Topic: Chippewa Falls
National Guard | 2009-01-27 16:03:13
On Tuesday evening, Oct. 15, 1940, the lights went out in Marshfield, Wis. Earlier, sidewalks along a six-block stretch of Central Avenue had filled with families bundled against the autumn chill. Children on their fathers' shoulders gazed toward Seventh Avenue. Teenagers snaked through the crowd. And middle-aged couples stood quietly at the curb. At exactly 7:30 p.m., the ...
