Bombing of Bangkok and war progress reported
The 1944 La Crosse Tribune notes Makasan railway shops in Bangkok bombed as part of a shakedown operation. A Southeast Asia communique on June 8 called it the heaviest blow of the war on Bangkok. The report mentions Yawata steel works near Kobe, with allied aircrews led by Brig. Gen. La Verne G. Saunders and Gen. Wolfe preparing to strike from multiple altitudes. Also included are obituary details for Robert A. Albrecht, 67, of La Crosse, tied to the Gries Hielleman Brewing firm, with services planned and survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Crosse Tribune
Makasan
Bangkok
Rites
Steel and Iron Works
Yawata
Krupp
Japan
Tokyo
Honshu
Shimonoseki-Moji
Iid
Sasebo
Nagasaki
Wolfe
War Department
la Verne G. “Blondie” Saunders
Aberdeen
S. D
Super Forts Continued from Page One
Article fragment discusses Japanese wartime mobilization and Allied responses. It mentions Kokursu army inmates and appeals to the Japanese to resist enemy propaganda. References to attacks aimed at boosting war plane production and German propaganda are noted as part of the broader war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokursu
Egg production peak passes as WFA notes relief ahead
CHICAGO The war food administration said the peak of egg production had passed and that little likelihood exists for continued forced sale of carload lots to feed mixers. In two weeks about 114000 cases were sold at five cents each for conversion into receipts ungraded bought in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
War Food Administration
WFA
Jan Aor Lane
Shout 38 Ue
Missing ViroquaYouth John Bennett 15 Since May 28
John Bennett a 15 year old from Viroqua Wisconsin has been missing from home since May 28 relatives told La Crosse city police. He is 5 9 150 pounds blue eyes brown hair medium complexion wears glasses and limps left leg. Mastoid scar behind left ear. Last seen wearing a light hat tan sport jacket dark brown trousers and carrying a Boy Scout placard. Contact J Henry Bennett Viroqua city police with any information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bennett
Viroqua
Wis
la Crosse
Madison
John
J. Henry Bennett, Viroqua
Three Coast Guardsmen Hurt In River Boat Accident
Three coast guardsmen on the Fern were injured at 12 30 p m Friday when a steel cable broke on a Mississippi River piling job south of La Crosse. Darrel Lamcelie 18 Robert C Stansell 19 and Edwin A Hall 24 were taken to La Crosse Hospital from Riverside Park landing. William S Dyer commanded the Fern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast
Willkie Invited to Republican Convention Discussion
New York Wendell L Willkie said Friday that Republican national chairman Harrison E Spangler offered him a ticket to the national convention He noted Spangler stated Willkie had been invited and Willkie would listen to the proceedings He has not decided whether to attend and has not been invited to address or appear before the resolutions committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Harrison E. Spangler
Spangler
Willkie
Crash in Wisconsin blamed on engine crew and tractor occupants
A Marathon county coroner jury found the crossing collision near Wausau was caused by negligence of a Northwestern road engine crew and two county tractor occupants. Engineer J Libert 66 and brakeman William J Fendon 58 were killed when the engine struck the tractor and a trailer. The report notes worn-out equipment as a contributing factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Wis
Marathon County
North Western Road
J Libert
William J. Fendon
Invasion Advances on Normandy Front From Beachhead
Allied forces pushed inland in Normandy with 3,000 air sorties and 5,000 total bomber missions. Montebourg and Quineville fell to American units fueling a new outlet toward Cherbourg while fighting remained intense in Caen and Tilly Sur Seulles with German counter threats anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenape
Tilly Sur Seulles
Caen
Caumont
Bernard L. Montgomery
Supreme Command
Normandy
Supreme Headquarters
Montgomery
Montebourg
Quineville
Cherbourg
Montebourge
Montebourg - Valognes
Funeral services for Clifford E Holm
Clifford E Holm died in a Minneapolis hospital Monday. Funeral services will be held Saturday at Lee mortuary in Minneapolis with burial in Lakewood cemetery. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, daughter of Mrs. G A Kuehn of La Crosse, his parents Mr and Mrs Ralph E Holm of Portland Oregon, and five brothers Benney Ralph John Donald and robert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Lutheran Church
West Avenue
Cameron
W. C. Schumann
Oak Grove
Albrecht
Brewing Company
E. T. Mueller
Was
Helen
Mexico City
Mary Albrecht
Ida Hein
la Crosse
Richard
New Ulm
Minn
Herman
Milwaukee
Martha Wehnke
Hellwig- Morris
Clifford E. Holm
Minneapolis
Lee Mortuary
Lakewood Cemetery
Dorothy
G. A. Kuehn
Ralph E. Holm
Portland
Ore
Benney
Ralph
John
Donald
Obert
Ida Mae O'Neil Dies in Minneapolis After Illness
Mrs Ida Mae ONeil 75 formerly of La Crosse died at her Minneapolis home after a lingering illness. Survived by four sons John Cyril LeRoy of Minneapolis and Hubert of Milwaukee and four grandchildren. Funeral at Pro Cathedral Minneapolis 7 am Saturday burial in La Crosse Catholic Cemetery at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Mae O'Neil
Minneapolis
Mrs Minnie Schwier 96 Dies. Services Planned Barre Mills
Mrs Minnie Schwier age 96 died Friday at the home of her grandchildren Mr and Mrs Casper Anderegg 1210 South 20th Street Funeral services set for Sunday at 1 pm at the Anderegg home and 2 pm at St Johns Lutheran Barre Mills Burial will be in the Barre Mills cemetery Survived by daughter Mrs Emma Hofer granddaughter Mrs Helen Anderegg daughter Mrs Anita and great grandson Casper Anderegg Jr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Schwier
Casper Anderegg
South 20Th Street
Anderegg
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Barre Mills
Andaregg
Emma Hofer
Helen Anderegg
Anita
Casper Anderegg, Jr
Must License Bicycles By June 30
Rick Warns Must License Bicycles By June 30. Herman F. Rick Jr of the city police department warns bike owners that June 30 is the last day to register. Licenses cost 25 cents and registration offices at city hall open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays with noon-hour hours extended for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman F. Rick, Jr
Fellenz resigns from 18th district senate seat
State Senator Louis J. Fellenz Jr. of Fond du Lac submitted his resignation to Governor Goodland effective immediately. He cited army induction as the reason and said he passed a pre induction physical exam on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Louis J. Fellenz Jr
Fond du Lac
Goodland
Fellenz
Lansing Board Names New Coach Jack Lown for Year
Lansing Iowa board announces they have secured Jack Lown as a age and manual arts teacher for the coming year. Open positions remain for principal and a seventh eighth grade combined teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Board of Education
Jack Lown
Lansing Exceeds War Loan Quota in Brief
Lansing surpassed its fifth war loan target of 38 339 dollars by about 9 000 dollars with early store closures. County and regional chairman H W Gaunitz reported receipts above 41 000 dollars and possibly 47 000 dollars. Brazil encourages importation of vitamina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
H. W. Gaunitz
Allies Smash Swiftly Ahead In Italy
Allied forces advanced from the Adriatic to the Tyrrhenian Sea with gains up to 25 miles in 24 hours. They captured Acquapendente Narni and Terni, while the 8th Army seized Todi and reached near the Pisa Rimini line. The 5th Army moved above Lake Bolsena to Acquapendente and Narni, as German resistance appeared limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Adriatic
Tyrrhenian Sea
Acquapendente
Narni
Terni
8Th
Todi
Pisa-Rimini
Pisa
Florence
Rimini
Lake Bolsena
Acquependente
Storms swamp rivers and flood zones from Tomah to Ontario
Rainstorm drenched the region from 5:20 to 8 p m causing washouts on Walcott East avenue Oak and Franklin Street bridges. Power lines fell near Wolcott Street cutting rural service. Flooding closed Highway 142 and backed water on the Kickapoo near Ontario. Homes evacuated in Ontario and Sparta flooded basements and fields. Dam releases aided flood control as crews worked through high water and downed trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. O. Bergman
Walcott
East Avenue
Oak
Franklin Street
Oak Street
C. B. Ayars
Northern States Power Company
Wolcott Street
H. E. Bollinger
Monroe County Telephone Company
Charles Dwyer
No. 71
Tomah
Dorset
Council Creek
R. W. Davis
Wisconsin Light and Power Company
Ontario
Sparta
Paul Skarda
Skarda
Dell Stears
Orvitt Collins
Wilton
Carl Stedman
Otis George
Thame
Humphrey's
Jackson
Hoppy’s
Funds Okayed For OPA Enforcement Program
Washington reports the House Appropriations Committee approved adding 1,239 enforcement workers to OPA. Chester Bowles says tighter enforcement targets the growing black market, with emphasis on the meat industry. The panel sent a $2,595,165,536 deficiency supply bill to the floor for multiple federal departments and agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
House Appropriations Committee
Office of Price Administration
Believe Local Man Took Part In U S Plane Raid On Japan
Lieut. Joseph Edward Phalon 23 is believed to have participated in the U S raid over Japan on Thursday. He is a flight engineer aboard a B 29 Superfortress with the 20th Bomber Command. Phalon's parents report letters postmarked overseas indicate he left for duty in March and he is a 1933 Aquinas High School graduate and 1942 Marquette University engineer graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Edward Phalon
Japan
J. E. Phalon
South Seventh Street
Phalon
Army Air Forces
20Th Bomber Command
India
la Crosse
Aquinas High School
Marquette University of College of Engineering
Engineers’ Technical School
Yale
Boring
Seattle
Wash
Salina
Pratt
Kas
Secret Weapon Moves Against Southern England In WWII
British authorities reported pilotless Nazi planes entering the airspace over southern England, with Home Secretary Morrison noting initial and repeated raids. The government withheld specific regional attack details, while scientists studied the device to counter its control systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Home
Herbert S. Morrison
Commons
France
Morrison
Hitler
Channel
Bristol Channel
Price Control Bill Agreement Hopes Rise
Senate Majority Leader Barkley calls the price control extension bill hopeful for a Senate House agreement. The measure would let Congress recess late next week for the Republican and Democratic national conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Barkley
Dky
House
Congress
Military Demonstration Highlights 76th Division Training Day
The event featured rifle squads mortars machine guns and anti tank guns in a day of rugged tests and demonstrations. Visitors viewed bayonet drills infiltration courses and a combat kitchen exhibit while a sham Nazi fortification assault closed the program amid a 15 000 strong review under Generals Schmidt Aurand Woolfley and Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
304Th
France
Schmidt
Aurand
Woolfley
Evans
76Th Division
A. K. du Moulin
G-2
76Th
Local Visit From Camp Cook Resident Edward Hannum
Edward Hannum of Camp Cook California visited friends in New Amsterdam Wisconsin this week. Hannum formerly lived at Midway and now resides on the California post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Amsterdam
Wis
Edward Hannum
Sparta
Midway
Camp Cook
California
Battle over Yawata ends with devastating Japanese steel works
Wartime dispatch from the Pacific details a Super Fortress bombing run toward Yawata Japan. Pilots Wilkinson and Delafield lead the mission with Capt. Goldstein and 2nd Lt. Berkihiser aboard. Fire, smoke, and high tensions mark the raid as crews press home the attack and return to base on a risky gasoline-limited leg back across hostile skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkinson
Delafield
Southwest Pacific
China
Imperial Iron and Steel Works
Interhone
Illiam C. Goldstein
Indianapolis
Berkihiser
Albuquerque
N. M
Goldstein
Delmar Stevans
Swanton
Ohio
Home
Moris Kramer
Pittsburgh
Kramer
Warren Culver
Mason
Charles Kwiatkowski
Philadelphia
Thomas Hales
Upper Darby Pa
Yawata
Japan
America
India
Carl Brown
Winfield
Iowa
Yellow Sea
Pearl Harbor
Saint Norbert College Names Chemistry Dean
Named Green Bay Wis 14 The Rev Peter P Pritzl professor of chemistry at St Norbert s college De Pere since 1931 has been named dean to succeed the Rev P N Butler it was announced today by Abbot B H Pennings college president The change became effective immediately
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Wis
Peter P. Pritzl
St. Norbert’s College
de Pere
P. N. Butler
Abbot B. H. Pennings
IWac Is Called Service Degree for Women Recruiters Say
1st Lieut. E. L. Heidenreich of the local Wac recruiting office explains college trained women can earn a Wage degree in Americanism at no extra cost. The Women Army Corps offers three types of service Army Air Forces Army Ground Forces and the Army Service Forces. A Wac in the service forces aids supply and health and may serve in several corps including signal quartermaster ordnance transportation or medical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Heidenreich
Wac
Women’s Army Corps
America
Service
Signal Corps
Quartermaster Corps
Ordnance Department
Transportation Corps
Medical Department
Heidenreich
Wisconsin to distribute $20.6 million to counties and cities
The Wisconsin Department of Taxation announced that 20,699,078 dollars would be distributed to counties towns cities and villages from normal tax collections for March April and May. Total collections were 34,589,822 with the state keeping 13,890,744 and ten percent allocated to the postwar construction and improvement fund for hospital work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
State Department of Taxation
la Crosse County
la Crosse
Truck Tips Over On Highway In Hamilton Township
An overturned truck blocked Highway 16 in Hamilton township at 5 40 a m Friday. Driver Henry J Coffman 39 of Portage Wis said the vehicle swayed as he moved toward La Crosse. He applied brakes causing a jackknife and rollover. Neither he nor passenger Charles F Smith of Portage was injured. Coffman was charged in La Crosse County Court with operating a motor vehicle without proper lights and fined 1 plus 374 costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Township
la Crosse
Henry J. Coffman
Wisconsin Street
Portage
Wis
Charles F. Smith
Coffman
la Crosse County
Homemakers Picnic in New Amsterdam On Hold Till September
Midway Homemakers met for a picnic in New Amsterdam Wisconsin with Mrs Delia Vander Ploeg presiding. Officers reelected include Mrs Jerome Nerby as president Mrs Charles Van Loon as vice president Mrs Julius Holter as secretary and Mrs William Cass as treasurer. Charter members present included Mrs William Cass Mrs Gertrude Mulder Mr Leo Walden berger Mr Owner Lund Mr John Van Loon and Mr Charles Van Loon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Amsterdam
Wis
Midway Homemakers
Delia Vander Ploeg
Ree
Jerome Nerby
Charles van Loon
Julius Holter
William Cass
Mmes
Gertrude Mulder
Leo Waldenberger
Lund
John van Loon
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Stratemeyer
John E. Upston
Tawas City
Mich
Robert A. Albrecht
Son Street
Gr. Hielleman Brewing Company
R. A. Albrecht
London
Arthur G. Benson
M. D
Rivoli Bigg
Mt Lam
Federal
Belgium
Bond
Wtzel“Weller Distillery, Inc
Shively, Kentucky
Frank Liquor
Madison, Wis
Kentucky
Rick
Brazil
Italy
Mississippi
McGregor
Wilson
Black River
Athex
U.S
Lieut
Joseph Phalon
Churchill
Pas-de-Coalais
Calais
Frank
5Th
Jay
Hollywood Theater
McCoy
P. M
Cecil Larson
West Salem, Wis
Main ST
Iwac
Hamilton
Homemakers
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