Holstein Convention Heads Meet With Noted Speakers
Two speakers at the state Holstein convention February 20 and 21 are Dr. B J Killham of Michigan State College and Dr. Paul H Phillips of the University of Wisconsin. Killham discusses brucellosis status before and after Brucella M vaccine with field experience data. Phillips, president of the Dane County Holstein association, reviews progress in research affecting Holstein breeders under the topic Our Present Stake in Research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Killham
Michigan State College
Paul H. Phillips
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Deq Killham
J. F. Huddleson
Killham
Phillips
Dane County Holstein Association
State's Insurance Plan Blasted Here
Urban Krier of the Wisconsin Association of Insurance Agents told the Green county board that state insurance undercuts private agents and is creeping socialism in business. He argued government in business costs taxpayers and diminishes service as a loss-pay promise. The meeting drew 14 Green county insurance members and spectators as debate on state insurance continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urban Krier
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Association of Insurance Agents
Green County Board
Green County
Krier
Monroe
Elizabeth Blaser
Fred Blaser
Monroe High School
Loveland
Nee
Gilbert P. Base-Tly
New Glarus
Louis R. Wolleson
And
Silver
Mt. Pleasant
William C. Haren
Green County Insurance Group
Warmer Days Return After Brief Cold Snap
After a short cool period temperatures held above 26 at night and near 30 at noon. The forecast for snow and clouds was overturned by clear skies and milder air. Northern Wisconsin and Michigan reported up to seven inches of new snow but most of the Great Lakes stayed with no severe winter weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Michigan
Great Lakes
First Wife Sues Widow for Alimony in Rockford Case
In Rockford, Lorene Cross, former wife of the late Charles M. Cross, sues his widow Eleanor Cross over the will and a disputed property settlement. Lorene asserts she divorced Charles in 1948 and claims entitlement to a house she has occupied for 26 years and a portion of personal property. She also seeks alimony from December 18 until probate, but no amount is stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Cross
Charles M. Cross
Cross
Eleanor Cross
Dane Man Killed In Verona Mishap
Verona special report states Cunard Grounsell a 65 year old resident at the Dane county home was killed crossing highway 18 east of Verona when struck by a Wiscon sin Light and Power Co driver Eugene B Leary. Ice prevented stopping and coroner ruled accidental death. Body taken to Fitch Jackson funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verona
Cunard Grounsell
Dane County
Grounsell
Eugene B. Leary
Wisconsin Light and Power Co
Leary
Fitch-Jackson Funeral Home
Postal Rate Hike Approved by House
The House enacted rate increases aimed at raising about 130 million dollars annually for the Post Office Department. A voice vote sent the measure to the Senate while opponents stalled final passage on a technical reading of the engrossed bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Post- Office Department
Senate
Post Office Department
U S Okays Reduction In Chicago Milk Price
The Agriculture Department approved a new price schedule for milk in Chicago and surrounding areas. The order lowers class one two and four milk by about 12.5 cents per hundredweight to align with prices for milk used in manufactured products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Chicago
Washington
Department of Agriculture
GOP Plans Senate Showdown on Civil Rights FEPC Row
Republican leaders seek a senate vote to take up the FEPC bill within two weeks. Taft backs a voluntary FEPC, opposing the administration’s punitive version. Ives and Lodge push for action to counter a weak civil rights stance. Southern Democrats likely to filibuster, with 64 votes needed to curb debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Mrmittee
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Lodge
R-Mass
Ives
R-Ny
Executive Deficit Hint For State Budget
Milwaukee report by Lieut. Gov. George Smith warns of a potential 11 million dollar executive budget deficit for 1951 52 as tax revenues decline. He cites lower 1949 50 revenues and a projected 10 percent drop for 1951 52, urging possible tax increases or spending cuts. The surplus from 1946 49 would offset the gap though the constitution bans state debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
George Smith
Eagles
Smith
Housing Committee Called for Session
City housing committee appointed by Mayor F A Buehler meets at City Hall at 4 pm to study housing problems and propose a housing authority. Members include Rudolph P Regex Russell W Prien R W Blaha Howard P Olsen and Robert C Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Buehler
City Hall
G. S. Soseman
Rudolph P. Regex
Russell W. Prien
R. W. Blaha
Howard P. Olsen
Robert C. Dunn
Bridge Expert's Son Found Dead in Creek
The body of Peter Culbertson, 19 months, son of bridge expert Ely Culbertson, was found under an icy brook surface near Brookside Terrace. Dr. Samuel D Bell Jr. attributed the death to an accidental head first plunge from a bridge over the brook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creek Brattleboro, Vt
Peter Culbertson
Ely Culbertson
Brookside Terrace
Samuel D. Bell Jr
East Germany imports Gestapo style police and youth recall
East Germany's volkskammer passed two laws creating a state security ministry with a secret police force and compelling 3,000,000 youths to join the FDJ. The move echoes Nazi policing and arouses concern in West Germany as minority party leaders face intensified purges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
East Germany
Gestapo
Hitler
Volkskammer
People’s Chamber
Ministry of State Security
Ministry of Interior
Germany
FDJ
Walter Ulbricht
Karl Steinhoff
Soviet
Russia
MVD
Coal Board Works on Report Plans Completion by Saturday
Wisconsin coal stocks near critical level as mild weather eases strain. Dealers report two weeks’ supply unless cold temps persist, with stoker coal in shortest supply and Illinois factories seeking fuel. ICC service cuts loom while Truman board concludes hearings and targets a Saturday report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Wisconsin
Illinois
Milwaukee Road
Illinois’ Central
ICC
Milwaukee
Stoker
Pocahontas
Cudahy Brothers
James K. ‘Stark
Chevrolet
General Motors
Janesville
J. L. Coyle
Revenue Collector To Visit Monroe Post Office
A deputy internal revenue collector will be stationed at the Monroe post office from February 23 through March 15 to receive declarations of estimated tax for 1950 and final returns for 1949. No Saturday hours. all revenue offices close at 5 p.m. on March 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Monroe Post Office
Swiss Cheese Day Slogan Winner Named in Green County
Mrs C W Chambers of 703 19th Avenue won Cheese Day Inc contest with the entry Dont Miss the Swi ft Monroe Wis promoting Green County Cheese Day September 9 1950. Judges from Cheese Day Inc selected from finalists after preliminaries eliminating over 200 entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Chambers
Cheese Day, Inc
C. W. Chambers
19Th Avenue
Monroe
Wis
Green County
Three Lakes
Halladay
County Supervisors defer hospital bond move and study mergers
The Green County board paused a hospital bond issue until April and delayed decisions on merging county highway police and radio with the sheriff's department. The special committee will report on detention home costs and feasibility, while the finance panel cautions further study on bonding. The board also clarified the salary for an assistant county agent and approved a hospital trustee resolution proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
Sheriff's Department
Special County Hospital Detention Home and Home For Aged
County Board
Rodney C. Kittelsen
Harry C. Young
Percy Lichtenwalner
Ray T. Silver
Joshua Hoesly
Leo M. Ties
Wood County
Green County
Harry A. Keegan
Melvin J. Olson
South Wayne
Wisconsin
Waukesha County Board of Supervisors
Theodore J. Burgy
Green County Service
Jewels Taken in $200,000 Los Angeles Burglary
Two men robbed a West Los Angeles home last night, posing as a messenger to a jewelry salesman, pulling a gun and stealing diamonds valued over $200,000 on consignment from a New York broker and insured. Milton Cohen reported the incident to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Milton Cohen
County Board Sidelights at February Session
County board of supervisors met for a two day February session tabulating 27 items of business. They inspected Green County Normal School and were served refreshments by student teachers. Leo M. Ties requested leave to attend a funeral, Rodney O. Kittelsen discussed relief work clarifications with Mrs Effie Wenger, and Grace M. Thorpe offered to meet on authorization of abstracting chattels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Wis
W. C. Bender
D. A. Crandall
Russell W. Prien
Fred Feutz Jr
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Fred Glauser
C. S. Pierce
E. C Hamilton
Drs. W
County Board of Supervisors
Green County Normal School
Effie Wenger
Green County Welfare
Kittelsen
Grace M. Thorpe
Register of Deeds
County Board
Air Expert Sees Soviet Lead in Aircraft Production
John F Victory of the NACA states Russia leads in aircraft production and military planes in service, but the United States maintains air supremacy due to superior aircraft performance. Victory notes neither nation has a practical supersonic military plane and emphasizes air power as key to security and world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
United States
John F. Victory
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NACA
Victory
U. S
Two Suspects Admit Rose Jewel Robbery at Billy Rose Home
Two men admitted taking part in the $25,000 jewel theft of showman Billy Rose's home in a three state manhunt climax. Police disclosed three other suspects remain at large as investigators pursued the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Billy Rose
William P. O'Brien
Police quiz five on $37 150 heard
Detroit police questioned four men and a woman found with a paper bag containing 37150 in cash. Investigators, with the FBI, sought links to the Brink's Inc robbery in Boston while saying the money appeared to be gambling proceeds. The five were seized at 315 am in a hoodlum neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Brink's Inc
Boston
Walter’ Wyrod
FBI
Enrollment Gains Noted for Green County Normal School
Otto W. Lund told the county board at the February session that Green County Normal School will have a larger enrollment next fall, with a possible 1950 51 total of 20 students. Current enrollment is 16 this year and 27 in the demonstration school from district junctions No 1 Clarno and Jefferson, plus 25 teachers in the night art education course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County Normal School
Otto W. Lund
Lund
Clarno and
Jefferson
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Holstein
J. B. Killham
Rockford
GOP
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Truman
Strauss
Wisconsin Rapids
Don Friselden
Coal Dealers Association
Public Service Commission
Madison
Interstate Commerce Commission
Brotherhoods
Cole
White House
McGrath
David L. Cole
John L. Lewis
Lena Wilson Brunson
Nederland
Tex
Lora Lee Michel
Lora Lee
Lorraine Michel
Neil Clemmans
Los Angeles Mirror
Brodhead
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