First National Bank Stockholders Hear 1944 Results
President Roy F. Burmeister reported 1944 business highlights at the annual meeting as directors were re elected. The bank processed about 324000 checks totaling 30627000 dollars and over 4.3 million in war bonds were sold. Deposits rose to 7363669.91 while loans declined from 378569.24 to turn to No. 5 Back Page.
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Roy F. Burmeister
First National Bank
Mr. Burmeister
Emil Baumgartner
H. B. Caradine
John T. Etter
L. A. Moore
Frank A. Shriner
John Deininger
May L. Luchsinger
Burmeister
First National
Crime Fines Boost State Revenue in 1944
County Treasurer Emanuel G. Stauffacher reported a 1944 rise in penal fines remitted to the state totaling 1,419 dollars, from 437 dollars in 1943. State collections also included 10 dollars in suit tax, 3,397 dollars in inheritance tax from Green County estates, and 1,200 dollars in emergency tax.
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Emanuel G. Stauffacher
Green County
Navy and Marine Airmen Blaze Bomb Trail in Pacific
American forces press Luzon invasion at Lingayen Gulf as Superforts and carrier planes strike Formosa and Ryukyus. B 29s bomb Tokyo while Tokyo radio and Domei spread conflicting reports of enemy convoys and failures. Carrier pilots raid Okinawa Ishigaki Miyako Jima as 450 planes attack Formosa. Tokyo claims some losses amid euphoric propaganda. Major strikes aim to sever Japanese reinforcements to Luzon and support MacArthur’s operations.
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Associated Press
Luzon Island
Lingayen Gulf
Japan
Formosa-Ryukyu Island
Philippines
Tokyo
Lingayen
Manila
U. S
Formosa
John S. McCain
Ryukyu Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Pacific Fleet
Ryukyus
Okinawa
Ishigaki
Miyako Jima
China
Imperial
Americans Battle To Cut Off Last Nazi Escape Route
In heavy snow amid fierce fighting near Laroche and Samree, American forces pressed to seal the last escape route from the Ardennes bulge. German troops fought stubbornly on the Houffalize to St Vith road as weather grounded aircraft and Allied and German units probed for gaps.
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Paris
Lareche
Samree
Belgian Bulge
Laroche
Ardennes Salient
Montgomery
Bulge
Houffalize-St. Vith
First Army
George S. Patton
Third Army
Gestapo
Henrich Himmler
Rossfeld
Herbsheim
Rhine
Eastwest
St. Vith
Ardennes
U. S
Jacob L. Devers
Sixth Army Group
Belgium
Luxembourg
Duchamps
Flamierge
St. Vith-Libramont
Wis Rep Calls for Impeachment of Attorney General Biddle
Wisconsin Republican Representative Smith demands the impeachment of Attorney General Biddle over claims of past deals with Willie Bioff and George Browne. Biddle denies any prior agreement and argues informers helped prosecutors, noting no objection to sentence reductions for Bioff and Browne.
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Washington
Smith
Wis
Biddle
Congressional Record
Willie Bioff
George Browne
Capone
Department of Justice
Brown
Bioff
Roosevelt Huddles Leaders On Foreign Affairs
President Roosevelt summoned congressional leaders to the White House for a discussion likely covering international issues. He added Chairman Conally of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to the usual group: Vice President Wallace, Vice President-elect Truman, Speaker Rayburn, Senate Majority Leader Barkley, and House Democratic Leader McCormack.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Conally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wallace
Truman
Rayburn
Senate
Barkley
House
McCormack
Monroe Ice Harvest Set At Hyde’s Pond
Monroe prepares its annual ice harvest starting tomorrow or Thursday at Hyde's pond. Fred A. Fritz estimates ice at least 12 inches thick amid a cold winter. crew of 25 to 30 under Leland L. Lamboley, with Fritz teaching the job. Target is 2,000 tons. last year yielded 500 to 700 tons. In Albany, harvest began with 13 inches of ice reported as good.
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Monroe
Hyde's Pond
Fred A. Fritz
Leland L. Lamboley
Fritz
Albany
McDowell Elected Assembly Speaker
Republican legislators chose Donald C. McDowell of Soldiers Grove as speaker after a 36 to 33 vote to unseat Vernon Thomson. Thomson became Republican floor leader as McDowell will start his fifth term in Crawford County in the 1945 assembly. Senator Conrad Shearer was nominated for senate president pro tempore and faced no opposition.
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Conrad Shearer
Kenosha
Senate
Thomson
McDowell
Crawford County
Assembly
Ex-Times Reporter Recalls Bombing Raids From England
In a December letter from England, T/Sgt. Raymond E. Barth, former Times reporter now radio operator on a Flying Fortress, recounts the peril and pride of Allied bomber missions. He notes the heavy flak, the careful navigation to avoid bursts, and his mixed feelings of fear and elation upon returning home. He mentions the Eighth Air Force’s record and his two-thirds of his combat tour completed with no major mishap.
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England
Raymond E. Barth
Times
Germany
Grateul
Eighth Air Force
Second E Award to Burgess Workers Lands Achievement
President Roosevelt sent to Congress an 83 billion dollar budget that could swing by more than 10 billion depending on the war. He refused to predict when fighting will end in Europe, stating only that unconditional surrender is the key.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Europe
Burgess Battery workers win second army navy "E" award
The Burgess Battery company plants in Freeport and Monroe receive the army navy production award for meritorious service on the production front. Under Secretary Robert P. Patterson notes the workers’ high standard and patriotism in a letter, with 220 employees across Monroe units. First sub plant success spurred further expansion.
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Burgess Battery Company
Monroe
Freeport Center
War Department
Robert P. Patterson
Burgess
America
Patterson
D. W. Hirtle
Freeport
Marshall T. Wilson
Army-Navy
Wilson
South Side
Signal Corps
East Side
State Line
Monroe Burgess
Washington Per Capita Debt Rises to 2118.12
The per capita public debt is projected to reach 2118.12 dollars on June 30, 1946, an increase of 293.47 from 1824.65. Budget estimates place total debt at 251.8 billion dollars for June 30, 1945, and 292.3 billion for the following year, based on a census population of 138 million.
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Washington
Roosevelt estimates 1946 budget at 83 billion for war end
President Roosevelt submits the 1946 budget pegged at 83 billion dollars, the lowest in three years, with war costs expected around 70 billion and ordinary expenses trimmed to 3.266 billion. He notes total 1945 spending near 100 billion, now about halfway through the year, and warns war developments will shape actual outlays.
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Roosevelt
Rockbottom
Germany
Washington Roundup Hints Support for Manpower Revisions
President Roosevelt's budget before Congress as support grows for draft registrants being moved into essential work. Senator Johnson will back the chief executive's manpower proposal amid ongoing opposition. House hearings on the plan begin tomorrow with Senate GOP backing likely, while foreign policy debates unfold in the Senate as Wiley and Wheeler push positions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol
Johnson
D-Cole
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Senate debates foreign policy decree amid Roosevelt Stalin talks
Senator George of Georgia warns the Senate may not bolster Russia with any action now. A Washington lend lease official says civilian capital goods could be blocked by current lending terms. The Kremlin weighs an American proposal to finance Soviet civilian and war goods with lend-lease credits as a bridge to military shipments.
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Senate
George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
Washington
Kremlin
Cost-of-Living Pay Boost Approved for City Workers
Janesville council voted a higher cost-of-living bonus for full time city employees. The new plan pays $12 monthly, totaling $384 yearly under the 1941 basic scale, up from the previous $240 bonus.
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Janesville
Wis
Reds Stop Germans North of Budapest
Red Army troops halted the German counterattack northwest of Budapest and slowed the assault on the city. Within 24 hours the Soviets may recapture the initiative as fighting intensifies inside Budapest and along the Danube north bank near Komaron.
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Moscow
Red Army
Budapest
Danube
Komaron
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Navy
Marine
Pacific
LUX
FDR
O. K
Stavelot
Barth
Burgess Workers Lands
Hatch
D-Nm
Ball
R-Minn
Wiley
R-Wis
Wheeler
D-Mont
Avery
Montgomery Ward Board
Sewell L. Avery
Chicago
Montgomery Ward & Co
Harold L. Pearson
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