War Orphans Benefit Drive Supports Blaine Kids Fund
The La Crosse Tribune reports Sgt Adolph Haugland and others aid a Stars and Stripes fund to sponsor three blitzed children Tony and Edith and their grandparents. Proceeds aid shelter clothing and education for war orphans with GI foster families for visits and treats.
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SR ES
Hoch Bee Lacena
Adolph Haugland
11Th Street
Air Service Command
Stars and Stripes
Eee
Wed “Sars and Stripes
Army Overseas
Ieene
Tony
Edith
G.I. Foster
Transit strike calm amid military order and worker talks
Military police and two infantry regiments entered Philadelphia transit hubs to direct traffic amid a nationwide strike. Troops reassured workers they would not replace them, while CIO Transport Workers Union leader Michael J. Quill warned a broader return to work would follow if troops were sent in. The strike committee said resumption depends on written guarantees that Black workers will not be assigned operating jobs.
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Washington
Hayes
Eeeat
Pennsylvania Railroad
30Th Street
Fort Dix
N. J
George's Hill
Fairmount Park
Michael J. Quill
CIO Transport Orkers Union
Dwyer Only Crew Member Hurt In Bombing Mission
Sgt. John F. Dwyer, gunner on a B 24 mission over southern Germany, was the sole injury among ten aboard. He was hit in the right foot by a 20 mm shell and later returned to the United States for medical care after a 19 hour flight from England.
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Dwyer
John F. Dwyer
Europe
Germany
States
Baltic Sea
United States
Roland Stenman
Roberts
T. P. Dwyer
George Street
England
Gale Weiss
la Crosse
Weiss
O. E. Weiss
Charles Street
Burg
Til
Second Marine Division
Carlson
Raiders
Great Lakes
III
Hanson Explains Fire Alarm Designations for City
City fire chief George Hanson clarifies alarm codes 2:11 3:11 and 4:11 detailing how alarms are dispatched by box or telephone central station and how equipment moves from stations on first second and third alarms in varying districts.
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Hanson
George Hanson
Central Station
No. 1
Monahans Bans Shorts On City Streets In Shorty Controversy
Monahans city council enacted an emergency ordinance banning women in shorts on public streets. The measure, supported by residents including Ed Duffey, asks offenders to return home to dress modestly. No arrests yet and warnings are issued once per offender. Councilman J B Middleton stated shorts have a place, but not on streets.
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Monahans
Tex
Ed Duffey
J. B. Middleton
Luce Recalls New Zealand Life and Navy Service
Archie L Luce Mo M M 2c shares insights from 22 months in New Zealand where driving on the left and two crops a year are common. He notes annual schooling, Christmas breaks, King s birthday holidays, and early government placement at 18. His wife plans to join from Australia or New Zealand while he trains in diesel school after San Francisco.
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Archie L. Luce
New Zealand
North Island
New
Armed Services
Luce
Navy
United States
Australia
Pearl Harbors
Hawaii
Pacific Theater
Armed Forces Institute
Madison
San Francisco
E. L. Luce
French Island
Pfc
Arno E. Luce
Marine Air i Oy
South Pacific
Ric i
Gem Expert Lectures Diamonds Romance at Local College
Paul G. Dallwig from Field Museum Chicago will lecture on the Romance of Diamonds Tuesday at 9 30 a m in La Crosse State Teachers College main auditorium. He discusses diamond origins valuations and famous stones and notes his lectures boost scientific knowledge without pay.
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Paul G. Dallwig
Field Museum
Chicago
la Crosse State Teachers College
India
Brazil
South Africa
Diamond Syndicate of
London
Kullinan
Koinur
Orloff
Hope Blue
Dallwig
American Gem Society
Sons Letters Bring Joy To Parents
Two Wehrle f sons report from overseas in July letters to Charles Wohlhoefer and family at 520 North 7th, one in the signal corps and the other in light tank division. Donald L Wohlhoefer enlisted October 29 1942. George Sta y enlisted August 24 1941 and served from Africa to Sicily and Italy. Both worked at Northern Engraving before enlisting. Donald married with a Chicago home and son Denny yet unseen.
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Charles Wohlhoefers
Lth
Oversees
Donald L. Wohlhoefer
George Ee
Donald
Army
Signal Corps
Denny
Chicago
St. Joseph’s School
Central High School
All Stars
George
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Rome
St. Joseph's
Central
Hofbrau
Northern Engraving Company
Nurse Appointed Director of Health At Teachers College
Marjorie McGrath, public health nurse in Vernon county, will start as director of health service at La Crosse State Teachers College on September 1. She is a UW graduate, trained as a nurse in 1940 and earned a BS in 1941, after which she served a year in St. Croix county focusing on maternal and child care. Her hometown is Chilton, Wisconsin.
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Marjorie McGrath
Vernon County
la Crosse State
Dewey Criticizes New Deal On War to Peace Switchover
Gov Thomas E Dewey returning to Albany after a Western trip says the New Deal lacks the competence to manage an orderly switch from war to civilian production once Germany collapses He spoke after a St Louis conference with 25 GOP governors and predicted a substantial reduction in war production when European hostilities end.
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Pawling
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Germany
St. Louis
Albany
Dewey
Extend Command of Gen Richardson Expanded Pacific Roles
The announcement extends Lieut. Gen. Robert C. Richardson Jr.'s duties as commanding general of the Pacific Ocean areas. His authority now reaches west to the Japanese mainland and south to include New Zealand, encompassing the south Pacific area. MacArthur remains in command of the Southwest Pacific.
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U. S. Army Hdqtrs
Hawaii
Robert C. Richardson, Jr
Pacific Ocean Areas
Richardson
Hawaiian Department
U. S. Army
Central Pacific
Pacific Ocean
New Zealand
South Pacific Area
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Soldier Pushed Through Hotel Window In Schenectady
Police were called to the Hotel Gannett at Second and Pear streets at 11 25 p m Saturday to pick up Pfc Mitchell Co M 304th Infantry Camp McCoy who had been shoved into a plate glass window. He suffered a minor cut on the jaw.
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Gannett
Second and
Pear Streets
Pfc
Mitchell, Co. M
Republican unity cited for 1945 49 peacetime admin
Republican Party chairman Herbert Brownell Jr says the GOP has demonstrated unity and spirit to win control of the U S administration from January 1945 to January 1949, in Chicago remarks Saturday.
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Chicago
Republican Party
Herbert Brownell, Jr
National Party
Badger Legion backs Whaley for national commander
The Wisconsin American Legion finance committee appropriated 5000 dollars to support Vilas Whaley of Racine in the race for national commander. The election occurs at the national convention in Chicago on September 18 to 20, and Whaley is a former Wisconsin commander and longtime vice chair of the publications commission.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Department of the American Legion
Vilas Whaley
Racine
National American Legion
Chicago
Whaley
Wisconsin
National Legion Publications Commission
Gavin In Crew Of Marauders
Sgt. Gavin, engineer gunner with the Ninth Air Force Silver Streaks aboard the Freddie Dees, fought over Rouen and Normandy against heavy flak. He earned the Air Medal with nine oak leaf clusters after 50 combat missions and survived aircraft damage including a forced return from a mission with 250 flak holes. His family includes wife Mrs Virginia M Gavin of La Crosse Wisconsin and mother Mrs Margaret Sage of Cataract Wisconsin. He trained at Fort Myers Florida and Camp Dodge Iowa, with brothers Charles in the navy and Robert in the Marines.
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Jack Gavin
Freddie Dees
Ninth Air Force
Army Air Forces
Rouen
France
Virginia M. Gavin
Market Street
la Crosse
Wigs
Gavin
Ninth Ai Force
Silver Streaks
Inald Vance
San Antonio
Tex
Normandy
Sgt
Meir
Mra
Margaret Sage
Cataract
Wis
Central High School
la Crosse Trailer and Equipment Co
Army
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Army Air Force
Fort Meyers
Fla
Charles Gavin
Navy
Robert Gavin
Marines
Bread bakery sells out as theft ring mystery looms
In Evansville Indiana a bakery reports bread sales booming on Saturday. Baker Ed Bristow found a one carat diamond ring baked into a loaf by Friday night after a rolling machine mishap. The incident left Bristow puzzled as to how the ring ended up in the dough.
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Evansville
Ind
Ed Bristow
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Alice Triviz
Ft. Bayard
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Marie V. Keon
Plain
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Richmond
Arthur G. Benson
M. D
Carl B. Noelke Co
Main St
Milton Lundberg
John Glendenning
Union Shop
Main Street
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Hoeschlers
5Th Avenue
City Council
Tribune
Wallpaper Company
Fifth Avenue South
Pe Yn
McCleanine
Teachers College
Phete
Gen. Richardson
Badger Legion
Marauders
U.S. A
Pitzner
No. 7Th St
Ernie Young
U.S. Bureau OF Fisheries
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