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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
7
Pfc. Quentin Henry of Viroqua has been awarded the good conduct medal after two years overseas, much time in India. He logs observations on cattle, milk production, and local slaughtering rites among Hindu and Muslim communities, noting methods and a distribution certificate for canned meat.
Stevens Point Wisconsin Raymond Karpinski fifteen was buried when a fox hole cave collapsed on him. Playmates and Frank Kowalski an attendant at the city garage dug him free. Firemen used artificial respiration and he was taken to a hospital with possible skull fracture and internal injuries.
Holmen Wisconsin special report notes Mr. and Mrs Raymond Peterson purchased the John Redman farm in Sand Lake coulee and take possession this week. Mr and Mrs Angus McConnell and family who were tenants have gone to Brice Prairie. Mr and Mrs Wendell Wall purchased the residence of Mrs Katie Casberg on the village south side. Present occupants are Mr and Mrs Earl Briggs and family and Mr and Mrs Henry Johnson and son.
William Scoville Moore aged 61 dies in Sarasota. A founder of the Warm Springs foundation with President Roosevelt, he dedicated most of his life to advancing the fight against infantile paralysis.
Miss Edna M. Langseth reports the formation of two Home maker clubs in Whitehall county. One at Big Creek near Eleva with Mrs. O. A. Heck as president and Mrs. William Gueldner as secretary treasurer. The other at Wayside in Ettrick township with Mrs. Arthur Ofsdall as president and officers including Mrs. Alvin Hogden and Mrs. Orville Mahlum. The note mentions soft coal heats about half of the nation’s homes.
S. Sgt. Richard C. Peterson of La Crosse Wisconsin, ball turret gunner on an Eighth AAF Flying Fortress, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement during heavy bombing raids on Nazi targets in Germany and occupied Europe. He also holds the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters and recalls missions where microphone failure and a ship fire tested his resolve.
American Red Cross volunteers at a New Guinea base organized a fashion show, answering troops who asked for a display of American styles. The event featured outfits from play outfits to evening gowns and drew a good crowd of veterans.
In Pocatello Idaho the base weekly notes the provost marshal suspending passes so troops may come and go with pay call reports. A separate item says pay advances will be given without questions, and another reports officers agreeing to a demotion to allow more promotions. GIs recall April Fool's Day is near.
Holmen Wisconsin special report shows the department of Vocational Agriculture in Holmen and Mindoro high schools will merge for the year starting July 1. T C Main of Holmen will direct the program with equal time split between the two campuses. This marks the 14th consolidation of vocational agricultural departments among Wisconsin high schools.
Central High School showcased a varied concert with Moe Steingard Bunny Bachmann Frank French Ray Johnson and John Barrett in Four Kings and a Queen. The Three Stooges Carol Rau Pat Kennedy and Sally Markos performed Shoo Shoo Baby. The choir led by Walter Herold Ray Johnson Audrey Jehlen and June Barrett sang three Pirates of Penzance pieces. The Fiddlers Three Jimmy Berg Dan Molzahn and Ray Kurtz played Martha in classical and swing forms. Lyle Miller MC. Gloria Bakkum delivered songs Cuddle Up a Little Closer and My Heart Tells Me.
The program closes with Scott Burgess performing a trombone solo and the quintette singing Marie as part of a varied program. Makers claim the engine used in the North American P 51 Mustang increases air warfare capability by about two miles in range. Horsepower has been stepped up to more.
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