Big raid hits Honshu oil refineries and aircraft plants
U SAAF planes struck the Utsube river oil refinery near Yokohama, 18 miles from Naducing plants at Tokuyvana and Otake in a May 10 mission. The Utsube facility, Japan’s largest aviation fuel producer, had not been a primary target before. Five B 29s failed to return, Tokyo claimed 28 shot down and 66 damaged, with adverse weather hindering observation of results.
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Utsube River
Yokkaichi
Tokuyvana
Otake
Honshu
Utsube
Japan
Bee Keeper Wins Confirm Oil 120 Million Suit
Helge Johnson the busy keeper won a 120 million dollar theoretical value victory in court in Joliet Illinois. Tulsa Kchneen was accused of keeping 400000 bees within city limits violating an ordinance with a ten dollar per animal daily penalty. Charges were dismissed after Johnson moved his bees to new homes.
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Johnson
Forgery cases tie Chicago and La Crosse police
Chicago police notify La Crosse authorities of Joseph Lee and Spadaro arrest details. Lee faces 12 to 15 months for check forgeries while Spadaro endures 20 counts. La Crosse seeks trial on two counts and has a retainer filed for arrest after Illinois penitentiary sentence completion.
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Chicago
la Crosse
Joseph
Lee
Spadaro
Illino
Reach Accord On Price Bill Conferees Strike Compromise
Congressional conferees reached a complete agreement on price control legislation. The plan gives the secretary of agriculture veto power over OPA food pricing and limits on non federally inspected meat slaughterers. Senator Wagner stated the compromise blocks Economic Stabilizer Davis from approving pricing actions without the agriculture secretary's written authorization. Clinton Anderson was accepted in conference, with meat and farm commodity controls outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Wagner
William Davis
Office of Price Administration
Clinton Anderson
97th Division Men Enroute Home for 30 Day Furloughs
Nearly 1,000 soldiers from the 97th division based in Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin arrived at Camp Grant Illinois under a redeployment plan. They were to depart on special trains at 1 p.m. and 7 30 p.m. Wednesday for 30 day furloughs officials said.
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Camp Grant
Ill
Fromllinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Mullen Back In U S Troops Report At Miami Field
Battle tested Badgers cleared at ATCs Miami air field en route to Camp Blanding Florida for redeployment or release under the army plan. Among the men is S. Sgt. Charles W. Mullen 28 La Crosse 29 months overseas with the 42nd infantry division in Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Air Transport Command
ATC
Miami Air Field
Camp Blanding
Charles W. Mullen
la Crosse
42Nd Infantry
Austria
Balikpapan Under Heavy Allied Air and Sea Attack
From Balikpapan in Borneo on June 19 a large Allied force including 13 Australian and American squadrons attacked the Japanese held oil city. The bombardment hit artillery batteries on a hill and set fires along the waterfront as ships patrolled outside the bay. The observer notes Balikpapan desertion amid flames and smoke and says Allied control of the strait’s northern entrance follows Tarakan’s capture.
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Balikpapan
Netherlands
Borneo
Netherlands Indies
Halmaheras
Oil City
Minton
Aseassar Strait
Leo
Celebes
Tarakan
Miri
North Borneo
Lutong
Bowles Sees OPA Relaxation Next Year
Price Administrator Chester Bowles told the House postwar planning committee he expects relaxation of wartime controls within a year. He warned inflationary pressures will peak soon and says price ceiling relief must be selective as supply and demand balance across products.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Congress
House
Deputy Rescues Supervisors After Roof Elevator Lockout
Three Winnebago county supervisors H C Stiedl R M Hecker and Fred Radtke faced a five floor elevator lockout while inspecting roof repairs in Oshkosh. After 30 tense minutes a deputy used a mop handle and wire to pull the jailer’s office line and free them from the locked jail elevator.
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Oshkosh Wis
Winnebago
Esee the
H. C. Stiedl
R. M. Hecker
Fred Radtke
Tion
Sheriff's Office
Flynn Receives Commission After Loyola Medical School Graduation
Robert A. Flynn son of Dr and Mrs Robert E Flynn of 1925 King Street graduates from Loyola University School of Medicine in Chicago on June 23 and will enter the U S medical corps. He spoke as a Catholic school graduate from Aquinas High School class of 1938 after pre medical studies at Teachers College.
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Robert A. Flynn
Robert E. Flynn
King Street
Loyola University School of Medicine
Chica
Aquinas High School
Teachers College
Anckerhos
U. S. Medical Corps
Burglaries in City Reported With Small Theft Totals
Two burglaries were reported in the city. Mrs A G Hass at 1721 Jackson Street lost a Champions outboard motor and a movable stand from a garage after clipping the door lock on June 24. A filing cabinet at 100 St Andrew Street was pried for $15 to $20 in small change and $1. Police were notified on June 27. No sign of forced entry in that incident. Motor number 1 H 60296.
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A. G. Hass
Jackson Street
Mike Asfoor
St. Andrew Street
Telegraph worker Franklin sought after theft of daily takings
Benjamin Franklin, 31, reportedly earned one day of work as a Ree Heights telegraph operator and left with the cash receipts. He and his wife boarded a train to La Crosse, arriving Monday at 4 p.m. Police ask to detain him if found. He is described as 6'2" tall, 165 pounds with brown eyes, black hair, dark complexion, southern accent, wearing a brown suit.
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Benjamin Franklin
Ald
Franklin
Ree Heights
S.C
la Crosse
Lifer Seeks Habeas Writ From Wisconsin Penitentiary
The Wisconsin State Prison at Waupun will host July 10's historic hearing on V Drankovich's habeas corpus petition appealing for release. Drankovich, sentenced to life for first degree murder in 1935 after pleading guilty, argues he was not informed of his right to counsel at arraignment. The case seeks to compel legal review by the Wisconsin Supreme Court with appointed judges and attorneys for both sides.
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Madison
Wis
Waupun
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Drankovich
Marinette
Supreme Court
Sherman Smalley
Cuba City
Clifford G. Mathys
William Platz
Wisconsin
U. S
F. Ryan Duffy
Milwaukee
Headless body leads to murder charge in Ysleta case
William F. Main 28, son of a Philadelphia family, is charged with murder after a headless body was found in a shallow grave near Ysleta. Main was wounded in a shootout with sheriffs deputies while being questioned. The victim was identified as 80 year old Edward Baker.
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EL Paso
Tex
William F. Main
Philadelphia
Main
Alan G. Falley
Ysleta
Here
Gill Newsom
Falley
Edward Baker
County Poor Farm
Okinawa Island Figures and Combat Events Revealed
The report notes Okinawa's rugged coast nine miles long with elevations up to 990 feet and an all weather highway crossing it. It confirms a prisoner total rising to 9,498 and details a group captured by 10th army mopping squads as they waded in surf near the southern Okinawa coast while attempting to slip north. In the north, Japanese hideout remnants ambushed and killed six Americans.
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10Th Army
Mopup
Okinawa
Resistance Melting In The Philippines
Manila reports Japanese resistance weakening as American and Filipino forces close toward a juncture above Tuguegarao. In Luzon many Japanese begin withdrawing to Sierra Madre mountains leaving rear guards to delay. Mindanao holds retreating Japanese near Talomo and Davao river plain as U.S. and Australian advances reshape the theater.
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Manila
Philip
Tutuegarao
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Sierra Madres
Mindanao
Associated Press
Richard Bergholz
Davao
Talomo-Davao River
Bergholz
Talomo Plain
La Crosse Police Train Through Friday at Government Range
Firearms training for La Crosse police department members continues through Friday at the government rifle range. A fragment notes cocoons per year weighed nearly 1 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Government Rifle Range
London Poles Stand by Government in Exile
The Polish government in exile declared continued lawful authority and full support from Polish forces in the western Allied zones. It warned recognition could be withdrawn and outlined five objections to a current plan, including territorial annexation and a self appointed Communist minority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Poland
Free World
Grim Reapers honor roll: Sgt Harold Gee joins famed squadron
T Sgt Harold B Gee son of Rev and Mrs R Harold Gee of La Crosse Wisconsin has been assigned to the Grim Reapers 3rd Attack Group in the Fifth Air Force He serves as Link trainer instrument instructor and flies daring low level raids with the A 20 squadron Brothers Ronald and Robert Gee also serve in the Army Air Forces with assignments in Texas and England
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Air Force
Philippine Islands
Harold B. Gee
R. Harold Gee
Division Street
la Crosse
Wis
Grim Reapers
Southwest Pacific
United States
Ronald
Robert
Army Air Forces
Texas
England
Large rise in UW summer enrollment tops 2700
The University of Wisconsin eight week summer session enrollments reached 2651 with more registrations due to push the total over 2700. This would mark a roughly fifty percent increase from last year and bring campus summer totals to about 5500, just over the prior year’s figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Man Killed as Horses Bolt on Wisconsin Farm
John Loseneggar, 54, and his brother Alvin, 37, were struck by a team of horses on their Mount Horeb area farm. John died late Tuesday from the injuries and Alvin was injured while they repaired a broken bit at the head of their team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
John Loseneggar
Mount Horeb
Alvin
Investigation into death of Ingvald Peterson in Sparta
Sheriffs of La Crosse and Monroe counties with Sparta city police pursue clues in the June 13 death of 59 year old Ingwald Peterson on highway 16. An inquest testimony June 20 led to a coroner's jury verdict of murder, initially deemed a hit and run.
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Ingwald Peterson
Sparta
la Crosse
Monroe
Wisconsin conservation commission approves big postwar budget
The Wisconsin conservation commission advances a $3,586,702 fiscal year budget starting July 1 with $200,000 earmarked postwar conservation. Income from divisions is projected at $3,080,232, detailing allocations for rough fish control, fish and game, forestry, public hunting and fishing, and park projects. Contemplated programs include extensive tree planting, park improvements, tourist facilities, and two way radio supervision for wardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Pearl Harbor
Peninsula State Park
Local Soldier Promoted in 32d Infantry Division
Receives promotion from corporal to sergeant technician. Robert G. Zeil of La Crosse Wisconsin serves as supply sergeant in C Battery 120th Field Artillery Battalion within the 32d Red Arrow Division. A three year overseas veteran, he previously held roles as ammunition corporal and chief of machine gun and ammunition sections. He entered service in October 1940. His brother Clifford fought with infantry in Europe.
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32D Infantry
Luzon
Philippines
Robert G. Zeil
Fred Zeil
Rose Street
la Crosse
Wis
120Th Field Artillery Battalion
32D “Red Arrow
Zeil
Allis Chalmers Co
Crosse
Clifford
Europe
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