Subsidies Cost $1 250 Billion in 1945 Agriculture Aid Cited
Secretary Clinton P Anderson told Milwaukee Executives Club subsidies cost the United States 1 250 000 000 in 1945 and saved consumers many times that amount by supporting food, meat, dairy, and cotton. He noted carryover of six million bales and a committee studying new markets in Japan Australia Germany England China and elsewhere.
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Milwaukee
United States
Clinton P. Anderson
Milwaukee Executives’ Club
Japan
Australia
Germany
England
China
An Wa
Woman Convicted On Larceny Charges In Chicago
Mrs Mayme Sommerfeld 47 of Cashton Wisconsin convicted of petit larceny in felony court Tuesday. Judge Charles S Dougherty placed her on two years probation after prosecutor Maurice Metteel said most of the money had been returned to Saks Fifth Avenue where she worked as an assistant cashier.
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Chicago
Mayme Sommerfeld
Cashton
Monroe County
Wis
Charless. Dougherty
Dougherty
Maurice Metteel
Saks Fifth Avenue
Mrs Miller Finds Quiet Christmas Bond With Generations
Mrs Wilhelmina Miller of Bloomington Indiana has 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren on her Christmas gift list. At 81 she avoids crowds and spends years making Yuletide dolls and stuffed animals for her loved ones. Her tradition spans 50 years of gifts.
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Bloomington
Wilhelmina Miller
Turf output surpasses target for Kildare program in Eire
The turf development board exceeded its aim to produce 103000 tons of turf for the Kildare program. About 100000 tons were collected and 60000 tons delivered to Fuel Importers Ltd in Dublin. The surplus suggests winter clamps may not be needed for next season’s reharvest.
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Eire
Turf Development Board
Kildare
Fuel Importers, Ltd
Dublin
SA bricklayer Daniels out of work over permit limits
South Africa’s fastest bricklayer J. Daniels of Johannesburg, who averages 2,000 bricks a day, is unemployed because he cannot obtain more building permits to erect houses.
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South Africa
J. Daniels
Johannesburg
Inherit American Legion Seeks World War II Veterans
Earl Wilhelm, chairman of the Roy L. Wingers post 52 membership committee, urges World War II veterans to join and take over the American Legion. He calls it a heritage worth over 100 million dollars in assets and notes the Legion’s nationwide presence, leadership, and non exploitable support for veterans and families. Veterans may join via any member, with La Crosse club rooms at 215 South Sixth Street open daily except Sunday.
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American Legion
Earl Wilhelm
Roy L. Wingers
Wilhelm
White House
Legion
la Crosse
Legion Club
South Sixth Street
Congressional Honor Winner Mike Colalillo Medal of Honor Recipient
Sgt. Mike Colalillo of Minnesota received the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroics near Untergriesheim on April 7 when he crawled behind a tank and knocked out multiple German machine gun positions. He killed or wounded 25 enemy soldiers and later earned the Silver Star for a separate charge. His family, including father Carlo and siblings Jennie, Mary, Pat, and others, attended the ceremony in Washington.
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Washington
Minnesota
Mike Colalillo
Press
Pat
Jennie Sisto
Mary Sisto
Pat Colalillo
Colalillo
Untergriesheim
Women in Argentina Campaign for Equal Suffrage
Women in Argentina press for voting rights. Authorities note demands from women groups and announce a special committee to plan a public meeting to discuss equal suffrage.
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Argentina
Buenosa
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Fats Waller
Mark Andrews
Little Town
Bethlehem
Joe Green
Palmer House Ensemble
McKinney's
Cotton Pickers
Xavier Cugat
Chile
Bolivia
Peru
Kirsten and Night
Bunny Berigan
Dave Rose
Spike Jones
Victor Red Lead Records
Terry's
Friendly Dealings
Kelly
Hassocks
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