New Headlight Install Boosts Railroad Safety
Chicago and Western Railway adds a high powered oscillating headlight to all 400 streamliners and west coast steam locomotives. The Mars style lamp flashes red or white to warn motorists and oncoming trains with a 900000 candlepower red beam visible up to five miles.
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Chicago and Western Railway Company
L. L. White
Ince Dent
Mars
Charles H. Longman
Mars Signal Light Company
Chicago
White
One of Preston Triplets Dies in Wisconsin Birth News
Sparta Wis Tribune Sparte Bureau reports the largest of Preston triplets born June 26 to Mr and Mrs Marvin Preston at their Silas din Sour quiche home died early due to weakness. The other two remain unnamed and unnamed. The birth and hospital transfer resemble the Lawrence Erickson triplet boys born in March 1940 near Leon who survived under adverse home birth conditions.
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Sparta
Wis
Marvin Preston
Silas Din Sour
St. Mary’s Hospital
Lawrence Erickson
Erickson
Leon
H. H. Williams, Jr
Williams
1500 Gallons Of Liquid Eggs Lost As Truck Tips
About 1500 gallons of liquid eggs were lost when a tank truck driven by John King Jr of Mazo manie tipped after hitting a curb and breaking a light pole. The truck owned by William J ODonnell of Elkhorn was en route from Middleton to Elkhorn.
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Madison
Wis
John King, Jr
Mazomanie
William J. O'Donnell
Elkhorn
Middleton
Trempealeau County Fair Set for September 1 4
Trempealeau County Fair will run September 1 through 4 with youth work emphasized and open classes omitted. Entertainment includes free daily amusements, livestock parade, band auction, saddle horse show, and barn dance. Officers include Clarence Brown president and Ralph Young vice president. executive committee members and department superintendents are listed with 4 H and women’s work booths among the featured divisions.
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Galesville
Clarence Brown
Ralph Young
Pena
John Spitzier
John Kopp
Herbert Lyon
Alfred Raynum
W. F. Raichle
Margaret Suttie
Sanford Dale
Carlyle Cory
Doris Sander
Rails Ripped and French Workers Barred to Reich
Sabotage and Allied bombing have devastated the French transport system. Germany now monopolizes travel and has suspended sending French workers to Germany for the time being, according to reports from France.
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Iran
Spain
Germany
France
Soldier saves two children in Kingston fire rescue
An American soldier who fled the scene of carnage without revealing his name saved two children when a fire broke out in Young's Buildings Kingston England. The trooper repeatedly exposed himself to flames to complete the rescue mission. A third child was saved, but one year old John Alexander died from burns.
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Young
Kingston
England
John Alexander
USO Show Set for McCoy July 18 19
A USO blue circus camp show arrives at Camp McCoy July 18 at 8 30 p m in Division Artillery rec hall then July 19 at 2 p m Hospital Red Cross hall and 8 15 p m Service Club 1. Cast includes Joanne Bexer Dorothy Iles Al Smith Myles Lyons and Cay Baird with Vance Schwartz announcing the events.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
McCoy
Vance Schwartz
Division Artillery
Hospital Red Cross Hall
Service Club
Joanne Bexer
Dorothy Iles
al Smith
Wisconsin 5th war loan drive tops bond total
Walter Kasten state war finance chairman announced the Wisconsin 5th war loan drive surpassed its target with total bond sales reaching 30120000, safely over the 298800000 goal.
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Milwaukee
Walter Kasten
State War Finance
Wisconsin
Arab Held as Red Agent In Banfield Oeste No Source
Police in Banfield Oeste Argentina arrested Miguel Rubin an Arab 31 a former Orthodox priest of Antioch Syria on charges of distributing subversive propaganda authorities seized a mimeograph machine used to print pamphlets regarded as subversive material
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Banfield Oeste
Argentina
Miguel Rubin
Antioch
Syria
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Preston
Tribune Sparte Bureau
Atd
Trempealeau County
Madison Respectively
Dale Aebischer
Eau Claire
Ethel Hill
Vera McDowell Miller
Edith Brevig
Anita Gundlach
Crosse
Ritz
Nabisco - National Biscuit Company
Sunkist
California
Arizona
Sunkist California Oranges
Ig Yntist
Nkist
U.S. A
Kasten
Ali Land
UV Laker
Distributed Gateway Grocery CO
ALL American Way
KNOX
Holmen
College Inn
Carrots
Michigan
HILEX
Botte
Sugar and Honey Grahams
Miss Tuttle
Kellogg’s
American Way
Gold Bond
American Way Store
W. Abicht
Redfield
A. & R. Grocery
Badger
Balduzzi Grocery
Farnam
Bakalars Bros. Gro. Dept
Cashway Market
West Ave
Fritz Grocery
Graf’s Grocery
Loomis
Havlicek Grocery
South
Haas Gro
ICERY
Hillview Grocery
la Crosse
Jankow
Krava’s Grocery
South Ave
Liberty ST. Grocery
Larson
Liberty Phone
H. M. Mil
LER & Son
People’s GR
Poehlin
Ramse
Liberty
Johnson
A. C
Russell’s Grocery
Charles Phone
Er’s
Smale’s Dairy Store
Fifth Ave
Stavlo
Ziemann, O. G
George
Staleys
Sunny Valley
Household Cleanser Cameo
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