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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1946
Page
1
Washington AP report notes Taft urging slower price controls with a future aim to relax wartime ceilings. Senate signals stronger opposition to Truman stabilization plan as Capehart and Barkley clash over decontrol timelines and potential price spikes.
Farmers Waelti pam waelti Monror route 4 and Harry Daubert Juda will host two swine clinics Friday announced by County Agent E 0 Baker. The first at Waelti farm 10 30 a m and the second at Daubert farm 1 30 p m both near highway 69 east of Round Grove school and highway 81 east of Juda. Prof J J Lacey College of Agriculture leads demonstrations on internal and external hog parasite control. Each clinic lasts 1 1 2 hours and is open to the public. Emphasizes keeping hogs healthy to save money and boost pork supply.
Cardina une introduces four daily round trips from Monroe to Argyle Viota Lamont Darlington and Platteville. Rain limited early riders but service promises heavy traffic as travel costs and times drop with the new route. Argyle fare falls to 35 cents Darlington to 81 cents Platteville trip now 1 hour 30 minutes.
Jatlinburg Tennessee reports a Superfortress crashed into Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Ten men aboard were killed. The craft was en route from Tampa.
Green County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis held a meeting at the courthouse to outline an extensive summer program to prevent polio in 1946. The plan includes widespread DDT spraying, a July education session with a Wisconsin General Hospital physician, and ongoing financial support for polio victims. The board voted an additional 462 to the effort, with 1271.02 spent on DDT spraying in schools and public areas, noting 14 polio cases in five months in 1946 and substantial private funding commitments from local businesses.
Bournemouth England Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin said he would sign separate peace treaties with former axis powers if talks stall further and rejected immediate immigration of 100 000 Jews to Palestine He urged disarmament by Jews and Arabs and warned against letting the Palestine issue widen anti Jewish sentiment in the British army He called Palestine an international colonial office problem and stressed need for a peaceful resolution with major powers disputing the mass migration proposal and urging restraint in New York and the United States.
Green county chapter American Red Cross will send two delegates to the national convention in Philadelphia June 18 to 21. Mrs. Herman D. Legler, junior Red Cross chairman, and Edwin Baker, disaster relief chairman, depart this weekend. Mrs. Baker accompanies her husband. Notables listed to speak include President Truman Ned H. Dearborn and others from government and religious communities.
Mrs. Ronald Foster, near Argyle, was charged by a mad bull on the family farm. She sustained a broken collar bone and multiple cuts and bruises while assisting with livestock. The former Blanche Robb Blanchardville is recovering.
Monroe enjoys a record outdoor show as the high school band performs at Recreation Park. Hundreds sit on bleachers and grass under a clear sky with a cool breeze. Lenwood Monte renders two songs, Virginia Krauss narrates, and former members Rieder and von Klein rejoin briefly. Next concert is June 25.
County Agent E. O. Baker led a crowd of about 10,000 at the Stauffacher brothers farm near Monticello for the Grassland Field Day. He lauded planners and workers from the Green and Lafayette county offices, 4-H and local groups for a well organized event spotlighting soil conservation, grassland farming and forage harvesting. Traffic control by local and state agencies handled 3000 cars without incidents as exhibitors showcased hay, pastures and dairy feed strategies.
A huge crowd estimated at 10 000 attended the first grassland field day on the Stauffacher farm near Monticello. Demonstrations showcased scarce farm machinery and forage harvesting gear while Conrad Stauffacher cited a long running soil conservation program.
Secretary of State Fred Zimmerman announced he had sent notices to 71 county clerks informing them of the August 13 primary and the offices to be elected. The move comes as the state supreme court reviews Attorney General requests to halt notices over a reapportionment dispute tied to the 1940 census and a 1931 apportionment law challenged by World War II veterans.
Russell Vann Mason, cashier of the Second National Bank Beloit, was arrested in Milwaukee yesterday and arraigned before U S Commissioner Floyd E Jenkins on a federal reserve act violation. Mason had been missing since April 23 and faced a Madison filing May 9 charging him with making a false entry in bank records on April 8.
Three county highway officials Kohn Keel and Clarence W Loveland with their wives attend a summer road school in Antigo running today through Friday. The event serves highway commissioners and committee members.
Nebraska voters yesterday allied with Sen. Hugh A. Butler over Gov. Dwight Griswold for the Republican nomination, clouding Harold E. Stassen prospects for the 1948 convention. Gossett was unseated in Idaho by Donart with Taylor's backing. Dem Mekota beat Olsen for the U. S. Senate seat. Republican Dworshak won the Idaho Senate nomination. Griswold conceded after 8 percent reporting.
The price of bread rose today by one cent a loaf and rolls by one cent a dozen under OPA approval. Rye bread rose two cents a loaf on April 30. OPA cited higher baker costs after flour use cuts of 25 percent to meet famine relief needs, saying many bakers can no longer sell at frozen March 1942 levels. Bakers may raise price, trim weight, or both. rolls only allow price increases.
The drive for a broad labor law faltered as advocates paused to await public response or a new strike crisis before pursuing a long-range bill. Leaders hope a wave of reaction to President Truman’s veto and Congress’s refusal to override may revive support. Some lawmakers favor tying the Case proposal to the emergency strike control measure awaiting House action. Key Republicans oppose the rider, arguing it could invite presidential veto of both plans and appease labor.
A weather update notes improving conditions with moisture measured at .04 inches today and .14 yesterday, aiding pastures grasses and oats. Rain totals boosted Wisconsin crops by 1 to 2 inches this week, though two northern areas faced flooding from heavier downpours and southwestern regions saw minimal rainfall.
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