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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1944

Page

8

VFW Picnic At Onalaska Park Aug 20 Invites Members

VFW auxiliary and post members and families are invited to a picnic at Onalaska Park on August 20. Lunch served after a meeting. Also reported are Cross awards to VFW Red Cross workers and June July dressings and hours totals. New auxiliary members Mary Korish Vivian Johnston Martha Lachman. Honor roll additions Melvin Erwin Korish Oscar Johnston Jerome Lachman. Family reunion for Peter Simonson Sr. and relatives held at Palmer Haug farm in Lincoln township.

VFW Picnigust Onalaska Park Red Cross Mary Korish Vivian Johnston Martha Lachman Melvin Erwin Korish Peter Simonson, Sr Palmer Haug Lincoln Township Mary Phillipson Selman Fredrickson Anna Steig Clara Schansberg Hulda Hanson Peter Simonson, Jr

Marian Keizer Weds Ray Zachem In Holy Trinity Parsonage

Marian Louise Keizer married Ray Zachem in a Holy Trinity Parsonage ceremony read by Rev. Charles W. Gille. The bride wore petal satin marquisette with finger-tip veil and carried white bouquet. reception for 100 at the Cargill home followed the 7:30 wedding. The couple will honeymoon in northern Wisconsin and Canada and reside in Sky, where the groom works with his father after Aug. 15.

Marian Louise Keizer Ray Zachem Holy Trinity Lester A. Keizer Jackson Street Ashville Holy Trinity Parsonage Charles W. Gille Maryley Cargill Sylvester J. Kryzske Winona S. J. Kryzske Minn Clark Bradley Minneapolis Wisconsin Canada Ida Bovee Mary Crowley Phyllis Jankoski

Gwendolyn Reynolds Weds Pfc Luther Smith in Tomah

Gwendolyn Joyce Reynolds daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray E Reynolds of Tomah married Pfc Luther Smith Monday night at the Methodist parsonage in Tomah. Rev M Z Hovda officiated. The bride wore a navy blue sheer dress and white accessories. The groom is from Wilmington NC, son of Mr and Mrs Olivier Smith. A group of six had dinner at the Butterfly cafe after the ceremony.

Gwendolyn Joyce Reynolds Ray E. Reynolds Tomah Pfc Luther Smith M. Z. Hovda Olivier Smith Wilmington N. C Butterfly Cafe

Surgical Dressing Pictures On Display At Barron Window

Pictures taken in hospital tents on the Italian war front show the use of Red Cross surgical dressing and will be displayed in the window of the E. R. Barron company until Saturday. The exhibit is endorsed by Mrs. Frederick Douglas, Red Cross surgical dressing chair for La Crosse county.

Red Cross E. R. Barron Frederick Douglas la Crosse County Legion Service Star Legion Ray Franklin Badger Street Milwaukee Sadie Austin T. W. Caledonia Nick Nobin John Wingers Farnam Street O. R. Bentzen Street Merlin Westlie Galesville Orville Stein Carl Thompson la Crosse Henry Harnisch Billy le Roy Harnisch Jimmy Adin Klandrud Will Lowell Floyd Clott Hermey Lambert Charles van Riper Everett Lund Paul Fidika

Fuller brushes and Athex claim relief for foot discomfort

Local notice notes Mrs. F. J. Hofer and Marry Raper promoting Fuller brushes and Athex as effective for foot discomfort. Addresses 3782-M and 436 South 22nd listed for contact.

F. J. Hofer M. Marry Raper South 22Nd

Woman in Boat Killed by Plane Near Grayling Michigan

A woman, Mrs. Mary Meyer of Madeira Ohio, was killed when struck by a P 47 Thunderbolt during a three plane formation over Lake Marger near Grayling Michigan. Her son Oscar Meyer witnessed the accident as authorities investigate the Oscoda Army Air Field base activities.

New York Oscoda Army Air Field Mich First Air Force Lake Margethe Grayling Oscoda Field Mary Meyer Madeira Ohio Oscar H. Meyer Charles Moore Crawford Iate

Snow Saved for Drinking in Desert Sheep Ranges

In western desert ranges sheepmen spread straw over snow drifts to slow melting and provide water during dry seasons. The article notes El Salvador as the only Central American republic without an Atlantic coast.

el Salvador Central American Republic

Dance Cancellations At Service Club Hotels

Friday dance at Service Club No 1 is cancelled due to no band. Regular dance at Service Club No 2 will be held with Division Artillery and limited to 45 girls.

Service Club No

New Citizens St Ann's Hospital Births and Details

A garbled list records multiple births at St Ann's and Whitehall Community Hospital with dates August and July. It includes families from La Crescent Osseo Whitehall and Altus Oklahoma, noting several newborns and parents, plus a sewing pattern advertisement for child pinafores and a call to order pattern No 8615 and fashion booklet Fashion.

St. Ann's Hospital John M. Miller la Crescent Rodney Dean Cornelius Gilman Monson Osseo Whitehall Community Hospital Clarence Sosalla Whitehall James Hughes Lloyd Cuambecah Weet Avenue Borden Hughes No. 22Nd Street Altes Okla Ronald Corp Richard M. Briggs Altus Tribune Today South Wells Chicago

County 4-H Members Reach Four Hundred in La Crosse County

County home agent Miss Anita Gundlach reports 400 rural youths enrolled in 25 4-H clubs across La Crosse County. clubs cover 11 townships with ages 10 to 20 and focus on projects like gardening livestock and foods. Inter-State fair preparations run August 2 to 6 with project demonstrations judging and health activities planned.

Anita Gundlach la Crosse County Bangor Julia Hatz Barre la Verne Meinking Brookside Eloise Knudson Burnham Valley Bonsack Chamber of Commerce North Ridge Henry Fortun Pfaff School Vic Vernon Cain Pleasant Vally Archie Nuttelman Land Carl Friske St. Joseph's Marcella Bina Sand Lake Esther Conrad Hanson Smith Valley Dorothy Leibl Union Mills-Lewis Valley Walton Ofstedahl Walker Clifton Storandt

Party Held by Casberg Auxiliary at Court House

The M. C. Casberg Auxiliary United Spanish War Veterans birthday club hosted a gathering Tuesday evening at the court house. A short meeting followed by lunch featured hostesses Ida Last Margaret Koschnitzki Edyth Nelson Elizabeth Kanard Ida Mc Donald Katherin Gantenbein Emma Wendling Viva Wickles Anna Weigel Grace Markham and a guest list of Rose Boyle Martha Platz Bertha Hirt Hulda Cox Louise Welch Anna Young Barbara Jarick Elenora Zernicki Florence Merrill Betty Thornton Olga Roelig Stella Rendler. piano music by Katherine Gantenbein capped the evening.

M. C. Casberg Auxiliary United Spanish American War Veterans’ Birthday Club Court House Hulda Cox Louise Welch Anna Young Barbara Jarick Elenora Zernicki Florence Merrill Betty Thornton Olga Roelig Stella Rendler Katherine Gantenbein

Chile Labor Ministry Pushes Mandatory Arbitration

The ministry of labor urges making arbitration obligatory as strikers in Chile refuse to settle grievances with a single arbitrator and demand courts of arbitration.

Vel Chile Ministry of Labor

Extensive Variety Of 4 H Exhibits At Inter State Fair

The Inter State Fair 4 H section presents a large display of canned fruits vegetables and meats by county youth plus a Sears canning contest exhibit. Dresses from feed sacks showcase practical sewing by 10 to 20 year olds. Foods and nutrition exhibits include baking posters and new educational displays. 4 H hobbies range from woodwork to Indian relics with 213 relics and a stamp collection. Five Victory project booths highlight school lunch milkweed safety and dental care.

Anita Gundlach States Canada John Gilsdorf Bangor Victory Council Prairie Walker Club Save For Victory Mormon Coulee New Amsterdam Midway-Brice Prairie

Marriage Licenses Issued In Iowa And Wisconsin Regions

Aug. 2 marriages listed in Sukeon Ia and nearby towns include Leonard Wiegrefe 23 and Lillie Reinke 23 of New Albin Ia. Also Louis Beneke 25 and Viving Loeffler 22 of New Albin Ia. Christian C Briggsom 47 and Anns Guist 49 of La Crosse. Viroqua Wis: Louise O Neal Viroqua and Lester Dahl Genoa Wis.

Sukeon Leonard Wiegrefe Lillie Reinke New Albin Louis Beneke Viving Loeffler Christian C. Briggsom Anns Guist la Crosse Viroqua Wis Louise O'Neal Lester Dahl Genoa

Kuril Islands Inhabited Pattern Noted Since 1884

A historical note highlights that the northern Kuril islands have been virtually inhabited since 1884, reflecting long-term settlement patterns and demographic stability in the northern archipelago.

Kuril Islands

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