Water Study Programs Set For Green County Schools
Conservation meetings for Green County rural and state graded schools begin Monday to prep a spring course of study on water conservation. The county agricultural office leads the program with James Meshnick speaking. Pupils will attend at 10 30 am and 2 pm at host schools. schedules list host schools and attending groups for March 13 to March 20 in multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
County Agricultural Office
James Meshnick
Green County Soils
Milk Testing Strength in Green County Co op
J E Stallard reports Green County has a higher milk test ratio than the state average while serving as a heavy testing area. Merlin Rufer notes 35000 dollars in breeding and testing business. Monroe, Ciarno, Jefferson and Exeter lead the program. The breeding division shows 4028 new cows, up 700 from last year. directors elected include Edward Roth and John Haldi mann with holdovers W C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
Merlin Rufer
Monroe
Ciarno
Jefferson
Exeter
Edward Roth
Monroe Township
Co-Op
John Haldimann
Jefferson Township
W. C
Mad Killer of Four Attempts Suicide in Prison
A 19 year old killer William Jones tried to electrocute himself in his jail cell using water soaked clothing and a bare foot in a basin. He had slain four men and slashed three others in a rampage last Sunday and faced possible death row. A guard stopped him before contact with the socket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jones
Jones
Second Program Delights Near-Capacity High School Audience
A near full house enjoyed a second night concert by the vrenestra ana van ensemble. Soloists included cellist Sybil Blume pianist Carol Schindler and violinist Dora Schindler with Mendelssohn trio. Major awards went to 14 orchestra members including Kenneth Davis and Heidi Pfaeffli. Madame Lunaticus revealed as Kenneth Davis, with Heidi Pfaeffli as the real soprano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vrenestra
Ana van
Sybil Blume
Carol Schindler
Dora Schindler
Mendelssohn
Margaret Angliker
Mildred Krauss
Frederick Kuhlau
Orchstra
Jeanette Black
Dorothy McGrath
Jeanette Cyane
Kenneth Davis
Mary Ahn Huber
Heidi Pfaetfli
Lyndon Viel
Barbara Boyd
Judith Kuhl
Nancy Pilz
Kenneth Rieder
Elen Rubi
Patricia ‘Thorp
Clare Lunaticus
Madame
Allen F. Barnard
Madame Lunaticus
Heidi Pfaeffli
Paper Drive Planned by City Scouts This Saturday
The Monroe Boy Scouts announce an all day paper drive this Saturday with door to door pickup at residences and business establishments. A scout masters meeting is set for 7 30 p m tomorrow at KC hall to plan area coverage and Maurice R Connors is the drive chairman to coordinate pickups.
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Snonroe
Vaner
KC Hall
Maurice R. Connors
Alderman Norton Files His Nomination Papers
Alderman Norton filed his nomination papers today with City Clerk G. S. Soseman at city hall for the first ward race. His filing brings four candidates into the contest including Alderman Herman L. Schindler, Supervisor Harry C. Young, and Supervisor F. F. Hartwig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Norton
First Ward
G. S. Soseman
City Hall
Norton
Herman L. Schindler
Harry C. Young
F. F. Hartwig
County Highway Load Limits Raised Across Green County
Green county roads will be posted at 12 000 pounds gross weight for the spring breakup period under highway and law enforcement supervision. Violations carry 50 to 100 dollars first offense and 100 to 200 dollars second offense. Some highways remain class A with temporary class B postings, and farmers may haul milk in smaller loads. Temperatures are forecast to stay 10 to 20 degrees below zero tonight and tomorrow after a cold spell in the past days.
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Green County
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Lafayette County
Rock County
Department of Agriculture
Smiley School
Monticello
Brooklyn
Belleville
Argyle and New Glarus Schools Reopen Plans Announced
Argyle high school resumes classes after coal shortages. New Glarus announces March 13 reopening after a one week vacation tied to coal shortages. Belleville and Argyle districts monitor coal shipments with Belleville burning coal only on school days and wood weekends.
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Argyle
New Glarus
Princival Durward McVey
C.H. Hageman
Belleville
Uied
Guardhouse Fire Kills 14 Soldiers At A-Bomb Center
At Sandia base near Albuquerque 14 military prisoners died in a guardhouse fire at 8 30 PM. Two guards and six others were overcome trying to rescue inmates as oil stoves ignited a dry wooden cell block. Investigators found no explosion. five inmates were described as dangerous.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Sandia
Tider
Kenneth Kolster
Sandra
Kolster
Cpl
Richard A. Miller
Stockton
Calif
Wilbur Henry
Zanesville
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
Los Alamos
Kirtland Field
Air Force
Special Weapons Command
Plane mishap injures John Grossen near Badger airport
John Grossen and Robert Blumer were returning from Grand Marais Minn when a gust toppled their plane at Badger airport. Grossen suffered a fractured upper left leg and was rescued and taken to St. Clare hospital for surgery by Harry J Bloom.
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John Grossen
7Th Street
Robert Blumer
Route 5
Grossen
St. Clare Hospital
Harry J Bloom
Blumer
Grand Marais
Minn
Badger
Monroe Board Plans School Additions Despite Charter Limits
Monroe's board of education approved continuing early building plans for East South North and Lincoln schools while seeking legislative relief from charter tax limits to allow bond financing. Attendees discussed reorganizing the district and continuing preliminary architectural work with partial fees, as other routine items were settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Board of Education
Union School
Herbert T. Johnson
J. R. Wedlake
W. E. Kimball
Department of Public Instructions
Leslie G. Kindseni
Kindschi
Rodney
G. E. Zuercher
C. J. Schwingel
Perle G. Guess
Herman A. Stuessy
Mercy Case Jury Hears Final Pleas
The Sander murder trial in Manchester New Hampshire reached closing arguments and the jury at 1 51 p m heard prosecutors seek first degree murder verdict. Dr Hermann N Sander 41 stands accused of killing Abbie C Borreto 59 by injecting air into her veins amid questions of euthanasia raised by defense counsel. Prosecutor William L Phinney did not seek the death penalty but urged a guilty verdict and cited defense testimony from Dr Richard Ford Harvard pathologist.
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Manchester
N. H
Hermann N. Sander
Louis E. Wyman
Sander
Abbie
C. Borreto
William L. Phinney
Phinney
Richard _F. Ford
Harvard
Bright 1950 outlook despite coal strike gloom
Washington reports show a hopeful 1950 business outlook clouded by the coal strike. The Truman economic advisers imply the mine shutdown caused fear but not lasting damage, with expectations that pentup production may boost sales and employment as orders recover. Some economists warn strikes could still upset gains and delay a spring upturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Durable Calico Cat Survives 36 Hours in Kiln Fire
A calico cat sealed inside a Metropolitan Brick Co kiln in Stark Carroll county emerged after 36 hours. Temperatures reached 900 degrees Fahrenheit. the animal survived with burned paws and scorched face. Veterinarian Dr. William Orr fed the cat intravenously and it later resumed normal activity.
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William Orr
Stark-Carroll County
Mrs Wilde Dies At Son s Residence
Mrs Margaret Wilde 59 of New Glarus died yesterday afternoon at her son Fred s Milwaukee home. Born June 16 1890 in New Glarus to Fred and Catherine Hefty, she married Andrew Wilde in 1911. he died in 1932. She was a Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church member with church aid society and Eastern Star ties. Surviving are son Fred, a brother Fred Hefty of Portland Oregon, and two grandchildren. parents and husband preceded her. Body at Zentner funeral home awaiting arrival of son.
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New Glarus
Margaret Wilde
Fred
Milwaukee
Catherine Larbacher Hefty
Andrew Wilde
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Church Aid Society
Order of Eastern Star
Fred Hefty
Portland
Ore
Zentner
Wheat and Soybean Prices Sink in Chicago Sales
Wheat and soybeans slipped while feed grains held a steady trend on the board of trade today. Wheat failed to respond to dry southwest weather and reports of export business while buyers shied away after prior gains. Corn had a brief good runup at one point.
McCarthy Faces Record Subpoena
Washington Senator McCarthy and Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee clashed for two hours as investigators demanded the files behind his charges of communist infiltration in the state department. McCarthy named two individuals, Dorothy Kenyon and Dr. Phillip C. Jessup, while refusing to disclose his sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Kenyon
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin Republican
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
State Department
Sulete Washington
Senate
McCarthy
Wis
Washington
R-Wis
Tydings
D-Ma
Senate Foreign Relations
McMahon
D-Conn
Wisconsi
New York
U. S
U. N. Commission
Phillip C. Jessup
Driver, Owner Held After Car Crash Here
Alice Van aardesutts in Chicago was arrested by Monroe police for operating without a license after a car she drove failed to complete a turn from 9th street onto 20th avenue south at 4 45 yesterday. The car owned by Paul Davis Monroe crossed left lane and struck a machine operated by Daryle Kubly Route 2. Davis drove away after the collision and was arrested for allowing an unauthorized person to operate a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice van Aatresutts
Chicago
Monroe
9Th Street
20Th Avenue
South
Paul Davis
Box 16
Daryle Kubly
Davis
Russian Ordered Deported at Once Penalty Suspended
Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev faced espionage outcomes in New York. Coplon received five and fifteen year terms to run concurrently with a prior Washington sentence, while Gubitchev’s fifteen year maximum was suspended and a deportation order to the Soviet Union within two weeks. The government urged deportation and strong punishment as a warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Judith Copton
Russia
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Soviet Union
State Department
Attorney General's Office
Sylvester J. Ryan
Miss Coplon
Gubitchev
U. S
Irving H. Saypol
Mrs. Miller Dies At Browntown
Mrs. Albert Miller 74 died at 3 a m in her Browntown home after a two year illness. A native of South Wayne area she moved to Browntown two years ago from a farm west of South Wayne. Her 75th birthday would be next week. Maiden name Mary Crothers. Survived by husband and three children Mrs Harry Denure and Clifford of South Wayne and Ray of Woodford. Body to Hanson funeral home where service arrangements are pending.
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Browntown
Albert Miller
Miller
South Wayne
Mary Crothers
Harry Denure
Clifford
Ray
Woodford
Hanson Funeral
Power Firms Buy Platteville Unit
Sale of the Platteville division of Interstate Light and Power Co. to Wisconsin Power and Light Co. and Northwestern Illinois Gas and Electric Co. was announced. Wisconsin will acquire Lafayette and Grant county property. Illinois portions go to Northwestern. Interconnected system expected with Mineral Point integration.
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Plattevine
Interstate Light and Power Co
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Northwestern Ilinois Gas and Electric Co
A. J. Asmus
Wisconsin
Lafayette
Grant
Illinois
Northwestern
W. S. MacDonald
Monroe
Platteville Power
Wisconsin Power and Light
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Green County Normal
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