Congress Varies Powers Over Industry To Aid War Effort
Rep. Ploeser notes a draft bill giving the government power to compel or prioritize steel and other industry outputs for armed forces. President Truman directs voluntary allocations via Secretary Sawyer. current estimates show armed forces need about 1.3 million tons annually, around two percent of national steel, with mills urged to commit to priority plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
Rush
Congress
Armed Services
Truman
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Otek
Automo
Ploeser
Missouri
House
Small Business Committee
Rip Van Winkle Story Told About Superfort Seized by Reds in 44
A 1944 World War II tale recounts Boeing Wichita built B 29 The Arnold forced landed on Soviet soil and its crew were interned in Vladivostok. Captain Weston Price led the team with co pilot John Flanagan. The plane later returned to Iran and home, while the Arnold remains in Russian hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kas
Arnold
John E. Flanagan
New York City
China
Omura
Japan
H. H. Arnold
Naval Air Station
Vladivostok
Russia
RAF
Lawmaker Inserts Small Business Steel Share Provision
A lawmaker added to the draft bill a provision ensuring small businesses receive a share of steel for government projects, outlining how steel procurement would benefit smaller firms and local economies.
Orangeville High Dairy Team Enters National Contest
The Orangeville high school dairy team will compete with nine other teams in August to represent Illinois in a national contest. Team members include John Kummer Carl Tobirt and Fred Meinert. Grain team members Darrell Busjahn Leslie Kruse and Arnold Fryer placed first in the blue ribbon division at the state contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeville
Illinois
Agriculture Department
John Kummer
Carl Tobirt
Fred Meinert
Darrell Busjahn
Leslie Kruse
Arnold Fryer
Flying Activities Stepped up At Badger Airport
Flying activities at Badger airport are at a high peak with many pilots conducting cross country trips. Farm bureau, GI students, and new pilots are listed among those flying from Bill's Air Park at Brodhead to towns like Lone Rock Monroe Middleton and Madison. Several pilots soloed and others combined business with flight hours while enjoying aerial advertising and weekend trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badger
Bill’s Air Park
Brodhead
Fred Kundert
Lone Rock
Monroe
Donald Coplien
Middleton
Francis Cook
Floyd Coplien
Janesville
Madison
Lavern Holcomb
Monticello
Ben Kubly
Milwaukee
R. B. Bliss
Dale Rabe
Tom Smith
Brodhead Field
William Baker
Albany
Farm Bureau Coop
E. O. Baker
Larry Vincent
Bud Baltzer
Chippewa Falls
Bud
Roy Ture
Browntown 4-H Club Reports On Camps
Browntown 4-H Club met at Community hall for its fifth meeting. Lydia Wels reported on Prairie du Chien district camp and Ruth Foulker on the state leaders camp at Madison. Members did July 4 activities, pledges were led, health blanks handed out, and committees met to discuss the tour and fair booth. Beverly Hunt spoke on clothing and Shirley Montgomery demonstrated napkins. Recreation was led by Gary Stark and Kenneth Chapin. Next meeting set for July 15 at the schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browntown 4-H Club
Community Hall
Lydia Wels
Prairie du Chien
Ruth Foulker
Madison
Shirley Montgomery
Fair Booth
Beverly Hunt
Gary Stark
Kenneth Chapin
Enas Oo
Boy Scout Troop 114 to Break Camp Sunday
Boy Scout Troop 114 will break camp and return home Sunday after a week at Canyon Camp Apple River. They joined troops 113 and 115, with Daniel Ault as scoutmaster and members including Robert Tradisil Neil Holcomb Leo Stauffacher Keith Wainwright Ronnie Poff Larry Thornton Virgil Wenger John Mueller Jack Marvin and Gary Scherer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Canyon Camp
Apple River
Daniel Ault
Robert Tradisil
Neil Holcomb
Leo Stauffacher
Keith Wainwright
Ronnie Poff
Larry Thornton
Virgil Wenger
John Mueller
Jack Marvin
Gary Scherer
Madison group honored for newspaper coverage and story
The Madison chapter of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs received two honorable mentions. The awards recognize coverage of National Business Women's Week October 5 to 12, 1947, and a separate news story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Group
Fort Worth
Madison
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Fertilizer Expert to Explain Demonstration Plot
Wisconsin expert J Chapman soils specialist at the state college explains a fertilizer demonstration plot on Green county farm at 1 30 next Tuesday. County Agent Myron E Jeglum says neighbors and farmers are invited to view nitrogen use in growing oats with phosphorus and potash up to 500 pounds per acre showing strong responses near the intersection of state highway 81 and county trunks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. J. Chapman
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Green County
Myron E Jeglum
Warden W. Francis
Railroads Test To Prevent Freight Jars On Illinois Run
The Association of American Railroads and car manufacturers launch a mid July rolling laboratory test to reduce jolts and vibration. A five car train with scientific recording instruments will ride 68 miles of Illinois track, evaluating trucks and snubbers to protect cargo from bruising and damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Association of American Railroads
Car Manufacturers
Illinois
Trials On Central Tracks Between Clinton And Gilman
Different equipment types will be tested as metal blocks are placed on board to simulate light and heavy loads. Trains will run at speeds up to 80 miles per hour during four months of trials between Clinton and Gilman.
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Clinton
Gilman
Monticello Social Notes Cherish Weekend Guests
Monticello residents host and visit relatives and friends from Albany Chicago Monroe and Freeport. Sunday guests include Mr and Mrs Adam Duerst and families and many others attending bridge club events and birthdays. Funeral attendance and weekend visits across multiple towns mark the social roundup.
Local Social Roundup of Visits and Travel The Dahnkes Return from Western Trip
Mr and Mrs John Dahnke came home Friday from a trip to the Black Hills Yellowstone National Park and other western points. Betty Jane Woelffer of Fond du Lac visited her parents Mr and Mrs RW Woelffer over the weekend. Fannie G and Frieda Benkert and Rosa Roth visited Mrs Elizabeth Blum in Monroe on Saturday. Rosa Roth stayed in Monroe as a guest of Miss Anna Roth. Herman Duerst and family from Madison were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Roethlisberger. Willis J Marty and Albert Knobel plus spouses attended a picnic supper at the Decatur Country Club near Brodhead on Monday. Mrs Willis Babler and Bernice Babler were Monroe callers Saturday. Margaret Sipple of Chicago returned home with her sister Mrs Babler for the weekend. Harris Babler and daughters called at Henry E Babler’s home en route to Marshfield. A picnic dinner at Fred A Karlen’s home Sunday included Bernard Garville Evansville H L Karlen Inez Steinmann Cleyance Karlen Donna R W Karlen and family Jake Thompson. Fannie and Frieda Benkett Rosa Roth and Lydia Voegels were Monday supper guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Wild New Glarus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Duerst
Monticello
John Christopher
Albany
Clarence Duerst
Chicago
Herman Duerst
Belleville
Fred Duerst
George Griffy
Aucton Bridge Club
Mmes
Fannie Loveland
Anna Elmer
Emily Jordan
Frieda Thompson
Harold Thompson
New Glarus
T. A. Hoesly
Monroe
Henry D. Freitag
Robert Holcomb
John Blumer
Ira Holcomb
Fred Zweifel
Arthur Holcomb
Henry Hefty
Albert Zimmerman Sr
Edna Schuler
Robert Kingdon
Judith
Bobby
Jacob Legler
Walter Brink
Donald Brink
Clifford Riese
Mary Ann
Arthur Beer
Henry Schuler Jr
Dayton
Fred A. Blum
Patricia Gillan
Charles Still
Chesterton
Ind
C. M. Stauffer
Charles T. Leach Jr
Anna Frances
Janesville
Albert Knobel
Ida Schenk
Bernard Biederman
Freeport
Henry C. Elmer
John Dahnke
Black Hills
Yellowstone Natonal Park
Betty Jane Woelffer
Fond du Lac
R. W. Woelffer
Fannie G
Frieda Benkert
Rosa Roth
Elizabeth Blum
Roth
Anna Roth
Madison
Fred Roethlisberger
Willis J. Marty
Decature Country Club
Brodhead
Willis Babler
Bernice Babler
Margaret Sipple
Babler
Harris Babler
Henry E. Babler
Marshfield
Fred A. Karlen
Bernard Garville
Evansville
H. L. Karlen
Inez Steinmann
Cleyance Karlen
Donna
R. W. Karlen
Jake Thompson
Fannie
Frieda Benkett
Lydia Voegels
Robert Wild
Robert J. Trestrail Dies at 87 in Darlington
Robert J. Trestrail, 87, died Wednesday at his home in Darlington. Surviving are his widow and three sons Forest Shullsburg Lloyd Darlington and Harry Deerfield a brother Richard Shullsburg and a sister Rosetta Shullsburg. Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at the Methodist church with burial in Evergreen cemetery Shullsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
Robert J. Trestrail
Forest of
Body of Sgt. Kubly On Way Home To Blanchardville
Mrs. Wilma Kubly receives word that the casketed remains of her son, Sgt. Ervin Kubly, are en route from a foreign war theater to their hometown Blanchardville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
Kubly
Blanchardville
Wilma Kubly
Ervin Kubly
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