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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1944
Page
4
Officials warn that starting August 1 sales or deliveries of filled products with more than 19 percent fat will be banned to conserve milk solids for butter and skimmilk powder. Physicians may prescribe heavy cream in rare cases. The order broadens cream product definitions and tightens access for hotels and restaurants except for ice cream use.
Alicia Hart notes that inviting guests should consider leg make up to avoid staining light colored chairs upholstery and sheets. Hosts warn guests to keep legs away from furniture and wash up after applying leg makeup to avoid dirtying basins and beds.
The MSC Girls No dance at Ser vice club two Camp McCoy Tuesday night is cancelled. Service club two will hold two parties at 417th and 304th recreation halls. Service club two girls are asked to make a special trip to these dances while Service club one conducts regular dances Tuesday and Friday evenings.
July births recorded in Dorchester West Salem Sparta Wilton Onalaska Wyeville and Tomah hospitals. Notable entries include multiple infants named Patrick Nancy Eleanor and twin boys. Names include Mr Mrs Martin E Rudolph Young Charlies A Roubik Arnold Pleuss and Adelia Miller. Coarsely chopped nuts sprinkled as salads noted as a food tip.
Gale's Old Grads picnic continues as a summer community event hosted at Eastside by Mrs. Guil ford Wiley. Attendees include Hulda Hammer-Johnson Whitchurch of Evanston NL and numerous graduates from La Crosse Cen terville and local towns. The gathering honors school ties and features socializing among former students and residents.
Pvt. Mildred R. Hofer of La Crosse has joined the supply unit at a major England depot where American fighters and bombers are assembled modified and repaired for France. She previously worked as an inspector at the Chicago Ordnance depot and attended Central High School. A brother, Edward Hofer, serves in the navy.
The text describes a pastel rayon satin nightgown and jacket to wear in the early morning or weekends. It lists pattern No 8506 in sizes 12 14 16 18 20 40 and 42 with yardages for a bias skirt and a 14 size jacket, and instructs sending 15 cents plus 1 cent postage to The Techniques Today’s Pattern Service. It also mentions Fashion a mid summer style book with 32 pages and a price of 15 cents. Sophocles wrote 113 tragedies.
Relatives and friends gather at the Huber home in Browns Valley for a Sunday picnic featuring horseshoes cards and ball games. Guests include Kirchner Kastenschmidt Simonson and Freier families from Browns Valley Sparta Burr Oak Black Oak German Settlement and River Forest Ill. Visiting sisters Drucilla and Therese OSB arrive from Tacoma and Minneapolis to stay with Mr and Mrs Joseph Zeimentz at 1127 Charles Street.
Mrs Anne Cabot promotes a crochet Circular Dishcloth pattern No 5214 from The Tribune Chicago offering complete instructions for 15 cents plus 1 cent postage. The white cotton cloth features a bright red edging and a growing circular design.
Holy Trinity Catholic church hosts a baked ham supper with coffee at 2 30 in Leo hall. St Marys ladies aid offers coffee sewing and cards at 2 in the school hall. Church of Christ holds coffee hours from 3 to 9 at the church.
Thomas Traister, 73, of 904 South Fourth street, was taken by police and ambulance to St Francis Hospital at 1 52 p m Monday after falling from a roof on the Robert Coady residence at 1029 Grove street while tar was being applied.
Readable text notes demand for rags to support blueprint paper production and roofing of military structures as well as homes and farm buildings. The call emphasizes industrial use and construction requirements.
Guidance on proper footwear warns cramped toes and insufficient exercise can weaken the metatarsal arch. It emphasizes choosing shoes with adequate toe room and support to maintain foot health.
Shirley Mae Melcher married Ensign Samuel G. Wade at St. Joseph's Cathedral rectory in a morning ceremony. Bridesmaid Jeanne Melcher wore aqua marine blue. best man was Robert Fuchs. The couple's parents are Werner Wagner of 1505 Badger Street and Wade of West Springfield. Dinner and reception followed at the Scheitzach home, 1423 Farwell Street.
In Tomah Wisconsin on July 16 at St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church, Marcella Walters and Edwin Fuchs were united in marriage by Rev. H J Schaller. The bride wore mousseline de soie with a long train and a juliet cap veil, with a white orchid in a small white Bible. The wedding party included bridesmaids Geraldine Fuchs and Mrs Dewell Walters, matron of honor Mrs Don Emons, junior bridesmaid Juanita Kallas, and flower girl Sharon Mae Walters. Attendants included Dewell Walters and William Fuchs Jr, ushers Harold and Marvin Fuchs. The couple will reside in Tomah after a short honeymoon, she at Lester Dress Shop and he at Tomah Recreation parlor.
Joseph E. Menger USNR new recruiter for La Crosse asks Navy Mothers club to help plan a program and luncheon for the second anniversary of the Waves. A July 29 Saturday gathering is set, with Navy Mothers meeting at 8 PM Wednesday at the USO to discuss plans. Mothers of La Crosse Waves are luncheon guests and should call Mrs. Alma Havens for reservations.
The Catholic Women’s League served the first Sunday breakfast for servicemen on July 23 at the USC. The group alternates fourth Sundays of the month with the Catholic Daughters of America.
New York City counts its annual manufactured merchandise value at over 4 billion dollars. The figure reflects the city’s vast industrial output and trade activity, underscoring its economic scale in the national market.
La Crosse women plan a sewing bus trip on Wednesday. McCoy asks to telephone Mrs Esther Mabel Tanke at 3999 J Spafford or 1176 W. The bus departs from the USO at 8 a m.
Mrs. Alf Gundersen president of the La Crosse League of Women Voters announces the local board of directors for the year. Officers include vice president and chairman of legislation Mrs. R W Bardwell and second vice president and chairman of programs Mrs. M B Matteson, with others handling membership war services broadside state legislation finance social arrangements publicity and administration. James Fox serves as secretary and E G Knowlton as treasurer.
Nearly 200 friends neighbors and relatives gathered at St. Bridget's Catholic church basement in Ettrick Wisconsin to honor Mr and Mrs Willard Mack and their sons with a shower. The Macks lost their home and possessions in a fire last month and are staying with Mrs Mack's brother William Quinn until a new house is built.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Coker entertained Sunday afternoon for the birthday of their daughter Mrs. John Tidwell. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Guy Williams and daughter Mrs. Harold Baldwin of La Crosse, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sorum and children of West Salem, and Mmes. Kate Chitwood Gene Miller Arne Larson Lydia Olson.
La Crosse couples John G Killiam Jr and Kathryn Lybeck plan marriage at 1017 West Avenue South on July 29 in La Crosse. Sparta and other Wisconsin locales report July 22 weddings for Eva Rice and Joseph C McManus both of Newark, N J, and Kathryn J Atkisson and Nova D Nash among others. The note also mentions cooking rice liquid usage and a prewar Kwa jalein atoll population of about 1,000.
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