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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1944
Page
4
La Crosse club SOS asks women to donate old jars with metal tops for talcum powder sifters. Local servicemen need jars as shaving equipment stock grows short on weekends. Collect and ship empty jars to support the troops.
A set of fragmented notices lists individuals across Wisconsin Ohio Tennessee New York Minnesota and Illinois. Names include Lillie Moyer Osborne Ohio Jeanne M. Ratiel Tomah Wisconsin and Mildred Amateica Waleki Trempealeau Minnesota among others with scattered city or town references.
The notices list newborns at Lutheran Hospital Grandview Hospital and Caledonia area facilities. Names include infant sons and daughters to families led by Lieut Pred Secrett Emory Allan He Pennam Pvt Adolph Franckson and John Peter, with locations in Travis Street West Salem and Caledonia.
No school girl ever had too many jumper dresses. Pattern No. 8692 offers jumpers in sizes 6 to 14 years with blouses in multiple colors. Requires 1.5 yards of 39 inch material for size 8 jumper and blouse. Send 20 cents to The La Crosse Pattern Service, 1150 Sixth Avenue New York. The Fall Winter issue Fashion now available as a complete wardrobe guide for 15 cents.
In Onalaska county park a picnic honored Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kramer of Dresbach Minnesota. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Marcus Mr. and Mrs. Harold Marcus and families Mrs. Carrie Marcus Mr. and Mrs. H Gartner and daughter Marie Onalaska and families from Dresbach and La Crescent Eugene Doris and Elizabeth Bolton.
In La Crosse County homemakers find canning chicken economical amid limited civilian supplies. Anita Gundlach explains sorting pieces, giblets canned separately, and using broth for flavor. Instructions cover prep, salting, and pressure canning times for pint and quart jars.
Miss Delia Klug became bride of Edward Schmitt of Caledonia Minnesota at St John the Baptist church with Rev A P Laine presiding. Attendants Mildred Klug and John Koenig. After a church breakfast at Schutz cafe the couple planned to make their home together.
In Independence Wisconsin a St Elizabeth society fair featured 4-H sewing cooking and garden projects. Cash prizes totaling 10 dollars went to top members including Biary Disconce Shacdesten Skroch Bernice Rumpel Sally Smieja George Smieja Jerome Skroch and Carol Andre with Joan Grotzik as food runner and leaders A J Anderson Rose Weier Roman Smieja and Stanley Skroch. Club leader Rev Francis Przybylski supervised.
Locals Townsend club number 2 meets at Logan high school Thursday at 8 p m for a short session and will serve ice cream and cake to raise funds for a triumph victory drive supporting H R 1649.
Improved ear protectors called ear wardens use a special compound for Navy gunners aviators and submarine crews. A note of curry powder appears in various dishes including creamed eggs stuffed pastries and paneer dishes.
You can buy a crocheted hat pattern showing a ruffled charm in velvet chenilles and raspberry jersey options. Send 15 cents and 1 cent postage with your name address and pattern number to Anne Cabot at 1150 Sixth Avenue New York NY for complete instructions.
High school graduates can gain guidance from valedictorian Jane Ackerman who just left Our Lady of Good Counsel College White Plains NY. She urges joining societies keeping an open mind and having a clear goal whether a husband career or public service to avoid a directionless college experience.
Two La Crosse Red Cross volunteers produced 982 kit bags in three months, half the time allotted, leading to early closing of sewing centers until September. Anna E. Bell made 401 bags and Nettie Hall 630 housewives. each bag includes writing paper, pencil, soap, razor blades, candy, cigarettes, and a first aid book every tenth kit.
In Sparta Wisconsin Mrs Paul Ketwit announces the marriage of her daughter Pfc Hattie Schultz to Pfc Ralph L Croy on Friday August 4. The ceremony was held at the groom's mother's home in Rock Springs Wyoming by Rev E F Acheson with relatives Mrs De Bernardi and M H Croy as attendees. Both service members hold PFC ranks and are stationed at Carlsbad New Mexico.
Miss Elien Jacobson of Waukon and Jack McWilliams of McGregor wed at the First Lutheran church parsonage in Decorah with Rev. T. A. Hoff officiating. Attendants were Lois Aide and Arthur Jacobson. Mrs. McWilliams serves as Allamakee relief agent and will continue her role. McWilliams is a U S Army servicemember home from overseas.
A Milwaukee Red Cross canteen in the Milwaukee Woman's club house at Deer Lodge Montana serves soldiers and sailors. The club operates on a $300 monthly budget, using funds from a postwar treasury and WPA supplies. Mrs. Clarence Hyde notes her La Crosse ties and says she helped serve at the canteen.
American perfumers now create their own essential oils such to replace imports. The list includes lemon grass oil of rose and oils of sweet orange and bitter orange.
Public announcements were made at St. John’s Catholic church in Caledonia Minnesota about the approaching marriage of Mrs. Esther Burns daughter of Mrs. Emma Burns to Lieut Tillman Limper of Monterey California. The marriage will take place this month.
Mrs. Ingebor Larson marks her 90th birthday at her eight room Chaseburg area farm home attended by sixty relatives and friends. Born Ingebor Eielson in Dane County near Stoughton she moved to Chaseburg as a child and has lived there ever since. Her life blends work with daily pleasures and she avidly follows world news through radio and newspaper clippings including a scrapbook on her aviator nephew Ben Eielson.
The note warns to remove an apparent stray letters note from dresses before handling fabric. It reads like a short reminder or tip rather than a formal instruction.
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