Monroe Receives FHA Nod for 15 Veteran Homes
Monroe awaits action on a Federal Housing Administration plan after Chicago confirms approval of 15 veteran homes in the city. Mayor Buehler and Public Works Director Gorder welcome the action as relief from housing pressures while the Chicago office notes a tight 8000 unit limit from 45000 applications. City records show 51 veterans have signed up for homes.
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Monroe
FHA
Chicago
Frank Buehler
Lawrence H. Smith
Washington
the Times
Times
Federal Housing
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Marshfield
Kakauna
Watertown
Neena-Menasha
Waupun
Waterloo
Viroqua
DePere
LeFarge
Frank A. Buehler
Zenno A. Gorder
Gorder
Buehler
City Hall
G. S. Soseman
Chicago to Allocate 15 321 Veteran Housing Units in Nine States
The Chicago regional office of the federal public housing authority announced plans to allocate 15 321 emergency housing accommodations for veterans across nine states. Municipalities and schools in the region asked for over 65 000 units, with applications pared down to ensure fair distribution within the $191 900 000 funds provided by Congress.
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Chicago
Federal Public Housing Authority
Orvil R. Olmsted
Con- Olmsted
Wheat sprouts from bathroom walls in Iowa farm home
Harold Miller of Burlington calls a plasterer to harvest his wheat crop after two inch green sprouts push through wall and ceiling. Investigators find moisture and warm bathroom conditions turned plaster into a wheat growth medium. Plasterer completes repair.
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Burlington
Harold Miller
Harold
Milwaukee family survives coal stove fumes scare
Mrs. Betty Corser found her daughter Lucille Lasruk 19, husband Louis 24, and their 1 month old Dennis unconscious from coal stove fumes. An inhalator squad treated them 55 minutes before hospital transfer. The parents were listed fair and the infant good.
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Milwaukee
Betty Corser
Lucille Lasruk
Louis
Dennis
Britain’s 334 Billion Loan Faces Delays on Capitol Hill
The proposed 334 billion dollar Britain loan stalls at the outset as key committees lack leadership and timing. Senate Banking Chairmen Wagner and Glass are ill, Barkley is tied to Pearl Harbor probes, and House Spense must wait for price control measures before studying the bill. President Truman urged quick aid, but final action likely by late summer or fall.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Langer
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner
Glass
Barkley
D-Ky
Pearl Harbor
House Banking Committee
Spense
House
Truman
Congress
Britain
America
It’s Difficult to Get Rid of Ancient Illness Spring Fever
At Green County Normal School boys swap snowballs for roller skates as the season tips toward spring. A mild wind and thaw send them outdoors for skating during noon hour, with brief interruptions from rain and slush before returning to snowball play.
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Green County Normal School
Destruction of Private Enterprise Cited Over REA Purchasing
Glen W. Bork of Northern States Power, Eau Claire, warned a House interstate subcommittee that private enterprise faces destruction unless federal acts are corrected. He argued the 1935 holding company act and the Rural Electrification Administration laws cause injustices.
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Washington
House
Northern States Power Company of
Wisconsin
Glen W. Bork
Eau Claire
Rural Electrification Administration
March of Dimes Drive Faces Weather Hurdles
A stormy night limited attendance for the March of Dimes events last night yet overall turnout was judged satisfactory. An organ recital at Emanuel Evangelical Church featured Donald Gramm with Gloria Yates and Allan F. Barnard introducing the artist. A Turner hall dance and armory roller skating party were also successful. About 200 attended the recital, 300 tickets were sold at the door for the dance, and coin box collections remained strong. Contributions can be placed in collection boxes or mailed to Commercial and Savings Bank or First National Bank of Monroe before the drive ends.
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Immanuel Evangelical Church
Donald Gramm
Chicago
Gramm
Gloria Yates
Allan F. Barnard
Turner Hall
Armory
Commercial and Savings Bank
First National Bank of
Monroe
Advice to Veterans on Reemployment Rights
Washington reports Attorney General assistant John Sonnett says veterans who fail to regain old jobs should contact the nearest U S attorney, who must provide free legal services on veterans reemployment rights. There are 98 such attorneys in key cities. if unavailable, write to the DOJ veterans affairs section.
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Washington
Justice Department
John S. Sennett
United States
Sonnett
U. S
Veterans Affairs Section
Department of Justice
Department
Unwelcome Legacy of War Inflation Warned to Bankers
Dr. William A. Irwin told the Wisconsin Bankers Association that war era bank credit and large monetary stocks fuel inflation. He warned against deficit financing and called for price controls, plus caution on loans amid high real estate prices in Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
William A. Irwin
New York
Wisconsin Bankers Association
Association
Dr. Irwin
Wisconsin
Snow and Ice Make Life Tough for Winter Birds
A local note describes how winter weather injures birds like pigeons. Ice coats wings from late day mist, forcing precarious sidewalk travel until a perch is reached. Readers are urged to scatter suet and crumbs to help feed birds until spring.
Unity Conference in Chungking Adopts Decisions
The unity conference led by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek formally approved all subcommittee decisions shaping the nation's future and adjourned after its session. Governor Goodland announced $97 575 for expansion at four of Oklahoma's nine teachers colleges, and Justice Jackson warned German industrialists may never be tried. A United Airlines flight 14 from Seattle to New York was reported overdue with 21 aboard, wreckage sighted on Elk Mountain, Wyoming.
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Chungking
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Madison
Goodland
Nuernberg
Robert H. Jackson
Denver
United Airlines
Frank Crimson
Elk Mountain
Laramie
Wyo
Nited
Seattle
New York
Iraq Government Resigns Amid Rumor of Premier Yamdi Al pachachi
Ankara radio quoted by Palestine broadcasting system says the Iraq government headed by Premier Yamdi Al pachachi resigns. CBS recorded broadcast notes no confirmation from other sources.
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New York
Ankara Radio Today
Palestine Broadcasting System
Iraq
Yamdi Al-pachachi
Ankara
CBS
Few Snow Drifts on County Roads Amid Light Wind
Light snowfall and strong wind kept drifts to a minimum, with county roads reported passable by noon. County highway commissioner Herman W. Kohn noted efforts to clear feath ers from highways where patches of ice remain. A collision occurred at 11th street and 13th avenue as Herbert L. Kubly and Webster Maske slid on icy surface. Kubly’s sedan sustained heavy damage, Maske’s truck minor damage, no injuries reported.
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Herman W. Kohn
Kohn
Monroe
16Th Avenue
11Th Street
Herbert L. Kubly
Webster Maske
13Th Avenue
Kubly
Queen Mary Becomes Floating Nursery For GI Joe Juniors
Southampton reports the Queen Mary has been converted into an 81,000 ton floating nursery for GI Joe juniors traveling to America with English war bride mothers. The ship now features a baby carriage garage, diaper driers along the pool, baby lifebelts on cot beds, eight bunks and two cots in rooms once used by Winston Churchill, and baby facilities including high chairs, formulas produced near first class cabins, sterilized bottles on a production line, and updated dressing rooms with sinks and irons.
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Southampton
Britain
GI Joe
America
Winston Churchill
Atlantic
Labour plan to nationalize coal industry wins Commons support
The labor government’s measure to nationalize Britain’s coal industry won overwhelming approval on a second reading in the House of Commons last night. It now awaits a perfunctory third reading and final passage by the Lords.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Commons
House of Lords
Delay Action on Retaining Draft and Occupation Policy
The House military committee blocked early action on extending the draft and universal military training while deferring a new national defense act. A 9 man subcommittee will draft postwar defense guidance as army replacements rise and training length is cut to eight weeks. The army also announced families of officers and select noncoms may join overseas, prioritizing those staying two more years, with housing checks and seniority considerations.
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Washington
House Military Committee
May
D-Ky
Army
War Department
Congress
Panama Canal Zone
Hawaii
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Europe
Japan
Ryukyu Island
Senator Bilbo's 60 Day Speech Triggers FEPC Bill Fight
Washington senator Bilbo faces a filibuster by southern colleagues as he begins a 60 day speech on the FEPC bill to create a permanent fair employment practice commission. He jokes about an 18.5 pound country ham while vowing coffee and wafers and a long speaking stint.
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Washington
Bilbo
D-Miss
FEPC
Fair Employment Practice Commission
Congress
Case Substitute For Truman Offer Is More Stringent
The House began debate on a Case substitute bill to curb industrial strife by creating a labor management mediation board. Supporters include Republicans and southern Democrats, with final passage unlikely before next week. Meanwhile GM and UAW CIO faced a 72 day strike over wages and union membership in Detroit, Ford warned of possible shutdowns if steel and price ceilings persist.
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Washington
House
Representative Case
R-Sc
Truman
Organized Labor
Labor-Management Mediation Board
Uaw-Cio
Deoe
Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Wounds Officer, Shoots Himself in Eau Claire Farm Incident
Carl Olson, 59, a well driller, is in grave condition after a gun battle at his farm eight miles east of Eau Claire. Undersheriff Ben Thompson, 32, was wounded in the leg. Olson attempted to shoot first from a chicken coop. THompson and Deputy Roy Wright and Mayor G. Donald Barnes aided to Eau Claire for care. Olson lay unconscious in the coop with a .22 rifle and shotgun found beside him when sheriff seized the scene.
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Eau Claire
Carl Olson
Ray Kuhlman
Ben Thompson
Kuhlman
Olson
Thompson
Roy Wright
G. Donald Barnes
Wright
Barnes
County Claim to Fame of Carnation Herd Sire
Green county cattle strive for recognition from Governor of Carnation a famed Holstein sire featured in Holstein-Friesian World. Governor died in October 1945 at age 15. sired by North Star Joe Homestead once owned by Walter Hosely Monticello. Homestead bloodlines win blue ribbons and loving cups at area fairs.
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Green County
Governor of
Carnation
Holstein-Friesian World
North Star
Joe Homestead
Walter Hoesly
Monticello
Homestead
Pearl Harbor Air Chief Uninformed on War Warning
Vice Admiral P N L Bellinger testified before a Senate House committee that he did not learn of the November 27 1941 war warning until days after the December 7 1941 attack. He said information in October November December came from Honolulu newspapers and did not lead him to seek long range patrols for Pearl Harbor security. Admiral Husband E Kimmel bore responsibility for the lack of reconnaissance, citing no decisive information of an imminent attack and dwindling aircraft.
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Washington
Naval Air
Hawaii
P. N. L. Bellinger
Senate House Committee
U. S
Japan
Honolulu
Bellinger
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Fleet
Husband E. Kimmel
Kimmel
Pacific
Pacific 45 Pointers Near Demobilization
Manila announces that all enlisted men with 45 or more points or 34 or more months active service as of February 28 are being called into disposition centers for return to the United States. The call excludes critical specialists volunteers and Army Air Forces personnel.
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Manila
Western Pacific Army Headquarters
United States
Army Air Forces
Stassen to Address Milwaukee Association Dinner
Rudolph Hokanson of the Milwaukee Association of Commerce announced that former Minnesota Governor Harold E. Stassen would speak at the association's annual dinner at the Schroeder Hotel in Milwaukee in February.
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Stassen
Milwaukee
Rudolph Hokanson
Milwaukee Association of Commerce
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Schroeder Hotel
Pastor Admits Poisoning Daughter Died in 1939
Grand Rapids resident Rev. Frank E. Siple admitted giving arsenic to his daughter Dorothy who died at 17 in 1939. Prosecutor Menso R. Bolt said the admission came after state toxicology findings from an exhumed body at the Southland Park Church of God pastor's home.
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Grand Rapids
Kent County
Menso R. Bolt
Frank E. Siple
Dorothy
Siple
Southland Park
Trial testimony accuses Ishida of prisoner beatings
An affidavit offered as evidence at the war crimes trial of Cpl. Kitaro Ishida alleges he ordered prisoners to cover their eyes before beating them to prevent eye injuries. The testimony describes beatings and related atrocities against Allied prisoners of war.
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Yokohama
Cpl
Kitaro Ishida
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