Reforestation Efforts Reclaim Lost Midwest Lands
From New England to the West, governments unite to recapture land eroded by wind and water. Reforestation aims to support pulp and paper industries, with Wisconsin mills importing wood from Idaho and Oregon. Indiana and Illinois turn strip mines into pasture as revegetation programs plant millions of trees and seedings across the region.
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New England
Middle West
West
A. Fisher
Milwaukee
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Idaho
Oregon
Canada
Spooner
Wis
Washburn County
Indiana
Sawyer
Monroe clubs win prizes at junior fair booths
Three Monroe rural clubs earned top prizes at the junior fair booths with entries across five judging divisions. Decatur Clarno Monroe Ag and Monroe FFA took food production medals, while Monroe Home Ec and various 4-H and FFA groups claimed prizes in maintenance repair safety health and food preservation categories.
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Monroe
Mank
Onroe Ag
FFA
Decatur Club
Clarno Club
Monroe Ag
Monroe Ffa
Monroe Home Ec
Browntown
Albany
Mills Club
Juda Jolly Juniors
New Glarus
New Glarus Ffa
Smiley 4-H
Brooklyn
Busy Bees
Mt. Pleasant
Spring Grove
North Washington
Boys State Delegation Meets President at White House
Edmond Gong, a 16 year old Chinese American student from Miami, leads 103 delegates at an American Legion boys forum on national government. President Truman remarks target a peaceful future and urges the group to continue their civic work as the country eyes the next generation of leaders.
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Washington
Truman
Edmond Gong
Miami
Fla
Boys Forum
White House Lawn
Some Plant Sprays Cut Frost Resistance
Wooster Ohio Plants sprayed in summer with copper containing fungicides become more sensitive to frost damage than those treated with zinc-containing organic materials. J D Wilson of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station reports. Zinc treated plants may have been in better foliage before the frost. Bordeaux mixture spray caused the most injury by October frost.
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Wooster
Ohio
J. D. Wilson
The
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Christoffel Pleads Innocent to Perjury
Washington Milwaukee UAW-CIO official Christoffel pleaded innocent to six counts of perjury at his federal arraignment. He testified before the House labor committee that he was not a member of the Communist party and denied affiliations. Trial date will be set later with three weeks to prepare. defense seeks motions and extra time due to counsel scheduling.
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Washington
Harold Christoffel
Milwaukee
Uaw-Cio
Federal District
Christoffel
Allis-Chalmers
West Allis
Wis
House Labor Committee
Communist Pty
Edward Curran
Dan Sobel
John Pratt
Sobel
O. John Rogge
Rogge
Vacatiion
Banking Department Promotes Madison Official Stock Deputy Commissioner
Madison Wisconsin Stock 38 a longtime Wisconsin banking department employee was named deputy commissioner by Governor Matthews with acting governor Rennebohm's approval. He previously served as senior bank examiner and assistant chief examiner with a 5000 dollar annual salary. The deputy post was created in 1947 during department reorganization moving to a single commissioner system.
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Madison
Walter L. Stock
Wisconsin Banking Department
G. M. Matthews
Stock
Rennebohm
Matthews
State Senate
Local Social News and Visits Across Several Towns
Sunday guests in Brodhead include Mr and Mrs Donald L Collins and families from Downers Grove Madison Williams Bay Eagle and more. Local clubs hostesses and DeKalb Decatur school picnic officers elected. Visitors travel to Shullsburg Monroe Madison and Dubuque for events and vacations.
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W. J. Renee
Vivian
Nina
Tom Kelly
Downers Grove
Walter Williams
Trudy and Wallie
Madison
Robert Anderson
Williams Bay
James Martin
Eagle
C. &. Pierce
Trudy Wallie
Helen Williams
Pierce
Louis Mauerman
W. J. Bellman
H. V. Hartman
R. Broughton
George Ross
R. W. Horne
Harold Newcomer
J.D. Hahlen
Robert Hahlen
Paula
Mmes
Emma Mueller
George Brandenberg
Rosamond
Arnold Condon
Shullsburg
Charles Taylor
C. R. Mason
John Armbrecht
Susan
Fred Wise
Durand
Brodhead
Albert Losey
Detroit
Mich
Belle Losey
Katherine Young
Monroe
Byron Geagger
Wolfe
Center Avenue
May Kleckner
Clara Holcomb
Laura Stair
Chicago
Theological Student Collecting Dirt for Pillar of Peace
Malcolm Thompson a senior at McCormick Theological Seminary gathers soil capsules from diverse locales to form a pillar of peace and friendship. Specimens include earth from Africa's gold mines, Pisa, the Sphinx and Giza pyramids, Athens Acropolis, the Alamo, the equator near Quito, the Antarctic, Mount Vernon and ancient Carthage.
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Chicago
Malcolm Thompson
McCormick Theological Seminary
Africa
Sarawak
Pisa
Egypt
Acropolis
Athens
Alamo
Texas
Equator
Quito
Ecuador
Mount Vernon
Carthage
Wheat Goal for 1948 Tops All War Years
Government sets a 1948 wheat planting target of 75 million acres, higher than wartime goals, to sustain large exports through 1949. The plan anticipates 1.07 to 1.395 billion bushels depending on yields, reflecting continued soil and crop policies amid looming shortages. Wisconsin reports over 92 percent of corn planted with hybrid seed, marking a peak in state development since 1933.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ment
Madison
Wisconsin
Departments of Agriculture Reporting Service
Want Ad Pitch: Sell Items Quickly
A short, upbeat note invites readers to place a want ad to sell items fast. The snippet emphasizes ease, visibility, and timely responses for buyers seeking bargains.
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du Quoin
Ill
Fulton County
Byron Somers
Robert Parr
William van Asperen
Ellen Davis
Monroe Clubs
Boys State
Grants Cio
Banking Department
Chocolate Shop
Borden’s
Donald L. Collins
Frances Green
Gregory Beach
Dowagiac
Gheen
Allen Smith
C. R. Mooney
Iowa City
Rosamond Blackbourne
al Prinz
Gus
Thorp Finance Corp
Blatz
Mbiatoren
Blatz Brewing Company
Milwaukee, Wis
Eer
Eugene
Donald S. Wilson
Senotone of
Crescent
Century Service Co
John Holtshopple, Jr
10Th Street
Century Engineering ‘Corporation
Cedar Rands
Blumer Drug
Trukenbrod
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Monroe Gas Division
Wisconsin Hydro Electric Company
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