Winning War in the Pacific
An analysis hails the U S victory in the Pacific, crediting marvellous industrial might and unified task forces. It notes Marianas as key to broader reach, with submarines bombers and B 29s extending reach toward Japan and denoting a complete Pacific domination.
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Pacific
Marianas Islands
Pacific Ocean
Japan
United States Navy
China
Philippines
Netherlands Indies
Aleutian Islands
Marianas
United States
Rim Islands
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Armed Services
Pearl Harbor
Netherlands East Indies
Pattern of War shows Allied assault on French battery
The piece describes a German coastal battery in France silenced by direct naval gunfire and airborne assault. Paratroopers, gliders, and landing craft coordinated to neutralize a hilltop strong point before beach landings, demonstrating a flexible pattern gaining air superiority as a key advantage.
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France
England
Clothing Shortages Postwar Europe Demand Mass Aid
A national planning association report warns Europe will need 100 million outfits, 200000 shoes, and repairs for 100 million more pairs after the war. It argues clothing shortages rival hunger in hardship, urging U S help to prevent renewed conflict and ensure postwar peace.
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Europe
National Planning Association
United States
Bernard Baruch
Two and A Half Years of War Progress in World Conflict
The article recalls two and a half years since Pearl Harbor and notes the Allies have reduced Axis territorial gains. It argues the whittling down phase ended as Allied manpower and weapons shift to Germany and Japan with decisive impact, predicting Germany first then Japan.
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Japan
Pearl Harbor
America
United States
Germany
der Fuehrer
Summer hues drive market trends in fashion
Khaki olive drab and navy rank as top summer colors while a marketable hog appears unwelcome in the market scene as buyers focus on apparel tones.
Unity at Home Urges Quiet, Steady War Support
Washington Post essay calls for national unity after D-Day, urging Americans to forego self-interest and partisan politics. It contrasts domestic strife with overseas resolve, honors landing forces, and seeks calm, focused patriotism as the nation faces a dire wartime transition.
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Washington Post
D-Day
Pearl Harbor
Dannot
Sewell Avery
United States
France
Capitol Hill
War Bond Speaker Encourages Paper Donation and War Effort
A war bond speaker urges generous paper donations and wraps as support for the war effort. Onion sets slow in heat but resilient growers announce onions will rebound despite warm conditions.
Meat Black Market Booms In Wartime Shortages
Washington reports the worst black market is in meat as rationing ends most meats except beef. Dealers exploit tight beef supply by charging regular prices plus cash bonuses to wholesalers and retailers, often selling over ceiling prices or with short weight. OPA intensifies enforcement amid ongoing gas coupon fraud and new counterfeit schemes expected.
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Washington
OPA
OWI Tarnished as Invasion News Flow Falters in War Office
The Office of War Information shows waning influence in domestic press and radio. Elmer Davis hosts morning briefings with little substance while overseas broadcasts lag. Journalists form their own group to push for a reliable army spokesman, appointing Brig. Gen. John Magruder for invasion background briefings, sidelining OWI.
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Europe
Office of War Information
OWI
Elmer Davis
Washington
Fortress Europe
Psycho
Germany
Davis
Palmer Hoyt
The
Portland Oregonian
Hoyt
Army
Navy
York City
Lyon
England
U. S
F. W. Fitzgerald
Fitz
Alexander D. Surles
Leland P. Lovette
War and Navy Departments
War Department
Fitzgerald
John Magruder
Pentagon
Local notes from La Crosse area events
Ten year round table picnic of the YWCA's Round Table at Bluemers mill. Baraboo visitors Fred and Mrs Fagan called on friends in La Crosse. Dr and Mrs Herman E Wolf’s son Fred received his medical degree at Northwestern. Washington excursion steamer arrived noon from Lansing then departed to Iowa river town. Dolly Miller home from Racine teaching. Three La Crosse women elected as officers of Ladies auxiliary to UCT at Appleton. Roger A of North La Crosse attends YMCA encampment in Trempealeau. F H Nelligan now in charge of La Crosse store formerly Klassen in Harrisburg. Clifford Nix and family return to Viroqua. Mormon elders leave town. convention ends. Col F A Copeland reelected president of La Crosse Theater. Gateway Cooperage Company organized with incorporators Pfluger Tomiscsek and Emanuel Stupka. succeeds La Crosse Cooperage Works founded 1859.
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Round Table Club
The
YWCA
Blumers Mill
Fred Fagan
Baraboo
la Crosse
Fred Wolf
Herman E. Wolf
South 10Th Street
Northwestern University
Washington
Lansing
Iowa River
Dolly Miller
Racine
Caledonia Street
Grand Lodge
Ladies’ Auxiliary
United Commercial Travelers
Appleton
Wis
Charles Collins
E. J. Forss
T. E. Dobbins
Roger A
North la Crosse
YMCA
Trempealeau
F. H. Nelligan
Klassen
Harrisburg
Clifford Nix
Viroqua
Col
F. A. Copeland
la Crosse Theater Company
Gateway Cooperage Comy
Ohn Pfluger
Joseph Tomsicek
Emanuel Stupka
la Crosse Cooperage Works
Meta Berger dies. widow of Socialist Party founder
Meta Berger 71 widow of Victor L Berger one of the Socialist party founders and former congressman died at her Thiensville home. A lifelong Socialist she served on Milwaukee school board from 1909 to 1939 and on the University of Wisconsin regents and state education boards. She aided the suffrage movement and was honored at a Susan B Anthony dinner in 1942.
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Milwaukee
Meta Berger
Victor L. Berger
Socialist Party
Thiensville
Two Drownings One Dead From Broken Neck in Wisconsin
Two people drowned in Wisconsin yesterday and a third died from a broken neck after diving from a highboard and striking a girl. The deceased were Doxtater, 17, Clintonville. James J. John, 7, Lake Mills. Julius Glaser, 19, Milwaukee. Doxlater drowned in Pigeon River near Clintonville. John drowned in Rock Lake. Glaser died in hospital after breaking his neck at Estabrook Park diving into the Milwaukee River and hitting a girl swimmer.
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Associated Preas
Wisconsin
A Doxtater
Clintonville
James J. John
Lake Mills
Julius Glaser
Milwaukee
Dox
Pigeon River
Ohn
Rock Lake
Glaser
La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press Notice Card
Local La Crosse publication notes publication details and staff credits. Information includes publisher editor city editor and printing history with Associated Press affiliation.
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LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
la Crosse Tribune Co
Cass
la Crosse
Wis
E! News
Wisconsin Democrat MacMurray Runs for Senate in Tough Climate
Howard MacMurray of Milwaukee launches a bid for the U S Senate as a Democrat. Analysts note shaky party support in Wisconsin, engaging debate over his internationalist Union Now stance and potential impact on a ticket already facing Republican momentum.
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Madison
Wis
Howard MacMurray
Milwaukee
U. S
Macmurray
University of Wisconsin Extension Division
Mac
Congress
Wisconsin
Dan Hoan
Hoan
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
MacMurray Fueled by Washington Support for Election Bid
The passage notes MacMurray’s enthusiasm and confidence likely fed by encouragement fromNew Dealers in Washington led by Vice President Henry Wallace. It suggests if he loses the election he may still be remembered gratefully and that the New Deal lame duck group could clear space for him.
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MacMurray
Washington
Henry Wallace
New Deal
Alliance Head Loses Citizenship In Court
Federal Judge F. Ryan Duffy ruled Paul Knauer 49 leader of the German American Citizens Alliance had practiced fraud in obtaining naturalization and did not renounce allegiance to Germany. The court called the alliance a front for the Bund and Knauer could become an enemy alien.
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Milwaukee
F. Ryan Duffy
Paul Knauer
German American Citizens Alliance
Knauer
Duffy
Germany
United States
Bund
OPA Regulates Some Individual Sales
Lyle S. Gilbert, chairman of the La Crosse county war price and rationing board, says price controls apply to many items sold by individuals to individuals. Items specifically under control include used typewriters, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, bed springs and folding cots, mechanical refrigerators, photographic equipment and gas cooking ranges.
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Lyle S. Gilbert
la Crosse County
Global News Roundup Signals Big Shifts In War and Postwar Plans
DeWitt Mackenzie comments on rapid global events from German secret aerial weapons to Roosevelt's postwar outlook and de Gaulle's rising military leverage. The piece notes Russia's renewed activity and two major Pacific theater moves as MacArthur and Nimitz position to push toward the Philippines, hinting at a landmark shift this year.
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J. M. Roberts, JR
Dewitt Mackenzie
Roosevelt
de Gaulle
Russia
Pacific
New Guinea
MacArthur
Nimitz
Philippines
Tarawa
First plant patent awarded to H F Rosenburg
The article notes Plant patent No. 1 was granted to H F Rosenburg, a New Jersey landscape architect, on August 18 1931 for a new ever blooming clinging rose. It also covers trivia about ticks Rock ducks mountain rats and snowshoe rabbits and Butter Tower in Rouen Cathedral. The Q A format lists questions with short answers about the National Leprosarium and Santo Domingo as oldest European settlement in the New World.
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A.T.H. A
H. F. Rosenburg
New Jersey
New World
Santo Domingo
Christopher Columbus
Moon phase between quarter and full moon described
The term for the moon phase between quarter and full moon is waxing gibbous. This phase occurs as the visible portion grows from half to nearly full, with increasing illumination.
Why the eagle on the naval officer’s cap faces right
In 1941 the eagle was changed to face right rather than left. The facing direction places the eagle toward the wearer's sword arm, a heraldic sign of honor.
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S.B.A. A
Gelatin Used in Ice Cream for Texture and Melt Resistance
Gelatin is used in ice cream manufacturing to ensure smoothness and resistance to melting, improving mouthfeel and stability. It helps blend ingredients evenly and maintains structure during storage and serving.
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F.M.C
Portrait clue: Sargent aided doctor in diagnosis
John Singer Sargent, the American painter, is linked to a tale where a doctor, puzzled by a case, found a diagnostic clue by studying a faithful portrait painted by Sargent.
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John Singer Sargent
Sargent
Question on Garment Material and Queen Caroline’s Stratford Gift
A quiz-style exchange notes that women's slacks require more material than skirts. It also recalls a 1729 London event where Queen Caroline donated 300 pounds from her privy purse after the Stratford-on-the-Potomac estate fire, with East India Company friends contributing to the rebuilding.
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B.W.D
Caroline
Thomas Lee
Stratford-on-the-potomac
London
George II
East India Company
Stratford
Ozark region territory and scope
The Ozark plateau lies mainly in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, but extends into Illinois, Oklahoma and Kansas. The note explains the geographic spread of the Ozarks and its borders across five states.
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Ozark Region
N. A
Ozark Plateau
Missouri
Arkansas
Illinois
Oklahoma
Kansas
Most Important English Book: The First Folio of Shakespeare
The First Folio of Shakespeare's works, published in 1623, is regarded as the most important book in the English language. It preserves the majority of Shakespeare's plays and shaped later editions and literary scholarship.
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Drs. A
States with official birds by law in the District of Columbia
The list notes which states have designated official birds by legislative action. Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin have taken no official action.
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District of Columbia
Georgia
Kansas
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nevada
Carolina
New Hampshire
New Mexico
New York
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Education path through Russian seminary selection
Josef Sain was chosen for a course at a Russian religious seminary, securing his education through this opportunity.
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Q. DM
Sussay
A. Josef Sain
Are Twins More Likely To Be The Same Sex
The text states that twins are more often alike in sex than opposite. It notes that unlike sex twin pairs occur in three of eight cases, implying a higher likelihood of both twins sharing the same sex.
WASP Title Adopted for Army Air Forces Women Pilots
The term WASP stands for Women’s Air Force Service Pilot and is issued as the official title for all women pilots in the army air forces.
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WASP
Women’s Air Force Service
Army Air Forces
Slip Covers Offer Wartime Home Decoration Guidance
The slip covers article notes busy season due to war conditions with adjustable color schemes and cool restful rooms. It promotes Slip Covers for Furniture a government publication with easy instructions material suggestions and color ideas and includes a 10 cent coupon and mail order address in Washington D C.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Word Puzzle Commentary? Military themed crossword clues
A dense grid of horizontal and vertical clues combines military terminology with varied wordplay. Entries include service command references and common crossword hints such as era head covering and heavenly body, inviting crossfill between military terms and everyday words.
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Eridu
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