East Prussia Recounted as German Island in Slavic Sea
An historical survey notes East Prussia as a long contested German outpost on the Baltic fringe. It describes geography, climate, agriculture, and famed towns like Konigsberg, Memel, Tilsit, and Masuria, tracing its Teutonic origins to 13th century crusaders and the 1919 Versailles redrawing.
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East Prussia
Europe
Netherlands
Germany
Russia
Baltic
Goering
Luftwaffe
Masuria
Teutonic Knights
Oder River
Poland
Tannenberg
Prussia
Brandenburg
Berlin
Frederick I
Konigsberg
Frederick the Great
Silesia
Maria Theresa of Austria
Biemarck
German Empire
Versailles
Baltic Sea
East
Immanuel Kant
Bosopher
Konigs
Konigsberg Opera House
Richard Wagner
Memelland
Santa Claus Invades Homes in Peace Time Christmas Cheer
The piece envisions Santa bustling through America this Christmas with joy and bustling spending, noting 1941’s wartime blackout absence and hoping for happiness in homes and highways. It extends Christian greetings from Seemann Lumber & Coal Co. to the community and families.
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Santa Claus
America
St. Nick
St. Nick's
Seemann Lumber & Coal Co
Labor unions push wage gains amid corporate propaganda
CIO unions announce meetings this week in La Crosse and nearby halls while denouncing corporate wage figures as averages. They cite GM executives’ pay and living costs in Detroit and Toledo as context for worker struggles. Local 14 URWA plans a delayed January meeting and delegates to a 1946 Rubber Workers convention in Grand Rapids. Mass telegrams protest Truman’s proposed fact finding commission and CIO councils mobilize against anti labor legislation.
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Cree Oe
General Motors
Detroit
Toledo
C. E. Wilson
Presi
URWA
Grand Rapids
Los Angeles
Oscar Harebo
Robert Gleason
John Johnson
Truman
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Cio
CIO
Congress
Feed The Birds For A Merry Christmas
The fish and wildlife service urged the public to feed birds due to heavy snows especially in the east. It advised city residents to leave waste grain and bread crumbs, while rural areas with seed bearing plants ease bird feeding. Cuba has more cave dwelling species than the old world.
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Washington
Fish and Wildlife Service
Cuba
Old World
Mrs Roosevelt Gives To Christmas Fund For Strikers
Eleanor Roosevelt contributed 10 dollars to a North Carolina Christmas fund for children of striking textile workers. The CIO union committee said 6000 dollars has been raised, supporting mills in Durham Erwin Cooleemee and Silver City.
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Durham
N. C
Eleanor Roosevelt
North Carolina
Lois Lewis
Textile Workers Union
CIO
Lewis
Erwin
Cooleemee
Silver City
100th Infantry Sails and 2nd Armored Readied
The vanguard of the U S 100th Infantry Division sailed homeward as the 2nd Armored Division moved into Marseille staging for departure. Other units listed include 79th Infantry at home, 26th 36th 89th 90th on the seas, 82nd airborne shuttling to the UK from Le Havre, 80th infantry at Le Havre bound for UK, and 29th infantry moving to Bremerhaven. The 84th 94th infantry divisions and 20th corps headquarters have been alerted for shipment home.
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Paris
U. S
U. S. Army
2Nd Armored Division
Marseille
79Th Infantry
High Seas
82Nd Airborne
United Kingdom
le Havre
Joe Crazy Horse Dies At About Ninety In Gallup
Joe Crazy Horse a Zuni war chief and comedian died Wednesday in Gallup New Mexico at about ninety. The famed performer known for his barbed humor entertained crowds at the Gallup Indian ceremonial and once appeared in a hospital night shirt after fleeing a hospital.
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Gallup, N. M
Joe Crazy Horse
Two School Pals Reunited in U S Navy on Saipan
Glen Danielson and Charles E. Holmes, former Logan high school students, both joined the Navy on February 4, 1945. Now on Saipan, Holmes spotted Danielson three miles away, and the two plan weekends together as Holmes hopes to transfer to Danielson’s outfit to return home together.
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U. S
Saipan
Navy
Glen Danielson
Alvin Danielson
Prospect Street
Charles E. Holmes
John Holmes
Avon Street
Logan High School
Danielson
Holmes
la Crosse
Great Lakes
Seabees
Rhode Island
Caroline Islands
Carolines
Charlies Holmes
Warning Of Floating Mines In Pacific Warn Of Floating Mines In Pacific
Pearl Harbor reports navy warning all ships in the Pacific against floating mines dumped by Japan in the war’s final days. Mines may leak and drift for months before disappearing, the navy says, posing ongoing danger to vessels.
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Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Schools Close in Viroqua Amid Influenza Epidemic
VIROQUA Wis Special reports schools closed Wednesday due to an influenza epidemic. About 150 students were absent Tuesday and nine teachers were ill. Classes to resume January 7.
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Viroqua
Wis
Birds of extinction: Europe spared, Americas hit hard
In Europe no species has gone extinct in historic times while in America several have and more are at risk. The text contrasts regional extinction histories, noting a stark difference between continents.
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Europe
America
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National Geographic Society
Ern
Allenstein
Masurian Lake District
Copernicus
von Hindenburg
Memel
Lithuania
S‘e
Bruster Ort
Fischhauser
L. H. Seemann
Selmann
CIO Labor News
la Crosse County Industrial Union Council
Pioneer Labor Hall Association
UAWA
G.M
Clinton L. Peterson
Milton L. Stoen
Main St
Terry
Arenz Shoe CO
Weisensel & Weisensel
Weisensel
North Fourth ST
Oes
Plymouth
DODGE
DE Soto
Chrysler Cars
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
Chrysler. Corporation
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