Schools Sign In Pupils for New Term at Central and Logan
City schools prepare for the new term with most buildings opening on September 5. New Central High pupils and those from outside the city must have their registration forms ready. eighth grade tasks and home room assignments explained. Vocational class registration begins September 5 at 9 a.m. and daily office hours run 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.
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G. D. Scott
Pal
Centestral High Odge
Central
Wapestens Se Sere
Carl A. Halstad Actato
Logan
Nipponese Break Into Limkong Amid Southeast China Push
Pacific War bulletin notes renewed Japanese drive from Luichow to the extreme southeast China frontier breaking into Limkong as part of a month-long operation.
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Luichowla
China
Limkong
Administration Maps Farm Plans Geared To World Outlets
Plans by the Roosevelt administration aim to use a two price system to push surplus farm production into world markets. Officials expect domestic output to stay high, with parity prices for home production and export volumes sold at cut rates. They also propose ever normal granaries and domestic distribution programs for perishable goods to aid low income families.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Naarnand
United States
Nazi Withdrawal To Gothic Line In Upper Tiber Area
Allied dispatch reports German forces retreating to Gothic Line fortifications in central Italy. Polish 8th Army probes north of the Metauro river as 8th Army advances toward Apecchio, 35 miles from the Adriatic and 24 miles south of San Marino. RAF Mustang strikes hit Banova Jaruga rail line in Yugoslavia. Romania surrender mentioned with Allied air operations clearing Brno and Prostejov in Czechoslovakia.
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8Th Army
Metauro
Arno
Pontassie
Apecchio
Adriatic
Republic of
San Marino
Banova Jaruga
Yugoslavia
Greece
Romania
Brno
Ovakia
Prostejov
Russians gain in Carpathians and Estonian front near Tartu
Soviet bullets report strong Russian advances in the Carpathian foothills above the Galati gap and near the Danube, with units within 100 miles of Bucharest. Gains also claimed on the Estonian front near Tartu and northeast of Warsaw as battles rage above the Bug river near Wyszkow.
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Carpathian
Galati Gap
Mountains
Danube
Bucharest
Focsani
Adjadu
Cigarette Outlook Believed Improving
New York trade sources say the outlook for civilian smokers is slightly brighter as brands once hard to obtain appear more available. The survey notes that the outlook had been seen as significantly worse for nearly a year with ongoing supply concerns.
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New York
Lly
War Food Agency seeks 7500 heavy tractors for wheat belt
The War Food Administration requests increased heavy tractor production through next spring, with the War Production Board stating the WPB supports substituting 7500 heavy tractors for light ones to aid replacement, especially in the wheat belt.
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Washington
War Food Administration
War Production Board
WPB
WFA
Mary Buschman 70 of 611 South Sixth Dies After Illness
Mrs. Mary Buschman aged 70 of 611 South Sixth Street died Saturday in a local hospital after a short illness. She is survived by her husband Michael a sister Mrs. John Ash of La Crosse and a brother Frank Hagenbaugh of La Crosse. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 pm at Hellwig Morris chapel and 2 30 pm at the Seventh Street Baptist Church with Rev. M Vanderbeck officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery mausoleum. Friends may call at the chapel Monday afternoon and evening.
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Mary Buschman
South Sixth Street
Michael
John Ash
la Crosse
Frank Hagenbaugh
Hellwig- Morris
Seventh Street Baptist Church
M. Vanderbeck
Oak Grove
Cemtery
Funeral services set for Mrs Margaret Moe Hellum
Funeral services for Margaret Moe Hellum, 65, of Onalaska, who died in a Friday night auto crash, will be Monday at 2 p.m. at First Lutheran Church Onalaska with Dr Carl O Pederson officiating. Burial follows in Onalaska Cemetery. Friends may call Fossum Funeral Home Onalaska Sunday evening.
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Margaret Moe Hellum
Onalaska
First Lutheran Church
Carl O. Pederson
Fossum Funeral Home
Employe A Hero, Plant Has Holiday
Los Angeles reports a half holiday at the Birtcher Corp honoring a veteran employee. Ex manager before the war Captain Sacha La Bellas, noted driver of a presumed first American vehicle into Paris, earns praise from President E L Birtcher who says the old job awaits his return from overseas. The firm makes electro medical equipment in peacetime.
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Los Angeles
Birtcher Corp
Sacha la Bellas
Paris
E. L. Birtcher
Identification Of Strangled New York Woman Named
Police identified the murdered New York woman as Mrs. Phyllis Newmark, 40, found near the Hayden Planetarium. Her husband Melville G. Newmark, connected to Lampding Co., notified in Wingdale, and a post card from him found in her apartment raised questions. Diaries from 1942 and 1943 suggested a happy marriage.
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New York
New York City
West Side
Museum of Natural History
Phyllis Newmark
Clifton
Bellevue Hospital
Melville G. Newmark
Wingdale
N. Y
Bellevue Mor
Newmark
Lamp Ding Company
5Th Avenue
Park Department
Hayden Planetarium
Henry Delvin
Paris Surrenders City in Hostilities End Phase
Paris endures war’s last days with fires at Versailles wing and Luxembourg gardens ruins. German garrison commander Von Choltitz signs unconditional surrender to Gen de Gaulle’s forces at Montparnasse station as Berlin radios shift stance.
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Chamber of Deputies
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the Invalides
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Adolf Hitler
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Associated Press
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Montparnasse
Dietrich von Choltitz
LeClerc
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Cholitz
Berlin
Radio France
Algiers
Germany
von Choltitz
Newark Ser. Finds Lucy Carey After 259 Letters
Sgt John Donahue of NYC stationed in the Aleutians locates Miss Lucy Carey of Freehold New Jersey after canvassing 259 names in the state’s 11 major telephone directories. C J Barber of New Jersey Bell had collected addresses and sent them to the sergeant who received a grateful reply noting this is no place for shopping.
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Newark
N. J
Two Sisters Questioned Again in Williams Slaying
Chicago police probed two sisters linked to the Drake hotel murder case. The sisters, once questioned in February, were held briefly for habeas corpus hearing and released. A detective noted the investigation now centers on a pistol tied to Patrolman Valanis, while a farm test near Bloomington may yield ballistic clues. Patricia Goodbody, daughter of the slain Mrs. Williams, described a middle aged attacker who fled along the hotel corridor.
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Drake Hotel
Frank Starr Williams
Gold Coast
Drake Key
Wilbert F. Crowley
Ellen Bennett Larkworthy
Anna Valanis Minck
Crowley
Walter Brown
Adolph Valanis
Valanis
Brown
Williams
Bloomington
Ill
Patricia Goodbody
State 38 Percent Over Its Bond Drive Quota
Wisconsin surpassed its fifth war loan goal by 38 percent with total sales of 413 million against a 298 million target. Individual partnership and personal trust sales fell short by four percent at 119 million from 124 million. corporate and other investor sales exceeded by 119 million above the goal. Nationwide all categories exceeded goals, while several states missed the individual category.
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Wisconsin
Treasury Department
California
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maine
Massachusetts
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Wyoming
American reporter reaches Swiss frontier with 7th Army
Edward Kennedy of the Associated Press arrived in Geneva Saturday with Lieut. Gen. Alexander M. Patch's 7th army in southern France. He was the first American correspondent to reach the Swiss frontier and was accompanied by Chicago Times, INS and News Chronicle representatives and one soldier as bodyguard.
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Switzerland
Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Alexander M. Patch
7Th
France
Chicago Times
International News Service
News Chronicle
UW faculty changes as nine new appointments arise
The University of Wisconsin in Madison reports nine new appointments across seven departments and thirteen professors returning from leaves across ten departments for the upcoming fall term. More appointments are planned before classes begin.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Deanery Catholic Men Plan Fall Conference at Sparta
The Deanery Council of Catholic Men meets at St Patrick's Church in Sparta on Sunday afternoon. The session opens at 2 p m with Rev gh Deeny as host pastor. Addresses by His Excellency Most Rev A J Mc Gavick are announced and A E Smith will discuss Dr Guido Gonnella's book A World to Reconstruct.
Gabreski Captured After Low Pass On German Airfield
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Gabreski, 25, veteran ace from Oil City Pennsylvania, was captured after a low strafing run on a German airfield near Koblenz. His P-47 crashed in a field. fellow Thunderbolts bombed the damaged aircraft as Gabreski reportedly ran toward woods.
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England
Francis Gabreski
Oil City
Gabreski
Thunderbolt
United States
Kay Cochran
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Koblenz
Liberty
Popplewell
Germany
Nazis Move Petain and Laval to Unknown Location
Swiss dispatch reports German forces relocated Marshal Petain and Pierre Laval from Morvillars near the Swiss border to an unannounced site, likely in Germany, amid fears of a maquis attack. The move follows concerns of resistance activity against the Vichy leaders.
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Switzerland
Tribune de Geneva
Marshal Petain
Pierre Laval
Morvillars
Germany
Three U S S warships in invasion of southern France
Rome reports that the battleship U S S Nevada and the cruisers U S S Quincy and Augusta were among the American warships with the Allied fleet in amphibious operations opening the invasion of southern France on August 15. The ships also took part in the Normandy invasion.
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U. S. S. Nevada
U. S. S. Quincy
Augusta
France
Normandy
Fort Sheridan Discharges Streamlined for Rapid Release
Fort Sheridan Illinois operates as a reverse reception center to discharge soldiers within 48 hours. Deposits include records, clothing, pay, medical exam, counseling, GI Bill rights briefing, and $100 mustering out pay plus transportation home. It handles standard and convenience discharges but not certified disabilities.
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Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Iowa
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Veterans Administration
CDD
Mexico Allocates Over 1 Million For Farm Credit System
Mexico appropriates more than $1,000,000 to establish a new farm credit system aimed at expanding lending to farmers. Government officials say the program will improve access to capital, support agricultural development, and stabilize rural communities.
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Mexico
Five Killed In Auto Crash West Of Menomonie
A collision on state highway 12 seven miles west of Menomonie, Wisconsin, killed five people from Glenwood City, including Carl Hanson 41 and his wife 36 and their two children Louis 10 and Marjorie 4, plus Carl’s sister Mabel Hanson a rural schoolteacher. Two more Hanson children Norma 9 and Jane were injured but in favorable condition. Coroner Francis Greeley reported the wreck involved a car with acetylene and oxygen tanks, a trailing truck, and an oncoming truck. both truck drivers Earl Kahl and Howard Corholt were uninjured. The coroner continued the investigation Saturday night.
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Menomonie
Wis
Carl Hanson
Glenwood City
Louis
Marjorie
Mabel Hanson
Carl
Hanson
Norma
Jane
Dunn County
Clarence Walter
Walter
Francis Greeley
Greeley
Earl Kahl
New Lisbon
Howard Corholt
Wisconsin Dells
Haneson
Dance Set at Club Cathedral with Larry Ziemann Band
A dance is scheduled at Club Cathedral on the evening of September 8 with Larry Ziemann's orchestra providing music. The club will be temporarily closed until school resumes.
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Club Cathedral
Larry Ziemann
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