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Heroes Next Door: Helping Save the World in 1945

On the Homefront: May 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

V-E Day in La Crosse County

Martha Bullert, Guest of the Emperor

Free College, with a Catch

Memorial Day 1945

Date	Citation	Preview
1945-5-1	La Crosse Tribune p5	Victory Garden Lots Available
1945-5-1	La Crosse Tribune p9	Tough Road to Tokyo
1945-5-2	La Crosse Tribune p2	Meat Hoarding
1945-5-2	La Crosse Tribune p6	Veterans Returning Home
1945-5-2	La Crosse Tribune p11	Tire Recapping
1945-5-2	La Crosse Tribune p12	Clothing Packed
1945-5-3	Bangor Independent p1	Coal Consumer Declaration
1945-5-3	Bangor Independent p1	Ration Stamps
1945-5-3	Bangor Independent p3	Clifford Gessler at United Nations Conference
1945-5-3	Non-Pareil Journal p1	Rag Collection
1945-5-3	Non-Pareil Journal p1	Waste Paper & Clothing Collection in West Salem
1945-5-3	Non-Pareil Journal p8	Navy Club at Mindoro
1945-5-3	La Crosse County Record p1	Navy Mothers Club Meeting
1945-5-3	La Crosse County Record p1	Outers Receives Award
1945-5-3	La Crosse County Record p1	Seventh War Loan Drive
1945-5-3	La Crosse County Record p1	V-E Day Services Planned
1945-5-3	La Crosse County Record p1	War Bonds
1945-5-3	La Crosse County Record p8	How You Can Help the War Effort
1945-5-3	La Crosse County Record p8	Urgent Need for Welders
1945-5-3	La Crosse County Record p8	Youths Warned About PW Clothing Marks
1945-5-3	La Crosse Tribune p3	Junior Red Cross Sends Cookies to McCoy
1945-5-3	La Crosse Tribune p3	League of Women Voters Sign
1945-5-3	La Crosse Tribune p9	Clothing Being Shipped
1945-5-3	La Crosse Tribune p14	File Sugar Applications
1945-5-3	La Crosse Tribune p14	Ration Guide
1945-5-4	La Crosse Tribune p5	Draft Registrants
1945-5-4	La Crosse Tribune p5	Plans for V-E Day
1945-5-4	La Crosse Tribune p6	7th War Loan
1945-5-4	La Crosse Tribune p8	First Carload of Clothing Shipped
1945-5-4	La Crosse Tribune p9	Smale's Ad
1945-5-4	La Crosse Tribune p9	Tausche's Ad
1945-5-4	La Crosse Tribune p10	Get More Red Points
1945-5-5	La Crosse Tribune p1	Outer's Award
1945-5-5	La Crosse Tribune p2	Lutheran Churches Plan V-E Services
1945-5-5	La Crosse Tribune p4	Navy Needs Workers
1945-5-5	La Crosse Tribune p8	Wisconsin State Guard Rifle Practice
1945-5-6	La Crosse Tribune p2	National Bank of La Crosse Ad
1945-5-6	La Crosse Tribune p4	Soldier Steals His Car
1945-5-6	La Crosse Tribune p8	Iris (Weisbecker) Landsverk
1945-5-6	La Crosse Tribune p8	Low Point Meats
1945-5-6	La Crosse Tribune p8	Modern Laundry & La Crosse Laundry
1945-5-6	La Crosse Tribune p9	A Letter From Home
1945-5-7	La Crosse Tribune p1	La Crosse Plans for V-E Day
1945-5-7	La Crosse Tribune p1	Mayor's Proclamation for V-E Day
1945-5-7	La Crosse Tribune p1	No Advertising Today
1945-5-7	La Crosse Tribune p2	Do Not Quit Jobs
1945-5-7	La Crosse Tribune p2	V-E Sidelights
1945-5-7	La Crosse Tribune p2	Wisconsin State Guard to Help Police
1945-5-7	La Crosse Tribune p4	Wisconsin National Guard from La Crosse
1945-5-7	La Crosse Tribune p4	Wisconsin State Guard
1945-5-7	La Crosse Tribune p5	Change in Marine Recruiter Office
1945-5-7	La Crosse Tribune p5	V-E Day in La Crosse FEATURE STORY - V-E Day in La Crosse County
1945-5-7	La Crosse Tribune p6	Tribune Editorial on V-E Day
1945-5-7	La Crosse Tribune p7	Leonard Nichols Tells of Life in Jap Prison Camp
1945-5-7	La Crosse Tribune p7	Navy Recruits
1945-5-7	La Crosse Tribune p9	Price Checkers Wanted
1945-5-7	La Crosse Tribune p10	Stick to your War Job
1945-5-8	La Crosse Tribune p1	Overflow Crowds in Churches for V-E Services
1945-5-8	La Crosse Tribune p2	Divorce from Sailor
1945-5-8	La Crosse Tribune p2	Victory Day Accidents
1945-5-8	La Crosse Tribune p3	Seventh War Loan Drive
1945-5-8	La Crosse Tribune p4	Military Service Girls' Club Founder Honored
1945-5-8	La Crosse Tribune p5	Need Clerical Workers
1945-5-8	La Crosse Tribune p5	Northern States Power Ad
1945-5-8	La Crosse Tribune p11	Tire Maintenance
1945-5-8	La Crosse Tribune p12	Allis-Chalmers Ad
1945-5-8	La Crosse Tribune p12	Wisconsin State Guard Help on V-E Day
1945-5-9	La Crosse Tribune p10	Burlington Ad
1945-5-10	Bangor Independent p1	Ration Reminders
1945-5-10	Bangor Independent p1	V-E Day in Bangor
1945-5-10	Bangor Independent p2	Salem Theatre Ad
1945-5-10	Non-Pareil Journal p1	Seventh War Loan Drive
1945-5-10	Non-Pareil Journal p1	V-E Day in West Salem
1945-5-10	Non-Pareil Journal p2	Seventh War Loan Drive
1945-5-10	Non-Pareil Journal p4	War Workers Urged to Keep Producing
1945-5-10	Non-Pareil Journal p5	Salem Theater
1945-5-10	Non-Pareil Journal p8	V-E Day Awaited
1945-5-10	Non-Pareil Journal p8	V-E Day in Mindoro
1945-5-10	Non-Pareil Journal p8	Victory Service in Holmen
1945-5-10	La Crosse County Record p5	Salem Theater
1945-5-10	La Crosse County Record p5	Seventh War Bond Drive
1945-5-10	La Crosse County Record p5	V-E Services at New Amsterdam Church
1945-5-10	La Crosse County Record p5	Victory Service in Holmen
1945-5-10	La Crosse Tribune p2	Army Film in Theaters
1945-5-10	La Crosse Tribune p6	Civilian Workers Needed for Navy
1945-5-10	La Crosse Tribune p12	Families of Servicemen Honored
1945-5-10	La Crosse Tribune p18	Veterans Employment Service
1945-5-11	La Crosse Tribune p1	Men Needed to Pack Clothing
1945-5-11	La Crosse Tribune p1	Rubber Mills Strike
1945-5-11	La Crosse Tribune p4	Nurse Cadet Program
1945-5-11	La Crosse Tribune p4	Speaker on Veterans' Rights
1945-5-11	La Crosse Tribune p6	Postwar in County
1945-5-11	La Crosse Tribune p7	War Bond Drive
1945-5-11	La Crosse Tribune p9	Ration Guide
1945-5-12	La Crosse Tribune p2	Boy Scouts will Help with War Bond Drive
1945-5-12	La Crosse Tribune p2	Reduce Sugar Ration
1945-5-12	La Crosse Tribune p3	Mother's Day Message from Erickson Bakers
1945-5-12	La Crosse Tribune p6	Seeks Clerical Helpers
1945-5-12	La Crosse Tribune p8	Food for Victory
1945-5-13	La Crosse Tribune p1	Lard, Shortening, Oils Increase Point Value
1945-5-13	La Crosse Tribune p1	Need Help to Pack Clothing
1945-5-13	La Crosse Tribune p1	Rubber Union Meets Monday
1945-5-13	La Crosse Tribune p3	Hughes Ad for War Bonds
1945-5-13	La Crosse Tribune p3	La Crosse Telephone Corp. Ad on Mother's Day
1945-5-13	La Crosse Tribune p5	A Letter From Home
1945-5-13	La Crosse Tribune p5	No Change in Red Cross
1945-5-13	La Crosse Tribune p7	5th Avenue Theater
1945-5-13	La Crosse Tribune p10	St. Francis School of Nursing & Cadet Nurses
1945-5-13	La Crosse Tribune p11	Modern Laundry & Dry Cleaning Ad
1945-5-13	La Crosse Tribune p11	Vocational Class Makes Clothes for Russia
1945-5-13	La Crosse Tribune p12	Recruiting Shipyard Workers
1945-5-13	La Crosse Tribune p14	Doerflinger's Ad
1945-5-14	La Crosse Tribune p1	Block Workers Begin Activity
1945-5-14	La Crosse Tribune p1	Bond Drive
1945-5-14	La Crosse Tribune p1	Rubber Union Meets
1945-5-14	La Crosse Tribune p10	7th War Loan Starts Today
1945-5-15	La Crosse Tribune p1	Rubber Workers Return to Jobs
1945-5-15	La Crosse Tribune p2	Barron's Ad for War Loan Drive
1945-5-15	La Crosse Tribune p4	Martha Bullert Tells of Imprisonment FEATURE STORY - Guest of the Emperor
1945-5-15	La Crosse Tribune p5	Need Shipyard Workers
1945-5-15	La Crosse Tribune p9	Buy Lots Now
1945-5-15	La Crosse Tribune p9	Tire Repair
1945-5-15	La Crosse Tribune p10	Northern States Power Ad
1945-5-15	La Crosse Tribune p10	Ship Third Carload of Clothing
1945-5-16	La Crosse Tribune p2	Clothing Packing
1945-5-16	La Crosse Tribune p2	Coca-Cola Ad for War Bonds
1945-5-16	La Crosse Tribune p4	Betty & Aubrey Temp Work for Army Service Forces
1945-5-16	La Crosse Tribune p4	City Victory Gardens Ready
1945-5-16	La Crosse Tribune p4	Junior Victory Gardens
1945-5-16	La Crosse Tribune p11	Tausche's Victory Garden Seeds
1945-5-16	La Crosse Tribune p12	Waste Paper Collection
1945-5-17	Bangor Independent p1	Military Subscriptions
1945-5-17	Bangor Independent p1	V-E Day by Merlin Hull
1945-5-17	Bangor Independent p1	V-E Day
1945-5-17	Bangor Independent p2	V-E Day Sermon at Rockland
1945-5-17	Non-Pareil Journal p1	Labor Shortage Interrupts West Salem Newspaper
1945-5-17	Non-Pareil Journal p1	Red Cross Report
1945-5-17	Non-Pareil Journal p1	Waste Paper Collection
1945-5-17	Non-Pareil Journal p4	V-E Day Observed
1945-5-17	Non-Pareil Journal p4	V-E Day Services at St. John's Lutheran
1945-5-17	Non-Pareil Journal p5	Save Rubber
1945-5-17	Non-Pareil Journal p5	Sugar Ration
1945-5-17	Non-Pareil Journal p6	Victory in Europe
1945-5-17	Non-Pareil Journal p8	Victory Garden Lament
1945-5-17	La Crosse County Record p1	City Bond Quota
1945-5-17	La Crosse County Record p1	Poppy Day
1945-5-17	La Crosse County Record p2	Victory Garden Lament
1945-5-17	La Crosse County Record p4	Hay Hoist Contributes to War Effort
1945-5-17	La Crosse County Record p5	Help Save Rubber
1945-5-17	La Crosse Tribune p1	10 Percent of Bond Quota Reached
1945-5-17	La Crosse Tribune p1	Clothing All Packed
1945-5-17	La Crosse Tribune p1	Draft Groups Leave County
1945-5-17	La Crosse Tribune p2	Rubber Plant Resumes Work
1945-5-17	La Crosse Tribune p5	Investment in War Bonds
1945-5-17	La Crosse Tribune p7	Plan to Load Fifth Carload of Clothing
1945-5-17	La Crosse Tribune p11	Poppy Buying Silent Pledge
1945-5-17	La Crosse Tribune p11	Waste Paper Collection
1945-5-17	La Crosse Tribune p16	Ration Guide
1945-5-18	La Crosse Tribune p1	Bond Drive
1945-5-18	La Crosse Tribune p9	Workers Needed at La Crosse Trailer & Equipment Co.
1945-5-19	La Crosse Tribune p1	Bond Drive Progress
1945-5-19	La Crosse Tribune p2	Navy Needs Women in Washington
1945-5-20	La Crosse Tribune p1	Shop Workers Secure Bonds
1945-5-20	La Crosse Tribune p4	Betty Knothe Engaged to Soldier
1945-5-20	La Crosse Tribune p4	Doris Solie Engaged to Lt. Bruchman
1945-5-20	La Crosse Tribune p4	Gertrude Bleakley, County Chairman
1945-5-20	La Crosse Tribune p5	Boy Scouts & Victory Gardens
1945-5-20	La Crosse Tribune p7	A Letter From Home
1945-5-20	La Crosse Tribune p10	War Forum
1945-5-21	La Crosse Tribune p3	Grocers Speakers Addresses European Situation
1945-5-21	La Crosse Tribune p6	Hoeschler's Ad for Victory Gardeners
1945-5-22	La Crosse Tribune p1	County Bond Sales Lagging
1945-5-22	La Crosse Tribune p3	Buy Bonds at Penney's
1945-5-22	La Crosse Tribune p4	Betty Rose to Marry Sailor
1945-5-22	La Crosse Tribune p5	La Crosse Victory Completes First Trip
1945-5-22	La Crosse Tribune p6	Whitebreast Coal Co.
1945-5-22	La Crosse Tribune p10	Gamble's Ad for Tires & Inner Tubes
1945-5-22	La Crosse Tribune p10	Navy League to Hear Pacific Vet
1945-5-23	La Crosse Tribune p1	Eight Firms Top Quotas
1945-5-23	La Crosse Tribune p4	Navy Needs Office Workers
1945-5-23	La Crosse Tribune p7	List of May Inductees
1945-5-23	La Crosse Tribune p10	Ration Guide
1945-5-23	La Crosse Tribune p10	Seek Workers at City War Plant
1945-5-23	La Crosse Tribune p11	Payroll Deduction for War Bonds
1945-5-24	Bangor Independent p1	Tire Dealers to Meet
1945-5-24	La Crosse County Record p5	Army Specialized Training Test FEATURE STORY - Free College, with a Catch
1945-5-24	La Crosse County Record p5	Navy Mothers Meeting
1945-5-24	La Crosse County Record p5	Servicemen Hunting and Fishing
1945-5-24	La Crosse County Record p5	Solicitors for War Bond Drive
1945-5-24	La Crosse Tribune p5	Company M Trains at Camp Williams
1945-5-24	La Crosse Tribune p6	War Bond Drive Opinion
1945-5-24	La Crosse Tribune p8	Joy McCoy to Marry West Point Cadet
1945-5-24	La Crosse Tribune p8	La Crosse Military Service Girls' Club
1945-5-24	La Crosse Tribune p9	Turn in Your Waste Paper
1945-5-24	La Crosse Tribune p10	County Lags in Bond Drive
1945-5-24	La Crosse Tribune p11	Hold Contract Session Here
1945-5-24	La Crosse Tribune p15	American Way Food Stores for War Bond Drive
1945-5-24	La Crosse Tribune p19	Supplies for Your Victory Garden
1945-5-25	La Crosse Tribune p1	County Bond Selling Slow
1945-5-25	La Crosse Tribune p9	Tin Can Collection
1945-5-26	La Crosse Tribune p2	La Crosse Navy Mothers' Club Memorial Service
1945-5-26	La Crosse Tribune p3	Buy War Bonds
1945-5-26	La Crosse Tribune p8	Charlotte & Phyllis Timm
1945-5-27	La Crosse Tribune p1	War Bonds Sales
1945-5-27	La Crosse Tribune p8	A Letter From Home
1945-5-27	La Crosse Tribune p8	La Crosse's A Battery
1945-5-27	La Crosse Tribune p9	Nine High School Students in Army College Program
1945-5-27	La Crosse Tribune p13	B. F. Goodrich Recapping Tires
1945-5-27	La Crosse Tribune p14	Navy Mothers on Memorial Day
1945-5-27	La Crosse Tribune p14	Seek Shipyard Workers
1945-5-28	La Crosse Tribune p3	Buddy Martin, 5th Generation Photo; Father in Air Corps
1945-5-28	La Crosse Tribune p3	Martha Bullert Talks About Captivity
1945-5-28	La Crosse Tribune p6	Need Shipyard Workers
1945-5-28	La Crosse Tribune p7	Gas Station Owner Sold Tires Over Price Limit
1945-5-29	La Crosse Tribune p1	Memorial Day 1945 FEATURE STORY - Memorial Day 1945
1945-5-29	La Crosse Tribune p2	La Crosse Pastor Quotes Iwo Jima Burial Sermon
1945-5-29	La Crosse Tribune p3	7th War Loan Drive
1945-5-29	La Crosse Tribune p4	La Crosse Laundry and Dry Cleaning Ad for Memorial Day
1945-5-29	La Crosse Tribune p4	Seven Girls Take Navy Jobs in Washington
1945-5-29	La Crosse Tribune p4	SWAMS in Parade
1945-5-29	La Crosse Tribune p6	Editorial for Memorial Day
1945-5-29	La Crosse Tribune p8	Ration Guide
1945-5-29	La Crosse Tribune p9	Plant a Victory Garden
1945-5-31	Bangor Independent p1	Servicemen Do Not Need Hunting & Fishing Licenses
1945-5-31	Bangor Independent p1	Workers Needed for Canning Company
1945-5-31	Bangor Independent p3	West Salem Canning Company
1945-5-31	Non-Pareil Journal p1	War Loan Drive in West Salem
1945-5-31	Non-Pareil Journal p1	West Salem Newspaper Published with Help
1945-5-31	Non-Pareil Journal p2	Euler's Restaurant
1945-5-31	Non-Pareil Journal p2	West Salem Canning Company Needs Workers
1945-5-31	Non-Pareil Journal p3	Can the Peas
1945-5-31	Non-Pareil Journal p3	West Salem Packing Company
1945-5-31	La Crosse Tribune p1	Bond Selling Slowing Down
1945-5-31	La Crosse Tribune p1	Memorial Day Parade
1945-5-31	La Crosse Tribune p5	Shoes Without Ration Stamps
1945-5-31	La Crosse Tribune p16	Maps Requested by Patients
1945-5-31	La Crosse Tribune p17	Paper Drives Will Continue
1945-5-31	La Crosse Tribune p19	Tires Repaired & Sold
1945-5-31	La Crosse Tribune p20	Coast Guard Reserve in Memorial Day Parade
1945-5-31	La Crosse Tribune p20	Field Mass at Catholic Cemetery for Memorial Day
1945-5-31	La Crosse Tribune p20	Oak Grove Cemetery on Memorial Day

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