The Rhinelander Daily News from Rhinelander, Wisconsin • Page 2

PAGE 2 THE RniNELANDER (WIS.) OAtLV NEWS Warren, Hackett And Otis Freed, Berquist in 5. Word of tho liberation of three Oneida County soldiers, held cap- lives in German prisoner of war camps, has reached their families. Mel-rill H. Warren. Coon Street, this morning received a War Department telegram relaying a mes-1 "frige to him from his brother.

Pvt. Albert G. Warren, saying: "I wish) to inform you of my liberation. I am well and on my way. 1 Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Hackett. 318 North Pelham Street, received a' telegraphed message from their son. T'vl. Olen D.

Hackett, saying: "I am well and in France. Will be home soon with a GO-day furlough. From the War Department. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Otis, operators of Shorewood Lodge on Pelican Lake, received word that their son. Corp. Francis L. Otis, "has been returned 1o military control." Pvt. Warren was taken prisoner on the North African front on March 31.

1943. First word from him came to his sisters. Mrs. Arthur Tardiff and H. G.

Getchell. in -January, 1944, but earlier his relatives had learned, through the relay messages from the 'Vatican, that was a prisoner of war. He was confined in German Stalag 2-B. Pvt. Warren is 32 years of age.

entered service here on May 10. i 1942. Prior to enlistment he was em- by the Atlas Plywood Corporation here. Pvt. Hackett was captured by the -Germans in the Italian campaign.

-Now 21, Pvt. Hackett entered ser-1 'vice in January. 1943. and went Oct. 9.

1943. He took part the fighting in and near Naples. Just a few days before his capture. Rhinelander High School COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Memorial Building, 8 P. May 31, 1945 Music High School Orchestra Directed by Conrad Daellenbach Processional High School Orchestra "Pomp and (Audience Please Remain Seated) Music Audience "The Star Spangled S.

Smith Invocation Rev. M. R. Evans Music High School Girls' Sextette "Heavenly "Give Ye Directed by Charlotte Severson Accompanied by Betty Bergman Salutatory Jean Kuczmarski Valedictory William Willis Address Clark. G.

Kuebler Music High School Mixed Chorus "Hear Thou Our Prayer, "Praise To The "Battle Hymn Of the Steffe, Directed by Charlotte Severson Awarding Honor Pins and Presentation of Class of 1945 --Principal H. C. Weinlick Presentation of Diplomas Superintendent W. F. Kruschke Audience Directed by Charlotte Severson Accompanied by Betty Evers Benediction Rev.

M. R. Evans Recessional High School Orchestra "Pomp and Directed by Conrad Daellenbach anti-aircraft artillery man. he was transferred to the infantry following his arrival overseas: Berquist in U. S.

Word that her husband. Sgt. Henry Berquist, former state assemblyman, had arrived in the United States has been received by Mrs. Berquist. Old Colony.

He is now enroute to his home here. Sgt. Berquist was taken prisoner in Luxembourg on Dec. 18, 1944, and was liberated by American forces early this month. He wrote his wife on May 6.

telling of his liberation and prospective trip home. The clearing up of the status of Pvt. Hackett and Corp. Otis leaves three Oneida County men. held prisoners by the Germans, unaccounted for.

They are Pvt. Leonard Olson, of Minocqua. an infantryman captured in France in the early stages of the invasion in June James Rolain, 30, Dies of Pneumonia An illness, of bronchial pneumonia, of only a few days resulted in the death at about midnight last night of James Arthur Rolain, 30, 1364 N. Eagle Street. Mr.

Rolain became ill last week and was taken to St. Mary's Hospital. His condition failed to respond to treatment, however, and he passed away during the night. Born in Rhinelander on April 18, 1915. Mr.

Rolain had lived here all his life. He had been employed by the Rhinelander Paper Company in recent years. are his PVT. GLEN D. HACKETT "on May 12.

1944, it was announced he had been awarded the expert infantryman's badge, one of the first men in his unit, the 88th Division, to be so distinguished. -Nazis Gave First News. First word of their son's prisoner status came to Mr. and Mrs. Hackett the Nazi short-wave radio.

A -broadcast in mid-May, 1944, listed -him anjong the German captives. was not until early August, 1944, a War Department message. relaying information secured by the -International Red Cross, confirmed the fact that he was a Nazi captive. The word reaching Mr. and Mrs! Otis a to their son was the first January.

1945, when they received ii letter from Corp. Otis, written last November. The letter said he had been assigned to farm labor by the Germans. Corp. Otis was 20 years of age 'last September.

He entered service in March 10, 1943, and after a June furlough that year, went overseas in September, 1943. He was captured by the Germans on Jan. 22, 1944. Trained in this country as an The Original Chippewa Logger Boot bat engineering unit who was tak- en prisoner by the Germans in France Jan. 1.

1945. and Pfc. Fisher, of Monico, an in- i fantryman captured by the Ger- Imans in the initial stages of their December offensive in the Ardennes area. A number of Oneida County men i are still in the "missing in action" category under conditions which i led to the belief they were taken prisoner or killed by "the Germans, Relatives are anxiously awaiting developments in military investiga- tion of the cases, in the hope that clarification of the situations may be forthcoming soon. i I Fr.

Miller Attends Mother's Funeral The Rev. Fr. Clyde J. Miller. rector of St.

Augustine's Episcopal Church, has been in Oak Park, 111., where on Wednesday he attended funeral services for his mother. Mrs. Miller died Monday morning. Following the services Wednesday, the body was taken to Mattoon, 111., for interment. Father Miller expects to return i Conover Woman Succumbs Here I Mrs.

Hubert Fiegen, 52, of Con- 1 over, died at 9 a. m. today. She had entered the hospital last Saturday. Her husband is custo- i dian of the Conover school home: four brothers, Walter, Fred and William, of Rhinelander, and Technical Sergeant Edward I Rolain.

of Cherry Point, N. and i sisters, Mrs. Clara La Crosse and Mrs. Catherine Rosio, both of i Rhinelander. The body is to be in the Hildebrand Funeral Home from noon tomorrow until time of the services, to be held tomorrow afternoon.

Arrangements were not complete i at noon today. Seniors Will Get Diplomas Tonight Those prized diplomas, goal of 130-odd Rhinelander High School Seniors for the last dozen will be in their hands tonight when commencement exercises are concluded in the Memorial building. The program is scheduled to start at 8 o'clock. In caps and gowns, the graduates will receive their diplomas from Supt. of Schools Walter F.

Kruschke. This morning the graduates were rehearsing the commencement pro! gram in the Memorial Building. Because of limited seating capacity, attendance at the program is by invitation. If we do not recognize that man iis a spiritual elf within a body, regardless of color, it will be tha Marxists and materialists who will I be tilling the oil we should be Charles M. LaFolette, i Indiana.

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TONIGHT to extreme length of this picture only one performance nightly at 8 p. m. First Time at Popular Prices! fl motion picture you will long remember! IDonteously conceived! Urallingly unfolded! THE SON-G OF BERNADETTE Beyond Compare! Truly a Miracle of Entertainment! Solemnity Marks City's Observance On Memorial Day Solemnity marked the observance in Rhinelander yesterday of Memorial Dny a solemnity that contrasted perceptibly with the celebration of the "holiday" in peace time years. The day dawned with a bright, clear sun that was obscured, in c-akiy morning, by a cloudy overcast. The cloudy condition, accompanied at limes by a high wind, continued for most of the day but the threat of rain did not materialize.

Early in the day erans' organizations visited graves of servicemen in the two cemeteries and decorated them with flags and plants. Then, just before the Memorial procession, a firing squad went to the Wisconsin river and dropped a wreath on the water, symbol of remembrance for Navy personnel who have died. Late arrival of the Army convoy bringing the "Here's Your Infantry" unit to town resulted in a last minute revision of. time and routing for the Memorial procession. The marchers went first to the court house grounds, where a large plaque, bearing witness to the honor Rhinelander pays its men and women in service, was unveiled.

The procession then circled back through the downtown area and moved to Forest Home Cemetery, where Memorial services were held. Lieut. Col. Edwin J. Swedberg was speaker of the day.

He dwelt on the sacrifices that have been made by the men who, having worn their country's uniform, had died and admonished his hearers to keep their sacrifices, and the principles for which they fought. Army Convoy Arrives. The Army convoy, led by Lieut. Louis Chagnon, of Rhinelander, arrived in town just a few minutes before the Memorial procession reache-d the intersection of Oneida Avenue and Lincoln Street. With sirens sounding, the eight big troop transport trucks, headed by Lieut.

Chagnon's command car, wheeled to the Memorial where baggage was unloaded. The Memorial Building was the scene of much activity as women of the American Legion Auxiliary prepared for the first of three meals they were to serve the soldiers. The Army men spent a part of the afternoon putting up the "props" for their evening show and then some of them rested while others looked over their commander's home town. Promptly at 6:30 p. m.

the pre- show parade moved out from Stevens Street along thoroughfares packed with people. No estimates of the size of the crowd could be made, but police expressed doubt that many Rhinelander residents had missed it. Turk Show Enjoyed. Opening the "Here's Your Infantry" show with presentation of "The 32nd Division March," a martial air particularly appropriate here because of the number of Oneida County men who have served with the 32nd, the Army's 28 piece band raised the curtain on an impressive military spectacle in the Hodag Park stadium. The park grandstand and bleachers were packed and a number of spectators at least equal in size crowded grassy slopes of the field to witness the demonstration of infantry weapons, culminated with a bazooka and flame thrower assault on a simulated pillbox.

The show was made particularly impressive by the character of the participants. Introduction of an infantry rifle squad disclosed that most of the men were from the middle west and that they had seen action in Saidor, Buna, the Philippines, Aitape, Italy and Guadalcanal places enshrined in American memories because of the valor of the fighting men, the loss of friends and fellow townsmen in the battles and the associations which the very mention of the places produced. Spectators had a lively appreciation of the purposes to which their War Bond funds were put as the cbmmentator translated into dollars the value of the equipment displayed by the-infantry. Explosive charges of startling realism gave onlookers who permitted their imagination a little play a front-line, but safe, view of the experiences of the infantrymen in fighting wily, resourceful and determined enemies all over the world. Aids Bond Sale, Belief.

Chairman A. J. O'Melia, of the county's war finance committee, expressed confidence after presentation of the show that it would stim-' ulate War Bond purchases here "We're glad to have had these battle veterans here Glad that Spred Cold Water Paint Assorted Colors Gallon $2.98 Quart 98c Lewis Hardware TONIGHT SHOWS BIG HITS! FEATURE NO. 1 Can You Take It? Double Horror to Double-Scare You! A STRANGE NEW TERROR! The dread curse of the strikes again Thrill After Thrill SHOWN TWICE NIGHTLY FEATURE NO, 2 THIS CHAMBER OF WILL CURDLE YOUR 00RIS KARLOFF J. Carrol Naish Vtrdugp SHOWN TWICE NIGHTLY able to be here after go- Ing thfbXigh the kind of fighting they've experienced," Mr.

O'Melia said, "It makes us understand and appreciate what our boys are going through in the jungles and on -che rocky islands of the Pacific. We appreciate better now that our investments in War mean more and better equipment for these brave boys." Lieut. Chagnon, called to the microphone by the show's commentator, said that it was the men of his unit who asked for the inclusion of Rhinelander on the troupe's itinerary. This morning a member of the company told The News that MAY 31, the men had tried to "put: on a good show here fon Louie's Sake." The Army convoy left hefe for its next exhibition stop at 9 a. today.

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