Governors Threaten Removal of Wisconsin Sheriffs Over Slot Machines
Gov. Goodland says he may remove any sheriff who tolerates slot machine operations in his county after hearings in Madison. George Evans of St. Croix faces removal efforts. district attorney Forsythe resigned and Harold Olson replaced him. The governor notes public knowledge of gambling devices and warns future leniency will end if violations continue.
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Madison
Wis
Goodland Nae
George Evans
St. Croix
Condi
Ori
Leon E. Isakson
Robert A Forsythe
Goodland
Harold D. Olson
Evans
Forsythe
Gov. Goodland
La Crosse Pastor Chosen To Represent Presbytery In Chicago
The Rev. A. J. Niebruegge of First Presbyterian La Crosse was selected as commissioner to the general assembly in Chicago. The meeting runs from Thursday morning to Wednesday June 1 with sermons by Dr. Henry Sloan Coffin and Holy Communion services at Fourth Presbyterian Church.
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A. J. Niebruegge
First Presbyterian Church
la Crosse
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Henry Sloan Coffin
Fourth Presbyterian Church
North Michigan Boulevard
Stevens Hotel
General Assembly
William Meyer
A. J. Niebrugge
Central Avenue Presbyterian Church
Rochester
N. Y
Peter
New York
Special Gas Rations Granted for Spare-Time Labor
The Office of Price Administration permits office workers and others volunteering for spare-time farm and food processing work to receive special gasoline rations. OPA district directors will form a board to review applications for these fuel allotments. The report notes India harvested nearly 278 million tons of grain in the year.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Lavoptik Eyewash Promises Relief For Irritated Eyes
A boric acid based eyewash called Lavoptik is advertised as soothing tired inflamed burning itching or sticky eyes. The ad claims widespread praise over 30 years and offers money back satisfaction. Available at all drug stores.
Whitehall Honor Roll Under Construction on City Hall Square
Work on Whitehall Wisconsin honor roll commences on the city hall square in front of the bandstand. Iverson Larson company carpenters and Er Seeeeee Seas perform the erection and painting of the central 134 foot high panel topped by an arch and eagle motif with a V and flags. Wing panels flank the center. Hamilton provides the names to be inset on slabs already painted.
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Whitehall
Wis
City Hall
Iverson- Larson Ber Company
Er- Seeeeee Seas
Hamilton
Death of Mrs Agnes Quitney in Ettrick Wisconsin
Mrs Agnes Quitney died suddenly of a heart attack at her daughter’s home in Winona. Born July 8 1874 in Ettrick she was longtime treasurer of the town and wife of the barber Samuel Quitney. Surviving daughters five and 13 grandchildren. funeral Thursday with Mass at St Bridgets and burial in Ettrick Catholic Cemetery.
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Ettrick
Wis
Agnes Quitney
L. W. Shrake
Winona
Ettrick Township
John
Kilkenny
Ireland
Uel Quitney
St. Bridget's Catholic Church
Quitney
Henry
St. Charles
Minn
Lawrence Wall
Milwaukee
Joseph Schmauss
Stevens Point
Franklin Hedges
la Crosse
Ra Nelson
Sidney Briggs
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
John Murphy
Ettrick Catholic Cemetery
Mrs Ole Kragness Dies At 78 In Houston Minn
Mrs Ole Kragness aged 78 died Monday at her home near Houston Minnesota. She is survived by two sons Rudolph and Gilbert and two daughters Martha and Leve, all at home. Funeral services were held at the church conducted by the Rev. A W Nelson.
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Houston, Minn
Ole Kragness
Houston
Rudolph
Gilbert
Martha
Leve
Theran Church
A. W. Nelson
Charles Miles 62 Died After Brief Illness in Sparta
Charles Miles, 62, of Sparta Wisconsin, died Tuesday evening at St Marys hospital. Born June 4 1881 in Janesville he lived in Sparta for 22 years. He married Maude Roop in 1915 and leaves a son Private Alien Miles serving overseas. Miles managed the John Holdt pool hall. arrangements are incomplete.
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Charles Miles
Sparta
Wis
St. Mary's Tal
Janesville
Maude Roop
Pvt
Alien
Miles
John Holdt
Holdt
McIntosh Widow of Viroqua Banker Dies at Home
Mrs Hattie McIntosh of Viroqua Wisconsin died Tuesday afternoon at her home. She was widow of F P McIntosh founder of the Viroqua State Bank and tobacco businessman. Survived by son Malcolm a bank cashier and daughter Margaret a Fergus Falls librarian. Funeral Thursday afternoon in Viroqua.
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Hattie McIntosh
Viroqua
Wis
F. P. McIntosh
Viroqua State Bank
Malcolm
Margaret
Fergus Falls
Minn
James Grande longtime Houston County superintendent dies
James Grande superintendent of Houston County schools died Tuesday after a lingering illness. Born May 9 1901 near Harmony Minnesota he taught in rural Fillmore County and held principal posts at Brownsville Money Creek and Hokah. He became county superintendent in 1939 and is survived by his wife two sons parents sisters and a brother. Funeral services will be Friday at 130 pm at Potter funeral home then 145 pm at the Methodist church in Caledonia with burial in Money Creek cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
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Mony
Fillmore County
Grande
Winona
St. Cloud
Winona Teachers College
Genise Todd
Money Creek
Brownsville
Hokah
Potter Funeral Home
Methodist
Caledonia
H. W. Hynes
Potter Funeral
Public Opinion Split Over Keeping Jap Islands After War
Gallup poll finds most Americans favor retaining Pacific islands seized from Japan for security, including islands from Hawaii to the Philippines. Debates center on Tarawa and New Britain with Britain and Australia as possible postwar custodians.
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Australia
New Britain
Rabaul
League of Nations
United States
Tomah honors students in forensics music and typing
In Tomah Wisconsin a special awards ceremony recognizes student achievements in forensics music and commercial studies. Forensics honors go to top speakers and declamatory performers while band and orchestra letters go to named instrumentalists. Typing champs receive speed trophies with top finishes listed for individual students.
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Tomah
Wis
Tomah High
George Stockton
Clayton Hemsey
Martha Ann Thouvenall
Beverly Warnke
Lewis Christenson
Marvin Wagner
Darlene Janssen
Eleanor McKean
Mary Lou Rose
Madeline Fick
Patricia Ostermick
Richard Stockton
Eugene Martin
Hilbert Teske
Donald Eckelberg
James Ebert
Loisman
Donald Splittstoesser
Eva
Fillinger
Howard James
Donald Gaboner
Darrel Arity
Philys Attewell
Howard von Haden
June Giesler
Lucille Baker
Jeanette Peth
Mary Brennan
Elaine Palmer
Joyce Kuehl
Elaine Laufenberg
Lois Schaller
Joyce Burroughs
Grace Zastoupil
Shirley Behrens
Bernadine Buchholz
Leola Neitzel
Alice von Haden
Nina Liek
Three Bangor Students To Speak At Graduation
Bangor Wisconsin selects Lineleyn Jenkins Jr Rosella Althoff and Harley Jones as commencement speakers for May 26 1944 in the high school auditorium Jenkins served as class president dramatic club and forensics participant Althoff acted in chorus glee club and band and contributed to forensics Jones also took part in chorus drama and interclass athletics The class motto is On The Youth Of Today Rests The Democracy of Tomorrow The colors are blue and white A quartet will sing Serenie and a quintet will perform Waltz in a Flat after the speakers and before the benediction by Rev F F Parsons
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Bangor
Wis
Bangor High School
Lineleyn Jenkins, Jr
Rosella Althoff
Harley Jones
Jenkins
Girls Athletic Association
F. F. Parsons
Rosemary Fuchs
Barbara Meinking
Rosella Labus
Helen Wittmershaus
Schubert
Serenie
William Mason
Donna Meyer
Elaine Meyer
Helen Peterson
Margaret Schomburg
Fortress Named For War Writer's Son
LONDON By mail a Flying Fortress has been named Hank Jr for the year old son of Henry B. Jameson Associated Press war correspondent who has never seen him. It was a birthday gift from the bomber crew led by Lieut Paul Bodi Jr Racine Wis Hank Sr AP air staffer covers American bomber stations. The ship's christening came after the crew suggested the name following a photograph Jameson showed at the officers club. The bomber completed its first two missions without damage. Jameson adopted the crew and promised a London party after their first tour ends. Mrs Jameson and the baby live with Mrs Jameson’s parents in Burlington Iowa.
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London
Hank Jr
Henry B. Jameson
Associated Press
Paul Bodi, Jr
Racine
Wis
Mrs. Jameson
Burlington, Ia
Vocational Training Plan Aims At Veterans And Workers
A proposal by Senator La Follette and four colleagues calls for a $97.5 million annual program to provide vocational training for war veterans demobilized workers and related groups. Funds would be allocated to states by population with no match for 1945 and 1946 and a 25 percent state share thereafter. A separate note mentions South Africa’s 1943 wheat crop at about 11 million pounds.
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Washington
la Follette
R-Wis
Educating German POWs Aims to Undercut Nazi Ideology
Senator Wiley urged infiltrating German prisoners of war with an educational program to replace Hitler's philosophy. He proposed a senate committee to review educational efforts and push a comprehensive program. He argued POWs could be reconverted to democratic values, sparking a cultural shift in Germany.
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Washington
Hitler
Wiley
R-Wis
Senate
Ing
Germany
Tuberculosis Drops in U S Death Rankings
Tuberculosis once the leading cause of death forty years ago has fallen to eighth place in the United States as public health advances reduce its impact.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United
United States
A Card Drivers to Get New Tires This Fall
Washington reports that A card motorists will begin receiving new tires as synthetic production rises to 2 million monthly. Phillips says allocations may hit 2 million tires by late year, but not all A card drivers will get tires. applications will be screened by local boards with priority to essential driving. B and C card drivers have been eligible since May, but backlog is expected into August.
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Washington
Charles F. Phillips
OPA
Phillips
Petroleum Administration
Plastic hearing aids bring affordable light devices
Lightweight colored plastic hearing devices are now available for thousands who could not afford the older higher priced models.
Argentina Accelerates Phone Production to Close Shortage
In response to a demand gap, Argentina speeds up the manufacture of telephones. The move aims to increase domestic supply and reduce dependency on imports while supporting industry growth and employment.
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Argentina
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