Extension Work For 1951 In Green County Planned
The Green County agricultural committee approved the 1951 extension program covering junior and homemaker activities and agricultural phases. Budget decisions go to the salary group for the November board session starting Nov 14. Swine projects will expand with a county fair show tied to swine’s 30 percent share of county farm income. Soil testing continues with 1,400 farms tested and 900 farms lacking recent records targeted for soil work. a new dairy law emphasis is planned.
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Green County
Agricultural Committee
County Board of Supervisors
Green County Fair
Henry Smith
Smiths
County Agricultural Office
Fred Williams
Belleville Pastor Elected Vice President of Synod Region
Rev. Harvey Norenberg of Belleville was chosen as vice president for the western region of the South Wisconsin Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church at Belleville. Rev. Paul C. Kehle of Monroe serves as president and chaired the kingdom service committee. Delegates numbered 136 with several Monroe attendees including Rev. and Mrs. Kehle and others.
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Harvey Norenberg
Belleville
South Wisconsin
Monroe
Kehle
John Augsbureer
Frank Demnineer
Herbert Stauffacher
Fred Fritz
Herman Legler
Roy Finch
Ellen Rubi
Gen Twining Eager To Visit Native Monroe Town
Milwaukee Journal correspondent recalls Gen Nathan F. Twining former Monroe resident and four star air force officer, who will become vice chief of staff to relieve Gen Hoyt Vandenberg. Twining discusses memories of Monroe and plans to visit hometown friends and family on his 53rd birthday.
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Milwaukee Journal
Monroe
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force Command
Twining
Truman
Air Force
Wisconsin
Hoyt Vandenberg
Milwaukee
Dr. W. G. Gnagi
Harold Blumer
Phoebe Chadwick
Mrs. Gerber Dies At Her Monroe Home At 82
Mrs. Rose Gerber, 82, of 2026 16th Avenue Monroe, died at 9 15 a m at her home after years with a heart condition. She was born in Diemtigen Switzerland and came to the United States at 19, later settling in Monroe. She leaves a daughter Winnie Kuebli and a brother Jacob Wiedmer and a sister Mrs Fred Christen Humbird. Funeral arrangements list services Monday at St John s Church with burial at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Fred Gerber
16Th Avenue
Gerber
Monroe
Rose Gerber
Diemtigen
Canton Bern
Switzerland
Christian and
Rosina Rupp Wiedmer
Utica
N. Y
St. John’s Church
Winnie Kuebli
Jacob Wiedmer
Green Bay
Fred Christen
Humbird
Edna
Armin
Kathryn Schertenlieb
Fred
John Wiedmer
Shriner-Neushwander
Paul C. Kehle
Greenwood Cemetery
132 Casualties Listed In New Korean War Roll
The Department of Defense released casualty List No 129 naming 132 Korean War losses. It shows 28 killed or died of wounds, 82 wounded, 12 injured in combat zones and 10 missing in action.
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Washington
Department of Defense
Homecoming Parade and Rally Draw Big Monroe Crowd
Hundreds packed Monroe high school's square and Recreation Park for the annual homecoming event. The 7:30 p m parade featured 15 floats, a pep band, queen and attendants, and high school cheerleaders followed by a bonfire overseen by city firemen. Parade judges awarded prizes to the Paddle Portage float, a GAA float, and the Press float. Portage teachers donate prize money to students. Coach Gay Steensrud praised team prep for tonight's game against Portage as the "fightingest team" in the league.
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Monroe High School
Portage
Lydia Wels
Joe Wels
Cadiz Township
Lavon Meyers
Arthur E. Meyers
Sylvester
Jane Anderson
Minor W. Anderson
16Th Street
Times
Recreation Park
Fifth Street
11Th Street
22Nd Avenue
Rodney O
Ittelsen
Alvin H. Babler
H. W. Biffle
Edwin W. Schuetze
Carl V. Briggs
GAA
Press
Gay Steensrud
Cheesemakers
Bob Marty
Kittelsen
Ken Norton
Fred Bucb
Dick Blanc
Ken Davis
Jack Andereck
Southern 10
B 29 Blast and Crash Kills Eight Crew Members
Air Force investigators probe an in air explosion preceding a B 29 bomber crash near San Antonio. Eight crew members died. identities withheld as next of kin are notified. Witnesses report a minor air explosion followed by a earth shaking blast.
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San Antonio
Air Force
Posse Wounds Suspect In Attack-Murder Case
In central Alabama near Calera a posse wounded Cooper Drake after he allegedly attacked a white farm woman and killed her four year old son. Drake, 28, and the 37 year old mother were in critical condition at Jefferson-Hillman Hospital. Drake was shot by five posse members who confronted him near the family’s isolated home.
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Birmingham
Cooper Drake
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Drake
Calera
Alabama
Cheddars Rise as Wisconsin Exchange Reports Firm Trading
Cheddars advanced a quarter of a cent with a firm trading tone on the Wisconsin cheese exchange in Plymouth. Sales include two cars state brand single daisies at 34 cents and two cars junior grade single daisies at 33 cents, with bids unfilled at 31 1/2 cents for five cars and 30 1/2 cents for one car.
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Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
U S Backs Plan For Peace Parley
The United States signaled willingness to join a five power meeting on world peace threats. John Foster Dulles spoke in the U N assembly urging just agreements and supporting a Syrian Iraqi resolution for big power talks. A dispute over China’s representation clouds the plan as tensions with the Peking regime and Nationalists continue unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Russia
U. N
Red Peiping
United States
West Florida Sees Hurricane Warnings Wide
Hurricane warnings extended along the Florida west coast from Fort Myers to Cedar Key as a second storm of the week moved from the Gulf of Mexico toward the peninsula. Gulf waters churned as warnings spread to the entire Florida peninsula.
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Miami
Florida
Fort Myers
Cedar Key
Florida Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Warm spell continues as cold air arrives
A Canadian cold air mass pushed in yesterday but clear skies and warm conditions persist. Highs near 60 and lows around 42 were recorded with temperatures expected to stay mild for the next five days.
Hoover Ike and Baruch urge united Western defense effort
Hoover calls for Western Europe military self-help and UN reform to ease U S burden. Eisenhower argues for strength to meet global obligations without preventive war. Baruch backs two year all-out mobilization to counter Russian rearmament.
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Associated Press
America
Herbert Hoover
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bernard M. Baruch
Hoover
Europe
United Nations
United States
New York
Stalin
Atlantic Ocean
Britain
Pacific Ocean
Japan
Pittsburgh
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Rochester
Minn
Baruch
Russia
Formosa Query Arouses Truman After Wake Island Talks
President Truman stated at news conferences that Formosa questions were settled five weeks earlier and that there was no disagreement with Gen. MacArthur. He referred to his order issued seven weeks ago directing MacArthur to withdraw a statement on keeping Formosa from falling into unfriendly hands as vital to U S defenses.
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Washington
Truman
Wake Island
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
MacArthur
U. S
Guards at Open House as Three Justices Lead Display
Co. K opened its armory for an open house with three state supreme court justices and a recoiless rifle display. Capt. Burgy hosted as master of ceremonies while Justice Gehl Broadfoot and Martin spoke alongside Col. Moldenhauer. District guests included Fred Odell Ruehlman Schindler and Coach Mitchell. A medical unit demo and WW II films concluded the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
Co. K
Theodore J. Burgy
Edward J. Gehl
West Bend
Co. H
Ruehlman
Charles A. Schindler
Lee Mitchell
Motdenhauer
Schindler
VFW
Sheridan Sea Scouts
Navy
Raymond C. Fritz
Fritz
Death march survivors recount brutal advance into Pyongyang
Three near starving American prisoners told of a torture march from Seoul to Pyongyang where many comrades were beaten and killed. They estimated 373 Americans held in Pyongyang were moved north. Maj. Gen. William F. Dean’s fate remained unconfirmed. The trio, Air Force Capt. William Locke, Lt. Alexander Makarou, and Sgt. Takeshi Jumdai, hid under a school and were fed by North Korean students while pleading for medical aid. Seventeen in their group were wounded after an American plane strafed the column.
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Tom Lambert
Pyongyang
Seoul
U. S
William F. Dean
U.S. 24Th Infantry Division
Taejon
General Dean
Stalin Street
Air Force
William Locke
Enfield
N. C
Ronda
Karen
Yokoda Air Base
Japan
Army
Alexander Makaroumis
Lowell
Mass
Takeshi Jumdai
Honolulu
Locke
United Nations
MacArthur
Walton H. Walker
Eighth Army
Manchurian
Edward J. Kelly Dies at Chicago at 74
Edward J. Kelly, 74, former Chicago mayor from 1933 to 1947 and enduring Democratic political force, died in a doctor’s office after a heart ailment. A longtime national committeeman, he built the Chicago Kelly Nash machine and helped nominate Truman in 1948 while remaining a central party figure.
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Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
Kelly
Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Anton J. Cermak
Florida
Martin H. Kennelly
Truman
Pat Nash
Cook County
Jacob M. Arvey
Russell J Myers Elected President of Wisconsin Universalists
Russell J Myers of 614 19th Avenue was elected president of the Universalist churches of Wisconsin at the 97th annual convention in session today. Also chosen were Mrs J A Rouch secretary and George Dana vice president with Richard P Taylor re elected treasurer. Harriet Curtis named trustee. Rev Horton Colbert addressed a public meeting at the church.
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Russell J. Myers
19Th Avenue
Universalist Churches of
Wisconsin
Myers
Monroe
Avril H. Farris
Mukwonago
J. A. Rouch
17Th Avenue
Loraine Farris
George Dana
Racine
Edna Wilson
Wausau
Richard P. Taylor
Harriet Curtis
Horton Colbert
Boston
Department of Education
Universalist Churches of America
Infant dies in house fire near Spooner
A three month old boy named R. E. Mack died as his mother attempted to enter the burning home in Trego six miles north of Spooner. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Mack.
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Spooner
R. E. Mack
Oliver Mack
Trego
Here
UW Students Cool To Aids for Romance Sought by Professor
University of Wisconsin students showed little interest in a sociology professor's plan for more private spaces on campus. Prof Howard Gill proposed lover’s lane benches and dormitory rooms with police oversight to reduce snooping. The university’s acting dean of men, Theodore Zillman, urged further study before a decision.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Dick Renner
LaCrosse
Daily Cardinal
Howard Gill
Lover’s Lane
Gill
Theodore Zillman
Grassland farming contest names Green County winners
William and William J. Figs and Waldo Freitag of Green and New Glarus townships are Green County winners in the grassland farming contest announced by Myron E. Jeglum. Madison luncheon on Nov 8 will name district and state winners. 87 county winners were chosen across two classes.
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William
William J. Figs
Jordan Township
Waldo Freitag
New Glarus
Green County
Myron E. Jeglum
Madison
F. V. Burecalow
Monroe
College of Agriculture
Lafayette County
E. J. Swiggum
Lafayette
J. B. Scherer
Monroe Township
Green County Agricultural Committee
Jeglum
Fred Reber
Dodgeville
Dale Lancaster
Neilus R. Larson
John McNitt
Darlington
Reber
Trucks and drivers sought for Boy Scout paper drive
Two trucks with drivers were volunteered for the city wide Boy Scout paper drive set to begin tomorrow morning. Four more trucks and drivers are needed at the IC spur tracks near the brewery at 8 a.m. tomorrow. Paper should be tied in small bundles and left on curbs, announced drive chairman Maurice R. Connors.
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Maurice R. Connors
Connors
Airborne assault nears end as US paratroopers liberate Pyongyang
Thousands of American paratroopers drop 23 miles north of Pyongyang to seal escape routes and aid in rescuing prisoners. General MacArthur directs the mission from the air, declaring the war near end as Seoul and Pyongyang fall. U.N. forces advance to tighten control while cleanup begins.
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Pyongyang
MacArthur
Wiley Rallies Farmer Voters in Wisconsin Campaign Speech
Senator Wiley urged Wisconsin farmers to actively participate in selecting the next congress warning that anti-farm and anti-American politicians have been elected. He cited the oleomargarine law enacted July 1 as proof the farmer’s influence is needed to avoid rough times for agriculture.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Wiley
Winnebago County
Congress
Carl Thompson
Phelps
Republican Party
Walter Kohler
Marshfield
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Abe
Etm
U.S
Reds
Gen.Twining
Monticello
C. M. Stauffer
Wisconsin League of Municipalities
Fond du Lac
John R. Scanlon
Menasha
Stauffer
U.N
West Florida
Co.k
County Grassland Group
Figis
Freitag
Freitags
Russell Brines
Tokyo
Red Korea
Red
Korea
U. S. First Cavalry Division
U.N. First Corps
Farmer
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