Enlarged Veterans Service Planned
Norman E. Schulze reports plans for an enlarged and specialized veterans service after a Madison conference. Region four outlines include immediate registration, job referrals, training referrals, and council on reemployment rights. La Crosse USES serves World War I veterans and urges local veterans to use the new services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman E. Schulze
WMC
Madison
United States Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Social Security Board
Department of Labor
Schulze
Veterans’ Employment Service
Selective Service
Louis A. Waidelich
la Crosse
Veterans’ Service
Allies Sentence Young Fascist To Execution
ALGIERS The Allied military tribunal sentenced Salvatore Bramante 24 to death for attempts to revive Fascism in Italy and banned a woman colleague to one year in prison. Eleven others linked to the plot were handed terms from one to 10 years. Bramante faced charges of possessing guns damaging communications and attending fascist meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
Algiers
Italy
Counter-Intelligence Corps
Salvatore Bramante
Scouts to Collect Waste Paper in War Effort
Ettrick Wisconsin scouts under Lloyd Anderson and Miss Erna Olsen and Esther Hanson will collect waste paper for the war effort on the first Monday of each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Boy
Girl Scout
Lloyd Anderson
Erna Olsen
Esther Hanson
Polio War Effort Spurs Makeshift Medical Machines
During the 1943 polio surge, Remington Arms GE units repurposed scrap parts to create portable hot-pack machines for bed to bed use. Bauer Electric and Edison G E Appliance adapted existing gear to heat and wring hot packs. Railroads and airlines prioritized transport of medical supplies as wool felts and other aids flowed to hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NEA
Bridgeport
Conn
Remington Arms
General Electric
Englewood Hospital
Hartford
Bauer Electric Company
Middle West
Edison G-E Appliance Company
Chicago
National Foundation
America
American Paperboard Association
National Foundation of
Rairoads
Airlines of America
Ship Repair Unit Recruits In Demand
The navy seeks skilled ship repair personnel for the SRU to keep vessels ready for action. Volunteers are urged to apply for preferred branches, with modified physical requirements and direct interviews by Chief Joseph Ziberenak at the federal building. Qualified men in trades such as rigging, sail making, gunnery, electricians, shipfitting, rivets, blacksmithing, radiomen, machinists, moulding, and metalsmithing are invited to apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SRU
Joseph Ziberenak
U. S. Navy
Officers Re-Elected at Ettrick Mutual Insurance Meeting
The 66th annual Ettrick Scandinavian Mutual Insurance gathering re-elected A. J. Ekern as president and Gilbert Hogden as vice president. L. K. Underheim became secretary, Ole Mustad as treasurer, with Thomas P. Herreid and Thomas Nelsestuen named directors. Auditors are A. C. Hagestad and E. C. Reardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Ettrick Scandinavian Mutual Insurance Company
A. J. Ekern
South Beaver Creek
Gilbert Hogden
French Creek
L. K. Underheim
Hegg
Ole Mustad
Thomas P. Herreid
Thomas Nelsestuen
A. C. Hagestad
E. C. Reardon
Arcadia
Thanksgiving Day To Be On Nov. 23
Washington reports that Thanksgiving will fall on November 23, the fourth Thursday, after Congress set the date by law despite calendar quirks in 1944. The five Thursday November this year places the holiday on the 23rd rather than the 30th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Radio Programs Schedule and Daily Lineup 1944
Radio listings show a dense 1944 daily schedule with CBS NBC and Blue network airings. Notable program blocks include Cavalcade of America Voice of Firestone The Radio Theater and Information Please along with a long list of morning and afternoon slots featuring news, music, and dramatic programs across multiple stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Wisconsin
CBS
Cavalcade of America
Nero Wolf
Blue Network
NBC
WKBH
America
Jim Boring
Fred Waring
Voice of Firestone
Raymond Gram
St. Louis
Josh
Daily War Journal
Billboard
Nelson Olmsted
Hayshakers
Texas Rangers
Carey Lonemire
Guiding Light
Nbe
Cbs Bas
Cbs the Army Airroca
Mbs
Kaltenborn
the Cavalcade of America
Nbec News
Parks and Warren
Sam Bauer
Blu Fulton Oursler
Hte Answers
Howard Barlow
Arlene Francis
Cbs Basic
Cbs Voorhees
Blu
Radio Theater
Gabriel Heatter
Bob Ripley
Orches
Paul Winchell
Harry Wismer
Screen Guild Players & Guests
Dbs
Raymond Clapper
Education For
Frese
William Gaxton
Showtime
Cbs-East
Blondie
Dagwood
Cbs-West
Nbe-Basic
Nbec-West
Cbs & Blu
Nbe London
Network schedule corrections shift January 17 programming
The listing notes late corrections to the day's broadcasts across networks. Changes affect serials, dramas, news time and child programming, with updates to Captain Midnight, Front Page Farrell, Jer Sullavan songs, and Lowell Thomas segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Page
Farrell
Nbe
Midnight
Drama Ser
Cbs
Quincy Howe
News
America
Lyn Murray
Tim Healy
Blu Lanny
Mbs
Jer
Sullavan
Jack Armstrong
Bry Pac Hurd
Bill Stern
Nbce
Lowell Thomas
How To Hold False Teeth More Firmly In Place
Do your false teeth slip wobble or embarrass you while you eat laugh or talk Sprinkle a little FASTEETH on your plates This alkaline powder holds dentures firmly and comfortably No gummy taste or sour odor Denture odor reduced Get FASTEETH at any drug store.
Business Places In Allamakee To Close
WAUKON Iowa Special All business houses in Waukon and Allamakee county will close Tuesday January 18 from 11 a m to 2 p m to facilitate collection of the fourth war bond drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Allamakee County
MacArthur Prefers Manila Return Over White House Bid
Col. Charles H. Morehouse, MacArthur’s physician, says the general would rather set foot in Manila than enter the White House. He adds MacArthur’s greatest ambition is to return to the Philippines in a victory parade, not pursue politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Charles H. Morehouse
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Manila
White House
General MacArthur
Philippines
Col. Moorhouse
Wife Wins Relief From Neuritis Pain
Thousands of sufferers from rheumatism sciatica lumbago neuralgia and neuritis find relief with NORITO a quick acting formula that eases muscular pains. The ad promises fast results and an ironclad guarantee refund if the first three do not relieve pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norito
Orito
Houston County Sets Fourth War Loan Quota
Caledonia Minn Special plans to meet the $639000 Fourth War Loan quota for Houston County are outlined by County War Finance chair J C Driscoll. Quotas by township and village are listed with district superintendents named Knute Gulbranson Ben Ender Peter Whalen and I G Iverson supervising across five districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
County War Finance Committee
J. C. Driscoll
Driscoll
Jefferson Township
Winnebago Township
Wilmington Township
Spring Grove Township
Spring Grove Village
Black Hammer
Caledonia Township
Caledonia Village
Mayville Township
Money Creek Township
Union Township
Brownsville Township
Brownsville Village
Crooked Creek
Hokah Village
Hokah Township
Eee la Crescent Township
la Crescent Village
Houston Township
Houston Village
Sheldon Township
Yucatan Township
Mound Prairie
Knute Gulbranson
Spring Grove
Wilmington
Ben Ender
Hokah
la Crescent
Brownsville
Peter Whalen
Jefferson
Winnebago
I. G. Iverson
Yucatan
Money Creek
Houston
Sheldon
Union
Tax Clinic Planned at La Crosse Friday
A tax preparation clinic will be held January 21 at the La Crosse Adult and Vocational School under the Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce. Sessions run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with lunch at the Stoddard hotel. Reserve by January 19 for private expert sessions, with groups needing at least 20 knowledgeable participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Adult and Vocational School
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Hugh G. Corbett
The
la Crosse Chamber
Stoddard
U. S. Department of Internal Revenue
Wisconsin Department of Taxation
Nine Dead As Two British Trains Crash
Nine people are dead and thirty injured after two London bound trains crashed at Ilford station. The trains were crowded with troops on leave, including three American airmen killed and nine more American soldiers injured. names of the Americans were not released immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U. S
Ilford
Hospital To Speed Vets Assistance In New England
Boston VA office gains Washington approval to open a new department at Lovell General Hospital Fort Devens as a pilot to cut delays in WWII veterans claims. General Frank T. Hines announced the plan after a meeting with Brigadier General William J. Blake a month earlier.
Ettrick War Loan Drive Quota Set at 56000
The Ettrick township drive opens January 18 with a quota of 56000 dollars. Ronald Hoffman is named chairman of the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Ettrick Township
Ronald Hoffman
How Those New Tokens Will Work
The Office of Price Administration explains token use starting Feb 27. Consumers will not receive new tokens, only change from retailers. Each stamp is worth 10 points, so token use replaces precise stamp counts with point-based values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
London Fetel Donkey Comes Home to London Show
Arab donkey mascot Lady Moe of the Flying Fortress Miracle Tribe arrives in London by air to join the Society for the Protection of Animals in North Africa exhibition. The crew ferried her to the show and visitors view color films on Tunisia and the society’s clinics for pack animals in Algeria and Tunisia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
FETEL
Moe
Flying Fortress
Miracle Tribe
Society For the Protection of Animals
North Africa
Tunisia
Society
Algeria
County War Fund Drive Underway Rex Fuller Announces Changes
Rex Fuller of Osseo announces the annual infantile paralysis drive with Simon Skroch as Indeo postmaster chair, replacing Dr. W A Poelzer. A bingo party precedes the President's ball January 29 at Osseo Community hall. a basketball game from Camp McCoy and city teams will fundraise January 26 at Whitehall high gym. Local chairmen listed include C H Grant Trempealeau H F Theurer Arcadia C B Immell Blair Leonard Sheehy Ettrick Carl Anderson Galesville Bert Sand Eleva Marshall Robbe Strum and Hensel Jacobson Pigeon Falls. Miss Evelyn Greeno of Blair, an infantile paralysis victim, writes of progress after treatment in Milwaukee January 11 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Rex Fuller
Osseo
Simon Skroch
Indeo
W. A. Poelzer
Fuller
Camp McCoy
Whitehall High School
C. H. Grant
Trempealeau
H. F. Theurer
Arcadia
C. B. Immell
Blair
Leonard Sheehy Ettrick
Carl Anderson
Galesville
Bert Sand
Eleva
Marshall Robbe
Strum
Hensel Jacobson
Pigeon Falls
Evelyn Greeno
Milwaukee
Milton H. Berry School
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Captain Easy
Brill
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Boots
BY Edgar Martin
Freckles
Red Ryder
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Fred Harman
City Transfer Co., Inc
South Ave
Radio Tonight
Fulton Lewis
Fpmarate
Ed Sullivan
Johnson Family
Allamakee
Presidency
Plan Tax
Tont Cagney
Johnnie
Bendix
Mree
Salem
West
Dorothy Victor Moore
Technicolor
Ozark
Chahy
Luise Rainer
Arturo de Cordova
William Bendix
Paul Lukas
Wom
Katina Paxinou
Oscar Homolka
Errol Flynn
Brenda Marshall
Ralph Bellamy, Alan Hale
Footsteps IN
the Dark
Children OF Mars
Riviera
Inel
Barbara Stanwyck
Joel McCrea
Brian Donlevy
Cecil B. DE Mille
Union Pacific
Black Dragon
TODAY
Tves
Ana Wen
Ve. Dehavilland Cummings
Charles Coburn
Jack Carson
Jane Wyman Waites
Norman Krasna
Wallis Prouw
Ile
RITZ
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Hell
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