Decorah Attorney J A Nelson Under Scrutiny
A report filed Aug 19 by Iowa inspectors alleges J A Nelson, longtime guardian for the estate of Nicolai Wil Johnson, has conduct potentially warranting suspension of his license. The inquiry, before Judge M M Cooney, cites alleged mismanagement of over 11 000 and disputes over interest, with Nelson denying improper handling and noting his readiness to return funds to the guardian. Nelson previously edited the Mabel Record before moving to Decorah.
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J. A. Nelson
Praclaw
J. A
New Hampton
Iowa
H. Jacobson
Waukon
Elkader
M. Cooney
Nelson
Nicolai Wil- Johnson
Johnson
M. M. Cooney
Court of Iowa
John Senneff
Mason City
W. Fay
Emmetsburg
Decorah
Mabel, Minn
Edi
Mabel
Powder Bags Sealed With Kisses Stirred War Time Rumors
In Wisconsin at Badger Ordnance a rumor claimed powder bags were sealed with lipstick marks to foul ammunition. Investigators found the stains were lipstick from girls kissing bags to send messages to boyfriends at the front, not sabotage.
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Wis
Badger Ordnance
Investi
The Road To Berlin Distances Update
The report lists Allied advance distances on multiple fronts: Russian Front 322 miles from eastern suburbs of Warsaw. Northern France 530 miles from the Seine bridgehead east of Paris. Italian Front 603 miles saved from Florence. Southern France 670 miles from Castellane.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
France
Seine
Paris
Florence
Castellane
Ousting Days At Havaruggist Store Door Note
A local pharmacy posted a note listing scarce items such as ice cream sherbet cigarettes gum film stamps and more. It also mentions the shopkeeper’s son is home on furlough, drawing customer sympathy.
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Vana
Ill
Ruggist
Soler
Legion Listening Post and Flag Etiquette Notes
A regional Legion post column discusses meeting plans and installation nights. It covers flag placement rules for different display contexts, suggests moving installation to a joint Legion and auxiliary event with a dance, and notes Legion fair concessions success plus procedural quirks and member responsibilities.
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Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
Balzer
Chamber Seeks Education Program Details for Veterans
La County Chamber of Commerce secretary H G Corbett forwarded a soldier’s inquiry from Verque New Mexico about applying for postwar college training for service men. The veteran, already holding Carroll College degrees, seeks a law course delayed by induction. Corbett referred the case to George L Howe at the La Crosse Vocational and Adult schools.
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H G. Corbett
la County Chamber of Commerce
Verque
N. Mex
Carroll College
Waukesha
Wis
Corbett
George L. Howe
Veterans
la Crosse
Child Rescued After Nose Dive Into Cream Can
Three year old Homer Gease fell into a cream can while chasing a ball in Alexandria Minnesota. The village blacksmith Howard pulled he and the can free from the vessel. The can split along the sides but the boy escaped unharmed and was freed at the smithy.
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Alexandria
Minn
Homer Gease
Howard
Women Make Up Forty Percent Of British Post Office Staff
A report states that among the British Post Office Department workforce, four out of every ten employees are female. This highlights gender representation within the agency.
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British Post Office Department
Cardinal Maglione Dies at 67 in Casoria
Cardinal Luigi Maglione, pope's secretary of state since 1939, died at 67 in Casoria near Naples after weeks of illness Neuritis was given as the cause. He left the Vatican in July for home at physicians’ advice after long service, having been a cardinal since 1935. Possible successors named include Pizzardo Tardini Ottaviani Bernardini and Gasparri.
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Rome
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
Casoria
Naples
Vatican
Paris
Switzer
Cardinal Maglione
Giuseppe Cardinal Pizzardo
State Secretariat
Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
Domenico Tardini
Alfredo Ottaviani
Filippo Bernardini
Switzerland
Pietro Cardinal Gasparri
Arrange Chest Clinic In County On Aug 30
Miss Helen Hanson county nurse urges keeping appointments for the tuberculosis clinic on August 30. The Wisconsin Anti Tuberculosis Association physician will conduct exams in room 224 at the Vocational school from 8 a m to 3 p m. A second two day clinic is tentatively planned for October 12 and 13.
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Helen Hanson
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Milwaukee
Zumbrota Soldier Is Promoted to Corporal
Zumbrota Minn Corporal Er ling L Amli son of Mr and Mrs Anton L Amli of 263 Mill Street has been promoted from private first class Announcement from Headquarters Army Ground Forces Lieut General Ben Cor Amli attached to G-1 Section of Headquarters Army Ground Forces Inducted Detroit March 17 1943 Infantry recruit training Camp McCoy Wis Civilian work in motor trucking traffic management agencies prior to service
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Washington, D. C
Erling L. Amli
Anton L. Amli
Mill Street
Zumbrota
Minn
Headquarters
Army Ground
Camp McCoy
Wis
St Bridg ets Catholic Church in Ettrick burns mortgage
Burning of the $5 000 mortgage on St. Bridget s Catholic church in Ettrick occurred Sunday evening in the church basement. The mortgage was burned by Rev Leo Mc Donnell former pastor and the present pastor Rev John Murphy before more than 150 attendees. Other speakers included Very Reverend C W Gille and Reverends Leroy Keegan Stanislaus Andrzejewski John Dockter and J Elias. The parish established in 1869 built successive churches, the current brick structure completed in 1928 after a lightning fire in 1927, with 60 families in the congregation.
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la Crosse
Stanislaus Andrzejewski
John Dockter
J. Elias
Marynook
Galesville
St. Bridget’s
C. A. Gerst
Peter Briody
Ettrick
Patrick Sheehy
South Beaver Creek
R. J. Cantlon
Willard Mack
Henry Crogan
Frenchville
McDonnell
Murphy
Trempealeau
Dockter
Pyrl Smith
C. H. Nelson
Altar Guild
Leonard Sheehy
Howard Mack
Lillian Crogan
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Leo McDonnell
John Murphy
Skipper Receives Cowboy Boots From Casper Donors
The skipper of the new coast guard frigate U S Casper was given cowboy boots by Casper businessmen. The donors wrote they hope the boots help him ride the hurricane deck of the U S Casper with ease, like Wyoming cowboys riding broncos.
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Casper
Wyo
Coast Guard
U. S. Casper
U.S.S. Casper
Wyoming
Author refuses to talk shop in Who's Who case
Pittsfield Massachusetts Joseph Carrevale, charged with vagrancy, says he is gathering material for his book Who's Who Among Americans of Italian Descent in Massachusetts. The judge questions the method as Carrevale quips that he charges ten dollars per entry and pleads that he never talks shop in public.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Joseph Carrevale
Massachusetts
Charles L. Hibbard
Lieut Robert Danaher Reported Missing in Action
Lieut Robert Danaher son of Mr and Mrs James E Danaher has been reported missing in action since Aug 6. He entered service Aug 23 1942 after training at Fort Bragg Camp Livingston Canaherston La Indian Point Pa and Hondo Tex. He went overseas in June 1944 and was a bookkeeper at the International Hashay company in Mason City before joining the service.
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International Ay Company
Mason City
Largest Pacific coast land salamander reaches ten inches
The largest land salamander in the world is the male salamander of the Pacific coast, measuring about 10 inches in length.
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Pacific Coast
Do This When Baby Frets Ches Sana Iood Change
A 40 year favorite remedy guide offers advice from specialists on calming babies. The article notes Mexsana as a commonly demanded product and lists tactics to relieve discomfort in infants.
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