Elks Plan Annual Public Event At Lodge No 300
Elks lodge No 300 schedules a Sunday 3 p m ceremony at Fifth avenue and State street with Judge L J Fellenz of Fond du Lac as speaker. Logan School choir and Amundson directed band will perform as officers present the ceremonial rites and prayers.
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Cuseee Elks’ Lodge No
Fifth Avenue
State Street
L. J. Felienz
Fond du Lac
Logan School
Capete
Gd Amundson
The
Elks
Daniel
Fellenz
J. IL. Murphy
Trygve Nustad
M. Grams
Christensen
Ing
Paul X. Sobek
Carlton Prinz
Larry Scherhart
A.C. Wolfe
A. C. Kolb
Esquire
Louis Hirschheimer
Daniel M. Lebakken
Arthur Holmes
W. D Orton
William Kroner
Carl B Noelke
Harry Raper
Jes
Henry Kienahs
Amundson
Noelke
Wacs Embrace Rome Opera Season In Allied Italy
American Wacs in Rome attend the Royal Opera House performances, trading fur caps for olive drab uniforms as they join local audiences. They praise Aidas and symphonic programs, noting newfound love for opera and a habit of saving evenings for the theater during their lough periods in Italy. Corp. Dorothy M. Schonlau of La Crosse, Wis., among those enjoying the visits.
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Allied Force Headquarters
Italy
Women’s Army Corps
Wacs
Wac
Rome
T. Sgt
Betty Jane Oleary
Pittsburgh
Aida
Royal Opera House
Corp
Dorothy M. Schonlau
George Street
la Crosse
Wis
Three County Men In Famous Tank Unit In Italy Fight
Three Wisconsin soldiers from La Crosse and West Salem serve in the First Tank Battalion part of General Clark's Fifth Army in northern Italy. The unit, with 61 battle streamers dating to 1833, fought in North Africa and Italy from the invasion of Africa through the Arno fighting ending around Grosseto, then advancing toward Rome.
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Italy
Fifth Army
la Crosse
Wis
Donald L. Hall
Oakland Street
Jerome J. Lachman
Avon Street
First
Mark W. Clark
Carrol P. Indahl
West Salem
First Armored Division
1St
U. S. Cavalry Regiment
Arno River
Algeria
Tunisia
Diedeida
Tunis
Faid Pass
North Africa
Station Sened
Maknassey
el Guettar
Mateur
Ferryville
Bizerte
Albano
Rome
Eternal City
Viterbo
Grosseto
Arno
Aestantum
Bus Driver Nabbed Purse Snatcher in Fort Worth
J. H. Hill, a Fort Worth bus driver off duty at the police station, used his dual roles to arrest an ex convict who snatched a woman's purse and jumped from the bus. The incident shows Hill applying his experience as a driver and community protector to stop the thief.
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Fort Worth
Tex
J. H. Hill
Hill
London Accepts Nigerian Offer for Guild Hall Tribute Room
London accepts the Nigerian government offer of a small room in Guild Hall as a tribute to Londoners' courage. The gesture marks a rare cross national honor amid commemorations and diplomatic goodwill.
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London
Guildhall
Rain Falls In Brest On About Two Hundred Days Each Year
The report notes Brest experiences roughly 200 rainy days annually. Weather patterns and seasonal shifts are discussed with emphasis on regional climate.
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Brest
National Commander to Address Wisconsin Legion Meet
Edward N. Scheiberling of Albany will speak at the Wisconsin Legion midwinter conference in Milwaukee on February 10 and 11, announced state adjutant Gil H. Stordock.
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Milwaukee
Edward N. Scheiberling
Albany
N. Y
American Legion
Wisconsin Department of the Legion
Gil H. Stordock
the Legion
Artificial Pearls From 1680s Paris Spark Interest
Fine artificial pearls were first produced in western Europe in 1680 by Jacquin a rosary maker in Paris.
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Western
Europe
Jacquin
Paris
Headquarters Company Men Keep Sixth Army Group Moving
In France the Headquarters Company of the Sixth Army Group supports the American Seventh and French First Armies. Veterans from Africa and Italy perform essential but unseen tasks to ensure steady supplies, food, and ammunition reach infantrymen. Soldiers Walter A. Erickson of La Crosse Wisconsin and S Sgt John S McCauley of La Crosse are among the unit’s staff. Nearly 60 million telegrams were filed in Britain last year.
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Sixth Army Group
France
North
Africa
Italy
Germany
Corp
Walter A. Erickson
South 14Th Street
John S. McCauley
Market Street
la Crosse
Wis
Thanksgiving Dinner Delayed Soldier Returns Home
Paul Blaske of Coon Valley arrives Nov 25 on 21 day leave after 31 months in the South Pacific theater. Inducted 1941, he served with the 32nd Division in Australia and New Guinea, earning the Southwest Pacific ribbon and two bronze stars. He notes high prices for soldiers in coast towns and recalls ordnance work and setting up tent light systems. His brother Loren, a Navy chief petty officer, also spent years in the South Pacific.
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Paul Blaske
Coon Valley
Paul Bluske
Hot Springs
Ark
Bluske
Camp Livingston
Boston
Mass
San Francisco
Adelaide
Australia
Blaske
Brisbane
New Guinea
Trobriand Islands
Dutch New Guinea
Crown Sign Construction Company
la Crosse
Loren Bluske
Navy
South Pacific
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D. J. Devine
Loras College
Dubuque
Armed Forces
U. S. Army Air Forces
Legion
Pitzner’s Cleaners
Main
State
Bonita
North 4Th St
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