Repurposed German War Economy Seen Through Allen Dispatch
Pulitzer winner ARRY Allen reports from Germany after 20 months in prison camps. He notes factories targeted by bombers, a quickly repairable war economy with 12 million slave workers aiding production, and German morale held by Nazi vigilance. Food is rationed but adequate as Allies prepare invasion plans.
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Arry Allen
Associated Press
Germany
Allen
Mr. Allen
Italy
France
Milwaukee Hopes to Win Transcontinental Air Route
Milwaukee backs Northwest Airlines bid to fly Seattle to New York as a transcontinental route hub. Journal reports executives belief of approval with Billy Mitchell field upgrades, staffing needs, and Alaska and Asia flying prospects. County and aviation groups urged action to position Wisconsin for postwar air transit expansion.
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Washington
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Northwest Airlines
Seattle
New York
Croil Hunter
Milwaukee Journal
The
Journal
Billy Mitchell Field
Alaska
Bering Sea
Asia
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Wisconsin
Butter Becomes Dinner Table Aristocrat As Rations Ease
With most vegetables and meats unrationed, butter has emerged as the true aristocrat of the dinner table, signaling shifting scarcity patterns and consumer priorities in a country easing supplies.
Democrats Confident in War Focus This Fall
In Washington, observers say Democrats are bolstered by the war moment and memory of past issues. They expect voters to forget domestic controversies as coverage shifts to the war and peace talks. Roosevelt may gain publicity while Dewey remains largely silent, shaping the campaign dynamics.
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Washington
Barkley
Roosevelt
Montgomery Ward
France
Dewey
Seversky argues against dual war establishments for future security
Major de Seversky challenges Walter Lippmann's plan for separate Pacific and Atlantic permanent forces. He argues against freezing current wartime structures, advocating flexible air power, integrated forces, and an autonomous three-branch establishment with a central planning authority to adapt to changing technology and geography.
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Alexander P. de Seversky
Walter Lippmann
Pacific
Atlantic
America
Mr. Lippmann
France
What Words Bar Books? Obscenity and mails ban debated
Washington inquiry reveals postal officials judge each word by context to decide mailability. The case of William Smith's novel Strange Fruit prompted a ban, then a pause awaiting Massachusetts court ruling. Officials say action starts when a book is submitted for mailability review.
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Washington
William Smith
Massachusetts
South
Weather promises relief from heat wave in Wisconsin
The weather bureau forecasted a drop from a week of 90 to 95 degree heat with possible thunder showers in southwestern Wisconsin. Nine counties endorsed Harry W. Griswold for governor in the Republican primary per La Crosse GOP secretary Donald A. Gordon. The Bethany Gospel mission marks its second anniversary with Sunday services at 3 p.m. led by Rev. David Anderson of Winona.
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Weather Bureau
Wisconsin
Harry W. Griswold
West Salem
Donald A. Gordon
la Crosse
David Anderson
Winona
Milwaukee
Glenn O. Hasom
State Street
Myrick Park
A. R. Vogel
John Mydell
South 8Th Street
Kant Street
Ray A. Fortun
Paul A. Dahl
Viroqua
Northwestern University School of Eclleey
Isconsin Board of Pharmacy
James P. Hagen
Westby
Winifred Halderson
Holmen
Congregational Church
County Board of Education
Salvage Campaigns Remain Vital Across Wisconsin
In Madison district meetings Col. George Howitt and W. D. Baker urged ongoing salvage drives for waste paper fats rag scrap metal and tin cans. They noted waste fat collection up over 100 percent since red point reimbursements began and stressed constant demand for materials amid manpower shortages.
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Madison
Wis
State Council of Civilian Defense
George Howitt
Milwaukee
W. D. Baker
War Production Board
Wisconsin
Howitt
Baker
Col. Howitt
Office of Civilian Defense
Deaths Last Night
Mrs. Martha Rockne 85 mother of late Knute Rockne famed Notre Dame coach dies in Chicago A native of Voss Norway.
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Chicago
Martha Rockne
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame University
Voss
Norway
Wichita Voices On War, Politics And Isolationist Figures
In Wichita many voices weigh the 1944 election outlook. Publishers, manufacturers, labor leaders and officials assess Roosevelt’s wartime momentum, Willkie’s waning appeal, and a Republican tilt in Congress. Local sentiment on isolationism centers on Elmer Garner and Gerald Winrod, seen as marginal figures in Wichita.
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Kansas
CIO
United States
Willkie
Wisconsin
Wichita
Washington
Elmer J. Garner
Gerald Winrod
Garner
Winrod
Senate
Seven GOP Lieutenant Governor candidates in Wisconsin race
A Wisconsin political roundup counts seven GOP lieutenant governor hopefuls, with estimates ranging up to nine before filing deadlines. Notables include Dr. C. A. Dawson, Willis Donley, Oscar Rennebohm, Taylor Brown, Leon Nowak, Otto Werkmeister, and Arnold Friedrich as they vie amid salary changes and party dynamics.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Goodland
Wag
C. A. Dawson
River Falls
Doc Dawson
Willis E. Donley
Menomonie
Donley
Oscar Rennebohm
Rennebohm
Taylor Brown
Oshkosh
Brown
Leon Nowak
Milwaukee
Nowak
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Masthead
Front page notice lists managing editor A W Rick city editor, and notes second class matter filing date June 23 1904 at La Crosse post office. Mentions Associated Press rights and Lee Newspaper Syndicate membership.
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A. W. Rick
la Crosse
Wis
Tribune and Leader-Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
Sensational Rep Dies Promises New Document Exposé
Jasper Texas Rep Martin Dies, after announcing he will not seek re election, says he will deliver to American editors a June document exposing alleged Washington misdeeds. He vows disclosures more sensational than his committee has announced and blames administration controls on public information for failing to convince the public of the Communist menace.
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Jasper
Tex
Martin Dies
D-Tex
United States
Washington
Houston Post
Here
Dies
Congressional Committee On un-American Activities
Pro Nazi Group Chiefs Rounded Up In Turkey
Ankara broadcast reported martial law in Istanbul after raids uncovered Pan Turanian leaders plotted to overthrow the Turkish government. Authorities seized documents showing a nationwide network and plans and agreements to topple the regime.
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Turkey
London
Pan-Turanian
Ankara
Istanbul
Former WCTU Leader Flora Hopkins Dies at 78
MadisonWisconsin Flora C Hopkins 78 former president of the Wisconsin WCTU died Thursday after a three day illness She was made a life member of the national WCTU in 1941 reflecting her longtime civic reform work.
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WCTU
Madison
Wis
Flora C. Hopkins
Wisconsin Wctu
Halibut Maturity Reaches Age Eleven
A halibut reaches maturity at eleven years, marking a notable milestone as the species ages toward peak reproductive capability. The figure suggests typical longevity expectations for halibut in the wild.
Eyeing the Neutrals In Wartime Sweden Dilemma
Dewitt MacKén analyzes how Allied successes in Italy could shift neutral countries toward the United Nations. He notes Sweden’s pivotal trade with Germany, especially ball bearings, and explains Stockholm’s fear of Nazi retaliation and the need for Allied guarantees before cutting ties.
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America
Britain
Russia
Hitler
Sweden
Germany
Stockholm
U. S. War Department
Reich
Answers to reader questions from the La Crosse Tribune
A column presents brief Q and A items on topics from population and oil wells to radium production and war bonds. It covers New Zealand foreign-born percentages, German oil regions, radium output since Curie days, Series E bond cashing, Eire policy, Pisa’s lean, Fishing Cats island, and rend ering in architecture.
Trivia Q and A on world facts and history
A quiz style list answers include AA membership about 12 000 in 325 American and Canadian communities five Japanese cities with populations over a million sun visible 186 days at the North Pole Iron Gate mountain pass between Hungary and Yugoslavia chevon is the proper name for goat meat source of the line He who runs may read from William Cowper's Tirocinium
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Alcoholics Anonymous
F.lw. A
North Pole
South Pole
Movie Star Horizontal Fifteen Puzzle Clue Set
A mixed list forms a crossword style puzzle with numbered across and down clues. The grid hints include common words for cinema icons and general terms such as routes signs and measures.
Canning and Preserving Booklet Offered for Homemakers
A La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau notice offers a booklet on modern canning and preserving. It covers jellies jams preserves marmalades pickles and meat canning with tested recipes and directions. The 15 cent postpaid booklet requests name address and location for mail to Washington DC.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
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Seversky
By James Marlow
George Zielke
Tribune
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Nordstern
St Louis
la Crosse Telephone Company
A. Lilly
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Harriet Conner
la Crescent
Binghampton
N. Y
J. R. Williams
Kan
Chamber of Commerce
Bricker
Otto Werkmeister
Arnold Friedrich
Nekoosa
Friedrich
Wisconsin Townships, Inc
GOP
LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
Dewitt Macken
Western
Europe
United Nations
Fuehrer
Western Hemisphere
Haskin Service
Washington, D. C
New Zealand
M.E.M. A
Detroit
Heide
Pierre and
Marie Curie
L.T.H. A
N.G.R. A
Eire
R.C.F. A
Tower
Pisa
Tahiti
Society Islands
Pacific Ocean
Architecture
C.W.C. A
Japan
E.R. A
Tokyo
Osaka
Nagoya
Kyoto
Kobe
Hungary
Yugoslavia
William Cowper
South America
Edwards
Fis
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