Bradley Heads An Army Group in World War II Reshuffle
The report outlines Supreme Headquarters reshuffling Allied command in France with Dwight D. Eisenhower directing operations. It notes Lieut. Gen. Omar Bradley commanding the 12th U.S. Army, superseding by Hodges and Patton as leaders of the first and third armies. Montgomery remains Eisenhower’s field deputy and coordinator of Allied forces.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Omar Fr
Bradley
Bernard L. Bradley
H. Hodges
George S. Patton
Montgomery
Eisenhower
France
Lessay-Periers-St. Louine
Eis
U. S. Army
Hodges
U. S. Army Corps
Pat
Wade H. Haislip
Woodstock
15Th Army Corps
Servin
Edward H. Brooks
Concord
N. H
First Army Command
West Point
Army Ground Forces
Workshop Opens In Whitehall Monday
ALL Wis Special Monday and running Friday Aug 25 a work for permit teachers will be at Whitehall high school Miss Dorris Sander Trem county superintendent of This workshop will be conducted by Miss Sander and her supervis teachers Miss Pearl Biesecke Miss Ruth Schlicher Various from the county will also part as discussion teaders and demonstrations Phases of school work be presented and discussed by of the group The sessions start at 9 a.m. and run 4 p.m each day All teachers who did not attend school and need a permit teach this fall must attend Any who are teaching in Trem county for the first time year are also required to ai
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Wis
Whitehall High School
Dorris Sander
Tremcounty
Sander
Supervis
Pearl Biesecke
Ruth Schlicher
Stoughton High Names New Principal to Succeed Holzman
Harold Mennes of Stoughton Wisconsin named principal of Stoughton High School replacing Holzman who has served as principal since 1935 and will assume duties January 2.
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Neenah, Wis
Harold Mennes
Stoughton
Wis
Man
Holzman
Stoughton School
Study of Disease Reports At Municipal Pool
A La Crosse health department inspection of several hundred pool attendees found five cases of athletes foot. Only two had open fissures. others showed mild desquamation with no deep skin issues. Those with open cracks were barred from pool use to protect facilities.
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A. M. Murphy
la Crosse Health Department
Murphy
Health officer urges observation of pool conditions
The health officer says dressing rooms are scrubbed and a good disinfectant used, with little worry for pool users. He advises reporting any abnormal conditions observed.
Ettrick Men Write Home In Wartime Letters
Ettrick Wisconsin residents report family members serving in World War II. Lieut Jerry Mahoney, pilot in France, sends word to mother Mrs Maria Mahoney. S Sgt Merlin Benraud, anti aircraft gunnery in France, sends a poppy and a bank note to his sister Kathryn. Several other family members, including Leonard Mack in California, Borge Olsen at Camp Shelby Mississippi, Axel Olsen with the naval reserve on Saipan, Vernon Johnson in San Francisco, and Arnold Johnson a paratrooper in Washington, are cited. A tree mortality note closes the item.
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Ettrick
Wis
Maria Mahoney
Jerry Mahoney
France
Merlin J. Benaud
Kathryn
Flanders Fields
Emil Benrud
Frenchville
Leonard Mack
California
Katherine Mack
South Beaver Creek
Pfc
Borge Olsen
Camp Shelby
Miss
A. K. Olsen
Erna Olsen
Axel K. Olsen
Naval Reserve
Saipan
Vernon Johnson
San Francisco
Calif
Seaman Johnson
Arnold
Parachute Infantry
Washin State
Ter
Air Force
Texas
Fred Johnson
Washington State
Rules Set Up For Swing To Civilian Goods Production
Washington sets guidelines allowing manufacturers to shift to civilian goods when war contracts shrink. Eligible firms with surplus labor or machinery may produce hundreds of previously banned items, from vacuum cleaners to dining pails, while WPB and Byrnes enforce manpower limits and prioritize scarce items. Local WPB offices decide small applications. Washington handles large-firm approvals.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Washington
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
War Mobilization
James F. Byrnes
WMC
Nelson
WPB
Travel Troubles Hit Nancy Williams En Route to Chicago
Nancy Williams faced a chain of travel mishaps from Cincinnati to Chicago. After a car collision near Lebanon, Indiana, she rode a Lebanon to Chicago bus, which broke down four blocks from town, then boarded a train as a fallback. The tale ends with the unanswered question of her ultimate arrival.
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Lebanon
Ind
Nancy Williams
Chicago
Cincinnati
Here
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