Reflections

      The following excerpts are exactly as published in that particular issue of the Lansing papers.
February 5, 1930

Harpers Ferry
      Last Sunday, Groundhog Day, Bennie Quillin was nine years old and he invited twelve of his schoolmates to help him celebrate the occasion. A very pleasant afternoon was spent playing games, and he received a number of nice gifts. His mother, assisted by Kathryn Quillin and Muriel Powers, served a delicious supper to the following guests: Mark O'Brien, Maurice and Clem Kelly, Floyd Pearson, Jimmie Frank, Melvin Traversey, Donald Cota and Ben Quillin.

      Joseph Valley, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Valley, has been seriously ill the past week and under the care of a registered nurse, Dr. Dillon of Waterville being in charge. His condition is somewhat improved at this writing.

Lansing
      A fur buyer from Cedar Rapids was here yesterday and bought about 2500 rats, for which he paid nearly $2,000.

      Ray Hirth, who was here to attend the funeral of his father, the late Jacob Hirth, last week returned to his home at Medberry, N. D., yesterday.

      Andy Lape left Thursday for a day's visit with the Sam Glynn family at Waterville, going from there to Waukon for a few days' stay, and then
by bus to Minneapolis, before returning home to Barton, N. D. His sister, Miss Louisa Lape, will make her home in future with the George Roeder family.

      Danny Holmes, the traveling salesman, writes his parents from Detroit, Mich., where he was an over night guest at Adam Wendel's as follows: "I had a very enjoyable trip from Cleveland to Detroit yesterday in a great Ford Tri-motor Plane. We made the trip in 1 hour and 20 minutes, by way of Toledo. It was a wonderful experience and this surely is the way to travel. The fare was slightly higher than train fare plus Pullman."

Good Progress on Bridge
Has Been Made Past Week
      The past week, notwithstanding a couple of minor breakdowns, has seen good progress by the bridge contractors and dirt is now being removed from the cofferdam of the east high pier, preparatory to driving 126 piles in it for the cement foundation to rest on. The steel sheeting was all driven, but thirteen sheets, Sunday, about 2:30 p.m. when an accident to the hammer of the pile-driver resulted in a day's delay to this work and they started removing sand. The damage was repaired by local workmen and the hammer started again Monday evening but only worked for a few minutes, when it broke again and was taken to LaCrosse Tuesday morning. In the meantime, there is no delay, the day and night crews at work on the job keeping busy all the time. The break in the weather is not propitious but it is hoped will not be long continued.

      The 50-ton drag-line safely crossed the Winneshiek slough last Thursday and began work the next day but owing to the great quantity of snow on the ground, was stopped by Engineer Gilbert until conditions were more favorable. This machine can working three or four feet of water and contractors Jensen & Russell have no fears of being unable to finish their contract long before the required time. The monster machine was skidded over on the ice by means of its own power and a chain to a tree on the island, requiring less than five minutes to make the distance of about 300 feet.

The Winneshiek is to be crossed on a pile bridge, with a grade crossing over the Burlington tracks, and work on that is expected to commence in the near future.

      Thomas Gilbertson motored to LaCrosse Sunday via DeSoto and No. 35, the east side road along the river, making the trip in an hour and five minutes from here. When the bridge is completed LaCrosse will be but little over a half hour's drive from Lansing.

      Dr. S. P. Bradley was struck by a car driven by Bennie Johnsgaard, Sunday evening, when going to his home on the Park, and has since been confined to his bed. He suffered a dislocated shoulder, was badly bruised up and otherwise injured. The veteran doctor's many friends hope for his speedy recovery.

      An airplane from the Winneshiek Flying Club of LaCrosse was down this way Saturday and Sunday, and did a good business taking up passengers at $2.50 for a 15-minute ride. The plane was equipped with snow shoe runners, and made its landings on the ice in front of town.

      The Standard Oil Co. last year placed upon the roof of their bulk station in South Lansing an airway guide or marker that complies with the requirements of the U. S. Department of Commerce. The company looks for greatly increased air travel in the future and regards these markings as more important to the public than markings on highways.

Waterville
      Waterville School Notes - On Tuesday evening, Feb. 4, the Waterville teams will meet Waukon at Waterville. Mr. O. J. Moe will donate a prize of 5 gallons of gasoline to the person holding the lucky number. Only two children in the primary grades have remained out of school during the severe cold weather. Our school busses are provided with charcoal heaters and heavy robes so that even small children are not apt to suffer from cold, if the parents will bring them to meet the bus.

      Chester Spinner made a perfect score in his arithmetic work book drill last week. This is the first perfect score made this year in any of the grades in their arithmetic drills. Orval Gunderson will represent the Waterville school in the County Spelling Contest at Waukon in March.

      The honor students for the first semester in High School are Mary McGeough, Viola Ellefson, Althea Jacobson and Verna Monserud, all of whom received an average grade of 90 or above.

New Albin
      George Pohlman of Jefferson Ridge who has done considerable lumber sawing in this vicinity, informs the writer that he will saw lumber in town this season.

      Albert F. Dierksen, a salesman for the Red Wing Crockery Co., and Earl Kelly, both of Waukon, were local business callers last week. The writer acknowledges a short call from the gentlemen.

      The New Albin Fire Company held its regular monthly meeting at the city hall Thursday evening and elected the following officers: Chief, Howard Irons; Treas., Paul Meyer; Secretary, Paulus Pohlman. All other officers were re-elected to their posts. Paulus Pohlman was appointed Assistant Chief.

English Bench
      Art Sandbeck of Waukon was here Friday testing out phones.

      Ed. Martin purchased a fine single driving horse from J. C. Bulman. It is a black six year old and a fine stepper.

Floyd Ashbacher hauled corn to Waukon for Tom Waters, and H. M. Ishiam for Otto Welper. Both are good truck drivers.

      Miss Carol Bulman, our teacher and four of her pupils will attend the 8th grade examination Thursday and Friday of this week at the Harmony school. Miss Bulman will assist Miss Meyer in holding the examination.

      On Friday a number of neighbors assisted Ed. Martin haul 800 bus. of corn from his land on the south side of the river to the home yard, and on Saturday they assisted J. C. Bulman haul block wood.



February 7, 1945

      Gen MacArthur's Hdqs., Luzon, Jan. 31, (AP) - Men of Bataan, Corregidor and Singapore, 513 of them, were snatched from under the flaming muzzles of Japanese guns last night in an exploit of unmatched daring. Some 400 picked men of the 6th Ranger battalion and Filipino guerrillas, made a commando raid 25 miles behind Japanese lines to empty a prison camp where they had been for nearly three years and partially fulfill one of the Philippines objectives closest to Gen. Douglas MacArthur's heart.
      They took Japanese guards by surprise and rescued 486 Americans, 23 British, 3 Netherlanders and one Norwegian, all that was left in the prison camp in Nueva Ecija province of eastern Luzon, with a loss of 27 men.

      Paris, Feb. 4, (AP) - The United States 1st army slashed thru the last main barriers of the Siegfried line southeast of Aachen today and fought into secondary defenses 29 miles from the Rhine in a battle as furious as any since the Ardennes breakthrough.



Winter Carnival At
New Albin Tomorrow
      A gala Winter Carnival is all set for tomorrow night, Thursday, Feb. 8, at Dreamland Ballroom, New Albin, with the doors opening to the public at 7 o'clock. This event will be one of the big mid-winter fun fests sponsored by the enterprising New Albin Community Club and will be in all respects both entertaining and pleasant for both old and young. The club extends a most cordial welcome to all residents of this community to attend and have a good time, come early and stay late. Committees in charge have made final arrangements for the event, and everything is all set for a most enjoyable evening.
      The program consisting of a stage show is scheduled to start promptly at 8 o'clock and with musical numbers, skits and acts enough to make up a full hour of sparkling entertainment. Door prizes, including a large turkey and other fowl, will be awarded to the lucky ticket holders at the 11 o'clock drawing but you must be present to win one of these.
      There will be bingo, cards, and all sorts of other games and concessions with prizes and souvenirs for everybody. Booths for lunch, ice cream and soft drinks, as well other stands will be ready for service and equipped to take care of the large crowd which will no doubt be present.

New Albin Boys Meet in
England
      There is nothing unusual in two brothers spending a Sunday together at home, but when they meet somewhere in England thousands of miles from home and enjoy a "real gabberfest" that is news and particularly so because this is the first time S-Sgt. Herbert Zarwell and Cpl. Floyd Zarwell have been together in over two years since they were inducted into the army. The two boys are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zarwell.
      Later Floyd Zarwell met S-Sgt. Joseph Reburn in a Red Cross center in England and enjoyed a nice visit and it goes without saying it was a day never to be forgotten by them. "Joe' is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reburn, also of New Albin.

New Albin Man Home
After 33 Months Overseas
      Cpl. Fred F. Breeser arrived from the East Coast last Wednesday and is spending a 21 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Breeser, sister Miss Ethel and brothers Walter, Robert and Edward, after spending 33 months overseas in the European theater of operations. "Fritzie" has been a gunner and squad leader in a mortar section with 168th Infantry Regiment of the 34th "Red Bull" Division.

Memorial Services Held
For Earl Quillin at Waukon
      A large number were in attendance at St. Patrick's church Monday morning where memorial services were held for the late Earl Quillin, who was killed while serving as a paratrooper in Belgium January 7th.

      The young man was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Quillin of Waukon, and was born February 20, 1924. He graduated in 1941 from St. Patrick's high school, attended Loras College, Dubuque, and was employed
in Chicago prior to going into service on January 6, 1943. He volunteered as a paratrooper upon reaching Des Moines and was sent to Chicago, where he passed a rigid examination. He received his training at Fort Benning, Ga., Fort Bragg and Camp Mackall, N. C., and graduated at Camp Forrest, Tenn.

Lansing Boys' and Girls' Teams County Basket Ball Champions
      For the first time in the history of the Allamakee County Basketball Tournament, the Lansing high school boys' and girls' teams won the county championships, which is a remarkable incident, and one which the school can well be proud of. The finals of the tournament were played Friday night before an immense crowd with all standing room available taken and the stage also being packed with spectators. The Lansing boys defeated Waukon 47 to 25, the Lansing high school girls won over I. C. of Lansing 43 to 22, and Postville Junior high walked away from Lansing 39 to 6. In the finals of the boys' games, Ludeman of Waukon scored 15 points and Aschom, for the winners had 18. Richie for the Lansing high girls had 20 point to her credit and Bailey for I. C. of Lansing made 17 points.

Lansing
      The Herman Magnusson family received the good news last week that their son Arthur, who is a radio operator with the U. S. Navy, is on his way home. Art was the former popular clerk in the post office and this spring he will have been away from home three years, and a lot of that time was stationed at the Navy base in Auckland, New Zealand.

Harpers Ferry
      Ray Vickery, Herbert Easely, Mrs. Helen Adam, Mrs. Will Valley and Mrs. Joe O'Brien drove to Iowa City Sunday where they visited Joe O'Brien, a patient at the State Hospital. While there Ray Vickery, Herbert Easely, Mrs. Will Valley and Mrs. Joe O'Brien donated blood to the Hospital Blood Bank.

      Pvt. and Mrs. Donald Easely are the parents of a son, born at the Hall Maternity hospital in Waukon last Friday. Pvt. Easely is with the armed forces in Belgium. This event adds grandparents honors upon Mr. and Mrs. Tom O'Brien.

French Creek
      Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fritz, Mrs. Mathilda Fritz and Willard Fritz of Lycurgus were Sunday dinner and supper guests at the Fetketter Bros. home.

      Jane Buntrock was a guest of her schoolmate, LeOotia Ebner, Wednesday last at a birthday supper, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Buntrock, brother John and cousin Dale Buntrock coming for her in the evening and visiting for several hours.