Truman urges continued draft of 18-25s in Pacific war view
President Truman presses Congress to extend selective service inductions for men aged 18 to 25, arguing the postwar world requires steady replacements and two-year terms. House and Senate defense leaders plan hearings as lawmakers grapple with ending the draft and safeguarding veterans’ reintegration amid Pacific danger and European shortages.
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Changes in Argentina and Spain Draw NATO and US Warning
Moderately hopeful officials expect radical shifts in Spain and Argentina over coming months as Truman and Byrnes pursue stern moral disapproval. Braden replaces Rockefeller in Buenos Aires, while Rockefeller moves to an American role. both move amid hopes that patriotic army elements may topple Farrell and Franco regimes.
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Buenos Aires
Nelson Rockefeller
Braden
Edelmiro Farrell
Farrell
Franco
New Monroe Directory Issued With Service Listings
The 1945 Monroe city directory, alphabetically listing businesses and residents, is distributed to merchants and offices. The Evans family produced the directory, marking the first since 1942 and including servicemen names and branches of service. Kiwanis elects Milwaukee Clemens Lueck district governor and Frank J. Horak as treasurer for his 12th term. new district secretary to be appointed in January.
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Japanese holdouts and surrender signals sweep Asia
AP dispatches report Allied moves toward Tokyo Bay. Japanese southern armies prepare to sign a peace instrument opening air and sea routes for Allied reoccupation. Chinese forces seize Nanking and Canton as surrender nears in China. Hirohito hara-kiri rumors circulate with unconfirmed NBC reports.
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Three Fatalities in Wisconsin Over Weekend
Three accidental deaths were reported in Wisconsin over the weekend. Stella Lawrence, 45, of Tomahawk, died in a collision. Thube, 27, Mil led, was killed when the car she rode in struck a bridge in Waukesha County. Arthur Roskopf, 20, of Golden Dale in Washington County, died when the plane he piloted crashed into a field near his father’s home. he was alone.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Stella Lawrence
Tomahawk
Anothe Auto
Thube
Waukesha County
Arthur Roskopf
Goldendale
Washington County
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Fewer Farms but 10 Million More Acres in Cultivation
The 1945 agricultural census shows 10 million more acres in cultivation across the north central states since 1940 but a regional drop in farms by 3.8 percent to 1,293,357. Average farm size rose 8.1 percent to 211.6 acres as mechanization expands and manpower shortages persist. Michigan records the largest farm loss with a 7.1 percent decline across 41 of 83 counties. National totals: 3,759,199 farms in 1940 down 1.1 percent. acreage up 7.5 percent to 690,611,506 acres. average size up 8.7 percent to 185 acres.
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Department of Commerce
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Indiana
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County Normal Opens Next Monday for Rural Teacher Training
County Normal in Monroe prepares to open on Monday with enrollment for teacher courses and preliminary instruction. The next day classes start and the model room will operate. Principal Howard Teasdale expects higher enrollment postwar as graduates enter rural education, yet Wisconsin faces a deficit of qualified rural teachers.
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Green County
Department of Public Instruction
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Monroe
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Green County Normal
Milwaukee Loan Broker Found Slain in His Shop
Mayer Gordon, 68, operator of a Milwaukee loan office, died from head injuries suffered earlier in his business. An autopsy ruled the cause as blunt force trauma. Gordon was found in a pool of blood after a passerby saw the body through the shop window. The safe held $13,245 and jewelry but showed no signs of forced entry.
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Warmer Weather With Showers in Outlook for Area
The weekend's cool, sunny spell ends tonight as scattered showers move in and warmer air arrives. Today’s temperatures rose from 57 degrees at 6 am to 83 by 2 pm, the highest in a week.
Relief of Allied Prisoners Held By Japan First
Allied HQ announces rapid evacuation of thousands of prisoners of war will start almost with Geneva MacArthur's occupation entry into Japan. Red Cross reports 5000 messages from relatives. evacuees to Manila area. most include photos. Hospitalization likely for about 30 percent. plans favor air or sea transport home within five days of Manila arrival.
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MacArthur
Japan
American Red Cross
United States
China
Manchuria
Korea
Manil
War Department
General MacArthur
Truck and Car in Crash Injures Child in Monroe
A Chevrolet pickup driven by Oliver Welton on Monroe route 2 collided with a Ford sedan driven by Harold Max Ruf at the corner of 15th street and 13th avenue on Saturday. Both vehicles were damaged and Welton’s 3 year old child suffered bruises and cuts. Ruf offered to pay for damages.
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Oliver Welton
Monroe
Harold Max Ruf
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Welton
Ruf
Inductees Report Here on Sept 6
Pre induction men of the Green County selective service board will report at 6 45 a m Sept 6 at the local office for transportation to Milwaukee for induction and pre induction orders.
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Green County Selective Service Board
Milwaukee
Minesweepers Begin Clearing Vast Area
Allied headlines describe vast minesweeping around Sagami Bay as Missouri and Duke of York anchor near Tokyo. Admiral Halsey leads Third Fleet into Sagami Bay with 1200 carrier planes and battleships Iowa and Missouri. occupation forces prepare Yokosuka assault and demilitarization steps amid surrender talks.
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Tokyo
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Monroe
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Oscar C. Badger
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Uraga Strait
Yoshihiko Takasaki
Yokosuka
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Oscar E. Badger
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Nicholas
Otami
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Turn and Schwing Club Picnic Draws Big Crowd
Monroe's Turn and Schwing club hosted its final picnic at Lehr's grove west of the city drawing an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 attendees. The event featured athletic events for men and women, a new turning organization of six girls under 10, performances by Ernest Iseli and Mrs. Marie Hoesly, Swiss music, Rudy Burkhalter's accordion, impromptu music, and all food and beverages disappearing by 6 p.m. Master of ceremonies was H. C. Roth.
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Lehr’s Grove
Ernest. Iseli
Marie Hoesly
Rudy Burkhalter
H.C. Roth
Unemployment and OWI Wind Down Amid Price Conflicts
Washington reports focus on unemployment relief as lawmakers urge aid for stranded workers and higher benefits while OPA clashes over price ceilings. COB research committee warns large scale unemployment not inevitable if government acts, predicts fall availability of toasters and appliances with Christmas fullness.
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OPA
Ralph E. Flawers
Federal Reserve Bank of
Yamashita Seeks Surrender Data From Mountains of Luzon
General Yamashita the Tiger of the Philippines opened surrender talks with the U.S. army from his Luzon mountain hideout. In a letter to Maj Gen. W H Gill he said Tokyo ordered surrender and urged troops to cease fighting. He noted a potential immediate negotiation, while awaiting further Tokyo instructions.
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Tomoyuki Yamashita
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Kiangan
Yamshita
Tokyo
W. H. Gill
Gill
Malaya
Yamashita
Dan Shaw
Poteau
Okla
Traffic Crash Sparks Fight. One Held on Bond
Michard Walborn 30 of Juda is held on a 50 dollar bond on an open charge after a Saturday three car crash on the Monroe Square injured Peter Hasler 54 of Monroe with a broken nose black eye and bruised lips. Hasler contends he was passed on the right by Walborn then collided with Bartlett Clark's 1941 Chevrolet. An argument followed and Walborn allegedly struck Hasler.
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Juda
Peter Hasler
Monroe
Bartlett Clark
Hasler
Willborn
Clark
Two New Faces on Monroe Police Chief Sees Resignation
Monroe adds two temporary patrolmen Roy Kleckner and Alvin Marty to the police, awaiting confirmation. Chief J H Schwaiger accepts the resignation of wartime appointee Charles Buehler after about three years of service.
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Roy Kleckner
Alvin Marty
J. H. Schwaiger
Charles Buehler
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