Bilten Pioneers Helped Found Green County Cheese
The article recalls Bilten settlers who in 1840s pushed into Washington township after arriving from Bilten Switzerland. Adams Blumer family led dairy and cheese work while forming a tight-knit community known as Bilten Thale. Founders Streiff Freitag and Tschudy guided early colonists to Green County and contributed to the rise of limburger and cheese making amid timber clearings.
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Bilten
Adam Blumer
14Th Street
Green County
Washington Township
Monticello
Monroe Brewery
Washington Reformed Church
Werner
Canton
New World
Thomas Hefty
Rudolph Blum
Casper Becker
J. Jacob Zwickey
Emmanuel Weissmiller
Anton Baumgartner
David Benkert
Jacob Zumbrunnen
Hiram Washington Bane
Ohio
Fridolin Streiff
Streiff
J. Jacob Tschudy
Switzerland
Dietrich Freitag
Nick Freitag
Washington
Linus Hare
Eldridge
Gwendolyn Shaffer Named Homecoming Queen at Monroe High
Gwendolyn Shaffer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Shaffer, will reign as homecoming queen Friday night as Monroe High School football meets Edgerton at Recreation Park. Fellow attendants Marilyn Lanz and Barbara Schulz were chosen by the team. Francis Thorpe will preside as master of ceremonies during halftime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwendolyn Shaffer
Ralph Shaffer
Monroe High School
Edgerton
Recreation Park
Gwendolyn
Marilyn Lanz
Barbara Schulz
Francis Thorpe
Thorpe
Sybil Blumer
11Th Street
22Nd Avenue
Lincoln Gym
Heidi Pfaeffli
Top Price on Steers Climbs to $40 Record
The steer top rose to $40 per hundredweight, a new yearly high. Sixteen prime Aberdeen Angus steers owned by William Kroyman and Henry J. Tietjen of Camanche Iowa sold at the peak price today, marking a record for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Kroyman
Henry J. Tietjen
Camanche
Portrait of Loomis to be presented Saturday
A formal portrait of the late Gov elect Orland S Loomis will be presented to the state on Saturday. The 1943 legislature authorized painting of the portrait.
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Loomis
Madison
Orland S. Loomis
Rep J Parnell Thomas Faces Health Test for Fraud Trial
Walter Reed said a private physician will examine Representative J Parnell Thomas to assess fitness to stand trial on fraud charges. Federal Judge Alexander Holzoff proposed the exam after Thomas’ lawyers sought a postponement, saying the Nov. 7 trial date endangers his health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Army
J. Parnell Thomas
R-Nj
Alexander Holtzoff
Walter Reed
Thomas
Cold Sky Forecast Continues Across Southern Plains
A cold, cloudy pattern persists with temperatures in the mid 40s after a night low around 34. Forecasts show continued freezing cold and rain across the southern plains, with bleak, overcast skies expected to linger.
Monroe Population Near Eight Thousand, Post Office Survey
A recent post office survey indicates Monroe's population approaching 8,000 with 1,906 city routes and 200 rural deliveries. The 1940 census recorded 6,182 residents, and five city carrier routes have been extended this year reflecting growth. The staff expands in December by 30 temporary workers to handle holiday mail and gift cheese shipments.
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Monroe
John J. Burkhard
Uncle Sam
13Th Street
Northcourt
Otto A. Walter
Harold A. Wagner
William E. Rosenthal
Wayne Blackbourn
Harry E. Williams
Emil L. Klarer
Ralph I. Baltzer
Roy A. Feldt
Monticello
Klarer
Ray W. Preston
Clarence B. Baltzer
Ben L. Abraham
Harry C. Swartz
John E. Andereck
Mark D. Grinnell
Harry E. Buholzer
Harry R. Grinnell
Otto H. Rupnow
Floyd O. Pyle
Wendell A. Brunkow
Gorham E. Trickel
Howard F. Schultz
Harold Baltzer
John F. Knipschild
Herbert H. Goecks
Charles A. Dwyer
Lee R. Morris
Fred C. Flick
Harold V. Wolfe
Ben J. Holsapple
Arthur S. Peterson
Herman Burkhard
West Metal
Denny Cheese Factory Equipment and Supply Co
10Th Avenue
Juda 4 H Group Hears Land Talk
Juda 4 H club members and parents heard Rev. Peter Retzlaff stress land use to prevent want. Awards named Enid Zimmerli Gary Wunschel Harley Roth Gary Malkow Phyllis Lederman Shirley Rousseisen and others for ground improvement poultry tractor maintenance nutrition recreation and dairy. The event featured music, a pledge, and service awards to club members.
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Juda
Peter Retzlaff
Decatur
Marvin Malkow
Harvey Andrews
Spring Grove
Ernest Riese
Oakley Club
Walter Stettler
Owkley
Everett Green
County Agricultural Committee
Lester van Loon
Enid Zimmerli
Gary Wunschel
Oakley
Harley Roth
Gary Malkow
Phyllis Lederman
Shirley Rosheisen
Miniwaucas
Mich
Paul Marsh
Charles Lederman
Mildred Grenzow
LaVerne Andrews
Alaska Gold Rush Booming in Yukon Camp
Sub zero temperatures fail to chill fever as Fishwheel swells with prospectors. Rumors of nuggets along the Yukon river circulate while silence hangs on reported finds. Aircraft from Fairbanks and Fort Yukon double daily arrivals, and a new Yukon Ice airport fields arrivals as the camp grows from 75 to well over.
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Fishwheel
Alaska
Yukon River
Fort Yukon
Charlie Biederman
Discovery Island
Clifton Carroll
Fairbanks
Arctic
Jim Magoffin
Yukon Ice
Atomic Bomb Survival Distances From Explosions
Maj. Albert J. Bauer of the U S army surgeon general s office explains survival odds for atomic blasts. Four miles away offers near perfect escape chances, but within half a mile chances drop to near zero with almost complete destruction. The findings, prepared with Capt Hogness for an international military medicine congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Albert J. Bauer
U. S. Army Surgeon General’s Office
Bauer
John R. Hogness
U. S. Army Medical Center
International Congress of Military Medicine and Pharmacy
Mrs Verne Larson Dies After Automobile Collision
Mrs Verne Larson 39 of Glenview Illinois daughter of Mr and Mrs Lucius F Smith formerly of Monroe was fatally injured in an auto crash Saturday while being taken to Glenview hospital maternity ward. She died two hours later at the hospital. Her husband was injured. Survived by husband five sons her parents two sisters and three brothers. Services set for 2 pm tomorrow at Community church Glenview with burial there.
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Verne Larson
Glenview
Ill
Lucius F. Smith
8Th Avenue
Monroe
Glenview Hospital
Larson
Brodhead
Belleville
Madison
Parker Pen Co
Janesville
Pewaukee
Rock Island
Winslow
Mary Brewer
Richland Center
Betty Hendrickson
Argyle
Robert Smith
California
Charles
Fred
Juda
Wayne Disch Wins Third Championship at Wisconsin Expo
Wayne Disch, a 19 year old Evansville farm youth, won grand championship lamb honors for a Shropshire at Wisconsin's 34th annual junior livestock exposition. His pen of Southdowns also took top meat animal show honors, marking his third consecutive championship and his 10th year at the event. His younger brother Larry showed Southdowns, earning reserve titles in both single and pen events.
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Madison
Wayne Disch
Wisconsin
Disch
Evansville
Dysch
Larry
Secretary Gray Reveals Plan for Early Reduction
Secretary of the Army Gray disclosed plans to discharge about 30,000 soldiers who joined under the draft. The program offers immediate separation after 12 months with reserve obligations, or completion of 21 or 33 months, or enlistment in the regular army for three years, as part of reducing army strength from 656,000 to 630,000 by February.
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Montgomery
Ala
Gray
Army
The
National Guard Association
Defense Johnson
Hefty Loses Fingers In Shredding Mishap
Werner Hefty a Washington township farmer was hospitalized after a shredder accident at the Henry C Klassy farm tenanted by Arthur Ross. He lost the second and third fingers and the index finger at the joint while feeding the shredder and will remain at St Clare Hospital for several days.
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Werner Hefty
Washington Township
Henry C. Klassy
Arthur Ross
St. Clare
Convicts in Arizona Prison Charged With Tax Refund Racket
Three inmates at Florence state prison face sentencing on Monday for filing fraudulent federal income tax refund claims. Six defendants total are accused of fraudulent refunds totaling 2345.93, arraigned in U S district court. Treasury officials describe forged names and smuggled forms used to certify fake income and deductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Arizona
Florence
United States District Court
Treasury
Truman weighs next move in stalled coal and steel talks
Cyrus S. Ching, the government’s top labor troubleshooter, planned a direct White House report on deadlocked coal and steel strikes. He faces a choice between personal intervention or renewing talks, with possible recourse to Taft Hartley emergency provisions or a personal appeal. Ching suspended U S Steel discussions in New York and returned to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cyrus S. Ching
White House
Truman
Ching
U. S. Steel Corp
New York
No Tax Hike and Spending Cuts Seen for 1950
Rep. Byrnes predicts Congress will not raise taxes nor cut federal spending to balance the budget. He says the government will run a deficit of about 7 billion this year and 6 to 7 billion more next year. He expects debt to rise by up to 14 billion over two years. Byrnes notes administration hopes for higher national income to fund defense with existing rates. He questions President Truman on tax policy and calls a tax increase contractionary.
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Congress
Washington
Rep
Byrnes
Rwis
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Truman
D C Stauffacher Dies at Farm in Sylvester Township
Daniel C. Stauffacher 67 of Gon stead apartments died of a heart attack while helping shred at his Sylvester township farm. Born Sept 6 1880 in Sylvester township he lived in Green county most of his life. Surviving are two sons Robert and Daniel William a daughter Mrs Henry Mace and several siblings. Burial in Greenwood cemetery follows services at Shriner Neushwander funeral home Wednesday.
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Daniel C. Stauffacher
Gonstead
Sylvester Township
Green County
Isaiah
Madeline Elmer Stauffacher
Monroe
Lena Faeser
Stauffacher
Robert
Chicago
Daniel William
Henry Mace
DeKalb
Emanuel G
Shriner- Neushwander
Paul C. Kehle
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Howard L. Orians
Immanuel Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Sears Scheduled to Open New Monroe Catalog Office
Sears, Roebuck and Co will open a new Monroe catalog order office on November 12 in the former Kroger store on the north side of the square. Mrs Blythe A Myers will serve as manager with assistants Mrs Howard J Lundy and saleswomen Miss Nancy Kundert and Mrs Ruth Ableman. Field supervisor Raymond E Fox of Chicago announced remodeling by Bruni Miller Co to include mahogany veneer walls and fluorescent lighting, plus a front display room and a special telephone unit for orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Monroe
Kroger
Myers
Howard J. Lundy
Nancy Kundert
Ruth V. Ableman
Lundy
Waupaca
Kundert
Ableman
Waupun
Bruni-Miller Co
Raymond E. Fox Chicago
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Sugar River
Bilten Thaele
Frick Becker
Henry Hefty
Bentley
Andrew
Casper
John
Blum
Jacob
John Schuler
Gotlieb Wittner
Jacob Schlittler
Alex Tschabold
Henry Aebly
Werner Blum
Fox Hollow
Fox
Post Office
Hears Land Talk
Ruth and
Nancy Conway
Bette Vanderbilt
Kathryn Chambers
Nellie Weibel
Entertainment
Lorraine Jordan
Sally Stettler
Mamie Tillema
Esther Larson
Charles Bohren
Seoles
Audrey Siedel
Weifel
Sprine Grove
E. W. Jordan
Wesley Grenzow
Nels Christensen
Janet Arnsmeier
Lois Flaine Reasa
Russell Carter
Warne Vanderbilt
Foods Group
Morris Grenzow
Myron E. Jeglum
Helen Behling
William Blum
Rob
Ace McGartlin
Jacksonville
Fla
McGartlin
U. N
United Nations
U.N. Secretariat
Welfare Island
East River
Long Island City
D. C. Stauffacher
Sears
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