Japanese Enemies Speak To Canteen Corps In Wisconsin
Marine Sgt. Charles E. Schaefer told Red Cross canteen workers in La Crosse that Japanese soldiers are fanatics who fight to die for the emperor, with civilians and women described in harsh terms. He contrasted military training from age eight with officer education at Yale and Harvard and warned of brutal Japanese discipline and self-destruction. The report notes American rehabilitation plans at Camp McCoy and Red Cross nutrition efforts led by Miss Hortense Allen as postwar aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charles E. Schaefer
States
Saipan
Red Cross
USO
Japan
Pacific
la Crosse
Schaefer
Yale
Harvard
University of Southern California
Camp McCoy
Hortense Allen
Red Cross National Headquarters
Miss Allen
Lanesboro Bridal Couple To Make Home In Missouri
Lanesboro Minnesota special reports Gladys Hanson and Warrant Officer Wilbur J. Tabor wed at Bethlehem Lutheran church. Ceremony featured maid of honor Doris Hanson and bridesmaid La Vaugen Malmim. Groom stationed at Camp Crowder Missouri will home there after a short honeymoon. Bride previously worked in Preston and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanesboro
Minn
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Gladys Hanson
Oscar Hanson
Wilbur James Tabor
Elsie Tabor
Spring Valley
P. J. Nestande
Doris Hanson
la Vaugen Malmim
Peterson
Norris Johnson
Gordon Hanson
Gloria Moger
William Gulbrandsen
Robert Hanson
Chester Kvale
Leonard Thorson
Doris
Malmim
Lutheran Church Hall
Tabor
AAA
Preston
Spring Valley High School
Camp Crowder
Lanesboro High School
Wisconsin Business College
la Crosse
Washington, D.C
Philadelphia
Burnett-Walker Rites Tie Wis. Bride to N. M. Groom
Miss J Marie Burnett daughter of Mr and Mrs Archie O Burnett Hixton Wisconsin married Herbert D Walker of Alamogordo New Mexico on November 25 at Upper Pigeon Creek Lutheran church Rev E B Christopherson officiated Best man Lee Walker Glencoe Illinois. Bride wore a two piece white wool dress corsaged with roses. Walker recently discharged from the army after 15 months in North Africa prior to stationing at Camp McCoy with the 301st Ordnance Company. The couple will reside in Alamogordo. Miss Patricia Ann Reaviey a cadet nurse at St Marys hospital Wausau Wisconsin visited with Mrs Helen MacDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie O. Burnett
Hixton
Wis
J. Marie
Herbert D. Walker
Alamogordo
N. M
Upper Pigeon Creek Lutheran Church
E. B. Christopherson
Kathryn
Lee Walker
Glencoe
III
la Crosse
Army Medical Corps job interview at federal building
Lieut. E. F. Seidel will interview women at the federal building on Monday from 1 to 5 p m in room 310 for special Army Medical Corps positions. No medical experience required and no women will be selected yet trained as medical lab and surgical X ray and dental technicians. Training is government funded and students receive regular pay. Qualifiers need not report until after the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Seidel
Federal Building
Army Medical Corps
Mehren Hoffmaster couple wed in Durham ceremony
Alice Marie Mehren of La Crosse and John Henry Hoffmaster of Washington New Jersey married November 29 at the parsonage of the old church in Durham North Carolina. The Rt Rev William O Brien presided and the wedding was attended by Mrs Frank B French and T Sgt Theodore Guyton. S Sgt Frank B French of Camp Butner was a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Marie Mehren
la Crosse
John Henry Hoffmaster
Washington, N. J
Parsonage
Durham
N. C
William O’brien
Frank B. French
Theodore Guyton
Smithville
Tex. S
Camp Butner
Couple Marking and Willinger Wed in La Crosse and Holmen
Lois Jean Marking and Donald John Willinger were married Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Waukegan officiated by Rev. A S Tozer. The bride is from La Crosse and the groom from Holmen Wisconsin with rural route designation R2 and Kanestreet noted in the announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Ill
Lois Jean Marking
Kanestreet
la Crosse
Donald John Willinger
Holmen
Wis
A. S. Tozer
First Presbyterian Church
Army men swap canned foods for fresh supplies due to tin shortage
Army menu makers shift from canned items to fresh fruits and tables as Far East tin supply declines. Nine service commands receive revised meal schedules limiting canned foods and directing substitutions to conserve reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Elaine Munson Weds Sgt Myron Steen at Viroqua Church
Elaine C. Munson of Viroqua and Sgt Myron E. Steen of La Crosse wed in a four o’clock ceremony at Viroqua Lutheran Church. The service included a six member bridal party, flower girl and best man Kenneth Steen, with a reception at the Munson home and a Twin Cities honeymoon. The couple will reside with Steen’s parents in La Crosse while he serves with the air corps finance detachment at Altus Oklahoma. Out of town guests from Eau Claire to Oklahoma City attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua Lutheran Church
Elaine C. Munson
That City
Sgt
Myron E. Steen
la Crosse
O. M. Kleven
Sandra Kay Everson
Kenneth E. Steen
Leonard Everson
Ernest E. Munson
Marcotte
J. A. Slayter
Maid of Honor
Miss Nelson
Steen
Twin Cities
Oriole
Munson
Air Corps
Altus
Okla
Arnold C. Steen
South 17Th Street
N. B. Bakkum
Lois
Bakkum
Janice
al An
Elmer Nelson
Howard Marshall
Nellie Hole
Joyce
Margaret Hetland
Mary Louise West
Ann Riffner
la Crosse Corp
James Bakkum
Oklahoma City
Gene Schiltz
aCledonia
Minn
Chaseburg Minister Officiates La Crosse Home Wedding
The Rev. Harold Backer of Chaseburg Lutheran Church performs the home ceremony uniting Ethel Christena Schoenagel and Corp. Robert Look Huebner at the bride's mother's house. The event includes pink blue decor, a teal gown, a rest home honeymoon in Hot Springs Arkansas, and Huebner’s return from 31 months in the south Pacific with the 32nd division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Backer
Chaseburg Lutheran Church
Ethel Christena Schoenagel
Corp
Robert Look Deans Huebner
Augusta Schoenagel
Fifth Avenue South
Mousseline de Soie
Geraldine Frederick
Virginia Huebner
Coulee Chateau
Otto Huebner
Stoddard
Wis
R. 1
Local notices and business updates mix in town listing
Townsend club schedule set for Thursday at 8 p m at fit school. Schubert announces purchase of Harold Haas Jewelry at 316 Pearl. Christmas trees offered by Western and Wisconsin balsam. Y M C A located at 7th and Main. Army footwear and watch repairs advertised by West Ave Shoe Rebuilders and Pauls Jewelry Store. Chiropractor M B Ness advertises vapor baths spinal adjustments at 220 North 9th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Club
Schubert
Paul
Harold Haas
Pearl
Wisconsin
Y.M.C
West Ave
West Avenue
Adams
Paul's Jewelry
North Side
M. B. Ness
North 9Th
New Citizens Announce Births in Wisconsin Areas
Dec. 4 and early December birth notices list new babies across Wisconsin towns including Oshkosh La Crosse West Salem and Warrens. Couples named Milton P Cashion Lawrence A Von Ruden Leon Hoyer Lford Munson Otto Erd Harley Whitehead and others share births at home and St Marys Hospital with sons daughters and twins reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ann's
Milton P. Cashion
Wis
Ruth Braun
Lawrence A. von Ruden
la Crosser
Marcella Warner
Leonard Hoyer
Loomis Street
Esther
Braun
Lford M. Munson
Prospect Street
Agnes Killen
William H. Wehre
West Salem
Marie Wehrenberg
St. Mary's Hospital
Sparta
Otto Erdman
Harley Whitehead
Leo
Mindoro Nutrition Classes Finish Work
The Red Cross nutrition class taught by Mrs. Lila Paisley at Mindoro High School completed its work and earned nutrition certificates. An adult Mindoro class, also led by Mrs. Paisley, finished its course and received Red Cross nutrition certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Lila Paisley
Mindoro High School
Arthur Christensen
la Crosse County
Beverly Bryhn
Violet Dahl
Joyce Gilbertson
Loyce Gilbertson
Lorna Hanson
Marie Lang
Louise Olson
Marge Olson
Bernice Opland
Patricia Paisley
Joyce Reichert
Mildred Reitz
Deloris Schiefer
Beverly Stark
Elaine Roberts
Doris As
Red Cross Nurse Aide Class Opens at St Francis
The next Red Cross nurse aide class begins in January at St Francis School of Nursing. Mrs John Kevin RN will instruct. Registration is through the Red Cross information office in the federal building. Morning time aides are in demand in La Crosse hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
St. Francis School of Nursing
John Kevin
R. N
Joseph J. Egan
Cross Information Office
Federal Building
la Crosse
Cozy Crocheted House Jacket Pattern No. 5490
Warm comfortable crochet design in powder blue with options in pink wine and greens. Includes sizes 16 18 and 20 with complete instructions in pattern number 5490. Send 15 cents plus 1 cent postage and address to Anne Cabot Chicago for the Fall winter album and gift ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Chicago
Anne Cabot
South Wells
Sheldon Blackburn Couple Wed In Sparta Wisconsin
Dorothy Mae Sheldon and James L. Blackburn were married Tuesday morning at 10 30 by Rev A E Frederick at his parsonage in Sparta Wisconsin. Attendants were Glen Blackburn and sister in law. Parents are Horace Sheldon of Ontario and Eugene Blackburn. A reception for immediate families followed at Ontario home of Mrs Keith Calhoun. The couple will reside on a farm near Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Sparta
Wis
Dorothy Mae Sheldon
James L. Blackburn
A. E. Frederick
Glen Blackburn
Horace Sheldon
Ontario
Eugene Blackburn
Keith Calhoun
Leon
Marriage Licenses Sparta Wisconsin Couples Listed
Sparta Wisconsin Mary Greiss and Capt John Phalen both of Sparta to be married Dec 9. Dec 4 Constance Doerr and Edward Schwamborn both of Chicago Dec 2 Cleo Dickinson and Foster Thacker both Marion O Virequa Wis Deloresery Westby Wis and De Wayne B Williams Ontario Wis Dorothy Manske and Harry Nygaard Cheseburg Wis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Mary Greiss
Capt
John Phalen
Constance Doerr
Edward Schwamborn
Chicago
Cleo Dickinson
Foster Thacker
Marion O. Virequa
Deloresery Westby
de Wayne B. Williams
Ontario
Dorothy Manske
Harry Nygaard
Cheseburg
Red Cross Sends Christmas Gifts for Seaman Service
La Crosse Red Cross chapter reports swift response to an emergency request to supply gifts for sailors on the seas. Local citizens delivered goods and money. gifts were packed in bright bags with a greeting from La Crosse County Red Cross to reach ships by Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Red Cross Chapter
James Kelly
Red Cross Committee
la Crosse
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Endir
la Crosse County Red Cross
High Seas
Girl Scout Council Holds January Meeting and Plans
The Girl Scout council met Monday with Mrs. Paul Gotterdam presiding. Reports covered training for council members, a February joint meeting, revised day camp plans, a rugged site for sessions, and a drive to date plus a rummage sale on January 20 to fund drape purchases. The next council meeting moved from January 1 to January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Council
Paul Gotterdam
Gotterdam
Chicago
Royal Neighbor officers re-elected in Whitehall Wisconsin
All officers of Royal Neighbor were re elected at Friday evening meeting with Mrs W Olson. Officers named include Mrs Ed Scott oracle Mrs W G Olson vies oracle Mrs G S Rive chanegi lor Mrs Melvin Elstad recorder and Mrs R A Lamberson receiver. An installation will be held Friday evening in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Royal Neighbor
W. Olson
Ed. Scott
Oracle
W. G. Olson
Vies
G. S. Rive
Chanegi
Lor
Melvin Elstad
Recorder
R. A. Lamberson
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Fashion
Missouri
Vel
Wanda Paisley
Mindoro
Eugene Wishall
Milwaukee
St. Wenceslaus Church
Patricia Ann Reaviey
Wausau
Helen MacDonald
Main Street
Wac
Mehren-Hoffmaster
Viroqua
Bride of Sgt. Myron Steen
Eience
Chaseburg
Aear
Moen
Photo Service
Mrs. Anne Cabot
Sheldon
Blackburn
Barney
SHINE
Pearl St
Arlor
Whitehall Rna
Zemo
Ganterts
South Third Street
Chatham All Wool
Bemberg
Rayon
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