Klandrud Receives Captain Rank In USAAF
Roy Klandrud of Galesville advances from first lieutenant to captain in the US Army Air Forces. He has been overseas since 1942 with three downed Japanese planes and expects furlough next month. Other locals report service updates including pilots, lieutenants, and sailors overseas from Genoa to Holmen and Horah.
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Roy Klandrud
Galesville
USAAF
Wis
Inis Roy Klandrud
R. L. Klandrud
Klandrud
Howard Becker
Ata
New Guinea
New Caledonia
Atlantic
William Wagner
Ge Wagner
Caledonia Township
Ellington Field
Tex
Low D Day casualty rate reported by Allied command
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force announced D Day casualties were lower than expected and less than one percent of American wounded reaching medical stations died. The medical service surpassed North African and World War I care, with rapid evacuation, penicillin use, plasma and whole blood transfusions, and the new intravenous anesthetic sodium pentathol widely used.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Violated Body Of 10 Year Old Girl Found In Mass
In Scituate Massachusetts the body of Frances McGrath, 10, daughter of a former Boston city councilman, was found on a Norwell farm six miles from the family summer home. Police say she was found on her back with her coat and dress over her head and had clearly been attacked after disappearing after confession at St Marys church. Volunteers and state guards helped search.
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Scituate
Mass
Frances McGrath
Boston
Norwell
Michael Stewart
Stewart
St. Mary's Church
Girl Drowns In Lake Near Menasha Wisconsin
Thersa Mattern aged 14 drowned in Little Lake Butte Des Morts while swimming beside a rowboat. A girl companion in the boat failed in the rescue attempt.
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Menasha
Wis
Thersa Mattern
Little Lake Butte Des Morts
Weather Summary for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Tonight Saturday
Partly cloudy with widely scattered thundershowers tonight. Cooler conditions in northern Wisconsin tonight and Saturday. Minnesota reports partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers in the east. slightly cooler on Saturday. Iowa remains partly cloudy and warm with widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
River Porposal Forecast From Hastings To Genoa
River forecast indicates slight rise from Hastings to Dam No 6 and little change to Genoa over 36 hours. A general rise then across the district toward mid next week. Crest levels not reached at Winona and La Crosse but near high water in June. La Crosse river to reach tankful siege tonight due to heavy rain at Sparta.
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Hastings
Genoa
Winona
la Crosse
Sparta
Prediction of 300000 planes and 6000 airports after war
civil aeronautics administrator Charles I. Stanton forecasted four years after the war there would be 300000 civil airplanes and 6000 airports in the United States. He noted 32000000 automobiles were registered in 1941 and that current totals stood at 25000 planes and 3000 airports.
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Boston
United States
Charles I. Stanton
Civil Aeronautics Administrator
New England Council
Frog Case Defendant Wins In Court Appeal
Henry Pickette an 18 year old Oshkosh truck driver had a guilty plea to illegally possessing a native frog withdrawn after Minnesota Supreme Court reversed a district court. Wardens fined him 100 dollars and costs with 90 days jail if unpaid. The court ruled the record showed he was entitled to withdraw the plea as frogs lawfully caught in North Dakota were in interstate commerce.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Henry Pickette
Oshkosh
Wis
Minnesota Supreme Court
Pickett
Fairmont
N. C
District Court
Supreme Court
Pickette
High Court
North Dakota
Fourteen Houston County Men Ordered to Induction
Fourteen Houston county registrants are ordered to report for induction on June 22. Names include Louis Rogich Erling Rudolph Laumb Paris F Burfield Louis de La Crosse Luehr Tower Gace Arthur Dallas ry George Edward Davies La Seen cent Byron Truman Ingvalson Elmer Olson Rushford Silas Aloys Klug transferred from Kansas City MO. Sixteen county men will take their physicals at Fort Snelling on June 22.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Army
Louis Rogich
Erling Rudolph Laumb
Paris F
Burfield
Houston
Kansas City
Fort Snelling
U S Proposes Nipponese Exchange Via Soviet Route
Washington reports a new U S plan to exchange American nationals held by Japan via a shortened route through Soviet waters now under Tokyo consideration. A House subcommittee disclosed Russia rejected Japan’s Vladivostok relief proposal but offered other ports. A faster U S mail service via Teheran and the Soviet Union has begun to ease anxious relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soviet Union
Tokyo
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Ing
Russia
Vladivostok
Japan
United States
Teheran
Son Graduates in Minnesota University Ceremony
Caledonia Minnesota notes their son Verne Knappe graduated from the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. He is scheduled to enter service soon.
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Caledonia
Minn
Ganenappe
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Verne Knappe
Institute of Technology
Tito Claims Defection of Mihailovic Officers
Marshal Tito announced in a broadcast that Major Dijuric a commander under General Mihailovic joined Tito’s Partisans with many officers and over 1000 troops.
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London
Tito
Dijuric
Mihailovic
Tanks Deliver Max Fire In Carentan Sector Breakthrough
Allied tanks spearheaded a brutal fight two miles southwest of Carentan as German forces pressed along hedgerows. Capt. Harry Wold of Cleveland Heights described bursts of 60 000 rounds as tanks crushed attackers. Sgt. Wilbur K. Rockwell of Antrim and his gunner George W. Smith of Silver Creek knocked out three German 105 mm guns at 1000 yards.
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Harry Wold
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
Carentan
Wilbur K. Rockwell
Antrim
N. Y
Corp
George W. Smith
Silver Creek
Miss
Wounded While Rescuing Mule in Italy Letter Reports Wounds
Whitehall Wisconsin special service says Corp. Norman Gabriel of the American forces in Italy wrote his mother that he received two shrapnel wounds in his arm while attempting to rescue a helpless mule. The wounds were not serious.
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Whitehall
Wis
Special) Corp
Norman Gabriel
Italy
August Gabriel
Soldiers On 17 Day Furloughs From World War II Base
Whitehall Wisconsin reports Pvt Ralph Rasmuson arriving from Scott Field Illinois to visit his mother before a 17 day furlough with his wife and daughter in Almena. He completed a radio air lines course at Scott Field and will be assigned to a Detroit air field. Also on furlough are Pvt Sherman Erickson from Camp Luna New Mexico visiting his parents and T Sgt Erling Loviien from Colorado Springs returning to camp after visiting Blair and Coon Valley.
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Whitehall
Wis
Pic Ralph Rasmuson
Scott Field
Arne Rasmuson
Almena
Radio Airlines Communications
In Air Field
Detroit
Mich
Sherman Erickson
Camp Luna
N. M
A. B. Erickson
Erling Loviien
Colorado Springs
Colo
al Loviien
Blair
Coon Valley
Word From Son Wounded In Italy
La Farge Wisconsin special service report: Mr and Mrs Lester Green receive a letter from their son Pic Willard Green who is listed as seriously in action in Italy. The letter says he could hardly speak yet he asks his parents not to worry and that he is receiving the best medical care. A nurse wrote the notice due to his inability to write.
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Genoa
Wis
Frank Ghelfi
Pic
Philip P. Ghelfi
New Guinea
Camp Grant
Ill
Angel Island
Calif
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
Australia
Bernard
A. Gianoli
Sle
Navy
Great Lakes
Navy Pier
Chicago
Bremerton
Wash
San Diego
San Francisco
Hiss Genevieve Ghelfi
5Th Ave
la Crosse
Pian Mission Festival Opens at South Ridge Church
The South Ridge Evangelical Lutheran Church led by Rev. E. G. Hertler opens its annual mission festival with morning services at 10 o clock on Sunday and afternoon services at 2 o clock. The speaker for the event is Rev. Kurzweg of Cochrane.
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South Ridge
Ration Guide Details Stamps and Food Prices
The ration guide lists stamps for meats processed foods and sugar with validity dates and quantities. It includes airplane stamps 1 and 2, gasoline coupons through June, fruit prices for apples bananas oranges and grapefruits, and vegetables like lettuce potatoes carrots and cucumbers with per unit prices and exclusions.
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Associated Press
California
Florida
Lathrop Brothers Pick Navy Careers in Sparta Family
Sparta Wisconsin Tribune reports Jiggs Lathrop John a seaman second class enlisted May 20 1943 at age 17 and stationed Mare Island for ship repairs Donk Donley Lathrop 20 joined merchant marine before transferring to the Navy as a submarine crewman making test runs from New London Connecticut in readiness for combat.
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Jiggs
John
Mare Island
Donley
Donk
Merchant Marine
Ter
Navy
New London
Conn
Dempsey Drops Out of Republican Congressional Race
Chester E. Dempsey of Hartland withdraws from the Republican nomination race for congressman in Wisconsin's second district. Arthur L. May of Madison and Robert K. Henry of Jefferson remain as Republican candidates for the office.
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Madison
Wis
Chester E. Dempsey
Hartland
Secretary of State
Arthur L. May
Robert K. Henry
Jefferson
Wausau man pleads innocent on ration coupon charges
John Hofenbredal, 30, appeared before U S Commissioner Paul J. Egan and pleaded innocent to possession transportation and use of counterfeit gasoline ration coupons. He was ordered held on a $1000 bond pending a preliminary hearing next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Wis
John Hofenbredal
U. S
Paul J. Egan
Edgerton Woman Named Winnebago County Home Demonstration Agent
Veronica Byrne of Edgerton will assume duties in Oshkosh on July 1 as Winnebago county home demonstration agent after resigning as economics instructor at Princeton High School.
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Oshkosh, Wis
Veronica Byrne
Edgerton
Princeton, Wis
Winnebago County
More Interest In Bonds Noted In Fifth War Loan Drive
First reports from black workers in the Fifth War Loan campaign show increased local interest in Victory bonds. Mrs. L. C. Smith and Mrs. J. W. Winter doubled their prior drives, with Harry Spence and R. D. Morse reporting $20 000 pledged. Partial ward reports come from several areas as workers in plants are urged to pledge with employment location shown as issuing agent.
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la Crosse
Do Not Listen To Jap Broadcasts Says New Guinea Soldier
Pfc. Paul Bishop writes to his parents from New Guinea urging, Do not pay attention to Tokyo broadcasts, calling them pure propaganda aimed at breaking morale. He describes the camp as a jungle clearing with tents and dense growth surrounding them.
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New Guinea
Ettrick
Wis
Paul Bishop
William Bishop
South Beaver Creek
Tokyo
Bishop
Planning Of Postwar Tax Program Promised By GOP Leaders
Washington Republican leaders announce public hearings after summer recess on a postwar tax program aiming to cut present levies by half. Reed says Treasury has no plan and that action must start now. The 25 member GOP task force includes 10 Ways and Means members.
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Washington
Reed
House
Republican
Agriculture
Treasury
Reed Group
Ways and Means
GOP
Doughton
D-Nc
Woman with Numerous Husbands Ruled Sane
Detroit report states Mrs. Korine Stankowich, 35, was found sane by three psychiatrists and not mentally deficient. Federal Judge Picard set June 27 for trial on charges she fraudulently obtained government dependency allotments for four service members. FBI notes she admitted marrying at least 16 men.
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Detroit
Korine Stankowich
Frank A. Picard
Stankowich
FBI
Bluebirds Welcome Nest in Civil War Cannon at McGregor
In McGregor Iowa a Civil War gun named Nellie Grant sits on the riverfront as a rusting relic. An unusual pair of bluebirds has claimed the cannon as a nesting site and are raising a family inside the tube.
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Mcgregor, Ia
Nellie Grant
Mississippi River
McGregor
Livestock Market Ends Quiet With Mixed Prices and Declines
Livestock arrivals after hours will be weighed and priced next morning as market holds steady. Cattle and hogs show varied ranges with top beets and lows across categories. Potatoes in Chicago show moderate demand with Bliss Triumphs and Long Whites priced across several states.
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Chicago
U. 5 S
Bliss
California
Arizona Bliss
Louisiana Bliss
Arkansas Bliss
U. 8
Milwaukee Livestock and Chicago Grain Update
Milwaukee livestock prices show steady to prime ranges for hogs and cattle, with bulls and calves listed across weights. Chicago cash grain and futures tables display mixed wheat and oats quotes, along with December corn and soymeal figures and daily open, high, low, and close ranges.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Milwaukee
Mar
Real Estate Transfer In Shelby Town
Walter J. Bay and wife transfer property in Shelby to Robert J. Plomquist and wife in a daily records real estate transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. Bay
Robert J. Plomquist
Shelby
Chicago Produce Market Steady With Mixed Poultry Butter and Eggs
Live poultry market steady with 27 truck receipts and unchanged prices for Leghorn fowl. Butter strong with 844,141 pounds received. Eggs firm at U S specials 36 and 38 for current receipts 31 to 32 cents. U S extras 34 to 36, U S standards 32 to 34. Receipts total 13,881 cases with market unchanged.
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Chicago
U. S
Wind Tunnel Powers Stream At Moffett Field
Motors delivering 27 000 horsepower drive the wind stream in the 16 foot wind tunnel at Moffett Field California for aerodynamic testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffett Field
Calif
Joe E Brown Receives 1944 Father To All Men Overseas
New York awards Joe E Brown the Eisenhower Medal and the title father to all men overseas for his wartime radio broadcasts. Brown, a film and radio comedian, has visited multiple battle fronts on the Blue network coast to coast program. His oldest son, Capt. Don E Brown, 25, was killed October 9, 1942 in a bomber crash in California.
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New York
Joe E. Hoe
Brown
National Fathers’ Committee of
Blue
Screen Star
Don E. Brown
California
Civilian Aircraft Fleets Expected to Reach 300,000 Soon
A postwar forecast predicts about 300,000 civilian planes in service within four years after hostilities end, highlighting a rapid expansion of air travel capacity and commercial aviation growth.
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Wilmer Hendrickson
Camp Pendleton
Stanley Weverstad
C. A. Weverstad
Fort Meade
Camp Fannin
Sgt
Clarence Weverstad
Camp Leonard Wood
Horah
Russel Rossi
Camp Fanin
Carl Hartman
U. S. Department OF Commerce
Denver
Duluth
Peape Ie
Dekota
C.P
Lansing
Davenport
Acai
U. S. Marine Corps
Pacific
Battle of
Tarawawas
Winston V. Olson
Rt. 2
Westby
Raphael Griffin
Phoenix
Ariz
Don Whitehead
Scott Field, Ill
Pian Mission Festival
Ration Guide
U. B
Ralph Thompson
G. H. Thompson
North Chester Street
Childress
Texas
Thompson
Lincoln
Neb
Sparta High School
Air Corps
Lathrop Brothers
Tribune Sparta
Lathrop Boys
Dudley “Red” Lathrop
Alberti Lesky
Don Schuster
Ranger
Peter Collington
Rangor
Hoeschler’s
Bluebirds
Cannon
Winona Livestock
St. Ol
Ilinois Central
N. J al. Chem
Inspirat
C. C
Studebaker
C. Allis
Swift Am. Can
Can
Union Carbide Am. Rad
UN. Air. Lines
Smet
J. Mansville
Kennecott C
U. S. Rubber
U. S. Steel
UN. Tel A
Liggett and My
W. el
Mig
Marshall Field
Woolworth Bendix
Monty. Ward
Youngst
T. We Beth
Nash Kelv
Central RR
Ark. Nat. Gas A. Caterpil
Chrysler No. Am. Aviation
Svc. Pt
Northern Pac
el. Bond
Sh. Container
Penney Pits
Curt
Penn. RR
Douglas Aire
Phelps D
du Pont
Phillips Pet
Amer. Ins
Eastman Kodak
Gisholt Ma. Co
Gen
Elec
Sears Roebuck M
G. Heileman
Gen. Foods
Shell
Gen. Motors
Simmons Coa
M. I. Thomas Goodrich
Sinclair Oil
Goodyear
Socony-Vacuum
Theme
Pac
Bane
St. Brands
Ind. Gt. North. Ry
St. Oi Cal
Trane Co
EAGLE
Insular
Whia
Americas
THE
YORK
Opticians
America
Yrore
Main ST
Joe E. Brown
All Men Overseas
E. J. duPont
de Nemours
Southeastern
Millrights
Carpenters
Auto Mechanics
Employment Service
WAR Manpower Commission
Fifth Avenue South
Wisc
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