Veterans claim blanks issued as 1946 pay program looms
The La Crosse county veterans service officer reports a prepared blank for settling unused military leave is ready for distribution as the War Department expands payments to nearly 15 million veterans. Forms must be printed, bonds issued, and payments start on a first come basis, with verification by spot checks and an honor system.
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Russel J. Sieger
la Crosse County
Veterans’ Service
War Department
Sieger
U. S. Finance Department
Claim for Settlement Unused Leave Under War Act
Instructions explain settlement of unused leave for armed forces personnel with a terminal leave pay based on base pay and longevity at separation. Benefits include 70 cents per day subsistence, and 1.25 dollars per day for quarters if dependents were present for certain grades. Filing details specify bond settlements under 25 dollars cash, mailing addresses by service branch.
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Veterans Administration
New City Playground Champs Named At Second Annual Meet
At Isle ln Plume the second Carnival of Champions crowned city winners from about 200 contestants in playground sports. West Avenue Midgets won the city softball title over Hogan. Copeland took junior softball, with Hood Street second. Logan girls defeated an all star team to claim city girls’ championship. Multiple individual titles were awarded in midget horseshoe and croquet, with Roosevelt, Copeland, West Avenue and Hogan among the top finishers. City recreation official Walter Weigent said the meet was the best yet and planning for a bigger third annual event is underway.
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Isle Ln Plume
West Avenue
Hogan
John Stellick
Daniel Beckley
David Beckley
Dick Naegle
James Temp
John Shimshak
David Haniff
Gene Jirsa
Douglas Stoll
David Brown
Charles McCabe
Joel Donahue
Douglas Krause
Donald Larson
Herbert Fregin
Toby Towsen
Jack Wartinbee
Jim Wartinbee
Bownie Sayner
Lawrence Halberg
Ronald Love
Jack Hackett
Danny Brey
Paul Hauffer
Tom Frey
Dick Michaelson
Robert Rick
Copeland
George Wittich
James Dunham
Fred Melde
Donald Smith
Bud McAlear
Tom Rendler
Neebe ‘Smith
Jack Collins
Jerry Adams
Howard Gerling
Frank Devine
Jim Hauser
William Shuda
Hood Street Playground
Harold Wheelock
Logan
Clarice Oren
Margaret Gutzke
Joanne Wakeen
Florette Baumgartner
Mary Maier
Lillian Jorgenson
Delores Chase
Joan Troyanek
Janice Campfield
Delores Latshaw
Cr. Kvam
Gloria Keim
Rita Zahn
Leeda Kuschel
Marian Murphy
Pat Platz
Mary Hengstel
South Avenue
Helen Riley
Barbara Desmond
Gladys Snow
Ardith Thor
Washington Playground
Gloria Fuchs
Caroline McConaghy
Carol Dwyer
Janice Abegglen
Norma Schaefer
Roosevelt
James Tamp
Frank Straubel
Marvin Slater
Lincoln
Ronnie Wandrey
Robert Otto
Sylvester Karis
Walter Whitworth
Gloria Beck
Hood Street
Herb Wojahn
Warren Lebakken
Jerry Haniff
West Avenue Playground
Jim Ott
Ott
Hood
Ed Tanke
Phil Smith
St. Joseph's
Don Wolf
Ted Zischke
Ronald Bruch
Robert Secrist
Walter Weigent
Leona Wood
David Mayo
Marie Hanson
Dorothy Arntsen
Armin Scheur
Giant Mastodon Everbearing Plants For Spring Berries
Fall planting guide for luscious berries next spring. Offer includes 100 plants at $3.50 each or 25 for $1.00. Cash on delivery available plus charges. Satisfaction guaranteed or return for prompt action. Owen Nursery, Bloomington, Illinois.
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Senator
C_.O.D
Owen Nursery
Bloomington
Til
La Crosse Soldier Assigned To McCoy Separation Center
T4 James T. Arenz of La Crosse Wisconsin has been assigned to the enlisted men's counseling section at Camp McCoy separating veterans. He interviews returning overseas veterans, explains the GI bill and government loans, and suggests civilian jobs. He trained at Camp Hood Texas and still runs a chain of shoe stores with family. He lives in La Crosse with his wife and son.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
James T. Arenz
Madison Street
la Crosse
Separation Center
Arenz
Camp Hood
Tex
Albert Arenz
L. Edward Arenz
Sparta
Madison and Baraboo
Winona
Minn
Thomas
Madison
Black market fuels postwar Europe as cigarettes lead exchange
An Associated Press survey details Europe wide black market activity where American cigarettes command steep profits, with prices and exchange rates varying by country. Food, clothing, and luxury goods are bought with hard currency, while governments crack down or bend rules to cope.
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London
Europe
Finland
Poland
Associated Press
Britain
Belgrade
Copenhagen
Amsterdam
Vienna
Austria
Yugoslavia
Holland
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
France
Greece
United Kingdom
Ministry of Justice
Czech
Parcel Post
Scandinavia
Wheat Harvesters Sweep Alliance Magazine Shelves
In Alliance Nebraska a large group of wheat harvesters moving north cleaned out local magazine shops of pulp comics. Dealers said four to five harvesters arrive together and buy half a dozen varieties each, trading among themselves and wearing the books out quickly.
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Alliance
Neb
Baldwin Bucks GOP Group In New York Silk Stocking Race
In New York 17th district Joseph Clark Baldwin seeks renomination while State Senator Frederic R. Coudert Jr. backs the rival. Upstate in the 29th district Katharine St. George challenges Augustus W. Bennet with Fish backing. Texas and Utah races also shape governorship and house seats with runoffs and long-serving incumbents.
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Baldwin Bucks Gop Group
N. Y
Washington
Congress
New York
Texas
Beauford H. Jester
Homer P. Rainey
University of Texas
Delaware
Utah
Alabama
Senate
House
New York City
Joseph Clark Baldwin
Frederic R. Coudert, Jr
Baldwin
American Labor Party
Dewey
Hamilton Fish
Augustus W. Bennet
Fish
Katherine St. George
Tuxedo
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jester
Rainey
U. S. Representatives
Hatton W. Sumners
Fritz G. Lanham
Sam M. Russell
Luther A. Johnson
House Rivers and Harbors
Joseph J. Mansfield
L. J. Sulak
la Grange
Milton H. West
John T. Ellis, Jr
Weslaco
Canadian Farmers Dominate Maple Sugar Business
About 50,000 Canadian farmers and landowners are involved in the maple sugar industry, producing sap, syrup, and related products across provinces. The sector supports rural communities and local economies through harvest cycles and cooperative marketing efforts.
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