Twining in Monroe Before Pacific War Assignment
General Nathan F. Twining, visiting Monroe from Charlotte, recounts wartime service in Europe and the Pacific. He hopes for action in the Pacific’s next bombing drive, awaits a new commander in Europe, and recalls his 15th Air Force leadership and 100000-strong command in a home gathering with old friends and family.
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Nathan F. Twining
Paris
Monroe
Chicago
Mark Clark
Italy
U. S. Fifth Army
Madison
Washington
Pacific
Eighth Army
Germany
James H. Doolittle
Doolittle
Twining
Europe
England
15Th Aaf
General Twining
15Th Air Force
Portland
Oregon
W. B. Gnagi
Japan
Harold Blumer
Minneapolis
Electrical storm brings light damage to Monroe area
A severe but brief electrical storm caused little damage in Monroe with power and phone service mostly intact. Monroe officials reported minor outages and a few clocks affected while rural areas saw more issues. Temperatures fluctuated with rain and an 6.65 inch May total, and forecasts warned of possible wind and precipitation tomorrow.
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Monroe
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
United Telephone Company
Truman Promises Bigger Pacific Army and War End Push
President Truman told Congress the U.S. will expand its Pacific forces to double their present size and pursue a “complete finish” against Japan. He urged shipyard workers to sacrifice, warned of tougher air fights ahead, and outlined plans for a near term San Francisco conference with the Big Three. In Osaka and Yokohama raids, Superfortress bombers destroyed large urban and industrial areas, with fires raging high and extensive damage to Japan’s industry.
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Washington
U. S
Pacific
Truman
Europe
Congress
France
China
Churchill
Guam
Osaka
Japan
21St Bomber Command
Yokohama
Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Monroe
Sumitomo
Amagasaki
Frank A. Rybik
Greensboro
Rybik
Luther P. Chunn
Fort Worth
Anthony Ruggers
Chicago
E. H. Burton, Jr
Champaign
Ill
Honshu Island
Tok
Submarines Sink 14 Enemy Ships in Pacific
The U S Navy announced submarines have sunk 14 enemy vessels in Pacific waters including a destroyer and four other combatants. In Washington the AP reported French reply to the Syria note upholds De Gaulle stance that Levant affairs be handled without outside interference. Senator Brewster said London and Paris authorities report Russians liquidating professionals in Berlin and occupied areas, criticizing lack of American press access.
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Chungking
East China Sea
Chekiang
Pingyang
Julan
Wenchow
Shanghai
Foochow
Fukien
Siapu
Hunan
Kwangsi
Shaoyang
Paoching
Chihkiang
Chukowpu
Indo-China
Yungning
Nanning
Suilo
Tsinkong
Chienkiang
Washington
United States
Pacific
Navy
Paris
Syria
de Gaulle
France
Levant
Brewster
R-Me
London
Berlin
Ward demands return of Hummer plant from War Department
Chairman Sewell Avery of Montgomery Ward today sent a letter to Secretary of War Stimson demanding immediate return of the Hummer Manufacturing plant in Springfield Illinois seized May 21 1944 under a presidential order after a 17 day AFL machinists strike over Ward's refusal to comply with a war labor board order for maintenance of union membership. The workers returned to work the day after the seizure.
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Chicago
Sewell L. Avery
Montgomery Ward
Stimson
War Department
Ward
Hummer Manufacturing Company
Springfield
Til
Hummer
AFL
War Labor Board
Milwaukee bakers to close one third monthly beginning July
Fred H. Laufenburg, executive secretary of the Wisconsin Bakers Association, says one third of Milwaukee area bakeries, about 100 of 300, will close each month on a rotating basis starting in July due to further sugar reductions for industrial users.
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Milwaukee
Fred H. Laufenburg
The
Wisconsin Bakers Association
Milwaukee Area
Wisconsin OPA Resentment Grows as Local Boards Resign
Wisconsin lawmakers report an epidemic of resignations from local OPA panels amid broad protests over enforcement. In Fond du Lac the entire board quit while Racine merchants complain of D price checks and hefty fines. Representative Lawrence Smith plans a House speech opposing perceived unfair practices before the OPA extension bill's floor action.
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Washington
Wisconsin
OPA
Fond du Lac
Lawrence Smith
Racineamukhaen
Smith
OPA Board
House
Senate Finance Committee
Syrian crisis MIL to mediate as France halts shelling
Britain and the United States seek a mediated settlement over Syria and Lebanon with a London conference inviting France to participate. France orders a cease fire while French troops remain in position. clashes lessen as casualties reach about 400 dead and 500 wounded.
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London
France
Churchill
Syria
Paris
Truman
United States
Britain
Lebanon
Pacific
Beyrouth
Damascus
Middle East
Bernard C. Paget
Gen. de Gaulle
Babler Estate Leader Jacob L Babler Dies at 75
Jacob L Babler a wealthy St Louis philanthropist and former Republican national committeeman died at age 75 in St Louis. Born in New Glarus in 1870 he moved to Missouri and with brother Henry J Babler donated 2000 acres for a public park near St Louis later expanding it with another 1000 acres to the Missouri river. The brothers had no families.
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Jacob L. Babler
New Glarus
St. Louis
Missouri
Henry J. Babler
Wild Horse Creek
Missouri River
Wisconsin Cheese Bill Sparks Debate Over Ownership
A Senate agricultural committee hearing weighed a bill to bar national dairy firms from owning or leasing Wisconsin cheese factories. Proponents from the Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association argued it would safeguard small producers against large operators, while Kraft Cheese Company and related firms countered that the measure would harm industry growth and state markets.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association
Kraft Cheese Company
Senate Agricultural Committee
Assembly
Senate
H. B. Mulloy
Sheboygan
George L. Mooney
Plymouth
L. E. Kopitzke
Marion
Albert J. Belzer
Lake Geneva
E. P. Snyder
Kraft Company
A. Castigliano
Stella Cheese Company
Chicago
Malloy
OPA
Snyder
Kraft
Mooney
OPA Cracks Down on Home Canning Sugar Chiselers
Washington reports the OPA cracking down on the chiseling of sugar for non canning purposes. Officials say some applicants falsified forms to obtain sugar, prompting tighter enforcement and warnings to producers and sellers.
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Washington
OPA
Sugar rationing board holds line on canning sugar
The Green County rationing board continues issuing home canning sugar until a higher order arrives. OPA chief Chester Bowles announces a drastic plan to curb a sugar racket and requires applicants to pledge use only for home canning and report canned quarts. Local boards may suspend new certificates to allow processing and new quotas.
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Green County Rationing Board
Milwaukee
David Cunningham
Green County Board
Chester Bowles
Bowles
OPA
Sheriff Chambers to Assume Role After War Service
Evan Chambers, elected sheriff of Green County last fall, serves with the Seabees since October 1943 under Sheriff R. H. Schoonover. A message indicates Schoonover may be discharged soon, returning home with Edna Chambers and their two children.
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Edna
R. H. Schoonover
Evan Chambers
Seabees
Green County
Chambers
Schoonover
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Sampson
General Clark
Phoebe Chadwick
Ralph Immell
Nippon
Pacific-Truman
Bulletins
Avery
Bakers
Bill
State Senate
Castigliano
O. Perdue
Pure Milk Products Cooperative
Milo K. Swanton
Wisconsin Council of Agriculture
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