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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1944
Page
7
Madison reports on party conventions as Republicans, Democrats, and Progressives assess strength and strategy. Officials note hopes to win Wisconsin and the presidential ticket, while talks of deals surface amid early primary activity and Bricker’s Milwaukee visit plans.
Help wanted advertisement seeking men for milk route sales. Permanent positions with average route pay from $180 to $9200 monthly after training. Outdoors work in Waukesha Wisconsin. Include state status age marital or single and prior experience or education. References in application letter. Plant workers welcome. Send to Guernsey Dairy Waukesha Wisconsin.
The Monday gathering at Trinity Lutheran church featured Miss Yeakel from the Scout office as guest. Members discussed coffee sales ticket and card purchases and planned scrap paper bundles to William Balden. Older scouts folded bandages at the Red Cross from 7 to 9 pm with nurse Mrs. Wittenburg observing.
St Francis School of Nursing in La Crosse Wisconsin hosts information for women to join the U S cadet nurse corps. The program provides a full government funded scholarship and lasting nursing service in civilian or military roles during World War II. Training spans pre cadet and junior cadet stages with clinical practice and senior cadet assignments.
A Princeton survey shows half of Roosevelt supporters would switch to the Republican party if he did not seek a fourth term. Among Democrats naming Roosevelt as their first choice, Dewey and Wallace emerge as preferred second options for those willing to switch. The institute finds strong loyalty to Roosevelt within the Democratic ranks and high belief he will run again.
The Mormon Coulee 4-H club led by Rev. E F Menger held its May meeting in the Evangelical and Reform church basement with 38 members present. Committees were appointed, lunch duties assigned to Rev and Mrs Menger, programs to Marilyn Clements and Herbert Kramer, and Myrtle Olson from the La Crosse health department spoke. Games and refreshments followed. The next meeting is set for June 12 in the church basement.
Indio California desert training area once used for North Africa invasion prep faded to a ghost town. Corps headquarters moved to San Bernardino. A guard of Black soldiers occupied the post as about 85 000 men trained there at peak.
Chief Justice Joseph E. Martin of the State supreme court will be the principal speaker at the launching ceremony for a 176 foot army cargo ship at Kewaunee Shipbuilding and Engineering company. The vessel will be christened by Mrs. Halsey Dunwoody of St. Louis.
Fred D. Pollit of Jacksonville Florida arrived at the Navy training station in Sampson New York where he found his sister Wave Jessie Pollitt yeoman third class assigned to the station's executive offices.
Washington explains new draft rules for 26 and older registrants. Boards may defer or draft in essential industries, with cases reviewed for 26 to 37 groups, deferments for over 30s possible, and appeals allowed on new facts. Outcomes depend on local boards and national directives.
Funeral services will be held in Dallas for Herbie Kay 40 nationally known band leader who died in a Dallas hospital after several months illness. Survived by widow Betty Kay and mother Mrs Katherine Kay of Monteno Ill. Kay discovered Dorothy Lamour who sang with his band. Native Chicagoan Kay began his career at Northwestern University forming a campus band.
Lieut. Col. Roscoe Snapp praised the orientation officers at Camp McCoy Wisconsin as very well pleased with their programs. He spoke to 23 officers from the 76th Division and other units at a Wednesday meeting after touring the post training office.
Inspection with Lieut. Col. William Lufburrow, post orientation officer, centers on 76th Division exhibits detailing unit history, equipment, and training aims. Officials tour display areas assessing readiness and public understanding of divisional scope.
Australians fear how schoolchildren who now earn high wages during the war will adjust when peacetime allowances resume. The question haunts families as the wartime economy winds down and wage controls ease.
Southern Democrats denounce New York Governor Dewey's opposition to the poll tax while Republicans say it will not affect pending repeal legislation. The NAACP calls his stance insufficient and urges GOP senators to back the repealer. Also, Rep. Kimmel-Short pushes for court martial of Pearl Harbor figures within six months. Rep. Lemke proposes a veteran bonus up to 7500 cash, paid over 20 years separate from the GI Bill.
Madrid reports a Nazi press note says Allied bombers scored a direct hit on the German army general staff in Berlin on April 29. The notice also says Naval Capt. Rudolf Ackerman, attached to military headquarters, was killed in action in his department.
The Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park erupts every about 70 minutes, ejecting roughly 250000 gallons of steaming hot water up to 150 feet into the air.
The Logan high school seniors present Oliver Goldsmiths She Stoops To Conquer in rehearsal ahead of the May 18 and 19 performance. Costumes evoke 18th century England as the plot centers on Tony Lumpkins tricks in a country mansion owned by Hardcastle. Cast includes Erwin Mickelberg Robert Johnson Cedric Peterson Julien Jorgenson Robert Bowman Vivian Smith Beverly Marker Avis Peterson William Frisch Dorothea Marking with non senior roles filled by Kenneth Teachout John Thrailkill Don Bell Neil Howe James Blank Wade Peterson.
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful remedy for painful aching feet. It claims to end pain soreness and odors and guarantees a refund if no relief is found after use. Thousands buy the product annually for sore tender inflamed feet.
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