More To Come Mary Sees Bigger Invasion Thrusts Likely
The article argues Allied and German options after the Cherbourg Havre beachhead. It notes German hesitation to strike hard yet faces a decisive choice between counterattacks and defending Calais as the Allies push toward Paris. Allied coordination and mine sweeping receive praise amid brutal caveats about German prowess.
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Mary
Hitler
Europe
Cherbourg-Havre
Calais
Cherbourg- Havre
Havre
Paris
Insurance ruling threatens states and federal balance
The piece condemns a Supreme Court decision that declares insurance an interstate commerce activity. It cites Justices Black Murphy Douglas Rutledge and dissenters Justice Stone Jackson and Frankfurter, arguing it upends 150 years of precedent, threatens state regulation, and could trigger widespread litigation and upheaval in wartime America.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Court
Black
Murphy
Douglas
Rutledge
America
Stone
Robert Jackson
New Deal
Frankfurter
Jackson
Roberts
Reed
Economic Conference to Be Held at La Crosse Vocational School
Labor advisory committee to the district office of price administration sponsors an economic conference for laboring men and women at La Crosse Vocational School. Delegates from Farmers Union locals AFL CIO railway unions and their auxiliaries will attend along with farmers and cooperatives from nearby communities. The event aims to unite rival groups to discuss current and future economic problems affecting workers.
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la Crosse
Labor Advisory Committee
Office of Price Administraton
Farmers Union
American Federation of Labor
Congress For Industrial Organizations
Putrid Petain II and French leadership under fire
The piece condemns Marshal Petain for warning France against Allied liberation, calling him a traitor. It also criticizes General de Gaulle for opposing Allied command during D-Day and questions who truly fights for France's liberation, noting Giraud's sidelining.
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Marshal Petain
Vichy
France
Petain
Hitler
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
Giraud
Major de Seversky Airpower In War
The article argues Germany has shown little air power so far but may still have a small, capable Luftwaffe force. It suggests vigilance remains, that Germany could strike decisively in a future battle, and stresses building Allied air bases on the continent, securing a port, and stockpiling supplies to reduce reliance on overwater routes. The Luftwaffe is viewed as a German army auxiliary, likely to target surface forces rather than seek a pure air war.
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Luftwaffe
Hitler
Rommel
Cherbourg
You May Have A Lower Tax Under New Law
The article explains filing an amended declaration for 1944 taxes if income was not covered by withholding. It covers when to amend, how the new deduction and exemptions work, and how to calculate the three quarterly payments due June 15, September 15, and January 15.
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Washington
Knights Templar elects Clinton L. Peterson commander
The La Crosse Tribune reports that La Crosse Commandery No. 9 Knights Templar chose Clinton L. Peterson as commander at its annual election held Monday evening in the Masonic temple.
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Knights Templar
Clinton L. Peterson
Masonic Temple
St. Joseph's School
la Crosse County
French Island
Blanche Chamberlain
Beloit
Beloit College
Wilson Colwell Relief Corps
Court House
Harvey Pope
Minneapolis
J. J. Jansky
Johnson Street
Co. C. Looney
Milwaukee
Theodore Edwards
Kenneth Salzer
Beta Fraternity
University of Wisconsin
College of Letters and Science
Hattie Anderson
Esther Stavrum
New York
Norway
Henry Waldenburger
New Amsterdam
Pine Creek
Minn
Brayton
E. E. Thurston
Street Railway
Richard J. Ray
George H. Ray
Amherst College
Red Cross Spends Over Quarter Billion in 26 Months
The American Red Cross reports it provided more than 205.8 million dollars in token funds and 78.95 million dollars for government and other agencies during the first 26 months of the war.
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Red Cross
Washington
American Red Cross
Invasion Weather Reports Fair Dover Strait Skies
The sky over the Dover Strait was blue and cloudless with good visibility. A light westerly wind barely ruffled the sea as a rising barometer followed a drizzle, suggesting a period of fair weather. temperatures were in the seventies at 8 am.
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London
Dover Strait
D-Day Reflections From Washington on Dull Invasion Day
Peter Edson notes the capital felt dull during D-Day as major officials pursued routine acts. Hull vacationed, Morgenthau planned a new war loan, and Ickes commented on postwar dangers while Avery faced protest and Congress debated flood control and price acts. Fala the Scottie wandered White House grounds as reporters gathered.
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War Labor Board
William H. Davis
Hawaii
Army
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
Capitol Hill
Sewell Avery
Missouri
Bennett Champ Clark
Congress
Kimmel
Short
Pearl Harbor
White House
Fala the
Scottie
Murray Confident Milwau kee Senator Seeks Governorship
Milton T. Murray, veteran Milwaukee legislator, presses a second bid for Wisconsin’s governorship. He remains upbeat despite critics, emphasizes a non-political conservation stance, and points to 13 years in the legislature as exposure that could aid his campaign against Gov. Goodland.
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Madison
Wis
Milton T. Murray
Milwaukee
Murray
Wisconsin
Gov. Goodland
Goodland
Sen
Senate
Julius P. Heil
Heil
C. S. Loomis
Milwaukeean
Muray
Veterans’ Rehabilitation
Three Trempealeau County 4-H Picnics Planned
Whitehall Wis Special three district 4-H picnics in Trempealeau county will be held this month and early July. County Agent Charles Mittelstadt and Home Agent Edna Langseth organize events in Trempealeau Bay Osseo Park and Riverside Park Blair. All picnics open Sundays at 11 a.m. with a brief religious service then lunch and an afternoon of games and stunts.
Young Assistant Joins County Demonstration Work
Miss Aileen Hoeth of La Crosse county and a Stout Institute student arrived in Whitehall to help as assistant to County Home Demonstration Agent Edna M. Langseth for June. She will move to Monroe county on July 1 to serve as emergency food agent.
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Whitehall
Wis
Aileen Hoeth
la Crosse County
Stout Institute
Menomonie
Edna M. Langseth
Monroe County
Rommel Guards Coasts as Cherbourg Battle Intensifies
DeWitt Mackenzie notes Rommel faces a tight defensive squeeze across the Cherbourg peninsula and western Europe. He must balance coastal guard duties against preventing Allied invasions elsewhere, while Allied air power and warships offer key advantages in the ongoing struggle.
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Cherbourg
Rommel
Europe
France
Answers to Questions from The Haskin Service
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau presents Q and A on topics ranging from bridge terminology to geography. Questions cover pontoon versus ponton, value of oceanic gold, Ohio River ownership, Carlyle's last work, telescope power, and many others with concise historical, scientific, and biographical answers.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Inventor Horizontal 69 To the Shelf
Puzzle style hints list many clues and partial phrases about electrical wizardry and names with numbers and abbreviations. It resembles a filled crossword or cryptic grid with entries for metals elements and directions. The jumble includes references to Spain Ireland New Hampshire and various abbreviations and terms.
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Masthead
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press lists Managing Editor A W Rice and City Editor, with second class matter registration on June 23, 1904. It notes affiliation with the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and the Associated Press rights for republication of dispatches.
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R. L. Bangsberg
A. W. Rice
la Crosse
Wis
Tribune and Leader-Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
Canning and Preserving Booklet For Thrifty Homes
A government backed guide offers tested recipes for jellies jams fruit butters pickles and canning meats poultry fruits and vegetables. The booklet claims careful research from federal and state labs and aims to help housewives with practical kitchen science. Postpaid copy is fifteen cents to 316 Eye Street NE Washington DC with name and address.
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Eye Street
N. E
Washington 2
D. C
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