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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1944

Page

9

Furnished rooms and apartments for rent

Multiple listings describe sleeping rooms private houses and furnished lower and upper apartments with heating hot water and private baths. Locations include 226 South Std 222 South 10th 1624 Ferry 301 Main 223 North Std St 16 Winnebago 926 South ith 45 4537-M and 315 Cameron with details on utilities maintenance and contact numbers for inquiries.

South 10Th South Sth North Std St Winnebago Tribune South Ith Cameron

Workers To Do Part In Bond Drive

William Green president of the American Federation of Labor said that American workers will support the fourth war loan drive starting January 18. He noted that more than 80,000 workers have been killed and 7,000,000 injured on the war front since Pearl Harbor.

Indianapolis Ind William Green American Federation of Labor Green Pearl Haror

Freight derailment blocks Necedah rail line. 19 cars topple

A northbound Milwaukee Road freight derailed near Necedah Wisconsin delaying traffic late Sunday night. Most cars stayed upright and no injuries were reported. Wrecking crews from La Crosse cleared the track early Monday and North Woods Hiawatha passengers were moved by auto and bus.

Necedah Wis Here Milwaukee Road la Crosse North Woods Hiawatha

Dr George Otis Smith Dies Former Power Commissioner

Dr George Otis Smith 72 former chairman of the federal power commission under Hoover died in Augusta Maine after a heart attack Monday.

Smith Augusta George Otis Smith Federal Power Commission Hoover

Baylor Hospital Not Requesting Plasma for Billy Meers

Dallas Texas October report says Baylor Hospital has not asked the Red Cross for plasma for four year old Billy Meers and officials doubt such a request will be made. A hospital authority notes strain under national needs with the invasion approaching and civilians reluctant to deplete military plasma reserves. Billy, kept alive by plasma since September, requires further treatment for chronic nephritis, while the hospital guards against exhausting civilian supply for one patient.

Dallas Tex Baylor Hospital Red Cross Blood Center Billy Meers Baylor Red Cross Washington Billy Armed Services Handsome Little Billy

Our Men in Service from La Crosse Area

Local column lists servicemen from La Crosse and vicinity with updates on arrivals, training, and assignments. Highlights include Corp Gregory J Hanson arriving in England, John Dempster Woodworth earning silver wings as a flying officer, Maj Edward G Rees named post engineer at Nichols General Hospital, and other crew in training or on furlough. The piece notes addresses for submissions and summarizes multiple service connections and duties.

U. S Navy Marines Coast Guard la Crosse Foreign Service Nichols General Hospital Louisville Ky Edward G. Rees Lexington Signal Depot Fort Knox Tamp Breckinridge Corp Ray Graf George Graf South 7Th Street Army Fort Francis E. Warren Wyo Fort Custer Mich Camp Phillips Salina Kan Desert Training Center Camp Young Idaho Canf Fort Dix N. J China Africa Pvt Norris Albrechtson

Military personnel listed at various bases and addresses

A compilation of service members with assigned locations and postal addresses across multiple bases and facilities including Mills Field San Francisco Brockley Field Alabama Davis Monthan Tucson Camp Elliott San Diego and Langley Field Virginia. Addresses include New York OPA San Francisco Boston and Miami Beach among others with ranks from Sg to Pvt and corps names noted.

San Francisco Municipal Mills Field San Francisco Calif E. R. Ratcliff McNair Loop Honeycutt Plaza Fayetteville N. C Charles Steinmetz Sic USN New London Conn Donald W. Chase Camp Elliott San Diego Richard V. Niedbalski Co. A 51St Inf Camp Wolters Tex George F. Dawes, Jr Brockley Field Ala William Blank Army Air Field Las Vegas Nev Eugene C. Anderson Robert Daily New York S. Sgt Raymond E. Groth Ensign E. J. Quinn Commonwealth Avenue Back Bay Boston Mass Richard H ECP AAA Training Center Flort Bliss Clark Livingston 12Th Armored Div APO Camp Berkeley Edwin Rinartz Rudy Cermak Pfe Robert E. Harvey U. S. Marine Corps Fleet Kenneth Lintelmann James N. Runningen Ha2c John C. Young Langley Field Kenneth J. Young ATF Goodfellow Field San Angelo Lex Leo W. Betz OPA

Minority Leadership In Senate Considered

Acting Senate Leader White of Maine calls a conference to review leadership options and stop-gap arrangements while Senator McNary of Oregon recovers from illness. The talks will also cover the food subsidy dispute absentee voting for servicemen and tax-war contract terminations. McNary is recuperating in Florida after surgery.

Washington Senate White Maine McNary Oregon Florida

Representative Thomas Demands Impeachment of Labor Secretary Perkins

Rep. Thomas of New Jersey demanded in the house Monday the impeachment of Labor Secretary Frances Perkins. He said she should be replaced by a tougher pro labor leader and that there is no sound labor policy in the government today.

Washington Rep. Thomas Frances Perkins Thomas

13 000 War Workers Killed Yearly Report

Washington reports casualties in U S war plant accidents total 18 000 workers killed annually as WPB launches a national safety campaign. John M Fewkes to direct the effort with a national advisory committee including AFL CIO U S Chamber of Commerce NAM and NSC participating.

Washington U. S War Production Board John M. Fewkes Industrial Health and Safety Section WPB Labor Production Division American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations The U. S. Chamber of Commerce National Association of Manufacturers National Safety Council Fewkes

6 Pound Baby Born To 10 Year Old Girl

MONAHANS Texas Dr E J Cook Monday said a 10 year old Negro girl had given birth here to an eight pound eight ounce girl and that both were doing fine The mother is of average size and weight for her use he added

Monahans Tex E. J. Cook

Ten flee in night clothes as fire hits Madison apartments

Ten persons fled in their night clothes when a fire damaged a two story building at 514 16 South Paterson street in Madison Wisconsin. No injuries reported and fire crews fought the blaze through the night.

Madison Wis Paterson Street

Sparks Called Before Jury in Willkie Letter Affair

C Nelson Sparks says he has been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in Washington about a Hopkins forged letter claiming Willkie would be the 1944 Republican nominee. Dr Umphrey Lee of Southern Methodist University is also subpoenaed. Hopkins and Lee deny involvement. Sparks argues the letter’s authenticity and cites political motives behind the disclosure.

Chicago C. Nelson Sparks Harry Hopkins Wendell Willkie Washington, D. C Sparks Hopkins Umphrey Lee Southern Mest University Dallas Tex Lee Roosevelt Republican National Committee Hopkins Rg Akron Willkie

Democratic state campaign committee named in Wisconsin

Milwaukee Wisconsin. A committee to direct the Democratic state campaign was appointed Saturday by Thomas R King state chairman at a meeting of the Democratic state central committee. Members by district include Jay Glerum Ann McCartan W D Carroll Anthony Gawronski Charles P Greene Otto B Stielow John Lawrie John D Kehoe Matt J Quinn Julius G Seyfert with two at large delegates to be added. W B Rubin and Rep Howard J McMurray also have nomination papers prepared.

Milwaukee Thomas R. King Oconomowoc Democratic State Central Committee Jay Glerum Kenosha Ann McCartan Portage W. D. Carroll Prairie du Chien Anthony Gawronski Charles P. Greene Otto B. Stielow Sheboygan John Lawrie Red Granite John D. Kehoe Green Bay Matt J. Quinn Ellsworth Julius G. Seyfert Eagle River King W. B. Rubin Howard J. McMurray Wisconsin Rubin Central Committee

Army Dog and Master to Get Discharges

Brigham Utah based report says Oana a veteran fox terrier mascot of World War II will receive an honorable discharge from Bushnell General Hospital as Pvt Rudolph Slim Kropaczek of Rahway New Jersey also gets his discharge. The dog joined the company on Canton Island rode in a barracks bag and learned to dive into foxholes during Japanese attacks. Oana even flew to Australia aboard an army bomber before a sea crash that left both rescued by a destroyer.

Brigham, Utah Oana Bushnell General Hospital Brigham Pvt Rudolph “Slim Rahway N. J Kropaczek Canton Island Australia Slim

State Fair Opens August Nineteenth In 1944 Milwaukee

Milwaukee announces the 1944 Wisconsin state fair will run August 19. Fair manager William T. Marriott notes the event follows a decision by the state department of agriculture and board to stress increased production and quality, highlighting Wisconsin agriculture’s wartime contributions. Premium book work to begin immediately.

Milwaukee William T. Marriott Wisconsin Department of Agriculture State Board of Agriulture Marriott Wisconsin

Langly Veteran Lumberman George Langley Dies at 94

Merril Wis. veteran lumberman George Langley age 94 died Sunday night. A pioneer who piloted log rafts down the Wisconsin and Mississippi to St. Louis in the early days, Langley worked in Lincoln and Marathon counties for over 56 years and was Lincoln county’s last Civil War veteran. He was prominent in Masonic circles and among the nation’s oldest Shriners.

Langly Merrill Wis George Langley Wisconsin Mississippi St. Louis Langley Lincoln Marathon Lincoln County

Two Michigan youths sentenced in Milwaukee burglaries

Two Michigan youths were sentenced in Milwaukee municipal court for burglarizing two Milwaukee homes on December 18. Arthur O. Jokinen, 21, of Negaunee, received 3 to 7 years in the state prison at Waupun, and Wesley E. Sale, 17, of Dearborn, received 3 to 32 years in the Green Bay reformatory. The sentences run concurrently with similar terms from Kenosha.

Milwaukee Arthur O. Jokinen Negaunee Waupun Wesley E. Sale Dearborn Green Bay Reformatory Kenosha

Calstor Pays Four Cents Per Rat to Curb Infestation

Calstor England announces payment of four cents for every rat killed by residents as a public health effort intended to solve its rat problem.

Calstor England

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