Dairymen Oppose OPA Rules at Wisconsin Meeting
Madison dairy leaders met to oppose OPA regulations they call inflexible and confusing. Speakers cited inconsistent ceilings on dried milk and fluid milk price freezes, plus federal rules beyond OPA control that pushed Milwaukee market prices above state ceilings.
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Madison
Wis
Milton H. Button
State Department
OPA
George Pfeiffer
Marvin Dairy Productions Association
Chi
Harry Kiueter
Charles Dinneen
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Milk Producers Association
Chimarket
Wisconsin
Tragic Drowning Of 7 Year Old In Milwaukee Park Lagoon
Adrian Acker, seven, drowned after stepping into a deep hole while wading in a lagoon at McGovern Park in Milwaukee. Two boys found the body, authorities said.
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Milwaukee
Adrian Acker
McGovern Park
Appara
Perch Ings Species Count Noted Across U.S.
A claim notes that there are about 6,000 species of perch ing birds in the United States. The statistic highlights avian diversity but may reflect regional counts or classification approaches used by researchers and birding groups.
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U.S
Has Lots Of Pictures But All Of Same Girl
Pvt. Walter Gruber maintains a pin-up collection of 156 photos, all of one girl, Anna Guerra of Chicago. He lost 100 pictures when transferred from his previous post, and Guerra continues to send new images with nearly every letter.
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Camp Ellis
Walter Gruber
Collecon
Gruber
Anna Guerra
Chicago
Tailors Racket In War Profiteering Exposed
The London Board of Trade reports tailors converted men's austerity suits into women's clothing to fetch higher prices. They bought suits at wartime limits and re sold them as women's attire at inflated rates, illustrating innovative profiteering during the war.
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London Board of Trade
Longest Village Kicks Meopham Faces Strain
Meopham, England’s longest village, famed for its six mile span, sees strain on services as its 165 residents cope with its vast expanse and scattered hamlets.
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Meopham
England
Demonstration Shelter Built Fast in Pretoria
A three room steel and plastic panel shelter was erected in sixteen hours in Pretoria South Africa for an air raid drill. The demo house shows rapid deployment of protection structures for civil defense.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Portland Woman Engaged To Naval Ensign Despite Planned Army Wedding
Miss Gwendolyn E. Cushing of Portland filed intentions to wed a navy ensign after plans for her marriage to Staff Sgt. Clarence C. Gettleman of Germantown were broken. Her mother confirmed the change while details of the future remained undisclosed. The note comes as Cushing recently attended a wedding in Portland where Ensign Walter W. Schwartz Jr. and Ensign Dobbs were present as part of naval connections.
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Portland
Gwendolyn E. Cushing
Miss Cushing
Charles E. W. Dobbs
Lynbrook
N. Y
Clarence C. Gettleman
Germantown
Wis
University of Maine
Rhoda Telford
Ensign Walter W. Schwartz, Jr
Ensign Dobbs
Annapolis
Ensign
Jumbled May Weather Shocks La Crosse Residents
May across La Crosse brought wind, snow flurries, thunder, and cloudy days with rare sun. Temperature swings forced rain gear on residents, delaying early plantings and flooding areas near French Island and Pettibone Island as the Mississippi rose toward flood stage. Weather readings indicate a two week backward shift in the growing season and heavy rains in upper Mississippi regions. Corp Horace Bonsey cites his wife's whistling as a nuisance but not for the judge in a Cambridge divorce hearing.
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Victory
A. D. Sanial
St. Paul
Mississippi
Winona
French Island
Shore Acres
Pettibone Island
Cambridge
Mass
Corp
Horace Bonsey
Perfect Quick Exit Plate Helps Seamen Escape
A new plastic kick-out plate designed for ship bulkheads allows a rapid exit for seamen. It is built strong to resist steady pressure but will break under sudden impact, enabling a quick egress if trapped below decks.
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