Water Board Sets Standards for New Pollution Director
Madison Wis the state committee on water pollution will submit qualifications for a new director position with an $8 000 annual salary. The appointee will oversee admin work for a broader pollution control program under policy makers and will be subject to civil service tenure. The panel plans an open exam and expects a six member field staff expansion as funds rise next year. federal aid of about 16 000 is tentatively allocated to Wisconsin under a federal anti pollution act.
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Tribune Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
State Committee On Water Pollution
State Department of
Schneberger
E. W. Schneberger
Ee Department
L. F. Warrick
State Board of Health
State Board of Personel
Nex
U. S. Public Health Service
Washington
Wisconsin
Huge Sturgeon Brings 2 Fines in Illinois Case
A 55 pound Wisconsin sturgeon confiscated in Chicago led to fines for two fish companies. Illinois officers seized the fish at Pick Fisheries in Chicago. the company paid 100 in court for an illegally taken catch. Door Pond Fisheries of Ellison Bay and Wallace Weborg faced 50 fine and costs at Sturgeon Bay for selling the fish. Conviction named the source of the illegal catch and cited the federal Lacey Act.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Chicago
Illinois
Pick Fisheries, Inc
Door Pond Fisheries
Ellison Bay
Door County
Wallace Weborg
Sturgeon Bay
License Case Review Sought in Wisconsin Fur Farm
Paul Munninghoff seeks Supreme Court review after three years of denials by the conservation commission and circuit court uphold. If the high court reverses, he and other fur farmers on navigable waters may lose licenses.
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ST. Croix Falls
Wis
Paul Munninghoff
Wisconsin River
Rhinelander
State Supreme Court
Unninghoff
The
Conservation Commission
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
High Tribunal
Wisconsin deer hunting debate stalls any deer season plan
Wisconsin conservationists argue for an any deer season to reduce herd size and put meat to use while Gov. Rennebohm favors a forked-horn buck policy. District Attorney Coleman answers hunters questions on warden authority and refuge rules.
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Wisconsin
Oscar Rennebohm
How to Ship Dress and Cook Wild Game
The booklet How to Ship Dress and Cook Wild Game from Remington Arms Company offers guidance on dressing, shipping, and cooking game from moose to rabbits. It stresses reducing spoilage on long trips and provides ready recipes for camp or home meals, with copies available for ten cents from Remington Arms Company Bridgeport Conn.
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Remington Arms Company, Inc
Tent, Company, Inc
Bridgeport
Angora Goats Grow Mohair for Car Upholstery
A full year of growth from four angora goats is needed to craft enough mohair to upholster a sedan.
Rough Fish Taken In Minnesota Totaling Over 13 Million Pounds
Report shows state crews contractors and permittees removed 12 046 567 pounds of rough fish in 1948 49 fiscal year as part of habitat work for game fish. Remaining figures cover sales receipts state shares and restocking use across 1946 47 to 1948 49 with live bullheads restocked and other fish disposed of.
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ST. —— Minn
Meas Te
Division of Game and Fish
A. K. Feist
Hjalmar O. Swenson
Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Minnesota
Land Purchases Given Approval
The conservation commission approved 13 land purchases across Wisconsin totaling funds. Sites include Flambeau River State Forest Rusk County 4 acres from A W Jipson Glenfor $400 Sawyer County 320 acres from W A Kottka Loretta $6 500 Point Beach State Forest Manitowoc County 20 acres from Mrs Hedwig Denisien Two Rivers $700 Roche a Chronaside Park Adams County 222 acres from Ashworth brothers Friendship $500 Cox Hollow Iowa County 80 acres from James Mitchell Dodgeville $4 000 Gordon Nurs Douglas County 40 acres from Louis Houser Glenwood City $500 Mosinee Ranger Station two lots from W F O Connor Mosinee $250 plus a $19 000 ranger station at Mosinee Totogatic conservation area Sawyer County 80 acres from Sawyer County $480 Mecan Public Hunting Grounds Marquette County 160 acres from Carl Begh Kenosha $5 000 Yellowstone Conservation Area Lafayette County 397 acres from Philo Andrews Darlington $18 171 397 acres from Jack Kenyon Maple Park N $19 850 Horizon Marsh Wildlife Area Dodge County 31 1 acres from Arnold Leubke Mayville $4 050 Kohler Peet Deer Yard Burnett County 40 acres from Hilma Bergholm Grantsburg $225
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Madison
W.s
The
Conservation Commission
Flambeau River State Forest
Rusk County
A. W. Jipson
Glen For
Sawyer County
W. A. Kottka
Loretta
Point Beach S'Ate Forest
Manitowoc County
Chronaside Park
Adams County
Ashworth Brothers
Friendship
Cox Hollow
Iowa County
James Mitchell
Dodgeville
Gordon Nurse
Douglas County
Louis Houser
Glenwood City
Mosinee
W. F. O’connor
Marquette County
Carl Begh
Kenosha
Yellowstone
Lafayette County
Philo Andrews
Darlington
Jack Kenyon
Maple Park
Horizon Marsh
Dodge County
Arnold Leubke
Mayville
Kohler-Peet
Burnett County
Hilma Bergholm
Grantsburg
Conservation Wardens Arrest 335 In July
Wisconsin conservation wardens arrested 335 people in July. Of these 335, 140 were cited for fishing without a license or using a borrowed license. Sixteen were women. Wardens found 85 non residents fishing without non resident licenses, some posing as residents. Fifty five were Wisconsin residents. most cases have been disposed of with two court losses and the rest resulting in convictions or bond forfeitures.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Waterfowl sport seen as privilege of the wealthy in Wisconsin
Milwaukee alliance voices complaints that Wisconsin duck hunting is effectively closed to the public as open water shooting is resisted. The state approves a 40 day season Oct 14 to Nov 22, while opponents push for open water blinds on Lake Winnebago and Lake Koshkonong. Officials cite riparian owner pressure and urge uniform regional seasons with Minnesota and Michigan. State officials note overall public satisfaction with the order.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Conservation Alliance
The
Conservation Commission
Fish and Wildlife Service
Roman Papka
Milwaukee Alliance
Lake Winnebago
Lake
Koshkonong
Papka
Man Without Means
Men of Means
Point On
U. S
Minnesota
Michigan
New Twist in Wisconsin Conservation Exhibit at State Fair
Wisconsin conservation brings a fresh display Aug 20 28 in Milwaukee with live fish in nine aquariums and a stream, bear cubs in Cub Park, pens of wolves badgers partridges and deer, a Northwoods Theater showing color films, miniature state park plots and a three acre conservation nursery. Two game wardens guard exhibits and answer questions while 14 staff maintain the display drawing visitors from the three acre setup.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Jack Reynolds
Reynolds
C. L. “Zip” Coon
The
Conservation Department
Northwoods
Miniature Conservation Department
Argentina pact trims trade gaps with Brazil on key goods
Brazil will receive garlic and bird seed from Argentina as part of a broader exchange of lumber yerba mate cacao tobacco and other products under a new trade pact. The agreement aims to balance imports and exports between the two nations.
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Brazil
Argentina
Pierce County Flyway May Become Wisconsin State Ground
The Pierce County marsh near Ellsworth, described as the best natural holding ground for waterfowl on the Wisconsin Mississippi flyway, may enter state ownership under the public hunting grounds program. The owner has asked about 75000 dollars for 1300 acres, while state appraisals sit around 45000 dollars. Local conservation leaders and 700 sportsmen support a purchase, urging negotiations with the owner.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
The
Conservation Commission
Pierce County
Ellsworth
Twin Cities
E. W. Palmer
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
W. J. P. Aberg
Wisconsin Aims for Blister Rust Resistant White Pine
The Wisconsin conservation department, with university scientists, seeks disease resistant white pine to cut labor and cost tied to blister rust protection. The state forest advisory committee, at Tomahawk, reviewed progress by Prof. A J Riker on resistant strains and discussed eradication of wild gooseberry and currant bushes that host the disease. The committee, including wood industry members, will submit concrete forestry recommendations and study the protection system's organization and equipment.
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Madison, Ws
Conservation Department
State Forest Advisory Committee
Tomahawk
A. J. Riker
Forestry Advisory Committee
Wisconsin
The
Conservation Commission
Commission
Wisconsin Forest Protection System
Wisconsin reshapes fish stocking toward balanced lakes
Wisconsin conservation officials report that 40 lakes have undergone fish population revisions after an early overenthusiastic stocking program. Targeted poisoning and re stocking created three new exclusive trout lakes Weber Vilas Pauto and success on Day Lake Stewart Lake Lake Seven and Bayfield Twin lakes. Notable warm water gains include largemouth bass bluegill and other species with ongoing evaluations.
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Wisconsin
Conservation Department
Weber
Vilas County
Pauto
Little Granite Lake
Barron County
Day Lake
Stewart Lake
Dane County
Ripon Mill Pond
Lake Seven
Sheboygan County
Bayfield County
Weber Lake
Sunset Lake
Portage County
South Dakota Pheasant Season Opens October 15
The South Dakota game, fish and parks commission said pheasant hunting starts at noon October 15. The state is divided into 20, 30 and 45 day seasons with bag limits of three to four roosters and a three day possession limit. The 12 eastern counties have a 20 day season with a daily limit of three roosters. North Dakota also released its season dates October 7 to November 20 with a three rooster daily limit and six roosters possession.
Open Air Terminal Amsterdam Opens New Airport Building
Open Air Terminal Amsterdam held ceremonies to mark the anniversary of the Netherlands first civil aviation flight in 1920 when a plane from a pasture near Amsterdam flew to London. The new terminal's opening underscores the historic milestone.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
London
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