The Dunn County News from Menomonie, Wisconsin • 10

THE DUNN" 'COUNTY NEWS," MENOMONIE. 'WISCONSIN 4 Mr. and Mrs. Mike Flynn were Menomonie reliefs Thursday. Mr.

and Mrs. Adam Smith were callers at 2Sau Claire Thursday. lr. ajrfd Mrs. Clarence Martin.

Jifn Flls. visited her sister, Mrs. J. Smith last week. Gien Lender and sons, Don accident that brought the feathered, flier, aboard.

Why not the owl a carrier-pigeon and produce night-fighter Taken aboard an Okinawa-bound plane when the firing had ceased, the bird was released on the island. If the idea works there should be some feathered fighters any eight now. Truly a seasoned veteran because of bis 39 months of overseas service. Sgt. James (Tracks Sniyely.

armorer with the 7th At Force. 7tii Fighter Command, 47th Fighter Squadron, is back in Menomonie spend a 45-day furlough -with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Snively, onri His manv friends.

Jim was in Hawaii 35 months and on Two tryman badge and Purple 'Heart returned 'to the 'United States August 8, aboard Air Transport.Command trahs-Atflantic plane landing him at LcOnardia Field, N. Y. He' plans to visit his parents, the A. O. Kruegers atpowning.

He has 101 points under, the Army point system. The arrival of PH. "Wayne e', d08 West Seebnd' street, Menomonie, at Camp McCoy's personnel center for redeplovment was an- Armedn Pvt.h"Z served with thelwh Tank BatS-ion, Armed in fiance, Rhineland and Germany seven months won.the fo owmg decorations: ETO ribbon with Hire" battle -nrs and a unit Hi. A. ine sons, Minneapolis, were visitors here Saturday and Sunday.

Hjaimer Wallen called on John Carlsrud Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred -Forseth spent Sunday and Monday at'tha Ole Halvorsoa home near Spring Valley. Smiday evening guests at Axel Hal vorson home were Mr.

and Mr. Published every Wednesday by the Flint-Douglas Printing Com-ly. Entered at the Postoflice at Menomonie, Wisconsin, second- NATIONAL CDITOR1AL1L Jima four months. In the service three years, eight months, he has never had a furlough until now. It was like Or Home eelf.

Wednesday nteht for Jim, when he got back into familiar surroundings PRESS it ASSOCIATION Adu MmU 1945 JgeassocpoN and Robert, were Sunday guests at the home of her brother, Truman Lowry. George Dobbs Jay Lemler finished haying on the Mathews farm last week. A. C. Smith and family, Eau Schuitz of Meiionionie.

1 r5' 8 and Bo long for now, Your News Scribe, and attended a Fish and Game association meeting. Ana the boys welcomed Jim back (from the war. Claire, were guests of his parents, Address: John(F. Lammer, (SMI 307-07-94, Comcardin-25 Calvin Kewin and daughter, Mrs, Bud Kewin and children, St. Paul, and Mr.

and Mrs. Hjaimer Johnson and children. Mrs. Bennie Fjeseth and children spent the week with Mi, and Mrs. Ralph Wallen and family: v- Miss Joanne Yurik, Minneapolis, is spending a few days with her aunt.

Mrs. Palmer Mickelson. "5, Miss Sylvia Michalik. St. "Augustine, spent Thursday at tha Albert Carlsrud home.

Cpl. Manley Halvorson is home on a 45-day furlough. He has been EFORE irTr.M--.. Fleet Postoff ice. Sail Francisco.

Isabellp Peters to Hpnrv Hnrtin Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Monty Martin. Eau Address chang: Harold D. Brown, AMM 3C, 306-28-04, AROU No. and Laura Hoehn, part of Lot Section 21, Menomonie. i Back wardU-Turn Backwar.4 I MF.

NF.WS Claire, visited relatives here Mon 4, Fleet Postoflice, San Francisco. -v New-address: SSgtXennetlxSchliiesnerj 36264741,, Squadron I EHIND AAF ORDKearns. Utah. John M. Siind and Olive Sand to Herman F.

Schultz and 'Gertrude Schultz, $250. Lot 4Block 21, Third Anrnsi 12, 1920 Address change: Sgt. Gordon Panck, b-Hw: Co. 5Q7th Pacht Elmwood addition is eet.tw nil ZTJl day. Mr.

and Mrs. Tony Krevitsky were business callers at Menomonie Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo.

Dobbs are having their house insulated, i Everett Lowry is making ah ex Inf APO 452. Postmaster. New York. Z- 1 "i iiMUfi, wui jvienomonie. vw.m 'ipv i nudum Lydia Klukas to Paul Tooner and New address: Pfc.

James A. Sievert, 17118205, 372 Bomb 307 sale that be h.el.d on Aug. 2'. stationed in South JTMsl family lctW.No. 116 from yoiir News scribe to all Dunn rounty people who arc serving here and abroad in the armed forces of Uncle Sam.) ine property is now owned by Dorothea Topper, Lots 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36.

37. 38. Block 2, Clark's replat of Park's addition, Village of B. APO 719, Postmaster, San Francisco. Address Oline M.

Hovlid, PR 3C, Parachute Loft, Naval Air Station, Olathe, Kansas. Change: Donald L- Hanson, CM 2C, 9590425, Com. I02, r. Lundberg, Minneapolis. Fair will be held Sept.

9 tended visit here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Truriian Lowry were callers at Eau Claire and 10. Charles Massey Is presi Box 3, Fleet Postoffice, San Francisco.

dent; C. Wolfe, vice president: Address change: Pfc. Norman M. Engebretson, 3t8UJ953, AAF sta. The Home Front, Menomonie, August 15, 19-15.

FREE BUS RIDE -New Orleans (UP) It was' a. and the passengers In the bus were very sleepy, but enough awake to realize that the driver had told them, "Kp your money: this ride is free." As the bus got John Qie, secretary; George Pur 165, APO 559, Postmaster, New York. treasurer. Address: 1st Lt. Florian Lamphere, 0-130-4403, Service Batterv, W.

S. Vance has completed ar- FOREST GROVE Aug: 15 Matt Arlandson and 730th F. A. Battalion. APO 451.

postmaster, in. x. hp attended To All Dunn Coanty Telte(f Serving Vncle Sam. In. The Armed Forces, Waves, Wats, Etc.

Dear -Fellas Gals: cojiax. Arthur Harms and Alice Harms fco Mai Jorie DeLong, Lots 5. 6. 7, 8, Block I. E.

P. Bailey's addition. Menomonie. John R. Vesper and Clara Vesper, Sarah Ethel Klat and Ruth L.

Jones to Charles F. Owen, SWV of Section 30, Spring Brook. Bertha Lobdell and Lloyd Lob-dell to Helmer O. Wold and Myrtle Wold: Lot 5, Block 1, Kreiser's ad rangernents for a delegation of from the North, who will give Stout three years, and was with the Chesterfield people as PatO'Con-nor's sidekick. He is from Dura nd.

son -Howard. Minnesota piueu an exhibition of dancing and dem from Kimriav until Tnisriav at imat Quruig the previous "trip a 1 Rt PdUl I Wlantftroplsr had boarded he Congratulations. 1st Lt. James Karns. Son of Sheriff and onstration pf Indian, life at the Mrs.

Del Karns. Jim was recently promoted to the rank of first lieuten Mr. and Mrsv Alfred Dunn county fair Sept. .24. A KH tit.

1 1 and given instruction that the next ant. Based on Saipan, he has missions, mostly to Tokyo. 14 persons were to ride free. drove to Menomonie Saturday to see Mi's. Jenny Forseth.

JIerbert Sims, BrandonTis vislt-n gat the E. L. Fellows and Rebekahs eniov New address: Sgt. William A. Millar, 3622230b, T.

Q. Sqn 314th dition, Menomonie. Mae Tierney to Alvin G. Fisher, parcel in 8'j of SVft oi Section C. APO 149, Postmaster, New York.

Here colors another family letter your way, -with more news about Ihe ku.vs and pals you know. for our first subject in this family letter, let's take 2nd Lt. Ruth E. Kisner. N-7953f)3, 22nd Station Hospital.

APO 957. Postmaster. San Francisco. You will remember she was employed as a nurse at the City fiospilal before enlisting in the Army Nurse Corps. Now in Hawaii, on Oahu, she wrote interestingly to The News as follows' 'Tin very pleased with my assignment.

The scenery around is lovely, the iuartprs are very comfortable, the chow is excellent, and everyone is very friendly. My pal got assigned here too, so you sec I a family picnic Sunday at Riverside park, Word has -been received tnat u. w. lverson nas oeen promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. Lt.

lverson, pilot of a P-38, has been BUY WAR BONDS Now Many Wear Mr. and Mrs. John Carlsrud spent Monday evening at the Olc Korsbon home. Mr. and Mrs.

William Lofink and Victor. St. Paul, visited at the Axel Halverson home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Karlstad and The second annual reunion of stationed somewhere in the South Pacific for the past seven with the 13th Air Force- Lt. lverson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. the Tlbbetts and Shafer families Will be held Aug. 8 at the old Carl lverson, Colfax, and Mrs.

Iversop, is, the former Harriet FALSE TEET1 21. Town of Elk Mound. Florence Quilling to H. B. Apel and Selma Apel, $2,500, Lot 4.

Block 5, Original plat. Menomonie. Marguerite L. Johnson and Jessie Bates to Vernon E. Larson, NW' of Section 17.

Sand Creek. Lloyd A. Fowler and Nora Pooler to Louis Sokup and Frances Sokup, Stephen Tibbetts Jipme in town of Dunn. Scapple of North Menomonie. i have no reason to kick.

I flew to one of the ot'lier islands last week oiy my off. We went in aljig Army transport and believe me, I got aj family spent Sundv afternoon at-i Change; Sgt. Ralph Cook, 36220119, Co. APO, 253. Miss Alice Kenney, who is em-; With' More Comfort Postmaster, New York.

ployed in the city clerk's office. John Carlsrud s. Jbsie Carlsrud spent Wednesday with her sister. Mrs. Leonard Tut- Congratulations.

Leon J. Hamerly is now a major following a leaves for Racine to viit her cis-j FASTEETH, a pleasant atkaAn acid) powder, holds fain tth -tnor tle. at Best Valley $3,000.. part of NE'i of SWU of Section 16, Colfax village. rteriuaii Aloright, Carls-( torU jU8t sprinkl little FASTRKTM rud and Mike Yurik drove to Am- on your plates.

No rummy, rooey. Mr. and Mrs. EmeryMocn and iny tor. recent promotion.

1 He is a son of Mr, and Mrs. II, Hamerly of Menomonie. Sgt. Robert B. Hanson, son of Mr.

and Mrs. H. J. Hanson, of Boyce-vilfe, has arrived at Camp or a period of intensive training before going to the Sgt. Hanson served with the 86th Division in Germany and recently enjoyed a 30-day furlough at home.

Sgt. Stanley Cotts is expected home from the European war theater this month after being overseas ten months. He hs been awarded the Bronze Star medal. Corp. Richard J.

Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jalmer Anderson, Prairie Farm, was discharged recently with 109 points to his credit. He was with the Fifth Army in Africa and Italy. Before entering the service he attended Prairie Farm high school.

He was overseas 37 months, and completed four years in the Army in March. He won the European-African-Middle Eastern theater ribbon with six battle mm. ter. jirs. iueorge Barber.

Cecile Doane andAndrcw J. Mars. botJi of Spring Brook, were married Aug. 11 by Rev. W.

I. Lowe at lheM.jEv parsonage. Aug.Rodewakl has the Hop-wood farm on the Hudson road to Chris Haiiey for Just. 49 'years ago today, -August 12, 1871, R. J.

Flint and H. Weber issued, the first number, of The Dunn County News under their management, continuing the partnership for .27 years. Mrs. Henry Briinn, 71, resident of Menomonie for nearly half a century, died Aug. 7 at her home ii this city.

E. A. Finley has bought the unui om. oi it, i cudn get seasick on the voyage over so consider myself quite fortunate. When we docked the ftoyal Hawaiian band was there to phi for us.

There were lovely native girls to put the leis around our necks as we disembarked. So all in all, it was quite exciting for us. Cameras were shooting here and there. The next couple of days after our arrival, the island newspapers carried pictures and stories about us. We were the largest shipment of nurses that has arrived Hi.

there, Pic. Hoy S. Mclntyrc. 36245820, 288 Signal Company, APO 73, Postmaster. San Francisco.

Hoy, former pitcher in the Dunn county baseball league, who has one no-hitter to his credit, wrote a letter recently to the James Mclntyres. Route 2. Wheeler, and they loaned the letter to us. In part, Roy wrote: "I am still O. 'and am in a new place in the Philippines now.

I suppose you, have been wondering why I don't write. I have a lot to do now. I think I will like it here much better. At least we are in some civilization." Roy would appreciate receiving letters from his many friends. Use the above ad-lrt s.

The arrival of Sgt. Dewayne W. Burck of Route 3, Menomonie, at Camp McCoy's personnel center for redeployment, was announced recently. Sgt. Burck's service record shows that he served with the Fighter Squadron in England.

France and Germany. He won threr unit citations. ajd six battle stars. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs hunk.

ViMi will remember reading in a recent issue of your family jernal Hint Louis Kincade had made the supreme sacrifice during a sea battle. 1 Now comes more complete details about what happened, This is from the War Department. Louis E. Kincade, chief electrician's mate. USN.

1424 West 9th Little Rock, and Menomonie, was killed, wiit the destroyer USS Drexler was sunk in a vicious 90- -9 Daniel Teegarden and Memi Tee-garden to Fred Clark and Anna M. Clark, Lot 1. Block 23, Original plat, Menomonie. Aui ie Pjeper and Flora Picpcr Voile to Hcrnan L. Chudacoff and Ethel R.

Chudacoff, part of Lot 5, Block 85, Original plat, Menomonie. Carl Pedcrsoti to Juel Knutson, S-i of of SWKi, Section ,33, and E'i- of Section 34, Town of Colfax. Alvin Huset and Esther Huset to Paul A. Knoepke, $600, NE' of SE'i, Section 7, Grant. Alan C.

Fletcher and Arvilla P'letcher to Otto E. Edgeberg and Irma Nellie Edgeberg. W'a of Lots 7 and 8. Block 41, Original plat, Menomonie. DUNN COUNTY FAIR WEEK ATTRACTiONS stars and the Good Conduct medal.

i Change: Donald Rosseter, S. 1 (QM I USS-LSM511, Fleet Post- office, San Francisco. Now a corporal, here's his address: Stanley Opsal, 36724979. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 16-17-18 APO 705, Postmaster, San Francisco. Change: Corp.

Melvin Klukas, 36246821, 342nd Old. Depot: Com pany, Postmaster, New York. And another; Sgt. Lavern Klukas. 36297672.

Ha. 29th Tactical Control Groun, APO 151. Postmaster. U. V0UR FAVORITE MR.

AND MRS. IN ANOTHER HILARIOUS MYSTERY! Robert Millar residence properly on 13th street. Woman's Auxillai-of Congregational church meets at the home of Mrs. John Carter. Hartz.43, died Aug, 7 at his homo in tow-n of Red Cedar.

Herman F. Wright sells his house on 12th street to Chas. Scharr and will move to Eau Claire. Mrs. Christine Wahl.

7,7. died Aug. 9 at the home of her son, Ernest, in town of Red Cedar. Mrs. Albert Nathness and Mrs.

Matilda Schwandt to Anna Buss, Lot 8, Elock 11. M. H. Wilson's addition, Menomonie. Russell C.

Drake, and Bertha Drake to Anita L. Fortney. Lot 2, Block 25, Coddington's addition, Menomonie. Carl M. Johnson.

Peter Johnson, Maria Johnson to JoJin G. Lille-vold. $1,160. NE'. of NEU, Section IN M-G M'S 12, New Haven Nels entertain the ladies aid 1 of Our-Savior's church at innn UrirlfKnn Theodore O.

church parlors. sr.on 1. Block 8. J. Exnil Wjeman sells his property sinjon-s addition.

Village of on the Stout road to Wm. Kentz. rj0iax WLsconsin-Minneota Light i William 'Thompson to Margaret Power Co. offers an eight percent Kadinger and Leo Kadinger. Lot4, with LUCILE WATSON GLORIA De HAVEN ANNE REVERE Army, New York.

Sgt. Leonard Lockwood is now in North Africa, serving as an airplane mechanic. He went into the" service three years ago in February and has been overseas one year. He was ormerly at Chanute Field. His brother, Francis, is now a staff sergeant.

He. was recently promoted with the 24th Infantry division on He is the holder of tlieBronze Star medal and Purple Heprt with an Oak Leaf clustA. He has been promoted three glades from -Private- First Class to Staff Sergeant during the bitter, fighting on Mindanao. Lockwood took command of a squad when his loader was wounded. rn a mission carrying rations and ammunition to forward elements of his company, the squad, was pinned down by Japanese niachine gu tire.

Return fire knocked put one of the. guns, but of advance was covered by Nip positions. men kept the Jap -giiii tiers under cover with a heavy concentration of rifle tire. Lockwood jrecon-noitered for a new approach. A few minutes later he returned toior-ganize the withdrawal to a safer route which he had discovered.

A veteran of 25 months overseas, the rugged sergeant has fought in the campaigns on New Guinea, Luzon and Mindanao. He suffered shrapnel wounds on Leyte and again on Luzon. For heroic achievement during the Leyte operation he was awarded the Bronze Star. Lockwood. son of, Mr.

and Mrs Bert Lockwood, is a member of this Victory Division's famous 34th Infantry Regiment. Through the thoughtfulness of I Sgt. James B. Klosowoki, 16027749, 397th Fighter Sq 308th Fighter Group. APO .141, Postmaster, New York, we have some copies of The Stars and Stripes, Southern Germany edition, and The Fortress Thanks, Jim, wenjoyed reading these issues.

A member of the 31st Division in Mindanao. Pfc. Clifford O. Eotk-weit of Fond du Lac, and Private Benjamin A- Bundt of Menomonie, and their anti-tank company have been, praised by the commander of their 167th Infantry Regiment foVlthe role they. played in Mindanao's liberation.

There were no Jap tanks the mountains. The anti- scennd attack by. three Japanese suicide bombers off Okinawa on May Hi' is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kincade, North Menomonie.

Alii ad.v damaged by the first of the Kamikaze trio. the Drexler rolled over on -her starboard side and sank within 4D seconds after the last suicider tounii his mark. Casualties totaled 210, including 158 dead and 52 wounded. Wartime complement of the Drexler was approximately officers and men Cdr. Ronald Lee Wilson, USN, 524 East Thoi ne Marion.

111., skipper of the destroyer, himself wounded in the attack. dscriled as "fantastic" the action of the last suicide pilot, who was forced to make two passes at the crippled, dead-in-the-water Drexler before she was sent to the bottom. Attacking at 7:02 a.m., the first, suicide struck the 2,200 destroyer amidships, cutting off her power and start ins larue gasoline fires. Thirty seconds later the second plane approached, but was splashed with a direct hit from a Seconds later the third plane came in. The Drexler's guns or many hits on thf Jap, who was further riddled by pursuing Marine Corsair -pilots.

Undaunted, the Jap came on but missed his mark, barely clearing the stacks and apparently destined to crash. It was apparent the plane would, crash that the Marine pilot leered of (. "raid Cdr. Wilsoii. "But the Jap didn't 1 crash at all.

He Hew a Le.ht circle in attack a second time. -Again the ship's guns took up i lie lir.ht. as did the alert Marine pilot who observed what had happened Nevertheless, the Jap completed his circle and struck the destroyer at the base of No. 2 stack, rocking the ship with an explosion that blew parts hundreds of feet and started immense oil fires. investment, according to an an- Block 16.

Elmwood addition, Me- L. nomonie. Leo Mason and Rose Mason W. L. Roeiig and Elsa M.

Roerig.J I ifffew I IHOPPf N'ws. Births: to Mr. and Mrs. Jess Reynolds. Boyceyille, Aug.

9, son; to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Olson, Hay River, 8, daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Heifer Olson, town of Colfax, July 28, son: to Mr, and Mrs.

Fletcher Brothers, city, Aug. 10. a 10-lb. son; to Mr. and Mrs.

Edw. Hot land, town of Menomonie, Aug. 10. son;" to 'Mr Mrs. Arthur J.

Liddy, Aug! 9, son; to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Quilling, city. Aug. 8, son.

KtWt -1. News, Cartoon, Travel Serving with the Fifth Army, Italy, Private First Class. Harold H. tankers built roads and guarded carried supplies to the front and Suiu, Aug. 19-20-21-22 Matinees Sunday 1 15 anil 3:30 evacuated wounded from it.

This meant long hours, deep mud, and al most two months. of rations for Rockweit, son of Alice Rock- Anderson, 411 9th Avenue. Menomonie, recently was awarded the Broue Star Medal for meritorious service in combat in Italy. He eerved on the Fifth Army front in the 363rd Infantry Regiment on the IHsi "J'owder xiver" Division. The award citation related "Anderson is 5 jerp driver.

ha; figured prominently in every engagement with his company since it entered combat. He has worked long hours, gone without and rest and driven over treacherous mountain trails in blackoijt. within easy range of mortar and artillery shells and even Miiatl anus fire, to bring up rations and supplies to his on line During. the Po valley drive, he stayed with his company all the weit of 246 Main Fond'du Lac; and Bundt. hushand of Mrs.

EduJiFj VoiCC of UC- People I Bundt of 209 Knapp Menomonie. i rnrft rncu Lot 5, Block 2, Morgan's, addition. Menomopie. Albert J. Olson and Martha Olson to Ralph Keeley and Margaret A.

Keeley, west 75 feet of Lots 2 and and east 50 feet of Lots 3 and 6, Block 1, Knapp. George Schaaf and Anna Schaaf to George A. Peterson and Laura Peterson. Lot 5, Block. 2.

Anstett's addition, Menomonie. H- Stevens and Helen L. Stevens to Donald Sanderson and Gertrude Sanderson, $3,750, Lot 2, Block 1. B. Clark's addition, Menomonie.

Pauline 'Anderson to C. M. Conway. Lots 28 and 29. plat of Oak-wood.

Town of Tainter. L. A. Pooler and Nora Pooler to J. Harold Hjort and Beulah A.

Hjort, north 26 '-i feet of "Lot 7. Block J. p. Sinion's addition, Colfax village. Laura Etta Gunter to Clarence J.

Engcldinger and Hazel B. En6el-dinger, Lots 7 and 8, Block 53, Gates addition, Menomonie. Arthur K. Brown and Ruth M. Brown to- North American Credit company.

Lot 3. Block 1, Oak Lawn addition, Menomonie. Albert G. Brown and Anne A. Brown to North American Credit company.

Lot 9, Block Oak Lawn addition. Menomonie. Olga H. Dresser to Fred Ander- Wnic. driving day and night and refusing to be relieved by another driv MacMURRAY 3.

From headquarters-, 13fh AAF, Philippines, we are informed that Technical Sergeant Harold F. Grudt, 315 Stout Street, 13th AAF Pacific veteran is returning to the Upited States after completing 33 months of duty in the South, Central and Southwest Pacific. As section chief in charge of maintenance pf all gun in the Rangers" correct crack ''Jungle Air, Force" heavy bomber. group, Sergeant Grudt has participate 1 in 10 major campaigns throughout, the Pacific' Beginning at Guadalcanal, the "Long Rangers" carried their island-hopping offensive against Jap airdromes, installations and shipping throughout the, Solomons, into the Admiralty Islands, up through the coast of New Guinea to the East Indies -and on through Borneo and the Philippines, into French Indo-China. Prior to entering the AAF in April, 1942, Sergeant Grudt gra-diated from Menomonie High school and was employed by Vultee Aircraft Incorporated, VulteeyField, Calif.

He holds two Unit Citations, and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon with 10 battle star.s. Mrs. Anton MOKE ABOUT ON POTATO VINES Dunn County News, Menomonie, Wis. -t Dear Sirs: It was with' consWerable amusement that I read the little item in Uie box at the top of column six of the front page of this week's News, reporting little green tomatoes on the top of potato vines. Now 1 haven'tr'secn Cook's potato tops but I have not douJjted for an instant since reading the, item that what she mistook for tomatoes were what we call "potato balis" or "seed on the farm.

Mpst of Uie blossoms of cultivated potatoes are barrem but Uiey do result in the HELEN WALKER -MARJORIE Mi; rrnnfr nrimi iran nrTiirn- nnnrrn iiiii a utunur. fuAnonALL jcftri ntAincn runitn amlu PRODUCTION Kkr GEORGE MARSHAU A ParnmuntPlrft." er lioio the company, nnd killed 3 GeiSnans with his machinegun during the pu li concluded the citation. A 'member ot the 100th Division of Seventh Army in Germany, Pfc. Louis M. of 420 Douglas Street, Menomonie, has recently been awarded tlv Bronze Star Medal.

for his action in combat prior to Day, while r.eiving with the 100th Division, division headquarters has He is a -member of the famous Century Division's 398th Infantry Regiment. The award recognized the part he played in -the division's fighting through France and Germany. Driving through the Vosges Mountains last November, the Century Division cracked the Germans' planned defenses at. the Meurthe River, and later fought to take the rlabornM.v-forlified town of Bitche on the Maginot Line. Standing off a major Genfym counterattack at the turn of the year before IMtche, the 100th rashed through the fort-series to wrest the lii.toiical defense bastion from the enemy in mid-March, After speeding to Ludwigshaven on the the Century crossed the river and then began its assault upon Heilbronn, important natural barrier and key rail center at western gateway to' the German National Redoubt.

After nine bitter days oi building-to-building fighting under enemy artillery directed by observation from the hills to the east of the city, the division captured the city and drove south along the Neckar River to Stuttgart, where it joined forces with the French in a pincers movenwut which forced the capitulation of that industrial metropolis. Klosser, his mother, resides at the Stout Street address. Latest News, Cartoon, Travel Sgt. dwin E. Schutz, of Menomonie, has completed his training as a flight engineer with a B-29 Superfortress crew, the Second Air Force Field, Pyote Army Air Field, Texas.

The sergeant, who recently Dibmoted to his Dresent rank, will soon be assumed to a tart.iral formation of such seed balls. I SE'i of NWVi oi section i. son. organization to do his part imjuture bombing missions on the Japapese GRAND THEATRE Fri.f Sat Aug. 16-17-18-19 homeland.

Son oi Mrs. Melvin Madson, route fenomonie, he is married to the former Miss Jeannette Haile, daughter of, R. Haile of, Knapp. graduate of Central High schopl, Menomonie, class of 1939, he entered the service in Julie 1943. Prior to that, time he was have seen them now and then all piy life.

They do look a little like small green tomatoes. In caring of our potato, patch this season I have seen just one, despite the unusual number of blossoms. That employed as an aircraft wor-ker, i Pvt. Theodore Supri, 31t husband of Mrs. I.ela Mae Supri, Wheel statement will serve as an indica er, has retuined rom service outside the continental United States and is.

now being processed through the Army Ground and Service Forces tion of their frequency or infre-queiicy. It, is through seed in -thsc Redistribution station in Miami Beach, Fla. Supri served .25 montiis as a madiine gunner in the. European tlieater of opei atioiis. that new.

varieties of po- While there he was- awarded the Distinguished Unit citation the I LI Stanton. Leon Cudd to August W. Holz-hueter and Clara L. Holzhueter, $6,100, S'i of SEV4 of NE'i, Section 6, and Wi of NWV4, Soction 5, Town of Menomonie. Leo Geisert and Margaret Geisert to James II.

Galvin and Alma Galvin. $3,500. Lot 6, Block 22, Original plat, Menomonie. Alfred Behling and Helen -Beh-ling to John Roeder and Georgia Roedeiv Block 22, Elmwood. addition Menomonie.

Bank of Sand Creek to Ray.F. Gundlach and Harriet Gundlach, $450, W'i of SWU of Section 9, ot ter Creek. Edward O. Sylte and Laura Sylte to Wilbur C. Sylte and Hazel R.

Sylte, $5,500. SW.i Section 20, Sand Creek. Edith Clark Walker to Albert smith. $600. NEW of SE'i of Sec Combat Infantryman badge and the European.

with one battle star. Before entering the service, pvt. Supri was a farmer. He became a member of the Armed Forces November 28, 1942. Mrs.

Harriet C. lverson, 408 Railroad avenue, Menomonie, recently 1,1 received the following information from Headquarters Allied Air Forces, vl iJ ii4 Southwest Pacific area: Recently your husband. Second Lt. Donald W. lverson, was decorated, with the Air Medal.

It was an award made in Recognition of courageous service to his combat organization, his fellow American airmen, his country, his home and to you. Your husband as cited for meritorious achievement while participating in sustained operational flight missions in the Southwest Pacific area from March 39, 1945 to June 13, 1945,, during hostile contact was probable and ex specialists. One may plant thousands of these seeds before reaping a really worthwhile or improved new variety. But men like Luther Burbank kept patiently at it until success crowned their efforts. As for the rest of us, we will continue to plant the "tubers, or enlarged portions-of potato-vine roots as a jeasopable guarant ee of an edible crop, content to leave the experimentation to others and to regard the "seed-balls" as an occasional extra of the tops, and free to call them ween.

it we No doubt others have written yoii before this, on Uie subject. Sincerely' yours, ARTHUR H. BARNHART, It. R. 2.

pected. These operations included escort, interception, and attack tion 31, 40 acres. Town of Tainter. j- Serial, Sport, News "BOYS OVERSEAS IN ACTION" and Lydia Sipple, $60, Lots 1, 7, 8. 9, Block 6, Elmwood addition, Me nomonie.

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I'SS HORNET RETURNS FROM THE WARS Howard H. Kosharek, 18. class, USNR, son Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kosharek, Wheeler, has returned on leave from a tour of Pacific battle duty aboard the Navy's storied aircraft carrier the USS Hornet, now undergoing typhoon-damage repairs at a West Naval Named particularly after the vessel from which Lt.

General James S. Doolittle launched the first bombing raid on Tokyo, the Hornet has had 14 months of rugged action in the forefront of the drive back lb the Japanese capital. No enemy ever succeeded 1n damaging the ship, but more than 1,400 Jap planes and some 1.270.00p tons of Jap shipping bear testimony to the savagery with which she struck throughout her cruise. Launched in August, 1943, the Hornet as au integral ot famed Task Force 58 struck the first 4jlow in the liberation of the Philippines: launched the first installment oi the full-scale carrier-plane raids on Tokyo; took part in the destruction of the Yamato, pride of Japans battle fleet; weathered two typhoons and rescued an owl. Under the affectionate sobriquet "Tlgrnet Hotcl'V she served as troop transport for of Marines, auxiliary tanker to hundreds of destroyers, and prison ship witti accommodations for 130 Japanese.

Many of her crew were aboard her a full 15 months. The Hornet was in operation off the coast of Okmawa when the 120-knot gale caught her, tossing her 27,000 tons chip in a washing machine. Suddenly, her bow rose atop a 'tremendous wave and crashed' downward with such force the forward ifiriiers of her flight deck folded along her sides. Now, after four months of" secrecy, the story can be revealed. It happened in" April tit Qkmawa.

Jap air attacks had been intense all day. At night there waT only sporadic relief. Nip fliers still prowled overhead. Dur- Edward T. Langcmo to Jn" "The Docks of New fork Danovsky, $740, N'i of oi Section except described part, missions, and patrol and reconnaissance flights." On July 17, Lt.

lverson was promoted to first lieute nant. Mrs. D. W. lverson is the former Harriet Scapple.

Sgtj Edward D. Burps, 16094000, H. S. 167 Eng! Com APO 513, New York, we received an interesting letter. 1 in part Eddie wrote: "It's quite some time since I wrote toHhe oi' gang but as usual I've been moving around again.

I'm now back, in France approximately 15 miles out pf -Reims. J've been here a week and still don't know what's in store for me. I. hayen't enough points to come home so that leaves me sorta balancing on; a fence. On one side is the Pacific and on the other is the Army, of Occupation.

Possibly you've read about this huge redeployment area surrounding. Reims. It coyers thousands of acres and consists of various camps, such as Lucky Strike, Chicago, Philadelphia, etc. I'm at -Camp, Philadelphia which is syil in, the process of construction." Change: T5 Donald E. Hansen, 36835465, Centralized School No.

1, APO 119, Postmaster, N. Y. i After five months in the European thgaer of sgt. Vaughn R. Stai, son af Mr.

and Mrs. Olaf Stai, Route 1, Menomonie has reported at Camp Aries, France, whjchjs redeploypient caipp for the Pacific area of operations. Capt. Norbert M. Krueger, 30 veteran of nine "month's, in the China theater of operations where he served as a platoon leanir -wr i i T- "auUrll' 2nd Feature A Hurricane of Thrills! SNAPr SETTLEMENT lsJ-Col.

arid Mrs. Howard Estate It austere LowTy, visited here over fing of tie Sf allicms iru, wees, euju v'fc imco v. Jklay Lowry, and brother, Truman Lowry, before his overseas assignment. Mr. and Mrs.

C. Hainstalk and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Flynn were fishing up north a few days the past The following real estate traris fers obtained by The News from Uie- records at ths Latest Nev small owl ftwide a perieci v-mnei lugxn. live iiuaniiry, aim was awarnea uic rui: jrjumix iiituun with three deck.

To ship's observers came an idea. It was strategy and notstars, American Defense, and Good Conduct ribbons, the combat, infan-.