Plan Set For French Rule
Washington reports outline a plan for administering liberated France with civil affairs under military oversight and no political censorship beyond standard military rules. A British French accord on civil administration was signed by Eden and Massigli, with Eisenhower and Koenig expected to sign a similar Franco American agreement later today in France.
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Washington
Arts
France
Interior
Aes
London
Anthony Eden
Rene Massigli
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph Pierre Koenig
Official Rat Catcher Named Amid City Health Drive
An official rat catcher is appointed as part of a city health drive. The role focuses on rodent control in public spaces and residential districts to curb disease risks and improve sanitation. Community advisory notes ongoing monitoring and cooperation with pest management teams.
Haberman Re-elected President of Wisconsin Labor Federation
George Haberman of Milwaukee was re elected president of the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor by delegates at the Oshkosh convention. He won 722 votes to 579 for J F Friedrick and secured nomination to the AFL convention. Four new members joined the executive board while several incumbents were reelected. a discussion over selective service interpretations followed.
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Oshkosh
Wis
George Haberman
Milwaukee
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor
AFL
Haberman
J. F. Friedrick
Milwaukee Federated Trades Council
Friedrich
American Federation of Labor
William Nagorsne
U-Nan
Lawrence Reno
Carl Griebentrop
Barton
Alexander Schaff
Kenosha
William Connors
Madison
George Hall
la Crosse
Felix Reisdorf
Leonard Peterson
Superior
Edward Gilbertson
Wisconsin Rapids
Emmett Terry
Green Bay
Herbert Mueller
Harry Grenier
Racine
Selective Service
Padway
Steering Committee To Direct V Day Policies In La Crosse
A steering committee was voted to direct V Day policies in La Crosse. The group will contact businesses and organizations and meet again Tuesday to finalize day plans. Mayor Verdota pledged city cooperation and urged prayerful, orderly celebration aligned with servicemen overseas.
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la Crosse
J. J. Verdota
General Committee
Pacific
Roosevelt Gains Among Business and Professional Voters
The American Institute of Public Opinion finds Roosevelt leading Dewey 63 to 37 among professionals and business people if the election were held today, reversing a prewar anti-Roosevelt trend driven by war and foreign policy. The survey notes stronger internationalist sentiment among higher income and education groups, which could affect votes this year.
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Roosevelt
Dewey
Willkie
United States
McNutt Calls Lumber Industries Short 50,000 Workers
Washington report says War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt announced a critical labor shortage with more than fifty thousand workers needed in lumber pulpwood and basic timber industries.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Actress Jean Parker Weds Dr Curtis Grot in Los Angeles
Movie actress Jean Parker, 26, married Dr Curtis Grot broker yesterday in Los Angeles. Judge Ta Mosk officiated. The piece notes the Roman calendar had a 304 day year of 10 months.
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Los Angeles
Jean Parker
Curtis Grotbroker Eateaien Tody Stameyer
Ta Mosk
Cullen Wounded in Action in New Guinea
Mr and Mrs John C Cullen of 408 North Sixth street were informed by telegram and letter that their son Corp Cullen was slightly wounded in action in New Guinea on August 1. He has a piece of mortar shell in his right forearm and described his injuries as not serious. He went overseas in April 1942 with the 32nd Division after training at Beauregard Livingston and Ft Devens. He was in Australia until October 1943 and is a 1939 Central High School graduate formerly employed at Arcade Bowling Alleys.
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John C. Cullen
North Sixth Street
Cullen
New Guinea
Adjutant General
Cullens
Corp
Beauregard
Livingston
Ft. Devens
Mass
Australia
Central High School
Arcade
American cadets witness midair collision over Souterfield
In Americus Georgia an aviation instructor James J Mulva of Oshkosh Wisconsin parachuted to safety after two primary training planes collided in flight yesterday. Cadet James E Cooper Jr of Pawtucket Rhode Island was killed. Cadet John Edwards of Hammond Indiana bailed out and survived. Argentina issues special postage stamps to honor the June 4 military event.
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Americus
James J. Mulva
Oshkosh
Wis
Souterfield
James E. Cooper, Jr
Pawtucket
R. 1
John Edwards
Hammond
Ind
Mulva
Sunday Services In Rural Churches
Mission festival services at Our Saviors Lutheran West Salem 10 30 a m with Dr O G Malmin guest speaker from Lutheran Herald He will also speak in the afternoon Ladies Aid serves dinner at noon.
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West Salem
C. T. Paulson
O. G. Malmin
Minneapolis
Lutheran Herald
The
Ladies’ Aid Society
La Crescent Presbytery Service and Bible School Schedule
H C Smeby ee Services Lewis Valley 10 30 am lunch served by Ladies Aid at close of services. La Crescent Presbyterian John Kroonemeyer pastor Bible school 10 am services 11 am. Mexico expects to ship over 200000 dollars worth of products to the United States this year.
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H. C. Smeby
Lewis Valley
Ladies Aid Society
LA Crescent Presbyterian
John Kroonemeyer
Pastor Bible School
Mexico
United States
Widow laments wartime housing and heating struggles
Mrs Betsy M Fre ng of La Crosse Wisconsin, widow of a man killed in action on April 4, shares her hardship. She rents four small rooms, works a defense job, and faces denial of oil at the rationing board amid winter storage limits. She asks for solutions as families cope with wartime shortages.
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Betsy M. Freng
Avon Street
la Crosse
Wisconsin
State treasury reports Aug 1 fund balance gains
The general fund balance as of August 1 stood at $21,235,642 excluding $25 million in government bonds. Treasurer John M. Smith announced the figure, noting the July 1 balance was $17,078,104.91, also plus $25 million in bond investments.
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Madison
Wis
State Treasury
John M. Smith
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Freckles
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Wuere
Ferst
Tu Pui
Labor Federation
American Institute of Public Opinion
Quaker State Motor Oil
Franklen Tank Car Service
Fifth and South Avenues
Argentina
OUR Savior’s Lutheran
Holmen Lutheran
Tribune
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