Tomah School Building To Open Partially Sept 5
Tomah Wisconsin special report notes the new school building will be partially occupied September 5 as agriculture and manual arts classes move in on the west side. The project employs many contractors and workers, with War Manpower Commission aiding recruitment. The structure will rise to three stories with finished basement tiling and plastered classrooms, while crews continue flooring, electricals, and acoustical tiling.
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Tomah
Wis
Tomek
Uber
Agriculture and
Manual Arts
Moldestad
Agricultural Department
Service Sheet Metal Co
la Crosse
Carlson-Duluth Co
Duluth
Edwin Johnson
Minneapolis
F. L. Schandel
Janesville
Staff Electric Co
Milwaukee
Mason City
Standard Construction Co
Sammy Cooper of Tomah Receives Legion Of Merit
Sam Cooper a non-commissioned officer in charge of Graves Registration earned the Legion Of Merit for bravery in World War II. He led searches, braved enemy fire to recover and identify fallen troops, and worked across combat zones in North Africa and Italy with the 5th Army. He is stationed in Italy and has prior awards including good conduct and infantry sharpshooter medals.
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Sammy
Joseph Cooper
Tomah
Italy
5Th Army
North Africa
United States
Pvt
Israel Cooper
Australia
Cooper
Sletteland to Teach Social Science at Holmen High School
Holmen Wisconsin reports Sletteland will teach social science at Holmen High School and also take charge of athletics. Rural Holmen area new teachers include A R Johnson Long Coulee Lurene Hanson Maple Shade Virginia Reichert Union Millis Donald Hoag Mid way and Burrows Halfway with others returning to Cow Bay and New Amsterdam vacancies at Amsterdam Prairie.
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Holmen
Wis
Pedel) Ing
Sletteland
A. R. Johnson
Long Coulee
Lurene Hanson
Maple Shade
Virginia Reichert
Union Millis
Donald Hoag
Midway
Burrows
Halfway
Cow Bay
Melvin W. Knudson
New Amsterdam
Amsterdam Prairie
Henry A Nerison Insurance Agency Sold in Westby
Leon C Sveen purchases the Henry A Nerison insurance agency in Westby Wisconsin and will take possession September 1 to operate as Leon C Sveen Insurance from 102 West State Street. Nerison retires from insurance but remains owner and manager of Westby Dairy.
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Westby
Wis
Henry A. Nerison
Leon C. Sveen
Veteran fighter on 12 day furlough in Sparta
Floyd Peterson 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claus Peterson of 501 Walrath St, is home on a 12 day furlough from Schick general hospital Clinton Iowa. He previously served in Australia and New Guinea after training at Camp Livingston and Fort Devens and has battled malaria and jungle illnesses since April 1940.
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Tripune Sparta
Sparta
Wis
Corp
Floyd Peterson
Schick General Hospital
Clinton
Peter
Claus Peterson
Walrath Street
New Guinea
Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco
Schick
Floyd
Set
Sting
Camp Livingston
Fort Vens
Mass
Australia
Lloyd
Six Cities Join McCoy Station Network for Show
Six more cities joined the McCoy radio network this week for Camp McCoy’s “It’s the McCoy” program from the Theater of the Air at 9 30 p m Mondays. Wisconsin stations include Wisconsin Rapids Madison Green Bay Stevens Point Baraboo Wausau Appleton Sheboygan and Poynette. Minnesota stations include WEAU Eau Claire WDSM Superior and Duluth. plus Rice Lake Virginia Hibbing. The cast will reach listeners in Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan Illinois Iowa and possibly Canada. The program is produced and directed by Lieut. Vance and has earned top recognition in army circles.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Rapids
Eau Claire
WDSM
Superior
Duluth
WJIMC
Rice Lake
Virginia
Hibbing
Minn
Minnesota
Michigan
Illinois
Iowa
Lieut. Vance
Army
Hanson Becomes Mail Messenger on Holmen Route
Idius Hanson assumed duties last week as mail messenger on the Holmen to Midway rail station route. He succeeds Lee McHugh who served over two years in the position.
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Holmen
Wis
Idius Hanson
North Western Railroad
Midway
Lee McHugh
Lotus In Bloom On River Near Lansing
Travelers on the Mississippi bridge at Lansing enjoy a rare bloom of golden lotus stretching nearly a half mile along the north dike. Locals say they have never seen so many lotuses covering such a wide water area.
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Mcgregor
Mississippi River
Lansing
Wisconsin
Monroe county men to report for service in Milwaukee
A contingent of Monroe county men will report to the induction center in Milwaukee on Friday September 1 for military service.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Milwaukee
Radio Today schedule list for August 1944 on NBC CBS and more
Radio program listings show a dense schedule featuring NBC and CBS broadcasts with a mix of concerts dramas comedies soap operas news and variety shows. Notable names include Patrice Munsel John Chas Toscanini and Gracie Fields among others with times spanning morning to late night across multiple networks.
Evening Radio Schedule Amid Late Corrections
The Central War Time broadcast list shows program changes due to late corrections by networks. NBC CBS and related stations air a mix of church talks dramatic plays news commentaries and musical performances from 11:30 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. with entries for Recitals sermons quizzes and orchestral programs.
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Paul
Nbc Trans-Atlantic
Voice of the Dairy
Palmner
Nbc
Church of the Air
John B. Kennedy
Staniey Dixon
Mbs
Jose
U. of Chicago
Sammy Kaye
Ed Murrow
Cbs
Dangerously Yours
Jim
Bky Riders
John Chas
Thomas
Bsong
Nbe
News of the World
Bdiu
Upton Close
Nbe N.Y. Philharmonic
Eeacene
Fort Dix
Tom Silater
The
Army
Nbrc
Rex Maupin
California
Nbec
Percy Paith
Orc
Eleanor Steber
America
Dick Brown
T. Dorsey
Drew Pearson
Eddie Garr
Jor Kelly
Gracie Pields
Biu
One Man's Family
Cbs Keepsakes
Gabriel Heatter
Winona Chamber Pays 4 H Clubs at Trempealeau Fair
Winona Chamber of Commerce offers 100 to Trempealeau county 4 H clubs for county fair participation in Galesville from Sept 1 to 4. Prizes range 15 to 5 dollars with 5 dollar bonuses for high scoring clubs and extra points for booths parades singing demonstrations and show participation.
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Whitehall
Wis
Winona
Spartan Is Promoted Overseas During War Service
Spartan native Raymond Young, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Young, has been promoted to signalman third class while serving overseas. He operated his beat near Great Lakes Naval Training Station after special signal corps training at the University of Illinois. He later traveled to San Francisco for hospitalization and has been overseas since early spring, with a 46 hour leave in December 1943 and a nine day furlough in August.
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Sparta
Wis
Raymond Young
Willis Young
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
University of Illinois At
Urbana
San Francisco
See Young
Fight Over Private Road In Sparta Reopens Hearing
Judge O W Sprecher appointed three commissioners to view a disputed private road in Sheldon township. Martin Schmitz objects to a road across his land to serve neighbor Eunice Schaub. Commissioners Vieregge Aney and Birr set to qualify August 31 at 9 a m. Schmitz appeals a $1000 damages award granting the road right.
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Sparta
Wis
O. W. Sprecher
Martin Schmitz
Sheldon
Eunstace Schaub
W. F. Vieregge
Angelo
Clair Aney
Walter Birr
Adrian
Schaub
Schmitz
Chosen Principal of Lewis Valley School
HOLMEN Wis Special Miss Alda Evenson a former Amsterdam Prairie teacher has been chosen principal of the Lewis Valley State Graded school for the coming year. She will teach the upper grades. Mrs Virgil Gardner of Mindoro will supervise the primary room.
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Holmen
Wis
Alda Evenson
Amsterdam Prairie
Lewis Valley
Virgil Gardner
Mindoro
Sparta Boy Scouts Launch City Paper Drive August 29
Sparta Wisconsin reports the city wide paper collection begins Tuesday August 29 at 9 am. Trunks will canvass neighborhoods with trucks from Camp McCoy assisting. Scout troops under Lyga Mitchell Sherman Neu Lathrop coordinate zones with set quotas and a total target of 15 tons of paper.
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Tripuhe
Sparta
Wis
Camp McCoy
G. G. Lyga
American Legion
Frank Neu
West Main Street
Water Street
Dudley Lathrop
Wisconsin Street
Social pie social nets over twenty dollars in Holmen
A pie social in the Lewis Valley church parlors netted more than 20 dollars. The Sunday school sponsored event was led by superintendent Alda Mahlum and teachers Doris Moen Ann ahlum Evelyn Johnson and Alda Mahlum. Proceeds aid rebuilding the Hommer Children's Home at Wittenberg.
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Holmen
Wis
Lewis Valley
Alda Mahlum
Doris Moen
Annahlum
Evelyn Johnson
Hommer
Wittenberg
Men See Hawk Kill Pigeon Near Lansing
In McGregor Iowa a duck hawk swooped on a pigeon above railroad workers near Lansing. The bird seized its prey and plunged to earth, then fled as workers approached. A pigeon band was found and sent to the U S Biological Survey.
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Mcgregor
Nature
Milwaukee Railroad
Lansing
Ernest Heley
U. S. Biological Survey
Ettrick Soldier Describes Capri Visit From Corsica Tour
Tech. Sgt. Allen J. Hodgen, serving with the air force in Corsica, writes home about a twelve mile island tour around Capri. He details grotto boat rides, mountain funiculars, piazzas, cafes, art monasteries, and palaces perched above the sea, praising Capri as a romantic haven for artists and travelers. Hodgen, son of Albert Hogden of Ettrick, recounts scenes of the Certosa monastery, Castiglione views, San Michele church floors, and Villa Jovis once tied to Tiberius.
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Ettrick
Wis
Allen J. Hodgen
Air Force
Corsica
Isle of
Capri
Mediterranean
Blue Grotto
Marina Grande
Certosa
Castiglione
Fariglione
Edda
Castiglione Art
Anacapri
San Michele
Tiberio
Tiberius
Villa Jovis
Christ
Sgt
Hodgen
Albert Hogden
CIO Local Plans Labor Day Parade and Dance
CIO Local 396 and related unions announce a Labor Day celebration in La Crosse. A 9 a.m. parade from Fourth and Market proceeds along Fourth to Copeland Park, with many locals participating. An evening dance at Pioneer Hall features Gene Mendez. officers of Local 448 UCAPAWA are elected.
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CIO
George Jacobus
Fourth
Market Streets
Fourth Street
Causway
Copeland Park
la Crosse County Industrial Union Council
la Crosse
Ucapawa
Northern Engraving
Pioneer Hall
Gene Mendez
Local 448
Floyd Likens
John Buschman
Leonard Wolff
Rudolph Weiss
Clarence Gamadt
Clarence Birkel
National War Labor Board
Miller Broom Co
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Sammy Cooper
Holmen High School
Westby Insurance Agency
MOEN
Sendars
S18
Main
Wis Ha Crosee
McCoy
Radio Today
Prev
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Patrice Munsel
Paul Lavelle
Toscanani
NBC Symphony
Les Tremayne
Jackie Gleason
New York Philharmonic
Naion
Blondie
James Melton
Phil Baker
Mary Small
Paul Whiteman
Quiz Kids
Keepsakes
Basin Street
Sky Riders
California Melodies
Bulldog Drummond
Mediation Board
Conrad Nagel
Bdiu Welter
Hampden
Leonidas
Vlu
Pamilier
Jimmie Picher
Hollywood
Bia
Phil Spitainy
Girl Orch
Phil Beker
Cbs Life of
Riley
Wm. Bendix
Cedric Poster
J. Gleason
We the People
Preling
Bdia
WKH
Casino Gardens
Uncle Josh
Daily War Journal
Sam Adams
League of Woman Vores
News
Guiding Light
Woman of America
Ma Perkins
Betty and
Bob
Stella Dallas
Lorenzo Jones
Widder Brown
Brosadway
Sacred Heart
Jos. C. Bicha
Winona Chamber
Spartan
Tribune Sparta
Young
Lewis Valley School
Coast Guard
W. L. Reisenauer
Normandy
France
Sparta Boy Scouts
Hawk
Pigeon
Johns-Manville Brown-In
Rock Wool
City Home & Lumber Co
City Home and Lumber CO
West Ave
Isle of Capri
CIO Labor News
UAWA
Demuth
Asant
Pax
Wienke
Winnebago
Pearl
Fourth and
Jay Streets
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