Mindoro High School Closes Year With Senior Activities
Mindoro High School ends the year with senior events in the auditorium at 8 p.m. Harold Rhyme will welcome attendees, Lillian Breswick will present the class history, and a poem by Margaret Baker with Joyce Olson’s prophecy precede student songs. Principal Wiley and Rubye Mikkelson will award prizes, and junior Kroener will present mementos. A Monday picnic features games and contests.
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Mindoro
Wiskee
Mindoro High School
Harold Rhyme
Lillian Briewick
Margaret Baker
Joyce Olson
Craig
G. M. Wiley
Rubye Mikkelson
Junior Kroener
Inson
la Crosse
E. O. Dirks
Cecil Amborn
Delores Flaten
Robinson
Avis Peterson
Logan High School
Logan
Wiley
Dirks
H. C. Amundson
Lillian Breswick
Maynard Hesse
Theodore Kroener
Robert Halverson
Leslie Mickelson
Donovan Pfaff
Delores Craig
Hull To Speak To Black River Class
Merlin Hull congressman from the 9th district has returned home to speak at the Black River Falls senior commencement. The class of 62 includes 44 girls and 18 boys with 16 graduates carrying a four year average of 90 or above. Five senior boys are already in military service: James Allen, Gilbert Poff, Wayne Muth, Donald Olson, Maurice Stacy.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Merlin Hull
Washington, D. C
James Allen
Gilbert Poff
Army
Wayne Muth
Donald Olson
Maurice Stacy
Navy
Lucille Amundson
Virginia Anderson
Irma
Irene Babcock
Lucille Bahnub
Mary Louise Ball
Lena Bauer
Mary Bichler
Dorothy
Northwestern Alumni To Hear Col. Brown
Lieut. Col. H. R. Brown will speak at the Northwestern Alumni candle lighting banquet at Supple Grove Country Club. Col. Brown’s career includes extensive time in Japan and the Philippines. Reservations are urged. waste food is discouraged and Dr. Paul Lyga serves as secretary-treasurer.
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H. R. Brown
Supple Grove Country
A. T. Y Baneeen
Col. Brown
Orient
Japan
Philippines
Eco
Paul Lyga
Treasur
Promotion Received By Amsterdam Sailor
Duane Vern Meyer was promoted from seaman first class to gunner’s mate third class in March 1944. He is on his third voyage and has a fleet post office address. Inducted April 1943, he deferred schooling at Holmen High to finish his senior year. He trained at Great Lakes, Gulfport, and New Orleans, later serving as armed guard on ships in Pacific and Atlantic theaters.
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New Amsterdam
Wis
Duane Vern Meyer
C. H. Meyer
Holmen
Meyer
Fleet Post Office
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Armed Guard School
Gulfport
Miss
Armed Guard Center
New Orleans
Pacific
Atlantic
Bricklayers Sought for Tomah High School Project
Tomah Wisconsin seeks skilled bricklayers for the new high school replacing the 1943 fire loss. Wages are 1.50 per hour for skilled bricklayers as materials arrive under wartime priorities and a January 8 1945 completion date is set with contractors Carlson-Duluth Steff Electric and Molstad overseeing progress.
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Tomah
Wis
Ole Molstad
Fria
Tamedlis Beeenaben
Manual Arts Department
Molstad
United States
Carlson-Duluth Co
Duluth
Minn
Steff Electric Co
Miln
Sparta Seniors Awarded for Separate Achievements
Sparta Wisconsin honors 1944 graduates Margaret Ann Baldwin Carl Silberhorn and Mary Jean Olson for outstanding athletics academics and musical talent. Silberhorn and others join armed forces. nine more enlistments noted. Commencement speaker Dr Robert Aurner UW faculty. valedictorian Mary Jean Olson. salutatorian Fern Erickson.
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Mary Jean
Margaret Anns
Silberhorn
Isaac Brockman
Robert Schultz
Army
Richard Dupuis
Marines
Wayne Franks
Zane Franks
Robert Pierce
Thomas Rice
Marshall Steel
Navy
Donald Godman
Air Corps
Paul Axelson
William Buck
Russell Harris
Melvin Johnson
Jack Leverich
Jay Marshall
William Olson
Robert Sutherland
Donald Wall
Earle Fisher
Board of Education
Robert Aurner
University of Wisconsin
Mary Jean Olson
Fern Erickson
Jean Miss Charlotte Brooks
Bangor Soldier Sent To Camp In Texas
Pvt. Vernon Jones son of Mr and Mrs Reuben Jones left Bangor Wisconsin for Camp Fanning Texas for reassignment in the infantry. Drafted December 1942 he trained at Camp Lewis Washington and Camp Clipper California and served in Hawaii from July 1943 where he broke his leg during ranger training. He had a 23 day furlough and spent Christmas on the islands with cousin Sgt Winfred Hicks of Rockland.
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Bangor
Wis
Vernon Jones
Reuben Jones
Hawaiian Islands
Camp Fanning
Texas
Infantry
Jones
Camp Jones Lewis
Wash
Camp Clipper
Calif
Islands
States
Sgt. Winferd Hicks
Rockland
War Loan Quotas Set for Monroe County Townships
R G Tiegs announces Fifth War Loan quotas for eastern Monroe County totaling 515000 with county goal 1284000 of which 1031000 comes from individuals and 253000 from corporations. Townships list figures from Adrian to Wellington and Tomah area villages. Bond leaders and minutemen plan a rally at Sparta court house Monday night.
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Tomah
Wis
R. G. Tiegs
Monroe County
R. E. Wildes
Tiegs
Adrian
Byron
Clifton
Glendale
Grant
Greenfield
la Grange
Lincoln
Oakdale
Ridgeville
Scott
Sheldon
Wellington
Wilton
Tieg
Kendall
Norwalk
Wyeville
Sparta
Forest fires burn timber to build mine sweepers
Forest fires burn enough timber each year to build 2,000 mine sweepers, or 215,000 five room homes, highlighting vast material loss and defense industry implications.
Stoddard Soldier Home On 21 Day Furlough
Wesley A. Stellick from Stoddard is home on a 21 day furlough after three and a half years in the service. He joined the Citizens Army Air Corps in Red Wing Minnesota, trained at Camp Haan California, guarded the Golden Gate Bridge, served in the Aleutians, drove trucks in the states and islands, and has since December worked as a cook and baker. He has a brother Arthur in the service, stationed somewhere on the Atlantic.
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Stoddard
Wis
Pic
Wesley A. Stellick
Joseph Stellick
Red Wing
Minn
Camp Haan
Calif
Stellick
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Aleutian Islands
Wesley
Arthur
Atlantic
Stoddard Men Arrive Overseas From World War II Service
Three Stoddard men shared overseas arrival notices. Lieut Glen Wrobel son of Mr and Mrs G A Wrobel of Stoddard arrived in Iceland after training at Miami Fayetteville Nashville Ellington Field Salt Lake City Westover and more. M Sergeant Donald Wrobel son of Mr and Mrs Gust Wrobel arrived overseas after service starting June 17 1941 with stations at Camp Polk Camp Cook Fort Benning. Lieutenant Moe son of Christ Moe of Stoddard arrived overseas from Hobbs New Mexico with routes through Fort Bliss Fort Monmouth Fort Dix and the 15th Signal Service regiment.
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Stoddard
Wis
Glen Wrobel
Utah
Westover Field
Mass
Donald Wrobel
Gust Wrobel
Camp Polk
Camp Cook
Calif
Fort Benning
Moet Gk
Rolf C. Moe
South Sea Islands
Moe
Hobbs
N. M
Fort Bliss
Tex
Fort Monmouth
N. J
15Th Signal Service Regiment
Fort Dix
Radio Signal Corps
Christ Moe
De Soto Man Serves With Liberator Unit in New Guinea
Howard W. Oswald of De Soto Wisconsin serves as a switchboard operator and lineman with Ken's Men a B 24 Liberator unit at an Advanced 5th Air Force Base in New Guinea The unit holds a record with 108 vessels sunk and 150 damaged Oswald a farmer before the army has been overseas since March 1942.
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5Th Air Force
New Guinea
S. Set
Howard W. Oswald
Fred J. Oswald
de Soto
Wis
Ken
Oswald New Guinea
Oswald
Three Sons And Grandson Carrying On For Late Maj. Gen. Robert S. McCoy
Sparta Wis three sons and a grandson continue the McCoy military legacy. Gen Robert B McCoy founded Camp McCoy and served in World War I and earlier conflicts. His sons Lieut Col Robert McCoy Lieut Col Harold D McCoy Maj Douglas Donald and Bruce son of Bruce another son are all officers or veterans with ties to Wisconsin and national guard units.
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Robert S. McCoy
Sparta
Wis
Robert B. McCoy
Camp McCoy
McCoy
Bruce
Bob
Vancouver
Wash
Robert McCoy
Sydney
Australia
Harold D. McCoy
Baltimore
Douglas Donald
Camp Wolters
Mineral Springs
Tex
School of Journalism
University of Louisiana
Pvt
Clark
Texas
Gen. McCoy
Stuart
Conservation Department
Tomahawk
National Guard
Sparta Company
Robert Bruce McCoy
Wisconsin National Guard
Mae McCoy
Louis T. Hill
Aisne-Marne
Oise-Aisen
Meuse- Argonne
Alsace-Lorraine
East Oak Street
General McCoy
George Washington
United States
Baccalaureate and Commencement Plans For Tomah High Class 86
Tomah High School outlines baccalaureate services for May 28 in the auditorium to open activities for the class of 86. Class night is set for May 30 and commencement on June 1 with Rev M Z Hovda delivering the sermon and Superintendent Ballantine giving the address.
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Tomah
Wis
Tomah High School
M. Z. Hovda
Methodist Church
Martha Ann Thouvenell
Ann Sheehy
John Rischette
Home Economics Department
Rosemary Huber
W. G
Ballantine
Elaine Darnutzer
William Prott
Meredith Kruichak
Willis Hansen
U. S. Navy
Richard Miller
Air Corps
Early Radio Patents Track Ionosphere Height
1929 patents in Britain and America cover radio detecting methods to measure the ionosphere height. Researchers used radio ranging techniques to study ionospheric layers and their effects on communication signals.
Radio Programs Schedule and Lineup 1944
A detailed listing of radio programs across NBC CBS and BLUE networks for May 1944 including Reviewing Stand Labor for Victory Vatican and Moscow roundtable Jane Cowl United Negro College in American Life and daily hour by hour show lineups with times and featured stars. The schedule lists symphonies dramas comedies variety programs and religious services across morning afternoon and evening slots.
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Radio Today
NBC
Sen. la Follette
J. B. Burns
Vatican
Moscow
CBS
Jane Cowl
United Negro College
NBC Symphony
Gildersleeve
Jack Benny
Chas. McCarthy
Orson Welles
One Man's Family
Bob Crosby
Bid For Victory
Variety
New York Philharmonic
Eileen Farrell
Gladys Bwarthout
George Raft
Walter Pidgeon
Ida Lapino
Fred Allen
Phil Baker
Sammy Kaye
Life of Riley
Mary Small Revue
Hall of Fame
Kate Smith
Eddie Cantor
al Jolson
Basin Street
MBS
Don Gentile
Bulldog Drummond
Mediation Board
Mexico
Jack Smith
Three Sisters
Don Norman
Aberdeen Band
Sunday Radio Schedule Changes By Networks
Radio lineup adjustments due to late network corrections list programs for Sunday May including The Paul Lavalle Concert Trans Atlantic Call Houston Solo Series Lutheran Hour Moylan Sisters and Vocals Voice of the Dairy Farmer Church of the Air Sermons John B. Kennedy in Comment Stanley Dixon in Commentary Labor for Victory Josef Marais Folklore and Songs Just Mary Dramatic Series U of Chicago Roundtable Ed Murrow News Comments on CBS.
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Sammy Kaye
Bdiu
Cbs
Nbce
Jim
U.S.A
Eddie Dunn
John Chas. Thomas
Dr. Fosdick
Biu
News of the World
Upton Close
Catholic Radio Service
Nbe
CBS Sunday
Bil Boosty
The
RAF
Mbs
Gildersleeve
America
Cbs Upton Close
Dancing Music Orchestra
Drew Pearson
Wm. L. Shirer
Perry Como
Dorothy Thompson
Nbec
We the People
Cbs Basic Quiz
Joe Kelly
Charlie McCarthy
Walter Pidgeon
Greenfield Village Chapel
Biu Alexander
Andy Russell
One Man's Family
Cbs Keepsakes
Gabdriel Heatter
Conrad Nagel
Dbe
Walter Winchell
Bdin
Mexico
Basin Street
Fred Allen
Jimmy Fidler
Hollywood
Phil Spitainy
Girl Orch
Nbc
Paul Lavalle
Nhe
Trans-Atlantic
Houston
Bdlu
Moylan
Bill
Dairy Farmer
Church of the Air
Dbs
John B. Kennedy
Stanley Dixon
Labor For Victory
Josef Marais
Just Mary
U. of Chicago
Ed Murrow
Barnett To Give Tomah Memorial Day Address
The Rev. Joseph N. Barnett will deliver the Memorial Day address at Gillette park after a 1 30 p.m. parade led by the 76th Infantry band from Camp McCoy with a Wisconsin State Guard escort. Veterans groups officials and scouts follow as Mrs. John Taylor and a trio sing God Bless America My Buddy. Jon Hemsey reads Gettysburg Address. Oak Grove cemetery holds the morning service.
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Tomah
Wis
Joseph N. Barnett
Community War Services
Gillett Park
Otto Franz
A. R. Libke
American Legion
76Th Infantry Band
Camp McCoy
Company K
Wisconsin State
76Th Infantry
Oak Grove Cemetery
Strong To Speak At Gale Memorial Day Services
The Rev J Milton Strong new Presbyterian pastor will speak Tuesday at Gale Memorial Day services in Galeville Wis The event includes a school band march to Gale Memorial park silence for fallen soldiers and a parade to Pine Cliff cemetery with military honors firing squad taps and a post bugler. business will be suspended.
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Galesville
Wis
J. Milton Strong
New Presbyterian
Leo Betz
Ebert Anderson
William F. Rowles Post American Legion
Gale Memorial Park
Strong
Pine Cliff Cemetery
Army Engineers Forge Clean Comfort on Ledo Road
Army engineers build a modern laundry in India and Burma supplying soldiers with clean clothes sheets and towels along the Ledo road. The new facility speeds up dressing and bedding support for frontline units.
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Ledo Road
India
Burma
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Ma Perkins
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Widder Brown
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