War Manpower Cut In Area Expands Referral System
The Eau Claire Wausau Rhinelander Wisconsin area extends the War Manpower Commission program effective July 1 to require referral by U S employment service for all male hires and set employer ceilings. It details exemptions, priority referrals, and steps for private and public agencies to obtain accredited status to support the expanded manpower plan.
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Schulze
Bor
WMC
U. S
Coat Wmc
U. S. Employment Service
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Rationing Updates Nix Canned Veggies and Dining Prices
The Office of Price Administration plans to end rationing for canned peas tomatoes and asparagus by midnight foreshadowing a return of other vegetables. New pack values take effect next Sunday with peas and tomatoes at five points and asparagus at ten. A 15 to 20 percent drop in civilian vegetable supply is expected. Restaurants face a price freeze extending to most eating and drinking spots from April 4 10 1943. A new set of five 10 point blue stamps will be valid indefinitely for processed foods replacing current stamps A8 through V8.
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Fice
Price Administration A
Chester Bowles
OPA
Washington
America
Office of Price Administration
Quincy proposes ban on martin houses in city limits
Corporation Counsel Lawrence Emmons Jr drafts an ordinance to stop building martin houses in Quincy Illinois to prevent damage to a new paint job and soiled laundry as birds irritate residents.
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Quincy
Ill
Lawrence Emmons, Jr
Emmons
Martin
Coal Product Fed To Cows
Washington reports that a coal derived urea additive can boost cow protein by enabling bacteria in hay to form protein. Urea supplies nitrogen but requires carbohydrate feed and is not a complete protein substitute. Supply remains limited but research shows potential in livestock diets.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ingraham Destroyer Sunk After Coastal Collision
The U S destroyer Ingraham sank in 25 seconds near Halifax after a fog collision while escorting a convoy in 1942. Explosions from its own munitions tore the vessel apart. over 200 aboard, only a handful survived. Censorship allowed publication of the details on August 27, 1942.
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Halifax
N. S
U. S
Ingraham
Washington
Ice Company Classified as Locally Necessary
At the request of the People's Ice and Fuel Co. employees engaged in ice delivery and all plant platform and office workers are labeled locally needed. Norman E. Schulze, local area director, with Chicago approval, classifies them under the WMC stabilization agreement in this area.
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Schulze
WMC
People’s Ice and Fuel Co
Norman E. Schulze
Chicago
First Aid Certificates Awarded at Red Cross Chapter
Standard first aid certificates have been received at the Red Cross chapter office in the federal building for Mrs. L. Jay Bemis Sr Evelyn Boma Helene H Detry Genevieve Hager Mrs Genevieve Jorgenson Dorothy Ann Kolb Mrs Lores Marshall Stanley Mattison Mrs Gretchen Neuman Mrs E W Poehling Ruth Rhody Herbert E Ruegg Mrs Alice C Sauer Marion Sprain Miss Joyce Stamstad Harold W Timm Mrs Howell W Thompson Jerome J Brieske.
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Red Cross
Federal
L. Jay Bemis
Evelyn Boma
Helene H. Detry
Genevieve Hager
Genevieve Jorgenson
Dorothy Ann Kolb
Lores Marshall
Stanley Mattison
Gretchen Neuman
E W. Poehling
Ruth Rhody
Herbert E. Ruegg
Alice C. Sauer
Marion Sprain
Joyce Stamstad
Harold W. Timm
Howell W. Thompson
Jerome J. Brieske
Cheney Firm Named Mack Truck Distributor in Region
R C Cheney Co at Fourth and Cass streets, longtime Chrysler Plymouth distributors, appointed Mack trucks distributor for La Crosse and eight surrounding counties. Ross Cheney notes the move adds full service for both trucks and passenger cars in the postwar period.
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R. C. Cheney Co
Fourth
Cass Streets
Chrysler - Plymouth Distributors
Cheney
Ross Cheney
la Crosse
Church Starts Summer Schedule Next Sunday
The First Presbyterian church at Sixth and King streets begins its summer timetable next Sunday. Worship runs 9 30 to 10 30 a m each Sunday in July August and the first Sunday in September. Beginners and junior church school meet during the hour. Junior high and young people are urged to attend.
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First Presbyterian Church
Sixth and King Streets
Gremlin the cocker spaniel answers owner ad in Clearwater
In Clearwater Florida a cocker spaniel named Gremlin answered a want ad placed by Mrs O L Austin. The Sun’s classified department matched the dog to the owner over the telephone and Mrs Arnold sent a taxi to fetch him immediately.
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Clearwater, Fla
Gremlin
The
Sun
O. L. Austin
Mexico lottery boosts health ministry with record 6 million
Mexico's national lottery will donate more than 6 million dollars to the health ministry. The funds will support charity homes and mark the largest yearly contribution from the lottery to date.
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Mexico
Health Ministry
War-Hinting Speech Triggers U S Recall Of Armour
A June 10 speech by Argentinian War Minister Juan Peron urging preparation for war led to the recall of Ambassador Norman Armour from Buenos Aires. Officials see it as signaling that peace efforts are doomed and Armour will report on Argentine conditions for State Department talks with other American republics.
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Washington
Juan Peron
Argentina
Norman Armour
Buenos Aires
Peron
Plata
State Department
Armour
Nine Negro Soldiers Sentenced to Prison
Nine Negro soldiers convicted by an army court martial for mutiny riot and withdrawal from suppression were sentenced to prison terms from 16 to 25 years and dishonorably discharged. The shooting at Brookley field followed an accusation of robbery by a white civilian.
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Mobile
Ala
Brookley Field
Ring
Goebbels Urges Maximum War Effort in Germany
Article from Das Reich broadcast from Berlin quotes Joseph Goebbels urging total war to ensure German survival. He warns the enemy will destroy Germany root and branch unless the nation conducts a robust war effort.
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London
Joseph Goebbels
Das Reich
Berlin
Local Pastor To Speak At Sparta Church Service
Rev. Christopher Boland of St. John's Evangelical Reformed Church La Crosse will speak at the Sunday evening service under the trees on the Sparta court house lawn. A. L. Nicol will lead the platform and the Sparta high school band directed by B. E. La Bansky will provide music.
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Tribune Sparta Bureau
Sparta
War correspondent notes grim longing as invasion looms
June 5 letter from a German writer in France expresses deep unease and hope for an end to the war. Found in a Norman castle used as a Nazi HQ, the note laments life at the front and reveals German resolve to overpower nerves with heroism.
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France
Sweet
Normany
City Meat Licenses Required by Saturday
The health department announced all city meat dealers must secure licenses by Saturday. Licenses are issued at City Hall, with ordinance No. 950 granting duties over equipment, meat types, shop sanitation, and handlers. Inspectors ensure hamburger and sausage meats use healthy animals and no added coloring or cereal-water mixes.
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Health Department
A. M. Murphy
Murphy
Mishaps Claim 9 400 Lives In Early 1944 War Year
The National Safety Council reports 9 400 traffic deaths in the first five months of 1944 in the United States an 11 percent rise from the prior year. Increased motor vehicle travel boosted mileage by about 6 percent in the first four months, contributing to the toll. The report lists death rates by population group and cities such as Milwaukee Wichita Falls White Plains and Elgin among others.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Milwaukee
Wichita Falls
Tex
White Plains
N. Y
Elgin
Ill
Two Area Men Reported Missing In Action
Two servicemen from the Tomah area are reported missing in action. Leroy Sonny Jacobson of Wyeville serves in Italy. Sgt James Downs, 20, a ball turret gunner, is missing over Yugoslavia since May 30. Downs wrote to his mother Mrs Ruth Downs on May 29 after graduating Tomah High School in 1940 and enlisting in 1941.
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Tomah
Wis
Leroy
Sonny” Jacobson
Wyeville
Italy
James Downs
Downs
Yugoslavia
Ruth Downs
Tomah High School
Air Corps
San Antonio
Tex
Shakespeare Salute at Stratford Birthday Observance
A U S army band led a procession from William Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford upon Avon to his tomb during a birthday salute in England. The event gathered local attendees and highlighted the bard's enduring legacy.
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Shakespeare
Stratford-on-Avon
England
Sale Of War Bonds To Individuals Lags In Nation
Washington reports show the fifth war loan drive reaching 78 percent of the $16 billion target for individuals with $2.869 billion sold, while corporations and non-banking investors reached 97 percent of their quota at $9.736 billion. Finance director Ted R. Gamble urged stronger emphasis on individual sales as the drive runs from June 12 to July 8.
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Washington
Ted R. Gamble
Power trains built to restore electricity in Nazi cleared areas
A large electrical firm manufactures mobile power trains. These fully equipped mobile railroad units are designed to restore electricity and power temporarily in areas cleared of Nazis who typically demolish utility plants as they retreat.
Parochial School Program Closes Term at Irvin Coulee
In Whitehall Wisconsin a program at the Irvin coulee school house Sunday at 8 p m marks the end of the term taught by Miss Stella Windjue. Children will sing including Come Though Almighty King and Thy Word is Like a Garden. Grades review key religious texts. Rev. O G Birkeland presides and gives benediction. Refreshments follow.
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Whitehall
Wis
Irvin
Ye the Father
Adeline Lien
Shirley Gilbertson
Ardell Linnerud
O. G. Birkeland
Chinaware from kaolin produced in Russian cement plant
A Russian cement factory has begun manufacturing chinaware from kaolin. The new plant will supply dishes for miners and high voltage insulators, expanding the facility’s product range beyond cement.
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Russia
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