New Dairy Organization Proposed to Unite ADA and NDC
Fond Du Lac Wis A plan to form a new Dairy Industry Association would oversee both the American Dairy Association and the National Dairy Council while they remain as separate subsidiaries. The DIA would establish an independent overhead board of 100 leaders from producers processors and suppliers with seats allocated by each group’s financial stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond DU Lac
Wis
Dairy Industry Association
Pure Milk Products Cooperative
DIA
American Dairy Association
National Dairy Council
Oats Varieties Studied In Field By John Ellenbecker
Wisconsin study compares oat varieties at Ronald Tenner farm east of West Salem. Early maturing Jaycee and Tippecanoe noted. Jaycee yields higher and resists lodging. Other varieties discussed include Garland Clintland 74 Beede Holden Portal Ajax Orbit Lodi Garry and Rodney with notes on rust resistance straw strength and yield differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Wrage
University of Wisconsin Extension Agronomist
Ronald Tenner
West Salem
Garry
Tribune
John Ellenbecker
Garland
Clinton
Portal
Holden
Ajax
Orbit
Wrage
Lodi
Wisconsin
Rodney
Wrager
Trempealeau Workers To Take Civil Defense Course
Trempealeau County Board approves an eight hour civil defense and first aid course for all county employees with two hour sessions twice weekly over two weeks. Supervisor and sheriff expenses approved. Geronimo surrenders noted as historical line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Board
Claire Nimitz
Milo Johnson
Eugene Bijold
Car Cycle Crash Puts 2 In Hospital
VIROQUA Wisconsin two youths were injured Thursday afternoon when a motorcycle and car collided on a town road in Hornby Hollow near the Stokke farm. Larry Stokke 16 and Roy Sidie 14, both of Viroqua, suffered broken right legs. Daniel Cina 19 of Viroqua, driver of the car, was unhurt. The Stokke family are neighbors of the Cinas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
la Crosse
Larry Stokke
R. 1
Roy Sidie
Daniel Cina
Stokke
Hornby Hollow
Stokkes
Cinas
Tractor Accident Kills Area Farmer Near Cazenovia
The body of Virgil M. Graves, 60, of R. 2, Cazenovia, was found by a neighbor about 6:30 p.m. Thursday in a hayfield on the Graves farm. He was thrown from the tractor as it struck a rock and suffered fatal chest and internal injuries. Deputy coroner Dr. James Tydrich ruled the death accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cazenovia
Wis
Virgil M. Graves
Graves
James Tydrich
Richland County
Jeep Crash Injures Five Youths Near Angelo Wisconsin
In Angelo Wisconsin Thomas M Sutton 18 of Camp McCoy lost control of his jeep on a left turn into a road north of Angelo. The vehicle left the road into a ditch and cornfield after striking a Northern States Power guidepost. Four Angelo teens suffered cuts bruises and lacerations. Margie Dutton 16 and Steve Weiman 16 were in good condition at St Marys Hospital Sparta. Sutton Rex Weiman 17 and Kenneth Shaw 16 were treated and released. Sutton ticketed for driving too fast for conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelo
Wis
Thomas M.sutton
Camp McCoy
Sutton
Margie Dutton
Steve Weiman
St. Mary's Hospital
Sparta
Rex Weiman
Kenneth Shaw
Monroe County
Blair Approves Blair School District Budget
Blair voters approved a $505 990 school budget with a $237 319 tax levy at the annual meeting. New board members are Mrs Carl Lokker and Roger Erickson. incumbents Harry Paul and Donald Skorstad did not seek re election. Leland Chenoweth was elected president, La Vera Sexe clerk, and Ronald Johnson treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
Carl Lokker
Roger Erickson
Harry Paul
Donald Skorstad
Leland Chenoweth
la Vera Sexe
Ronald Johnson
Milk Order Ballots To Be Mailed Monday
Wisconsin dairy men will receive ballots Monday to vote on a proposed state milk marketing order and elect a 14 member advisory council. If approved, farmers would pay two cents per 100 pounds of milk for promotion, sales, and research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Department of Agriculture
Weakening Of Fed Cattle Market Seen
Washington AP reports signs the fed cattle market may weaken in coming months as expansion in cattle output and large feed grain crops push prices down. Heavier cattle for slaughter rise despite warnings. July 1 fed cattle numbers hit 9,304,000 head, 7 percent above last year, with a smaller seasonal drop than usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Kendall Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Barn Fire Destroys Amos Yoder Farm Barn
A large barn on the Amos Yoder farm near Fly Creek north of Blair burned Thursday night as Blair and Pigeon Falls fire crews fought the blaze past midnight. The hay inside was lost and some cattle were reported missing. another new barn remained undamaged. The Amish family has no electricity and cannot determine the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
Amos Yoder
Fly Creek
Pigeon Falls
Yoders
Pea Production To Top ’67 Crop
Wisconsin green pea production may rise 9 percent over last year despite July rains. The late July harvest estimate is about 170000 tons, 7 percent below the July 1 projection. Damage occurred mainly in northern areas where low spots were drowned out, while southern Wisconsin remains good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Wisiconsin
Boy Badly Burned In Tractor Fire
READSTOWN Wisconsin Steven Hase fourteen son of Theodore and Mrs Hase Readstown received second and third degree burns when the tractor he operated caught fire. He is in Viroqua hospital with burns to the back arms hands and underarms and is in severe shock. He was with Terry Heal Brian Hase and Ted Hase Jr as two tractors were in use. He ran toward a woodlot in shock while trying to remove his shirt and his hair was singed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readstown
Wis
Steven Hase
Theodore Hase
R. J. Readstown
Viroqua
Steven
Terry Heal
Brian Hase
Ted Hase Jr
Steve
Holmen Youth Wins Purebred Guernsey Calf at Twilight Meet
Greg Sacia 13 of Holmen won the purebred Guernsey calf in the junior judging contest at the La Crosse County Guernsey Breeders Twilight meeting on the Fritz Schomberg and Sons farm near West Salem. The calf was sponsored by the La Crosse County Bankers Association and sourced from the Fred Wehrs and Sons herd. Also honored were junior winners Dale Witte Eugene Linse and Brian Berg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greg Sacia
Donald Sacia
Holmen
la Crosse County
Fritz Schomberg and Sons
West Salem
Eugene Linse
Brian Berg
Vernon Jones
Merlien Jaekel
Wendell Wolf
Russell Bringe
Jaekel
Jersey
Allan Rogge
la Crosse
Cycle Car Crash Injures Five Near Prairie du Chien
A Soldiers Grove youth, Mervin Eick, 17, is in critical condition after a head on collision with a car driven by Charles Dagnon, 30, on a Crawford County road two miles west of Fairview. Dagnon and his wife Marilyn and two children suffered minor injuries. The accident remained under investigation.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Soldiers Grove
Fairview
Boma Ridge
Crawford County
Mervin Eick
Charles Dagnon
Racine
Dagnon
Eick
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Marilyn
Charlene
Wendy
Wisconsin Declares Grandparents Day by Governor Knowles
Governor Knowles proclaims Sunday as Grandparents Day in Wisconsin urging families to reunite and honor grandparents and great-grandparents with lasting love and respect. The proclamation emphasizes appreciation for enduring familial bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin
Knowles
Today in History highlights key 1847 to 1963 events
On this date the AP records milestones including Liberia's 1847 constitution, British capture of Ft Ticonderoga in 1759, Franklin as postmaster general in 1775, Tahiti annexation in 1891, Eva Peron's 1952 death, Fidel Castro's 1953 assault, Charles named Prince of Wales in 1963, Skopje quake, and Pope Paul II's Turkey visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Liberia
Africa
Ft. Ticonderoga
Continental Congress
Benjamin Franklin
America
France
South Sea
Tahiti
Argentina
Eva Peron
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Santiago
Britain
Elizabeth II
Prince of Wales
Prince Charles
Skopje
Pope Paul
Turkey
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Geronimo
U.S
Sonora
Mexico
Lucky Y
Main
Blair Okays
Tum Koo
Secretary of Agriculture
Donald N. McDowell
Wisconsin ‘Department of Agriculture
Carrol Mallat
Boscobel
Alvin Helgerson
Harvey Kirking
Milford Kintz
Richland Center
Barnard McCauley
Yuba
Roger Curran
Glen Simonson
Taylor
Harrison Storandt
Earl Rhyme
James R. Wells
Cashton
Robert Granum
Gerhard Nilsestuen
Arcadia
Marvin Dwarschak
Independence
Willard Schomberg
Adolph Kostohryz
Melrose
Hillview Greenhouse
Guernsey
Eric
Hanson
Henry Langsyear
Larry Sullivan
Menomonie
Mindoro
Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association
Leo Gasper
Baraboo
Norbert Nuttelman
Gasper
State
Bernard Pralle
Ervin Nuttleman
Neil Jacobs
Bangor
Edmund Schlicht
Chaseburg
Schlicht
Bank of Stoddard
F.D.J.C
Stoddard, Wisconsin
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