Oatis to Be Tried Soon in Prague Arrest Case
Oatis of Marion Indiana, chief AP bureau in Prague, is to be tried within days on charges of hostile activities against Czechoslovakia. Three Czech agents abducted him as he prepared to leave his office. arrest announced April 26 after his disappearance. He had warned the U S embassy he was under shadowing.
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Peedey
Marion
Ind
Oatis
Prague
Associated Press
U.S
Frank Starzel
Czechoslovakia
Defense plants in Wisconsin Minnesota receive tax relief
Twenty three Wisconsin firms and twelve in Minnesota have certificates from the defense production administration to deduct up to 100 percent of capital costs for new buildings over five years. The total proposed investments run 26.7 million for Wisconsin and 16.1 million for Minnesota, with individual city allocations listed but without names.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Joint Committee On the Economic Report
Defense Production Administration
Superior
Green Bay
Madison
Milwaukee
Racine
Duluth
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Circuit Bible Camp Planned in Wisconsin
Young people from Evangelical Lutheran congregations in the La Crosse circuit prepare to attend the annual Bible Camp at Luther Park Chetek July 8 to 14. The camp dean is Rev. L. W. Halvorson Blair with a four‑member faculty and multiple program directors including Rev. Richard Evenson Moorhead Minn and Rev. Otto Bratlie Fosston Minn.
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la Crosse
Luther Park
Chetek
O. G. Birkeland
Oe Saviour’s
Whiteall
L. W. Halvorson
Zion Lutheran
Blair
Carl Groettum
Richard Evenson
Moorhead, Minn
Otto Bratlie
Fosston Minn
J. L. Ranum
West Salem
S. L. Almilie
Pre Lutheran Church
Pigeon
Holmen Residents Visit North Freedom Move
E. E. Solberg Harvey Tolvstad R P Gullickson Bernie Anderson and Chester Tolvstad visited the A R Johnson home at West Salem recently. The Johnsons former Holmen and La Crosse residents are moving to North Freedom to operate a store formerly owned by a relative.
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Holmen
Wis
E. E. Solberg
Harvey Tolvstad
R. P. Gullickson
Bernie Anderson
Chester Tolvstad
A. R. Johnson
West Salem
Johnsons
la Crosse
North Freedom
Illinois Draft Total In August Highest In U S
Col. Paul G. Armstrong state selective service director said Illinois supplied 11.1 percent of national draftees in August. With a national quota of 22 000, Illinois was called to send 2 435 the largest number since March. Illinois also accounted for 10.1 percent of July and 9.6 percent of June national drafts.
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Chicago
Paul G. Armstrong
Illinois
Ee Eee
National Guard
Armstrong
La Crosse Driver Escapes Injury In Wreck Near Viroqua
George Kotinek of La Crosse walked away unhurt after his car struck a bridge rail two miles north of Viroqua on U S 14. The vehicle was a total wreck and Kotinek appeared shaken but unharmed.
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Viroqua
Wis
George Kotinek
Island Street
la Crosse
Kotinek
U.S. 14
Carly
Planeload of Francs Drops Over Bourges Shocks Central France
Thousands of 1000 franc notes reportedly fell from a plane over Bourges in central France one night, scattering across fields and streets. Local residents collected the cash as authorities investigated the odd windfall and its source.
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Bourges
France
Long hiccup saga of Jack OLeary spans nations and cures
Jack OLeary, now under continued care after an appendicitis and peritonitis, endures chronic hiccups at least once per minute day and night. His mother, Mrs Margaret OLeary, 45, has received thousands of letters from readers offering cures and encouragement. Medical experts note adhesions as a possible cause but report no surgery performed. Jack remains too weak to leave home though he reads and stays engaged.
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United States
Canada
Jack
Margaret O'Leary
Sergeant Ford Assigned to Fort Huachuca Arizona
Sgt. Warden Ford recently assigned to Fort Huachuca Arizona with duty in the information and education section. His wife’s parents Mr and Mrs William H attended a March 11 1941 ceremony and prior postings include Camp Roberts California.
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Fort Huachuca, Ariz
Warden Ford
Ford
William H
Camp Roberts
Calif
Fort Ord
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British Columbia
Seattle-Tacoma
Circuit Bible Camp
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Credit Bureau of Crosse, Inc
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Mick the Miller
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