Our Men in Service From La Crosse Area
Directory style notes on local service members including Pvt Robert H Amundson arriving in England and promoting sergeants Ervin W Proksch and John J Knox. Inductions and training updates list Glenn Wallace Larson Robert LeRoy Schwartz Paul Edward Cilley William Newhouse William Warren Abright Leonard Wilbert De Laney Lieut Francis J Cunningham and others with bases in Texas England Italy and Iowa state college. Brazil discovery noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Amundson
France
M. Amundson
Avon Street
Amundson
England
Pvt
la Crosse
Fort Sheridan
Camp Wolters
Tex
William
Aquinas High School
State Teachers College
Robert
Coyne’s
Chicago
Fifth Army
Italy
Pfc
Ervin W. Proksch
34Th “Red Bull” Division
Mildred
South Sixth Street
RAF Service Command
John J. Knox
T. Sgt. Knox
Army
Randolph Field
Camp Grant
Ill
Sharon
Winnebago Street
Milwaukee
Glenn Wallace Larson
South 11Th Street
Robert LeRoy Schwartz
Paul Edward Cilley
North 20Th Street
William Robert Newhouse
William Warren Abright
Caledonia Street
Leonard Wilbert de Laney
Loomis Street
Francis J. Cunningham
Market Street
Camp Davis
N. C
St. John’s University
Collegeville
Minn
Ames
Richard J. Young
Electrical Naval Training School
Iowa State College
Harold B. Gee
Harold Gee
Division Street
Bryan Field
Central Flying Training Command
Army Air Forces
Merle Evenson
la Crosse Tribune
Evenson
Marietta Evenson
North 17Th Street
Bougainville
Court Visitors Impressed By New Painting
Attendants on motion day in circuit court praised the newly decorated courtroom first finished under the county redecorating program. Paul P. Stollenwerk leads the project, costing about 11 000 dollars, started in June and set for completion by late November or early December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Paul E. R Heideman
la Crosse
Ruth Heideman
Paul E. R. Heideman
City of
Paul E. Heideman
R. W. Ahlstrom
Gordon
Law
Brody, Johns & Rorapfp
Blanche Lewis
Preda Harrington
R. V. Ahlstrom
Hale and Skemp
State Bank Bidg
Minnie Zenker
Meta Dickens
Steele
May & Tospel
Circuit Court
Court House
County Board of Supervisors
Paul P. Stollenwerk
Stollenwerk
Fire Destroyed Barn On Matchey Farm In Wisconsin
A blaze of unknown origin wiped out a barn, its threshing rig, and contents on the Tom Matchey farm on Highway D between Elk Creek and Pleasantville in Whitehall Wisconsin. Damage was about 7000 dollars. Matchey and his son Domino were on a threshing machine when the fire began. sister Erna Matchey across the road called in help from Whitehall and Independence fire departments, which arrived too late. A bridge crew aided, saving only a tractor and team. Partial insurance covered the loss. Matchey, 76, had recently wired the barn for rural electric.
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Whitehall
Wis
Tom Matchey
Elk Creek
Pleasantville
Matchey
Domenic
Erna Matchey
Independence
Births and deaths tally in La Crosse for July
The La Crosse health department reports 156 births in July split evenly between resident and non resident parents. Thirty couples wed in July. There were 46 deaths, with 25 residents and 21 non residents dying in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Health Department
Stolen Eight-Ton Auto Jack From Rochester Truck
La Vern Morken of Rochester reports to police that an eight ton Walker auto jack was stolen from his truck parked in front of the American hotel. The jack is valued at $25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Vern Morken
Rochester
Minn
Grenade types listed for Garand rifle use
The report notes grenades compatible with the Garand rifle including anti tank gre nade hand fragmentation gre nade pineapple gre nade and about 30 signal grenades.
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Crosse Tribune
God Leader-Press
APH Flowers
Florists
Baer Armin
United States
Kienahs
Ty Tiibune
Bullold
Hillview
22Nd Street
Onalaska
Echo Service
Ce Fom Prospect Ned
Kloss
Rowley's
W's Co
West Ave
Papethanc Ging Pree
Crosse Laundry & Cleaning Company
Garbers
Baby Hilton's
Doerflinger’s
Appy
Doerflinger’s Store
Happy Hour
Hotel Stoddard
Ritcher
Ford Hopkins
Iris Cafe
M. J. Leinfelder
Justinger’s Pood Store
West Avenue South
N. Sereno
Serena
THE
WAR Manpower Commission
WMC
U. S. Employment Service
Vine
Lax Auto
South 2Nd
Morey Roberts
South Avenue
Wadhams Station
Montgomery Ward
Casey's
Jay
Buck
Anderson
Tire and Battery Service
State
St. la Crosse
Quaker Oats CO
Mankato and
Vicinity
Tré Hodgson
B. PF. Goodrich Silvertowns
B. F. Goodrich Silvertown
B. F. Goodrich
5Th Ave
Tribune
Anderson Tire and Battery Service
Mary
H. A. Phillips
Falk-Zone CO
North 4Th Street
MR. Philipps
City Car Co
Fifth Ave. North
Cheney
South 4Th
Tausche’s
Briggs & Stratton
Lacrosse Supply CO
South Sixth
Maytag & Home
North 3Rd
Westinghouse
Clarkane and Bracken
Warren Easland
City Iron
Leithold Piano CO
Harts Cash Register Service
P. O. Box
Sreuplate
Bendix
TIM _SEVERSON
Ray V Vick
West Salem
R. J
John Dilworth
Prospect
Clark and Bracken
Call
Lohmer
Baldwin
Alf Modahl
Terry's
Music Store
Office Ec
Casey
Dahl Motors
Ben Bauich
Arcadia
Interstate Finance Corp
Rivoli
Phone
Co. B. Bloedorn
Edward C. Lehman
Houston, Minn
Caledonia
Fuel CO
Goulds
M. Bere
Black River Falls
Goodyear
Smith Bicycle Shop
M . Whippett
Victor
South Hh
Inquire
North
Wisconsin Ave
Hanson
Liedihe
Southeast Side
Paul
Blessed Sacrament Church
East End
Grippen
Linter
R. J. Devine
Household Finance Corporation
Exchange Building
Fifth Ave
la Crosse Mutual Loan & Building Assn
Hoeschler
First Credit Co
Motors Somphone Co
Nebel
Financial Service Co
Farmers Market
ACME
Auto Service
Chevrolet
McKenzie
Chevrolet Co
3Rd St
Badger
Pearl
WISCO
Kendall Oil Wholesale Distributors
the LA Crosse Tribune
Opus Intninsiational
South 13Th
Farnam
Inquirer & Preisinger
Batavian Bank
J. G. Dubraks
Clinton
Longfellow School
E. C. Housen
Hoeschier
State of
Edna Polley
Lawrence J. Brody
San Antonio
Beyer County
Texas
Brody, Johns & Roraff
Minnie Stephan
Ella M. Niedfeldt
Hubert J. Schleiter
Jess Seward Hogue
Onalaske
Willow Inn
Campbell
Theodore Ender
Aleutians
Siberia
Mt. Cleveland
Chuginadak Island
William Biggers
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Paint and Paint Supplies
Montgomery
Tillman Bros
U. S. Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Foreign Service
U. S
Brazil
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Carpenters
Badger Ordnance Works
Baraboo
Mason & Hanger Company
Corps of Engineers
United States Employment Service
Lacrosse
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