Reserve Delay Policy For Reservists In World War II
Deferment policy issued by Capt William Wood of the La Crosse organized reserve corps outlines how deferments or delays are reviewed. A board will assess requests using Army standards. applicants must submit through their unit commander with employer or school validation and, if needed, a Red Cross letter. Telephonic inquiries are discouraged. radiating hardship notes and replacement plans. The La Crosse office serves nine counties from room 332 at the federal building.
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William Wood
la Crosse
Department of the Army
Wisconsin Military District
Federal Building
Milwaukee
Wis
Red Cross
Births at St. Ann’s and area hospitals this week
A sequence of birth notices from St. Ann’s and regional hospitals lists several newborns with parents and residence details. Aug. 26 to Aug. 28 births include sons and daughters for Noben Dresbach Francis Daws Hanson Chester Onalaska Kersky Johnson Mueller Wieser Spanda Myhre Hemmer Cermak with varied addresses in La Crosse Viroqua Caledonia La Crescent and Rockland.
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Thomas Edwiure
William P. Noben
Dresbach
Minn
Phyllis Bay
William Michael
Francis J. Daws
Liberty Street
Mavis
Opeahl
Gregory Donald
Donald A. Hanson
Avon Street
Marlis Stankey
Bondalie
John J. Mueller
South 16Th Street
Jane Ann Coughlin
al W. Wieser
la Crescent
Caledonia
Community Hospital
Earl Spandsa
Marie
Lynda Richards
Sidney Myhre
Joseph Hemmer
la Crosse Hospital
Mary Alice
Rudolph Cermak
Ihethoet
Ruth Riich
British government discloses large uranium deposit find
London reports the British government announces the discovery of the largest single uranium deposit in the British Isles. Located in northern Wales the ore is described as extremely low yield but potentially substantial in tonnage, with the ministry of supply detailing the find.
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London
British Isles
Ministry of Supply
Wales
Firm Honors Founders of Thorp Finance in La Crosse Banquet
About 250 people attended a surprise testimonial banquet at Thorp High School gymnasium Saturday honoring Francis J. Conway Edward Veritt and Clara Gruski of Thorp as the sole living original incorporators of Thorp Finance Corp. The event marked the 24th anniversary of the organization with speeches by Louis Waldert toastmaster Emil E. Kostner Dr. E. P. News F. E tra Mark J. Hirsch Maurice Peterson and Corwin C. Guell who spoke for staff and executives.
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Myron Olson
Thorp Finance Corp
la Crosse
Thorp
Uranium Deal Allegedly Ceded by Czechoslovakia to Germany
Edmond Rehuk, secretary general of the free Czech council, charged that Red-ruled Czechoslovakia ceded frontier uranium deposits to East Germany in a secret deal. He claimed the Czech territory was transferred to the Germans, denying any French sovereignty.
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Paris
Czecho-slovakia
Edmond Rehuk
Free Czech Council
Captured Red Nurse Echoes Bobby Soxer Look
Chae Kim Tong, 19, a nurse and master sergeant in the North Korean People's Army, was captured with a doctor by South Korean forces. She denied party membership but reiterated communist lines, described unit roles, and noted Soviet and American POWs at Seoul. She warned of internal party elements and spoke of medical supplies and food. Her appearance contrasted with the sharp political stance she voiced.
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Communist Party
Party 4
Chae Kim Tong
Communist Army
Sinia
Peoples Army
North Korea
P.O. W
People's Army
Seoul
Capitol
U. S
Bobby Soxer
Stalin
Pressman Names Fellow Reds in House Probe
Washington testimony by Lee Pressman identifies John Abt Nathan Witt and Charles Kramer as fellow Communists from the 1930s New Deal era. He denies Alger Hiss’s membership while admitting his own early Communist ties and says he disclosed the names to the House Committee. The witnesses include Abt Witt and Kramer with AAA ties and later union and government roles.
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Washington
Atttorney Lee
Pressman
Abt
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Henry Wallace
Witt
AAA Findier
National Labor Relations Board
Kramer
Wil
Rep
Nixon
Calif
UN- American Activities Committee
Hiss-Chambers
Nayvineeti
Russia protests MacArthur clemency policy for war criminals
Moscow dispatched a second protest to Washington over General MacArthur setting a parole system for Japanese war criminals. The Soviet news agency said the note demanded rescission of the clemency decree of March 7, arguing it exceeded authority and violated agreements. The U S State Department had earlier rejected the protest, asserting MacArthur as supreme Allied commander had full authority.
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Moscow
Pi— Russie Mondiy
MacArthur
Task
U. S. State Department
Washington
Settin Ug
Japan
U. S
Pioneers of Auto Industry and Public Service Die
In memoriam notices announce the deaths of several figures: Ransom Olds 66, pioneer of Oldsmobile and REO, born in Geneva. O M Montreal Pierre Caserain 64, Canadian secretary of state in 1949. Lt Gen Nikolai Matveevica Telyakov 58, Russian tank commander. Oliver G Taylor 66, chief of public services at the National Park Service since 1920, born Boone County Indiana. also Auvers president of the Bank of Mines.
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Associated Press
Lansing
Mich
Ransom
Olds
Oldsmobile
Geneva
Montreal
Pierre Caserain
Canada
Mark Kensie King
Moscow
Nikolai Matveevica Telyakov
Washington
Oliver G. Taylor
National Park Service
Service
Boone County
Indiany
Truman Signs Revised Social Security Bill
President Truman signed the revised social security bill adding about 10 million to the old age pension rolls. He objected to a provision limiting the labor secretary’s power to cut off unemployment insurance funds from nonconforming states. New workers begin payroll taxes next January 1 as benefits rise, with taxes more than doubling over 20 years to fund the expanded program.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Congress
Secretary of Labor
Obituary for James A McGinnis and Samuel Weinberg
James A. McGinnis 78 formerly of La Crosse died Saturday at his daughter’s home in Sparta after a long illness. Survived by four daughters five sons 20 grandchildren 26 great grandchildren two sisters and two brothers. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. Lanham Cunersl home Sparta Rev. Frederick officiating burial Kirby cemetery. Friends may call Monday. Samuel Weinberg 57 died Saturday afternoon. services held Monday 4 p.m. Dahli funeral home burial in Jewish cemetery. Weinberg was a member of Roy L. Wingers post No. 52 American Legion.
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James A. McGinnis
la Crosse
George Brooks
Sparta
George
Gladys) Brooks
Susie) Steinmetz
Tomah
Edward
Laura
Krause
Scott
Annamae) Lyman
Erwin
Milwaukee
Earl
Garol
Leslie Organ
Ellis
Weaver
Eau Claire
Harrison
Beloit
Foster
Lanham Cunersl
Frederick
Kirby Cemetery
Emerdl
Samuel Weinberg
Dahli Funeral
Weinberg
Roy L. Wingers
Death notices for James J. McGinnis and Paul Schroeder
James J. McGinnis, 78, died Saturday at his son in law and daughter George and Mrs Brooks home. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm Lanham mortuary with burial in Kirby cemetery officiated by Rev. A. Fredletch. Paul Schroeder, 50, died Saturday at a Caledonia hospital after a short illness. Surviving wife Amy, daughter Plavia, son Dale, nine brothers, served 15 years as a highway patrolman, burial Tuesday at 2 pm at St John’s Lutheran Church Caledonia with burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
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James J. McGinnis
Sparta
Wis
George Brooks
Lanham Mortuary
Kirby Cemetery
A. E. Fredletch
Paul Schroeder
Caledonia
Minn
Herman Schkroeder
Amy Anderson
Euston County
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Plavia
Dale
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Walter
Albert
Louis
Elmer
Martin
Richard
Rudolph
Herman
Harold
North Freedom
St John's Lutheran Church
Karl Gurgel
Evergreen Cemetery
Birth anniversary of General McNarney noted in list
Today's Birthdays lists Gen. Joseph Taggert McNarney born August 28, 1893 in Emporium Pennsylvania. Former commander in chief of the U.S. occupation forces in Europe and a close associate of General Marshall, he was a West Point classmate of General Omar Bradley and served as a key wartime figure.
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Ar News
Josep Taggert McTarney
Emporium
U. S
Europe
McNarney
Marshall
West Point
Omar Bradley
CIO Labor News outlines union meetings and election issues
The piece lists August meeting plans for Local 14 Rubber Workers and a county wide CIO PAC session, notes delegates Wright and Ghelfi to the state CIO convention, and records support for Pioneer Labor Hall funding. It discusses primaries, endorsements, and voter registration deadlines, plus Local 296 UAW contract votes on pension and wage plans.
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PAC
Lotal
UAW
Shorty
Wright
John Ghelfi
CIO
Pioneer Labor Hall
Dave Burgess
Washington
Cio-Pac
Stewardz
Wisconsin
Old Guard
Republican Party of
Wisconsin Republicans
Gardner Withrow
People of
Wisconsi
Democratic Party
Alexander Wiley
Wiley
la Cresse
Chrysler
Rites Set For Boy Killed By Power Line
Ronald Patridge nine was electrocuted Friday near his Madison home while his twin brother Donald, sister Sandra, and parents mourn him. Funeral Monday at 2 30 p m Lanham's Trortuary Sparta with Rev Howard White officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Sparta. Ronald born January 17 192? in La Crosse.
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Spanta
Wis
Lanham
Trortuary
Sparta
Ronald Patridge
Robert Pattridge
Aberg Street
Madison
Wisconsin Light and Power Co
Howard White
Woodlawn
Ronald
Donald
la Crosse
Black River Falls
Sandra
Fred Pattridge
Elmwood
Withrow Stand Hit By Porter In Wisconsin race
Prairie du Sac Wisconsin special report: Republican candidate Porter accuses Rep Withrow of a vicious attack on third district Republicans and of backing a bill to repeal oleomargarine taxes while voting against repeal. Porter notes past campaign fund questions and alleges Withrow's involvement in ads funded by labor. He states he did not solicit funds from both sides and may accept newspaper ads if needed.
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Prairie DU Sac
Wis
Congressional
Withrow
Foster S. Porter
Washington
House
Richland Center
Porter
Grant County
Biscomington
Organize Labor
Times
Congressman Withrow
Capital Times
Madison
Fish Rustlers Net 187 Trout in Decorah Hatchery Raid
Decorah Iowa Special Supt Hjalmer Carlson found 23 dead trout and 181 missing at Twin Springs hatchery raceway Sunday after raceway covers were removed A total of 347 fish in the raceway were part of a stock from last Thursday 8 to 12 inches long Carlson called it undoubtedly a raid
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Decorar
Hjalmer_ Carlson
Decorah
Twin Springs Hatchery
Carlson
Hungarian Reds Arrests Two Former Officials
Yugoslav news agency Tanjung reports Hungary has arrested two former high ranking officials. Identified as former Minister of Justice Istvan Ries and former Minister of Light Industry Gyorgy Marosan.
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Lonbon
Yugoslavia
Tanjung
Hungary
Tanjng
Istavan Ries
Gyorgy Marosan
Weather report and legal notice fragment
Weather sections for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa describe cloudy showers, temperatures near steady, and river forecast minor changes. A legal notice announces hearing on final settlement and inheritance tax for Mathilda Margaret Webber estate in La Crosse County with August 1950 hearing date.
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Deparimans OF Commerce
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Tuesay
Iowa
la Crease
Mathilda Margaret Webber
la Crosse
Theda Barbars Webber
Mas
childa Muargeret_Webber
le Crosse
Saif Court
Bie Ic
LY. al Mi
Leert C. Wolpe
Public Works Sealed Bids for La Crosse Grading Project
City of La Crosse invites sealed bids for grading and excavation on Schuh Addition streets with 23 873 cubic yards of excavation. Bids due September 15 1950 in City Clerk's Office. Lowest responsible bidder to be chosen per specs and bond. checks equal to 5 percent of bid required. Enveloped bids marked Proposal on Grading. Also notices for gravel pack well and Myrick Park drill well contracts with similar bidding process. Includes admin notice for Fanny L Bunn estate and a summons in La Crosse County Circuit Court.
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de Crosse
Mgnet Boerd
Pubic Works
City of la Crosse
Wisconsin
Yariowa
Schuh
Ciy
Cour Drner
Boyd
la Grasse
Board OF Public Works
John H. Burth
F. &. Kramer
yWide Reigned
Board of Pulte Works
City of
la Crosse
Losey Boulevard
Green Bay Street
John H. Boerk
R Kramer
Stowe
Ely
la Croste
Common Council
Board OF Public Worms
PL. Kramer
Fred_B. Steele
Pearine
Wisemain
la Crossa County
Panny B. Bunn
Margaret Banton
Fanny L. Bunn
Tate
le Crosse
le Grasse
Insale
R. V. Aelstrom
Jucge
Lees & Bunge
Anomers
Estavign Bank
State of
Yan. J
Samven
Tor Flatorist
Aditresa
State Bank Sunding
Public Works Seeks Garbage Contract Bid Opening
The City of La Crosse invites sealed proposals for a five year garbage collection and disposal contract. Bids due 10:00 AM September 1, 1950, at City Clerk's Office. Details include bid bond options and contract terms with specifications on start date October 24, 1950. Includes notices to bidders and public work board signatures.
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la Crowe
Board of Pubic Works
Cil
Yea Cibaab
Wiscanhit
Ile
Aaid
la Crosse
Public Works
John H. Barth
Frner
Steele
Guy
Wa Crosse
Pupite Works
Teo O'Elock
la Crase
Wisconsin
Inwest
Counset
Hhe
Posal
Wil
le Grosse
Board OF Public Works
Dunn WH. March
Kram Fred
Contuussioners Co
Grasse County
Anid
Felix Witee Imuetres
Asin Muet
Anty
le Cronva
Court House
R. V. Ahlstrom
Hufke
Wowne
Wowne, Robard
City Seeks Bids for Public Works Projects in La Crosse
The City of La Crosse invites sealed proposals until 2 PM September 6 for street and utility improvements including Salem Road to North Cir, Onslaska Avenue Salem Road, and Loomis Street area. Work covers 2,006 inches of cast iron pipe, hydrants, valves, and related fittings, with contract and bond requirements.
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Root
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la Crouse
Ender Weird Board of Public Works
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la Crome
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Mi Grange
Salem Road
Nork
Onslaska Avenue
Salem Rued
Grivineston St
Rowe
Lucatis
George St
Loomis
Bride
Myrick Park
Cloud Street
Bel de Bpigol
LOK Kbs
Muelwen
Mydranis
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Cits
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Payanle
Sa Ely
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Punlic
Sonn
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Xeavier
SuonrTs
la Crasse County
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Roelliz
Deeraard
Adhniistiation
NaAviia Leen
Leanare J. Roetlig
Wiliam P. Roelig
Nolice
Wiliam
Roellig
Sand
la Crasnr
Hooke
Quid
Toray
RV. Ahletrom
Jud Rterle
Mau & Toepel
Sciler Wiig
Li Croske
Das
Schneider Heating and Air Conditioning CO
South Third Street
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