Area Livestock Men WinAgain at Wisconsin State Fair
Area showmen from Coulee Region continue success at the Wisconsin state fair with 4-H members among top winners in dress and showmanship. Fern Pfafflin and Pauline Bratberg led wool dress and best dress classes, Ramona Thompson won summer wash dress, Ruth Ann Stratman claimed sports wear, while Albin Peterson Jr. topped senior showmanship. Edwin Severson won reserve grand champion with Flashy Lady in senior spring Duroc, plus multiple placings for Edwin Severson and Son, Robert Strauss, Dave Elliott and Son, William F. Schomberg, and George Trim in Duroc and Hampshire classes.
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Coulee
Fern Pfafflin
Pauline Bratberg
Holmen
Union Mills
Maple Shade
Ramona Thompson
Viroqua
Edwin Severson
Galesville
Durores
Edwin Verson
Robert Strauss
West Salem
Dave Elliott
Bangor
William F. Schomberg
George Trim
Cuban Swimmer Forfeits English Channel Attempt
Jose Cortinas of Cuba ends a nine hour twenty minute bid to swim the English Channel at Calais after another failed attempt amid cold water and fatigue.
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Calais
France
Jose Cortinas
English Channel
Gasoline Dumping Reported In Strike
Chicago area gasoline thefts surfaced as the strike entered its 14th day. Robert Bruce said eight men seized his truck with 300 gallons destined for a Riverside area service station and dumped it in a Forest View field. They deflated his tires and warned against further deliveries as unions discussed emergency fuel provisions.
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Chicago
Chicago Area
Robert Bruce
Forest View
Riverside
Bruce
African Parachutists Thrill Fellow Citizens
In Leopoldville Belgian Congo thousands of residents and anxious relatives watched the first locally recruited paratroopers jump from a plane. The black troops landed to cheers and were carried back triumphantly as white parachutes filled the sky.
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Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
Blair school district creation and failed redistricting
The article notes the consolidation of Centerville West Prairie Bortle rural districts and Maplewood south of highways 54 and 35 into a new Blair district. On June 8 additional areas Holcomb Coulee Oak Ridge in Arcadia townships joined. consolidation to take effect June 30, but a referendum petition caused redistricting to fail approval.
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Centerville
West Prairie
Bortle
Maplewood
Holcomb Coulee
Oak Ridge
Arcadia
Blair
Blair City
Valley View
Riverside
Pleasant View
Lake Chulee
Brookside
Reynolds
Hogg State
Upper French Creek
Each
Chapu
Mayor to Sell Town Tax Office After Rejected School Funds
In Wittmund Germany the mayor sought state funds for a new school but was refused. He offered the town tax office building for sale to raise the needed money, and the state subsequently provided the funds requested.
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Wittmund
Germany
East Frisian
Cities trim assessments in board of review action
The board reduced or canceled real estate assessments for several organizations including Knights of Columbus American Legion CIO Elks Eagles and Blessed Sacrament. The parsonage sits on two lots owned by the congregation against which the assessments had been levied and final action rests with Mayor Henry J Ahrens.
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Knights of Columbus
American Legion
CIO
Elks
Eagles
Blessed Sacrament Congregation
Board of Review
Henry J Ahrens
Wisconsin dairy leader dies after four decades of service
Death reported of a prominent Wisconsin dairy cooperative manager who guided the Co operative Creamery for four years and led the Wisconsin American Dairy Association since its founding. He influenced Wisconsin dairy, was honored by the University of Wisconsin last February, and is survived by his wife and two daughters Phyllis and Shirley. Funeral services set for Friday at the Presbyterian Church in Wisconsin Dells with Masonic services at Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Wisconsin Co-operative Creamery Association
Wisconsin American Dairy Association
University of Wisconsin
Phyllis
Shirley
Wisconsin Dells
Presbyterian
Judge White Treated in River Falls After Stroke
Superior brief reports Circuit Judge Kenneth S. White of River Falls was hospitalized Wednesday after suffering a stroke Monday while visiting friends in the city. He is receiving medical care and allies say his condition is being monitored closely.
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Superior
Wis
Kenneth S. White
River Falls
Mexico City backs child care code to protect youth
Government leaders in Mexico City urge a National child care code to legally enforce youth care. Senator Gabriel Ramos Millan supporting the movement says a people that neglect infants commits death by degrees.
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Mexico City
Gariel Ramos Millan
Senate votes against 25 day house vacation plan
The senate refused consent to a proposed 25 day recess for the House on Wednesday. The action blocks an extended break and maintains the current congressional schedule.
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Washington
Senate
German Hand Tools Press Belgium Market Pressure
In Brussels officials report low-priced German hand tools are gaining ground against American products in Belgium. The shift reflects price competition and evolving consumer demand as retailers note increasing imports from Germany.
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Brussels
Senate probes link perfume firm to military plane favors
Senate investigators probe Vergne Verley perfume firm ties to high priority air travel and gifts to U S officials. Testimony alleges Verley agents used planes for Paris trips in 1945 and that Maj. Gen. Vaughan received seven home freezers from the company, with one given to Mrs. Truman. Authorities seek who arranged the ATC flight and any link to the freezer gifts.
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Feldman
Cyclic Chemical Co
Washington
Hunt
Mundt
R-Sd
Harry H. Vaughan
Vaughan
President Truman
Mrs. Truman
White House
Independence
Maragon
Verney
ATC
Pact Nears Full Force as France Ratifies
The pact that began negotiations on July 6 1948 moves toward force as seven nations must ratify. France becomes the last to ratify while the alliance expands to 12 members named Norway Italy Iceland and Belgium. Buy Savings Bonds.
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Pageda
France
Norway
Italy
Iceland
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