Four Seek Tomah Justice of Peace Post After Death
Four candidates file for justice of the peace in Tomah Wisconsin to fill the vacancy from the death of Phil Gruetzacher and to succeed Rex Gonderzeck. Incumbent Gonderzeck seeks re election with others Ray E Reynolds M J Donovan and Joseph Christman.
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Tomah
Wis
Office of Justice of Peace
Phil Gruetzacher
Rex Gonderzeck
Gonderzeck
Ray E. Reynolds
M. J. Donovan
Joseph Christman
Robert Fuchs
Edward Thurow
Fuchs
August Mueller
Lewis von Haden
E. C. Otto
Burr Nelson
A. M. Reynolds
Gust Gerke
George McMullen
del Marshall
Ethel Sowle
Myrtle Thompson
Edward R. Wells
Claude R. Sowle
John P. Honnel
Wiley seeks Senate probe into sale of army goods
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin urged an official inquiry into disposal of army surplus for civilian sale. He backed legislation to channel goods through normal merchandising, citing a Los Angeles auction of 450000 worth of new Army clothing and asking why new uniforms are sold before the war ends.
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Washington
Wiley
Wis
Senate
Los Angeles
Calif
Congress
Prairie Lieutenant Wounded In Action
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin Mrs William Schereck reports her husband Lieut William J Schereck 30 was wounded in action February 19 in Italy He has head and leg wounds Lieut Schereck entered the army May 14 1942 and was commissioned as a first lieutenant in December 1942 He went overseas October 1943 He is the son of Mrs John Steiner of Prairie du Chien.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
William Schereck
William J. Schereck
Italy
Schereck
Army
Fort Benning
John Steiner
Mueller Brothers Buy Viroqua Garage
Henry and William Mueller owners of Mueller Implement in Viroqua have purchased the Studebaker garage on Rock Street and will run both businesses. M O Larson retires after 41 years in farm machinery and automobiles following the sale.
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Viroqua
Wis
Henry and
William Mueller
Mueller Implement Company
Studebaker
Rock Street
Mueller Brothers
Victory
Walter Graut
Mueller Company
M. O. Larson
Notable Deaths Include Doctor Wolfe and Lt Col Dowd
Dr. Louis J. Wolfe, 67, surgeon on the Peary polar expedition and 25 year Portland health official, dies. Lt. Col. Francis A. Dowd Jr., 46, directed U S Army telephone networks nationwide, dies in New London, New Hampshire. Claude Ray Hendrix, 53, former NL pitcher with Pirates and Cubs, dies in Allentown, Pa. native of Olathe.
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Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Louis J. Wolfe
North Pole
New London
N. H
Francis A. Dowd, Jr
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Army
Telea
United States
Allentown
Claude Ray Hendrix
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
Olathe
What It's Like To Be Shot Down Over Germany
Charles Marentette recalls a pair of downed airmen over Germany guiding readers through a perilous escape from a Fortress. Lieut Russell O Philpit and Tech Sergeant Eugene J Shadick endure flak, fighters, wounds, and a harrowing parachute drop, then captivity and Red Cross aid as they move toward eventual return.
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Charles Marentette
Battle Creek
Mich
Germany
Russell O. Philpit
Detroit
Tech
Eugene J. Shadick
Pearson
Wil
Percy Jones General Hospital
Schweinfurt
Ruhr Valley
Lieut
Philpit
Ruhr
Cologne
Shadick
RAF
8Th Air Force
Red Cross
War and civilians amid bombed cities and food relief
The observer notes burned cities and exhausted guards as the war drags on. Civilians show fatigue and hope through aid from the Gripsholm and friendly locals. Readers wonder how newspapers shape public perception of conflict.
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Gripsholm
Allamakee Youths Enter Army and Navy Service
Several Allamakee youths have been inducted into army and navy service. Navy members include Truman Ellefson Waterville William Munchoff Lansing Verle Palmer Waukon awaiting call and Robert Stockton Waukon who has four brothers in the army. Marine Donald Seitz Harpers Ferry placed on reserve list. Army inductees are Kenneth Roe Waukon Ernie Schelhammer Lansing and George Willard Waukon. The note ends with an odd line about unwebbed toes of wage birds.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Army
Navy
Truman Ellefson
Waterville
William Munchoff
Lansing
Verle Palmer
Robert Stockton
Stockton
Marine Corps
Donald Seitz
Harpers Ferry
Kenneth Roe
Ernie Schelhammer
George Willard
Readstown PTA to Hold Last Meeting of Term
Readstown Wisconsin special report notes the final PTA gathering of the term at Readstown High School on Monday evening April 3. Serving on the committee are Lydia Olson chair and many area residents. program coordinators are Martha Bentson Leone Ingman and Miss Egge.
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Readstown
Wis
Parent-Teachers Association
Readstown High School
Lydia Olson
Mmes
Harold Clancy
Perry Hall
Hazel Carter
Bernard Callaway
Fred Crook
Ed. Kaukl
Josie Mellen
Floyd Potter
Ben Warel
Henry Bolstad
Everett Chroninger
Douglas Chroninger
Lafe van Fleet
George Hershfield
Melvin Hershfield
Sparta Phone Company Workers Vote on Union Agent
James M. Shields regional director of the national labor relations board announced that March 28 has been set for an election among Monroe county telephone company Sparta employees to determine a bargaining agent.
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Sparta Phone Company
Minneapolis
Minn
James M. Shields
National Labor Relations Board
Monroe County Telephone Company
Sparta
Meeting Scheduled for Green Mound Cemetery Groups
A joint meeting of the Green Mound cemetery society's men and women will take place Friday evening March 31 at 8 p m in the ie yo church at New Amsterdam. The note cites historical population data for Stalino prior to 1941 when it was under German occupation.
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Holmen
Wis
Green Mound Cemetery Society
Ie Yo
New Amsterdam
Stalino
FBI Police Conference to Be Held in City Hall
The federal bureau of investigation plans a conference on scientific aids in criminal investigation and totalitarianism in the city hall on April 6. Sgt. William S. Boma said the event is open to local law enforcement with a morning session at 10 and an afternoon meeting. Hubert K. Johnson will attend in his first state tour as special agent in charge of the Milwaukee office.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
William S. Boma
Hubert K. Johnson
Milwaukee
FBI
Confab
Pittsburgh
Sgt. Boma
OPA Extends Manitowoc Rental Area to Kiel Wisconsin
The Office of Price Administration expanded the Manitowoc area to include part of Kiel in Calumet County. Rentals begin March 1, 1942 under the extended area.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Manitowoc
Wis
City of
Kiel
Calumet County
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