Swiss Settlement Sparks Green County Cheese Industry Founding Bilten
The Bilten settlement near New Glarus sparked Green County dairy growth. Swiss immigrants from Bilten and Emmen valley created early cheese factories, introducing limburger and Swiss wheel cheeses. By 1869 regular Swiss and limburger production began, expanding to national markets. Nick Gerber helped establish Eastern sales networks, with initial dairies operating from Bilten area farms.
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Green County
Sugar River
Switzerland
New Glarus
Wisconsin
Bilten
Canton Glarus
Washington Township
Nick Gerber
America
Booneville
N. Y
Mohawk Valley
Albert Babler
George Legler
J. C. Blu
Local Young Folk Hurt in Car Crash
Three Green county teens were treated at Methodist hospital Madison last night after a car containing seven youths crashed into a utility pole on county trunk PB near Paoli Dane county. Eight high tension lines were knocked down. Truman E. Selck 17 driver and owner of the car suffered a chin cut and returned to Monroe high school. Karl Schillinger 17 was dismissed with Selck. Jean Brandt 15 remained with injuries. Names of four not injured not available.
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Green County
Methodist
Madison
Paoli
Dane County
Truman E. Selck
Fred Selck
Monroe High School
Karl Schillinger
William Schillinger
13Th Street
Selck
Jean Brandt
Howard Lueck
Browntown
Dane County Highway Police
Orfordville Burglars Fire At Watchman During Safe Theft
A search in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois is under way for two burglars who fired twice at night watchman Winton Olson during a failed safe theft at the Orfordville Farm Bureau office. The men escaped in a car after loading the safe, marking the second fall robbery attempt this autumn. Earlier break ins at Steinger Haugen Lumber Co and Merwin Helgesen Implement Co offices yielded no loot. Lafayette County authorities pursue suspects linked to nine other business break ins.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Winton Olson
Orfordville
Farm Bureau
Olson
Steinger-Haugen Lumber Co
Merwin-Helgesen Implement Company
Lafayette County
Bilten settlement's faith in cheese typifies colonial character
The Bilten settlement's reliance on cheese as an industry reflects the settlers' sturdy spirit and practical approach to local resources. The narrative highlights how dairy work shaped daily life and community identity in the colonial period.
Sixteen Traffic Cases Heard by County Judge
Sixteen traffic cases were heard this morning by Judge Harold J. Lamboley in Green county court. They stem from state traffic patrols in Green county last week with seven officers on duty. One case, Robert Truethardt of Waelti Trucking Co. Juda, is postponed until Oct 26 for no payment of tax.
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Harold J. Lamboley
Green County
Robert Truethardt
Waelti Trucking Co
Juda
Achievement Day Plans Set at Juda
Rev. Peter Retzlaff will speak at Juda this evening as the first in a county 4 H achievement program series. The event, at 8 p.m. in the Juda community hall, honors outstanding 4H members with pins and awards. Nearby counties schedule achievement days on fixed dates in late October and early November.
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Peter Retzlaff
Juda
Monroe
New Glarus
Brooklyn
Albany
Smiley
Oak Corners
More Cloudy Warm Weather Seen for Area
A weather summary notes cloudy skies and warmer temperatures may arrive after a cold air wave dropped below freezing in Monroe. Readings reached 44 degrees after noon, with a weekend high projected over the Great Plains. Widespread rain crept across winter wheat states.
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Monroe
Great Plains
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Kentucky
Illinois
Highest Bid $910 In Holstein Sale Shatters Records
The Holstein sale at the fairgrounds pavilion topped $19,030 with Christy Homestead Favorite at $910. New top buyer John W. Ruff purchased the first bull, bred to Carnation Celebrity and Martyholm Inka Marie, while multiple lots including heifers and cows fetched prices from buyers in Monroe Orange City Pecatonica and beyond, highlighting strong demand for purebred stock and dairy genetics.
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Fairgrounds
Christy Homestead
Theodore F. Christoph
Christoph Farms
Chilton
John W. Ruff
Monroe
Carnation
Martyholm Inka Marie
Darlington Cheesemaker John Ischi Dies in Flaming Wreck
John J. Ischi aged 35 a cheesemaker from Darlington and wounded World War II veteran died in a fiery car crash near Mt. Vernon Dane County marking the county s 20th traffic fatality of the year. His vehicle struck a bridge railing overturned and burst into flames as neighbors attempted rescue. Ischi who served in England and Normandy was discharged in 1945 and later worked at the Holum cheese factory near Mt. Vernon. He is survived by his mother two brothers and three sisters and was interred with military honors at Union Grove cemetery.
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Darlington
John J. Ischi
Darlington Area
Mt. Vernon
Dane County
Ischi
Blanchardville
David C. Atwood
Edwin Oimoen
Inlaw
John Rhyner
Monroe
England
Normandy
Holum
Louise Ischi
Walter
Roy Burke
Ida Ischi
Frank Howard
Beloit
Nelson-Sharer Funeral Home
William Stemmers
Union Grove
Bates-O’brien American Legion
Cattle at New High Top Hogs Fall Again
Cattle prices rose to a 1949 high with four loads of choice to prime steers at 39.00 per cwt, the best since November. Hog prices dropped to 18.10 per cwt, the lowest in three years after OPA ceilings were removed on Oct 15 1946.
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Chicago
B 26 Crew Reported Killed in Texas Crash
Midland Texas officials report five air force crew members killed when a B 26 bomber crashed into brushy ranch country near Biggs field. The twin engine plane exploded and scorched wreckage spread over a mile square as engines allegedly quit suddenly and prevented crew from bailing out.
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Midland
Tex
Biggs Field
Attlee Announces Major UK Spending Reductions
Prime Minister Attlee outlines a sweeping cut of about 140 million pounds in capital expenditure and major savings across education health housing agriculture and defense to curb inflation after the pound devaluation. He warns food prices may rise as the plan aims to boost exports and reduce domestic demand.
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London
Attlee
Britain
House of Commons
House
United States
England
Wales
Scotland
Health Service
National Health Service
Ministry of Food
Ministry of Supply
Agriculture
Ship Engineer Dies Veteran of Great Lakes Service
Cleveland reports the death of John L. Thomas age 59 chief engineer on U S merchant ships during the last war and a veteran of more than twenty years sailing the Great Lakes He died yesterday in Marine hospital.
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Cleveland
John L. Thomas
U. S
Great Lakes
Marine Hospital
Pentagon Truce Holds as Admirals Face Ouster Rumors
Washington reports an uneasy Pentagon truce after hearings revealed sharp policy rifts. Admiral Louis E. Denfeld allies warn of a purge of nonconformists from the unification team while Congress approves a 30 million program to test future weapons including guided missiles and high speed bombers with atomic capability.
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Washington
Pentagon
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Establishment
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval Operations
Denfeld
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Johnson
Congress
Four Hunters Injured as Pheasant Opening Weekend Recalls Accidents
Four men were injured during the opening pheasant hunting weekend. Injuries ranged from a broken leg and eye wound to a finger amputation and a broken arm. Two Albany youths were charged with hunting violations, while two 18-year-olds received fines and jail time for hunting after hours.
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Herbert Eppsteadt
Milwaukee
Albany
Carl Petterson
Portland Avenue
Beloit
Bluff View Park
Brodhead
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Rockford
Troy Rice
Juda
St. Clare Hospital
James F. Wood
Thiensville
St. Clare
Conservation Department
Daryl Kubly
Stanley Burrington
Charles E. Grimm
Route 1
Monroe
Henry Sass
Shannon
Ill
Eagles Lodge
Charles Schadewaldt
Nathan Weiss
Peter Klassy
Robert J. Tracy
Calvin Parker
Manitowish
Parker
Jackie
Calvin Doriot
Wisconsin
Alice Holtshopple
Powell
Navy Cosmic Ray Balloon Drifts 1000 Miles To East
A 75 foot cosmic ray research balloon released at Minneapolis traveled about 1000 miles before landing near York Pennsylvania. It was released Oct 18 from the University of Minnesota airport as part of a series to study cosmic rays and upper air conditions. The timing device failed to release the instruments, which were recovered on a farm near Medford Wisconsin the same day.
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Washington
Minneapolis
Earth
York
Navy
University of Minnesota
Medford
Wis
Two Vehicle Crashes Injure Five In Green County Area
Two accidents investigated by Green County highway police over the weekend left five people with bruises. Ernest Wenger of 13th Street and Stanley Baker Woodruff of Janesville collided near the Modern Club on highway 1181, injuring Woodruff and his passengers Thelma Ames and Katherine Lewis. A Monroe physician treated the injured at the scene. In a separate incident Walter O Fahrney of Albany and George Keehn of Evansville side swiped on county trunks near Attica Cemetery, injuring no one reported.
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Green County
Ernest Wenger
13Th Street
Stanley Baker Woodruff
Janesville
Highway 1181
Wenger
Woodruff
Thelma Ames
Judge Harry Fox Opens Court Term
The October term of circuit court opened at 2 p m with Judge Harry Fox of Janesville presiding. Frederick Van Voast served as court reporter. After the calendar reading, attorneys will confer for possible settlements and jurors will be notified if needed for jury trials.
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Circuit Court
Harry Fox
Janesville
Frederick van Voast
Obituary: Delavan Former Mayor and Bank President Dies
Handwritten death notices prepared by Frederick G. Tanck, 77, were distributed today by his wife. The former mayor and bank president died Saturday.
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Delavan
Frederick G. Tanck
Truman Challenges Reds in UN Peace Push at Cornerstone
President Truman urged global action to ban atomic weapons and promote peaceful use of atomic energy. He spoke to 16,000 at an open air UN assembly and laid the cornerstone for the UN headquarters, urging international control and mutual negotiation to curb the nuclear threat.
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New York
Truman
United Nations Assembly
United Nations
United States
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
State Acheson
East 42Nd Street
East River
U. S
U. N
General Assembly
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Budapest
Bus and tractor-trailer collision near Paoli kills one
A Greyhound bus and a tractor-trailer loaded with 33,000 pounds of steel collided a mile and a half west of Paoli today killing one person and injuring 31 others. The trailer penetrated the bus through the right front side pinning several passengers.
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Paoli
Greyhound
Here
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