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Heroes Next Door: Helping Save the World in 1945

On the Homefront: August 1945

While military operations were going on all over the world, the people of La Crosse County were doing their part for the war effort. Local industries had switched from consumer goods to war material. With so many men in the armed forces, many jobs formerly performed by them were now done by women. Everyone had to deal with rationing of gasoline, rubber, food, and other essentials. The war touched almost every facet of life in some way or another.

Feature Stories

by Jeff Rand, Adult Services librarian

Trane Company and the A-Bomb

It's Over!

How Tin Cans Helped Win the War

Date	Citation	Preview
1945-8-1	La Crosse Tribune p4	Pepsi-Cola Ad
1945-8-1	La Crosse Tribune p6	Coca-Cola Ad
1945-8-1	La Crosse Tribune p6	Housing Shortage
1945-8-1	La Crosse Tribune p7	Adeline Kriese at Ordnance Service Command Shop
1945-8-1	La Crosse Tribune p7	Red Cross Christmas Packages
1945-8-1	La Crosse Tribune p8	Ration Guide
1945-8-1	La Crosse Tribune p8	Rotary Hears Speaker on United Nations Charter
1945-8-2	Bangor Independent p2	Farmers Food Market Shut Down in Bangor
1945-8-2	Bangor Independent p2	Farmers State Bank Ad
1945-8-2	Bangor Independent p2	This Man's Navy at Salem Theater
1945-8-2	Non-Pareil Journal p4	Town and Farm in Wartime
1945-8-2	Non-Pareil Journal p5	Shirley Heider Works for Navy Department
1945-8-2	La Crosse County Record p1	Town and Farm in Wartime
1945-8-2	La Crosse County Record p8	Manke Hardware Ad for Canning Jars
1945-8-2	La Crosse County Record p8	This Man's Navy at Salem Theater
1945-8-2	La Crosse County Record p8	Warning About Fraternization with German POWs
1945-8-2	La Crosse Tribune p3	Purple Heart Booth at Inter-State Fair
1945-8-2	La Crosse Tribune p4	Final Shipment from La Crosse Trailer and Equipment
1945-8-2	La Crosse Tribune p6	Realism for Returning Veterans
1945-8-2	La Crosse Tribune p10	Military Service Club Girls
1945-8-2	La Crosse Tribune p13	Ordnance Shop Has Bond Flag
1945-8-2	La Crosse Tribune p15	Paper Salvage in La Crosse County
1945-8-3	La Crosse Tribune p2	Shipyard Recruiter Here
1945-8-3	La Crosse Tribune p3	July Draft Registrations
1945-8-3	La Crosse Tribune p5	Service Wives and Mothers Club
1945-8-4	La Crosse Tribune p3	Recruiting Railroad Workers
1945-8-4	La Crosse Tribune p8	La Crosse Ordnance Shop Praised
1945-8-4	La Crosse Tribune p9	La Crosse Area War Manpower Commission
1945-8-5	La Crosse Tribune p2	Seek Powder Plant Help
1945-8-5	La Crosse Tribune p4	Hawaiian Soldiers Return to La Crosse
1945-8-5	La Crosse Tribune p7	Byron Thiel New Veterans Administration Officer
1945-8-5	La Crosse Tribune p9	G.I. Honeymoon at Wisconsin Theater
1945-8-5	La Crosse Tribune p10	Anna Moran to Marry Texas Soldier
1945-8-5	La Crosse Tribune p10	Junior Victory Gardeners
1945-8-5	La Crosse Tribune p12	A Letter from Home
1945-8-6	La Crosse Tribune p5	Bonnie Meyer to Marry Texas Soldier
1945-8-6	La Crosse Tribune p5	Charles Zabrowski of La Crosse Speeds Production
1945-8-6	La Crosse Tribune p5	Helen Deitelhoff Marries Lt. in Texas
1945-8-6	La Crosse Tribune p5	James Hall of La Crosse Speeds Bearing Packing
1945-8-6	La Crosse Tribune p5	Margaret Roraff Engaged to Oconomowoc Soldier
1945-8-6	La Crosse Tribune p5	Marianne Reisman Marries Lt. from Indiana
1945-8-6	La Crosse Tribune p5	Norma Kolbo Marries Texas Veteran
1945-8-6	La Crosse Tribune p5	Second Division Vet Takes Job at Ordnance Shop
1945-8-6	La Crosse Tribune p6	Ordnance Shop Exceeds Quota
1945-8-6	La Crosse Tribune p6	Ration Guide
1945-8-6	La Crosse Tribune p6	Workers Needed at Badger Powder Plant
1945-8-7	La Crosse Tribune p2	Christmas Boxes for Troops
1945-8-7	La Crosse Tribune p3	Praise Work of La Crosse Ordnance Shop
1945-8-8	La Crosse Tribune p3	La Crosse Not Salvaging Enough Tin
1945-8-8	La Crosse Tribune p4	Ethel Goetting Marries Lt. Seebach
1945-8-8	La Crosse Tribune p4	Lorraine Stankey Marries Army Veteran
1945-8-8	La Crosse Tribune p4	Mary Cunningham Engaged to Sgt. Cummings
1945-8-8	La Crosse Tribune p4	Ralph H. Young, Jeweler Ad
1945-8-8	La Crosse Tribune p4	Trane Company Ships Units to Atomic Bomb Plants FEATURE STORY - Trane Company and the A-Bomb
1945-8-8	La Crosse Tribune p5	McCoy Soldiers Seek Homes Here
1945-8-8	La Crosse Tribune p8	Help Make Rocket Powder
1945-8-8	La Crosse Tribune p8	Red Cross Products Sent to Belgium
1945-8-8	La Crosse Tribune p10	Flowers for McCoy Veterans
1945-8-8	La Crosse Tribune p10	Legislators Visit La Crosse Ordnance Shop
1945-8-9	Non-Pareil Journal p4	Town and Farm in Wartime
1945-8-9	La Crosse County Record p1	Onalaska Navy Mothers Meeting
1945-8-9	La Crosse Tribune p1	Babson Offers Scholarship to Veteran
1945-8-9	La Crosse Tribune p5	Canning Supplies from Montgomery Ward
1945-8-9	La Crosse Tribune p10	Rosslyn Swenson Marries Texas Veteran
1945-8-9	La Crosse Tribune p13	Ed Phillips & Sons Ad
1945-8-10	La Crosse Tribune p2	Many Flowers for McCoy
1945-8-10	La Crosse Tribune p2	Mistaken for Escaped POW
1945-8-10	La Crosse Tribune p2	V-J Day Plans
1945-8-10	La Crosse Tribune p3	Naval Yards Seek Workers
1945-8-10	La Crosse Tribune p3	Shirley (Harmon) Sweeney & Husband Visiting
1945-8-10	La Crosse Tribune p7	War Bond Honor Roll
1945-8-11	La Crosse Tribune p2	McCoy Needs Typists
1945-8-11	La Crosse Tribune p4	Jap Prisoners on the Loose
1945-8-12	La Crosse Tribune p2	La Crosse County Red Cross History
1945-8-12	La Crosse Tribune p5	Those Endearing Young Charms at Rivoli
1945-8-12	La Crosse Tribune p8	Florence Kaufman Marries Army Man
1945-8-12	La Crosse Tribune p8	Sylvia Rasmussen Marries Navy Man
1945-8-12	La Crosse Tribune p10	A Letter from Home
1945-8-12	La Crosse Tribune p10	Smale's Ad
1945-8-13	La Crosse Tribune p1	Premature V-J Day Celebration
1945-8-13	La Crosse Tribune p1	Arrange V-J Services
1945-8-13	La Crosse Tribune p2	Arleen Skoy Marries Lt. Nassimbeni
1945-8-13	La Crosse Tribune p5	Barbara Williams Bride of Texas Lt.
1945-8-13	La Crosse Tribune p5	Local State Guard Gets Visitor
1945-8-13	La Crosse Tribune p7	Veterans Formal Dance
1945-8-14	La Crosse Tribune Extra p1	Stores and Factories Close for V-J Day
1945-8-14	La Crosse Tribune p1	Stores and Factories to Close
1945-8-14	La Crosse Tribune p2	Problems of Returning Vets Discussed
1945-8-14	La Crosse Tribune p4	P. G. Terpstra Ice and Fuel Ad
1945-8-14	La Crosse Tribune p6	Draftees Hear News of Japan Acceptance of Terms
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p1	La Crosse County Men Died in Service
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p1	Call for a Parade
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p1	Victory Celebration
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p2	Church Holds Services
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p2	Crowds at Church Services
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p2	Improptu Parade FEATURE STORY - It's Over!
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p2	Legion Picnic
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p2	No Decision on Memorial
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p2	V-J Day Sidelights
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p10	James Wittenberg Marries Corp. Albertsen
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p10	Stevenson's Ad
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p11	Ed's Conoco of Bangor Suspended
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p11	Northern States Power Company Ad
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p12	Peace Editorial
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p13	It's Over
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p16	La Crosse's Reaction on V-J Day
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p16	Marvin Nelson Rings Church Bell
1945-8-15	La Crosse Tribune p18	Celebration in La Crosse
1945-8-16	Bangor Independent p1	News of War's End in Bangor
1945-8-16	Bangor Independent p2	Soldiers Visit Aunt and Uncle in Browns Valley
1945-8-16	Bangor Independent p2	Thank You from West Salem Packing Company
1945-8-16	Non-Pareil Journal p1	Household Fat Still Needed
1945-8-16	Non-Pareil Journal p1	V-J Day Observations
1945-8-16	Non-Pareil Journal p1	War's End Proclaimed
1945-8-16	Non-Pareil Journal p8	End of the War in Severson Coulee
1945-8-16	Non-Pareil Journal p8	Mindoro on V-J Day
1945-8-16	La Crosse County Record p1	Navy Mothers Ice Cream Social
1945-8-16	La Crosse County Record p1	Onalaska Observes Peace Holidays
1945-8-16	La Crosse County Record p1	Ration Stamp Reminders
1945-8-16	La Crosse County Record p5	A Bell for Adano at Hollywood Theater
1945-8-16	La Crosse County Record p8	Manke Hardware Ad
1945-8-16	La Crosse Tribune p1	City Recuperates After Celebration
1945-8-16	La Crosse Tribune p2	Big Shoe Store Ad
1945-8-16	La Crosse Tribune p3	Thanks for V-J Cooperation
1945-8-16	La Crosse Tribune p6	Reflection on One Year Ago
1945-8-16	La Crosse Tribune p7	Postpone Waste Paper Collection
1945-8-16	La Crosse Tribune p9	Counter-Attack at 5th Avenue Theater
1945-8-16	La Crosse Tribune p13	Victory Specials at Super Tiny Market
1945-8-16	La Crosse Tribune p15	V-J Displays
1945-8-17	La Crosse Tribune p2	Many Veterans at La Crosse USO
1945-8-17	La Crosse Tribune p2	Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo at Riviera
1945-8-17	La Crosse Tribune p5	Dorothy Britt Marries Lt. Morrow
1945-8-17	La Crosse Tribune p5	Lois (Jenks) Smart
1945-8-17	La Crosse Tribune p5	Lorraine (Pohlman) Peterson
1945-8-17	La Crosse Tribune p5	Military Service Club Girls Dance
1945-8-17	La Crosse Tribune p5	Norma (Kolbo) Anderson
1945-8-17	La Crosse Tribune p5	Olga Mahlum Marries Navy Man
1945-8-18	La Crosse Tribune p1	Government Terminates Contracts
1945-8-18	La Crosse Tribune p7	Shipyards Need Workers
1945-8-18	La Crosse Tribune p8	Hula Skirts Sent from Hawaii by Seabee Father
1945-8-19	La Crosse Tribune p2	Formerly Rationed Shoes Available
1945-8-19	La Crosse Tribune p5	Office of Defense Transportation to Close La Crosse Office
1945-8-19	La Crosse Tribune p5	Ration-Free Shoes
1945-8-19	La Crosse Tribune p8	A Letter from Home
1945-8-19	La Crosse Tribune p8	Sacred Memorial
1945-8-19	La Crosse Tribune p9	Trane Expansion Ensures Jobs for Vets
1945-8-19	La Crosse Tribune p10	Groves & Stein Hiring War Workers
1945-8-19	La Crosse Tribune p13	Winged Victory at the Riviera
1945-8-20	La Crosse Tribune p1	Gas Rationing No More
1945-8-20	La Crosse Tribune p4	Ahead for La Crosse
1945-8-20	La Crosse Tribune p5	Sylvia Rasmussen Marries Navy Man
1945-8-20	La Crosse Tribune p6	Ration Guide
1945-8-21	La Crosse Tribune p1	Army Ordnance Shops to 40-Hour Week
1945-8-21	La Crosse Tribune p2	Chaplain to Speak at La Crosse Church
1945-8-21	La Crosse Tribune p2	Extended Child Care Centers to Close
1945-8-21	La Crosse Tribune p3	Numerous Jobs Available Here
1945-8-21	La Crosse Tribune p4	Jane McLaughlin Marries Army Man
1945-8-21	La Crosse Tribune p4	List of Inductees
1945-8-21	La Crosse Tribune p5	Ration Free Tires at Goodyear
1945-8-21	La Crosse Tribune p6	As Rationing Ends
1945-8-21	La Crosse Tribune p8	Discharged Veterans Service Flags
1945-8-21	La Crosse Tribune p8	Inductees Announced
1945-8-21	La Crosse Tribune p8	Local Unit of Purple Heart Order
1945-8-22	La Crosse Tribune p4	Betty Niedbalski Engaged to California Officer
1945-8-22	La Crosse Tribune p4	Doris Solie Marries Former La Crosse Marine
1945-8-22	La Crosse Tribune p5	Veterans Preference for Jobs
1945-8-22	La Crosse Tribune p9	Waste Paper and Tin Collections Planned
1945-8-22	La Crosse Tribune p10	Dance at Legion
1945-8-22	La Crosse Tribune p14	Chaplain Speaks to Kiwanis Club
1945-8-23	Non-Pareil Journal p1	Tin Collection
1945-8-23	Non-Pareil Journal p4	Peace Services in Churches
1945-8-23	Non-Pareil Journal p4	Rationing Office in West Salem Discontinued
1945-8-23	Non-Pareil Journal p8	V-J Day Services at Burr Oak Lutheran
1945-8-23	Non-Pareil Journal p8	V-J Day Services at St. John's
1945-8-23	La Crosse County Record p1	Onalaska Navy Mothers Meet
1945-8-23	La Crosse Tribune p10	Carol Frappier Flies to China
1945-8-23	La Crosse Tribune p10	Dorothea Stuart Marries Georgia Soldier
1945-8-23	La Crosse Tribune p10	Offers Rides to McCoy
1945-8-23	La Crosse Tribune p10	Rent Control Remains in La Crosse County
1945-8-24	La Crosse Tribune p3	Memorial Stadium Proposed by Veteran
1945-8-24	La Crosse Tribune p4	Miss Deitelhoff Marries Texas Soldier
1945-8-24	La Crosse Tribune p5	War Veterans' Council Plans Homecoming Event
1945-8-24	La Crosse Tribune p7	Tin Cans and Paper Salvage Tomorrow FEATURE STORY - How Tin Cans Helped Win the War
1945-8-25	La Crosse Tribune p3	Dorothy (Arntsen) Smith, Richard Smith, Robert Smith
1945-8-26	La Crosse Tribune p4	Batavian National Band Ad
1945-8-26	La Crosse Tribune p9	1st Federal Savings & Loan
1945-8-26	La Crosse Tribune p10	Margaret Balduzzi Marries Texas Soldier
1945-8-26	La Crosse Tribune p11	A Letter from Home
1945-8-27	La Crosse Tribune p3	American Legion Changes Rules
1945-8-27	La Crosse Tribune p3	American Legion Dance
1945-8-27	La Crosse Tribune p3	Mr. and Mrs. John Elliott Host Army Brass
1945-8-27	La Crosse Tribune p6	Ration Guide
1945-8-28	La Crosse Tribune p1	Close Service Command Shop
1945-8-28	La Crosse Tribune p4	Ruth Wsetecka Engaged to Indiana Soldier
1945-8-28	La Crosse Tribune p12	USES Expands Facilities for Vets
1945-8-29	La Crosse Tribune p4	Emily Campbell to Wed Colorado Airman
1945-8-29	La Crosse Tribune p4	Hawaiian Girl Visits Because of 100th Battalion Men
1945-8-29	La Crosse Tribune p8	British Flyers Visit La Crosse
1945-8-29	La Crosse Tribune p8	USO Dance September 1
1945-8-30	Non-Pareil Journal p1	Surgical Dressing Work Ends
1945-8-30	Non-Pareil Journal p5	Anna Moran Engaged to Texas Soldier
1945-8-30	La Crosse County Record p1	OPA Staff at La Crosse to be Cut
1945-8-30	La Crosse Tribune p10	Bonnie Meyer Marries Texas Serviceman
1945-8-31	La Crosse Tribune p2	New Marine Recruiter
1945-8-31	La Crosse Tribune p2	Ordnance Shop to Run Another Week

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