Monroe summer school staff fills vacancies before fall term
Monroe school officials finalize fall plans as Supt E O Evans announces three new faculty members filling all vacancies. Assignments include Mrs Erma Thurber and Mrs Mary Jane Brewer in first grade at North and Miss Irene Quinn at East, with Miss Inez Pfund replacing Miss Cromer Houser in junior high. Faculty meetings set for Monday at the high school, and students begin organized sessions Tuesday with shortened schedules. DDT discussions accompany health officials as part of prevention measures.
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Monroe
E. O. Evans
Erma Thurber
Mary Jane Brewer
North
Irene Quinn
See Atenda
Hey
Rest of County's Rural Schools to Open Next Monday
Rest of Green county townships to resume classes Monday Sept 3 after a teacher workshop Aug 13 18 and a teachers institute Aug 24. Fifty six county schools opened a week ago. list includes township by township names and staff. Five day work week set for Green county selective service workers starting next week with Saturday as a holiday. offices close Friday 5 pm to Tuesday 8 am.
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Green County
Teachers’ Institute
Decatur
Hart
Thelma Zimmerman
Jefferson
Fairfield
Martha Grossman
Pleasant Grove
Velma Mueller
Jordan
Mills
Alice Perk
Monroe
Hillside View
Crystal Brusveen
Bethel
Betty Marty
Mt. Plessant
Babler
Leone Cooken
New Glarus
Pioneer
Spring Grove
Davis
Sylvester
Green County Selective Service Board
Coal and Sugar Outlook Dark, Meat and Gas Brighter
Washington reports mixed signals as the nation moves toward peacetime. Coal remains tight with mine output unlikely to meet winter needs, while meat and gasoline show better stock levels. The administration pushes reconversion and anti inflation measures as unemployment compensation bills face opposition.
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OPA
WPB
Green County OPA Board Reorganizes Cutting Staff to Four
At a conference with local and regional OPA officials the Green County war price and rationing board reduced paid staff from seven to four effective Sept 30. Three members were terminated, while one planned for private business. The remaining four will work 40 hours weekly as the office reduces hours and seeks volunteer help to handle certificates, canning sugar, prices, footwear, and meat rationing tasks.
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Office of Price Administration
Green County
OPA
Green County Board
Jac. Voegels
Marion Poulker
Maxine Doyle
Voegels
Monticello
Foulker
Milwaukee County
Monticello Youth Burned in Fire Patch Incident
Wil bert S. Christen Jr., 17, of Monticello route 1, suffered burns to his back and both arms when gasoline ignited weeds he had poured on thistles in a home field. He ran through flames to escape and his clothes caught fire. He is receiving treatment at St. Clare hospital.
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Wilbert S. Christen, Jr
Wilbert S. Christen
Monticello
Christen
St. Clare Hospital
Madrid Franco showdown looms as Mexico hosts rival govt
Washington officials concede that events in Mexico City could presage clashes with Spain's Franco regime. A Spanish government in exile led by Jose Giral formed in Mexico to unite Republican factions. In Okahama, Osuna Prison Camp housed 103 Allied airmen held for three years with no mail. Most prisoners were American, eight were English. Names of carrier ships linked to detainees include the Essex and Wasp. In San Francisco, Singapore radio relayed Mountbatten instructions to prepare the Singapore government house for occupancy by September 5.
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Washington
Mexico City
Spain
Jose Giral
Mexico
Osuna
Okahama
Essex
Wasp
Hornet
Franklin
Lexington
Langley
Shangri-la
San Francisco
Singapore Radio Today
Adm
Louis Mountbatten
Singa
Government House
Heavy Rains Miss Monroe As Heatwave Persists
Monroe endures a heat wave with noon reading near 89 degrees and nightly lows around 70. Cooler weather is forecast for Saturday after tonight's thundershowers while Labor Day weekend expects near normal temps. In other weather notes Milwaukee faced a violent thunderstorm with heavy rainfall across several cities, Hillsboro, Park Falls, Watertown, Madison, Wausau, and Reedsburg reporting varied inches.
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Wisconsin
Monroe
Henry Krebs
Dill
Jacob Senn
Milwaukee
Hillsboro
Park Falls
Watertown
Madison
Wausau
Reedsburg
Congress Hears of Pearl Harbor
Congress pushed for full investigation into Pearl Harbor with pledges of court martial for those censured in army-navy findings if needed. Leaders urged the public deserve more facts than released by President Truman, with hearings plausible from both parties. Discussions also moved toward permanent unification of military command and strengthening the joint chiefs of staff.
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Washington
Capitol
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Truman
State Department
Hull
Hully
Japan
Army Board
House
Arends
Detroit
Fer
R-Mich
Senate
Chamber
Woodrum
D-Va
Army
Navy
Department of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Joint Staff
Nephew of Grants Believed Dead Is Saved From Japs
Robert A. Grant, 20, of Janesville, son of Curtis and Mrs. Grant, unexpectedly found among the first group of POWs evacuated from Japan aboard the Reeves off Yokohama. A B 29 gunner, he was listed as missing in action August, after his aircraft exploded during a July mission. He and fellow Wisconsin airmen recounted harsh mistreatment and hunger in camps, with limited contact from Red Cross, but relief at survival.
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Grants
Janesville
Roy Grant
Ludlow
The
Times
Associated Press
Mrs. Grant
Robert
Monroe
Ludlow Hotel
Milwaukee
Robert J. Doyle
Milwaukee Journal
Oday
Wisconsin
Reeves
Tokyo Bay
Doyle
Robert J. Grant
John Charles Lamon
Three Lakes
Adelbert Richard Ring
Rhinelander
Zamon
Grant
Superfort
Mustang
Red Cross
Lamon
Navy
Formosa
Tokyo
Peope
Ask Truman Speak To Clarify Draft Continuance Reason
Two Navy officers urged continuing selective service before the House military committee. Capt H G Hopwood said the draft is an anchor to the windward as the Navy plans to cut strength from 3 600 417 to 500 000 in a year and needs 21 000 additions monthly. Dudley White noted enlistments rise with the draft. Committee members considered asking President Truman to address Congress or the nation.
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House Military Committee
Navy
Army
Truman
H. G. Hopwood
Dudley White
Congress
Occupation Army Into Tokyo Area After Surrender
Allied troops moved to the southern edge of Tokyo in a bloodless occupation, securing Yokohama and advancing through Kawasaki toward the Tama river. General MacArthur sets headquarters as Lt Gen Eichelberger plans demobilization, while Marines guard Tokyo Bay approaches and airborne units prepare to move to Kisarazu as peace reigns.
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Yokohama
Tokyo
Bay Area
Japan
MacArthur
Kawasaki
Tama
Robert L. Eichelberger
Eighth Army
Truk
Indo-China
New Grand Hotel
Tok- 0
MacAthur
Abolish OWI as Task Completed
President Truman ordered the office of war information out of business by September 15 and transferred foreign information duties to the state department. An interim international information service will take over foreign activities this year, with OWI duties migrated to budget review and abolition planned by year end.
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Washington
Truman
Office of War Information
Foreign Information
OWT
Office of inter-American Affairs
State Department
International Information Service
OWI
inter-American Office
Bureau of the Budget
Elmer Davis
Pacific
Davis
United States
NWI
Changes in Tokyo War Shaping Slow Return to Normal
War scars still press on Tokyo as inflation and shortages dominate. Brines reports living costs have surged to 300 times 1941 levels in some categories, with food scarce and queues common for bread and staples. Meals in the Imperial Hotel reflect austerity amid government controls, while many residents flee to the countryside to escape bombings.
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Wasserrines
Tokyo
Russell Brines
Sunyo
Yokohama
Imperial Hotel
Emaciated Prisoners Free After Allied Rescue Mission
Reports from the rescue ship off Yoho indicate 1 000 more Allied prisoners reached safety. Up to 1 494 prisoners have been freed from seven camps, many Wake and Bataan survivors among them, all suffering malnutrition. Attestations describe torture scars and hellhole conditions, with details from Comdr Richard O Kane and Maj Gregory Boyington about violence, starvation, and brutal treatment before surrender.
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U. S. S. Ancon
Wake
Bataan
Navy Coudr
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Shingawa
Gottfried
Navy
Guam
Stassen
Twining to Attend Tokyo Surrender Ceremonies
AP dispatch notes ten commanders expected for the Sunday surrender aboard the Missouri include Gen Nathan F. Twining of Mopene Wisconsin who leads the 20th Air Force. Reports describe weather, beach recon by Marines led by Maj Wallace Crawford, and Yokohama base preparations for Allied occupation as forces move into Tokyo Bay.
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Twining
Tokyo
U.S. Watteshin
Missouri
Nathan F. Twining
Mopene
Wis
20Th Air Force
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Howard Sharp
William An . Hutz
Ickies
Anderson
New Mexico
Labor Department
J. A. Krug
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OPA Board
Miss Monroe
Futtsu
Cape Fujtsu
Big Empire
Tateyamahojo
Eichelberger
Philippines
Tokyo Plain
U.S
Ocray
Kisarazu
Lutheran Church
Wartbure Theological Seminary
Lutheran Student Association of America
Comdr
Richard O'Kane
Durham
N. H
Tang
Carolines
O’kane
O'Kane
Gregory Boyington
Yokosuka Naval Base
Taterama
Maj
Wallace Crawford
Wilmette, TH
Yokewka
Admiral Halsey
Missour
Ain
Yokoska
Tokyo-Yokohama
U.S. Eighth Army
Robert T. Fichelberger
Tateramahojo
Atsugi
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