Rental Excesses Prompt OPA Rent Control Petition in Monroe
Milwaukee district OPA reports a wave of rent increases in Monroe with over 100 petitioners seeking to declare Monroe a rent control district. Cases show rents rising from 45 to 65 75 dollars and even 100 dollars, while upkeep and repairs are neglected. Officials cite war driven farm migration and draft pressures as main causes for housing shortage. No decision yet from district OPA on Monroe petition.
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OPA
Milwaukee
Monroe
The
Times
Green County
Allies Press German Strongholds on Berlin Road Front
Ninth army tanks and infantry struck Hannover area as First army drove toward the eastern rail corridor 120 miles from Berlin. British and American forces advanced toward Hamburg and the Elbe while Ruhr pockets shrank and key cities including Gelsenkirchen and Essen faced capture.
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Paris
Ninth Army
Hannover
Berlin
First Army
Harz
Elbe
Nordhausen
Courtney H. Hodges
Germany
Ruhr
Salzgitter
Brunswick
Aller
Verden
Hamburg
Bremen
Thuringian Plain
Third Army
Northeim
Holland
Montgomery
North Sea
Emden
Netherlands
Gelsenkirchen
Essen
Bradley
Miles C. Dempsey
Desert Rat
Helgoland Bight
Weser
Erfurt
Schweinfurt
Stuttgart
Yanks Push Back Jap Defenders on Okinawa Battleline
American forces make slow gains near Naha as heavy artillery duels and fierce Japanese counterattacks test Maj. Gen. John R. Hodge's 24th Army Corps. To the north, Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger's Marines advance up to 4000 yards, sealing off Motobu peninsula while southern Okinawa sees intensified combat and a predicted siege lasting weeks.
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Guam
Okinawa
John R. Hodge
24Th
U. S. Army Corps
Naha
Roy S. Geiger
Third Marine Amphibious Corps
Churchill cites British war casualties over half a million
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons British casualties reached 502,396 up to February 28 with 216,287 dead and 183,242 prisoners or internees. He also listed Canada and Australia losses in a written report with detailed killed, wounded, and prisoner figures.
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London
Churchill
Commons
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
Private Arthur Beer Wounded Crossing Rhine
Private Arthur Beer was wounded in Germany while crossing the Rhine after a week in combat. He trained at Camp Swift, Texas, and served with an infantry unit. His wife lives in Monroe.
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Arthur Beer
Germany
Rhine
Camp Swift
Tex
Monroe
Fort Schoolman Quits Fort Atkinson Post
Louis Leak 43 resigns as principal of Fort All school after 18 years in Fort Atkinson and will become superintendent of schools at Waterloo.
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Fort Atkinson
Louis Leak
Fort All School
Waterloo
Road to Berlin and Italian Front Distances Logged
The report notes distances on the Eastern front at 32 miles and the Italian front at 544 miles from notable landmarks, tracing positions from Reno river areas. Details emphasize strategic movement and proximity to key fronts during the campaign.
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Associated Press
Reno River
Lt. Gerald Fritz Writes of Fighting in Germany
American soldier Lt. Gerald Fritz reports from Germany about combat actions and a second oak leaf cluster for his air medal. He describes destroying 80 German vehicles, enjoying a German summer resort, and plans to ride a captured horse while awaiting more fishing letters from home.
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Gerald Fritz
Germany
Fred Fritz
Fritz
Coblenz
Soviets Push Toward Munich After Vienna Falls
Soviet forces entered Vienna amid heavy street fighting as they pressed toward Linz and Munich to link with Western Allies. Far north, Koenigsberg fell after a 33 hour barrage, hailed as a major victory. Tolbukhin’s Third Ukrainian army reported startling progress west of Vienna toward Linz.
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London
Vienna
Munich
Prague
Moscow
Baltic
Koenigsberg
Siegfried Line
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Linz
Tolbukhin
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgau
Danube
Nitrsdorf
War's End Imminent, Syrian Source Says
Premier Fayiz El Khoury told the Syrian national assembly he had information from allied sources that news of hostilities cessation was imminent, Reuters reports from Damascus today.
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London
Fayiz el Khoury
Syrian National Assembly
Reuters
Damascus
Yanks Rehearse For Frisco Show
Washington reports that the American delegation to the San Francisco conference will act as a unit with majority voting on issues. Stettinius described additions to the team of advisers and observers and noted efforts to unify the delegation on policy after recent meetings on Dumbarton Oaks proposals.
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Washington
Stettinius
San Francisco
Sweden
Switzerland
Italy
United States
Office of War Information
Sweetser
League of Nations
Dumbarton Oaks
US soldiers uncover Nazi murder factory at Hadamar asylum
U S troops report a Hadamar facility near Limburg used to execute about 20000 people labeled undesirables by Nazis. A 70 year old surgeon and staff, including officers from Berlin, oversaw gasings, drug killings, and mass burials described as mercy killings under 1939 statute. Underground dungeons held 300 inmates. residents complained of burning stench.
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Limburg
Berlin
Hadamar
U. S. First Army
George Walker
Deshler
Ohio
Alton H. Jung
San An
Tonio
Tex
Harvey M. Coverly
Sangsalito
Calif
Germany
Muenster
Brinkley Hamilton
W. R. Johnson
Loveland
Colo
Johnson
1500 Yanks Return Home Praise Red Cross and Poles
Fifteen hundred liberated American soldiers arrive at Boston Port of Embarkation after months in German prison camps. They describe near starvation and mistreatment, but praise the Red Cross for sustenance and the Poles for sharing what they had as they prepare for furloughs.
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Red Cross
Boston
Poland
The
Wounded Marine Henry J. Jenny Reaches Family
Mrs. Joe Jenny of Monroe was informed yesterday that her son, Pfc. Henry J. Jenny, a Marine, was wounded on Iwo Jima. He trained at San Diego and has served about eight months, overseas since Thanksgiving. A brother left for service. two sisters remain at home.
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Joe Jenny
Monroe
Pfc
Henry J. Jenny
Iwo Jima
San Diego
Calif
Clarence Jenny
Gladys
Clara Jenny
Eighth Army Breaks Across Senio river In Italian Drive
Allied forces push across the Senio near Lugo after a heavy air assault. The offensive ends a long winter lull with the 15th and 12th air forces and RAF planes pounding Nazi defenses while American units advance toward Massa. More than 750 Allied bombers and hundreds of medium and fighter aircraft took part, flying about 3,100 sorties.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Senio River
Lugo
Senio
Fifth Army
Massa
Associated Press
Sid Feder
Massive Air Blows Hit Nazi Airfields
London reports the U S Eighth Air Force destroyed at least 245 German planes with 227 on the ground setting a record for fighters amid a multi day assault on Berlin area airfields. The operation involved over 2 150 bombers and fighters targeting seven air fields south and west of Berlin and an ordnance depot. The RAF also attacked Kiel submarine yards in a heavy North Sea blow.
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Bulletin London
U. S
Eighth Air Force
London
U.S
Berlin
Germany
Kiel
North Sea
Ninth Army Captures Hannover From German Forces
Paris AP reports the Ninth Army using infantry and German half tracks seized the old city of Hannover today, marking a significant advance in the European theater as Allied forces press their push into occupied Germany.
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Paris
Ninth Army
Hannover
Tighten Agricultural Draft Status Provisos
Washington senate military committee approved a resolution tightening draft provisions for farm workers. Local draft boards must classify registrants solely by agricultural necessity and wartime work, not other occupations, and a farmer may volunteer for the armed services.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Private Ben Hooper Wounded in Action in France
Brodhead residents Mr and Mrs Ben Hooper learn their son Private George Hooper has been slightly wounded in action in France. He entered service in summer 1944, trained at Camp Hughes Texas before going overseas.
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Brodhead
Times Special Service
Ben Hoeper
George Hoeper
France
Hooper
Camp Hughes
Tex
50 Percent Cut in War Production Predicted After V E Day
WPB Chair J A Krug may cut war output by as much as 50 percent within a year after V E Day, much higher than the official 35 percent forecast. Automobile makers in Detroit last week attributed the prediction to Krug, noting civilian goods output would exceed 1939 in dollar value.
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Washington
WPB
J. A. Krug
Detroit
Donovan Jones awarded Bronze Star in Germany
Corporal Donovan W. Jones an MP with an infantry division in Germany has received the Bronze Star. He has served almost three years and has been overseas since July 1944 with a Ninth Army unit. His wife Ethel Norder and son Robert live in Monroe.
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Cpl
Donovan W. Jones
Germany
Ethel Norder
Corporal Jones
Ninth Army
Robert
Monroe
Infantile Paralysis Epidemic Taints Army Camp Audit
An outbreak at Ft. McClellan Alabama has led to quarantine of about one third of the military units. Twenty cases have appeared since March 22 and three fatalities have occurred.
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Ft. McClellan
Ala
Private Fehner Wounded in Germany, Wife Informed
Private John E. Frehner seriously wounded in Germany on March 24, per a war department telegram to his wife Leora Weissmiller Frehner. The Monroe native, attached to the 90th division 357th infantry Gen Patton's Third army, left for overseas service Feb 18 1945 from New York after basic at Camp Fannen Texas.
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Pfe
John E. Frehner
Germany
War Department
Leora Weissmiller
Frehner
Jimmy
16Th Avenue
90Th
357Th Infantry
George S. Patton
Third Army
Monroe
Camp Fannen
Texas
New York
Have Patience Tax Refunds Are Coming
Washington reports that up to 18 to 20 million Americans await tax refunds. The Internal Revenue Bureau aims to start checks in May and hopes to distribute as much as 800 million dollars by next December, though it does not promise exact timing.
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Washington
Sam
Bureau of Internal Revenue
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Byron H. Rollins
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184Th Resery
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