Etna lava disaster and county notes from 1923
A 1923 look shows Mount Etna lava wiping out a 13 000 population community in Sicily while local sheriff Undersheriff and deputy crack down on a cheese factory affair in Twin Grove. Chautauqua’s tent tours and license committee actions shape local liquor policy as 23 licenses are recommended. Weddings, visitors, and healthcare plans populate a county scene with Miss Fay Henry meeting Miss Ruth Chase on handicapped care.
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Mount Etna
Sicily
Robert W. Blumer
M. C. Durst
Alois Bufraid
Twin Grove
Chautauqua
Leakes
Fay Henry
Madison
Bureau of Handicapped Children
Ruth Chase
Henry
Bus Experiment Tests Monroe Service For Franchise Vote
The Monroe city council weighs a 90 day trial bus line as a test for a permanent franchise. Aldermen consider rider satisfaction and possible service changes while the operator pledges adequate service if patronage and fares cover costs. Public verdict will decide the line’s fate.
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Monroe
Monroe High Band Concert Faces Noisy Rodeo Audience
The Monroe High School band at Recreation Park impressed with performance while a rodeo like crowd noise disrupted the event. Letters suggest better crowd control and a potential band shell at the park to enhance future concerts.
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Monroe High School
Recreation Park
Crwd
Convention attendees named for Marinette event
Mrs Grace Thorpe and Mrs Jessie Holcomb will attend the registers of deeds and clerks of the circuit court convention in Marinette June 20 to 22. Holcomb serves as secretary treasurer of the clerks association, while Emanuel G Stauffacher will skip the treasurers’ convention.
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Grace Thorpe
Jessie Holcomb
Marinette
Circuit Court
Senior Champion Bull Shown At Brown Swiss Canton Show
Alfred Meier displayed the senior champion bull at the Brown Swiss canton show in Janesville on Tuesday. Eleven breeders from Rock Dane Green and Jefferson counties entered five head of cattle as top prizes drew keen competition. Woodmore Farms of Janesville owned by Moore won two championships including grand champion bull and junior champion female. Victor Magnussen of Lake Mills won grand champion female. Judge was Prof. Glenn Vergevart of the dairy department.
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Ammiod Eeeies
Monroe
Janesville
Rock
Dane
Green
Jefferson Counties
Woodmore Farms
Moore
Victor Magnussen
Lake Mills
Glenn Vergervat
Mn Ansture Dairy Department
Farm Credit Association Honors 15th Anniversary Milestone
Farm Credit Association marked the 15th anniversary of the Farm Credit Act, noting it was chartered Jan 15 1934 after approval June 16 1933. President L A Markham said the organization has provided $7,169,321.78 in farmer credit in Green and Rock counties. Secretary-treasurer George H Munger reported that as of May 31, 1948, 249 farmers participated.
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Ineganesvine
Two Counties Issued Loans Totaling 465070.63
Two counties report loan obligations totaling 465070.63 aimed at agricultural needs. Eight loans are to be repaid from farm income, supporting farm operations and income generation.
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Sne
Oneida County Crops Ruined by Severe Drought
County agent Harvey L. Becker says nearly all crops in Oneida County are done for due to the drought, with potatoes as the sole exception. He calls the drought the most serious in the county’s history.
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Oneida
Drouth Rhinelander
Oneda
Harvey L. Becker
County crops harmed by drought and frost in Becker's report
Becker said the day county harvests suffer as prolonged rain shortage and a Tuesday frost ruin oats and hay. He noted corn has not sprouted due to the dry weather and the potato crop, the county's main farm product, must get plenty of rain soon to be harvestable.
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Becker
Keepin Family Receives Multiple Honors Across Roles
Rev George R Keepin longtime Monroe Methodist pastor gained an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the University of Dubuque. His son George Keepin Jr earned a Northwestern graduate fellowship in physics while younger son William, an ensign, will teach at Bainbridge Naval Academy Maryland.
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George Keepin
George R. Keepin
Cage
Monroe Methodist Church
University of
Keepin
St. John’s Methodist Church
Jeffery Boulevard
74Th Street
Chicago
George Keepin, Jr
Northwestern University
William
Bainbridge, Md
Naval Academy
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Herman Schumm
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