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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1944
Page
6
Returning soldiers condemned the Milwaukee induction center for shabby treatment and unsanitary conditions describing it as unfit for the armed services. They urged decisive action to ensure humane, civilized conditions at the induction gateway to the nation’s military.
La Crosse honors Frank Sisson upon his retirement ending a 56 year career in local business and civic work. He helped shape the town during a half century guiding projects and leadership that built the community and its Mississippi river bridge era. The public salute wishes him many happy returns.
The piece argues Nazi propaganda hides a defensive squeeze as German forces strain to defend Galicia and the Carpathians. It notes Zhukov’s First Ukrainian Army halted not by counteroffensive but to regroup for pressure toward Poland and Galicia, while Berlin fears Lwow may fall.
The National Education Association surveyed 148 institutions and found total enrollment fell from 98,169 in 1941 to 69,967 in 1943, a 29 percent drop. The 1944 figures may be even lower, due to the draft and lure of defense industry work, prompting calls for a postwar education plan to preserve quality.
The piece argues the Roosevelt administration used war powers to enforce a maintenance of membership policy in labor disputes, labeling it a potential misuse of government power to secure labor votes. It calls for congressional action to curb executive authority and add criminal penalties for officials violating law.
The Chicago Tribune rejects the use of military force to seize Montgomery Ward & Co plants and remove head Sewell L. Avery. It argues Attorney General Biddle’s Chicago visit aims to dramatize a dispute, condemns Roosevelt’s action as usurpation, and decries substituting military power for civil law. It stresses courts should decide constitutional questions.
A row of disjointed lines discusses a spring sneeze as bad luck, a Far East label for China Handle With Care, aging work ethics, maple sugar season near, money's outsized influence, and a jumbled note about pills and pin up girls.
The high court ruled that a confession obtained after coercive long interrogation may be invalid under the 14th Amendment. The decision raises questions about how long police may question suspects. Justice Jackson dissented on setting a numeric limit, urging another ruling to guide state courts.
Tribune round up lists ten year, thirty year, and forty year reminders. John Robinson returns from a western trip. Marie Schmidt visits. U S Geological Survey opens space in the federal building. W S Keppel seeks state senate. Virginia Brickley resumes Normal duties after Easter. Margaret Olsen departs for Omaha. Wilhelm Bach arrives to practice medicine. Ed Nyhus moves from Minneap olis to La Crosse. M Finn relocates to Butte Montana. Paul Schaller showcases a new Cadillac in Sparta. La Crosse High School honors 14 seniors including Fola La Follette. F M Tennell starts an independent undertaking business opposite the La Crosse club.
A ten man general court martial at Percy Jones Hospital in Battle Creek hearings a manslaughter charge against Lieut Elizabeth F Anderson Courtland Kansas for allegedly negligently administering a lethal dose of carbamylcholine chloride to Sgt James P Mottershaw of Cleveland Ohio on March 31. Hospital officials said the drug used was doryol carbamylcholine chloride trade name doryl.
An official Glasgow estimate shows Scotland has more pirate radio activity than England and Wales with about one in six radio sets unlicensed. The report states approximately two million sets in Great Britain remain without licenses.
The Washington sedition trial targets Elizabeth Dilling William Dudley Pelley Joe McWilliams George Sylvester Vierick and 26 others on seditious conspiracy to incite disloyalty in the armed forces. Observers warn against dismissing the case as a sideshow or a mere prewar defense tactic. The stakes include civil liberties foreign policy and the nation’s postwar peace efforts under Hull and bipartisan leaders.
Wisconsin voters may face a campaign by Joseph R. McCarthy from abroad as he seeks the U S Senate nomination. Backers argue military service and absence from Wisconsin will not derail a bold bid, citing precedent from General MacArthur and others and urging confidence in Wiley and Smith as rivals.
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press publishes afternoons and Sundays from Cass Streets La Crosse Wisconsin. It lists W T Burgess as publisher A L Bangsberg as managing editor and A W Rice as city editor with June 22 1904 as entry date. It is a Lee Syndicate and Associated Press member.
Conference in Milwaukee May 9 will gather leaders from manufacturing labor business and agriculture to discuss job creation for over 1 million Wisconsin workers after the war. The event is hosted by the Wisconsin Economic Development Committee UW and state groups at the Hotel Schroeder.
Bombay government announced today that the recent improvement in Mohandas K. Gandhi's condition has not been wholly maintained. Specialists will conduct a new examination of the gravely ill Indian leader who has been suffering from fever for some time.
AP war analyst Dewitt MacKenzie argues Allied forces will strike "the wounded German beast" soon and finish it off. He notes Soviet air and army mobilization, a likely major amphibious Allied assault, and a long continuous drive toward Berlin with temporary Russian pauses for repairs and redeployment.
Reader questions cover public office, oaths, egg production, pen names, printing history, military ranks, Johnsons Johnson, prenatal laws, prunes per pound, American Day, fur care, Spanish moss, X rays, infant mortality, and nostrum origin. Notable facts include Hayes oath dates, eggs per hen average, and 1941 infant mortality rate 45 per 1000.
Puzzle style list of clues covering various words from 1 Foot to 55 Symbol for selenium. Includes modern and archaic terms such as crimson silkworm and leaping amphibian with a vertical orientation hint.
The permanent rank of General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the Army, is that of major general.
Nanda Devi in British India rises to 25,660 feet and was first reached on August 29, 1936. This marked the highest ascent then recorded.
The rocket gun earned its nickname from soldiers who used it in action on several fronts for months. The name reflects its rocket-propelled firing and distinctive role in combat.
A promotion for Everybody's Song Book offering 205 songs with words and music. It features a durable cover, a wide range of genres, and a postpaid price of twenty five cents. Include name and address to order via Washington DC.
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