Wilson Heads Army District in St. Paul Assignment
Col. Walter K. Wilson Jr. assumed duty as the new St. Paul district army engineer on June 26, relieving Maj. H. J. Mann. He arrives from Birmingham Alabama with his wife and three children after more than two years in the India Burma theater. He was born August 26 1906 at Fort Barrancas Florida and is the son of Maj. Gen. Walter K. Wilson. He is a West Point graduate who studied civil engineering at UC Berkeley and served in multiple commands before his India Burma service. He holds the Soldier’s Medal and the Legion of Merit.
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Walter K. Wilson
St. Paul
H. J. Mann
Wilson
Col. Wilson
Birmingham
Alt
India-Burma
Fort Barrancas
Fla
Col
West Point
United States Military Academy
Mobile, Als
Fort Benning
University of California
Fort Belvoir
West Pointesx
Command and General Staff
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Hawaii
Camp Va
Pattons
West Africa
Camp Phillips
Salina
New Delhi
India
Ceylon
Southeast Asia
Lord Louis Mountbatten
R. A. Wheel
Vance
India-Burme
Sec
Wiles
M Eedal
Stolen Bike Reported From Police Station Garage
Evanston youth Dick Cohen parked his bicycle at the police station garage while watching a movie. On return he found the bike missing and the police admitted the theft occurred in the station area.
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Evanston
Dick Cohen
Summer Reading Picks From La Crosse Library Display
The La Crosse public library highlights popular summer reading titles including Singing Waters by Ann Bridge and My American Adventure by Erna Barschak. Other notable works feature Ogden Nash poetry, Marquis James Cherokee Strip, My Felicia by Paul Driscoll, Washington Tapestry by Olive Ewing Clapper, Runway To the Sun by Col Robert L Scott Jr, plus Emily Hahn Hong Kong Holiday and The Adventures of Wesley Jackson among rental shelves.
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la Crosse
Imlet
Albania
Ann Bridge
Erna Barschak
America
Ogden Nash
Marquis James
Cherokee Strip
Oklahoma
New England
Felicia
Paul Driscoll
Washington
Olive Ewing Clapper
Raymond Clapper
Robert L. Scott, Jr
God Is
Emily Hahn
Hong Kong
Pyle
Wesley Jackson
Saroyan
Coal cheaper than gas for manufacturing fuel, claim says
Wisconsin Coal Bureau manager Ehmann reports 1939 fuel costs in 16 cities without natural gas were 1.03 percent of product value totaling 15.94 billion dollars, while 14 cities with natural gas spent 2.04 percent of 15.16 billion in product value. He lists New York, Philadelphia and Chicago among others.
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Power Commission
William F. Ehmann
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Coal Bureau, Inc
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Providence
Hartford
Indianapolis
Toledo
Baltimore
Ehmann
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
St. Louis
Kansas City
John A. Maher
St. Paul
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Sikso Seeks Number Change to Match Name in Office Mixup
A confused office scene shows Sikso asking to change his number to match his name. A caller asks for Sikso, gets nine zero in reply. The personnel note the mixup and consider adjusting the number to avoid further misidentification.
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Sikso
Sikgso
Sisko
Mandalay Love Season Beliefs Highlight Payi Customs
Reports from Burma describe the Payi tribe marking the love season with superstition against handling knives or scissors to avert murder. Observers note warnings about wasting water and potential heavy rain if ignored.
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Burma
Mandalay
Wisconsin Representative Proposes Gold Star Medal Bill
Rep Biemilier of Wisconsin introduced a bill proposing a gold star medal for the use of war dead. The medal would be issued and distributed jointly by the War and Navy Departments.
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Washington
Biemilier
D-Wis
War and Navy Departments
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