Subsidies Attack at Walton League Spring Conference
The Izaak Walton League president J Muench of Green Bay denounced farm subsidies and irrigation diversions in a spring conference report. He urged protection of public waters and warned against damming Wolf River. Awards were given to ten conservation leaders including Senator Fred Eafton and Eagle scouts Thomas Grebe and Richard Plummer.
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Manitowoc
Izaak Walton League
University of Wisconsin Agriculture
Army
J. Muench
Green Bay
Charles E. Broughton
Muench
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Wolf River
Sheboygan Press
Fred Eafton
Lee la Fontaine
Fond du Lac
C. F. Culler
la Crosse
Fisheries Division
United States Department of the Interior
Minneapolis
T. H. Te Selle
Sheboygan Falls
Guido Rahr
Lloyd Shafer
Eagle Scouts
Thomas Grebe
Fond
Secret Radar Sight Tested for U S Planes
A secret radar sight developed at MIT and produced by Sperry Gyroscope is being used in a Nevada air base gunner y contest. Officials say the device solves fire control for guns rockets and dive bombing and can operate day or night against radar reflecting targets. It automatically releases bombs at the proper time and may power future jet fighter models.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Air Force
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sperry Gyroscope
Darlington Seniors Win A Ratings At District Forensic Meet
Darlington high school seniors Donna Jean Martens and Jill Wilson earned A ratings at the Platteville district forensic contest. They advance to the state meet in Madison on April 15.
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Darlington
Donna Jean Martens
Jill Wilson
Darlington High School
Platteville
Madison
Czechs Say Priests Confess to Treason Trial
Prague reports ten Roman Catholic clergymen on trial for treason testified they took orders from the papal nuncio in Prague. Four pleaded guilty, three pleaded partially, three declared innocence as the trial opens amid limited access for Western reporters. The defendants from Jesuit, Franciscan, Dominican and Redemptorist orders were accused of providing the Vatican with false information and inciting opposition to the communist regime.
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Prague
Msgr
Ottavio de Liva
Vatican
Redemptorist
Czechoslovakia
Eisenhower Defense Proposal Seen Gaining Senate Backing
Senator Hill of Alabama predicted Congress will act swiftly to bolster weak American defenses after General Eisenhower outlined needed changes in the military budget. Hill, a member of the appropriations committee, said Eisenhower did the country a tremendous service by pointing out gaps.
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Washington
Senator Hill
Ala
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hill
Senate Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Free Lunch Program Serves 8 Million Children in 1949 Half Billion Meals
Government report shows 167,971,000 pounds of surplus farm foods were given free through the national school lunch program in the last six months of 1949. The meals, described as nutritionally balanced, aided nearly 8,000,000 children nationwide.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Moscow Deputy Chief of Communist Party Bureau Dies
Soviet newspapers report the death of Alexander Petukhov aged 40, deputy chief of the Communist Party central committee organizational bureau, after a brief illness.
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RED
Moscow
Alexander Petukhov
Communist Party
Central Committee
Committee to Meet in Green County Courthouse
The Green County agricultural committee will hold a meeting this evening at the courthouse. J. B. Scherer of Monroe township serves as chairman.
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Green County Agricultural Committee
Court House
J. B. Scherer
Monroe Township
Tornado Strikes Farm Community in Oklahoma
Oklahoma opens the tornado season as a twister moves through a rural farm community causing minimal injuries and extensive structural damage with several buildings splintered and scattered debris.
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Carney
Oklahoma
Easter Bunnies Burn In Pittsburgh Confectionery Fire
A kettle of sugar ignited in Gas Paris confectionery in Pittsburgh last night, burning seven thousand one pound chocolate Easter eggs and causing about four thousand dollars in losses.
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Pittsburgh
Paris
New Wisconsin cheese debuts aims for aged taste spreadable
University of Wisconsin dairy scientists unveil a three month old spreadable cheese with the tang of aged natural cheese. Dr. Walter V. Price notes no name yet and pending uniform production methods. About 300 dairy plant executives sampled the product at a university conference. The Wisconsin Cheese Exchange meets next Friday in Plymouth with officer elections and business reports. The Fond du Lac county fair will resume cheese competition after 18 years. World cheese production rose in late 1949 with Switzerland output at 17,802,000 pounds in Q4. State agriculture shifts approve reorganizing six divisions into a licensing section to cut costs and boost service.
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University of Wisconsin
Walter V. Price
University
Dairy Department
Fond du Lac County Fair
Department of Agriculture
Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
Switzerland
State Department of Agriculture
State Board of Agriculture
Donald N. McDowell
Pastor Delivers Postponed Palm Sunday Sermon
Milwaukee Reverend Francis E. Fisher, paralyzed by a swimming pool accident, preached the Palm Sunday sermon he planned a year earlier at the First Baptist Church. The 34 year old cleric rode in a wheelchair after months of treatment in New York and a return home last month.
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Milwaukee
First Baptist Church
Francis E. Fisher
Jesus
Jerusalem
New York
Rise in federal employment from 348000 to 2111000
Fifty years ago the federal workforce stood at 348000 employees. Today the count has surged to 2111000, reflecting a dramatic expansion in government staffing across agencies and programs.
Seven Rural Artists Win in 11th UW Show
Seven rural artists were honored on opening day of the University of Wisconsin 11th annual art show after selections from 175 entries. Works by Mrs Philipewa Mel ville Chippewa Falls Mrs T C Cheney Wauwatosa Andrew Clark Lodi Ruth Grimm Sun Prairie Doris Leisch Fenni more Margaret Smith Lake Geneva and Ruth Stolle Tripoli were cited and recommended for state university purchase.
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Madson
University of Wisconsin
Philipewa Melville
Chippewa Falls
T. C. Cheney
Wauwatosa
Andrew Clark
Lodi
Ruth Grimm
Sun Prairie
Doris Leisch
Fennimore
Margaret Smith
Lake Geneva
Ruth Stolle
Tripoli
State University
Hunter Tension Blamed in Mishaps
Milford Michigan reports a psychologist linking hunting accidents to emotional tension. Dr Gunnar Dybwad cautions deer hunters may shoot at anything near the end of the season unless better firearm handling is learned and penalties considered. Thirty delegates from Ontario and eight U.S. states attended the clinic.
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Milford
Mich
Gunnar Dybwad
Dybwad
Ontario
Canada
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Landslide in Ohio Menaces Four Homes
A 300 foot land slide in Steubenville Ohio yesterday spread over 70 feet after rains. The earth split from a 250 foot ridge endangering four houses and prompting emergency measures as crews assessed damage and movement near the newest home. Winter rains are blamed for the shift.
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Ohio
Steubenville
Wisconsin Sediment Tests Define Milk Quality Standards
Wisconsin dairy plants test milk for sediment every patron twice monthly to ensure udder cleanliness. No 4 sediment leads to rejection, No 3 prompts daily testing until improving to No 2 or better or disqualification. Farmers’ share of food dollars rose to 47 cents mid January, with long term trends noted. Brown Bessie, a Jersey cow from Homer G. Taylor, cited as world champion at Chicago exposition of 1833.
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Wisconsin
H. J. Weavers
Dairy and Food Division
State Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Brown
Homer G. Taylor
Orfordville
Chicago
Social Notes From Madison and Monticello
Monticello residents visit Nic Frei tag. Mrs. O D Custis and Mrs. Edwin Stuessy plus Mr. Calvin Stuessy guests. Mrs. Youngreen birthday honored in Poplar Grove with Erwin Maitland and relatives. Charles Rolph Jr. visits parents in Madison. Masons hold commandery inspection. Auction bridge group meets. Local visits include Mrs. Feenje and Mr. Brusveen in Madison and Monroe respectively.
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Edwin Stuessy
Calvin Stuessy
Madison
Nic Freitag
Matt Zentner
Bessie Youngreen
Poplar Grove
Ill
Erwin Maitland
Eight Grade Spelling Champion from E Mt Horeb Wins County Meet
Marcelline Wiest an eighth grader at Spring Valley rural school near here won the West Dane county spelling championship in Verona on Saturday She will compete in the 1950 Badger bee in Madison on April 29 representing the local district.
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Mt. Horeb
Marcelline Wiest
Spring Valley
Here
West Dane
Verona
Madison
Gasoline Dealer Claims Freezeout In Milwaukee
Milwaukee dealer Harry Tann says he was ordered to raise prices to match area standards or lose gas. Stations show regular 24 to 25 cents and premium 25 to 26 cents, while his prices are 20.9 for regular and 22.9 for premium. He reports three to four cent profits and that his station has been closed since Friday. Assistant Attorney General Leonard Bessman notes Tann filed a formal complaint Thursday.
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Milwaukee
Harry Tann
Tann
Madison
Leonard Bessman
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