Nazis Threaten Break Through as Weather Favors Allies
Allied forces press a coastal advance on the Cherbourg peninsula amid stubborn German resistance near Caen and St. Sauveur. American units push toward La Haye du Puits while heavy fighting rages around Tilly Sur Seulles and Carentan as U S battleships strike ahead.
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Cherbourg
Caumont
Tilly-Sur- Seulles
Calais
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Peninsula
Quineville
Carentan
U. S
Texas
Nevada
Arkansas
Isigny
Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weather Summary
Weather record notes scattered thundershowers and cooler air across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Tonight and Sunday bring clouds and cooler temperatures with showers in portions of Wisconsin and Minnesota and little temperature change in Iowa.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
River Forecast From Hastings to Genoa
Mississippi river will rise slowly over the next 48 hours nearing flood stage at Winona and La Crosse by next Tuesday. Overbanking is expected in the Trempealeau Root and Zumbro rivers tonight and Sunday with near bankful levels in Le Crosse.
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Genoa
Winona
la Crosse
le Crosse
German General Fritz Witt Killed In Normandy Front
The DNB reports Maj. Gen. Fritz Witt age 36 commander of the 10th Hitler Youth panzer division was killed on the invasion front. He formerly led the Leibstandarte and held the Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross. Witt is the second German general killed in Normandy after Gen. Eric Marcks.
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DNB
Fritz Witt
Hitler Youth
Witt
Hitler Leibstandarte
Normandy
Berlin
Jortillery
Eric Marcks
Trop
Rudolph Ribben
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hitler Youth Division
Marriage Licenses Issued in Sparta and Surrounding Areas
On June 14 in Sparta Wisconsin Catherine Hoffman Tomeh wed Arthur James Leepart. Also on June 14 Lyla Giese wed Clyde Creviston in La Grange and Bernice Von Ruden wed Wilfred Shumecher in the town of Sheldon.
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Sparta
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Catherine Hoffman
Tomeh
Arthur James Leepart
Tipier
Lyla Giese
Clyde Creviston
la Grange
Bernice von Ruden
Melvins
Wilfred Shumecher
Sheldon
Ration Guide Details Stamp and Coupon Validities
The guide lists ration changes including MPATS and PATS stamps, blue stamp validity for processed foods, sugar stamp values and dates, airplane stamps, gasoline coupons, furlough periods, and new fruit vegetable prices with specific weights and cents for apples bananas oranges grapefruit lemons lettuce potatoes onions cabbage carrots cucumbers per unit. It notes indefinite validity in several categories and expiration dates for others.
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California
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Five Persons Hurt In Crash At Shelby Intersection
Five people were injured in a two car crash at the intersection of highways 14 and 35 in Shelby at 9 40 p m Friday. The driver Vaildo Tryggestad 39 of La Crosse sustained facial and knee injuries and a cut lip. His 12 year old daughter Patricia suffered a lip and cheek cut while 6 year old twins Valice and Verla had back and leg injuries. A passing motorist took them to St Francis hospital. Glen B Ristow 18 of Genoa and his two passengers were uninjured. Ristow said he stopped for a stop sign but misjudged Tryggestad s vehicle. Both cars suffered major damage.
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Vaildo Tryggestad
la Crosse
Patricia
Valice
Verla
St. Francis Hospital
Glen B Ristow
Genoa
Wis
Ristow
Highway 14
Tryggestad
Allied commander explains D Day to reporters and Cherbourg outlook
General Bradley notes two critical moments after D day when Germans could have struck. He cites heavy ships shelling shore positions and air support keeping reserves from forming. Bradley describes Cherbourg defenses and the risk of a nighttime evacuation by small craft if the west escape route closes. He puts Allied beachhead gains now secure.
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Carentan
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Bradley
France
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Radley
Navy
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St. Sauveur le Vicomte
Purple martin Tops Noise Among Nine Swallow Species
The purple martin is identified as the noisiest among the nine species of American swallow.
Networks to Face Million Dollar Libel Suit Trial
Federal Judge orders trial on a $1 million libel suit filed by George Washington Robnett against the Blue Network, Walter Winchell, and the Andrew Jergens Company. Judge Barnes denied the network's bid to dismiss the amended complaint.
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Chicago
Blue Network
George Washington
University of Wisconsin to Offer First Chinese Course
Plan for a linguistic institute at UW Madison will include Chinese language instruction for the first time in the school's history. The program runs from June 24 to August 15, announced by Prof. Einar Haugen, with the institute aiming to advance scientific language study.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Einar Haugen
Dempsey Reconsiders and Runs for Congress again
Ches ter E. Dempsey of Hartland filed to withdraw from the Republican race for Congress in Wisconsin's second district but has reconsidered and will pursue the nomination. He filed with the secretary of state and now remains in the contest for the seat.
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Madison
Wis
Chester E. Dempsey
Hartland
Secretary of State
Farm Safety Week Proclaimed By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt proclaims the week starting July 23 as national farm safety week and urges everyone in agriculture to take full precautions against accident hazards.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Storm Damage Across Towns Several Farms Hit
A storm south of Highway 27 in Monument Rock destroyed tobacco sheds and silos on 25 farms. Mervin Rusk and Glen Henders were among those losing sheds. Mrs. William Witzner’s buildings were ruined though the house suffered heavy damage. Cattle died on Alden Myren’s farm near Pleasantville. insurance covered the milk cows and a heifer. Flood stages on Trempealeau river forecast, Readstown fields damaged, stock moved from lowlands. Heavy rains at West Salem and Houston measured 1.03 and 0.82 inches, hindering full storm reporting as lines failed and some areas could not be reached.
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Mervin Rusk
Glen Henderson
William Witzner
Alden Myren
Pleasantville
Trempealeau River
Readstown
West Salem
Houston
Tribune
Chorus frog named smallest vertebrate in United States
The chorus frog is identified as the smallest vertebrate in the United States at seven sixteenths of an inch in length.
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The
United States
Radio Tonight Listings From NBC CBS Networks
Radio schedules list NBC programs including Ellery Queen Abie's Irish Rose Truth or Consequences Barn Dance Can You Top This and Grand Ole Opry. CBS features Rob Henk quiz Groucho and Harpo Mars Inner Sanctum Hits and Sinatra Jessica Dragoncite and corrections. MBS network includes American Eagle Club California Melodies and Boston Pops Concert.
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Theater Symphony
Barry Wood
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Royal Arch Gunnison
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Leo Cherne
Saturday Evening Radio Schedule Listing
A 1966 June 13 timetable shows Kiddies Hour at 5 00 starring Curt Massey followed by programs including American Story Treasury Salute Music for You Truth or Consequences OPA Reporter Music in the Air Can You Top This Palmolive Party Grand Ole Opry News American String Quartet Sustain the Wings News Thomas Peluso's Orchestra and Sign Off.
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Curt Masseys
OPA
Wings
Thomas Peluso
Complex Radio Schedule Corrections and Program Listings
A dense historical radio schedule lists corrections and adjustments across networks CBS NBC and others. It notes programs such as News Time Serenade The American Story Series Dancing Music Orchestra Grand Old Opry and The Cisco Kid with various hosts and time slots.
Obituary of Mrs. Gerald Klum of Chaseburg
Mrs. Gerald Klum 24 formerly Helen Berg of Coon Valley died at her home in Chaseburg Friday. She is survived by husband, mother Mrs. Hilda Berg of Coon Valley, and two sisters Esther and Lillian. Services Monday 1 30 p m Gilbertson funeral home and 2 p m Upper Coon Valley Lutheran church Rev H O Bach officiating. Burial in Woodland cemetery La Crosse.
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Helen Berg
Coon Valley
Chaseburg
Hilda Berg
Esther
Lillian
Gilbertson Funeral Home
Upper Coon Valley Lutheran Church
H. O. Bach
Woodlawn
la Crosse
Wading Pools Open In Myrick And Copeland Parks
The park department announced Saturday that wading pools in Myrick and Copeland parks are now open for the tiny tot set. The move aims to provide safe outdoor play spaces for children during warm weather.
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Myrick and
Copeland Parks
Market Closes Mixed as Hog and Cattle Prices Fluctuate
Livestock quotes show salable hogs around 13.75 for 180-270 lb animals with steady demand, while over 270 lb hogs weaken. Cattle and calves: strictly choice steers and yearlings rise to new highs, bulk fed ranges 14.50 to 17.40, cows mostly firmer, bulls mixed. Grain notes include Wheat futures softening from Open to Close, oats and rye moving within narrow bands. cash grain markets show no cash wheat and barley bids listed.
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Chicago
Swift and Company
Winona
Minn
Bologna
China Insurance Boom Expands in Chungking
Insurance business surges in Chungking with 26 companies now active, up from 19 in 1942, and nine new firms forming. A central agency will coordinate efforts, while the Industrial United Insurance Company, capitalized at 20 million dollars, plans to begin operations soon with all major factories and plants in Chungking as members.
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Chungking
United Insurance Company
Africa curbs cars priority on used autos in 1941 1942 models
South Africa sets rules limiting purchase of 1941 and 1942 model used cars to essential services and physicians. Pretoria regulations allow distant essential workers without rail access to qualify as buyers. Workers vital to economic life may buy older models.
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South Africa
Pretoria
Super Fort Engine Builders End Strike
A 117 tool grinders strike at Chrysler Dodge Chicago plant ends within 24 hours with workers back on site. Officials declined to reveal settlement terms. The plant spans 83 acres and produced most engines for B 29 aircraft during raids on Japan.
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Super Fort Engine Builders
End Strike
Chicago
Dodge
Japan
Worker In War Plant Takes Child To Work
In Cleveland Lucille Tadych 39 supervisors electric plant allows her 23 month old son Harry to accompany her at work. A shop floor nursery with play pen and partitions keeps the child nearby as she works.
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Cleveland
Lucille Tadych
Harry
Postwar committee opposes federal jobless pay standards
The senate postwar planning committee went on record against nationwide unemployment compensation by federal law. Instead of uniform federal schedules, the group favored state control, rejecting Byrnes suggestion to include reconversion legislation with fixed pay scales.
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Washington
Senate
Byrnes
Priest Paul Rhode marks 50 years in Green Bay ministry
In Green Bay Wisconsin the Most Rev Paul P Rhode bishop of the diocese observed Saturday the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.
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Green Bay, Wis
Paul P. Rhode
Green Bay Catholic
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