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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1944
Page
2
The VFW schedules a Memorial Day poppy sale with 21 million handmade poppies produced by disabled veterans in VA hospitals. Proceeds aid disabled veterans widows orphans and families of active service members while distribution work remains voluntary.
The state treasury balance on May 1 stood at 40,993,545.12 dollars not counting 20 million invested in U S government bonds. The May balance shows an 11,483,123.76 increase from April 1. April receipts totaled 19,928,227.79 with disbursements of 8,445,104.03.
An AP dispatch notes 8th Army pushes through northern lines threatening high costs as Polish troops seize Villa Santa Lucia and advance toward Piedimonte near highway 6 to Rome. French forces seize Sant Oliva and Monte Mandrone in the central sector amid warnings of costly fighting to come.
Captain Don Gentile, top American ace with 30 enemy planes in Europe, returned to a hero’s welcome in Piqua Ohio. Rainy crowds tore at his uniform and captain’s bars as he fought through the throng to greet his family at a cottage on a corner. His mother and sister Edith waited with his father Pat Gentile, while sirens guided the procession and the world aboard Washington to Columbus sent him home.
Oregon voters delivered a surprise by nominating Wayne L. Morse over incumbent Republican Senator Rufus C. Holman. Morse will face Democrat Edgar W. Smith in November while Guy Cordon is renominated for a four year term. Dewey won a write in with 15 national convention delegates.
Five schools will hold annual picnics in May at Myrick Park. Scheduled events include May 22 St. Josephs, May 24 La Crosse State Teachers College and Gateway City Transfer Co office girls, May 25 Webster, May 26 La Crescent community club, May 28 USC, May 29 St. Wenceslaus, May 30.
P M Paulson salvage chairman for Trempealeau county reports 8 060 pounds of tin cans delivered at Eau Claire from Blair Ettrick and Whitehall this week by truck. This was the second shipment of tin cans sent out from Whitehall by Paulson prior to this week.
Whitehall fisherman Tub Davidson hooked a German Brown trout on the Bruce Valley banks near Whitehall. The catch comes after a season of attempts to land the elusive giant, prompting local anglers to consider smaller specimens.
GALESVILLE Wis special four vacancies will occur in the faculty of Galesville high school this spring according to Principal LeRoy Jensen. Leonard Olson athletic coach and science teacher will enter military service. Miss Down a department and Mrs Vera Bolton seventh grade teacher will discontinue teaching with the return of her husband from service in the South Pacific. Miss Margaret Alme second teacher has accepted a position in Beloit schools.
Mrs. Axel Esping age 57 of 1609 Prospect street died at home Saturday after a lingering illness. Survived by husband, one son Palmer of La Crosse, five sisters, four brothers, and one grandchild. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Nelson chapel with Dr Carl O Pederson officiating. Burial Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Monday evening.
Norman De Sautelle 56 of Loomis street died instantly Tuesday afternoon of a heart attack while tying a boat to a pier at Jenning's boat works Colman slough French Island. Robert Cline found the body at 2 30 p m and notified police. Dr. G D Reay county coroner named heart attack the cause. Survived by wife two daughters a brother and a sister and one grandchild. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Headquarters company of the 385th Infantry regiment in the 76th division was revealed as the only unit with a full 10 000 insurance and a class B war bond status. Captain Woodrow T Wilson leads the company.
The Cham ber of Commerce membership meeting scheduled for 8 p m on May 24 was postponed indefinitely. Corbett cited the potential speaker in Cross as the reason for the delay.
Only eight 17 year old youths may be enlisted in the navy during the balance of May across ten counties in the La Crosse district. Navy recruiting reported that the first applicants would be those accepted.
Lieut. A. W. Reinholz son of Mr and Mrs William Reinholz of Onalaska was moved from Letterman General hospital San Francisco where he had been confined since last October to the Kennedy General hospital in Memphis Tennessee.
Marinette county becomes first in the state to reach its quota in the Wisconsin American Legion drive for 250000 to expand the Legion camp facilities at Tomahawk Lake. Endowment fund headquarters announced Saturday.
Kenneth Keach, a Viola former assistant postmaster and World War II army veteran, has arrived at a Virginia port after serving in the Italian campaign since summer 1942. His brother Captain Lowell Keach visited him during the wartime service.
Arian Lee is now stationed on Oahu Island in Honolulu in the Hawaiian group. He serves in the motor pool with an air warning battalion and writes about the beautiful scenery and his positive view of the new location.
Film actress Carole Landis collapsed on a Saturday on a movie set in Los Angeles and was taken to her home after suffering a severe cold, according to her studio.
Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone of the western district announced a special jury term of federal court to be held in Wausau on June 6.
A study notes roughly one fifth of U S food production is wasted, contrasting American waste definitions with European standards and practices. It highlights differing perceptions of waste and potential policy implications for food systems.
Wisconsin resort operators anticipate a strong season, with the recreational advertising chief noting higher inquiry levels than 1943 from Chicago and Minneapolis. He cites rail access and train-friendly resorts, but labor shortages may require guests to pitch in. Many inns report fully booked periods.
President Roosevelt announced Vice President Wallace would travel to China with key State Department and War Information staff to deliver a first hand report on Eastern Asia. Wallace aims to show U S commitment to aid China until victory, visiting multiple locations by mid July.
Tolchenov cites the Baltimore Sun predicting a long hard war possibly lasting to 1945. He notes Teheran decisions and crushing blows from east and west. The strategy aims not at new bridgeheads or fixed fronts but at avoiding protracted, static fighting.
County Clerk Roy H. Matson warns residents seeking county and state offices to file nomination papers at his office by June 6 to appear on the primary ballot. The date was moved up because the early primary falls on August 15 to accommodate the soldier vote.
First Lieut William P Camp MAC executive officer of the 76th Infantry Division Surgeon's office is promoted to captain. He has served with the division since October 6 1942.
Two German prisoners of war escaped from a Camp Sidnaw lumber mill in Houghton County. State police set up a road blockade around the area as authorities search for the escapees.
Awake to a brutal assault, U S troops in New Guinea smashed ashore through heavy fire. Soldiers faced snipers and artillery while tanks and air support joined the advance toward the airstrip. By nightfall no prisoners were taken and casualties mounted.
An 18 year old girl rescued after two years of alleged confinement and mistreatment in a house in Apizaco Mexico. She described being kept naked except when very cold. Authorities hold the senora and her husband as they investigate missing children linked to a witchcraft case. Bodies found on the couple’s premises. The girl says she was sold and forced to dig her own grave. She fled as she left mass with her father’s help. The pair deny mistreatment. the woman claims the girl was adopted in Puebla.
The district CIO council in Milwaukee May 13 14 endorsed a fourth term for President Roosevelt. Delegates from La Crosse included Roy Lamb Malcolm Lloyd Orville Everson Otto Briggs and locals 396 316 395 with Briggs reelected to the executive board. The political action committee plans 2000 ballot applications for soldiers at the May 18 meeting and to distribute them citywide for the primary.
The notice lists valid indefinitely stamps for Meat Fat and processed foods with limited future validation dates. It also details sugar and IHOOES stamps, gasoline coupon validity across regions, fuel oil periods, and price ceilings for fruits and vegetables in La Crosse Wisconsin and Winona Minnesota for May 17 to 23, including specific per unit prices for various produce.
Committees under Judge R. V. Ahlstrom plan La Crosse Memorial Day events on May 30. A 9 a.m. parade forms at Market Square and Cameron Park, then travels along King Street to Oak Grove and Catholic cemeteries for veterans graveside services.
Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin hosts a Villa Louis pageant celebrating early prairie life with 4 H members from Crawford and neighboring counties acting as Indians Frenchmen British soldiers and settlers. The event includes a ball a grand march with 125 couples and a second pageant on Sunday depicting the capture of Red Bird and a horse parade.
Immunization programs for diphtheria prevention will be held for infants, pre school and school age children and adults at Elm Grove school on Thursday and St. Josephs Ridge parochial school on Friday at 1 30 p m. Rural children in each district report to centers and those missing prior programs may attend for smallpox or diphtheria vaccines. Sponsored by La Crosse county health department with Miss Helen Hanson as county nurse.
Fifty members of the Girl Scouts attended the annual mother daughter banquet at the Presbyterian church in Galesville on Tuesday evening. The event featured a court of awards, supper served by troop committee, and badges awarded by scout leaders. Mrs H W Benter outlined the summer camping program and a bake and apron sale at Homer store on June 3 to raise camping funds.
The Rev. O G Birkeland pastor of Independence Lutheran church will lead services at 9 a m for a post confirmation class to receive certificates and diplomas after completing special courses. Summer vacation school opens May 31 with Miss Irene Anderson as teacher and free transport is offered to country children.
The author notes a wartime slang boom among civilians and servicewomen with terms like WACs zebras and jungle tuliets. He observes civilians adopting navy and army dress language and teases a thorough servicing of the King’s English as women join the military communications.
Two service men turned interior decorators for a night Corporal Millard Mack and Pfc A C Hill of Camp Edwards transformed a U S C club room into a festive ballroom for last nights formal dance. British seamen and servicemen at camps and outposts attended. Corporal Mack son of Mr and Mrs Howard Mack was called to duty from the army reserve in March 1943 after his senior year at St Marys Winona. Tech Sgt Merlin Benrud and Pfc Arlan Hegeson, La Crosse State Teachers college alumni, shared a reunion during a pass through England with a Red Cross dinner and messages to their families.
The LVT landing vehicle tracked, a tank capable of swimming, is officially designated LVT while soldiers in the South Pacific nickname it water buffalo.
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