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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1944
Page
5
La Crosse youngsters viewed a Saturday Pirates of Penzance performance at Vocational auditorium. The show featured a playful clash of roles with a youngster hero shadowed by Harold Youngberg and a comic general in nightwear, ending with the pirate king favored after a police skirmish.
Mr and Mrs Arnold Steen host an open house Sunday in their silver anniversary observance at 232 South 17th Street from 3 to 5 pm. The piece notes visits by Sgt Arnold J Pendleton and Corp Arthur Pendleton with families, and wrangles a Mothers Day surprise for Mrs Pendleton.
Sunday schedule lists Rosa society Mother breakin at Bohemian hall and various auxiliary groups meeting through Monday and Tuesday at sites including Masonic place St Francis School and YWCA. Members from Beta Sigma Phi BPW Christ Episcopal and Marys aid prepare gatherings and nurse alumnae circle meets.
The La Crosse BPW will hold its May dinner at the YWCA starting at six. Mrs John Newhouse introduces the Lloyd Douglas novel The Robe. Rosamund Carlson reports on the state convention at Wausau with sessions from Saturday through Sunday. Local members Ann Harmacek and Dora Marshall attend.
The Medical Auxiliary of La Crosse County Medical Society will hold a dam show of technicolor bird films shot by a member. Officers will be elected. A health note states glucose, a quickly assimilated food, reaches the bloodstream five minutes after swallowing.
A club meeting at a camp, led by Mrs. C. M., explored how marching songs boost morale and sustain soldiers on the move. Mrs. Scott detailed wartime song origins from the Revolution to World War I, noting shifts in tone and purpose across eras.
Pvt. Robert Hofweber moved from Will Rogers Field base hospital to SAACC station hospital San Antonio for extended rest treatment. Wrist watches for service men advertised by Paul's Jewelry Store. Grace Sheridan and Burton C Goodenough noted in local notices. Goodenough returns Sunday to Great Lakes naval training center after 10 day home leave. will attend armed guard school.
Files from the Red Cross document home service work in 1943 aiding veterans and their families. The records highlight relief visits, welfare assistance, and community support efforts during wartime.
Bethel Lutheran hosted a mother and daughter banquet in a flower adorned dining room with pastel floral decor. Speakers included Mrs O S Paulson and Jessie E Caldwell. carnations marked the oldest and youngest mothers as attendees listed many names and families in attendance.
The La Crosse Woman's Club marked Music Week with a program at the Caledonia Street Methodist church. Mrs N E DeSautelle opened on organ, Mrs O Launderson sang, Logan junior chorus of 60 under Mrs Walter J Lowry Jr performed five numbers, Mrs F H Bet singer led a music quiz, and Mrs H M Church reported on the Richland Center convention.
In Anadarko Oklahoma doctors treated 15 month old Kenneth Ray Pool for intestinal illness for five months before discovering the true cause. He had swallowed a skeleton key, explaining his persistent symptoms.
Thirty nine junior hostesses completed the USO training and were honored at a banquet held at Carrols in La Crescent. Awards were presented by Miss Stella Heffernan with remarks on war service and morale.
A new quota of Red Cross surgical dressings arrives for May and June and work will continue at La Crosse centers. Centers at Onalaska West Salem and Bangor will not reopen until May 23. 5 Nigeria has wartime school farms.
The Ebner Coulee AAUW picnic at Baldwin farm features a "Yearbook Blues" review of the year from September to May, with a noon meal at 12 30. Ruth Aaness and Mary Woodward receive 1943 and 1944 AAUW scholarships to Teachers College.
Mrs. Cyril J. Seinfelder of Dallas presented a Jenny Lind concert Wednesday morning in a Dallas auditorium to observe national music week. She was assisted by the Dallas Wednesday Morning Choral Club as programs across morning afternoon and evening were sponsored by the Dallas Federation of Music Clubs.
First Presbyterian circle three hosts annual mothers and daughters banquet Tuesday at 6 30 p m at the Cargill home with Mmes G R Wheeler and R L Roettiger in general charge. Citizens observe food consumption rising in Cuba postwar.
La Crosse Country club opens the 1944 season for women members with a Victory Garden breakfast Saturday morning hosted by a club committee. The event blends opening golf with garden inspiration and features 9:30 serving, bridge and games to follow, plus a long list of officers and volunteers managing 18 and 9 hole play, prizes and social activities.
Eire reports that grocery costs have dropped compared with one year ago, signaling lower living expenses for households. The statement highlights a general trend of cheaper food across markets and stores.
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