Otten Tells Of Army Service And Gubernatorial Bid
In La Crosse interview Col. Christian J. Otten discusses army service from World War II start, his Camp Grant command, and aiding war production. He outlines postwar plans for full employment and measures to boost state industry, education, and resources as he runs for Wisconsin governor on the Republican ticket. His wife Maud Otten is noted for prior school leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse
Christian J
Wisconsin
Pearl Harbor
Camp Grant
Otten
Grant
Col. Otten
Maud
Eis College
University of Wisconsin
Vernon County
State Board of Control
Allies Deny Killing German Prisoners in Italy
Germany charges that Nazi prisoners were slain by Allied troops in Italy, claiming executions by a U.S. soldier and others. Berlin protested as American officials, led by acting Secretary of State Stettinius, rejected the accusation as untrue at a press conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ward R. Stettinius, Jr
Italy
Stettinius
Caledonian Soldier Wounded in Italy Reported
Caledonia Minnesota Mrs. 27 Krueger notified by war department that her son Pvt. Alfred Krueger Jr 16 in Italy with an infantry regiment that embarked for overseas service during late spring Also listed are a brother Arthur in Caledonia and sister Mrs. Albert Weis in Austin in this wartime notice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
27 Krueger
War Department
Pvt
Alfred Krueger
Italy
Krueger
Arthur
Albert Weis
Austin
Weather Summary from Department of Commerce Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa
Weather record shows wide scattered thundershowers in Wisconsin mainly extreme north through Friday night with continuing warmth and a cooler trend Friday. Minnesota reports scattered thunderstorms in the north with partly cloudy skies elsewhere and cooler conditions. Iowa notes warm spell tonight, with Friday partly cloudy and widely scattered thunderstorms, cooler in the north. Fresh to strong winds possible in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
River Portcast From Hastings to Genoa
A moderate rise is forecast above Lake Pepin in 48 hours due to increased flow. From Dam No 4 to Dam No 8, lower pools will fall over the next two days with rises of 0.3 to 4 feet at all tallwater gages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Genoa
Pepin
Peul
Prom
Soviet Plans for Two More Five Year Programs Foreseen
Soviet leaders prepare two new five year plans aimed at rebuilding and expanding productive power after the war. They foresee lifting output from about 12 million tons to around 60 million, focusing on steel and machinery while limiting consumer luxuries and comforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Corret
Moscow
New York
Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Urals
Red Army
Wehrmacht
America
Jackie Cooper Free Under $1,000 Bond
South Bend Indiana sheriff says Jackie Cooper the 21 year old actor surrendered to authorities and posted a bond of 1000 dollars in connection with charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Also freed on similar bonds were Pauline Frederick and Olie Lowery with arraignment set after a juvenile referee returns from vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Steve Molnar
Jackie Cooper
St. Joseph County
George A 4
Piven
Demaomar
Universit of Notre
Olie Lowery
Molnar
Albert L. Doyle
Wartime Ration Notes Prices and Stamp Details
Ration guide lists stamps and allowances for meat fats and processed foods through 1945. It covers blue stamp books for meat and processed foods, shoe stamps, gas coupons, and price ceilings for fresh fruits and vegetables in La Crosse and Winona for August 10 to 16, listing specific item prices such as bananas 12 cents per pound and lettuce 15 cents per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Winona
Minn
California
Clerks Busy With Dishes Of Ice Cream In Heat
A city hardware store employee refused to provide bill details saying they were eating ice cream due to the hot weather. The call ended abruptly after the remark, highlighting the season's impact on business routines.
Hero Returns From Anzio Parade of Honors for Huff in Miami
Staff Sgt. Paul B. Huff, famed for a one man assault against German positions in Italy and a Medal of Honor recipient, arrived in Miami on the final leg home to Cleveland Tennessee. He joked about parachuting to greet anxious relatives as he travels toward New York. Huff, from the 82nd Airborne, led patrols that eliminated a machine gun nest and routed 125 Germans with 27 killed and 21 captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Cleveland
Tenn
Italy
New York
Paul B. Huff
Huff
Ae Te Ee
Eeechhead
Pvt. Russell R. Geary Wounded in Action
Pvt. Russell R. Geary is wounded in action as noted by his parents Mr and Mrs Edward Geary He entered the army March 7 1943 trained at Fort Jackson South Carolina and Fort Meade Maryland He went overseas in April 1944 first to England and on July 15 to France in World War II reporting from Nashville Tennessee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Geary
Army
Fort Jackson
Ss. C. Geary
Nashville
Tenn
Fort Meade
England
France
Council Committees to Discuss Pine Street Closure
Mayor Verdhota calls a special meeting of the mayor's committee and all council committees for 7 p m Friday in the council chambers to consider closing Pine street 150 feet west to the alley per Northern Engraving Co petition. The session precedes the 7 30 p m monthly council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Verdhota
Common Council
Pine Street
Fourth Street
Northern Engraving Company
Schedule Chest Clinic At School On Aug. 30
Miss Helen Hanson the county nurse announces another chest clinic at the Vocational school on Wednesday Aug. 30 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments for X rays and tuberculosis examinations should be made by calling or writing Miss Hanson. The clinic will serve the entire county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hanson
Miss Hanson
Beatrice Fleming Fined for Speeding in La Crosse
In La Crosse Mrs Beatrice Fleming of Gillette Street was fined five dollars for speeding to forty two miles per hour. Club Gysyl managers Guy Seegar and Syl Bates were fined ten dollars for allowing dancing without a cabaret license. Peter Reinhard faced nine overtime parking counts with total fines of twenty seven dollars. Real estate transfers record deeds among Madden Davies Kreutz and Severson Clark, with street locations noted. Fire department logs report hose deployment and a flooded stove incident at Dee's beauty shop on August 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Beatrice Fleming
P. O
Gillette Street
Guy Seegar
Syl Bates
Gysyl
South Third Street
Peter Reinhard
North 15Th Street
Tim Madden
Charlies C. Davies
Caledonia Street
Sil
Gillette Streets
Christine Probesio
Leland J. Kreutz
Johnson Street
13Th
14Th
Sigurd N. Severson
William L. Clark
George Street
Sill
Gillette
Long Grive
Copeland Avenue
Hazel McCormick
Dee
Tobacco Pool Holds Meeting in VIROQUA Wisconsin
The Northern Wisconsin cooperative pool held its annual meeting electing Nygaard as president and reelecting officers. Directors were named across eight districts. articles increased board size to nine but no new director elected. The pool noted 1943 crop sales at OPA ceilings and an average price of 26.85 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Northern Wisconsin Cooperative Pool
Emerson Ela
Madison
Tobacco Pool
Great Northern Cooperative Association
George C. Nygaard
OPA
Nygaard
M. T. Jenson
Lawrence Peterson
A. T. Peterson
A. J. Peterson
Gothern Liddle
Peter Stromstad
Clarence Arodt
Carl Klomston
Ole Quale
Martin Jenson
Milo K. Swanton
Wisconsin Council of Agriculture
Cr. Wilson
Crop Forecasts Announced For Corn Wheat and More
The agriculture department projects this year’s crops including corn at 2.93 billion bushels and wheat at 1.13 billion with corn below last month’s forecast. Wheat sets a record while oats potatoes tobacco and others show varied prospects based on Aug 1 conditions and monthly updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Pertzsch Low Bidder On Project In Sparta
IL H Pertzsch of Onalaska submitted the low bid of 13867.25 for wing walls on the North Water street bridge in Sparta. Bid covers 685 cubic yards excavation 165 cubic yards masonry 5150 pounds steel reinforcement and 1290 cubic feet timber piling. The bridge was washed out by the Memorial Day 1943 flood prompting detours for state trunk highways 27 and 71.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Reynolds
State Highway Commission
North Water Street
Sparta
IL. H. Pertzsch
Onalaska
Obituary Mrs Arthur Stockers
Mrs Arthur Stockers 34 of 1452 Charles street died in a local hospital Wednesday night. Survived by husband one son William and one daughter Judith at home and sister Mrs Walter Sheets Englewood California. Funeral Saturday 2 p m at Nelson Funeral Home with Dr Carl O Pederson officiating. Burial at Calla l at Nelson home Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Stockers
Charles Street
William
Judith
Walter Sheets
Englewood
Calif
Nelson Funeral Home
Carl O. Pederson
Calcall
Nelson
Nellie Turns Docile Ends Durban’s Export Plan
Nellie the city park elephant in Durban has calmed after a keeper win over, saving the city 2800 rand. Nellie had proved unmanageable under several attendants, and the postponed export to Johannesburg avoids costly rail work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Durban
South Africa
Johannesburg
Fountain City Priest Passes at 60 After 36 Years in Clergy
The Rev. Charles A. Fries 60 of Fountain City Wisconsin died Wednesday evening after 36 years in the Catholic priesthood He was born February 4 1884 in La Crosse ordained in 1908 at St Josephs Cathedral He served as pastor of St Marys Fountain City from 1927 until his death Funeral services will be Monday at 930 am at St Marys with Monsignor Peter Pape and Monsignor Louis ODay officiating Burial in Fountain City Catholic Cemetery Survivors include two brothers William and Anthony and two sisters Mrs B J McConville and Mrs Henry Kamp Schroer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Fries
Fountain City
Wis
la Crosse
Fries
St. Francis Seminary
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Summit
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Church
Peter Pape
Louis O'Day
Rochester
Minn
Joseph F. Stenz
A. J. Mueller
William
Anthony
Minneapolis
B. J. McConville
Henry Kampschroer
Milwaukee
City Accepts 200000 Trust for Reedsburg Welfare
Reedsburg Wisconsin accepts a 200000 trust from Herbert H Webb of Temple Arizona to fund public welfare projects. The income about 5000 annually is restricted to city use and the trust becomes perpetual unless population falls below 500 then goes to Red Cross. Webb aged 86 built wealth in Des Plaines and lived in Reedsburg 1880s before moving west. The city already awaits 125000 from Freda Meyers estate for a city hall and related buildings plus a 25000 upkeep trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsburg
Wis
Herbert H. Webb
Temple
Ariz
Reedsburgh
Common Council
Alfred W. Bernien
Webb
American Red Cross
Des Plaines
Ill
Long Beach
Cal
Freda Meyers
Nisham
Letter Alleging Catholic Vote Pact in Sedition Trial
A 1941 letter claimed Pope Pacelli discussed delivering the Catholic vote for Roosevelt in 1936. The document, among FBI seized papers at Pelley's Noblesville plant, was admitted in evidence despite defense objections. Prosecution says defendants used Nazi methods to foment racial and religious tensions for a planned national socialist state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pius XII
Cardinal Pacelli
Roosevelt
Eugene N. Sanctuary
New York
Wiliam Dudley Pelley
Silver Shirts
Farley
Mundelein
Gallagher
Pacelli
Pope
House
FBI
Pelley
Noblesville
Ind
William J. Powers
Chicago
Demand Dries Mint as American Soldiers Seek Five Shilling Coins
Floods of requests from American soldiers drive demand for five shilling pieces that direct Royal Mint and Bank of England coin supplies. Americans regard the coins as lucky with General Eisenhower among those carrying several shilling pieces in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Mint
Bank of England
Eisenhower
London
Winona Livestock Market Reports Steady Hogs and Mixed Cattle
Winona Minnesota cattle and hog market data show hogs steady to 10 cents higher with top at 14.30 while cattle trend weak to 25 cents lower. Detailed weights and price ranges provided for hogs, calves, lambs, and bulls. Chicago and Milwaukee listings mirror regional demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Company Winona
Minn
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Milwaukee Livestock
Milwaukee
Onalaska Boy Arrested for Theft and Forgery
A 14-year-old Onalaska youth was arrested by Detective George Long after stealing a purse from Mrs. Katherine Cohlwey containing 24.57 in checks and 7 in cash and forging one of the checks. He cashed a 19.97 forged check at a La Crosse store and spent most of the money at the fair before discarding the purse behind a tavern on Onalaska road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
George Long
City Police Department
Katherine Cohlwey
R. J. Onalaska
la Crosse
Long
Onalaska Road
Incendiary Robot Bombs Found in South England Flights
London reports German robot bombs now carry incendiaries. Each flying bomb that fell in South England reportedly carried about 20 incendiaries, per the ministry of home security briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ministry of Home Security
England
Pfc. Raymond H. Solseth Killed in Action
Pfc. Raymond H. Solseth of Sheldon dies from action after being wounded at Tarawa. A Pacific Theater service member born July 25, 1920 in Spring Grove, he enlisted September 1942, trained in San Diego, and went overseas January 1943. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Solseth and sister Evelyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston High School
Winona State Teachers’ College
Evelyn
Linen care tips for aging linens preservation
Unused linens such as table clothes and hope chest pieces turn yellow with age. Wrap them in black paper and store in a cool place to prevent this deterioration and maintain their condition.
Probate and Creditors Notices in La Crosse Wisconsin
Probate hearing set for T H Skemp to probate the will of Fred Billings and appoint an executor. all claims against Fred Billings must be filed by November 27, 1944, or barred, with court proceedings November 28, 1944. Also notice of administration for Leon C Sinclair estate with claims due by November 28, 1944. R V Ahlstrom judge. Attorneys Hale and Skemp. Steele May & Toeplel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Fred Billings
la Crosse
T. H. Skemp
City of
Court House
Said County
R. V. Ahlstrom
Hale & Skemp
State Bank Building
Leon C. Sinclair
Iva M. Roberge
Steele
May & Toepel
Hoeschler
Albert W. Seierstad
Mary V. Seielsted
Albert W. Seielstad
Mid County
Victor M. Petersen
McKnight Building
Minneapolis
Minn
Board of Education
Walburn School
Eighth
Main Streets
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alton W. Knappenberger
Anzio
William Eickhoff
Knappenberger
Geraldine Trumbner
Loretta Beller
Spring Mount
U. 6
Department OF Commerce
Lacrosse
New Orleans
T.W
Dakota
Ua & Lous
By Henry Cassidy
Ration Guide
The
Associated Press
Furlom
Hero
Russell R. Geary
Edward Geary
Dorothy Baag
Wie
Pertzsch
F. R
Greyhound Studebaker
al. Chem
Can
Inspirat
C. C
Loco
Union
Air Lines
Aire
Smell
Tel
T. Kennecott
Steel
W. UN
W. el
Armour
Marsh. Pield
Woolworth
Bendix Aviat
Montgom
Ward
Young
Owens-Ill
Pitts
Corwith
Chrysler
Penney Penn
Curtiss-W. Cons
Copeormin
Phelps D
Pure Oil
Phillips Pet
Gisholt Ma. Co
du Pont Douglas Airc
Sears Roebuck
G. Heileman
Elec
Shell UN
Sinclair Oil
Motors
Gen. Foods
Pfid
Goodrich
South
Pacific Socony-Vacuum
Brands
North
Banc
Goodyear
St. Oil
Trane Co
Northn. Ry
St. Oil Ind
Winona Livestock
Idaho Bliss
U. S
Nebraska
Texas Cobbiers
Barney
Onalaska Boy
Wallpaper Company
Fifth Avenue South
Pfc
R. H. Solseth
LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
Monroe
Jackson
Vernon
Trempealeau
Crawford Counties
Houston County
American Legion
Legion Club
John Vondrashek
Com
Frontier Lodge NO. 4
A. M
Ted Bolnick, W. M
G. J. Lambright
Marie Brown
Shirley
Crescent Jewelers
Main Street
Nna
Clinton L. Peterson
Milton L. Steen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!