43 Mile Scenic Drive Through La Crosse County
The Tribune Traveler presents a 43 mile guided drive through La Crosse county with all weather passable routes. Highlights include historic churches from 1887 in Washington township and St Johannis in Greenfield, views of Barre Mills, wooded coulees, and fields of barley oats and wheat culminating in La Crosse.
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LA Crosse
Tribune
la Crosse County
Washington
Medary
Barre Mills
West Salem
Bangor
St. Johannis Schule
Washington Township
St. Johannis
Evangelical Lutheran Kirche
Newbergs Corners
Giant Hercules flying boat to soar off California coast
Howard Huches announces the Hercules, a 2776 foot long forty ton flying boat, set to depart soon from the California coast. The vessel could attract attention from sharks and whales as it lands on water, with army planes and other craft joining the spectacle at La Crosse July 4 air show.
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Howard Huches
California
la Crosse
French Island
Army
Leathem Smith Rites Tuesday in Sturgeon Bay
Leathem D. Smith shipbuilder of Sturgeon Bay drowned when his sailboat capsized in a Green Bay squall. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at the Stoneman funeral home with Rev. Vernon Graf officiating and Bayside cemetery burial. Smith's body was recovered. search for Howard Hunt and Mary Loomis continued with drag lines failing to recover them. Elton Washburn, 45, whose body was recovered Thursday, will have services here Monday.
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Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Leathem D. Smith
Green Bay
Stoneman Funeral Home
Vernon
Graf
Moravian Church
Bayside Cemetery
Smith
Howard Hunt
Mary Loomis
Winnetka
Ill
Hunt
Elton Washburn
Washburn
Smith's Ship Yards
Youth 12 Drowns at Friendship Lake in Adams Wisconsin
A 12 year old, David Hedding, drowned at Friendship Lake after becoming exhausted while swimming from a diving platform. Two companions, Glenn Kloss aged 13 and Charleen Soldat aged 15, tried to help. Artificial respiration was given for two hours. the youth was the son of Mrs. Roland Hedding, music teacher at Adams Friendship High School.
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Adams, Wis
David Hedding
Friendship Lake
Glenn Kloss
Charleen Soldat
Adams
Roland Hedding
Adams Friendship High School
Milwaukeean Elected County Clerk Leader
George F. Breitbach of Milwaukee was named president of the Wisconsin County Clerks association at the close of a three day convention. Albert W. Tetzlaff of Manitowoc was chosen vice president John E. Hantschel of Appleton secretary and Lloyd D. Verace of Rhinelander treasurer.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
George F. Breitbach
Milwaukee
Wisconsin County Clerks’ Association
Albert W. Tetzlaff
Manitowoc
John E. Hantschel
Appleton
Lloyd D. Verace
Rhinelander
Wisconsin Vets Get Home Loans Surge from S&Ls
Milwaukee reports show savings and loan associations in Wisconsin lead in veteran home loans. 54 percent of associations have issued 1,762 loans to date with Anchor Savings and Brown County Building and Loan each listing 109 loans. The Wisconsin Savings and Loan League plans to distribute $2,522,673.14 in veteran dividend checks to 256,000 members Sunday.
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Milwaukee
Savings and Loan Associations of
Wisconsin
John A. Seramur
Wisconsin Savings and Loan League
Seramur
Savings and Loan Associations
Anchor Savings and Loan Association
Madison
Brown County Building and Loan Association
Green Bay
Houston Girl Scouts Camp At Galesville
Nineteen Girl Scouts from Houston Minnesota encamped on Lake Marinuka at the Johnson cottages in Galesville Wisconsin. Scout leader Miss Doris Wood directs the group with Emily Anderson Marillyn Anderson Juanita Benson Joselyn Benson Mercedes Benson Marilyn Carrier Noma Thompson Janelle Kremer Eunice Peterson Shirley Flatten Carmen Johnson Anita Johnson Ellen Ann Markegard Linnea Benson Julie Carlson Edith Ann Hrambsal Sherry Kremer and Ethel Mae Benson listed among the attendees.
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Galesville
Wis
Girl Scouts of
Houston
Minn
Lake Marinuka
Johnson
Doris Wood
Marillyn Anderson
Dianne Anderson
Juanita Benson
Joselyn Benson
Mercedes Benson
Marilyn Carrier
Noma Thompson
Janelle Kremer
Eunice Peterson
Shirley Flatten
Carmen Johnson
Anita Johnson
Ellen Ann Markegard
Linnea Benson
Julie Carlson
Edith Ann Hrambsal
Sherry Kremer
Ethel Mae Benson
Marine from Holmen Receives Vallejo High School Diploma
Holmen sailor Eugene P. Scholze earned a Vallejo California high school diploma as part of a 46 student class on June 12, 1946. The program covered California state education requirements under instructors Donald W. Bourdon and Leo J. Ramer at Vallejo College. Scholze is the son of Mr and Mrs Ben Scholze of Holmen Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmen
Wis
Marine Pic
Eugene P. Scholze
Vallejo Senior High School
Vallejo
Calif
California State Department of Education
Donald W. Bourdon
Leo J. Ramer
Vallejo College
Scholze
Ben Scholze
Holmen, Wis
Best Selling Books Adapted to Movies From City Readers
Readers note how many best selling books were turned into films since June 1945. Works include The Lost Weekend with Oscar winner Ray Milland, Here is Your War retitled The Story of GI Joe, They Were Expendable, The Robe, The Black Rose, The King's General, For Whom the Bell Tolls in Technicolor, Dragonwyck, Captain From Castile, A Lion is in the Streets, Jungier Miss, The Enchanted Voyage retitled Wake Up and Dream, Sunset Pass, Lost Island, Canyon Passage, Earth and High Heaven, So Well Remembered, Anna and the King of Siam, Cass Timberlane, Our Vines Have Tender Grapes, The Razor's Edge, No Other Man, The Yearling, and The Arch of Triumph.
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Jackson
Ray Milland
Ernie Pyle
le Shima
GI Joe
W. A. White
Lloyd Douglas
Hemingway
Seton
Castile
Shellberger
Langley
Bobby
Benson
Nathan
Sunset Pass
Grey
Hall
Haycox
High Heaven
Brown
Hilton
Landon
Anna
the King of Siam
Sinclair Lewis
Cass Timberlane
Martin
Maughan
Noyes
Rawlings
Remarque
Robins Cuddle In Nest With Free Light and Heat
In Omaha a pair of robins has settled in a nest atop an electric house sign at 2615 Capitol Avenue. The birds appear swayed by postwar talk of home conveniences, enjoying heat and lighting from the sign.
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Omaha
Neb
Capitol Avenue
Remarkable Rain at Westland Triggers Roadwashouts
Westland records extreme rainfall with Waiaroa at 189.75 inches to date and 8.13 inches in a 24 hour burst. Franz Josef Glacier area reports 7.29 inches in four days and 4.29 inches in a day, causing slides and washouts blocking the Franz Josef Glacier Fox Glacier highway.
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New Zealand
Westland
Waiaroa
Franz Josef Glacier
Fox Glacier
Helen Richey Breaks Ground as U S First Female Transport Pilot
Pittsburgher Helen Richey becomes the United States first woman to fly a commercial transport plane marking a historic milestone in aviation history. She pilots a mail and passenger service, illustrating progress for women in aviation and challenging gender barriers.
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Helen Richey
United States
Local Truck Fleets Lead Safety Event in Wisconsin
Two hundred eight fleets enrolled in the 1946 Wisconsin truck and bus fleet safety contest, with 76 reporting no accidents through the first quarter. Leading fleets include Vernon county highway department, Northern States Power, and Beloit Bus, totaling millions of miles without incidents.
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Wisconsin
Motor Vehicle Department
Oil and Gasoline
Group One
Standard Oil Company
la Crosse
Inter-City
Gateway City Transfer Company
Vernon County Highway Department
Badger Wholesale Grocery Company
Prairie du Chien
Northern States Power Company
Eau Claire
Beloit Bus Company
Beloit
Racine Driver Hurt In Crash Near Sauk City
La Verne Hanstedt 29 of Racine suffered leg and back injuries when his car was side swiped by Wencel Rott of Wonewoc on Highway 12 two miles south of Sauk City at 11 30 am Friday. He was dragged about 40 feet and taken to Wisconsin General Hospital. His wife, a passenger, was uninjured. The Marquardt owned car was damaged.
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Dane County
Wisconsin General Hospital
Madison
Hanstedt
Otto Marquardt
War With Tall Grass Has Its Victims Too
Everett Washington janitor Howard Morton at the county courthouse was nearly injured when his lawn mowing struck a .50 caliber machine gun shell, which exploded and wounded him slightly in the neck. The incident occurred while he was cutting the courthouse lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett, Wash
Howard Morton
Morton
Old Man River’s Mississippi Drain Covers Vast Span
The Mississippi drainage basin spans about 1,240,000 square miles, accounting for over a third of the United States. It describes the river system’s vast geographic reach and significance in the region.
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Old Man River
Mississippi
United States
Milk Of Greater Importance Due To Scarcity Of Meats
A La Crosse health official urges increased milk consumption as meat scarcity grows. A. M. Murphy says milk supports health and growth, warns of contamination risks, and outlines a program for cleaner, safer, pasteurized milk in schools and homes.
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A. M. Murphy
la Crosse
Murphy
Belgium Wisconsin Shoe Firm Chief Dies
Elbert W. Allen aged 58 board chairman of the Allen Edmonds Shoe Corporation Belgium Wisconsin died Friday at St Josephs hospital after a stroke ten days earlier. Allen organized the Allen Spiegel Shoe company at Belgium in 1921 and it became the Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp in 1928. He served as board chairman and secretary treasurer at his death.
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Milwaukee
Elbert W. Allen
Allen-Edmonds Shoe Corporation of
Belgium
Wis
St. Joseph's Hospital
Allen
Allen- Spiegel Shoe Company
Allen-Edmonds Shoe Corp
Methodist Pastor Gets Assignment to Dumont-Aredale
The Rev. Edward H. Shuey, former pastor of the Methodist church in McGregor and Marquette, has been reassigned to the Dumont-Aredale churches in the Waterloo district. Their new home will be at Aredale where the parsonage is being remodeled. No replacement yet for the McGregor church. a pastor will be supplied until vacancy is filled.
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Mcgregor
Edward H. Shuey
Marquette
Dumont-Aredale
Waterloo
Aredale
Aid In Research Lab Is Recognized
Mrs. Alice Rogers-Divers a former Viroquan employee at Madison Forest Products laboratory received lapel emblems from the U S Navy bureau of ordnance in thanks for aid in wartime plastics research. She has served with the organization under the Agriculture Department for 20 years.
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Viroqua
Wis
Alice Rogers-Divers
Madison Forest Products Laboratory
U. S. Navy
Bureau of Ordnance
Divers
U. S. Department of Agriculture
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St. Johennis Evangelical Lutheran Kirche
J. H. Paustian
Roesler Coulee
Greenfield Township
Wi Township
Roosier Coulee
Seemann
srrMa
England
Seemann Lumber A Coal Co
Leathem Smith
Milwaukeean
Cite Vet Home Loans
Holmen Marine
Colm
Aviation Insurance
Weisensel
Rivoli
Oaneto Sewice
Racine
American Medical Association
Yeas Rgos
KAY Drugs
Hebol
First Federal
Federal Savings Loan Association OF Lacrosse
North 4Th
ST. Tel
Johnson, Sec’y.Treas
Michaels-Stern
Nelson Clothing
The
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