American women knit for Britain and aid Franco American ties
From 1939 to 1942 American Red Cross volunteers sewed and knitted about 24 million garments for civilian war victims in 20 countries. Dutch and Polish refugees, Greek and Russian survivors, and North African babies benefited, strengthening alliances and morale. Shoes in New York are repaired and restyled to extend rationed footwear. Tips cover resoling, heels, uppers, and color changes to keep shoes wearable.
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Washington
Britain
Red Cross
North Africa
Middle East
Poland
Greece
Alliance of Red Cross
Red Crescent Societies
American Red Cross
Rabat
Sam
Russia
Iran
East Africa
Isle
England
America
New York
T. O. Dey
Restoring and Reworking Old Shoes for Practical Use
The guide describes camouflaging a ripped seam with foxing, trick apron and stitching for cracked vamp, saddle treatment with toe cap and foxing, and rounding an outmoded long toe for chic comfort. It covers dyeing, last-stretching, removing spikes, and converting worn relics into walking shoes or sandals with simple repairs and upgrades.
Czechoslovakian Chowder A Treat
Czechoslovakian Chowder A Treat by Gaynor Maddox presents a meal-in-a-dish chowder variation from Mrs Thomas Capek. Lentil chowder steeps lentils with potatoes and bacon fat. vinegar is offered for zest. Pasta E Fagioli uses navy beans, macaroni, tomato sauce, olive oil, garlic and herbs in a hearty mixed-bean dish. Golarki details stuffed half-cooked cabbage with meat and mushroom stock baked until tender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaynor Maddox
NEA
Thomas Capek
Angela M. Carlozzi
Janina Donimirski
Golarki
Servicemen Guests Of Honor At Coon Valley Party
Slyvester Misna on furlough from Navy construction battalion at Camp Perry Virginia and Richard Misna heading to the Army were honored guests at a party hosted by their parents Mr and Mrs Wencel Misna in Coon Valley. A long list of local families attended including Proksch Lepke Haskins Rochelt Vehrenkamp Schaub Lyons and Gua nna La Crosse connections noted. Lieut Robert Olson returned to Camp Shelby after a 15 day leave spent with his mother. Mrs Molly Gresseth celebrated with birthday guest Mrs Rudolph Robertson added to the guest list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slyvester Misna
Navy
Camp Perry
Richard Misna
Army
Wencel Misna
Coon Valley
Melvin Proksch
John Lepke
Chaseburg
Calvin Haskins
Genoa
Alois Rochelt
Edgar Rochelt
Ernest Vehrenkamp
Sylvester Misna
Clarence Schaub
Tunnel City
Lafayette Lyons
Frank Misna
Toni Guanella
Bernice Roberts
la Crosse
Robert Olson
Ida Olson
Gillette Street
Camp Shelby
Miss
Rudolph Robertson
Molly Gresseth
Red Cross Surgical Dressings Schedule by County
The schedule lists Red Cross surgical dressing centers city by city with times for mornings afternoons and evenings. Locations include Washburn Teachers College Franklin Onalaska VFW West Salem Bangor and the Onalaska Record building with days Tuesday through Friday and specific evening slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Surgical
Washburn and
Teachers College Training School
Franklin
Washburn and Teachers College Training School
Onalaska Record Building
VFW
West Salem High
Bangor Village Hall
VFW Club
Franklin School
Local Tax Office Officials Attend Statewide Income Tax School
Locals J Chester Isermann Edwin L Berg and Arnold R Kahler from the La Crosse internal revenue office traveled to Milwaukee for a state wide school on income taxes. The program will run several days with study and general tax information. Norman E Schulze an area director of the war manpower commission left for Madison for a three day WMC conference called by state director William E O'Brien with ion directors from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Chester Isermann
Edwin L. Berg
Arnold R. Kahler
la Crosse
Office of
Internal Revenue
Milwaukee
Doerflinger
Matthew Brossard
General Winfield Scott Studied Law Before Military Service
General Winfield Scott, famed American hero of the Mexican War, pursued legal studies prior to his career as a soldier, shaping his path from law to command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen
Winfield Scott
Australian Trip Tells of Warm Welcome and Hot Summer
Lieut. Jean Church writes from Australia about a safe arrival and a temporary army camp shelter. She describes a hot Australian summer, a Christmas feast, carols, and friendly locals. She notes English money difficulties, scarce ice, and rationed liquor as everyday challenges for American nurses abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Church
H. M. Church
Kane Street
Australia
Miss Church
Medical Corps
America
County Judge Ahlstrom to speak at Legion auxiliary event
Ahlstrom Speaker American Legion auxiliary will discuss legislation with County Judge R. V. Ahlstrom at Wednesday night meeting in the club rooms. Tuesday Logan band mothers meet at 8 in the dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
R. V. Ahlstrom
Logan Band
Rose and Tulips Quilt Pattern No 5683 by Anne Cabot
Authentic Kentucky quilt design with 30 blocks of 14 inches and a 6 inch border in pink green and yellow. To obtain complete cutting pattern send 10 cents plus 1 cent postage and pattern 5683 to Anne Cabot The Tribune Chicago 7. Also Anne Cabot Album winter 1944 32 pages with warm wear designs price 1 cent a copy.
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Anne Cabot
Kentucky
the Tribune
South Wells
Chicago
The
Tribune
la Crosse
New Citizens Birth Notices From St Ann’s Parish
List of birth announcements dated Jan 7 to Jan 9 from New Citizens St Ann’s listing mothers and fathers names and addresses for Gerald Michael Eugene Robert Kenneth Carl Richard Paul Arlyn LeRoy and other newborns with godparents and locations including La Crosse Milwaukee and Stoddard.
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St. Ann's
Gerald Michael
Leonard Haas
Loomis Street
Blanche Sarton
Eugene Robert
Robert Mahoney
South 1Th Street
Dorothy Bergsrud
Kenneth Carl Toe
James Johnson
North Sth Street
Viola Beier
Richard Paul
Robert Cassidy
Stoddard
Wis
Marita Klein
la Crosse
Arlyn LeRoy
Alvin Proksch
Joyce Hauser
Flord Smith
Liberty Street
Juanita Harnish
Willard Debrunz
South 15Th Street
Frances Pishaw
Arndt Overby
12Th Avenue North
Minneapolis
Margaret Hildestad
Thomas Augustine
Birth Announcements Include Jolivette Hauestad and Menes
Mrs. Harry Powell of Hokah Minnesota reports the birth of a daughter Mary Frances on January 10 to Vincent C Jolivette of Hamilton Ohio with Elizabeth Dugan of La Crosse listed. Caledonia Minnesota records a January 7 daughter for Obert Hauestad. At Lodi Wisconsin hospital a January 4 daughter Christine Adele was born to Paul H Menes and his wife Beverly Creamer Vicla Wisconsin with place ties.
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Harry Powell
Hokah
Minn
Mary Frances
Vincent C. Jolivette
Lockwood Avenue
Hamilton
Elizabeth Dugan
la Crosse
Caledonia
Obert Hauestad
Poynetic
Wis
Christine Adele
P’aul H. Menes
Lodi
Beverly Creamer
Vicla
Marriage Licenses La Crosse Area Readies Nine Couples
Virginia A Roth of 621 Rose Street and Frank Niesen Jr of Route 2 Coon Valley to wed January 15 in La Crosse Ardell Garbers of Bangor and Joel A Fieall of 212 Vine Street to marry January 14 in La Crosse Black River Falls Wisconsin Arvilda Paulson 16 of Brockway Town and George Dean 24 of Petersburg Kentucky listed for marriage licensure
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la Crosse
Virginia A. Roth
Rose Street
Frank Niesen, Jr
Coon Valley
Ardell Garbers
Bangor
Joel A. Fieall
Vine Street
Black River Falls
Wis
Arvilda Paulson
Town of
Brockway
George Dean
Petersburg
Red Cross Sewing Centers Schedule Announced
Red Cross sewing centers in the city will operate this season on a fixed schedule. On Mondays at 1 30 at Teachers College and Logan High, and on Thursdays at 1 30 at English Lutheran Church and American Legion club rooms.
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Red Cross
Teachers College
Logan High
English Lutheran Church
American Legion Club
First U.S. insurance company formed in Philadelphia in 1759
The earliest American insurer began in Philadelphia in 1759 to aid clergymen and their widows, marking a pioneer effort in organized social support through insurance.
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U. S
Philadelphia
Crackers flavor leftovers and cabbage dish from home kitchen
The article offers budget friendly ways to reuse leftovers with crackers and a chicken salad made from Sunday dinner. Recipes include simmered chicken bones with vegetables and a crisp cracker serving, a mixed chicken salad on lettuce, and baked cabbage with cheese and breadcrumbs.
Pattern 8576 for mixed blouse and skirt set described
Pattern No 8576 offers a shirt with attached panties or slip to wear with a skirt, suitable with slacks or shorts. Sizes 12 through 42, with Size 14 short sleeves needing 3 1/8 yards of 35 inch material. Send 1 cent for pattern plus 1 cent postage to The Tribune Pattern Service in Chicago. Also features Fashion issue with more patterns and a 25 cent copy price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
South Wells
Chicago
Rent Racket Unraveled by Buenos Aires Inspectors
Inspectors in Buenos Aires visited a 90 room apartment building after tenant complaints of rent decree violations. Most tenants were paid up but receipts were scarce. one tenant had only one receipt in ten years. A tenant who paid two months in advance was ordered out after falling behind slightly. The manager was pressured to supply receipts and meet most tenant demands.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tradition costs life in Marlborough sentry death
In Marlborough New Zealand an inquest heard that Charles W McMillan a sentry died after a spark from a farewell blast by an engineer company blew off his foot and caused fatal lung injuries He was a last minute substitute with no warning while other sentries were warned about the army custom prior to moving to a new location
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Charles W. McMillan
Marlborough
New Zealand
McMillan
Railway car colors denote class in India
Railway cars are color coded to indicate class. First class cars are white, second class green, and third class brown or black to assist readers who may not understand figures or signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Central High Senior Prom Brims With 100 Couples
At Hixon Gymnasium Central high school hosted its senior prom presided by Robert Pischke and Joy Dunn. One hundred couples attended, featuring pairs such as Loraine Luce and Bruce Olson, Dana Engebretson and Christ Mesaloras, and many others in formal photos and dances.
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Robert Pischke
Joy Dunn
Hixon Gymnasium
Loraine Luce
Bruce Olson
Dana Engebretson
Christ Mesaloras
Charmaine Latimer
Scott Burgess
Peggy Thomas
Joe Wang
la Vonne Hayes
Walter Herold
Marianne Kircher
Sidney L. Sather
Beatrice Wieland
Earl Strong
Ruth Sorenson
Bill Luedek
Jane Hale
Paul Youngdale
Frieda Kidder
Jane Mitchell
David Solie
Carol Brown
Tom Howe
Marijane Kuscher
Ernest Tracey
Carol Bennett
Bill Frommelt
Sally Schwanzle
Bill Cremer
Ginny Dalzell
Ralph Schultz
Delores Schmidt
Steven Kubinski
Mavis Christopherson
Ricky Wing
Mary Marshall
Jim McIntyre
Patricia Kimball
Sic Edward Schwerin
Mary Parker
Bill Graw
Margie Rooney
Milt Buelo
Paul Cilley
Betty Brokaw
Kenny Schmidt
Dorothy Stavle
John Matteson
Pat Johnson
Bud Graham
Shirley Bartz
Maurice Stensgard
Frances Mathison
Gene Low
Betty Lou Fischer
Gordie Kliest
Beverly Grafft
Charles Hottinger
Carl Fregin
Charlotte Felder
Burt Wardenburg
Carole Rau
Richard Rick
June Barrett
Bob Gray
Patricia Knapp
Margie Koch
Hank Funk
Ruth Korish
Don Horton
Gloria Bakkum
John M. Zimmerman
Bonnie Spears
Paul Wrobel
Joy Emmons
Oscar Swensen
Elizabeth Ballin
George Flynn
Mary Roberts
Dick Hinytzke
Doris Schultz
Jack Brindley
Shirley Johnson
Jerry Martinson
Marie Wenzel
Roy Clace
Beverly Noyes
Kenneth Serstad
Louise Richeson
Bill Ott
Pvt Helen Gudenschwager Graduates From Motor Transport School
Pvt Helen Gudenschwager daughter of Mrs Anna Zimmerman of 1623 Johnson Street La Crosse Wisconsin graduated last week with 16 classmates from the motor transport school at the second Wac Training Center The final convoy drill for the new army drivers went to St Augustine on January 4 The course covers driving on various roads safety rules and vehicle maintenance from jeeps to two and a half ton trucks Lets go U S A Keep Em Flying
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Helen Gudenschwager
Anna Zimmerman
Johnson Street
la Crosse
Wis
Wac
St. Augustine
FASTEETH Powder Lets Dentures Fit Comfortably
FASTEETH, a pleasant alkaline powder, holds false teeth more firmly for easier eating and talking. Sprinkle on plates for no gummy taste or feel, and it helps combat denture odor. Obtain FASTEETH at any drug store.
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Epsie Kinard
Oxford
Rollin Hubbard
Bellingham
Wash
Cora Mills
Wauzeca
James Russell
Onalaska
Hubbard
Egypt
Theodore Morgan
Your Cleaners
Ahlstrom
Ranesas
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Lucy Maltby’s
Corning
N. Y
C. H. Lawrence
Ferryville, Wis
Tet
Central
Peter
Ben-Gay
Peter Paig
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