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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1944
Page
2
A boy playing with two others near a Little Sioux river bridge fell in and was not recovered after Bill Richard reported the incident. Ottumwa police and residents feared rising rivers as central and southeastern Iowa faced record flood stages and continued rains.
Mrs Wall reported a strong gas odor though her stove was off. Owner Mrs E G Kowitz says the gift shop building is beyond repair. Nearby store fronts were shattered and boarded up. Police kept crowds away as repairs and flood debris work continued one week before Memorial Day flood anniversary. The Harry Wall family is staying with the Fred Scafe family in Sparta.
During 1942 and 1943 the plastics industry expanded by 100 percent with more than 85 percent of production dedicated to war goods.
Allied Italian command and Pietro Badoglio announce six zones for guerrilla resistance across German-occupied Italy. The plan designates zones from front-line areas to the Rome region and coastal belts, with instructions to mobilize for later action.
St Louis Cardinal righthander George Munger, 25, has four wins and one loss this season and was accepted Tuesday for induction into the army at Leibmeen euro 3.
La Crosse county sportsmen meet in the courthouse at 8 p m Tuesday to propose hunting fishing and trapping seasons to the Wisconsin conservation department. Similar sessions are planned in all county seats with three regular members and two alternates to be elected to the conservation congress.
Gen H H Arnold urged America to consider postwar use of war built air routes and bases. He told an Economic Club dinner that the United States has the world’s largest air network and asked what should be done with it after the war. He warned invasion rhetoric is not the aim today but warned of future decisions. He also touched on current air operations over Europe.
The Texas Republican scene shows Dewey and Bricker factions contesting 33 delegates with likely unpledged results as convention debates unfold. Bricker tours Houston denouncing the CIO PAC as a Democratic arm while Texas Democrats consider separate meetings amid heated talks.
In Piedimonte near Cassino, four miles west, enemy holdouts cling to key strongpoints while eighth army troops including Polish units surround the town. Street fighting is reported in parts of Piedimonte and reports say Moroccan radio announced 8th army forces captured Piedimonte as American patrols in Terracina engaged nearby units.
Lieut George W Woody testified Swancutt entered Capt Serflings room demanded ammo and fired twice after declaring he would not live through the night Roberts said Swancutt forced him to drive to Arlington where Riverside officers accosted him Simpson was mortally wounded as he called Swancutt to drop the gun and Swancutt was shot and arrested by Officer Ernest Cole
Men registered with draft boards one and two departed by special train Monday to Milwaukee Wisconsin where they will undergo pre induction physical examinations according to the boards.
Chicago report quotes Democratic committee chairman Robert E. Hannegan saying President Roosevelt will run and win by an overwhelming majority. He spoke at a press conference and said he does not know Roosevelt's mind but believes he will run.
Solid Fuels Administrator Ickes announced new rules effective June 1 restricting retail delivery of anthracite and eastern coke to consumers with high volatile bituminous coal capable equipment outside New England and Middle Atlantic states. Exemptions apply for hospitals, restaurants, and certain cooking and heating uses within annual limits.
Washington senate debate over a ban on commercial sponsorship of news broadcasts forms part of sweeping amendments to the federal communications act. Chairman Wheeler and Senator White described the draft as a compromise on domestic radio policy after closed committee talks.
The La Crosse unit of the coast guard temporary reserve will stage a public demonstration at Riverside park levee Wednesday at 9 p m. Chief Specialist Alvin R Williams said the event showcases firefighting on waterfronts and with liquid foam using portable equipment.
Sylvester F. Buschman of La Crosse admitted receiving ammunition stolen from Camp McCoy. He was fined $50 and placed on probation for one year in U S court. Buschman, rejected for military service, was urged to seek war work. Educational films from the United States are being shown in Mexico.
Flora C. Hopkins Madison temperance leader died May 18 and left an estate valued over $17 500. A Dane county petition to prove her will lists $1 000 to son Edward J Hopkins of Wausau and $1 000 to daughter Ada Wilmot of Toronto Canada, with the remainder to Lieut Comm William T Hopkins of Wynnewood Pa.
A mass sedition conspiracy trial opened with testimony from former band leader H Peter Gissibl identifying three defendants as band members. A defense attorney claimed communists control the government and blamed prominent Jewish figures, arguing the case serves to cover government crimes and promote communism.
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