Flying Fortress lands in La Crosse cow pasture sparks airport push
A Flying Fortress made a rough emergency landing on Brice’s Prairie near La Crosse drawing praise for Pilot Dobrogowski and fueling calls for an intervening airport along the Chicago to Twin Cities route. Local officials highlight substantial airport work already undertaken and urge federal action to avoid future aviation gaps.
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Dobrogowski
Hiawatha
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Twin Cities
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Midwest
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Randolph
West Virginia
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Brice’s
Navy commander receives Japan honors not fireproof
The head commander of the Japanese navy was awarded The First Class Order of the Golden Kite and the Cordon of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, distinctions noted but described as not fireproof.
Bombing Damage In Swiss Town Estimated At 8.5 Million
American bombers caused property damage in a Swiss town estimated at 8.5 million dollars. The incident highlights Switzerland’s stance of keeping to itself amid global tensions.
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Switzerland
Democrats weigh Hyde Park convention in Roosevelt library
The suggestion proposes moving the national Democratic convention to the Roosevelt memorial library in Hyde Park, aiming to save time and expense for the party.
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Roosevelt Memorial
Hyde Park
Vivicillin Adds Edge To Penicillin Battle
A lighthearted quip notes vivicillin’s arrival as a supplement to penicillin, suggesting disease germs may concede in the ongoing antibiotic showdown. The remark frames medical progress with a playful tone.
Spiritual Influence In Washington By Prominent Clergy
Washington hosts a three act play The Forgotten Factor presented to emphasize spiritual factors in labor management. Notables Dr Glenn Clark Dr E Stanley Jones and Abraham Vereide led the event with leaders from labor and industry including William H Davis and Dale Reed endorsing the idea that honesty and conscience can foster fair business relations. The Forgotten Factor is touted as a new approach to curb workplace friction and promote unity at home and in commerce.
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Chaanes
Glenn Clark
E. Stanley Jones
Abraham Vereide
Seatile
National Committee For Christian
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Audi
Eam
Toone
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
Dale Reed
Aeunion
Pacific Coast
George A. Eastman
Los Angles
Commitrce
Constitution Hall
Seversky on War Explains Air Power Strategic Shift
Major Alexander P. D. Seversky argues that aviation alters warfare from tactics to strategy. He cites Britain's air base geography, American industrial might, and pilot pools as strategic assets while noting Germany's tactical air gains and costly losses. He warns larger bombers alone will not ensure advantage without balanced performance and firepower.
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Alexander P. D. Seversky
Germany
British Isles
Britain
Mltoush Syndicate, Inc
War quotes on Bougainville and relief plans
A Lt Col from the 37th Division recalls service on Bougainville saying no combat. An Allied general in Italy notes long army service. The Archbishop of York urges readiness of relief plans to avert famine and pestilence for millions.
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W. Radcliffe
Bougainville
York
Fire Under The Hen House
Rep. Bloom pushes to change treaty ratification requiring two thirds Senate vote. He argues for House share and majority consent from both houses to pass treaties, contending current process harms public interest and limits democracy.
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George Zielke
Washington
Rep. Bloom
D-Ny
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Bloom
House
Central high graduates to be honored at May festival
Tribune notes say about 190 June graduates of Central High are invited as honor guests for the May festival at the school auditorium Friday at 3 30 pm. Riverside park loud speaker bids will be opened Friday at 1 30 pm by park commissioners. Saint Joseph's Catholic school held its annual picnic at Myrick park Thursday.
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Fond Commissioners of Park St. Joseph's Catholic School
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Dudley Emmert
Central
Harold M. Wood
Wis
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Wilton
C. W. Hunt
Lincoln G. Shick
la Crosse
Wisconsin
University of Illinois
Gussie Gilbertson
Chicago
John Rowlison
First Congregational Church
la Crosse High School
John M. Jones
New York Life Insurance Company
Winona
Onalaska
Mound Park
Retail Clerks’ Union
Linker Hall
Dana
Bond-Selling Hog King Neptune Offered New Home
On his second anniversary Tuesday the 500-pound Hereford hog King Neptune, a central figure in war bond auctions with nearly 17 million dollars in sales, was offered a lifelong home in Kansas by hog raiser Charles Booz of Portis. The offer came after an editorial protest against slaughter or commercial use of the pig.
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Ill
Kansas
Petty A
Don C Aon 2
Begeelil
Navy
Charles Booz
Portis
Kas
Booz
Hereford Swine Journal
King Neptune
Lingle
Ring Booz
Dance Brings Seniors Into Alumni Group
Galesville Wisconsin seniors from Galesville high school join the alumni association this year with a simple dance at city hall replacing the usual banquet. The event is set for May 31 per Mrs. Harry Grover, alumni president.
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Galesville
Wis
Galesville High School
Alumni Association
City Hall
Harry Grover
Posthumous DSC Award Recalls Far East Service
A posthumous Distinguished Service Cross honors a distinguished service member, awarded to a veteran whose mother, Mrs. P. E. Drafke, resides in New London Wisconsin. He served with the United States Army Air Forces in the Far East prior to his death.
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DSC
Poe Peock
Post- Herres
PE Drafke
New London
Wis
United States Army Air Forces
Far East
Wichita Faces Postwar Questions Across Industry and Housing
Wichita planners map postwar recovery covering industry, agriculture, demobilization, and housing. A 55,000 worker survey shows 43,000 replies with one third planning to leave or quit. aviation firms like Boeing and Cessna weigh future demand while housing projects face liquidation debates. Agriculture urges debt avoidance and farm machinery purchases. demand for removing federal war housing complicates real estate.
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Kansas City
Wichita Chamber of Commerce
Washington Agency
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Cessna
Beech
Culver
Federal Public Housing Administration
Kansas
New Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate Roland Kannenberg Profile
Madison announces 37 year old Roland A. Kannenberg of Wisconsin, founder of Wisconsin Townships Inc, as a brash candidate for governor. Known as the “tombstone chiseler” in earlier years, his career includes efforts to create a Wausau branch university and proposed moving the state capital. His background shows persistent campaign activity, blunt rhetoric, and lifelong tensions with the Progressive party.
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Wis
Wisconsin
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Kannenberg
White Hope of
Wisconsin Townships, Inc
Wausau
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Milwaukee Socialists
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Civil Service Commission
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Senator Kannenberg
Tommy Duncan
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Duncan
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Friendship
Plan the size of your garden by family size
Mrs. Hazel Hensel, emergency war food assistant, urges planning gardens to feed the family through the year. She notes Wisconsin families average two adults and three children, needing about 336 quarts of fruits and vegetables annually, with specific quarterly breakdowns for asparagus beans peas greens kraut and tomatoes. Freezing drying and proper storage ensure balanced meals.
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Hazel Hensel
Hensel
Rev Clarke To Deliver Baccalaureate Sermon at Sparta
SPARTA Wisconsin Rev E E Clarke pastor of the Methodist church will preach the baccalaureate sermon at the Methodist church Sunday evening May 21 at 745. Graduation on Thursday evening May 25 features Robert Aurner head of the division of business administration University of Wisconsin as speaker. Commencement in the high school gymnasium.
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Sparta Bureau
Sparta
Wis
E. E. Clarke
Methodist Church
Robert Aurner
Division of Business Administration
University of Wisconsin
Last Trainees Leave Oshkosh College Campus
President Forest R. Polk of Oshkosh Teachers College announced the final group from the 96th college training detachment departed for a California base. The college trained aviation cadets since April 1943 on campus in Oshkosh Wisconsin.
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Oshkosh Oshkosh
Wis
Forest R. Polk
Oshkosh Teachers College
96Th College
California
Restoring China's Lifeline Through the Burma Road Drive
AP war analyst DeWitt MacKenzie explains a southwest China offensive on the Salween to reconnect the Burma road with the Ledo road. The aim is ground transport to India, supply artillery, and hasten an Allied junction before the monsoon, vital to United Nations war effort.
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China
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
India
Burma
United Nations
Japan
Questions and Answers From the Information Bureau
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La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Masthead
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press details editor names R L Bangsberg managing editor A W Rice city editor and notes postal filing history and Associated Press affiliation as a Lee Newspaper Syndicate member with rights to AP dispatches.
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LA Crosse
Humorist Horizontal Puzzle Summary
Across clues list names and words forming a crossword style puzzle with entries like East Indian tree and sodium symbol and a vertical set including male exclamation of pity and international language components. The readable fragment presents standard clues and partial answers across and down.
Fortune Telling booklet offered by Tribune Information Bureau
A La Crosse Tribune notice promotes a 15 cent booklet Fortune Telling with readers told to mail a coupon and payment to Washington DC. The ad promises content on palm reading tea leaves face reading dreams horoscopes omens and superstitions as a light entertainment item.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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