Thirteen Men Join Regulars From La Crosse Area
Thirteen young men from La Crosse area enlisted in the regular army through the La Crosse recruiting station in April, under Capt. John F. Sills. Recruits sent to Ft. Riley for basic training include Anderson Attewell Bruley Bue Garthwaite Healy Santas Kampa. Five have prior service: Davis France Ready Snyder Ziegler. Some enlisted under special regulations allowing army technical school before enlistment, with Kampa to Camp Lee and Ziegler to Ft Monmouth for specialized training.
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la Crosse
John F. Sills
Francis R. Anderson
Millie R. Jones
Rose Street
Richard L. Attewell
William Attewell
Tomah
Edwin A. Bruley
Hugh F. Bruley
Black River Falls
Benjamin E. Bue
Edward T. Bue
Lyle C. Garthwaite
Lucy H. Garthwaite
Cashton
Patrick A. Healy
Cora M. Healy
Hillsboro
Vernon C. Santas
Jess Santas
Wonewoc
David B. Kampa
George Kampa
South Avenue
Ft. Riley
Kan
Ronald F. Davis
Bernice Bentley
Merrillan
Bruce M. France
Robert France
Soldiers Grove
Virgil S. Ready
Casper A. Ready
Bagley
Howard G. Snyder
Prairie du Chien
Loren H. Ziegler
Dora M. Ziegler
Sparta
Army Technical
Army
Camp Lee
Py. Ziegler
Automatic Telephone Repair
Ft. Monmouth
Gopher Airman to Return Home from Japan
Sgt. William E. Degnan, son of Milwaukee and Minnesota families, is slated to leave Fifth Air Force in Japan and return to the United States. He serves as noncommissioned officer in charge of the Chiyoda hotel in Nagoya and enlisted in 1945 after Cotter High School. Degnan completed training at San Antonio and joined the air force in Nagoya in 1946.
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Fifth Air Force
Nagoya
Japan
William E. Degnan
George R. Degnan
Milwaukee
Winona
Minneapolis
Rochester
United States
Occupation Air Force
Jamon
Far East Air Forces
Degnan
Chiyoda
Cotter High School
Fort Snelling
San Antonio
Tex
Air Force
Set
Austria issues stamp honoring Adalbert Stifter
Austria unveils a commemorative stamp honoring the late Austrian poet Adalbert Stifter who died eight decades ago and is remembered for his literary influence and cultural legacy.
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Adalbert Stifter
Austria
Hoover Ends 25 Years As FBI Chief
Washington observes J Edgar Hoover's 25 year tenure atop the FBI. From a 16 year old agency with 657 staff to a 9,500 strong force, 111 million fingerprints, a national crime lab and academy. The piece notes his growth, health, lack of marriage, and the tension between fighting crime and civil liberties. It recalls his early lack of police powers and streetcar travel to trace suspects.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
National Crime Laboratory
FBI National Academy
Hoover
Congress
Yale
Senate
House
Navy Mothers club to hold tag days in La Crosse
Mayor Henry J. Ahrens proclaims May 13 and 14, 1949 Navy Mothers club days in La Crosse and urges citizens to support Navy Mothers club No. 318 in its fundraising appeal. Polish-made trucks will be sold this year for the first time since the war.
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Navy Mother’s Club No
la Crosse
I. Henry J. Ahrens
City of la Crosse
Navy Mother's Club
Navy Mother's Club No
Henry. J. Ahrens
VA to shift GI insurance premium mail to Chicago after June
Veterans paying GI insurance at the La Crosse VA office must mail premiums to Chicago after June 17 as the VA closes its Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana field collections units by June 30. District Office in Chicago will handle remittances.
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la Crosse
Veterans Administration
Chicago
Leslie V. Dix
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Eau Claire
Madison
Wausau
Green Bay
Superior
Milwaukee
Veterans Administration District Office
P. O
Ill
Dix
Lions kill nine cattle and horse in Rhodesia district
Reported sport hunting by two lions in the Loney Mine district of Southern Rhodesia led to the death of nine cattle and a horse over three days. The incident is described as a nonfood killing.
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Loney Mine
Southern Rhodesia
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