Grassland Field Day at Monticello Speakers Highlight June 11 Event
J L Baldwin dean of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture will be the featured speaker at the grassland field day near Monticello on June 11. The event is for farmers from Green Iown Lafayette and Dane counties, organized by the Wisconsin Grasslands committee with county agents. Over 1,500 attendees expected to view exhibits on forage crops, soil fertility, erosion control, and demonstrations of forage harvesting machinery.
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J. L. Baldwin
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Eee Brothers
Monticello
Green
Iown Lafayette
Dane
University of Wisconsin Grasslands Committee
E. O. Baker
Green County
Wisconsin
Monticello Commercial Club
Ee Saries
Sie
Dean Baldwin
F. W. Duffeer
Soils Department
University
State Soil Conservation Committee
College of Agriculture
Vic Burcalow
College of Agriculture Agronomist
Monticello Social Club
I. L. Baldwin
F. W. Dutffee
Overcoats and Mittens Favored in Wisconsin Weather
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin residents kept wearing overcoats and mittens as cold persisted with readings as low as 27 degrees at Land O Lakes. Meteorologist Howard J. Thompson predicted below freezing across the north tonight with 30 to 35 degrees in the north and 35 to 40 in the south before Tuesday morning. The state average should be 60 to 65 degrees by daybreak as a gradual warmup approaches, ending the cold snap that began Friday.
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Wisconsin
Associated Press
Land O'Lakes
U. S
Howard J. Thompson
Nanking Communists claim four Manchurian cities fall
AP bulletins report Lu Ting yi said government cities captured and that Communist forces will not retreat further in Manchurian civil war. Kalinin dies after illness in Moscow. Racine mayor seeks seizure of Case Co plants. Barkley says Truman to decide on Case strike control bill. White House notes review from all angles.
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Nanking
Lu Ting-yi
Racine
Francis H. Wendt
Department of Labor
Truman
1. 1 Case Co
Rockford
Washington
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
White House
Congress
Charles Ross
High Court Rules On Risk Premiums
The Supreme Court upholds a South Carolina tax on premiums collected by out of state insurers, a decision aligning with similar taxes in fifteen states. The ruling touches interstate commerce and limits on state regulatory power. It also references a contempt conviction against the Miami Herald and editor John Pennekamp for published editorials and a cartoon. The decision discusses segregation in interstate bus service and cites a Virginia Jim Crow ruling in a separate context.
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Washington
Supreme Court
South Carolina
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Newark
Miami Herald
John D. Pennekamp
Dade County
Three-way Race for State Senate in 17th District Is Arranged
David M. Morgan of Mineral Point files for the Republican nomination for the 17th district state senate, with rivals Melvin Olson of South Wayne and Joseph Robinson of Belmont. Morgan, a Lafayette county native, is publisher of the Iowa County Democrat-Tribune and ex superintendent of Mineral Point schools.
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Senate
Stat
David M. Morgan
Mineral Point
Towa
LaFayette
Green Counties
Melvin Olson
South Wayne
Joseph Robinson
Belmont
Lafayette County
Morgan
Towa County
Iowa County Democrat-Tribune
Southwest Wisconsin Scenic Association
Supreme Court to Rule on Parochial Student Transport
The Madison case seeks a ruling on whether parochial school children may be transported at public expense to public schools when local schools are closed. The decision comes ahead of a statewide referendum in November on constitution changes governing transportation funding.
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Madison
State Supreme Court
Milk Production At All-time High For April Period
Wisconsin April milk production reached a new monthly record of 1.484 billion pounds, about 30 percent above the 1935-44 average and over 14 percent of U.S. output for the month. The state total for January-April was 5.049 billion pounds, with grain feeding high as pasture use was low and cows on pasture remained minimal by May 1. Nationally, output rose 12 percent above the April 10-year average, despite 1 million fewer milk cows on farms. Prices to farmers averaged 150 dollars per head, the highest in 37 years.
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Madison
Wisconsin
United States
U.S
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Service
Awarded Honor Rev LeRoy Loats Pastor Receives Prize
Union Presbyterian church pastor Rev LeRoy Loats was awarded the homiletics prize by the University of Dubuque seminary. The annual honor goes to the senior class member judged by faculty and seminary students as the most outstanding preacher.
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LeRoy Loats
Union Presbyterian Church
University of Dubuque
Holiday Weekend Death Toll Hits 159 Across Nation
The four day Memorial Day holiday saw 159 traffic and violent deaths, far below the National Safety Council forecast of 287. Drownings accounted for 74 fatalities. Pennsylvania led with 37 deaths, floods worsening road hazards. Wisconsin reported at least 15 violent deaths including drownings and traffic fatalities.
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Tne
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Pennsylvania
California
Michigan
Ilinois
Ohio
Wisconsin
Paul Webster
Glenwood
Paul Searles
Bosco- Knute Roque
DeForest
Naegel
Edward Bo
Chicago
Allen Ammerman
Readstown
Silas Langshorf
Wausau
Henry Schmitt
New Holstein
Dale J. Sauer
New London
Emily Bown
Fond du Lac
E. R. Kienz
Waupun
John Wurn
Milwaukee
Truman Dahlen
Sol Barber J. Sanders
Appleton George S. Nelson
Milwauk
Fire Ravages Anna Blum Home In Anna Anna Street
A midnight blaze damaged the roof and interior of Miss Anna Blum at 1742 14th Street. Sparks from a furnace likely started the fire, which spread rapidly under a windy sky. Neighbors reported hearing crackling as firefighters tarped interiors to limit damage. the loss amount was not yet estimated.
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Anna Blum
14Th St
Otto Kundert
Ray Beckman Jr
Miss Blum
Evelyn Peterson
Maurice Conners
Kundert
Monroe
County Cancer Fund Drive Surpasses Quota
Sireen County exceeded its May Cancer Control quota by more than $1,000, final totals show. The drive ended at 92,002.90 against a 1,600 goal with some areas still reporting funds, including rural schools and towns such as Juda and Brooklyn contributing smaller amounts.
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Sireen County
Ralph Bridge
Juda
Bridgesonia
Head
Brooklyn
Browntown
Clarno
Monroe
Twin Grove
Hear Labor Fees Of Truman's Bill At Session Today
Washington story notes a rump House hearing on Truman's emergency strike control bill aiming to curb labor unrest. Union leaders invited include AFL's William Green and CIO's Philip Murray. testimony could shape House action expected by Thursday.
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Truman
House
Washington
Senate
de Lacy
D-Wash
Interstate Committee
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
A. E. Lyon
Railway Labor Executives Association
Harvey Brown
International Association of Machinists
Rayburn
D-Tex
French Reds Lose De Gaulle Returns Rumors Surface
France's political shift widens with the middle-of-the-road MRP leading in yesterday's constituent assembly vote. Communists and Socialists suffer defeats as the coalition government is likely to reemerge, with de Gaulle rumors swirling about a possible return to head the provisional administration.
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Nnew
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Charles de Gaulle
Bidault
France
Coaliion
Communists
Socialists
Grain Trading Tieup Beaten
Washington AP reports AFL maritime unions show signs of split over supporting the CIO seamen and dock workers strike set for June 15. CIO leaders seek world aid as talks continue with wage and hour negotiations at the labor department. Harry Bridges and Joseph Curran ask the World Federation of Trade Unions to help classify ships as scale. In Chicago, grain futures trading was briefly halted as a broker sought an injunction against regulations widening ceilings on old contracts. Judge Shaw denied the injunction, permitting liquidation trading while Buckley seeks damages.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
America
Truman
Labor Department
World Body
Harry Bridges
Joseph Curran
World Federation of Trade Unions
Paris
Mr. Truman
Duck Workers of
Europe
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Robert Buckley
Charles W. Buckley Co
Chicago Commission House
Elwyn R. Shaw
Buckley
Board of Trade Direct
St Eos Cal
Exchange
Shaw
William H. Holly
United States
Arily
Holly
la Salle St
Abstract Farm Theory In Practice With Results
Sixty four Monroe high school students in vocational agriculture apply classroom theory to real work, measuring outputs from potatoes to dairy cattle and poultry. The junior dairy herd improvement association tests cattle to identify high producers and culled stock, with fifty one students tracking 1241 cows, supervised by Instructor Robert E Davenport.
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Monroe High School
Robert E. Davenport
Junior Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Davenport
Six Minor Crashes Over Weekend in Monroe
Over the weekend six minor crashes occurred in Monroe with four during a half hour on Saturday. No injuries were reported though police filed several minor damage assessments. vehicles involved included cars driven by Mary M. Burmeister and Jeannette M. Rodger at Ninth St and 22nd Ave, and other pairs at 1400 block of 10th St, 1100 block of 17th Ave, 19th St and 13th Ave, 13th St and 25th Ave, and Highway 11 and 81.
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DIX
Monroe
Mary M. Burmeister
Jeannette M. Rodger
Ninth St
22Nd Ave
Herman Wedige
Warren
Ill
10Th St
Wedige
E. M. Stauffacher
17Th Ave
Stauffacher
Ray V. Burrington
Clarence F. Paul
Forreston
19Th St
13Th Ave
Walter Paul
Paul
Glenn J. Bloomquist
Rockford
Sherman H. Dearth
13Th St
25Th Ave
Max E. Krueger
William M. Quinn
Highway 11
10Th Ave
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Marvin Zimmerman
Adam Schuler
Fredberger
Frederick St
W. E. Blum
John Streiff
Everett Olson
R. W Woelffer
Ernest Schuerch
Louis Wyss
Francis Kubly
Emil G. Voegeli
F. E. Lynn
J. A. Becker
Frederick Voegeli
OW. Weller
C. M. Wittenwyler
The
London
Michael J. Kalinin
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
High Court
Conner
la Vera B. Conner
Marlowe M
Marion E. Aasen
Amvets
Oshkosh
Carl T.mueller
Amvets’ Department of
Mueller
Frank J. Ross
Toronto
S. S. Kingston
Rochester
N. Y
de Gaulle
Committee For Maritime Unity
Harry Martin
AFL Masters, Mates & Pilots Union
John Hawk
Atlantic & Gulf District
Seafarers International Union
Joseph Ryan
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
Ian
Edgar L. Warren
U.S. Conciliation Service
War Shipping Administration
Kenneth Blum
Calvin Drafahl
Fritz Haldiman
Jack Kummer
Robert
Arthur Spoerry
Jake Senn Jr
Henry Meyers
Walter Korn
Roger Isely
Harvey Elmer
Arley Vogel
Walter Brunkow
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