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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1946
Page
2
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Editorial asserts President Truman uses timing to push for government cuts while Congress prepares to adjourn. It argues he delays action to avoid blame on Congress and questions his sincerity in promising a bureaucratic cleanout. The piece predicts voters may be misled if they trust his economy rhetoric.
A humorous look at Wendover Utah residents debating secession driven by schooling funds and casino access. East Wendover lacks a high school and bus transport, while Nevada offers slot machines and alcohol, prompting questions about relocation and perceived betterment.
A Salt Lake City physician, at the seventh tee, received a hurried call from an expectant mother’s husband. He rushed to the hospital, delivered the baby, and returned to complete his round, rejoining his foursome at the eleventh hole.
In Hong Kong and Shanghai, Captain North and allies pursue Dave Spurr after a string of murders. Marya Gallian’s allyship and Kilgour’s caution frame a tense chase toward a potential showdown at the Palace as authorities question the witness’s reliability.
Police Traffic Sgt Bill Thien reports that between four and six pm more men are injured hurrying home from work than during the morning commute from seven to nine am. The finding highlights evening rush risks and urges caution for drivers.
In Springfield Illinois a motorist failed to turn at an intersection and drove through the large plate glass window of Paul Zintek’s shop, which installs plate glass windows. Zintek rushed out, surveyed the damage, and returned to work.
Alexander Graham Bell tried to persuade Mark Twain to invest $500 in his telephone invention. Instead the author lent the money to a friend who went bankrupt three days later.
DeWitt MacKenzie discusses Greece and Albania in the UN race for membership, with Albania accused of border incidents and Greece pressing for Epirus. He notes Yugoslavia and Moscow influence, Britain’s Greece base, and a looming risk of wider conflict tied to Cold War ideologies and a Sept. 1 plebiscite on monarchy.
The Evening Times notes from August 6 1936 recount local incidents including Ivan Hanson near Darlington losing four toes in a buzz saw accident. A beauty contest features a farm bureau picnic in Ludlow Grove. Monroe’s assessed valuation rises by 149978 dollars from the previous year. Mrs Theopolis Lew Albany breaks an arm in bed. Rev James Nevin pastor of Holy Rosary church Darlington resigns after 25 years. Brick cheese hits a summer high of 16 shillings paid by dealers.
A Monroe property assessment increases by 100000 from last year while local notes report an Evangelical camp meeting ending in Elmer's grove. A Brodhead accident injures Mr and Mrs John Strahm and three children when their car crashes on a bridge post. Scarlet fever quarantine placed on H F Mauermann home. Goetz brothers plan a bowery dance pavilion at the fair midway.
Tokyo announced the execution of Shunio Tomono a member of Japan s thought police for beheading two American fliers Sgt Allen Nicks and T Sgt Joseph A Demaria whose B 24 crashed near Choion French Indo China on June 12 1945 The two Americans were the only survivors taken prisoner and were killed the following month by Tomono at Singapore with the Southeast Asia command reporting the action.
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