Logan High School Band Receives Music War Council Award
Logan high school band was presented with the distinguished service citation of the Music War Council of America for its wartime activities. Maj. Stanley G. Eaton dedicated the modern march His Honor to Camp McCoy and praised the band for lifting home front morale through concerts, bond drives, and rallies.
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Logan High School
Music War Council of America
Stanley G. Eaton
Camp McCoy
George M. MacMullin
H. C. Amundson
Maj. Eaton
Music War Council
James A. Terry
Logan
C. A.halmstad
George Gershwin
Sairway
Malneck-Signorelli
Sophin
Carmichael
June la Fie
Gordon Meyer
Hilman C. Amundson
Carl A. Halmstad
la Crosse
Double Education Standard For Veterans and Others Questioned
University of Chicago president Robert M. Hutchins warns that the GI bill may create a double standard favoring veterans over non veterans. He notes postwar colleges lack readiness, a shift toward vocational training, and the need for broad liberal education for citizenship amid financial changes. He cautions against neglecting liberal education to fit economic aims.
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Chicago
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
Hutchins
Shaw's Everybody's Political Whats What Tops English Best Seller List
George Bernard Shaw releases Everybody's Political Whats What now a best seller in England. The work forthrightly surveys political topics with Shaw's characteristic wit and decisive verdicts.
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George Bernard Shaw
England
Race Riots Foreseen if Rights of Minorities Not Guarded
A congressional committee warned that postwar race riots could break out unless minority rights are safeguarded. The House Labor Committee added that many American workers face discrimination, accepting the least desirable and lowest paid jobs.
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Washington
Congressional
House Labor Committee
Relieve Cough Fast With Simple Home Mixture
A home cough syrup recipe uses 2 cups sugar or corn syrup with 1 cup water and 2 1/2 ounces Pinex in a pint bottle. No cooking required, lasts long, and is said to loosen phlegm and soothe bronchial irritation with quick action. Money refund offered if not satisfied.
Argentina Extends Pensions To White Collar Workers
Buenos Aires reports the government issued a decree extending the social welfare program to about one million white collar workers. Starting January 1, employees contribute seven percent of wages while employers add nine percent to a pension fund, with retirement eligibility after 30 years for men at 55 and 27 years for women at 50. Benefits range from 50 to 90 percent of normal income.
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Buenos Aires
AP Anti-Trust Case Near End In High Court
The final phase of the anti trust battle against the Associated Press opens in the Supreme Court. AP argues the suit would force admission of all applicants, risking press freedom. The government says AP would not become a public utility and would not affect editorial policy.
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Washington
Associated Press
Supreme Court
News Cooperative
Justice Department
High Tribunal
District
New York
Frontline mileage to Berlin chart notes distances
The report lists current advance metrics for Allied fronts. Western Front shows 301 miles to Berlin from near Duren, Eastern Front 304 miles from north of Warsaw, Hungarian Front 420 miles from Budapest, and Italian Front 557 miles from Ravenna.
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The
Associated Press
Duren
Warsaw
Budapest
Ravenna
Sparta Red Cross Ships Its Quota Of Gifts Overseas
Sparta Wisconsin special report notes Monroe county American Red Cross shipped 125 gifts for seaman service. Mrs Kathryn Arnold chairperson announces expenditures covered by donations to reimburse the chapter. Junior Red Cross aided with items for parcels and children abroad while preparing GI sacks for Camp McCoy Station Hospital at Christmas time.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
American Red Cross
High Seas
Kathryn Arnold
Camp and Hospital Council
Red Cross
Gage Baldwin
Arnold
H. L. Beckman
Camp McCoy Station
Shelter Cove Beauty Wins National Retriever Trials
Wauconda Illinois hosted the national retriever trials ending yesterday. Shel ter Cove Beauty a three year old golden retriever owned by Dr and Mrs L M Evans of St Cloud Minnesota and handled by Charles Morgan of Round Lake Wisconsin won the event.
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Wauconda
Shelter Cove Beauty
Mayor Urges La Crosse Cooperation To Cut Holiday Accidents
Mayor J J Verdota urges La Crosse citizens to join the national Save War Power for Warpower campaign to reduce Christmas accident tolls. The National Safety Council notes high home front fatalities compared to combat deaths with last December tally of 150 killed.
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la Crosse
J. J. Verdota
National Safety Council
Verdota
Pearl Harbor
Giuring
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