Transfer To War Jobs Plea Here In Wisconsin
E Wallace Evans of the La Crosse district United States employment service urges older men in non war jobs to switch to war industries and essential activities. William E. O'Brien calls Wisconsin USES managers to push transfers in critical areas to support the war production schedule and boost female participation. USES office is in the Exchange building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Wallace Evans
la Crosse
United States Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Exchange Building
Spradling Begins Air Force Cadet Training at Yale
Joseph W. Spradling son of Mr and Mrs James Spradling of 406 Austin street Sparta Wisconsin has begun training as a cadet in the Army Air Forces command school at Yale University. The program will prepare him as a technical officer in aircraft armament and upon completion he will be commissioned as a second lieutenant. Spradling is a former University of Wisconsin senior who previously attended Wisconsin Business University in La Crosse and worked at the Hollywood theater in La Crosse. The War Manpower Commission predicts at least 1 000 000 more women will be needed in munitions industries by January 1944.
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Tribune
Sparta Bureau
Sparta
Wis
Joseph W. Spradling
James Spradling
Austin Street
Army Air Forces Command School
Yale University
Spradling
University of Wisconsin
The
State University
Wisconsin Business University
la Crosse
Hollywood Theater
Indiana Republicans favor Dewey with Willkie second
Indiana Republican voters show Thomas E. Dewey as first choice for the presidential nomination, Wendell Willkie second, and Douglas MacArthur third, in a statewide Gallup survey of Hoosier Republicans. John W. Bricker and Earl Warren receive small shares from the Western state.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Indiana
Thomas E. Dewey
Wendell Willkie
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Ohio
Wabash River
Repu
Eovbeneesan
John W. Bricker
Willkie
Middle West
Dewey
Illinois
Gov
Bricker
Crawford County 4-H Leaders Meet in Mount Sterling
Crawford county 4-H leaders met with the county and home agent at Mount Sterling schoolhouse Tuesday evening. The assistant state 4-H leader from the Madison Extension discussed victory projects. Topics included the District 4-H club camp at Campion Prairie du Chien June 14, the rural pageant for Villa Louis opening May 20, and upcoming state and county fair events. M. E. Jeglum was introduced as the new Crawford county agent.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Crawford County
Mount Sterling
Madison Extension Department
Campion
Villa Louis
M. E. Jeglum
Broadcast Schedule Highlights NBC CBS Wednesday Night
NBC CBS evening lineup lists Eddie Cantor Kay Kyser Sammy Keye and more with primetime dramas Mr and Mrs North and My Best Girls. Night includes Xavier Cugat Orchestra Lone Ranger and Captain Midnight serials plus News and war commentary forecasts.
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NBC
Mr. and
Mrs. North
Eddie Cantor
Cass Daley
Kay Kyser
CBS
Sammy Keye
Dr. Christian
Frank Sinatra
New York
Lauritz Meichoir
Jack Carson
Blue
Connee Boswell
Dunsinger
MBS
Sardi’s
Bill
Jack Armstrong
Chick Carter
Captain Midnight
America
Lyn Murray
Cbhe
Tim Healy
Dlu-West News
Wortney Murd
Henry J. Taylor
Bdiu-West World News
Cbe
Nbe
Sammy Kare
Dla
Cecil Brown
Lumang Abner
Biu Pulton
Oursier
Bdin
Jean Hersholt
Christian
Cbds
Xavier Cugat
Mbds
Snd
Dbs
Joseph Dunninger
Bdlu
Gabriel Heatter
Bobt Ripley
Pley
Diu
First Nighter
Nbec
Raymond Gram Swing
Bdia
Cbs Royal Arch
Radio Schedule Fragment From 1944 Evening Lineup
A scrambled listing shows daily radio programming with time slots for music drama news and religious segments. Notable items include Kay Kyser College of Musical Knowledge Raymond Gram Swing and Road of Life along with Morning Devotions and sports updates.
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Howard's Varieties
Mrs. North
Rrca
WKEH
Miss Neahs
Parade of the Stars
Kay Kyser
College of Musical Knowledge
Raymond Gram
Author’s Playhouse
Josh
Daily War Journal
Nelson Olmsted
Palm Service
Chicago AP Editor W. H. Lochner Killed in Car Crash
William H. Lochner, 27, editor in the Chicago AP bureau, died when his car struck a cement safety post after catching in a street car rail. He joined AP in 1940 and worked in Chicago and Springfield. born in River Forest and educated at Concordia Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin.
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Chicago
William H. Lochner
Associated Press
Near North Side
Lochner
Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Springfield
Bver
River Forest
Ill
Concordia Junior College
Milwaukee
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Daily Cardinal
West Allis Gunner Among Nine Killed in Bomber Crash
Nine airmen died when a four engine bomber crashed Monday night four miles north of Clovis New Mexico. Among the dead was Sgt. George N. Jacobsen of West Allis Wisconsin a gunner and son of Mr and Mrs George H Jacobsen.
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West Allis
Clovis
N. M
Here
George N. Jacobsen
George H. Jacobsen
Wis
Jacobsen
Milwaukee flier among 13 aces in navy squadron
Lieut. (jg) Earl May 23 of Milwaukee Wisconsin is one of 13 aces in the navy fighter squadron commanded by Lieut. Comdr. John T. Blackburn. The group has shot down 154 Japanese planes, with May credited for eight victories.
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Badger
Washington
J. G
Earl May
Milwaukee
Wis
Navy
John T. Blackburn
May
Jap Bullet Mystery Solved In Morning Patrol
Eight 25 caliber Jap cartridges fired from a hidden clip were blasted by embers in a jungle hole. Marines Sgt. Sizonanie and Sgt. John Simpson, both radio operators from Kentucky, manned a patrol lasting 28 days across jungles and mountains before the misfire was explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain
Si Zomanie
Wis
John R. Simpson
Somerset
Wanted Men And Women With Hearing Loss Test
An advertisement invites men and women who are hard of hearing to try the Ourtime Home Method test promising better hearing or a money back guarantee. The seller urges asking about Ourtime Ear Drops at Ford Hopkins and drug stores nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Hopkins
Plan To Present Pop Concert At Whitehall
Whitehall high school bands and orchestra plan a pop concert at city hall Friday at 8 p m directed by Richard Lee. A violin quartet of Adeline Schaefer Marie Rice Irene Mac Cornack and Beverly Schaefer features on the program. The string ensemble has improved this year with a fuller mix of violins violas altos and bass viols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Whitehall High School
City Hall
Richard Lee
Adeline Schaefer
Marie Rice
Irene MacCornack
Beverly Schaefer
Whey Gidea
Eden Denies U S Dictating Britain Policy
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House Britain is not being dictated to by the United States in foreign policy. Labor MP Emanuel Shinwell pressed for clear wording, but Eden said there is no such suggestion and emphasised absolute cooperation with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londo
Thony Eden
Commons
Britain
United States
England Abolishes Death Penalty for Witchcraft
In 1735 Parliament repealed the witchcraft death penalty, ending official executions for witchcraft and shifting legal authority toward skepticism of witchcraft accusations. The reform marked a turning point in European sorcery prosecutions and legal standards.
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England
Lumber control looms as WPB tightens use in war effort
A. Edward Heins of the district WPB warns that new orders require users of 50 000 board feet or more in Q2 and Q3 to file applications by April 25 to obtain lumber. With demand outpacing production, substitutions like steel brick concrete and tile may be used. only urgent war work will be authorized.
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Eau Claire
Wis
A. Edward Heins
District War Production Board
WPB
Heins
Hein
British Jeeps Adapted for Railway Work on Tracks
London reports the jeep, already widely used by the American army, has been adapted by Britain for railway tasks. Fitted with quick install flanged wheels, the vehicle can travel up to 42 miles per hour on rails.
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London
De Soto Said First European To Enter Louisiana
Report notes that Hernando de Soto is credited as the first European to enter Louisiana, marking a historic early exploration and arrival in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Soto
Louisiana
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