Hartford tax probe questions $228000 bad debt write off
The House committee plans to hold a probe after Chairman Doughton disclosed Hartford's 1942 income tax return shows a $228,500 loss from uncollectible notes, not yet allowed by the IRS. Hartford's attorney said a 1939 loan to finance a Texas radio network was settled for $4,000.
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Doughton
D-Nc
House
Hartford
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Morgenthau
Joseph J. O'Connell, Jr
Knutson
Roosevelt
Texas
Currie Resigns As Presidential Aide
Currie resigns from his post as presidential aide citing urgent personal considerations. He had been a holdover from the previous administration.
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Currie
Industrial Sugar Cuts Across Major U S Industry
The OPA ordered July September industrial sugar allotments cut to about 37 percent below a year ago with variations by sector. Ice cream, beverages drop to 50 percent base use. bakers and cereals to 60 percent. pharmaceuticals to 110 percent. fruit canners to 20 percent cut. Bowles cited shortages and world production decline as causes while insisting essential outputs for bread drugs and canned foods remain preserved.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Life Terms in Robbery Slaying
The Wisconsin supreme court affirmed life sentences for Peter Bachmeyer of Eau Claire and John La Pean of Tomah for the March 20 1938 slaying of Ray Robeson during a robbery. The court ruled no statute of limitations barred trial and both men were equally guilty as La Pean fired during the holdup.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Peter Bachmeyer
Eau Claire
John la Pean
Tomah
Ray Robeson
Carl H. Daley
Robeson
Bachmeyer
la Pean
High Court
Brunei Falls to Australian Forces in Northwest Borneo
Australian troops, aided by a fearless push by the 9th Division, occupy Brunei without fighting as Japanese forces withdraw from the capital and oil port. The advance aims at securing Labuan and Timbalai airfield as the broader campaign presses toward Balikpapan and southern Borneo.
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Manila
Brunei
Borneo
Seria
Miri
Labuan
Brunei Bay
Timbalai
Royal Engineers
Batavia
Singapore
Saigon
Indo- China
Hong Kong
Causeway
Siagon
Tokyo
Balikpapan
Batavia Radio
North Borneo
Australia
Tobruk
South Borneo
Associated Press
James Hutcheson
Western Borneo
Philippines
U. S. 37Th Infantry Division
Cagayan Valley
Luzon
Bill To Allow Infidelity Of Wives Is Killed
California lawmakers scrap a proposed bill that would let military wives bear illegitimate children without their husbands knowledge. The judiciary committee killed the measure after the assembly passed it, spurred by Stars and Stripes editorials opposing the plan.
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Bill
Sacramento
Calif
California
California Judiciary Committee
Stars and Stripes
Censorship Ends on U S Mail to Britain
Censorship of mail between the United States and the United Kingdom ended today while other international censorship remains active. The move signals a shift in wartime postal controls affecting transatlantic correspondence.
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Washington
United States
United Kingdom
Wisconsin Senate pushes through session with major wage and policy moves
The Wisconsin State Senate sped to wrap up a four and half hour session disposing of key measures. A salary raise for department heads. hospital insurance plans for medical societies. four year renewal cycle for drivers licenses. reorganization of the oil inspection bureau with a pay hike for its director. higher tuition charges for out of district students during wartime. dairy factory ownership ban. and various budget actions were approved or sent to the Assembly for action. The Assembly also acted on 86 bills including slum clearance and creation of a state radio council with expanded FM service and farm lime inspection. The pair of Swiss and Bohemian agricultural colleges are noted.
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Wis
Wisconsin Senate
Senate
Assembly
State Motor Vehicle Department
Agricultural Committee For Action Today
Wisconsin
Board of Regents
Free Library Commission
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Bureau of Personal of Securities
Athletic Commission
Motor
Hugh Jones
Armed Forces
Ben Marcus
Milwaukee
Tehan
Democratic Party
Fellenz
R-Fond du Lac
Bubolz
R-Appeton
Rice
R-Walworth
Army plans 90 percent cutback within 48 hours after Japan quits
Director How ard Bruce outlined a rapid 90 percent contraction of army contracts should Japan capitulate, with total procurement down 32 percent from 1945 two front war levels. Immediate halt on munitions, continued food contracts, and boosts in incendiary bombs and certain Pacific war items. Detroit spared from severe impact as civilian production lags after wartime shift.
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Washington
Howard Bruce
Germany
Japan
Bruce
Detroit
Funeral services for Mrs Bert Moen in Evangelical Lutheran church
Tri State area reports the death of Mrs Bert Moen 64 who passed away Wednesday night after a long illness. She was a longtime member of the Lutheran church active in the mission circle and Ladies Aid. She also belonged to the Order of the Eastern Star and served as secretary of the group.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Bert Moen
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Milwaukee nurse dies in street accident in Viroqua
Relatives were notified of the accidental death of Mrs. Sam McMasters 75 a Milwaukee nurse who was struck by an automobile while crossing a street. She had lived in Viroqua for many years and is survived by her son Kenneth McMasters and daughter Mrs Nellie Schmidt of Milwaukee.
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Viroqua
Wis
Sam McMasters
Milwaukee
Kenneth McMasters
Nellie Schmidt
Funeral services for Ingwald Peterson in Sparta
Ingwald Peterson, found west of Sparta on Highway 16 Thursday morning, will have funeral services at Lanham's mortuary in Sparta Monday at 1 30 p m and at Trinity Lutheran Church on North Water Street at 2 p m with Rev C W Solberg officiating. Burial follows at Mount Hope Cemetery.
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Sparta
Wis
Ingwald Peterson
Highway 16
Lanham’s
Trinity Lutheran Church
North Water Street
C. W. Solberg
Mount Hope Cemetery
Death of Herman A. Hovelsrud in Richland Center Wisconsin
Herman A. Hovelsrud aged 57 died Tuesday at his Richland Center home after a long illness. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 1 p.m. at Runnestrand funeral chapel and 1:30 p.m. at North Beaver Creek Lutheran Church with Rev. K. M. Urberg officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
David M. Cranston Dies At 84 Former Sparta Resident
David M. Cranston 84 died Thursday afternoon at Norwalk. A service will be Saturday at Lanham's mortuary at 1 30 p m with the Rev E E Clarke officiating and burial in Woodlawn cemetery. He was formerly a Sparta resident.
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Sparta
Wis
David M. Cranston
Norwalk
Lanham’s
E. E. Clarke
Woodlawn Cemetery
Thorp, 86, Dies at Mindoro Wisconsin
Ole C. Thorp, 86, died Thursday morning at his daughter Mrs Arnold Anderson's Mindoro home. Services set for Sunday at 2 pm from the Arnold Anderson farm home and 2:30 pm at Mindoro Lutheran Church. Rev O T Haaland to officiate at Wet Coulee cemetery. Friends may call at the Anderson home Saturday evening.
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West Salem
Wis
Ole C. Thorp
Arnold Anderson
Mindoro
Mindoro Lutheran Church
O. T. Haaland
Wet Coulee
Anderson
Eight Rail Section Gang Members Killed Near Amsterdam
Eight members of a New York Central railroad section gang were killed when struck by a Chicago to New York Water Level limited train just east of the Amsterdam station in New York. Authorities investigated the incident as a rail collision with loss of life and injuries.
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Amsterdam
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
New York
River Forecast and Weather Summary from Wisconsin and Minnesota
A marked river rise is expected from St Paul to Lake Pepin with additional rise downstream the lower St Croix while Alma to Lansing shows little change and Dam No 9 to Guttenberg sees a slow fall over the next 36 hours. A trough from the Texas panhandle to the Great Lakes brings overcast skies and unsettled weather with rain likely to reach La Crosse by afternoon. cooler air follows a large high pressure area advancing from the northwest.
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Lake Pepin
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Guttenberg
Mississippi
Texas Panhandle
Great Lakes
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Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Northwest
Plains
la Crosse
Eisenhower Asked to Help Anderson on Agriculture Reform
Milton S. Eisenhower, president of Kansas State College, says he was asked by Secretary Clinton P. Anderson to assist in reorganizing the Agriculture Department. He would not leave the presidency but may accept a temporary assignment. Eisenhower, brother of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, has held various civil service roles and led Kansas State since 1943.
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Manhattan
Kans
Stolen Vehicle Found Near County Line by Sheriff
Louis Athnos reported his car stolen the night of June 12 from 451 North 23rd Street. The Monroe County Sheriff Department recovered the vehicle on June 14 at 2 p.m. between Tomah and the Juneau county line.
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Louis Athnos
Tomah
Juneau County
Monroe County Sheriff Department
Athnos
North 23Rd Street
Seattle Post-Intelligencer names new publisher
C B Linde becomes publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on Friday after Lieut Col John Boettiger resigns as publisher following his resignation with Anna Roosevelt as associate editor. They cited irreconcilable differences with Hearst over publishing policies.
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Seattle
C. B. Lindeman
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
John Boettiger
Boettiger
Anna Roosevelt
The
Post-Intelligencer
William Randolph Hearst
Ration Guide Details Stamp Validity and Prices
The guide lists blue stamps N2 through H1 with expiry dates through Sept. 30, sugar four stamp 36 for five pounds through Aug. 31 with next stamp Sept. 1, shoes stamps valid indefinitely, gasoline coupons schedules from June through Aug, fuel oil period coupons through Aug 31, and current fruit and vegetable ceiling prices for select Wisconsin and Minnesota cities. It also notes waste fats collection.
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OPA
Livehog and cattle quotes dominate Chicago market report
Complex livestock prices show sows and barrows at 14.75 per 100 pounds for 140 lb hogs, steers top at 17.40 with bulk 14.75 to 17, cows and bulls steady to lower, feeders mixed. Grain and produce chatter records cash grain and oats futures, with wheat around 1.68 to 1.69 and oats near 0.67 to 0.66. Potatoes show limited on track arrivals and firm local market, while butter and eggs hold firm with steady receipts.
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Chicago
Tow
Lew
Apa
Close
California
U. Eee
U. S
Swift & Company
Winona
Minn
GOOD
Coop TO Choice Trace
Milwaukee Livestock Prices Steady Across Hog and Cattle Markets
Meat market report from Milwaukee shows hogs steady with various weights and grade ranges from light pigs to heavy sows and boars. Cattle prices hold steady with steers, yearlings, and dairy bred cows across quality tiers, plus calves and sheep listings for the day.
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Milwaukee Livestock
Milwaukee
Driver Killed in Highway 41 Collision Near Fond du Lac
Darrel M. Martin Sr of Milwaukee died when his car collided with an oil truck on highway 41 south of Fond du Lac. Passenger Edith Baird, 35, Milwaukee, was slightly injured. Truck driver Anton Belcherowski of Milwaukee was uninjured.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Darrel M. Martin
Milwaukee
Edith Baird
Anton Belcherowski
William A Curley Jr Dies After Long Illness
Chicago obituaries report William A Curley Jr aged 47 a former Yankee and California newspaper man died in the Veterans Administration Hospital Hines Illinois after a long illness.
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Chicago
William A Curley, Jr
Wankee
California
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Hines
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