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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1944
Page
8
WHITEWATER Wisconsin a 91 year old man and his 92 year old wife will attend their daughter and son in law’s golden wedding on Christmas day. They join Mr and Mrs W L Elphick and Mrs Elphick’s parents Mr and Mrs Amos Gould who recently marked their 69th anniversary.
Our Savior's Lutheran Sunday school will present a Christmas program Saturday at 7 30 p m Mrs Rosetta Wollan plays the organ prelude and Rev George Al vilden offers opening prayer Participants include Carlton Modah Cora Lee Stokke as Mary Harry Bangsberg as Joseph DuWayne Rasmussen Donald Jacobson John Beekman Ann Stokke Carol Westerlund Juanta Knutson Enid Erickson Jimmy Lund Nancy Roeck els Buddy Westerlund Lorraine Schaffer Sonja Stueland Russell Peters Marylyn Stokke Jeannine Bergerud Jean Zaneis Phyllis Jenks Walter Stork Robert Evenson Robert Nustad Dick Vaaler Richard Skundberg Marvin Ling en and other local children in carols readings and tableau
Henry Tisthammer and Hildegarde Helen Henry wed at English Lutheran Church in La Crosse on December 13. The bride wore satin with a double fin veil and pink roses. Everet Erickson served as best man. A reception followed at 1242 East Avenue, hosted by the groom’s sister Mrs. Al Seidel. The couple will reside in La Crosse.
Announcements were received of the marriage of Virginia Ann Cook daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew E. Cook of Mariemont Ohio and Paul T. Marquett chief pharmacist mate U S N son of Mr. and Mrs. H F Marquett of this city. The wedding was held Saturday at 7 PM in the Mariemont Community church. The bride is a senior at Western College Oxford Ohio. The bridegroom is stationed at Mariemont Ohio.
Six members of the Home League of the Salvation Army organized the Cookie Tree crop last week and delivered cookies to the USO. Navy Mothers also assist other mothers’ sons and seek support for the December 30 weekend quota from Mrs. E. H. Saenger and Our Savior's Lutheran church women.
Dec. 21 a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Steinel of 144 South Seventh Street Vivien Kiffe. Dec. 22 a daughter Betty Jean to Mr. and Mrs. Walter B Niebuhr of 916 Cameron Avenue Puma White. Dec. 22 a daughter Mary Jane to Mr. and Mrs. Henry G Bill 811 St. Paul Street Direne Benz.
The birthday of Mr. Berthrong's son and daughter in law, both connected to Lennox Furnace in Marshalltown, followed a musical romance reveal. The bride, who majored in music and English at Iowa University, manages the dealer department for Lennox. No wedding date has been set.
Wac recruiters will be in La Crosse on Tuesday and Wednesday December 26 27 and January 2 6 instead of the usual Monday and Tuesday due to holidays. They will resume regular schedule on the first two days of each week. Headquarters move to room 313 in the federal building.
Mrs Anne Cabot promotes a bright skating skirt idea using plaid skirts, a coat, or velvet gown with leaf appliques and wool embroidery. To obtain the Skating Skirt and Bonnet pattern No 5675 sizes 10 12 14 send 15 cents plus 1 cent postage to Anne Cabot 530 South Wells Chicago 7. Winter woolies designs for all ages are in the Fall and Winter Anne Cabot Album available for 15 cents.
Rev Yinger’s Christmas Story read by Mrs C M Simonson at 2208 Main Street. Ben Hadad narrates the tale to his grandson detailing Christ’s birth appearance in the temple and return to the inn before his death. Carols followed with violin solos and a Christmas donation for Camp McCoy soldiers.
Lieut Col Florence T Newsome of the Women's Army Corps becomes the first woman officer in the U S Army to wear the War Department General Staff Identification device. On duty at General James C Marshalls staff she has held the badge since the day before overseas deployment. Newsome from Shawomet R I is temporaryEurope bound to accompany Rep. Clare Booth Luce as a WAC aide. The insignia honors one year or more as a detailed War Department General Staff member.
Washington dispatch describes the Transportation Corps of the Army Service Forces releasing a pamphlet titled Guide for the Preparations of sandwiches with about 40 recipes and tips. It urges generous fillings, butter use, and color contrasts, and lists example sandwiches and a suggested lunch box contents plan.
Black River Falls Wisconsin Sally Ann Spaulding age 19 and Vernon R Zimmerman age 20 are linked to a Brockway town matter. Myra Griewolt age 39 and Louis F Brown age 28 are also named in the filing.
Marguerite Ann Dugan daughter of Thomas Dugan marries Lieut Robert Joseph Cullen at Camp Rucker Ala in a nuptial mass officiated by Chaplain F X Fitzpatrick. The couple planned a reception at the Post Officers club and will reside in Ozark Alabama.
Franklin school children entertained the PTA at a Christmas meeting on Wednesday night. Grades three to six presented a pageant and carols by Leigh Elder's pupils closed with White Christmas. A play Christmas Eve in a Country Store was staged by grades three and four with carols sung by grade four. Pageants followed a group of carols featuring Janice Boyd as reader and named cast members. Scribes included Richard Reiners Fred Peacock and Wayne Paulson. Kindergarten and grades one and two entertained their mothers on Thursday afternoon.
A teaspoon of salt added to each cup of water helps poach eggs by speeding coagulation of the egg white and preventing excessive spreading. This simple additive ensures neater, firmer poached eggs.
A simple meal pairs pork roast with sage biscuits by adding 1/2 teaspoon powdered sage to a standard baking powder biscuit recipe. Bake until golden and serve hot with the roast.
In Chicago a simple ceremony united Col. Robert R. McCormick editor of the Chicago Tribune and Mrs. Maryland Mathison Hooper. The Rev. Robert B. Stewart of Wheaton First Presbyterian Church officiated in Chauncey McCormick’s apartment. Capt. Joseph M. Patterson served as best man. Mrs. McCormick attended the bride. Hooper had been divorced from Henry Hooper.
Ed it h Bang ham of the University of Wisconsin shares practical methods for preparing venison and bear meat to suit various cuts and ages. The guide covers trimming excess fat, larding roasts, broiling for young deer, pot roasts for older game, and making sausage mincemeat and meat balls. It also notes peacetime jasmine cultivation in southern France for perfume.
At Camp McCoy Wisconsin about 20 young women from La Crosse and Onalaska train soldiers in Friday evening dancing. Marilyn Otto of Onalaska leads instructors as shy soldiers shed bashful ways and join in informal classes. Veterans teach island dance steps as music plays from the service club records.
Joan Mae Satek and Flight Officer Richard F Blaschke married December 11 at St John the Evangelist Catholic church in Gulfport Mississippi. Rev H A Spengler officiated. Both graduates of Aquinas High School. Parents listed with addresses. Attendants named.
A Medical Collecting company at Camp Bowie Texas named its mess sergeant S. Sgt. Jesse Surginer of Weldon Arkansas as Soldier of the Week for kitchen efficiency and neatness. He earned a three day pass after a general admired his kitchen organization and nesting of kitchenware.
Advice emphasizes eating produce raw with skins to preserve nutrients often lost through cooking or peeling. Recommends choosing unwashed, naturally clean items when possible to maximize vitamin and mineral intake.
The text notes pork is a good curing meat due to its high fat content which helps prevent the lean from hardening during curing.
Communities push for rapid GI discharge reintegration by recording honorable discharges at county courthouses. Once filed, certified copies can be used for legal purposes if records are lost. States establish county facilities to register discharges. nationwide rollout expected by war's end.
Locals advertise a weekend rummage sale at Labor Temple 9 to 5:30 with open evenings and Christmas morning. Ruth's Flowers offers poinsettias and blooming plants, while West Ave Shoe Rebuilders and Paul's Jewelry advertise military watches and footwear deals. Newburg's promotes men's slippers and Romeos with all wool tops at 3.95.
Mrs. Warwick B bart, War Office adviser, notes housewives bring homemaking skills to war plants boosting output. Workers use job simplification and lighter procedures to increase efficiency with fewer staff, while industrial medicine emphasizes safe lifting and posture. Many women learn new duties and transfer home skills to factory tasks.
Tests indicate rinsing at about the hottest safe temperature removes soap and dirt more effectively than washing alone. The finding suggests heat aids in breaking and rinsing away residues from fabrics or surfaces.
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