Hopes, Fears in Invasion Drive and China War News
The editorial argues Allied focus shifts from Europe to Asia as China fights to defend Changsha against a renewed Japanese assault. It notes Kohima and Imphal fronts show mixed progress, monsoon hampers operations, and Myitkyina airfield remains contested. Yet Chinese resilience bolsters hope for eventual deliverance.
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Europe
Germany
China
Changsha
Hunan
India
Burma
Kohima
Imphal
Myitkyina
Stilwell
Japan
General de Gaulle Should Get Opportunity in Postwar France
The piece argues friction between General de Gaulle and Allied authorities harms the invasion effort. It states Eisenhower and de Gaulle clashed during North Africa and warns against recognizing de Gaulle as provisional head without French elections. It urges allowing de Gaulle to join a temporary government after liberation, while defending Allied wartime unity.
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Washington
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
Zoe Pestis Tos
de Gaullists
France
United States
Britain
White House
Churchill
Roosevelt
Casablanca
de Gaull
de Gaullist
North
Africa
Giraud
General de Gaulle
Italy
London
Timing of French Uprising Ties to Normandy Invasion
Reports from Switzerland Spain and Sweden say underground French guerrillas aided by Allied air drops struck at German and Vichy authorities in Tarbes Limoges and Toulouse. The move aims to draw German divisions away from Normandy, delaying reserves as Allied forces land and advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Switzerland
Spain
Sweden
Normandy
Rommel
Eisenhower
DNB
Tarbes
Limoges
Toulouse
Communist Party
Cherbourg
Italy
Armament Production Faces Cutbacks and Reallocation
A growing realization that the United States will curtail warplane output next year prompts claims that many contracts may be canceled. The army and navy plan reductions while Congress probes industry downsizing and seeks material reallocation to civilian goods to avoid disrupting war supply chains.
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America
Army
Navy
Congressional
Congress
Major de Seversky Airpower In War
Essay by Henry A Wallace argues aviation reshapes Pacific strategy and postwar links. He warns against clinging to sea power alone, urging technological and air power integration to defend bases and deter Pearl Harbor, noting small islands cannot shield against mass air attack without mainland support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Wallace
United Nations
Theutore
Hongkong
Corregidor
Singapore
Mandate Island
Germany
Pacific Islands
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Quintuplet campaign films target voters in five theaters
Washington politicians explore a paid film strategy by Business Films to broadcast a one minute sound picture in five theaters in a congressman's district. Jennings Randolph and Clare Boothe Luce consults while Robert Coar notes hundreds of weekly recordings aimed at boosting voter trust. The program proposes office desk props and nameplates for personalized appearances.
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Washington
Jennings Randolph
D-Va
Spruce Mrs. Luce
Connecticut
Clare Boothe Luce
Congressional
Rooosevelt
House
Robert Coar
Coar
Ten Years Ago Tributes and Local News From La Crosse
Ten years ago tributes appeared for Stanley G Gordon a 43 year old local attorney and World War veteran who died in a local hospital. La Crosse county learned of drought relief funding through county chairman R W Davis. Ten residents prepared for naturalization hearings led by Judge R S Cowie. Frank E Withrow and Judge elect R S Cowie were in Peoria Illinois on business. Women’s Relief Corps delegates headed to Janesville for a convention. Alice Frost journeyed to Milwaukee. Arthur J Roberge helped dismantle Arbor Ville once a lumber town. Harry M Jewett and wife sold 320 acres in Hamilton township to Ira J Richardson of Bangor for 10000 dollars and other considerations. C O Andrews of Viroqua planned broom business in Northfield Minnesota after selling his cigar factory to John Watson and John Wagoner. Knights and Ladies of the Maccabees delegates headed to Eau Claire for a convention. George Dysch and Barbara Uer wed at St John’s Church as Dysch joined La Crosse Plow Works.
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Stanley G. Gordon
la Crosse County
R. W. Davis
County Board of Supervisors
U. S
R. S. Cowie
Frank E. Withrow
Peoria
James T. Day
Cora Jenks
Minnie Dean
Anna Hilbert
Janesville
Woman’s Relief Corps
Alice Frost
Milwaukee
Arthur J. Roberge
Arbor Ville
Wis
Harry M. Jewett
Burns
Hamilton Township
Ira J. Richardson
Bangor
C. O. Andrews
Viroqua
Northfield
Minn
Theodore Brown
Andrews
John Watson
John Wagoner
New Century Hive No. 101
la Crosse Knights
Ladies of the Maccabees
Eau Claire
Frank Pierce
Susan Withers
George Dysch
Barbarauer
St. John’s Church
Dysch
la Crosse
Tom Coleman
Phillipp
Morrison
Coleman
Chicago
Wisconsin
Dewey
Republican National Party Council
GOP
Republican National Committee
E. L. Phillipp
Spearbreaker
Clintonville
Middlewest
Wisconsin Gop
Chicago junior market lamb show opens at stock yards
The sixth annual Chicago junior market lamb show and sale opened at the Chicago Stock Yards with 428 lambs entered by farm boys and girls from Illinois Wisconsin and Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Officers Elected at Wisconsin County Asylums Meet
President H. C. Campbell of Menomonie and all other officers were reelected Thursday by delegates to the association of Wisconsin county asylums convention in Stevens Point.
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Stevens Point
Wis
H. C. Campbell
Menomonie
Association of Wisconsin County Asylums
D Day Strikes Fall. War Labor Board Faces Tough Week
U S headquarters declined to issue a communique on labor turmoil during the first week of the invasion. Strike numbers dropped from 30 on D Day to 9 by D Day plus 2 as production surges, with 1,398 workers on strike overall and 2,257 disputes pending before the national war labor board.
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U. S
Washington
France
National War Labor Board
National
WLB
Little Steel
General Motors
Northwest Lumbermen’s
Big Four” Meat Packers
Rubber Workers
Foremen’s Association
Montgomery Ward
Detroit
War Manpower Commission
Wisconsin GOP rift intensifies over national committee picks
Madison writer John Wyngaard notes News Week invites Wisconsin columnists to forecast the 1944 race with a June 26 Chicago convention start. The piece contrasts Dewey delegates led by Spearbreaker with Phillipp, Morrison allies, and GOP regulars over committee seats and possible compromise before the convention.
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John Wyngaard
Madison
Wisconsin
la Crosse Tribune
News-Week
the Nations Weekly
Chicago
Wis
GOP
Tom Coleman
Cy Phillipp
Morrison
Dewey
Machine
Republican National Committee
Julius Spearbreaker
Blanco Bogue
Auto Sales Company Employees Get 20 Percent Bonus
Whitehall Wisconsin workers at the Auto Sales company were surprised to receive a 20 percent bonus for the first six months of the year. A accompanying letter said a further year end bonus is expected.
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Whitehall
Wis
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Information
Publication details list the La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press as a daily and Sunday paper with offices on 4th and Cass Streets La Crosse Wisconsin. Names include W T Burgess publisher R L Bangeberg managing editor A W Rice city editor and notes on 1904 postal matter and Associated Press affiliation.
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la Crosse Tribune Co
4Th and
Cass Streets
la Crosse
LA Crosse the Beautiful
W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangeberg
A.W. Rice
Wis
Tribune and Leeder Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
Irresistible Power Strikes Japan and Saipan
DeWitt Mackenzie argues that the new air bases in China and the Saipan invasion mark a turning point in the war against Japan with bombs aimed at Japanese industries and the homeland. He notes strategic airfields will blunt Truk and support Allied offensives in Normandy and China.
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Japan
Hankow-Canton
China
Saipan
Marianas
Truk
Cotral Pacific
Normandy
United Nations
Globe
Answers to reader questions from The Haskin Service
The Haskin Service fielded reader questions on diverse topics from Icelandic birth counts in the U S to the first Chinese railroad. Answers cite the 1940 census figures and historical details on landmarks, military policy, poetry, mappings, and geography.
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United States
J.N.L. A
Iceland
Actress 1 Pictured Actress Catalog Puzzle
A crossword style clue set lists an Actress 1 entry with horizontal and vertical answers. It includes definitions like East Indies abbr God of love and various short forms and terms such as portal written form of Mister and 24 hours.
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East Indies
Puzzle fragment answers list partial clues
The note lists answered crossword clues with numbers and hints including words like 2000 pounds nerve and levantine ketch. It appears as a garbled clue set with several entries and missing context for full solution.
Care of The Feet booklet promotes foot care for walkers
The 32 page illustrated booklet Care of The Feet offers tips to keep feet in condition for long walking. Take care of your feet and maintain efficiency. Ten cents postpaid. Send coupon and ten cents to The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau in Washington DC with name address and city state.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington
D. C
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Major de Seversky
Henry A. Wallace
Institute of Pacific Relations
Pacific Ocean
Arctic
North Pacific
Russia
Far East
Ocean
Americas
Asia
Australia
Naval Air Arm
Marlow-Zielke
Senate
Tribune
J. R. Williams
Peter Edson
D-Day
Workers City Company
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hyscore Amusement Co
Stamford
Kenosha
Vincent McCall Co
LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
DeWitt Mackenzie
Moji
Shimonoeshi
Tokyo
The
Haskin Service
Burbeau
Eye Street
Washington, D. C
T.R.A. A
M.L. A
Latin America
C.F.W. A
Renan
Tekawitha
L.L.D. A
Lily
International
Mark Twain Society
W.E. A
Ural Mountains
C.R. A
George Pope Morris
S.K
Newark
B.P E. A
Jack Norworth
North Pole
A.C.T. A
Pole
W.L.D. A
39Th Foot
Dorsetshire Regiment
Madras
Washington Monument
National Capital
S.R.W. A
N.L.G. A
Shanghai
Woosung
Formosa
Ethiopia
Mussolini Road
Churchill Avenue
Texas Rangers
L. A
Rangers
Religious Society of Friends
George Fox
Union
D.V. A
Nullarbor Plain
Trans-Australian Railway
Ireland
Cary
Sidney
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