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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1944
Page
1
Wisconsin progressives rally as Glenn Roberts declares an end to liberal retreat and vows a Progressive government. Sen. La Follette to deliver a keynote at Pfister Hotel as the state aims to restore the Wisconsin idea and its early leadership in good government.
Two years after Corregidor surrender Japanese forces pushed an offensive aimed at China, threatening to cut the Peiping Hankow rail line as Allied pressure grows in India Burma and the Pacific. British forces attack Kohima as Stilwell’s Chinese troops retake Mogaung and Myitkyina aiding plans for a Ledo Burma junction. MacArthur targets Hollandia area and the Schouten Islands as Nimitz eyes new Guinea and the Marshalls.
Federal Judge William H. Holly extended the restraining order against Montgomery Ward officials to shield government control of Chicago plants. A 10 a.m. Wednesday decision on dissolving the restraint or granting a temporary injunction followed an NLRB election set for Tuesday to test union representation among nearly 6,000 workers. In Springfield, Hummer Manufacturing, a Ward subsidiary, idle as 450 AFL machinists demand a bargaining contract.
Area high schools from nine districts perform in solo and ensemble contests at La Crosse State Teachers College. Bands begin a downtown parade at 4 p.m. from Burns Park, with cash prizes in each class and the main auditorium program opening at 7:30 p.m.
Henry J. Coerper a 44 year old former district chief La Crosse for the office of defense transportation was arraigned in Milwaukee on a federal indictment charging he padded expense accounts. Prosecutors allege charges cover mileage and per diem for four travel days in October while on a hunting trip and six days in September and seven days in December last year.
Lord Harting tam wed on Saturday at the Chelsea register office in a simple ceremony reported from London.
The cabinet and all four political parties urged Icelanders to vote for a republic in the forthcoming referendum set for May 30 23. The note references Iceland and Denmark previously linked under King Christian X and a treaty of union that expired in 195 treaty terms.
German reports via Stockholm claim the Russians massed forces in old Poland for a new push toward Berlin. They concentrate near Kowel and Kolomyja, with railways critical to the plan, as Soviet claims report heavy German losses and continued siege actions around Sevastopol.
The Rev. Stanislaus Orlemanski after meetings with Stalin and Molotov described the Soviet leaders as friendly to the Roman Catholic church. He said Catholicism remains Poland’s religion, and praised the Soviet reception during his 12 day visit. He added he faces US criticism with calm and noted a Moscow radio broadcast of his speech to Poles.
Nine year old Haintz died from burns received Friday when her clothing ignited from a kitchen stove in Neillsville Clark County while she washed dishes at home. Parents were in the barn nearby.
President Roosevelt asked Congress to appropriate 3.450 billion dollars to continue lend-lease aid, boosting the year’s total to about 7.19 billion. The proposal covers industrial products for planes tanks guns and war supplies, food and other needs to sustain Allied forces, plus 88.3 million to fund farm and industrial inputs. Senator Ellender urged a clear policy on final settlements amid criticism of reverse lend-lease figures and Britain’s costs including alleged rental charges for old mansions housing U.S. troops.
Washington reports ongoing talks in London to curb Switzerland’s exports to Germany. Negotiations aim for a new trade pact restricting vital war goods with emphasis on food cotton and natural resources. United States and Swiss negotiators seek limits on aid to Nazi Germany amid wartime trade pressures.
The Liberators and escorting fighters bombed German coastal targets in the Pas de Calais as the invasion air offensive entered its 22nd day. British bases sent a modest force of under 250 bombers with equal numbers of Thunderbolts Lightnings and Mustangs, while Mosquito aircraft damaged parked enemy planes in northern France.
Rep Howard J McMurray of Milwaukee urged national unity to win the war and peace. He defended Roosevelt leadership and attacked Republican keynote speaker Charles F Smith of Wausau as echoing isolationist voices.
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel declared the invasion steps are imminent and that German soldiers are armed with new weapons and ready for the utmost. He warned Allies may face parachute and glider landings behind the coast as mock battles and surprises.
A B 24 Liberator from McCook Army Air Base crashed and burned 13 miles northeast of Morrill Nebraska killing five men and injuring one severely with two others lightly hurt. Lieut Col Stanley M Persons at McCook said none of the victims were from Wisconsin.
In Kalamazoo Michigan two boys Lance Beister aged five and Allen Verhage aged seven were killed when a gravel avalanche buried them in a gravel pit Friday night. Rescuers recovered the bodies.
In Viroqua Wisconsin a municipal row over appointing a city treasurer has left the council without a quorum and the city lacking a treasurer. Four aldermen resigned after a clash with Mayor Miller over Vera Nystrom and Loretta Schlicht nominees, while the city awaits Miss Bennett’s legal ruling and ward licenses.
Allied and RAF forces launched a major daylight and overnight assault on Romania and the Balkans, striking rail yards oil storage and an aircraft factory in Brasov Campina Ploesti Turnu Severin Pitesti and Craiova. The operation involved 500 to 750 American Liberators and Flying Fortresses with heavy losses reported for both sides.
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