Fifty Manufacturers Meet to Form Regional War Board Section
About 50 manufacturers gathered and elected L. M. Alexander of Port Edwards as chair of Sectional Committee No 6 under the War Industries Board in Wisconsin. The group, serving the Stevens Point and Marshfield region, aims to coordinate industries across two counties and plans the next meeting in Stevens Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Anderson
Stevens’ Point
E. W. Ellis
Grand Rapids
F. R. Upham
Marshfield
W. H. Roddis
R. Macs Kinnon
A. G. Felker
Otto Tobius
Arthur Beijer
Stevens Point
C. J. Sparr
GF. la Bour
W. E. Culver
L. M. Alexander
Port Edwards
W. Thelen
G. W. Meade
R. J. Mott
War Industries Board
Wisconsin
War Industry Board
Dr F A Walters Campaign For Eighth District Seat
Dr F A Walters of Stevens Point ex mayor and physician visited Monday to announce his Republican bid for Congress in the Eighth District. He spoke at the Business Men's Patriotic lunch club and is expected to draw attention across the district as he seeks the nomination. He faces incumbent E E Browne and M G Eberlein of Shawano in the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Walters
Stevens Point
Walters
Congress
Eighth
Congressional District
Business Men’s Patriotic Lunch Club
E. E. Browne
M. G. Eberlein
Shawana
Death of E. C. Adams in Lindsey
E C Adams aged 40 died Monday at the hospital from poisoning of the left knee joint. A Lindsey resident, his funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon in Lindsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Adams
Lindsey
Marshfield Boys in Front Lines in Alsace Action
Wisconsin soldiers from Marshfield in Company A of the 82nd Division have reached the front in Alsace, under Major General William Haan. The unit trained at Camp MacArthur and now fights on German soil, with Badger boys noted on casualty lists as the war advances toward a clash with German forces in Alsace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
82Nd Division
Alsace
Teuton Empire
France
Neh
Germany
William Haan
Camp MacArthur
Waco
Texas
Ireland
Wisconsin
Michigan
Eat Potatoes to Help the War Effort Rally
A bleacher fan’s rough quip captures the Department of Agriculture and Food Administration push to Americans to eat more potatoes in a wartime campaign. The aim is to consume millions of bushels soon so wheat and potatoes are conserved, aiding troops in France who are urged to "carry on" and eat them up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Food Administration
Franee
Murder in the First Degree Verdict at Black River Falls
Julius Meyers, a Sherman town farmer near Spencer, was found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing his wife on Thanksgiving and burning the house to hide the crime. He received a life sentence after Judge Wickham denied a motion for a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Julius Meyers
Wickham
Sherman
Spencer
Local events mark week in Stone Lake area
Wilson Rector and Dr W T Pond visited the city on business. Over 300 attended the Holstein-Friesian picnic at John Gadson’s farm. The Electrical Contractors convention was held here and a banquet served at Hotel Blodgett. Red Cross proceeds from a Clerks-Printers game go to the fund. A concert at the Sdler theater featured Miss Arnold and Miss Turner with Mrs Hinman Heath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Express Company
Milwaukee
Holstein-Friesian Association
John Gadson
Lady Foresters
New Hospital
Electrical Contractors Association
Blodgett
Maude Litscher
Hermina Beseler
Wintona Hospital
Beseler
Clerks-Printers
Fairgrounds
The
Red Cross
C.B. Edwards
George Derby
Wausau
George Welton
Wausau Record-Herald Printing Department
Old Second Regiment
127Th Infantry
France
Ladies of the Sacred Heart Congregation
Don Kennedy Carnival Company
Eau Claire
Synder
Sdler Theater
Mairlye Arnold
Minneapolis School of Music
Private Joseph Haffey to entertain at Adler Theater
Manager J P Adler announces Private Joseph Haffey will share Western Front experiences at the Adler theater on July 1 with illustrated pictures. He is honorably discharged and promises to donate a percentage of his earnings to the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Adler
Adler Theater
Joseph Haffey
Western Front
Joe Hatfey
The
Red Cross
War Orphans Appeal for Aid in France
A war relief plea notes 200000 fatherless children and 50000 penniless mothers in France. It urges Americans to donate ten cents daily to support these children, with the Fatherless Children of France Committee led locally by Rev. Fred Jordan and others to enlist donors and aid now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
America
Fatherless Children of
Fred Jordan
H. F. Stehling
F. H
Ambrose
Thieves Captured After Ashland Car Theft Probe
Two would be auto thieves were caught after a Green Ring car stolen from Ashland was traced to Bleaker. J. P. O Connell alerted police, aided by Chief Michael Griffin and J. B. Blodgett. The suspects John Olson and William Ritter of Chicago were jailed, then taken back to Ashland for a follow up trip with the Ashland police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Michael Griffin
J. P. O’connell
Koehler
O’connell
Griffin
J. B. Blodgett
Bleaker
John Olson
William Ritter
Chicago
Draft Drawing Set for Army Draft Registration
Washington plans to fix a date this week for drawing order numbers for registrants of the June draft. Arrangements await reports from about six local boards whose records are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
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Gerran
Go Cee
Kaiser
Beast of
the Adler
Hart Sch
Hasselbalch-Mack Co
William Hipke
F. K. Bissell
A. E. Hoerl and
W. G. Hinman
Affner & Mi
L.D. Dana Jenecry
Warre Buality
Knights of Columbus
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