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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1944
Page
8
La Crosse honors Chief Fred C. McGlachlin as he resigns effective June 5 after 28 years as fire chief and a 49 year service record. The department modernized, expanded equipment and training under his leadership, guiding La Crosse from horse power to motorized service. Citizens express deep appreciation and best wishes for his retirement.
The nation raises the debt limit to 240 billion dollars, with the treasury seeking 260 billion. The piece notes uncertainty over future debt size, warns against repudiation or inflation, and discusses whether employment should be driven by government spending or private enterprise. It mocks the idea of owing money to ourselves.
The note hints a possible summer look noting a 1944 style bathing suit as a prerequisite for tanning, suggesting fashion and leisure in a retro context.
A Georgia peach crop opens at 11 dollars per bushel raising questions about bite cost. If a bite equals one tenth of a bushel, that would be about 1.1 dollars per bite.
Washington opinion piece criticizes Attorney General Biddle for weaponizing legal opinions to justify executive decrees. It argues the justice department has become a political tool and questions use of troops to enforce seizures. It rejects wartime commander claims and warns of dictatorship risk.
Babson Park analyst warns civilian tire supply is more critical than gasoline as natural rubber stockpiles fall and most rubber goes to military use. He notes 1944 natural rubber demand at 150,000 tons and synthetic output rising toward 670,000 tons, with civilian tires limited to about 18 million this year despite a need of 30 million. A street car in Chicago runs away after two youths set it in motion.
General Motors awarded 955000 in war bonds to 25000 employees in 1943 for ideas from the company’s suggestion system. Some ideas are patented. many are not. WPB coordinates a pool of useful ideas, but many plants resist or fail to adopt worker suggestions.
Ten year, twenty year, thirty year and forty year retrospective notes mark Memorial Day plans in the city. Local groups YWCA and Thomas Rooney post plan activities at Vocational school and Prairie du Chien events. Various civic notices include court and church affairs, divorce counsel appointment, and county board organization with new chairman selection.
Officers of the first division of Brazil's expeditionary force are mastering English before sailing overseas with UN troops. Guided by Louis Lucius Valone, a U S chemical engineer who arrived in Brazil nine months ago, they complete a five month course in advanced intermediate and beginner conversational English. The professor hails them as among the most intelligent men he has met and says any can hold their own in English conversation.
Chicago police announced a youth confessed to stealing a bassoon from Crane High School. He claimed he did not know a bassoon was inside the case and said he was surprised when confronted by detectives.
The Red Guidon page lists 411th field artillery group members who went AWOL. The issue notes these men have made Hitler and Hirohito extremely happy, highlighting the publicizing of their names alongside other troubles.
General Arnold testified before the War Labor Board that Detroit Foremen's Association strikes jeopardize 35,000 workers and Packard Rolls Royce engine output for P-51 Mustangs. NLRB and WLB clash over foremen bargaining rights. plants vary pay but foremen seek recognition to bargain. Management argues foremen are part of management and cannot bargain with themselves.
Wisconsin eyes a renewed prohibition push led by the Anti-Saloon League with a $25,000 budget and a ten year plan, aiming local option votes and teacher coursework on seduction of liquor. Liquor referenda show gains for drys. industry may launch a broad advertising drive.
Chairman Harrison E Spangler of the Republican National Committee denounces Democratic National Chairman Robert E Hannegan for advocating a fifth term for President Roosevelt. Spangler claims the remarks show the administration aims to destroy America's republican form of government and extend Roosevelt's tenure beyond a fourth term.
The county plans interior redecorating of the court house at a cost not to exceed 11000. R W Davis chair man of the county board announced the start in a few weeks and Paul Stollenwerk will approve the plan and color scheme.
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press announces its afternoon and Sunday morning editions published by the La Crosse Tribune Co. at 4h and Cass Streets. The paper lists W. T. Burgess as publisher and R. L. Bangsberg as managing editor, with A. W. Rice as city editor, and notes its June 23, 1904, second-class matter entry and AP affiliation.
Berlin reports German forces under Field Marshal Kesselring are in peril as Allied offensives press from Anzio and the Adriatic. Italy hosts about 25 German divisions with 17 near the front, though several are understrength, risking a collapse if reinforcements fail to arrive.
A catalog of reader questions with concise answers on topics from MacArthur insignia to Irish Christianity, US debt, museum films, and vitamins in oleomargarine. Includes details on figures like Herbert Hoover and General Clark, and notes about the Waves and public museum foundations.
Puzzle style clues mix film lore with civic terms. Entries hint at a silent film star and a public notice themed grid with clues for various words across and down.
This booklet presents laboratory based canning guidance from federal and state researchers. It compiles methods for jellies, fruit butters, pickles, and canning meats, fruits, and vegetables. An authoritative kitchen reference priced at fifteen cents postpaid.
A reader encloses 15 cents for a copy of the booklet Canning And Preserving from the Information Bureau in Washington D C. The note specifies street or rural route mailing and city address.
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