Hitler Marries Eva Braun Two Days Before Berlin Fall
Soviet backed accounts report Hitler wed Eva Braun two days before Berlin was captured. Zhukov said no confirmed corpse of Hitler has been found and that Hitler could have escaped with his bride via an air field. Bezarin and other officials offer varying opinions on Hitler’s fate and location.
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Berlin
Moscow
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Gregory Zhukov
Zhukov
Hitler
Stalin
Hitler Berlin
Fuehrer
Albert Bormann
Spain
Nikolai E. Bezarin
Europe
Franco
Paul Goebbels
E. Endant
Goebbels
Ministry of Propaganda
Eee
Bezarin
Arthur Oe
Japs Dig in With Word of New and Worse Reverses
Allied invasions and bombings prompt Japan to convene a hurried session to grant dictatorial powers to the government. Reports cite Labuan landings, Chinese advances toward Indo China, mass air raids leaving tens of thousands homeless, and demoralization among troops in the southern Philippines as the Okinawa battle continues with allied naval and air bombardment.
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Associated Press
Japan
Diet
Tokyo Radio
Labuan
Borneo
Indo-China
Tokyo
Yokohama
Nagoya
Philippines
U. S
Okinawa
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Labuan Island
Tarakan
Douglas MacArthur
Bruneiay
Szelo
Chungchingfu
Caobang
Indo-Chinatown
Chiang Kai-shek
South China
Naruo
Kawasaki
Parachute Tale Traced To Local Milwaukee Supply House
A rumor in the Headquarters tavern traced a parachute brought by Louis R. Wolleson to an army supply house in Milwaukee. Wolleson bought it thinking regulation size and used it for lowering food and supplies. A lodge joke wrongfully labeled it a Jap parachute, spreading until the truth was learned.
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Louis R. Wolleson
Milwaukee
Pauley outlines plan to strip German war industries
American reparations envoy Edwin W. Pauley says Germany’s war related industries should be destroyed or removed to prevent future conflict. He notes the United States aims to prevent a recurrence of war and heads to Moscow with a defined reparations program after surveying the American-occupied zone.
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Paris
Germany
Edwin W. Pauley
Truman
Allied Reparations Commission
Pauley
United States
Moscow
Yalta
Fauley
Marriott in serious condition after train move
W. T. Marriott of Harrisburg Pennsylvania aged 58, Milwaukee manager of the Wisconsin state fair, was carried from a train in Harrisburg unconscious and seriously ill. He was taken to Harrisburg hospital tonight for treatment.
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W. T. Marriott
Harrisburg
Milwaukee
German Field Marshal Bilas Kowsts Arrested in Germany
Bulletin from Tokyo reports all German diplomatic bodies in Japan placed under Japanese custody. In Aurich region, Field Marshal Johannes Bilas Kowsts, commander of the German 25th Army which surrendered to the Canadians in Holland on May 5, was seized Wednesday at his HQ in the German concentration area north of Aurich. The Second Canadian Division HQ announced the arrest but gave no charge.
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Aurich
Germany
Johannes Bilaskowsts
Holland
Classified Ad Leads to Reuniting Lost Wallet
A woman misplaced a purse containing $20 and placed a classified ad. Mrs. Homer Allen of Karlen's bakery found the ad, called the owner, and returned the money. The episode highlights the quick, efficient results of Times classifieds for buying or selling.
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Homer Allen
Karlen
Times
Bond Drive Near Halfway Mark in Seventh War Loan Campaign
Albany figures show the county well past the halfway point with $362 268.75 raised toward a $701 000 goal for the Seventh War Loan. Chairman Bert Ketter notes continued effort is needed before the June 30 deadline as many communities report totals and progress across multiple towns.
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Geeos County
Bert Ketter
Albany
Brooklyn
Cadiz Ciounnges Ee
Clarnoom
Decatur
Bete
Kien
Jefferson
Jordan
Monroe
Mt. Pleasant
New Glarus
Spring Grove
Sylvester
Washington
Browntown
Monticello
Cities
Ten Conferences On Placement of Veterans Planned
Wisconsin veterans board votes to hold 101 day conferences in cities with agencies on a WWII veteran placement program in agriculture. Sites to be announced next week. Board also authorizes selling securities to funds for postwar rehabilitation and reinvesting in government securities for a profit of 183750 dollars.
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Madison
Veterans’ Recognition Board
Wisconsin
State
Veterans’ Postwar Rehabilitation Trust Fund
Monroe Postwar Plans Emphasize Sewage and Streets
Monroe city officials and Chamber of Commerce members met to map postwar growth with top goals including rebuilding the sewage disposal plant and storm sewer. They also weighed city hall remodeling, square repaving, and curbside improvements to ease downtown parking and traffic flow.
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Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Frank A. Buehler
Ofublic Works
Zenno A. Gorder
Green County Court House
Llte Street
13Th Avenue
19Th Street
Court House
Mercury Rising as Monroe Faces Weekend Rain
The article notes steadily rising temperatures in Monroe with a high around 68 after a 52 degree low. Forecast calls for scattered showers tonight and Sunday, with little change in temperatures. It adds historical May averages and contrasts May 1945 with current readings to show May’s tough pattern.
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Monroe
Times
Recreation Park Opens for 1945 Registration Monday
Recreation Park begins 1945 operations with Monday registration for playground activities. William E Amstutz named general manager for the park with Lorraine Schumacher as pool manager. The pool opens Monday June 17 offering free morning swimming and age based classes. Lifesaving courses start promptly with Ann Marty in charge of lifeguards assisted by Lois Niles Ruthella Share Eugene Davis JoAnn Elmer and add-on Leo Hilfliker for part-time guard and office help. Phyllis oversees the office. Registration completed, a playground program will be drafted based on enrollment. The park promises a variety of entertainment and a lush summer season.
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William E. Amstutz
Lorraine “Schumacher
Immedi
Ann Marty
Beloit College
Lois Niles
Ruthella Share
Eugene Davis
JoAnn Elmer
Leo Hilfliker
Phyllis
Goodland vetoes Coleman bill barring party switch in 1946 primaries
Governor Goodland vetoed the Coleman bill that would bar candidates from running on another party’s ticket in 1946 without filing a declaration of change by Aug 10, 1945. Coleman defended the measure as fair and ensuring party loyalty in primaries.
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Madison
Goodland
Coleman
Thomas E. Coleman
Republican State Voluntary Committee
Senate
Assembly
Secretary of State
State Central Committee
Children’s Day Observances Across Monroe Churches
Monroe churches celebrate Children’s Day with school programs during services. Immanuel Evangelical Junior Choir aids with “The King’s Garden” pageant. United Brethren, Grace Lutheran, and Methodist churches feature special services and dramas. Baptisms planned at several churches. sermons focus on Jesus as the Way for Boys and Girls.
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Monroe
Church School
Immanuel Evangelical Church
King’s Garden
United Brethren Sunday School
W. W. Sutton
Jesus
Grace Lutheran Church
Newell Mendenhall
Methodist Church
Charles A. Briggs
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Union-Presbyterian Church
Sugar Ration Cut Affects Local Canning Supplies
A new federal order reduces canning sugar issued to local boards by 50 percent. Households that stocked up in prior years may fare better while stockpiles last. The rule applies nationwide and should take effect immediately in Monroe with new allotments to be issued in September.
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Can
Monroe
Opening Summer Concert Tuesday at Recreation Park
The 80 piece high school band opens its season with an hour long program at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Recreation Park. Due to many new members and others in service or away the program is light and includes marches and patriotic tunes. If rain threatens the concert may be canceled to avoid late setup delays. summer concerts will start at 7 30 to conserve electricity.
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Recreation Park
Sky Ranger
King
Army Air Corps
Robert Crawford
S. Zamecnik
Burma
Viletta
June
Jean Schoonover
R. B. Hall
Gremlin Ball
Hill
el Capitan
Sousa
Cole Porter
32Nd Division
Steinmetz
Purdy
Wisconsin
America
Strawberries to Be Very Scarce Here This Year
Strawberries will be scarce in this region as the season is short and rains have stunted growth. Brodhead in Green county reports small fruit with markets lacking supplies, while berries from Illinois and the south arrive slowly and are often crushed or spoiled en route.
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Brodhead
Green County
Illinois
South
Trusteeship Plan Nears Final Form at UN Conference
At San Francisco delegates moved toward a final world charter with a largely settled veto rule and a trustee system. A June 20 windup is likely for President Truman to speak, while Russia Britain France and the United States shaped a council of responsible nations and two types of trusteeships. Pauley warned the U S will avoid past reparations errors and noted 7 million people in Germany are being fed by the U S including troops POWs and displaced persons.
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San Francisco
Truman
Russia
United States
Britain
China
France
League of Nations
Japan
Council
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Pacific Islands
General Assembly
Sires
Pauley
Moscow
Germany
U S plans to use 600000 German POWs as laborers
At supreme headquarters Col Robert J Hill said the United States will retain 600000 German prisoners of war for labor. Total German POWs on the continent reached 2852000. Plans also move 200000 to 225000 American-held prisoners to France for labor under French charge. Prisoners are in seven enclosures in France.
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Paris
U. S. Army
France
Robert J. Hill
U.S. Provost Marshal’s Office
Supreme Headquarters
Cheesemakers Back War Agency Move Lifting Cheese Limits
Wisconsin cheesemakers welcomed the War Food Administration suspension of July 15 limits on novelty and foreign type cheese. They expect increased foreign type production as plants with proper equipment may shift from butter powder or milk powder. Cheddar cheese remains about 75 percent of state output as producers anticipate reopening of plants and a return to foreign type cheesemaking. Farmers faced higher milk production demands while cheese limits persisted, creating tension in the industry.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
War Food Administration
George Mooney
Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association
Ienatsch
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