State Senate U K On Compromise in Emergency Wages
The state senate endorsed and returned to the assembly a $1,821,600 emergency board appropriation for salary increases and personnel additions. A compromise set $5 monthly bonuses for all, down from $10 or $20, with eligibility until March 1, 1947. Assembly action is pending before governor approval in a special session already focused on veterans housing programs.
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Madison
State
Senate
Assembly
Emergency Board
Republican Assembly
Goodland
Veterans Board
State Planning Board
Immel Seeks GOP Governor Nomination in Monroe Region
Immell draws GOP governor bid to Monroe area with forenoon square address and afternoon court house lawn speech. A 7:30 p m Albany street talk and a later Somes recreation band event follow. Fifteen attend Monroe hotel luncheon where Immel reports progress. Delbert Kenney of West Bend also plans Green County visit tomorrow.
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Court House
Albany
Monroe
Big City
Immel
Delbert Kenney
West Bend
Green County
Tokyo Butter Boil Confusion Spreads Through Suburb
In a Tokyo suburb women queued for distributed butter misinformed about its nature. Some brought beer and sake bottles or straw bags while others tried boiling it or believed it would be wood chips. One woman’s butter turning to oil finally clarified the issue.
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Tokyo
Yanks Ambushed By Chinese Reds
Reported ambush near Peiping details a four hour assault on a 100 troop convoy. Three hundred attackers attacked Marines with automatic fire and grenades, killing at least four and wounding 19, with two officers among the dead. Some attackers wore blue green communist uniforms. Search for missing Marines continues as Chinese casualties are noted. Maj. Frees and Sgt. West describe the assault.
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Peiping
U. S
Fred J. Frees
Sioux Falls
S. D
Tientsin
James West
Cincinnati
Frees
West
Mrs Hattie Sawyer to Celebrate 100th Birthday Tomorrow
Mrs Hattie Monroe Sawyer will turn 100 and be honored at an open house at her daughter in law M W Balch’s Baldwin City home. A Baldwin and Lawrence event will feature an interview on a Breakfast at Hollywood broadcast.
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Hattie Monroe Sawyer
William Monroe
W. M. Balch
Baldwin City
Sawyer
Monroe
Sawyers
Chicago
W. B. Monroe
California
Mr. Sawyer
Baldwin
W. B. Balch
Balch
Lawrence
Kas
Minnesota in Steps To Curb Poliomyelitis
Mayor Hubert Humphrey and Health Commissioner Dr. Frank J. Hill urged voluntary quarantine for children under 15 amid an infantile paralysis outbreak. Officials reported 381 cases in Minnesota this year, with 361 since July 1, and detailed age distribution within Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Hubert Humphrey
Frank J. Hill
Minnesota
Hill
OPA may decide today on bread price controls
Washington sources say the OPA could end price controls on all bread and bakery products this session. A1-cent loaf increase request and 25 percent boosts on biscuits and crackers sparked the issue, with anonymity-protected officials noting revival law changes. House and Senate conferees reached a terminal leave pay compromise using non negotiable 5 year bonds to cover most of the 2.4 billion dollar veterans’ claims.
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Washington
OPA
Washington House
Senate
Five Die In Twin-Engine Plane Crash Near West Mississippi
A two engine airplane crash near West Mississippi left at least five people dead. Authorities reported the crash occurred about five miles northeast of town, and rescue teams secured the scene while investigations began.
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West, Miss
Here
Alabama and Arkansas hold key primaries today
In Alabama the nomination battle centers on Senatorial race with Rep. John J. Sparkman backed by CIO-PAC, Rep. Frank Boykin opposing labor influence. George R. Swift is not a candidate. Arkansas nominations seek Gov. Ben Laney's second term amid efforts to block Black voters. Light turnout noted in both states.
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Alabama
Arkansas
Cio-Pac
John J. Sparkman
House
John H. Bankhead
Frank Boykin
George R. Swift
Senator Bankhead
Ben Laney
Freeport Police Nab 2 Monroe Boys Face Car Theft Charges
Two Monroe minors were arrested in Freeport late last night for automobile theft after Forrest L. Kubly reported his 1942 Oldsmobile sedan stolen from Recreation Park at 10 33 p m. Police recovered the car within an hour and the youths were held for juvenile court and parole disposition.
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Monroe
Freeport
Harold J. Lamboley
Forrest L. Kubly
Judo Route 1
Recreation Park
Freeport Police
Green County Highway
Wisconsin Gas Co Receives Authority to Expand Lines
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission reports the Wisconsin Southern Gas Co has been granted authority to spend 237000 dollars to add transmission and distribution lines to communities in Racine and Walworth counties.
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Madison
Wisconsin Southern Gas Co
Racine
Walworth
State Public Service Commission
Byrnes Backs Open Covenants at Paris Peace Talks
U S Secretary of State Byrnes told the Paris peace conference the United States will support the conference recommendations if opposed by a two thirds majority of the peace treaties drafted by the foreign ministers council. The rules committee urged open meetings and press freedom at the talks with Molotov absent. Spaak chaired the committee. Kardelj won vice chair with Molotov backing.
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Paris
U. S
Byrnes
United States
Foreign Ministers Council
General Assembly
Rules Committee
Molotov
Bidault
Andrei Vishinsky
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
H. V. Evatt
Paul Henri Spaak
Belgium
Edward Kardelj
Yugoslavia
Spaak
Hotel Blaze Kills 4 Firemen in Frisco
Four firefighters died in a downtown San Francisco Herbert Hotel blaze that burned for about three hours. About 240 guests were warned and escaped, many in night attire, as crews fought the fire from the basement to the hotel’s backstage bar where it likely began. The cause remained undetermined, with heat hampering access to the basement.
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San Francisco
Herbert Hotel
Kearns
Anderson Says He Paid Coffee for Service Rendered
Tacoma defense contractor Eivind Anderson testified he agreed to pay 2500 to Representative Coffee for representation in Washington in 1941. He denied the payment was a campaign contribution and said the offer came after a lunch in the Capitol War Department visit. The committee also noted Truman approved authority to inspect certain tax returns tied to Garsson enterprises as Representative May’s illness paused questions.
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Washington
Eivind Anderson
Tacoma
Wash
Capitol
Anderson
Senate War Investigating Committee
Paul A. Olson
Coffee
War Department
Paul
John
Truman
Mead
D-Ny
Garsson
Representative May
Day
Combine
Henry and
Murray Garsson
May
Rain Brings Light Relief as Temperatures Drop
After a 91 degree high, Monroe and nearby areas cooled with a brisk north breeze. A 15 inch gentle rain delayed the heat and offered minor relief for corn, pastures, and lawns though the statewide drizzle remained insufficient for crops. Park Falls logged 1.56 inches in 48 hours while Water town saw 0.4 inches.
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Monroe
Wisconsin
U. S
Howard J. Thompson
Thompson
Park Falls
Watertown
Green County Fair Opens Amid High Hopes and Busy Previews
The Green County fairgrounds buzz as the 92nd annual event nears official opening in 36 hours. A carnival midway draws crowds, livestock entries and blue ribbon contenders arrive, and farm families prepare for a week of exhibits and contests. Weather forecasts urge limited rain, dairy prices rise, and sparking activity fills floral hall, tracks, and junior competitions with more than 400 youths expected to enter.
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Green County
Activiity
Floral Hall
OPA
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Darlington
R. V. Hurley
Madison, Forestry
Praise for Great Weed Killing Job in Green County
Green county farmers weed commissioners and the county highway department are praised for effective weed control this summer. County weed commissioner Robert Lageson notes extensive cutting burning and 2 4D spraying along with sodium chlorate use. He commends the highway department for reducing thistle patches by about 99 percent while warning of two new weeds hickory and burgemont and urging cutting before seeding.
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Green County
County Highway Department
Robert Lageson
Green County Highway Department
Lageson
Hickory
Bargement
Chickory
Burgemont
OPA Grants 11 Percent Rise in Men’s Shirts Shorts Pajamas
The OPA approved an 11 percent general price increase for men's shirts shorts and pajamas with an extra 10 percent possible for men's and boys' dress shirts and low priced sports shirts if not surpassing maximums. Maximums cited include about $1.84 on men's dress shirts $1.04 on a boys' shirt type and $1.35 on another.
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Washington
OPA
Nine Japanese war criminals hanged at Changi jail
Nine Japanese war criminals were executed today at Changi jail. Former Allied prisoners of war who testified against them watched the hanging, marking a final reckoning in Singapore.
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Singapore
Changi
Drouth Impacts Oats Crop Yet Improves in Quality
Early Green County harvest shows smaller yields per acre than last year due to extended drought, but grain quality rises to very good or excellent levels. Wickland oats reach 50 to 100 bushels per acre. Blackhawk and Henry wheats offer 25 to 45 bushels with excellent quality. Labor shortages persist as families assist with threshing.
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Green County
Blackhawk
Henry
E. O. Baker
Wisconsin Fritos Plant Opens in Monroe Area
A new Wisconsin Fritos, Inc. plant in the Fitzeibbons building Monroe is producing a ton of Fritos daily as demand grows in the Monore region. Dallas supervisors Les Popperl and J. B Prince oversee operations while Mrs Delores Patzke trains packaging staff.
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O. A. Moldenhauer
Howard P. Olsen
Monroe
Wisconsin
Illinois
J. B. Prince
National Fritos Company
Dallas
Moldenhauer
Les Poppells
Fritos
Wisconsin Fritos, Inc
Monore
Fitzeibbons
18Th Avenue
Fritos, Inc
Les Popperl
J. B Prince
Delores Patzke
Alvin Kubly
Herman Dieckhoff
Ned Stuart
Edward Laeser
Julius Blumer
Eulalia Helmeid
John Boyer
I. M. Sorensen
Freda Schneider
Iola Esterly
Mona Johnson
Henry Ford 83 Sees Hope in Youth of U S
Henry Ford at 83 urged U S youth to work hard as the real solution to national problems. The Dearborn native marked his birthday with a planned day of celebration and was expected to attend portions of the ceremonies.
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Henry Ford
U.S
Detroit
Dearborn
Ford
Cigarette price rise begins with one brand
Only one nationally known cigarette brand has increased prices so far while other brands are expected to follow. Monroe merchants said they would raise prices as soon as they receive notification.
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Monroe
General Rollback in Restaurant Prices to June 30 Standards
Milwaukee OPA acting director H. L. Ebling announced a general rollback to June 30 prices under the price control act. Operators may use a formula to price higher than June 20 in specific cases and must file cost data within six days of first serving a new item.
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Milwaukee
H. L. Ebling
OPA
Ebling
Sugar Scarcity to Ease Nationwide Says OPA Chief
George Dice head of the OPA sugar division testified before the House committee on food shortages that the acute sugar shortage will ease soon in most areas. Within about two weeks housewives should find sugar enough to meet ration allowances due to increased imports and beet sugar shipments. No rise in ration allowances is planned.
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Washington
George Dice
OPA
Congress
House Committee
Dice
Pace
D-Ga
CPA
James H. Marshall
Agriculture Department
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Dolores Stephenson
Roselyn Wells
Mardelle Elmer
Lois Stauffacher
Lorraine Friedli
Marjorie Schmid
Frances Mae Ruff
Georgia Pick
Carole Wald
Betty Lehnherr
Dorothy Keen
Mary Alice Dunwiddie
Charlene Keen
Ruth Geigel
Lillian Roth
Etha Discher
Alice Signer
Phyllis Ludwig
Arlene Wells
Betty Timm
Hattie Sawyer
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William Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
William J. Tuohy
Racine County
Frisco
Salon
Baker
Census Bureau
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