Green countys Swiss cheese birthplace celebrates 80th year
The 80th anniversary marks the opening of Green county 1869 first Swiss and limburger factories led by Nick Gerber. Monticello and Monroe anchor a historic dairy region that evolved into central Wisconsin cheese production with Bilten settlers and the Dietrich Freitag farm as early sites. A bronze marker recalls the cradle of Green county’s Swiss cheese industry.
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Green County
Wisconsin
Monticello
Monroe
Nick Gerber
Switzerland
Bilton
Mr. Gerber
Albert Babler
New Glarus Township
Dietrich Freitag
Nick Freitag
Washington Township
Washington
New Glarus
Bilten Settlement
Lange
Pioneer Builder J C Steinman Shapes Monticello’s Growth
The article recalls J C Steinman erecting the first brick block in 1888 and serving as a long influential Monticello citizen and county official. It notes his early familiarity with the cheese industry and his descendants advancing architecture in homes, business structures, and modern cheese factories near the main street.
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J. C. Steinman
Monticello
Monticello North Side
Dairy Price Slumps Nearly Over Norton Tells Cheesemakers
Milwaukee notes the Wisconsin Cheesemakers association hears E M Norton assistant chief of the dairy branch PMA say the worst of the price slump is over and milk cheese and dairy prices should hold next year. Norton says U S milk production will reach 117 billion pounds in the year, 1.5 billion more than 1948. Senator Wiley urges equitable tax policy to aid industry.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association
E. M. Norton
Federal Production and Marketing Administration
Norton
U. S
Wiley
R-Wis
Tour Through Brown Swiss Country Links Historic Industrial Sites
The journey travels through Brown Swiss country past New Glarus woods along the old Lead Trail to the site of the first limburger factory and into Bilten settlement, tracing a historic path.
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Swiss Cheeseland
Monroe
Monticello
Glarus Woods
Meadow Valley
Green County
Bilten
Six Cars of Cheese Sell in Plymouth Mart
Six cars of cheese sell in Plymouth Mart as the Wisconsin cheese exchange reports bids and offers. One car Wisconsin state brand longhorns 3344 cents. Four cars Wisconsin state brand singer daisies 33, one car Wisconsin state brand single daisies 3234. Bids unfilled include five cars Wis state brand cheddars 30% cents and two cars junior grade cheddars 2953. one car Illinois U S No 1 cheddars 30%. Offers uncovered: five cars Wis state brand cheddars 30% cents.
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Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Wisconsin
Wis
Illinois U. S
Mrs. Anna Elmer of Monticello Dies at 77
Mrs. Anna Elmer a life long Monticello resident died at 9 30 am in St Clare hospital after six months illness. Born June 8 1872 in Washington township she married Fred Elmer Oct 24 1889 in Monticello. Surviving five brothers and one sister. Last rites Sunday at Zwingli Evangelical church burial in Highland cemetery.
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Anna Elmer
Monticello
St. Clare Hospital
Maurie Anna Klassy
Henry and
Louise Marty Klassy
Washington Township
Fred Elmer
Bringer
Henry C. Klassy Place
Elmer
Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed Church of
Matt Klassy
LeRoy
Miinn
Henry C
William E
Herman
Ernest R
Fr. Atkinson
Louise Pierce
Harry French
Madison
John
Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed Church
Rev
A. Achtemeier
Highland Cemetery
Voegeli Funeral Home
Directors Elected By Publicity Group
Green county publicity committee members met at the courthouse last night and re elected all directors. They voted to request a $2000 budget increase for promotion activities from the county board. New directors include O N Johnson Rodney O Kittel sen Robert F Marty Monroe C M Stauffer M E Lynn Monticello Russell Carter Jud a Paul Zimmerman Brod head Chester Ferguson Albany Gilbert Ott Harlan Wern le New Glarus. Mrs Wilma Lengacher was named a director replacing her husband Clarence W Ott. Marty and Ferguson were named to the nomination committee for January officers. O N Johnson, chairman, presided.
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Green County Publicity Committee
Court House
O. N. Johnson
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Robert F. Marty
Monroe
C. M. Stauffer
M. E. Lynn
Monticello
Russell Carter
Juda
Paul Zimmerman
Brodhead
Chester Ferguson
Albany
Gilbert Ott
Harlan Wernle
New Glarus
Ten Top U. S. Reds Sentenced To Five Years, Fined $10,000
The report discusses a congressional reaction to President Truman's tax increase proposals. It notes Republican critiques that higher taxes would harm the fragile economy and outlines counter proposals to reduce spending and adjust taxes to raise revenue. The piece mentions a target national income and expected legislative actions in the coming year.
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U. S
Washington
Capitol
Truman
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
New York
Doughton
D-Nc
House Committee On Ways and Means
White House Mum on Truman's Off-The-Record Quip
Reports say President Truman told 200 industrialists there is no sense to the steel and coal strikes and urged labor and management to sit down and work out problems. He allegedly said labor bears equal responsibility with management.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Owners Walk Out On Coal Sessions
Northern and western coal operators walked out of contract talks with United Mine Workers in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. George Love, spokesman, stated they left after issuing a critical attack on John L. Lewis and will meet again at a mutually satisfactory place and time only if the union shows willingness to protect workers and industry. UMW Vice President Thomas Kennedy accused the walkout of inviting government intervention in the five week strike and said operators refused to negotiate any measures that would raise mining costs. The union had repeatedly rejected renewing the old contract which expired June 30.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
George Love
UMW
Thomas Kennedy
Lewis
Washington
Madison man E M Bird dies at 62 serving county highway department
E M Bird 62 longtime Winnebago county highway commissioner died today at Methodist hospital after several weeks in care. A Hustisford Wisconsin native he had served the county for twenty years.
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Madison
E. M. Bird
Winnebago County
Methodist Hospital
Bird
Hustisford
Wis
Pheasant Hunters Invasion Strains Monroe Dog Housing
Pheasant hunters arrive tonight and threaten dog housing in Monroe as hotels seek space for dogs amid sold out rooms. Hunters spread across southeastern and south central state lands. Green and Lafayette counties host multiple hunting areas. Turning to No. 1, Back Page.
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Monroe
Johnson Urges Peace Goal and Efficient Defense Spending
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson defended the armed services policy before the House committee, insisting the plan aims for world peace and full value from taxpayers. He dismissed critics as using straw men and noted an emergency war plan approved unanimously by the joint chiefs. Hoover and Marshall testified on budget strains, urging economy and a united service, as adjournment came until January 3.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
House Armed Services Committee
Navy
Johnson
Department
Congress
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House
Armed Services
Herbert Hoover
George C. Marshall
Army
Hoover
Marshall
Vinson
D-Ga
Dwight Eisenhower
America
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Concrete Flows Into Forms At St. Clare Hospital Addition
Concrete from Monroe Ready Mix is being poured into footings for the St. Clare hospital addition. A carpentry crew builds foundation walls while engineers and carpenters from Hutter Construction Co. construct forms in a winter work area. Excavation on the north side is finished. earth moved across the street for fill. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held September 28 with excavation starting October 3.
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St. Clare Hospital
Monroe Ready Mix and Material Co
Hutter Construction Co
Fond du Lac
New French Premier Stalled on Cabinet
Paris reports Premier Rene Mayer struggles to assemble a new coalition cabinet as political observers say his efforts are stalled. The formation process faces persistent disagreements among parties and delayed appointments.
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Paris
Rene Mayer
Swiss Type Home Defense Proposed by NRA Leader
C B Lister of Washington, executive director of the National Rifle Association, urged forming a civilian home guard to counter communist saboteurs. He proposed matching each communist cell with one or two civilian minute men to protect U S power, water, and transports, arguing an armed citizenry offers security. He warned government inaction leaves the nation vulnerable and cited Switzerland as a model of civilian defense.
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Denver
C. B. Lister
Washington
National Rifle Association
Lister
U. S
Russia
Switzerland
Eleven Communist Leaders Sentenced in Conspiracy Case
Ten top leaders of the American Communist Party receive five year terms for criminal conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. government by force. An eleventh defendant, Robert Thompson, gets three years and a $10,000 fine. Judge Medina noted the statutory limit reduced to five years and praised service in World War II.
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New York
U. S
Harold R. Medina
Eugene Dennis
Communist Party
John B. Williamson
Jacob Stachel
Gus Hall
Ohio State
John Gates
The
Daily Worker
Henry Winston
Carl Winter
Michigan
Benjamin J. Davis Jr
New York City
Gilbert Green
Illinois
Irving Potash
National Committee
Winston
Davis
Robert Thompson
New York State
Medina
Thompson
Pacific
William Z. Foster
Dennis
Foley Square
Kentucky distillery warehouse fire destroys bourbon stock
A large blaze at Camp Nelson near Nicholasville Kentucky damaged the Kentucky river distillery owned by W A Thomson of Louisville. About 18 000 barrels of bourbon were lost and authorities estimate damage around 1 200 000 dollars. Firefighters from Lexington and Danville took nearly three hours to control the fire. a second warehouse was saved and whisky ran into the Kentucky river.
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Nicholasville
Camp Nelson
Lexington
Danville
Kentucky River
W. A. Thomson
Louisville
Weather forecast notes continued cloudiness for state
The state is forecast to remain cloudy with cooler conditions possible tomorrow and rain in some areas. Temperatures ranged from 60 overnight to the mid 60s today, with about a quarter inch of rain in the last 24 hours. Murky skies persisted statewide. A Rocky Mountain snow belt extended into the Dakotas, and a tornado in Texas claimed a life.
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Rocky Mountain
Dakotas
Texas
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Security Council
Vishinsky
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
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Times
Eleventh
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McGahery
Ocean of Bourbon
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