Charles J. Richter Former Milwaukee Railroad conductor dies
Charles J. Richter of Janesville died Wednesday at Mercy hospital after a short illness. A 71-year-old retired railroad conductor, he left the Milwaukee line in 1949 after 48 years with the railroad including six years on the Mineral Point run. He was born September 26 1878 in Farmington Jefferson County and married Flora Cole May 29 1897. Surviving are his wife three sons two daughters five grandchildren two brothers and a sister. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at the Overton Funeral Home with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Charles J. Richter
Janesville
Milwaukee
Green County
Mercy Hospital
Mr. Richter
Railroad
Farmington
Jefferson County
Flora Cole
Brodhead
Everett
Portland
Jre
Richard
Chicago
Meredith
Elizabeth
San Frantisco
Robert Keegan
Oakland
Calif
Fred
Nill
Emma Black
Ian Claire
Overton
Ra Schlagenhaus
Cargill Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemery
Mail Cigaret Buyers Now Face State Levy
Madison Wisconsin state tax division gains authority to collect taxes from Wisconsin residents buying cigarettes by mail from states with no cigarette tax. The new law requires shippers to report monthly names to state officials, enabling enforcement of the three cent Wisconsin tax. Previously only mail purchases from tax-saving states triggered notices.
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Madison
Everage Tax Division
Wisconsin
Truman Oday
Local Social Notes From Blanchardville And Nearby
Mrs W F McGuigan and others attended a Platteville teachers convention. Mrs E J Barber visited her daughter in Madison with the Mece lues and Wahls families. A nine pound daughter was born to Mr and Mrs J L Steensland of Madison at Madison General Hospital on Oct 10. Visitors from Rheville and Nora Springs toured New Glarus and Cottage Grove areas. Monroe residents visited Milo Swanton in Madison.
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R. E. Saether
Alice Williams
Ruth Everon
Platteville
E. J. Barber
Hem
Vernon Hanson
Ollie Steensland
James Mecelues
Argyle
J. L. Steensland
Madison
Madion General Hospital
E. W. Severson
Rhevill
Wayne Irvay
Nora Springs
Casper Petercons
Chris Wahls
Martin Johnson
Wilma
Emma Olson
Monroe
Milo K. Swanton
Kopp Couple Plans Winter in California
Mr and Mrs Fred Kopp of Evansville formerly from New Glarus area will spend the winter in California having purchased a home in Norwalk.
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California
Fred Kopp
Evansvile
New Glarus Vicinity
Norwalk
Mrs Brind Ends Visit After Weeks With Local Siblings
Mrs. W L Brind departed this morning for her home in Hiawatha New Jersey. She had spent several weeks visiting her sisters Mrs Everett Keel and Mrs Louis E Buri.
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W. L. Brind
Hiawatha
N. J
Everett Keel
Louis E. Buri
Thompson Elected Vice President of LSP Club
Gerald Thompson of Platteville 1221 29th avenue has been elected vice president of the LSP club at Platteville State Teachers College. He is a junior in secondary education and the son of Mr and Mrs Earl Thompson.
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Platteville
Gerald Thompson
29Th Avenue
LSP
Platteville State Teachers College
Thompson
Division of
Earl Thompson
Must Face Court: Harlen R Koch Charged with Speeding
Harlen Russel Koch of Sunset Village Madison is scheduled to appear in county court at 10 a m next Thursday on a traffic violation for speeding.
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Harlen Russel Koch
Sunset Village
Madison
Budget Talks Underway For Green County Budget
Department heads of Green County offices meet with the finance committee to prepare the annual proposed budget for the county board of supervisors. The committee aims to finish its work today, within three days, ahead of the November session.
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Green County
Finance Committee
County Board of Supervisors
Wegner Vacationing Relief Operator Covered
Arnold Skalitzky of Rockford acts as relief express operator for two weeks while regular agent Laurence K. Wegner takes a two week vacation.
Students Reigned Over Circus Here
Grace Howard daughter of Mrs Alice Howard was crowned queen by Kiwanis for promoting a circus here yesterday Donald Dwyer served as circus jester The Kiwanis reported the show financially successful with a full afternoon audience and lighter evening crowd The Ayres and Kathryn Davies winter indoor schedule drew praise with acts for all ages including Wambi the waltzing lion and aerial stunts by a trapeze performer clowns Duke and Happy drew laughs
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Grace Howard
Alice Howard
98Th Street
Rei
Kiwanis
Donald Dwyer
Ayres
Kathryn Davies
U. S
Wambi
Cedar families across regions compared
The cedars of Lebanon relate to those in the Atlas Mountains of North Africa and the Himalayas but differ from American cedars. The statement notes regional cedar varieties and their distinctions among global cedar species and where they grow.
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Lebanon
Atlas Mountains
North Africa
Himalayas
Markets in Chicago Chicago livestock and grain report
Livestock bids for hogs and cattle show mixed movements with tops around 18.15 for heavy loads and 16.50 to 17.50 for sows. Cattle demand dull but steady for good grades, calves and yearlings mixed, vealers 25 to 28.50. Butter steady, eggs and poultry mostly unchanged. Grains pull back after earlier gains as May and July contracts hit seasonal highs and deferred oats rise.
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Chicago
USDA
Montana
Airline stocks rally. GM Studebaker lead gains
A flurry of demand lifts airline issues and prompts a mixed market. General Motors Studebaker Goodrich J I Case and Westinghouse Electric advance as other shares show a ragged pattern with fractional changes and uneven gains and losses.
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New York
General Motors
Studebaker
Goodrich
J. I. Case
Westinghouse Electric
Monticello Social Ties Highlight Weekend Guests
Mrs. O B D Curtis lists weekend visitors from Sun Prairie Madison West Bend and Attica including William and Mack Davis Buddy Marty and families. A Rise Stevens concert visit in Madison plus a Sunday outing to Blue Mounds and the Cave of the Mounds is noted.
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William and Mack Davis
Sun Prairie
Buddy Marty
Madison
John Stauffer
E. W. Marty
Henry Gessler
New Glarus
Ray Gessler
Shari
Arthur Gessler
West Bend
Raymond Gessler
Willard Prisk
Ida Klitzman
Attica
Lora Pease
Joyce
University of Wisconsin
Rise Stevens
Union Theater
John Wittenwyler
Herman
Walter Wittenwyler
Blue Mounds
Cave of the Mounds
Makers Dispute Pollution Blame
Milwaukee industry leaders defend cheese makers in Wisconsin pollution debates. Wisconsin Cheesemakers' association president Leonard Kopitzke cites municipal sewage and lake algae as major pollution sources, warns against harsh bills harming plants, and questions rough fish removal as a solution. He argues industries cannot bear sole blame.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Leonard E. Kopitzke
Marion
Wisconsin Cheesemakers’ Association
Kopitzke
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Blanchardville
W. F. McGuigan
Luick
RAF
J. J. Dasacon, Prop
Plasti
Duke
Happy
U. S. Gypsum
U. S. Steel
Montgomery Ward
International Harvester
Philco
American Telephone
Carload
Meili
Dupee
W. Douglas
Freeport, Ill
Well Street
Monticello
Landjaeger
Green County Frozen Food Market
Rock City
William Schrader
Dale Kloepping
Albert Hugelshofer
Dakota
America
Fast
Lia
Tschudys
Poland
Beloit
Walsh Bros
Beloit, Wis
Handy Man
Connors
Connors Plumbing and Heating
Chevrolet
18Th Avenue
Marty-Ripp Chevrolet
Wlad
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