Task Force Frost Brings Christmas Cheer to Sparta Institutions
In Sparta Wisconsin Christmas was shared through church groups and volunteers. The Sparta State School saw generous gifts and money for children. Camp McCoy hosted a royal party by Task Force Frost. MonroeCounty asylum and home received record mail and gifts. Hospitals and jails offered festive scenes and meals with no holiday arrests. Six babies were born Christmas Eve and Day.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta State School
Camp McCoy
Task Force Frosters
Monroe County Asylum
Monroe County
Norman Hansen
Jacettes
Girl Scout
Morrow Home
la Crosse
Viroqua
Ruth Mades
St. Mary's Hospital
Independence Man Regains Light In Eyes
Independence Wisconsin reports Ben V. Schneider Sr after multiple eye surgeries at a Rochester hospital now sees better than before. He had a cataract removal in June 1945 and another eye operated on in October 1945. He plans to continue work as a contractor with Schneider Construction Company.
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Independence
Wis
Ben V. Schneider
Rochester
Schneider
Schneider Construction Company
Nona Wolf Suffered Hand Injury In Wringer Incident
Hillsboro Wisconsin Special report describes Nora Wolf six-year-old daughter of Budd and Mrs. Wolf entering Mrs. Edwin Moore’s home where a washing machine wringer injured her left thumb. Two years earlier Nora’s sister Rose Mary, four, also caught her hand in a wringer.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Wolf
Nora Wolf
Budd Wolf
Edwin Moore
Rose Mary
Witness Of Bomb Test Visits Houston Family
Chief Machinist Mate Sidney Fairbanks who recently returned from the Mrs. McCune was an observer of the atomic bomb test at Bikini. He has five years of military service and visited Houston with his family.
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Houston
Hokah Vet Re-Enlists In Army As Captain
Hokah Minnesota special report notes Stephen Holbrook reenlists in the army and will report to active duty after New Year's at Fort Knox Kentucky. He previously attained the rank of captain and expects to retain it for two years. He is the son of Mr and Mrs D E Holbrook. Also mentioned are Herbert and Gerald Walter sons of Emil Walter enlisting and heading to Camp Lewis Washington. Martin Deidrick, Navy veteran of nearly four years, visited Hokah with friends while staying with his parents in Caledonia.
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Hokah, Minn
Stephen Holbrook
Fort Knox
Holbrook
D. E. Holbrook
Herbert
Gerald Walter
Emil Walter
Camp Lewis
Wash
Martin Deidrick
Navy
Alaska
Hokah
Nick Deidrick
Caledonia
Ordemann Named Commanding Officer at Camp McCoy
Capt Harold G Ordemann appointed commanding officer of the 31st ordnance heavy maintenance company at Camp McCoy replacing Capt Robert C Ellzey who becomes task force assistant S-3 officer Ordemann has 20 years in the army and spent 35 months in the European theater He is entitled to wear the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with Valor and holds other ribbons His home town is Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Harold G. Ordemann
31St Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company
Robert C. Ellzey
Ordemann
Army
Capt. Ordemann
Minneapolis, Minn
Kendall Youth Injured In Hillsboro Car Crash
Kendall resident Donald Thayer, 18, is hospitalized in Hillsboro with a badly crushed nose after the car he rode in left a highway and struck a tree on Christmas Eve.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Donald Thayer
Kendall
Flood Control Project Discussed At Sparta Conference
Property owners near Beaver Creek north of the Franklin Street bridge met with City Engineer O. O. Berg to review a flood control plan. The city would supply labor equipment riprap and channel work, with landowners responsible for any additional fill and future transfers of property as the project proceeds, likely not starting until spring.
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Sparta
Wis
Beaver Creek
Franklin Street
Citgineer O. O. Bergthe
Kuehn
H. F. Hebard
Smith
Schaller, Hill, Letson
Congregational
Hendrickson
Bergman
Daggett 4-H Club Closes Year Of Successful Work
Daggett Labor Lovers 4-H club in Pigeon Falls Wisconsin closed another year with 12 members seven boys and five girls led by Hiram Hegge and James Hagen. At Trempealeau county fair James Hagen earned blue ribbons and a grand championship for a purebred Brown Swiss two year old heifer. Mary Hagen won blue for home improvement a dressing table Red ribbon winners included Melva Thorson Elaine Thorson and Lorraine Nelson. James Hagen also earned a purebred Chester White gift and Donald Estenson a past grand champion appears in the report. Jerome Johnson and James Hagen are members of the Whitehall FFA chapter.
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Pigeon Falls
Wis
Daggett Labor Lovers
Pigeon
Hiram Hegge
Whitehall
James Hagen
Melva Thorson
Trempealeau County
Galesville
Mary Hagen
Melva
Elaine Thorson
Lorraine Nelson
Chester White
Donald Estenson
Jerome Johnson
FFA
Preference To Vets To Be Terminated In Wisconsin
SPARTA Wisconsin War Food Order ends veteran preference in Monroe County Agriculture program. One hundred twelve veterans received preference certificates including sixty tractor applications since the order began in June 1945. USDA notes decontrol aims to wind down controls while honoring continuing needs for those with valid certificates.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County Agricultural Conservation Association
Monroe County
United States Department of Agriculture
Johnson
Reassignment Unit Ships Many Troops
The reassignment unit at Camp McCoy processed 296 personnel down to 74 enlisted men with 222 Negro troops sent to five Army installations. Enlistees were distributed to Percy Jones General Hospital Battle Creek Michigan Fitzsimmons General Hospital Denver Colorado Fort Frances E Warren Wyoming Fort Leavenworth Kansas and Fort Riley Kansas. Lieutenant Clifford O Fosse led troop movements as far as Omaha Nebraska for the December 23 departure. Further arrivals are expected before year end with about 85 Negro troops due around December 31 bringing December totals to 748 arrivals.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Percy Jones General Hospital
Battle Creek
Mich
Fitzsimmons General Hospital
Denver
Colo
Fort Frances E. Warren
Wyo
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Fort Riley
Clifford O. Fosse
Post Engineers
Omaha
Neb
Fire Damages Tomah Music Shop in Wisconsin
A blaze started from a defective chimney and damaged the music shop of John Goerbing in Tomah Wisconsin late Thursday afternoon. The fire spread from the attic to the roof, with heavy water use and interior stock loss. Officials said the damage could reach thousands as the blaze threatened nearby wooden buildings.
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Tomah
Wis
John Goerbing
Sun Shiner Sergeant Retires After 27 Years in Army
Sgt. Norval M. Matthews, retiring after 27 years, earned the old timer title for 17 years in the Philippines. His career spanned service in Hawaii, Panama, Shanghai, Africa, Sicily, and Italy with units including the 7th Infantry and 3rd Division. He enlisted in 1917, served overseas, then rejoined after a civilian stint and plans world travel in retirement.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Ama
Philippines
Norval M. Matthews
Matthews
POE
20Th Infantry
31St Infantry
Hawaii
Panama
Shanghai
China
7Th Infantry
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Revoke One License In Houston County
In Houston county a driver's license was revoked in November and licenses of three others were suspended. State totals show 243 revocations and 502 suspensions under safety responsibility act, with 589 suspensions for other causes, totaling 1334.
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Houston
Minn
Houston County
Minnesota Highway Department
Fillmore County
Winona County
Ohio Man and Family Visit Whitehall for Christmas
Ardell Paulson and his wife and son Eric of Dayton Ohio spent Christmas with his father Gilbert A Paulson and his sisters in Whitehall Wisconsin. Paulson recently received his discharge from the air corps after serving as a fighter pilot in the Pacific theater.
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Whitehall
Wis
Ardell Paulson
Eric
Dayton
Ohio
Gilbert A. Paulson
Paulson
Air Corps
Farmer Esten Engen nets bounty from 51 pelts in Decorah
Trapper Esten Engen, a Winneshiek county farmer living south of Spring Grove, Iowa, has earned $76.50 in bounty on 51 pelts last week in Decorah after trapping since early November. He will realize the remaining value of the pelts, with foxes averaging about $2.25 each at this time.
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Caledonia
Minn
Esten Engen
Spring Grove
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Decorah
Hokah Man Among 3 Released In Germany
Herbert Burgman 50 of Hokah is among three released from a US army prison in Germany with Axis Sally Mildred Gillars and Donald Day. Burgman stayed in Germany during the war and broadcast in English. releases came with no charges and a DOJ review pending.
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Hokah
Minn
Germany
Herbert Burgman
Mildred Gillars
Sally
Donald Day
Chicago Tribune
Burgman
la Crosse
Wisconsin Business University
U. S
Berlin
United States
Debunk
Voice of Free Americas
Army Intelligence
Department of Justice
Self-Service Plan Implemented for Camp McCoy Commissary
Camp McCoy Wise notes a self-service commissary opened in building 2134 to cut costs. Capt A E Falk and Seymour Scott praised the arrangement after inspection, with Capt Arthur C Willworth supervising layout assisted by M Sat Joseph A Glish. Completion occurred in five days with uninterrupted service aside from a one day inventory.
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Camp Mccoy
Wise
A. E. Falk
Seymour Scott
Chicago
Fifth Army
Arthur C. Willworth
Joseph A. Glish
Willworth
QM Corps
Patrick M. Reid
Chris Laursen
Hokah Main Street Decked For Holiday Season
Hokah's Main Street is festively dressed with a large Christmas tree at the auditorium entrance. The tree was lit the Friday before Christmas, and store windows along with many homes display holiday motifs.
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Hokah, Minn
Hokah
Merrillan to Organize New Sea Scout Ship
In Merrillan Wisconsin a Sea Scout ship will be organized by 16 Merrillan high school students on Monday December 30. Gerald E. Muir reports a meeting on senior scouting activities and requirements, with plans to select merit goals intro duce a skipper form committees and arrange indoor outdoor and social programs for three months. A second group of four to six youths will organize an Explorer crew to work with the ship.
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Merrillan
Wis
Merrillan High School
Gerald E. Muir
Muir
Solved series of city breakins nab young suspect
Police arrested an eight year old state school boy for a string of break ins. The latest theft at Joe Reisingers saw 38 in dollars taken. Break ins included William Brothers implement shop Rahr's Radio shop and the public library with a failed entry at Harrison's cafe. Most of the cash recovered and the youth placed with state authorities.
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Sparta
Wis
Joe Reisingers
William Brothers
Rahr
Harrison
Three Flynn Brothers Visit Caledonia Home
Pierce Flynn a Marquette University student in Milwaukee Arthur Flynn of Minnesota Mining in St Paul and William Flynn Harvard law student Cambridge spend a holiday with their parents Mr and Mrs William E Flynn in Caledonia.
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Caledonia, Minn
Pierce Flynn
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Wis
Arthur Flynn
Minnesota Mining Company
St. Paul
William Flynn Law
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
William E. Flynn
Camp McCoy Surplus Sale Planned
Camp McCoy Wisconsin hosts a War Assets Administration surplus sale offering items from clothing to hospital equipment. Fixed price offers are accepted at the Metropolitan Life Building in Minneapolis with inspection arranged through surplus property officer Building 2134. Offers must be received by December 31, 1946.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
War Assets Administration
Metropolitan Life Building
Minneapolis
Minn
War Assets Adminec
No Serious Accidents Reported In County
No serious auto accidents were reported during the Christmas holiday in Monroe county. At 2:30 p.m. Thursday Traffic Officer Willis Young investigated a crash between Elmer Damrow of Tomah and Raymond Van Riper of Milwaukee four and a half miles west of Tomah at the U.S. 16 and county trunk junction. Mrs. Lily Damrow suffered minor injuries and was shaken. In Sparta at 4:30 p.m. Christmas Eve a collision at Main and K streets involved Phil Weber and Louis Rohn, with the car owned by William Roberts. both vehicles sustained damaged fenders.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Willis Young
Elmer Damrow
Tomah
Raymond van Riper
Milwaukee
Lily Damrow
City of
Main
K Streets
Phil Weber
Louis Rohn
Rohn
William Roberts
Whitehall Serviceman Uninjured In Christmas Train Collision
Pfc George Fromm of Whitehall on leave from Fort Lewis Wash was aboard the Olympia on the Milwaukee line when it collided with a freight train at Waubay South Carolina. He escaped injury and reached La Crosse Tuesday evening to join his family. He will report in California January 10 for duty with occupation forces in Korea or Japan.
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Whitehall
Wis
George Fromm
Albert Fromm
Fort Lewis
Wash
Olympian
Waubay
S. C
la Crosse
Fromm
California
Korea
Japan
Cantata The Call of the Star Presented at Lansing U B Church
The Evangelical United Brethren church in Lansing Indiana hosts the cantata The Call of the Star at 8 pm on December 28 directed by Mrs C V Schofield. Soloists include Ivah Fritz Elinor Englehorn Donald Gauber Vernon Peters and the Feuerhelms, Vernon and Robert.
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Lansing
Evangelical United Brethren Church
C. V. Schofield
Ivah Fritz
Elinor Englehorn
Donald Gauber
Vernon Peters
Vernon
Robert Feuerhelm
Captain Bergum Arrives in Tokyo from War Service
Captain Lester Bergum of the air corps has arrived in Tokyo. A cable to his wife in Independence Iowa says he served long in the European theater during the war. His wife is staying with her parents, Mr and Mrs Lon Tubbs, in Independence.
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Independence
Wis
Lester Bergum
Tokyo
Lon Tubbs
Bergum
Air Corps
Elect Spartan County Leader Elects Monroe County Officials
Alfred Johnson of Sparta named chairman and William Rasmussen re elected vice chairman with August Hering as third member on the county committee. The results list regular members and alternates across towns including Adrian Angelo Clifton Glendale Jefferson La Fayette La Grange Little Falls Oakdale Portland Ridgeville Sparta Tomah and Wells with numerous named individuals and party roles.
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Sparta
Wis
Alfred Johnson
Monroe County Agricultural Conservation Association
William H. Rasmussen
Tomah
August E. Hering
Rockland
Lyle Baumgarten
Adrian
Angelo
Albert F. Wagner
Miles G. Westpfahl
Henry Kastenschmidt
Allen R. Schultz
Will F. Roeske
Byron and
Scott
Anton C. Olson
John A. Larson
Thomas A. Nelson
Anton Jensen
Edwin Stebbins
Clifton
Vern Judevine
Charles E. Mistelle
William A. Wagner
Lloyd E. Adrian
Vern G. Frohmacher
Glendale
Ray Hoard
Elmer G. Bradley
Vincent W. Wildes
Louis W. Grill
John F. Summerfield
Orland A. Vieregge
Cecil L. Meyer
Lyle L. Tripp
Bernard D. Rienks
Oswald Hughes
Fred W. Noth
Thomas D. Linehan
Eldon P. Noth
Roger H. Wood
William Bailey
Wellington
Henry G. Brandau
Elmer F. Brandau
Andrew H. Witt
William C. Gens
Herbert E. Steinke
Wells
Melchior E. Schwarz
Herman Baumbach
George W. Hutson
Lawrence Sullivan
Anton Ziegler
Wilton
George A. Steinhoff
Charles G. Stark
Leonard Becher
Bernard Johnson
Harvey Chambers
Houston County Rod and Gun Club to Hold Annual Meeting
The Houston County Rod and Gun club will meet in Caledonia city hall basement Friday January 3 at 8 pm. All members and interested residents are invited. Refreshments will be served.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County Rod and Gun Club
Caledonia City Hall
Meyer couple return home after Curwensville visit
Capt. and Mrs. E. J. Meyer return to Curwensville Pennsylvania after a week visiting their Wisconsin relatives in NEW AMSTERDAM.
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New Amsterdam
Wis
E. J. Meyer
Curwensville
Coins for Africans Mint to Produce 50 Million Rands Coins
South Africa's mint plans to strike 50 million coins for a Central African territory. The project aims to supply the region with currency and bolster local trade and liquidity.
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South Africa
Central Africa
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U. S. Department of Justice
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Flynn Brothers
Salem
West Salem
Red Ryder
Las Vegas
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John Garfield
Lansing U. B
Spartan County
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Aero Mayflower
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