Maintain War Work Is Plea
Milwaukee special reports American Legion posts urged ongoing war effort until Japan s surrender. Legion leaders push Seveth War Loan support and warn against isolationism while stressing renewed home front and Pacific fronts action for total victory.
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Milwaukee
Wis
American Legion
Wisconsin
William R
Marshfield
Den
Japan
Edward N. Schei
Albany
N. Y
the Legion
Jon
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San
Vic
Pacific
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Congregational Church Vacation School Planned
The First Congregational church will run a Vacation Church School starting Monday for five mornings until June 29. Eligible are boys and girls 3% years old up to those who have completed the third grade. Faculty includes supervisors Mrs Roy Jones and Mrs Eunice Davison among others. Mrs Laura Ramsey directs. Registrations at the church with her.
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First Congregational Church
Roy Jones
Eunice Davidson
G. O. Moore
Ema Sargent
Betty Behrens
Corinne Kaump
Russell Ald
W. A. Rigg
Frederick
Molly Hale
Hurtgen
Laura Ramsey
Interstate rates cut on fresh meats to Pacific coast
The interstate commerce commission ordered a roughly 35 percent freight rate reduction for fresh meats and packing house carloads from the Midwest to the Pacific coast on Friday.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Midwest
Pacific Coast
E Bond Sales Lag Behind 7th War Loan Quota
Ted R. Gamble, director of the treasury war finance division, reports E-bond sales for the 7th war loan about 10 percent behind schedule. Individuals have purchased 5.51 billion dollars, 78.7 percent of the quota, while overall E-bond progress sits at 62.4 percent of the 4 billion dollar target, totaling 2.496 billion dollars.
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Washington
Ted R. Gamble
Treasury
War Finance Division
Gamble
War Finance Committees
Santa Anna Introduces Chewing Gum to United States
In 1854 Santa Anna, Mexico’s dictator until that year, introduced chewing gum to the United States by sending 20 pounds of chicle to James Adams, an American, who flavored it for the first sales.
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Santa Anna
Mexico
United States
James Adams
Small Nations Push for Charter Revisions at UN Conference
Small nations seek revision of the world security charter within five to ten years amid fears the veto formula by the Big Five gives them power to block or push changes. Officials, including Alger Hiss, aim to settle issues soon with Truman set to address the final session on June 23 and ratify the charter in Washington.
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San Francisco
Security Council
Big Five
Alger Hiss
Truman
Washington
Senate
Charter Presented State Navy League Council Charter Presented
MILWAUKEE Wisconsin state council of the Navy league received its charter yesterday from Frank Hecht Chicago national chairman of league councils. Vice-Admiral Arthur S. Carpenter Great Lakes district commandant was guest of honor and speaker. Officers elected include William M. Chester Jessel S. Whyte Thomas Hefty J D Buckstaff A B Medionl H J Hagge W C Hewettt Walter Frame.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin State Council of the Navy League
Frank Hecht
Chicago
Arthur S. Carpenter
Great Lakes
9Th Naval District
William M. Chester
Jessel S. Whyte
Ge Thomas Hefty
Madison
J. D. Buckstaff
Oshkosh
A. B. Medionl
Racine
H. J. Hagge
Wausau
W. C. Hewettt
Walter Frame
Waukesha
Free Tree Service Opens Nordic Picnic Tradition
Holdrege Nebraska reports on a family picnic where Stewart Carlson enjoys coffee brewed over an open fire in the Swedish regional tradition. the item notes a cultural practice linked to the meal.
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Holdrege
Stewart Carlson
Carlson notices bird over Mexican beer in a curious scene
A bird perched above Carlson as an egg drops into his coffee cup. The scene quickly shifts to a statistic noting Mexican beer production averaging 32,008,800 quarts monthly.
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Carlson
Veterans To Visit Rehabilitation Clinic
Vocationally handicapped veterans of World War II not eligible for education aid under Public Law 16 or 346 are urged to report with other such individuals at the rehabilitation clinic. The interview and counselors will be available at the local Vocational Rehabilitation office room 105 La Crosse Vocational School Tuesday to address their problems with special consideration.
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la Crosse
Blind Bert Iverson Bets On Memory To Catch Counterfeit Bills
In Salt Lake City Blind Bert M Iverson explains he verifies money by asking who is pictured on the bill. North India tea output fell by 43 million pounds in the past year.
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Salt Lake City
Bert M. Iverson
North India
Bond Theater Premieres Set Amid War Bond Drive
The Hollywood and Rivoli in La Crosse schedule two June bond shows for Nob Hill and Roughly Speaking with admission by war bond purchase. The Nob Hill cast includes Vivian Blaine Joan Bennett and George Raft while Roughly Speaking stars Rosalind Russell and Jack Carson. The piece notes period music vaudeville and Peggy Ann Garner in a key role. A Minnesota traffic fatality report cites urban increases and rural decreases through May 1945 with 79 urban deaths and 44 rural. May adds nine pedestrian fatalities and a 1945 total of 123 urban deaths versus 127 the year before.
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Hollywood
Rivoli
Vivian Blaine
Joan Bennett
George Raft
Rosalind Russell
Jack Carson
San Francisco
Georgie
Peggy Ann Garner
Brooklyn
Raft
Miss Blaine
Robert Hutton
Andrea King
Alan Gale
Craig Stevens
John Qualen
John Alvin
Donald Woods
ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota Highway Department
Boy and goat fall into tar filled trench
Philip Sylvester aged 11 and a pet goat wandered into a tar filled trench on a vacant lot near a paving project. The rope snagged the boy as the goat balked, pulling the pair in. Jim Oviatt 17 and six workers freed them. the goat and boy were rescued.
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Salt Lake City
Philip Sylvester
Phil
Jim Oviatt
Luce Back In States From Pacific
Marine Pfc. Arno E. Luce 20 of La Crosse Wis returned to Miramar California from the Pacific for furlough and reassignment. He is an operations man with a marine air wing squadron and a 1942 Logan High School graduate who played football. he has two brothers serving in the Marine Corps.
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Marine Corps Air Depot
Miramar
Calif
Arno E. Luce
la Crosse Wis
Marine Air Wing
Pacific
E. E. Luce
Logan High School
Weldon Owens Mistakenly Becomes Groom at Albuquerque Wedding
A district court order allows the county clerk to correct a wedding misstep in Albuquerque New Mexico where Weldon Owens was mistakenly registered as the groom instead of the witness after an incorrect signature.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Weldon Owens
Safety technician continues civilian work in Army at Wright Field
S. Sgt. Lester C. Guggenbuehl, a ground safety technician at Wright Field, carries civilian training into military duty. Before joining the army in 1942 he was a safety engineer and now helps inspect installations for hazards, investigates accidents, and trains enlisted personnel. He completed a Chanute Field safety course and is the son of Mr and Mrs W H Guggenbuehl.
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Lester C. Guggenbuehl
Wright Field
Army
Ground Safety Office
War Department
Sgt
Guggenbuehl
Chanute Field
W. H. Guggenbuehl
West Avenue South
Lyda Eirschele
Tomah
Dayton
Mexican soldier wins typing title at Lowry Field
Second Sgt Hector Felipe Jiminez Rubio, attached to Lowry Field, wins the typewriter tornado title by typing 120 words per minute in English despite not reading the language. He enjoys the temporary assignment but notes English has too many verbs and he has had too much KP.
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Denver
Hector Felipe Jiminez Rubio
Lowry Field
Farm Youth Wins 3 Day Minnesota Air Tour Award
Robert S. Swartaw of Goodhue Minnesota earns a three day trip as a reward for soil conservation work. Swartaw, Minnesota state 4 H club champ in soil conservation, will fly to La Crosse and visit the Grand Cad bluff station and Coon Valley. Orville Hays notes the itinerary with a car drive and aerial overviews.
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Robert S. Schwartaw
Goodhue
Minn
Minnesota
Crosse and Coon Valley
Swartaw
M. A. Thorfinson
la Crosse
Grand Cad Bluff
Coon Valley
Orville Hays
Swartow
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