Plan School Here Aug. 30
A contract termination school will meet Wednesday at 9 a m in the Pilot room of Hotel Stoddard. It is a Small War Plants corporation service for local manufacturers, with leaders Maj. William D. English and Capt. Milton F. Smith guiding topics on contract termination rights and property disposal. A chamber of commerce note urged all involved in war work to attend this three hour session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoddard
War Plants Corporation
J. A. Baldwin
SWPC
Eau Claire
William D. English
Chicago Quartermaster Depot
Milton F. Smith
Chicago
U. S. Army Air Corps
Thomas M. Lyman
Chemical Warfare Division
Navy
A. J. Freese
War Plant Corporation
Manton
Iecontracts
Chamber of Commerce
Wanky Baits Bass Tale From Absorben Bay Lake
Mrs Rav eckerly loses a handkerchief to a bass at Absorben on Bay Lake as Mrs Bees waves it above the water. The fish lunges upward and seizes the fabric. Earlier a note mentions prohibiting cloth buttons in England in 1721.
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Minn
England
Christmas mail deadlines and charitable drives urged
The notice urges sending military parcels between Sept 15 and Oct 15 and advises talking with Post Office officials for what to send. La Crosse's Homes for Children launches its annual fundraising drive while Mrs. Murphy’s divorce case prompts a witty judge’s quip about legs. Seemann Lumber highlights reef leaks and roofing products with a pay plan option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
la Crosse
Murphy
Los Angeles
Wny
Seemann Lumber &Deal Co
Gillette
Caledonia Sts
Cor-Du-Roy
Normandy in War Time How Yanks View Hedgerows and Farms
National Geographic notes Normandy as a farming region with hedgerows forming defensive fields. It describes Normandy's geography people and economy including Le Havre Rouen Cherbourg Dieppe and abundant dairy and cheese production. The article links Norman landscape traditions and language to regional resilience and history.
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Normandy
America
Rouen
England
English Channel
France
Picardy
Ile de France
Brittany
Sarthe
Mayenne
Maine
Conches
Breteuil
Beaumont-le-Roger
Evreux
le Havre
Iam
Cherboure
Dieppe
Ees
Peninsula
Camembert
Neufchatel
Pont l’Eveque
LaSalle
Ribault
Denys
Honfleur
North America
College Music Division Head Returns From USO Assignment
Dr. Thomas Annett, head of the La Crosse State Teachers College music department, returns from USO duty in Kansas City where he advised service men on group singing and morale songs. He helped train men to lead singing in outfits and promoted music appreciation in service centers.
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College
USO
Thomas Annett
The
la Crosse State Teachers College
National
NSO
Kansas City
la Crosse
Dr. Annett
Bonnie
Geoffrey O'Hara
Nathanial Dett
Raymond Kendall
Dartmouth
John R. Jones
Rockefeller Center Chorus
Arthur E. Hall
Yale Glee Club
Frederick Fennell
Eastman School of Music
Rochester
N. Y
Mary Muldowney
Pennsylvania State Teachers College
Salida Aims To Build Longest Safe-Driving Record
Salida moves to set a new safety record as the city passes 700 days without a fatal traffic accident and records 2,112 consecutive days without a traffic death before August 15, 1942.
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Salida
Col
La Crosse Gunner Completes 50 Combat Missions in Italy
Sergeant Lawrence G. Kaufman 22 of La Crosse Wisconsin has flown 50 combat missions with a B 25 Mitchell based in the Mediterranean theater. He joined the service in 1942 after working at Electric Auto Lite and graduating from Logan High School. His unit, cited Distinguished Unit, supported Tunisian Sicilian campaigns and recent actions against German targets along the Po river.
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AAF
Lawrence G. Kaufman
la Crosse
Wis
Twelfth Air Forces
Italy
Kaufman
Ira C. Baker
Po River
Earl Kaufman
Liberty Street
Electric Auto Lite Company
Logan High School
Royalty Castles Figure In Army Experiences Of La Crosse Man
La Crosse man T Sgt Carl A Wing served in England with an RAF bombardment unit as armorer and bomb sight maintainer. He traveled via Aug 8 arrival at his father Ole Wang’s La Crosse home, recalls royal visits by the king queen and Princess Elizabeth, and describes furloughs in Edinburgh and England with local families before a Sept 1 return to Lincoln Neb. prior to overseas service.
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la Crosse
Castles
Queens
Carl A. Wing
England
Ole Wang
Zeisler Street
King
Queen
Elizabeth
Wang
Doolittle
Scotland
Sgt. Wang
Edinburgh
Mary
Sgt
Gunn
Helen
Sac City
Lincoln
Neb
Kelly Field
Tex
Denver
Colo
Luke Field
Ariz
Roswell
N. M
Muroc
Calif
Girl Guide International Fund Surpasses Forty Thousand
The Girl Guide International Fund for relief work in occupied areas has exceeded the $40,000 milestone, highlighting strong contributions from supporters and ongoing aid efforts.
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Girl Guide International Fund
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L. H. Seemann
J. &. Sttee
Exeter
Bristol
Miles
National Geographic Society
Belgium
Gisors
Chartres
Nogent le Rotrou
Origan
Chitelleraulte
Poitiers
Lois Romorantin
Vierzon
eLoches
Issoudun
Chateauroux
Argenton
Maryland
Rollo the Ganger
la Crosse Tribune
Marianas Islands
Saipan
Guam
Tinian
Seine
Eure
Orne
Calvados
Manche
Barfleur
Yvetot
Livarot
Caen
Alencon
Norman
LTR
Ea Association OF LA Crosse
North 4Th ST
J. R. Johnson
Sec’y.treas
Tribune
Phete
Carl A. Wang
Ray
Warmiess
Desler
Nash & Kinsella Laboratories, Inc
Olive St
St. Levis
Gere
Hion
Thade
Hollander
Muskrat
Conrad
Conrad Furs
Winona Duluth
Mankato
EAU Claire Ta Crosse - Pochester Superior
Arianna
Nat'l
Conrad Fur
Fifth Ave. S
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