All Volunteered For Russ Flight
A U S Air Base in the Soviet Union reports that every man aboard volunteered for the mission to Russia. The Chicago based colonel says no one refused and the crew faced light flak while targeting the German front before moving into Soviet airspace. Russians and Americans cooperated in the flight and the colonel praised the joint effort.
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United States
Soviet
Russia
Chicago
Associated Press
Depreczen
Soviet Union
Kansas
Georgia
Rae
Joy Massey
Detroit Léapas
Decorah Attorney Appointed Navy Ensign in Prosper Area
Everett Miller of Decorah earned his navy ensign commission with orders to report at Princeton July 25 for training. A brother of Franklin R. Miller Iowa County Attorney, he is son of Rey Miller Prosper and has a wife and daughter.
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Prosper
Minn
Everett Miller
Decorah
Navy
University
Princeton
N. 4
Miller
Frank R. Miller
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Éandals
Rey M. Miller
Nun Offers Aviation Course For Teachers At Viterbo
Sister M. Aquinas O.S.F. leads a concentrated June 5 to 10 program at Viterbo college teaching aeronautics and radio to Sister students. The course covers plane construction, aerodynamics, meteorology and weather, and model aircraft building. She sponsors School Wings Club of America with 110 clubs and 3,000 kits in six months.
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M. Aquinas
O.S.F
Viterbo College
Sister M. Aquinas
School Wings Club of America
Franciscan Sisters of
Manitowoc
Wis
St. Ambrose High School
Ironwood
Mich
Trempealeau Panel Awards Tires and Stoves in May
Trempealeau county war price and rationing board certified 345 grade one tires 134 grade three tires and 215 tubes for passenger cars 103 new truck tires three used truck tires and 64 truck tubes 24 implement tires and 19 implement tubes One bicycle was certified to Roman H Tickfer of Arcadia The June rubber quota includes 328 grade one tires 61 new truck tubes and 28 new implement tires No quotas were announced for grade three tires and tubes The county gets no car quota but is allowed two bicycles for June The June stove quota includes five oil heating stoves and 14 coal and wood protein 15 oil stoves and five gas stoves.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County War Price and Rationing Board
Roman H. Tickfer
Arcadia
Ploesti Oil Output Below 25 Per Cent
Allied officials say Romania's Ploesti oil refineries are now operating at under 25 percent of normal capacity after five Allied attacks from May 5 to 31. The raids dropped about 4,500 tons of bombs on the oil region in that period.
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Naples
Romania
Ploesti
Russians Repel German Attacks Near Romanian Front
Moscow said German forces resumed pressure north and northwest of last line in Romania but were driven back with heavy losses. A sector saw 1,100 Nazis killed and 30 tanks destroyed while 44 enemy planes were shot down. fighting involved large infantry and tank forces with air battles.
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London
Romania
Moscow
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LA Crosse
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Red Ryder
Fred Harman
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Trempealeau Panel
Pitzner
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