fortress falls and Tojo’s sea is become a puddle. He urged integration of communities and states and outlined expanded priority referrals to place the right worker in war industries through the U S employment service.
John E. Anderson 90 dies at daughter's home in Winona with wife predeceased. survived by son Helmer, daughters Edna Schultz and Helen Shaver, three grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. Burke Funeral Home Winona. Burial Woodlawn Cemetery. Edward W. Lorenz 71 dies at home on Kane street. survived by wife Emma, daughter Mazelle Larrabee, two sisters, one grandchild. Funeral Monday 1:30 p.m. Sletten McKee North Chapel. burial Tomah Cemetery.
The Naval Officer Procurement office announced seven more Wisconsin men receiving naval reserve commissions. Included is Ensign Herald Stewart of Richland Center who heads the science department at Viroqua High School. Also noted is a plan to build one million military vehicles and civilian commercial units.
Detroit Mayor Edward J. Jeffries Jr. criticized the Roosevelt administration at Chicago’s Executives Club urging Republicans to nominate a candidate capable of recreating the democratic government our forefathers sought to establish. He warned a standard theory would deserve support.
A group of 24 La Crosse county children aged six to 11 will depart Sunday by special bus for a two week outing at Wanbeek camp near the Wisconsin Dells. The Wisconsin Association for the Disabled sponsors the camping program, funded by Easter stamp sales. A second group of 12 to 18 year olds will follow in July, with wheel chair cases from the county vacationing in August. The trip leaves from the Greyhound bus depot at 12:35 p.m. with adult chaperones aboard.
The office of price administration on Friday set first time price ceilings for fresh apricots plums sweet cherries and Italian prunes. Nationally retail prices will run about 15 to 35 percent below last year with prunes around 14 cents per pound and plums about 19 cents while sweet cherries reach roughly 40 cents per pound.
The will of Col. Frank Knox secretary of the navy and publisher of the Chicago Daily News was admitted to probate Friday. The estate valued at about 2 million dollars goes entirely to his widow Mrs Annie Reid Knox.
Allied forces report the end of the Myitkyina airfield fight in northern Burma as Lieut. Gen. Stilwell’s ground troops seize the airfield end and Chindits dislodge Japanese from Hola. Southeast Asia command also states a 14 mile advance toward Imphal with British troops pushing from Ko hima. In the Pacific, American airmen strike a Japanese heavy cruiser near Waigeo as Mokmer airdrome readiness proceeds.
Knutson, president of the Coon Valley State Bank, must refrain from practicing law after a Wisconsin circuit court judgment. The state bar association alleged he engaged in illegal practice of law for five years. Judge Cowie ordered no costs.
Mrs. Regina Nagelmiller, 34, died in Oshkosh Wisconsin after sustaining injuries in an automobile accident on the south city limits earlier Thursday.
Milton Douglas DeMarre ten month old son of Mr and Mrs Francis DeMarre 810 Ferry Street secured Wisconsin's first D-Day war bond. He is the state’s first Fifth War Loan drive subscriber receiving a Walt Disney certificate of ownership and a U S treasury certificate. He is enrolled in the Wisconsin cradle of honor and as a member of the Sons of the American Legion.
The Senate met at 11 this morning an hour earlier than usual. Chaplain Rev Frederick Brown Harris was absent and the opening prayer was skipped for the first time in over five years as lawmakers returned to work on the price control bill.
Moscow reports point to an early Red Army offensive on the eastern front as preparations intensify to shake Hitler’s hold. Observers note Soviet troops gain a strategic height north of Iasi, while German counterattacks fail to retake the position.
Governor granted Floyd Delaney a commutation reducing his La Crosse burglary sentence from three to 25 years to three to 20 years. Delaney, 31, formerly of La Crosse, was convicted Feb. 4, 1936, in La Crosse county circuit court and sent to the state prison.
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