Pals from La Crosse Discharged After World War II Service
Two La Crosse men Harlan Fuller and Ronald Wagner enlisted in 1942 and 1943 respectively and later were discharged from the U S Marine Corps. They fought in Guam Saipan Okinawa and Iwo Jima and earned Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbons with stars and citations. They met at Great Lakes separation center and both attended Central High School.
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la Crosse
Harlan L. Fuller
L. G. Fuller
South 20Th Street
Ronald P. Wagner
Werner Wagner
Badger Street
U. S. Marine Corps
Harlan
Ronald
Guam
South Pacific
Great Lakes
China
Fuller
Sixth Marine Division
Okinawa
Guadalcanal
Wagner
4Th Marine
Roi
Namur
Marshalls
Saipan
Tinian
Iwo Jima
Mariannas
Maui
Hawaiian Islands
Central High School
Tribune
Milwaukee Judge To Speak At Elks Memorial Rites
Milwaukee Judge R J Steinle will address La Crosse Lodge No 300 Elks memorial services at 2 p m in the club rooms Fifth Avenue and State Street The Logan high school a cappella choir and Daniel Lebakken assist with the program The event includes opening rites invocation and benediction with ritualistic work preceding the judge s address and closing remarks by the exalted ruler.
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R. J. Steinle
Milwaukee County
la Crosse Lodge No. 300
Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks
Fifth Avenue
State Street
Logan High School
Daniel Lebakken
Ellis
Lebakken
Steinie
Trygve Nystad
August M. Grams
A. L. Christensen
A. C. Kolb
Paul X. Sobek
Carlton Prinz
Larry Scherhart
A. C. Wolfe
Labor union meetings and officers elected in La Crosse area
This week’s CIO Labor News lists union meetings across Local 396 Local 14 and Local 448 with UAWA URWA FTA AWA and supporting bodies. Officers elected at Local 14 UAWA include Robert Gleason as president and Oscar Harebo as vice president, with a full executive board and bargaining committee named. Delegates to the state convention include Ernest Aumock, Mrs Lenore Ness and John Johnson. An auxiliary social meeting produced officers and a plan to advocate for low cost homes in La Crosse. Donations were approved for TB, Salvation Army and PAC funds. Delegates attended from Local 395 and Local 316 observers contributed notes from Local 396 and 448 members.
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UAWA
OPA
The
la Crosse County Industrial Union Council
FTA
AWA
URWA
Robert Gleason
Oscar Harebo
Arthur Evans
Melvin Gilberg
Joseph Johnson
Ernest Amock
John Johnson
Ernest Aumock
Pete Schafer
Ernest Warner
Harold Hawkins
Frank
Auxiliary
Mabel DeMuth
Mary Lamb
Rowena Bigsbee
Pauline Premesberg
Lena Jacobus
Edna Lueth
Hank Lueth
Mark Kane
Don Colby
Merritt Gibson
la Crosse County
Canterbury Accepts War Cemetery for Playground
Canterbury England accepts the British War Department offer of a disused military cemetery to be converted into a children's playground. Local officials say the project will provide a safe play area while preserving the site’s history.
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Canterbury
England
British War Department
Wisconsin deer hunt results spark debate on season length
The Wisconsin outdoor column weighs the 1945 deer season turnover and predicts a winter starvation risk. Weather and drifting snow limited legal buck kills, while Illicit deer counts were low. Grimmer surveys show hunter turnout below 100000, with Varied county results and concerns about future herd health.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Sailor recounts Bunker Hill damage aboard USS Wilkes Barre
Douglas Gene June, a former Trane employee now in the Navy, writes from the Pacific about life on a light cruiser. He recalls the Bunker Hill explosion and the Tokyo Bay celebration after the surrender, notes Trane heating units aboard, and expresses hope for future peacetime return. He describes Jensin Bay anchorage, crew camaraderie, and the goal of lasting peace.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Pacific
Bunker Hill
Trane Company
Trane
Uncle Sam
Douglas
Gene) June
Wilkes- Barre
June
la Crosse
Jensin Bay
Korea
Chosen
Art
Tokyo Bay
Japan
States
Guam
Alaska
Navy
Army
Marines
Coast Guard
Air Corps
La Crosse Offers Free Movies For Bond Buyers
On the fourth anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack avenged La Crosse theater managers offer free admission to all patrons who buy Victory Bonds this week. Free day runs across 16,000 exhibitors nationwide as bonds go on sale at local theaters beginning Monday. Each bond purchase grants a free ticket to the Friday show.
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Pearl Harbor
la Crosse
War Activities Committee
Belfast to cut street lights by half after 1 am
Belfast Northern Ireland will reduce street lighting by 50 percent and switch off all lights after 1 am to save fuel. The plan affects city wards and aims to curb energy use while maintaining emergency lighting.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
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U. S
Pete” Navy Yard
American Theater of Operations
Pitzner’s
Cleaners Sih Ga
Gesu Eet
Milwaukee
Elks
Soft Water Service
Servisoft Soft Water CO
Frank Funke
Mgr
CIO Labor News
Acrred
W. Rice
Mississippi Valley
Wisconsin Marsh
William F. Grimmer
Grimmer
Vilas County
Eau Claire
Clark
Jackson
Wood
Juneau
Monroe
Bucks
Tion
Wisconsin Deer Country
Black River Falls
Babcock
Madison
Badger State. Sportsmen's Club
American Legion Club
South Sixth Street
Johns-Menville
Johns-Manville
J-M
U.S. Bureau of Mines
City Home & Lumber CO
West Avenue
Harry W. Harder
State Bank
University of Wisconsin
Harder
Corporation Income Tax Division
Wisconsin Department of Taxation
Arenz Shoe CO
Rival Dog Food
Gag Tlay
Blan
Tausche’s
Toytown
Teddy
Tausches LA Crosses
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