De Gaulle to Visit Roosevelt in Washington
General Charles de Gaulle arrives in Washington for talks with President Roosevelt amid hopes for progress toward recognition of the French National Committee as provisional government. Dinners and receptions mark the visit, with Canada on the itinerary afterward.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
National Committee
Roosevelt
Algiers
de Gaulle
Bull
Canada
Committee of Liberation
France
United States
Viroqua Pilot Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in England
Irwin H. Dregne of Viroqua is promoted to lieutenant colonel at an 8th AAF fighter station in England. A Mustang pilot with a record of intercepting German aircraft, he led missions that destroyed or damaged numerous Luftwaffe planes and trains. He is a University of Wisconsin alumnus, enlisted 1941, and flies the P-51 “Bobby Jeanne” earning Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters.
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AAF
England
Irwin H. Dregne
Solfert C. Dregne
Viroqua
Wis
Barbara Dregne
William Chris
Montrose Ave
San Antonio
Texas
Col. Aham
Col. Dregne
eDren
Dregne
Berlin
Col
Ludwigshaven
Bernberg
France
Beach Head
University of Wisconsin
Army Air Forces Air Medal
Flver
Kelly Field
Bobby Jeanne
Quintuplets Born Near Mardin Amid Turkey Campaign
Five newborn boys reported at Mardin near the Turkey Iraq Syria border. Premier Saracoglu plans to bring the quintuplets to Ankara for state supervision as part of a "bear children for Turkey" campaign.
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Ankara
Mardin
Turkey
Iraq
Syria
Saracoglu
Irish thief pleads not guilty after theft at Bangor Abbey
William Killen of Killagan Northern Ireland was fined five pounds and given probation for stealing Communion wine and money from the Bangor Abbey poor box. He told the court he pleaded not guilty when asked for his plea, provoking laughter.
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William Killen
Killagan
Northern Ireland
Bangor Abbey
Wagner Declines Platform Chair Again at Democratic Convention
The Associated Press reports Senator Robert F. Wagner declined the resolutions chair role again as party leaders consider a prominent House member for the post. The DNC plans to announce the new chairman before the weekend to form a subcommittee for the 1944 platform in Chicago, with the convention to begin July 19. Wagner is at Bretton Woods for a monetary conference, likely overlapping.
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Associated Press
Robert F. Wagner
New York
House
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Wagner
Bretton Woods
New Hampshire
Thomas E. Dewey
Georgia
Walter F. George
Senate
Rep
Cox
Federal Communications Commission
Mississippi
John E. Rankin
Sam Jackson
Indiana
Washington
Army Engineers Seek Men As Dredge Hands
The U S Army Engineer Office in St Paul Minnesota seeks dredge hands for maintenance of the nine foot Mississippi River channel. About three months work on a 48 hour week. Pay $1500 yearly plus overtime to about $1800. Applicants must be at least 18. Apply at 1217 U S Post Office and Custom House St Paul or nearest employment office.
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Engineer Department
U. S. Army
St. Paul
Minn
Mississippi River
U. S. Engineer Office
U. S. Post Office
Custom House
U. S
Calcutta Buyers Urge Government to Open Stores
In Calcutta many buyers claim they purchase from black market sources as queues delay them and urge the government to establish its own stores to supply goods promptly.
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Calcutta
India
Major Hoople Cites OPA On Gas Rationing Public Awareness
In a La Crosse district review, OPA official Phil H. Griffin reports widespread misunderstanding of gasoline rationing rules and common violations. Motors often display the wrong sticker and fail to endorse coupons with vehicle license and state, risking illegal transfers.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Hoople
OPA
la Crosse
Phil H. Griffin
Griffin
Brother and Sister Reunite Aboard Australian Troop Ship
In Allied Southwest Pacific news a Madison Wisconsin man Navy Commander Stanley G. Nichols and his sister WAC 2nd Lieut Grace Nichols greet each other aboard a troop ship during the arrival of a large WAC contingent. The emotional reunion occurred as 385 Wacs, 27 officers, disembarked with hundreds of GIs waiting on the pier.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Madison
Wis
Wacs
Australia
Navy
Stanley G. Nichols
New London
Nichols
Ice Mint soothes and softens tired feet and coins
A promotional note invites using Ice Mint to comfort and cool tired feet and to rub over old coins as directed. It claims the white cream softened and refreshed, with a suggestion to visit a druggist to obtain Ice Mint.
Creamery Seeks Bids For Viroqua Plant Work
The Viroqua cooperative creamery seeks bids for a milk waste treatment plant project in Viroqua Wisconsin. Four contracts cover pumps filtration construction and mid chlorinator equipment with bids due by 8:30 p m on July 6. Plans are on file at the creamery office.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua Cooperative Creamery Company
Viroqua Creamery Company
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Main Street
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Java
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Dreg
Quintupiets
Mume
Conoco
Solon
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Rome
Catherine de’Medici
B. F. Goodrich
Army
Silvertowns
Montgomery
Learance
Silvertown
116Th Avenue
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Wiswtaseti
Fifth Ave
Creamery
U.S. A
Lydia FE. Pinkeham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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