20 Aug 1943
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Newspaper
Hustisford News
Location
Hustisford, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1943
Page
1
District Attorney Clarence Traeger and Sheriff Edw Kleman announce a county wide ban on all gambling activities including ticket jars punch boards slot machines and similar games. They report broad police cooperation and state bingo and keno are covered by the crackdown.
Reports from farmers and county agent investigations show the Egatopean corn borer is very bad in Dodge County this year. In one field 7 to 8 borers appeared in a single stalk and 25 to 40 percent of stalks were infested. Plans to control before harvest are urged, with a folder on the pest’s life cycle available from the county agent at Juneau.
The notice notes cooked Rice on Market Rice ready for sale. It mentions the Victoria River Downs Wickham River region in Australia as the largest ranch, covering 16,008 square miles, claimed to be twice the size of Massachusetts, with historical notes about events from 1630 and James Monroe's electoral vote.
An overview of agricultural updates from Wisconsin and a Lomira homicide case. The piece notes pig and dairy production efforts, egg and honey forecasts, artificial insemination rings, walnut logs market, hemp acreage, and a coroner investigation into Herbert Priest's fatal gunshot in Lomira. Priest, 40, left a widow and two children.
The report notes Akron on September 13, 1931, marking a formal opening and the spread of a new air mail route linking New York with western hubs. Details include a federal tribunal in Switzerland and the Bundes Gericht structure with nine judges and nine alternates, plus cleaning tips for suede using a dry rubber sponge.
Hospital notes list admissions for Mrs. Joseph Gresch of Beaver Days Miss LaVerne Luebke of Mayville A W Kiepert of Juneau Births a baby boy to Mrs Earl Inks Beloit August 11 husband stationed at Dayton Washington Discharges include Mrs Clarence Peck of Whitewater and Mrs Otto Geman by Beay is aE ati
A partial roster of residents reference several individuals from Ashippun and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. John Wallwebber, Miss Tillie Wievel, Miss Nancy Spence, Miss Joyce Pethick, Miss Marian Nelson, Mrs. Edward Kloss and son, R. Oconomowoc, Adolph Knaack, Walter Truettner, Master Robert Becker, Rub con, and Carl Koehler from Juneau and Watertown areas.
The National Resources committee notes unemployment depresses the economy with about 1.6 million workers labeled unemployable and idle capacity including men and machines. It estimates losses near 490 million dollars and compares this to early American industry spending about 250 million more than previous research.
Ben Lentz aged 45 from the Juneau area died in St Joseph's hospital Hartford from injuries suffered in an air mobile accident Sunday afternoon on highway 60 six miles west of Hartford. He was riding in a coupe driven by John Hoffan with William Kert, both farm hands living near Juneau.
Wisconsin's August crop report shows production likely well above average though not as strong as last year. Heat and dryness in July reduced yields for oats and grain, but pasture conditions remain well above average with increased acreage.
Fragmentary text notes discuss early use of candid cameras and media speed in newsrooms. It recalls the first World War era media practices and mentions ships sunk near North Carolina including a garage at N. C. and a tanker off Nags Head with rescued crew.
Walter Oberdick reports several couples filed for marriage licenses this week in Juneau. Applicants include Fred Brown and Clara Raatz from Beaver Dam, Leo Hartmar of Juneau, Mary Golden from DePere, Glendon Redeker of Trenton, Marion Schweitzer of Waupun, Anthony Frederick of Columbus, Rushara Busewitz of Horicon, John Krizan of Hustisford, and Caroline Schuett of Hustisford.
The market shows strong hog butcher prices from 14.40 to 14.70 for good offerings and lighter ranges for lights and sows. Cows remain firm with good to choice at 11.50 to 12.75 and cutters and canners weaker. Calves show vealers around 14 to 16 with throwouts and culls lower in the spread.
The article notes china production dates back about four millennia and mentions $100,000 bills bearing Woodrow Wilson, printed for Treasury and Federal Reserve use only. It also profiles Betty Burbridge, a prolific writer of Westerns who dislikes horses and relies on hearsay for her horse operas.
Wisconsin will begin harvesting its 1943 hemp crop in the next weeks. Acreage is about four times last year’s peacetime plantings, with many growers reporting high quality straw. Some fields show uneven growth and weed issues like Canada thistle and quack grass. Harvest uses farm machinery from hemp mills. farmers supply tractors and operators, stack the shock, and send bundles to mills for fiber processing later in winter.
The News lists subscribers paid in the past week for one year or more. Otto Frings April 1944 Walter Otto May 1944 Lyle Gerth August 1944 shown among names.
A brief note thanks Max Drachenberg Av rl344 E. A. Dutton Aug 1144 for patronage. The message expresses gratitude to the patron and mentions the name in a formal acknowledgment.
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