Jap Shot Down To Keep Task Force Secret
Navy war report notes a carrier task force kept secret after an enemy plane was shot down by Vice Admiral Mitscher as the force moved to surprise the Japanese. In France, a bold bayonet assault by infantrymen near St Malo pierced fortified pillboxes and cleared the route to the port, led by Lieut. John Pisarcik of Simpson Pennsylvania.
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LA Crosse
Fleet Air Wing Two
Central Pacific
Beige
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Ens
James S. Barnett
Wis
Muldrow
ST. Malo
France
John Pisarcik
Simpson
War correspondent recalls Bristol soldier’s heroism in battle
Captain Robert A. Mitchell describes the fight near hedgerows as Nazis were trapped in pillboxes. Pisarcik, a renowned combat engineer, earned a Bronze Star and Purple Heart with clusters after saving a wounded officer under heavy shellfire, then returning to duty within days despite injuries.
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Pisarcik
Joseph Swiden
Youngstown
Ten Year Old Nazi Uniform Prisoner Captured on Front
Allied forces captured a ten year old boy found hiding in a dugout on the French front. He wore a German uniform and confessed his age, saying he had not shot anyone. He was filthy and showed distress, but then calmed after the British processed him.
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France
Anne Newee
Ice famine hits Decorah as deliveries end Aug 19
Special report shows Al Fink, new owner of the Ice company, announcing no residential deliveries in Decorah after August 19. Remaining stock will be used to service limited customers, signaling a long ice shortage in the area.
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al Fink
Wisconsin restaurant men suspended over ration point violations
Two Wisconsin restaurant operators were suspended from dealing in meats fats and cheese for six months after disputes over ration points. Colonial Inn in Madison run by J Mark Regan faced actions relating to 25 670 points. See See ate remove default and Waunakee business owner Jack Burke faced arrearage of 47 475 points.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Colonial Inn
Madison
J. Mark Regan
Regan
Lock Busiass
Jack Burke
Tub
Waunakee
Radar signaling rabbits hop sounds as a danger cue
A fragment describes rabbits stamping their hind feet to produce a sound as a warning when frightened. The loud ground noise serves as a danger signal that makes them scamper.
Candy tuft origin linked to Canada and Crete
Candytuft, a plant, is named after Canada and an old English name for the island of Crete. Seeds were carried to England in the 16th century, shaping the plant’s nomenclature.
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Canada
Island
Crete
England
Farmer shoots as dog startles him killing hens
A Winneshiek county farmer near the Minnesota line hunted chicken thieves with a double barrel shotgun. The family dog nudged him causing a misfire that killed ten hens. Costa Rica has decreed that 85 percent of payrolls in enterprises must go to Costa Ricans.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Minnesota
Costa Rica
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