Plan for Girl Scout Church Program Sunday at 4 PM
A Girl Scout Church program titled Scout Own will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. at St. Wenceslaus church. The event features a flag ceremony hymn The Ash Grove violin solo by Melva Muth candle ceremony and five year numerals presented by Mrs. Paul Gotterdam, a Girl Scout chorus and national anthem.
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Troop Hymn of Scouting
Ash Grove
Melva Muth
St. Wenceslaus Church
Paul Gotterdam
Plamai
Ean
M. R. Birnbaum
Ardele Tanke
Arlene Tanke
Lotus Steinke
Beverly Jor
Alice Joy Clare
Brown
Saynor
Joycy Ringquist
Marilyn Rokiteks
Mary Jen Kilian
Carol Staples
Barbara Stanley
Yvonne Gerlitz
Marcia Peterson
Lincoln School Group
No Isolationist Swing Found In Midwest Survey Reveals
A Princeton Institute survey shows middle western voters favor international cooperation and world involvement after the war, with 53 percent active and 8 percent stay out, compared with 74 percent active a year earlier, across states including Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Missouri Kansas Nebraska North Dakota and South Dakota. The poll also asks whether to form a world organization with allies before or after the war.
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American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Wendell Willkie
Wisconsin
Middle West
United States
U. S
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Band Of Moto Meter Gauge Union Presents Friday Evening Concert
The Band of Moto Meter Gauge Union Local 396 of the United Automobile Workers presents a Friday evening concert at Pioneer Labor Hall in La Crosse. It marks one of its first public appearances with local and factory members contributing musicians and youth invited to participate. a post concert dance by Al Seidel's orchestra aims to raise funds for a uniform fund. The program includes Tea for Two Youmans Beer Barrel Polka Cielito Lindo Them Basses March among others.
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Band of Moto Meter Gauge Union
Pioneer Labor Hall
la Crosse
Otto Briggs
Harold Mski
Morris Lier
Marvin Quinn
Clifford Johnson
Ray Weiking
al Seidel
Youmans
Brown
Cielito Lindo—Fernandez
Huffinc
Waves Sweep Two to Death in Pier Tragedy
A pair of youths died after waves swept over a Racine pier. Victims identified as Frank Mohrbacker Jr., 14, and Manuel Costa, 22, formerly of Newark, N J. Costa ran out to assist the boys and was swept away by another wave.
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Ant
Frank Mohrbacker, Jr
Racine
Manuel Costa
Newark, N. J
Order 2 Hour Service At Black River Bridge
The Black River drawbridge on the Milwaukee railroad will open only after a two hour notice. Col Lynn Ingen St Paul district U S Army reports that orders of the secretary of war dated July 1 1941 require prompt opening on signal and continuous tender service by the railroad.
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Black River
Milwaukee Railroad
Lynn C.ngine
Hospital Association Names New Directors
Annual meeting of the La Crosse hospital association was held Thursday evening at the Found nurses home. Two new board members were elected: F. A. Douglas and Raymond C. Rice. The new directors include Judge George P. Ruediger and Reuben, each serving a three year term. The program featured music with solos by Mrs. K. P. Ruppenthal, George Nixon, and Dr. Herry Marshall followed by group singing and refreshments.
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la Crosse Hospital Association
Found Nurses’ Home
F. A. Douglas
Raymond C. Rice
George P. Ruediger
Reuben Od
K. P. Ruppenthal
George Nixon
Herry Marshall
Wind Up Hearings On Army Navy Merger
The House postwar military policy committee concluded four weeks of hearings on army navy consolidation after Maj Gen Miller G White testified that unification would improve personnel flows and meet industrial and military needs. Chairman Woodrum said the panel would reconvene to select next study topics. Some members favored addressing compulsory peacetime arm training next. If the committee finds no statutory consolidation, no recommendation would be needed.
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Washington
House
War Department
Woodrum
D-Va
Miller G. White
Army
Caledonia Man Appointed Flight Officer
Cletus P. Ernster of Caledonia was named a flight officer in the Command. He will serve as a ferry pilot delivering combat aircraft from American factories to far corners of the earth in all weather.
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Caledonia, Minn
Cletus P. Ernster
Matt P. Ernster
Caledonia
Wisconsin youths unite in 88th evangelical conference
Organizers at Monroe Wisconsin report the 88th annual state conference fostered a new statewide youth fellowship uniting all evangelical church groups from across Wisconsin. The event featured leaders and youth from multiple congregations in a single collaborative effort.
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Monroe
Wis
Wisconsin
Evangelical
Milwaukeean Charged With Murdering Three
Chester Mrugalski, 46, was named in a first degree murder warrant for the fatal shooting of his wife a 13 months old daughter and his mother in law at the latter home last Saturday. He was found at his rooming house with a bullet wound in the cheek and is to be discharged soon. He declined to discuss the case when questioned by police.
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Milwaukee
Chester Mrugalski
ee pol _ jon en parere
Mrugalski
Parole Violator Sought in Wisconsin Woman Case
Hazel Marksman a 20 year old parole violator from the Wisconsin industrial school for girls is sought by La city police. Aileen Morgan a state parole officer reports she absconded this week and may use the names Tony and Tony Rolf. She is described as five feet three inches tall about 120 pounds with long black hair and a distinct facial structure. She was last seen wearing a pink and tan plaid sport coat.
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Hazel Marksman
Wisconsin Industrial School For
Aileen Morgan
la — City
Iss Marksman
la Crosse County
Tony
Tony Rolf
Crosse
Miss Morgan
Thumb and Finger Lost In Farm Explosion
Gerald Helen, a Lewis Johnson farm employee in Hixton Wisconsin, lost the thumb and part of the forefinger of his left hand when a dynamite cap exploded in his hand on Saturday.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Gerald Helen
Lewis Johnson
Hixton
Outdoor Luther League Meet At Whitehall Farm
The first outdoor joint meeting of the Senior and Junior Luther Leagues of Our Saviors church was held at L. J. Schansberg farm near Whitehall. Rev. O. G. Birkeland announced this summer series of gatherings.
Whitewater piano pupils offer Friday eve concert
Piano pupils of Mrs. John A. Jacobsen will present a musical program at Whitehall high school auditorium Friday evening at 7 30. Those interested are invited.
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Whitewater
Wis
John A. Jacobsen
Whitehall High School
Marshall Field Sued By Avery For $1 Million
Sewell L. Avery sues Marshall Field in U S District Court for 1 million dollars claiming Field maliciously published false defamatory statements about Avery and Montgomery Ward The suit cites Sun articles by Reynolds and Gridley and alleges a campaign to smear Avery and aid government actions during a labor dispute Field responds saying the public has a right to know why the government acted.
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Chicago
Marshall Field
Chicago N
U. S. District Court Today
Sewell L. Avery
Montgomery Ward and Company
Field
Avery
PeThe
New York
Illinois
Sun
Washington
Thomas F. Reynolds
Charles O. Gridley
The
Poll Of Senators Gives Wallace Top Position
Washington Forty one Democratic senators named their picks for the party’s presidential nomination in an Associated Press poll. Henry A Wallace led with 12 votes while the rest split among 10 others. Roosevelt was the likely overall ticket leader with most respondents. five could not be reached and 12 had not decided.
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Washington
Associated Press
Henry A. Wallace
Senate
Roosevelt
Sam Rayburn
Tex
House
Barkley
Kentucky
Truman
War Investigating Committee
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Gillette
D-Iown
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Sherman Minton
Indiana
Henry J. Kaiser
J. M. Broughton
North Carolina
James A. Farley
New York State
Mindoro Brothers Reported Missing in Wisconsin
Three Woden youths William 19 La Verne 17 and Gerald 14 are missing from their Min doro home since Tuesday morning. Police search for the brothers who wore overalls last seen with William in a leather jacket La Verne in a checked jacket and Gerald in an overall jacket. Contact La Crosse county highway police with any sightings.
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Woden
Mindoro
Wis
la Crosse
William
la Verne
Gerald
Oregon Delegates Pick in Narrow GOP Primary
Oregon holds a preferential primary to allocate its 14 Republican convention votes with write ins. Dewey leads with widespread support though he denies active candidacy while Bricker and Stassen also vie. Wilkie may gain write ins as well. Delegates elsewhere in Illinois and Alabama also proceed with uninstructed slates amid broader party signaling.
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Associated Press
Rank and File
Oregon
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Wendell L. Willkie
Dewey
District of Columbia
Illinois
South Carolina
Chicago
Mississippi
George L. Sheldon
Nebraska
Perry Howard
Alabama
Obituary notices for Tillie Botcher and Barbara Techner
Tillie Botcher 66 of South Ridge Minnesota died after a short illness in a local hospital. Survived by six brothers and four sisters, service Sunday at 4 pm in Hellwig Morris chapel with Rev. Schumann. burial Woodlawn cemetery. Barbara Techner 78 of 618 South 6th Street died Wednesday. Funeral Monday 1 30 pm at Hellwig Morris chapel and 2 pm at First Lutheran church. burial Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Sunday.
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Tillie Botcher
South Ridge
Minn
Joseph
Edward
Fred
Mound Prairie
William
Houston
John
Hokah
Charles
la Crosse
Manda
Ida Rhode
Laura Kirkwood
Washington, D. C
Barbara Techner
South 6Th Street
Hellwig-Morris
First Lutheran Church
W. A. Schumann
Oak Grove Cemetery
Pioneer Settler John Bendel 89 Laid To Rest In Chipmunk Coulee
John Bendel 89 of Chipmunk Coulee near Stoddard Wisconsin died in a local hospital Thursday afternoon. He arrived in the United States in 1858 and built the Bendel farm and Rosebud Trout Farm. He helped organize the German Methodist church in the Coulee. Surviving are four sons Frank La Crosse Joseph Rushford Edward John at home and three daughters Minnie Heller La Crosse area 25 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral 3 30 p m Monday at Hellwig Morris chapel with Rev John ward Thomas officiating Burial Chipmunk Coulee cemetery. Friends may call Sunday afternoon at the chapel.
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John Bendel
Chipmunk Coulee
Stoddard
Wis
Bendel
United States
Coulee
Paulena Zenker
la Crosse
The
Frank
Joseph
Rushford
Minn
Edward John
Minnie Heller
Yveragee
Hellwig-Morris Chapel
John Ward Thomas
British Raiders Kidnap Nazi General From Crete
In Crete on April 26 British raiders abducted Maj. Gen. Karl Kreipe from Harakleion. A British patrol in disguise forced him into a car and delivered him to a Royal Navy ship. A sealed note promised safe treatment and hinted at no local involvement. German reprisals were threatened by leaflets scattered the next day.
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Cairo
Karl Heinrich Georg Ferdinand Kreipe
22Nd Panzergrenadiers
Harakleion
Crete
Coldstream Guards
Heraklion
Kreipe
Cretan
Business Men's Club discusses north side police protection
La Crosse Business Men's club debated increased police protection for the north side at its meeting. A committee was to investigate, with possible resolutions to the mayor and common council if insufficiency is confirmed. The group also reviewed a marsh fill proposal to revitalize Causeway land and unite the city.
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North Side
la Crosse
Harry
Spence
Side
Stoddard
India
Carl O. Pederson
Ben Steen
Norman Iverson
Service Notice for Bernard Suhr 41
Bernard Suhr 41 of 912 Grove Street died suddenly at home on Thursday evening. He is survived by his wife four children parents and five sisters. Services will be held Monday at 8:30 a.m. at Blaschke Funeral Home and 9 a.m. at St Joseph Cathedral with Rt Rev Msgr presiding.
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Bernard Suhr
Grove Street
Bernard, Jr
Norman
Robert
Reta
Adam Suhr
Cashton
Wis
Matt Neubauer
Casper Lies
Colbjorn Kirkeby
Sparta
Leonard Rudolph
Rockford
Ill
Clarence Meseberg
la Crosse
Blaschke
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Peter Pape Burial Service Details
Peter Pape will be laid to rest at Pine Hollow cemetery in Cash ton. A rosary is planned for Sunday at 7 30 p m at the Blaschke home.
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Peter Pape
Pine Hollow Cemetery
Cashton
Rosary
Blaschke
Caledonia High School Graduates to Attend PTA Banquet
Members of the graduating class will be guests at the Parent Teachers Association annual banquet on May 24 at the city hall. Parents and others may buy tickets at the high school office on or before Friday.
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Caledonia, Minn
Caledonia High School
Parent-Teachers Association
When young the platypus has teeth then loses them
A young platypus starts with teeth but loses them before reaching adulthood. The species exhibits this dental change as it matures, illustrating a notable developmental shift in its feeding biology.
City Gets First Showing Of Film And The Angels Sing
The Hollywood theater hosted the U S premiere of And The Angels Sing the first showings in the nation. Stars Hutton Dorothy Lamour and Fred MacMurray lead a lively musical comedy with Diana Lynn Mimi Chandler and Ray mond Walburn in a plot of romance and song. The film pairs humor with drama as sisters join a band to repay a loan and spark a musical finale in Brooklyn.
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Hollywood
Pear
United States
Hutton
Dorothy Lamour
Fred Mac Murray
Diana Lynn
Mimi Chandler
Dottie
Diana
MacMurray
Mac
Betty
Dorothy
Angel Family
Raymond Walburn
Pater
Fred
Brooklyn
The
Angels
Organizing Two More County 4 H Groups in La Crosse
Miss Anita Gundlach announces two additional 4 H clubs in La Crosse county. Brookside club is led by Miss Eloise Knudson with members Elizabeth Jostad Ray Jostad Dorothy Severson Donna Knudson Allegra Jostad Kenneth Bisher Eugene Jordson and others. Smith Valley club under Miss Chelley Leibl organized May 19 includes Louise Leibl Donald Larson Carol Keil Ellen Peters Arnold Gollnick Gerald Kendhammer Bernice Gollnick.
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la Crosse County
Anita Gundlach
Brookside Clubs
Eloise Knudson
Elizabeth Jostad
Ray Jostad
Dorothy Severson
Donna Knudson
Allegra Jostad
Kenneth Bisher
Eugene
Jordson
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