Workhorses Of The Air Drive Allied Victories At War Fronts
Unarmed transport planes like the DC-3 and C-47 proved crucial in World War II, delivering munitions to Guadalcanal and Salerno, evacuating wounded, and supplying Allied forces across the Pacific and China. They carried far more than official limits, enabled air routes to Burma, and saved thousands of lives by moving troops, fuel, and medical evacuees.
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Washington
NEA
Mediterranean
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Salerno
Pearl Harbor
CAA
Air Transport Command
Himalayas
Burma Road
Chiang Kai-shek
Burma
China
Flying Tigers
10Th Air Force
Nanking
Hankow
Hong Kong
Pan American
CNAC
General Doolittle
Air Ae
San Diego
New Caledonia
Southwest Pacific Combat Air Transport Command
Southwest Pacific
Henderson Field
Gunner Helps Wounded Pilot Bring Plane Home
In a daring action over Rabaul New Britain Captain Henry V Thomas and Staff Sergeant Edward C Constad saved a damaged dive bomber. Despite six shrapnel wounds to the face and legs Thomas landed the plane as Constad guided from the rear. Both men survived and received medical care.
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Bougainville
Rabaul
New Britain
Henry V. Thomas
Morganfield
Edward C. Constad
Edgerton
Wis
Thomas
Constad
Livestock Slaughter Up In January February
Whitehall Wisconsin reports higher federal inspected slaughter for hogs cattle and calves in the Jan Feb period versus last year. Ludvig Anderson of the Triple A notes gains from 56 to 72 percent for hogs and cattle 23 to 32 for cattle and calves 35 to 17 percent. At 12 principal markets on March 13 about 127 200 hogs were being marketed down from 114 500 a week earlier and up from 76 200 a year ago.
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Whitehall
Wis
Ludvig E. Anderson
Triple A
Trempealeau County
Amsterdam Cemetery Association To Meet
Newly elected officers of the New Amsterdam 4-H club were entertained at their leader Mrs Edward Pfafflins home Monday. They are Merlin Van Dunk president Ruth Chalsma vice president La Vera La Fleur secretary and Gordon Van Dynk treasurer. First meeting of the club will be held Tuesday evening at the school. By reorganizing before April 12 the organization won a set of desk flags.
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New Amsterdam
Wis
New
Railroad veteran Charles Crundhy dies at 94 in Wisconsin
Thomas Tomahawk Wisconsin obituary notes Charles Hancock Crundhy a longtime railroad executive who spent 43 years with Marinette Tomahawk and Western He retired as superintendent two years before his death marking a half century in Wisconsin railroad management.
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Tomahawk, Wis
Charles Hancock Crundhy
Wisconsin
Marinette, Tomahawk & Western Railroad
Sanitation Regulation Hearings Set Across Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture will hold seven public hearings on proposed changes to livestock sanitation rules from April 13 to April 25. Hearings begin at 10 a.m. in Whitehall April 13 and Viroqua April 14, with all but Madison at local courthouses. Madison will meet in the capitol. Department director Milton H. Button announced, and department counsel Anthony E. Madler will outline the proposals at each session.
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Madison
Wis
State Department of Agriculture
Milton H. Button
Department
Whitehall
Capitol
Anthony E. Madler
R Coupons Outlawed By April First Says AAA
Ludvig E Anderson of Strum, acting chairman of the Triple A of Trempealeau county, announces five gallon R gasoline coupons will be outlawed on April 1 except by bulk plants and stations serving non highway bulk customers. Stations may seek OPA district director permission to accept R coupons if bulk transfers exceed half their business. E coupons rules stay. R coupons may be used only for non motor fuel purchases. Farmers had March 15 to April 1 to exchange R for E coupons. From March 15 endorsements on E or R strips allowed for a single purchase.
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Whitehall
Wis
Ludvig E. Anderson
Strum
Triple A
Trempealeau County
OPA
Wisconsin Elks name seven as most valuable students
Green Bay Bert A Thompson said seven youths were chosen from 23 contestants as the Elks contest winners. Winners include two from Green Bay two from Racine and one each from Sheboygan Marinette and Portage. They will enter the grand lodge contest during the national convention in Chicago next July.
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Green Bay
Wis
Racine
Sheboygan, Marinette
Portage
Wisconsin Elks Association
Bert A. Thompson
Grand Lodge
Order
Chicago
Torpedo Bombers In Navy Use Grumman Avenger
The navy relies on torpedo bombers for offensive capability with the Grumman Avenger carrying torpedoes weighing nearly a ton.
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Grumman Avenger
Petty Assault Case Dismissed by Wisconsin Judge
Judge R S Cowie dismissed the assault action filed by G G Collins Elroy chief of police seeking 2 for a torn shirt and 18 50 for glasses after a dispute over a Ford car rear fender incident in Kendall on August 12 1943. The verdict directed in favor of defendants Emil and Henry Hoeft called the case petty and unlikely to recur.
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Tribune Sparta Bureau
Sparta
Wis
G. G. Collins
Elroy
Emil
Henry Hoeft
Kendall Farmers
R. S. Cowie
Collins
Ford
Horace
Kendall
Governor Grants Conditional Pardon for Ringelstetter
Gov. Goodland grants a conditional pardon to 23 year old Charles Ringelstetter of Franklin Sauk County. Convicted of larceny and breaking and entering in the night in Sauk County Court on August 19 1943 he faced terms totaling one to two years at the reformatory. Public Welfare named his legal guardian. Let's Go U S A Keep em Flying.
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Madison
Wis
Goodland
Charles Ringelstetter
Franklin
Sauk County
Department of Public Welfare
Soldier Thanks Draft Board For Induction
Sgt. John R. Royse 22 of Fort Wayne writes from Arizona praising the Allen county draft board No 2 for inducting him. He enlisted July 22 and says the army has done him a lot of good in many ways. India faces a severe housing shortage.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
John R. Royse
Arizona
Allen County Selective Service Board No. 2
Royse
Jap Radio Notes Vitamin C Sweat Claim
New York report discusses Japan’s radio claim that sweat on a hot day contains high vitamin C. Experts note potential error from not treating sweat with ascorbic acid oxidase, which could misreport vitamin C amounts and explain why Americans found only trace amounts.
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New York
Japan
Soldier in Russian winter lies wounded awaiting frost
A wounded soldier lies exposed in the Russian winter with his life slipping away from frostbite within minutes to half an hour. The scene captures the harsh conditions and imminent death in the cold front line environment.
Present Administration Fails Postwar Challenge Says Solon
Republican leader Sen. Ball denounces postwar policy as expediency and improvisation and forecasts a tough uphill fight for the GOP. Eighth district Stassen pledged delegates, with Mrs. Anna Jones of Seymour and William Pauly of Manitowoc speaking briefly. Ball затем departed for Appleton after the meeting.
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Solon
Sen. Ball
Republican Party
Cny
Stassen
Anna Jones
Seymour
William Pauly
Manitowoc
Appleton
Bulgaria Tightens Car Rules on Gold Generator Vehicles
In Sofia a new order restricts gasoline powered cars to diplomatic and military vehicles and to cars owned by chief government agencies. It also allocates 80 cars for physicians and allows only vehicles with gold generators to circulate under the rule.
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Bulgaria
Sofia
Tire wear tends to hit the right rear wheel hardest
The automobile tire mounted on the right rear wheel bears the most severe wear due to driving dynamics and weight distribution, making it the component most prone to rapid deterioration.
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Amsterdam Cemetery Association
Ukraine
Red Army
Sovfoto
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ELKS
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Hoeschier Bros
Prescription Pharmacy
Fifth Avenue
U. S
Lever Brothers Company, Pharmaceutical Division
Cambridge
Mass
India
By H. W. Blakeslee
St. Joseph
Michaeleen
Michaela Beauty Salon
Martha Washington
Colonielle
Pampas
Bali
Gardenia
Sutton
THE
Rexall Drug Stores
Hershey
Sie
Larvex
Quert
Paris
DU Pont
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Aper
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