Mother-Daughter Banquet Held by Staver Church
The annual mother banquet at Staver Evangelical church took place Saturday in East Clarno church parlors with 374 guests. Grace Busjahn served as toastmaster and several ladies, including Mrs. Arleigh Frau and Mrs. Wilma Buehler, performed songs and readings. Marion Busjahn played two piano solos. oldest guest was Mrs. Mary Zettle and youngest present was Mrs. Francis Stearns.
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Staver Evangelical Church
East Clarno
Grace Busjahn
Arleigh Frau
Wilma Buehler
Elaine Wolf
Lois Priewe
Mariene Busjahn
Gloria Bartelt
Luella
Lois Zettle
Darlyne Rinehart
Wilson Rote
Lynn Bartelt
Alvin Priewe
Carol
Marilyn
Marion Busjahn
Mary Zettle
Francis Stearns
Pvt Howard Kohn Honored Before Deployment
Howard Kohn, en route to a New York port of embarkation, was honored at a family gathering Sunday at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Jos. [text incomplete]
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Howard Kohn
New York
Jos
Birthday Party Attended by Dubach Home Guests
Route 5 residents hosted a gathering at Emil Dubach and family with Lena Woelfle Gertrude Charlene Huffman Orisberger and Miss Anna Speigelberg visiting Madi son. Mr and Mrs Ponade Broege entertained Saturday night for Dorothy Demanouske Monroe Victor Irenes South Wayne and Dewey Mrs Harold Kading and son Harold Jr South Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Dubach
Lena Woelfle
Gertrude
Charlene Huffman Orisberger
Anna Speigelberg
Madison
Dubach
Ponade Broege
Dorothy Demanouske
Monroe
Victor Irenes
South Wayne
Dewey
Harold Kading
Harold, Jr
Decatur 4 H Club Holds Meeting With 25 Members
The Decatur 4 H club met at Marvin Malkow's home with 25 members and parents present for project instruction and a brief program. A poem honoring mothers by Mardell Blumer, garden tips from Janet Williams, 4 H songs, and games were led by Theron Kammer. Refreshments were served. Next meeting is June 8 at John Michaelis's home with county agent Maryis Richert in attendance.
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Decatur
Reading Club Hosts Review Event
Mrs Henry Kundert will host the Lido Ludlow Reading club when it meets Wednesday afternoon. Mrs John A Schindler will review the book Looking for a Bluebird.
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Henry Kundert
Lido Ludlow
John A. Schindler
Junior Chamber Elects Racine Leader at War Conference
The Wisconsin Junior Chamber of Commerce concluded its two day war conference yesterday electing Racine, Wis. native Junior C. of C. to the presidency. The meeting at Nash Kelvinator in Kenosha provided the setting for the official vote and leadership selection.
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Junior C. of C
Racine, Wis
Nash Kelvinator Company
Kenosha
Wisconsin Junior Chamber of Commerce
Gleaners Class Meets at Mrs Schuetze Home
The Gleaners Class of the Methodist church will meet Tuesday evening at 8 in the home of Mrs. William A. Schuetze at 1817 8th Street. Misses Alma Ruegger and Anna Weismueller will be assistant hostesses.
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Methodist Church
William A. Schuetze
Stree
Alma Ruegger
Anna Weismueller
Washington 4-H Club Meeting at Town Hall
The Washington 4 H club convened in Washington town hall. County rural agent E O Baker screened a selection of movies for attendees.
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Washington
Promise Prisoners Of War to Aid in Wisconsin Harvest
Wisconsin beet growers await a full quota of war prisoners for summer harvest but reports indicate only about half of the total requested will be available. George F. Baumeister of the University of Wisconsin says roughly 5,000 prisoners are on call for non beet crop work and other farming labor.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Exore Service
George F. Baumeister
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
S/Sgt C V Briggs Wins Air Medal and Clusters
T/Sgt Carlyle V Briggs son of Mr and Mrs Briggs is awarded the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters. He entered service December 1942 and is based in England after training in Buckley Colorado Sioux Falls Yuma Alexandra and Lincoln. He was a Flying Fortress tail gunner after overseas deployment.
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Orangeville
Carlyle V. Briggs
Joe
Briggs
England
University of Wisconsin
Stephenson County
Air Corps
Buckley
Colo
Sioux Falls
S. D
Yuma
Ariz
Alexandra
Lincoln, Neb
Defends Sale of Confiscated Furs by Wisconsin Commission
Madison attorney Col A H Smith for the Wisconsin conservation commission defends the sale of confiscated furs as sovereign state administration. He answered an OPA civil injunction alleging price ceiling violations. No court date public yet. the OPA filed papers and the commission has 20 days to answer.
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Madison
Col
A. H. Smith
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Commission
Sovereign Administration of State Affairs
Smith
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Nephew Albert Andres Receives Medical Discharge
Mrs Porter Nay of New Glarus reports her nephew Albert Andres of Champaign NL has been medically discharged after being wounded in France. He sustained shrapnel to the spine, leaving him paralyzed.
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Adres
Porter Nay
New Glarus
Albert Andres
Champaign
France
Beyer-Pic Arrives in States. Private Beyers Veterans Overseas
Clarence Beyer, son of Mr and Mrs Orla Beyer west of Albany, arrived in the States per a telegram to his parents. Private Beyer entered service March 17 1941 and has served overseas for 35 months. He has a 30 day furlough.
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Beyer
Pic
Clarence Beyer
Orla Beyer
Albany
Beyers
Private Blumer to report back after furlough ending
Pvt John W Blumer son of Mr and Mrs Henry Blumer Albany will leave May 30 at end of his furlough to report at Ft Sheridan He landed in the States April 14 from almost three years overseas service
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Blumer
John W. Blumer
Henry Blumer
Albany
Ft. Sheridan
States
Dittmar-William Promoted to Staff Sergeant in Europe
Dittmar William, squad leader of the 79th division in Europe, has been promoted to staff sergeant. He is married to former Carol Redhead.
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Dittmar
William
Europe
Carol Redhead
Army Nurse Lt Yvonne Dubach on 10 day leave
Lt Yvonne Dubach of the Army Nurse Corps at Camp McCoy is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Emil Dubach on route 5. She will report back to Camp McCoy at the end of her 10 day leave.
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Dubach
Yvonne Dubach
Army Nurse Corps
Camp Mc- Coy
Emil Dubach
Camp Mec- Coy
Elmer-Sgt Erwin D Elmer Returns From Camp Chaffee
Elmer Sergeant Erwin D Elmer left Thursday to return to Fort Sill Oklahoma after spending two weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs John Elmer southwest of Albany. Elmer had been stationed at Camp Chaffee Arkansas and Fort Sill since returning from the Panama area last July.
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Elmer
Sgt
Erwin D. Elmer
Ft. Sill
Okla
John Elmer
Albany
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Panama Area
GermannSgt. and Mrs Germann Visit Family Before Ft Meade Move
Sergeant Elmer Germann and his wife visit his parents in St Paul before heading to Ft Meade Maryland to make their home. Germann has been stationed at Ft Meade since returning from Italy about a year ago. The couple married last Tuesday.
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Germann
Sgt
Elmer Germann
Lee Germann
Ft. Meade
Sergeant Germann
States
Italy
St. Paul
Military Leave Passages Mention Howe and Kahn Families
Lt. Howe and family from San Diego visit Columbus before Howe reports to San Francisco. Lt. Kahn and three children arrive in Evansville after overseas duty. he has a young son he has never met. Lt. Klassy returns to Camp Gruber after a 10 day leave with relatives in New Glarus.
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Kahn
Earl Kahn
Milwaukee
Fay Kahn
Albay
Evansville
Woman in training at nurses training center
The report notes she is taking basic training at the nurses training center. Lieutenant Lacey is a graduate of Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, NN.
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Nurses Training Center
Lacey
Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Nn
Lewis-Pic Vaughn Lewis Visits Beloit on Furlough
Albany soldier Vaughn Lewis home on furlough from overseas duty stays a few days in Beloit with his mother Mrs. Lona Lewis.
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Lewis
Pic
Vaughn Lewis
Albany
Beloit
Lona Lewis
Greeting Cable From Son in Italy Reflected at Home
Mrs Anna Lysser receives a greeting from her son Corporal Ervin Lysser of the 15th Army Air Force stationed in Italy. Neatly conveyed by cable, the message reaches the anxious mother as wartime correspondence remains a treasured link.
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Lysser
Anna Lysser
Son
Cpl
Ervin
15Th Army Air Force
Italy
Miller-Pic Edward Miller Returns for Arm Treatment
Edward Miller will return to General hospital in Springfield Missouri for further treatment to his right arm on May 17 after a furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Nelson Miller of Albany Private Miller served with the 161st division and was wounded in France
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Miller
Pic
Edward Miller
General Hospital
Springfield
Nelson Miller
Albany
France
Soldier Home On 21-Day Furlough From Overseas Service
Eugene Niffenegger of the Infantry is on a 21 day furlough at his parents home Mr and Mrs E L Niffeneger route 2. After the furlough he will report to Percy Jones convalescent hospital Michigan. His brother Seaman Edward Niffenegger is stationed at Annapolis.
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Niffenegger
Pic
Eugene Niffeneger
Infantry
E. L. Niffenegger
Route
Percy Jones
Michigan
Seaman
Edward Niffenegger
Annapolis
Olson Posted to Redistribution Station in Miami Beach
Clayton M. Olson is stationed in Miami Beach Florida at the Redistribution Station. Cpl Olson has been awarded the Asiatic Pacific campaign ribbon with one Bronze Star. His wife Dorothy Olson resides at 102 Twenty Fourth Street Monroe.
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Clayton M. Olson
Miami Beach
Fla
Olson
Asiatic- Pacific
Dorothy Olson
24Th Street
Monroe
Oostdik Seaman Rejoins Ship After Leave
Marinus Oostdik returns to San Francisco to rejoin his ship after a leave spent with his mother Mrs Nina Oostdik Albany and sister Mrs Bert Powell and family Evansville.
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Oostidik
Marinus Oostdik
San Francisco
Nina Oostdik
Albany
Bert Powell
Evansville
Peterson Nephew Lyle Peterson Freed from German POW Camp
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Larson of Browntown announce their nephew Private First Class Lyle Peterson has been released from a German prisoner of war camp and is returning home.
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Peterson
Charles Larson
Browntown
Pfc
Lyle Peterson
Greman
Rabe-Cpl Merlyn Rabe on 10 day furlough
Cpl Merlyn Rabe of Camp Gordon Johnston Florida is spending a ten day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Emil Rabe in Rodhead.
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Rabe
Cpl
Merlyn Rabe
Camp Gordon
Johnston
Fla
Emil Rabe
Rodhead
Rieder Jr. on Leave Visits Family in Dixon
Petty Officer 1/c William Rieder Jr. of Shoemaker California arrives for leave to spend time with his parents Mr. and Mrs. William Rieder. He is greeted in Dixon by his parents and brother Kenneth.
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Rieder
William Rieder
Calif
Dixon
Kenneth
Ritter-Sergeant Rit ter Meets Wife on Short Fort Sheridan Furlough
Ritter-Sergeant Russell Ritter of Fort Sheridan arrived to spend a brief furlough with his wife Mrs Ritter the former Clara Fritz.
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Ritter
Russell Ritter
Fort Sheridan
Mrs Ritter
Clara Fritz
Von Kaenel Selected for 4 Engine Bomber Training
Second Lt. Gottlieb F F Von Kaenel son of Mr and Mrs John Von Kaenel of Monroe has been chosen for four engine bomber training and transferred to Liberal Kansas Army air field for Liberator flying instruction. He is a Monroe high school graduate who trained at Chickasha Oklahoma Garden City Kansas Perrin Field Texas Altus Oklahoma.
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Kaenel
Gottlieb F F. von Kaenel
John von Kaenel
Lavenue
Monroe
Liberal
Kas
Army Airfield
von Kaenel
Monroe High School
Chickasha
Okla
Garden City
Kas., Army Airfield
Perrin Field
Sherman Tex
Altus, Okla
Welton Family News From Private Welton’s Return
Mrs. Jennie Welton of 1128 24th Street reports word from her son Private Kenneth Welton that he has arrived in the States after being a prisoner of war in Germany for 15 months.
Kammer Reports Northern Italy Visit and Observations
Capt. Huldrich Kammer, nephew of Mrs. Charles Benkert, writes from Monroe about travels in northern Italy. He notes better-kept farms and cities, cooler locals, and stresses that rain could ease dry dust while trees flowers and vegetables are at their finest to help the food problem.
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Italy
Huldrich Kammer
Charles Benkert
Monroe
Florence
Florence seen by a visitor from Rome
The narrator contrasts Florence with Rome noting Florence’s smaller size, clean quiet atmosphere, and rich Italian history. He describes the cathedrals palaces and the old covered bridge over the Arno as sights worth seeing and implies Florence feels more like a prepared tourist experience.
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Florence
Rome
Italy
Arno
Madison visits and hospital calls in area notes
New Glarus Mrs Bernard Staley and Mr and Mrs Walter Streiff were in Madison. Andrew Hoesly and Ernest Zentner visited Casper Zentner at St Clare hospital. Mr and Mrs Andrew Hoesly and several Hoesly family members were in Madison. Oscar Nelson of Stoughton was a business caller. Pauline Zweifel is visiting at
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Walter Streiff
Madison
Andrew Hoesly
Ernest Zentner
Casper Zentner
St. Clare Hospital
Elmer Hoesly
Clarence H. Hoesly
Alvina Hoesly
Oscar Nelson
Stoughton
Pauline Zweifel
Local Briefs and Visits Reported Around Town
The home of her brother in Palmyra is noted. Mrs. Fred Strahm, recovering from a fall, is a patient at St. Re hospital. Henry Hefty, George Spaulding, Gilbert Hoesly and Fred J. Marty were in Durand. Homer Zweifel and R. C. Keppler were business callers in Evansville.
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Palmyra
Fred Strahm
St. Re Hospital
Henry Hefty
George Spaulding
Gilbert Hoesly
Fred J. Marty
Durand
Homer Zweifel
R. C. Keppler
Evansville
Be Sure to Use Sterile Clippers for Hangnail Care
A note advises cutting hangnails with sterile clippers or scissors to prevent infection and skin damage. It emphasizes hygienic tools and careful technique.
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Tokyo
Gleaners
C. V. Briggs
Air Awards
Cella
Coreopsis
Clark Gardner
Osage
Iown
Kammer
Glarus
Bernard Staley
STE Osc
Uncle Sam
Severth
Lakeshire Marty Co
U.S. Treasury
Treasury Department and
War Advertising Council
Lanz-Johnson
Sead Cod
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