Parents Gala at The Angle Hosts Youth Center Party
Last evening at The Angle a mixed program entertained both adults and youth. A date debate 1948 versus 1915 sparked lively discussion with William Hogan and Herman Schmitz sharing memories. An amateur hour featured imitations, songs, a Russian dance, and a piano duet. A film on atomic energy One World or None was shown by Rev Newell Mendenhall. The evening closed with group singing led by Henry Kundert and Mrs D Andrew Howey at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hogan
Herman Schmitz
Minor Anderson
T. A. Hartman
Betty Klemm
Margaret Ann Share
Willard Bender Jr
John Maurer
Herbert T. Johnson
Semacaper San Andrew
Bing Crosby
Ronald Coleman
James Staffon
Mary Ann Huber
Robert Brawand
Ben Blaser
Carol Schindler
Heidi Pfaeffli
Daniel Courtney
Newell Mendenhall
Henry Kundert
D. Andrew Howey
Stinkin Ink Sparks Texan Onion Ramp Feud
News item notes a feud between West Virginia and Texas over a ramp and onions. Nicholas County News Leader editor Jim Comstock printed a ramp story using stinkin ink from a local chemical firm. Richwood families blame ramp scent. Willacy County officials say Texas can handle reputational threats if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Texas
Jim Comstock
Nicholas County
Richwood
Comstock
Clayton
Eugenia Henry
Raymondville
Myers
W. Va
Willacy County
Tex
Texas Onion
Dewey Seeks St Lawrence Hydro Project With Ontario
Gov Thomas E Dewey directed New York State Power Authority to begin talks with Ontario to jointly build a hydroelectric system on the St Lawrence River. The $322 million plan targets dam and powerhouse construction in the river's rapid section as part of the river corridor development. Mixed congressional reaction followed the proposal amid broader sea way considerations.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
St. Lawrence
New York
Albany
State Power Authority
Ontario
Aydam
International Rapids
Senate
St. Lawrence Seaway
Dewey
35-Cow Rufi Herd Completes Record
Registered Holstein-Friesians owned by John W. Rufi route 2 Monroe complete a noted herd record with 35 cows listed in the registry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scenera
John W. Rufi
Monroe
Has
Pickups Along The News Beats In City, 1920 Model Car Described
A 1920 model car driven by Harold Van Matre features free wheeling four speeds and a speaking system linking rear seat to the chauffeur. The car, stored in the Fitzgibbons building, was owned by Van Matre for 11 years but unused until recently. News items touch on a purse theft at Leader store and a daylight hold up scare, a boy’s morning snack spree, a rug cleaning effort by Walt Schwaiger, a Monroe water board engineering report rediscovery, and six racing pigeons released from Rockford for Keegan family. The pigeons, owned by Kenox Ahlstrane, are to fly from Dunday and Mittel on May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ierce Arrow
Harold van Matre
van Matre
Fitzgibbons
Mark Keegan
Rockford
Frances
Midas
Franjees
Jalene
State Office Employees Change Working Hours
Wisconsin state office employees will shift to a summer schedule from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily starting Saturday, with Saturday hours 8 a.m. to noon. The change does not affect educational and other state institutions.
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Wisconsin
Communist Leader Held After Arrival in Panama
Costa Rican former communist head Manuel Mora Valverde arrived in Panama in a bullet riddled plane and was placed in police custody to await transport out of the country. A Panama official reported the immediate detention pending further disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Manuel Mora Valverde
Counaa
May Musicale Opens With Student Performances
The May Musicale, the second high school vocal concert, will be presented Tuesday evening in the auditorium under Miss Olga Ruth. Ninety students participate, featuring the senior mixed chorus, a junior sextet, treble clef, junior high chorus, and the senior sextet with solos. Songs include Cindy and Praise to the Lord by the senior chorus, Donkey Serenade, Where E'er You Walk, Play Gypsies Dance Gypsies, and Why Do I Love You. The junior sextet includes Phoebe Abraham and others, with Rosemary Niederberger and classmates in the senior sextet. A piano solo by Lois Burey closes the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Ruth
Cindy
Love
Phoebe Abraham
Louretta Steinmann
Glee Thomm
Patricia Thorpe
Swedes Split Over Neutrality As Leaders Question Policy
Stockholm reports growing debate over neutrality as finance minister Ernst Wigforss notes unity fraying and foreign minister Östen Adén stays noncommittal beyond Marshall Plan alignment. Public sentiment pushes for early Western military and political cooperation while immigration interest remains limited and Russia worry appears pragmatic, not panicked.
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Stockholm
Ernst Wigforss
Oesten Anden
Dagens Nyhetter
Sweden
United States
Russia
Spring Grove Community News and Events
A Wisconsin centennial program and box social is planned by Oakley school pupils and teacher Myron Koehler tonight at 8 p m. Community members attend funerals and visits include Mr and Mrs Carl Montefelt at John Bridge's funeral in Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Myron Koehler
Oakley School
Carl Montefelt
John Bridge
Shriner-Neushwander
Monroe
Orangeville
Melby
Rock Grove
Merlyn West
Mmes
Ervin Armstrong
Rockford
John Kryder
Melvin Swai
Fred Rhyner
Beloit
John Robertson
Myron
Dwayne Timm
Freeport
Nancy Hafen
Marvin Stabler
Rus ‘Sell Rosheisen
Pythian Sisters
Brodhead
Britain Lifts Eight Month Travel Ban For Pleasure
London announced an eight month travel ban ended and thousands rushed to holidays on the continent. Rail and shipping officials reported a surge of tourists as Britain reopened for leisure travel, signaling a swift uptick in cross border trips and tourism activity.
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London
Britain
Cheese cooperative sees farm inspections aid quality in Green County
Approximately 20 cheese factories belong to the Green County Dairy Improvement Co operative led by President Victor Marean. Officers include Leo Scheberle vice president and George Keen secretary treasurer with field men Adolph Tannler and Le Roy Scott, both WW II veterans, inspecting milk supply and performing dairy inspections. Milton Prien was elected president as by laws were adopted, Alfred Deininger named secretary and Frank Menehan treasurer. The Five Corners Cheek Co operative will add a 30 by 70 foot making room with 12 kettles. Seven Swiss cheeses are produced daily by workers Ralph Plantikow and Louis Legler jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elen Steart
Green County Dairy Improvement Co-operative
Victor Marean
Leo Scheberle
Brodhead
George Keen
Juda
Adolph Tannler
LeRoy Scott
Marean
Gottlieb Oberholzer
Albany
Casper Jaggi
Five Corners Cheek Cooperative
Route 5
Milton Prien
Alfred Deininger
Frank Menehan
Frank
William Tschudy
Otto Kubly
Five Corners
Ralph Plantikow
Louis Legler Jr
Kaderly Herd Finishes Year’s Production Test
Kaderly herd of Juda owned by E R and E J Kaderly completes a year of production testing in the Holstein association program. Average yield is 397 pounds butterfat and 11,686 pounds milk with twice daily milking supervised by University of Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuda
E.R
E. J. Kaderly
Juda
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
University of Wisconsin
Holstein-Friesian Association
Stassen Urges U S Join Western European Alliance
Republican candidate Henry Stassen calls for the United States to form a military alliance with Western European nations during a Rhode Island stop. He envisions frequent consultations, joint bases, and unified defense plans with no veto and unified control. He met with Rhode Island Republican leaders and attended a national convention delegation dinner.
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Providence
J. Arna Old E. Stassen
United States
Europe
Rhode Island
Stassen
Mendota to get 200 bed hospital and remodel plan
Gov Rennebohm announced a new 200 bed hospital at Mendota near Madison with a total cost around 2 million dollars. The plan includes enlarging and remodeling existing facilities to provide modern quarters for 700 to 800 patients, with the project developed by Gov Rennebohm A W Bayley Dr Walter Urben Sen Schlabach and the state architect's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maaisen
Renneohm
Mendota
Madion
A. W. Bayley
Department of Public Welfare
Miss Keen Injured in Car Collision at 9th Street Junction
Miss Dorothy A. Keen, 21, Juda, suffered leg bruises when her car collided with Donald G. Crosby’s auto at 11:07 p.m. at the 9th Street and 18th Avenue intersection. Front of Keen’s car and left side of Crosby’s were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Keen
Dorothy A. Keen
Donald G. Crosby
Ludlow
9Th Street
18Th Avenue
Miss Keen
Crosby
Empty cattle feeding lots warn meat lovers in 1947 Midwest
Chicago reports empty cattle feeding lots across Illinois and surrounding states, signaling a sharp drop in meat production as a result of a drought and a poor 1947 corn harvest. Analysts note many feedlots are closed, with cattle numbers plummeting from thousands to only a few hundred, amid cyclical declines in the cattle market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
H. J. Gramlich
Chicago and North Western Railway
Mark Pickell
Corn Belt Livestock Feeders Association
Military Government Publishes Anthology of Nazi-Banned Books
The American military government issues a 215 page anthology Verboten and Verbrannt Forbidden and Burned compiling writings by 200 German speaking authors banned by the Nazis. First printing 60 000 copies in occupied Germany. The collection includes Mann Brecht Freud Remarque Seghers Unruh Zweig and Werfel among others.
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Thomas
Heinrich Mann
Vicki Baum
Bertolt Brecht
Lion Feuchtwanger
Sigmund Freud
Martin Gumpert
Arthur Koestler
Emil Ludwig
Erich Maria Remarque
Anna Seghers
Fritz Unruh
Franz Werfel
Stefan Zweigt
Nuchmayer
Phrase Great White Way coined for Broadway in 1901
Advertising man O J Gude reportedly coined the term Great White Way to describe Broadway in 1901, highlighting the illuminated street as an emblem of theater and commerce in New York.
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O. J. Gude
Ancient kidney cure with toadstone ring and water
A historic remedy involved a ring set with a toadstone dipped in water. The patient drank the water as part of the cure, reflecting old folk practices in medicinal lore.
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J. Vir
Western
Missouri
Federal Housing Administration
Franklin D. Richards
FHA
Vivian Truman
David H. Powell
Reconstruction Finance Corps
Kansas City Loan Agency
Leader
Bettween
Walt Schwaiger
Board of Water Commissioners
John A. Becker
Commission
Robert L. Rote
United States Chamber of Commerce
Rote
Madison
Hal Boyle
Spring Grove
Mrs. Herbert Mohns
Kaderly Herd
Hughes
Dayton
Airforce
Howard Hughes
Boeing
U.S
New Maytag
Aca
Ariete Eerie
Mee
Eti
Ai Atie
Tschudy Specialty Service
Edward H. Gibson
Wisconsin Alumni Association
Walter R. Mehl
Rennebohm
Mendota Construction
Ilinois
Pleasant Plains
Arthur Large
Rock Island Lines
M. J. Gonstead Chiropractic Clinic
Swiss Cheese Shop Way
Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Cheese Producers Marketing Association
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