AAUW '44 Workshop in Oshkosh Details
Five La Crosse AAUW members will represent La Crosse at the Wisconsin division's 24th annual conference and state workshop in Oshkosh Friday and Saturday. Friday night pre dinner theme Guests From the United Nations. The skit George Ww Returns will be performed. Evening speaker Mrs Marvin Rosenberry and a World of Plenty film will be shown. Mrs H K Painter of Minneapolis will speak on Local Signposts and National Objectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Alf Gundersen
Marvin Rosenberry
British Information Service
AAUW
H. K. Painter
Minneapolis
YWCA Closes Series Of Sunday Vespers
Fort Jackson soldier Pfe. Louis C. L. Gueltzow visits family on a 15 day furlough in Fort Jackson South Carolina and reads as the central community note. Local clubs and church groups announce midweek and weekend activities including the William McKinley Relief corps at the court house and the Church of Christ Cheerful Workers meeting at the church. Other gatherings include Onalaska St Paul Lutheran ladies aid at the afternoon service, First Baptist Amelia Card circle for TERA adults at KP hall, and Our Savior's Lutheran choir rummage sale at the old Kroger store located at 5th and Jay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe. Louis
Church of Christ Cheerful Workers
Onalaska St. Paul
New Wac Uniforms to Debut This Summer
Off duty WACs will wear washable rayon shantung uniforms with broad shoulders and inverted pleats. Col Oveta Hobby announces summer beige and winter horizon tan options, with pure wool crepe for winter. A recruiting campaign starts Thursday to promote the changes.
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Washington
Wac
Oveta Clap Hobby
American Red Cross secretary arrives in Australia
Eunice Schini daughter of Mr and Mrs F T Schini of 1640 Woodstreet arrives in Australia to serve as an American Red Cross secretary. Until her Red Cross talent she was with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance in Milwaukee. She is a University of Wisconsin graduate.
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Eunice M
F T. Schini
Woodstreet
Australia
Red Cross
Miss Schini
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin
Births Reported Across Wisconsin Communities
May dates mark new arrivals at several hospitals. Notable entries include a May 8 birth at New Citizens Lutheran Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Smeby of 2132 Perry Street Whitehall, and May 5 to Mr. and Mrs. William Hinrickson in Sparta. May 6 yields a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Hugh May and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Earl Clay in Tomah and Rockland respectively. Additional births include a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Baum-Senay and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Everson in Rockland and Mey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Everson
Rockland
Wis
Wendel Mitchell
Ontario
Personal Affairs Chairman Expands Wiscon sins Counties
Mrs. George M. MacMullin wife of the Camp McCoy commander and head of the western Wisconsin women's volunteer committee plans to organize ten more counties this week and next. She already named chairmen in Marshfield La Crosse Sparta Manston and Tomah and will visit Wisconsin Rapids Stevens Point Merrill Chippewa Falls Eau Claire Ladysmith Rice Lake and Menomonie. Thirty counties will be organized during the tour. The division aids soldiers and their families through army ties civic and fraternal groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mccoy
Wis
Army
George M. MacMullin
Women's Volunteer Committee
Wisconsin
Army Affairs Division
MacMullin
Marshfield
la Crosse
Sparta
Manston
Tomah
Wisconsin Rapids
Stevens Point
Merrill
Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire
Ladysmith
Rice Lake
Menomonie
Pigeon Falls Girl To Be June Bride
Mr and Mrs Kasper Johnson of Pigeon Falls Wisconsin announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Esther Lieut and Mrs Robert McFarland have moved from Columbus Georgia to Jacksonville Florida and are residing at 310 West Church Street Apt 420 Lieut McFarl and is stationed at Camp Blanding Mrs McFarland the former Doris Walker of Onalaska is expected home soon for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kasper Johnson
Pigeon Falls
Wis
Esther
Robert McFarland
Columbus
Jacksonville
Fla
West Church Street
Apt
McFarl Ond
Camp Blanding
Pinafore Pattern No 8597 For Girls Ages 4 12
Easy to wear and launder pinafores for vacation time. Pattern 8597 offers sizes 4 6 8 10 12 with 2 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 15 cents plus 1 cent postage to The Crosse Tribune pattern service in Chicago for ordering. Also advertise Fashion midsummer style book with 32 pages of sportwear and summer frocks priced at 15 cents.
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Crosse Tribune
South Wells
Chicago
Monogram Nightie Pattern No. 5606 Offered For 15 Cents
Perfect for summer lingerie and a trousseau gift the nightie uses silk or satin or rayon crepe and features shoulder ties and sash with a color monogram. Order Pattern No. 5606 from Anne Cabot La Crosse Tribune Chicago 7 by sending 15 cents plus 1 cent postage and your name and address.
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Trousseau
Anne Cabot
la Crosse Tribune
South Wells
Chicago
Eight Attending WCCW Convention in Portage
Four members of the Catholic Women's League and four from the Junior League of Catholic Girls will attend Wisconsin Council of Catholic Women sessions in Portage Wednesday and Thursday. Led by Mrs. Arthur A. Scheel, others include Miss Susan McCabe, Miss Anna Collins, and Mrs. John F. Doherty. Junior League attendees: Misses Mary Lou McCord, Alberta Cuta, Betty Donlinger, and Margaret Riley. Main speakers include Eddie Doherty on a reporter’s story, Rev. Edward A. Conway on peace, and Sister Mary Ambrose at the luncheon. A solemn pontifical mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Moses E. Ely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Women's League
Junior League of Catholic Girls
Portage
Wisconsin Council of Catholic Women
Arthur A. Scheel
Susan McCabe
Anna Collins
John F. Doherty
Mary Lou McCord
Alberta Cuta
Betty Donndelinger
Margaret Riley
Marriage Licenses Listed For Several Couples Across Wisconsin and Nearby States
A list of marriage licenses shows couples from Sparta Wisconsin to Rockford Illinois and beyond. Notable pairs include Elizabeth Bahnub of Rockford and James Spritz of Sparta filed for May 6. Mildred Stahl of Sintesan Wisconsin and Charles Young Jr of Philadelphia. Angela Schutte of Lansing Iowa and William Regan of Dorchester with May 5. and Bonnie Trappe of Madison Wisconsin paired with La Mont Kemstad of La Parge Wisconsin.
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Sparta
Wis
Mary Broxterman
Axtell
Kas
Ernest D. Aday
Ada
Okle
Elizabeth Jeannet Bahnub
Rockford
James A. Spritz
Mildred Alma Stahl
Sintesan
Charles A. Young
Philadelphis
Waukon
William Regan
Lansing
Angela Schutte
Dorchester
Edward Fritch
Darlene Squires
Virogua
Bonnie Trappe
Madison
la Mont Kemstad
la Parge
Sylvia Verbsky
Hillsboro
Adolph Subera
DAR Re Elects Its Officers At May Meet
La Crosse chapter Daughters of the American Revolution re elected all officers at May meeting except Mrs. B R Sherrick. Grace Ogden becomes vice regent replacing Mrs. George Nixon who now lives in Milwaukee. Junior Red Cross praised for 100 percent enrollment and wartime conservation acts.
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la Crosse
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mmes
B. R. Sherrick
Susan B. Bruce
Cargill
Grace Ogden
George Nixon
Milwaukee
A. W. Bartheld
C. L. Mears
C. M. Simonson
America
Red Cross
la Crosse County
National Children’s Fund
College fete and May Crowning weekend at Emma Tse College
Mrs Gunnar Gunderson of 1504 King street and Mrs Wilbert Ray of 2325 Ferry street joined their daughters Mary and Annette for a Milwaukee weekend at Emma Tse College. Activities included the May Crowning of the May queen, campus tours, exhibitions and the Downer Hat Hunt with freshmen pursuing the sophomores trophy.
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Gunnar Gunderson
King Street
Mary
Wilbert C. Ray
Ferry Street
Annette
Milwaukee
Emma Tse College
Postnuptial Shower Marks Olson-Toloken Home Upper French Creek
In Ettrick Wisconsin a postnuptial shower was held Sunday at the Melvin Toloken home for Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Olson whose marriage occurred April 15. About 150 attendees were present. Olson passed his Navy induction physical and awaits a call to service. Mrs. Olson, Dorothy Johnson, will stay with her foster parents Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Toloken.
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Ettrick
Wis
Melvin Toloken
Upper
French Creek
Raymond L. Olson
Olson
U. S. Navy
Dorothy Johnson
Wrist watches for service men advertise waterproof models
Local ad lists wrist watches for service men with waterproof shock proof luminous dials and non break crystals from Pauls Jewelry Store North Ide Watkins products. Also Navy Mothers bake sale set for Doerflingers Nnt May 13 and Mother's Day program lunch at English Lutheran Church on May 10. Contact Mrs F J Hofer for Fuller brushes at 3782 M.
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Paul's
North Ide
Watkins Products
Navy
Doerflinger’s Snt
English Lutheran Church
Fuller
F. J. Hofer
Organists' Guild La Crosse meetup at St Rose convent
The La Crosse chapter of the American Guild of Organists meets Friday at two in the music room of St. Rose convent for an afternoon session.
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la Crosse
American Guild of Organists
St. Rose Convent
Silver anniversaries mark Niedfeldt family reunion
A surprise party at 418 Oakland Street celebrated two silver weddings and Arthur Niedfeldt's 50th birthday. The gathering linked six Niedfeldt brothers with relatives from Bangor West Salem La Crosse and Washington D C. Henry Stephan, once with the Dana band and now with the Marine Band, attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Stephan
Oakland Street
Arthur Niedfeldt
la Crosse
Henry Stephan
Washington, D. C
Niedfeldt
Walter Schumann
Henry Niedfeldt
William Niedfeldt
Fred Niedfeldt
August Niedfeldt
George Niedfeldt
August Wick
Bangor
John Niedfeldt
West Salem
Frank Kaul
Old
Dana
Washington
U. S. Marine Band
Dances At Camp McCoy And Nearby Halls Reported
Military service club girls hold a formal dance at service club one Camp McCoy Tuesday night informal dancing planned at the 255th Halrs Co FA and the 385th recreation hall Buses depart Vocational school at the regular time
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Military Service Club
Camp McCoy
Halrs. Co
Couple Tie The Knot In Caledonia Court House
James Vito Cole of New Castle Pennsylvania and Jean C. Strong of La Crosse were wed in Caledonia at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Probate Court with Judge James C. Evans officiating.
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Caledonia, Minn
James Vito Cole
New Castle
Jean C. Strong
la Crosse
Caledonia
Court House
James C. Evans
Junior USO Hostesses Banquet At Carroll Crescent
Junior USO hostesses held their first gathering at a banquet Thursday night at Carroll Crescent. All will meet at 4 at the USO for the bus trip with reservations through Miss Stella Hefferman. Special guests include Henry J. Mann and A. G. Smith with Edward Campfield, Miss Ida Ferris, and the president of the junior hostesses. Meritorious service certificates will be awarded to trainees.
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USO
Carroll
Crescent
Stella Hefferman
Henry J. Mann
A. G Smith
Edward Campfield
Abaca Fiber Trade Tied to Philippines Not US Grower
Abaca fiber used in Manila products is not grown commercially in the United States. Historically most supply came from the Philippines.
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Manila
United States
Philippines
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Oshkosh
YWCA
June
Bion
Mrs. Anne Cabot
WCCW
DAR
Pillsburys
Pillsbury’ Couren
Mnce
Pfc
Marshall van Loon
East
Holman
Charles van Loon
New Amsterdam
Eunice Witte
van Loon
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Baltimore
Washington War Food Administration
Organists’ Guild
Olaf Thompson
Holmen
Fern Edna Thompson
Martin E. Hoyer
Racine
Altus Army Air Field
Altus
Oklo
Junior
Jim Penmney
Eth
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