State Hay Corn Retarded by Rain
Lane Milwaukee Haymaking and field corn growth in Wisconsin slowed by heavy rains and cool weather. Ellsworth Grantsburg Spooner reported over five inches of rain in seven days. Temperatures averaged two to four degrees below normal. Aphids on canning crop peas were numerous and showers hindered dusting. Strawberry picking at peak. raspberry yields expected. Cranberries in central and northern Wisconsin in good condition with ample reservoir water for potential frost flooding.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ellsworth
Grantsburg
Spooner
10 Foot Fall Fatal in Milwaukee Factory
Joseph Bilda, 48, died at County Emergency Hospital from injuries after a 10 foot fall while washing windows at Badger Meter Manufacturing Co. He climbed a brick wall to spray cleaner on second floor windows near a high tension line and police suspect an electric shock caused the fall.
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Milwaukee
Joseph Bilda
Bilda
Badger Meter Manufacturing Co
Fort Riley Opens Gates for Public July Fourth
Fort Riley Kansas will open its gates to the general public on July 4. Brigadier General Marcus D. Bell, commanding officer, invites relatives and friends of Wisconsin soldiers stationed there to visit the post during the celebration.
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FT. Riley
Fort Riley
Kas
Wisconsin
Ben. Marcus D. Bell
Sinkiang Province Named New Frontier
The term Sinkiang refers to a province claimed by China meaning new frontier or new dominion. It reflects historical naming used to describe the region now known as Xinjiang.
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Sinkiang
China
Soldier’s Family Receives Frontline Update From Korea
Mr and Mrs Lester Johnson Route 5 receive a letter from son Donald now with medics in Korea five miles from the fighting front He lists address Pvt Donald A Johnson 55075269 Med Co 27th Inf APO 26 c o postmaster San Francisco California indicating a U S Army unit and mail route in wartime.
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Fighting Front
Lester J. Johnson
Route 5
Donald
Korea
Donald A. Johnson
Med. Co
c/o
San Francisco
Calif
Brodhead Teen Enlists for Three Years in Army
John P. Derning Jr., a Brodhead high school graduate, has enlisted for three years in the Army and is stationed at Ft. Sheridan Indiana. An active Boy Scout, he holds Eagle Scout with bronze palm Ad Altare Cross and General Eisenhower award for service in the last war. He also received the American Legion athletics award.
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Brodhead
John P. Derning Jr
Brodhead High School
Ft. Sheridan, IN
American Legion
U S Demands Release of Two Captured Fliers
The United States protests to Czechoslovakia over the detention of jet pilots Lt. Luther G. Roland of Hummels Town Pennsylvania and Lt. Bjorn Johansen of Norway who landed in Czechoslovakia June 8 during a training flight in Germany. Washington seeks immediate release and dismisses the border violation explanation.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
State Department
Luther G. Roland
Hummelstown
Bjoern Johansen
U. S
Germany
Evans Named Director of United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington announces Howell G. Evans executive vice president of Hamilton Manufacturing Co Two Rivers has been named a director of the United States chamber of commerce.
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Washington
Howell G. Evans
Hamilton Manufacturing Co
Two Rivers
United States Chamber of Commerce
Farm income up 20 percent in first half of 1951
Agriculture department reports farm income 20 percent higher than 1950 as receipts from sales of agricultural products reach 13.2 billion for January through June. Livestock and livestock product receipts total 9.6 billion, while crop receipts are listed at 3.65 billion for the period.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Paris Ravaged by Vikings in Repeated Invasions
Ancient Paris faced multiple Viking assaults over a millennium ago, with the city captured and plundered on several occasions as Norse raiders pressed into Frankish lands.
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Paris
Markets Report: Livestock and Grains in Chicago
Livestock sales show uneven demand with lighter hogs and sows down to 25 cents, cattle and calves mixed with prime and high grade steers firm to higher while others slip. Produce prices edge lower overall with butter and eggs showing small declines and poultry unsettled. Grain gains modest as weather supports optimistic ceasefire talk, July wheat at 2.345, corn 1.6734, oats 0.745, soybeans 2.9814.
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
Korea
South Wayne Social Roundup and Outings Archive
South Wayne residents and visitors are listed attending a Pearl City trail ride, horse show, stock car races in Darlington, church events at Gratiot St Joseph's, family gatherings, vacations, and weekend visits across Wisconsin and Illinois. Names include the Moe, James, Kessler, Andrews, Lawson, Chapman, Meier, Schuldt, Petersens, and Loyalties to several towns.
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Harold Larse
Herman Krupke
S. J. Johnson
Cecil Edwards
Pearl City
Michael Fitzgerald
George, Benton
James Moe
Gratiot St. Joseph’s Church
Hofer
South Wayne
Charles J. Swanson
Jon
Charlene
Louis Wagner
Elgin
Ill
Mary A. Watson
Darlington
Oswald Webster
Fred Meier
Wesley Meier
Berdette Schuldt
William Meier
Orville Waage
Eunice Moe
Jay Chapman
Edward Backman
Emery
Rockford
Christina Tregoning
Jeanne Simmons
Horicon
Simmons
David Taylor
Bagley
Kenneth Peterson
Neenah
O. B. Peterson
Stevens Point
Leslie D. Jones
Richland
Michael Coyne
Susan
Frank Linchum
Sue
Joan Meier
Alta Haskell
Dale Moore
Adams
Mariam
Nancy
Linda Moore
Lester Schuldt
Don
Chicago
Roland Schuldt
Wesley A. Chapman
Edward Chapman
Menesha
Ralph Moon
Round the Square Holiday Wardrobe at Lee’s Monroe
Lee’s store in Monroe promotes summer travel outfits and sun care with Catalina swimsuits styled for Hollywood, Ship ’n Shore blouses, cool cotton dresses, and Samsonite luggage. The ad invites shoppers planning vacations to buy minimal beachwear and versatile travel pieces for men and women.
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Lee’s
Catalina
Hollywood
Monroe
Haresback
Bon Voyage
Dina Tra Tray and home goods at local stores
Dina-Tra compact serving tray with three-piece silverware compartment napkin holder and four food sections is priced at $1 at Bakers Book store. Also advertised are linoleum flooring Armstrong patterns and Becker's Leader home furnishings plus Etter's Koylon Foam pillows and related items.
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Baker’s
Baker’s Book Store
Becker’s Leader
Armstrong
Becker
U.S
Etter’s
Boys' Enit Shirt with Western Screen Prints
A cotton junior boys shirt features Western themed screen prints in bright colors. Rib knit crew neck waist and cuffs available in tan blue or green. Sizes range from 4 to 10.
Boys and Girls Summerwear Mix for Kids Sale
A catalog fragment shows BOYS BOXER SHORTS in cotton Sanforized fabric with elastic waist in blue brown or green glen plaids or tropical prints. FRILLY MIDRIFFS and OFF THE SHOULDER MIDRIFFS offer elasticized bottoms and washable fabrics. TOTS SUNSUITS present crinkle cotton one-piece suspender styles in sizes 1 to 6X. RAYON SLACKS for boys list wrinkle resistant fabrics and zipper fly with cuffs.
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Lane
Monroe, Wis
Mrs
Harry T. Maddrell
Trukenbrod
ENIT
RAYON
Rae
Washfast
Oxfords
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