Circus Books Two City Shows Arrive in La Crosse
Frida Cole Brothers bring a 900 person double length train circus to La Crosse with 400 performers, five herds of elephants, 300 animals, 250 horses and acts like the Abbysinian pongurs. Opening spectacle Castle of the Taj Mahal and Eddie Wackener band perform at 2:30 and 7:30 pm. Side shows start at 10 am. tickets for under 16 available at the La Tribune office.
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la Crosse
Frida Cole Brothers
Winter Gardens
Milwaukee Freight Depot
Front
Vine Streets
America
Cole Brothers Circus
Eddie Wackener
Arenic
Joe Hodgins
Don Colleano
Captain Plunket
Harry
Carmen Cerillo
Eileen Harrold
Jean Allen
Ruth Nelson
Antaleks
la Tribune
Stucere Sens Stone
Sergeant Hopes Stork Is Understanding Bird
Pueblo cartoon item notes Sgt Herb Schulman from the air base delaying his departure for New York. After a war bond show, the committee asked another performance, so Schulman stays in Pueblo to boost war bond sales.
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Pueblo
Colo
Szgt
Herb Schulman
Ergeant
New York
War Bond Committee
Sgt. Schulman
Dog Beauty Attends Church Settling In At Community Church
Beauty the four year old orange dog accompanying Mrs. Florence Rich sits in a regular pew at the Community Church in Boston Massachusetts for more than three years. The dog rests with its chin on the chair arm and dozes during sermons reflecting a rare churchgoing routine.
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Boston
Mass
Florence Rich
South End
Second Fall Corrects Injury of Commissioner
Shenandoah Iowa water commissioner Nye suffered a fall that dislocated an arm. He was taken to a hospital where a doctor was summoned and, as he approached the operating table for treatment, the arm snapped back into place during the slip.
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Shenandoah
Nye
Fires Called for Coeur d Alene
Coeur d Alene Idaho firefighters respond to a smoldering mattress in a three story building extinguishing the blaze in the backyard and driving the gear back to the station after the call. Washington DC heart sound detector from Haskell Laboratory of Industrial Toxicology uses the heart as a sounding board to detect illnesses in other body parts via tones from muscles and circulation reported by DuPont.
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Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
Coeur d’Alene
Washington, D. C
Haskell Laboratory of Industrial Toxicology
du Pont Co
McCoy Cast Praised For Wac Recruit Drive
Camp McCoy soldiers received praise for leading Wisconsin women to enlist in the Women’s Army Corps. The drive gained momentum through civic events, radio series on WTMJ and WFHR, and programs from Camp McCoy’s Theater of the Air featuring the Majors and Minors under Nichol as well as Wac Songstress Frances Koskey.
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Camp Mccoy
Wisconsin
Women’s Army Corps
George M. MacMullin
McCoy
WTMJ
Milwaukee
Col. MacMullin
WFHR
Wisconsin Rapids
Lincoln Memorial
Nicholas Musolino
Dick Barstow
Bernhard Heiden
Pvt
Bill Steiner
Ravel
Lieut
Vance Schwartz
Ceiling Prices Set by Board in Casablanca for Shoes and Imports
A special board in Casablanca fixes ceiling prices on all shoes and European goods sold in French Morocco. The move standardizes costs across markets and aims to curb price inflation during the period.
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French Morocco
Casablanca
Two-Year-Old Boy Survives Hazardous Farm Truck Ride
In Naper Nebraska Wilbert Cline drove his truck three miles along a country road to his brother Clarence Cline s farm. Upon arrival he found his two year old son Marvin seated on the fender and not at all alarmed by the perilous trip.
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Naper, Neb
Wilbert Cline
Clarence Cline
Wilbert
Marvin
Cline
No Maid Applications, Office Is Saving Paper
In Toledo Ohio Edward J Bodette head of the US Employment Service says the Toledo office will stop accepting maid applications to save paper, reflecting a policy shift in domestic job postings. The notice underscores a broader efficiency move within the agency.
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Toledo
Ohio
Edward J. Bodette
United States Employment Service
5th Army advances five miles toward Castagneto
American forces of the 5th Army push five miles along Italy’s west coast and seize Castagneto near Livorno while another column nears Siena. Livorno and Siena are key ports and rail hubs. 5th Army reports over 32,000 prisoners since the offensive began.
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Rome
5Th Army
Italy
Castagneto
Livorno
Leghorn
Siena
Pisa
Florence
8Th Army
Lake Trasimeno
Perugia
Casella
Frattavecchie
Lafoce
Fifth Army
Oil Firms Scout Andros Islands for Prospects
Representatives of oil companies have been surveying the outlying Bahama islands by air and sea in search of petroleum and are said to be especially keen on opportunities on Andros.
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Bahamas
Andros
Civil Air Patrol Cadets to Tour Army Air Bases This Summer
Lieut C L McCall reports 9000 CAP cadets will tour army air bases for a 10 day period this summer with one senior CAP member for every 25 cadets. Cadets may fly army planes and see most base activities likely at Truax Field Madison with parental consent. La Crosse CAP details available by box 248 or armory contacts.
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C. L. McCall
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Army Air
Army Air Corps
Truax Field Army Air Base
Madison
la Crosse
South Side
Germans Build 500 Night Fighter Planes to Counter Raids
As Allied air raids loom, German forces reportedly field a mass of about 500 operational night fighters. The program aims to disrupt bomber streams and reduce daylight losses, signaling a intensified defense strategy.
Gasoline Requests Urge La Crosse Truck Operators to Apply
Many truck operators in the La Crosse district face possible gas shortages at the new quarter start. Edwin L. West warns that only a small number have applied for third quarter coupons and urges operators or their agents to apply now to ensure mailing of July August and September gas coupons.
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la Crosse
Edwin L. West
Highway Department
Office of Defense Transportation
West
War boom opens Namban Valley caves to postwar tourists
In Western Australia the new road network for military use has opened access to the Namban Valley caves. Visitors can now reach the famed caves unvisited since 1908 described as among the world’s most beautiful formations. Sir James Mitchell opened the caverns 36 years ago.
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Western Australia
Namban Valley
Perth
James Mitchell
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