Nazi Counter Measures Across Europe Against Invasion
The article surveys alleged Nazi defenses from Denmark to the Spanish border including fortified lines like the Siegfried and Maginot lines, mined cities and fields, and secret weapons. It argues Allied planning accounts for these defenses and foresees a tough, drawn-out push to Berlin despite possible setbacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Holland
France
Germany
Luftwaffe
Hitler
Reich
United Nations
Berlin
Pacific Commanders Agree on Integrated War Plans
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and General Douglas MacArthur have finalized fully integrated plans for the campaign against Japan. They will maintain separate commands but coordinate operations to mount a maximal combined assault toward the Philippines and Japan, with Nimitz pushing west and MacArthur advancing north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Admiral Nimitz
Central Pacific
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
United States
Pacific
Australia
Nimitz-MacArthur
General MacArthur
Philippines
Dewey aides and advisers eyed as campaign asset
Amonyd Mouley, a former Roosevelt confidant, assesses Governor Thomas E. Dewey’s circle. He says if Dewey wins the GOP nomination he will better answer tough questions than Willkie did in 1940. It notes General Hugh A. Drum, John Foster Dulles, Elliott V. Bell, and Paul Lockwood as key figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aymond Moley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
First “Brain Trust
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Wendell Willkie
New York Guard
Hugh A. Drum
John Foster Dulles
John W. Foster
Benjamin Harrison
Dulles
Robert Lansing
Elliott V. Bell
Paul Lockwood
Chicago
Congress probes war labor and Montgomery Ward case
A report argues that administration efforts to expand inquiries into labor union affairs divert scrutiny from Montgomery Ward labor relations and war labor board actions. It notes anticipated House and Senate probes into maintenance of membership, coal strike pressure, and Justice Department responses during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Montgomery Ward
Byrd
Senate
House
Congressional
War Labor Board
National War Labor Board
Government
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Union
Department of Justice
Congress
America
Postwar Markets By Roger W Babson
Babson forecasts a strong postwar consumer surge with 65 percent of U S families expected to be heavy spenders. He cites auto, appliance, furniture and home-improvement demand, notes delayed new car models, and urges buying Fourth War Loan Bonds as a safe use of funds before inflation.
Ban On Men Over 26 Stands in Draft Policy
A wartime draft plan remains ban over 26 for essential war work and agriculture. Men 26 and over are only drafted if volunteering or in nonessential jobs, with protests advised and state directors guiding actions. The nationwide ban stays until SS lifts it, not by state decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Selective
Washington
Hamilton PTA Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
At its annual meeting Thursday Hamilton Parent Teacher Association elected Al Zischke president N B Bakkum vice president Miss Ethel Tower secretary and Mrs H T Overson treasurer. Poinsettias bloom in Mrs Edgar Jacobs garden at 821 South 19th Street noting late year flowering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Parent-Teacher Association
al Zischke
N. B. Bakkum
Ethel Tower
H. T. Overson
Edgar Jacobs
South 19Th Street
John J. Chavaume, Jr
Ethyl Evanston
Tractor Headlights To Aid Farm Night Work
The weather bureau on Wednesday reported farmers in parts of the Midwest are fitting tractors with headlights to work at night to beat spring seeding delays from wet weather. In Iowa farm work is rushed around the clock as spring plowing and seeding run two to three weeks late on a wartime crop program. Heavy rains and floods persist in the Missouri and Mississippi valleys, with more than 100,000 acres of winter wheat in Missouri lost to flood damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Iowa
Missouri
Mississi
The
Bureau
Moa Remains Found Near Whangarei for Museum Display
A set of moa bones was discovered recently near Whangarei New Zealand and will be placed in the waree museum alongside other extinct species exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whangarei
New Zealae
Waree Museum
Textile Black Market Fails to Dodge OPA Enforcement
The article outlines widespread textile and apparel black market activity undermining cost of living controls. It cites false yardage, side cash premiums, dummy wholesalers, and price shifts passing to consumers. OPA pursues criminal actions, with 200 investigators and multiple treble-damages actions already filed across New York Chicago St Louis and Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
A’s Enforcement Division
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
West Coast
St. Paul, Minn
Benz's Progressive Candidacy Shocks Wisconsin
Wisconsin watchers are surprised by Appleton insurer Alex O Benz entering the Progressive bid for governor. The announcement came just before a Milwaukee convention and follows Ekern's push for strong candidates. Benz, a longtime Lutheran businessman, is seen as new talent and a practical fit for the party ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Alex O. Benz
Appleton
Benz
Milwaukee
Mr. Benz
Herman Ekern
Wisconsin Gop
Orland S. Loomis
Harold Stafford
Tom Amlie
Peter Rabbit Turns Bold in Wisconsin Yard
Green Bay residents recount a neighbor's pet rabbit that attacked Mrs. Reno twice, then bit Poundmaster Kramer and chased both before escaping. The rogue rabbit defied authorities and remained at large as of press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Wis
Harry Reno
Carl Kramer
Mr. Rabbit
La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press Publication Details
La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press is published daily afternoon and Sunday morning by La Crosse Tribune Co. at 4th and Cass Streets La Crosse Wisconsin. The paper lists W T Burgess as publisher R L Bangsberg as managing editor and A W Rice as city editor. It is entered as second class matter June 22 1904 and is a member of the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and the Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
la Crosse Tribune Co
4Th
Cass Streets
la Crosse
Associated Press
Danger In India v Dewitt Mcken War Analyst
AP war analyst notes the Japanese drive toward Imphal and Kohima faces monsoon peril. If captured, Imphal could become a weathered base shaping India's supply routes to China. failure risks encirclement and a stalled invasion. British Indian forces may annihilate the invaders before retreating under flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danger In India
India
Burma
Imphal
Kohima
New Delhi
Bengal
Assam
Reader Q and A From The Tribune Information Bureau
A compilation of reader questions with concise answers on topics from Capitol building materials to etiquette, naval salutes, language origins, soil ruin, Diogenes, bestsellers, opera names, cow teeth, Macedonia, Scottish rulers, golf costs, Macaulay, pronunciation of foreign places, U S flag symbolism, gender in driving, and century old horse lifespans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.R. A
Board On Geographic Names
Department of the Interior
Crossword Clue Style Word List
A compact puzzle style entry listing numbered clues with various words and abbreviations included. The items span definitions from true to bronze to tear and beyond, hinting at a themed wordplay or glossary.
Origin of the Manx Cat
Little is known about the Manx or taille cat's origin on the Isle of Man. A local legend says the first specimen came from a Spanish Armada galleon wrecked off the island in 1588.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle of Man
Island
First periodical with title Gentleman's Magazine 1731
The first periodical to use the title was the Gentleman's Magazine founded in 1731 in London by Edward Cave. The thunderstorm question notes that storms may occur anywhere, with about 16 million yearly occurrences worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentleman's Magazine
London
Edward Cave
C. A
Common Household Pests booklet advertised for ten cents
Advertisement promotes a 32 page booklet titled Common Household Pests covering ants moths flies cockroaches carpet beetles termites centipedes silverfish crickets wasps rats mice and other pests. Price ten cents postpaid with self addressed wrapper and return mail to Washington DC.
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Total Probe
By David Lawrence
By Roger W. Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Tribune
Martha Wagner
Anastasia la Fleur
Miss Wagner
Wabasha
Minn
T. J. Thorsen
Caledonia Street
Minneapolis
James Selby
la Crescent
Joseph J. Omerberg
Adams Express Co
Sparta
Alderman W. McBride
Street Railway Company
Market Street
J. R. Williams
Black Market
Peter Edson
East
Baltimore
Philadelphia
War Production Board
Vinson
Real Surprise
By John Wyngaard
Ekern Reports
Ekern
Aid Association For Lutherans
Progressive Party
Peter Rabbit
Washington, D. C
L —T P
China
Haskin Service
Tribune Information Bureau
U. S. Capitol
States
Virginia
Massachusetts
Maryland
Federal District
Brazil
J. A
Davis
Earth and Man
Diogenes
Juvenal
Lucian
Seneca
C. E. F. Man
Camille
Macedonia
Generes
Ae OG Kan Peninsula
Scotland
Boca Raton
Florida
A. Sydney Smith
Thomas Babington Macaulay
United States Flag Association
LEY. A
American Automobile Association
Manchester Canal
Mindanao
John
Gaelic
Tez
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