14 Year Old County Girl Leads Grand Holstein Heifer at State Expo
Eleanor Gram Ung of Douaman with Dictator Gramling, Gem won the Holstein heifer grand championship at the State Centennial Exposition 4H show after taking the Holstein female grand championship at the county Junior Fair. The 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Heary Gramling Jr. faced intense competition among 878 Holstein entries and 46 grand heifer champs across high age groups. Her win came as Dictator also won the 2-year-old class before earning grand champion status.
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Wausesha County
Eleanor Gram Ung
Gramling
Gem
Eleanor
Heary Gramling, Jr
Douaman
Dictator
Helfer
Fleanor
Pegey
Henry
George
Peggy
Sleanor
Graming Gem
Dousman
Favor Increase in Fare to Keep TM in Operation
Waukesha today indicated a favorable reaction to a fare hike on the TM electric line between here and Milwaukee to keep the service operating. The public service commission is set for Sept 8 in the Milwaukee county courthouse on a request by Xenosha Motor Coach Lines. Local reactions vary from support to concern over high costs, with riders noting the line remains cheaper than driving and officials signaling potential city opposition if fares rise too steeply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
TM Electric
Milwaukee
State Public Service Commission
Milwaukee County
Xenosha Motor Coach Lines
Leon City
Kippenmeyer
Kuppenmeyer
Inc
Urey
Clariice Ross
W. St. Paul Are
Ross
Lyle Daskam
Fulton St
Sass
I TM
Albert Siingerland
Motor Ht Terrace
OTS
Slingerland
WMCL
W. J. Kay
Northland Greyhound Mines
Kenosha
Frank Zaidler
Zeidler
Milwaukese
County Tops Quota for Sale of Bonds in Waukesha
Waukesha county surpassed its US security loan quota in a dramatic month end push. Total purchases reached 1,384,941 dollars, with individuals subscribing 395,441 and institutions 490,500, aided by a strong institutional turnout. Campaign chair Curt Taytor thanked residents and lenders as state totals remained about half a million short of the target.
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Waukesha County
Waukesha
Curt Taytor
Onehalf
Treasury Department
Mt Atota
Auto Dealer Fined For Junk in Yard
Used auto parts dealer Joseph Simon pleaded guilty in municipal court today to having junk on his premises at 378 West Main Street. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs by Judge Scott Lowry. Simon denied the charge yesterday and was advised to obtain counsel. Also, Franklin Draeger, 22, formerly of 414 Madigan Street, was fined 15 dollars and costs for stealing an 18.75 dollar savings bond from his former landlady. restitution was made by Draeger’s brother.
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Joseph Simon
Rully
Municipal
Scott Lowry
Simon
Main St
Atty
Ray Aiken
Lawry
Franklin Draeger
Madigan At
John Sullivan
Draeger
Fred
West Coast
Butler Building Expands at Waukesha Plant
Butler Sin Company plans a 150000 dollar expansion at 834 Blackstone Ave in Waukesha. The long shed will be enclosed with windows and outfitted for welding and fitting Butler products including cement mixers hoppers conveyors and scales for weighing concrete. The project, approved by the Madison Industrial Commission, aims to speed production as raw materials are moved inside and cranes are replaced by portable frames.
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Waukesha
Butler Sin Co
Blackstone Ave
R. T. Jones
Butler Bln
Morgan KR. Butler
Industrial Commission
Madison
Jones
Butler
County Breaks Records for Champion Cattle
Waukesha county youths captured four of the five grand championships at the State Centennial Exposition 4-H cattle show, a record unmatched. David Simmons and Blaine Truda won Ayrshire and Jersey grand championships. Eleanor Gramling and Helen McMerrow won Holstein and Guernsey titles, as a standout junior effort highlighted Dictator Gram in a noted two-year championship run. Also notes polio deaths in Milwaukee and Oshkosh as nurse shortages hinder treatment.
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Waukesha County
Thomas
Ayrshire
David Simmons
Pewaukee
Jersey
Blaine Truda
Sussex
Eleanor Gram
Milwaukee
U.P
Wisconsin
Roger Kempinger
Madison Hospital
Lake Girl
Milwaukee County
Waukesha Readies September Courtesy Month Drive
Retail stores in Waukesha and the county will run a September Courtesy contest aided by the sheriff and city police. Weekly winners in the city and county will receive cash prizes of 25, 15 and 10 dollars. A kickoff dinner at the Avalon hotel will outline procedures and judging criteria include promptness, attentiveness, knowledge, appearance, and closing the sale.
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Waukesha
Association of Commerce
Romain Schaub
Waukersha
Avalon Hotel
Tommy Adkins
Yalei Langeco
New VA Hospital Manager Named for Waukesha Facility
Dr. Thomas C. Thomas, 43, of Indianapolis, named new manager of the Waukesha Veterans Administration hospital succeeding Dr. Charles P. Murphy, who transfers to Portland Oregon as chief neuropsychiatric examiner. Thomas, TB specialist, comes from Dayton Ohio IVA hospital. served five years in the Army includingFort Knox and overseas in England. The Waukesha hospital houses 224 patients.
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Morris C. Thomas
Indianapolis
Waukesha Veterans Administration Hospital
Charles P. Murphy
Portland
Ore
Murphy
Livermore
Cah
Charles G. Beck
Chicago
Thomas
Waukesha Hospital
Iva
Dayton
University of Indiana
Methodist Hospital
Essex Mountain
Verona
N. J
Sunnyside
Army Medical Corps
Fort Knox
140Th General Hospital
Glenford
England
Judith Ann
State Exposition Winners Shine At Centennial Fair
Winners at Jin Shong stake blue ribbon prizes for cattle at the Centennial Exposition in State Fair Park. Among top exhibitors are Waukesha 4-H members Alvin Hasse and Herbert Schwock who earned multiple firsts in junior Holstein and grand championships. Blooming senior heifers and purebreds from Guernsey Jersey and Ayrshire breeds are shown outside the coliseum, with 98 head of cattle in the Jersey class and 65 Ayrshire entries in a county-wide display.
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State Fair Park
Waukesha
Alvin Hasse
Ett
Herbert
Schwock
Hav- Sunnydale
Basse
Tess Cor
Helen McKerrow
Pewaukee
Ners
Guernsey
Eleanor Gramin
Dave Sim
Schwmons
Unionville
Ock and
Ayrshire
Waukesha County
Bentley says Soviet official paid her off in 1945
Elizabeth Bentley testified that Anatol Gromov then first secretary of the Soviet embassy gave her $2000 in 1945 after she renounced Communism. She described a war time Soviet spy network including American Communists and even access to the White House. FBI supervised the money, which is kept in a safe deposit box and may be turned over to the U.S. treasury.
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Washington
U.P
Elizabeth T. Bentley
United States
Miss Bentley
House
American Activities Committee
Anatol Gromov
Gromov
Red
Vassar
White House
Russia
FBI
Howver
New York
U. S. Treasury
Committee
Mikhail Samatin
Henry J. Collins, Jr
Collins
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Chambers
Group to Decide School Tuition in Waukesha County
Waukesha county school committee will meet in the courthouse Friday at 2 p.m. to set a tuition rate for pupils living in non high school districts. Last year the rate was up to 5.55 per week. state law allows 5 per week unless a higher amount is granted. Expectation is a slight increase. The total county tuition last year was 255 040 and may reach about 300 000 this year.
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Waukesha
Wisconsin
Richard TL. Sylvester
Winston Brown
Chenequa
Berlin Aircraft for Defy Winter Weather
US Secretary of State Symington said western air fleets can keep supplying Berlin through winter as long as needed. He and Gen. Vandenberg toured Tempelhof and praised the Berlin airlift while pessimism over East West talks grew and Soviet claims of food for Berlin pressurized the crisis.
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Berlin
U. S
W. Stuart Symington
Symington
Germany
Hoyt 8
Vandenberg
Moscow
Westend
Tempelhof
U.S
China
Drought Rips Wisconsin Crops. Rain Needed Across State
Drought grips southern Wisconsin with billions in potential losses as showers fail to bring relief. In Waukesha county corn, hay and newly seeded clover and alfalfa suffer. pastures burn and supplemental feeding rises. Weatherman notes cool, dry conditions slow corn while late-season small grains and fruit crops face mixed fortunes, with irrigation required for large potato growers near Antigo.
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Waukesha County
Wisconsin
J. FY. Thomas
Howard Thompson
la Crosse
Thompson
Green Bay Door
Antigo
Death stalks Waukesha County roads in deadly July spree
The report catalogs traffic fatalities in Waukesha and neighboring counties, noting Death’s increased “business” this year. It records July’s three local deaths, July 4 train fatality, July 27 driver crash near Calhoun, and a Goerke’s Corners pedestrian fatality, with Harold Tischendorf's crash under investigation. statewide totals through August 1 show 407 deaths, pedestrians numbering 111, and county tallies varying by month.
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Waukesha County
Waukesha
Calhoun
Goerke’s Corners
Hales Corners
Harold Tischendorf
Milwaukee County
Walworth County
Ozaukee
Racine
Weather Forecast With Cloudy Skies And Warm Pockets
Weather forecast shows mostly cloudy tonight with patchy fog and Thursday. Temperatures mostly moderate with warmer south areas. Low tonight around 38 to 66 degrees, high Thursday about 60s to 70s. Minimum at 7 a.m. near 61, yesterday’s range 67 to 63, year-ago range 92 to 63. Local temperatures and hourly readings listed, with sunrise at 5:54, sunset at 7:10. Moon phase and prominent stars noted. Jupiter and Venus visibility described.
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Venus
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Alphonse
VA Hospital
Nye
Russ Embassy
Bentley
Defy
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