Allied air raid hits German targets in heavy bombing campaign
Allied forces conducted the heaviest day of western air war with more than 6,000 planes from British bases. German plants at Konigsborn suffered heavy damage while Leipzig Taucha, Zwickau, Brandis Polenz and rail yards east of Berlin faced strikes. American losses included 34 bombers and 13 fighters. 93 German planes were shot down.
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Mardeburg
Zeitz
Konigsborn
Junkers
Leipzig-Taucha
Zwickau
Brandis-Polenz
Leipzig
Berlin
Frankfurt
Cologne
Ees
U. S
RAF
Dominion
Brighton
Torquay
Lawmakers push for court martial in Pearl Harbor case
The House rules committee debates extending to 1942 a court martial for Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Maj. Gen. Walter Short over Pearl Harbor. Rep. Cox argues they followed orders while Sabath says they bore responsibility. a motion to strike the direction clause failed as discussion continues.
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Rep
Cox
D-Ga
Kimmel
Short
Hawaii
Idens
Sabath
Dtil
Pearl Harbor
Thursy
Ancient Whit Monday in Britain Amid War Tension
London reports a surreal Whit Monday as civilians enjoy a quiet holiday while vast armies await orders. Streets are calm with shops closed and traffic slow. parks brim with picnickers as military convoys pass, reflecting a tense but peaceful mood before decisive actions abroad.
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Britain
London
England
Pickpockets Spur Fare Increases in Chungking Express Lines
In Chungking bus service fares rose to 25 Chinese for express trips and 12 for locals as pickpocket activity grows. A conductor reported losing 2000 Chinese dollars while passengers described money and valuables being snatched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Chungking
Hearing Postponed in Bank Robbery Case at Madison
The hearing of Earl Wing of Shipdton on charges linked to the First State Bank of New London has been postponed to Friday. Acting U.S. District Judge Francis Murphy granted the delay after Wing's counsel requested more time due to engagements in another court earlier this week.
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Madison, Wis
Earl i
Shipdton
First State Bank of
New London
U.S
Francis Murphy
Escaped convict captured after Kenosha radio trail
Jack Alvin Tomlinson 23 escaped from the state prison farm at Wau-Wis was spotted by Highland Park police while driving a car from Kenosha Wisconsin. He was arrested following a radio identification broadcast from Kenosha.
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Chicago
Jack Alvin Tomlinson
Wau-_ Wis
Highland Park Pool
Kenosha
Wis
Corsican Tan Bark Awarded to Moroccan Leather Industry
Part of Corsica’s tan bark production has been awarded by the French Committee of National Liberation to the Moroccan leather industry, which has faced a severe lack of tanning materials.
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Corsica
French Committee of National Liberation
Irreparably damaged historic house collapsed in quake
A historic residence in Argentina tied to Friar Justo Santa Maria Genre has suffered irreparable damage after the San Juan earthquake. The site, once visited by tourists, stands ruined and is no longer recoverable.
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Argentina
Frier Justo Santa Maria
San Juan
US S. Weapons For Invasion The B 17 Fortress
The chief daylight raider of the war is the B 17 Flying Fortress redesigned to carry up to 6000 pounds of bombs and meet mass fighter attacks. Bristling with 15 .59 caliber guns, four 1200 horsepower motors drive the heavy bomber at over 300 miles per hour with a 700 mile radius and a 30000 foot ceiling.
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America
Nighties For Children And Babies Up 92.5 Percent In 1944
Washington reports that children and babies have a 92.5 percent better chance at new sleeping garments in 1944 due to up to date production. The War Production Board notes knit underwear for children rose 40 percent in the first quarter versus 1943. Most summer garments are on counter shows and heavy weight union suits may be ready before fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
WPB
1882 Locomotive Still In Use In California
In San Gabriel California the Nevada Emma formerly Sidney Dillon, a 63-year-old narrow gauge locomotive, operates on the Grizzly Flats Railroad for owner Ward Kimball and guests. The line spans 650 feet, the Emma runs about every five months, and its steam raises with half a ton of coal over an hour and a half.
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San Gabriel
Calif
Nevada Central
Sidney Dillon
Nevada
Emma
Grizzly Flats R. R
Ward Kimball
Battle Mountain
Austin
Nev
Kimball
Walt Disney Studios
Weekend Fatalities Reach Total of 18
Weekend deaths from traffic accidents drownings and other mishaps brought the toll to 118 nationwide as a four day holiday weekend began. National Safety Council figures show normal May weekend loss around 250 in motor vehicle accidents alone. Massachusetts reported 13 fatalities, leading the states.
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National Safety Council
Massachusetts
Two Sparta Deaths Reported in Wisconsin
Mrs. Louise Meinke aged 39 died at St Marys hospital in Sparta after two years of ill health and six weeks of serious illness. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 PM at German Lutheran Church with burial in Mount Hope. survivors include four sisters and two brothers. Will Becwar 53 died from tractor injuries near Eastman. funeral set for Tuesday at St Wenceslaus church with burial in Eastman cemetery. he is survived by his wife and several siblings.
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Sparta
Wis
Louise Meinke
St. Mary's Hospital
Bethany
Minn
Sidney Hotel
German Lutheran Church
Arthur Berg
Mount Hope Cemetery
Lanham’s
Alfred Buchholz
Winona
George Buchholz
Bangor
Leonard
Ella) Williams
Watertown
Arnold
Edna
Pencil Spark Tester For Checking Spark Plugs
A simple spark plug tester can be made from a pencil by sharpening both ends and drilling a hole through the middle. The lead end touches the plug terminal while the opposite end is grounded on the motor head. A spark crossing the gap shows the plug is functioning.
Hixton Marauder Pilot Receives Distinguished Flying Cross
First Lieut. Maynard N. Amundson of Hixton Wisconsin, a B 26 Marauder pilot with the Ninth Air Force, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for 52 bombardment missions over France, Belgium and Holland. He also holds the Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters.
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U. S
Belgium
Holland
Lieut
Amundson
Taylor High School
Taylor
Wis
la Crosse State Teachers College
Air Corps
Milwaukee
Kelly Field
Tex
Western
Europe
Maynard N. Amundson
Hixton
England
War Prisoners To Work In Canning Industry At Gale Fair Grounds
Fourteen branch prison camps in Wisconsin will house more than 3 000 German prisoners of war to work in pea canning and corn packing. Camps are planned at Galeville Trempealeau county fair grounds Whitewater Columbus Lodi and St Croix Falls with Racine hosting a six month project. Col William H McCarty announced camps start June 12 and operate through July 25 for peak season with some continuing for corn and agricultural tasks thereafter.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
William H. McCarty
Wisconsin-upper Michigan Peninsula
6Th Service Command
Army Service Forces
McCarthy
Racine
Galesville
Trempealeau County Fair Grounds
Whitewater
Columbus
Lodi
St. Croix Falls
Sixth Service Command
Federal
Police Move To Arrest Cars Missing Mufflers On City Streets
Assistant police chief Aaron Sanford orders arrests of motorists driving without mufflers after complaints of nocturnal noise in residential areas. Large vans and trucks are common violators but military vehicles are exempt. Offenders face penalties under the city ordinance requiring mufflers in good working order to curb excessive noise.
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Aaron Sanford
Sanford
Autopsy Sought in Death of Missouri Heiress
Durham North Carolina police conclude the nude battered body found Saturday is likely Mrs Edward M Jewett a 67 year old heiress from Boonville Missouri missing since May 10 The grandson Edward Jewett Martin 24 a Charlotte chemist is held on murder indictment with five 25 pound cinder blocks used to weight the body suggesting possible involvement of others Identification may be hindered by deterioration
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Durham
N. C
W. H. Murdock
Eastwood Lake
H. E. King
Edward M. Jewett
Boonville
Edward Jewett Martin
Charlotte
King
Real Estate Transfer Notice from Ona-La Crome District
Joseph Deckert and wife transfer property in Ona La Crome to John Sanford Dennison and wife. May 27 at 2 15 p m. No 3 hose and truck and No 5 hose to 2209 Park avenue. Fire in kitchen caused by Martin, resident of Bernard Soller.
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la Crosse
Joseph Deckert
John Sanford Dennison
Ona
la Crome
Park Avenue
Bernard Soller
County Court notes Shelby drunken driving and fines
The La Crosse County Court lists multiple Shelby cases. Mrs Joseph Schroeder of 325 North 10th street is guilty of being on Highway 33 while intoxicated and fined. others include fines for drunken driving on Highway 14, license issues, and bonds forfeited. Several defendants, including Edith F Weete l and John Spagl, face fines or jail options, while bonds and preliminary exams are scheduled for June.
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Shelby
Shelby Township
Joseph Schroeder
North 10Th Street
Wisconsin
Ralph W. Weigel
Viroqua
Wis
Wat
Paul A. Theige
L. A. Piedhammer
South Fourth Street
John Spagl
West Avenue South
Losey Boulevard
Milton Isler
la Crosse
B. C. Ellefson
R. J
Ahistrom
Light Snow Fatal To White Norway Pines
Wisconsin forester Dr. Trenk explains that shallow soil and deep freeze caused young white pine roots to dry out, leading to widespread death. He warns farmers to prune only to healthy wood and avoid leaving stubs after cutting.
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Madison, Wis
Trenk
Crews Begin County Road Patching Ahead of Summer
County highway crews started patching county roads after fair weather. They work on county trunk XX to New Amsterdam and plan to crush rock for state and county roads. A stockpile of crushed rock will be maintained as rock cribbing protects Barre township town road from erosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hartwig
New Amsterdam
Hartwig
Barre
Juneau District Camporee Planned Near Mauston
Plan shows Juneau district camporee set for May 31 and June 1 near Mauston with District Commissioner Robert Beck in charge and John Weber as assistant camporee chief. Troops from London, Mauston, Necedah, New Lisbon and Hillsboro will attend for campfire, pre ranger activities, and the Food for Freedom project.
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Juneau
Mauston
Forrest J. Sadler
Robert Beck
John Weber
London
Necedah
New Lisbon
Hillsboro
Boy Scout Troops Prepare for Memorial Parade
Our Savior's Lutheran church units 13 and 13a plan to march in the Memorial parade with all non band members at the church in uniform by 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. The troops have endured 22 years in La Crosse Memorial Day parades, with Milan Skundberg and Ted Mannstedt assisting the Indian and Frontier feeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Boy Scouts
la Crosse
C. B. Wethe
Milan Skundberg
Ted Mannstedt
Frontier Unit
Settlement Approved For Hotel Overcharges In La Crosse
A settlement totaling 3000 in overcharges by the Northern Hotel Stoddard at Fourth and State streets was approved. An injunction prevents further violations of price and rent regulations. post card notices and refunds to affected guests are planned, with unresolved funds to the U S treasury. The district OPA director urged hotels and restaurants to review compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Hotel Company
Stoddard
Fourth and
State Streets
Robert S. Cowie
Robert W. Arthur
Office of Price Administration
la Crosse County
District Opa
United States
Phil H. Griffin
OPA
District Price Department
Laundries Get Six Month Extension Of Local Status
Norman E. Schulze announced that La Crosse laundry and dry cleaning firms won a six month extension of their local needed activity designation by the War Manpower Commission. The action covers several area firms and requires monthly compliance reports and worker availability statements through the U S Employment Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman E. Schulze
War Manpower Commission
Dry Cleaners and Laundries
la Crosse
William H. Spencer
WMC
Soldiers Visit La Crosse USO Center for Weekend
About six thousand soldiers were entertained at the La Crosse USO club over the weekend. Junior hostesses hosted a picnic frolic at the Saturday dance with each hostess providing a lunch for three. A Myrick park picnic Sunday afternoon drew about 50 servicemen and hostesses, under Robert Bodden, with Red Cross canteen corps serving supper before a Sunday evening dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Uso Club
Myrick Park
Robert Bodden
USO
Red Cross
Senate panel votes to refer poll tax abolish amendment
The senate judiciary committee voted 10 to 7 to refer a constitutional amendment abolishing state poll taxes for voting to a sub committee. Senator Wherry urged immediate Senate action on the proposal backed by 36 of 37 Republican members, while Senator Mc Farland offered a substitute to set hearings in subcommittee.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wherry
Nebraska
Senate
McFarland
D-Ariz
Probe of Life Raft Procurement Sought
Rep. Harness demands a thorough investigation into life raft procurement for the navy and merchant marine amid claims of irregularities. He cites a large stockpile of steel rafts approved by the coast guard and urged that wooden rafts on many merchant vessels be replaced to improve safety, noting 1400 wooden rafts ordered recently and a steel raft contract with Glove American of Kokomo Indiana.
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Washington
Rep. Harness
R-Ind
Navy
Merchant Marine
Coast Guard
Maritime Commission
Glove American Corporation of
Kokomo
Ind
Fighting Father Of The Year Marine Officer Honored
Maj. Fred D. Conderman of New Bern North Carolina named fighting father of the year by the national father’s day committee for disobeying a command to avenge the loss of his marine flyer son 2nd Lieut. Robert J. Conderman killed at Wake Island and later joining the landing forces at Guadalcanal on August 7 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fred D. Conderman
New Bern
N.C
Marine Corps
Robert J. Conderman
Japan
Wake Island
Guadalcanal
Conderman
Mrs Zeidler Christens Submarine Chaser Sturgeon Bay
A submarine chaser was christened in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin by Mrs Zeidler. Sponsored by Wisconsin Ellis the vessel is part of wartime efforts with 1.5 million dollars in war bonds purchased in 35 days, equal to the ship’s construction cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgeon Bay
Wisconsin Ellis
Chris
Zeidler Family Missing Navy Listing Recalled
The report recalls Lieut Carl F Zeidler Milwaukee's former mayor listed by the Navy as missing in action and mentions Michael W Zeidler as her relative yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael W. Zeidler
Carl F. Zeidler
Milwaukee
Navy
Emily Taft Douglas christens Igarto submarine at Manitowoc yard
Mrs. Emily Taft Douglas of Chicago wife of a U S Army officer serving in the Pacific theater christened the submarine Igarto at the Manitowoc shipbuilding company yard on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitowoc
Wis
Emily Taft Douglas
Chicago
Lorado Taft
Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company
Sparta Troop 67 Wins Best All Around Camp Unit
Sparta Wis Troop 67 sponsored by Trinity Lutheran church won the best all around camp unit award at the Camp McCoy jamboree from Friday night to Saturday noon. Troop 86 won camouflage demo and State School Troop 79 claimed the tent pitching contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Sparta Bureau
Sparta
Wis
Trinity Lutheran Church
Camp McCoy Park
Stanley Kynell
Camp McCoy
Dudley Lathrop
Glen Nichols
A. W. Mitchell
Ted Doherty
Mitchell
Jack Ebert
Advancement Committee
Earl Zeppelin
Dr. Lyga
Readstown Memorial Day Services Planned Parade and Program
Readstown Wisconsin will hold Memorial Day events starting with a 1 p m parade followed by graves decoration and a program in the city park. Readers and students perform pieces including Memorial Day The Flag of the Union and The Bugle with recitations and a Gettysburg Address.
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Readstown
Wis
Neil McCumber
Norman Callaway
Billy Jones
Darwin McCumber
Larry van Fleet
Betty Heyser
Home Sweet Home
Bonnie Peck
Merlin Stoikes
Patricia Crook
Dorothy Crook
Martin Gulbrandsen
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Roberts Commission
US. S
Flying Fortress
California
The
Associated Press
His
Mrs
Clar—e Amundson
Hixton, Mis
Missouri
TRAI
Vers
White, Norway Pines
Plan
Boy Scout Troops
la Crosse Uso Center
Pitzner
Til St
Main
State
Payton Cere Onaele
Mrs. Zeidler Christens
Robert Paul Bright
M. P. Bright
United States Military Academy
West Point
Bright
Lawrence College
Appleton
U. S. Military Academy
Sullivan Preparatory School
Washington, D. C
Marilyn
Christens
S.G
State Guard
Wisconsin State Guard
National Guard
Wisconsin Ave
Sparta Church ‘7
McCoy Park
Arthur G. Benson
M. D
Rivoli
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