Campaign drive nets over two thousand for Camp Legion
Whitehall Wisconsin Special Martin Wiemer announces Trempealeau county raises 2018.78 for Camp American Legion at Tomahawk to aid soldier rehabilitation. Cochairs Harvey Abend and Lon Tubbs led posts county wide with help from H F Theurer Arcadia. County quota was 1200 with multiple town gifts and a 25 donation from Northern States Power Co.
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Whitehall
Wis
Martin A. Wiemer
Independence
Treampeateau
American Legion
Tomahawk
Harvey Abend
Lon Tubbs
Legion
H. F. Theurer
Arcadia
Trempealeau County
Eleva
Blair
Osseo
Pigeon
Dodge
Trempealeau
Ettrick
Galesville
Northern States Power Co
Galesville Man Promoted to First Lieutenant in England
John J. Salsman of Galesville Wisconsin has been promoted to first lieutenant at an 8th Air Force P-51 base in England. He serves in Col Donald W Graham's group which has shot down 255 plus enemy aircraft and escorted bombers to Berlin and targets in Czechoslovakia and Poland. He joined the air corps in 1942 after leaving International Harvester in Milwaukee and trained at Luke Field Arizona. Lieut Salsman is married to Leone Soppa Arcadia Wisconsin and they have a daughter Renee Susan.
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AAF
England
John J. Salsman
Will Salsman
Galesville
Wis
Donald W. Graham
Graham
Germany
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Lieut
Salsman
France
International Harvester Co
Milwaukee
Air Corps
Luke Field
Ariz
Flyer
Mazie R
Leone M. Soppa
Arcadia
Renee Susan
John Salsman
Williams Salsman
Richard L. Spicer
D. M. Spicer
Mishawaka
Ind
John D. Shults
J. S. Shults
Cullman
Ala
Closes Sparta Office as Mannis Heads to Mare Inland
Sparta brief reports Commander Harry Mannis ending his Sparta medical practice in Evans building after arriving in 1938. Office nurse Irene Jordan will stay through July to wrap affairs. Mannis and family travel from Chicago to California with Mrs Mannis and sons Kent and Danny joining later in California.
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Tribune Sparta Bureau
Sparta
Wis
Ave. Cemander
Harry Mannis
Mare Inland
Calif
Evans Building
Irene Jordan
Commander Mannis
Chicago
Kent
Danny
Mannis
California
Chaseburg Farmer Severely Injured In Hay Wagon Accident
Herman Schroeder, a Chaseburg farmer, jumped from a tipping hay wagon when horses backed the load to a barn. He suffered a compound fracture of a limb and was taken to a La Crosse hospital by local physician. Also, Myrna Wolfe, seven, fractured her left arm after slipping on a lawn near her uncle's home, daughter of Clarence and Mrs. Wolfe.
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Chaseburg
Wis
Herman Schroeder
Schroeder
la Crosse
Myrna Wolfe
Clarence Wolfe
Stoddard
Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weather Summary
Wisconsin shows partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures tonight and Thursday. Minnesota reports mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers in the north tonight and Thursday, with no significant temperature change. Iowa notes generally fair skies and continued warmth tonight through Thursday.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
River Portcast Update From Wastings to Gro ns
Weather report notes rivers and tributaries falling through the week. Tallwater stages will drop, upper pool areas affected, gates to be lowered at Dam No. 6 by weekend, daily station falls about 0.1 foot, tributaries easing gradually.
Catalog of U S Courses Reissued at Camp McCoy
A new enlarged edition of a catalog of United States Armed Forces Institute courses was received this week at the post training division. Lieut. William Lurburrow announced and said organizations can contact him to obtain a copy. The catalog lists courses and includes chapters on enrollment overseas credit studying correspondence and organizing off duty classes.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
United States Armed Forces Institute
William Lufburrow
Lulburrow
Bangor Red Cross completes June dressings drive
Bangor Wisconsin branch of the American Red Cross finishes the June quota of 2x2 surgical dressings and begins an additional 10 000 for July. The workshop operates in the Presbyterian church basement on Wednesdays and Thursdays, with weekly acknowledgments for long service and new one year sleeve stripe awards for many volunteers.
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Bangor
Wis
American Red Cross
Presbyterian Church
Walter Becker
A. N. Steiner
W. L. Christopherson
Orvis Gilbertson
Elwin Pfaff
Mmes. E. A. Wolf
Fred Sandman
K. P. Ruppenthal
Charles Ee le L. J. Roberts
Carol Ragsdale
Parsons
Norman Parmenter
John Pfaff
Bert Morley
Irene A. E. A. Meier
Carl Labus
George Jones
O. O. Holmlund
Dorothy Hanesworth
L. A. Gilfillan
Mary Evans
Matt Else
Village Of Melvina Exceeds Bond Quota
Melvina led Monroe county in the Fifth War Loan drive with $6,475 in actual sales against a $4,500 quota. Sparta division reached 91 percent as totals across towns and cities showed varied performance, with Sparta city at $212,701.50 and several towns listing smaller amounts.
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Tribune
Sparta
Wis
Melvina
Monroe County
R. E. Wildes
A. T. Erickson
Wildes
Portland
Angelo
Jefferson
la Fayette
Leon
Little Falls
New Lyme
Town of
Wells
Cashton
Hay Load Overturns Injuring Waukon Farmer Stanley Fox
Stanley Fox a young farmer near Waukon Ia was seriously injured Monday afternoon when a hay wagon overturned after the double tree broke Fox was thrown from the wagon and suffered a fractured neck vertebra and temporary paralysis Forrest Kelly 16 also injured minor spinal injuries both were taken to Rochester Hospital by ambulance Fox was unconscious at the scene and later stabilized while Kelly suffered only minor injuries.
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Waukon
Stanley Fox
Fox
Forrest Kelly
Rochester Hospital
Kelly
Creston Kelly
Rossville
Birthday Notices Include Carl Wetzke and Dia King
A birthday notice lists Carl Wetzke of 520 West Avenue North and Dia King of 415 South Third Street. The item also notes Mrs Lilien Hardie at 1113 Mississippi Scotland and mentions a paper shortage due to scarce straw supply impacting paper mills.
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Carl Wetzke
West Avenue
Ae Dia King
South Third Street
Lilien Hardie
Mississippi
Ration Guide Lists Indefinite Validity For Several Stamps
The guide details stamps and periods for meats fats sugar shoes and gas. It marks four red stamps A8 through Z8 and four five stamps AB through ZB and AS as indefinitely valid. It also lists price ceilings for fresh fruits and vegetables in La Crosse Wisconsin and Winona Minnesota for July 6 to July 12 with specific per pound prices.
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Associated Press
Processed Foods
la Crosse
Wis
Winona
Minn
California
Galesville Paratrooper Wounded in Europe Receives Purple Heart
Sgt. Roland Duff of West Prairie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Duff, was wounded in the June invasion of Europe and sent back to England for hospital care where he received the Purple Heart. Duff, a paratrooper, wrote that he was safe, well, and getting food on schedule. He left for overseas duty in 1943, trained at Camp Roberts and Fort Benning, and had served in Ireland and England before the injury in Italy.
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Galesville
Wis
Europe
Roland Duff
Paul Duff
West Prairie
England
Duff
Lois Childers
Duluth
Minn
Army
Camp Roberts
Calif
Fort Benning
Alliance
Neb
Ireland
Onalaska Woman Found Dead In Closet
Mrs. Alfred J. Miller forty seven thirty seven was found dead by hanging in a clothes closet at her home in Onalaska. County coroner Dr. George Reay said death by own action is believed. An inquest was deemed unnecessary after coroner’s jury viewed the case. She used an electric ironing cord fastened to a closet pole. Survived by husband one daughter and son mother four brothers and six sisters. Private funeral services set with burial in Onalaska cemetery.
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Alfred J. Miller
Onalaska
George Reay
Stanley Olson
Nelson Funeral Home
Clarence Sexauer
Ben Voss
Adolph Petrick
Oscar Luell
Edward Lueth
James Saltz
Reay
Andrew Davidson
Marilyn
Kenneth
Dan
la Crosse
Alvin
Minneapolis
A. T
Binghamton
N. Y
Edward
U. S. Army
New Guinea
Anna Peterson
A. C. Knutson
A. J. McCormick
Centralia
Wash
W. Schimmele
San Mateo
Calif
Corinne Quamme
Los Angeles
N. F. Kinservik
Park Ridge
Carl O. Pederson
Onalaska Cemetery
Local cops court in La Crosse case docket
Louis Schams of Liberty Confectionery pleaded not guilty to selling beer to minors with trial set for 10 a.m. July 13 and no bond. Harold Ruud of Ruud's Pharmacy pleaded guilty to violating city ordinance 844 for illegal fireworks and fined $25. Gus Vassiliu of Palace of Sweets ordered to pay $25 fine for illegal fireworks possession and sale.
Sparta Man Charged With DUI After Spill Near Home
Elmer Buchholz, a Sparta farmer, was charged with driving while intoxicated and released after paying a $50 fine and costs. He was arrested by Sheriff Bert O. Johnson following a one-vehicle crash near his Little Falls area home. his wife suffered minor bruising. John Luke, Arnold Chitwood, and Carl F. Block faced separate fines for parole and traffic violations.
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Sparta
Wis
Elmer Buchholz
H. L. Beckman
Buchholz
Bert O. Johnson
Little Palls
John Luke
Tomah
Arnold Chitwood
Kendall
Carl F. Block
Milwaukee
Real Estate Transfers and River Rescue Report
La Crosse notes show Thorol E. Gunderson and spouse transferring property to R. Buchanan and spouse on July 23 at 12 44 pm. A washing machine is reported missing from Mrs Barbara Greason's residence at 722 Copeland Avenue. July 3 items include transfers of outbuildings and rubbish burning at 618 South Sixth Street, and a resuscitation device listed for River Junction Minn. A River Junction search party dragged for Robert Volk of La Crescent who was reported drowned.
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la Crosse
Copeland Avenue
Barbara Greason
Perry
Market
Fifth
Sixth
Clarence Burns
South Sixth Street
River Junction
Minn
Sites Near Sparta Considered In Plan Of Proposed Airports
Sparta in postwar airfield planning with two sites studied by State Planning board near Angelo and southwest of the city. Angelo site has 230 acres with three runways proposed and drainage good but with nearby hazards. Second site, 440 acres with three runways near the city and fair grounds, faces hazards from nearby industry and residential areas. Plans cite Civil Aeronautics board review and CAP promotion led by Walter Allen.
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Sparta
Wis
J. E Leverich
Leverich
Automatic Air Mail Co., Inc
Parks Air College
Civil Aeronautics Board
la Crosse
Wisconsin State Planning Board
Angelo
Farmer's Valley
la Crosse River
T. K. Jordan
F. W. Sawtelle
Bluffs
State Planning Board
Fair Grounds
Pet Milk Co
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Civil Air Patrol
Walter Allen
Shrine Council Opens 70th Imperial Session in Milwaukee
About 600 delegates from Shrine Temples across the U S and Canada gather for the 70th imperial council session of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Morley E Mackenzie of Toronto presides. Julius Heil greets attendees. Alfred Arnold of Fargo is slated for elevation to imperial potentate. Norman McLarty of Canada to speak at the banquet. William Wray of Montreal elected royal director of the royal order of jesters.
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Milwaukee
United States
Canada
Imperial Council
Morley E. Mackenzie
Toronto
Can
Julius P. Heil
Tripoli Shrine
Norman McLarty
British Railway Workers Send War Aid Parcels
In 78 000 parcels sent by employees of a British railway zone since the war began 1 600 000 cigarettes 205 000 razor blades 45 000 shaving sticks and 45 000 books were included in the shipments.
Roosevelt keeps pre Med deferment ban on draft rule
President Roosevelt declined to overturn the selective service order banning occupational draft deferments for pre medical students after July 1. He said the health needs of the nation and the demand for doctors must be balanced against the armed forces' need for young, vigorous men. Rep. Miller urged a review of the order.
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Washington —i
Roosevelt
Rep. Miller
R-Neb
Miller
June Pension Costs Rise by 400 Dollars
Esther Domke county clerk reports total pensions paid in June 1944 reached 40,628 compared with 40,242.50 in June 1943. Pensions for the blind were 592 versus 578, mothers’ pensions 8,234.75 versus 9,332.25, and old age pensions 31,801.25 versus 30,332.25.
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Esther Domke
Killed in Action in Italy Pfc Glen Rustad
Mrs Emma Hovland of Independence learned Sunday her son Pfc Glen Rustad 25 was killed in action in Italy on June 8 after seven months overseas with an infantry unit. He served about two years in the army, born May 15 1919 at Durand, married Aug 18 1942 to Constance Smieja. survived by wife daughter Diane his parents and three brothers and a sister.
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Whitehall
Wis
Emma Hovland
Glen Rustad
Italy
North Africa
Hovland
Durand
Ole Rustad
Constance Smieja
Valeria Smieja
Independence
Diane
Pvt
Oliver
Medical Corps
England
Walter
Myron
Leona
Obituary notices for Wurzel Burke Cina appear in La Crosse paper
The notice honors Andrew Wurzel 83 of La Crescent Minnesota with surviving family including five sons and four daughters and mentions burial at Catholic cemetery after services at Dwyer funeral home and Holy Trinity church. Remaining items list Mrs John Burke died June 27 in Janesville and Valencia Cina 60 of La Crosse died suddenly, detailing survivors and funeral status.
Clifford James Andrea dies during Wisconsin vacation
Clifford James Andrea aged 52 of 215 North 10th Street died Monday in Rice Lake Wisconsin while vacationing. Born in Oxbridge England he worked for the Bump Pump Company. He is survived by his wife Lilah. Funeral services will be held in Minneapolis Thursday with burial there.
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Clifford James Andrea
North 10Th Street
Rice Lake
Wis
Bump Pump Co
Oxbridge
England
Lilah
Minneapolis
Mrs Martin EEG Funeral Rites Planned at St Pauls
Mrs. Martin Beg 57 of 1413 South Seventh Street died Tuesday in a local hospital. She is survived by her husband sister Nellie Kellett of Superior Wisconsin and brothers J H Johnson La Crosse O Knudson Austin Minn and Carl Knudson Auburn Washington. Funeral services Friday at 2 p m at St Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev Mars A Dale officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at Dahl Funeral Home Thursday evening.
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John Burke
Janesville
Hazel Adrian
Gerhardt Adrian
Glen Haven
Wis
St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing
la Crosse
John William
Mary Elizabeth
Alfred
Prairie du Chien
Fred
Larosse
Martha Ahl
Martin Eeg
Martin Beg
South Seventh Street
Nellie Kellett
Superior
J. H. Johnson
O. Knudson
Austin
Woodlawn Cemetery
Dahl Funeral Home
Winona Livestock Reported By Swift & Company
Swift & Company reports livestock results from Winona Minnesota with figures on cattle hogs and sheep. The brief release lists buyers prices and market activity at the Winona market.
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Swift & Company
Winona, Minn
Chicago cash grain prices and futures shows varied wheat oats and barley
The Chicago cash market reports No 1 hard wheat at 1.73, No 2 hard around 1.56, mixed wheat near 1.56, and dark hard about 1.58. Barley values hover at 1.25 to 1.22 for malting and feed. Oats, rye, and barley futures move with July through December maturities and fluctuating highs and lows.
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Chicago
Tornado Damage Estimated at 1 Million in Grant and Lafayette
Wisconsin agronomy engineer Stanley Witzel estimated that Grant and Lafayette counties face about 1 million dollars in damage from last month's tornado. He noted material shortages and high labor costs hinder recovery for farmers already indebted and not yet eligible for declared federal relief totaling 12 million dollars.
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Madison
Wis
Grant
Lafayette
Stanley Witzel
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Witzel
Chicago hog and cattle market report with price shifts
Salable hogs 15 000 total 24 500 active steady to 10 cents higher on 180 270 lb hogs 13 75 13 85 top 13 85 small lots 13 90 mixed gains on 270 290 lb weights good and choice 280 300 lb 12 35 12 85 300 350 lb 11 90 12 50 good and choice 150 170 lb 12 50 13 50 sows 10 cents higher bulk 350 550 lb 11 11 25 heavy 10 90 and choice lights 11 95. salable cattle 16 000 calves 800 steers and yearlings weak to 25 cents lower mostly 10 15 off grass cattle declines. top steers 17 50 best yearlings 17 35 bulk steers 14 17 bulk heifers 13 16 50 top around 17 cutter cows 7 75 down beef 8 50 10 50 heavy sausage bulls 12 25 bulk bulls 10 50 down weaners 15 down stock cattle steady but very slow 9 12
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Market Prices for Hogs Cattle Calves and Sheep
Hog and cattle quotes show mixed gains and steadiness for various weight classes at Milwaukee. Hogs range from 11.50 to 15.65 per hundredweight with adjustments by weight, while cattle list steers yearlings and dairy bred heifers with prices from 9 to 16.75. Calves vealers and culls appear alongside sheep lambs and ewes with values spanning 4 to 15.50 for different grades and weights.
Chicago potato market steady with mixed regional prices
Reports show 180 cars on the arrivals track and a total of 308 U S shipments with supplies moderate and demand good. California Long Whites fetches 3.50 to 3.75 for U S No 1, Pontiacs 4.75, Arizona Bliss 4.95, Arkansas Bliss 3.50 to 3.65 with generally good quality as market remains strong.
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Chicago
U. S
California
Arizona Bliss
Arkansas Bliss
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report
Live poultry receipts show 13 trucks 3 cars f.o.b. with Leghorn springs 27 1 2 to 29 3 4 cents per pound and related fowl roosters fryers and ducks priced in similar ranges. Butter receipts 898 925 pounds with market unchanged. Eggs receipts 15 677 cases with specials 40 to 40 1 2 percent dirties 26 to 29 percent checks 26 to 29 percent.
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Chicago
F.o.b
Holman Weds Mrs. Ernest Lundeen in Quiet Ceremony
Sen Rufus C Holman of Portland Oregon married Mrs. Ernest Lundeen widow of Minnesota senator in a private Tuesday night ceremony at the home of Judge Levi M Hall in Minneapolis. The earlier Minneapolis wedding date was superseded by the surprise union.
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Minneapolis
Rufus C. Holman
Portland
Ore
Ernest Lundeen
Minnesota
Sen. Holman
Lundeen
Levi M. Hall
Hennepin County
Oregon Salon
British Army officer hauls Montgomery mug in tea swap
General presents Mag B. R. Burton of the South African Army Signal Corps shows off a mug bearing General Sir Bernard Montgomery's initials. The cup was traded after Burton and Montgomery shared tea and a bun. Burton hails from Johannesburg and serves with the Eighth Army during Italian occupation fame.
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B. R. Burton
South African Army Signal Corps
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Burton
Johannesburg
South Africa
Eighth Army of
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