Brewers defeat Kansas City 6 3 in rugged tilt
Milwaukee breaks loose for 17 hits led by Halpeck with three singles and a double. The Brewers gain ninth win in 10 as they topple Kansas City 6 to 3 before 380 chilly fans, while Toledo dumps Louisville 10 8 and Columbus edges Milwaukee in a separate curtain.
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Ican Association
Charley Grimm
Toledo
Louisville
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Minn
Blues
Jack Farmers
Dick Hearn
Halpeck
Milwaukee
Bill Norman
Georgie Binks
Binks
Columbus
Leroy Pfund
Sesame Om
Feu
Wes Cunningham
Eddie Ee
Johnny Price
Palmer
Pruett
Hendry Clark
Pepper
Taylor
Henry eyes Congress bid in Wisconsin's 2nd district
Jefferson Wisconsin former state treasurer and state commission member Robert K Henry announces he will seek the Republican nomination for Congress in the second district if endorsed by the district Republican convention He frames his bid around party backing and local leadership.
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Jefferson
Wis
Robert K. Henry
State Commission
Congress
First casualty of AEF Genella wounded on British front
First Lieut Louis J Genella the initial casualty of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I suffered a shell wound on July 14 1917 while serving on the British front.
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AEF
Louis J. Genella
Nova-Yogi Comeback Fight Set in La Crosse Opposes Colien Chaney
Lou Nova returns to the ring in La Crosse facing Colien Chaney in a 10 round main event. The card at Vocational School features three six round bouts and a four round prelim. Nova arrives tonight and will train Saturday at the YMCA or Vocational School as he seeks a renewed chance at the world heavyweight title.
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la Crosse
Colien Chaney
Indianapolis
Lou Nova
Voom
Nova
Chaney
YMCA
Pug Wilson
Andy Skaff
Milwaukee
Joe Seutrichaen
Minneapolis Tribune
Ned
Leaves From A War Correspondent Notebook Anzio May 2
A war front diary segment from Anzio describes beach life amid artillery and delays. Soldiers joke about a second front while Yanks swim at the beachhead and bet on a big aviation engineers vs ack ack game ending 1-1. Private Eugene Henry of Youngstown Ohio loses a coin toss over a $500 pool.
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Anzio
Jerry Spotters
Eugene Henry
Youngstown
Ohio
Henry
War worker's idea earns bonus from Bendix
South Bend Indiana Stanley Koselak a war worker received 584 dollars from Bendix Aviation Corp for developing an automatic switch that prevents precision drills from breaking in carburetor manufacture. The device stops the drill automatically if a casting shifts as much as the width of a sheet of paper.
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South Bend
Ind
Stanley Koselak
Bendix Aviation Corp
Kenyon Plane Not Out Of Control In Raid Return
The Kenyon family learned their son Staff Sgt. Charles L. Kenyon a POW in Germany was aboard a bomber that landed safely after being shot down near the Swiss border. Major Dilworth based in England said the aircraft suffered heavy damage but remained controllable during the forced landing. Lieut. H. T. Johns of Chicago led the crew, praised as skilled and well trained, with a prior record of successful raids. The crew did not return from the February 28 raid over Gotha Germany. missing in action was reported earlier April 11.
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Tribune
Sparta Bureau
Sparta
Wis
Charles L. Kenyon
Germany
Clarence Kenyon
Edmund Dilworth
England
Gotha
Vienna
Dilworth
H. T. Johns
Chicago
Kenyon
Trempealeau High School Driver Education Certs Awarded
Nineteen students completed classroom driver education taught by Principal L. S. Qualley. Certificates exempting them from written or oral permit exams were awarded to the listed students, acknowledging emphasis on attitude, courtesy, and law respect to improve Wisconsin driving records.
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L. S. Qualley
Trempealeau High School
Wisconsin
Howard Hugh Hare
Virginia Ann Shumway
Joyce Jeanette Ryder
Marion May Piel
James Leavitt
Jane H. Carlson
Joyce June Cook
Clyde Joyce Howell
James Otis Carlson
Helen Valentina Kiedrowski
Leonard Ray Nichols
Bette Rose Jessessky
Delores Mae Prodzinski
Margaret Mae Knepper
Junior Forrest Gibbs
Bette Ann Mrozek
Eugene Emil Krause
Ethel Margaret Gillies
Celestine Frances Peplinski
Craigs Leave For California Base
Sparta Wisconsin Tech Sgt and Mrs Ernest W Craig left for Santa Barbara California where Craig will be stationed as payroll clerk of a training squadron He recently returned after months in South Pacific combat areas En route they stayed with Col and Mrs W A Holden at Fort Douglas near Salt Lake City Utah Col Holden formerly of Sparta was named chief of prison camps for the 9th area command Fifty five relatives gathered at the Levi Craig home at Sand Creek to honor the couple with a post nuptial shower with a noon dinner and gifts from attendees in Bangor West Salem La Crosse Melrose and Sparta
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Tribune
Sparta Bureau
Sparta
Wis
Tech
Ernest W. Craig
Santa Barbara
Calif
Craig
South Pacific
California
W. A. Holden
Fort Douglas
Salt Lake City
Utah
Col
Heroism Medal For 4th Grader In Algiers Fire
Washington The War Department awarded Soldier's Medal to Lester E Winters a fourth grade pupil from Beaver Dam Wisconsin for his actions during a June 2 1943 fire at the Cape Falcon Algiers officers mess He entered the burning kitchen closed a gasoline valve amid flames preventing a possible explosion and saving lives and property.
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Washington
Lester E. Winters
Beaver Dam
Wis
Cape Falcon
Algiers
War Department
Whitehall Hospital Opens New Nursery Addition
Whitehall Wisconsin hospital plans an inspection of a new second floor nursery enlarging space and improving sound proofing. Albert Engen with assistants Ole Haug and Melvin Hanson oversee the construction. Babies will be housed there later this month per Dr R L Maco es hospital board president. The note mentions the first all metal plane built in 1922 with two 300 horsepower engines.
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Whitehall
Wis
Whitehall Community Hospital
Albert Engen
Ole Haug
Melvin Hanson
Wace Recruiters Speak to College Women on WAC Role
Milwaukee based WAC recruiter Lieut. Helen J. Watters spoke at La Crosse State Teachers College about the women army corps and its wartime role. She outlined aims to educate Wisconsin college students who can relay the information to others, with tours to several campuses and displays of uniforms and literature.
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Women’s Army Corps
la Crosse State Teachers College
Helen J. Watters
Edward F. Seidel
Janet Sieman
Wisconsin
Wac
University of Wisconsin
Beloit
Platteville
River Falls
Stout Institute
Eau Claire
Stevens Point
Lawrence
Oshkosh
la Crosse College
Watters
Air Corps
Lowry Field
Denver
Milwaukee
Lutherans To Give To Various Causes Sunday Offering
On May 7 members of the Norwegian Lutheran church of America will collect funds for Lutheran World Action. Eight Lutheran bodies aim to raise 1 315 000 dollars to aid eight causes including the Service Commission for armed forces. NLCA area quota is 226 618 45 with Our Saviour's Whitehall contributing 437 60. Reverend C K Malmin directs in Lacrosse circuit.
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Whitehall
Wis
Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
Lutheran World Action
Lutheran Bodies of America
Service Commission
United Lutheran Church of America
Norwegian Lutheran Church
American Lutheran Church
Augustana Synod United Danish Church
Lutheran Free Church
Suom Synod
NLCA
C. K. Malmin
Pigeon Falls
la Crosse
Our Saviour
O. G. Birkeland
Lincoln Music Groups To Share Amphion Overture Concert
Lincoln Junior high band and orchestra with mixed chorus present The Amphion Overture by Ernest Schmidt plus works by Karl King George M Cohan and Harold Bennett in the school auditorium Tuesday at 8 pm New band caps complete crimson and white uniforms The band roster lists Helen Dunn Glen Nelson Ida Antone Marion Moor Eldon Viner Betty Wisland Robert Marck Grace Koenig Carol Staples Shirley Broberg Richard Hayes John Fantle Gerry Hunter Margaret Dunn Willard Fantle Maynard Goldstein Harry Bussie LaVonne Deal Roger Kraus Robert Fletcher Darren Huntington Donna Hahn Donald Steinke Ronald Schroer James Scharpf Christina Schoch Dale Hoadley Lawrence Hunter Myron Larson Davy Hill Carolyn Ryan and Norman Jertsen.
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Ernest Schmidt
Durand, Wis
Lincoln
Karl King
George M. Cohan
Harold Bennett
Helen Dunn
Glen Nelson
Ida Antone
Marion Moor
Eldon Viner
Betty Wisland
Robert Marc
Keep Tire Inspection Cards, Motorists Told
The article explains that motorists must retain tire inspection records even though periodic inspections are no longer required. Records are needed when applying for new tires and must be kept for inspection of tires on the machine and attached to gasoline applications. The guidance comes from Lyle S. Gilbert, chairman of the La Crosse county war price and rationing board.
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Lyle S. Gilbert
la Crosse County
Merchant Seamen Plead for Chance to Join Invasion Ships
American merchant seamen homeward bound are appealing to war shipping officials to transfer to invasion craft. Some sailors have jumped ship to stay and fight, hoping for assignment to ships part of the invasion.
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London
War Shipping Administration
War recruiter's plea on shipping and invasion plans
Charles A. Hogan of San Francisco, a representative of the recruitment and manning organization of the WSA, notes sailors want the chance to perform. He says the main difficulty is supplying crews for empty ships and predicting which vessels will be used in the invasion, complicating requests.
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Charles A. Hogan
San Francisco
United Kingdom
WSA
Doctor Arrested On Narcotics Charge in Madison
Dr. Robert Hudson of Madison, 45, was arrested on a federal narcotics warrant. He was arraigned before U S Court Commissioner J J McNam an and released on $500 bond pending trial. The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury last month.
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Madison
Wis
Robert Hudson
U. S. Court
J. J. McNamany
U. S
Francis A. Murphy
Oxford Bible claimed defect free among all books
A claim is made that the modern Oxford Bible is the only book in the world without a typographical error. The statement highlights the Bible's perfection in print among literary works.
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