Marshfield Notes On War Times And Local Life
Local items detail visits and calls by residents including Chas Groenevild and Dr W T Pond, births, illnesses, and travel to Chicago and Camp Grant. Reports cover Red Cross sewing deadlines, film development services, and upcoming community events while noting wartime activities, shortages, and admonitions about suspicious funds sent to soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Groenevild
H. E. Hoerl
Chicago
W.T. Pond
Woolworth
Lucile Tack
Spencer
Marshfield
Red Kucthe
Arnold Schmelter
Dr. Lind
Aential
Adler
Atoire
Neil Nolt
C. W. Sheerin
Jones
Minneapolis
Chas. Haslow
Winterburn Drug Company
Don S. Miller
Joe Stauber
Park Falls
Mary Kohl
Emeron Wright
Camp Grant
R. R. Williams
Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls
Red Cross Sewing Department
Frank Dix
O. W. Sheerin
G. N. Loughead
Rice Lake
Mr. Loughead
Dorothy Pulling
Red Cross
H. B. Parker
metamorphosis in nature inspires unchanged wonder
A Wis Valley Leader quips that if worms can become butterflies, why not lambs become tigers, reflecting on transformation and natural curiosity in a brief editorial note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wis
Systematic war information cards circulated in Wood county
War effort notes describe county wide information cards asking for name address occupation citizenship family members in service property values debts income and banking connected to aid Fourth Liberty Loan drive. Cards circulated by defense council committees and returned to T W Brazeau Grand Rapids for centralized handling. Local response praised and expected to support patriotic activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Trossen
Joe Trossen
Auto
Manitowoc
Louis
Adler
Sergi, Goodin
Sherry
Corp
Willard Christengen
Bruckendorf
Ray Thebé
Arllington Field
Texas
Aviation Corps
B. R. Goggins
Grand Rapids
Hall Claire
Winterburn Dmg Company
Merchants and Farmers
Greenwood Gleaner
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
Farmers’ Home
McDonald Restaurant
Central Avenue
Elks Club
J. B. Blodgett
East Fifth Street
Olive Lange
D. R. Lange
Washington, D. C
Blaine Hoover
Herbert Hoover
United States
Elks Hall
Clib
Wood County Council of Defense
Defense Council
T. W. Brazeau
Otter
Clark County to Prosecute Kruegers for Murder
The Clark County district attorney will prosecute the Krueger draft evaders, including the mother and oldest son, on murder charges. Federal authorities advised in favor of county prosecution, shifting trials to Clark County. The case follows a raid by U S Marshals and echoes past high profile trials such as the Spokeville wife murder conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
F. A. Felhofer Jr
Jacob Thor
Joseph
Winchester
England
Sam
Sheridan V. McElroy
Daily Leader
Napoleon
N. D
Normington
McElroy
Krueger
Withee
Kriegers
Clark County
Rush
Harry Hewitt
Ean” Claire
U. S.’Marshalls
Clark, S County
Spokeville
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G- Andrea
Stevens Point
J. E. Ketchum
Ivo Wright
Attorney
B. Edwards
R. P. Fotter
George Campbell
Masonic Hall
St. Alban's Guild
Soldwedel
Rock
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Joseph Grall
Joseph A. Grall
Hugo Wegener
Wegener
Father Stehling
Tom Spalding
Larry Clark
Harry Stone
Jos
Regenfuss
Philipps
Big Twin Lake
Fred Yanke
Columbia Valley
Marinette County War Board
Fred Lepinsky
Grover
Wood County
Brazeau
County Council of Defense
Fuel Administration
Hasselbalch- Mack Co
Tiffault
Kamps Merc. Co
Lamb
Pam Pam
Kruegers
of the
Edgar Rice ‘Burroughs
Tarzan
Elmo Lincoln
Enid Markey
Jungies
Brazil
Eleus
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