Sparta Doctor Commended for Health Work in New Guinea
Captain Nathan Shlimovitz base nutrition officer was commended by Colonel Hutchinson for improving native health in December 1943 New Guinea. He conducted autopsies, treated diseases, and provided food and malaria care, later aiding nearby villages and natives at work, earning praise for his humanitarian drive.
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Nathan Shlimovitz
N. L. Shlimovitz
Agg H. G. Woodbury
Col
D. R. Hutchinson
310Th
New Guinea
Axyone
Shlimovitz
Capt
Col. Hutchinson
Marines Return Home From War Fronts In Iowa News
Marine Harry Kaufman of McGregor is home on furlough with two ribbons and two battle stars from Asiatic Pacific and Guadalcanal. Dr George Sullivan is in an Italian hospital with a fractured femur from jeep accident. Second Lieutenant Frank Asay of the medical corps expects to go overseas soon. Fran Weipert, now a corporal at Camp Maxton, N C, and James in the Navy recently completed college and naval training. Sergeant Laverne Fink, stationed on the carrier Saratoga, spent a furlough with his wife in Lansing Iowa after receiving 30 letters in one day. Entomologists report meth worms can survive long at certain temperatures.
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Lansing
Harry Kaufman
McGregor
Guadalcanal
Res
George Sullivan
Dolores Weipert
Catherine Asay
Frank Asay
Medical Corps
Fran Weipert
Camp Maxton
N. C
James
Fayette
Senin Wee
Pomeee
Oshee N
Laverne Fink
Waterloo
Henry Hefty
Saratoga
Luther Graduate Appointed Director in Washington
Luther college reports alumnus Dr. M. H. Trytten class of 1916 has been named director of the office of Scientific Personnel in Washington D C. After Luther he spent years on the University of Pittsburgh staff before taking the new post.
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Decorah
Luther College
M. H. Trytten
Office of Scientific Personnel
Washington, D. C
Luther
Trytten
University of Pittsburgh
Only New England Natives Are Truly Yankees
The statement claims that only residents born in New England states qualify as Yankees, aligning Yankee identity with regional birth origins rather than broader affiliations or histories. It presents a regional definition of what constitutes a Yankee.
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New England States
Million Dollar Error in Chicago Paycheck
Elizabeth Koby, 24, a refinery worker in Chicago, returned to the office to show a two week pay check for 99,999,994.41 dollars. The accounting department explained it was a bookkeeping error, leaving nearly 99,999,900 dollars too much.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Koby
On the Battlefront Two Me to Supply One Fighting Soldier
A fragment notes a wartime slogan or cryptic line about shortages and recruitment. The wording hints at supply and manpower issues affecting frontline units, suggesting a broader wartime context without detailing specific events or dates.
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Soler
Sand Lake Coulee 4-H Club to Meet July 12
Ten members and several parents attended the Sand Lake Coulee 4-H Club meeting at the Harvey Kleinsmith home in Onalaska. A treasure hunt entertained the group before business and lunch. The next meeting is scheduled July 12 at the Wilfred Marco home in Sand Lake Coulee. Bolivia reports high labor turnover in mining and manufacturing.
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LA Crosse
Sand Lake Coulee
Sand Lake
Harvey Kleinsmith
Onalaska
Wilfred Marco
Bolivia
Inquiries for Large Vacant Factories Reach La Crosse Chamber
Two east side groups seek vacant industrial plants in La Crosse for expansion. Requests total 40 000 to 50 000 square feet and 150 000 to 250 000 square feet, needing spaces of 100 by 500 feet or 200 by 250 feet. Local stock is scarce, with 5 000 to 15 000 square feet typical. The Chamber notes buyers prefer not to own or build oversized facilities to avoid idle plants after the war.
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la Crosse County
Chamber of Commerce
la Crosse
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Montgomery
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