Sparta Sets Fourth War Loan Drive Target
Sparta Wisconsin aims to raise 248 757 50 for the fourth war loan drive. A five person bond committee organized territories to canvass homes and businesses. Ward chairs appoint minute men. Rev A R Klein leads business collectors as Sparta band leaders work with Roland Wildes the county drive head. A military insignia window display at Jacksons Drug Store marks the opening with patches chevrons and stars from McCoy Richards MacMullin.
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Tribune
Sparta Bureau
Sparta
Wis
Earle Fisher
E. A. Nestingen
George Kiefer
Belle Olson
A. R. Klein
Roland Wildes
Jackson’s Drug Store
Henry R
Battery failures blamed for most winter start troubles
More than 80 percent of winter starting problems stem from battery failures. Motorists are advised to check batteries regularly, use lights and radio sparingly, and set the generator for winter use.
St Joseph Aspirin Advertises Value and Dependability
An old advertisement claims St Joseph Aspirin offers fast, reliable relief at low prices. It promotes 36 tablets for 20 cents and 100 for 35 cents, urging customers to seek genuine St Joseph’s Aspirin as the world’s seller.
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St. Joseph
Something Fishy as Yanks Pound Nazi Supply Lines Without Opposition
U S Fifteenth Air Force bombed three main rail centers Arrezzo Pontassiere and Prato on the Florence to Rome corridor in Italy with six direct hits reported. The mission crossed Italy round trip without enemy interception and Yugoslavian airfield actions damaged targets at Sibenik. Second Lieutenant Terrance Sullivan described a flawless run with no fighters or flak. Nine Liberators credited with downing nine enemy fighters over Osoppo airfield.
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U. S. 15Th Air Force
Italy
Florence
Rome
Arrezzo
Pontassiere
Prato
Arezzo
Fortress
U. S. 12Th Air Force
Adriatic
Sibenik
Yugoslavia
Patro
Terrance M. Sullivan
Elgin
Osoppo
Nerve Of One Patient Found Above Par
Augusta Maine country doctor responds to rural home where a sign at the property entrance warns trespassers with threats of two mongrel dogs and a shotgun. The crude notice reflects local tensions and frustration with intruders on the residence.
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Augusta
Dinner All Synthetic in Lausanne Swiss Feast
A Lausanne banquet featured all synthetic foods. Hors d oeuvres used chemically treated cellulose with coal tar by products. Main course was wood pulp meat with synthetic gravy. Dessert flavored with coal derived vanillin and cream from cellulose. hosts claimed Swiss would not starve if imports stopped.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Hire Women Pilots In Air Transport Command
Women pilots first employed by the ferrying division of the Air Transport Command in September 1942 as part of the Air Forces effort.
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Air Transport Command
Air Forces
How Military Forces Check On Casualties
Washington reports detail the army casualty process from initial daily sergeant reports to theater headquarters and Washington. It describes verification of deaths and wounds, tracking missing soldiers, and sending status letters to families every three months with 15 day updates when possible. The piece notes faster reporting from Britain due to better communications, while New Guinea could take up to three weeks.
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Washington
Adjutant General’s Office
George F. Herbert
Army
Corps
Army Headquarters
Theater Headquarters
War Department
Adjutant General
Britain
New Guinea
Hopkins Letter Thriller Draws in Ickes Aide and Willkie Claim
Washington report traces the Hopkins letter thriller through a web of aides and executives. Senator Langer cites Briggs Sparks and Phillips in a Senate floor reading while Ickes calls the forgery claim rank amateur.
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Washington
Ickes
Congressional Record
Wendell L. Willkie
Hopkins
Harry Hopkins
Wendell Willkie
Langer
R-Nd
Senate
Willkie
George N. Briggs
Umphrey Lee
Southern Methodist University
Southwest
Frank Phillips
Phillips Petroleum Company
Bartlesville
Okla
Oklahoma
Briggs
Sparks
Phillips
Chicago
Sparks Ickes
Dr. Lee
Lee
Ice Cream Weights and Cincinnati Flood Stage Note
Ice cream weighs four to six pounds per gallon with dipped varieties heavier per quart than packed. The Ohio River at Cincinnati has reached flood stage in every year since the Civil War.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Whitehall Fraternity Elects New Officers
In Whitehall Wisconsin the Scandinavian American Fraternity installed new officers led by Mrs. Melvin Anaas as president and Miss Mayme Hallingstad as treasurer. Coral Rebekah Lodge also installed officers with Mrs. Scott B Nichols as noble grand and Mrs. Paul Baer as vice grand. French Morocco restricts electric power usage.
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Whitehall
Wis
Melvin Anaas
Mayme Hallingstad
Fred Guse
Albin Hanevold
Ole Hallingstad
Oscar Olson
Goodwin Everson
Jimmy Johnson
Karsten Linnerud
Albert Hill
J. C. Tyvand
Sigvald Knudtson
Coral Rebekah Lodge
Bert Thompson
Amy Kins
E. M. McIntosh
Scott B. Nichols
Noble Grand
Paul Baer
E. J. Kidder
H. N. Larson
Will Harlow
Gladys Sanrope
Mabel Larson
Alice Southworth
Inside Guardian
Ernest Fromm
Joe Herzfeld
Fredendall visits 76th Division at Camp McCoy Wisconsin
Lieut. Gen. Lloyd R. Fredendall, veteran of North Africa campaigns, visited Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, to meet with Maj. Gen. William R. Schmidt and facilitate conferences with 76th Infantry Division commanders. He arrived with six staff officers and stayed through a dinner with Schmidt before departing.
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Lloyd Fredendall
76Th Infantry Division
Camp McCoy
Wis
Lloyd R. Fredendall
76Th Division
Second Army
William R. Schmidt
Fredendall
Camp Williams
Cols
H. C. Burgess
J. A. Dobney
A. A. Jones
E. McGinley
A. E. Schanze
Maj
J. B. Boyle
Schmidt
Officers’ Club
McCoy
Gen. Fredendall
Oran
United States
North Africa
Tunisia
Tarzan Named Leader for Singapore Uprising
Cleveland report says Johnny Tarzan Weissmuller is listed by theater owner Fisher as to lead a native uprising against the Japs in Singapore. Fisher claims locals worship Tarzan films and fill theaters, often watching twice.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Singapore
Johnny
Tarzan) Weissmuller
Joe” Fisher
Britain
Fisher
Trial by Nose: Ohio Judge Fines Drunk Man
In Youngstown Ohio Municipal Judge Robert B Nevin tried a drunken offender by sniffing the air and declaring youve had your trial The man pleaded not guilty and was found guilty fined 5 dollars plus costs the judge said guilty with a sniff.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Robert B. Nevin
Nevin
Ice Encrusted Car Trapped by Cold Storage Freeze
In Ottawa Kansas a frozen water main sprayed water into the air when the temperature hit seven above zero. Rex Howard found his car parked nearby encased in ice. He had to wait for warmer weather to move the vehicle.
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Ottawa
Kas
Rex Howard
Howard
Warship models censored before naval exhibitions
British Home Fleet toy models are censored before reaching civilians due to their detailed accuracy. Exhibitions aboard ships in London reveal considerable talent in making naval toys.
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London
MATURE AT BIRTH Australian brush turkey care tale
The Australian brush turkey covers eggs with leaves and lets them hatch on their own. Hatchlings emerge feathered and make their own way in the world immediately after emerging from the shell.
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U. S. Army
Wisconsin State Guard
South Avenue Armory
Gilbert L. Chitwood
CMP
Internal Security Division
Chitwood
John McCann
By Lynn Heinzerling
South Front Street
Main Street
Badger Branch
Caledonia Street
No. Water St
Laundry & Cleaning CO
Uncle Sam
Old Crow
Ler
Americas
Kentucky
National Distillers Products Corporation
New York
Attr
Phillips & Sons Distributing Corp
LA Crosse, Wis
Whitehall Fraternity
French
Morocco
George S. Patton, Jr
Faid Pass
Erwin Rommel
Afrika Korps
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Massachusetts Institute of
Fort Leavenworth
Kang
II Corps
First Army
Tarzan
NAVY
Crescent Presents
Crescent
Acount
Gruen
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