St Francis School of Nursing Confers Diplomas On Class of 33
The St Francis School of Nursing held commencement for 33 graduates in a festive Sunday ceremony attended by about 700. Dr E E Seedorf presented diplomas while Msgr Cech and Rev Hansen addressed the graduates who will serve in hospitals across the United States and abroad. The program featured musical numbers and honored Florence Nightingale and the nursing profession. The class includes graduates from Wisconsin Minnesota and Illinois with many heading to duty in wards and operating rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis School of Nursing
Robert H. Hansen
Cech
Rev. Hansen
Aly
Ag McLoone
Moreal
Faculty of
St. Francis
Australia
England
South Padfe
Pacific Fleet
Fiji Islands
Italy
E. E. Seedorf
Msgr. Cech
Florence Nightingale
Florence Naightingale
St. Bernadette
Bernadette
Buchtel
Ketelbey
John B. Pinion
Nightingale
Tschaikovsky
Viva
Bach
la Crosse
Margaret Devie
Alice Roberts
Dorothy Seiler
Dorothy Stanek
Grace Williams
Patricia Cassidy
Harriet Weeks
Pendence
Margaret Betzle
Caroline Gentes
Adeline Carl
Prairie du Chien
Marian Farley
New Lisbon
Lillian Gordon
Galesville
Helen Lois Nash
Arcadia
Anna Mae Pfaff
Verna Mason Weds Gerald L Bra? In Chicago Rite
Verna Mason of Michigan married Gerald L Braden at Bethany Lutheran Church in Chicago on May 23. The ceremony was conducted by Reverend Orretary for American Relief for Norway Inc. The couple plans to reside in Detroit after a Chicago honeymoon.
Valedictorian Leota White to graduate from Northfield High
Leota C White daughter of Herbert H and Mrs White of Northfield Minnesota will graduate as valedictorian of Northfield High School on June 2. Her speech will be Our Faith Triumphant. The White family formerly lived in Holmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leota C. White
Herbert H. White
Northfield, Minn
Northfield High School
Our Faith
Holmen
Crochet White Corder Hat Pattern No 5731 Instructions
Vintage sewing note describes crocheted White Corder Hat using 135 yards cordette thread in navy blue or black to match outfits. Instructions claim separate filled front and close-fitting skull cap and offer pattern No 5731 for 15 cents plus 1 cent postage to Anne Cabot at The Tribune Chicago for complete directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Cabot
the Tribune
South Wells Street
Chicago
MSG Girls Weekly Dance Schedule At Camp McCoy
Military Service club girls hold dances this week at Camp McCoy Memorial Bay with events at service clubs one and two including at the Division Artillery and 385th. Memberships closed and no guest passes. Meeting details for M Casberg auxiliary No 3 USWV and GAR groups noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Service Club
Camp McCoy
Memorial Bay
Service Club One
Service Club
Division Artillery
385Th
Special Troops
Onalaska Lutheran Ladies Aid Meets at Church
Immanuel Lutheran ladies aid meets Friday at 1 30 in the school guild rooms. Christ Episcopal women hold a meeting in the guild rooms. Onalaska Norwegian Lutheran ladies aid is noted as a church event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
Norwegian Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
Christ Episcopal Women
Immanuel Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
Kitchen Tips for June Brides on Food Facts
A concise Q and A series offers kitchen guidance for June brides. Topics cover washing kidneys, liver skinning, ham edge trimming, lard substitution, and frying temperatures. Practical tips focus on preserving nutrients and avoiding food waste while using lard's shortening power.
Camouflage Cream Hides Bad Skin
A NEA staff writer discusses camouflage creams that conceal blemishes such as acne spots liver spots and brown and white patches. The article explains matching a wide range of skin tones choosing the exact color and applying an opaque foundation that can be thinned with water to blend and hide flaws on exposed areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
New Citizens Announce May Births Across Homes
May dates list numerous births with parents in La Crosse Bangor and surrounding areas. Children include daughters Carol Yvonne, Elizabeth Walz, Kathleen Rossiter, and Margaret Trinkes, and sons Larry James, and others. Addresses show Caledonia street Ph street South and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Yvonne
Theodore Paulson
Caledonia Street
Emma Quam
Edward M. Elstad
South 8Th Street
Elizabeth Walz
Chester E. Dahiby
la Crosse
Donald K Smith
South Ph Street
Kathleen Rossiter
Larry James
James
O'Brien
Bangor
Wis
Edna Mix
John M. McNamara
6Th Avenue South
Margaret Trinkes
Forrest M
Melrose
Margaret Helen
Bruno Willer
Rose Street
Lotheran
Helmer Haugen
South Hh Street
Kenneth Shepardson
la Crescent
Minn
Melbourne
Wi. R
Keadstown
Douglas Chroninger
Marriage Licenses in Sparta and Le Crosse
May 27 marriage licenses issued for Dorothy Sharping of Clinton and Neal E. Will of Sheldon. Tech Street marriage to be held in La Crosse on June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Dorothy Sharping
Clinton
Neal E. Will
Sheldon
Tech Street
le Crosse
Harrison Ark Newspaper Death Notice to Washington Library
A 150 year old paper from Harrison, Ark published in New York on January 4, 1800, notes Washington's death notice. Douglas found the trunk with many reprints and mails this edition to the congressional library in Washington to verify its authenticity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison, Ark
Washington
Oaen
N. Y
Dougla
McDougal
Congressional Library
Trempealeau Club Chorus Reorganizes
WHITEHALL Wisconsin special report notes Trempealeau county Homemakers chorus officers were reelected at Mrs H A Schansberg home Blair. President Mrs John Spittler Trempealeau and secretary treasurer Mrs A J Anderson Independence. Executive committee includes Miss Iva Liver Independence and Mrs John Hellockson Blair plus chorus director Mrs Oscar Schmidt Arcadia and Home Agent Edna M Langseth. Chorus will not resume regular practices until travel difficulties ease and plans to reorganize in fall after the war ends. Each Homemaker club to submit names of potential members by January 15 for review.
Summer shirtwaist patterns offer bright colors and easy care
The text promotes Pattern No. 8625 in multiple sizes with options like pink and white seersucker and chambray shirts. It invites readers to send 15 cents plus 1 cent postage to The Tribune Today's Pattern Service for pattern no 8625 and a 32 page mid summer style book Fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Today
Oo Wells Street
Chicago
Navy Department sees women nearly half of on duty staff
Washington March 31 1944 nearly half of uniformed personnel in the Navy Department are Women’s Reserve enlisted personnel. Since 1942 large numbers have joined to free men for sea duty, with 48.5 percent of department personnel now women. Officers show a three to one male majority. Women fill junior officer billets and many Ensign and lieutenant (junior grade) posts, altering duties and freeing men for combat tasks. Temporary civilian vacancies are also filled by enlisted women when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
D. C
U. S. Naval Reserve
Department
Navy
Marriage Unites Esther Deininger and Edward Marcou at New London
Esther Marie Deininger and V3c Edward L. Marcou of La Crosse Wisconsin united in marriage at St Marys Star of the Sea New London Conn. Navy personnel attended. The ceremony followed a base chapel Mass with vows exchanged at eight. The couple plan a Boston honeymoon and will reside in New London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic
New London
Emmett Allen
Independence
Mohican Hotel
Boston
Aquinas
St. Angela’s Academy
Carroll
State Teachers College
Yeoman
Marcou
Great Lakes Naval School
U. S. Naval Training School
Burdette College
U. S. Submarine Base
Jimmie Gleason
Chicago Cub
Parker Street
Esther Marie Deininger
Edward L. Marcou
la Crosse
Conn
Wallflowers Popularity Vote At USC Club
Alicia Hart offers hostessing tips to shy members at a USC club urging them to take on chores and engage with servicemen. Learn to present self confidently, ask polite questions, and discuss mutual interests such as careers to ease social interaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Hart
NEA
USC
East
G. I. Joe
So-and-so
Bey-Galina Marriage Announced at San Francisco
Mrs. Hilma Bey of 304 West Avenue North announces the marriage of her daughter Bernice to Sgt. Robert Galina of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin in San Francisco on April 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilma Bey
West Avenue North
Bernice
Sgt
Robert Galina
Chippewa Falls
Wis
San Francisco
Townsend club to meet at Logan high school Thursday evening
Locals Townsend club number 2 will meet at Logan high school at 8 p m Thursday with members urged to attend for a pending business. A public is invited to hear reports from Washington. For sale iris flowers and a large variety of plants listed under Grace Sheridan at 1402 South Chaiss corse tiere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Club
Logan High School
Washington
Grace Sheridan
Carl Behrend
Camp Carson
Colo
Ray Yarrington
North 7Th Street
Paul's Jewelry Store
Northside
Caledonia Street
Ave. Methodist Church
Milking Record Earns Praise for Steel Creek Farmer
Hugh Knox a farmer from Steel Creek has hand milked 15 dairy cows twice daily for 22 years without missing a milking, earning a congratulatory letter from W Kerr Scott North Carolina state agriculture commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
Hugh Knox
Steel Creek
W. Kerr Scott
Cooks' Course Trains Wacs At Fort Oglethorpe
Florence C. Heberlein of La Crosse Wis completes eight weeks in the cooks course at the Third WAC Training Center Fort Oglethorpe Ga Learn army methods in dietetics mess management and field kitchen cooking The program blends class work with practice as an assistant cook and graduates may be assigned to duty serving Wacs or soldiers at camps nationwide or overseas Automobile bumpers note added history
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Oglethorpe
Florence C. Heberlein
South Third Street
la Crosse
Wis
Wac
Pvt
Heberlein
Lucy Heberlein
Achievement Day for Trempealeau Clubs Is June 6
Homemakers hold an all day achievement day at Whitehall city hall on Tuesday June 6 with a business session at 10 AM. Mrs Clara Gibson will preside and new county chairman and secretary will be chosen by mail ballot. Candidates include Mrs Orvin Stay and Mrs Henry Solberg for chairman and Mrs Philip Ihle Mrs Sigmund Walski and Mrs Roy Engan for secretary. Entertainment features include a Pigeon Falls youth play vocal solos by Mrs Leonard Ellison and a piano solo by Miss Esther Mattison. County Agent Mittelstadt will show movies and Conrad L Kuehner UW extension horticulturist will be guest speaker with slides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
City Hall
Clara Gibson
Centerville
Orvin Stay
Blair
Henry Solberg
Ettrick
Philip Ihle
Osseo
Sigmund Walski
Roy Engan
Strum
Henry Marquart
Pigeon Falls
Leonard Ellison
Esther Mattison
Charles A. Mittelstadt
Conrad L. Kuehner
University of Wisconsin
Webster Homemakers Elect Officers at May Meeting
Webster Homemakers elected new officers at their May meeting. Mrs. Roy Faas is president, Mrs. Ray Havens vice president, Mrs. Oscar Preidel secretary, Mrs. Michael Sobkowiak treasurer. The annual picnic is set for June 14 at Myrick Park with each member to bring her own table service. coffee and ice cream will be furnished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Homemakers
Roy Faas
Ray Havens
Oscar Preidel
Michael Sobkowiak
Myrick Park
Parade Notice for Red Cross Nurses at Market Square
Red Cross nurses and workers must assemble at Market Square Tuesday at 8 45 AM to join the Memorial Day parade. Marchers should wear the uniform of their respective service. Argentina plans to nationalize its tele service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Daughters of the Gar
Red Cross
Market Square
Lawn Service Unites Tomah Bridal Pair In Local Nuptials
Georgene Opal Van Dervort and Linwood Earl Lewis wed in a Saturday evening Methodist ceremony at the Van Dervort home. Rev. Myron Hovda officiated as Jean Bacon served as bridesmaid and Sgt. Carl Pogue stood as best man. A wide circle of relatives attended the ceremony and reception, with the couple planning residence at Poplar Courts, Tomah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Georgene Opal van Dervort
Sgt
Linwood Earl Lewis
van Dervort
Myron Hovda
Jean Bacon
Sparta
Carl Pogue
Tulsa
Okla
Janie Hill
G. C. Phelps
Cataract
Ward Phelps
Carl Puls
Robert Huber
E. R. van Dervort
Black River Falls
H. Heyming
Wayne Merow
Will Puls
Donald and
Lowell
William Graham
Crookston
B. F. Freeman
la Crosse
John Graham
Pfc. Smith
Camp McCoy
Hovda
Arch Pongratz
la Vern Hill
Irvin Strozinsky
Stanley Ornes
Irvin Wadsworth
Harry Woombill
Robes
Stoughton Avenue
N. M. Lewis
Beaufort, N. C
Spies Grimsrud Wed in Oklahoma City Ceremony
Spies Julene Spies daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Spies of 2011 Liberty Street married Pfc Ward Grimsrud of Superior Wisconsin on May 20 in Oklahoma City Okla. Attendants included Mary Franklin Margie Mills Judy Mills and Ralph Franklin. The ceremony was at the Mills home with Rev John Cross officiating. The couple will live at 104 West 32nd Street Oklahoma City while the groom attends a specialist school at Tinker Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julene Spies
Ray Spies
Liberty Street
Pfc
Ward Grimsrud
Superior
Wis
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mary Franklin
Margie Mills
Judy Mills
Ralph Franklin
Fred Mills
John Cross
Victoria Tofstad Weds Marine Don Byboth in California
Helmer and Victoria Tofstad announce her marriage to Marine Don ald Byboth son of Olaf and Mrs Byboth of Rushford Minnesota. The ceremony was April 29 in the Normandy wedding chapel Long Beach California. Both graduates of Rushford high school class of 1943 will reside in Long Beach where the bridegroom is stationed at Camp Pendleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushford, Minn
Helmer Tofstad
Victoria
Donald Byboth
Olaf Byboth
Rushford
Johnston Calhoun
Normandy
Long Beach
Calif
Rushford High School
Camp Pendleton
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Verna Mason
Bride of Michigan
Chicago Rite
Imexsana
Anead
Albrecht
Main St
Albrecht Fars
Gordon Fars
MSG
M. Casberg
USWV
Cameron Park
Court House Gar
By Gaynor Maddox
St. Ann's
St. Anthony de Padua School of Nursing
Ruth Mary Troyanek
Edward Troyanek
South Avenue
Teachers College
Marie Anderson
Mindoro
Edward Riley
Sugar Loaf
St. Paul's Luthern Church
Manhattan
Kas
Trempealeau Club Chorus
Wallflowers
Bey-Galina
Lillian Amelia Dahle
Caledonia
William LeRoy Jones
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Your Cleaners
Trempealeau Clubs
Argentina
Teleservice
Lawn Service
Grimsrud
Teterie
Osed
OPA
WFA
WPB
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