Cinderella Night Turns Into Tribute for War Hero's Memory
In Macon Georgia Frances Newman writes Maj. Gen. Clifton Cates about her brother Sgt. James R. Newman who died on Iwo Jima. The 18th birthday ball in his memory features an evening gown promised by Bob. Generals and Marines attend as Frances vows to keep dancing in his honor.
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Macon
Bob
James R Newman
Marines
Pth
Iwo Jima
Frances
Warner Robins Field
Clifton B. Cates
Sisl
William F. Angelos
Denver
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
Saipan
Frances Newman
Ruth Stanford Weds Victor Anderson in Houston Baptist Church
Ruth Stanford daughter of A. D. Stanford of Mankato and Victor Anderson were married Tuesday at the Houston Baptist Church. Rev. Gustafson officiated with Georgene Anderson and Fred Stanford as music, Paul Anderson as best man, and a reception followed. The couple will reside in Houston where Anderson works for the Soil Conservation Service. Mrs. Anderson has taught at Houston High School for four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Minn
Ruth Stanford
A. D. Stanford
Mankato
Victor Anderson
The
Baptist Church
William Gustafson
Georgene Anderson
Fred Stanford
Howard Grant
Leah Johnson
Carl Ask
Mary Anderson
Paul Anderson
Spring Grove
Wayne Swenson
Houston
Anderson
Soil Conservation Service
For Dancers Neumann Fought on 55 Pupils Picnic
Neumann led a Wednesday park event for 55 pupils with games and a picnic. Attendees included Doris Haug Jean Keily Carla Landis Billy Mosh Rosemary Fran Kihm Marilyn Bruha Dorothy Noben Testrud Dick Gail Charlene Larsen Berna Susan Arenz Beverly Clark Bette Ander Zilmar Yvonne Amdoan Joanne McWoolley Joyce Ammerman Char Mary Ann Schwaban Rosemary Rini Roellig Caroline Roy Ruth Bharon Reese Reeva Jean Reichert Gloria Schmidt Norma Sheldon Jean Rendier Leah Joan Abicht Karla Rae Grabinski Patricia Stephens Kay assisted by Mosher who now teaches dance classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neumann
Haug
Doris
de- Jean Keily
Carla Landis
Billy Mosh
Rosemary Fran Kihm
Marilyn Bruha
Dorothy Noben
Testrud
Gail Charlene Larsen
Berna
Susan Arenz
Susanis
Beverly Cow- Clark
Bette Ander- Zilmar
Yvonne Amdoan
Joanne Mc Woolley
Joyce Mar- Ammerman
Char
Mary Ann Schwaban
Rosemary Rini- Roellig
Caroline Roy- Raymond
Ruth Bharon Reese
Reeva Jean Reichert
Lori
Gloria Schmidt
Norma Sheldon
Jean Rendier
Leah Joan Abicht
Karla Rae Grabinski
Patricia Stephens
Kay
Imond Ring Found In Australia
A ring identified as Imond was located in Australia, with authorities confirming the item’s discovery and initiating standard verification procedures. Further details on ownership or origin were not disclosed in the found-item report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imond
Australia
Onalaska Navy Club Names Mrs Prieur Commander
Onalaska Navy Mothers club No 683 met at city hall Wednesday evening. A talk on displaying the flag was given and officers were elected after receiving the charter. Mrs Mathilda Prieur was named Commander with Mrs Pearl Lambert as first vice commander, Mrs Ellen Feran second vice commander, Mrs Edna Schaller adjutant, and Mrs Ida Thomack finance officer. A picnic in Onalaska park is planned for July 11 at 5 pm for families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
California Wedding Unites Gertrude M Walter and Douglas C Bartlett
Gertrude M Walter daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward A Walter Muscatine Iowa married Douglas C Bartlett USN May 24 at Trinity Episcopal Church Oakland California Rev Earl Markgraf officiated. Bride wore navy uniform and carried two white orchids mounted on a white bible. Attendants included Lieut Higgins and Lieut jg H A Waves. Thomas J Kilmurray SKLC was best man. Both spouses work in the radio supply branch of the Naval Supply Depot Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude M. Walter
Edward A. Walter
Muscatine
Douglas C. Bartlett
USN
Trinity Episcopal Church
Oakland
Calif
Earl Markgraf
W. S. Higgins
USNR
H. A
the Waves
Thomas J. Kilmurray
SKLC
Bride
Naval Supply Depot
Hauser-Murray Announces Wedding in New York
Mrs. E Wynona Hauser announces the marriage of Wynona Louise to Richard Gordon Murray at Riverside church in New York on May 19 Attending were Mrs. James Hansen of Washington DC and Lieut Or ville Reed of Bainbridge MD The couple resides at 145 East 22nd Street New York Murray works on the staff of the Daniel Starch research laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Wynona Hauser
Cameron Avenue
Wynona Louise
Richard Gordon Murray
Riverside Church
New York
James Hansen
Washington, D. C
Orville Reed
Bainbridge, Md
East 22Nd Street
Murray
Daniel Starch Research Laboratory
Red Wing Bride Weds Pawtucket Lieutenant In Publicized City Home
Dorothy Roust of Red Wing Minn and Lieut George Denno of Pawtucket R I wed in a double ring ceremony at five pm in the home of Mrs E E Dow 216 South 16th street Rev Robert D Winter officiated Bridesmaid Jeanette Wilt Boscobel and best man Harold A Riel attended The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs C W Roust is a 1945 graduate of La Crosse State Teachers College She has worked on the La Crosse Tribune staff Denno recently returned from overseas duty with the US Army paratroopers The couple plan to travel to Pawtucket to visit Denno’s parents after the ceremony
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Roust
Red Wing
Minn
George Denno
Pawtucket
R. 1
E. E. Dow
South 16Th Street
Robert D. Winter
Christ Episcopal Church
Jeanette Wilt
Boscobel
Harold A. Riel
Louise Halford
Rief
Janan
Betty Frank
Joyce Anderson
Frances Burgess
Ruth Walters
C. W. Roust
la Crosse State Teachers College
la Crosse Tribune
Delta Psi Kappa
Kappa Delta Pi
Alpha Phi Pi
Denno
United State Army
Paratroopers
War Production Board Allows Return of Fancier Women's Shoes
The War Production Board approved a relaxation permitting fancier feminine footwear. Expect more two tone spectators reptile shoes and huaraches, and the ban on shoes with fancy stitching and decorative features is lifted. Leather-saving measures remain unchanged due to scarce feather supply.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
SOS Club Holds Flag Day Social in Logan Gym
Junior SOS members held a flag day social at Logan gym with 80 attendees. Dancing dominated the evening while games, checkers, and jigsaw puzzles occupied the sidelines. Chaperones were Mr and Mrs J O Horde. The event was the first of ten weekly parties from 7 30 to 9 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SOS
Logan Gymnasium
J. O. Horde
Save Mail Wrappers for Reuse in Mailings
Instructions advise saving mail wrappers by slipping them from magazines rather than tearing. Reuse these wrappers to remail magazines to service organizations hospitals clubs and libraries by readdressing and applying a new stamp.
Starch Lace Gloves and Lincoln Coalfield Discovery
Lightly starch lace gloves to add body during laundering and press with a warm iron for a polished finish. A new coalfield has been discovered near Lincoln England expanding regional energy prospects.
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Lincoln
England
Wac Sergeant Dorothy Sowle Tops Truax Radio Class Honors
Dorothy G. Sowle of Tomah Wisconsin capped radio mechanics training at Truax Field with the highest 4.44 final grade in the AAF Training Command class. The Midland Field Texas based sergeant, a University of Wisconsin graduate, was the first Woman Army Corps member to win top honors in the program amid a 175-student cohort. She will return to Texas for radio work after a furlough with her parents in Tomah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Truax Field
Dorothy G. Sowle
Wac
Tomah
AAF Training Command
Women’s Army Corps
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee State Teachers College
Midland Field
Tex
Texas
Claude Sowle
Sowle
Fort Oglethorpe
Vincent J. Meloy
AAF
Home Agent Schedules Cooker Test Clinics Countywide
Miss Anita Gundlach county extension agent plans pressure cooker canner tests early in July at Mindoro West Salem Bangor and possibly Holmen depending on request numbers. Write to Security Bank building La Crosse to book definite hour appointments and have questions answered during the tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Gundlach
Mindoro
West Salem
Bangor
Holmen
Miss Gundlack
Security Bank
la Crosse
Legislature orders Wisconsin state fair held as local event
MADISON Wis Milton H Button director of the state department of agriculture was directed by the legislature to run the Wisconsin state fair as a local function this year He sent a telegram to Col J Monroe Johnson director of the DDT in Washington requesting the regulations for holding the fair in strict conformity with federal guidance The resolution passed the assembly and was concurred in by the senate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Milton H. Button
State Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Button
Col. J. Monroe Johnson
DDT
Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Assembly
Senate
Savory browned rice to accompany chops and vegetables
Heat bacon fat in a frying pan. Add chopped onion and boiled rice. Cook slowly, stirring frequently, to brown and blend flavors for serving with chops or scalloped vegetables.
Cottage Cheese Luncheon Dish Idea
Cottage cheese served chilled with salt and pepper pairs well with sour cream for a simple luncheon dish. The mix highlights tang and creaminess, offering a light, protein rich option suitable for midday meals.
Gay sun dress pattern for young girls in vivid cherry
Sue Burnett offers Pattern No 8880 a bright sun dress with cherry applique and matching bolero for sizes 1 to 6 years. Materials listed include 39 inch fabric, ruffing, and machine made trim. Send 20 cents to Sue Burnett Tribune Chicago for a copy of Fashion ideas for summer wardrobe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Burnett
the Tribune
South Wells
Chicago
Anne Cabot
Woman Army Pvt Niemeyer Honored With Discharge
Fort Oglethorpe Ga after 19 months of service in the Womens Army Corps Pfc Anna J Niemeyer 2138 Mississippi St La Crosse Wis received an honorable discharge. She trained at Daytona Beach and completed bakers and cooks school before serving as a baker in a Wac mess hall. She is mother of Mrs Henry Knebes of La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Oglethorpe
Women’s Army Corps
Anna J. Niemeyer
Mississippi Street
la Crosse
Wis
Niemeyer
Daytona Beach
Fla
Bakers and Cooks
Wac
Henry Knebes
Warrens-Wiroqua Couple Marries at Baptist Church
Arlys Johnson of Warrens and Viroqua and Lieut. Robert E. Steele of Warrens wed at the Warrens Baptist church on June 6. The ceremony featured white rose bouquets, a choir sing along, and a double honeymoon in northern Wisconsin. Both newlyweds recently earned wings and report for duty in Miami, Florida, after Stuggart Field assignments. Lieut. Steele has eight months overseas with the 8th Air Force and 30 missions. Mrs. Steele, a UW freshman, is Phi Omega and a Viroqua HS graduate. Lieut. Steele is a Tomah HS 1941 graduate and Kappa Psi member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlys Johnson
James Runnion
H. Gross
A. Oliver
Edith Barber
W. A. Barber
Alice Hemstead
Agnes Gross
June Jensen
Alberta Mesner
Violet
Jean Steel
Miami
Fla
Steele
8Th Aaf
Viroqua
Tomah High
University of Wisconsin
Phi Omega Sorority
Army Air Corps
Kappa Psi
Corn Stick Recipe Adds Ham for Rich Flavor
A kitchen tip suggests boosting corn sticks with a cup of chopped cooked ham or bacon. The instruction blends charred meat with classic corn batter to create a heartier side.
Medical Auxiliary Meeting and Weekend Socials at Chaseburg
The La Crosse County Medical Auxiliary held its last year gathering at Mrs. Joseph Richter's Chaseburg home featuring a laboratory production of The Flower Shop. Guests included Mrs. Alf Gundersen and others. A Camp Douglas family visit and a high mass wedding at St Patrick’s Catholic church followed, with Alice Stark and S Sgt Leonard Wagner wed in a ceremony noted for its pink and blue attire.
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la Crosse
Alice Stark
Leonard Wagner
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Hugh Deeny
Russel Wildey
Robert Vermeis
Mary Williams
Robert Marcoux
Gerald Stark
Bestman
Pfc
William Wadden
Paulson
Chris Schneide
Camp McCoy
Alvina Marco St James Bride of Harold Miller
Alvina Margaret Marco and Harold Oertel Miller married at St James Catholic church Monday at 10 AM. The ceremony was attended by Irene Miller and Mary Ann Meyer as bridesmaids and Harry Gollnick and Jennings Jolivette as groomsmen. The couple resides on a farm at Barre Mills and are welcomed by parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Marco Of Onalaska and Mr. and Mrs. Joan Miller Of La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvina Margaret Marco
St. James Catholic
Harold Oertel Miller
Leroy Keegan
Irene Miller
Mary Ann Meyer
Harry Gollnick
Jennings Jolivette
Irene
Mary Ann
Avalon
Barre Mills
Walter P. Marco
Onalaska
Joan
Congressional Medals For 3 Marines
President Truman awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to three Marines and one Army private in a White House ceremony. Maj. Everett Pope, 1st Lt. Carlton R. Rouch, and Pfc. Luther Skaggs were cited for Pacific theater heroism, while Pfc. Gene J. Merli earned his award in Europe. The sunlit ceremony drew top service officials and relatives as the President credited the honorees and praised their valor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
White House
Everett P. Pope
Wollaston
Mass
Carlton R. Rouch
Lindenwold
N. J
Luther Skaggs
Henderson
Gene J. Merli
Peckville
Army
Navy
Marine
United States
Marital Nuptials in California Unite Stoddard Pair
Dorothy Minnie Starch wed in San ta Ana while her groom serves with the U S Army Air Forces. She wore white chiffon with fingertip veil and carnations, with sisters Elverna Starch and Frances Hohlfeld as attendants. The ceremony was followed by a reception at Calvin Pandler’s home in Stoddard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oseph
Santa Ana
Calif
U. S. Army Air Force
Dorothy Minnie Starch
Stoddard
Emmet Starch
el Paso
Tex
Elverna
Frances Hohlfeld
Vivian Proksch
Gordon Dean Bendel
Woodrow Starch
Calvin Pandler
Philip Johnson
George Misna
Tomah
Wis
William Hanson
William Kopplein
Elmer Zietlow
Mary Starch
Care rules for woolen garments and dishware
Dry woolens slowly at room temperature away from heat. Brush clean when dry. Do not dry near stoves. Scrape dishes with rubber or paper to avoid surface marring.
Rubber Jar Rings Of 1945 Superior To Previous Make
Miss Anita Gundlach announces that rubber jar rings for 1945 are superior to 1943 and 1944. Tests by USDA, WAR Food Administration and state colleges show seals are reliable and color does not affect sealing. Odor exists but does not indicate off flavors. home canners should boil rings 10 minutes in water with soda then rinse.
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Anita Gundlach
U. S. Department of Agriculture
War Food Administration
Music teacher Myrtle Mobroten wed in Virginia Minnesota
Myrtle Mobroten, music instructor at Houston high school for three years, married Lieut. Martin H. Kranz at Our Savior's Lutheran church in Virginia Minnesota on June 9. Attendants included Mr. and Mrs. Gerhardt Houge and children and Mrs. Sarah Kragness of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Minn
Myrtle Mobroten
Houston High Schol
Martin H. Kranz
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Virginia
Gerhardt Houge
Sarah Kragness
New Citizens Honors Births Across Wisconsin and Indiana
Birth notices list newborns at St Marys Sparta Rockland Tomah New Lisbon Caledonia Eitzen and Mercy Gary with parents names Louis Flaig Oliver Cook Andrew Edgerton Ernest Molston Joseph Schmidt Herb Tewes Doris Alberts James Joyce and locations Sparta Rockland Tomah Caledonia Eitzen Gary Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Hospital
Sparta
Wis
Louis Flaig
Rockland
Oliver Cook
Tomah
Andrew Edgerton
Ernest Molston
New Lisbon
Caledonia
Minn
Joseph Schmidt
Herb Tewes
Eitzen
Lucille Haugstad
Mercy Hospital
Gary
Ind
James Joyce
Doris Alberts
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Ms. Carl Ask
Busness
Carall
Nic
Mosher
Ees
Seventh Street
Navy Club
Prieur
California
Hauser-Murray
Rhode Island
At Peace Evangelical Reformed Church
Crooked Creek
Bertha M. Neuman
New Albia
George H. Heiller, Jr
Brownsville
Ruth Lorraine Grady
Perle H. Crary
Medical Auxiliary
Chaseburg
William Nelson
Evelyn
Norman
Camp Douglas
Frank Morrison
St. Andrew Street
Alvina M. Marco St. James
Bride of Harold Miller
Dolores Mae Kramer
John Garbers
St. John’s Lutheran Church
George Nimmo
Mrs. Anne Cabot
Quick Service
South 3Rd St
le Crosse
Mobroten
Kranz
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