Draft Board Transfers and Enlistments Listed
The La Crosse Tribune lists transfers between draft boards and army leaves. Names include Ezra Sopher, John W. Dowling, Cyril Grote, Paul Theodore Spueth, and others moving from Board No 1 to 2 or from La Crosse to the army, with several transfers from other boards and sailors entering the navy.
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Ezra Sopher
John W. Dowling
S. Orlando Thomas
Teers
Nee Se
Eeees
la Crosse
Cyril Grote
Main
Paul Theodore Spueth
Winnebago
Howard Harold Haniff
Minneapolis
William John Loomis
Granger
Ind
Robert Elmer Kemp
Wilmington
Del
Army
Robert Louis Eckelberg
James Charles le Jeune
Paul Francis Kjos
Avon
George Henry Nichols
Liberty
Joseph Basil Blankenship
Noe Verie
Walter James Butzler
Bangor
LeRoy Arthur Hundt
Coon Valley
Robert James Ryan
Donald Charles
Leonard Francis Knutson
Francis Samuel Hamilton
James Samuel Monsoor
Onalaska
William Robert King
Roger Leslie Merriam
R. la Crosse
Reimer James
Pros
Donald Frederick Meinking
R. 1
Navy
Elwin Robert Rhead
Beloit
Wis
Area Scouts Open 1945 Decorah Camp
Decorah Camp opens with Sunday check in by troops from Melrose Black River Falls and Gays Millis. Camp director Gus Boll expects total registration to rival previous years if all attendees stay through June 23. Osseo Blair and Alma Center have not sent reservations.
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Camp Decorah
Melrose
Black River Falls
Gays Millis
Gus Boll
Coep Ae
Osseo
Blair
Alma Center
Court Plea Outcomes in Daily Records Summary
La Creme Relph Kubal pled guilty to non support of wife and minor children with trial adjourned to June 20 at 2 p.m. Bond set at 61,000 but not furnished. Pred Harmer pleaded guilty to contributing to delinquency of a child. sentenced to one year in county jail. Virginie Eleanor Arnold pled guilty to being warrants. sentenced to three months in county jail. Patrick Keane and Roman Ivan pled guilty to intoxication. fined 25 dollars and costs or days in county jail. Keperaitis pleaded not guilty to mutilating the county shelf. trial set for June 2 at 2 p.m.. bond 6250. not furnished. Ed Jones charged with permitting.
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Warran
Patrick Keane
Roman Ivan
Keperaitis
Ed Jones
Real Estate Transfers La Crosse Transfer Improves Schmidt
Joseph Wasnoiske transfers property in La Crosse to Harry N. Schmidt in a recorded real estate deed. The action changes ownership and updates public records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Joseph Wasnoiske
Harry N. Schmidt
Quackenbush Homecoming After WWII Prisoner of War Return
West Salem Wisconsin Special service news notes S Sergeant Gerald C. Quackenbush former POW in Germany since June 21 1944 arrived at his parents home. He had been in Stalag Luft 4 Gross Tyczyn Palme rana and Stalag Luft Barth. He trained at San Antonio Sheppard Field Kingman Sioux Falls Salt Lake City and Sioux City. Flown to England in 1944 he served as radio operator on a Flying Fortress. Liberated May 26 he expressed gratitude to the Red Cross and described the journey from Barth to Laon Reims and Le Havre before returning home.
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West Salem
Wis
Gerald C. Quackenbush
Germany
Ward ‘Quackenbush
Stalag Luft 4
Grosstychow
Palmerana
Stalag Luft
Quackenbush
San Antonio
Tex
Sheppard Field
Kingman
Ariz
Sioux Falls
S. D
Salt Lake City
Utah
Sioux City
England
Barth
Laon
France
Reims
le Havre
Red Cross
Woman seeks custody of infant in custody bid
A Milwaukee mother who abandoned her nine day old daughter in a parked car last Friday must obtain permission from her overseas husband to regain custody. Authorities say the baby will remain in an institution while the husband, Setha McNeil, a Milwaukee married man stationed at Great Lakes, is contacted. No charges were filed.
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Kenosha
Wis
Milwaukee
Setha McNeil
Great Lakes
Ford Hopkins
Hoeschier Bros
Committees Meet To Hear Petition On School Janitor Ruling
All common council committees except the mayor’s will gather at 7:30 Tuesday in the council chamber to hear a petition regarding the board of education’s forced retirement ruling for school janitors over 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Speec
Board of Education
Eisenhower to visit United States Military Academy West Point
General Dwight D. Eisenhower will visit West Point New York on Wednesday marking his 1915 graduation rank of 61st in a class of 164. He will receive a 17 gun salute review the third class cadets and address enlisted detachments before an overnight stay.
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West Point
N. Y
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States Military Academy
West Gate
Francis Wilby
Eisenhower
Corps of Cadets
Fort Benning
Odets
Cavalry Field
Stewart Field
Kansas City
Plans For Staging State Fair Unsettled
Milton H. Button, director of the Wisconsin department of agriculture, said officials from the office of defense transportation told him that if the state fair proceeds this year it must operate as a county fair with no extra transport demands. Button sent a telegram to the ODT noting the legislature ordered a local-fair approach and asking what to do. He said a meeting of agricultural groups would convene soon to resolve the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Milton H. Button
State Department of Agriculture
Office of Defense Transportation
Button
ODT
Wisconsin
Government to build artificial limbs for returning soldiers
The government plans to manufacture its own artificial limbs for veterans returning from service. This initiative aims to ensure consistent quality and supply for injured soldiers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov
Rehabilitation Workers Seek To Contact More Individuals
A clinic held today at the Vocational school, organized with Carl Haase and Delilah Nelson, aims to reach more rehabilitation candidates than field work allows. The event marks Wisconsin’s 25th anniversary of handicap rehabilitation laws and previews two divisions: employment training and in home handicraft work led by Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Haase
Delilah Nelson
Lester Loken
Eau Claire
Madison
Janesville
Wisconsin
Miss Nelson
Haase
Selective price increases to boost civilian production
The House Banking Committee urged a policy allowing selective price increases to maximize production of consumer goods. They rejected rigid cost-plus formulas and called for flexible pricing aligned with stabilization during the wartime transition, while noting too much enforcement focus on minor violations is wasted on black markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Banking Committee
Congress
OPA
House
76th Infantry makes large prisoner haul in Germany
Camp McCoy Wisconsin reports one of the largest prisoner hauls by an American infantry division in the Battle of Germany. Maj. Paul V. Fahey led a party into enemy territory, forced surrender of armed Germans, captured a German staff car with a general officer and officials, and brought back Lieut. Gen. Heidecamp.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Germany
McCoy
76Th
Onaway
Paul V. Fahey
Maj
Fahey
Ma. Fahey
Aue
Heidecamp
469Th
2Nd Army
Omer C. Evans
Bridges Seeks Citizenship After Deportation Ruling
Harry Bridges, CIO Longshoremen’s Union chief on the West Coast, plans to seek final U S citizenship after the Supreme Court voided a deportation order to Australia. He welcomed the decision and said American citizenship is priceless. Bridges had previously applied in 1939 but faced stalled proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Harry Bridges
CIO Longshoremen’s Union
U. S
United States Supreme Court
Australia
Inter- Bridges
New Home Of Otis Rude Damaged In Fire
VIROQUA Wisconsin special report says the new Dunlap Avenue residence of Otis Rude suffered a late Saturday fire of unknown origin. A kitchen floor and bathroom were charred, woodwork burned, and the house damaged by smoke. the Rudes were away but returned after firefighters arrived. The loss is insured.
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Viroqua
Wis
Otis Rude
Dunlap Avenue
Wisconsin Names Kull to Reconversion Coordination Post
Gov. Goodland appointed George F. Kull of Madison as Wisconsin representative to coordinate reconversion with the federal Smaller War Plants Corporation. The move follows a Chicago regional office request to keep the federal government informed of state activities and to relay any plans affecting smaller industries.
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Madison
Wis
Goodland
George F. Kull
Wisconsin Manufacturers’ Association
Wisconsin
War Plants Corporation
Kull
Chicago
Britain builds a new canal linking Wash with Severn and Thames
The planned canal would create a third cross country waterway in Britain joining the Wash to the Severn and Thames. Existing major canals include the Caledonian and the Forth and Clyde, both in operation for years.
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Britain
Severn
Thames
Great Britain
Caledonian
Marauder Group Leader Daniel Brawner Visits Waukon
Lieut. Col. Daniel Brawner, commander of the Silver Streaks Marauder group, returns to the states and visits Waukon with wife Dorothy Carter and their young daughter. He joined the Marauders in 1942 and wears the Air Medal and six oak leaf clusters for meritorious service with the 9th Air Force in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Daniel Brawner
Silver Streaks
Marauder
States
Dorothy Carter
The
Marauders
9Th Air Force
Annual Scout Drive Set for July in La Crosse
The Gateway area council in La Crosse announced the annual Boy Scout finance drive will open July 9. George W. Hoel chairs the drive with Ted Griffin and Mrs. A M Murphy leading the men’s and women’s divisions. Fred Kramer handles the governmental section, A C Tabbert oversees the railroad group, R H Pearse leads industrials, and Gene Newburg serves as auditor.
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Gateway Area Council
la Crosse
B. W. Ingli
George W. Hoel
Trane Co
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Ted Griffin
YMCA
A. M. Murphy
Fred Kramer
A. C. Tabbert
Chicago and North Western Railway
R. H. Pearse
Trane Company
Gene Newburg
Weather Outlook for Midwest States
Partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa tonight and Wednesday. The forecast calls for stable conditions with minimal variation in temperatures through the period.
River Forecast Signals Slow Mississippi Rise Across Region
The Mississippi River is forecast to rise slowly from St. Paul to La Crosse, continuing near La Crosse for three days before falling at Hastings by Wednesday night. Little change is expected Genoa to Prairie du Chien, with McGregor to Guttenberg seeing a very slow decline. Tributaries fall slowly except minor Chippewa variation.
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Plood
Dakota
Op . Dam
Ee Lacrosse
Ae Dam
Es Dam
T.W
la Crosse
W. Salem
Root
Houston
Mississippi
St. Paul
Hastings
Genoa
Prairie du Chien
McGregor
Guttenberg
Minnesota
Dakotas
Spield
Minn
Ohio
Texas
Northwest
Allied Strikes Hit Balikpapan as Pacific Battles Rage
Allied naval and air forces bomb Balikpapan oil center in Borneo with heavy air raids and bombardments. Reports say no invasion confirmed but attacks continue across Luzon Mindanao and Sarawak as MacArthur notes advances and supply bases targeted.
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Manila
Balikpapan
Borneo
Tokyo Radio
Southwest Pacific
Balikapapan
Philippines
Luzon
Caravan Valley
Douglas MacArthur
U. S. 37Th Infantry
Cagayan River
Naguillan
Mindanao
Davao Gulf
Calinan
Sarawak
Tutong
Brunei
Seria
Labuan
MacArthur
North Borneo
Obituary for Mrs Katherine M Grisen 1886 196?Norwalk native
Mrs Katherine M Grisen 59 formerly of Norwalk Wisconsin died Monday at a Madison hospital Born March 12 1886 in Vernon County She is survived by daughter Mrs Alice Sibley Sparta five sons Raymond Oliver Joe William Frank La Crosse and one sister Funeral services 2:00 pm Wednesday at Sletten McKee South chapel Rev A Niebruegge will officiate Interment in Catholic cemetery Friends may call Tuesday 7 to 9 pm at the chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine M. Grisen
Norwalk
Wis
Madison Hospital
Vernon County
Grisen
Alice Sibley
Sparta
Raymond
Oliver
Joe
William
Frank
la Crosse
Sletten McKee Co
A. Niebruegge
Nick Kaiser Dies Suddenly at 87
Nick Kaiser died suddenly at his home 1303 Main Street on Monday noon at age 87. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 8:30 from the home and at 9 from St Joseph's Cathedral with Msgr. Peter Pape officiating. Interment is in Catholic Cemetery. Rosary will be said Wednesday at 7:30 at the home.
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Nick Kaiser
Main Street
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Msgr
Peter Pape
Boy on Tricycle Hit by 1942 Studebaker on Main Street
At 6 29 p m on June 18 a boy riding a tricycle and James Lee riding a second tricycle collided with a 1942 Studebaker driven east on Main Street by Robert W Schilling of 535 South 17th Street. Lee was taken to Lutheran hospital for bruised left knee and right elbow. Damage to the tricycle estimated at 3 dollars. No damage to the Schilling car.
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Studebaker
Robert W. Schilling
South 17Th
Main Street
James Lee
Lee
Lutheran Hospital
Schilling
Ration Guide Lists Stamp Validity and Prices
The guide shows red and blue stamp validity through summer for meats fats processed foods sugar shoes and gasoline plus fuel oil. It lists specific stamp ranges expiration dates city price ceilings for fruits vegetables and onions peppers potatoes lettuce and tomatoes and urges turning in waste fats.
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OPA
Livestock Prices Quoted by SWIFT and Company Winona
Prices from SWIFT and Company in Winona Minnesota list hogs cattle calves and lambs with weights and price ranges. Market steady with discounts for poor condition and excessive fill. Chicago livestock figures show hogs at 14.75 per 140 pounds and cattle and lambs varying by grade and weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Company
Winona
Minn
Chicago grain table shows mixed bids in July to December
The report lists open high low and close prices for wheat corn oats rye and barley across July September December and May contracts. Entries include Wheat July open 1.72 high 1.72 close 1.70 and Corn July open 1.18 close 1.18 with other months showing small daily shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W
S. Ie
Be May
Chicago
Milwaukee and Chicago Livestock and Produce Markets Report
Milwaukee hogs and cattle held steady with higher quality selecting at premium levels. Hog prices ranged to 14.65 for good to choice at all weights and cattle topped 16.75 for choice to prime steers. Chicago dairy and poultry markets remained firm with butter eggs and live poultry steady and supplies tight. Potatoes showed light offerings with firm prices and no reported track sales.
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Milwaukee Livestock
Milwaukee
Chicago
California
U. 8
Funeral rites for Gustav Retzlaff held in Ettrick
Gustav Retzlaff 68 died Thursday in Rhame North Dakota of a heart attack while en route home from California. Services were at Runnestrand chapel and South Beaver Creek Lutheran church with burial in the cemetery. Born April 29 1877 in Houston County Minnesota he moved to Wisconsin 1907 married Edith Stark in 1908. Survived by a daughter Mrs Elvin Swenson Bangor a son Clifford Galesville four brothers and four sisters and two grandchildren.
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Ettrick
Wis
Runnestrand
South Beaver Creek Lutheran Church
Gustav Retzlaff
Rhame
N. D
H. O. Aasen
South Beaver Creek
Retzlaff
California
Houston County
Minn
Wisconsin
Edith Stark
Park Rapids
Elvin Swenson
Bangor
Clifford
Galesville
Frank
John
Herman
Henry
William Jones
Irvin Reddy
William Stuart
Milwaukee
Christ Armbruster
Leslie and
Gordon Swenson
Norwegians in Wisconsin learn of relatives safe after occupation
Andrew and Knut Amble and their parents in Norway exchange telegrams confirming safety after Nazi occupation begins. The brothers had not heard from their fall in Norway since German forces entered the country.
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Whitehall
Wis
Andrew
Knut Amble
Norway
Penetrates Pores with Warm Water Before Polishing
A furniture polish bottle should be placed in warm water a few minutes before use to allow the warm liquid to penetrate the wood pores more quickly.
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Daily Records
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Ella
Gen. Eisenhower
U. S. Military Academy
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Phillips & Sons, Dist
Wyman Tryggestar
Lyte Tryggestar
Americal
182Nd
le Leyte
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Duluth
LA Crosse Airport
New Orleans
New York
Pitzner
Tokyo
By Spencer Davis
Ration Guide
Associated Press
Arizona
California Shafter
Acrosse Laundry E Cleaning CO
Gt Nor Ir Ore Ct
Sinclair On al Chem
Gt Northern Ry Pf
Allied Kid
Greyhound Corp
Southern Pacific
Allis-Ch
Am Can
Hudson Motor
Cal Am
Illinois Central
Ind Am
Int Harvestersis Studebaker
Am Tel
Tel
Nick Can
Swift and Co
Union Carbide
United Air Lines
Anaconda Cop
Armour and Co
Kennecott
United Aircraft
Kimberly-Clark
Us&s Rubber Aviation Corp
F Glass
USS Steel Bendix Aviat
Marshall Pieid
Gisholt Ma Co G. Heilma Br
Mass Invers
Northwest Bancorp
Winona Livestock
Chicago Livestock
WFA
Chicago Grain Table
Russia
Ac Drug
Farene
Daisies
Inctications
Stest
Nash & Kinsella Labs
Gravvo
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