La Crosse Provides Child Centers to Aid Working Parents
La Crosse operates two nursery schools Hamilton and Roosevelt for ages two to five and six child care centers for ages five to thirteen. Centers open 6 45 a m to 5 p m with trained staff, health checks, meals, and activities to mimic home care. Centers funded by Lanham act grants with small parent charges and are expanding to meet labor demand.
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la Crosse
R. W. Bardwell
Hamilton
Roosevelt
Franklin, Jefferson
Lincoln
Board of Education
John Fossum
Windsor Street
Steven
David
Roosevelt School
Only Teasdale
USES
Superintendent of Schools
Tribune
Evelyn Holmes
Hamilton School
Joan Fitzpatrick
Judy Fitzpatrick
David Risto
Sandre Peterson
Larry Gilbertson
Paul Hefte
Joan Engebretson
Ronnie Rick
Franklin School
Jerry Knutson
Shirley Bennett
Raymond Earl Bradley
Eugene Danielson
Joyce Larson
Costa Rica builds palace amid material shortages
Government construction in Costa Rica, including the new San Jose presidential palace, slows due to scarce materials. Rural districts shift from traditional houses to reinforced concrete and brick. Building activity rose in 1943 despite higher material and labor costs and shipping problems.
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Costa Rica
San Jose
Mallard Nest Found 12 Feet Up in Hagerman Trees
Conservation Officer Alonzo Brown reports a mallard nest on a limb 12 feet above ground in Hagerman Idaho. The nest holds eight eggs described as bombs likely to hatch into ducklings soon, marking an unprecedented high placement for the species.
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Hagerman
Idaho
Alonzo Brown
Sailor Brother Found at Red Cross Center
Private Ralph Black of East Canaan located his brother, Chief Petty Officer Leslie Black, in an Italian seaport by checking the Red Cross center register. The brothers, separated by service, confirmed their reunion after Private Black waited to review the signatures.
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East Canaan
Conn
Ralph Black
Leslie
Navy
Red Cross
Black
Leslie Black
Bananas Restricted for British Wartime Diet
Dehydrated bananas arriving in Britain are restricted to children with cyclic diseases. The policy aims to curb use and manage wartime dietary needs amid false hopes for broader relief.
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Britain
London
Taxi battlecry echoes in Sydney amid medical use rule
Sydney reports a rule restricting nitrous oxide or medicines to treatment of the young on a doctor’s order. The local mood turns on a curious folk phrase as residents note the Yankee shout Taxi echoes through the streets.
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Sydney
Australia
Flag Day Parade to Highlight La Crosse Event
La Crosse Elks lodge plans a large Flag Day parade and Riverside Park program with Camp McCoy Wacs the State Guard coast guard reserve and Civil Air Patrol planes. Speakers include William ONeill Logan high School principal Carl Halmstad and Mark Esch.
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THE
LA Crosse Tribune
Riverside Park
la Crosse
Camp McCoy
State Guard
Coast Guard
Northwest
Civil Air Patrol
French Island
Court House Square
R. V. Ahlstrom
State Street
Fifth Avenue
Fifth
Main
Park
O'Neill
William O'Neill
Milwaukee Elks’ Lodge
Carl Halmstad
Logan High School
Mark Esch
Constitution
WAC
Brownie Beck
American Legion Color Guard
Wacs
Central High School
Wilson Colwell Relief Corps
Scouts and local groups lead city parade program
The Boy Scout drum corps will lead the city parade with Scout troops and Girl Scout units followed by Logan high school band and Red Cross workers. VFW drum corps leads CIO and AFL delegations as Aquinas band plays for Knights of Columbus marchers. Elks drum corps closes the music for the Heileman decorated Elks float. Central high band opens the park program with the Star Spangled Banner and Traneglee club offers God Bless America.
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Boy Scout
Logan High School
Red Cross
VFW
CIO
AFL
Aquinas
Knights of Columbus
Elks
Holsum
Heileman
Central Band
O’neill
Trane Glee Club
Boy Scouts
Patton Attacks Food Policy Amid War Scarcity Claims
James G. Patton, president of the National Farmers Union, denounced what he called a bare-cupboard policy and selfish farming interests. He urged farmers and labor to unite to avert postwar food shortages as rationing eases and Europe faces ongoing hunger.
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Omaha
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Europe
Patton
Welfare Group Elects Wisconsin Officers
Mrs Melinda Laumer of Wausau was elected president of the Wisconsin Public Welfare association at the closing session. Other officers named include Robert B Lewis Stevens Point first vice president Thomas Kennedy Racine second vice president Mrs Ellen Carlson Hudson secretary and Al Osborne Washburn treasurer.
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Green Bay
Wis
Melinda Laumer
Wausau
Wisconsin Public Welfare Association
Robert B. Lewis
Stevens Point
Thomas Kennedy
Racine
Ellen Carlson
Hudson
al Osborne
Washburn
Lentils Disappear From British Markets Prompt Substitutes
The Egyptian lentil, a staple in old pottage, has vanished from UK markets. Households turn to Chilean green lentils sold whole, previously favored by caterers. London ration authorities make these lentils point free to encourage use.
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Britain
Esau
London
Trade rubber for hats in Panama war drive
In Panama rubber is exchanged for hats as part of a wartime drive. A blunted note says derbies are the popular medium of exchange among Indians to stimulate the rubber effort. A separate item reports Corp James Hopkins wounded in Ada when a bullet shattered his ring.
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Panama
Ada
Okla
Corp
James Hopkins
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Lacrosse
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State
Music Store
Terry's
Friendly Dining
Dodge
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
CBS
Major Bowes
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