Federal Tax Power and Interstate Commerce Clash
A discussion notes that Supreme Court rulings have broadened state taxing power, risking chaos for aviation firms. It argues Congress must intervene to curb state taxes that burden interstate commerce, citing Minnesota use taxes and “gross receipts” moves while Justice Black cautions against broad, uniform rules.
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Supreme
Supreme Court
Congress
Georgia
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Bureau of Corporations
Washington
States
Minnesota
Justice Frankfurter
Justice Black
OPA rules push shoppers toward higher priced dresses
A wartime price control breakdown explains how finishing steps moved more work to dyeing and printing, raising costs. Finisher profits rise with more prints and dyes, squeezing plain white fabrics from the market while the top price cap on manufacturers suppresses cheap dress sales.
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Washington
OPA
Jones
War Production Board
Japs Run Home as Navy Battle Ends in Retreat
The clash off Saipan ends with a Japanese rout as Admiral Nimitz’s task force inflicts heavy losses. Japanese ships damaged or sunk include four to five ships and 353 planes, while the American side suffers no ships lost and 21 planes shot down. The encounter shows Japan retreating from the carrier offensive.
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Japan
Nimitz
Pacific
U. S
Associated Press
Saipan
Marianas
China
Tokyo
Tojo
Midway
Guadalcanal
Philippines
Cherbourg Battle Intensifies As Allied Push Gathers Pace
Allied forces press fresh onslaughts on Cherbourg France key port as German command refuses surrender and fights to hold the peninsula. Luftwaffe and ground resistance tighten as Eisenhower aims to sever the Cherbourg peninsula and secure a port vital to sustaining the European campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Efusal
Cherbourg
France
Channel
la Havre
Eisenhower
United States
Wheat and Meat Forecasts Amid Wheat Feed Curtailment
Government forecasts show less meat next winter due to sharp curtailment of wheat fed to livestock. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates 440 million bushels will be fed to animals by October, up from 426 million last year, with prewar feeding under 100 million. The Commodity Credit Corporation states July 1 sales to feeders will be cut sharply as 1944 production cannot support previous feed levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Commodity Credit Corporation
United States
Training by Giving Dimes at Big Conventions
People hand out dimes to everyone they meet as practice for participating in two major conventions. The habit is described as useful training for engaging crowds, networking, and representing a group at large gatherings.
Victory gardeners seek insecticide to repel vandals
A note from a community garden group calls for an insecticide solution that deters vandalism. The request emphasizes protecting crops and garden plots from intentional damage while maintaining safety for residents.
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Victory
Employers should adopt constructive legislation for a better nation
Roger W. Babson argues that employers must move beyond "lower taxes and be let alone" and support coordinated policy. He cites questions on installment credit regulation, unemployment, savings banks, life insurers, and equities for economic stability, urging balanced public and private action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger W. Babson
New York City
Gaetan
Trib Tribune Recaps Decade-Old Local Happenings
Tribune lists events from ten, thirty, and forty years ago. It notes Dr Eugene C Smith returning from a month on the Pacific coast and affilia tion with Gundersen clinic. It mentions West Avenue Methodist church picnic at Myrick park and Eagles convention citations. It reports a Gudbrandsdals laget banquet with Mrs Kucera and Mrs Sullivan relations. It advertises an Onalaska ice cream sale for SAF on June 24.
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Eugene C. Smith
South 13Th Street
Pacific Coast
Gundersen
West Avenue
Gudbrandsdalslaget
Daniel Sullivan
Thomas Kucera
South 4Th Street
Sullivan
L. B. Sullivan
Copeland Avenue
Onalaska
Peter Lee
SAF
Boat Recovered From Lake Tomah
A 10 man search under Sheriff Bert Johnson recovered the metal boat from Lake Tomah where Jean Wilson drowned on Memorial Day. Chris Hendrickson and Willis Young aided by bringing the boat to shore. The craft was air tight with minor pockets and holes beneath seats. the lake was lowered one foot to assist the dive.
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Lake Tomah
Eng and Chung Bunker Buried in North Carolina
The life and burial of Eng and Chung Bunker, the Siamese twins once made world famous by P. Barnum, are noted as taking place in Surry County North Carolina.
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Eng and
Chung Bunker
P. Barnum
Surry
North Carolina
De Gaulle Seeks Fast Recognition for Provisional French Government
Peter Edson outlines U S policy toward General de Gaulle as Washington withholds full recognition of his provisional government. He notes Allied plans to supervise French law and order under Eisenhower and contrasts limited Italian and other recognitions with France. De Gaulle’s efforts to take over the provisional government are traced from London talks to disrupted ties with Eisenhower’s command.
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Charles de Gaulle
Washington
U. S
de Gaulle
Gree
French Committee of National Liberation
Algiers
France
French Empire
United States
Cordell Hull
Eisenhower
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Belgium
Luxembourg
Und
Italy
Marshal Badoglio
Rome
Ivanoe Bonomi
Mussolini
London
Joseph- Pierre Koenig
Koenig
Churchill
Eisenhow
Rennebohm Rise Highlighted In 1944 Wisconsin Race
Oscar Rennebohm Madison drugstore magnate and Republican lieutenant governor hopeful is profiled as a self made leader. The piece notes his rise from poverty via the University of Wisconsin and a growing 12 store drug chain, his prep for future governorship, and belief in business talent translating to public service. It discusses political strategy and the need for compromise and public opinion awareness.
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Madison
Wis
Oscar Rennebohm
Rennebohm
Wisconsin
Julius Peter Heil
Heil
Milwaukee
Julius Heil
University of Wisconsin
America
Bohm
Ren
Navy Marine Coast Guard personnel reach 3.4 million
Senator Walsh reports in a senate document that the total naval service personnel on May 1 reached 3,400,646 including 8,727 women. The 1938 counts show 11,695 officers and 122,631 men.
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Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Walsh
Mass
Senate
Neenah Names Paff as P E Director and Coach
Arthur B. Paff of Chippewa Falls was hired by the Neenah school board as physical education director and football coach of Neenah High School. He graduated from River Falls Teachers College and the University of Wisconsin.
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Neenah, Wis
Arthur B. Paff
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Neenah School Board
Neenah High School
River Falls Teachers College
University of Wisconsin
Tribune masthead and staff credits from La Crosse paper
The La Crosse Tribune and Press lists Burgess as publisher Bangsberg as managing editor Rice as city editor and notes second class matter status since 1904. It states the paper is a Lee Syndicate member and an Associated Press member entitled to use AP dispatches and local news published.
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T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
A. W. Rice
la Crosse
Wis
Tribune and Press
Lee Newspaper
Associated Press
DeWitt Mackenzie The Jap Navy Runs Away Again
Commentary on Pacific war news asserts Japanese forces avoided a major battle with Admiral Spruance. It notes American air losses and Japanese carrier damage, claiming U S planes inflicted heavy hits while Japan failed to mount a decisive response and may retreat to range.
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DeWitt Mackenzie
J. M. Roberts, JR
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Rembert James
5Th Fleet
Questions and Answers From The Haskin Service Trivia Column
Readers asked about Hamiltons supreme court appearance the first cast iron bridge in America and other facts. The column cites Hylton v United States 1786 and notes naval academy moves to Newport and back, plus figures on war declarations and meat per capita in 1943.
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Alexander Hamilton
Supreme Court
A. Hamilton
Supreme Court of the United States
Hylton
United States
America
Frankfort
N. Y
Naval Academy
Annapolis
T.K
Newport
R. L
Great Britain
Canada
Tverage
U S Minister Horizontal 51 Inflamed Coal Resid
A fragmented wartime clipping notes a U S minister age 51 with a history in the U S Corps and involvement with coal resid. The item hints at a professional or political figure with military service and a health reference.
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U. S.corps
Peter Son of Captain Scott in British Navy
The text states Peter, son of Captain Scott, joined the British Navy as an officer and helped design camouflage for destroyers. It notes he held the rank of lieutenant commander and was involved in deception and concealment methods during warfare.
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Scott
Know Facts About Law Book 1944 Edition
The 1944 edition of the Hane Law Book updates marriage and divorce laws naturalization contracts wills property copyright and trademarks in 48 pages. A layman’s handy reference costs fifteen cents with a mail coupon in the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau notice.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Washine
Daington
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Marlow-Zielke
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Crem
O. K
Emene
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Tribune
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Lanesboro
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J. H. Klaus O
First
German Methodist Church
Dubuque
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
West Salem
Hamlin Garland
John A. McKenzie
Lota E. Moore
South 7Th Street
E. E. Ferris
Lake
Tomah
Peter Edson
John Wyngaard
Marines
Guard
Grand Fleet
Spruance
Radio Tokyo
The
Haskin Service
Eye Street
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Washington, D. C
Iran
F.P.H. A
California
D.C.N. A
Mountain States
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Montana
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Wil Roosevelt A. Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Egypt
Charlie Chapin
William Gillette
O.T. A
Charles Chaplin Apens
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Sheridan
S.C.C
New York
James Sonnett
Navy Department
U.S
Peter Arm
Washington, D.C
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