Dodge County Board Opens May Session in Juneau
The Dodge County Board met Tuesday in Juneau at 2 PM to reelect Frank Panzer as chairman with no opposition and name Arthur Plannagan as vice chair. Committees reviewed claims and relief costs topped $5,000 for the first four months. A two‑day session discussed wage scales, courthouse payrolls, and agricultural policy amid Wisconsin defense considerations.
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Juneau
Frank Panzer
Arthur Plannagan
Randolph
Wisconsin
Farm And Home Notes From Wisconsin Court Report
A Wisconsin circuit court case records Ottochal of Theresa pleading guilty to assault with intent to do great bodily harm. Marmette Judge Arold Muphy sentences Schultz to one year in the state penitentiary at Waupun after a November incident in which Schultz rampaged, injuring Undersheriff A Rediske who sustained a slight knife wound.
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Junear
Arold Muphy Marmette
Ottochal
Theresa
Fa Murphy
Schultz
Waupun
Havo Hammer
A.rediske
Bul
Iires
Rediske
Dodge County Court House News From Juneau
County Clerk Walter Oberdick traveled to Madison as a witness in an Industrial Conciliation case regarding longstanding poor relief claims in Dodge County. Welfare official Mrs. Clara Coleman also testified. Dodge County highway crews report gravel and blacktop routes improved after spring breakups, with substantial work completed to restore road conditions for traffic.
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Walter Oberdick
Madison
Dodge County
Clara Coleman
Welfare Department
Dodge County Highway Department
LeRoy W Ott Dies After Prolonged Illness
LeRoy William Ott 64 of LeRoy died after an extended illness Monday at Fond du Lac hospital. A longtime resident, funeral services were held Thursday from his home to St. Luke's Lutheran Church Knowles, with burial in the parish cemetery. Rev. Philip Martin officiated.
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William Ott
LeRoy
Fond du Lac
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
Knowles
Philip Martin
Postal Savings Grow With Depositors And Balances
The postal savings system lists over 2.7 million depositors and total balances surpassing 1.262 billion dollars. A WPA aviation study from New Orleans used data from 239 airports to aid runway planning and instrument landing system siting, involving more than 100 workers.
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Madison Square Garden
New York City
Washington
United States
New Orleans
Roll of Honor readers pledge long term News subscriptions
The Roll of Honor lists patrons who renewed subscriptions for one year or more. P. L. Gehl & Son April 1941 Elaine C. Schmidt January 1942 P. B. Hustis November 1942 Mary Lauersdorf December 1941. Thanks to our patrons.
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P. L. Gehl & Son
Elaine C. Schmidt
P. B. Hustis
Mary Lauersdorf
Obituary Notices From Wisconsin Church Services
Mrs Olive Helgeson died Friday at 89 in Waupun. Funeral services were held Sunday at Theorwe Gian Lutheran Church with Rev W E Stiehling officiating. Bernhard Boeder, 61, died Wednesday at Beaver Dam. Funeral services were at St Stephen's Lutheran Church Beaver Dam with Rev L First officiating. Burial at Iron Ridge. Former Hustisford House owner later sold to Elmer Schuett.
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Olive Helgeson
Waupun
Theorwegian Lutheran Church
W. E. Stiehling
Bernhard Boeder
Beaver Dam
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church
Iron Tidge
Hustisford House
Elmer Schuett
Tandiane
Local Social Notices From Mayville and Nearby Homes
Burnett Mr and Mrs A Binde and daughter of Mayville spent Sunday at the Ted Franks home. Mr and Mrs Carl Rierer of Milwaukee spent the week at the home of Mr and Mrs William. Mr and Mrs Fred Schultz called on Mrs Emil Nehring at the Lutheran Deaconess hospital on Saturday evening. Mrs Sidney Benning entertained relatives and friends at her home Thursday evening at a shower for Miss Verna Kledelen.
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A. Binde
Mayville
Ted Franks
Carl Rierer
Milwaukee
William
Fred Schultz
Emil Nehring
Lutheran Deaconess Hospital
Sidney Benning
Verna Kledelen
Shakespeare Vocabulary Count Acknowledges 24000 Words
A claim attributes a 24 000 word vocabulary to William Shakespeare. The figure is cited in discussions of his linguistic range and influence on English, though estimates vary by methodology and source.
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Shakespeare
Chair Gift Noted by 1788 Pennsylvania Hospital
Minutes from Septem ber 28 1788 record Thomas Afflick presenting a mahogany chair valued at 12 pounds for easy removal of sick patients. The chair's usefulness is highlighted while noting Lavery the cabinetmaker's reputation in Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania Hospital
Thomas Afflick
Philadelphia
William Lavery
Blind Journalism Student and Seeing-Eye Dog on Campus
Robert A. Ross, a 21 year old blind student from Altoona, attends Pennsylvania State College's journalism school. He relies on Rita the Seeing-Eye dog to navigate campus though Rita sometimes misguides him on certain buildings. The piece also references the origin of the name mahogany and notes historical figures Francis Bacon and Gerard van Swieten in brief, unrelated asides.
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Studen
Robert A. Ross
Altoona
Pennsylvania State College
Rita
Sit
Ross
Nicholas Jaquin
Leyden
West Indies
Francis I
Austria
Homors Geraard van Swieten
Leydin
County Homemakers And Husbands Meet To Discuss Food Program
Dodge County homemakers and their husbands will gather Tuesday at 8 PM in the circuit courtroom Juneau to learn about government supported price plans and boosting production in canning crops pork poultry and dairy. The Dodge County Agricultural Extension office will lead the session and movies will be shown.
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Dodge County
Circuit
Courts House
Juneau
Dodge County Agricultural Extension Office
County Agricultural Committee
Local license applications in counties listed with many names
A long list of couples and places appears, detailing wedding license applications at county clerk offices, including Franklin Omen and Phyllis Bump in Fox Lake, Mildred Abraham in Beaver Dam, and many others across Horicon, Waupun, Reeseville, LeRoy, and Ashippun, among others. The entry blends with assorted brief world notes and curiosities on Latin American trade, a rare tooth anomaly, Alabama’s oldest three dollar bill, Polish territory maps, and birds that fly backward.
Milk House Plans Promoted For Wisconsin Dairymen
New circular from University of Wisconsin titled Milk Houses for Wisconsin details low cost insulated cooling tanks to preserve milk quality. Includes drawings for three polar size milk houses and pricing for calves and hens, with market data on hogs cattle and vealers from Milwaukee livestock market. County agents and College of Agriculture in Madison distribute the bulletin.
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Wisconsin
M. J. LaRock
A. Witzel
Agriultural Engineers
College of Agriculture
Madison
War, labor, and odd notes dot a busy page
The article surveys wartime drafts and training in North America, notes Manitoba poll activity for women’s war service, and recalls a U S soldier’s training timeline. It also mentions Hongkong volunteers, Alabama liquor votes, and memories of Rubinoff and a Helena apple pie moment.
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Canada
Manitoba
Washington County
Alabama
Rubinofra
Oliver Johnson
Helena
Mont
Rubinoff
Hustisford Intermediate Declamatory Contest Winners
Hustisford Public School Echoes reported the intermediate room declamatory and oratorical contest. Winners include Miles Yoll Elmer Lehman Albert Annis Paul Dornfeld Merlyn Voss Dick Hougen Men Kaul Yvonne Falkenthal Lorraine Schindelhauer Rostich Leona Griep Betty Jane Hein with small prizes awarded.
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Boya
Miles Yoll
Elmer Lehman
Albert Annis
Paul Dornfeld
Merlyn Voss
Dick Hougen
Girla
Men Kaul
Yvonne Falkenthal
Lorraine Schindelhauer
Rostich
Leona Griep
Betty Jane Hein
Couple Ties the Knot at Immanuel Lutheran Church
Hymeneas Misa Rachel Friese and Gordon Ruenger of Waupun wed Sunday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waupun with Rev. W. E. Staehling officiating. The newlyweds plan to settle on a town farm in Chester.
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Misa Rachel Friese
Gordon Ruenger
Waupun
Immanuel Lutheran Church
W. E. Staehling
Chester
Local families visit and move in village homes
Kekuskee Edwin Westphy and family of Iron Ridge visited the Arnold Muche home on Sunday. Leo and Maxine Kollmansperger of Farmersville spent the weekend with the Ben Kollmansperger family. Frank Burkhardt Jr. has purchased the homestead and tavern from his mother and taken possession. Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Beeck and their baby son of Mayville moved to the village, occupying the lots above the Chas Kapelle home.
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Edwin Westphy
Iron Ridge
Arnold Muche
Leo
Maxine Kollmansperger
Farmersville
Ben Kollmansperger
Frank Burkhardt Jr
Norbert Beeck
Mayville
Chas. Kapelle
Depth Bomb Invention by W. Unge Sweden 1903
In 1903 W. Unge of Sweden reportedly invented the depth bomb, terror of submarines, marking an early milestone in anti-submarine warfare. Also noted are snippets on greeting card markets, Cherokees lipless speech, and Szechuen fish custom menus with wooden replicas.
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W. Unge
Sweden
Szechuen
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Theresa Man
Konifirg
Dodge County Court House
Burnett
A. C. Cooper
Cricket
Fort Worth
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Monkey Island
Zoo
Kansas
Walher and Son
Pasadena
Edward H. Clucker
Cleveland
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When
Francis Bacon
Landon Streets
Franklin Omen
Randolph Phyllis Bump
Fox Lake
Forrest
Suepton
Mildred Abraham
Gust Berndt
Horicon
Evelyn Richert
Louis Headgden,Appleton
Albert Phillips
Dorothy Anderson
Lanora
Lawrence Feucht
LeRoy Viola Schwartz
Herman
Otto Westphal
Lowell
Harriet Wendt
Marvin Schaefer, Ashippun
Amelda Humdt
Neosho
Donald Dean
Reeseville
Melody Kuehl
Carl Schuster, Theresa
Mercedes Lehner, LeRoy
Latin America
Germany
Tennessee
Didest
Dora Bell Parker
Evergreen
Ala
Central Bank of
Montgomery
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Republic of Poland
Europe
William Tauch
H. J. Degner
Ernst Fredrick
Franklin Grimm
Howard Hoppenrath
E. Heuer
Elda Knueppel
Martin Bartel
Ober Nehls
Esther Berschneider
New Bulletin
Market Report
Hlustisforg Market
American Magnetic Iron
America
North Carolina
U. S
France
Hongkong
Japan
Ame Nees
Hustisford Public School
Echols
Hymeneas
American &Eeting
Veticans
Siabeluilabie
Tuckaseegee
Hiawassee
Junaluskee
Cullasajet
Nantahale
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