OPA Official Explains Revised Rental Rules In Two Counties
Blake S. Haddon of the Monroe and La Crosse county rent area clarifies how the hardship adjustment under the revised rent provisions works. Landlords may petition for adjustments if increased operating costs create substantial hardship and the net income decline warrants at least five percent adjustment, limited to comparable area rents.
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Blake S. Haddon
Monroe and
la Crosse County
OPA
Price Admin-Ioest
Wercome
Pvt Archie McCumber Killed In Action In France
Pvt Archie McCumber of Janesville was killed in France on November 15. He was the son of Mr and Mrs K R McCumber and brother of Martha Ann William and Robert. He is survived by his parents and siblings.
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McCumber
K. R. McCumber
Janesville
France
Martha Ann
William
Robert
Farmers' Union LIVESTOCK COOP report at meeting
Charles D. Egley told 1,000 delegates that the Farmers' Union Livestock commission co. with 50,000 stockholders in six states handled 8,105 carloads of livestock in the last 11 months. Net profit over expenses exceeded $33,000. Co op operates in South St. Paul Billings Fargo and shipments came from North and South Dakota Minnesota Montana Wisconsin and Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Farmers’ Union Livestock Commission Co
Charles D. Egley
Egrey
Co-Op
South St. Paul
Billings
Mont
Fargo
N. Dak
North and
South Dakota
Minnesota
Montana
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Road To Berlin Distances By Front Lines
The report lists Allied advance distances to Berlin from key fronts: Western 301 miles from near Duren, Eastern 304 miles from north of Warsaw, front 420 miles from near Budapest, and Italian 551 miles from north of Ravenna.
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Associated Press
Duren
Warsaw
Budapest
Ravenna
Ladies Aid to Meet Thursday at Ettrick Community Hall
The Ladies Aid society will gather Thursday at 2 p m in the dining room of Ettrick Community hall for the church meeting.
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Ladies Aid Society
Ettrick Community Hall
Christmas Eve in camps shown by triptyched chapel art
Fifty sailors gather in a gray mess hall as a portable triptych brings a Christmas chapel to life. Mrs. Junius Morgan leads the Citizens Committee for the Army and Navy in supplying 300 original triptychs to armed forces, aiding services from U.S. camps to distant battlefields.
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United States Pacific
Uncle Sam
Christ
Citizens Committee For the Army and Navy
Junius Morgan
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan
J. P. Morgan and Company
Navy
Morgan
New York
New Jersey
U. S. Army
Army
United States
Alaskan
South Sea Island
Hair Raising History From French Wigs In Louvre
Hair fashion spans centuries with wigs worn by all. The Louvre statue features a removable wig to stay current. Wigs appear in Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek theater. Hannibal used wigs for disguise. Louis XVIII popularized wigs to cover early baldness.
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Chicago
Ill
Louvre
Greece
Hannibal
Louis XVIII
Parachute Provides Nylon Wedding Dress For Bride
In Houston Margaret Ann Standish received an all nylon wedding dress material from a parachute mailed by her suitor stationed in the New Guinea area. She awaits details on how the parachute reached the United States and who sent it as questions mount.
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Houston
Tex
Margaret Ann Standish
New Guinea-Australia
Infant christened with three generals in name
Sgt. and Mrs. Kenneth Logan’s infant son carries a threefold name. He is named Douglas Patton in honor of Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Gen. George Patton, while Logan matches Gen. John A. Logan of Civil War fame in Illinois.
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Herrin, Iil
Kenneth Logan
Douglas Patton
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
Logan
Illinois
John A. Logan
Big 3 Meeting Arrangements Reported
A foreign office commentator in London said arrangements were underway for a Roosevelt Churchill Stalin conference. He noted there were no plans for a meeting of the three foreign ministers.
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London
Foreign Office
Time Waits For Him In Hattiesburg Clock Fixer
Fireman James P. Moseley of the Hattiesburg fire department has spent spare time repairing 1500 clocks for residents across Mississippi in two years. His work includes a clock sent from Washington DC and an overhaul for a prisoner at Camp Shelby during the war era.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
James P. Moseley
Hattiesburg
Monroe County war bond drive crosses half quota
Western half of Monroe county reports 330073.34 in Sixth War Loan sales toward a 492700 goal. Angleo and New Lyme lead in progress with Cashton Spar ta and Sparta also posting strong numbers. Arnold questions German defenses as he vows to press toward Berlin.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
R. E. Wildes
Wildes
Angelo
Henry Miles
New Lyme
William Fletcher
Louis Hoard
Cashton
Melvina
Jefferson
la Fayette
Town of Leon
Little Falls
Portland
Town of Sparta
Town of Wells
Navigation Season Ends at Head of Lakes in Duluth
The 1944 navigation season at the head of the lakes closed with the Patterson Steamship Co vessel Ontadoc sailing in from Fort William Ontario with grain. Interlake navigation ended December 1 as Steel King carried grain. ore shipments ended November 24.
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Duluth. Minn
Head of the Lakes
Patterson Steamship Co., Ltd
Ontadoc
Fort Williams
Ont
Interlake Navigation
Steel King
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Archie McCumber Ils
Berlin
Er Eo
Adelaide Ker
AP Newsfeatures
Bond
Stitztel “Weller Astillery, Inc
Shively, Kentucky
LA Crosse
Pitzner’s Cleaners
St. En Main
State de Hone
Sears
Fifth Avenue South
Arnold
Beverly Hills
Calif
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Germany
PT Lsme Etla
Orford Ce
Dar Separators
Sears, Ro- Buck and CO
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