Three Men Sent To U S Marine Base
According to Charles E. Schaeffer of the La Crosse marine recruiting office three new recruits will leave for Milwaukee Tuesday and then travel to Parris Island South Carolina for twenty weeks of boot training. Gerald R. Adams Donald M. Sherman and R E Netwal are named as the men.
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Charles E. Schaeffer
la Crosse Marine Recruiting Office
Milwaukee
Gerald R. Adams
South Seventh Street
Donald M. Sherman
South Avenue
R. E. Netwal
Badger Street
Parris Island
S. C
One Dead In 3 Train Crash
A three train collision across the Potomac in Virginia killed 57 year old Co B Beales of Alexandria engineer of the Aiken Augusta special. The crash during a heavy snow at 0 a m injured six passengers and six crew members as the northbound passenger struck a car thrown into its path by two freight trains on a parallel track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southern Railway
War A Year Longer Than Last Conflict
London reports the European war has lasted one year longer than World War I. It notes WWI ended on November 11, 1918 after four years and 14 weeks, with the final shot at 5 a.m. The current war stretches beyond that period by about a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sgt Nash Masters Hash Cooking In 86 Ways At Sea
Marine Sgt Nicholas Nash writes home from Massachusetts that he has learned to cook hash in 86 different ways aboard a ship. He describes his culinary versatility and his effort to keep meals varied for the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
Nicholas Nash
Marine Corps
Birthday Greetings Sent Von Rundstedt
The Berlin radio sent birthday greetings today to Field Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt in a formal wartime broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Rundstedt
London
Berlin
Field Marshal
Karl Rudolf Gerd von
Betty Jane Greer weighs divorce from Rudy Vallee after separation
Actress Betty Jane Greer, living with her mother in Hollywood, says she needs time to decide on divorce from bandleader Rudy Vallee. The couple has separated and reconciled seven times amid a clash of temperaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Betty Jane Greer
Rudy Vallee
Rudy
Seveen
Scout Troop Seven Raises 4500 Nickels for War Bond Drive
Springfield report notes the largest cash consignments in the war bond campaign come from Boy Scout Troop Seven with 4 500 nickels. volunteers organized the drive to support the effort in the Illinois capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
Boy Scout
Missing in Germany Martin Abell of Ettrick Reported
Mrs. F. M. Pederson reports her brother Martin Abell missing in Germany. Abell, inducted 1943, was sent overseas March. his wife works in a Detroit war plant. He has brothers in Italy, California, and Navy duty. another relative serves at Fort Lewis and in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Abell
Ecniaien S. D
Detroit
Mich
Abell
Pederson
Leon Abell
Armored
Italy
Fred Abell
California
James Abell
Navy
San Diego
Pvt
Otis Pederson
Fort Lewis
Wash
Inlaw
Pic
Kenneth Truax
France
Africa
Sicily
Holland
Estate Gets Bill For An Irish Wake
Cincinnati attorney William Hyman settled an estate of a person who died in Ireland and received a wake bill from Francis McDonagh the grocer. The list included whiskey port stout ham bread jam butter sauce jelly and car hire with total 5 4s 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnatil
William Hyman
Ireland
Francis McDonagh
Two Weipert Sons Noted in Military Fate
Hear From Sons Weipert family news reports Francis has become a sergeant while another son, also named Weipert, is hospitalized at Fort Benning Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Tade Weipert
Francis
Weipert
Fort Benning
Irish Brigade Scouts Songs In Rome Between Battles
Soldiers in Rome report the famed Irish Brigade of volunteers has made a hit with their songs such as Rose of Tralee while relaxing between battles. The melodies have become popular leaders for entertainers not only in Rome but in towns and villages throughout Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Irish Brigade of Volunteers
Rose of Tralee
Collection Plates Now A Surplus Commodity
VANDEBURG Ky. For more than 20 years the Aijus Chapel Christian church has not solicited funds. Members voted to discontinue collections as they disliked asking visitors for money. The church is rebuilt with a minister retained, no debts and a treasury surplus. Contributions remain voluntary for congregation and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandeburg
Aijus Chapel
Steinbeck Volume In Dutch Aids Holland Funds
Secret Dutch edition of John Steinbeck’s The Moon Is Down titled The Flycatchers boosts fundraising in Holland. Translation and illustration praised, limited paper bound vellum edition uses pen names. Copies sold for about 40 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
John Steinbeck
Birthday Parachute Jump Adds Spark To Camp Maxey Birthday
Pvt. Bernard Martin celebrated his 23rd birthday with a parachute jump from a plane over Weddington Field near Hugo Oklahoma. The leap lasted only a few minutes but left him enthused about the experience.
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Camp Maxey
Tex
Bernard Martin
Weddington Field
Hugo
Okla
Pvt
Martin
Books and Manuscripts Return From War Storage
About 25 000 war era books and manuscripts valued at 20 million dollars are being moved from the Hall of Springs in Saratoga Springs to the New York City Public Library. The items were kept in air conditioned vaults since May 1942 to protect them during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
New York City
Swedens wartime labor disputes largely settled
Stockholm negotiators report 99 percent of Sweden wartime industrial disputes settled without strikes and 99.9 percent for collective wage agreements. Figures show strikes and lockouts averaged 30,761 workers yearly in the early 1930s, 13,892 in the late 1930s, and 1,233 in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Rector Shares Cottage Bed with Evacuee Family in England
The Rev. Donald G Townshend, rector of Trimingham, known for generosity, let a London evacuee family stay in his small cottage. When the evacuee father visited for a weekend, the rector slept on the church kneelers and hassocks, giving him his bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald G. Townshend
Trimingham
England
London
Vans Bog Prices Climb in Cuidad Trujilo
Rising prices in Cuidad Trujilo Dominican Republic blamed on truck breakdowns. Truck operators report only 250 serviceable units, about one third of prewar total 750. Tire shortages hinder replacements, limiting food movement and driving a sharp rise in prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuidad Trujillo
Dominion Republic
Lumber Delays Slow Panama Building Boom
Delay in U S lumber shipments hampers Panama City growth as ships are scarce. Shipping space is limited, delaying plans for many structures in Panama City and other cities. Domestic production of 4 000 000 board feet last year met Panama furniture factories railroad ties and boat building needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Panama
Panama City
Argentina Arbor Day marked by officials and troops in Buenos Aires
High officials and troops joined citizens in Buenos Aires to celebrate Arbor Day under the Society of Friends of the Tree. Acting Mayor Lieut. Colonel Caesar R. Caccia and Cardinal Capello attended along with sailors and soldiers.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Society of Friends of the Tree
Caesar R. Caccia
Cardinal Capello
Rhodesian wheat dividend offered to farmers
Farmers in Southern Rhodesia may receive a guaranteed price of 6 a 200 pound bag plus a 60 cent bonus per bag if wheat is grown under sound farming conditions. Current yields average two bags per acre, but experts say production could rise to five bags per acre with proper practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Rhodesia
Salisbury
Europe expands natural gas resources to ease fuel shortage
In efforts to relieve fuel shortages and feed industry, multiple European nations accelerate development of their natural gas resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Hart Son Receives Silver Star in France
Tomah Wisconsin couple Mr and Mrs Charles E Hart announce their son Corp Forrest Lowle Hart was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action in France. The decoration was pinned on November 18 by his colonel after Hart served in the medical corps since July 1944. The Harts reside at 1411 McLean Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah, Wis
Charles E. Hart
Corp
Forrest Lowle Hart
Sil
Hart
France
McLean Avenue
Stovey son awarded Purple Heart in France
Mr and Mrs Hans Stovey of Ferryville learn their son Pfc Idor O Stovey stationed in France has received the Purple Heart after being wounded in action in France in the line of duty during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferryville
Wis
Hans Stovey
Pfc
Idor O. Stovey
France
To Be Or Not To Be Stops Japanese Intruders In New Guinea
Five Japanese soldiers entered the audience as Judith Anderson recited Shakespeare on a makeshift stage in New Guinea. Guards spotted the intruders who sat quietly until the performance ended, taking advantage of a storm that allowed their approach but did not interrupt the show.
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New Guinea
Judith Anderson
Alert Grs
Guinea
Miss Anderson
Males Stronger In Eyes Say Study Finds
New York report from the Better Vision Institute notes that girls show more vision defects than boys in age groups seven to fourteen. Defects rise from 55 percent in ages seven to ten to 59 percent in ages eleven to fourteen, while under seven years old defects are evenly split between sexes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Better Vision Institute
Barbers to Lose Tips in Buenos Aires Experiment
A year long test aims to abolish tipping in barber shops. The Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare and shop owners set haircut prices at 1 peso in class 1 shops and 80 cents in class 2 shops with no tips. Shaves cost 60 cents and a shave plus trim 80 cents under the tipless plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare
Farmers Told They Must Do Share To Maintain Prosperity
Prof Noble Clark of the University of Wisconsin told the postwar Wisconsin agriculture conference that farmers must cooperate and do their share to sustain prosperity, warning against expecting price boosts without government restraints on food production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Noble Clark
University of Wisconsin
Clark
Realistic Twenty Program Urged for Postwar Economy
Speaker calls for a free market plan with unrestricted production and full employment in farming to boost consumer demand. He says measures must cope with a possible postwar day as legislation federal action and farm groups plan for the future at a Fort Atkinson gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Asinson
R. K. Froker
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Fred
James
Pumas & Genet Suaeee
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Santa
Spurgeon’s
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Steinbeck
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