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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1945
Page
3
Allied air command planes and infantry clashed in Burma near the Mandalay railroad west of Taikkyi, as Japanese forces attacked the Taikkyi area. Indian patrols repelled a clash in the Pegu Yomas southeast of Prome, taking 12 prisoners.
Gov. Goodland granted commutations to three offenders and conditional pardons to two, plus an absolute pardon to Evan T. Johns of Rhinelander. Recipients include Michael Milinovich, Edward Potvine, and Frank Rick with varying sentence reductions. Appleton man Ronald Spence received a conditional pardon and Walter Prusinopski of Ludington a conditional pardon, each contingent on certain conditions.
Sylvia Cobb school presents Dance Symphony featuring ballet folk and modern numbers. Soloists include Marilynn Hammes Verity Ann Kotinek Ki t Huxel Jackie Miller Helen Nicks Gail Tischer Ann Peterson Patsy Wampler Jackie Miller Jean Gibson Rosanne Prelesnick. Duos Dae and Bob March Sally Moran and Marion Shimshak Dic kit Loomis and Billy Scott etc with Joyce Anmon Don Burr Beverly pianist Mrs William Ros Verity Ann Kotinek led solos and baton twirlers. ensemble sang Dream of the South.
The OPA announced the ceiling price for the late crop of onions will stay at 2.50 per 50 pounds for the period from June 21 to June 15. The announcement confirms no change to the wartime control pricing.
Sergeant George B. Knebes of La Crosse Wisconsin received the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement against Japanese forces in Luzon. A wire chief in the 120th Field Artillery Battalion part of the 32d Red Arrow Division, he helped keep vital communications lines intact as his unit fought in the Caraballo mountains since January 20.
Vice Admiral Dewey W. Bagley commander of the Hawaiian sea frontier and 14th naval district urges support for the 7th war loan. He says frontline troops and wounded in Pacific hospitals are buying bonds and calls on Americans to meet the challenge.
Lieut. Wayne Wesley Watkins 28 of New Lisbon Wisconsin receives a second letter of commendation from Fleet Admiral Nimitz for directing gun batteries aboard a destroyer that shot down at least four taps off Bougainville in 1943. His naval career spans Pacific service including Saipan Guam and Okinawa. He is married to the former Ameson of Black River Falls Wisconsin.
Melbourne report says the 3rd Australian division made two drives on southern Bougainville cutting the Bain road and slicing off large Japanese garden areas while disrupting defenses east of Barn River. In New Guinea the 6th division inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese in the Wewak sector with over 117 killed in two days.
Training centers will be established at strategic points connected with university medical schools in China after the war. The plan ties these centers to medical faculties of universities to support health efforts.
La Crosse county E bond sales show no increase with 60 percent of the E quota subscribed totaling 1,056,028. Cumulative individual sales reach 2,994,142 or 81 percent of the individual quota. The war finance committee urges citizens to invest during the Seventh War Loan drive as about 66 percent of the state E quota and 65 percent of the state individual quota are filled.
A U.S. Army colonel from Westboro Massachusetts, a test pilot for captured Japanese planes, says Japanese fighters rank with U.S. counterparts. He has flown several Nippon bombers and fighters and asserts Japan is capable in aircraft design and thought.
War reports note faster Japanese fighters based on German designs with new maneuvers and efficiency. Officials cite combat pilots agreeing they can outpace older Tojo and Zeke models, while Japanese bombers remain good but inferior to American heavies. Parachute avoidance and fire fear are highlighted as training themes.
Japanese propagandists declared no peace negotiations with the United States and Britain and pledged resistance to Allied demands for unconditional surrender. Tokyo radio quoted Sadao Iguchi denying peace rumors as Nippon broadcasts warned of a forthcoming offensive.
Eight battle hardened U S divisions destined for the American zone in Germany include the 82nd airborne and the 1st and 4th armor plus the 1st 3rd 9th 29th and 36th infantry divisions. The 82nd will move to Berlin within 36 hours from Neufchateau France. Army commanders aim to preserve unit integrity despite many men nearing discharge.
The Wisconsin Education Association’s Cancer State Teachers Convention in Milwaukee scheduled for November 1 to 3 is canceled due to Office of Defense Transportation travel restrictions. Executive secretary O. H. Plenzke and association president Harrison Wood of Racine confirmed the decision.
Robert Benchley the humorist is noted for translating French catalogues for the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The work aligns with his witty career and ties to Boston cultural institutions.
A three-cent commemorative stamp inaugurates July 11 in Washington DC to mark the Iwo Jima flag raising. First day covers can be ordered by mail with payments. no personal checks accepted. The stamp also goes on sale at the Philatelic Agency Washington DC the same day.
A dependable relief for that tired worn out feeling caused from constipation. Act gently on the liver and bowels. At your druggist 25c.
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