Board appoints Sutton as temporary director of city recreation
At Washburn school Monday night the board of education named Mark Sutton of Central high school as acting director for the summer recreation program. It plans two or more evening youth centers, with centers housed where possible, and a weekly $50 stipend including auto expenses.
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Mark Sutton
Central High School
Board of Education
Washburn
Recreation Committee
Alf
R. W. Bardwell
Gundersen
Walter Bigelow
Davenport
Midwest Recreation Directors
Bardwell
Vocational Education Board
Three Held Up Bartenders Named in Milwaukee Case
Three men Pasquale Rosetti August Pintaro and Lawrence Quartana pleaded guilty in municipal court to holding up two bartenders near a bowling alley on January 6 and were sentenced to state prison. The trio had earlier hijacked a whiskey truck on November 29. Reichman and Hettrick were robbed. Reichman was slugged when he resisted. A whiskey load worth 1500 dollars, partly found in Pintaro’s garage, was taken.
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Milwaukee
Pasquale Rosetti
August Pintaro
Lawrence Quartana
Eugene Reichman
William Hettrick
Reichman
Pintaro
Rosetti
Quartana
Disabled workers show lower absence in war industries
In Chicago the Disabled Persons Association of America reports a survey finding that absenteeism among disabled workers is less than that of other personnel in the nation’s war industries.
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Chicago
Ill
Disabled Persons Association of America
Farmers Begin Early Seeding As Weather Turns Favorable
County Agent W E Spreiter reports La Crosse county farmers started seeding with a light shower. Most fields are workable and warm weather should allow major seeding to finish this week. After small grain sowing, corn and peas will follow. Winter was milder and crops look good, but pasture must start well to ensure later milk yields. fruit trees budded, suggesting a strong quality crop this year.
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la Crosse County
W. E. Spreiter
Spreiter
War era fashion in Naples skirts black market on supplies
Naples observers describe a bootleg economy shaping spring attire as soldiers curb shortages. Local dressmakers turn blankets into coats and gloves, while jeep leather seats and shelter halves fuel makeshift outfits amid U. S. and British oversight.
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Naples
Signorina
5Th Avenue
Via Roma
U. S
Public Debate Names and Addresses Policy
Public Debate column requires names and addresses with letters. Without attached names and addresses, letters receive no consideration per Editor's instruction.
Call for Aged Home Amid Postwar Plans in Tribune
A reader urges building a dedicated home for the aged, noting St Joseph's is too small for demand. The letter argues pensioners with modest means could pay for maintenance in an institution offering quiet care, stressing independence and reduced burden on families.
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Tribune
St. Joseph's
Kansas Couple Return Home to Dust Storm and Backyard Flood
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Aller reached home amid a dust storm to find a small flood in their yard. A large western Kansas thistle clung to an object outside their property, highlighting unusual conditions observed that day.
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Johnson. Kas
Ralph Aller
Bees Move Into Car In Santa Barbara Rumble Seat
Mrs. Rex H. Kenner found a swarm of bees establishing a hive in the rumble seat of her coupe on a downtown Santa Barbara street. After a fruitless drive and unsure police, an exterminator was called to remove the bees.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Rex H. Kenner
Twenty-Five Monroe County Men Enter Service
Sparta reports twenty-five Monroe county men joined the armed forces in April for active duty. Eighteen went to Fort Sheridan for the army on April 25 including Ivan E. Zimmerman and others from Tomah Sparta and Warrens. Navy arrivals at Great Lakes include Verne L. Link Cashton and others on April 20 and 25. Verlin Forsythe from Wyeville and Grover O Connor from Warrens. Kenneth Decorah of Wyeville was accepted for the Marine Corps.
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Harold V. Tucker
James W. Morton
Sparta
Kenneth L. Decorah
Wyeville
Marine Corps
Fifteen Register For Selective Service in Sparta Area
Fifteen youths who turned 18 in April registered with the local draft board during April. Names include Calvin D. Morgan Sparta route 1 Gordon Hutson Spartra route 5 James L Blackburn Sparta route 3 Myron B Zimmerman 2212 South Water street Jack W Leverich Sparta route 4 Burton A Peters Cataract Owen T Bronson Otto G Schaub Phillip P Schmitz Harland L Mathison Cashton Casten E Thomson Elroy Boyd Harris Kendall Joseph B Mack Wilton Gerald W Wieman 704 Woodard avenue Tomah Virgil L Schroeder Warrens.
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Sparta
Wis
Calvin D. Morgan
Gordon E. Hutson
Spartra
James L. Blackburn
Myron B. Zimmerman
South Water Street
Jack W. Leverich
Burton A. Peters
Owen T. Bronson
Otto G. Schaub
Phillip P. Schmitz
Harland L. Mathison
Cashton
Casten E. Thomson
Elroy
Boyd Harris
Kendall
Joseph B. Mack
Wilton
Gerald W. Wieman
Woodard Avenue
Tomah
Virgil L. Schroeder
Warrens
Judge Billy Wright retires after 61 years in San Angelo law
In San Angelo Texas W A Wright known as Judge Billy retires at age 86 after a 61 year legal career prosecuting or defending about 160 murder cases.
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San Angelo
Tex
W. A. Wright
Billy
Broadway Borscht Headliner Pvt Sam Bergman at Camp McCoy
Pvt Sam Bregman known as Phil Carter on Broadway and in New York borscht circles headlines Camp McCoy shows. A six foot two hundred forty pound dialect comic, he has worked with Kenny Youngman Ann Corio Phil Silvers and Milton Berle and starred in Abies Irish Rose and Golden Boy. Since enlisting he has appeared over one hundred times, headlines Fort Niagara Fort Ontario and Camp Ellis and stars weekly on the Service Club show.
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Camp McCoy
Wis
Pvt
Sam Bregman
New York
Broadway
Phil Carter
Kenny Youngman
Mansion House
N. Y
Kate Smith
Danny Kaye
Milton Berle
Dan Dailey, Jr
Abie
Papa Bonaparte
Lenny
Fort Niagara
Fort Ontario
Camp Ellis
Fort Sheridan
McCoy
Service Club
76Th Infantry Division
Bregman
Redlands contest mix up spots poem by San Gabriel student wins
A poem by John Phillips of San Gabriel High School was entered in the adults section of the University of Redlands Browning poetry contest by error. It defeated 678 adult entries, though the writer is still a junior.
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San Francisco
John Phillips
San Gabriel
University of Redlands
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