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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1945
Page
10
Sixty two members of the La Crosse Traffic bureau attended the annual picnic at Earl Sales Island. A. E. Grectors Tausche and others were re elected to director posts. Ben Overton, former Traffic bureau manager, spoke as a guest from St. Petersburg Florida.
Wisconsin senate rushed through 50 bills in four hours and sent relief and appropriations measures to the assembly. An amendment provided 13 000 for a women's dormitory at La Crosse State Teachers College. An assembly bill forcing Milwaukee taverns to close at the same hours was killed.
The WPB will release more than 100 million pounds of aluminum in the next day or two for civilian pots pans and other consumer items. The total could reach 300 million pounds and exceed prewar consumption, with all three metals copper and steel previously controlled under the plan. Extrusions will stay tight due to demand for army bridges and military equipment.
Daniel Webster Hoan Milwaukee mayor for 24 years testified for the defense in the government suit to confiscate an electrical device and spoke of potatoes becoming plentiful in Australia and the job to sell them.
The assembly passes a bill authorizing a $13,000 appropriation for construction at La Crosse State Teachers College. A new women’s dormitory would be built, as the college currently has only one women’s dorm in use and most students live in private homes.
Milwaukee area taverns may stay open until 2 a.m. on weekdays and 3:30 a.m. Sundays while other taverns must close by 11 p.m. Legislation advanced in the lower house would fund barberry eradication, raise county salaries, and aid John J. Phalen for property damage. A social security relief bill would expand benefits, easing old age and dependent child residency requirements, and cap pension boosts at $5 a month while restricting larger bonuses. South Australia contributes most of Australia’s wine.
World War II notices highlight Pvt. Samuel J. Nichols and Edward J. Semb exchanging letters from the South Pacific and Philippines as Semb is promoted to signalman. Sgt. Kloety and others near duty posts across the Pacific describe leave, training, and new ranks as families in La Crosse and nearby towns learn of servicemen overseas.
Partly cloudy and slightly warmer tonight with scattered thunder. Warmer in the east and central portions. Wednesday expects generally fair weather with light winds and clearer skies in the north.
Weather outlook shows continued rain and rising crests in the Mississippi basin from Alma to Lynxville with 3 foot daily rises expected through the weekend. Minor increases also near Lake Pepin while small streams stay calm beyond the district.
Gueltzow brothers Pfc Louis C L and Sgt John O of La Crosse are overseas. Louis entered service March 17 1944 trained at Fort Jackson and Miami Beach later sailing to England in October 1944 earning four battle stars and the purple heart after a April 10 wound. John joined December 23 1942 trained at Fort Lewis and served in Hawaii New Guinea and Dutch New Guinea earning the combat infantry badge. Their parents are Mr and Mrs Oliver Gueltzow residing at 108 North Ninth Street.
The government asked the U S circuit court of appeals not to interfere with War Department control of the seized Montgomery Ward properties. The move follows Friday’s ruling that seizure under the war labor disputes act was legal, and it seeks to prevent restraining orders on the secretary of war as he continues directives from the war labor board.
A 29 year old widow, Hel en Souhrada, confessed to drowning her two young daughters in a bathtub Sunday night. Dr. Goodman found no water in Nancy Souhrada’s lungs, but some in Connie’s. Prosecutor Friedman planned to present the confession to a grand jury for murder charges.
The Winona Minnesota market shows a steady tone with top cattle at 14.30 and various hog and lamb price ranges across weight classes. Reports cover CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE peers, with bids for cows, bulls, and utilities and notes on delayed livestock handling hours.
John A. Maurer 29 of Monroe Wisconsin, a Flightways pilot, died en route to Watertown hospital after a crop dusting plane crashed near Johnson Creek. Witnesses say the Piper Cub struck trees, then plunged inverted. Maurer remained conscious briefly before dying from internal injuries. He served in the navy, taught army cadets, and leaves a widow and one child.
The guide details food ration stamps for meats sugar shoes and gas and fuel oil validity dates. It lists ceilings for fresh fruits and vegetables in specific Wisconsin and Minnesota cities and price per pound for various produce and staples. Turn in all waste fats.
Chicago police arrested Joseph Jencek a 41 year old truck driver once pictured as a citified Robin Hood after a freight terminal theft. He faces grand larceny and truck larceny charges for pilfering a cargo of groceries including canned meats while soap and mustard were given away to housewives.
Moscow radio reported Laval, former Vichy premier, had finally been returned to France arriving without luggage at Bordeaux port near the Spanish border. The FCC relayed the broadcast with that claim as tensions over Vichy officials continued.
Clinton Anderson may visit Europe to study foreign relief needs and food requirements as he becomes secretary of agriculture and war food administrator. The House food shortage committee urges the trip to assess liberated areas and inform policy as domestic supplies tighten and foreign relief is debated.
In Washington the American Legion backed legislation to ease GI bill loan rules. Senator Johnson and Rep. Kearney introduced measures to extend loan application time, expand farm loan uses for inputs, allow business loans for inventories and property improvements, and offer a new method for issuing business loans.
The article recalls Adolf Hitler’s 1920s remark contemptuously seeking an adversary worthy of his genius, reflecting on his stance against democratic opponents and the historical tension it signaled.
President Truman signed legislation reducing the required gold reserve of the Federal Reserve Bank to 25 percent of deposits and Federal Reserve notes in circulation. Previously banks had to keep 35 percent of deposits and 40 percent of notes as gold reserves.
Six radium needles in a lead-lined container were left at the Glasgow general post office for three years. Worth hundreds of dollars, the radium apparently fell from a poorly tied parcel and the hospital in Scotland has not recovered any radium.
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