OPA Cheese Holiday Clash Sparks Seattle Trade Demand
OPA rejected a proposed point holiday for cheese as a Frye company official warned of piling foreign cheese in warehouses. R M Robbins said 30 day quota relief on foreign cheeses begins June 15, and he urged a broader 60 day stamp holiday. The Washington State Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association backed the request.
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Seattle—i
OPA
R. M. Robbins
Frye and Company
Robbins
Ins
Washington State Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association
Tin Shortage Pinches Car Factories Hard
Washington says the tin shortage is the toughest obstacle for auto plants with no tin available for body solder. The War Production Board and industry advisers discussed substitutes such as burlap and cotton linters, chromic acid for non decorative parts, and expected limited gains in sheet steel and chemicals within about 60 days.
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Washington
Eee
Industry Advisory Committee
Henry P. Nelson
War Production Board
Nelson
Randall Baebler 21 Months Dies After Third Floor Fall
Randall Baebler aged 21 months died from injuries after falling from a third floor window at his Madison home. His mother is Mrs Lois Baebler and his father Bernard Baebler, formerly of Belleville, was killed in a Texas airplane crash last October.
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Randall Baebler
Madison
Lois Baebler
Bernard Baebler
Belleville
Texas
Warmer Weather Reaches Monroe City and Surrounds
Weather in Monroe shows a mild uptrend with highs around mid seventies after a 72 peak and 57 low. Forecasters expect further warming tonight and tomorrow with only light drizzle previously feared, giving crops a chance to recover from the cold spell.
Unseasonable Coolness Returns Northward
Forecaster H. L. Jacobson notes July’s unseasonable coolness rolling back toward the Arctic region as a weather pattern shifts. Local observers report cooler days and scattered cloudiness across coastal areas this week.
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Chicago
H. L. Jacobson
Secacenis
Red Arrow trail name may honor US division in Caraballos
A Philippine congress bill proposes renaming the historic Villa Verde trail to Red Arrow trail in honor of the U S 32nd division. Maj Gen William H Gill and his men endured 119 days in the mountains to outflank Balete pass aiding American victory in the Cagayan valley with 9000 Japanese killed.
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Manila
Luzon
Villa Verde
U. S
Red Arrow
Caraballo Mountains
Cagayan Valley
Philippine Congress
William H. Gill
Balete
Wisconsin
Michigan
Taft Attacks Bretton Woods Plan In Senate Debate
Senator Taft denounces the Bretton Woods international bank and fund proposal as a device to drain U.S. savings. He urges delaying the measure and instead using direct war-torn rehabilitation loans while supporting the United Nations charter. He argues political and economic cooperation are not parallel.
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Washington
Taft
R-O
International Bank
Bretton Woods
Senate
Barkley
United Nations
Foreign Relations Committee
International Fund
United States
Ohioan
Green County Receives $16,890 in Liquor Tax Share
Madison announces semi annual allocations of liquor tax revenues to Wisconsin counties cities villages and towns. Total distributed is $2,273,476 with Milwaukee county receiving $556,169 and $426,052 to the city of Milwaukee. Dane county gets $94,654 and Green county $16,890 while Jefferson receives $30,185.
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Madison
Wisconsin
John M. Smith
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee
Dane
Green
Jefferson
August J. Piper Dies at 80, Noted Wisconsin Farmer
August J. Piper, 80, longtime Racine and Kenosha County farmer and former state assembly member, died this morning at his home. He received a University of Wisconsin award in 1939 for outstanding service to agriculture.
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August J. Piper
Racine
Assembly
Kenosha County
Piper
University of Wisconsin
Cheese producers ask extension of WFO 92 suspension
The Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Producers Association wired the War Food Administration requesting an extension of the suspension of War Food Order 92 to permit unrestricted cheese production. The telegram, sent to Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson and WFA official Harry C. Treglogan, argues the order causes dairy production delays and farmer confusion during peak farming activity.
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Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Producers Association
War Food Administration
WFA
Clinton P. Anderson
Harry C. Treglogan
al Stoldt
Red Arrow Prize Offers Withdrawn in Luzon Campaign
San Francisco reports the Red Arrow division quit the prisoner pass program after its success. About 9 000 Japanese dead and 41 captured. S/Sgt William Brown of Dewitt Ark first to bring back a prisoner for a pass and beer. Private recruits and jeep loads followed, ending the scheme as the camel’s back broke. The division originated from Wisconsin Michigan National Guards.
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San Francisco
32Nd
Red Arrow
Luzon
Don Bell
Mutual Broadcasting Company
Manila
Philippine
William Brown
Dewitt, Ark
Bell
Wisconsin - Michigan National Guardsmen
SHAEF to be dissolved on July 14 in Europe
The Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force will be dissolved at 12:01 a.m. on July 14. General Eisenhower has returned to the continent as American British and French forces under his command revert to national controls. The dissolution announcement gave no further details.
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Paris
Supreme Headquarters
Allied
Eisenhower
SHAEF
Hinchcliffe: Chicago trucking magnate and lifelong operator
Visitor Herbert B. Hinchcliffe recalls a youth on farms near Woodford and a rise from milking cows to Chicago trucking. He built a fleet and warehouse, later merged with Motor Express, earning about 3000 dollars weekly as his empire grew. He plans retirement at 75 after 55 years in the business.
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H. B. Hinchcliffe
Chicago
Herbert B. Hinchcliffe
Monroe
John Lewis
Woodford
Lewis
Mr. Hinchcliffe
Motor Express Company
John V. Farwell
Swiss Centennial Program Set for August in New Glarus
New Glarus plans a August 16 centennial program to mark the 1845 Swiss settlers arrival in Wisconsin. Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry will give the main address with Gov. Walter Goodland among expected guests. A commemorative stamp depicting 100 years and Swiss and American symbols will be sold countywide. The program includes band music, invocations, mayoral remarks, and the Swiss and American anthems. Plans for a William Tell pageant may follow in September.
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New Glarus
Times
Wisconsin
Marvin B. Rosenberry
State Supreme Court
Walter S. Goodland
W. J. Stuckey
E. D. McQuillin
G. F. Ott
Rosenberry
Ray . W. Meythaler
Fred Ott
Dr. McQuillin
E. N. Furdmann
Rev. Stuckey
Alfred K. Ventur
Schedule for milk subsidy applications announced
Farmers may apply for the April, May and June subsidy at County AAA office Monroe July 16 21 ew Glarus village hall July 23 24 ae village hall July pgbrooklyn community hall July Albany village hall July 27 Brodhead fire house July 28 Applications may be mailed to the county AAA office Monroe if in person visits are impossible.
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County Aaa
Monroe
Ew Glarus
Pgbrooklyn
Albany Village Hall
Brodhead
Sharer Recovers After Tractor Mishap Cuts
L. J. Sharer of Spring Grove suffers severe arm and leg cuts when a tractor clutch failed, sending him through two barbed wire fences. He bleeds from an artery in the left arm, received first aid at the Becker home and was taken to the hospital for treatment, then dismissed.
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L. J. Sharer
Spring Grove
Lee Becker
H. O. Mohns
Henry Becker
New Shoe Stamp Becomes Valid August First
The office of price administration announced a new airplane stamp No. 4 in ration book No. 3, valid starting August 1. Airplane stamps Nos. 1, 2 and 3 remain valid indefinitely. This is the first shoe stamp authorized since November 1, 1944, when rationing moved to a two-pair-per-year basis due to shoe stock shortages.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Bradley Washington Nomination Clears Senate Panel
The Senate finance committee unanimously approved the nomination of General Omar N. Bradley to be administrator of veterans affairs.
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Bradley Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Gen
Omar N. Bradley
Veterans Affairs
Air raid reports from Japan and US wartime politics update
AP bulletins describe 500 to 550 Superfortresses bombing four Japanese cities and oil centers across Monshu and Shikoku. In Washington, Congress rejects restricting fair employment practices committees to liquidation activities and moves toward a compromise funding plan for 16 war agencies. The War Labor Board orders 16 000 Firestone strikers to return or lose benefits, and the Senate Finance Committee advances measures to ease the excess profits tax and speed corporate refunds.
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Guam
Monshu
Shikoku
Washington
House
Fair Employment Practice Committees
FEPC
War Labor Board
Firestone ‘Tire Rubber Company
Akron
Senate Finance Committee
Reds Continue To Rule Berlin
The Kommandant announced Soviet regulations would stay in force until further notice after 12 of Berlin’s boroughs were formally handed to American and British authorities. US and British zones prepared to feed 750000 and 900000 residents respectively while daily life continued with schools open and party activity ongoing. Military officials said they would not alter prior Soviet directives unless the Allied command dictates otherwise.
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Berlin
Kommandator
Red Army
U. S
Communist Party
County 4-H Club Camp Set For Monday
Green county 4-H club members plan a one day camp at Recreation park starting 9 30 a.m. in the ball diamond bleachers and running until 9 p.m. Campers should bring lunch and a covered dish, and for the evening meal bring own wieners and 25 cents. County Agent E O Baker and Home Demonstration Agent Marlys Richert lead the event.
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Green County
Recreation Park
E. O. Baker
Marlys Richert
Altmeyer Reappointed to Social Security Board
President Truman nominates Arthur J. Altmeyer of Wisconsin for reappointment as a member of the Social Security Board. Altmeyer currently serves as chairman of the board.
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Altmeyer
Washington
Truman
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Wisconsin
Society Security Board
Green county fair book previews four days of events
The 91st Green county fair in Monroe runs August 2 through 5 with daily themes and a 12 race slate. Highlights include bands contest on opening day, veterans tribute, farm day with 4-H exhibits, and a major Arlie Frost racing tribute. Nightly shows feature Lulu Belle and Scotty, White Horse Troupe, and a four day horse show with 23 classes. Entries for horse events close July 28 at 5 p.m.
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Green County
Monroe
Fair Association
Wisconsin
Arlie Frost
Monroelle
Chicago
Lulu Belle
Scotty
Cal
Ruth Thompson
Nebraska
Green County Fair
Floral Hall
Heavy Casualties Rise in War Toll Across U S Forces
Navy reports total war casualties reaching 1 049 104 since the start of the conflict, with a weekly increase of 12 167. Navy losses stand at 133 386, while Army totals reach 915 718 with 4 321 new casualties.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Patterson
Mitscher Returns To Hillsboro Birthplace In Quiet Homecoming
Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher arrived in Hillsboro Wisconsin from La Crosse for a private reunion with his mother Mrs Myrta Mitscher and aunt Mrs Helen Pinch. The famed task force leader planned to stay until tomorrow and head to Washington but the town planned a low key tribute.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Marc A. Mitscher
Myrta Mitscher
Navy
la Crosse
Mitscher
Helen Pinch
Pinch
Washington
Howard Moon
Moon
Main Street
Trucks and Trailers Face Last Warning Over 1945-46 Tags
Madison says operation of trucks and trailers without new licenses will bring court action. Owners must have 1945-46 registrations by Monday July 16 with no grace period. The enforcement division will begin checks next week.
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Madison
State Motor Vehicle Department
B. L. Marcus
Department
State Traffic Patrol
Stassen Returns to Join Halsey Pacific War Effort
Comdr. Harold E. Stassen, 38, former Minnesota governor, leaves for Pacific war zones to rejoin Admiral Halsey as assistant chief of staff. He has special leave to aid the charter work for the American delegation at San Francisco.
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Stassen
Halsey
San Francisco
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Pacific War Zones
Admiral Halsey
Soldier Pauli Reunites With Bavarian Father in Passau
Pfc. Peter Paul Pauli Jr. met his father Peter Pauli Sr. in Passau Germany for the first time in seven years after leaving Germany for America with his sister Betty Newbury Madison. He served with the 69th Infantry and then the Ninth Army acting as an interpreter for the intelligence service translating a German general’s diary.
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Pfc. Pauli
Passau
Reich
Pfc
Peter Paul Pauli, Jr
Peter Pauli
Germany
Pauli
America
Betty Newbury
Madison
John Klessinger
22Nd Avenue
Monroe
69Th Infantry Division
Elbe River
Leipzig
Ninth Army
Intelligence Service
Suzuki Cabinet Under Fire for Covering Truth
Nipponese journalists accuse the Suzuki cabinet of concealing truth as Allied bombings intensify. Radio Tokyo reports blame routine meetings and warn of military setbacks in the Pacific. Broadcasts note civilian desertion, British carrier strikes near Sumatra, and possible Allied landings near Car Nicobar.
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San Francisco
Japan
Suzuki
Radio Tokyo
Ichiro
Soho) Tokutomi
Federal Communications Commission
Sarlier Tokutomi
Pacific
Tokyo
Adm
William P. Halsey
Yamagata
Honshu
Sabang
Sumatra
Car Nicobar Island
Malay Peninsula
Singapore
Allied Air Strikes Deepen Japanese Coastal Battle
Reports detail heavy air offensives across southern Japan and its approaches. U S forces launch carrier and land based raids on Honshu and Kyushu areas while bombers claim significant refinery and industrial city damage. Military officials cite vast enemy losses and ongoing operations against Tokyo area targets.
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Guam
Japan
Honshu
Federal Communications Commission
Tokyo
Sabang
Sumatra
Singapore
21St
Akashi
Maruzen
Osaka
Kobe
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Kyushu
Ryukyu
Unable to Run Blockade Amid Pacific Convoy Attacks
Rear Adm. John Dale Price reported U S naval aircraft broke up attempts to run two convoys from Shanghai to Guam. One ship in the second group resembled the Contessa de Savoia, a 28 000 ton former luxury liner not listed in Lloyds. No transports were sunk in the fleet air wing one attack.
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Guam
Shanghai
U. S
John Dale Price
Lloyds Shipping Register
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Red Arrow Prize
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Reds
Hillsboro, Wis
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