Barron Youth, 17, Wins FFA Star Farmer Award
Gordon Lehner, 17, of LeRoy Dodge County, named Wisconsin star farmer for 1952 at the Wisconsin FFA convention near Green Lake. He is active as state Farm Safety chair, Mayville FFA president, and honor student, with strong regional ties including Barron and Mayville. The event honored other outstanding youths and listed honorary awards to several educators and farmers.
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Green Lakes
Wis
Gordon Lehner
LeRoy
Dodge County
Wisconsin
Future Farmers of America
Wisconsin Ffa
Northern Baptist Assembly
Monroe Ffa
Kenneth E. Allen
Keil Holloway
William Pick
Frank Thorp
Ivan Gobeli
Donald Elmer
Charles A. Nelson
Barron
Designa Star Dairy Farmer
Lehner
FFA Farm Safety Committee
Mayville
Junior Men’s Association
FFA
Mayville High School
American Farmer
Loren Johnson
Cobb
Elmer
Baker
George Barlass
Janes Dean
Dale Krull
Lake Mills
Kenyon Giese
Prairie du Lac
James Davntl
de * Forest
Richard Gribel
Beaver Dam
Marvin Beilfuss
Racine
Bob Eis
Mishicot
Alvin Basse
Waukesha
Tom Brault
Hartford
William Pickering
Eau Claire
Delbert Nelson
Mondovi
Wisconsin Farmer” Awards
Stanley Pickerign
William Pickerign
A. B. Cordes
Eau Claire High School
Edwin Lehner
Andrew Magyar
Carl Nelson
Wisconsi
Donald Mullen
Jefferson
Wisconsin Association of Vocational Agriculture
E. G. Burnkrant
Plymouth
George Akin
Hortonville
Tom Hamilton
Westfield Farmer
R. I. Dimick
Barron Farmer
Truce Talks Recessed Completely at Munsan
Talks at Munsan entered complete recess today for the first time in five months as the United Nations Command awaited Communist reaction to an Allied armistice proposal. The Reds are likely to set a date for the next meeting after decisions in Peiping Pyongyang and possibly Moscow on the Allies plan.
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Mundan
Burea
United Nations
Peiping
Pyongyang
Moscow
City Board Faces Repeated Sidewalk Repair Problems
City Board of Public Works and acting city engineer Walter R. Ekum discuss citywide sidewalk surveys. They note 17th avenue has many bad walks and plan to alert property owners or order new walks where needed. The board agrees to full-width repairs when replacing old sidewalks to reach standard five-foot widths over time.
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City Board of Public Works
Walter R. Ekum
17Th Avenue
Visitations Show Additions at East and South Schools
About 600 residents attended open house events at East and South schools to view new additions remodeling and lighting upgrades and the fire escapes. Parent Teacher associations organized registrations while teachers greeted former pupils and parents. Grace Byers and Clara ZumBrunnen, longtime former teachers, were highlighted among guests along with Board of Education members and project contractors.
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Grace Byers
Clara ZumBrunnen
Licoln
Board of Education
Rolph Funeral Time Changed at Monticello Manresa
Charles M. Rolph 64 died yesterday morning at home. Funeral time moved to 1:30 p m Thursday at Evangelical United Brethren church where Rev Lawrence A Brown will officiate. Burial in Highland cemetery with pallbearers: Herman E Meier Madison Dr William V Baebler Stanley Richards E H Muehlmeier Monticello A A Raiche Wauwatosa Richard Sach Milwaukee Harold C Nicolaus Cudahy Fred M Stauffer Corvallis Ore.
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Neves
Navy to Probe Hobson Sinking After Atlantic Disaster
The navy ordered a formal inquiry into the Hobson disaster in mid Atlantic where 174 lives were lost. The carrier Wasp carried 61 survivors toward Brooklyn for repairs while denying reports Hobson was unfit. Two missing sailors were found safe, and official questions about ship condition were pressed by relatives and officials.
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Washington
Navy
Hobson
Wasp
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Hreave
Naval Hospital
Adm
Lynde McCormick
Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk
Ervin S. White Sr
Lynn
Mass
W. V. O'Regan
Board of Inspection and Safety
Robert Schwartz Accepts City Job as Incinerator Operator
Robert Schwartz was chosen from three applicants to fill the city incinerator operator post, replacing Walter Wy who resigned. Schwartz, a former Casey DX service station employee, will earn 55 dollars weekly for a 54 hour week and work under City Service Superintendent Jack Erb. The works board ordered safety measures including a locked charging hole and exclusive operator control when the hole is open. Temperatures reach 1000 to 1850 degrees during operation. The board also denied John Mueller’s request to install a storm sewer and urged attention to trash collection near the square area. Acting city engineer Walter Ekum reported rat poison feeders are available for loan at the Lefty Garage.
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Schwarce
12Th Street
Pos City
Rdt of Public Works
Hwartz
Casey’ DX
Crandall Oil Co
Monroe
Darington
Walter E. Wy
Schwartz
Jack Erb
Works Board
Erb
John B. Mueller
11Th Avenue
Board of Health
Fire Department
Walter R. Ekum
Strikers Await WSB Decision On Milwaukee Truck Wage Dispute
The Wage Stabilization Board was to decide today on the wage dispute fueling a 2000-driver strike in Milwaukee. W.H. Martell said John Dunlop, a public WSB member, indicated a decision would come within 36 hours.
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Wage Stabilization Board
Milwaukee Afl
W.h.martell
Milwaukee Trucking
John Dunlop
WSB
Reid F. Murray Dies in Bethesda Naval Hospital
Rep. Reid F. Murray of Wisconsin died in Bethesda Naval Hospital at 64, while serving his seventh term. He entered the hospital April 16. A native of Ogdensburg, he previously worked as agricultural agent for the Bank of Oshkosh and Northern Pacific Railway, taught at the University of Wisconsin, and is survived by his widow, two sons Reid Jr and Hyde, and daughter Kittie Ann. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Washington
Reid F. Murray
Wis
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Wisconsin
Murray
Congress
Bank of Oshkosh
Northern Pacific Railway Co
Winnebago County
University of Wisconsin
Ogdensburg
Reid Jr
Hyde
Kittie Ann
Essay Contest Winners Listed at Monroe High
Judith Kubly 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben J Kubly, won first prize in the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary essay contest for Monroe high, with the topic Ameri Everybody s Business. Jane M Stauffacher 17 took second and Nancy Kundert 16 third.
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Judith Kubly
Ben J. Kubly
8Th Street
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Monroe High School
Ameri- Everybody's Business
Jane M. Stauffacher
John ‘D. Stauffacher
16Th Street
Nancy Kundert
Frank J. Kundert
15Th Avenue
Fred Simpson
Miss Kubly
Howard L.orians
George E. Jacobs
Margaret Baker
Wisconsin American cheese market steady amid ample offerings
The Federal state Market News Service reports Wisconsin cheese market steady with ample offerings and fair to good demand. Selling prices vary by variety with grades and sizes noted, including specific price ranges for different cheese types.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Field Trips Set For Rural Schools Of County
Rural Green County pupils in grades five through eight will take conservation field trips May 1 to 9. County Agent Myron E. Jeglum and Assistant Leslie Huber will lead groups assessing soil conservation, erosion, trees, and other conditions at host schools across 13 locations.
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Green County
Myron E. Jeglum
Leslie Huber
Biggs
Dividi
Ridge
Farmers Grove
Meadow Brook
Valley
Postville
Ross
Spring Valley
Attica
Dayton
Gill
Kelly
Peterson
West Dayton
Zentner
Fairview
Babller
Norwegian
Oakshade
Peebles
Simmons and Silver
Atwood
Clarence
Davis
Hoosier Grove
Poplar Grove
Shanghai
Decatur
Bad‘ger
Hart
Jordan Prairie
Sam Ball
Smile
Argus
Blackford
Loveland
Martyland
Purcell
Puddledock
Banner
Dry Goods Box
Jordan Center
Rat Hollow
Bethel
County Normal
Open House Planned at Youth Center After Upgrades
Youth Center managers completed plans for an open house held Thursday from 8 30 to 10 30 p m. Carol Ann Schwinger is general chairman urging parents of high school students and interested residents to inspect the recreation program. Volunteers redecorated the building including the main room walls gray with a blue ceiling, and updated the table tennis billiard and snack bar areas. Frank Fabs Maureen Uni contributed wall designs. Recreation Director Joe E Miller’s office and upstairs rooms were refreshed. Sandra Scherer will oversee refreshments with committee members Mary Anderson Betty Baker and Judith Field assisting.
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Joe E. Miller
Sandra Scherer
Mary
Anderson
Betty Baker
Judith
Field
Treasury revamps savings bond program with rate hikes
The Treasury raised interest rates across its savings bond program and discontinued two current series. New bonds will be issued, while Series E bonds remain but may adopt the higher 3 percent rate upon maturity. Existing E bonds are unaffected unless holders choose to keep them. Secretary Snyder says changes modernize the program.
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Washington
the Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Soviet Jets Fire On Air France Liner Over Berlin Zone
Two Soviet jet fighters fired on an Air France airliner in the Russian Zone of Germany wounding two German passengers and punching 89 holes in the fuselage. The plane landed at Tempelhof.
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Berlin
Air France
Germany
Tempelhoff
Frankfurt
Irmgard Nebel
Walter Kurth
Bad Homberg
Bonn
Pan American
British Airways
Nebel
U. S
Ridgway Chosen NATO Chief Faces Clark Opposition
Gen. Matthew Ridgway was selected to lead NATO forces, with Gen. Mark Clark scrutinized in Congress over World War II actions. Sen. Long called for fresh inquiry into Clarks record while Bradley reportedly backed Ridgway for the European post.
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Washington
Matthew Ridgway
Eisenhower
Mark Clark
Ridgway
Congress
Pentagon
Far East
Europe
Clark
Army Field Forces
Truman
Omar Bradley
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Sen
Long
D-La
Armed Services Committee
Rapido River
Rep
Shager
R-Mich
House Armed Services Committee
Wuethrich Joins Green County Draft Board
Wilbert W. Wuethrich of 1121 21st avenue has been named to Green County selective service board, bringing membership to five. Other members are Harold Heimann Harry Buholzer Evert Green and Arthur Spoerry, with Nancy Kundert as clerk. The board announced 35 county men will report to Milwaukee May 21 for physicals and two will be inducted for the month’s quota.
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Wilbert W. Wuethrich
21St Avenue
Red’s Grill
Green County Selective Service Board
Wuethrich
Harold C. Heimann
Harry E. Buholzer
Evert Green
Arthur R. Spoerry
Switzerland
Nancy Kundert
Milwaukee
De Pere Gas Station Attendant Shot During Robbery
Brown County authorities hunt two young men driving a 1934 car after they shot Rubee Bernetzke 30 at the Frank Vanden Heuvel filling station in De Pere. Eyewitness account describes two men 20 to 25 years old fleeing with $215 in cash.
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Mneen Bay
Brown County
de Pere
Eycay
Rubee Bernetzke
Frank Vanden Heuvel
Senators Call Wilson To Closed Hearing On Steel Dispute
The Senate Banking Committee summoned Charles E. Wilson for an oath bound session to reveal the inside story of his resignation as defense mobilizer amid the steel dispute. The probe seeks potential revisions to the Defense Production Act and questions whether White House moves would trigger further wage and price hikes and inflation. Republican Sen Schoeppel seeks Wilson’s sworn views on settlement terms and possible new rounds of increases.
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Wilson
Truman
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Charles E. Wilson
Defense
White House
Polic
Republican Committee
Sen. Schoeppel
Kas
Mrs. J B Ellrod Army Nurse Dies in Illinois
Alma Ida Reger Ellrod a former Monroe resident and World War I Army nurse died at Hines hospital near Chicago after a leg injury. She served at Chelsea Mass during the influenza outbreak and later worked in welfare in Chicago. She leaves a husband three sisters and two brothers. services to be held at St John’s church with burial in Greenwood cemetery.
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J.B. Ellrod
Chicago
Alma Ida Reger
Monroe
Hines Hospital
Ellrod
Rudolph and
Lisetta Wittwer Reger
Monroe High School
Cook County Hospital
Chelsea
Mass
Chicago Nurses Association
J. B. Elrod
Preston Bradley
Molly Becker
Twin Grove
Harry A. Keegan Sr
Herbert Taft
Whitewater
Ruchol Reger Sr
Farm Bureau Leader Warns on Federal Spending Concerns
Vinton Iowa leader Kil Kline argues that if curtailment steps are not taken, the American Farm Bureau growth will stall and collapse within years. He asserts spending controls and oversight are needed to avert a downturn.
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Farm Bureau
Burpits & Kil Kline
Vinton
U.S. Aide Refines Stance On Steel Seizure Powers
The Baldridge memorandum says the President may act in grave emergencies but must stay within the Constitution. Judge Pine weighs a preliminary injunction to block further steel seizures as court-set deadlines loom. The House Judiciary Committee debates impeachment or censure remedies for the action.
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Baldridge
Holmes Bald
U.S. District Court
David A. Pine
Truman
GOP
Luxury Pan American Stratocruiser Vanishes Over Atlantic
A Pan American World Airways double decked Stratocruiser carrying about 50 people vanished after leaving Rio de Janeiro last night on the El Presidente run. Reports of a Belem landing proved unconfirmed as search efforts continued and the plane was overdue for Port of Spain Trinidad arriving around 9 am.
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Buainais
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Bundesen Indictment Thrown Out of Court
Chicago court dismissed the indictment against Dr. Borman N. Bundesen former Chicago health commissioner amid a probe related to food service duties and board actions Bundesen had taken a leave of absence after the indictment was issued.
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Bundesen
Criminal Court Today
Borman N. Bundesen
Chicago
Chicago Board of Heart
Bundesén
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