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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1944
Page
9
The Wisconsin Anti Tuberculosis association urges prompt returns to fund Christmas seals to aid local seal sale managers. Reports from recent school clinics show active tuberculosis among youths and rising cases in elderly populations, stressing wartime strain on older individuals and ongoing transmission among young people.
In St Petersburg Florida Lieut Lioyd Eisner proposes a plan to extend smoking time by halving cigarette packs and using long holders. Kisner a wounded bombardier estimates a fast smoker gains about three extra hours per pack and a slow smoker about five hours. If all soldiers joined the SFDNSTECCH the group could gain roughly 45000 hours of smoking time.
BLACK RIVER FALLS Wis Special Farm home of Mr and Mrs Hershey Brown in the town. The Brown family moved from Milwaukee and bought the George Upton farm. The house caught fire earlier this fall during shredding corn but did not burn. Sunday morning the eldest child reported the blaze while parents were in the barn. The two younger children were rescued and some furniture saved as neighbors aided and the Hixton fire department was summoned.
The passage lists numerous species seen in Norway including the bear lynx wolf deer elk reindeer gl lem ming fox hare and beaver, illustrating the country’s rich wildlife variety.
Second Lieut Myrtle A Onsrud of the army nurses corps in the South Pacific writes from the front to thank the Whitehall community hospital nurses alumni for a Christmas package. She recalls night duty in large tent wards, cooling trade winds, and natives building a thatched nurse hut. Her home base was Oak Ridge near Arcadia.
Radio listings show ABC CBS NBC and Blu programs including American Forum War and Peacetime Leadership and Burns and Allen. Notable guests include Sen E V Robertson Ginny Simms Victor Jory and Hildegarde. Late-night features include Bob Hope Burns and Allen and Mystery Theater with readings and news.
A dense listing shows stations and programs from 6:00 to 4:55 as Chesterfield Supper Club News Ginny Simms a Date With Judy Pibber McGee and Molly Bob Hope Hildegarde Raymond Gram Swing Words and Music Roy Shields Orchestra Poultry Journal Palm Service Morning Devotions Martin Agronsky Musical Clock Morning Billboard Madge and Madness Reveilie Roundup Breakins Club Modern Romances Club Calendar News Home Economics Betty and Bob Right to Happiness Backstage Wile Stella Dallas Lorenzo Jones Young Widder Brown Broadway Bandwagon Sacred Heart Orgen Mood News
Central War Time schedule notes corrections by networks affect front page broadcasts. 4:45 Front Page Farrell Seria NBC Wilderness Road serial drama Captain Midnight sketch East Hop Harrigan repeat Tom Mix serial. News report 15 minutes Quincy Hove News Time repeat Terry Seria West Prayer Comment on the War Stokowski concert sports NBC.
Detroit motorists saw their gasoline rationing privileges suspended as OPA officials opened hearings for 32 autoists tied to deer hunting trips. Penalties ranged from 30 to 90 days, with 52 cases heard and some motorists claiming coupon savings to fund a 750 mile trip to upper peninsula hunting grounds.
Tracy Harold Schultz of Whitehall aged 20 graduated December 13 from an intensive basic engineering training course at Great Lakes IL. He was selected for specialized training based on recruit performance and aptitude tests and will proceed to sea or shore duty or further schooling. Schultz had prior V-12 training at Lawrence College Appleton.
Charleston notice reports I N Phelps Stokes 77 New York architect historian and housing expert. San Francisco obituary notes Col Fabian L Pratt 55 air surgeon fourth air force and brother of Brig Gen Don Pratt native of Illinois.
Rudy Hole of Wheeler Mont sent V mail Christmas greetings from Somewhere in India to his draft board. He said he was working on the Ledo road near Burma and added Wish you were here in a postscript.
At a Belgium France base the 9th Air Force troops construct huts from captured German lumber. Fort Wayne Indiana and others lead the crew building a double deck tent, two room hut and a dry mess hall from scavenged parts. Soldiers keep spirits up amid mud and cold while awaiting passes.
Agriculture department released final year crop figures showing Wisconsin and Michigan yields and totals. Wisconsin corn 43.5 bushels per acre and 116,536,000 bushels produced. Wisconsin oats 43.0 bushels and 118,938,000 bushels. Wisconsin tobacco 1500 pounds and 29,700,000 pounds. Wisconsin potatoes 84 bushels and 11,844,000 bushels.
Chief Herman F. Rick urges merchants to guard against check forgery during holidays. He cites police and secret service campaigns and advises initialing checks, noting IDs, and recording identification to fix responsibility. He asks merchants to ensure they can recover funds if a forgery is traced. Nyasaland receives 1 280 000 dollar grant for a five year education plan.
Sufferers praise a new preparation that stimulates the liver and bile, easing colic and gallbladder misery. The medicine GALLUSIN is costly but claimed to cost only a few pennies per dose, with a full money back guarantee offered by HOESCHLER BROS. Mail orders filled.
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