Liberty bonds and community notices amid wartime tempests
War drive updates and civic life fill the page. Local residents Walter Anderson and Dr Lind visit Madison on business while Walter Brainerd and Felix La Paint travel.Miss Caroline Kuhl and Mrs Peterson visit Wausau. Franks and Acker visit neighboring towns. Liberty bonds attract attention as sales soar and national efforts intensify. Local schools resume after disease break, food rules shift, and Red Cross hours adjust. Community events include Elks dances, Gideons convention, and Rebekah needlecraft. bond drives in Oshkosh and Withee top completion. Local officials, auctions, and church delegations pepper the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Lind
Adler Block
Woolworth’s
P. A. Williams
Whitehall
Caroline Kuhl
Wausau
Robert Peterson
Frank Brainerd
Ashland
The
Food Administration
Red Cross
B. P. C. E. Elks
Elks Club
John Lesselyong
Eleanor
Ironwood
Mich
Edward Acker
Greenwood
Neillsville
Oshkosh
A. Miller
Tuncay Lwoods
Abbe
van der Weide
F. H. Ambrose
IR. Upham
Stevens Point
Winnchago
General Crowder
Wisconsin
Vest and Undershirt Sale Shows Broad Range
An advertisement lists vests in all shapes and fine yarn from 20 cents up to 50 cents for Misses Union Suits, plus a large line of styles with prices from 50 to 85 cents. Silk vests in flesh and white range from 2.00 to 2.50.
Silks for Spring at Bargain Prices
Finest assortment of silks including plain and fancy taffeta and satin finish. Silk poplins and 27 inch silk messaline in all colors priced from 1.00 to 1.75 per yard. 36 inch messalines 1.75, plus 2.25 to 2.50 for striped or plaid patterns. Tub silks with patterns range from 1.50 to 2.50 per yard.
Local Notes on Arts, War Pledges, and Church News
A summary of local events from recent weeks includes the Australians in Oh Boy at the Grand Opera House and four performers in the troupe. Oklahoma county defense councils gathering pledges for auto transport to speakers. English price hikes across newspapers and magazines. changes in meat and livestock markets. enlistments of Bailan, Ray Schroeder, and others, with Chicago-bound trip. Presbyterian church salary rise and membership growth. U.S. aircraft insignia update. Adler theater drama A Daughter of the Sun praised. Memorial services for George Arnett in Marshfield. Food Administration dairying committee member Blodgett in Chicago for Sherman House event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Lange
Lorna Scharmann
Adela Scheib
Messes
Clifford Lundgren
Berthold Laemle
Leo Berg
Walla
Witner
Grand Opera House
Oklahoma
England
Sheen
Wi. Bailan
Ray Schroeder
Ambrose
United States
Army
Navy
Army and Navy Technical Aircraft Board
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Adler Theater
C. E. Blodgett
Food Administration
Washington, D. C
Wisconsin
Chicago
Sherman House
Washington, D.C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter Anderson
Madison
Shipping Board
W. D. Connor
Royal Neighbors’ Lodge
Withee
Alma Bille
Hans Bille, Jr
A. F. Rhoades
Malone
New York
Lucinda Payne
Little Marshfield
Miss Payne
Adler
J. Po Clark
Naval Service
Win. S. Hart
Blue Gulch
U. S
Hasselbalch
Mack DO
Tiffault
KAMPS
Merc. CO
Sammy
Athena
Mr. Man
Rose Beck
Trader Arc Ent
George Arnett
France
Methodist
Rew
Verdan
Jackie Band
Home Guard
Marshfield
Herod
Alaska
China
Samiam
Coney Island Y Dayanl
L. D. Dana Jewelry Co
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