40 YEARS AGOGreat Britain’s foreign ministry declares that British bombers set fire to the Skoda armament works in German-occupied Czechoslovokia.Johanna Hogenson observes her 106th birthday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ole Elton of Stanley.The city of Eau Claire acquires another large playground area on Menomonie St. The area is purchased from the John H. Kaiser Lumber Co. of Eau Claire for $5,000. It will be named Kaiser Field