County War Fund Campaign Passes Twenty Thousand Mark
Total La Crosse county war fund contributions reach 19 787 63 dollars with further donations sought through the week. Campaign director Joseph Steiner notes gifts collected by the special gifts committee headed by Paul Morris include 11 708 dollars from wards and 3 359 50 from towns and villages.
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la Crosse County
Bangor
Barre
Burns
Campbell
Farmington
Greenfield
Hamilton
Holland
Onalaska
Lemon Juice Remedy for Rheumatic Pain Claims
The ad-promises a simple lemon juice recipe to ease rheumatic arthritis and other pains. It urges a two week Beta Compound supply, a quart water mix with six lemons, claiming relief and a money back guarantee through drugstores and Ruths.
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Thourands
As & i
Abandon Union Shop Issue At Case Co
Harvey Kitzman president of local 180 UAW CIO says the union relinquished its demand for a union shop at J I Case Co Racine Wisconsin. He notes the union waives maintenance of membership for work permits or dues check off while seeking recognition as bargaining agent for Case employees. Povisen Case vice president production says company officials are studying the union request.
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Racine
Wis
Harvey Kitzman
Uaw-Cio
J. I. Case Co
Kitzman
Case Emplo Paul
Povisen
Case Co
Philippine Claims Against Japs Filed
President Sergio Osmena sent Philippine reparations claims against Japan to U S Commissioner Paul V McNut. The notes are believed to seek cash or in kind compensation for widespread looting and destruction.
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Manila
Sergio Osmena
Japan
U. S
Paul V. McNut
Appleton Man Heads New Wisconsin Sheriff Group
Lyman Clark of Appleton was elected president of Wisconsin Sheriffs Association at its organizational and first annual meeting. Other officers include Leo Weyers as vice president George Hanley secretary Robert Matheson treasurer and Carl Jones traveling delegate. A five member committee was named to draft by laws and dues. The group planned to elect district directors and review the committee report in today’s session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Lyman Clark
Appleton
New Wisconsin Sheriff’s Association
Leo Weyers
Philips
Price County
George Hanley
Milwaukee
Robert Matheson
Racine
Carl Jones
Manston
W. L. Cresley
Oconto
Peter Anderson
Eagles River
Gordon Taggart
Rhinelander
Martin Fromm
Waukesha
Walter Schrank
Hudson
Egg Shell Romance Ends in Slaying and Charges
Vienna Missouri reports a long Ozarks romance ending in murder as Edna Westerman and her son Gene face first degree murder charges after Gene allegedly shot his father while French allegedly supplied the rifle. Prosecution says the trio conspired to kill the husband in a case rooted in a 19 year tale.
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Vienna
Ozarks
Hamp Rothwell
Edna Westerman
Gene
Ben French
Rothwell
French
Westerman
Ozark
St. Louis
Russ Balk At Iran Moving In Troops
TEHRAN The Russians refuse in a second note to allow entry of additional Iranian troops into Azerbaijan province amid a tense dispute Iranian Premier Hakimi warns of resignation unless Moscow settles the issue by direct talks. Iranian forces remain bivouacked at Sharifabad after being halted November 20 as Soviet troops occupy the area since 1941 to guard lend lease routes.
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Tehran
Iran
Azerbaijan
Hakimi
Moscow
Sharifabed
VFW First District Endorses Kenosha Leader for Wisconsin Post
Kenosha veteran Arthur C. MacCready, past commander of the local post, won endorsement yesterday to serve as Wisconsin junior vice commander. The first district includes Racine, Rock, Walworth, Green and Kenosha counties.
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Kenosha
Wis
Arthur C. MacCready
Wisconsin
Racine
Rock
Walworth
Green
How Dr Edwards Helps Constipated Folks
Dr Edwards relief for constipation with Olive Tablets sold widely. Describes tablets as mild and gentle, acting on upper and lower bowels to promote bowel movements with no griping. Cautions to use as directed. Prices listed 15¢ 30¢ 60¢.
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Dr. Edwards
St Nick and Black Peter Visit Dutch Children
The article describes the Dutch Christmas Eve tradition on December 5 with St Nicholas and Black Peter visiting homes for children. Children place wooden shoes with treats and hay for reindeer as rewards or warnings appear next morning. Some La Crosse families keep the custom alive and children promise good behavior until Christmas.
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St. Nick
Black Peter
St. Nicholas
Netherlands
la Crosse
St. Nicholas Eve
La Crosse Area Troops Return From War Theaters
The report lists local service members returning home or due to arrive in December aboard ships including the SS Lincoln Victory SS Chapel Hill Victory SS General Meigs SS Blue Island Victory and SS John Hopkins. Names include Pfc Ivar P Havernos Pvt Arthur A Siegier Pfc Walter T Burt Pfc Anton D Mrozek Cpl Patrick P Kelly Sgt Archie R Olson Set Arnold J Harelson T5 Paul A Knokeand others with towns such as La Crosse Winona Osseo and Sparta cited. Discharges at Camp McCoy Great Lakes and Santa Ana are noted with multiple individuals named.
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Minnesota
States
Ivar P. Havernos
Mable
Arthur A. Siegier
Winona
Boston
Walter T. Burt
Waukon
Anton D. Mrozek
New York
Chapel Hill
Marvin J. Philpot
la Crosse
John P. Healy
Hillsboro
Edward L. Arkidge
Brownsville
San Francisco
T. Robert E. LaFleur
Loomis Street
Earl N. Hansen
South 20Th Street
Albert B. Fuhrman
Reedsburg
Donald S. Anderson
North Eighth Street
Iowa
William C. Schrubbe
Decorah, and
Corp
Floyd J. Schrieber
Albert Lea
Minn
Wellman
Charles F. McGowan
Tomah
Wisconsin
Camp McCoy
Badgers
Grant Koch
Mississippi Street
Kenneth Doherty
Arthur C. Wittenberg
South Avenue
Raymond Walder
South 15Th Street
Elwood Quick
Black River Falls
Harold Evenson
Mindoro
Vernon Anderson
Whitehall
Roger Hoffman
Sparta
William B. Clark
New Lisbon
Harold Wissestad
Bernard Scheck
Stoddard
Wilbur Spreiter
Inalaska
Warren L. Kuettel
la Clede Avenue
Glendale
Calif
Phone Call Home From Germany Costs $12
New York report states AT&T said German to U S telephone service could be ready by Christmas. A 66 minute call to home will cost $12. The service targets GIs sending greetings from Germany.
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Germany
New York
United States
Gis
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Sai
Off Limits Towns In Pampanga To U S Personnel
The military police command bars United States personnel from Angeles Dau and Mabalacat in Pampanga province over extensive prostitution and sale of poisoned liquor. The towns rely on Clark air center and the sixth replacement depot for trade.
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Manila
Pampanga Province
United States
Angeles
Dau
Mabalacat
Clark Air Center
Extra newsprint quotas set for 19 papers reports TAC
The civilian production administration announced today that quotas totaling 3 756 tons of newsprint have been authorized for 19 newspapers in the current quarter, including six tons for the Superior Wisconsin Telegram.
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Washington
Superior
Wis
Telegram
Civilian Production Administration
Democratic Front Wins In Albania
The Democratic Front led by Enver Hoxha won all 82 seats in Albania's constituent assembly with about 95 percent of the votes. Turnout reached 555,271 of 603,000 eligible voters in the first election in 24 years, with few scattered votes for independents. The assembly will draft a new constitution and choose a chief of state.
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Tirana
Albania
Democratic Front Party
Enver Hoxha
Constituent Assembly
War Crimes Trial Details On Czech Crisis And German Deception
The French ambassador and Neville Henderson reports are read as evidence. Goering’s interview alibi is noted, and Hacha’s capitulation follows, enabling German border advances. Sidney Alderman calls the invasion pure banditry. Maxwell-Fyfe lists 69 treaty violations by Germany since 1933.
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Robert Coulondre
Neville Henderson
Goering
Luftwaffle
Hacha
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Sidney S. Alderman
Fuehrer
Ber
Alderman
Sir David Maxwell- Fyfe
Germany
Field Marshal Keitel
von Ribbentrop
Maxwell-Fyfe
Radio Petition Filed For Regular Broadcasting
The company plans to file with the federal communications commission for a permit to broadcast regularly. The identities of the individuals represented are not disclosed and no frequency modulation is planned at this time.
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Federal Communications Commission
Cudahy plant workers to vote in NLRB election
Approximately 1,000 production workers at the Cudahy Brother packing plant will vote December 13 in a National Labor Relations Board election to decide whether the CIO United Packinghouse Workers union or the AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen of North America will represent them. CIO currently holds bargaining rights.
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Cudahy
Cudahy Brother Packing
NLRB
CIO United Packinghouse Workers’ Union
AFL
North America
CIO
Wausau Council Approves Talks for 50 Prefab Homes
The Wausau city council on Tuesday night authorized negotiations with the federal government to obtain 50 prefabricated homes to ease the severe local housing shortage.
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Wausau, Wis
Wausau
Morse urges sharing atomic bomb secret to win peace
U S Senator Wayne Morse argued that the United States and Great Britain must share atomic bomb secrets to ensure peace. He spoke at a Madison Education Association event and urged a world supported by checks and balances, cautioning against nationalist mentality and centralization of power in Washington.
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Madison
Wis
U. S
Wayne Morse
Oregon
United States
Great Britain
Madison Education Association
Sen. Morse
Wisconsin
Washingington
Brooklyn to Quit NFL for All America Conference
Dan Topping owner of the Brooklyn franchise says he will withdraw from the National Football League and join the All America Conference which will operate next year. The move shifts the Brooklyn club from the NFL to a new regional league forming in the near future.
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Brooklyn
All America
New York
Dan Topping
Wednesady
Final Days of Nazi Leadership With Allied Bombardment
The account notes Martin Bormann at his desk drafting a history of Nazi defeat as Russian artillery increased. Hitler, recovering from strain, sought death by action rehearsals while SS guards supervised disposal of bodies. Capt. Reitsch flew into Berlin on April 26 1945 with Lieut. Gen. Ritter von Greim despite Greim being wounded amid the Soviet air assault.
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Matic
Bormann
Fuehrer
S. S
Capt
Reitsch
Berlin
Ritter von Greim
Hitler
Goering
Greim
Questioning Hirohito role in wartime drift sparks debate
In Tokyo, Diet member Isanji Tanaka pressed Minister Joji Matsumoto on abdication and the emperor question. Prime Minister Shidehara said Hirohito bore no war responsibility, while a retired general claimed Hirohito attended a secret late 1941 conference hinting at possible defense of Japan if conditions worsened.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hirohito
Isanji Tanaka
Diet
Joji Matsumoto
Kyodo
Tanaka
Prince Konoye
Matsumoto
House of Representatives
Kijuro Shidehara
Toshizo Nishio
Associated Press
Imperial Palace
Nishio
Supreme War Council
Pearl Harbor
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