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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1946
Page
1
Mrs Ruth Allen Barber of Youngstown died when she toppled a tombstone onto her head at Homer Barber’s grave four years after his death. Coroner Dr David Belinky reported she had been missing since Wednesday and had tried twice before crushing her skull from the impact.
U S Ambassador John Leighton Stuart and George C Marshall warn that a complete ceasefire in China seems impossible as civil war widens. Despite public desire for peace, key issues block a general order for a full halt to hostilities across the country.
Questions and answers outline how about 15 million veterans will receive an estimated 2.7 billion dollars for unused leave under the terminal pay bill signed by President Truman. Eligibility covers discharged personnel and those in service with 61 to 120 days of leave as of Sept 1 1946.
Sir John Boyd Orr proposes an international World Food Board to protect farmers from depressions. At the FAO conference in Copenhagen delegates from 40 nations will vote on creating a global ag adjustment agency to expand production, buy surplus farm products, and hold reserves for shortages.
MoscowKzvestia reports Britain plans to warn next week that ships of any nation carrying suspected illegal Zionist immigrants may be intercepted and searched by the royal navy. A Foreign Office spokesman declined comment, noting a forthcoming cabinet statement on Palestine policy. An Jerusalem source warns that immigration control could worsen tensions in Palestine within weeks.
Green County officials anticipate a light election with a mostly Republican slate on the ballot. Governor Goodland and Senator La Follette are favored in county races, while a tight state senate contest looms. Monroe boosts turnout with absentee voting and affidavits for eligible unregistered voters. Polls run 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with ballots from servicemen pending.
Senator Theodore Bilbo admitted on a national radio program that he is a member of the Ku Klux Klan though he said he is not in sympathy with all its acts He identified as Bilbo Klan No 40 Mississippi and said he attended one meeting and has not attended since He asserted no man can leave the Klan and that once a Ku Klux member always a Ku Klux member.
Be sure to vote during the morning to 5 30 p m next Tuesday a voter choice for county state and some national offices under our republican form of government The piece argues voting shows accountability and reduces citizen complaints urging participation by all eligible voters.
Green County Department of Public Welfare reports July assistance for 422 persons totaling 11 327 45. Old age assistance covered 302 cases at 9 367. medical and dental care 335 55. hospitalization not used for aged care. Aid to dependent children supported 26 families and 55 children at 958. General relief 231 10 for 11 cases 18 people. nine blind aid recipients 293. one totally disabled person 80.
President Truman signed legislation revising the social security program. The old age and survivors tax is frozen at 1 percent for another year, keeping employees and employers from an automatic rise. About 150 million dollars in annual federal aid is provided for needy persons in all states, as part of the act from the 79th Congress.
The Wisconsin conference of United Brethren churches will hold pastoral assignments and a ordination service during Sunday events. Bishop Fred L. Dennis will deliver the morning address at 10:30 a.m. in the local church after four days of sessions with about 90 pastors and laymen attending.
Premier Alcide de Gasperi urged the peace conference to ease the proposed treaty terms and delay Trieste's final status for a year. He warned the draft would threaten Italy's independence and warned that uprooting 646,000 Italians. Molotov walked out during a Greek delegate address as tensions rose.
Disaster toll mounts as six day quake and tidal wave saga leaves 73 dead and 20 000 homeless across the Dominican Republic. Tremors still rattle the coastline every few minutes causing refugees to abandon coastal towns and seek shelter in hills while Red Cross camps struggle to house the displaced.
The United States protests Romanian authorities detaining three U S affiliated staff in Bucharest. Elvira Olteanu remains in custody, Teodor Manicatide was sheltered on American property, and Alexandru Stanescu disappeared after May 26 amid claims of political repression.
Forecasters warn a cold front from the Hudson Bay region will push into the Midwest. Temperatures in the cranberry bog regions of north and central Wisconsin are expected to dip to 28 to 31 degrees by tomorrow morning with no crop damage anticipated and no outside bog areas affected.
President Truman backs Enos Axtell in the Missouri fifth district contest after a party primary victory. Republican Albert L Reeves Jr prepares a strong bid with nationwide support. the district has long been seen as competitive and closely fought.
The OPA signaled possible further increases in shoe prices up to 30 percent on weather. It depends on a survey of the shoe industry's earnings. OPA said any increases will be moderate and noted recent ceilings rose 6 to 15 percent for shoes produced in 1942. Leather price increases were authorized yesterday under new controls.
Weekend shoppers found abundant foods for canning as the season peaks with peaches apricots and home grown plums. Sugar supplies vary and households prepare to can without sugar awaiting a stamp update while apples pears lemons and vegetables join a broad market assortment. Beef pork and veal remain plentiful though prices rise with round steak near 55 cents.
The Associated Press reports polio cases rising in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Kenosha adds 11 new victims bringing its yearly total to 32, Green Bay records one more case for a total of eight, a 42 year old housewife is hospitalized at Wisconsin General Hospital, Madison. Kenosha officials plan a diagnostic clinic for treatment of the disease led by the county medical society.
Minnesota reports 90 new infantile paralysis cases raising 1946 total to 965 with 70 deaths. The prior peak was 955 in 1925. the 1925 death toll was 145. The 90 cases in the 24 hours ending 10 a.m. include 20 in Minneapolis, the outbreak’s origin, now totaling 423 cases in the year.
U S immigration authorities closed the Baudette border crossing to Canadian children under sixteen unless accompanied by parents to curb polio spread from Minnesota. International Falls health officials reported their first case of the disease yesterday as the policy was announced.
The body of Ione Alme, 21, of Stoughton, who apparently fell from a rowboat and drowned in Lake Kegonsa Wednesday, was recovered by Dane County sheriff's officers today.
UNRRA China head J Franklin Ray told the UNRRA Far Eastern Council he cannot endorse resuming full relief shipments to China before November. About 120000 tons are stuck in Shanghai, with 296000 more on the way, likely needing four to five months to clear. La Guardia had halted nonemergency food shipments since July 10 amid alleged mishandling by Chinese relief authorities.
Washington reports a wholesale shakeup of a WAA division with the dismissal of 52 consultants. Director Robert M Littlejohn announced drastic changes and a reorganization of the electronics division, which handles surplus radio and radar equipment sales. Ro bert S McCurdy resigned a week ago as many Washington and field staff were removed amid criticism from Senator Wiley and Senator Wherry over distribution and alleged monopolistic practices.
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