Hopkins Dies in New York After Long Public Service
Harry L. Hopkins, close Roosevelt confidant and relief administrator, dies at Memorial Hospital New York at 10 35 am. He had been ill for years after leaving the White House last July 3 to rest. Hopkins lived at the White House 30 years and attended key wartime conferences including the Atlantic Charter meeting at sea with Churchill. He shaped war and peace policies and remained a mysterious public figure.
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Sioux City
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Construction of 19 new homes plus remodeling in Monroe
An informal survey of contractors indicates plans to build at least 19 new homes in Monroe along with remodeling and repair work on several dozen other properties. At least three related projects are in progress.
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Monroe
Yalta secrecy on Kuriles claim linked to US chiefs of staff
Secretary Byrnes said a secret Yalta agreement allowing US backing of Russia’s Kuriles was made with full knowledge of military leaders. He added he learned of it only after Japan’s surrender.
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Russia
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Kuriles Islands
Blaze Claims 10 at Oklahoma City Air Depot Hangar
Rescue crews hunt for more victims as fire ravages Tinkerfield Hangar at the army air force supply depot killing at least ten people and injuring forty three. Military and civilian staff are affected as investigators probe the blaze.
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Boy 14 Killed by Bull at Wisconsin Farm
La Varne Morris died after being gored and trampled by a bull at the Armin Barthel farm near Thiensville Wisconsin. Barthel found the body in the bull pen last night.
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Andersons Filipinos End holdout of Jap Fanatics
Seventy two Japanese holdouts were killed after a six week effort by Filipino battalion Andersons in Camarines Norte. Intelligence reports 48 escaped into the hills. Lt Col Anderson, famed Luzon guerrilla officer, supervised a brief roundup as Japanese weapons were seized.
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Car Crash Leaves Ackerman Slightly Hurt Near Monroe
Melvin R. Ackerman twenty of Mon road 81 suffered minor injuries when his car smashed into the truck at 1 01 am two miles northwest of Monroe. Police investigated. this was his second serious accident, with two companions Miss Charlotte Gaard and Emanuel Loeffel also injured in a previous January crash near Brodhead.
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Monroe
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Emanuel Loeffel
James R. Law Seeks Wisconsin Governor Nomination
James R. Law announces he will seek the GOP nomination for governor. He plans to resign from his highway office in May as the party faces the nomination process. Law previously indicated consideration of a candidacy and cites events since then as prompting a clear intention. He has served as chairman and led municipal groups, including two years as chairman and three years as president of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities.
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Mney Boon
Fatally Burned Youth in Newberry Rooming-House Fire
Leonard Baber, 17, died from burns in a Newberry rooming house fire. Two others escaped unharmed. The incident occurred yesterday as fire crews battled flames in the building. The identity of other occupants and cause of fire were not immediately available.
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Leonard Baber
Farmers set strike to back to work demand
A group of 217 Clay county farmers voted a strike against strikes and will withhold farm produce from market until industrial workers return to their jobs. Hubert Johnson heads the committee to fix the date for the proposed strike.
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Senator Wiley Seeks Flood Control Survey for Pecatonica
Legislation introduced to authorize a preliminary flood control survey of the Pecatonica river spanning Wisconsin and Illinois. Earlier in the month the Pecatonica flooded Lafayette and Green counties in Wisconsin, and Darlington’s downtown district in Lafayette County was under five feet of water after a sudden thaw.
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Flooding Halts Traffic as Rivers Burst Banks In Monroe
The corps warned of significant flood activity with several tributaries, possibly including the Pecatonica. The district saw rapid snowmelt causing streams to overtop their banks and flood roads in all directions. Only Highway 81 and 11 west of Monroe experienced prolonged traffic delays.
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Nearly Three-fourths of Monroe Taxes Collected
Monroe city taxes for 1945 show more than 72 percent paid, according to City Treasurer Charles B. Bolender. The total due stands at 60,000. The Commercial and Savings Bank tax office will operate morning hours January 31, with new afternoon hours starting February 1. From Feb 1 to Feb 23 the bank office opens 1 PM to 3 PM daily except Thursdays and Sundays, with all-day service Feb 25 to 27 and morning hours on Feb 28. January 18 yielded the day’s high collection of 11,049.42.
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Charles B. Bolender
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Study on Causes and Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency
A January seminar at the Janesville city library drew educators child workers nurses clergymen and students to hear Florence Wartenweiler Mildred Kuelling Thomas Holyoke Howard Teasdale Audrey Harrington and students Maxine Crandall and Ray Beckman. They argued delinquency results from more than inherent fault and urged recreational facilities parental guidance and stricter curfew laws.
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Florence Wartenweiler
Mildred Kuelling
Thomas R. Holyoke
Howard Teasdale
Audrey Harrington
Maxine Crandall
Ray Beckman
Price ceilings urged for all houses and building lots
Wilson Wyatt, national housing expeditor, tells the House banking Committee that price ceilings should cover both old and new houses and also extend to city building lots. The move aims to lower housing costs to fit veterans' budgets in a national program.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Wilson Wyatt
National Housing
Bowling alleys and housing projects spark local development
Construction moves ahead on a 12 lane bowling alley near highway 69 to be run by Charles H. Buehler Jr. and Walter J. Speich with a billiard room and tavern planned. A cold storage warehouse and 19 to 20 new homes address housing shortages, while builders cite lumber and other materials shortages and urge four action steps to ease the crisis.
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Cheese Producers Marketing Association
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OPA
Chile cabinet reshuffle amid clashes with labor unrest
Santiago reports a cabinet reshuffle as the government moves to curb dissent with censorship before a confrontation with labor groups. A violent riot yesterday left five dead and seventy seven injured after police clashed with demonstrators.
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Ask Butter Hike Ceiling on Cream Milwaukee District OPA
The Milwaukee district OPA agriculture advisory committee asked Chester Bowles for a 6 cent butter price increase and a cream price ceiling for manufacturing. They urged a 2 cent differential between regular and Guernsey milk in Madison, noting no ceiling on cream for cheese factories and other processors. They argued higher prices would ease the butter shortage and supported a flexible seasonal price linked to Chicago at 3.20 per 100 pounds, Milwaukee producers currently receive 3.
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Lewis Rejoins AFL as 13th Vice President
John L. Lewis, longtime UMW rebel, was readmitted to the American Federation of Labor. The executive council unanimously elected him to the 13th vice presidency and seated him on the 15 member governing board in absentia.
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Realism urged in price policy amid agency tensions
Washington officials clash over price controls as Civilian Production Administrator John D. Small calls for realism and flexibility while OPA maintains a firm line. Bowles supports holding prices with production concerns rising, United front urged among agencies including Agriculture and Seaman Gaal.
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Farmer Killed in Cave-in During Fox Hunt
Marinette sheriff reports a cave-in trap killed farmer Nieland as his 18 year old son Wallace and their dog were rescued. Nieland and son had entered a tunnel near an abandoned well during a fox hunt with Wallace's sister Marcella watching. The tunnel collapsed at about 4 30 p m trapping the two inside while the dog remained with them until rescue.
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Byrnes Seeks UN Witnesses for Atomic Test Naval Bomb Tests
Secretary of State Byrnes said President Truman approved inviting the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission to observe the atom bomb tests on naval ships. Byrnes stressed the proposal is not final policy yet and remains under consideration.
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Triple Program Tomorrow Night Brings March of Dimes to Close
Green county hosts a three-part March of Dimes program tomorrow night at Turner hall armory and Immanuel Evangelical church. The event features a dance, a roller skating party, and an organ and song recital by Donald Gramm about 16 year old Chicago singer. Tickets available at local stores or from Epsilon Sigma Alpha members with advance sales required for the organ recital. Proceeds aid local and national infantile paralysis efforts.
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Wisconsin Farm Goals for 1946 Set by S S Department
Wisconsin farm goals for 1946 established by the S and S department call for higher acreage in barley sugar beets rye and flaxseed while moderate increases are sought for wheat potatoes and tobacco. Milk production is planned to be slightly below.
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Farm Land Prices Rise Across 36 States Since WWII
The American Bankers Association farm loan price report finds prices in 36 states higher than at the 1940s wartime start and above 1920 boom levels in 10 states. Chairman C. W. Bailey notes future inflation controls and lessons from 25 years ago will shape the next boom.
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Wisconsin Sets 1946 Farm Production Reduction Goals
Walter F. Katterhenry, state AAA chairman, outlines 1946 crop goals using 1945 production as baseline. The plan calls for cuts in sheep and lamb, pork, poultry, and eggs, with specific acreage targets for barley, sugar beets, rye, flaxseed, tobacco, wheat, and potatoes, plus milk and livestock reductions to begin in 1946.
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GI Brides Sail North aboard Queen Mary
American authorities begin processing the first group of 2,400 GI brides and babies who will sail to the United States on February 3 aboard the Queen Mary from Bournemouth England.
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England
United States
Two Leg Fractures For Milwaukee Man In One Day
Joseph Malinowski aged 65 suffered a fractured right leg at work and, during ambulance transport to the hospital, was injured again in a collision with a car, fracturing his left leg as well.
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Joseph Malinowski
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