Dr Southworth to discuss child health with La Crosse council
Wisconsin health coordinator Dr Warren Southworth will speak on parental cooperation to improve child health in La Crosse. The Central Council of Parents and Teachers meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Washburn school board room. He will visit groups Mon through Wed and brief the La Crosse County Medical Society officers on Wednesday.
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Warren Southworth
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Central Council of Parents and Teachers
Board of Education
Washburn School
Southworth
Heal
la Crosse County Medical Society
Aquinas
John Oetonenes
Gage Staats
Ethel Groom
Carroll Weigel
Manufacturers' Head Assails Service Act
Industrial executive condemns a service act during a New York briefing. The report attributes the stance to Ira Mosh and notes resistance to regulatory changes affecting manufacturing operations.
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New York
Ira Mosh
Obituary of John O'Leary
John O'Leary died at noon after a brief illness in a local hospital. Funeral services are tentatively set, survived by four daughters Vera of Milwaukee Vera of La Crosse Ray and James of Tomah and one more Vera. He was born in East Troy Wisconsin and lived most of his life in Wilton as a farmer.
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John O'Leary O'Leary
Casson
Vera
Milwaukee
Ray
James
Tomah
la Crosse
Leary
J. P. Rice
Seenad
Nona
Bail hike in bigamy case against Francis Van Wie
San Francisco police report 58 year old streetcar conductor Francis Van Wie facing three counts of bigamy. District attorney warns trial could take a month. Judge Leo Cunningham raised bail from 500 dollars cash to 3000 dollars or 7500 dollars bond as Van Wie remains jailed. He allegedly had at least 12 wives including several in Wisconsin.
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San Francisco
Francis van Wie
van Wie
Wisconsin
Leo Cunningham
France War Aid Progress and Port Constraints Noted
The OWI release outlines France relief actions including arming eight French divisions and promising eight more, plus over 200 naval craft and space for 26 ships for civilian shipments in early 1945. It warns port facilities hinder moving Western Front supplies and civilian needs, with January shipments of 46 000 tons stalled, including sulphur zinc food and raw materials such as cotton and newsprint.
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Germany
France
OWI
Western Front
Bordeaux
Berlin raid intensifies as Allied bombers strike city center
Allied air forces unleash a massive bombardment over Berlin with more than 300 miles of Fortresses and 1200 tons of bombs. The twofold aim is to disrupt east west military transport and erode German morale by hitting railyards oil plants and government buildings in the heart of the capital. Thousands of refugees seek shelter as Berlin endures fierce anti aircraft fire and disorienting air attacks.
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Berlin
Stockholm
Lewis Dyle
Pine Bluff
Ark
Netherlands
U. S
8Th Airforce
Magdeburg
Rothensee
Templéhof
Reich
Berlin Radio Broadcast to Hail Threatened Capital
The Berlin radio continues from Page 1 with Goebbels set to address Saturday in the municipal system serving only the Berlin area. Reports say jailed prisoners are shot and refugees are moved west as Berlin is described as increasingly the Reichs capital and preparations to defend the city intensify.
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Goebbels
Berlin
Trempealeau County Breeders Coop to Meet in Whitehall
Annual meeting of Trempealeau county breeders cooperative will be held at the courthouse in Whitehall at 1 30 p m Friday. Election of officers will be held. Dr E E Hiezer of Madison will be the guest speaker.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Breeders Cooperative
Court House
E. E. Hiezer
Madison
Postpone City Kapell Concert
The William Kapell piano recital scheduled for February 8 in La Crosse has been postponed due to a seriously infected finger. The concert is rescheduled for April 11 at 8 15 p.m. in the Vocational school auditorium. Duluth tickets for the Feb 8 program remain valid for the April date. The next local concert will feature the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra on March 4 at 4 30 p.m. in the same venue.
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William Kapell
J. G. Felton
The
la Crosse Community Concert Association
Felton
New York
Kapell
la Crosse
Vocational School
Duluth
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Vocational Auditorium
Former La Farge Man Among Jap Prisoners Rescued
Dale Lawton, son of Troy Lawton of Mineral Point Wisconsin and a 1932 La Crosse La Farge high school graduate, is listed among 510 prisoners rescued on Luzon. He served in the National Guard 1939-1940 and was moved to the Philippines two weeks before Pearl Harbor as part of a tank battalion.
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LA Farge
Wis
Dale Lawton
Troy Lawton
Minera Point
Luzon
Lawton
National Guard
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Captain Gaines Mosely Raises Flag Over Rhine
Capt Gaines Mosely, a United States Marine officer, raised the first American flag over the Rhine as Marines marched into Germany after World War I.
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Gaines Mosely
Rhine
Germany
Push Japs In Burma Battle Near Mandalay
British forces press the offensive in Burma driving Japanese from a 30 mile Irrawaddy line west of Mandalay. Ywathugyi falls, Sagaing nears, Myinma and Ramree island landings tighten pressure as Indian troops widen east bank positions and air raids erase 150 enemy dead.
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Calcutta
Irrawaddy
Mandalay
Burma
Ywathugyi
Sagaing
Myinma
Singu
Ramree Island
Fuel shortages ripple across states and cities
Weather related fuel and manpower shortages prompt governors to suspend nonessential activities, mobilize guards for coal deliveries, and urge civic groups to curtail meetings. Pittsburgh scales back war plant output, while Pennsylvania mines gradually reopen as rail embargo impacts shipments and coke production lags behind demand.
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Massachusetts
State Guard
Boston
Fuel Institute
Pittsburgh
Board of Education
Cornelius D. Schully
Carnegie- Illinois Steel Corporation
Ce Oe
Pennsylvania
Washington
Solid Fuels Administration
Western Front advances threaten key Siegfried defenses
Allied forces push across open country and seize Bronsfeld near Schlieden as the 9th Infantry Division closes on Gemund and Gemund’s communications center. Schlieden lies near the Gemund line and the Roer river barrier threatens the Rhine plain if von Rundstedt cannot rally.
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Bronsfeld
Schlieden
Gemund
Duren
Roer River
Rhine Plain
von Rundstedt
Dreiborn
Australia’s prickly pear pest not from within
The article notes Australia’s pest label extends to many invaders, including the prickly pear plant, described as a problematic imported species. It highlights how such pests affect agriculture and ecosystems, framing the prickly pear among other non-native threats.
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Australia
Fire Bouts Soldier AWOL 15 Months Under A Service Club
Pennsylvania private Henry Bembnowski of Beaver Falls fled Aug 1943 from Camp Stewart Georgia and hid under a service club for 15 months. A fire revealed him and his capture followed as he undergoes medical review while a military board weighs fitness. He cited about 300 dollars initially but had seven on arrest.
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Atlanta
Army
Pennsylvania
Henry Bembnowski
Beaver Falls
Camp Stewart
Bembnowski
Geius
Artists Pick 1944 Ten Best Film Heroines
The Society of Illustrators announces its ten best heroines of 1944 chosen by noted artists. Jennifer Jones Hedy Lamarr Lana Turner Esther Williams Judy Garland Ginger Rogers Greer Garson Bette Davis Katharine Hepburn Margaret O'Brien are named for magazine and advertising illustrations across cinema, glamour, and youth themes.
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New York
Society of Illustrators, Inc
Arthur William Brown
Bradshaw Crandall
al Parker
Jon Whitcomb
Earl Cordrey
Alex Rose
Andrew Pruett Carter
Dean Cornwell
Jennifer Jones
Hedy Lamarr
Army
Navy
Lana Turner
Esther Williams
Faun
Judy Garland
Ginger Rogers
Greer Garson
Bette Davis
Katharine Hepburn
Margaret O’brien
Birds Cannot Walk On Flat Surfaces Says Research
A study shows hummingbirds swifts swallows and martins cannot walk or hop on horizontal ground due to their body structure and wing adaptations, making terrestrial locomotion inefficient for these species.
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West Avenue North
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Hoeschier Bros. and Drug Stores
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Wisconsin State Guard
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Kiwanis Club
Sted
Washburn
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