Regents Authorize Plans For 12 Postwar Structures On Campus
Regents approve a postwar construction program totaling about 8 million dollars for the university. Projects include a library and engineering building with multi hundred thousand dollar costs, a dairy building, home economics additions, a university radio power unit, and dormitory space. The plan prioritizes core facilities after legislative cuts and rising enrollment assumptions.
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Regents
Campus Planning Commission
University
Naval Reserve
Bascom Hall
John Jones
Racine County
Planning Commission
Eagle Scout wins $500 VFW heroism prize
New York MadisonWis. Charles S. Anderson 15 year old Eagle from Madison Wis named winner of a 500 dollar Veterans of Foreign Wars scholarship for heroism in saving a six year old boy from drowning in Madison two years ago The award will be presented at the state VFW conference in Madison on Friday and Saturday.
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New York
Charles S. Anderson
Madison
Wis
Boy Scout of America
VFW
Tall Grenadier Guard joins British police in Palestine
Bob Bateman renowned as 6 foot 11 inch Grenadier Guard and tallest man in British forces has transferred to the British police in Palestine. Bateman will apply his height and discipline to policing duties amid the ongoing tensions in the region.
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Bob Bateman
Palestine
Rivoli Theater Sells 70400 In U S Bonds For Premiere
Rivoli theater sold a bond for every seat for its premiere of Roughly Speaking. A 70 400 dollar sales total accompanied a performance by the Trane Co Glee Club under Walter Albrecht. Rosalind Russell stars as Louise who builds a life through her times of marriage work and war.
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Rivoli Theater
U.S
Premiere
Rivoli Theater Management
Trane Co. Glee Club
Walter Albrecht
Local Soldier Awarded Certificate of Merit
S Sgt Arvin F Cunningham assistant communications chief earned a certificate of merit for two 1945 World War II actions in Belgium and across the Rhine. He entered service February 18 1943 and has been overseas since January 1944 with an engineer combat group in Europe. His brother William J Cunningham serves in the Pacific Fleet.
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Arvin F. Cunningham
Belgium
Rhine River
Sgt. Cunningham
E. F. Cunningham
North 16Th Street
Cunningham
Europe
William J
Pacific Fleet
More Bricklayers Needed At Tomah
At the Veterans hospital project in Tomah Wisconsin Newburg Construction Co reports four bricklayers on site and a need for 100 to 150. About 350 workers are employed, with 90 percent from within 50 miles. Footings for eight main buildings are poured and first floor work plus basement service rooms progress as the project advances.
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Tomah
Wis
J. P. Burta
Newburg Construction Co
Veterans Hospital
Burta
Eye injuries two men share name at St. John's
In Springfield two Riverton men aged 58 with the same surname Roscetti arrived for emergency eye treatment at 3 p.m. Doctors initially suspected twins but later learned the men were unrelated. Valentino and John were the given names recorded.
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Springfield
Ill
St. John’s Hospital
Riverton
Roscetti
Valentino
John
Post rationing office ends 30 gallon gas limit for furloughed soldiers
The CPA announces removal of the 30 gallon gas ration maximum for soldiers on furlough at Camp McCoy Wis. A gallon a day is now allowed during furlough with a single exception for officers on terminal leave who still face the 30 gallon cap.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
CPA
Post
Test V-2s Taken From Cave Plant
U S army engineers seized 110 V-2 rocket samples from the Nordhausen underground plant. A tour described 1.2 mile main tunnels, 46 offshoots, and vast workshops with welding presses and assembly lines. About 20 000 foreign laborers died constructing the complex amid deafening machinery.
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Nordhausen
Germany
U. S. Army
Harz
U. S. Fifth Armored Division
England
Caer
Deaths in Tri-State Area Mrs Reuben Jones and Bridget Sheridan
Mrs Reuben Jones of Bangor Wis died Wednesday afternoon in a La Crosse hospital after a lingering illness. Survivors include her husband two sons Corporal Vernon Jones Camp Fannin Tex and Harley at home three daughters Stella Burrows Holmen Geraldine Hutzel La Crosse and Katherine O Connor Beloit plus two grandchildren. Mrs Bridget Sheridan aged 77 died Monday at her Soldiers Grove Wis home born Bridget Kelly April 7 1868 married John Sheridan April 30 1900. Surviving daughters Anna and Bertha at home Mrs Joseph Monahan Madison two grandsons and one brother J B Kelly Hollywood Calif Funeral services were held at St Philip s church in Soldiers Grove with rosary and burial in the church cemetery.
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Bangor
Wis
Reuben Jones
la Crosse
Corp
Vernon Jones
Camp Fannin
Tex
Harley
Stella Burrows
Holmen
Geraldine Hutzel
Katherine O'Connor
Beloit
Soldiers Grove
Bridget Sheridan
Bridget Kelly
John Sheridan
Anna
Bertha
Joseph Monahan
Madison
J. B. Kelly
Hollywood
Calif
St. Philip's Church
Lacrosse Youth Centers Sponsor Friday Dance
The Lacrosse Youth Centers announce a Friday evening dance from 8 to 11 30 for teens. Previous dances drew large crowds and this will be the third in a ten dance series overseen by local center staffs and SOS supervisors.
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Lacrosse Youth Centers
Larry Ziemann
E. P. Hartl
Eloise Morey
Ray W. Nibbe
SOS
James Arenz
Herbert Fregin
Wee Blew Inn
Lois Gutzke
Ellamae Cahape
Marilyn Hodge
Arlyss Scholl
James Skemp
Engebret Ellis
Louise Skemp
Mary Lou Daley
Daryl Schn
Retirement of U S Forest Service North Central Forester
Robert R. Hill longtime forester in charge of wildlife and range management for the U S Forest Service in the north central region retires effective June 30 his successor or impact not announced by regional forester Jay H. Price Milwaukee Thursday report notes Hill's service and tenure in the agency.
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Milwaukee
Robert R. Hill
U. S. Forest Service
North Central
Jay H. Price
Interest In Art And Handicraft At City Playgrounds
Art and handicraft work gain popularity at city playgrounds as supervisor Miss Leona Wood visits multiple centers. She plans two sessions weekly at each site, with summer projects including paper crafts metal crafts wood crafts fiber crafts and soap carving.
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Leona Wood
Hogan
South Avenue
Hood and
Roosevelt
Crowley
West Avenue
Isle la Plume
Copeland
Lord Haw Haw Joyce Bound Over for Treason Trial
William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw was bound over for trial on high treason in Old Bailey. The court offered two attorneys for Joyce who claims he was born in Brooklyn New York and became German in 1940. Trial slated for July sessions at the Central Criminal Court with date to be set.
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London
William Joyce
Lord Haw Haw
Old Bailey
Joyce
Brooklyn
N. Y
United States
Central Criminal Court
English Actress Marie Ney Tours Iran for Troop Entertainments
Marie Ney, renowned English actress, reports to entertain troops in Iran during a tour. She brings performances to military audiences, aiming to boost morale and provide cultural entertainment amid ongoing operations.
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Marie Ney
Iran
Ruf ture Shield Expert Hoffmann to Demonstrate Free in La Crosse
Minneapolis based rupture shield expert H L Hoffmann will demonstrate his Rupture Shields in La Crosse Wisconsin at Hotel La Crosse on Friday July 6 from 10 AM to 4 PM with evenings by appointment. He claims ten years of territory coverage and thousands fitted in the United States and invites those with large ruptures or prior treatment failures, stressing immediate care and proper fitting.
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H. L. Hoffmann
Minneapolis
Minnesota
LA Crosse
Wis
Hotel LA Crosse
United States
Hoffmann
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