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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1944
Page
5
Wra Lfad Potatoes are praised as a spring staple providing vitamin C iron and minerals with moderate calories. Caution about green parts and sprouts with safety tips. Includes two potato based recipes Potato Hot Pot and Potato Pancakes with simple ingredient lists and steps.
A surgical instrument uses a ringing bell probe to detect hidden metal in wounds. In England Parm workers gain six day vacations and four bank holidays with pay annually.
A dress with puffed sleeves Basque waist and full dancing skirt is described as youthful and gay. Pattern 8681 comes in sizes 10 through 20 with 35 yards of 39 inch material for size 12. Send 15 cents plus 1 cent postage to the Pattern Service in Chicago for this summer fashion pattern.
Recipe combines scallions and a white sauce with a rich salad using watercress endive escarole lettuce parsley pepper onion radish tomato and cabbage with French dressing and garlic. Serves six and pairs with crackers.
The month of July records the highest fatalities from drowning, excessive heat, electrical shock, lightning, and food poisoning, trailing only January for deaths from falls.
The Bethel Lutheran ladies aid gathered a mid-summer crop of fifty six dozen cookies for the USO over the past weekend. Members listed include Mmes. Fred Opland Rudolph Robertson John Kindley Wallace Atchison and others. George H. Dalton Fortress Daughters will fill jams this week. Mrs Lester Bond oversees fraternal pledges from Women’s Benefit Association and Gateway division No 57 ORT auxiliary for July 22 weekend.
Viroqua Wisconsin special report. The Viroqua Women’s Society of Christian Service met in Eckhart Park Wednesday afternoon to discuss God in Nature with devotionals by Mrs. Maud Smith and poems on Nature. Mrs. Raymond Fleming reported on the recent Methodist conference at Ladysmith. Guests included Mrs. Louise Hagar of Avoca and Miss Emma Olson of Chicago.
The Catholic Women's League postponed the July corporate communion from Sunday to July 23. The Hummel exhibit at Viterbo College will not be ready for viewing on July 16 as announced. Communion on July 23 will be at 8:00 AM at St. Wenceslaus Church with no breakfast after mass.
Bendix Aviation Corp in Philadelphia trains thousands of workers from varied trades to produce one operation per part in precision instruments. The plant churns out equipment worth over a million dollars monthly with a monthly quota of 175,000 indicators including air speed and climb rate instruments.
Oklahoma Governor Kerr and Kansas Governor Schoeppel traded barbs at an interstate oil compact commission gathering in Denver. Kerr teased Earl Warren’s GOP stance while Schoeppel warned Democrats of a coming Republican victory as Kerr prepared to keynote the Democratic national convention in Chicago.
Mrs. Charles W. Tillett of the Democratic national committee describes handling wartime manpower shortages by ironing her own clothes at a hotel. She pressed her skirt blouse and jacket in the linen room to prepare herself to address a group of clubwomen.
A house painter jailed for offering a $15 paint job for $10 to gain freedom drew hundreds of calls as townsfolk demanded his release. By 6 p.m. the prisoner was freed while the station faced a flood of inquiries and even threats toward the reporter.
Miss Margaret Eckstein, eighth graduate of St. Francis hospital school of medical technology, leaves Ripon Wisconsin after completing training. Her luncheon farewell noted her parents and fellow staff. Eckstein will report to Grant hospital in Chicago on July 16, following a history of pre medical training and prior schooling.
Homemakers are shown techniques for valance tail ored drapes pinch-pleat curtains and draped tie backs with pleated valance. The home needlework curtain series offers complete measuring instructions valance sketches finishing details and decorative options for Pattern No. 5760. Send 15 cents plus 1 cent postage and your name address to Anne Cabot La Crosse Tribune Chicago 7.
Pvt. Carl Umholtz of Sunbury Tennessee survived the Normandy invasion after an 88 shell explosion knocked him down and killed a comrade beside him. A glint in his knuckle revealed a small piece of shrapnel kept as a souvenir, ending his bad luck with the invasion money.
July 13 Edward Lloyd to Mr and Mrs Lloyd Viner 950 Adams St Marion Ellen Miller. July 13 D Neil Jeanne to Lieut and Mrs John Ulrich 1642 Denton St. July 13 son to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Schulze 2007 Green Bay St Jean Koester. July 14 Gertrude Ann to Mr and Mrs Austin Wild Mindoro Wis R 1.
New York designer Claire McCardell debuts a campus wear set aimed at speed and simplicity. Fireman red polka dotted jersey shirts pair with shorts and a wraparound skirt or Scotch plaid slacks for quick lounge and classroom looks.
Mrs W E Fields hosted a Wednesday evening reception at 323 Avon Street in honor of Mrs James J Wittenberg of Tampa Florida. Guests included Mrs Loren Wardwell Buffalo New York Mrs Edward Wilhelm San Diego California and several local and nearby attendees.
Mrs. Edna McMullin and Rev. A. R. Klein, both of Sparta, were married by Dr. H. D. Henry at Central Methodist church in Winona Minnesota on July 8.
In Ceylon Allied forces faced a roadblock by a mahout and his elephant. The elephant charged at a helper driver, who retreated. The wife of the mahout arrived after an hour, calmed the situation, and helped move the column along, guiding her husband away.
Air Service Command headquarters recounts a role reversal between Wac Sgt Janie Wells and civilian admin assistant Raymond F. Boore. Boore volunteered for service when his draft number came up, moving from subordinate to superior in the chain.
Boise Idaho a longest serving trusty at the Idaho penitentiary farm left his post one night and has not returned. Authorities report the man known as Trusty vanished without restraint and without leaving identification or explanation.
Locals report Mr and Mrs Albert P Smikla traveling to Chicago to visit relatives. Watches for service members sold by Pauls Jewelry Store. Fuller brushes offered via Mrs F J Hofer. Athex athletes foot remedy praised by Rocert. City ambulance took 5 year old David Hough after a tonsillectomy hemorrhoage to Lutheran hospital. Liberty Confectionery to close July 17 to 25 for vacation. La Crosse common council to meet at 7 30 p m in council chamber with Fred Kramer, city clerk.
Junior High Victory gardeners welcome abundant rain and enter a new weed fight. The Garden club sponsors urge deep but shallow cultivation to keep weeds down and moisture near roots, warning that purslane and grasses can overtake cared plots. Junior high gardens have been visited and will display produce late this summer.
Lieut. Col. Jane Clement directs U S Army nursing service in the southwest from Australia with a portable desk and travel bag. Since 1918 she has led nurse corps operations, visiting Pacific outposts and touring U S hospital developments to study homeland trends before returning to Australia. Her civilian home is Washington.
Camp Butner N C soldiers review finances after returning from combat. One private reports a $6,000 overseas deposit while another shows $5 deposits in 1941 1942 and 1943. Both explain the money by saying I gamble.
Salida Colorado Rotary president J Ford White says the European conflict may end soon and sets September 11 for a program titled A Memorial to Adolf Hitler though the date could move if Germans fail to hold out.
In Rockford Illinois a water moccasin wandered near the police station and city hall. Desk Sgt Ed Cavanaugh dispatched four officers who found the three foot serpent coiled and venomous. A snake catcher was improvised from a pole and nails and the creature was placed in a pail before three bullets ended the pursuit.
Pendleton Oregon Edwin Morrison a dairyman says gasoline shortages do not bother him. He relies on eight draught oxen for farm power and asserts Holstein steers can do anything a tractor could.
An Australian flag donated to the army nurse corps by the Tasmanian Armed Services Nurses Welfare Association honors American nurses in Australia. Col Florence A Blanchfield assigned Maj Edna D Umbach to receive the flag, which the Tasmanian group asked to present at an International Labor Conference in Philadelphia.
Sophia J. Ruetten of Ane gelo town and Le Roy J. Cote of Chippewa Falls received marriage licenses in Sparta Wisconsin on July 12.
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