Allied push renews at Cassino and surrounding fronts in Italy
Allied forces press the Cassino area as heavy bombardment of the monastery continues. British and Polish units advance toward key routes while American troops seize Monte Ruazzo and push near Iti a junction, threatening German retreat and Gustav line defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Heinzerling
Associated Press
Mediterranean
Liri
Cassino
Gustav
Hitler
5Th Army
Tyrrhenian Sea
Monte Ruazzo
Formia
Iti
Gaeta
Garigliano
Monticello
Esperia
Credit Association Elects Milwaukee Officers
Harold Sherer of Monroe Wis was elected president of the Wisconsin Retail Credit association at the annual meeting Wednesday night Other officers elected were Ang Wehl Milwaukee vice president Robert O Leary Green Bay air vice president and Fred S Krieger Milwaukee secretary treasurer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Credit Association
Milwaukee
Harold Sherer
Monroe
Wis
Wisconsin Retail Credit Association
Ang Wehl
Robert O'Leary
Green Bay
Fred S. Krieger
Reuther to Address Racine UAW Dinner Rally
Walter P. Reuther international vice president of the United Automobile Workers CIO will speak at a Racine Wisconsin dinner and rally hosted by local UAW unions next Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuther
Racine Racine, Wis
Walter P. Reuther
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Racine
UAW
First In School Essay Contest Winners Named
The Americanization essay contest by the Legion auxiliaries awarded first place to Miss Gage of Independence county and second to Selmer Servais of Arcadia. Judges were Father Francis Przybylski and Mrs. Mary Pink Bautch. Prizes of 1 and 75 cents were sent by secretary Mrs. C. E. Fugina. Carol Olson won second in the Whitehall contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Auxiliaries
J. Anderson
Independence
Selmer Servais
Arcadia
Anderson
Francis Przybylski
Mary Pink Bautch
C. E. Fugina
Gage
Briggs Transfer Company
Miss Gage
Carol Olson
Italians Behind Battle Lines Need Food Describes Desperate Civilians
Lieut. Col. Carl A. Kraege reports Italian civilians stranded behind retreating Axis forces in Naples area lack food. He notes U S aid has supplied most food and mentions his two day visit with his brother Mayor F. Halsey Kraege and their mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Carl A. Kraege
Naples
United States
Col. Kraege
F. Halsey Kraege
Gopher Area Scouters Complete Outdoor Cooking Course
The final session of 19 Boy Scout masters and district commanders in the Gopher area completed the advanced Scouters course held in Houston. The course counts toward the Scoutmaster’s key award and the Scouter’s training award. Names of graduates are listed by town, with Dr. H. B. Kremer among Houston participants. Sadler notes a Kickapoo district course also finishing with a final meeting in Avalanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gopher
Houston
H. B. Kremer
Karl Bonde
Ben Findreng
O. D. Moen
Jack Anderson
Martin Brevig
John Leitz
D. Dyer
Caledonia
A. L. Ole Rensle
J. C. Evans
Neal
Ed Paulson
Harlie Larson
Spring Grove
Ove Fossum
L. A. Brusletten
Jerry Landsverk
Glen Brusletten
Hokah
John Gstalder
Sadler
Kickapoo
Avalanche
Airport dispute over completion and damages
The article reports Stevenson calling for resuming airport work and rejecting damages payments. He wants the government to fulfill its obligation and complete the project, noting suspension followed the president’s letter to the CAA. The committee hopes to reopen cases for 29 airports and may meet the president this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
CAA
Stevenson
Burial At Sea For Two Navy Airmen
The burial at sea honors Carl Vincent Ighton Jr. and Wallace James Schuetz, rear seat crewmen on carrier planes fatally wounded over Truk. Ceremonies aboard a Navy ship include Protestant and Catholic services, flag-draped coffins lowered into the sea, taps, and the flag presented to families. No graves on land, only the endless Pacific and an enduring memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbaugh
Carl Vincent Ighton, Jr
Wallace James Schuetz
Third St
Wisconsin Rapids
Truk
Carl Vincent
Mr. Schuetz
Carl
Mrs. Arbaugh
Pacific
Daily F Records La Crosse Speeding Fines And Local Notices
La Crosse fines include Norcal Johnson 5 dollars for 42 mph on May 13 Causeway and Lyle Johnson 5 dollars for 35 mph. May 11 12.50 for intoxication and disorderly conduct on King street. Pearl Banning 9.50 for intoxication on Pearl street May 13. Rex Oskes fined 5 for selling fermented malt beverage March 13 at 229 Pearl without an operator license. May 6 vagrancy charges led to guilty pleas for Willie Jackson and Merrill Thomas. judgments suspended and three hours to leave. Clarence Schiicht found guilty of vagrancy and sentenced to 90 days. Tomah Taxi operator Wallace Snowberry fined 300 plus costs for selling liquor to soldiers without license. Divorces granted Vera Evanson from Mellbourne Evanson on cruelty grounds. Stella Foss granted divorce from Morris C. Foss. Real estate transfers listed in La Crewe area. Fires noted May 18.
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la Crosse
Norcal Johnson
Adams Street
Eugene Thornton
King Street
Pearl Street
Pearl Banning
Rex Oskes
Grand Hotel
Lyle Johnson
Livingston Street
Claes Corwen
Willie Jackson
Merrill Thomas
R. V. Ahistrom
Clarence Schiicht
Green Island
Sparta
Wis
Wallace Snowberry
Tomah Taxi Cooperator
O. W. Sprecher
Snowberry
Plane Crash Kills British Diplomat Near Barcelona
Reports from Barcelona airport say a plane carrying British Minister to Madrid A F Yencken and air attache Squadron Leader A C Caldwell crashed shortly after takeoff south of Barcelona. Both occupants were killed in the incident.
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Barcelona
Madrid
A. F. Yencken
Sir Samuell
Here
A. C. Caldwell
OPA Seeks Treble Damages from Antigo Milk Co op
The Office of Price Administration filed suit in federal court seeking triple damages of 84696 for alleged price overcharges by the Antigo Milk Products cooperative of Antigo Wisconsin. The agency charged the cooperative sold butter and condensed skim milk above ceiling prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Office of Price Administration
Antigo Milk Products Co-Operative
Antigo
Wis
OPA
Vermont Democrats nominate Roosevelt for fourth term
The Vermont state Democratic convention adopted a resolution instructing its ten delegates to the national convention in Chicago to vote for the nomination of President Roosevelt for a fourth term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
DEMOS
F. R
ST. Albans
Chicago
Roosevelt
American missionary saves life by leg amputation in WWII prison ship
An American medical missionary, Theodore Braun, amputated German Catholic Father Lorence Mey’s leg to save his life aboard a Japanese prison ship off New Guinea. Mey, later treated in Australia, survived with an artificial limb hoped for, after gangrene and delayed care.
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Australia
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Ae Theodore Braun
Hosmer
Lorence Mey
Strelin
Germany
Hansa Bay
New Guinea
Willem van Baar
Society of the Divine Word
Netherlands Indies
John Mager
Redfield
S. D
Father Mey
Braun
Mager
Gerhach
Vienna
Austria
Gerach
Mayer
John Haferman
Royal
Allied bombings in Germany and occupation effects noted
Larry Allen reports from across southern and eastern Germany. He notes factories as main targets, strong German routings, and disciplined defense. He observes rationing, fear of gestapo, and limited access to public spaces.
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Germany
Rhineland
Allen
France
Low Countries
Berlin
Capenet Point
Hitler
Gestapo
First Lady urges new world postwar order at a workers' congress
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt told Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America delegates that soldiers seek a world with new conditions. She called for humane rights, economic reform, and an end to racial inferiority while urging Congress to reenact price controls and authorize subsidies to hold basic living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eleanor Roosevelt
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Congress
Brother Kills Brother During Toy Gun Play
Coroner says 12 year old Carl Krueger died at a hospital after a bullet to the head from a gun his 9 year old brother James found at their fall creek home near eau claire wisconsin. The youths were at their father's filling station when the accident occurred while handling an empty gun. A bullet apparently slipped into the chamber as James pulled the trigger.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Wallace Stokes
Carl Krueger
James
Paul Krueger
Fall Creek
Stokes
Professor Joins Marquette Biochemistry Head to Retire
Dr. Joseph C. Bock, head of the biochemistry department at Marquette University School of Medicine, announced on Thursday that he will retire on July 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Joseph C. Bock
Marquette University School of Medicine
Dies links CIO to Communist party in Texas interview
Jasper Texas Rep Martin Dies chairman of the House committee on un American activities says the CIO will become the Communist party of America as Russia changes. He discusses the committee's investigations, retirement plans, health issues and time on his Texas farm with his wife and three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Tex
Martin Dies
D-Tex
House
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Communist Party of America
Dies
Congress
Texas
Russia
CIO
Priority Expert To Visit City Friday
A. E. Heins manager of the Eau Claire district war production board office will meet with local industrial company officials at the Chamber of Commerce from 9 a m to 4 p m Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Heins
Eau Claire District War Production Board
Chamber of Commerce
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Morris C. Foss
Vernon Cates
Rochester
la Crewe
Frank F. Neumann
Cora M Chase
Denton Street
Elizabeth Niggli
Cora M. Chase
Denton
24Th
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Frank A. Renner, Jr
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Weston
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