Farm Census Work Planned for Wisconsin Michigan
The Census Bureau opens new La Crosse offices under district supervisor Mrs. Cecilia Garvin with Melvin E. Olson as assistant. Three day enumerator schools planned for late December and early January 1945, with work starting about January 8. The fourth census district includes several counties and around 30 000 farms will be enumerated with data due to Washington by April 1 1945.
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Department of Commerce
Bureau of Census
Federal
la Crosse
Cecilia Garvin
Elroy
Melvin E. Olson
Viroquay
Inon
Cok
Richland
Grant
Iowa
Crawford
LaFayette
Washington, D. C
Wisconsin
Michigan
Markos Brothers Share War News From England Mission and Training
Sgt Joseph Markos writes home about meeting his brother Lieut Thomas Markos in England. Tom has completed seven missions and is undergoing six weeks of training before leading bombardier duties. Joseph notes three more Markos brothers in service and lists other family postings across the United States.
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Thomas
South Third Street
Jo Markos
Thomas Markos
England
Joseph
Tom
Colorado Springs
Colo
Deming
N. M
Army Air Force
Big Ben
London Bridge
Buckingham Palace
London
Louis Markos
States
Battle For
Rome
Corp
George
Camp Phillips
Kans
Michael
March Field
Alif
Johnston urges steadier jobs and economic peace plan
Eric Johnston president of the United States Chamber of Commerce told state chamber secretaries that steady employment deserves top management attention and that regular cooperation at home is essential after the election. He warned a postwar period will bring two to three years of high production and wages before choices are made, urging business to lead social progress rather than follow.
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Johnston
United States
Eric Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
Od Oy
Republic
Democrats
America
Neylvania Avenue
Washington
Communists in Greece Said To Reach Sixty Thousand
A Greek government spokesman estimated that EAM guerrillas in Greece total over 60 000 with followers. The report notes Greece leaning left amid ongoing unrest as British forces clear Athens Piraeus of hostile Ela troops and capture a German officer commanding Elas units. Papandreou pledges a plebiscite on government form and free elections while British action is framed as aid to Roosevelt's four freedoms.
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Scobie
Athens
Piraeus
Elas
London
EAM
Greece
Drama
Thrace
Roosevelt
Frontline Distances From Key German Defenses
The report lists rail and road distances on multiple fronts: Western front 301 miles from Duren, Eastern front 304 miles from north of Warsaw, run front 420 miles from Budapest, and Italian front 557 miles from Ravenna.
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Associated Press
Duren
Warsaw
Budapest
Ravenna
Inconsistent Testimony Undermines Hall in Court
Dorsey Commert from Pege argues Hall cannot be trusted to recount injuries and notes four divergent statements about the episode. The court finds Hall's testimony unreliable and incompletely credible, stating it should not be presented to the jury to avoid guesswork.
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Hall
Davenport Father Held After Toddlers Death
Police say Robert Schlimmer confessed to stomping to death Jean Joyce Lastmeter, 2, in his Davenport home. He claimed he placed the child on the floor and walked on her after she cried, while the aunt who had been caring for her left the house. Schlimmer, described as mentally deficient, was in custody. no charges filed yet.
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Davenport. In
Robert Schlimmer
Reed Phillips
Schlimmer
Jean Joyce Lastmeter
Phillips
Super Forts Bomb Manchuria Raid Amid Claims of Losses
The United States reports a daylight attack on industrial targets in Japanese controlled Manchuria as B 29s commenced from ash io airfields. Gen Arnold notes continued bombing campaign with further details to follow while Tokyo claims 15 Superfortresses shot down and minor damage at Mukden and Dairen.
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Eel
Ashito
Tokyo
H. H. Arnold
20Th Airforce
Manchuria
Mukden
Dairen
Youths Under 19 Shipped As Infantry Replacements
Washington reports that men under 19 are now sent overseas as infantry and armored replacements. Secretary Patterson says the shift reflects urgent war needs and will last as long as the war dictates. He notes a rising demand outpacing supply, with 80 of every 100 inductees sent overseas and 20 kept until they reach 19.
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Washington
Patterson
United States
County Clerk Edward Kuhlman Dies in Wisconsin
Edward H. Kuhlman Sr., longtime Marathon County clerk for 24 years and longtime treasurer of the Wisconsin Association of County Clerks for 20 terms, died of a heart attack at a gathering of friends on Wednesday night. No additional details provided.
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Wausau
Wis
Edward H. Kuhlman
Marathon
Wisconsin Association of County Clerks
Gathering of Friends
Grievances Of Prisoners Told In Atlanta Revolt
A veteran columnist describes part of a bargain in the revolt by 25 convicts held at Atlanta federal penitentiary. Blake, who met barricaded prisoners, later wrote for publication a 1,100 word interview describing hostages and the siege. The piece references a five story segregation building and a Monday night incident. A home scene in Duxbury, Mays, near a monument to Capt. Miles Sandish is noted.
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Atlanta
Morgan
Mt Journal
Eelanta Federal Penitentiary
Blake
Day’s Journal
John and Priscilly
Duxbury
Mays
Capt
Miles Sandish
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Photo Service
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Combina
Tion
Rayon and Cotton Jersey
Berlin
Arthur G. Benson, M. D
Prysician
Rivoli
John M. Hoch
NEW World Life Insurance CO
Newburg
Dorsey
Pege
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