Local Herd Sets Record With Five Cows Over 500 Pounds Fat
The herd’s five cows surpassed 500 pounds butterfat with the top producer Inka Homestead Bess Ollie at 594 fat and 15 905 milk in 365 days two milkings daily at age two years ten months. Second highest Ormsby Bess Piebe Boast 524 fat and 14 340 milk in 339 days. Testing supervised by University of Wisconsin and Holstein Friesian Association of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inka Homestead Bess Ollie
Sir Cascade Joe Homestead
Ormsby Bess Piebe
Costie Royal Beast
Bess Homestead
Tilly Ollie
Sir Cascade Joe
Aaltje Piebe Homestead
Reka
Ormsby Piebe Ollie Jewel
University of Wisconsin
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Weekend Visits and Family Gatherings Across Town
Local social notes recount weekend visits among Albany Monticello Madison Evansville and Janesville residents. Names include Elsie Dobritz Laura Jones V A Elmer Clifford White Betty Marlys Susan Hettie Brough ton Fay Brewer and Sargent with travels to Winslow Evansville Madison and Janesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Dobritz
Rock Island
Laura Jones
V. A. Elmer
Arlyn
Shila
U. J. Elmer
Monticello
Clifford Whitehead
Betty
Winslow
W. C. Leverton
C. W. Rhyner
Mac ‘Thornton
Madison
Paul Duncan
Clayton Burt
Ralph Maas
Evansville
Forest Purintun
Christopher's
Reb's Kitchen
Elmer Malkow
Arthur Malkow
Marlys
Ernest Malkow
J. E. Schultz
Susan
Hettie Broughton
Fay Brewer
Louis Sargent
Long Wait for 1948 Model Cars Hikes in Detroit
The auto industry faces a slow 1948 model rollout with no major changes planned before December. Manufacturers expect steady output but delivery delays remain likely as orders pile up and optimistic May production may not rise much beyond April levels of 315,000 passenger cars and 112,000 trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Reading
Nurse Advocate Seeks Leisure Time Plan to Ease Shortage
Lt. Eileen Miller of the Army Nurse Corps argues for a master leisure time plan letting nurses schedule work and personal time. She cites the need for predictable hours to attend events and maintain health, claiming current schedules thwart social and religious life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen Miller
Army Nurse Corps
Chanutefield, II
Tri-State
Farm Income Up 20 Percent in First Five Months
The Washington agricultural department projects farm income for January to May at about 9.6 billion dollars, 20 percent above 1946 with government subsidies included. Livestock receipts are seen near 8.4 billion, up 40 percent, while crop receipts reach about 3 billion, up 10 percent. Prices for farm products in May expected to stay near current levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Late Plantings Recast Wisconsin Farm Plans for 1947
Wisconsin farmers delay grain planting due to late spring weather. Only 43 percent of town grain was in by a May period, far below the usual 92 percent. More corn, barley, and soybeans planned. hay crops wintered well. Field work varies by region with northern counties slowest due to wet, cold conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
South
Lake Winnebago
Andre Maurois Books among German Loot Recovered
The semi monthly American military government report notes 26 new depos including 4000 valuable books under investigation for origin. Parts of Andre Maurois and Arthur Rubenstein libraries removed from Paris by Germans identified at Offenbach archives depot. Nineteen paintings stolen from France found in out-building at Castle Neuenstein Wuerttemberg Baden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hesse
Andre Maurois
Arthur Rubenstein
Paris
Offenbach
France
Castle Neuenstein
Wuerttemberg Baden
Monticello Social Notes Highlight Weekend Gatherings
Monticello residents share weekend visits with relatives in Madison Monroe and New Glarus. Families attend post-prom celebrations baptisms and honors programs while members travel for Mother's Day and academic events at Elmhurst College Madison and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Roethlisberger
Delma Roethlisberger
Madison
O.D. Curtis
W. L. Zweifel
New Gh Us
O. D. Curtis Sr
Helen
Doris Curtis
Bob Wagner
Curtis
Dorothy Ann Stauffacher
Elmhurst
Ill
Conrad Stauffacher
F. H. Steinmann
Steinmann
Methodist Hospital
Cl Ance Karlen
John G. Blum
Fred A. Blum
Ed Bum
Harold J. Blum
Robert Holcomb
New Glarus
Robert Holcomb Jr
Kenneth Johnson
Dickie
Ronney
Platteville
John Wirth
Eddie
Mable
Albert Marty
Janesville
Jack Hoskins
Douglas
Charles Schnetzler
Anna Schnetzler
Kathryn Weiss
Jacob Voegeli
Howard
Randall Elmer
Chicago
N. J
Paul John
Elmhurst College
John Christopher
Albany
Adam Duerst
Merlyn Loveland
Henry J. Elmer
Fannie Loveland
Clarence Loveland
Lucille
Robert Youngberg
Melvin Lynn Jr
George Wright
Madeline
Georgia
H. A
A. W. Peterson
Ed Wallam
Wilbert Marty
Bonnie Duren
Whitewater
O. D. Curtis
Ralph S. Butler
Ruebin Hoskins
Dodgeville
Hoskins
Inez Steinmann
Gordon K. Steinmann
Peter Wagner
Gordon Steinmann
Fred J. Duerst
Frederick
Dorothy
Ira Holcomb
Lora Pease
Joyce
Joe Vney
Madison Sund
Viney
Douglas David
A. R. Achtemeier
Zwingli Evangelical
Flying police in helicopter patrol for Epsom Derby
London officers will fly above Epsom Downs on June 4 directing traffic as thousands of British fans descend for the Derby. Helicopters hover over routes to the race course to untangle crowds and ensure smooth access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Epsom Downs
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William Steindorf
Khyber Pass
India
Malayas
Mexico City
Tenochtitlan
Studer’s
6Th Street
Monroe, Wis
Gert
Germany
C. D. Curtis
Monroe Music Co
Commercial Bank
Universal Jeep
America
Everest Keel Auto Co
14Th Avenue
Builders Hardware
ROTE
Sunnycroft Dairy
Distributors of
Bancroft Dairy
Madison’s Finest
Bert
Electric Light and Power
Bert the Barber
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Phil Spitalny
WBBM
WISN
WTAQ
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