La Crosse eyes postwar U S funds for street projects
Washington reports Wisconsin cities like La Crosse can gain federal aid under a three year postwar road bill. The plan seeks 1.5 billion dollars total with 60 percent cover for year one, 50 percent year two, to fund urban highways and bypasses, plus safety and traffic signal upgrades.
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Tribune Washington Bureau
Washington—La Crosse
Wisconsin
Getti Ted
House Roads Committee
Roads Committee
Isconsin
E Dahl Dies In Invasion From Trempea-Jeau County
Pfc. Elmo Dahl 31 first invasion fatality from Trempea-Jeau county. Telegram July 19 notified parents of death in France on June 11. Born May 13, 1913 in Independence he lived in Borst valley worked as farm laborer prior to Dec 18 1942 induction. Attache to infantry division. training at Camp Wolters Texas. Brother Pfc. Ellwood Dahl 24 in England since Sept 1943. Survived by parents three sisters and five brothers.
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Whitehall
Wis
Elmo Dahl
Trempea- Jeau County
Bennie Dahl
Pleasantville
France
Independence
Borst Valley
Dahl
Camp Wolters
Tex
Pic
Ellwood Dahl
England
Dahls
Ellwood
Elmo
Thorless Thompson
Bruce Valley
Lucille Dahl
Rockford
Eileen Dahl
Pfc
Elwood
Clifford
Galesville
Orville
Robert
Howard
Netherlands Indies official speaks at Melbourne luncheon
The luncheon speaker in Melbourne was introduced as Mr. Roeslan but in full he was Raden Mas Roeslan noeda noeroesamsi from the Netherlands Indies civil service.
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Melbourne
Australia
Roeslan
Raden Mas Roeslan
House In Street Pays No Taxes In City
In Joliet Illinois Herman Metz has lived in a house built thirty years ago in an area once planned as a street svest. The home has not appeared on the tax books and Metz has not received any tax bill.
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Joliet
Herman Metz
Metz
Names Spelled 132 Ways for Lake Winnep-saukee
There are at least 132 spellings on record for Lake Winnepesaukee whose name comes from the Indians.
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Lakeport
N. H
Lake Winnipesaukee
Paris renames Wilson Avenue to Henriot in tribute
Paris changes Avenue President Wilson to Avenue Philippe Henriot as reported by German papers. The renaming honors the late Vichy propaganda minister assassinated by French patriots, following prior local action to rename Roosevelt Avenue in Vichy to Henriot.
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Wilson Avenue
Henriot
Paris
Madrid
Wilson
Philippe Henriot
Vichy
Theodore) Roosevelt
D Day Nearly Meant Doom For Her Home
ALVA Okla The invasion news arrived as Mrs James Brakebill faced a house fire The caller asked the operator to summon the fire department but the operator mistook the call as a regular citizen request and delayed response
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Alva
Okla
James Brakebill
Fire sirens blow for invasion signal thwarted blaze
A faulty warning mix up led to a tense moment as a fire siren blared for an invasion signal. Mrs. Brakebill managed to deploy a fire truck in time, preventing significant damage.
Executives Work Four-Hour Night Shifts at Ordnance Depots
Business executives are working four-hour night shifts in several army ordnance depots to relieve manpower shortages. The measure aims to bolster munitions production and support wartime logistics.
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Army Ordnance
Rubbish collector billed city for stove in Niagara Falls
Stanley Miller sent Niagara Falls officials a bill for 18.50 claiming rubbish collectors took an oil stove he placed at the curb for cleaning. The unusual claim prompted city attention and a possible dispute over responsibility.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Stanley Miller
Pigeon Returns Home Labeled Draft Dodger
In Woburn Massachusetts Frank Sullivan donated 25 homing pigeons for wartime courier use. A bird returned bearing a USN tag and Sullivan quipped that it was a draft dodger.
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