Air Force officer translates military terms into plain English
A Des Moines Tribune columnist shares a tongue in cheek guide from an air force officer in Korea translating war phrases. Phrases like planned withdrawal or advancing are paired with simpler meanings to help readers grasp battlefield language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Korea
Gordon Gemmack
Des Moines
Tribune
Air Force
Five Area Men Enlist in Army and Air Force
Five La Crosse area men enlisted in the army and air force in the past week per T Sgt Howard J Langlois, La Crosse area recruiting sergeant. Air force inductees include Leo Gallagher Caledonia, Duane Gunderson Onalaska, Robert Marcus Onalaska, and Frank Oninski Onalaska ward of John Hatfield. Eldon Coleman Green Island enlisted in the army for three years. Gallagher, a navy veteran, is to Chanute Air Force Base for classification and assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Army
Air Force
Howard J. Langlois
Leo Gallagher
William Gallagher
Caledonia
Minn
Duane Gunderson
Oscar Gunderson
Onalaska
Robert Marcus
Harold Marcus
Frank Oninski
John Hatfield
Prospect Street
Eldon Coleman
Edgar Coleman
Green
Gallagher
Navy
Chanute Air Force Base
Irl
Seymour Banker Charles R. Prosser Dies at 77
Charles R. Prosser, 77, banker and civic figure in Seymour Wisconsin, died after a lengthy illness. Prosser spent fifty years with Seymour State Bank and led the bank as president for 25 years, with strong ties to Masonic circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Wis
Charles R. Prosser
Prosser
Seymour State Bank
Answers To Questions In The La Crosse Tribune
The column presents reader queries with brief factual replies on topics from a 10 200 foot runway at Kirtland AFB to Inchcape rock and Whitsun origins. It includes counts of Mayflower women and the origin of Whitsunday naming in concise Q A format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirtland Airforce Base
N M
Department of Defense
Home Doctor Book offered by La Crosse Tribune Bureau
Illness care guidance outlines common diseases and at home treatment steps until a doctor is available. Forty pages cover sick care, home medicines, infant care and health rules. Indexed quick reference 15 cents postpaid by enclosing coin with coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington
D.C
Jury Admonitions Highlight Principal Swatter Trial T
A fragmented report describes jury admonitions in a case involving Mrs. Bernice and a principal figure nicknamed Swatter. The text hints at a pier as a location in the proceedings.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wālami
ORN
Ance
P. S
Inchcape Rock
Southey
Inchcape
North Sea
Firth of Tay
Scotland
Robert Louis Stevenson
Bradford
Standish
Winslow
Plymouth
Whitsun
Gantert
Quantity Limited
South Third Street
Bernice
Pleyag
Jobe
Gwe Lenee
Freeser Chest
Freeles
Freeler
Cagst
Sears
Kenmore
Breiser
Sifth Avenue
DIAL