Army and Navy Leaders Endorse Red Cross War Fund
Washington leaders and military chiefs backed the 1945 Red Cross War Fund goal of 200.9 million dollars. Stimson Marshall King and other officials praised Red Cross services to soldiers, civilians, and POWs, urging wholehearted public support from diverse groups and the press.
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Army
Navy
Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
American Red Cross
America
Raligt
Oria
Stimson
Marshall
Secretary of the Navy
James V. Forrestal
Pap Makers Association
National Editorial Association
American Press
War Fund
American Legion
American Federation OF Labor
Red Cross War Fund Head Enlists Full Public Support
Colby M. Chester urges every American to support the 1985 Red Cross War Fund, aiming at 200 million dollars with a nationwide canvass opening March 1. About 3.0 million volunteers will visit homes through 3,756 chapters to collect contributions and distribute window stickers.
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Berg
American Farm Bureau Federation
America
Federal Council OF Churches
Red Cross
United States
American Red Cross War Fund
National Association OF Manufacturers
Central Conference OF American Rabbis
Red Cross War Fund
Washington, D. C
Colby M. Cheser
Jobo
Jim
Bob
Third Red Cross War Fund
Chester
Pa Unn
Cooley in Hospital and Other War Letters Reported
Mrs. Cooley of Clermont received a government note that Sgt. Eugene Cooley, now in Paris, is making slow but satisfactory progress after a skull fracture. He has been moved to a fourth hospital and mails resumed from February 20.
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Cooley
Clermont
Eugene Cooley
4Th
Paris
Sgt
Dean Mitts
Bertha Mitts
Elgin
Dean
States
Pfc
Wilmer Santa
Caribbean Zone
South America
Wit Lante
Towns ration calendar ends tire inspection certificates
Certificates no longer needed to recap truck tires or purchase inner tubes or used farm tires. Certificates required to buy new tires and used truck tires. Inspection mandatory for certificate. Commercial vehicles must be inspected every 0 months or 5,000 miles, whichever comes first. Various coupons and stamps valid through specified dates.
Old Quaker School in Springwater Burns Near Decorah
A rural two room Springwater schoolhouse built about 1863 burned after the day began, sending eleven students and a teacher fleeing. Pupils attend classes in the nearby church as the 82 year old structure met its end.
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Springwater
Decorah
Dentists Extract Oldest Resident’s Tooth on Valentine’s Day
Mrs. M. Dy Hutgos, 94, visited doctor Harbid to have a tooth extracted on St. Valentine Day. The elderly Delaware County resident, who moved from Wisconsin in 1869 with husband Matt D. Hutson, celebrated her birthday by the procedure. She first came to Manchester from Dane County and later lived on a farm after returning from Nebraska.
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Harbid
St. Valentine
M. Dy Hutgos
Delaware County
Hutson
Manchester
Dane County
Wis
Matt D. Hutson
Nebraska
Iown
Elgin Town Council Proceedings March 5 1945
Elgin town council met in regular session at town hall. Mayor Falk and councilmen Muehlethaler Kohls Oneil and Doan attended, Schori absent. Minutes approved. Bills audited including CRT FP for water meters 1.53 Max Hunsberger 103.40 Jess Harrington 40.09 D O Dogn 12.50 Parrott & Son treasurer reports Schori Kuster Lor Co supplies 133.33 Capper Hatchery cal chiet Interstate Power street lights 2.98 Interstate Power dump 3.70 O Neill Drug Elgin Echo printing 21.21 adjournment motion carried. C J Harrington Clerk.
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Elgin
Falk
Muehlethalér
Kohls
Onel
Doan
Aibsent
Schori
CRT
FP. Ry
Max Hunsberger
Jess
Jess Fax
C. J. Harrington
Salar
D. O. Dogn
Matt Parrott & So
Schori & Kuster Lor. Co
Capper’s Hatchery
Cal
Cs Ette Recepee Interstate Power Co
Interstate Power Co
Safe practices for leftovers and food safety
Keep leftovers covered and refrigerated promptly, especially in warm weather. Reheat thoroughly before serving. Dangerous toxins can develop in improperly stored foods even if taste or smell is unchanged.
Kale Month Anglo Saxons Month of Sprout Kale
The fragment notes that Anglo Saxons called February the month of sprout kale because cabbages began to sprout in the season.
Secret of British Q-Boats Revealed by German Spy Letter
A German spy, Jules C. Silber, posing as a British censor, traced a letter revealing the British Q-boat tactic. The sister of a naval officer sent the missive, exposing the scheme to Berlin within 48 hours, changing wartime operations and underscoring the danger of careless correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules C. Silber
Silber
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Red Grose Service
Congress OF Industrial Organization
Gen. Marshall
Forrestal
King
France
Robert Barrett
Heis
New York
Pfe Lester Luchsinger
John Pfrietag
Uncle Sam
Philippines
Texas
Iowa
Bill” Wells
Harold Wayne
Maquoketa
U.S. Fleet
Council Proceedings
O'Neill Drug
Elgin Echo
C J. Harrington
Berlin
True Story
Pathfinder
Silver Screen
Poultry Tribune Farm Journal & Farmer's Wife
Christian Herald
Otrue Comics
Ochild Life GU. Ss
Ade
Keepe Homes
5Creenland Disports
the Womandoscience Illus
Feaderié
Androw Reig
Bae Yive
Oes Clamerican Poultry
Tournal & Farmer's Wife
CU National Livestock Prionicry
Poultry Tribune
Capper’s Farmer (Breeder's Gazette
American Pointr CO
Capper
Farmer
Christian Herale
Oetwde Music Magazine
Farm Jrs
Farmer's
Magazine Digest
National Digest
Nature
Screenland
Walt Disney
Sree
Ariston Ae Tye
Post Office
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