Veterans Use WSES for Job Help Across District
The La Crosse WSES district office reports veterans routinely visit for placement, counseling, and labor market information. About 40 percent of monthly visitors are working, in training, or attending school as they seek better employment and training prospects. George Mekvold serves as veterans’ emco representative for the district serving several counties.
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WSES
Schulze
la Crosse
George Mekvold
Emco
Crosse
Vernon
Monroe
Jackson
Buffalo
Tremaleau
Juneau
Milwaukee Road Luxurest and Speedliner Now at Low Fares
New Luxurest Coaches offer reclining seats and ample space in the Speedliner cars. The Tip Tor Grill car, cocktail lounge, dining car, and Milwaukee Touralux sleepers are highlighted along with daily service on the electrified Columbian. California routings and reservations available.
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Milwaukee Touralux
Milwaukee Road
Army Offers Reserve Corps Commissions in Wisconsin
Veterans with one year of World War II service and two years of college may receive direct commissions as second lieutenants in the Organized Reserve Corps. A new streamlined process lets applicants appear before a Wisconsin district board at 713 Federal Building Milwaukee for approval, with a two year active duty tour after appointment.
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Army
Organized Reserve Corps
Charles H Reed
Wisconsin
Rent Hearing Set On Milwaukee Rent Control Increase
The Milwaukee rent advisory board votes to hold a public hearing on raising rents in the Milwaukee-Waukesha county area. A special session called by Chairman Iron Bear will set the date. Two months earlier the board denied a 7 percent request from the Milwaukee County Owners Association for non lease tenants.
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Milwaukee
Rent Advisory Board
Milwaukee - Waukesha County
Ee Wore
Iron Bear
Milwaukee County
Owners Association
Spear
Little home optics experiments with glasses and water
Uncle Rays Corner describes simple tests with water glasses and goldfish bowls to show how curved bottoms and water bend light. He notes objects may appear larger or smaller when viewed through different glasses and from various angles, including looking from above or slanting with a bowl in water.
Five American Republics leaflet offered by Uncle Ray
Readers are invited to obtain a free leaflet titled Five American Republics. Enclose a stamped envelope with full name and address and send letters to Uncle Ray in care of the newspaper.
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South America
South
Fiveth American Republics
Uncle Ray
Counterfeit Mei Yuan Cigarettes Hit Shanghai Market
A new cigarette labeled Mei Yuan or American money appears in Shanghai. Packaging shows two U S fifty dollar bills but Treasury Secret Service agents dismiss serious fake risk as the bills feature Abraham Lincoln, the five dollar portrait.
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Shanghai
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Abraham Lincoln
Only Seven Died as Vice Presidents in U.S. History
The article notes seven men who died while serving as vice president: George Clinton Elbridge Gerry William King Henry Wilson Thomas Hendricks Garrett Hobart and James Sherman. It ends with an unrelated call to buy Savings Bonds.
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George Clinton
Elbridge Gerry
William King
Henry Wilson
Thomas Hendricks
Garrett Hobart
James Sherman
United States
Wisconsin unites science for lake and stream conservation
An Outdoor America article details a Wisconsin program linking botanists zoologists chemists physicists geologists engineers and public health workers to study lakes and streams. Led by Prof. Sarles the team aims to yield national conservation results and tackle pollution and watershed science.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin Ee
Conservation Goes
Ouidoor America
Nature
Wisconsin
Outdoor America
Izaak Walton
Edward A. Birge
William B. Sykes
Schoenfield
Sarles
Schoenfeld
Brule
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Milwaukee Roan
U. S. Army and Air Force
National Guard
Organized Reserve
South Fourth Street
Alu
Sap
Uncle Ray’s
Lacrosse Tribune
Boyer’s
Main Street
Furniture
D! Scholls Zino Pads
Sears
Santa
Sears Toy Department
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