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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1945
Page
5
The OPA confirms expansion of the government low cost clothing program with around 90 items including woolen suits coats dresses and shirts tagged with retail ceiling prices. Items will bear OPA tags and MPR 578 or WPB marks for trade and shopper identification with anticipated lower prices.
Pattern No. 8962 by Sue Burnett offers a tailored jerkin with side closing and a pleated sash, in a bright plaid wool with a snowy white blouse. Sizes 6 to 14 years, fabric yardages listed, send 20 cents to Sue Burnett in Chicago for a Winter Issue of Fashion.
A shop proposes a mirror lined shadow box to organize perfumes and other feminine essentials. It targets occasional use items to keep dressing table clutter down and create a neat display.
Central Council of Social Agencies schedules a talk titled Alcoholics Incorporated. H. Austin Ripley of Colfax Wisconsin will speak Tuesday evening at eight in room 224 of the Vocational school.
Wax decorations offer a fresh festive air with traditional colors and designs. Christmas bells cherubs trees and an oversized twist provide a selection of holiday can designs for decoration.
Dorothy M. Timm of Bangor and Orval W. Freeman of Pollock S D were married December 5 in a double ring ceremony at the bride’s home. The Rev C W Seigler officiated. The reception followed with many family and friends in attendance. The couple will reside in Bangor after a South Dakota trip. The bride wore satin bodiced marquisette with a Juliet cap and rose bouquet.
Vivid girls should avoid rich color feasts in dress and makeup. Subtle makeup and quiet colors help personal attributes shine while neutrals like beige gray and greige are recommended. Jewelry should be discreet and edited to prevent overpowering the wearer.
Tuesday evening sessions of the Women’s Sketch Club are cancelled with the next meeting set for January 8. John A. Stair of 902 Johnson Street has departed for Los Angeles to visit his son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs George Parker. Also noted are local events: First Lutheran Mothers’ club Christmas party at 3 PM in church parlors, Roosevelt Homemakers’ covered dish luncheon at 1 PM in the school, and Wednesday Hamilton Mothers’ League Christmas party with a gift exchange at the 2 PM school event.
Onalaska American Legion auxiliary hosts a bazaar and swiss steak dinner in the Methodist church parlors. Bazaar opens at 10 with dinner service starting at 5. Coffee and doughnuts served all day.
Christine Balocco of Curwenville Pennsylvania and Lieut Edward J. Meyer son of Mr and Mrs Co H Meyer of New Amsterdam were married December 3 at the post chapel in San Antonio Texas. The couple then went to Monterey Mexico for a 10 day leave.
A string of birth notices from December lists newborns with parent names and hometowns including Call of Donna Neimes 415 Caledonia street, Cashton Emil De Wulf Dorchester Is Caroline Teft, Cassidy Whitehall Der Marita Ann, Gun Ger Solsrud Taylor, Engebretson Blair, Sylis Blair, Rebarchek Waymander, and Back Blair with dates in December.
Whitehall Wisconsin reports Harry C. Rawson and Irma Anderson of Osseo plan to marry on December 14 with details published for the community.
Pretty pink crochet jacket with turquoise ribbon details and tied fronts. Crochet instructions for the Ruffled Yoke Red-jacket Pattern No. 5072 plus Anne Cabot’s winter crochet album advertised with patterns, embroideries, and sewing ideas.
LOCALS Cannel coal for fire places. Scott Burgess Fuel Co. Phone 3717. Hoeschler's Prescription Pharmacy for dependable prescription service Let the New Villa arrange your private Christmas parties. Phone 1350. Special noon lunches at the La Conga. Dorothy Schubert and Dorothy Kreibich are back at Water's Beauty Shop 316 Exchange Bldg. Rose Dowell is now at the Avenue Beauty Shop 1205 West Avenue South. Phone 3735 M. Lutefisk and meatball dinner at Trinity Lutheran church Wednesday Dec 12.
About 150 Catholic Women’s League members gathered at Loreto club Sunday to donate Christmas gifts for St. Rose convent Chinese mission. Sister M Ceciline spoke of Wu chang on the Yangtze and hardship there while guests enjoyed musical numbers and tea.
Dr. Leo Szilard testified before a senate energy committee that excessive secrecy held back atomic bomb production by at least 18 months. He cited the 1942 compartmentalization system and noted he believed Hitler could have built a bomb within 18 months if aware of its power. Senators defended army secrecy rules.
Washington legislators introduced a bill to create an independent air force. Chairmen Vinson and May said the move answers unification proposals and argued that unifying the army and navy is not the solution for modern warfare.
Members of the La Crosse Navy Mothers club will stage their annual Christmas party at the USC Wednesday evening with Mrs. Ford Klick as arrangements chair. Tables will be decorated and gifts exchanged. The evening includes a brief business meeting to elect officers for the coming year, and all members are urged to attend.
Army Stars and Stripes photographer T5 Robert Evert of Milwaukee was struck in the chin as about 30 service members and civilians clashed at a Waikiki restaurant. His camera was knocked from his grasp but injuries were not serious.
Mayor J. J. Verdota commends the Jaycees new venture Christmas in the Air a public singing event saying it is one of the finest ideas for returning old fashioned Christmas and urges citizens to attend and listen enthusiastically.
The United States Great Britain and Canada agreed to continue the combined food board to control scarce food allocations. They said the combined production and resources board and the combined raw materials board will cease operations December 31.
La Crosse county boards Nos. one and two will close on the Mondays of December 24 and December 31. They will remain open on the Saturdays of both weeks. England will have 103 ships equipped with ice cream plants.
The Supreme Court on Monday deferred action on a request by Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita seeking a writ of habeas corpus and a writ of prohibition to halt his trial before a Manila military commission. The case questions his wartime conviction and death sentence.
Harold Lowry and Kenneth Burdick of La Farge were sentenced by Judge R S Cowie on a case involving an attempt to run down a World War I veteran, beating him with his cane and stealing 16 cents. They received terms of one to five years in a Green Bay reformatory, suspended, and were placed on probation with Vernon County jail holding.
Organized labor opposed universal military training as hearings enter a final week. Lewis G. Hines of the AFL asks the House Military Committee for clarity on who the nation would be prepared to fight, with other union leaders present from CIO, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and IAM.
Chief Warrant Officer S. S. Smith reports that the 500 foot grain carrier Fred Hewitt ran aground Sunday night three-fourths of a mile off Whitefish Point about 10 miles north of Sturgeon Bay in Lake Michigan.
A weekend spate of Wisconsin accidents left at least six dead and several injured. Kenneth Ludwig 31 of South Milwaukee drowned when he fell from a boat during duck hunting near Wind Point Racine county. Seaman Marvin Anderson 19 died when a car he rode in overturned on highway 38 in Racine county. Roy Moore 70 of Burlington a longtime Brown's Lake operator, was fatally injured trimming a tree. Frank Crowley 83 was killed after being struck by a car near Allouez. Joseph Spanaus 64 of Milwaukee died from injuries after a fall from a building roof while repairing a tank. Edward Foss 41 of Prescott died in Madison hospital from injuries after being hit by a car near Madison.
Co. M Wisconsin State Guard holds its regular drill Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the South avenue armory. A rifle match between Co M and the La Crosse Rifle club is scheduled for Tuesday night. Next week drills return to Monday night schedule.
Good Herring Run in Menominee and Escanaba boosts prospects for a strong Green Bay catch in 1946. Fishermen report a record 4,000 herring here last Saturday with 1,800 and 1,200 pounds reported at Escanaba. Herring and whitefish are increasing in Green Bay and signs point to more smelt.
For over 40 years Dr F M Edwards, an Ohio doctor, promoted Olive Tablets as a natural remedy for constipation and related symptoms. The ad claims they gently cleanse both upper and lower bowels, improve bile flow, and provide more comfortable bowel movements without griping, selling at 15 30 and 60 cents.
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