Girl Scouts Clip War Loan Materials for Sixth Drive
Local Girl Scouts under Mrs. R J Kraft coordinate clipping of war bond ads editorials and items for the Sixth War Loan drive. Troops at Our Savior's Lutheran Trinity Lutheran and Longfellow School collect and tag sources for nationwide treasury department use over six weeks.
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War Finance Division
United States
R. J. Kraft
la Crosse Council
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
M. B. Skundberg
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fred Stauffer
Longfellow School
R Nebel
Tribune
U. S. Treasury Department
Girl Scouts of
la Crosse
Carol Burghardt
South 21St
Miriam MacLachlan
Losey Boulevard
Linnea Anderson
Main
Jean Wartinbee
South 17Th
New Phosphorous Glass Stands Up to Hydrofluoric Bath
A new glass from American Optical substitutes phosphorus for sand and resists hydrofluoric acid. It uses phosphorus pentoxide and can be drawn, blown, ground, and finished like ordinary glass. A test piece endured 500 hours in hydrofluoric acid with no visible change.
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Southbridge
Mass
American Optical Company
McGregor Man Promoted to Lieutenant Commander
Mrs. J. L. Woods of McGregor learns her son James L. Woods Jr. is promoted from first lieutenant to lieutenant commander after 21 months in service with 14 months in the South Pacific combat zones. He serves in the naval forces.
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Mcgregor
Ira
J. L. Woods
James L. Woods, Jr
South Pacific
Yanks Face Fort Holding Hundreds of Nazis in Mutzig
American infantry near Mutzig France engage in a cat and mouse battle with several hundred Germans holed up in a fortified fort guarding the Bruche valley. The siege reports stress tough terrain, reinforced concrete walls and the risk of encountering Nazi officers and Alsatian collaborators inside.
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U.S
Mutzig
France
FFI
Bruche River
Vosges
Maginot
Siegfried Lines
Lieut
Hi Pergamont
Brooklyn
N. Y
George Peck
Durand
Wis
Badger Downs Nazi Over Rhine Valley Air Battle
Lieut Rus sell Fredrickson was credited with destroying one enemy aircraft in air battles Saturday over the Rhine valley.
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London
Russell Fredrickson
Wika
Rhine Valley
Stilwell Assigned As Instructor At Alexandria Field
T Sgt Irvin C Stilwell of Genoa Wisconsin has been assigned as an instructor at Alexandria army air field a Flying Fortress training center in the 2nd Air Force He served nine months overseas and earned an air medal with three oak leaf clusters He is a Lansing Iowa high school graduate and son of Mr and Mrs Irvin D Stilwell of R 1 Genoa Wisconsin
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Alexandria
T. Set
Irvin C. Stilwell
R. 1
Genoa
Wis
Alexandria Army Air Field
2Nd Air Force
United States
T. Sgt. Stilwell
Stilwell
Lansing
Irvin D. Stilwell
Wisconsin Man Among 18 Killed In B-24 Crash
Second Lieutenant Earl J. Viney of Evansville Wisconsin aged 22 was among 18 airmen killed in the November 30 B-24 bomber crash and explosion at Davis-Monthan Field Tucson. Viney served as a bombardier in the mission.
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Wisconsin
Tucson
Ariz
Earl J. Viney
Frank W. Viney
Evansville
Wis
Davis-Mona Field
Viney
Fist Fight Fatal In Milwaukee Rooming House
Scott Drake a 53 year old laborer died from injuries in a fist fight at his Milwaukee rooming house. Det Lieut John Niederkorn said Drake toppled backward and struck his head on the floor.
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Milwaukee
Scott Drake
John Niederkorn
Drake
Editor John Custis Dies After Heart Attack
Philadelphia Inquirer editor John Trevor Custis, 68, died at his Chestnut Hill home after suffering a heart attack. His tenure at the paper shaped local journalism and editorial direction.
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Philadelphia
John Trevor Custis
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Chestnut Hill
Wife forgives husband in North Atlantic infant case
Rose Whitehouse announced she forgives her husband Pfc Arthur Whitehouse and will raise Geraldine, the 10 month old child he brought from Newfoundland as her own. Geraldine becomes youngest passenger ever on the North Atlantic air transport route. Relatives initially doubted acceptance but the baby won Mrs Whitehouse over.
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Philadelphia
Rose Whitehouse
Pfc
Arthur Whitehouse
Geraldine
Whitehouse
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
Air Transport Command
Mackerel Spillage Clutters Santa Monica Street
A truck’s rear end opened spilling its load of mackerel onto a Santa Monica street. Helpers collected fish while passersby watched and joked, turning a messy mishap into a brief comic scene.
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Santa Monica
Calif
War Effort Advertising Totals for 1944 August Eight Months
War effort advertising in U S daily and Sunday newspapers reached 2 217 300 in August and 34 342 770 in the first eight months of 1944 per ANPA Bureau of Advertising figures The report lists 35 projects led by War bonds 553 155 and 24 9 percent of August total Followed by War recruiting 392 000 Waste paper salvage 240 549 and Food conservation 176 374 In January August War bonds top 16 179 196 47 1 percent Red Cross 2 882 848 8 4 percent Waste paper salvage 2 137 389 62 percent and Don t Telephone 1 852 537 5 4 percent of the grand total.
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United States
Bureau of Advertising
ANPA
Advertising Checking Bureau, Inc
Red Cross
Nylon Stocking Auction Sells Record Bonds Total
Milwaukee police report a nylon and silk hosiery auction raising $294,950 in bonds. The sale offered 324 pairs with a single pair fetching $12,500 and a 3 pair bid at $50,000. Around 100 pairs were auctioned as attendees neared 1,000 at the hosiery mill event.
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Milwaukee
Missing McGregor soldier Donald Burckhart reported in France
S. Sgt. Donald P. Burckhart 24 of McGregor is missing in France since November 9 after earlier wounds in France and hospitalization in England. He received the Purple Heart, returned to duty in August, and wrote of a visit by King Crosby to his camp. Burckhart served four years including Iceland and England with the 3rd Army after D-Day.
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McGregor
L. A. Burckhart
War Department
Donald P. Burckhart
France
England
Sgt
Burckhart
Crosby
Iceland
3Rd Army
Dry Cleaning Establishments to Display Maximum Prices by Dec 15
All retail dry cleaning and pressing shops must post their maximum prices for key services by December 15. The rule, announced by OPA, aims to help customers compare prices. Posters must show the maximum charges. Let's Go U S A Keep Em Flying.
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Washington
OPA
Soong Becomes China Premier in Pivot to Military Leadership
Foreign Minister T. V. Soong assumes the Chinese premiership as President Chiang Kai-shek concentrates on military tasks. Soong becomes acting president of the Yuan and takes vice presidential duties, with reports of possible talks involving Mao En-lai. sources note Soong’s moderate stance toward Communists.
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Soong
China
Chiang
Chungking
T. V. Soong
Chiang Kai-shek
Act
H. Kung
Yuan
Maou En-lai
North China Communists
Roman Soldier's Triumph: From Rome to Mussolini's Pool
In Tyler Texas Pfc Pres ton Roman recalls the victory parade through Rome and recounts swimming in Mussolini's private pool. He notes a toppled statue of Mussolini as part of his wartime memories.
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Tyler
Tex
Preston Roman
Rome
Ph. Roman
Mussolini
Yale Charter From 1745 Still In Force
The charter of Yale University drafted in 1745 remains legally valid and operative, continuing to govern the institution’s rights privileges and governance.
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Yale
St Joseph Aspirin Dominates Market With Low Prices
The ad proclaims St Joseph Aspirin as the world’s largest seller at 10c with a large economy size of 100 tablets for 35c. It urges demand for St Joseph Aspirin and touts superior speed and effectiveness compared to rivals.
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St. Joseph
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