Mother Hears Son Prisoner Of Japanese On Short Wave
Sparta Wisconsin mother hears radio message from her son Corp Robert J Amo 23 prisoner of war since May 7 1942. He asks about camping gear and tells his brother Gene to stay in the States if possible. This is his first direct air appearance after three greetings via fellow prisoners messages since April.
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Associated Press
Sparta
Wis
Corp
Robert J. Amo
Robert
Amo
John
Eugene
Camp Hood
Tex
Gene
Dokeners
Myving
Poe
Back On Duty Verdeen Richgruber Returns To Hutchins Base
Aviation machinist mate first class Verdeen Richgruber, home from furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs William Richgruber, has served since March 1941. After training at Great Lakes Seattle and Pearl Harbor he fought in the Solomons and South Pacific fronts. his brother Eugene Richgruber is pre flight training in San Antonio.
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Sparta
Wis
Verdeen
William
Hutchins
Kansas
William Richgruber
Bill
Great Lakes Naval Station
Illinois
Seattle
Wash
Pearl Harbor
Solomons
South Pacific
Eugene Richgruber
San Antonio
Tex
Ray Thorpe's son earns Purple Heart in Italy drive
Mr and Mrs Ray Thorpe learn their son Zane with the Fifth Army in Italy has been awarded the Purple Heart for injuries suffered during the drive for Rome.
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Lansing, In
Ray Thorpe
Zane
Fifth Army
Italy
Rome
War Show Bombers Collide Killing Four In Spokane Show
In Spokane a crowd of about 100000 watched two attack bombers collide in a wartime air show. Four men were killed including pilots 2nd Lieutenants George Chrep and William R. Scott. Captain Ford K. Sayre also died. The show continued after a delay.
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Spokane
Wash
Navy
Helldivers
Spokane Air Service Command
Arthur F. Spaeth
Ford K. Sayre
Hanover
N. H
George Chrep
Hibbing
Minn
William R. Scott
Winnetka
Ill
Chrep
Scott
Attending Institute At Madison Now
Miss Dorris Sander will attend the annual institute for county superintendents and school principals in Madison this week, with meetings at the university from Monday through Friday. Pearl Biesecker of Eleva and Hazel Will of Fort Atkinson also attend, while Sander previously joined a district institute in La Crosse with three rural teachers.
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Karsten Linnerud
Lester Hanson
Whitehall
Sophia Sjuggerud
Blair
Will Judge At 4 County Fairs
Miss Edna M Langseth Trempealeau county home demonstration agent has been asked to judge at four fairs including the Interstate Fair at La Crosse August 3 and the Pierce Buffalo and Jackson county fairs. 4 H members plan to exhibit at Trempealeau county fair in Galesville September 1 2 3 and 4 and some at Osseo district fair. Club members will not be taken to the state fair at Milwaukee this year due to transportation difficulties. Some Future Farmer members plan to exhibit live stock at Eau Claire Livestock Show in October and probably at the state fair.
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Whitehall
Wis
Edna M. Langseth
Trempealeau County
la Crosse
Pierce County
Buffalo County
Jackson County
Galesville
Milwaukee
Eau Claire
Railroad waiter in 1894 earns 50 year service button
James Ware took a summer job as a railroad waiter in 1894 to fund medical college expenses. He never reached medical school but earned a 50 year service button from the railroad.
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Philadelphia
James Ware
Medical
Radio Programs and Schedule Highlights Across Networks
Radio listings detail NBC CBS BLU and MBS prime time lineups with shows such as Lovely Lady Howard Barlow concert Lionel Barrymore Man Called X and Sherlock Holmes plus quizzes Vox Pop and Captain Tim Healy Story. Tuesday adds Mirth and Madness and Serenade to America with multiple recurrences and war time notes.
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Associated Press
NBC
Howard Barlow
Voorhees
Gladys Swarthout
CBS
Bob Hawk
Parks Johnson
Lionel Barrymore
Horace Heidt
Ted Weems
NBEC
Morgan Beatty
America
Jubalaires Quartet
Dunn
Edwin C. Hill
Archibald MacLeish
Kay Armen
Glamor Manor
MBS
Shady Valley Folks
Jane Cowl
Johnson Family
Parrell
Cbs the Sea Hound
Biu
Dick Tracy
Quincy Howe
News Time
Hop Harrigan
Terry
Lyn Murray
Tim Healy
Chick Carter
Jeri Sullavan
Jack Armstrong
Volney Hurd
Tom Mix
Lowell Thomas
Nbc World News
Henry J. Taylor
Biu-Basic
Biu-West
Mbs-West
Mercer
Music Shop
Nbe-Basic
Horace Heidt & His
Bdin Fulton Lewis, Jr
Nbc Dateline
Carolyn Gilbert
Basic Music
London
Kaltenborn
Nbc Dance Orchestra
Parks and Warren
Cbs Counter Spy
Gabriel Heatter
Herb. Marshall
Nbe
Screen Guild Players & Guest
Raymond Gram Swing
Henry Gladstone
Ted Malone
England
I. Q
Nbce
Johnny Morgan
Cbs West
P. Barnes
Nbc-Basic
Cbs-Blu
Radio Schedule Fragments From 1944 Listings
A compiled radio timetable lists programs across July 7 and July 25 1944 including News of the World Cavalcade of America Voice of Firestone Telephone Hour Raymond Gram Swing Stories of Escape St. Louis Serenade and Sign Off. Additional entries on July 25 include Uncle Josh Morning Devotions Daily War Journal Musical Clock Mirth and Madness Breakfast Club Waltz Time Farm Service Road of Life Guiding Light Ma Perkins and Right to Happiness.
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News of the World
Voice of Firestone
Camp McCoy
Raymond Gram
St. Louis
Josh
Daily War Journal
Doerflinger
Morgan Beatty
Guiding Light
Ma Perkins
Bely
Bob
Wile
Stella Dallas
Jimmy Allen
Kamprud Son Reports From France In Occupied German Letter
Mr and Mrs J A Kamprud say their son F Sgt Jerome Kamprud has written from somewhere in France on German stationery He is serving in an intelligence team with the quartermaster corps and arrived overseas first in England The family notes this wartime update as he serves abroad.
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Ettrick, Wis
J. A. Kamprud
Jerome Kamprud
France
Congress expected to act on monetary plan next year
At Bretton Woods New Hampshire an informed source said action on the proposed international monetary fund and world bank for reconstruction will be delayed until the new congress convenes in January. The Soviet quota for the world bank rose to 1.2 billion in a 9.1 billion total, with the United States committing 3.175 billion. The fund is set at 8.8 billion to aid nations with temporary trade deficits.
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Bretton Woods
N. H
International Monetary Fund
World Bank For Reconstruction
United Nations Monetary Conference
White Mountain
World Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Chosen Chairman of Group Of Vets in Tomah
A R Libke Monroe county service officer was named chairman of the Allied Veterans organization in Tomah. The group unites Tomah’s American Legion, Disabled Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts to coordinate aid for World War II and earlier veterans, avoiding duplicated effort in benefits, rehabilitation and compensation.
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Tomah
Wis
A. R. Libke
Monroe
Allied Veterans Organization
Libke
American Legion
Max Kruschak
George Goff
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Colmans Welcome Daughter First Child
Hollywood report says Mrs. Colman known as Benita Hume gave birth early today to their daughter. Ronald Colman and Benita Hume wed in Santa Barbara on September 30, 1938 making this their first child.
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Hollywood
Ronald Colman
Pfund Seriously Injured In Hay Truck Accident
Charles Pfund, 56, was taken to a La Crosse hospital Friday after suffering a fractured right ankle. His leg broke in three places when hay bales shifted from a truck at Arthur Hamilton farm as the wagon stopped suddenly.
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Ettrick
Wis
Charles Pfund
la Crosse
Pfund
Arthur Hamilton
Radio Tower Arrives for Monroe County Police Radio
A tower for Monroe county emergency two way police radio gear arrived last week in Sparta Wisconsin. The site near U S highway 16 between Tomah and Sparta has been chosen and a Federal Communications Commission permit is awaited before building housing the equipment starts. Additional equipment will arrive over time.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Federal Communications Commission
U. S. Highway 16
Tomah
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