Plan for Extensive Dairy Breeding Tests in Wisconsin
Madison reports a major dairy breeding program to be launched at a new Jefferson county university demonstration farm. The Emmons Blaine Jr experimental farm uses Milford Meadows land and 28 purebred Holsteins on 600 acres with modern barns housing up to 200 cattle.
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Doomed Child Improves After Early Christmas
In Marshfield a leukemia patient, a young girl, showed marked improvement after Thanksgiving and a Christmas visit from Santa. Her parents reported she enjoyed Christmas cards, a glittering tree, gifts, and a Thanksgiving turkey dinner. Dr. James Vetter said she is not in immediate danger but may take time to recover.
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James Vetter
Drones Get U. S. Coal In Swedish Blackout
Sweden faced a partial Stockholm blackout after a major power failure. Denmark received coal shipments funded by Sweden from the United States to restore supply.
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Tasmanian Cave Club Formed for Ancient Life Hunt
Mobart reports the Caverneering Club in Tasmania plans cave exploration with collapsible boats ropes ladders and miners lamps. Geologists believe fossils may reveal animals and possibly early humans in the region dating back about 150 000 years.
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Tasmania
Mobart
Wartime bugle calls summon English farmers to meals
Farmers across England are called to meals by bugle signals as part of wartime rationing and daily schedules. The alert system coordinates workers with meal times to maximize efficiency during the conflict.
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England
Ways To Cut Milk Production Costs From Wisconsin Study
Madison experts from the Wisconsin College of Agriculture propose cost saving measures for milk production. Advices include feeding high quality hay, using grass silage, maximizing pasture, culling low producers, replacing with high producing stock, labor saving gear, and trimming building and equipment costs. A recent study shows feed and labor account for about three quarters of total costs.
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Madison
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Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Sparta car collision report revised drivers
Correction from Sparta Wisconsin notes Curtis Starkey of La Crosse and Andrew W. Muller of Elroy drove the cars in a Franklin Street crash Thursday. Bud Brandan, a passenger in the Starkey car, was not a driver as earlier reported.
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Curtis Starkey
Island Street
la Crosse
Andrew W. Muller
Elroy
Franklin Street
Bud Brandan
Starkey
Iran to shoot Omar Khayyan film in India studios
A Tehran company plans a feature on Omar Khayyan the 12th century Persian poet. Due to scarce studios and technicians the leading cast will travel to India to shoot many scenes for the project.
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Omar Khayyan
Tehran
India
Wisconsin milk output up in October reports
Wisconsin produced 1 051 000 000 pounds of milk in October, about 12 percent of U S output. Production rose two percent from October 1946 and 14 percent above the 10 year average. High temperatures boosted per cow yields while overall cow numbers fell. Farm flocks produced 153 000 000 eggs, about 16 percent above five year averages, with better laying rates and flock sizes.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Birth Rate Dips During October
Madison Wis Wis consin s high birth rate decreased during October but the 10 month aggregate for 1947 still is far ahead of the January through October total of 1946 the state board of health reports The birth total this year was 71 517 compared with 59 607 a year ago The marriage total was 27 280 at the end of September 2 321 lower than the ninth month count in 1946 Paul Weis assistant registrar for the department interpreted this as an indication that the birth peak may be reached this year Weis cited that while births in 1947 are approximately 20 per cent more than in 1946 the death total in the state at the end of September this year was only four per cent higher than during the same period a year ago
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Madison
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Wisconsin
State Board of Health
Paul Weis
Faulkner urges inviting Eire visitors to Ulster Union Jack respect
At a Belfast meeting of the Women's Unionist Association Brian Faulkner urged Northern Ireland residents to invite Irish people to share Ulster life and serve under the Union Jack flag that Ulster would recognize.
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Brian Faulkner
Women's Unionist Association
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Wachutas Are Farm Leaders
Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin special report on George Wachuta and his sons Clifford and Joseph who improved 298 acres through soil conservation. They contour farm and build gullies with dams then reseed to brome and alfalfa while expanding use of electricity and modern barn equipment. Wachuta leads county soil conservation efforts and serves on local boards.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
George Wachuta
Crawford County
Clifford
Joseph
Wachuta
U. S. Soil Conservation Program
Wachutas
Runingen Re-Elected Houston Unit Head
More than 250 people attended the oyster stew at the Houston Community kitchen on November 14 as Julius Runingen was re elected chairman of the Houston Township Farm Bureau unit. The unit reached 156 members this year and others spoke on rapid growth and local farm services.
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Houston, Minn
Houston Community Kitchen
Houston Township Farm Bureau
Julius Runingen
Art Mereness
Minnesota Farm Bureau
Houston
James Regnier
Minnesota Blue Cross
Jens Berkram
Houston County Farm Bureau
Wayne Hanson
Houston Unit
Irvin Johnston
Howard Lee
Little Red Hen Makes A Night Out In Kankakee
In Kankakee Illinois a farmer Zephire Richard from near Bourbonnais finds a red hen perched on his car bumper during a nocturnal ride into town. The hen rides back the same way after the unplanned trip.
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Kankakee
Ill
Zephire Richard
Bourbonnais
Richard
Coulee Region Rural Art Exhibit Opens February 7
The first Coulee Region rural art exhibit will run February 7 to 21 at the State Teachers college training school building. It is noncompetitive and open to amateurs with two years or less formal training. junior entrants are under 18 and drawn from rural students and FFA 4 H members, while adults may include rural and urban participants from Trempealeau Jackson Monroe and La Crosse counties. Exhibits from 12 regional districts will lead to a state show in Madison May 29 to June 29 with August displays at Milwaukee during the centennial.
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Wisconsin swine testing shows value for farmers
About 150 farmers across 17 counties participate in Wisconsin's swine improvement plan now in its third year. The program keeps detailed records on every pig, weights at 56 and 154 days, and at five months to compute an index that shows a sow's exact worth. Sows averaged nearly nine piglets per litter and about seven weaned, exceeding the state average.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Swine Improvement Plan
Dave Williams
A. B. Chapman
College of Agriculture
Chapman
Madrid official offers sale of rare art collection
Sr Don Eusebio Alonzo a Spanish government official puts up for sale in Madrid his collection of several hundred rare art objects including Chinese Indian and Near East statues pagodas carvings and works in ivory jade goldstone lapis lazuli amber and rock crystal
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Don Eusebio Alonzo
Madrid
Feeding Time Affects Flavor in Milk Production
Madison Wisconsin dairy experts say feed timing changes milk flavor. Ex tension dairy specialist Fred Steckelberg advises feeding silage and hay after milking rather than before to reduce feedy flavors. Strong flavors appear if feeding occurs within two hours of milking. waiting up to five hours lowers flavor impact.
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Madison
Wis
Fred Steckelberg
University of Wisconsin
Steckelberg
Fussing Fighting Grandmother Killed by 16 Year Old Girl
In Dyersburg Tennessee a 16-year-old girl told police she killed her grandmother Mary Lou Sorrell and brother Edgar Wade Sorrell with an automatic shotgun. She said beatings and a mounting telephone bill spurred the action and neighbors found the bodies at dawn.
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Dyersburg
Tenn
Ruby Mai Sorrell
John Yarbro
Mary Lou Sorrell
Edgar Wade Sorrell
Yarbro
Memphis
New Iraqi Buyer Imports U S China and Glass Ware
A new Iraqi customer begins imports from the United States including china and glass ware cigarette lighters combs fountain pens safety matches pencils and office furniture reflecting growing trade links and consumer demand.
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Iraq
United States
China
Tobacco production expected to fall in 1948 plan
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson announced production control programs that would cut 1948 output of four major tobaccos by about 25 percent from this year to avoid unsold surpluses and lost exports. The total marketing quota is about 1.5 billion pounds covering flue-cured burley dark air cured and fire-cured tobaccos with specified sub quotas for next year.
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Washington
Anderson
Burley
Food spending gaps between white and Negro families
White families in the United States allocate a higher share of their income to food than Black families, highlighting spending disparities in household budgets across racial groups.
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United States
Finnish Rail Locomotives Burn Wood Amid Coal Shortage
Finnish railways shift to burning wood in locomotives due to a coal shortage. Officials warn the move could affect schedules and emissions as lines continue operating with alternative fuel.
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Finland
Dairy leaders urge farmer control in food saving plan
Bryce Landt of the Wisconsin dairy merchandising federation denounces President Truman's grain-for-feed plan as unsound. He argues farmers can convert seeds and fodder into milk and meat, highlighting Wisconsin dairy outputs and urging continued high milk production to aid Europe and ease costs.
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Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
American Dairy Association of Wisconsin
National Administration
Bryce Landt
Wisconsin
The
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Truman
America
Landt
Estimate Population of U S At 144 708 000
The census bureau estimated the United States population at 144 708 000 on October 1. The figure includes 587 000 armed forces overseas and 748 000 at home, with 143 373 000 civilians. Population rose about 13 million since the last census era.
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United States
Census Bureau
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