Lacey Urges 4-H Uphold Career Focus at New Glarus Event
UW professor James J. Lacey told five core rules to New Glarus and area 4-H members urging farming as a serious business requiring chemistry agronomy and entomology knowledge plus being a veterinarian electrician and salesman. Two members Dean Streiff and Marianne Elmer noted long club tenures and upcoming age eligibility. Special district awards recognized Streiff Baebler Hermanson Drafahl Isely Elmer Arn and others with records of achievements across beef sheep dairy and garden projects.
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New Glarus
James J. Lacey
University of Wisconsin
Adams
Dayton
Mt. Pleasant
York
Dean Streiff
Marianne Elmer
Streiff
Miss Elmer
Hollis Baebler
Mr. Pleasant
David Hermanson
Joan, Drafahl
Janice Isely
Jenny Elmer
Eugene Arn
Harvey Elmer II
Carol Babler
Beth Senn
Margaret Hermanson
Frosted Fields From Early Area Risers
Frosted fields greeted early risers as temperatures dipped to 24 in some areas and 31 at 5 30 a m. Snow or rain hit much of Wisconsin yesterday afternoon and last night with rain in the south. Forecaster says next five days run near 55 with a slight warmup likely Tuesday or Wednesday. Today’s high reached 43 at 1 p m.
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Wisconsin
Monroe
Monroe Farm Youth Receives FFA Dairy Herd Award
Theodore W. Falk of Monroe, son of Clarence H. and Mrs. Falk, won a 62.50 cash award from the Wisconsin Future Farmers of America foundation for outstanding dairy herd improvement. District 5 member Falk, a 1950 Monroe high school graduate, outlined herd gains from 12 cows at 245 pounds butterfat to 36 cows at 350 pounds.
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Theodore W. Falk
Clarence H. Falk
Robert E. Davenport
FFA
James McGuire
Michael McGuire
Times
Wisconsin Future Farmers of America Foundation
Monroe
Falk
Monroe High School
Educators Call for Increased State Aid at Wisconsin Convention
The Wisconsin Education Association approved a record budget to fund activities and urged higher state aid for schools while seeking continued federal education support. A 14,000 member convention in Milwaukee heard calls for district reorganization study and elected Catherine Behrens as president with Hattie Fredrick as first vice president and other officers named.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Education Association
Wisconsin
WEA
Catherine Behrens
Kenosha
Hattie Fredrick
Janesville
Rock County
Richard J. Marshall
Jefferson Public Schools
Margaret Speilmacher
Superior Central High School
Steel May Delay Reopening for 69 Bridge
Postponement of the Dec. 1 reopening of highway 69 between Monroe and Monticello was indicated by S. J. Groves Co. officials. A shortage of structural steel allocated to war purposes may delay the 24 foot bridge at Burgy south of Monticello. Workmen finished pounding the bridge into place but delivery date for steel remains uncertain.
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Monroe
Monticello
S. J. Groves Co
Burgy
Five Die in Indiana Crash at U S 6 and State Route 9
Five people killed when an automobile and a truck collide at the junction of U S 6 and state route 9 west of Kendallville Indiana. Dr J D Seybert notes conditions and details of the wreck as authorities investigate.
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Kendallville
Ind
Here
J. D. Seybert
Nobel Coun
Wisconsin Parties Sprint To 1948 House Seats Battle
Wisconsin voters face a tight midterm race with Democrats aiming to pick up at least two seats and reclaim districts four and five, while Republicans project winning nine of ten seats. Incumbents in districts one through ten face varied challenges from Harvey Wilkie, Lucey, Davis, and more, with Zablocki and O’Konski seen as strong contenders in Milwaukee and Mercer respectively.
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Madison
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Clement J. Zablocki
Andrew J. Biemiller
Lawrence H. Smith
Racine
Jack Harvey
Smith
Harvey
Horace Wilkie
Dane County
Glenn Davis
Waukesha
Davis
Wilkie
Gardner Withrow
Pat Lucey
Ferryville
Lucey
Assembly
Don McDowell
Withrow
LaCrosse
Zablocki
Milwaukee
John C. Brophy
Biemiller
Charles J. Kersten
Kersten
Frank Keefe
Oshkosh
GOP
William K. van Pelt
Fond du Lac
Kenneth Kunde
Democratic Party
Reid F. Murray
Ogdensburg
Edward Gilbertson
Wisconsin Rapids
Murray
John Byrnes
Green Bay
John W. Reynolds Jr
Byrnes
Merlin Hall
Black River Falls
Arthur L. Henning
Altoona
Hull
Alvin O’konski
Mercer
Rodney J. Edwards
Superior
O’konski
Stearns County Sets Up Air Raid Drill Post
County wide air raid drill launches with Stearns observation post led by Albert J. Buri and J B Scherer. Post operates 9 a m to 5 p m from a house trailer northeast of Monroe as part of Wisconsin defense drill involving 625 posts and 1200 flights over the north. Green Bay serves as filter center with observers reporting via toll lines to coordinate aircraft paths and test speed and accuracy of the system.
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Albert J. Buri
Route 4
Stearns
Wisconsin
J. B. Scherer
Monroe Township
Buri
Monroe
Round Grove
Department of Defense
Rocky Mountains
Green Bay
Ground
Eastern Air Defense Force
New Glarus Garage Break-In Reported
The sheriff's department investigates a burglary at the Fred Streiff garage near New Glarus. A window was pried to gain entry and at least 35 dollars in cash and some oil were stolen. The garage lies along highway 69 on the town outskirts.
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Sheriff's Department
Fred Streiff
New Glarus
Highway 69
Plot to Kill President Truman: FBI Probes Puerto Rican Plotters
Federal agents continue investigations into the assassination attempt on President Truman, with Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola killed at the White House steps. Collazo arraigned on murder charges as guards and officials tighten security and a potential grand jury probes the wider conspiracy.
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Oscar Collazo
Washington
Blair House
President Truman
Truman
FBI
Secret Service
Mr. Truman
White House
New York
Griselio Torresola
Collazo
Leslie Coffelt
Torresola
Coffelt
Nationalist Party
U. S
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
246 Casualties Listed in Korean War Department Report
The Department of Defense released casualty list No. 141 naming 246 Army personnel: 121 killed, 105 wounded, 13 injured in accidents, and 7 missing. Of the killed, 43 had been listed as missing prior.
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Washington
Department of Defense
Chamber outlines five parking improvement proposals
Monroe chamber of commerce reports poll results on center lane meters for court house square. At Oct. 23 meeting, 54 opposed and 25 in favor, with earlier 48 to 25 showing additional votes cast before the session. Proposals include neat lots, better surfaces, marked stalls, attendant on site, and courteous handling of violations.
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City Council
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
W. B. Gnagi
Chamber
Court House Square
Gnagi
Rudolph P. Reger
Tighter Safeguards For Truman Speech In St Louis
In St Louis a series of unusual precautions will protect President Truman during his weekend visit. Six hundred city policemen will guard him at the speech, double the prior guard. Only a few party leaders sit on the platform, fewer than originally planned. Press and radio coverage faces new restrictions. reporters will be barred from covering his arrival at Scott Air Force Base. Extra security extends to Kansas City and Independence, Mo.
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St. Louis
Truman
Washington
Scott Air Force Base
Kansas City
Independence
Kiwanis Elects Howard P Olsen President for Year
Howard P. Olsen was elected Kiwanis club president for the coming year at yesterday’s meeting in the Swiss Wheel. Retiring president Dr. Nathan E. Bear joins the board for a one year term, with W. S. MacDonald as vice president and Charles B. Marvin as secretary treasurer.
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Howard P. Olsen
Kiwanis Club
Nathan E. Bear
W. S. MacDonald
Charles B. Marvin
Howard C. Orians
Robert J. Tracy
Oscar A. Moldenhauer
Laverne C. Gallitz
Cheddar Prices Up In Plymouth Sales
Wisconsin cheddar market shows firm tone with gains in price as sales and bids circulate. One car colored cheddar 32 and two cars white cheddar 34, six cars single daisies 34, while bids include white cheddar 34 and longhorns 34 percent. Uncovered offers list five cars white cheddars 32 and one car 31. All Wisconsin state brand unless noted.
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Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Illinois U. S
Illinois
U. S
Wisconsin
Rhinelander Paper Co buys Lakes States Yeast Corp stake
Rhinelander based Rhine lander Paper Co purchases all outstanding stock in Lakes States Yeast Corp. The yeast firm owns an experimental plant in Rhinelander and is led by president Fake Becker.
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Rhinelander
Rhinelander Paper Co
Lakes States
U N Ratifies Veto Free Global Security Plan
The United Nations General Assembly approved a veto free system of collective security proposed by Secretary of State Acheson. The plan aims to deter Korean style aggression, create a UN peace patrol, require emergency assemblies on 24 hours notice, and train units for UN use. The vote was 52 to 5 with 2 abstentions, and Iran’s Wasrollah Entezam called it the most far reaching action of the 1950 session.
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New York
U. N. General Assembly
Acheson
U. N
Security Council
Assembly
Wasrollah Entezam
Iran
Cattle Buyer Dies In Brodhead Crash
Cattle buyer Gottfried Badertscher of route 2 Brodhead died at 2 p m in a two vehicle crash on highway 11 and 104 east of Brodhead. Albin Schwartzlow driver of the other vehicle suffered a wrenched shoulder and facial bruises. Coroner Herman W Stuessy investigated. The heavy equipment operator was uninjured. Badertscher is survived by sister Mrs Otto Zwygart.
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Gottfried Badertscher
Brodhead
Herman W. Stuessy
Badertscher
Alvin Schwartzlow
Spring Grove
Schwartzlow
William Bellman
Otto Zwygart
17Th Avenue
Market gains eroded by late selling wave
A late selling wave trimmed a rising stock market this afternoon. Numerous small advances disappeared and some gains were wiped out, leaving a mixed session with most changes under one dollar. Auto stocks bore the brunt of the final hour.
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New York
Deluge Curtails Air Support for Attacks on Reds
Allied forces weathered a heavy rain in northwest Korea as U N airpower was curtailed and fighting raged along the front. Chinese and Korean Reds counterattacked, pushing units back while capture of 13 U S tanks was reported near Unsan. Marines pressed northeast but faced encirclement threats.
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Seoul
United Nations
Korea
U. N
Pyongyang
U. S
Red China
Jack Macbeth
U. S. First Corps
Unsan
U. S. Eighth Army
Chong-Ju
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Manchuria-Korea
Yalu River
Changjin
Choshin
MacArthur
Unsan- Onjong
North Korea
Bright Glare in Sky Likely Meteor Sighting
An intense sky glare lasting seconds was reported in the northeastern region. Astronomers and observers including Dr. P. M. Millman of Dominion Observatory and a Harvard official signaled it was a meteor. A Syracuse airline source claimed a rocket from Rockcliffe, but RCAF officials deny any flares or rockets.
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Associated Press
P. M. Millman
Dominion Observatory
Ottawa
Harvard University Observatory
Syracuse
N. Y
U. S. Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Rockcliffe
RCAF
Truman Says U S Won't Send Ambassador to Madrid
Washington reports that despite backing UN effort to lift a diplomatic ban on Franco Spain, the United States is not prepared to appoint an ambassador to Madrid. President Truman clarified the stance yesterday.
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Washington
U. S
United Nations
Spain
Madrid
Truman
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U.N
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Manchurian
Egwan
U.S
Pungsan
St.Louis
Kiwanis
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