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MARSHFIELD NEWS-HERALD, MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN THREE TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1942 had been sold to Germany and Italy and then transhipped to the Wisconsin at War CRK County NewS U7. SWlbrOI CDHMSTSB hut en Milwaukeean Who Lost Hand in Spain Assails World Fascism SAYS JAPANESE FLEET IS DOMINATING PACIFIC Milwaukee VP) Vincent Shee an, foreign correspondent, told ft Milwaukee audience last night that America could send troop to Ireland and none to the Philip pines because the Allies dominate ed the Atlantic and the Japs commanded the Pacific. He declared America would have to sacrifice its standard of living to win the war but added "Victory will be- the word. If the Japs get all the way to MUwaukee we can still win the war." He foresaw a possible invasion of the United States if the Japs were not stopped in the Pacific area. JCC 111 ANSWER BLOOD TEST CALL Will Report at Hospital; Plan Identification Program Members of the Marshfield Junior Chamber of Commerce, meeting in the Community Room at the Central State Bank last night, voted unanimously to respond to the call of the Emergency Medical Service and report at St.

Joseph's Hospital Thursday for blood tests. The purpose of the test, which wUl take only a few minutes is to type the blood of the volunteers, and add their names to the list of blood donors already avaUable V'-l wmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmJk fcmiriimnn mmma iw mm i back into teaching and relieve a shortage of instructors brought about by the war. Milwaukee Herman T. Wolff, 30, of Menomonee Falls, a private pilot, was fined $25 yesterday after testimony that he had remarked in a tavern that he hoped the Japs would win the war. Wolff told FBI agents he had offered his services and airplane, to the government.

Madison (1 Six British WRENS will come to the university campus this spring. They are members of the British Wom-ens Royal Navy Service, known as the WRENS, who are stationed with the British Admiralty in Washington and have accepted an invitation to attend -the military baU April 10. They will fly from Washington to Madison and will be guests of the University Haresfoot Club. Milwaukee (JP) Theodore Simons, vice president of the F. L.

Weyenberg Shoe Company at Beaver Dam, said here yesterday that one of the two plants operated by the firm at Beaver Dam would concentrate entirely cm production of army shoes beginning next week. Fascists in Spain. He told of the 5,000 Americans who made up the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, part of an Interna tional Army of about 28,000 men coming from all parts of the globe. He concluded by saying that the Spanish people lost the battle but will win the war for freedom when Fascism is destroyed, and pointed out that the Spanish Fascists or Falangists were Hitler's chief agents against America in South America. Fred Basset Blair, three times Communist candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, spoke at length on the nature of the war.

He characterized it as a just war, deserving the whole-hearted support of aU honest people. SOCIETIES CAUTIONED MUwaukee (JP) Organizations affiliated with the Wisconsin Federation of German-American Societies were warned Sunday night to refuse membership applications of "Nazis who might be looking for cover." Otto Reiss, MUwaukee, reelected to his third term as president of the Federation which includes 60 Jsdeties, issued the ad monition and declared that groups which admitted known Nazi adherents would be expelled from the federation. One week's supply of boots for England's army is equal to 18 months' entire peacetime output. Dim Ae Loyal (Special) David; Alt-man, Milwaukee, who- fought a- gainst Hitler and Mussolini in Spain and lost a hand in the 1937 Sargossa offensive, spoke at a Communist Party meeting in Beaver Township Friday. He told of the hatred of the common people of Spain for the Fascists and Nazis, and related that that once when Fascists were threatening tar cut through to the sea the second appeal for volunteers brought 50,000 women, chil dren, and wounded men from hospitals.

He declared that the Spanish people last their battle because British, French, and American ap-peasers would not sell them guns, and all they had to fight with was Soviet machine guns, tanks, and aeroplanes, a small amount of Mexican equipment, and older Spanish equipment. The Fascists had vast quantities of German and Italian equipment and some British and American equipment that rnraoihoinnie Ladorie. FKoa TIRES GRIM TO Tl Twelve Casings and Eight Tubes Allowed by Rationing Group NeUlsville Twelve truck tires and 8 tubes were approved by the Clark County Rationing Board at its meeting at the Courthouse Saturday. Those receiving approval on their applications were: Kris Klay, route 1, Withee, 2 tires; Herman Hagedorn, route 3, NeUlsville, 1 tire, 1 tube; Theodore Mech, Greenwood, 2 tires, 2 tubes: Frank Mazola. route 1, NeUlsville, 1 tire; Walter Auman, NeUlsvUle, 2 tires, 1 tube; Paul Kubsra, Thorp, 1 tire.

1 tube; O. J. Warren, route 4, NeUlsvUle, 2 tires, 2 tubes; Jason Gault. route 4, NeUlsville, 1 tire, 1 tube. Receiving approval for purchase of new obsolete size tires were: George Bruckschlager; route 2.

Withee, 2 tires: Charles Steineke; Withee, 2 tires, 2 tubes; Clarence J. Ring. Withee, 2 tires. 2 tubes; Julius Mayr, route 1, Dorchester 2 tires, 2 tubes; Albert Komis, Ab-botsford. 1 tire; Arthur H.

Lauten-bach, NeUlsvUle, 2 tires, 1 tube; Oliver Kesler, route 4, Greenwpd, 2 tires, 2 tubes; John Nevafre, route 2, 1 tire, 1 tube; Carl Tessmer, rcute 1, Thorp, 1 tire, 1 tube: Joseph Cesafsky, route 3, Thorp, 2 tires. 2 tubes; Fred I. Blencoe, route 1, Merrillan, 1 tire; John Smrecek, Willard, 1 tire, 1 tube; Raymond R. Schmidt, Thorp, 2 tires; Gerald Davis, NeUlsville, 2 tires. 1 tube; Carl Spiegel, route 1, NeUlsville, 1 tire, 1 tube.

Leo Poster, chairman of the Clark County Rationing Board, states that many applications for tires are on hand and have not been acted upon by the Board because the applications have not been completed by the applicants or by the tire inspectors, and that such applications will be returned by the Board to the tire inspectors for filling in of the incomplete information. NEULSVILLE BOWLERS WIN DOUBLE VICTORY 1UUK DPERflTDRS READY-TO-WEAR DEPARTMENT! A Tip Severalpg HERE ARE JUST TWO OF THE MANY NEW pairs oi mese line Hose RIGHT NOW. FOR YOURSELF FOR VALENTINE GIFTS at the hospital, to be called upon in the event of an emergency. Walter Ganster was appointed to contact aU members of the JCC and make arrangements for their appearance at the -hospital on Thursday. Christy Is Chairman A program which has as its goal the fingerprinting of all residents from school age up was also inaugurated by the Marshfield Cham ber last night with the appointment by Fred A.

Rhyner, president, of a civil identification committee headed by Victor Christy. The fingerprinting plan, it was pointed out, is for the protection and identification of civilians in all walks of life, and is in no way connected with criminal identification. The program, on a nationwide scope, is being sponsored by service groups. No one wiU have access to the files for the purpose of criminal identification. Committee Members Members of the committee, who will probably meet late this week to draw up a plan of campaign, are Carl Baumann, Andy Felker, Joseph Ernst, Ted G.

Fleming, Norman Kamps, William Halle, Al Koenig, Roger Lawrence, Francis Porn, John Parkin, Fred A. Rhyner, Martin Stensberg, Lyle Tuch-scher, and Carl Weis. Meeting with them will be Officer William Nelson, fingerprint expert of the Marshfield Police Department. Tuchscher and Tony Knott were also named co-chairman of a Victory Dinner Dance to be held Sunday evening, Feb. 15, at the Hotel Charles.

Unity The Bridge Club was entertained by Mrs. Ted Salter at her home Saturday evening. Prizes were won by Mrs. John Sorenson, first, and Mrs. Martin Evenson.

second. Albert Leffel, Medford, was a Unity caller Saturday. A farewell party was held at the John Loughead home Sunday af ternoon for Charles Price, who will leave for the U. S. Army soon.

Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sheldon and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ruprecht and daughter.

Donna, Wausau, visited relatives in Unity Sunday. Mrs. M. E. Evenson was surprised at her home Sunday evening in observance of her birthday.

The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. John Sorenson, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Tennis, Mr.

and Mrs. Tom Loughead, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Leffel, Mrs. Pearl Langjahr.

Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Messer, and Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Messer.

South Spencer Fred Hofmann returned Friday from Kenosha, where he had spent several weeks at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Christ. Mr. and Mrs.

Christ are the parents of twin girls, Darlene and Marlene, -born at a hospital in Kenosha. Mrs. Christ is the former, Miss Rose Hofmann. There are two other chUdren in the famUy. Mr.

and Mrs. Anton Willman and family visited Sunday afternoon with the former's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. John Gessert, at Bakerville. Milwaukee VP) A local tire rationing board authorized Dr.

Raymond P. Weisen to buy four new tires and tubes for his 1932 model automobUe. He returned the authorizing certificate with thanks, however. explaining he decided he would be further ahead to purchase a 1939 model with tires in good condition rather than buy the new tires and tubes which would have cost more than $100. Milwaukee VP) First soldier of the present war to die at Soldiers Home here was Walter Wuori, 22, of Champion, who died of tuberculosis.

Janes ville VP) Residents of Rock County registered at their regular polling places today for civilian defense work. La Crosse VP) La Crosse Teachers College wUl offer special summer courses this year for former teachers to fit them to go 1 0UT OF 3 STATE FAMIUKGET AIO Welfare Department Reports Case Load of 99,984 in December Madison VP) The State Welfare Department reported today that whUe the number of employables on WPA and general relief had declined materially December figures showed that one out of every nine Wisconsin famUies was receiving public assistance grants Unemployable cases on relief and the program for others, including old age pensions, aid to dependent children and aid to the blind, remained last month at a-bout the same level as a year ago, the department sail. It added that public assistance continued to be a major government responsibUity with a case load of 99,984 famUies during December as compared with 98,955 in November. The case load in December, 1940, was 129,851. A high of 165,926 was recorded in January, 1939.

The department said that an expansion of 999 in general relief cases from last November to December was a seasonal one. UNITY MISSION SOCIETY WILL GATHER THURSDAY (By News-Herald Correspondent) Unity The Lutheran Mission Society wUl meet at the Albert Johnson home Thursday afternoon. NO MORE DESERTS Washington JP) Sugar rationing wUl mean that White House dinner guests henceforth can expect salads in place of deserts. Mrs. Franklin made that clear Monday at a press con ference.

She again expressed dis approval of hoarding. She said she and President Roosevelt used very little sugar anyway and that the guests would get salad instead of sweet deserts. Dr. C. A.

Vedder Dr. R. W. Mason Dr. A.

L. Millard Dr. R. S. Baldwin Dr.

Stephan Epstein Dr. Thomas E. Wyatt Dr. W. F.

Kamraer Dr. J. M. Wickham Dr. Edward J.

McGinn Dr. James S. Vedder Again in 1941 WINS NATION'S i 'fS HIGHEST i Xs" AWARD! '3 tr I It IK tl 1 I INMATE IS SUICIDE Madison (JP) The body William Baltterman, 52. a resit dent of the Dane County Home at; Verona, was found in the sewer age disposal tank at the lnstitu- tion yesterday. Coroner Wayn4 Fisher said he committed suicide ACHIHG STIFF SORE MUSCLES For Quick Relief-Rub On mm oim mi "SWING BAND" A rug-cutter you? Then you'll love its devil-may-care skirt, its matched minute of a waist, and the gay bubbling charm it gives you.

Desert gold, rose dust, wheat, mesa blue. Palm Lin rayon. Sizes 12-18. $6.50 I if r- A 4 NeUlsville A picked bawling team representing the NeUlsvUle Recreation alleys won a dual victory Sunday, defeating the Rann-ley team of Tomah, on the local nlleys by a margin of eight pins 4 mi three games, and winning four out of five games from the Adler Theaters team of Marshfield. The match game scores follow: Tomah Betthauser 514; Ru-doll 601: Bell 477; Pcngratz 505 and Linder 612.

total 2,709. NeUlsville Schmidt 614; Grap 548; Stcffel 530; Haight 528, and Skroch 497. total 2.717. Adler Theaters Si Eckes 858: Engebrecht 720; E. Krohn 846; A.

Baker 921; W. Hintz 945. total 4,290. NeUlsville Schmidt 934: Grap 889; Stoffel 878; Haight 863; and Skroch 883. total 4.447.

PURE SILK Full fashioned Sheer and service weights which will prove just right" for spring! JUNIOR STYLES IN MISSES' SIZES "PANEL PARADE" Panels in the skirt and pan-els in the blouse willow your waist to reecf-slimness. Daisy buttons keep in step with the floral tone. Exclusively Martha Manning's in fa goon blue, Tahiti rose, Congo gold spun rayon. Sizes 14-20. $7.98 JOINS AIR CORPS Romuald W.

Schmidt, 25. son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schmidt of the Town of Levis, who enlisted in the U. S.

Air Corps last week, has besn assigned to Jefferson Barracks, for training. A graduate of the NeiUsvUle High School, he has been a substitute clerk and carrier at the Neillsville Post Officer for the past year and eight mcnths. STATE FEBRUARY Figure Represents Reduction of 682 From January Total Madison VP) Wisconsin's February quota of Works Projects Administration workers wUl be State WPA headquarters announced today. This represents a reduction of 682 from the January quota. The district quotas and the reduction in each follow: Ashland 4,000, down 100; GreenBay 4,800.

down 50; Mil-waukes 6,700, oown 500; Madison 4,318, down 32. In addition the February quota includes 1,900 persons in the training and re-employment division, 165 in the supply fund department, and 17 in miscellaneous capacities. OPPOSE JOINT RETURNS Washington (fP) The board of directors of the General Federation cf Woman's Clubs voted Monday to oppose any legislation which would require husbands and wives to file joint returns for Federal income taxes. "What is $389,000,000 compared to th2 rights of inquired Mrs. Volney W.

Taylor of Texas after another director had brought out that it was claimed the change would increase Federal revenue by that amount. REVEAL NAMES THURSDAY Milwaukee (P) Frank J. Kuhl. collector of internal revenue, said Monday that a file of names of Wisconsin's 5.500 slot machine and pinball slot machine owners would be opened for public inspection Thursday. He said the list would be pasted in the internal revenue bureau and that copies would be available only to prosecuting attorneys.

SEEK WAGE INCREASES New York (JP) The C. I. O. executive board Monday adopted a resolution recommending to affiliated C. I.

O. unions that a demand be made in current wage negotiations for a "substantial wage increase." The executive board, at a closed meeting, decided that higher wages should be sought to offset increases in the cost of living and higher taxes. CONFIRM POSTMASTERS Washington (JP) The Senate has confirmed the following appointments as Wisconsin postmasters: Harry A. Martens, Coleman; Alma O. Showers, Mazomanie and John Schippers, Twin Lakes.

iFtf If you expect your wife to take in washing if youreaccieuni ally Killed-at least leave her a Insure TODAY, with the FROEHLICE-RADTKE INSURANCE AGENCY CENTRAL STATE BANK BUILDING Phone 332 WPA QUOTA 21 ii i 1 I -fZl: it' ft Spring Coats by Individually Yours Coveted for smartness, to-i day and tomorrow! Precisely tailored with slenderizing lines. Designed for figure flattery in smooth Teammate Twill. Navy and Black. 14 to 44. $9.49 $9.98 The new straws The new felts, in bright floral trims just in tone with the coming spring! Marshfield Clinic SO.

CENTRAL COR. 7 th ST. Owen Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schuer-mann of Greenwood spent Sunday at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Stanley Michkowski. Mrs. Clara Gustafson, Miss Frances Gustafson, Mr. and Mrs.

Ebner Gustafson and daughter. Nancy, attended the funeral of Mrs. John Gustafscn in Moline, 111. Friday afternoon. The deceased was a sister-in-law of Mrs.

Clara Gustafson. The Gustafson family returned home Sunday evening. Herman Scheel and daughter, Beverly, and Mrs. Lawrence Scheel and son. all of Chicago, were weok end visitors at the William Hingiss home.

Mrs. William Hanson and Miss Marg Farley entertained about 20 ladies Saturday evening at the C. R. Farley home in honor of Mrs. Darrel Kommer, a recent bride.

The out-of-town guests were Mrs. Otto Kommer cf Chippewa Falls and Miss Jean Turney, a student at Stout Institute. Five hundred was played during the evening, and Mrs. Jim Crowley- won the high prize. Mrs.

Art Scheel second, and Mrs. Ben Bruckert third. Miss Louisa Thess returned to Oak Park Sunday evening after spending a week's vacation with friends and relatives here. Mr. and Mrs.

Otto Kommer. Chippewa Falls, visited at Owen over the week end. BIRTH A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schmidt.

Town of Hewett, Mcnday at the NeUlsvUle Hospital. MARRIAGE LICENSE Roy Radke, Loyal. Elizabeth Schuld, Loyal. A 1 NEILLSVILLE TONITE WED, Bargain Nite lie THURS. 20c tax incL ZANE GREY'S LAST OF THE DUANES with GEO.

MONTGOMERY Added Comedy Tickled Pink-King of the Texas Rangers News CLASSIC RAMBLER Wrap around coat front tie, saucy lapels and pleated back. Wear it to the country, to the office, or for brisk careering anywhere. Light as a feather and smart as a whip! Pussy Willow fleece in Nude, Capri Blue, Navy, and the very newest thing Foam White. Sizes 10 to 20. Wear A Bright Bonnet! Many other new OFFICE HOURS a.

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STOEt I NIGHT PHONE SERVICE After 9 p. m. DaHy and After 12 Noon Sunday Telephone No. 800 15 219-215 things for spring are here Shop Howl.

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