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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1945
Page
3
La Crosse Vocational Civic Choir begins its season Monday Sept 24 at 7 30 pm in room 224 of the Vocational school. Director Harold Youngberg urges interested singers to attend the first rehearsal noting a need for men’s voices and space for a few women.
Roger Bardwell, former American Field Service ambulance driver, details his postwar European tour from Lake Como through Austria and Germany, visiting breweries, hunting with his father in Bayreuth, and meeting diverse troops. He plans to attend the University of Wisconsin after furlough, while his brother Richard Bardwell serves in Belgium as a ground officer.
In La Crosse Wisconsin headlines mix football previews and school updates. Logan beats Winona 13-0 as Aquinas Central prepare for season openers at Cotter Decorah. Local veterans and recreation plans share space with scholarship news and area enrollment figures.
Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt describes his financial dealings that drew congressional scrutiny. He says he borrowed over 600000 for a Texas radio network and 200000 from John Hartford via Hall Roosevelt, with no direct help from his father beyond assurances of independence. The Ways and Means Committee finished reading a 200 page statement and expects a conclusion next week.
Frederick E. Rohrer 1115 Palace street earned his wings and a second lieutenant commission on September 8 after graduating from Logan high school and a prior machinist job in La Crosse. T Sgt Roger K. Erckson of 163 Prospect street has returned from eight months in Europe and awaits reassignment at the San Antonio AAF processing center, with awards including the Distinguished Unit Citation, Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, and the ETO ribbon.
Solomon P. Huntington of Green Bay Wisconsin was killed when his car left the highway and overturned about six miles southwest of Houghton. A three day blizzard disrupted traffic and caused Car diff Wales to spend $40000 for clearance work.
Lieut. Comdr. Daniel Rakov, husband of the former Helen Buck of La Crosse, receives the Legion of Merit for extraordinary service as senior medical officer aboard the USS Suwanee off Leyte from Oct 25 to 28 1944. Despite ship damage from enemy attacks he organized rapid medical care saving many lives and coordinating care with other ships and personnel. He is currently at the Sampson training station in New York.
J Earl Morgan 79 a retired lumberman and industrialist died Saturday at his Lake Winnebago home near Oshkosh He organized Morgan firms at Oshkosh Chicago and Baltimore and retired as president in 1938 Five decades after founding the first Morgan company He served as trustee for estates including his father in law Senator Isaac Stephenson of Marinette One daughter Beatrice M Chapman of Summit New Jersey survives Funeral arrangements are incomplete
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