Swiggum Writes of Timberwolf Adventures in Europe
A soldier writes to his brother and sister in law about overseas service with the Timberwolf unit. He describes fighting in Holland with Canadians and Brits, losses of friends from shrapnel and battle, hospital stays, a Roer river crossing, the drive to Cologne and the Rhine, and contact with the Russians. He reflects on war’s meaning, surviving casualties, and hopes to avoid future conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Swiggum
Niel Swiggum
Browntown
Holland
Aachen
Germany
Roer River
Roer
Cologne
Rhine
Elbe
Europe
Weekend Guests Travel Among Towns in Wisconsin Notes
New Glarus Mrs Bernard Staley and Cor Mr and Mrs Sam Klassy Whitewater visited relatives including Mr and Mrs Jacob Ott and family. Others from Monticello Lake Geneva Platteville Boonville and Wiola stopped by for meals and Sunday gatherings with local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam _ Klassy
Whitewater
Jacob Ott
Ees
Andrew Klassy
Lake Geneva
Charles Kesly
Kenneth Klassy
Lees
Monticello
Waldo Freitag
Wiola
Eugene Strickler
Social roundup from Monticello residents travels and visits
The column lists numerous Monticello area residents and friends visiting relatives in New Jersey New York Illinois and Wisconsin. It notes picnics at Richard Smith and Albert Marty homes and several weekend and Sunday gatherings. It mentions Carol Jean Nelson graduation at Wisconsin high school and Lt. Ernest Amport liberation from a German camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nic Freitag
Frederic Sammond
Milwaukee
Gail Fisher
Champaign
Ill
New Jersey
Rufus Freitag
Richard Smith
Clarence Loveland
Lucille
Merlyn Loveland
Roy Bissig
Marion Zimmerman
Crystal Brusveen
Werner Saxer
New Glarus
Robert Holcomb
Karl Mueller
Ed Zwicky
Regula Voegels
Fred Hammerly
William Spring
William Pagel
Indian Ford
Harry French
Madison
Arthur Pierce
Carla Blum
Lawrence Blum
Anna Koreman
Cecil Jordan
Vola Jordan
Wisconsin High School
Carol Jean Nelson
Jordan
Adam Schuler
Verona Schuler
E. A. Bently
A. W. Becker
Albert Marty
Irene
Max Wyss
Brodhead
Clarence Rinehart
Max Rinehart
Browntown
Rose Wyss
Melvin Marty
Marilyn
Monroe
John Marty
Mary
John H. Baebler
Hollis
Dorothy Pagel
Freeport
Ervin Coplien
Casper Hammerly
Pagels
William Meyer
John Meier
Alma Disch
Emil Blum
Wilma Blumer
Fred Meier
Carolyn
John Meier, Sr
Carl Pulver
Verona
Fred Burgy
Jacob Burgy
Will Fitzgerald
Shullsburg
Fannie Loveland
W. A. Loveland
Hubert Freitag
Oral Ace
Dayton
Emma Freitag
Dorothy Ann Jordan
Gisholts
New York City
A. G. Hill
Springfield
Ind
U. W. Madison
Lieutenant Hill
Ernest Amport
Decemr
Beebe Sibol Drug Promises Fast Afterbirth Relief
When retained afterbirth or uterine discharge occurs in dairy herds act at once with Beebe Sibol a new injectable drug. It uses a synthetic hormone to stimulate uterine contractions helping cows expel afterbirth in 36 to 48 hours and reduce chronic discharge. Easy to inject from Tru kenbrod's Pharmacy Monror Wis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trukenbrod
Monror
Wis
Beloit Airman Hero of Rescue of U. S. Submarine
Second Lt. Dale F. Meyer of Beloit Wisconsin and two Mustang pilots diverted from a raid on Tokyo to answer a submarine distress call. They helped rescue downed airmen and reportedly damaged or sank three Japanese coastal vessels during the mission off Iwo Jima. The incident follows eased censorship on submarine activity in the Pacific. The submarine had been spotted by three 75 foot Japanese vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iwo Jima
Dale F. Meyer
Beloit
Wis
Tokyo
Pacific
Mustang aircraft strike crippled armed coast guard vessels
Picket boats heavy with coast guard rebels came under attack as the Mustangs arrived. Each pilot targeted a boat and fired 50 caliber guns in simultaneous runs, clearing decks on the first pass. A ship exploded after two more passes, the others burning while the submarine praised the crew.
Republicans Win Top Billing On Future Ballots In Goodland
Governor Goodland signed a law giving the party with the most votes for governor in the previous election the top position on primary ballots. Republicans led the 1944 contest, breaking the prior alphabetical order system. Other measures approved empower the state to buy supplies from the federal government without bids during the war and allow counties to fund dairy testing labs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Goodland
Longtime Wilwaukee Telepone Operator Retires After 41 Years
Mrs. Rowena Wickett of Milwaukee concluded her 41 year tenure with the Brodhead telephone company on May 1. She served 21 years as operator and 20 years as night operator after starting in 1903. Charles Marshall, Madison, and others visited Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie Murdock
Milwaukee
Rowena Cavanaugh Wickett
Brodhead Telephone Company
Wickett
Charles Marshall
Madison
Memorial Day Visits Highlight Local Social Roundup
A series of Memorial Day visits and social gatherings are noted across the area. Mrs Minnie Marshall spent the holiday with her son. Eugene and Mrs Adams visited Hartman home. Scott Hamilton and Blanche Green hosted in Decatur area. Several others traveled or hosted events with families and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Marshall
Eugene Adams
Harry Hartman
Scott Hamilton
Chicago
Blanche’ Green
Raymond Bernstein
Beloit
Gaylord Issacs
Gaylord
Mich
Roger Moore
M. W. Stuessy
H. S. Mattison
Stuessy
Frank Maas
Lois Swinson
R. N
Rockford
Harry Leng
Henry Fletcher
George Moore
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Clark
Loop
Mark W. Clark
State Street
Loop District
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O. D. Curtis
H. C. Hoesly
Louann
Luther Rowe
Cuba City
Arnold Meier
Arthur Blum
Robert Blum
St. Clare Hospital
Carol Jordan
Sam W. Klassy
Herman J. Klassy
Julius Elmer
Postville
Wilbert Pluess
Pleasant
Lorena Holdrich
John
Marlene
Henry Snyder
Brooklyn
Holdrich
LAST
Rose Dawn
Clark Gardner
Osage
Iowa
U. S
Bauman
Baumar’s
ACE
Bae
Autitecr
Donald J. Cellins
Hebron
Decatur Lake Country Club
Country Club
Mesdames D. C. Howard
Kenneth Yost
W. A. Olson
Elmer Dixon
J. B. Searles
Marjorie Claycomb
Gerald Ross
U. W
John Ross
Karlen’s
Karlen
Sunryfield Cereals
Sunnyfield
Sunnyfield Rice Gems
Pko
Camay Soap
U.S.P
Ron
Mason
Jane Parker
Igare
Calif
Valencia
Ring
Wisconsin
Marty
Rose
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