Civilian Goods Output Plans Amid War Production Reforms
Senator Gewar Saree’s committee praised WPB moves easing limits on small plants to resume civilian manufacture for military needs. He noted automatic quota releases for firms under 50 workers on the West Coast and under 100 elsewhere if materials are available. Larger plants will face War Labor Board review to gauge wartime necessity.
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Washington
Gewar Saree Gating
Eres
WPB
Nelson
Minnnesotan
Ball
Death notices for Elmer Halvorsen and Gabriel Anderson.
Funeral services set for Elmer Halvorsen 56 at Blair and First Lutheran Blair with burial in Zion cemetery. He was born 1887 in Superior and never married. Gabriel B Anderson 72 dies after nine days pneumonia. rites at his Blair area home and Bethel cemetery near Arcadia with burial, survived by wife, seven children, siblings, and grandchildren.
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Ettrick
Wis
Elmer Nye Vorsen
Grosse Hospital
Martin Halvorsen
Blair
First Lutheran Church
E. M. Es
Zion Cemetery
Superior
Seattle, Wash
Helmer Thompson
French Creek
Gabriel B. Whitehall
Gabriel B. Anderson
Whitehall Community Hospital
Ana A. m
O. G. Birkeland
Bethel Cemetery
Gabriel Bennett Anderson
Square Bluff
Arcadia
la Crosse
Dakotas
Bennett
Ellen Rud Anderson
Norway
Dane County
Bennett Anderson
Temperance Soci
Gabriel Ander
Irvin Coulee
Irene
Carrie
Nels Hegge
Goodwin
U. S. Navy
San Francisco
Edward
Anderson
Henry Amundson
Spring Valley
Minn
Horseshoe Pitch Uncovers Largest Alluvial Diamond in U S
In Richmond Virginia the Jones family’s old horseshoe find proved the largest alluvial diamond ever found in the United States and the second largest in North America. Geological expert Prof Holden identifies it as a 34.46 carat white greenish stone with one black impurity, loaned to the National Museum in Washington.
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U.S
Richmond
United States
North America
Virginia
William P
Punch” Jones
Grover C. Jones
New York
Jones
Holden
Geological Section
Academy
Father and Son
National Museum
Washington
Funeral services for Einar Hanson in Ettrick Wisconsin
Funeral services for Einar Hanson aged 55 will be held Thursday at 1 p m at the Swedish Lutheran church north of Osseo in Garfield town. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
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Einar Hanson
Spring Grove Mourns Bennie Kolsrud Death
Relatives in Spring Grove Minn received word on Sunday that Bennie Kolsrud formerly of Esmond South Dakota has died. The notice identifies him as a former Spring Grove resident and reports the death occurred recently.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Bennie Kolsrud
Esmond
S. D
Nordstrom, Carol of Coon Valley Dies at 61
Carol Nordstrom of Coon Valley died Sunday after a lingering illness at age 61. Survived by his wife, four children including Corp. Clinton Nordstrom in New Guinea, two sisters and five brothers, and one grandchild. Funeral services set for Friday at 1:30 p.m. from Gilbertson funeral home and 2 p.m. at Upper Coon Valley Lutheran Church with Rev. H. O. Bach officiating. Burial in church cemetery.
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Coon Valley
Wis
Carol Nordstrom
Corp
Clinton Nordstrom
New Guinea
Charles
Nancy
L. L. Donwoody
H. J. Erickson
Carl Daffenrud
Anton
Nels
Hedwin
John
Wilton
Oscar
Cashton
Gilbertson Funeral Home
Upper Coon Valley Lutheran Church
H. O. Bach
Centenarian Lindley Turns 100 After Whiskey Abstinence
Tucson report notes John E Lindley quit whiskey at 90 and now at 100 believes two pounds of coffee weekly too much. He cares for chickens and a dog and reads the Bible daily without glasses. Born in Lancaster Pa his father a Quaker lived to 116 in Ohio.
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Tucson
Ariz
John E
Lindley
Lancaster
Ohio
Election Called By de Valera
London reports say Prime Minister Eamon de Valera of Ireland called a general election after a close vote fight over a transport issue. The move is seen as a bid to strengthen his party's hold in the Dáil and back his neutrality policy amid a 64 to 63 setback yesterday on a bill to create a something unclear.
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London
Eamon de Valera
Eire
de Valera
Dail
Mexico to Deploy 2500 Aviators to Europe
CARACAS Venezuela Carlos Medraza a Mexican chamber of deputies member visiting here says Mexico plans to send 2500 aviators overseas to fight against Germany in Europe
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Caracas
Venezuela
Carlos Medraza
Mexican Chamber of Deputies
Mexico
Germany
Du Moulin to Speak to Jaces at Sparta
LieutColonel A K du Moulin who just returned from an intelligence mission to the Italian fronts will address the Junior Jaces at their dinner at the Sidney Hotel in Sparta Thursday night. Amos Mitchell named state director will attend the Green Bay state convention this weekend.
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Tribune
Sparta Bureau
Sparta
Wis
A K. du Moulin
Jaces
Sidney Hotel
Amos Mitchell
Green Bay
Trempealeau County Selective Service Calls Two Men
Trempealeau county's selective service board received two calls this month for men to report for the navy on May 29 and the army on May 30. The men will be drawn from those who passed their Milwaukee April physicals. A group from the county will go to Milwaukee on May 26 for the physical.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Selective Service Board
Navy
Army
Milwaukee
Step Up Primaries Because Of Soldiers
SPARTA Wis Local politics will get into the air earlier than usual this year as nomination papers must be filed with the county clerk by June 8. Primaries have been stepped up to Aug 15 because of the soldier vote. Present office holders seeking re election and others making bids for posts will leave their nomination papers in circulation very soon.
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Tribune
Sparta
Wis
FSA Told Clients How To Raise Children and Reforms Call
The report criticizes the FSA for politicized guidance on family life and urges abolition, citing abuses under Tugwell and Baldwin. It claims the agency financed communal resettlement projects denying home ownership while directing borrowers.
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FSA
Tugwell
Baldwin
Rural credit and family life aid praised by committee
The committee commends the FSA rural rehabilitation loan program for effectively relieving distress. It discusses borrowers plans for home life and child rearing while addressing voting in some cases.
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FSA
Abolition of the Farm Security Administration urged
A special House committee recommends dismantling the Farm Security Administration and regional agricultural credit bodies. It attacks FSA management under Rexford Tugwell and C. B. Baldwin while praising Frank Hancock for reforms. The report calls for ending emergency loan offices and transferring low income farmer aid to a farmers home corporation.
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Washington
Farm Security Administration
House
FSA
Rep
Cooley
D-Nc
Rexford Guy Tugwell
C. B. Baldwin
Frank Hancock
Farmer's Home Corporation
Navy Recruiter to Visit Whitehall Draft Board Office
A Navy recruiting officer from La Crosse will attend the Whitehall draft board office on Thursday afternoon to confer with 17 year olds and men aged 38 to 50 seeking information on enlistment in the Navy.
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Whitehall
Wis
Navy Recruiting Office
la Crosse
Draft Board
Navy
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