Lawn Party Plans at La Crosse Home for Children
The La Crosse Home for Children invites the public to a lawn party at 609 South 11th Street. Mrs. L. W. Eidam serves as general chairwoman with Gundersen as president. The event features committees for publicity, membership, and children's activities under multiple board members.
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la Crosse
South 11Th Street
Gundersen
Joan Pawlak
Ernestine Dribben
Mary Olberg
Nancie Schwanzle
Emily Kroner
Jeanenne Funke
L. W. Eidam
Home Board
Gunnar Gundersen
J. H Gotterdam
Donald Gordon
Eidam
Quincy A Fue
M. B. Matteson
V. Stormont
Wayne Hood
Mmes
Gotterdam
Storon
Hale
Pemeene
Matteson
Hunt
Harriet Ray
Mme
Ubert Fuller
Clarence
Holley
Harold Molzahn
D. E. Field
Molzahn
Gelatt
Kenneth Dahl
Tribune
Lytle Fink
Joan Pletz
Vanishing Autogiro Sparks Shift to Helicopter Focus
Aviation observers say the autogiro is fading from the scene as the industry centers on the helicopter for its superior flexibility. Yet analysts caution that practical consumer purchases are not imminent.
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Washington
First Two Of 20 Bung House Gang Members In Service Back In La Crosse
The Bung House gang, once a self described club from Central and Aquinas, has two of its 20 members back in La Crosse after overseas service. Pfc Hollis New and Art Deal, both in uniform, served with the 7th Army and Patton's 3rd Army respectively, earning battle stars, ribbons, and a presidential unit citation. Deal is discharged and employed at La Crosse Laundry. New expects discharge after a foot injury near the Rhine.
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Bung House
la Crosse
Bungers
Central
Aquinas
Mississippi
Pfc
Hollis New
Son Deal
Art Deal
West Avenue South
Deal
Air Corps
New
Infantry
7Th Army
The
Rhine
Mark Clark
5Th
Italy
8Rd
7Th
France
Suttenst
36Th
Patton
Strassbourg
States
Sgt
9Th Allied Airborne Troop Carrier Force
Belgium
Germany
Tribune
Ed Deal
Local Labor Meetings Schedule and Credit Union Elections
This week’s labor council agenda lists meetings for Local 14 Local 555 and other units with executives and committees. Floyd Kopps is elected to the credit committee at a Credit Union meeting. Oscar Harebo and Austin Straight report on a Washington trip about OPA continuation and lawmakers met with Stevenson LaFollette O Kon s ki Murray Walowski Wiley. Peter Pendelton Roy Lamb attend Wisconsin State War Fund meeting in Milwaukee. La Crosse Co op held a successful meeting electing by laws and educational committee members. The next meeting is the second Thursday in July at Pioneer Hall with by laws to be discussed. Elmer A Benson former Minnesota governor named to a post.
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UAWA
The
la Crosse County Industrial Union Council
FTA and
AWU
UFEWA
Credit Union
Floyd Kopps
Oscar Harebo
Austin Straight
Wash
Vay A
Wisconsin
Minnesota
House
Senate
William Stevenson
Bob LaFollette
O’konski
Murray
Walouski
Wiley
Peter Pendelton
Roy Lamb
Wisconsin State War Fund
Milwaukee
Marquette Law School
Great Lakes
la Crosse
Burma Flight Veteran Receives DFC and Oak Leaf Cluster
Sgt. Robert T. Baker, aerial engineer aboard The Hump route, earns the Distinguished Flying Cross and Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious service. A Central High graduate, he enlisted in 1942, flew about 150 missions, including 130 over The Hump, and returned to the U.S. in 1944. He’s now with the 3rd Ferrying Group at Romulus Michigan and helped deliver aircraft to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. Another Baker son, S. Sgt. Harry E. Baker, serves in North Africa.
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Robert T. Baker
Antonette A. Baker
Ifth Avenue South
India
China
Central High Baker School
Baker
Army
United States
Air Eaacers Command
Air Transport Command
Romulus
Mich
S. Set
Harry E. Baker
North Africa
The Policeman's Lot Is Not A Happy One
Chicago patrolman Charles E. Callendar was summoned from his beat to assist at the birth of a seven pound son in a residence. After delivery the mother and infant were taken to a hospital and reported in good condition.
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Chicago
Ill
Charles E. Callendar
That Ain't Hay
Norfolk depot lists a navy refrigerator with 39 million pounds meat capacity and 15 million eggs enough to feed a million men for a month.
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Norfolk
Navy
Armed Guard Crew On Liberty Ship Circulated World Ports
Ernest Albert Nelson served in the U S navy armed guard on a Liberty ship traveling 33 915 miles to ports worldwide. He joined May 1 1944 trained at Great Lakes and Gulfport Miss later served as first gunner in Brooklyn. The ship crossed the Atlantic 8 913 miles and the Pacific via the Panama Canal to the Solomon Coral and South China seas. He earned multiple theater ribbons and souvenirs from Manila and San Francisco Kaiser yards. Nelson is married with four children and lives at 901 Avon Street.
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U. S. Navy Armed Guard
Ernest Albert Nelson
Globe
Great Lakes
Gulf Port
Miss
Brooklyn
Nelson
Arc Welder
Arc
Allis Chalmers
Navy
English Channel
Dunkerque
Dover
Manila
North Atlantic
Chesapeake Bay
New
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Panama Canal
Solomon Sea
Coral Sea
Bismark Sea
Sulu Sea
South China Sea
Mindanao Sea
Equator
Dutch East Indies
Philippines
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Golden Dragon
180Th Meridian
Leyte
Taciy
Fou
Avon Street
Trane Company
Mary Nelson
Fourth and
Market Streets
Seaman Nelson
Norman
Hyde Serves At Sea In Army Transport Corps
First Officer Clarence B. Hyde serves in the Army Transport Corps delivering supplies to MacArthur's units in the South Pacific. A former merchant seaman and Great Lakes mariner, he trained in Brooklyn and served on tugs toward Panama before sailing to New Guinea and Brisbanes action zones. He survived mine infested seas and a 30 day hospital stint for a foot infection, later returning to the States for rest and reassignment.
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Hyde
Army Transport Corps
MacArthur
Merchant Marines
Army
Clarence B. Hyde
South Pacific
United Army
Clarence Hyde
Pine Street
Logan High Sc
Great Lakes
Merchant Marine
Lakes
Transport Corps
Pennsylvania Salt Co
Navy
Brooklyn
New Orleans
Panama
New Guinea
San Francisco
Marine Hospital
Oime
Pacific Islands
Beranek
Joe
Brisbane
Australia
Detroit
Charles Harder
la Crosse
Army Postal Service
Germany
Hillman to become honorary chair of NCPAC
Sidney Hillman, founder and chairman since last summer, will become honorary chairman while continuing as head of the CIO-PAC. Benson, accepting the post, urged mobilizing Americans for progressive political action and advancing Roosevelt era military political economic and social goals.
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National Citizens’ Political Action Committee
NCPAC
National Executive Council
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
Cio-Pac
Benson
Most Beautiful Building Rebuilt Plans Considered
Tyron constructed in 1770 by William rr once deemed the finest in Colonial America. Originating at 80000 dollars, it burned in 1798. Now new plans seek reconstruction costing between 500000 and 1000000 dollars under His Majesty's Governor of North Carolina.
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Tyron
William Rr
North Carolina
America
July 1 Deadline Set for Bicycle Licenses in La Crosse
All bicycles ridden in La Crosse must be licensed by July 1 per Chief Herman F. Rick. City Hall bicycle license office opens at noon daily until July 1 except Saturdays when it closes at noon. British savings banks now report 23,000,000 depositors.
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City of
la Crosse
Herman F. Rick
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Porruce Ant
Ges
South Ave
Brussels
Reims
Paris
Gloria Cleveland
Stoddard
Wis
Pitzner
Main and
Stete
CIO Labor News
Alexander Wiley
Elmer A. Benson
7Th St
Burma
York Harbor
Mississippi River
Minches
Pentland Firth
North Sea
Channel
River Thames
Greenwich
Scotland
England
London
Comba
Kaiser Shipyards
Sancisco
Britain
Electrical Division
Auto Parts Service
Complete Optical Service
Ee Saaddapid SR mi Optometrist
Main ST
Lacrosse, Wis
L. H. Seemann
Seemann Lumber & Coal CO
Fifth Ave. South
Ralph H. Young
Jeweler
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