Editorials on OPA compromise stir nation debate
The Monroe Wisconsin post carrier edition carries an Associated Press report criticizing the president for vetoing a compromise bill days before OPA expiration. The piece argues the veto caused public disservice by plunging the nation into heated debate and urging Congress to consider workable points. It notes potential for bipartisan support if senators and representatives respond differently.
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Poon Sa
OPA
War profits urged to reveal all graft in munitions case
Calls for a full, public probe into wartime munitions graft and the Pearl Harbor inquiry. Urges no stone left unturned to prove May guilty or innocent and prevent future corruption among public servants. Memorial to POWs in Moji Japan raised $1,922 with Buddhist rites observed.
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Pearl Harbor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pws
Moji
Japan
Murder Twist Deepens in Brenda’s Death Case
The story follows the aftermath of Brenda’s death with Inspector Barry, Hunt Berwick, and others inspecting the scene. The killer used a disguise to gain access, as Brenda’s apartment is handled by Loring & Prentiss, and Armstrong’s impersonator is revealed through clues from the Woodford’s store. The narrator learns the killer’s entry method and hunting logic, while emotional tensions and unresolved guilt linger.
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Neal
Boston
Neal Tarrant
Tonio
Barry
Hunt
Brenda
Dr. Rosen
Leighton
Polly
Inspector Barry
Renda
Claire
du Barry
Deane
Tonio Valente
Hunt Berwick
Berwick
Monma
Michael O'Brian
Mike O'Brian
Loring & Prentiss
Armstrong
Woodfords
Lords and Commons Clash Over Socialist Reforms in Britain
A British political standoff unfolds as the House of Lords faces a key test to block or allow the government’s social insurance plan. The socialist majority in the Commons could pursue drastic actions to reshape the Lords, including packing it with new peers, though precedent and tradition argue for caution.
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Saged
House of Commons
Lords
Commons
House of Lords
Herbert Asquith
Britain
Supreme Court of Appeal
Great Britain
Buckingham Palace
H. G. Wells
Socialist Leader
Wells
Heatwave Toll Tops 72 Across Midwest
Ten years ago July 9 1936 the Evening Times reports no relief in sight from heat and drought with at least 72 deaths in the Midwest blamed on the scorcher. A Times thermometer tops 100 degrees as a court bans radial designs on Swiss cheese wheels. County agent Ray L Paviak asks that Green County be included in any Wisconsin drought area.
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Mid-West
Ray L. Paviak
Green County
Drouth
Wisconsin
Monroe Chautauqua Opens With Pet Parade
Opening night features a pet parade and Fiecht’s Alpine yodelers as Monroe hosts a chautauqua. A tennis court is set up on the Methodist church lawn. Rev. L F Gunderson resigns as Grace Lutheran pastor.
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Monroe
Monroe Chautauqua
Fiecht
Methodist Church
L. F. Gunderson
Grace Lutheran Church
Mourner's bench for grief over passing of OPA in Russell bank
A Russell Kansas bank installed a mourner's bench with tear-stained towels in its lobby for those unable to cope with the passing of the Office of Price Administration. The bench, officials say, has not yet been used.
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OPA
Pan Russell
Kas
Russell State Bank
Rough Play Phoenix Ariz Maricopa County Superior Court Judge
A report from Phoenix describes a rough play incident in which a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge was involved. The item notes the location Phoenix and the court system handling the matter.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Maricopa County Superior Court
Man Granted Divorce After Accusations of Abuse
A man seeking divorce claimed five separate ax blows to his head by his wife. The judge granted the divorce citing cruelty as the grounds for the ruling.
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Dudley W. Aindes
Bare Results at Aurora Butcher Shop
Mrs Geral dine Johnson finished laundry and hung nylons to dry when she heard a rumor of steak at the local butcher shop. She goes to the shop but finds the counters bare and no steak available.
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Aurora
Geraldine Johnson
May fly layer halts bridge traffic on Mississippi span
A six inch deep layer of May flies halted vehicular movement over the Mississippi river bridge in La Crosse for two hours. Highway workers sprinkled sand on both approaches to reopen the span.
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la Crosse
Mississippi River Bridge
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Bowd
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Kundert
Shoe Shop
Mensuré
Burkhard Elec. CO
Evening Times
Monroe Land
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Ealet
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Robert Armbruster
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