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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1945
Page
1
The record notes debate over a December 7 warning to Pacific chiefs about secret Japanese codes. Senator George said General Marshall wanted to move to a role with President Truman in China.
Government agencies press to finalize a home construction program for rapid announcement. A spokesman said the plan would be shaped in time for President Truman to unveil at a news conference, with agencies aiming for swift action on material supplies for home building.
Dr. W. B. Gnagi of Monroe today receives an international honor from a renowned organization based in Switzerland. The award elevates his stature as a surgeon and he will return to resume duties at the Monroe clinic after a visit in Washington.
Cordell Hull endorsed the American Anglo loan and trade deal as a path to world peace. He said the nation may face its final opportunity to achieve a peace that lays groundwork for economic prosperity and urges pursuing the loan rather than risking a unilateral economic course within a restricted bloc.
Two Conservative MPs Robert Boothby and Ch Hollis filed a motion to disapprove the 4.4 billion United loan and reject the ratification bill for Britain’s participation in the Bretton Woods plan. The Labour government pushed for rapid ratification after negotiating the loan with the United States, with unclear support for the opposition motion. Labor spokesmen remained confident both measures would pass by next week.
John Coke, newly elected chairman, announced a rally on February 28 in Ripon Wisconsin, birthplace of the GOP. Delegates from all states would attend as the federation aims to enroll 20 million young men and women as party workers in 1946 and 1948 campaigns.
AP bulletin notes Foreign Secretary Bevin and China comments. Washington dispatches say a navy general’s testimony is ready. In Chungking reports Chinese forces near Mukden with expectation to enter the Manchurian city before December 16.
The National Cooperative Milk Producers federation recommended removal of dairy subsidies within weeks. It will form a committee to confer with the secretary of agriculture on its final session resolution. Officers reelected include John Brandt as president and W W Knutzen as vice president with George W Slocum and Charles W Holman in key roles.
Madison state party chairman Thomas E. Coleman will speak at the First district GOP caucus in Janesville courthouse next Tuesday. Official business includes the election of two members William J. Tucker and Mrs. Jane G. Barkley of Racine.
The Monroe Masonic Lodge marked its 95th anniversary with a celebration featuring William R. Smith delivering the charter from Smith Lodge No. 31. R. B. Stephenson was the lodge’s first master, and the group has a long history from the old court house to its 1935 move to the current temple.
Workers at General Motors plants number about 200000 as a wage dispute drags on. GM offers 13 percent hourly lift to UAW CIO and 30 percent demand looms, while 25000 CIO Electrical Workers seek $2 daily boost and a 130 cent increase. Meantime American Airlines grants 10.7 percent to mechanics and a 40 hour week from Jan 1 with paid holidays. The strike affects roughly half of the idle nationwide activity.
Milwaukee man Thomas Nolden, 37, found guilty of first degree murder after a six hour jury deliberation. Judge Steffes deferred sentencing until after a pending motion for new trial by attorney Ames Dorsey is heard Saturday.
Sheriff's officers hunt a fast flier after a crash near Coeur D Alene Idaho. The aircraft clipped power lines and landed in a field, disrupting telephone service for two hours and causing a one hour blackout in nearby homes before the pilot fled briefly.
Secretary of State Byrnes refuted Maj. Gen. Hurley’s accusations that state department aides sought to sabotage his China policy as ambassador. Byrnes said Hurley offered no specific evidence and failed to request a formal China policy statement from him or President Truman while testifying before the Senate foreign relations committee. Hurley had named George Atcheson and John Service as detractors in Chungking.
Tokyo announces first war crimes trials set for January with Hideki Tojo and other leaders among the defendants. Keenan says crimes will be punished and trials likely group based with an international court. death penalty urged and Emperor Hirohito’s fate undecided.
The Great Lakes Area Council, created July 4 at Mackinac Island, aims to boost travel and recreation across Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota and Ontario. It plans area travel maps, elected officers led by President George E. Bishop and executive secretary S. Valentine Saxby, and named a committee for permanent leadership.
A new six hundred thousand dollar dairy manufacturer building will be erected for the University of Wisconsin college of agriculture. Prof H C Jackson said the addition supports a booming dairy industry in the state and will house research as the old facility proves inadequate. Prof W P Mortenson urged maintaining wartime milk distribution economies and warned against higher home delivery prices. A notable remark cautioned against unpasteurized milk as a health hazard.
Dr William G Rence from Iowa City has joined the Monroe Clinic staff and moved to Monroe with his wife. He will help balance the clinic schedule and open a new research division. Rence studied at MIT University of Chicago and Rush Medical College before affiliating with the University of Iowa hospitals.
On the fourth anniversary of the Dec 7 1941 attack Pearl Harbor honors those who perished. Soldiers sailors marines and civilians join in solemn tributes as rusting ships remain as reminders amid white crosses on the hillside above the harbor.
Illinois Governor Green blasts national GOP strategy during a Stevens hotel session as 76 of 102 county chairmen push for less eastern bloc influence and more Midwest input. He urges avoiding double talk and focusing on electing presidents, not only local wins, in a call that reflects Midwestern GOP sentiment.
Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita, former Japanese commander in the Philippines, is sentenced to death by a A I military commission for atrocities under his command. Maj Gen Russell B Reynolds presided as verdicts declared the crimes were methodically supervised by officers. Yamashita faces appeals to the US Supreme Court after losing an appeal in the Philippines.
The Browntown residence of Mr and Mrs Werner Mullenberger was destroyed by fire at 1245 pm yesterday while occupants were in Monroe for the funeral of Mrs Evelyn Maaske. The origin is unknown and only a few furniture pieces were saved as neighbors provide clothing and food.
Madison Wis Dec 15 payments will total 3 797 649 to Wisconsin 71 counties based on 20 percent of auto registrations Milwaukee County leads with 1 051 450 while Florence County receives 3134 Green Dane Jefferson LafayetteRock counties receive 31794 147 282 44616 20256 102 722 respectively
In a Chicago courtroom a municipal judge was tried and sentenced by a congressional medal of honor recipient for failing to lead the Lithuanian group in the Victory Bond drive. The judge agreed to buy a $1,000 war bond as punishment. Stanley Bender of Chicago imposed the sentence.
Mrs Charles Evans Hughes, wife of the retired chief justice, died after several weeks of illness. She was 81. The couple married in 1888 and observed their 57th anniversary the day before.
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