Canning plants seek help as invasion shifts labor needs
La Crosse area canneries warn of tighter labor due to wartime demands and invasion activities. A U S Employment Service official urges residents to take on part time shifts and men for evening runs, stressing the need to feed service members, civilians, and Allies. The 8th Air Force reports heavy Allied action in northern France on D-Day, destroying railway cars, vehicles and bridges.
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LA Crosse
8Th Airforce
L. A. Waidelich
Rural Industries Division
U. S. Employment Service
Waidelich
E. Wallace Evans
WMC
U. S
London
8Th Air Force
France
Gaps In Two Party Tickets In Wisconsin Senate Race
Republicans field candidates in virtually every district boosting edge over Democrats and Progressives. Senate holds include nine GOP holdovers while two seek other offices. Heat on potential runs stirs late speculation about Hoan and other figures amid party maneuvering.
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GOP
Don Brannon
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Publi
Senate
Taylor Brown
Bernard Gettleman
Congress
Assembly
Milwaukee
Nazis Claim Capture of Col Tom Churchill
The German high command announced that British Lieut Col Tom Churchill, described as commander of the island of Lussino in the Adriatic, had been taken prisoner. Berlin said Churchill is a nephew of the British prime minister and was last reported on the mainland in Yugoslavia. Snashaan Gneet and Tom Churchill.
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Associated Press
High Command
Tom Churchill
Lussino
Adriatic
Berlin
Churchill
Yugoslavia
Snashaan Gneet
Retail Sales Hold Despite Store Closures After Invasion News
Dun and Bradstreet reports retail volume remained at normal levels despite many large stores closing early after news of the invasion. Demand stayed strong for seasonal ready to wear and for infants and children's apparel.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Badger Opposes Plan To Lift Cleo Levy
Jones calls for a vast livestock program in the south and argues removing the tax on margarine would ruin the butter market. F M Skiver of Michigan dairy bureau also opposes the tax removal bill.
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Badger
South
Cleo Levy
Jones
American Butter
F. M. Skiver
Lansing
Michigan Bureau of Dairying
New Non-Fiction At Public Library
Public Library shelves a range of new releases led by James Truslow Adams Frontiers of American Culture exploring adult education in U S history. Other titles include Then There Was One by Eugene Burns and My Lives in Russia by Markousha Fischer.
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James Truslow Adams
United States
Adams
America
Eugene Burns
Pacific
Enterprise
Pearl Harbor
Russia
Markousha Fischer
Soviet Russia
Miss Fischer
Japan
Donald Hough
France
Herbert Bates
England
Franklin
Frances Gaither
Adam Fiske
Fannie Dalton
James
Ee Formtal
Cecil Tunis
Crete
Marseilles
Elsa Valentine
Augusta
Postwar planning discussed by Central seniors
La Crosse Central high school seniors debated postwar plans in a Vocational school auditorium program. Panelists led topics on employment after the war, housing needs, city improvements, recreation, zoning and housing codes, federal housing roles, and the need for a city recreational director.
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la Crosse
Women Invited to Join War Service Across Roles
Women for service in the war effort are in high demand at home and overseas. WAC recruiting officers say women fill 239 jobs and can rise through the ranks, choosing branch and station. After enlistment, they go to Fort Oglethorpe for training, with options for specialist schools or active duty. complete details available at the 310 Federal Building recruiting office.
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WAC
Ft. Ogelthorpe
Federal Building
Notable Deaths Hit National Figures Across States
Deaths reported last night include Harvey Frank King 72 father of Maj Wayne King a national leader in Kansas City. George L Fuller 64 vice president of Palmer Union Oil in Santa Maria native of Pennsylvania. Clifford P Shattuck 72 Charlestown RI longtime writer and editor. James A Pickard 74 founder of Great Lakes Seamen's Home Association in Kenmore New York.
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Kansas City
Harvey Frank King
Maj
Wayne King
Santa Maria, Calif
George L. Fuller
The
Palmer Union Oil Company
Pennsylvania
Kenmore, N. Y
James A. Pickard
Great Lakes Seamen’'S Home Association
La Crosse teachers college AAUW scholarship and school awards
Tom Steele received the Bausch and Lomb award for math and science proficiency. Seniors Gloria Bakkum and Merrick Wing earned Latin awards, with Wing also winning the Kappa Delta Pi scholarship. Ruth Wiese won the Byrd home economics award, Rodney Dradick the manual first award, La Verne Lamke was named class DAR representative, and Merrick Wing was noted for school citizenship. Mary Woodworth won the Elks constitution contest. Jean Johnson earned the Central High School Alumni Committee scholarship.
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AAUW
la Crosse State Teachers College
Tom Steele
Bausch and Lomb
Gloria Bakkum
Merrick Wing
Byrd
Ruth Wiese
Rodney Dradick
la Verne Lamke
DAR
Kappa Delta Pi
Mary Woodworth
Elks’ Club
Jean Johnson
Central High School
New Laundry Delay Story in Kansas City Clothing Trade
Kansas City merchants report a new customer type who buys a shirt and refuses wrapping, claiming he will wear it immediately. The clerks note the buyer’s urge to avoid laundry delays and suggests it reflects a humorous daily life quirk.
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Kansas City
Bricker Club Formed in Wisconsin Under Bradshaw
Formation of a Bricker for president club in Wisconsin announced with Lester Bradshaw in charge of Milwaukee office. Governor Bricker’s headquarters reported the new organizational effort backed by state supporters.
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Bricker Club
Columbus
Civilian D-Day Looms for Fifth War Loan Drive
The treasury outlined a civilian D-Day to launch the 5th war loan drive with $16 billion in targets. Ceremonies will be held in Texarkana on the Texas Arkansas border led by Morgenthau and state governors, climaxing in a nine PM radio program produced by Orson Welles featuring 18 entertainment stars from Hollywood and New York. Joe E. Brown Walter Huston Danny Kaye Keenan Wynn Agnes Moorhead Joseph Cotten will join the Texarkana events, with Lionel Barrymore Charles Laughton Paul Muni Edward Arnold and many others broadcasting from Hollywood and the stage.
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Washington
Treasury
Texarkana
Texas
Arkansas
Morgenthau
Louisi
Oklahoma
Misiana
New Mexico
Orson Welles
Wells
Joe E. Brown
Walter Houston
Danny Kaye
Keenan Wynn
Agnes Moorhead
Joseph Cotton
Hollywood
Lionel Barrymore
Charles Laughton
Paul Muni
Edward Arnold
Walter Pidgeon
Susan Hayward
Gloria Jean
Thomas Mitchell
Laird Cregar
Martha O'Driscoll
Jane Randolph
Ray Collins
Another Ward Strike Looms
The CIO union warns of a possible Montgomery Ward strike if the company challenges wartime contract rights. The War Labor Board has ordered a maintenance of membership clause, which Ward objects to. Roosevelt’s health shows improvement, fueling speculation on a Churchill visit and a possible fourth term. Seven congressmen push bills for national free ports to shelter Nazi refugees during the war.
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Washington
Montgomery Ward
International Retail and Wholesale Workers
CIO
Wards
War Labor Board
WLB
FDR
Roosevelt
Ross T. McIntire
Churchill
United States
UW Lecturer Named Press Aide in Governor’s Office
Madison Wisconsin Edward N Doan a 40 year old lecturer on UW journalism staff has been named press secretary in the governor s office for three months Gov Goodland announced the appointment Doan was on leave last semester to write a book The governor also announced reappoint ments Charles W Stoops Platteville to the board of regents Wisconsin Institute of Technology for a term ending July 1 1948 and Mamie Ward Durand to the state soil conservation committee for a term ending July 1 1947
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Madison
Wis
Edward N. Doan
University of Wisconsin Journalism School
Goodland
Doan
Charles W. Stoops
Platteville
Board of Regents
Wisconsin Institute of Technology
Mamie Ward
Durand
State Soil Conservation Committee
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Kenosha
Carl A
Shearer
Daniel W. Hoan
Kenneth Hones
Wisconsin Farmers’ Union
Hones
Wallace
National Farmers’ Union
Wisconsin Union
Hoan
Capitol
Public Library
Anoga
LA Crosse Terminal
South Avenue
City Transfer Co., Inc
Boots
Mqvoio
Freckles
Pop
BY Merhill Blosser
MR. Mgcé
I Was
Vocational School
Marianne Kircher
Joanne la Crosse
Bernhard Wardenberg
Mavis Christopherson
William Schultz
Marie Wenzel
Wardenbergs
Net
June Barrett
Los Damoses
G. D. Scott
Circle Honor Society
Carol Anderson
Peter Bertelson
Richard Coldren
Elaine Draeger
Nancy Farnam
Lulu Bell
Dissmore
Ronald Gillmeister
Dona Engebretson
Anne Gundersen
Audrey Jehlen
Patty Johnson
Marjorie
Providence
R. I
Clifford P. Shattuck
Charlestown
EAGLE
Firm
U. W
Athex
Get & Soc
Boeing
Seattle
United States Employment Service
Office of the War Manpower Commission
Fifth Ave
Lacrosse, Wis
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