Senate proposes full year draft extension with pay hikes
The Senate military committee urged a full year draft extension and filed four service pay hike plans. They would boost army ranks from buck privates to generals and raise naval petty officer pay. House must debate a 9 month extension with a vote anticipated after Easter recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Elbert Thomas
D-U
Gurney
House Military Committee
Army
May
D-Ky
House
World Fair Site at Flushing Meadow to Host UN Meetings
Mayor William O Dwyer announced Flushing Meadows as the interim United Nations meeting site. Poland accuses Spain in a Russian inspired bid at the Security Council as Russia expected to join calls for Spain to align with international peace and security. In a Midtown penthouse, twenty men form the UN military staff committee to organize a potential world police force to prevent or suppress aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William O'Dwyer
Flushing Meadow
United Nations
Russia
Poland
Spain
Security Council
Organization
Lumbermen urged strict enforcement of new construction orders
Madison reports R R Walier district manager of the civilian production administration told the Wisconsin Retail Lumbermen’s association that government construction orders would be strictly enforced. He said emphasis would be on holding homes for war veterans and directing administration efforts accordingly. W H Scheick criticized lack of unity in building and accused dealers of price inflation and collusion.
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Madison
R. R. Walier
Milwaukee
Civilian Production Administration
Wisconsin Retail Lumbermen’s Association
W. H. Scheick
Chicago
Norways Junior Red Cross sends thanks for gift boxes
Green County junior Red Cross members sent fifty gift boxes to Europe and received a thank you letter from Gerd Isaksen a 15 year old Norwegian girl. The note mentions schooling and English lessons as well as a family photo. Fifty more boxes are being prepared with pencils ribbons washcloths and soap. Mrs Herman D Legler chairs county junior Red Cross and Miss LaVon Jones leads the Monroe chapter.
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Norway
Red Cross
Green County
Europe
Marcia Ann Sery
Henry Sery
15Th St
Gerd Isaksen
Gerd
Marcia
Tutti
Junior Red Cross
Herman D. Legler
County
LaVon Jones
Monroe
Talk County Home At Woman's Club
Monroe Woman's club discussed establishing a county home for the aged and a county hospital during a meeting in the library green room. Mrs Effie L Wenger Green County public welfare director outlined aid programs and said the board will act next week on location with debate over placing the home and hospital on the county farm grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Woman's Club
Library
Green
Effie L. Wenger
Green County
Home For the
Four Million Welfare Building Plan Moves Ahead
The Wisconsin state board of public welfare prioritized a 4 million dollar construction and improvement program within an 11 million dollar plan approved by 1943 and 1945 legislatures. Twenty three projects at ten institutions are affected as officials expect costs to rise. A heated board vote prevented a push to place divisional directors under civil service, with McHale arguing it is the board’s prerogative to hire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Board of Public Welfare
Wisconsin
A. W. Bayley
William D. Stovall
Milwaukee
John McHale
Green Bay
McHale
Child Fatally Burned by Alcohol Bottle Toss Incident
Authorities say a child died after clothing ignited when a bottle of alcohol was tossed into a drum by a playmate. Investigation underway to determine exact circumstances and responsible parties.
Three Japanese parties in tight race for lower house seat
In Tokyo the ruling and opposition blocs vie for control of Japan's 468 seat house of representatives with Communists far behind. Nine women look set to win seats as the ballot nears completion. In Tehran reports suggest Kurdistan Azerbaijan and the central government may meet near Karaj to seek national unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
House of Representatives
Tehran
Kurdistan
Azerbaijan
Karaj
Iran
Eau Claire Milk Producers Threaten Sales Halt Over Price
Eau Claire Milk Producers president Eau Claire Orrie Shiffer told a meeting of producers distributors and city officials that the group would stop milk sales to four large city distributors after April 15 unless butterfat price rose from 83 to 92 cents.
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Eau Claire
Orrie Shiffer
Eau Claire Milk Producers Association
Drastic Orders on Bread Stalled by Famine Shortage
The government held off today on more drastic steps at home to tide famine areas abroad over the present critical bread shortage. Domestic conservation begun a month ago has failed to meet savings goals and exports to hungry areas have faltered.
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Washington
Chicago Faces Severe Meat Shortage Amid War Strain
Chicago with its status as a meat hub faced a peak shortage as markets opened near bare shelves. Retailers and hospitals reported escalating squeeze over three weeks, with Kaiser noting more markets closed in three months than in the prior three years. the retailers’ group claims 7,000 area dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles W. Kaiser
Food Retailers of
Greater Chicago
Anderson vows wheat promises while weighing cuts and exports
Secretary Clinton P. Anderson told reporters the United States will meet its commitments but must follow the wheat conservation plan. He suggested a possible 25 percent cut in domestic flour use before June 30 and warned rationing now is unlikely but not ruled out for later. He noted possible overseas wheat shipments by June if harvests proceed, and oats could substitute for wheat in some exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Clinton P. Anderson
Great Britain
United States
Anderson
Texas
Oklahoma
Probe Authorized Into Rubber Tire Industry
A federal grand jury in New York City will conduct the investigation into alleged anti trust violations in the rubber tire industry. Clark stated that many complaints charging restraints on competition warrant a full inquiry.
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New York City
Clark
Hartland Students Strike As Parents Face Attendance Law
Hartland Wisconsin high school operates largely as usual with 165 of 167 pupils on strike to demand removal of Superintendent Krause and renewal of two teachers contracts. State officials say the school board has jurisdiction and may compel attendance. parents could be held legally liable for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartland, Wis
Hartland High School
Jerry Krause
Prince
Bill Oecer
Oecder
Anyon
William Krause
John Meyer
Matthew Buschman
Madison
State Department of Public Instruction
Harry Burman
W. P. Pouchert
Krause
Harry E. Merritt
W. E. Kimbal
State Department
Merritt
Kimball
Hartland
Strong Earthquake Recorded Possibly Has Struck Rumania
Weston Massachusetts reports a very strong earthquake likely centered in Romania or the Aleutian region. Seismologists note a shock at 8 03 p m and another phase at 8 12 p m with distances around 4500 to 5000 miles from Boston. Officials compare it to the Alaska tidal wave event and call it possibly an aftershock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Mass
Rumania
Alaska
Weston College
Daniel Linehan
S. J
Linehan
Boston
Romania
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
I. M. Levitt
Institute
Memorial Day UW memorial convocation set for May 8
The University of Wisconsin will honor 479 alumni and students who died in World War II with an all university memorial convocation on May 8, the first anniversary of V E Day. Classes dismissed. public invited.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
E. B. Fred
Sedey
Grease Pan Fire at Center Market Quicky Extinguished
A dripping grease pan caused a small fire in a rear room of Center Market located at 17th Ave and 12th St at 2 p.m. today. Workmen promptly used a fire extinguisher to quell the flames before the fire truck arrived.
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Center Market
17Th Ave
12Th St
Farmers Night At Monroe Chamber Event A Roaring Success
A large Monroe crowd filled Turner hall for Farmers Night with the Swiss Family Fraunfelders posing as Nicholas Orlov and a Russian consul bit. The high school pep band and Mellow Fellows provided entertainment, followed by Russian dance and dialect stories.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Turner Hall
Fraunfelders
Nicholas Orlov
Chicago
Russia
Wauwatosa
Ray
Spot) Young
H. W. Rifle
Zenna A. Gorder
Allan Barnard
June Schoonover
Jean
Gas Thieves Nabbed After Free Fill Up Heist
Police chased two youths who skipped out after a $2.40 Curley’s gas station bill on 13th Street. They told the attendant to fill the tank then sped off toward Monroe after asking for tire air.
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Curley's
13Th St
Monroe
Car and Truck Collision Near Monroe Injures Driver
William Heitz of Brodhead was admitted to St. Clare hospital with cuts to the forehead left cheek and right elbow after his car collided with a lime spreading truck driven by Shirl Hilliard on route 11 four miles east of Monroe. The car slid 40 feet hitting a telephone pole as wires tore down. both vehicles were heavily damaged and county police investigated. In a second incident Dale Poe narrowly escaped injury when his car overturned on route 11 southwest of Brodhead after leaving the ditch. passenger Nathan Rupnow was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Heitz
Brodhead
St. Clare Hospital
Monroe
Heitz
Shirl Hilliard
Juda
1181
Dale 3
Poe
Nathan Rupnow
Regulation Proposed For Baby Sitter Industry In Wisconsin
State Senator Edward W. Reuther of Milwaukee urged state regulation of the baby sitting business. He told a juvenile delinquency committee that workers under 14 should not be employed, those 14 to 16 should quit by 9 p.m., and youths 16 to 18 by 11 p.m.
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Milwaukee
Edward W. Reuther
State Industrial Commission
Reuther
Where Nylon Went Manila
Filipino crafts men of northern Luzon weave nylon in place of prewar fabrics due to material scarcity after the war. The Philippine War Relief Society bought over 6 000 feet of parachute rope from liquidation to unravel and weave into skirts blankets and other Filipino wear.
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Manila
Luzon
Philippine War Relief Society
Russia Names Novikov Ambassador to United States
Washington reports Moscow announced Nikolai Novikov as ambassador in Washington succeeding Andrei Gromyko, with U N officials noting Novikov has acted as chargé d affaires and will devote full time to the council job. State department confirmed Russia’s inquiry and US readiness to accept. Novikov, 43, has run embassy affairs nearly a year since Gromyko left for the Saw conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
United States
United Nations
Moscow
Nikolai V. Novikov
Andrei A. Gromyko
U. N. Security
Novikov
U. N
Soviet Union
Gromykov
Council
Gromyko
U. N. Council
New York
Demand for Data By Kimmel Turned Down by Truman
Congressional investigators heard President Truman denied Adm. Husband E. Kimmel access to a “super-secret” file on Pearl Harbor. Navy reps said the Senate committee alone may view the records and that only two messages were in the file. Kimmel’s representatives had sought sight of the file but were refused.
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Washington
Congressional
Truman
Adm
Husband E. Kimmel
Ferguson
R-Mich
Pacific Fleet
Senate House
Pearl Harbor
John F. Becker
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Churchill
Becker
Philippines
Kimmel
Federal mediators seek renewal of miner negotiations
Federal labor officials led by Secretary Schwellenbach moved to restart contract talks between operators and the United Mine Workers led by John L. Lewis. Special Conciliator Fuller accompanied them to separate sessions as coal talks collapsed and 24,000 miners were idle. Elsewhere 800,000 workers remained idle due to ongoing disputes. In Birmingham 1000 AFL transportation workers quit to back an 18 cent per hour raise.
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Associated Press
Schwellenbach
John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Work
Lewis
Paul W. Fuller
Birmingham
Ala
AFL Transportation
Birmingham Electric Co
Permitted Gangsters Visit Convicts in Michigan Pen Office
Testimony in hearings on reinstatement of six former Michigan Southern Prison officials detailed visits by Mike Selik Pete Mahoney and Harry Fleisher to convicts in the office of Walter L Wilson former chief guard inspector. Lawrence A Muck testified the visits occurred February 11 1945 and March 4 1945 with approval by Wilson.
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Lansing
Mike Selik
Pete Mahoney
Harry Fleisher
Warren G. Hooper
Purple
State Prison
Southern Michigan
Lawrence A. Muck
Chuck
Phillip Keywell
Ray Bernstein
Harry Keywell
Walter L. Wilson
Chuck Selik
Wilson
Mack
Blame Delinquency in Juveniles on Parents
A Madison audience of about 75 heard university professors social workers ministers and youth representatives tell an interim legislative committee delinquency in youths stems from parental factors. They urged legal accountability and urged legislators to act in 1947 with broad remedies proposed.
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Madison
Assembly
Superior Diocese Elevates New Bishop in Milwaukee Ceremony
Msgr. Abert G. Meyer, 42, was raised to the episcopacy in St. John’s Cathedral Milwaukee with 2,000 dignitaries present. His episcopal enthronement as Superior Diocese’s sixth bishop will occur at Superior on May 8. Archbishop Moses E. Kiley presided with assist. by Bishop Aloysius J. Muench William O’Connor and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Abert G. Meyer
St. John’s Cathedral
Superior
Moses E. Kiley
Aloysius J. Muench
Fargo
N. D
William P. O'Connor
Madison
Meyer
Msgr
Romen R. Atkielski
Apostolic Delegate
United States
Leo
Kiley
Reversal in Hartford Mayoralty Vote Battle
Circuit Judge L J Fellenz upholds 96 disputed Hartford votes and rejects Osborne bid. Osborne had trailed Polts by nine in unofficial results after council recount invalidated the 96 ballots and declared Polt reelected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bend
L. J. Fellenz
van W. Osborne
Hartford
Osborne
Adam Polts
Polt
Do Not Disturb White House Hosts Bridge Event
The White House barred guests from the Washington bridge gathering with Mrs Harry Truman in attendance. Ten bridge cronies from Independence Missouri joined the guests as the president and Bess Truman observed from a private box during the Constitutional Hall concert.
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Washington
White House
Harry Tromec
Independence
Constitutional Hall
Bess Truman
Harry
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