Wis University honors 1894 class members with golden certificates
L Baldwin and Judge S Cowie among 107 surviving 1894 graduates awarded half century loyalty certificates by the Wisconsin Alumni Association. Luncheon May 26 will induct Century Club members as part of commencement weekend and precede the May 27 commencement where about 650 degrees will be conferred.
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Madison
Wis
L. Baldwin
S. Cowie
Wis University
University
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Alumni Association
Wisconsin
Sidleys Reconcile as Maintenance Suit Is Dismissed
Chicago judge dismisses separate maintenance action by Mrs. Sidley after report the couple reconciled and will travel to California. She accused William Sidley of cruelty and habitual drunkenness. he reportedly earns $65,000 yearly and is heir to about $2 million.
Marines recount perilous moments at Eniwetok
Readable notes from a Marine regiment detailing close calls and acts of bravery during the Eniwetok invasion. Pvt Louis G. of Chicago loses his rifle in a foxhole as a Japanese scout nears. Pvt Boucher remains still while a Jap passes. Pfc George Kapczynski loses a grenade pin in the dark. Corp Arthur Plamondon and Pfc Woodie Giles assist a wounded man while identifying as flame thrower repairmen. Sgt Sperman defeats a Japanese assailant with a rifle stock and gun butt. Pfc Calabrese survives two near fatal incidents including a canteen slug and helmet shrapnel. Corp Glen Floyd and Pic Harry Bassett execute a quick response to a saber attack. Pfc Ken Frey, a combat photographer, is nicked by scissors during a haircut as a ship pitches.
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Eniwetok
Marshalls
Louis G
Chicago
Onan
Boucher
Pfc
George T. Kapzcynski
Milwaukee
Marine Command
Pvt
Kapzcynski
Army Medical Corps
Arthur A. Plamondon
Portland
Ore
Woodie M. Giles
Orrill
Neb
22Nd Marines
James F. Calabrese
Oak Park
Calabrese
Whitehall Youth Is Injured in Struck by Car
Glen Nelson eight, son of Norman Nelson of Strum, suffered internal shock and facial, chest, and arm injuries after being struck by a Ford V eight pickup driven by John Moltzau on the Strum bridge. Moltzau stopped within four feet, cradled the boy to Dr Winters, who moved him to Luther hospital Eau Claire in critical condition. Sheriff Theurer ruled Moltzau not responsible for the accident.
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Whitehall
Wis
Glen
Norman “Red” Nelson
Strum
John Moltzau
Moltzau
H. F. Theurer
E. F. E. Winters
Luther Hospital
Eau Claire
Complicated Boundary Gives Kentucky Remote Territory
A double bend in the Mississippi River at Kentucky’s southwest corner yields about 10 square miles of reachless land. The enclave lies inaccessible without crossing Missouri or Tennessee.
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Kentucky
Missouri
Tennessee
Driver Dies at Wheel in Oshkosh Crash
Gerhardt Novle, 47, collapsed at the wheel while driving from his rural home to Oshkosh to work. The car veered into a ditch injuring four other occupants. Novle died at the scene and others were seriously hurt.
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Oskosh
Wis
Gerhardt Novle
Oshkosh
Graduation Exercises At Whitehall Combine With Operetta
Whitehall Wisconsin special report says Pleasantville school in Hale will hold graduation exercises for four graduates Ethel Berg Ruth Dean Pearl Johnson and Annie Lee combined with an operetta at the school house Friday evening Miss Dorris Sander county superintendent will present diplomas with supervising teachers Miss Pearl Biesecker and Mrs Hazel Will in attendance Welcom e address by Ethel Berg Ruth Dean will discuss conserving wildflowers Pearl Johnson to present Green and Gold Annie Lee to give closing speech An eighth grade playlet On the Commencement Ledge will be performed The operetta In the Florist's Window features a cast of florists customers roses and other flowers with numerous students in roles.
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Whitehall
Wis
Karsten Linnerud
Pleasantville
Hale
Ethel Berg
Ruth Dean
Pearl Johnson
Annie Lee
Dorris Sander
Pearl Biesecker
Hazel Will
Lloyd Gunderson
Charles Dahl
George Sielaff
Ruthie Mae Berg
Rosemary Sielaff
Robert Dahl
Juanita Johnson
Norman Froseth
Norman Herman
Russell Dahl
Gerene Koepke
Shirley Swaim
Lyman Swain
George Matchey
Beverly Berg
Howard Dahl
Carol Gunderson
Darlene Johnson
Donald Matchey
Lloyd Berg
Marlin Gunderson
James Dean
Gordon Swaim
Ernest Dahl
Carl Koepke
Ralph Johnson
Myrtle Iverson
Appoints Committees For Ladies Golf Club
Mrs. John O. Gilbertson president of the Ladies Golf Club announced committee appointments. For membership: Mrs. Oliver Mason and Mrs. Pearl Trovatten. For opening day tournament: Mrs. G. M. Steig, Mrs. C. B. Melby and Mrs. J. C. Tyrand. For home tournaments: Mrs. T. O. Rice and Ernest Gilbertson. For social events: Mrs. J. W. Nordquist and Mrs. R. A. Holtan.
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Whitehall
Wis
John O. Gilbertson
Ladies Golf Club
Mmes
Oliver Mason
Pearl Trovatten
G. M. Steig
C. B. Melby
J. C. Tyrand
T. O. Rice
Ernest Gilbertson
J. W. Nordquist
R. A. Holtan
Logan High boys plan menu and service project
Logan High School students in a cooperative home living project divided tasks for a meal. The boys planned the menu and served food while the girls from foods class prepared and cooked, then left the boys to decide serving etiquette. Names of participants and guests are listed.
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Logan High
Poser
Logan High School
Tues 7
Cora Lunde
Idella Johnson
Ralph Allen
Jerry Schultz
Adrian Infield
Ira Denson
James la Fond
Don Nelson
George Muetze
Russell Peterson
Jerry
Probation for man in fatal hot-foot case at Detroit plant
Herbert Pomeranke, 31, a war plant worker, was placed on three years probation after being convicted of manslaughter in the January 2 hot-foot death of Louis Marino at Continental Motors. Marino died from burns when his oil-soaked clothes caught fire from a match Pomeranke allegedly inserted in his shoe.
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Detroit
Herbert Pomeranke
Louis Marino
Continental Motors
Recorder’s
Christopher E. Stein
Marino
Pomeranke
Glass container production rises in United States war period
Production of glass containers in the United States has increased from 60 million gross to 90 million gross since the start of the war.
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United States
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