Better Boating Plan Of Group Promotes Safer Water Fun
The Coast Guard Auxiliary in La Crosse, led by Norman Pabst, aims to educate boaters on rules and buoyage, boosting pleasure and safety. Plans include an educational program and on board training aboard J. A. Bettke's boat with monthly meetings open to boat owners and associates.
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la Crosse
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Uy der Norman Pabst
Coast Auxiliary
Jrain
Ind
J. A. Bettke
Auxiliary
Coast Guard
Coast Guard Reserve
Greatest Mass of Medals Presented
Brig. Gen. Warren E. Carter awarded medals to 350 members of the same wing in the southwest Pacific. The group supplied about 10 million pounds of men, fuel, ammunition and supplies to three muddy New Guinea airfields after Hollandia fell. Air Medals, Distinguished Flying Crosses and oak leaf clusters were given for outstanding combat and support actions.
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Fifth Air Force Advanced Headquarters
New Guinea
Troop Carrier Command
Warren E. Carter
Wisconsin
Southwest Pacific
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Ramu
Camigo
Wakde Island
Submit Child Labor Inquiries To Madison
Evans said Tuesday that La Crosse district U S employment service seeks inquiries about hours and conditions of employment for women and asks applicants to write to the Wisconsin industrial commission in Madison. He noted local offices hold copies of the commission hours and minimum rates but do not set these rules. The La Crosse Vocational and Adult school issues child labor permits and handles juvenile hours inquiries under 18.
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E. Wallace Evans
la Crosse
U. S. Emservice
Wisconsin Industral Commission
Madison
Commission
Evans
Car Theft Reported Near Waukon and Portage Details
Leonard Bulman reports a black 1936 Ford stolen from his farm near Waukon Iowa. The thief took the car with plate 3 and later swapped it in Grand Mound for a picture left at a different farm. The incident connects Davenport Iowa to the theft route. Also noted is the 32nd annual Wis Pipe Trades convention in Oshkosh scheduled for June 17.
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Waukon
Leonard Bulman
Clarence Grover
Waukong
Daven Port
Grand Mound
Oshkosh
Wis
Pipe Trades Association
Ant
Radio Tonight Schedule Highlights War Bond Appeals
Radio tonight features MBS and CBS programs including American Forum on postwar financing with Bricker and Taft, NBC airing Ginny Simms and Fibber McGee, and war bond drives continuing. Notable entries include Chester Bowles on the OPA, Dr. James Shotwell, Justice Roberts discussion, Burns and Allen finale, and Halls of Montezuma with Sinfonietta. The schedule also lists the next day’s lineup across NBC CBS BLUE and MBS networks with multiple variety shows, dramas, and news.
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Mbs
Bricker
Taft
Kilgore
Neely
Chester Bowles
OPA
CBS
James T. Shotwell
Justice Owen J. Roberts
NBC
Ginny Simms
Fibber McGee
Charlotte Greenwood
Hildegaree
Judy Canova
Burns and Allen
Corwin
Blu
Milton Berle
Duffy
Pat
Sinfonietta
America
Lawrence Smith
Ross House
Jeri Sullavan
Jack Armstrong
Biu-West
Volney
Lowell Thomas
Nbc World News
Henry J. Taylor
Biu-Basic
Mercer
Nbc-Basic
bin Fulton Lewis, Jr
John Nesbitt
Johnson Family
Ronald Colman
the Irresistibles
Bdiu
Arthur
Nbs
Raymond Massey
Dr. Fights
Cbe
Bilu
American Forum
Cariette Greenwood
Nbec
Columbia Presents
Raymond Gram Swing
Nbc Congress
Washington
Biu
Montezuma
Marines
Dancing Music Orchestra
Nbdc
the Music Shop
Nbc-West
San Quentin
Caffeine May Cause Ulcers Says Medical Study
Evidence that high caffeine intake from coffee tea or soft drinks may help cause stomach ulcers in susceptible people was presented by Roth Ivy and Atkinson of Northwestern University. Animal tests showed caffeine injures stomach linings and raises acid levels, with human tests confirming an excessive caffeine dose can trigger acid rises especially in ulcer patients.
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Associated Press
Chicago
American Medical Association
J. A. Roth
A. C. Ivy
A. J. Atkinson
Northwestern University School of Medicine
AMA House Seeks Direct Deferments for Medical Students
The Chicago delegates of the American Medical Association voted to petition the president and Congress to obtain greater deferments for medical students by bypassing Selective Service.
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Chicago
House of Delegates
The
American Medical Association
Congress
Sgt Kilmer Erickson Wounded in Italy Former Ettrick Farmer
S. Sgt. Kilmer C. Erickson 33, former Ettrick farmer, seriously wounded in Italy. Son of Gust Erickson who lives north of Ettrick. Enlisted May 15, 1942, trained at Camp Shelby, Shreveport, and desert training in California. Posted to North Africa and Italy with American forces. Last letter May 30. He has two brothers Goodwin and Ernest and a sister Elvina at home. Details of injury and location unknown.
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Ettrick
Wis
Kilmer C. Erickson
Italy
Erickson
Gust _ Erickson
Army
Camp Shelby
Miss
Shreveport
California
North Africa
Goodwin
Ernest
Elvina
F R Committee Restores Fair Employment Board Funds
Washington political wrangle ends with Senate appropriations committee voting 14 to 6 to restore the Roosevelt fair employment practices committee’s 1945 funding of 500000. Southern Democrats sought abolition but were blocked. The action solidifies support for the federal body amid postwar civil rights debates.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mass Induction Of Wacs Highlight La Crosse Flag Day
La Crosse lodge No 300 Elks sponsors Riverside park Flag Day program with a mass induction of WAC recruits. Parade assembles by 6 45 p m at court house square led by Judge R V Ahlstrom. In rain, program shifts to Vocational school auditorium followed by concert in Riverside park.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Wacs
la Crosse
Wac
Riverside Park
la Crosse Lodge No. 300
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Court House Square
R. V. Ahlstrom
Carl Bruhn
the Elks Lodge
Park
Central High School
Trane Glee Club
Elks’ Office
A. C. Wolfe
B. W. Ingli
Gateway Area Council
Boy Scout
Carl M. Halmstad
Logan High School
Prin
Cipal
William O'Neill
Milwaukee Elks’ Lodge
Mark F. Esch
Waco
Trane Company
Land
Boy Scouts
Brownie Beck
American Legion
Central
Logan and Aquinas High School
VFW
Holsum
Wilson-Colwell Relief Corps
Spanish War Veterans
Service Mothers
Navy Mothers
City Firemen
Girl Scouts
Red Cross
CIO
AFL
Knights of Columbus
Elks
Heileman Brewing Company
State Street
Fifth
Main
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