Paralyzed Wisconsin man builds car that travels 60 miles per gallon
Jim, 64 and paralyzed since infancy, crafted a self built car using a Model T steering gear and barrow tires. With hand tools at home he assembled the car to drive six mile trips between La Crosse north and south sides and to the Vocational school to showcase his achievement.
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Jim
Gillette Street
John Coleman
la Crosse
Carl Ason
Haase
Briggs- Stratton
Coleman
la Creme County
Wisconsin Association For the Disabled
Indiana Scout Hero Survives 21 Hours Afloat After Ship Explosion
T R S Dinwiddie of Troop No. 18 Indianapolis earned Star rank and served in the 9th Infantry with the 2nd Division. He and five others stayed afloat on a wrecked portion of a ship in the South Pacific for 21 hours after an explosion, then were rescued by a destroyer. He later earned multiple Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart with three oak leaf clusters, and a Presidential citation with oak leaf. He wore the armored division shoulder insignia and a French patch for services in Europe.
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T. R. S. Dinwiddie
South Pacific
Indianapolis
Ft. Warren
Wyo
Ft. Snelling
Minn
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Lorient
France
Reims
Armored Division
Patton
U. S
Dinwiddie
Romans Introduced Ballot System in 139 B.C.
The article notes that the ballot system originated in ancient Rome in 139 B C It highlights the early use of secret voting practices and the historical context of democracy development without quoting other details.
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B. C
Housewives Not Only Ones Troubled By Food Shortages
City hospital dietitians report shortages affect daily meals for patients. Liver sausage substitutes for liver, and cold cuts prove unsatisfactory for some. Milk eggs cheese remain available, while fruit juices are sufficient. Frozen and dried foods help. menus shift daily as staff improvise to feed special diet patients.
Local Gun Club Reforms As Lacrosse Meeting Set
The La Crosse Gun Club plans Monday annual meeting at Murich Park headquarters with trap houses opening at one. Club aims to raise funds to repaint facilities and welcomes one dollar membership checks. Regional Wisconsin conservation group discusses fishing and upland bird seasons, with open seasons and bag limits proposed for various species. Ducks Unlimited reports on Canada goose brood and drought impacts across western provinces and potential effects on duck nesting.
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E. B. Lamp
The
la Crosse
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
Region No. 4
Pierce, Pepin
Buffalo
Trempealeau
Chippewa
Eau Claire
Durand Gun Club
Chippewa River
Isconsin
Jack Kahle
Ducks Unlimited
West
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Edmonton
Seven Wisconsin teens enlist in Marines during World War II
Seven high school seniors from Wisconsin enlisted in 1942 and trained together in a seven week boot camp. Their stories diverged as they served across the Pacific, with three earning battle stars for Bougainville, Guam and Iwo Jima. Sergeant Charles Anderson, now home after 28 months in the Pacific, tracks Bey Pfennig Beardmore Richardson Gavin Len and Anderson.
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Marine Corps
Kenneth Bey
Richard Pfennig
Donald Beardmore
Richard Len
Charles Anderson
la Crosse
James Richardson
Don Gavin
la Crescent
Charles
Chuck) Anderson
Pacific Theater
Bey
Pfennig
Beardmore
3Rd Marine Division
Anderson
Bougainville
Pacific
Richardson
Chicago
Iowa
Gavin
Len
Mixed Feelings Greet Victory At RAF Depot In Italy
An 89th Air Depot Group unit in Italy shares mixed reactions to news of victory. T Sgt Knox J John of La Crosse Wisconsin and fellow crew members mark the moment while continuing duties at the depot that supports Army Air Forces maintenance.
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RAF Service Command
Italy
Knox J. John
Winnebago Street
la Crosse
Wis
89Th Air Depot
Army Air Forces Service Command
89Th Air Depot Group
89Th
Army to reveal high level secret weapon used in war
Washington reports the army will soon issue an announcement about a top secret weapon employed against Germany and Japan. The article notes the enemy has gained enough information to reduce the secrecy of its details.
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Pearl Harbor
Washington
Worker Placements Up in Madison Manufacturing
United States employment service placement of workers in manufacturing rose from 14 515 in 1940 to 125 188 last year state officials of the war manpower commission reported Saturday. The rise attributed to defense and war production expansion employer reliance on government service diminished employer lists and expanded plant facilities.
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Madison
Wis
United States Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
WMC
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Weir-Meyer Furnacce
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9Th Infantry
Camp McCoy
ECON
Fifth Avenue South
Crest
Electrical Division
Auto Parts Service
Lamp
Gray and Fox Squirrels
Canada
Ira Gabrielson
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mississippi
Marines
Guam
Iwo Jima
la Crosse Tribune
Auckland
New Zealand
Guadalcanal
D-Day
9Th
Rabaul
Truk
New Hebrides
C Tribune
Betty Hutton
Iwo
LST Guam
Gerson
J. J. Anderson
Pine Street
Washington, D. C
Clinton L. Peterson
Milton L. Stoen
Crea
Mein St
Pittsburgh
Peg
Saya
Pavo
Good Housekeeping
Rango
Gamal
Doerflinger
Chay Chem
Sdeys
Beaty
Stiench
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Pittsburgh Paints
Doerflinger’s
Palmer Hanson
George Street
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